news. san francisco is one mass of excite. the mob just cleaned the papers out very likely. everything belonging to their offices, pitched into the streets. it is believed it will change the policy of the war. not much more mercy will be shown the rebels. business is suspended. every building is draped in deep mourning. placeneral is to take thursday in the afternoon. we have received the news of the surrender of the entire army to sherman. the people seem to be pleased to receive the news, but it has not taken away the sorrow nor created anything like the seen,iasm which has been had it not been for this calamity. it will take place tomorrow. the same as in the east. the letters go through his schooling, his working as an intern. which is father arranged to nonpaid, like young people do today. to moving from place to place, finding your niche, which is what he did. focused. very in a sentence and one of his letters, he said, he could stand anything but being dole. he decided to come to california. he had a friend that had visited him. george convinced 10 resident employee -

well the city of san francisco is officially closing a loophole that allowed owners to keep stores empty for years. now the new rules kicked in yesterday. the city says that there are thousands of vacant stores all across san francisco. and in the past owners they only needed to put up a for sale sign or for rent sign to avoid registering their property with the city. now they'll have to register and pay a $711 c supervisors center fewer at author of the new rules which were unanimously approved by the board of supervisors brewer says that the goal is to put the empty space to better use. so now it is time to actually take an accurate account what is making a what does not make it so that we can actually then see. >>and we can connect people who want to open businesses and with empty store fronts. >>there's also an effort in the works to taxes they can homes and businesses in san francisco. >>well the oakland a's are rallying for a new stadium at howard terminal, the team was in sacramento yesterday. >>and the proposal is for a half billion dollar privately financed stadium in jack london square. hopefully to

san francisco's new public defender will officially be sworn in on thursday. mayor rondon breed selected manny rajou after the sudden, unexpected death of jeff adachi, working as one of the officer's felony cases managers. he will run in the november election. his swearing in ceremony will be at noon on thursday at the ella hill hutch community center. >>> a federal judge is delaying the trial date for the founder of the blood testing start up theranos. lawyers are arguing they need more time to review thousands of documents. 35-year-old elizabeth hole did not speak during yesterday's meeting. prosecutors claim they defrauded investors with false claim's about the company's ability to provide a wide array of tests from one drop of blood. >>> one man is in jail accused of using a camera strapped to his shoe to secretly record underneath the dress of a girl. he was arrested after police say someone saw him moving his shoe closer to his daughter inside a downtown walnut creek apple store. he ran away and was arrested a short time later. police say they found came

in san francisco, michelle kingston kron 4 news.sconsin is back at work after a stabbing almost took his life green bay police dog pyro made his public debut full of energy today, he's still recovering from a number of surgeries to his neck and stomach. the police say is coming back to work on light duty assignments, including drug-sniffing and training. cairo was stabbed during our weapons call earlier this month police say it's amazing he survived. >>they was a series of miracles i think from the officer the one traumatic we have at the time was in scott altman star, fact that he knew how to use any took quick action clearly say i was like that day. >>the man who stabbed cairo has been charged in the case is being held on $10,000 bond and is waiting a competency exam. >>to finnerty making it easy to access all your favorite entertainment. >>more on that disturbing story we told you about involving luke walton at the top of the newscast still trying to sift through exactly what happened here exactly in a lot is coming now more will

joy benedict, cbs news los angeles. >> in honor of earth day, san francisco announced a new plan requiring commercial tolling owners to power is buildings with 100% renewable energy by 2030. the ambitious new plan to make san francisco the first city in the country to require this energy reduction. the mayor said that the plan is successful take a collaboration of different groups. >> will work with our local businesses, our building owners, the environmental groups, labor and community- based organizations and others. renewable electricity today is our path to an all electric zero emissions tomorrow. >> the plan rollout with faces and buildings with 500,000 square feet or bigger must make the transition by 2022. smaller buildings will have until the year 2024 or 2030 depending on their size. >>> warmer temperatures as for the sierra meeting more melting snow. rachel wolf on how it's creating dangerous conditions for rivers and waterways. >> reporter: rivers are already flowing to three times what they are this time of year and when all of this beautiful hot weather, expect the rivers to r

