the timing was wrong. i think the way we did it was completely uncalled for. >> we've moved on. we're looking for a new form of leadership. >> one day after oakland's police chief was abruptly fired, they are now looking forward of the. >> he was fired without cause yesterday after just three years on the post. >> in another twist, a new class of officers graduated today just one day after kirkpatrick was fired. >> very odd timing with the new graduating class and the firing last night. one thing that illustrates, it was a shooting incident two years ago when the senior

commanders and the federal court monitor recommended that five officers be fired and she xonl rated them. >> reporter: graduates of the 183rd class were sworn in this morning. young faces full of optimism joining the departent with the dubious history. seven police chiefs in 11 years. the latest casualty, chief ann kirkpatrick, the city's first female chief hired three years ago and fired last night. >> my decision yesterday was extremely personally difficult for me. i made it because i believe it was in the best interests of oakland. >> mayor libby shaf addressing the class. she and the picks holding a special meeting deciding to terminate kirkpatrick. >> leaders will could that will and go. i'm on my way out in a little more than two years myself.

the mission of this department, the commitment to serve the people of oakland have never waivered. >> they lost three chiefs in year. kirkpatrick oakland's first female chief was brought in to help deal with the fallout. it was clear that kirkpatrick and the civilian police commission didn't see eye to eye on things lying disciplining officers or overseeing the clean-up of the department. however, kirkpatrick was very popular with rank and identify officers and had supporters and city government. one of them, noe of the. >> the typiiming was wrong. i think the way we did it was under called for of the. >> reporter: he said he thought kirkpatrick was doing a good job and he had initiatives planned in the area he covers. there will be a nationwide search for a brand new police

chief. i was talking to one rank and file officer and he said the 25 years he's been on the job, he thought kirkpatrick was the best police chief he had ever worked for. >> oakland has gone through seven police chiefs in the last ten years. jobina fortson goes through the history. >> opd has often been a department in turmoil in the last decade. we'll look back. anthony batts lasted two years following controversy over police department reforms. plus a strained relationship with the former mayor. howard jordan was next. he lasted two years until resigning in 2013 for health reasons. then came interim chief anthony toribio. he last just two days before voluntarily stepping down.

next, sean whent. ted interim job before getting the full time gig. he lasted three sea but left as several officers were involved in a sexual misconduct scandal. that started a turbulent week for the department as they went through three chiefs in just nine days. ben fairow served six days. the mayor received information that questioned his ability to assume the post. we later heard that he admitted to an extra-marital affair. then the enter inchief paul figueroa. he only lasted two days. anne kirkpatrick came in and lasted three years before getting fired last night. back to you. >> the ouster shows the unrivaled power. what this likely means going forward. >> this is probably the most

powerful police commissioner in the country. it is feel its legs. this is first one. not only do they have the power to fire. they are going to launch the search for a replacement and they will give a certain amount of names to the mayor to select. but they are going to be picking the new police chief. so whoever comes in to interview for the job faces them and knows what happened with kirkpatrick. >> he says people are angry about this. you can read his column every wednesday and sunday in the chronicle. new fallout for wes fargo. four years after we learned copy will belowees opened millions of unauthorized bank accounts to meet sales goals, they will be shelling out $3 million. that money is going to the treasury and investors, not to customers. the settlement with the department of justice covers

wells fargo as a company. individuals who violated bank laws could still face more punishment and it doesn't do away with the problems. it is still under proceed participation and faces other considerations. highway 37 in the north bay has been problematic over the years. flooding has forced its closure. now a north bay lawmaker has a bold proposal to make highway 37 a toll road to help ease congestion and protect it from sea level rise. >> cornell live with the story. >> reporter: 40,000 cars and trucks travel highway 37 between marin and soleano counties every day. check out the slow and go commute. it has been like this the last two hours. a proposed toll could ease congestion and protect a big stretch from sea level rise.

>> i feel badly for the poor folks sitting there on 37. it needs some changes. >> reporter: it seems like everybody has horror story. >> it gets jammed pretty well. >> 37 eastbound is stopped. >> reporter: a stretch of commuter weary highway that's not getting any better. >> commuters deserve better. >> reporter: easing congestion on 37 could cost billions. but north bay state senator bill has a solution how to pay for it. a toll road between sears point and the island in vallejo. >> and ultimately providing with us a new roadway that will have sustainability and greater capacity. >> reporter: money from the tows could kick start fixes which has flooded several times in recent years prompting full closures. by the end of the century, this roadway system will be underwater. >> reporter: he says a uc davis study indicates most of highway 37 will vanish due to sea level

