abc 7 news reporter, tiffany wilson is live with more. and things were tense, tiffany. >> reporter: they certainly were. it was very intense here. however, now if you take a look around me, a very different story. just in the past couple of minutes the crowd mainly disbanded. you can see just a few stragglers here and there but the counterprotesters and the people with patriot prayer all seem to have walked off and left crissy field within the past 10 minutes. earlier this hour the police presence increased with officers in riot gear standing by. there were heated conon foritations between a couple of individuals on either side. the leader of patriot prayer, joey gibson called off the official rally saying he felt it could lead to conflicts between the two groups. he ended up having a news conference in pacifica this afternoon and mad unannounced vizzed to crissy field. he spoke to people here for about an hour and left as tensions began to rise. >> we have so much hatred in this country right now. it's done on purpose and we cannot go for

abc 7 news reporter, tiffany wilson is live with more. and things were tense, tiffany. >> reporter: they certainly were. it was very intense here. however, now if you take a look around me, a very different story. just in the past couple of minutes the crowd mainly disbanded. you can see just a few stragglers here and there but the counterprotesters and the people with patriot prayer all seem to have walked off and left crissy field within the past 10 minutes. earlier this hour the police presence increased with officers in riot gear standing by. there were heated conon foritations between a couple of individuals on either side. the leader of patriot prayer, joey gibson called off the official rally saying he felt it could lead to conflicts between the two groups. he ended up having a news conference in pacifica this afternoon and made an unannounced vizzed to crissy field. he spoke to people here for about an hour and left as tensions began to rise. >> we have so much hatred in this country right now. it's done on purpose and we cannot go

abc 7 news reporter tiffany wilson is live in oakland with when just happened. tiffany? >> reporter: more than 5,000 potholes have been filled, and aa lot of work has been done like what's going on here on 51st street. city officials admit there's still a lot more to do. >> this is the sound of progress. after seven weeks of working 12 hours a day mayor libby schaaf says city crews have filled 5,208 potholes and repaved 1.6 miles of oakland streets. that is a record, but, boy, did the city need it. >> reporter: and she says the city still needs it. >> our city streets have suffered from decades of neglect and underfunding, but thanks to the generosity of oakland voters who passed measure kk last year by more than 82% of the vote, for the first time we will be knocking down the backlog of street repairs in this city. >> reporter: mayor schaaf says oakland has built up nearly half a billion dollars in unfunded street maintenance and right now half of the city's 800 miles of street need some level of repair. city leaders know the potholes cause real problems from damaged ri

tiffany wilson is there a little earlier than the rest. hi, tiffany. >> reporter: that's right, reggie. i'm trying something called fashionably early. it's very cool. you get front row for everything. tomorrow, actually kicked off the tenth anniversary of the outside lands festival. it is huge. about 225,000 people are expected to swarm the park for a chance to sway to the music and saver some culinary delights. along with dozens of bands, outside lands includes some 80 bay area restaurants, 40 northern california wineries and nearly 30 west coast breweries. festival organizers say the celebration brings more than $70 million to san francisco's economy. >> we get pretty full, and before and after. a lot of people walk to the festivals, so it's good for business in the neighborhood. >> if you're going to the festival this weekend, you're encouraged to use a clear bag or just leave your backpack at home. organizers say bringing a regular bag will result in long lines and a delayed entrance. live in golden gate park, tiffany wilson, abc7 news.

live in golden gate park, tiffany wilson, abc 7 news. >> tiffany, thanks. getting to and around the event will be a challenge all weekend. alexis smith from abc 7 mornings is here with the best ways to beat the traffic and avoid some headaches. alexis? >> yeah. leave the car at home. that is my number one piece of advice here, so you've got a lot of mass transit options and muni is stepping up their festival. they will be not conducting their secway testing this weekend. that's available for an option. more buses and judah and the 5 in fulton and the x express providing rides back to the civic center. golden gate 70 to 7 is, transfer to muni 28 and exit to fulton walk the rest of the way into the festival and non-mass transit options, too. a three-day shouldle, bill graham civic bicycle parking at hellmanman hollow and three taxi stands on fulton at 25th, 30th and 35th. make sure you have a plan before you head out the door. >> we'll talk about the temperatures maybe there and what you should do to prepare to stay dry because it's going to be kind of misty

