alleged victims are coming forward 20 years later. >> a developing story right now in the north bay. the county's top homeless official has just resigned. much of it because so many people living on the streets. #. >> frustration over facebook and the protest over what they call election fairness. >> in san jose, the mayor steps up his plan to help hundreds of people fight eviction and stay in their homes. >> and can you hear me now? bart signs off on a new wi fi plan when you can expect to see it. >> we begin tonight with an east bay teacher accused of sex crimes. good evening. >> the alleged incidents

happened in the 1990s. chris reyes joins us from lafayette. chris, why is this just coming to light now? >> good evening. well this complaint comes days just after a new law passed in california that bill extends the statute of limitations in sexual abuse cases giving victims up to the age of 40 years old to file a lawsuit. the previous limit was 26 years old. that law took effect january 1st. so that might be why we're just hearing about this case now. >> you know, there's certainly shock and concern and, you know, the principals would be better to ask that question because i'm not interacting directly with the parents or the students. >> we paid a visit to the high school where 54-year-old kyle ann wood was teaching pe and photography at the time of her arrest. we heard students there chanting free miss wood. wood was arrested on wednesday night at her home in pleasant

hill. residents across the street from where she lives told us they were shocked to hear about what happened. they told us that wood is a good and hel helpful neighbor. wood is being held in lieu of $150,000 bail. court documents show the sex assault complaint was filed october 2019. the other victim is deceased. both females were minors and students at the high school in lafayette between 1996 and 1998. at the time of the alleged assault while wood was a teacher there. >> you are priority is absolutely student safety and we hear of something like this, it really shakes us to the core. and so we are, you know, reaching out and if anyone knows anything, we want them to come forward. the teacher is on administrative leave pending a police investigation and our own internal investigation which

commenced. >> and, of course this is a continuing investigation. the sheriff's department asking anyone with information to call police. in lafayette, chris reyes, abc 7 news. >> thank you, chris. >> we learned that the chief homelessness official has now stepped down. jeffrey ross resigned today. the county has been dealing with a growing homeless crisis like the countless camps along a popular trail. wayne friedman joins us with more. >> good evening. he resigned today after a performance evaluation yesterday. there was a perception by people inside county government that there was not enough urgency shown by ross in dealing with the situation. let's begin with linda hopkins. she's been under pressure herself. we asked her about the timing of this. >> i prep appreciate that. and i respect that.

i'm really focusing on what can we do tomorrow, right? >> the resignation came soon after they realizesed that a potential solution for moving people from the joe homeless encampment would become a problem. there was talk of converting this land to a temporary shelter. the county learned of mustard gas canisters beneath the concrete. >> no way are we going to put a vulnerable population somewhere where we have ordinance and mustard gas and other things from world war ii under ground. >> this storage facility was the county's first choice. the now with a tuesday decision loom, the supervisors need another location. the. >> one is in the park near oakmont. it has plenty of land and some buildings. but lies far out of town. nearby residents and business owners told us they're not keen on having a homeless shelter so

close. >> out of sight, out of mind don't work anymore. >> one advantage here, no nearby neighbors to complain and convenience in terms of providing help. >> it would be centralized. and i think more importantly, it is appropriate because it is close to services and it's on major transportation line. >> the feeling, if you're going to work on a problem, you may as well see it every day and visit under your noses. that's part of their philosophy. the supervisors already have a replacement in mind for jeffrey ross. we'll show you picture here. her name is bar by robinson. she is already the director of health services here in sow momma county. she has been working hard on the homeless issue for the last several weeks. in sow momma county, wayne

friedman, nbc 7 news. >> all right. wayne, thank you. happening now, sky seven is over facebook's headquarters where a growing group of protesters is calling for the company to do more to make sure political ads aaccurate. it's an issue the focus of hearings in washington last year after allegations of russian interference in the 2016 elections. david louie is live where the protesters are gathered right now. david? >> there's no doubt about it, political advertising on radio tv and online are really going to drive the political agenda and the elections in 2020. an estimated $6 billion is going t be spent on political advertising. the protesters gathered outside facebook headquarters and is trying to force the company to separate fact from fiction in the ads. >> facebook and google are expected to get the share of the

online political ads. who is going to monitor if the ads are factually false or misleading? not facebook. p that's why a protest movement is launched. this is the first of many the organizers pledge will happen. besides this gathering at facebook headquarters, they've collected over 23,000 signatures on an online petition in a single day. >> we shouldn't have to worry about the integrity of our democracy. we are. it's because of the huge social media company in our backyard, facebook, facebook is facilitating bad actors putting out disinformation, putting out divisiveness that can jeopardize our election. >> facebook makes the poegs position clear, people should be ale to hear from those who wish to lead them, warts and all, and that what they say should be scrutinized and debates in public. the chair of the republican party says he doesn't want facebook employees determining what voters will see in ads. these activists can not be trusted to take an even handed approach in judging the accuracy