rise. >> we've been incredibly impacted by fires in this county. but we also have to recognize that sea level rise will present even greater challenges and even greater costs in the long term. >> a redesign of highway 37 could restore acres of wildlife habitat. many say it is time to invest in the future. >> i think it is our responsibility as humans to do something about that. it is not working as it is. and evidence obviously points to it being underwater very soon. >> reporter: we're back live on a congested highway 37. you'd better believe not everybody likes the idea of a toll road. senator dodd's bill would create authority to raise money for repairs and could help leverage funds for a highway that could be elevated like a causeway. live on a very slow highway 37. back to you. >> it looks very slow. how much would this toll road

cost? >> reporter: we asked senator dodd. details have yet to be worked out. he suggested somewhere between $5 and $6 could be collected through a transponder like fast track. there will be public meetings in the future and it will be settled then. >> he'll be in that truck for a while. drivers across the golden gate and pedestrians also pay a toll. the assemblyman wants to make sure they don't have to. he says it would urge commuters to ditch their cars. >> every 84 we have thousands of pedestrian who's walk across the bridge. we have people who commute across the bridge from marin. they bike into san francisco west don't want to do anything to encourage them to get off their bike into a car. >> a current law prohibits tows on the bridge but that law expires at the end of this year. would it extend ban for another

decade and make it apply to all the other toll spans like the bay bridge. >> a beautiful day for a walk or bicycling. a live look from our east bay hills. and the mt. tam tower cameras. dry is the operative word. >> what do we have for the weekend? >> it will remain mostly dry. there is some light precipitation. here's the forecast animation starting at 11:30 tonight. notice all the clouds surging from our south. not much in the way of precipitation. monterey may see a patch or two of light rain. you see the early morning hours. it doesn't look line it will make its way into the main portion of the bay area. and i'll look for precipitation totals. measurable rainfall looks like zero. i'll show you what to expect next week. let's long at what sky 7 spotted in the bay this afternoon. it appeared to be a gray whale swimming in raccoon strait

between tiburon and the island. everything seemed okay. it is important to note that last year a calf turned up dead shortly after being spotted swimming in the same area. we don't know the condition of this whale. typically march is the scenic for gray whales. how about a bear of a day? the unbearably tense warning for homeowners and a bear walking flaunl southern california. plus, getting personal. a new twist on

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major challenge in building a better bay area. if you use the milbrae transit center, something has to give. >> jack is one of thousands who uses the milbrae b.a.r.t. station to go to work. >> i normally come a little later so i have to use the back parking lot. now that will be fulfill i'll have to figure out a new way to get there. >> the problem starts with this parking lot. tonight it will be closed. in order to make way for the new milbrae transit center. it will include 400 apartments. 100 of which will be for low low income tenants. 300 parking spots will be gone. >> i don't support it. you can see how crowded the parking space becomes.

>> daniel understands the need for more housing. but not at the expense of taking away parking at a b.a.r.t. station where parking is already in high demand and with few options to park elsewhere. >> i did commute around 11:00 a.m. it gets pretty crowded. it doesn't meet the demand. >> parking is already loimtd a loading zone. but some commuters stay bay area needs more housing. he likes the idea of a transit village designed to reduce the number of people on the road. >> it will have more housing availability for a lot of people who do need it. it is very expensive on the peninsula. overall, it will be positive. >> reporter: not just this parking lot. during construction, other lots will be closed temporarily until the project is completed which could take three years. abc7 news. >> we want to hear your ideas out building a better bay area.

starting next week, we are dedicating our building a better bay area coverage to b.a.r.t. see what has changed. coverage begins on monday. it has been a bear of a day for residents in a los angeles suburb. pun intended. news crews were following every move of a large black bear wandering around the streets in monrov monrovia. look at those dogs holding their ground. of course, they are behind the big gate there. and then bear is strolling up. all right. everybody is getting along. the bear seemed under fazed by the residents. look at the news crews who are dangerously close. if he gets angry, they are lunch. animal control officers finally contained him in the back of a home and they tranquillized him and he's doing okay. >> goodness. i home it is okay.

the rancho san antonio pre serve opened this morning. a mountain lion was found and euthanized. warning signs have been put up throughout the park. >> heidi the dog proved she israel m really is man's best friend. she treaded water 11 hours after her owner's boat sank off the coast of australia shelf eventually caught the attention of a fisherman prompting a full scale search for her owner. thankfully he was found drifting and reunited. >> she treaded water for 11 hours. she must have been owned by michael phelps. >> i'm not sure michael phelps could tread water 11 hours. that's a long time. go try it for a minute or two. >> well, no water will be falling around here. i feel like all this week has been a tease.