the better market street project was just approved, abc 7 news reporter tiffany wilson is live with new details, tiffany. >> reporter: hi, kristen, city officials are trying to reshape market street for the next 50 to 100 years. and that means big changes for everyone who commutes up and down this corridor. here's how some people describe navigating san francisco. >> it's pretty crowded and a little bit scary. >> reporter: the city wants the experience to be better and now after years of debate, officials have a plan to drastically change the market street corridor. most notably, private cars including uber and lyft will be banned from tenth street east. >> i don't like it because that's how i make my living. i pick up employees for work here from the em bark dare row station and drive them in. i don't know where i'd be able to pick them up if i couldn't do it on market street. >> reporter: san francisco's public works director says cross traffic will still be allowed. commercial vehicles and delivery trucks will have access to the curb lane while muni will have exclusive use of the cen

abc 1 news reporter tiffany wilson is there live to show us. tiffany? >> reporter: hi, kristen, the public's feedback on the new bike storage designs is very critical to caltrain. just like the other two public polls for the new fleets, color and layout, the most popular design will be the one that caltrain goes with. >> all aboard. >> reporter: bike capacity is at a premium on caltrain. >> get very full very quickly. >> reporter: boyakers say the current stacking system can lead to conflicts commutes. >> it's awful trying to find out who is going where and make sure you don't put your bike on somebody else's who needs to get off before you do. >> reporter: caltrain plans to increase bike storage on the new trains. >> we'll have increased capacity over the system because we'll be running more trains. >> reporter: the caltrain spokesperson said they made a commitment for one bike for every eight seats and they have come up with two options for people to vote on. >> the options are capacity which is option one and option two is this potential to be able t

tifany wilson live at san francisco police headquarters. tiffany. >> reporter: good morning, reggie. that is right. san francisco police say they will increase patrols at dolores park following yesterday's triple shooting. the park was packed with families, tourists, and children yesterday when the gunman or gunmen opened fire on the pedestrian bridge off church street. it's no secret the park is popular on weekends. police will assign two extra officers to the park from early morning until after dark to help ease everyone's concerns. the three victims were taken to sf general for treatment. one man is in kridicate condition. another was treated and released, and the third victim is a teenage boy. one witness described his very close call. >> just a moment of glimpsing up and seeing one person raising the gun to my face. and that's when six or seven rounds got shot off. and i just took off running. two people got hit behind me, and luckily, i only had a fragment stick to my pants. >> police say the shooting does not appear to be random. the suspect

live in san francisco, tiffany wilson, abc 7 news. >> all right. hold on tight, tiffany. thanks a lot. >>> we are expecting an update today on a natural disaster in san jose that is still affecting the city months later. happening today, the san jose city council will discuss lingering issues from the devastating floods that damaged hundreds of homes in february. about 200 residents are still living in the temporary housing. today the council is giving an update on recovery efforts and the plan to boost emergency management staffing. the meeting is set for 1:30 this afternoon. >>> buying and selling anything you want with a touch of a button. it's a way of life now with smartphones, but is it safe? we'll break down the best ways to protect yourself when you meet a stranger to make a trade. >>> and do you love flying jetblue? you may soon love them even more. how the airline is taking customer service to new heights. >>> and we're off to a great start once again, even had some drizzle this morning. looks like that will repeat itself again tomorrow. let's open the weather w

tiffany wilson live for us in san francisco. tiffany. >> reporter: good morning, reggie. that ban is just one of the changes, whether you're walking, biking, or taking transit, big changes are coming to market street. after years of debate, city officials have finally agreed on plans to change the way this corridor works. the better market street project will affect market street between the embarcadero and octavia street. officials have agreed to restrict all private car traffic, including uber and lyft from 10th street east to the embarcadero. new bike lanes will be adding and then delivery trucks and taxis can use the curb lane while muni will have exclusive use of the inside lanes. the goal is to improve muni's speeds, increase safety for everyone, and update the overall aesthetic of the market street corridor. construction is estimated at $604 million. the city has not announced where most of the money will come from, but it already has about $100 million in funding to get started. now, construction is expected to begin at the very end of next year, and it will be co

we have team coverage starting with tiffany wilson at crissy field. where that group is now. >> the leader of that group left just a few minutes ago. in the past few minutes it's gotten very contentious. you can see the group behind me. some people wearing bandannas. there are people with hoods and hats on covering their faces. you can see the alt-left and the alt-right really facing off. this morning it appeared patriot prayer would rally in alamo square park. a message from joey gibson made it clear, that would not happen. then he went live on facebook the announce an indoor news conference at 2:00. however, it was at a quiet pacifica park that gibson came forward from the shadows. >> i really don't see this as a loss. i see this as an opportunity for america to wake up, to understand. we can't let people silence others especially when we have such a positive message. >> reporter: he blames the media and the politicians for hijacking his message of unity and branding his movement as white supremacy. >> you have a mayor who says we're hateful and vio

