department forward an pathway to reform and the san francisco police department is better dayn when we took the rule and acting chief for that we're all indebted to tony. >> thank you on behalf of myself and the city of san francisco the only reason i didn't thank you very much. >> as you all know this process was very comprehensive a great deal of effort in searching candidates with the skill setsdz and characteristics that are desired and talked about in so many communities meetings and the right experience to lead the san francisco police department the search included internal and external national as well as local about the it's my pleasure to announce the author process paid off we found a candidate that both the commission and i felt embodied what the police department needs in the police chief in william scott the deputy chief of the san francisco police department. >> deputy kind of scott a 20-year veteran of lapd during the course the last year's has under gone transforms within the department of justice and with the experience of managing a department taking on simi

they just don't want it in writing. >> reporter: in anticipation of the vote the san francisco police officers association filed a lawsuit on tuesday to stop the new "use of force" policy saying it violates the san francisco charter and state labor laws. >> there's many violations of the meet and confer process. that's why we filed that lawsuit for procedural violations. >> reporter: tomorrow the san francisco police union is filing a temporary restraining order. they want to stop this updated "use of force" policy from being put in place until they can get back to the negotiations. live in san francisco, lisa chan, kpix 5. >>> drama on a san francisco rooftop this morning. police arrested a man in the sunset district after he climbed on a roof around refused to come down blocks from ocean beach. a man says this guy fell through his skylight while officers were looking for him. his roommate saw it happen. >>> i heard them run downstairs calling the cops. apparently they were seen breaking into the house. then the cops were here in three minutes. >> the man climbed back on the roof eve

. >> this is san francisco's mayor about to introduce the city's brand new san francisco police department police chief. >> candidates with the skill set and the characteristics that were desire asked talked about if so many community meetings and the right experience to lead the san francisco police department. the seven includes internal and external, national and local candidates. it is my pleasure to announce the thorough process paid off. we found a candidate that both the commission i felt embodied what our city and our believe needs in the next police chief. that is in william bill scott the deputy chief of the los angeles police department. [ applause ] deputy chief scott is a 27-year veteran with the lapd. a department that during the last ten years has undergone its own transformation implementing reforms in the departent of justice. with the persons of managing a department, taking on similar changes and coupled with the progress made under tony's leadership i believe we have exponentially increased our chances to build the 21st century misdemeanor more effectively. deputy chief

department forward an pathway to reform and the san francisco police department is better day then when we took the rule and acting chief for that we're all indebted to tony. >> thank you on behalf of myself and the city of san francisco the only reason i didn't thank you very much. >> as you all know this process was very comprehensive a great deal of effort in searching candidates with the skill setsdz and characteristics that are desired and talked about in so many communities meetings and the right experience to lead the san francisco police department the search included internal and external national as well as local about the it's my pleasure to announce the author process paid off we found a candidate that both the commission and i felt embodied what the police department needs in the police chief in william scott the deputy chief of the san francisco police department. >> deputy kind of scott a 20-year veteran of lapd during the course the last year's has under gone transforms within the department of justice and with the experience of managing a department taking on

meant to give you additional tools in the tool belt when you have those situation and the san francisco police department is proud to partner again with the department of public health on mental health services to the community and the san francisco police have worked with department of public health for years including mobile crisis teams providing assistance to child crisis services which helps youth in crisis. this new team of clinicians standing behind me isa valuable to san francisco police officers to support negotiators in the field and conduct crisis assessments and debrief persons involved and affected by incidents, and consult with victims and provide crisis services. they are going to also assist with our ongoing crisis intervention training program to help our officers improve their ability to recognize people with behavioral health problems. this program is part of an ongoing reform system that the department has undertaken over the past year and again, i'm talking about the san francisco police department being the lead, not following, not picking things up from everybody else. w

implement me recommendations they'll bring forth we're proud that all involved especially the san francisco police department to open their doors and invited transparency and accountability at the same time the city worked the police commission san francisco police department, office of citizens complaints, members of the board, and more importantly communities key stakeholders to move forward with the areas to implement immediately the doj process and assess and progress on some of the police reforms needed 24 included key highlights and key policy recommendations that demonstrated our leadership here of what we needed to move forward with san francisco i'd like to highlight one of the major outcomes we saw where $20 million investment to subcontract trainings on equipment and to also improve the cultural sensitive in the police department we moved with significant programming in the forest to be able to begin looking at building trust between communities and communities of color and the police department after 6 months of working with the doj cops staff their staff worked closely to complete 2k5