breaking news in san francisco. a traffic mess. cement truck flipped over -- on north bound 101 >>> we want to continue following breaking news in san francisco. a traffic mess because of that right there. that cement truck flipped over on northbound 101 between 9th and bryant. that's right at the 101/80 split. the freeway is closed at 101 and 9th. this is along the central freeway. expect a lot of delays in and out of san francisco and on the surface streets. >>> the bay area is topping another dubious list, this time the most expensive place in the wrorld world to build. a new report by a uk consulting firm says it costs more to build apartments, hospitals and schools in the bay area than anywhere else. not even close. the region is 13% more costly to develop than new york, which is second on the list. the report is blaming high costs on high demand, shortage of labor, steel tariffs and fast economic growth. even as the bay area's economy demands more buildings, the rising costs could threaten the overall development. >> we have s

rob roth, ktvu 2 news. >>> and in san francisco city leaders help a new program will reduce the numbernt store fronts in businesses. as part of the new program, property owners would have to notify the city if their building is vacant for more than 30 days and pay a $700 registration fee. >> we are not saying you can't leave it vacant, we're seeing if you're vacant, you need to tell the department of building inspection and pay the fee in 30 days and annually have an inspection on every piece of property you own that's vacant. >> city leaders say the idea is encouraging property owners to rent out the spaces. >>> new at 11:00, san francisco first responders are using technology that can pinpoint an uber passenger in need of help. the new software between uber and the department of emergency services. when you activate the app's new emergency button, it allows 911 operators to find the passenger's precise location. but the technology >>> the alameda county board of supervisors is set to vote tomorrow to negotiate a deal to sell its shares of the coliseum to the oakland a's. they say the

san francisco. i just checked that looks like about 9 minutes san francisco. so be careful your >>morning news checking your morning forecast with my buddy john trail. i got my sunglasses i don't bring them often, but i brought my sunglasses this morning well i need it after really worked, you know what you will cut 100%. >>can give you a guarantee on that what you need and the rest the weekend sale. >>the news, everyone wants to hear on friday. yeah a good so popular of you know that one day we actually comes through time sir life. we are looking at conditions out there really nice and calm this morning, it's still breezy don't get me wrong. but winds are starting to come down it is cooler than it was yesterday. >>fly clear that it was yesterday to golden gate bridge and no issues for your crossing my encounter a breeze but that's really all you got to worry about skies, definitely clear like i mentioned you're seeing those clear skies all across the bay area temperatures in the 40's and 50's right now hayward and fremont each of 48 berkeley and san francisco sitting at 50 that uloom at 46 an

san francisco police are reviewing surveillance tape, but so far, have not released any suspect information. reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >> is christie, thanks very much. >>> we're following breaking news out of san jose. a deadly crash on 280 and it's backing up the evening commute. a motorcyclist crashed into a big rig on southbound 280 near race street. again, in san jose. three lanes currently closed. there's no estimated time when they're going to be re-opening. happened about 3:15 this afternoon. again, the motorcyclist is dead. no word on what led up to the crash. >>> more than two months after a man attacked a restaurant employee with a wine bottle, san francisco police continue to look for that man. we have these new surveillance photos of the person police are looking for. now in february, police say the man got into an altercation with the staff at a restaurant on market street. he briefly left but then returned. police say he then walked up to a person at the front counter who had nothing to do with the confrontation and whacked the employee across the head with a wine bottle causing very traumatic injurie

victim there was targeted and according to the san francisco chronicle, at least two of the victims were family members. alyssa harrington, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> san francisco police are releasing a statement today saying in part, "the sample police department would like to extend our thoughts and prayers today to the douglas county sheriffs deputy who suffered a gunshot wound friday evening to the hand well apprehended homicide suspect, stefon jefferson. we wish them it a speedy recovery. >>> we are also following developing news in seattle were 4 people have died following the collapse of a large construction crane. the incident happened shortly before 4 pm on mercer street today. a major east/west that will fare. according to local media, the crane has been believed to have fallen off the roof of a new google building under construction. it crushed 5 cars and damaged at least 1 building. two crane operators and two people inside cars were killed. 3 people including a child have been taken to the hospital with unknown injuries. >>> fire crews rushed to a fire at an oakland church this morning. the flames broke out just before 6 am at th