abc 7 news reporter tiffany wilson is live at the scene. tiffany? >> hi, kristen. well, most of the construction workers are taking a lunch break, but you can see some of the demolition work on the roof that's already underway. the building houses kindergarten, tk and first grade classrooms. now most of what is inside escaped damage remarkably. the superintendent believes that the classrooms inside will be ready for students on the first day of school. construction workers wasted no time ripping out the charred roof of dixie elementary building "a" this morning. >> it was my classroom and my friend emily. it was our building that was on fire. >> reporter: mimi reddick's classroom was full of materials for her new kindergarten class. >> put things into perspective when it's just stuff, but there was a lot of stuff. >> reporter: the fire started around 5:45 yesterday evening. thick smoke poured into the sky. >> we got a wild knock on door from some kids and they said their school is on fire, and i didn't believe them at first, but i looked into their eyes and i knew

live in livermore, tiffany wilson, abc 7 news. >> tiffany, thank you. you can get updates on the escalating tensions with north korea with the abc 7 news app. download it for free and enable developments as they happen. >>> also new developments this morning regarding that close wllhen a pilot mistook a taxi way for a runway. a key piece of evidence has been erased. the air canada jet nearly landed on top of planes lining up to take off on the taxiway. now sources tell abc 7 news the voice recording was deleted. air canada's delay reporting the neaedr miss to the ntsb allowed the recorder to tape over itself several times before investigators came looking for it. federal officials have said there was no requirement to immediately report that runway incident. >>> also new developments in a deadly officer-involved shooting in south san francisco in may. the san mateo county county couy that the act lawfully. the officers say john eno was outside his home on may 23rd and refused to drop his weapon. they say they heard him load the gun and feared for their

abc 7 news reporter tiffany wilson is live with the latest. ity any. >> reporter: kristen, b.a.r.t. police released those images of that suspect during a very rare 6:00 a.m. news conference this morning, and within just a couple of hours of those images going public, they now have the man under arrest. newly released photos from inside the b.a.r.t. train show the suspect involved in two random attacks. >> just completely unprovoked. no dialogue between him or the victims, and he just did the swinging of the cutters and the punch to the face. >> reporter: the man got on the train at 4:30 and you can see he's holding a can of beer and without provocation he slammed a pair of bolt cutters into the victim's head and the second attack took place saturday night as the train approached the embarcadero station. >> the passenger was standing near the hand rail, he took a swing at him and, missed and hit him in the mouth. > reporter: did he appear violent at all to you? >> very quiet, very >> reporter: what was your suspect when you saw his image all over the news? >> i was shocked. said oh,

tiffany wilson is live in martinez. tiffany. >> reporter: matt, natasha, that suspect was a 45-year-old benicia resident. abc 7 obtained cell phone video of the final seconds leading up to the deadly police shooting when officers opened fire. we're going to show you the video. we want to warn you it is difficult to watch, and of course, we will not show you the course, we will not show you the actual shooting. >> oh [ bleep ]. oh [ bleep ]. >> oh, my god. he's going to kill him. they're going to kill him. oh, my god. they're going to [ bleep ] kill him. don't do it. oh, [ bleep ]. oh, [ bleep ]. no, no. oh, my god. oh, my god. >> the witness who recorded that video did not want to be identified but he said the suspect had a knife and refused to drop it. investigators say this all began when vallejo officers attempted to stop a car connected to an armed robbery in el cerrito. the driver led police on a high-speed chase for 15 minutes ending in richmond. >> the suspect exited the vehicle. and he was armed. >> authorities s

tiffany wilson live for us in san rafael. tiffany. >> reporter: good morning, reggie, natasha. school officials say it's too early to tell whether the four affected classrooms will be ready for the start of school on august 20 fourth. this fence was put up over the summer for construction work that's being done here, some of the workers who just arrived didn't even know about the fire yesterday. but firefighters say that a roof that was getting replaced sparked the fire. heavy black smoke greeted those firefighters at 5:45 yesterday evening. the fire chief says the fire started on the roof of building "a." >> basically a hot tar roof they're putting on this building this summer they're doing a you number of buildings here and i think the tar just got real hot, there was some extra rolls of tar paper up there which might have caught on fire. >> reporter: firefighters got the fire under control quickly but the roof sustained significant damage and the four first grade classrooms inside also have water and smoke damage. now there's just about three weeks until the start of the new