fair and consistent and that's the same thing i like to share with the men and women of the san francisco police department because that is where the work is done one hardest parts before many process i couldn't reach out to the men and women of the san francisco police department and the men and women i'll be working with starting today that will change and so excited to get to know the men and women of that police department because one thing i've met a lot of police departments and within to a lot of places all around the world those who have us are dedicated we have in common we care about the community and about the service from what i see that rings true here ever departments has issues and things to work on the men and women ♪ department from everything i've heard and seen and arriving at the airport and how friendly of the officers were they didn't know me the officers i've met since i've been here have been very friends and family and impeaching when my wife and i went to lunch a couple of weeks ago we sat next to a couple of officers that's the type of service that rings true for a cop

. >>> new restrictions are in place for san francisco police officers regarding confrontations with suspects. alex savidge is in san francisco talking about this policy changes just approved last night. alex? >> reporter: yes, good morning. this is all the result of a long run and contentious debate that has been going on for a number of months. last night during a meeting here at city hall, the san francisco police commission made two major changes to the departments use of force policy. members approved a measure that bans officers for shooting in moving cars unless there are exceptional circumstances. initially the police officers association had objected to the proposal and demanded that the additional language be inserted. the union says that officers need latitude when the public may be in danger and, last night some commissioners clearly agreed. >> when i first came on the commission there continues to be several shootings, some of them have been very fatal. >> reporter: and also, and about last night the commission band a maneuver known as carotid restraints which is a type of hold a

chief to the san francisco police department and according to the san francisco chronicle, that new chief is william scott from the los angeles police department. scott is a deputy chief of the south bureau of the lapd. that covers more than 50 square miles. he started there 25 years ago. he was promoted to commander in 2012 and he's worked on patrol as a detective over the years and with the department's gang task force. the chronicle is reporting that the current interim chief was one of the finalists for the top job permanently, but it appears, according to the chronicle, the mayor has decided to look outside the department for a new chief. mayerle has faced criticism from the department. we're going to continue to follow this story and coming up in the next hour, we're going to talk about the challenges the incoming chief could be facing. back to you guys. >> thanks. >>> turk now to major -- turning now to major news. the deadly truck attack, authorities say the people involved in the attack, including the truck driver, may s

next chief of the san francisco police department william bill scott. >> bill scott officially the new leader of san francisco police force and word of his hiring had many people supporting ed lee's choice of the city's new police chief. >> we have a man. he fits all of those attributes. that i shared with the mayor. >> it is time to lead san francisco in the right direction and i think we picked a good leader. >> u.s. senator dianne feinstein congratulated scott saying first on the scene when a major incident occurs and answers the community's questions and hear those concerns. since scott is coming from the la police department. many we spoke with say they made calls to their colleagues to get an idea on the man that will lead the city's force. >> it is the things that he will use you can lose. you are pulled off a cue in san francisco. we were looking at him to be the next chief. >> reaching out to him folks from southern california are upset to lose. >> i will support the new chief and the members of the police department. i think we have the best depa

know what they are and what they're going through. >> so from what you know about san francisco and san francisco policeartment you you know from issues of issues of supports that arrest numbers (inaudible). >> what do you see as is bigger challenge for the police department. >> i'll start this is a more absorbable issue across the country we have a challenges in the profession it's a organization like many others are has recognized what those challenges are the thing that effected me this job it opportunity is that the organization did recognize that are challenges and saying we have things to work on throughout the leadership and the change is a challenge in profession and some things have to change what i see that there is an organization that recognizes that as well as be open so those challenges are over come can be overcome like i said, we have good people in the organization so change is difficult for everybody but whether your law enforcement are not the exchanges we can do it. >> specifically what changed. >> you know use of force policies that the police commission and is poa and the communiti