we talk about this slight chance. it is even slighter now as the system that might have run it is approaching us. here's a long at lye doppler 7. some little patches of moisture. it is certainly not hitting the ground in the bay area. this is a view of dry but pleasant conditions looking over san francisco. it is 69 degrees in the city right now. very mild, pleasant. 79 degrees at oakland. 66 in san jose and gilroy. 63 at half moon bay. we're looking southward from mt. tam. you can see the increasing clouds in the sornl sky. that system that we've been talking about all week is coming from our south. we'll see increasingly cloudy skies especially in the south bay. 74 right now. petalu petaluma, 69. concord, 71, 68 in livermore.

you see the clouds getting a little thicker in the southern sky. these are our forecast features. there could be isolated sprinkles early tomorrow morning. mainly south bay and then farther south toward monterey bay. even toward san benito county. breezy and cooler. on sunday. and then sunny, mild and dry virtually all of next week. you know how dry it's been. the last soaking rain was january 16th. the last measurable rain was around the 28th or so. 21 days into the month and it has been dry, dry, dry. no rainfall at all. it doesn't look like we'll get much from this system. increasing clouds. if you see any paxes of green popping up, that is where we expect rain to fall. you can see a patch of rain

around 9:30 this morning but that's as the system is weakening which means little to no chance of rainfall falling in the immediate san francisco bay area. so the projection for rainfall totals tomorrow afternoon, zero in the immediate bay area. mid to upper 40s, tomorrow's highs will change from upper 50s at the coast. breezy, low 60s mainly around the bayshore. as we look ahead to sunday, even cooler in some spots. then monday, temperatures bounce back vigorously. by tuesday, we'll be looking at some upper 70s to near 80 in our inland areas. here's the seven-day forecast. so we can skip the weekend. dry and very mild spring-like week coming our way with high temperatures well into the 70s

inland and around the bay tuesday, wednesday, thursday. and then timering o eringtimeri, on freeway. >> mainly a miss. not a hit. >> it will be nice. >> nice and dry. >> all right. thank you. >> online shopping is more popular than ever. what can retailers do to get you back in stores? the new outside the big box ideas. i'm michael finney. the coronavirus is having a big effect on the

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we are learning the details of the gender discrimination lawsuit with the women's soccer team. the players are seeking more than $66 million in damages against the u.s. soccer federation. the team filed suit last year alleging unequal pay and treatment. federation officials say the women are paid differently because their negotiated contract is different than the men. a trial is scheduled to start may 5th. five republican attorneys general are seeking to block an effort for the equal rights amendment in the constitution. the states are trying to redescribed their state's prior approval of the amendment. it comes a month after virginia game 38th state to ratify the measure. however, the federal government is refusing to certify the adoption of the e.r.a., claiming

the ratification deadline passed decades ago. virginia and two other states are now suing the government official blocking certification. consumer news, a study points to more health hazards linked to e-cigarettes. >> every time you turn rahm, there is something even worse. listen to this. scientists at uc riverside have found e-cigarette users can be exposed to harmful metal that's damage their dna. researchers damage the impact that it had on 50 people with different smoking habits. they found the components of the devices released high levels of zinc and other dangerous heavy metals in the vapor. and poesh you are to too much zinc can lead to dna damage. that's linked to degenerative diseases like multiple sclerosis multiple sclerosis, als and alzheimer's disease. the coronavirus outbreak may result in a drop of pc shipments worldwide. according to the research firm

analysis, this could mean anywhere between 14 and 34 million fewer pcs being sold. and despite an expected recovery later this year, shipments are still expected to be 6 million units behind in 2021. other industries impacted by the outbreak smartphone, auto tv, video game consoles, apple in particular is experiencing low inventories and is expected to be behind:mass producing a more affordable iphone. more americans are using payment apps. 66% of consumers use or have used a payment app. and no surprise, it is all fueled by younger users. financial innovation now, a public policy coalition found 83% of those between the age of 18 and 24 are currently using an app to pay for their purchases, while 57% of those between 50 to

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the mother of the second bay area suspect in the killing of an italian police officer has given an exclusive interview to abc 7 news. >> this is part of our originals documentary called 32 seconds, a deadly night in rome. >> dan has covered this case extensively. you went to italy. you've been covering it here. a story you'll see only on 7. >> it just keeps know. more layers peeling away. it has been seven months. the terrible phone call from her ex-husband who had taken her sons to italy to visit family.