tiffany wilson is live for us outside golden gate park. >> good morning. away from the biggest concert weekend of the year. outside lands kicks off at 11:00 a.m. this morning. organizers promise the tenth anniversary will not disappoint. the art, food, wine, breweries are a major draw, but of course, fans really come here for the bands. headlines, gorillaz, metallica, and lorde have attracted people from all over. >> our favorite festival. excited to be here. ten-year anniversary especially. >> reporter: the three-day festival with nearly a quarter million people requires a lot of planning. police and security will also be strong. organizers hope past problems with counterfeit tickets will be reduced with new coded wrist bndz. if you don't have one, don't worry. you can enjoy the music by streaming it for free on your phone. the bay area news group says the festival will be streamed live. all you do is download the go 90 app and enjoy. live in golden gate park, tiffany wilson, abc 7 news. >> thank you so much. >>> oh, that was me pulling up the abc7 app. i

abc 7 news reporter tiffany wilson is live at the store that popped up just minutes ago. >> reporter: there, kristen. take a look at the huge line behind me. it stretches completely down the block. the doors just opened within the past couple of minutes and the first ten people were able to go inside and put in their orders for two different hats and several different types of t-shirts. this typically quiet chinatown alley looked like a campground overnight. the line for kendrick lamar's se block. >> just out here supporting real hip-hop. >> reporter: this teacher arrived at 8:30 last night to score the first spot in the line. >> i see kendrick lamar working in the community all the time, giving back of color, low income. >> reporter: many fans we spoke to echoed their respect for lamar and say the rapper's lyrics inspire them to do better. >> changes the way i see life. >> reporter: jeremiah soto is going to the concert at oracle arena tonight with his brother isaiah. >> huge fan. >> reporter: lamar's message is simple. >> love. love is everything. >> reporter: he's already wearing l

tiffany wilson is live for us at the lake merritt station. what's the latest? >> reporter: good morning, jessica. yes, that pressonference is beginning right as i speak, so i'm going to send it over to you so you can get a live listen in on the latest updates. >> let me first introduce chief ed alvarez. ed. >> good morning. brought you here together this morning to discuss a couple assaults we had occur from thursday and again saturday evening. we're looking for appears to be the same thursday night assaulted a patron on the train with a pair of bolt cutters. and the second assault, which occurred on saturday evening, was an unprovoked attack as well on a train of the same suspect we believe ended up punching a patron of ours that was standing on the train just waiting for the next stop. description and photograph in hopes that our patrons and people in the community could hopefully recognize him. so our investigators who are working this case diligently could go out and make the arrests and get him off the streets. >> again, you're getting a live listen right

tiffany wilson live on yerba buena island with san francisco's preperations. tasha and reggie, experts say the chances of north korea being able to target san francisco with a nuclear warhead are still low. that's because the country has not tested its intercontinental ballistic missiles with the weight of a nuclear warhead. however, if worst case scenario there is a nuclear attack, san francisco officials return to the city's emergency response plan. it includes guidance for health, law enforcement and firefighting. >> assessing the levels in the city, assessing what the medical needs are, assessing what the population needs are, whether people need shelter or they need to evacuate. >> so what should you do if there is a nuclear alert? get inside. preferably in a basement, a room without windows or a heavily re-enforced building. lie flat on the ground and wait. do not look at the flash because it can blind you, and remain sheltered in place until it's safe to evacuate. if you are exposed to radiation, take off your outer layer of clothing and shower as soon a

tiffany wilson is there before any of them show up. hi, tiffany. >> reporter: yes, rereggie, i am absolutely the first one to the party, but a lot of people will be joining me here tomorrow when the tenth anniversary of outside lands kicks off. as you mentioned, about 225,000 people will swarm the park for a chance to sway to the music and saver some culinary delights. along with dozens of bands, outside lands includes some 80 bay area restaurants, 40 northern california wineries, and nearly 30 west coast breweries. while some -- >> since we're at the corner of frederick, at essentially in golden gate park, we don't have the same amount of bike traffic that we normally do. >> festival organizers say the celebration brings more than $70 million to san francisco's economy and employs about 4,850 people each year. if you're going to the festival, you're encouraged to use a clear bag or just leave your backpack at home. organizers say bringing a regular bag will result in long lines and a delayed entrance. live in golden gate park, tiffany

tiffany wilson is live at the lake merritt station with more on these birth b.a.r.t. officials want the public help in identifying a suspect at the center of two violent and unprovoked attacks. we want you to take a look at these images right now. the newly installed b.a.r.t. cameras captured these pictures of the suspect inside of the train. wednesday, 7:30 in the evening, b.a.r.t. police say the man in this images approached another passenger and struck him in the head with a metal object. witnesses say the suspect then punched and kicked the victim before running off the train and out of the station. the victim was transported to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. on saturday, again around 7:30 in the evening, the same suspect punched a passenger in the face two times. the suspect then bolted from the train at the embarcadero station. both attacks were unprovoked and neither involved a robbery. b.a.r.t. police say the victims do not know the suspect. b.a.r.t. officials will give an update on the search for the suspect at a news conference here at the l