not tolerate in the city and county of san francisco nationally hate crimes are up and signs are burning in san francisco and the bay area the san francisco police department has seen and 10 percent spike in the hate crimes from are a to this year a 28 percent from two years ago now i don't want to muddy the water we saw a nice drop prior but an uptick as in the newspaper the san francisco police department is taking pro-active measures to combat those crimes and putting officers like we did that the teams made it it the playoffs we're to do that in our neighborhoods so someone times to attack them because of their, their wearing they may be attacking on duty police officer put that warning out to the public and housing ability for prejudice has occurred and anti crime operations it is unacceptable and - simple crimes from challenging to fights more rigorous crimes or that's and a assaults will not be tolerated bias and hate have no place 2004 san francisco o or anything else we want to commend - thank you, thank you. >> (clapping.) >> in a moment you'll hear in the district attorney and we promised when we find those crimes we'll investigate an

a blizzard dumping a foot of snow or more. >> if you plan to party in san francisco for new year's eve, why policeou better have a plan. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, court reporter could be in jeopardy. authorities are not releasing the name >>> more than 100 criminal cases in san francisco handle by an uncertified court reporter are in jeopardy. he let his certification expired between june and october of this year. state law does require the license in order for work to be current. 117 attorneys have been notified of the certification lapse by the court stenographer. >>> five things to know at the :55. russian president vladimir putin says his country will not expel diplomats. president obama ordered sanctions after u.s. intelligence linked moscow to cyber attacks aimed at influencing the presidential election. >>> a major winter storm continues to pummel the northeast today. the storm began dumping heavy snow in upstate new york and new england yesterday. by the time it's over some places are expected to get more than a foot of snow. >>> a california parole board has delayed its decision on whether o

san francisco's "use of force" policy. kpix 5's melissa caen is live at san francisco police headquarters. ils on the legal battle brewing just as the city is getting a new chief. >> reporter: the san francisco police union is suing the city and the police commission. now, the longest serving member of the police commission is a man named joe marshall there 12 years. he said he never saw anything like this. jessica williams was driving a stolen car when she was shot and killed by a sergeant with the san francisco police back in may. almost immediately, police chief greg suhr resigned. >> i think that's one of the first things that the acting chief was going to do is prohibit the shooting into vehicles. >> reporter: the san francisco police union agreed up to a point. martin halloran is the union president. >> we agreed on about 99% of the policy including very restrictive prohibitions on firing at suspects in moving vehicles. but we also agreed that there should be exceptional and extreme circumstances in there where an officer can deviate from the policy in those circumstances. >> reporter

all the san francisco police officers association is asking the public to weigh in on proposed changes to its "use-of-force" policy. >> this could happen with a proposal before the city police commission. with this prohibited weapons policy, we can't stop senseless slaughter. >> the officers association released a new ad showing an angry man driving into a crowd of people and an officer hesitating to pull his weapon. police say the new policy would prohibit officers from drawing weapons against a moving vehicle. the ad asks residents to call the police commission's president to speak against the proposal. according to the "san francisco examiner" it is misleading because allegations are not true. >> calls are for change at san francisco police department began after the fatal police shooting of stabbing suspect mario woods. a candlelight vigil is held in his honor to mark the anniversary. anniversary. it will begin at officers say the 26-year-old lunched at officers with a enough but the video raises questions about what, exactly, happened. the delegate sparked several protests calling

department forward an pathway to reform and the san francisco police department is better day then when we took the rule and acting chief for that we're all indebted to tony. >> thank you on behalf of myself and the city of san francisco the only reason i didn't thank you very much. >> as you all know this process was very comprehensive a great deal of effort in searching candidates with the skill setsdz and characteristics that are desired and talked about in so many communities meetings and the right experience to lead the san francisco police department the search included internal and external national as well as local about the it's my pleasure to announce the author process paid off we found a candidate that both the commission and i felt embodied what the police department needs in the police chief in william scott the deputy chief of the san francisco police department. >> deputy kind of scott a 20-year veteran of lapd during the course the last year's has under gone transforms within the department of justice and with the experience of managing a department taking on

william scott, with more than 20 years experience in the l.a.p.d., african-american to head the san francisco policee veteran, served in gang task force and led the southwest division of the police department, which is interestingly enough, even bigger than san francisco in terms of square miles. i think what the mayor was looking for is scott's career in professional services. that's the part of the department that implements police reforms, and that's where san francisco has had its key challenges. recall the shooting of mario woods set off a chain reak of protests in san francisco over police reforms. then after another shooting, that led to the resignation of the police chief. it's all about use of force, when to shoot, when not to shoot. it is currently still a debate between the department and police officers association. so the incoming chief will certainly have his hands full. >> and this is a surprise to people, scott's hiring, because tony chaplain has been acting chief for the last five months and has been so popular. >> that's right, and many perceived him as the frontrunner. he had the

