in small amounts. there are no reports from the hospital of the kids showing ill affects. but try telling that to parents or guardian autos they say it's not toxic to people. >> why are they in the hospital? you know? so if this is not poison let's bring the cookie out here, let's have some. you know? >> public relations says this is a no win 2004 for the school district. staffers looked around trying to find more of the stuff. and they can't say where it came from. we asked if there are other schools to have a rat problem. they said probably yes. and the question is do you have more of the rat poison cookies lying around. the school district did not have an answer from. san francisco, abc 7 news. >> thank you. and an emotional goodbye for six people killed in saturday's mass shooting in tucson. several hundred people gathered to pay their final respects to 9-year-old christina-taylor green. an honor guard escorted her casket into the church. his father said she wanted to make a difference with her live. well wishers watched firefighters razed the largest american flag recovered at ground zero brought to honor christinea, born on september 11th, 2001. >> doctors treating wounded congress woman gabrielle giffords today refered to her recovery as a miracle. she sat up on the side of the bed and dangered her feet over the edge this, is a day after she opened her eyes during a visit from the president last night. giffords neurosurgeons say sometimes doctors may be involved. >> we like to very much attribute them to either what we do or others do around us, but a lot of medicine is out sifd our control. we're wise to acknowledge miracles. >> meantime, one of the other 13 wounded victims visited a memorial today. a 65-year-old met and read thousands of cards and letters left behind. >> and what happened in arizona is certainly giving pause to politicians around country often exposed to the public in a vulnerable way. in livermore two, congress men appeared in a single event. laura anthony is live there with a look at safety precautions. laura? >> hi, dan this, event today in livermore was different from one in arizona held mostly in this building behind me, waits not a meet and greet as it were. and still, security was heightened a little bit. and this band played a livermore police officer stood watch. not one, but two local congressman presided over a ribbon cutting ceremony. >> i notice aid police officer heres a walked in. >> he saw the officer but said he was otherwise unconcerned about security at the event held inside invitation only, and not open to the general public. >> this particular valley... is not one that is angry. they're concern bud not angry. >> in the wake of the deadly shooting in a shopping center event held by congress woman giffords organized this year were taking no chances and told abc 57 of discussions there was single uniformed officers and added security was shove sent. congressman mcnerny answer aid question whether he'll move his office like his colleague decided to do this week out of security concerns. >> the fine location, it's a store front. people feel comfortable coming there. i'm concerned about the safety of my staff. and it looks like there will be a problem then we'll take steps. >> trouble is not knew to me he said he experience aid phone shallly deadly situation firsthand 35 years ago. >> and following agricultural labor relation act farmers were mad and wanted me to tell them why i voted for what i did. and about 15 feet from me as i'm on a podium. and there a farmer pointed an automatic and said i'm going to kill you, you s.o.b.. his friends pulled him down. >> and and had it been held for instance a mall they would have brought security. laura anthony abc 7 news. >> and oakland police arrested and charged three people in connection with a string of home invasion robberies. the alameda attorney's office charged the three with a total of 132 counts. and police believe they're concerned to 24 home invasions over the last six months. and investigators say in most cases victims were targeted outside homes and forced inside by two gunman who took cash and electronics. most of the victim dz not speak english. >> police believe a teen-aged shot his father in the head and now they're trying to figure out why. police arrested the 15-year-old last night in a park near a home investigators are looking into who owns it. the 36-year-old's father is in the hospital with a serious head wound. police say it's unclear fit was deliberate, accident or self-defense. >> a state lawmaker unleash aid verbal rampage today against pg&e. and regulators. and and a gas transmission line exploded beneath their neighborhood on september 9th. skb accused them are being negligent and the democrat criticized the public utilities commission. >> this commission failed people of california and residents in my district by your culture of complacency. >> thank you mr. hill. >> to fill with individuals that are experienced and a passion for pipeline safety, thank you plch plp. >> we appointed a five-member panel ungrerted by anything to come and look at these matters and to with critical of use hill announced a fwoil strengthen pipeline regulations in california. a report today praises response by hundreds of firefighters, police officers and paramedics to the disaster but found room for improvement. this is by establishing better communication and officials working in san bruno counties emergency operations centers. the evaluation recommends setting up a joint information center if and when the next disaster strikes in order to keep people better informed. >> u.s. department of agriculture has declared war on obesity. and there is new guidelines being proposed today across the nation. >> talk about long overdue. these would be the first big changes to the school lunch program in 15 years, and obesity is the driving force behind these proposed guide lines. the usda secretary said if we don't contain obesity in this country it's going to eat us alive and turn those health care costs. in lincoln, the school lunch consiftd of meat, brown rice and all you can eat salad bar. teachers say it makes a difference in classroom. >> this helps students to concentrate better, they can work better. and they'll have more energy. >> u.s. department of agriculture wants these in other cafeterias in the u.s.. many school districts have changed their school lunches there is still room for improvement. this meal contains prot yeenz but no whole grain. usda is recommending fwhoj a meal and would limit the amount of starch like fries to only one serving per week. this would apply to the snacks sold in vending machines. patty smith is the director at lincoln elementary saying at this age kids can change their habits. and the and they need more vegetables and fruits. >> according to u.s. centers for disease control, nearly seven people said of children and adolescents are obese. president obama yeentsly signed the bill helping schools pay for healthier foods. and this. >> that is a move in the right direction but it's not where we need to be. and right now, we're spending more than received in reimburse manies. >> school districts have to dig into their general funds to makeup the difference. >> and there is lowest sodium requirement will take longer, about 10 years because manufacturers have to figure out how to make foods taste good without using so much salt. those fry autos that is the