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Is a alive and well in San Franciscos coal valley. But the thought of a new soda tax is falling flat with customers like chris miles. I dont know if the government taxing people any more than theyre already taxing us would really help the situation at all. Reporter sodas have changes a lot and so are the people drinking them. Twothirds of americans are now considered overweight or obese with one out of eight now saddled with type 2 diabetes. The approach is similar to the approach we took with tobacco taxes. Reporter scott wiener and three other San Francisco supervisors came up with the plan. A two cent tax for every one ounce of sugary drink. It would raise an estimated 31 million for fitness programs. Wiener says hes ready for a fight from the soda sellers. Never going to be able to go dollar for dollar with the beverage industry. They have unending resources but we can rais ....
Theyll be holding off for another year. Well sit down with the Team President and find out why the delay. This week in the state of the Union President obama made lofty goals. This morning we brought in congressman eric to see if the president is a lame duck or if he can get these things done. It is raining if you have not looked outside your window. Which is good news since we have been dealing with this drought for months. This is our live Doppler Radar. You can see light to moderate rain and lightning strikes off the coast. We are going to see that rain continue through the day. Live look at San Francisco where there are arrival delays up to two hours. Check your flight if you know somebody coming in or if you are flying out. That can have a rip. Le effect. In the ....
Of napa where police are investigating the death of a 4yearold girl who was found dead in her bed this afternoon. Police are looking for the girls mother, sara kruger and her boyfriend ryan warner. They were last seen leaving the apartment late this morning. Police have not released details on how the girl died, but they say there are signs of foul play. Thanks for joining us. Ama is off tonight. Turning now to californias drought, very little rain and little water in reserve. The cutbacks and the concerns because of the states water shortage. It is so bad that people are turning to the power of prayer to bring rain to california. Sergio has the latest on californias drought. Drying out reservoirs and lake beds and images of the on going drought in california. Some bay area residents say they are not sure everyone understands how bad the situation is. Maybe they heard it on tv and it is like, oh, there is a shortage of water, but they are hot getting the idea. We are not getting enough ....
Going drought in california. Some bay area residents say they are not sure everyone understands how bad the situation is. Maybe they heard it on tv and it is like, oh, there is a shortage of water, but they are hot getting the idea. We are not getting enough water, period. The state announced it would stop water deliveries to the local agencies if the drought continues. San francisco announced an effort to cut water use by 10 . We are asking residents, commercial, wholesale, municipal and industry to all chip in. This is a serious issue that we are facing. That means San Francisco recreation and parks will be scaling back when they water the 220 parks and green spaces. I grew up with six kids. We had fiveminute showers, get in and out quick. He lives in oakland where the east bay municipal Water District board will be meeting in a little more than a week to see if they will ad ....
Diane. Just behind me is the Olympic Stadium where the opening and closing ceremonies take place just a few hours ago, there was a rehearsal for the opening ceremony. Cameras were not allowed inside, but you could feel the excitement gearing up for the start of the olympic games. A lot of activity. Russian construction crews are working nonstop on lastminute projects. You could find workers at just about every turn, from the coastal to the mountain cluster, workingen on everything. There is also lots and lots of snow making being made on the mountain and brought in by the truckload. A mild wenter in sochi has not brought much snowfall. Sun has left bare spots. The ski jump the most obvious example. But Officials Say no need to worry. Workers hauled a snow making machine up today. By the start of the games, they say they will be liftoff. Athletes from around the world have alr ....