stephanie gosk, nbc news, san francisco. >>> up next, he helped save a tracked soccer team and now he's the one thanking rescuers. we )r. a paddle boarder lost at sea near half moon bay. we have a crew at the beach. and a grandmother is accused of killing her three year old grandson. the tough spot investigators are in with the family. that )s next. right now at 6: a san jose hospital on lock down because o >>> finally the hero fiver that needed saving himself months after he helped to free a trapped soccer team, kerry sanders has his dramatic rescue. >> reporter: after 27 hours, an unexpected celebration. that diver josh, one of the british divers that helped rescue the soccer team from thailand. this time the rescuer became the rescued. the crisis unfolding in gains borrow, tennessee. the water 55 degrees and so muddy he and four others couldn't see their hand in front of their faces. like a long belly of a snake, they inched under ground and he got separated and couldn't find his way out and with air tanks low, he found a void and surfaced and remained in the air pocket for more than

and meantime, in san francisco at noon mayor london breed is expected to -- a lot of activities going on it earth-day. reporting live, i'm sharon kat suchlt da nbc bay area news. >>> san francisco is leading the way when it comes to recycling. but are you doing your part? what you need to do to make sure all your recycling goes to the right place. >>> it is going to be warming up this week. starting today. looking live at palo alto right now where you might be running the air-conditioner in your car if you're headed out in that direction. so how hot are we talking? >> you might even need to turn on the ac at your home if you have an ac. you're lucky. and tough a pool even better. invite your friends over. because we're talk upper 80s, inching into the 90s this week. look at this beautiful shot of the golden gate bridge. in clouds in sight. clear skies. mostly sunny all week long. the high pressure's really going to dominate in our forecast. and our temperatures already in those upper 60s in through the interior valley. 60 degrees in san jose. but it's only going to get warmer. your microclimate highs today will actually be running about five to ten degrees wa

. >>> san francisco muni has a new program with its new lightrail train cars. each train was supposed to be made up of two cars but now muni is only operating one car at a time because of able issues that connect the trains together. >> it could cause me to be derailed or possibly killed. >> the manufacturer is looking for what is going on here. as a precaution we decided not to run the two car muni trains. >> the cars first rolled out two years ago. muni can't yet say how long it will take to fix the problem or how much it might cost. >>> our time is 6:09. several labor union members, truck drivers and business advocates will be on the steps of oakland city hall because of concerns about the oakland a's proposed new ballpark at howard terminal. the stadium alliance believes the stadium is a threat to the port's smooth operation as part of the economic engine of the entire bay area economy. they also have concerns about the ballpark's bright lights and the impact on ships sailing through the bay. >> it is going to impact labor and thousands of jobs in the port

. >> reporter: in san francisco, tom jensen, nbc bay area news. >> san francisco's majestic grace cathedral was inspired by the cathedral of notre dame. grace cathedral tweeting this out tonight. we are praying for notre dame paris, the sister cathedral that has been a place of prayer and solace for so many people. it was the inspiration for our own cathedral might survive the fire. >>> now to a dramatic change in the weather. the rain is back. this video we have for you right now from oakland tonight, another spring storm passing through. is it going to stick around for a while? that's the kind of question you ask meteorologist jeff ranieri. just,e' just sunine. >> it's been so nice this past weekend, and all of this moved in today. certainly kind of bringing a damp start here to the week. the good news, we should start to see this moving out by the commute. you can see now we are in the last line of this wet weather moving in. it's starting to enter the north bay. i want to go ahead and put a track on this. you can see the rainfall over santa rosa now likely holding up through saint helen

live in san francisco, alyssa harrington, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> san francisco supervises are offering a -- or considering offering a discount to companies that voluntary pay a voter-approved tax to fund homeless services while the tax issue is held up in court at which time supervise's budget and finance committee approved the legislation. it will go to a full board for a vote. it would give a 10% discount to businesses that pay the proposition c tax which was approved by 61% of voters in november and would generate $300 million a year for homeless services. critics filed a lawsuit they claim the measure should require a 2/3 vote. while the matter is tied up in court is city wants businesses to voluntarily may the tax now. >>> new this morning as soon as next monday san francisco police will be releasing confirmed shootings and officer misconduct cases never been made public before. according to the san francisco examiner the unprecedented move follows a new state transparency law passed last year. the documents will be released on a rolling basis and shed light on how the sfpd handle