the police union supported an interim chief chaplain but mayor lee went outside the department. reporter: san francisco's next chief of the san francisco police department william bill scott. >> the announcement came as a surprise because many expected the interim chief to remain. >> change is a challenge and that is just that challenging, change. >> the mayor came after the racist text scandal with people of color and the forced resignation of chief greg suhr. >> lee chose an outsider. >> it was a who is got the skill sets and the proven ability to bring this department forward. >> a university of alabama graduate and 27 year veteran of lapd that rose through the ranks. 52-year-old scott thanked his wife and three children. >> they are the force that drives my life. >> and i couldn't do it without them. >> so they have been with me. >> he promised to work with talent and cooperate with the police officer's association and to look at things with a better set of eyes and supports tasers and other nonlethal options and restrictive force policy. >> it is about honesty and openness and whose hand is at the t

i just don't. >> san francisco police shot woods 20 times. he was armed with a knife. aid he had just stabbed someone, that he refused to drop the knife and was acting erratically. >> the knife wasn't a threat to the officers, and in many ways it just start the current reform movement in the city of san francisco. >> the incident is still being investigated by the san francisco district attorney's office. no officers have been charged. protesters outside the hall of justice wants them to take action. >> we can't wait any longer. >> we know it's taken time. >> he said once a new unit is in place within his office, the goal by the end of 2017 is for officer-involved is shooting investigations to take between 90 and 180 days to complete. >> anyone looking at that video can say -- see what happened. we need the district attorney to say that. >> when woods grease it's a necessary step toward healing. >> it sends a message that our children's lives, they matter. they matter. >> in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc7 news. >> attorneys for san francisco were in federal court

san francisco, and i want to welcome bill and his family to san francisco. and it's my pleasure now to introduce san francisco's next chief of the san francisco police department, william "bill" scott. [ applause ] >>> good morning, everybody. first of all, i want to thank mayor lee for taking the steps to select me for this position. i know the process was not an easy one. there were a lot of folks who were qualified for the position, and i am grateful and thankful that i've been selected to lead this great city and this great department. i have a rule that i -- usually when i speak in public i try to eliminate the word "i" from the speech because really the work that needs to be done is more about we. i know you guys want to know who i am so i'll start with i so you know more about me. i brought my family with me today, and with the exception of my daughter who couldn't get off work my family is with me. my wife, and my two sons. they are really the force that drives my life. and i couldn't do it without them. so they are here with me, and they've been with me throughout this journey. a little bit about me. i am from alabama originally. went to college at th

justice department found evidence of racial profiling. >> the san francisco police department will accept0th, mayor lee announced the search for a permanent chief was over. >> william bill scott, the deputy chief of the los angeles police department. >> the new chief is currently the highest-ranking african- american in the lapd. he is a 26-year veteran and a longtime advocate of community policing. kron 4 news. >> will be right back. cold weather is the big story this morning. below the freezing mark inland. below freezing in santa rosa and fairfield and novato right now. right at the freezing mark in napa and livermore. we will have more on the weather forecast as we head into the new year's eve coming up. [take: on cam]çáááon camáááÑ gymnast simone biles has been voted the a-p female athlete of the year.[take vo] çááávoáááÑ biles won four golds and a b >>> the ap female athlete of the year. she won four gold and a bronze for the u.s. women's team at the summer olympics in rio. she received 31 votes out of possible 59. coming in second, katie let jackie. she won four gold and silver thi

good morning new rules in place right now outlining how and when san francisco police officers can use deadly force. we will tell you about the changes provided by the police commission.>>> we're keeping an eye on the roads and the airports today is a very busy day for travel. the roads are already crap -- crowded this morning. >>> thank you for joining us thursday morning december 22. >> we will kick it off with the weather and steve says heading up to the sierra you might want to get going right now.>> either way. once you get up there it will be gorgeous. winter storm warning not until four clock a.m. friday and goes until four a clock p.m. -- four clock p.m. on saturday. the bulk of it will be above 3000. one to 3 feet in the higher elevations. current conditions 38, i believe that is jupiter. if that's wrong you can let me know. 46 in the warm section, clear, and a great time. 30s on the thames in santa rosa, napa 35,