. >> tiffany wilson just the first star there. we'll get her live report. the sold-out three day art and music festival will draw 210,000 attendees. they'll have music for every age group. it's attracting festival goers from all over the world, and dozens of music groups including metallica and the who performing. lorde, too. the first show begins today at noon. >> here's a look at your day planner or your event planner for outside lands. going to be pretty cloudy through noon. 59, then the breezes will kick up and keep the temperature at 3:00 at 62 to 60 at 7:00 to 59 at 10:00. have fun. here's a look at our temperatures compared to 24 hours ago. we're within a degree. maybe two of where we were. so some pretty consistent morning temperatures out there. 60 in san ramon. pleasanton and concord and pittsburg. 63 in antioch and brentwood. those are some of the warm spots in the inland neighborhoods. 58 in oakland. san carlos, 59. 63 in san jose. 60 in vallejo and napa. this is the way it looks on the golden gate. a west wind at 15. look at all the mist and dr

tiffany wilson has the story. >>s the pretty crowded and a little bit scary. >> reporter: after years of debate officials have plan to drastically change the market street corridor. most notably private cars including uber and lyft will be banned. >> i don't like it because that's how i make my living. i pick up employees for work here from the station and drive them in. i don't know where i'd be able to pick them up if i couldn't do it on market street. >> reporter: san francisco's public work director says cross traffic will still be allowed. commercial vehicles will have access to the curb lane why muni will have exclusive use of the center lanes. >> the idea is to reduce the congestion and make it an urban place where people can enjoy market street and have a great experience. >> reporter: these renderings show a new proposed look. >> i'm pretty excited about one that's separate. >> i don't know if concrete will be any better. >> reporter: the project has an estimated $604 million price tag. the city already h

tiffany wilson, abc 7 news. >>> cal train fares and parking fees are going up. the board of directors approved a proposal to raise the adult zone fire by october 1st. monthly parking prices will go up more than $27 to 82.50. go pass prices will increase 47.50 starting january 1st and will increase again in 2019. be warned. >>> some big changes coming to a popular bay area brewery. >> it was a west coast phenomena. >> the phenomena turned big business for one local brewer now teaming up to become an interflas international name. >>> weird weather on the coast. what is this? we'll have answers. >>> this summer camp comes with lessons that could food. water. internet. we need it to live. but what we don't need are surprises, like extra monthly fees. i see you, fee, played by legendary actress anjelica huston. you got me, mark. we just want fast internet for one, simple rate. for all the streaming and the shopping and the newsing, but most of all... for the this. internet for one everyday simple price and no extra monthly fees. >>> for more than 120 years anchor bre

. >> the tenth annual outside lands festival starts this morning, and tiffany wilson is live for us atk. good morning, tiffany. rrts good morning, natasha and reggie. the gates open to the public in just a couple hours at 11:00 a.m., and the music kicks off at noon. organizers promised the tenth anniversary of outside lands will not disappoint. the art, the food, the wineries, the breweries are all a major draw, but of course, fans really come here for the bands. >> metallica, sadly play at the same time. glass animals. >> organizers say about half of the expected 210,000 people are from the bay area. the other half come from around the world. you kex pblth a strong security presence and bag checks when you arrive. in the past, there's been problems with counterfeit tickets. organizers hope to avoid similar problems by using coded wristbands. it generates about $60 million this weekend, and just a word of warning, it is very cool and damp here this morning. so dress accordingly. live in golden gate park, tiffany wilson, abc7 news. >> thank you. >> if you're headed to outside lands, dow

news reporter tiffany wilson is live at sfo to explain. . >> reporter: good morning, natasha. jetblue says that it is reimagining customer service. passengers will soon be able to ask questions or file complaints using any communication platform that they want. they can tweet, call, e-mail, they can even use facebook messenger. today jetblue announced a new partnership with san francisco start-up gladly to overhaul its customer service system. gladly will allow jetblue prentative to see every mmunication beeen the customer and company all on one screen. jetblue says that will help airline representatives better diffuse situations and that say big deal because a recent study found good passenger experiences lead to higher stock returns for airlines. the overhaul could even help jetblue keep its edge. it is already ranked as the best airline for customer service according to american customer satisfaction index. live at sfor of itny wilson abc 7 news. >> that would be interesting. thank you. >>> developing news a bakersfield man who claimed h