>>today's box office report brought to you by the new luxury lounges at century san francisco center.hey are let's see what's doing on the big screen with the 4 new movies opening in wide release in theaters, hoping to knock shoes and from the top spot. david daniel gives a preview. the hellboy reboot starring david harbor as the unlikely big red superhero figures to lead the new entrants in the box office e top of that >>little is hoping for a big opening weekend. the comedy starring regina hall or marsay martin is tracking to debut with 14 to million. what exactly do >>hugh jackman and zach lead the voice cast of the animated adventure missing link. >>which box office watchers expect will open with up to million. >>i think that it's better she made >>finally after is based on a best-selling novel tracking suggests a wide range for the college romance, anywhere from 3 to million in hollywood. i'm david daniel. still ahead on that. >>the news coming up at 6 o'clock find out how a family is doing after in a strange has been breaks into his ex-wife's home plus a possible rate hike for p

violations according to a proposed state assembly bill. >> chris, thank you very much. >>> new developments, san francisco politicians want to put the brakes on new muni train funding as the state investigates issues with the new train fleet according to the san francisco examiner which also gave us this video of a bottom's hand caught in a train's doors. it's just one of the incidents ha led to the investigation. the examiner reports last week, san francisco leaders said they granted sf mta62 million to fast track buying 151 new trains, but now supervisor aaron peskin tells the examiner they and sfmta have agreed to stop the funding and possibly delay a final vote on it. >> an attempted break-in early this morning at a biotech company ended with officers in south san franciscore a inurde . br the genesis company. officers say the men intentionally rammed into a police car injurying an officer. police open fire as two ran away and a third led police on a chase into brisbane. the injured officer was not seriously hurt. >>> state senator scott we knower announced he'll be holding a news conference with comm

. >> reporter: john blackstone, cbs news, san francisco. >> glor: before we go tonight, we do have an an effort to save what they can of the notre dame cathedral. the spire is gone.earl as ditwo- thirds of the roof after this awful fire. the outer shell, though, was saved. french president emmanuel macron says he will rebuild notre dame. we're going to have the latest tomorrow on "cbs this morning." for now, i'm jeff glor. we'll see you tomorrow. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh. >>> it started out clear but some spring rain moved and. will be whether be a spring break spoiler? >>> a huge sideshow takes a dangerous turn when people start looting and setting things on fire. so, what are oakham bullies going to do about it? >> there weren't enough officers to even begin to deal with something like this. >>> plus, the intense bay area shootout that has now turned into a heated legal battle. >> open to the public and let us enjoy francisco. >>> are ve mb ith stro opinions on a plan to charge fees to enjoy it. >>> it would happen t

redwood city and 70 degrees in mount new san francisco checking in at 62 degrees. so it's a very nice weather out there you can see that big ridge of high pressure overhead. but there are some changes come in we've got the weak weather system just to the north and that is going to factor in the weather as it's going to drop down almost due south and to the bay area for tomorrow. so we called inside slider as it's going to kind of roll right over the top of that ridge back into the bay area news and when you get that type of system generally you don't get much moisture. what that means said just a slight chance some scattered showers thursday night and into friday morning so with that in mind we are going to see some changes coming our way the winds come the big factor around the bay area today little blustery in the afternoon 2 guys but i think we'll see those winds kind of on off into the weekend as well, but no major storms right now on the horizon all right, thank you. lawrence, another big story tonight, several district attorneys announced they will seek the d

news ... a san francisco woman car jacked while sitting at a red light. and then... a woman is speaking out after she was attacked after getting into the wrong uber. now she was a warning for others. ( darya ) but first... law enforcement is investigating a massive crash on the interstate that killed multiple commuters. and now one driver has been charged... we have the latest. ( john ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. and here's a live look outside... richmond san rafael bridge. lowe's knows you're a diyer who does spring right. who treats yourself by treating your yard. we do it right, too. with the right plants for your region. so, you stay a step ahead of spring all season long. skies at the coast stayed foggy yesterday and today is bringing even more fog to start with some inland areas seeing it as well. temperatures are cool in the 50's and 60's with calm winds. today's temperatures won't peak quite as warm as they have been with skies still offering up plenty of afternoon sunshine and dry conditions. temperatures will still hold onto the 8