they did approve those two major changes to the san francisco police department use of force policy and those changes take effect immediately.>>> thank you. 6:05 is the time. the san francisco police officers association frustrated about the process for the new police chief. the mayor ed lee did not tell them ahead of time that he was picking los angeles deputy chief bill scott. the union chief had thrown in its support to tony chaplin. the union sent a message to his 2300 members accusing the mayor of picking the chief in secret and says he turned his bank -- is back on the rank-and-file. >>> the san francisco police will mark the 10th anniversary of the fatal shooting of the officer he was shot on december 22 the officer he was shot on december 22, 2006. they were in pursuit of a suspect that escape from a correctional facility the suspect into the grudge of a home and opened fire when officers moved in. another officer returned fire killing the suspect. anyone who wishes to pay tribute to the officer that was killed can visit the police station tonight. >>> city of oakland is still s

department forward an pathway to reform and the san francisco police department is better daythen when we took the rule and acting chief for that we're all indebted to tony. >> thank you on behalf of myself and the city of san francisco the only reason i didn't thank you very much. >> as you all know this process was very comprehensive a great deal of effort in searching candidates with the skill setsdz and characteristics that are desired and talked about in so many communities meetings and the right experience to lead the san francisco police department the search included internal and external national as well as local about the it's my pleasure to announce the author process paid off we found a candidate that both the commission and i felt embodied what the police department needs in the police chief in william scott the deputy chief of the san francisco police department. >> deputy kind of scott a 20-year veteran of lapd during the course the last year's has under gone transforms within the department of justice and with the experience of managing a department taking on s

. >>> san francisco police say there's an important clue that may help them track down the driver in a violent hit-and-run crash. it happened earlier this week right next to san francisco general hospital. sergio quintana has the story. >> at first glance dana fernie looks like she's recovering from her injuries pretty well, but you take a closer look and she has a bruised eye and a pretty significant head injury. >> i don't remember anything except getting on my bike and then waking up in the hospital. >> tuesday night at about 10:15 she was bicycling home on portera avenue near 22nd street when she was hit by a vehicle. the driver left the scene. her boyfriend says a few good samaritans found her and walked her to the hospital. >> the negative thing is some person did something horrible and selfish but four people did something fantastic. >> unfortunately investigators don't have any clues because no witnesses have come forward and there aren't many surveillance cameras on the stretch. but there is an important piece of evidence. a sideview mirror found at the scene that may have co

>> thank you, everyone and thank you for all your hard work and for abc to recognizing the san francisco police department thank you very much. >> thank you. >> sergeant, next item. >> item 2 consent calendar receive and file request of the chief of police to accept the nomination of $2,000 in the sfpd wilderness program. >> colleagues in your packets a memo from the officer with the donations from the officer program is that a motion. >> move to approve admit public comment on the consent calendar. >> >> good evening and welcome. >> those that looked worried and smiling faces 2000 explores for the sfpd wilderness program i strongly suggest that you encourage more such documents instead of having trees with falling branches causing problems you could adopt a living defense program my nickname is peter and i'll donate you a bunch of cactus and the most food on land a firewall food and flower and fruit and medicinal and frost resistant and they produce more food than anything on the planted month black and white people don't know that but talk to people south of the board an amazing opportunity a

san francisco police say even though an arrest has been made, they are asking anyone with information to contact them anonymously. in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> who's more in danger? the coyote roaming a san francisco neighborhood or the people living there? >>> coming up next, how this canine could be killed with kindness. >>> plus, governor brown takes his callings by surprise. >>> tiny birds, tiny goggles. why stanford is putting parents through there's paces. >>> i'm >>> this coyote has become a simple of san francisco's bernel heights neighborhood. people are treating her more like a pet than a wild animal. alyssa harrington is live with a story tonight. alyssa? >> reporter: dan, this animal act as lot more like a dog than a coyote. on this alert sign, you can see somebody wrote bark next to a picture. this coyote plays fetch. she comes down here to the road and goes up to car windows in search of food. a lot of humans are interacting with her and people who work closely say it's causing a whole lot more harm than good. she's become a neighborhood icon. the c

