>> the suit claims uber is responsible for the death because the driver was on the app at the time of the crash. athe company insists it's not responsible because the driver was not providing services on the uber system. there was no passenger in the car the company is denying insurance protection to cover him and the family. on demand car services like uber are regulated by public utilities commission. taxis in san francisco fall under jurisdiction of the city. san francisco supervisor jane kim says it's time to scrutinize the so called transportation network companies. like uber. >> it's fair if you turn on the uber application or another application for ride share as a driver then you're providing tnc

services. >> if it makes to a court it will be up to a jury to decide. >> a san francisco police officer accused of molesting a 15-year-old boy pleaded not guilty to ten counts of child molestation and possession of child important yog graphy. officer hastings admitted to having a relationship with the 15-year-old but he says it was consensual. a judge lowered bail to 100,000s sxdz due back in court march 7th. >> bart police chief announced a series of changes after the deadly shooting of an officer by friendly fire the chief did not give the answer of why it happened. laura anthony is live with the story. >> reporter: the chief announced one policy change that

officers need to get written permission before doing a warrant search on a resident. the chief also asked for a federal review of the policies and procedures around that operation. >> that would be a very troubling for me. but i would have to see what was the reason. >> without confirming whether it's true police chief did tell reporters he would be upset if two officers had not activated body cameras >> as far as whether cameras are on or off we do have a policy regarding what expectations we have >> according to chronicle the sources claim two uniformed officers had look out crams but did not act ti vaft them. and

whether or not the officer did so out of fear for his safety. >> those questions will be asked and answered. we will not hide from the truth. >> rainy asked u.s. department of justice for help. a thorough review related to use of force the administration of the body camera systems and search proceedingses and the four amendment. >> detective maze has an extensive background >> the chief released name of the officer who fired the shot. a 26-year veteran is now on live and the funeral is on wednesday in n.castro valley. >> services are open to the public. the viewing taking place

tomorrow at chapel of the crimes sargeant smith's funeral will be wednesday at 10:00 a.m . and that information and how you can contribute to the memorial fund on abc7 news.com. >> fbi and prosecutors looking into allegations a russian teenager from the bay area had bomb making materials inside of his pennsylvania apartment. is a graduated from san carlos high and has family in san carlos, police say they found bomb making materials and marijuana growing inside of the rented bedroom near the penn state campus. >> police arrested twin brothers on suspension of murder in the

stabbing death of a san jose university student. they are both 18 and arrested this morning. investigators say it happened while fan was trying to break up a fight. campus police and san jess yeah state university warning female students to be on alert after two assaults on saturday. investigators say a man on a bike groped a woman around 7:00 p.m about two and a half hours there was a second attack. witnesses say the attacker had a mustache wearing a black hoody and

>> police searching for a man they say sexual assaulted a student in a campus housing at university village the female student said the man took her from a bar to an apartment and then assaulted her. anyone with information is urged to call the police. >> in sen value traly chp says four sisters in a car hit head on buy a driver. a 70-year-old also died their younger sister, betty rodriguez in the back row there did survive. this happened 20 minutes south of fresno. investigators say a man crashed into them, killing the three

sisters. those that know the family sate sisters were just inseparable. >> you can see sister that's loved each other a lot i know that it's going to hurt her, and the community. >> betty is in the hospital the suspected drunk driver is in the hospital with major injuries. but facing charges. a serial car burglar who targeted rent cars is under arrest now. the 22-year-old has been charged with 27 felony counts of burglary and grand theft smchlt happened at stanford shopping center >> police released a sketch of a man that walked naked into a high school girls locker room. take a look. the man went into

the girl's locker room two weeks ago. police say he made eye contact with a group of five cheerleaders then wleft out saying a word. >> it appears water conversation efforts will be come together south bay the board expected to approve a number of policies including a call to reduce use by 10%. >> with the offering you'd get both of them because you did pay for the package. you would be covered by that. >> that is the wrong piece of sound officials say they're confident

users will cut back. >> january has been so dry. bay area could be getting the first measurable rainfall in weeks. sandhya? >> it's great news. a lot of cloud cover. green is just moisture up in the clouds. there is a computer animation. could see a chance of drizzle up north. looking there, at 1:00 p.m this is a start and how long you're going to need umbrellas coming up >> friends of a first grade teacher defending her after she

was accused of lacing a potluck dinner with pot and arrested. the school is doing damage control police and look for more victims. >> teresa badger has been at the school 18 years. and the police say they have a strong case. >> i'm sure she'll be vindicated >> any possibility this is just a mistake? in your opinion? >> we as the police department are looking as we do not deal it's a mistake. >> these accusations of the dish have put a community and school district into damage control

mode. last friday, the police arrested the first grade teacher for three counts of counciling and continuing to look for more victims. >> they came to the principal the principal rrted to it me. yes. >> and police are saying that 8 or 9 people ate the dish including a 15-year-old the next day. >> investigators learned she did confide in several people after the party not before or during that after the party during the game she had brought a dish laced with marijuana to the party. >> mrs. badger is free from jail on $15,000 bail and on administrative leave and not home today. the school let out, parents of kids she's taught

defended her expressing disbelief. >> i've been friends with her she's never offer immediate anything i've never seen or heard anything this, is not her character. >> teresa badger will appear in court on valentine's day. >> all right. there is more still head here at 5:00 including a courtroom battle to eliminate tenure for teachers. >> imagine being stuck on a cruise ship when illness breaks out. michael[dad] [lau [dad] [laughs] [boy] mom! [mom] yes? [boy] whoa,whoa,whoa... [mom and dad] [laughing] [boy] whoa,whoa,whoa... [mom] you've got two left feet,boo.