tiffany wilson is live in martinez. ny. >> reporter: matt, natasha, the suspect was a 45-year-old benicia resident, now, abc7 obtained cell phone video of the final seconds leading up to that deadly police shooting, when the vallejo officers opened fire. we're going to show you that cell phone video now, but we want to warn you, it is difficult to watch. you will hear gunfire. but we will not show you the actual shooting. >> oh, [ bleep ]. oh, [ bleep ]. oh, [ bleep ]. oh, my god. he's going to kill him. they're going to kill him. oh, my god. they're going to [ bleep ] kill him. don't -- don't do it. oh, [ bleep ]. oh, [ bleep ]. no, no. oh, my god. oh, my [ bleep ] god. >> investigators say this all began when vallejo officers attempted to stop a car connected to a recent armed robbery in el cerrito. >> the suspect exited the vehicle and he was armed. >> reporter: now, the driver had initially led police on a high-speed chase for 15 minutes, ending in richmond. authorities say that the suspect had a machete and refused

tiffany wilson is live in martinez. >> reporter: matt and natasha, the suspect was a 45-year-old benicia resident. now, abc7 news obtained cell phone video of the seconds leading up to the deadly police shooting. we're going to show that video to you now, but we want to warn you, it is difficult to watch. you will hear gunfire, but we will not show you the actual shooting. >> oh, [ bleep ]. oh, [ bleep ]. oh, [ bleep ]. oh, my god. he's going to kill him. they're going to kill him. oh, my god. they're going to [ bleep ] kill him. don't -- don't do it! oh, [ bleep ]. oh, [ bleep ]. no, no! [ gunfire ] oh, my god. oh my [ bleep ] god. >> investigators say this all began just after 5:00 when vallejo officers attempted to stop a car that was connected to a recent armed robbery in el cerrito. >> the vehicle was tagged as being a wanted in an armed robbery. and the officers from vallejo police department picked up the car. >> the driver led police on a high-speed chase for 15 minutes. that chase ended in richmond. authorities

as abc 7 news reporter tiffany wilson tells us, saturday did not turn out the way joey gibson planned. >> i'm just a rookie. i don't really know what i'm doing. i'm working, trying to learn and grow. >> reporter: the leader of patriot prayer started the day with kyle chapman, known as based stickman. chapman was charged with a felony. he posted a $135,000 bail through facebook live, the two men explained why the rally at crissy field was cancelled. >> they set the rally up on crissy field, to where there would be the highest chance of violent interaction between our people and the counter protesters. >> reporter: security concerns also caused gibson to cancel the backup rally at alamo square. then he held a news conference in pacifica. he blamed the media and politicians for misrepresenting the patriot prayer movement. >> to call us white supremacy made san francisco more dangerous. and you have a mayor who says we're hateful and violent. >> reporter: two hours later, gibson arrived at crissy field, were several dozen prayer supporters were waiting. he left as tensions mounted between

abc7 news reporter tiffany wilson live on yerba buena island with san francisco's preparations. orter: good morning, natasha and reggie. first of all, some reassuring news. north korea has not tested its intercontinental ballistic missiles with the weight of a nuclear warhead. experts say the chances of san francisco getting hit with a nuclear warhead are still low. however, if worst case scenario there is a nuclear attack, san francisco officials would turn to the city's emergency response plan. it is a blueprint to manage all types of disasters and includes guidance for health, law enforcement, and firefighting. >> the good thing is that san francisco plans and prepares for all types of emergencies. this is because we take an all-hazards approach to our emergency planning. whether it's a natural disaster or something manmade, we believe that the same principles apply when it comes to emergency planning. >> the chronicle reports san francisco has technology to measure radiation levels. officials bought the devices to measure fallout if a terrorist detonated a dirty bomb. live on

abc7 news reporter tiffany wilson live with san francisco's preparations. > reporter: good morning, natasha and reggie. first of all, officials say that the likelihood of north korea being able to target san francisco with a nuclear warhead is still very low. that is because they have never tested an intercontinental ballistic missile with the weight of a nuclear warhead. however, if there was a nuclear attack, san francisco officials would turn to the city's emergency response plan. it's a blueprint to manage all types of disasters and includes guidance for health, law enforcement, and firefighting. the department of emergency management says another aspect of the plan is public education. >> so say for example we get warning from the federal government, then we would use all of our channels to let people know about what is going on. >> the chronicle reports that the city's emergency response plan is updated every five years. the last time it was done was in 2013. live on yerba buena island, tiffany wilson, abc7 news. >> thank you. you can get updates on th