newly named san francisco police chief bill scott understands that this is just one of the issues the hoping he can resolve. >> police department is just a piece of the total big picture but it's an important piece. i don't take that lightly. there's a lot of work to be done. a lot of reforms that are on the jeanne. >> the police officers association has tried blocking the new policy for months and is against the moving car policy using this ad as a way to subway the public. back in may, a san francisco police sergeant shot and killed a woman in a suspected stolen car. later that day chief suhr resigned. the commission will vote on the "use of force" policy tonight at 5:30. >>> it's 6:57. let's check the slow roadways throughout the bay area. things slowing down bad. expect 20 minutes between hayward to foster city. that's 880 to 101. now, on to another 20-minute commute on the bay bridge toll plaza. the maze to downtown 22 minutes and this is due to an earlier stalled car. now in petaluma, you have some bad delays here on southbound 101. this is due to an earlier stalled car, as well

department forward an pathway to reform and the san francisco police department is better day then when we took the rule and acting chief for that we're all indebted to tony. >> thank you on behalf of myself and the city of san francisco the only reason i didn't thank you very much. >> as you all know this process was very comprehensive a great deal of effort in searching candidates with the skill setsdz and characteristics that are desired and talked about in so many communities meetings and the right experience to lead the san francisco police department the search included internal and external national as well as local about the it's my pleasure to announce the author process paid off we found a candidate that both the commission and i felt embodied what the police department needs in the police chief in william scott the deputy chief of the san francisco police department. >> deputy kind of scott a 20-year veteran of lapd during the course the last year's has under gone transforms within the department of justice and with the experience of managing a department taking on

back in may a san francisco police sergeant killed a woman in a suspected stolen car. police said there was no immediate indication that she was armed or was driving toward officers when she was shot. later that day former chief greg suhr resigned. so there's a laundry list of issues we could highlight this morning but we and chief scott will have to start with the use of force. the commission will vote on this policy tonight at 5:30. >> thank you. >>> the search is on for the gunman who attacked a pawn shop. it happened in the middle of the day at the pawn advantage on springs road in vallejo. officers were called to the scene on reports of an armed robbery and when they got there, they found two people and a dog shot inside the store. >> the only description is two males dark colored sweatshirts and one was armed with a handgun they don't know the moti . >> one person died at the scene, the other in the hospital. detectives are looking at surveillance video hoping to get some answers. >>> this morning in san francisco, local artists are set to face off with building i

.>> san francisco has a new police chief. thanks for joining us. i am grant lotus. their i am pam moore. today san francisco's mayor formally introduced william scott. their he comes here from lapd where he served for 27 years. he was overseeing that department 1700 merritt -- member southern bureau before being ÷& scott is an advocate of greatero "yjfficer involvement in communities where they serve. he was a pc5young officer worki in la when the rodney king riots broke out. before that he earned an accounting degree from university of alabama.>> alecia reid sat down with b.the prominent attorney and a new -- activist to get their opinions.>> reporter: will scott was announced at city oo hall today. he comes from a large district where he managed over 1200 officers. although his resume is extensive, he is an outsider. some feel it may cause push back in san francisco.>> this police officers come from si, sacred heart cot and it is a bedrock of the foundation of the police department.>> reporter: scott has a lot of work ahead. there are more than 200 reforms that ar

live in san francisco, melissa caen, kpix 5. >>> san francisco police have made an arrest in a cold- blooded murder of a city worker. the man a young father of two was killed while he was cleaning graffiti. kpix 5's jessica flores reports. >> reporter: jermaine jackson's daughter is painting him a picture. the 27-year-old father of two was shot dead in san francisco just doing his job. painting over graffiti at 25th and vermont streets. jackson's aunt tells me from their bayview neighborhood his family is devastated. >> he had a bright future. we thought he made it out of this mess. for him to be at work and someone to shoot him down -- [ pause ] >> -- it's unfathomable. >> reporter: san francisco police today announced 26-year- old michael higginbotham is under arrest in connection with the shooting they want found the suspect in vallejo. >> it's bittersweet for us because it doesn't bring back jermaine but yeah, we're relieved and hopefully, just will be served. >> reporter: jackson was an apprentice for the department of public works since 2015. he was expected to graduate from th