bay area headed to court at a lawsuit aimed at tenure teachers nine students want to abolish tenure, seniority and they say it keeps subpar educators in the classroom. the nonjury trial taking place in los angeles home to the biggest public school district in the country. teachers unions are fighting back arguing it unfairly targets older teachers. >> science building at san francisco state university is shut down after officials discovered a toxic substance after finding mercury, lead paint and asbestos in the science building. 9,000 students scheduled to attend there starting today classes were relocated. officials let students know what is going on inside. >> a controversial proposal requiring condoms made available

at california prisons made it through the state assembly today. the bill crafted by a assemblyman from alameda intended to reduce the spread of hiv and other sexually transmitted diseases. >> average cost per patient with hiv in medical system is $25,000 a year and could be hundreds of thousands of dollars over the life of a patient. >> opponents worry making condoms available would encourage sex between inmates, condoms are contraband and is considered a felony to have sex while incarcerated governor brown rejected a similar piece of legislation saying the corrections department already aluz family visitors to bring condoms in for overnight visits. a possible outbreak of noro virus has a cruise liner heading back to port in new jersey now.

explorer of the seas cut short the trip after 620 passengers and crew got sick. officials have not pinpointed a source but royal caribbean says they suspect noro virus spreads quickly, too. >> yes. >> what are they going to get >> the latest word is that passengers will get half off their next cruise plus $400 cash per state room. those who bought travel insurance will do better. >> with the cruise line is offering and what your insurance gets you'd get both because you did pay for the package and would be covered by that.

anything extra is extra. >> one more perk for those who bought insurance, claims will be compensated faster than those that did not buy in california prices have fallen $0.08. the average for a gallon of regular unleaded stands at 3:31 per gallon z prime yim, 365. of the city surveyed billings montana has lowest price, $2.94 per gallon. san diego, highest price of $3.60. gas in san francisco going for between $3.41 and >> do you want to go to the

caribbean? starting july 1st, travellers will be able to fly overseas to aruba, jamaica and bahamas. >> thank you. >> sure. >> we would usually share this in the bring. cal fire says this is created to create what is called definsible space. >> often times it's people going out and using lawn mowers during heat of the day. it's windy out. do so early in the morning when it's still cool out. >> cal fire says our current conditions compared to what we

usually see in august, it's that bad. and extra dry vegetation can ignite quickly meaning flames can spread very easily. especially if it's windy out. >> it's so bizarre to talk about dry weather and middle of winter. >> yes. >> here we are middle of winter. >> i know. but rain is coming up. that is what i'm thrilled to tell you about. green is not reaching the ground. it's what we call verga. certainly a lot of cloud cover now. we'll be watching for rain. view from our south beach ram ra, low, mid, high level clouds. temperatures 53 in san francisco.

and from our camera, you can see cloudy views here. 55 napa. low 60s in concord and fairfield. this is what i wanted to show you. panning around, yes, they're seeing clouds but haven't seen much snow. snow pack is 12% of average. snow coming to mountains and a slight chance of rain and snow into tuesday night. snow levels are high. by thursday we'll drop down to about 5,000 feet. so that is good news. a chance of rain you'll want to make sure little ones have rain coats, umbrellas for thursday morning. this warm front could be responsible for a little bit of sprinkles or drizzle activity in

the north bay. this rain becomes likely wednesday night, thursday morn lging. overnight, 2:00 a.m san francisco, getting rain. rain continues to head south and east. we haven't seen a lot of rain lately. going to create slick conditions so be prepared for slow going morning commute. central bay 5 to 15/100ths. so dry we need more than 18 inches of rain in santa rosa to get you back up to normal. san francisco

cles to 11. so we have way to go. you'll need to give yourself more time. temperatures upper 60s only going back down again. possibly friday you'll need to use umbrellas. >> thank you >> traveling from coast to coast for free. major milestone for tesla. >> bay area bike riders on a mission to fight a health crisis a half

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tesla motors says it's finished installing it's coast to coast network of charging stations for model s sedans providing electricity for free. the father and daughter have taken advantage of the upgrade. two received a tour of the factory in fremont this afternoon. >> sanford university has a great commencement of speakers today. microsoft founder bill gates and his wife will team up to dlifrt graduation address this june. stanford president says he picked them because of the gate foundation. other speakers include steve jobs, oprah winfrey. >> rosie o'donnell returning to

"the view" for the first seven years. her time there was marked by controversy including with co-host i elizabeth hassleback and with donald trump. >> still head here surprise of a

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winter. also how a little nut triggered a big recall of one of the most-popular pickup trucks on the road z gearing up for the new super bowl ads. why the life span is longer than 30 seconds on the air, coming up in a half hour on abc7 news tonight at 6:00. >> thank you. >> super bowl ads. a hotel made saved surprise after two guests left her a $500 tip. >> yikes. >> thank you. >> she's so happy. the guests were young film makers thought the woman was find so they wanted to repay her. >> they laid ut out and filmed her reaction with a hidden camera. >> the manager says she deserved the tip because she went above and beyond to improve the hotel. >> look how sweet. she looks like a nice person. just overwhelmed. >> when a nice thing to do. >> that is going to do it for

us. >> we appreciate your time. see you agai welcome to "world news." tonight, frozen nation. a new blast, a new twist. ice and snow in the deep south. the midwest may hit 50 below zero. and an american town you'll recognize, cut off by an avalanche. young guns. in the news tonight, nearly every hour, a child raced to the emergency room because of gun injury in this country. we'll show you the video that stunned parents and police. a new first-of-its-kind report, coming up. and take cover. can you make sure your friends don't give you the cold or the flu? should they cover their sneezes with their hands? or elbows? or something else? we're going to show you, when we're in the lab with the science of sneezing, tonight.