here is abc7 news reporter tiffany wilson. >> reporter: bike capacity is at a premium on caltrain. >>et full very quickly. >> reporter: bikers say the current system can lead to conflicts. >> it's generally pretty awful trying to find out who is going where and making sure you don't put your bike on top of somebody else's who needs to get off before you do. >> reporter: caltrain plans in increase bike storage on the new electric trains. >> we'll have increased capacity because we'll be running more trains. >> reporter: saying they made a commitment to have one bike for every eight seats after considering many designs, they've come up with two options for people to vote on. >> the options are between capacity, which is option one, and option two is this potential to be able to get your bike in and out without considering where people are going. >> reporter: today commuters like alexizer test out the prototypes at the fourth and king station. >> the middle one is the best so far. >> reporter: there will not be passenger seats in the bike cars, instead, ten surveillance cameras are suppo

tiffany wilson is live in san francisco. hey, tiffany. >> reporter: good morning, alexis.big chadrivers, but also for people who are walking, biking, or taking muni on market street. as you mentioned, after years of debate, city officials have reached an agreement to change market street's layout. these renderings show the proposed changes impacting market between embarcadero and octavio street. new bike lanes will be added and concrete pavers will replace the brick sidewalks. delivery trucks and taxis will have access to the curb lane, and muni will have exclusive use of the inside lanes. the biggest change. officials have agreed to ban all private cars including uber and lyft from tenth street east to the embarcadero. >> i don't like it because that's how i make my living. i pick up employees for work here from the embarcadero station and drive them in. i don't know where i would be able to pick them up if i couldn't do it on market street. >> construction is estimated at $604 million. and construction is expected to begin by the end of 2018. it will be completed in six

tiffany wilson reports live to explain how this works. tiffany. >> reporter: good morning, reggie, natasha. the jetblue counter just opened up behind me and they say big changes are coming for their customers pits want to imagine this scenario. you tweet jetblue to say you're excited about an upcoming vacation but then on the day of you send them a text message saying you're running late and might miss your flight. they can see both of those interactions, understand are the importance of the trip and then send you a text message back with different flight times. then as you're en route to the art you can receive a confirmation e-mail all seemlessly. jetblue says they are going to make that scenario a reality by partnering with san francisco start-up gladly. now, gladly is a customer service support system that allows representatives a single view of all conversations with the customer unlike legacy systems that put each communication into its own channel with a specific case number. gladly will allow jetblue customers to move from phone ca

tiffany wilson live for us in san rafael. tiffany. >> reporter: good morning. well there is typically a troush get things ready for the start of any school year and that's without a fire to deal school officials r officiasay i early to tell whether the classrooms 8 be ready august 24th. they're hoping to get a better look at the fire damage and that could happen as soon as today. heavy black smoke greeted firefighters early yesterday evening. the fire chief says the fire started over building chakt was getting its roof replaced. they were able to get the situation under control quickly but the roof sustained significant damage. the building houses four first grade classrooms. they also have water and smoke damage as well. >> i just felt really sad for the school because i grew up here, you know, and i love the teachers aern teachers and i'm glad it didn't happen during the school year, it happened in the summer and not around any of the kids. >> reporter: again, there's just about three weeks until the start of the new school year so if the building can not be

as abc 7 news reporter tiffany wilson tells us, saturday did not turn out the way that joey gibson had planned. >> i'm just a rookie. i don't really know what i'm doing. i'm working, trying to learn and grow. >> reporter: the leader of patriot prayer started the day with far right activist, kyle chapman. chapman was charged with a felony for fighting at right wing rallies. he posted a $135,000 bail through facebook live. the two men explained why the rally was cancelled. >> they set the rally up on crissy field to where there would be the highest chance of violent interaction between our people and the counter protesters. >> reporter: security concerns also caused gibson to cancel the backup rally at alamo square. then he held a news conference in pacifica. he blamed the media and politicians for misrepresenting the patriot prayer movement. >> to call us white supremacists made san francisco way more dangerous than it could have. you have a mayor who says we're hateful and violent, doesn't bring up any specific examples. >> reporter: two hours later, gibson arrived at crissy field, whe

