kron 4's dan kerman joins us live in the newsroom with more on that. dan? >> reporter:charles august and nicholas cuevas are two of the five officers now on administrative leave. both have previously been accused of excessive force in these lawsuits. >> reporter:in 2009 kevin lamar hopkins accused officer august of grabbing him by the throat and choking him and banging his head against a wall at the central district police station all while hopkins was handcuffed. so severe was the choke hold that hopkins alleged he coughed up blood. the san francisco city attorney's office says the case was settled for $500 >> reporter:then in 2013 officer august was accused of being the first of several officers to beat david lloyd outside a liquor store in the bayview. a federal civil rights lawsuit was filed against the officer. the case has been settled for an unknown amount of money and is now awaiting the ok of the san francisco board of supervisors >> reporter:as for officer nicholas cuevas in 2009 while working for the antioch police department he was accused in a

. >> pam:kron 4's dan kerman is live at san francisco police headquarters with more on that. >> i will be asking for taser is. --tasers on monday san francisco police chief greg suhr made it clear he will be next in a long line of police chiefs to ask the police commission to outfit his officers with tasers if approved tasers would be added to a long list of non- lethal tools currently in the departments tool box among them, a baton, pepper spray, and what's commonly known as a beanbag gun. >>it can go from less lethal to lethal quickly, escalation of force is dependent on how aggressive the assailant is and what they are carrying. >> reporter:police have said both the pepper spray and the beanbag gun were used on mario woods, but did not work. now police also have these body shields, which up to now have typically been used to protect law enforcement officers from rocks and bottles that become airborne during riots or protests >>sot if you have a shield you have something to provide cover for you in an attempt to stop this individual, but again we are still looking at exploring the te

>>dan kerman: timmy time as you mentioned the did speak with the family he has some very specific words about the shooting par scores friday from the attorney representing the family marya what is the man who shot and killed sfo to copley's ones that an incident captured by several people on home video cassette maintained that he was shot in self-defense after he approached the with a knife but the family attorney does not see it that way attorney a down to point to assess the family will file the claim the kansas city and likely lead to a federal civil-rights lawsuit sometimes these meetings are very respectful it cycas to talk is not their opinion sometimes these minutes in the very raucous and little to see what happens is this meeting is on the west to supply. >>pam moore: how to handle an active shooter then decide to drop charges against a black friday 14 and of the city officials to step forward tougher gun and ammunition lolls. >>: that would tell us a lot as important if not more important all the others and are they bass in the u.s. are the outside the u.s. we don't know the a

kron 4's dan kerman has the story. >> dan :it could cause problems again >>:the tide is actually comingwhat that does is it actually blocks the path for water to come out of the creeks and so you have a back up and it causes flooding especially near the outlet to the bay >> dan :these predictions could be half a foot below what actually happens due to el nino conditions either way the flooding is probable it is expected that as climate change continues the tides will get higher and that could lead to a lot more flooding and we are used to --tahn we are--than we are used would do if >> dave : this will be the continuing story tonight it will be coupled with some fatah has already started to settle and the wins will build as well and your is your future cast 5:00 a.m. in the concentration appears to be on the east bay shoreline and we saw the sun come out a little bit this afternoon but then there was more rain and so some scattered showers even will probably do us for the afternoon and then some variable clouds as we go into the evening hours it will be about eight to 14 in. expected at

kron four's dan kerman tells us. the city's transit agency preparing for the one - million people.ected to pour in. >>:we are insuring that transportation works not just for the visitors but for the people who needed to get to work >> dan :they are preparing to say that san francisco is ready for super bowl activities >>:the big event kicks in at about 10 or 11 in the day >> dan :the super bowl city festival right here at the end of market street will be a big event and all of these public transportation vehicles you see here will not be here >>:some of the university--uni lines that terminate here their terminal might be moved a block away >> dan :a bus will take the place of the trolly and then customers will transfer to the trolly to get to fisherman's wharf >>:we're not just running longer and more expensive trains in the midday but using other forms of transportation to complement the trolly >> dan :the road closures will be in place for those nine days and it it is recommended you stay out of your car in the downtown areas >> pam : today is world aids day the organizers say i

