stored d.n.a. from every rape kit collected is routine practice. it has been happening since 2016 if not earlier. this is a statewide problem. but his office could only point to one specific case. >> district attorney chasa budine alleging that they are accessing rape kit d.n.a. and using it to identify suspects in other unrelated crimes. >> our conversation with the crime lab suggest that this is a routine practice not only in san francisco but in other crime labs across the state. >> d.a. cited one specific case. based on her d.n.a. collected in a rape exam follow ago domestic violence incident. >> were you first made aware of this? >> last week.

are they're investigating whether or not this has happened and since have been informed there was a d.n.a. from a nonvictim data base. >> are you aware of that? >> i want to be really clear about a couple of things. >> i want to be clear, because there's a commitment of privacy for those of sexual assault. >> bill scott wrote us the following statement saying, we must never create disincentives for victims to corporate with police. if it's true that d.n.a. has been used by sfpd to identify and apprehend that person as a suspect in another crime, i'm committed to ending the practice the controversy surrounding this issue stems from this form, following any rape, a forensic medical report is conduct. there's a patient consent section that allows the victim to go through treatment and evidence collection. >> but there's no mention that

d.n.a. can be used for purposes unrelated to the investigation and prosecution of sexual assault. >> the d.a. made it clear this is a statewide problem adding he doesn't know how many thousands of cases may be implicated. yet, his office was only able to reference one case. >> the d.a. has dropped it dismissing the charges. chief scott told us the department's d.n.a. collection policies have been legally vetted and adhere with state and national forensic standards. but added police have immediately began reviewing the policies and are in talks with the city attorney about how to move forward. live in the newsroom, stephanie sierra, abc7 news. >> this announcement comes at a tense time between the police and the d.a.'s office. a lot of friction there struggling to move forward. they don't have a memorandum or an agreement where they can move in lockstep. have they indicated they're going to work together? and if so how will they do that? >> yes, it really is a tense time.

but chief scott pointed out, whatever disagreements he has with the d.a. are set aside from this issue. they both agree that if this practice is happening it needs be addressed. and the chief says it needs to end. as far as what's happening now, sfpd chief -- assistant chief are reviewing the matter and they tell us they're going to corporate the d.a.'s office. we'll see what happens. larry: steph, thank you. >> now to latest covid-19 developments. the c.d.c. said that omicron now account for 100% of new cases in the u.s. >> the pace of americans getting booster shots has reached a new low. and that's really a concern for health officials. 64% of the population is fully vaccinated. but 50% of people eligible for the booster have not gotten one. >> here in california, today's seven-day positivity rate is now down to 5.7%. >> starting tomorrow, 8-9 bay

area counties will lift their mask mandate. tim johns looks at how both business owners and customers feel about taking off the mask after nearly two years. tim: after two years of masking, masks are finally coming off starting wednesday. >> i don't think we're quite over it yet but it's a great first step. >> lori thomas is the director of the golden gate restaurant association. she expects to have a varying array of masking policies. >> always a mask with you because i know different places will require them even to enter where you think no, there isn't. >> and several business owners say they're happy to let their customers take the lead. >> i think a lot of us are strung out with the whole mask thing at this point. >> not enforcing it on their own but encouraging their shoppers

to continue wearing face coverings. >> we would like to keep everybody safe if we kept masks on for now. >> that's perfectly all right with the shoppers we talked to on tuesday. all of whom are hesitant to take mask off. >> i'm just not ready yet. i don't think the -- the pandemic is quite under control. >> not only to protect themselves but also the people around them. >> when the numbers are down like way down like zero cases per day and there haven't been any for a long time, i'll take it off. >> in san francisco, tim johns, abc7 news. >> in california, you can now take your mask off indoors and most public places if you're vaccinated so what exactly does that mean for you?

first, it does depend where you live in california. same goes for businesses. they can make their own rules when it comes for safety for employees. so whether you're going to the grocery store or you're headed to your office, you might industrial to wear a mask. it doesn't matter if you're vaccinated or not, you have to wear it on a bus, a train or in an airport. also if you go inside a hospital or any healthcare facility. and you'll have to put this on inside prisons, homeless shelters and in place that is provide childcare. what about kids? unvaccinated kids older than 2 will still need to wear a mask indoors. and that brings us to the hot topic of schools. they still have to wear them. but at the end of the month, it could change. and it is important to know the state still strongly recommends you wear that mask when possible