of political hyperbole. it's not just political ads in the cross hairs. so are videos such as the ones as nancy pelosi is slurring her words. a video that was ma naplated. >> the public is speaking up and we're going to keep the pressure on until they do something. >> facebook is going to empower the users to see fewer political ads b ut that feature won't be available until later this summer. it also plans to rollout new controls how advertisers can target facebook users. but that will be effective later this month. we're live in menlow park, david louie, abc 7 news. now to south bay. residents at west winds now find themselves in the middle of a dispute between the property owners and the operators of the park. housing is, of course, one of the issues where focused on building a better bay

720 homeowners received a warning level last week touching off widespread panic across this neighborhood. city officials are working now to prevent displacement but some wonder if the efforts will be enough. for residents at the we have winds mobile home park in san jose, unsettling start to 2020. >> these people can't lose their homes. you know? and they kanlt ford to go anywhere else. we don't want to leave her her >> fears of displacement after an eviction warning saying they may be forced to move by august 2022. >> this is the only home that me and my sister have ever known. >> last week mobile home park manager and the operating sued the property the nicholson family partnership accusing them of pushing residents out on the street saying displacing residents without cause or

justification is contrary to the way we do business. and our lawsuit is the first step in opposing the nickelson family partnership's outrageous demands. >> no word yet on those exact demabdz. they collaborate to find a long term solution for the tenants taking the unfortunate position that it has no obligation whatsoever to the tenants or us when the land lease expires. >> they issued a memo urging the city to establish an exclusive mobile home park land use designation in the general plan which would require council approval before any land owner can redevelop a mobile home park. >> you have a legal fight brewing right now. it's obvious that someone decided to drop a nuclear bomb. the result has been a lot of sleepless nights by 723 families. >> affordable housing advocates says time sf the ezense. >> other mobile home parks have been threatened with closure. so it's been a period of great stress for tenants and for --

and for mobile home park owners. >> if all goes as planned, the mayor hopes to have that land use designation in place within the month. we're live in san win, nbc 7 news. >> thank you. burglars get away with $83,000 worth of jewelry and watches from a peninsula bloomingdales. the soom will tools they used to pull off the heist. >> it's the stuff of wars long ago. but mustard gas has been found in the north bay and shut down a housing plan. california wants to flex its economic muscle on the high price of medicine. >> yeah. we're tracking a chill in the air as skies clear out. i'll let you no he when the next possibility of rain is coming straight ahead. >> and the hero's welcome for

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jewelry, police released this video tuesday morning. can you see the three suspects enter the store after breaking a glass door with a rock. two suspects headed for the display cases which they also smashed with rocks. detectives are looking into whether this is linked to similar crimes in surrounding cities. >> bart approved a plan to expand the public wi fi system. there are paid premium services for drivers at all stations. they're adding connectivity that provide updates to arrival times and station maps directly to riders cell phones. >> the vendor pays for everything. this doesn't cost bart anything. it won't cost the riders anything. they're paying for the full construction of the infrastructure. >> bart says it will take four years for contractors and mobility to install the infrastructure. they're also projecting to make

400 -- make that $243 million through the paid wi fi services over 20 years. >> california could become the first state to offer the own prescription drugs. the governor announced the proposal with the goal of lowering prices. three of the five most expensive cities for prescription drugs are in california. san francisco prices are 17% above the national average. he wants the state to contract with generic drug companies to make medications to sell to californians at lower prices. but some don't think it will work. >> they're also in canada. china and india are right now say the cost of generic medications is very low at this moment. >> law make woerz have to approve the proposal. a leader in charge of reviewing the plan gave a tentative endorsement today. >> a very sweet and spontaneous moment today when california firefighters arrived in australia to help with fires that are rachageing that

country. >> i'm going to just wait. wait. people inside the airport gave a round of applause as the firefighters came through the arrival gate. this 20 person team was hand picked and trained to hit the ground running. australia is sending crews to help the u.s. for 15 years including the car fire in the complex fire in 2018. so it's a reciprocal relationship. happy to have them there. >> yes. >> so let's take a look at an incredible shot. that sky 7 shot. the sun just peeking out betwee the clouds. >> it is beautiful. so will this last? let's get your forecast. >> yeah, we'll be in a lull with the mix of sun and clouds. clou. then we'll see changes. let me show you doppler 7. it is all quiet. we had almost a half inch of rain in the bay area from this morning, exploratory camera