she had no idea her 18th-year-old son gabriel was involved in a terrible fight with two police officers in rome. his friends stabbing one of them to death. >> he said last night we saw on the news that gabriel and the guy that he visit in the rome were arrested in connection with the killing of a police officer. >> what's going through your mind temperature poiat that poi? >> i couldn't process it. >> i explained how to other young man from the bay area claimed he stabbed the officer in self-defense i questioned heidi about her son's role in the killing. both boys face aggravated murder and attempted extortion charges. the hour-long originals documentary we produced about the case airs this sunday at 7:00 p.m. it is called 32 seconds. a deadly night in rome. you can also watch it right now

on amazon fire tv and abc 7 news.com. >> i know you'll have more at at 6:00. people have been asking how the one video camera pointed directly at the spot of the confrontation. that video appears to be unavailable. >> there are videos all along the route and you can really watch these kids, they were young men, 18, 19 years old, you watch them. the one camera at the bank that had a direct view of it somehow is not working. at least, that's what the police say. the defense has their questions. >> you feel for all the parents. you can tell how hard it is to talk about. >> you feel for the parents and for the widow, of course. i tried to talk to her over the last seven months. she's only put out a couple statements saying all she wants is justice. >> it's hard for everybody involved. fears of the global spread of coronavirus are heightened as

new cases bomb up in other countries. >> south korean officials say 204 people are now go infected. land no cases as of tuesday. now today, 18 cases and four deaths. in china, worry about the virus has spread from the epicenter after new infection clusters have been reported in hos and prisons in other he provinces. >> reporter: with the number of confirmed cases soaring above 76,000, chaos and panic erupting around the world. in ukraine, violent clashes between protesters and police as an evacuation flight returned from china. overnight in turkey, a separate flight carrying 268 people from a cruise ship was turned away from landing, even though passengers had been cleared of the disease. in south korea, the number of confirmed cases spiking to more than 200. tripling in three days. and in japan, passengers finally disembarking the diamond

princess cruise ship. >> i think there was so much cross contamination. >> it was called a debacle as they confirmed 630 peengs board tested positive for covid 19 including seven americans. >> i feel like i'm not represented. >> reporter: john herring is one of them. he said he's frustrated by a lack of information from the u.s. embassy. >> no one seems to care what will happen to me. i don't know when my wife or anyone will be notified because they can't steam contact me. >> reporter: in wuhan, china, the epicenter of the virus, a 27-year-old doctor has died. but the world health organization has announced a pair of drug trials on possible vaccines. abc news, new york. with people all over the world searching for face masks to keep them protected, one local art. i has come up with a concept product. dion shows us the resting mask

could one day become a reality. >> there is something a little creepy about seeing part of your face inside a bubble wrapped bag. inside, a perot time of a respirator mask that looks like me. >> it looks freakishly like me. >> reporter: made by the artist danielle who also owns another business. >> i didn't expect this to become a product that lots of people want to order. >> reporter: in six days it has blown up to epic proportions. >> people hated it. people liked it. it had mixed reaction on the internet. >> reporter: there have been more than 50,000 hits on the face i.d. website and hundreds of inquiries in purchasing it. >> i'm interested for my team. how can we get it started? >> reporter: which can, yes, unlock the iphone with facial recognition. >> for those who say she's

trying to capitalize on the coronavirus, it brings up a point. there are a lot of use for this. >> dentists, sometimes kids are very disoriented when they wake up from surgery and there's a room of covered faces. >> reporter: because of a shortage of materials worldwide association severe the world health organization is warning dentists in the u.k. may have to cut back clinical hours. danielle wants to be responsible. >> as the virus is spreading, i think masks will be in higher and higher demand and i don't want to create a novelty designer product during that time. >> reporter: but perhaps one day if she can figure out the kinks, her masks can become more socially acceptable, like in asia. >> it could potentially be better for public health. >> reporter: abc7 news. >> she does great work. >> i'm not sure there will be -- i guess there is a demand for it.

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4:00. how would you like the come home to your cute little house to find out it's gone? look at that penk house. it's a pile of rubble. the dallas home was torn down this week. wasn't supposed to be demolished. they were supposed to tear down a home a block away. they got it very wrong. the homeowner who now lives in california was renovating the craftsman house and hoping to move back to texas. >> the home was very important. that's not there anymore. so yeah. it's nothing. >> in a statement, the demolition company owner said the house wasn't marked and it had no power and no gas. all i can say is i'm sorry. it is our worst mistake and we'll make it right. they did end up tearing down the correct home. how do you make it right? can you put the house back together? what about what is inside of it? they would have to do a lot to make it right.