trick. >> and there is a decision to make the golden gate bridge the first all-electric toll bridge dmountry is on hold for nouchl the district's finance committee delayed a decision on whether to recommend replacing with an all electronic toll system. officials looking for ways to offset the $89 million deficit f it approves a plan it goes to the bridge board of directors for final approveal. and this could within place by next year. >> coming up, new blood test could prove to be a safer way for pregnant women to test for down's syndrome. >> there is just enough rain today to make it a dreary day around here. so... what is on tap for tomorrow? >> well, we're looking at wide spread fog first thing in the morning causing slow downs on roadways and we're looking at delays if you're flying tomorrow. anananananananananananananan >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. a state lawmaker is introduced a constitutional amendment to restrict the governor's power to grant pardons or commute taigss this, move comes after former governor schwartzeneggar commuted a prison sentence for murder from 16 years to seven. nunez is the son of former assembly speaker fabbin nunez. schwartzeneggar apologized to the victim's family for not informing them of the decision first. the amendment by assembly man allen mansour would require the governor to give victims families and d.a.'s office 30 days notice. >> lawmakers began a review of governor brown's budget. a hearing started dissecting the proposal including a combination of spending cuts and tax law changes to cover the $25 billion short fall. >> i think this is a balance add approach relative to looking at spending reductions and also some maintaining of rates. >> whatever taxes we know are we should be going forward so business communities is not under threat all the time. >> members say lawmakers need to pass a budget by march. voters must weigh in on the measures in june. >> the state problems so serious, the new government is calling for firefighting cut backs in his proposed budget. governor brown contends that will not hurt cal fire's ability to protect from you wildfires. and many others disagree. >> the brown administration looked at assigning four state firefighters to every engine versus having only three people. they found a success rate in coralling a fire before it returns more than 10 acre autos there is virtually no difference in terms of response times. about 90% effectiveness in controlling fire autos so in a move to whittle down the deficit, he proposes to go back to three-person crew. that women eliminate 800 seasonal firefighting decisions. >> these are difficult times, and we have budget crisis where he have to do our part to make reduction autos one union says that person does make a difference attacking a fire faster. >> they can get the hose out there more quickly, up to 41% faster with four people versus three people. >> cal fire's original role to protect forests but has had to add property protection to responsibilities. county after county in california approved housing permits in the back country without regard to whether the agency can handle dual duties, state lawmakers tried to come up with ways to add surcharges on to property insurance policies failed and governor brown doesn't want to go there. >> when you make cuts, you'll take a risk and there and the cities and counties had problems laying off firefighters and shutting down some stations. in abc 7 news. >> and we're in the middle of ski season there is important news about protecting people. >> and michael finney has the story tonight tonight. >> and there is now trying to affect them on the slopes, senatory reintroduced a measure requiring all riders wear a helmet while skiing or snow boarding. governor swarpts veet veto aid bill last year that ended up killing the law. half of all skiing deaths are from head injuries. recent studies show helmets reduce the incidents of head injury by nearly a third and the consumer products safety commission found 7,000 injuries per year on the slopes in the u.s. could be prevented or reduced by the use of a helmet. a good nurks bad news story coming from postal service today rates will go up in april, but the cost of sending a basic letter will remain the same. the 44 cent price will remain unchanged. and each additional ounce costing another 20 cents and l tlb increases in price of other mail including periodals, international letters, parcels and advertising mail to. you and me, that is junk mail. >> they're going to pay more to send it out. >> and one of the earliest doctors teased about wearing a helmet, now, most of my friends do as well. >> and there is fog behind use it's remarkable. and this moved in. >> there is low level moisture we received. it's causing poor visibility around the bay area. take a look at this live picture. it's tough to see in san francisco international airport it's foggy and there is low sealings causing arriving flights to be delayed. and there is some delays in sfo with murky weather, like this. san jose reporting low clouds and fog. there is live doppler 7 hd. if you step outside it's still misty in parts of the bay area and drizzling. so rainfall totals look like this today. there is one of the higher amounts. looking at oakland it's 6/100ths. and san francisco, 13/100ths. towards livermore, redwood city only 2/100ths of an inch of rain. and it brought under the circumstances enough rain to dampen the ground and create the fog problems. temperatures now into 50s and the 60s. here is what visibility looks like around the region. sfo reporting visibility down to two miles. half moon bay, thick there. half a mile. jant rosa a mile and a half. you can see a lot of areas have wide spread low clouds and fog. sunshine, and dry and mild conditions for the weekend. here is the satellite and radar. cold front came through this morning starting to fall part. ridge is behind it. and there is stable air, moist air so this fog is going to be a problem. here is our computer animation. fog, low clouds tonight going into tomorrow morning, certainly count on fog reducing visibility. and this will slow down the commute. prepare for extra time. taking a look at afternoon highs you'll see they'll bounce back nicely. here is the extended forecast. high pressure controls weather. and there ising for friday as well. there is what temperatures goring to look like. there is when we're thinking on the peninsula, 60 in san mateo. and upper owe 50s near the coast with gray skies lingering into afternoon. and same story for downtown san francisco. temperatures rising into north bay to mid-60s levels, santa rosa, calistoga. in the east bay 62 oakland and hayward head inland. numbers into 6 ows and mild. 63 concord. for the way bay 62 degrees in santa cruz. here is the accu-weather forecast. valley fog next couple mornings but temperatures running mild more sun towards saturday, temperatures respond and monday, martin luther king junior day. mid-60s bay side and inland and we're going to keep the trend going so if you've been waiting for mild weather, it's here. >> well, please do. we have been waiting. >> yes. >> thank you. >> and just ahead new down's syndrome blood test that reduces a risk of miscarriage. >> i can't get up from the bed or walk. >> battling severe asthma. the unique procedure using heat to help people breathe easier and 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