showing you a small glimpse of the moon there. low 50s from san francisco to oakland. liver moore fr more, you've been dealing with fog tonight. the temperatures are close to average for this time of year. take a look at what is ahead as we head into the next few days. tonight, you want to crank that heat. it is going to be a cold morning tomorrow with patchy frost and fog. make shoor you bundle up. late showers friday night and early saturday. we're looking at breezy and cool conditions from saturday afternoon through at least early part of sunday. sunday we start to see changes. here's a live picture from our east bay hills camera. seeing a few clouds over the hills there. temperatures first thing in the morning. dropping down to 29 at lake port. 34 degrees santa rosa. 33 in fairfield. coldest spots, mid 30s, concord,

liver more, north and east bay valleys will see patchy frost and fog as well tomorrow morning. 40s right around the coast and aren't bay. heading into the south bay, 37 degrees. tomorrow afternoon, you get a break from the rain. enjoy the sun. temperatures will be in the 50s and 60s across the bay area. but it all changes again tomorrow night into saturday morning. it's a level one system that will bring scattered showers, less than what we saw this morning. we're looking at about less than .2 of an inch of rain. and the time line tomorrow, we're still fine. the rain which is much needed moves in around 11:00 p.m. in the north bay and then slides ais kro the other parts of the bay area during the wee hours of saturday morning around 5:00 a.m. you'll still notice the showers. 7:00 a.m., just spotty in nature on saturday. and then by the time we head into about noon time, it's all gone. so just in time for 1:00. 1:30. the game, the niners game against the vikings. it's going to be dry. it will be cool.

grab the jacket. rainfall totals up to about .2 almost in call stoeg yachlt rest less than that. king tides coming up tomorrow. 10:22. almost close to 7 feet. same thing saturday. and sunday, just over 6 feet. watch out low lying flooding is possible. accuweather seven day forecast, a cold morning with fog tomorrow. early morning showers. we have a chance and then more rain in the forecast for tuesday through thursday. right now, nothing definitive. late next week, we could be seeing a good storm. >> all right. thank you. all right. how clean your gross workout

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got teenagers. >> many of us are hitting the new year's resolutions and all that can mean stinky gym clothes. there are ways to keep that gear smelling great. you may look great wearing those new workout clothes. but after a few visits to the gym, they may not smell so great. but don't worry. consumer reports says it's not you. it's the fibers in the stretchy, moisture wicking fabrics that hold in the stink. >> sweat vevaporates. much they can be difficult to wash out and build up over the time. >> part of the challenge is that some of them are made from more delicate fibers and they need special care to protect their shape and fit. so what can do you to keep your leggings and t-shirts and tip top shape? first, try to wash them as soon as you finish working out. >> synthetic damp promotes

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at this weekend's game. >> but first, we want to thank bay brilliance for this drone shot of the tribune tower in oakland. brilliance is right. you can chair your pictures with

coming up at 6:00, the struggle to clean up san francisco's trash problem. officials want it done but can't agree on a solution. at 6:00, why one leader says more trash cans aren't the answer. >> and bart takes action to the system safer. am a a ambassadors will soon be riding the train with you. >> a family's train was changed without notice and they refuse to give them an update. >> the 49ers, they're about to host the first ever play-off game levi stadium and upping the

ante on the field and kitchen. >> they gave us a sneak peek of several new food options including a gold leaf wrapped tomahawk ribeye and a hot dog toppeded with mac & cheese. >> for the gold leaf ribeye, they used 23 karat edible gold. it is like gold that is in gold schlager and will only be available in the club sections, likely for hefty price that we can't afford. while the other options are available all over and are more affordable. >> the 49ers are bringing a candle stick tradition to levi stadium for first play-off game since opening in 2014. the team posted this video to social media showing grounds crews paint being the end zones red. >> it's a play-off tradition that hashgens back to the teen's heyday in the 80s. it also features the gold saloon style font that fans remember from the candle stick days. the niners kick off against the vikings at 1:30 saturday afternoon. that's going to be good.

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tonight, the new video. what appears to be the moment that boeing 737 is hit by a missile. this evening, the new images posted by a resident of a tehran neighborhood showing the passenger jet that had just taken off from tehran on fire, then crashing three miles away. the wreckage up in flames. the plane took off just hours after iran launched those missiles targeting the u.s. military in iraq. tonight, u.s. intelligence now believes it was iran's own anti-aircraft systems that hit the jetliner. what iran is now saying, and tonight, what they've now done at the crash scene. also tonight, president trump's new claim after ordering the deadly strike on iran's top military commander. the president now says there was a plot to blow up the u.s. embassy in baghdad. the administration pressed