>> you can see someone getting address numbers transposed. it is supposed to be 2442. oh, wait, i tore down 4224. >> they said the house looked like it was not kept up. lfs no >> they checked all the right things. but still, a bad mistake. >> that's huge! >> terrible. >> costco cracking down on its food court starting next month. you may need a membership to take advantage of the $1.50 hotdog combo or the dollar pizza. people posting photos of signs of various costcos that say it goes into effect march 16th. costco management has not confirmed if it applies to all stores nationwide. the basic level of membership starts at $60. >> don't you need a membership just to get into costco? >> i always thought you had to

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abc7 news is continuing our black history month. we're talking about the aviators. many have heard of the tuskegee aviators but there are many others. here's jobina fortson with more. >> reporter: we may have our eyes set on the future of aviation. these students are performing stars, a nonprofit helping underserved kids in marin county achieve their potential. they just learned about the tuskegee airmen who fought in world war ii becoming the first black pilots in the u.s. military. now, are face to face with toay's pilots. >> i've seen every coast in this world. >> reporter: aviation professionals. >> how many blank an air traffic

controller does? >> i wanted to go to space. those jets weren't going quite fast enough, nor quite high enough. >> reporter: everyone on the stage is continuing to make black history and desperately hopes sharing their experience there's encourage these young minds to take flight. >> you want to fly? yes. >> reporter: the industry needs then. every airline is experiencing a major pilot and technician shortage. a boeing 2019 report prongs that 884,000 new civil aviation pilots, 769,000 new maintenance technicians, and 914,000 new cabin crew will be needed to fly and maintain the word fleet over the next 20 years. the diversity numbers are even more stunning. according to alaska airlines, black female pilots make up about .5% of all professional pilots across the industry. >> i have had a number of firsts. it is interesting in 2018 i was part of the first all

african-american female flight crew for alaska airlines. >> reporter: that flight went from sfo to ported. and it has girls believing a woman's place is at 30,000 feet of the. >> what do you want to be when you grow up? >> i want to be a pilot. i love brownies and flying in the sky of the. >> reporter: the enthusiasm is great. but how can you make it happen? flying is expensive and not always accessible. well, there is a nonprofit finding a way around it. >> promoting diversity in aviation and we're doing it by taking children up in free flights in a smaller cessna. i want every child to get a chance to fly. >> reporter: do you see what's happening? everyone is committed. a group found in the 1941 did the same for them. >> i personally assistant on the shoulders of giants. like the original tuskegee

airmen, i want these young people to see that i'm just like them and to show them they have the opportunity to assistant on my shoulders and all those on the stage today. >> reporter: he hales from oakland as well. he says every time he flies in and out of that airport, he gets chills. he wants other black children to have that same experience. jobina fortson, abc7 news. >> got to love the excitement of those young minds. for more, to go abc7news.com. people around the globe are rallying to support a 9-year-old in australia. he's been bullied over his dwarf i. his name is quaiden. his mom filmed after he was crying and upset one day after school. in that video, he said he wants to take his own life. this clip has been viewed millions of times and even the actor hugh jackman from australia has posted a video for

him of the. >> no matter what, you have a friend in me. so everyone, let's please be kind to each other. bullying is not okay. >> the comedian brad williams who also lives with dwarfism set up a go fund me page to set them up to go to disneyland. guess what? it has now raised more than $400,000. the extra funds will be donated to anti-bullying charities. you understand kids, they don't comprehend what they're saying. it is nice to see compassion in people who want to help him out. he has a lot to deal with. so it is nice. he has worldwide support which is cool. >> absolutely. and hopefully he can see and it take it in. let's get a last check on our weather. >> i love that story, by the way. overnight, we'll have increasing clouds. especially in the south. there is a system from the south that has been threatening on bring us some light rain. it doesn't look like it will

materialize. overnight lows in the mid to high 40s. highs ranging from high 50s at the coast to low to mid 60s everywhere else. here's the forecast animation. 7:00 tomorrow morning, the activity will be well to the south of monterey. it looks like it will stay there and oppose no rainfall threat to us. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. we have dry conditions over the weekend. breezy and cooler today. and then it starts to get sunny and warmer and remains dry all of next week. >> all right. thank you. we are just days away from seeing football star marshawn lynch in a whole new light. he is about to appear in west world on hbo. the cable network is not revealing much about his role. only that the former seahawks and radar star is a pretty fun and substantial role. the question is, is beast mode a

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