for extra protection. >> thanks, karina. >> disneyland and disney world are dropping their mask mandate as of february 15. unvaccinated guests will need to wear their masks. disney is the parent company of abc7. >> the lifting of the indoor mask mandate doesn't apply to public schools the state will revisit the issue on february 28th. disease specialist dr. peter chen on says schools will probably be the last place the mandate will be dropped. >> i'm not saying let's keep on masks in schools forever. but i think that, you know, if we are close to where we were at thanksgiving time, you know, with numbers of case or you know, you are confidence that lot of students are vaccinated so that means, right now, we're

hovering around 35% in california. and they're about 70%. so there's a gradient of yup take of vaccines in the room i hope to see a little bit higher. i would see that around the end of the month. i wouldn't be surprised if the mask comes off in schools. >> dr. hong appeared on abc7 at 7:00. he told us that he advised the immuno compromised or people who live with kids to keep their masks on in public a while longer. to stay up to the date, go to abcnews.com/coronavirus. >> voters are building asked whether they want to recall three school board members as well as choose the assess or recorder. the eastern side of the state is voting for a new assembly member. the voting booths were pretty much empty

they're seeing only about 25% turnout on mail-in ballots. we'll have more coming up on. >> u.c. berkley thomas the list of the -- one of the best universities. abc7 news reporter leslie brinkley has the report. >> . c. berkley may be mailing out 5,000 fewer happy answer the letter for the 2022-20223 school year. >> we will have to enroll 3,000 fewer students than we plan to. that's 3,000 students that have worked so hard to get into berkley. >> a group called save berkley's neighborhood is behind the neighborhood to cap enroll cross-examination. and only 1600 beds. and we have a tremendous housing

crisis in berkley. >> last year, theer superior court ruled and the appeal was turned down. the judge said that, yeah, adding 11,000 students has significant environment al impacts. and the university needs to study those. and they need to propose mitt game measures. >> one of the great ironies is this community group that sued us and claims we're not building enough housing. sued us around a project that was meant to build more housing. go figure. >> they want to link increased enrollment to house. students on campus have their own take. >> housing is absurd at brinkly. >> it's a stressful process. but there's a lot at stake for perspective students who can pay the price with thousands possibly not gaining admission this spring as they hoped. >> we filed an appeal with the supreme court. we are active in sacramento to

see if there's something the legislature can do. are they intend to file their response to the california supreme court on thursday. then it's up to the court to decide if they'll grant u.c. berkley energy request to not cap enrollment. >> homeless housing, the battle over turn ago nursing facility into the nursing shelter. rising tides, the at-risk area that is will be hit by sea levels going up and. and the store of the future. the changing way we shop. >> and our weather forecast. we'll talk about the winds today and look at this, the snow that we're seeing new snow, lake tahoe. look at this. for the first time in a month, we actually had fresh powder. it was one to three inches. now, i'm i'm tracking another system that could

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>> new issues regarding a sailboat that's been partially submerged in sal salito. the boat broke away and floating near the shoreline. the company who put the boom in place believing somebody tampered with it saying the equipment was securely installed. the authorities have cited the

owner of the boat for beaching it over the weekend. >> the marine county court of supervise ors has approved a controversial plan to turn a nursing home into permanent support housing for those experiencing homelessness. it's on the beard of larkesburg and green bay. the vote came after a heated public meeting. >> don't san francisco my safe neighborhood, that was the message of the board of supervise ors with the county approved a plan to turn a former nursing home into green bay into supportive housing for the homeless. >> i'm here because i'm urging you, begging you to vote no on project home key. >> the meeting lasted over three hours as thousands voiced their opposition. the project home key initiative funded partly be a $15.5 million grant will house up to 50 men and women. those opposed say it will make

their neighborhood unsafe. >> there's been no give and take with the community. >> the city says resident who is live here will have to work with a case manage whore can help connect them to treatment services, but those treatment services are voluntary and that's one of the neighbor's concerns. >> 16 of the unit are for the severely mentally ill. >> morally, it's the right thing to. do >> supporters of the project like marin county resident lauren kraus says they're stigmatizing people who are experiencing homelessness. >> there's been a lot of fear of who the people are. >> what do you say this is classic morin any morebism. >> we ant to be part of the solution. >> abry lay this project isn't it. neighbors have launched the petition to recall the supervise

or cindy rice. >> this neighbor is so fed up, he's now moving to florida. >> i won't be here to vote for them. but listen to your constituents or lose your jobs. that's how it is. >> safeway announced that it's set to become the first direct retailer to allow will be available at all bay area stores and will expand to other stores later this year. larry: an alarming about rising sea levels. this work is the study of the national oceanic atmosphere administration. there's strong evident that sea levels could rise by as much as a foot over the next 30 years. >> some of these areas in the west coast where we're not seeing flooding occurring now kind of what we call high tide