to our continuing coverage of the new hiring of the police chief a san francisco. scott has been with the lapd since 1989. he picked scott because he showed an ability to move a police department. he helped implement reforms at lapd. tony chaplin attended the announcement. he told ktvu that he will remain with the police department and do everything he can to ease the transition for scott.>> i will be here for the foreseeable future and support the new chief. i will continue to support the members of the san francisco police department i think we are the best on the planet. >> scott has been married 29 years and has three children. he accepted the job on his wedding anniversary. he says he supports restrictions on the use of force and favors arming officers with stun guns. >>> a number of san francisco leaders are coming out in endorsing scott. >> it is time to lead san francisco in the right direction. i think we picked a good leader. , senator dianne feinstein issued a statement as well. she called him a fine and well respected officer who had worked with feinstei

san francisco. according to bloomberg, apple accuses nokia of attempting to extort money over the patents. >>> major changes for san francisco policend their use of force policy. new information about the late- night meeting that has a new policy and now must be followed. >>> a busy morning at airports across the country as people are traveling for the holiday season and we will have a look at some airport delays that might impact your travel plans, locally, and for the coming days, as well. >>> it looks good on the roads. if you are traveling into san francisco, there are people on the road. it does not look like a big crowd going into the city. >>> skies are clear and it is colder but changes on the way. it won't start until tonight. more on that. if you think it's colder, it is. >>> we return to a developing story out of the south bay that we told you about 15 minutes ago. fire crews are battling a fire south of downtown san jose next to a busy freeway that is all happening on the east side of highway 87. ktvu saw the fire from the freeway at about 3:30 this morning, shortly after it started and we have janine de la vega who jus

san francisco police department released the video today. they say if you happen to know anything, you should give them a call. >>> in the south bay, thieves showed no mercy for the mercy-mobile delivering cold weather spray supplies to the homeless. >> we're joined live from san jose. robert, the timing couldn't be worse with the cold snap coming. >> reporter: well, that's right. as you heard jeff mention earlier, cold and maybe even wet weather is coming. and the mercy-mobile was collecting supplies to try to help the homeless. that all changed last night when thieves helped themselves. >> they came in through this window. probably put their hand through there and just lifted up the knob and you pull. this was a bin. on top of this was medical supplies, i remember. so stacked up to about this high. and had a lot of hygiene kits. there was a bunch of clothes and coats in here. this is stuff we were going to give out this week. so they took these out. these were donated by st. timothy's church in blossom hill. we had this full. took all of t

police say the teenager was sitting in a car at dove hill park and the suspects robbed and shot him. they were just caught this week. >>> a san francisco neighborhood is on edge tonight after a woman opened her front door and someone shot her in the face. it happened in the hunters point neighborhood on northridge road. police say the woman heard a knock on her door before 1:00 and a man with a handgun was standing there and the woman is in the hospital but it expected to survive. the man who shot her is still on the loose. >>> a follow up on the july encounter between b.a.r.t. police and a couple expecting a baby. the couple said their nightmare is over because today san francisco prosecutors said they will not retry the case. last week san francisco public defender released this body cam video of the arrest of michael smith and his partner at the embarcadero station. officers responding to a 911 call confronted smith who was not armed. officers say smith attacked them, but the couple say the officers were the aggressors. previously a jury acquitted smith of battery and deadlocked on three other misdemeanors. they will not retry smith

freeway may be blamed for the. -- police say in ic freeway may be blamed for the crash. >>> san francisco police say a woman was critically injured after being struck by a bus. that have been around 7:00 last night near the intersection of market street in downtown san francisco. police say the woman was walking when she was hit and pinned under the bus. >>> parents in palo alto being more the cases of whooping cough are on the rise. it has been confirmed the three schools have had cases of whooping cough. health officials say most of the cases are students who have already been vaccinated but did not get a booster shot. >> there are enough people that aren't up to date with their immunizations that they can act as a population where the disease can spread. >> doctors are recommending the parents get booster shots for their children. they say whooping cough goes undetected because it looks just like a cold in the early days. symptoms include, cough, fever, shortness of breath as well as vomiting. >>> a record number of students trying to get into uc berkeley next year. officials say more than 85

police commission votes on the issue tomorrow. as it has a direct impact on the public safety of san francisco's san franciscans. use of force policy is supported in full by the mayor, by the police commission, and the united states department of justice. as you may recall the us doj was invited by mayor lee generate 21st of this year to introduce dean and review among other things, the use of force strategies of the san francisco police department. despite more than five months of negotiations the work between the san francisco police commission and the poa to come to an impasse and sf poa is using their probation against shooting at moving vehicles as recommended by the police commission and the doj is a reason for not moving forward. on december 1, 2016 the poa released and egregiously misleading video emphasizing the position - excuse me - emphasizing their opposition to recommendations from policing experts. these policing experts include the police commission, the us doj pres. obama's test was on 21st century policing them who uniformly agree that shooting at moving vehicles is ineffective and flat out dang