new muni trains. >> one malfunction reportedly threw a woman onto the tracks, and now san francisco is considering delaying a new order. abc 7 news live this morning. >> reporter: good morning, reggie and jessica. sf mta wants the city to fast track buying 150 new muni trains. one supervisor says that would be irresponsible after learning of the problem they are having with the new fleet. it shows a woman's hand being trapped and dragged at the embarcadero station. the train doors are locking. the woman was hospitalized in serious condition but released four days later. that's not the only problem. muni had an incident a pin that holds cars together snapped while the train was in operation. they are calling for an independent investigation into muni's problems. muni says it's working on solutions. >> we're working to upgrade the current trains with safety enhancement. >> reporter: the public utilities commission is conducting their own investigation. the muni vote is set for tuesday. >> and "good morning america" will have more at 7:00 a.m. right after abc 7 mornings. >>> the number of dead in svi lan ka i

reporting live, amy hollyfield, san francisco news. >>> san francisco's board of supervisors approved a pilot program to help people who are living in their cars or rvs. "the chronicle" reports the overnight safe parking pilot program will create a triage center where those people living in their vehicles can park overnight and have access to showers and bathrooms. mayor london breed has committed $1 million to fund the program. the city will need to propose a site within three months. we want to hear your ideas about building a better bay area. join our group on facebook. >>> new this morning parents in lafayette can expect to see more police around they say someone tried to lure a student in his car. the child was walking alone toward rancho colorados swim club. the man asked if the student wanted a ride. the student said no and ran away. >> it's been exactly one year since joseph deangelo was arrested. today law make letters vote on a bill which would allow counties to get reimbursed for costs directly related to his crime. and that trial is expected to be long. what attorneys on b

san jose this year, wings. the city's oldest restaurant closed though the owner hopes to reopen in a new location. it seemed contagious. san francisco is seeing a number of restaurants closing down as well. for more on what's happening, let's go to kate larson in san francisco. >> there is a theme with all of these restaurant closures. labor costs keep rising and customers often don't want to pay higher prices for their food. while deliveries may be convenient for you, they're not great for business. >>> while some restaurants are bustling, others are anything but. in the past few weeks, several san francisco stalwarts have closed or are on the way out. the chef announced her famous fine dining restaurant will close at the end of april, after 21 of award winning food in busy hayes value. around the corner, the cafe closed this week. white paper wraps the windows instead of the sandwiches. in the mission district, blow fish sushi locked up. saying that after 20 years, their sushi concept was actually dead of after 38 years, new orleans inspired elite cafe on fillmore street announced they're closing after easter brunk. >> i hate to h

san francisco will be leaving with it. in san francisco, rob roth, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> such a big part of san francisco . >> it is hard toants to do, go out on top but it is hard to imagine sentences go without beach blanket babylon. it is one of those go to places when you come here to visit. >> we have seen it twice. >> bill, you have seen it, too, right? >> yes it was in the early 90s and we only went once but my parents loved the . >> and the little theater where they do it is not a bad seat in there. >> it is fun because it is such a san francisco thing . >> new year's eve, the last performance . >> that will be a crazy night. >>> as we had outside, it will be cooler tomorrow. about that. today's temp we should see tomorrow. low 80s and copper today, upper 70s tomorrow in concord. not a bad day, just a bit cooler. there is the high-pressure. i always say that and i wonder if you see it. i know you do but i guess, that is the jet stream and there is the ridge. you can follow the clouds. the jet stream starts working its way north this time of year and it gets warm down here. the ridge gets pumped up. that is why it q

new vehicles. in san francisco. dan kerman kron 4 news. >>a man who was shot and killed by freeman place thursday has been identified as 30 year-old michael phelps of fremont police say that felt was the first opened fire as an officer was driving by in his patrol car this was on civic center drive south of the mariappa new intersection investigators say the officer made a u turn stop grabbed his rifle and shot and hit the man. 2 other officers arrived and said the man was injured, but unwilling to surrender. police say that he was shot when he grabbed the gun and pointed it at officers, he was eventually taken into custody and given first aid but died at the scene man and woman creek is behind bars tonight after police say he used a camera to record video looking up to a girl's skirt. >>happened inside the apple store downtown yesterday the man identified as shaka bloxham is accused of trying to look up but teenager skirt. police say that a camera was on the top of issue, people shopping at the apple store today say they're pretty disgust