flooding in the report, you'll start to see that flooding occurring. and then other big events here like an elen ino, we know that has coastal impacts. even a foot of foundation on top of -- etch an additional foot that el nino can add on top of that's going to dramatically increase the results from these events are for threat of warming glacier and antarctica could accelerate the effects predicted in this report. we bring in meteorologist mike nico. you mentioned snow the is it's sierra which often means rain for us. >> it's possible that's the key to the forecast. will this one slide inside like the one we had, you nose just yesterday and this morning that brought those three inches of know to the sierra. will it come closer to us. that's what we're going to talk about. that and the winds. we still have that wind out there especially in solano count

you until about 7:00. gust could hit 40 miles per hour. watch if you're driving high profile vehicling or if you have any unsecured objects that could tip over. winds are gusting to about 30 in dixson. 32 in davis, right? and elsewhere, we do have some pretty gusty winds. 26 in napa. the pass will be gusty. look at san jose, 26 and 21. as we head into the evening and overnight hours, notice the darker reads move into our higher elevation. it will be calm for most of us. but then some of those fast winds will spread down into our neighborhoods again tomorrow. won't be quite as aggressive and they'll be much warmer up to five to 10 degrees warmer than today. you could see one more push thursday night especially in our hills and along the coast before thursday afternoon they're finally out of here. there's a look at lake merritt from our east bay hills camera. look at oakland. mountain view, san jose and

santa clara around 60 to 61. pretty windy hereer. san francisco especially near the coast and also near the bay. bodies of water. you saw concord to santa rosa in the low to mid 60's. we've got warmer than afternoon temperatures. cool winds will return on as you understand. that could bring a chance of sprinkles and light showers monday into tuesday. for our sunday into monday, i should say, here's a look at our breezy hills the rest of us in our 40's. it's a full moon. if you go outside, it's going to be pretty chilly. 71 in santa rosa. the rest of us in the mid to upper 60's. even concord possible. if you think about going to the beaches, we have the risk of sneaker waves and rip currents. here's a look at pretty clear air over top of us. this high pressure has been dominating the forecast. look at that. it's pushing all those storms to our east. every once in a while it backs

to the west. it will do that against saturday. that will drop our tell as little bit saturday with some increasing high clouds and look at this. this there's your inside slider that poses more snow for the sierra. but it is starting to pump out a few showers for us. it's not going to ban overall rain. it's going the be a scattered rain. but in se it's sierra where we had three inches of snow, we could possibly get a two 10 to 11 inches. anything we could get lately is good. here's look at my accuweather forecast. temperatures in the 70's. and then 1660's for allovers. our coldest days will be month and tuesday when we trancer from that chance of rain to sunshine. larry? larry: you mentioned an inside slider. i started thinking about baseball the san francisco giants moving ahead for the regular plans despite the ongoing to playier lockout. we should bring be into spring

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announcer: building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc7 news. larry: today, voters are deciding the future of three members of the san francisco school board. kristen: it's been a contentious campaign with both sides claiming they're doing what's best for students. larry: we look at what's blind this recall election. >> we -- recall the school board, thank you! >> the left vs. right, republican vs. democrats. >> the future of our kids is at stake. kristen: the hottest battleground is pitting parents against parents. >> nothing seemed to work. >> this recall is not about our students. >> i believe that they saved many, many lives by having the kids stay home a little bit longer. >> this shouldn't be a national debate >> here in the city by the bay, one of this done trees most liberal enclaves, parents of the same party are finding themselves on opposite sides of a contentious question.

should they vote to recall members of the city school board? >> i would say that the worst possible thing we could do is live people in charge who cannot do their job. they're failing the very kids they claim to be helping. >> i think they did what was right given what was going on at that time. and they made a decision that was in the best health interest of everyone involved. >> what's happening here may feel familiar. >> shame on you! >> >> for the last two years of the pandemic, parents and communities across the country have raged against school boards. >> do not push your fear on my children. >> for a pandemic lockdowns and remote learning to max mandates. >> my children will not come to school on monday with a mask on. all right? that's not happening. and i will bring every single gun loaded and ready -- >> school board is where the rubber needs road. it isn't some abstract idea of a

politician in washington or even a city hall. it's the individual who is enacting policy that has direct impact on your kids. that's where the major issues of 2022 are colliding for so many americans. >> at the home, dinner time conversation revolves around the recall effort and what they say is best for their kids. >> when we get them recalled. they're going to be able to look at it and say we did this. >> correct. >> it was in the same kitchen for last year, the couple decided to launch the recall campaign having just moved into the city. stan's unified school district was one of the last to reopen for in-person learning. >> i think it was a common thread that public education is a vital government service. it's while the critical public service that is we expect in any of these situations. and when you take that away, you will have angry frustrated parents. it's guaranteed. >> interestingly raj's children