created by the berlin attack has made its way into many major cities, including right here in san francisco. the police department acknowledged today it is beefing up patrols around popular destinations like union square. nbc bay area's robert handa is live in san francisco with more on the increased police presence there. robert. >> reporter: well, the increased police presence does seem to be helping. we heard that from a lot of people here at the embacadero, as well as union square, including some visitors from germany, who saw the initial reaction from the berlin attack, up close. the family from frankfurt, germany, is in the bay area to visit a relative and joined thousands to union square. before leaving home, the family saw how police were reacting to the berlin attack. >> we had police running around, standing there with machine guns, which is unusual. that hasn't been the case before in germany. >> reporter: what's your reaction to the san francisco police increase in security because of the berlin incident? >> it feels comforting. it's good. >> there are more officers than normal, more of a p

letting be clear band in other department that is slipped to a choke hold but the train in san francisco is adequate policeicers they've engaged it is used very judicially in san francisco most of folks that came up in closed session planned what the scenarios were and where why it was used i think outside the box disingenuous to say on the doj to get rid of of that and recommend strongly to remove the tasers so we're going to if we are take it we need to take it all and not piece out from the doj that is a strong represents to look at that and it is also a recommendation to immediately stop of use of it and if we look at it we need to look at all of that but as far as using that tactic in san francisco i've heard people talk about nation wide and san francisco is there a situation that resulted in a fatality that question can be posed to my knowledge has not. >> multiple voices). >> take a breathe the police commission should look at the top experts didn't say we recommended tasers we strongly recommend st. mary's but look at it experts. >> just to be clear that's off topic not what we're discussing. >> c

. >>> after what happened in werber lynn, san francisco police are stepping up patrols in union square after what happened in berlin. that's where kpix 5's jackie ward is right now. jackie? >> reporter: veronica, union square has been bustling all afternoon with tourists and shoppers and there is a bigger police presence than usual on a friday night because of all the last-minute shoppers. [ sirens [ >> reporter: in union square, police are out in full force as holiday shoppers pick up some last-minute gifts. >> i asked for a sewing machine and i asked for an amazon echo. >> reporter: following the attack in berlin where a driver plowed into a crowded christmas market, killing 12 people and injuring dozens more, the san francisco police department has double-checked their security plan and made the necessary adjustments. >> we constantly are reassessing this situation as incidents like berlin occur. >> reporter: there is a lot of foot traffic in the city like union square. >> officers in high-profile visible areas in uniform as well as in plainclothes. >> reporter: are you worried abou

know what they are and what they're going through. >> so from what you know about san francisco and san francisco police department you you know from issues of issues of supports that arrest numbers (inaudible). >> what do you see as is bigger challenge for the police department. >> i'll start this is a more absorbable issue across the country we have a challenges in the profession it's a organization like many others are has recognized what those challenges are the thing that effected me this job it opportunity is that the organization did recognize that are challenges and saying we have things to work on throughout the leadership and the change is a challenge in profession and some things have to change what i see that there is an organization that recognizes that as well as be open so those challenges are over come can be overcome like i said, we have good people in the organization so change is difficult for everybody but whether your law enforcement are not the exchanges we can do it. >> specifically what changed. >> you know use of force policies that the police commission and is poa and the commu

chance to do this. >> friends are saying the owner leaves behind a wife and kids. >> san francisco's new chief of police is sworn in next month. bill scott is leaving his job at deputy chief with the lapd after 27 years with that department. the san francisco commission conduct add nationwide search narrowed to several dozen candidates, mayor lee said he selected scott because he best met the needs of the department. he will shakeup the san francisco police department. >> what is special he understands how to implement reform and connect with the rank and file. >> you need an outsider to be a change agent who understands what a modern police department looks like. >> lapd has adopt add series of reforms that the mayor said played into the decision. school will replace toney chaplin act offing chief. >> san francisco took seven months to name a new chief and five other police departments are looking for a leader, oakland has not had a chief since a sudden resignation over sexual misconduct. oakland city administration and the assistant chief run the department. >> berkeley police chief resigned after ser