. >> reporter: john blackstone, cbs news, san francisco. >> that is "cbs overnight news" for the tuesdayome of you, the news continues. for other, check back later for the morning news and "cbs this morning." from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm jeff glor. >>> this is the "cbs overnight news." >> hi, everyone, and welcome to the "overnight news." i'm demarco morgan. we begin with a devastating fire at one of the world's most famous landmarks, the historic notre dame cathedral in paris went up in flames monday as stunned crowds watched the heartbreaking scene. the main spire of the church collapsed. much of the roof has been destroyed. the full extent of the damage is unclear. the cathedral is more than 800 years old and attracts millions of visitors each year. all this happening at the beginning of holy week. roxana saberi is at the scene. >> reporter: sirens and shock swept through the french capital. smoke billowing from notre dame as the great spire of one of the world's most recognizable landmarks went up in flames. the blaze spread up the steeple, seemingly untouched by t

in san francisco, luce pena, abc 7 news. >> in san francisco, glide memorial church is holding an all-dayaster event. today's message is about liberation and redemption with two services. there will be a hot breakfast served this morning and a fried chicken meal for lunch. the church serves those who might not have a place to go on the holiday. the glide church has provided meals and health care for those in need for more than five decades. >>> an emergency task force is on the lookout this weekend and they'll be cracking down. here's more on their strategy. >> we will be beefing up our personnel within the city and joining forces with the oakland police department. >> reporter: the crackdown is on these side shows plaguing east oakland. just last sunday, an ac transit bus and a big rig were set on fire. the truck driver was then carjacked. >> we were dealing with vehicles set on fire and trying to help navigate the oakland fire departnt to deal with what was going on. >> reporter: in other words, the police were understaffed and overwhelmed. this time they promise things will be very dif

the bay area, san francisco, oakland, and san jose rank eighth. newsey come in ten. >>> americans spend almost a third of their waking hours sitting down. >> i believe it. researchers say over the past ten years the average daily silting time has increased by about an hour. teens are sitting eight hours a day. adults are sitting six hours a day. >> half of american children and adults spend an hour or more of the day using computes in their tree time. studies have s prolonged periods of sitting can increase risks for some cancers. we're seeing pop-up desks. >> we have a few in the newsroom. >>> coming up. disney is helping star wars fans visit a galaxy far far away. you'll need to be able to see the newest attraction for a small window of time. >> that's right. guests to the galaxy 's edge attraction will be given a strike four-hour window to explore the park. fan wills need to make a reservation by buying a disneyland ticket or booking through a hotel. star wars galaxy's edge opens next month on may 31st in anaheim. >>> travelers flying from san fran

news now. our sig alert in san francisco has cleared.enue, where we had the crash involving the motorcycle in the two left lanes for a long time now all lanes are back open. residual delays remain and we do still have an issue northbound 280 before industrial. it sounds like a vehicle still in the left lane. they just asked for an estimate on when the tow company would get there. definitely tough getting into the city. mass transit your best bet. 680 through walnut creek, knock blocking here. that crawl. and mass transit, good news for b.a.r.t. riders. the oakland station back to normal after some earlier police activity. >>> you know who else has resumed? james holzhauer -- i can never say his name. >> holzhauer. >> thank you. he appears to be unstoppable. >> the current "jeopardy" champ added to his crazy amount of earnings on the show after winning last night's episode. >> a 15-day total of $1,135,175. >> it is not all luck. holzhauer is a professional gambler from las vegas. he is strategic about using game theory a. professor of eco

new muni trains. >> one malfunction reportedly threw a woman onto the tracks. and now san francisco is considering delaying a new order. live in west portal. >> reporter: good morning, muni wants $62 million for new trains but a supervisor says it would be, quote, irresponsible to give the money after learning of the problems with muni's new trains. you see in this video obtained by the "san francisco examiner" a woman's hand was trapped in the door at the embarcadero station, the train doors are locking. a similar incident happened in december. that's not the only problem. a second investigation found that a pin holding the cars together snapped about two weeks ago. other board members are also raising similar concerns. >> some of the operators flagged this was an issue and they were concerned about it. >> reporter: muni has 60 new trains. 40 of them are already in operation. reporting live in san francisco, abc 7 news. >> that video is something else. "good morning america" will have much more on the story coming up at 7:00 a.m. right after abc 7 mornings. that woman did survive f