tiffany wilson live at san francisco police headquarters. a tiffany. >> reporter: that's right, reggie. san francisco police say that they will increase the police presence at dolores park this weekend following yesterday's triple shooting. the gunman or gunmen are still at large at this point. now, they opened fire on the pedestrian bridge off church street around 3:00 yesterday. the park was packed with children, families, and tourists at the time. the victims were taken to sf general for treatment. one man is in critical condition, one was treated and released, and a third was a teenage boy. witnesses say the confrontation started when a group wearing bandannas and hoodies started yelling and threatening people as they crossed the bridge. police say the shooting does not appear to be random. the violence has parkgoers, especially parents, concerned. >> i hope that more patrol or something is done. i think, you know, in parts of the city where we know that there's a little bit more crime, they should be keeping a more watchful eye. >> repor

tiffany wilson live for us in san francisco. morning, tiffany. >> reporter: good morning, reggie and natasha. yes, big changes are coming for market street and the brick sidewalk i'm standing on. after years of debating, officials have agreed on a plan to transform the way that pedestrians, bicyclists and vehicles navigate the market street corridor. the better market street project will affect market street between the embarcadero and octavia street. these chose the proposed changed. officials have agreed to restrict all private car traffic, including uber and lyft from tenth street to the embarcadero. new bike lanes will be added and the brick sidewalks will be exchanged for concrete pavers. delivery trucks and taxis will have access to the curb lane, have access to the curb lane, while muni will have u.s. >> construction is estimated at $604 million. the city hassance announced where most of the money would come from, but it already has about $100 million in funding to get started. construction is expected to begin at the end

abc 7 news reporter, tiffany wilson is live with more. tense, tiffany. >> reporter: they certainly were. it was very intense here. however, now if you take a look around me, a very different story. just in the past couple of minutes the crowd mainly disbanded. you can see just a few stragglers here and there but the counterprotesters and the people with patriot prayer all seem to have walked off and left crissy field within the past 10 minutes. earlier this hour the police presence increased with officers in riot gear standing by. there were heated conon foritations between a couple of individuals on either side. the leader of patriot prayer, joey gibson called off the official r

live on yerba buena island, tiffany wilson. >> you can get updates on the threat from north korea with our news app. download it now and enable push alerts. >>> if you're heading to b.a.r.t. this morning, trains are running like normal. last night, equipment problems caused some big problems. we were at the embarcadero station where dozens of passengers were waiting for the train around 11:00. there was a 20-minute delay at the powell street station. the san francisco fire department responded to reports of smoke. that affected trains headed for pitsburst, millbrae, and daly city. >> here's alexis. >> we're looking at light volume, overnight construction projects in the finishing stages, at least for the overnight hours. taking a look at northbound 880 between 29th and 23rd. they have been demolishing the 23rd overcrossing so we have laned closed. not seeing lanes closed for the southbound side or delays either. things looking light. here's san jose, 101 and 880. you're cruising along just fine in either direction. we'll look at the central valley. iffee have any slow spots at this hou

abc 7 news reporter tiffany wilson has more on the deadline that crews are,000 facing. >> reporter: construction workers wasted no time ripping out the charred roof building a this morning. >> it was my classroom and my friend emily, it was our building on fire. >> reporter: mimi's classroom was full of materials for her new class. >> it puts things into perfect, it's just stuff. it was a lot of stuff. >> reporter: the fire started around 5:45 yesterday afternoon. thick smoke poured into the sky. >> we got a wild knock on the door from some kids and they said the school is on fire. the superintendent surveyed the damage today. >> looks like there's no structural damage and the construction company and their team is working extremely hard to get it back up to speed as quickly as possible. >> reporter: school starts august 24th, levaving parents t wonder what is in store for their children. they anticipate the classrooms will be ready. >> i believe in our community. i believe we can get it done. i'll have a timeline. >> reporter: the superintendent says even if worse case scenario for some reason

. >> abc 7 news reporter tiffany wilson shows us the drill underway at pg&e to help employees get readyor the big one. >>> a rare achievement for a southern california mountain lion. look at this guy. why p-55 may have used up one of his nine lives after a rather impressive accomplishment. >>> anyone recognize these baseball cards? coming up, we'll talk to the man who found the collection and what he's doing to tryryryryryry >>> this year airlines have very publicly dealt with an industry wide customer service crisis. today one san francisco tech company announced a partnership it hopes will put an end to the problem starting with one airline. abc 7 news reporter kate larsen sla sla explains. >> reporter: the ceo of gladly demonstrating how their software is meant to bring the customer service experience into the 21st century. >> the idea is to enable companies to know who you are as a customer and a single place to have all the communications with them. >> reporter: gladly and jet blue announced partnership. the airline invested in gladly and will use their software to bring all forms