are enrolled in the district but loyans is no. >> it was just intensely frustrating to see how unfair it was that my kids are getting good education and shiva's kids were stuck in a situation where the best teachers in the worlds couldn't give them the best education they deserved. >> i want schools be open. but i don't know when they are. >> at the time raj said he could see the impact of long-term virtual learning. >> it was hard to find motivation in school. he's borderline depressed. he goes from his bed to his gaming station. he used to ban honor student. and his grades dropped to rock bomb. >> over the last year, raj and other parents have called out the school board for focusing too much on social justice issues like renaming schools and

changing of mission requirements to better reflect national demographics. >> these things are important. but when you're facing this urgent crisis they're not what you should be fest focusing on. you don't get a second chance to do third grade. if you don't read well, you fall behind. you're much more at risk for dropping out. >> my issue with the way this began is from parent who is didn't have a connection to san francisco. they were fairly new to the city. >> gabriella lopez is the board president. there are seven members but only three can be recalled at this time. she's one of them. >> i also stand by not being able to reopen schools when we want in a tier that it was safe to do so and teachers didn't have access to 2 vaccine. >> lopez along with colleagues, allison collins and foana have delayed back to in-person learning saying reopening has been priority number one but has to be done safely and

considering race is a major factor. >> i live and work in communit communities who were suffering throughout the pandemic, who had the least resources, who were the most impacted, who were genuinely living for their life. >> all of us are met with this challenge of insuring that our schools provide a high quality education to students regardless of their skin tone, regardless of their zip code and regardless of their parents' education level. >> many parents are on the board side. >> number one, i do not subscribe to cancel culture and that's exactly what this is. >> number two, this is an expensive distraction that dilute and pollutes any and all efforts to provide an equitable and fair education to black students. what do you say to parent who is say my kid can't learn at home. why wasn't that number one priority by far? >> your kid can't learn in a coffin either. >> there are many people who live in single family homes who live with multiple generations.

and when we think about that, and we think about how maybe loved ones could have died from this virus, the board did the right thing. >> for these parents the recall may be between like-minded liberals but they say it's been exploited by forces outside their district. >> look at who's blind this recall, there are billionaire who is don't have children in our school or children period that want to buy our school board and take away our voices. >> local, the offices are a pipeline to political power, right? controlling that and having people that are aligned with you and will vote the way you want them to vote, you know, you're basically able to buy public policy >> this could be the first political blood that's drawn because it's a recall elections because california has the abilities to recall public officials than in most other states. you also have real world consequencesments >> you have to look at it and what tease right thing to do for our kids right now?

not what's right for my political party or ambitions. >> if tuesday's vote is successful and the board members are removed, they will be the first ininn san francisco's history to be recalled. >> san francisco has always been a trend-setting city. so others will follow behind it if they are successful here, it will deteriorate the rest of the country. >> so a look at the recall election. and coming up on abc7 news at 5:00, education reporter leian melendez taken a close look at what happens after the election if the members are indeed recalled. >> up next, the end of plastic packaging waste and a very long care coalition, it's so good to see you all!

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larry: time now for the four at 4:00. so many of us have getting things delivered and plastic waste has sored over the past couple of years. assembly member laura frydman is propose ago bill that would require retailers to stop shipping pack ands designed to be used once and then tossed out. they would phase out certain types of plastic packaging by the year 2024. i think among the many impacts is that we've forgotten about a lot of other initiatives.

it seemed like we were making progress. and once covid hit, we need the plastic again. spencer: you're right, larry. i've by thinking a lot about that because i've been receiving a lot of these things packaged with all of this plastic. if i put this in the garbage, where is it going to go? i think this bill if it's passed could be helpful. >> wish it was sooner than 2024 like tonight. >> right? all right. that's change the material. earlier this hour, we told you there will be three hosts this year. in addition to that, we're talking about the oscars. the academy is adding two new categories. fans can vote for their favorite movie of 2021 as well as the most cheer-worthy movie. you can use the hag tag oscar fan favorite and oscar's cheer moment. those who vote could win a tracy: the oscars in 2023 to be a guest presenter. what do you think about that?