in palo alto, dan kerman, kron 4 news. >> catherine:new at six. >> pam: >> catherine:a four-year-old boy in drowning in- a bathtub. police arrived at the scene on jefferson street... around 11-a-m. they couldn't revive the little boy -- who had been in the care of a relative. the case is under investigation. >> catherine:a bay area jail guard is recovering from a violent attack by inmates. it happened at the elmwood correctional facility in milpitas on christmas eve. >> catherine:officials say the deputy was assigned to watch inmates in one of the common areas. one of them dropped something he'd been hiding under his clothing - and didn't follow orders to pick it up. >> catherine:as the deputy bent down to get it -- 10 inmates allegedly attacked him. more guards moved in quickly to break up the attack. >> there was bleeding, and it looks like no injuries to the shoulders hip and a possible head injuries. >> catherine:the deputy has been treated and released at a hospital. the 10 inmates have been moved to maximum security. >> catherine:a judge in hayward has granted a restraining ord

kron 4, dan kerman is back with this part of the story. >> reporter: in october, is shooting at a collegeus and organ was even more deadly threat walking into it in english class and rose bart and killed nine classmates and injured nine others brett he left behind a hateful manifesto of sorts and was killed and exchange of gunfire with diabetes. --peace-- deputies >> reporter: 0110 forget that mass shooting killing 21st graders in six adults to read the letter he killed themselves. it was the most deadly mass shooting in this country's history. >> pam: thank you for that perspective tonight. there is a law enforcement protocol like the one on folding in california. we reached out to an export for an understanding of what strategy involved when it comes to debate them inside a building who are it is not clear if there are victims or involved in some other way. >> pam:alecia? >> reporter: santa clara deathy sheriffs' association says when there's planning and training you normally do not have to think about what to do it will come naturally. >> unfortunately, we will be seen more of these i

>>dan kerman: the shooting to the gonna different way have police officers had taser is but not everyone are being promoted in the wake of the more what should and the san francisco police officers association has once again call on the police commission to allows officers to carry taser officers have another announcement the options in the field that could cause serious injury and death in addition the commission is now on the corner of for review of the police department use of force policy and include the possible addition of taster's >>pam moore: we are here now on how the jury cannot reach a decision as well as how the protesters are reacting >>catherine heenan: after the child to clear this afternoon the protesters began gathering outside of court house and began marching through the streets the judge overseeing the child is put to make the prosecution and defense attorneys tomorrow the jury simply cannot agree about any of the four charges that officer william porter fixed according manslaughter and second-degree assault prosecutors say he did not buckle him into a police van and

. -- dan kerman >> reporter: killing touched down with no problem. and passengers to practice during situation pripet--passengers described a scary situation. and oakland, haazig madyun kron 4 news. >> reporter: here in petaluma thieves are breaking into passengers cars--drivers cars and stealing holiday gifts. >> reporter: just in front of the petaluma all but small, five vehicles were broken into print ad are reminding people to keeping vigils of sight. >> reporter: in petaluma to recent estimates still, kron 4 news. here in petaluma, terisa estacio >> dave: it is going to feel like christmas all round here. there is the front end of this system. it will be here early tomorrow. way up here for tomorrow afternoon. it is a blast of really cold air of alaska. starting tomorrow. moderate flame for the morning print it will not be as much as the last. it is going to be blustery and compared to the cool temperatures. to make it feel even colder. it should be all done by christmas morning. >> reporter: >> dave: why is increasing sunshine for the day patri

shot in the backed by san jose police confined to wilshire has been awarded millions of dollars >>dan kerman did out of his face shown on camera talk about how his life has changed since he was shot in the backed by a san jose police officer and is now confined to a wheelchair they awarded him $11.5 million after finding police violated civil rights and were negligent when they shot him outside of his home in january of 2014 he was an emotional mentally impaired statement officers confronted him as he held a knife but he says witnesses confirmed he was only a threat to himself and for is wrongfully chose to use excessive force against them instead of trying to the escalate the situation using crisis intervention training the city of san jose says it is reviewing the jury's decision at the same time deciding what legal action that might take also deciding whether of not there should be some lessons learned for the police department. >>james: the sequencer rv declined to comment on the incident and said the fed did not appear to be a threat to the agency and as a little secret service bridges

dan kerman joins us live.ere millions of people will be there. >> reporter: is it going to do for traffic? they sang him that they are ready for the additional people, muni had a conference today. >> reporter: confident words from peter albert, stating that san francisco is ready for super bowl activities. >> talked-about the big events kicking that at around 10 or 11 in the day. >> reporter: here at the end of market street, many of these cars and transit vehicles uc will not be here. as market will be closed from here to the ferry building. >> and tunnels will be affected and some will not. the terminal may be mold a block away. >> reporter: from castro to downtown and bus will take you to certain areas and then you may be transferred to a trolly on to fisherman's wharf. for those that travel underground may look for additional services. >> >> reporter: other piece of advice is that you do not want to drive down here. he should take public transit and you ok. again, the money to make sure it be smolts becaus