also new this morning, san francisco will soon be able to track down uber passengers quicker in case of emergency. a new piece of software will allow uber to share information about their with the city's department of emergency management writers only have to push the emergency button on the uber app and 911 dispatchers will be able to find the writers exact location as well as a description of the car and the license plate number, san francisco is the first city in the bay area to employ this new technology. martinez. >>district is going to add a school resource officer because of several violent things that have happened at martinez junior high. and said here are pictures of one boy with bruises and scratches his mom says he was attacked at the school and and also had to be monitored for a concussion. parents say their been a half dozen incidents involving bullying just in the last 2 weeks and they took their concerns to the school board yesterday. >>i'm here because i have a 6th grader at martinez junior high. and i am i just want my child to feel safe at school and right now she d

san francisco. for now, we are live in semper cisco, christien kafton, fox 2 news. >>> we are following breaking news out of san francisco. police are asking people to avoid the area of 10th and bryant streets because of an overturned truck and debris from the vehicle. you can see sky fox overhead right now. this all happened within the past 10 minutes or so. you can see quite a scene there. the truck on its side, both lanes shutdown in the area of 10th and bryant. again, the investigation unfolding here after a truck overturned. unclear exactly what was billed from the truck or if there may have been any injuries. we are certainly working together more information on this crash. we will get that to you as soon as we have a. >>> moving along here, we will tell you the bart board of directors voted unanimously today to move forward with a pilot program to test license plate readers in one bart parking lot. four cameras will be installed at a station that has yet to be determined. the test program, if it goes well, the plan is to eventually install plate reader cameras at all 48 bart parking lots in th

they are training our people who we do not want to see left behind in this new economy in san francisco. we need to make sure that when all of our teachers are about to retire, and our staff is near retirement age, that we continue to be able to recruit high-quality individuals at city college. that is no longer the case, unfortunately due to the high cost of housing and the inability for many of them to move to san francisco. so on behalf of city college and my colleagues and the vice president, i want to thank the mayor and all of you for doing this. we are here to strongly support the charter amendment. thank you so much. [applause]. >> thank you. i want to thank all of you for being here today. i continue to say that i grew up in san francisco, and i watched as our cities changed, i watched as so many of my friends and family members, over the years, who could no longer afford to live here, leave because this city has not done what it should in terms of building more housing. everyone says, yes, i want more housing, yes, i want my kids to live here, yes, i want my teachers to live h

. >>> the new san francisco public defender will be sworn into office by the mayor, he was appointedo the position after the unexpected death of his predecessor. he was a longtime deputy defender who worked as one of the mentioning authorities, he said he will run for the position in the upcoming election. the ceremony is scheduled for noon at the ella hutch community center jim in the fillmore district. >>> san jose state is breaking ground on the first new academic building in 30 years. it's a new science facility that will focus on faculty lead student research with teaching labs, research labs, mentoring hubs and high-performance computing suites. the new building will be built in the southwest part of campus near duncan hall and is expected to be complete in june 2021, the total cost, nearly $150 million. >>> bart is testing a new safety feature at the coliseum, they are having three bright emergency call boxes, so when someone presses the red button, they are immediately connected to a bart police dispatcher, like calling 911. that call activates a surveillance camera as well,

i'm michael finney, 7 on your side. >>> abc 7 news is committed to covering issues that affect us all as we continue to build a better bay area. a san franciscoeighborhood got some encouragement to go green yesterday. abc 7 news was in the bay view neighborhood where elementary and middle school kids hosted a spring cleanup event to celebrate earth day this monday. they recently visited taiwan to learn more about increasing cycling in their community as part of comprehensive neighborhood revitalization. a non-profit group also joined in the effort. the neighborhood recently received a $30 million federal grant, one of the first awarded in the country, to help fund revitalization plans. we want to hear your ideas about building a better bay area. share your ideas on better bay area on facebook. >>> 100 new students are the proud owners of brand new bicycles. more than 40 rotary club members held their bike build service project yesterday. each year the club pitches in the money for the parts they need and spend the day putting the bikes together. the san francisco school district pairs the club with students in need and the police department s