like the plan? >> mike? we're leaking at you. >> i like the plan, all of it. yeah, i'd love to be there. i would love to see wanda sykes do anything. she could read the diction anywhere i would be excite -- dictionary. i would be excited to see her. who wouldn't want to be at that time oscars? larry: to me it's an attempt to reel people in to get some interaction going because viewership isn't going down. how do we get people invested in this. you become a part of this. i pauline, the favorite movie part of it is for me is finally ""fast & furiouses" with will be recognized for the iconic filmmaking -- mike: you can only vote once. larry: can i vote for each of the fast and furious? there are nine of them. >> this is why you're not in the academy, ok? larry: i don't know who's votes i trust more the academy or the

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kristen: sky 7 is over a fire at 7th and market streets right near interstate 980. it looks like it's out at this point. there are several ambulances and fire trucks there at that building. our photographer at the scene witnessed several people being rescued. we saw one person being put in an ambulance. this is a residential tower and people are being asked -- to avoid the area right now if they can. larry: wildfires are become ago year-round problem in california. kristen: a look at a new study and what it means for the change climate for the state and here

in the bay area. spencer: climate and looking at climate change are important parts of building a better bay area. a team has looked at different way of looking at the changing climate patterns. >> as we watch wildfires race through dry brush, it may seem like the impact of drought and climate change is obvious. but understanding the glow global force that is increase fire danger is more complicated. stanford researchers study the relationship between plants, moisture and fire. they discovered that some areas in the wrest more vulnerable than others. regions they call double hazard zones. >> these are regions where the -- it's drying out faster. and the ecosystem is drying out rates act ass a double whammy. >> her team used satellite data

to help measure plant water sensitivity, it includes factors like soil and plant types. root depth and the effect of surrounding air temperatures on how much moisture the plants retain. >> so we know that there is an increased in potential risk where these ecosystems dry out relatively quickly. >> they say the double hazard zones are constanted in eastern oregon. central arizona. and the southern diiera nevada. the team then modeled the data into interactive paths. krishna rao said it adds critical context toiness understanding long-term fire dangers. >> until this, we have not worked what the vegetation dryness, how it changes across the rest of the united states. >> they say the current sat lie athlete modeling is not designed to make short-term fire prediction but it does suggest that is large swaths of forest

may be more dangerous to wildfires than previously believed. driven if part by the effects of our changing climate. >> they public findings that also found another risk, accelerated population growth in-missouri of these high risk fire areas. -- growth in most of these high risk fire areas. mike: we had that wetness or we would be in bigger trouble. some of our plans are showing stress not having a rain in the last 38 days. >> full moon tonight it comes up actually before the sun sets. the moon rises at about 456. then you'll be able to see the full moon in all its glow with

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larry: san jose state students returned to school and they were greeted to something that keeps them safe while doing it. we take you inside the autonomous a.i. checkout system.

at san jose university the future is now. this door seems like something out of a movie. a fully autonomous shopping experience. >> when you go back and read distopia, you always talk about being able to walk out of store and walk right out. and now, it's here. and it's 2022, not 2050 or 2070. it's right now. >> >> it turned the market into something never before seen in the bay area. >> this is the first autonomous computer checkout system here in silicon valley. >> with a simple scan, students are ready to shop. >> once you check in, it's really easy. you pick up your favorite snack. and then you'll walk out with your items. your credit card is charged. and that's it. you're on the way. >> the modern university student is pretty busy. they're having to work on projects in between classes. the amazing thing about it is that it's super convenient for

our students and our shoppers to tap their phone grab what they need and get to their designation the a.i. runnin running this sts about a 95% accuracy and it's still learning. the technology scans customers and without any facial recognition or privacy concerns monitors their shopping. >> the sensors all register and know when an item has taken it off the shelf. lit know and charge me for the items i truly want. >> this is this was one one of the busiest ones. now, it's an easy grab and go to keep them safe in a contact less environment. >> that was cool. grabbing what i needed as a student i need go out very quickly. >> was senior that the easiest shopping you've ever done? >> it's definitely up there. >> shopping for the future at sjsu.

larry: the it's that works it's probably the way we'll all be doing nit the future. that'site for i'm larry biel.

>> next at 5:00 a brazen restaurant robbery in the east bay caught on camera. and tonight, the restaurant owner is speaking out calling one of her regular customers a hero. >> the san francisco district attorney levels serious allegations against the police department. accusing investigators of violating the rights of rape victims. and improperly using rape kit d.n.a. >> plus reducing wildfire risk and insurance rates. how the state hopes to incentivize insurance companies to help those most at risk. announcer: from abc7, live breaking news. >> we begin with that breaking news out of oakland. a fire at a high-rise tower near 880 and 90980. there are several ambulances and all those fire engines as well. the ladder trucks at the scene on seventh and market street. >> and we