and in the bay area, being there, but also being there seeing the demise of local news, the chronicle in san francisco still owned by a local publisher but the rest of the newspapers, almost the entirety of what was local news of outside of san francisco for the other seven million people, they have seen these large layoffs like denver has. in my native town of local, massachusetts, the same company owe owns that newspaper and similar event has happened there. people want to make a larger return on their investment, however, this is, i would argue, a very unique institution for democracy. as jefferson said, the choice is a free press or democracy. as brandeis said, how people get information, these are not -- these are not things you can separate. they are mute tallly interwind. the ability to have this and when i started almost 0 years ago in the city of concord, california with the population of 30,000 people, there was a gentleman who has written for "the oakland tribune" and for our local newspaper for a count andnd there are journalists we need people in the front row. mr. spears knew the relatio

. >>> funding for new san francisco muni trains is on hold tonight after a woman was dragged on to the tracks. this video obtained by the san francisco examiner shows the woman getting her hand caught in the door of the train earlier this month. he was dragged on to the train tracks below. abc7 news reporter chris reyes is live with why officials are still keeping those trains in service. chris? >> good afternoon. extra scrutiny now that this video shows exactly what happened to that woman. but muni officials insisting to us that these trains are safe, despite not having that extra safety mechanism that they eventually plan to install on all the doors. now we told muni riders that, showed them the video. they weren't happy to hear about it. the security video was obtained by the san francisco examiner, clearly throwing a woman running for door, getting her hand caught, and the train keeps running. it happened april 12 at embarcadero station. >> don't really like. >> what don't you like about them? >> they don't seem safe to me at all. oh my god! well that's pretty dangerous i'd say. >>

. >>> coming up next some new questions tonight over san francisco's new muni trains. >> it's all because of this terrifying scene caught on camera, what supervisors are now doing with $62 million in funding. >> plus the easter sunday boxing match that played out right in the middle of a bay area highway. >> reporter: the parking crunch causing an uproar tonight in contra costa county, why drivers could soon have to pay up. >> reporter: some of the fastest, most cutting edge technologically advanced racing boats in the world are here in the bay area. what are they up to? >> these boats fly over the water. >> chilly saturday, milder on easter, then today we jumped 10, 15 degrees and we aren't done rising yet. coming up which day will be the hottest, which spots will hit 90 degrees for the first time in half a year coming up. introducing my new spicy chicken strips combo. bigger, tastier strips of juicy chicken with crunchy batter. spice them up with hot sauce or cool them down with buttermilk ranch. try my 100% all-white meat spicy chicken strips combo today. only at jack in the box. tasti

san francisco real estate? not necessarily. >> and some spring cleaning today at an alameda county elementary school, struck by vandals. >>> we have the weather forecast coming up. after a break. >> new, san francisco's real estate market is about to get even tougher to navigate. wilson walker breaks down the mixed signals buyers and sellers are facing these days. >> reporter: sort of two real estate conversations and says francisco this week, one about hecht tech ipos will drive prices through the roof or whatever is above the roof and the other about a market that is set to be slowing down. now are those two competing or contradictory ideas? well, not necessarily. >> so the number of transactions has gone down. year-to-year from where we were last year. so again, we have about 700 fewer, >> the real estate market at least measured by number of sales, continues to slow, the office reports partial transfers down 10% from last year, but as for the cause, i think it is hard to tell exactly what is driving the number. >> if we were to say the market is slowing down a bit, these days it might be accurate. whether it is cooling off would be another story entirely. >> reporter: tom is with

san francisco faster. live in san francisco, jean elle, nbc bay area. >>> some troubling news. stunning news tovenight, a san francisco institution is taking its final bow. "beach blanket babylon" has been a staple for 45 years. the show first opened in 1974 for what was supposed to be a six-week run. tonight the show's producer announced the show's curtains will close on december 31st after more than 17,000 shows. a production spokesperson tells "the new york times" it's just time to shut it down, and a chance to go out on a high note. >>> the measles scare hits google. tonighe' leaed a a worker who c with the please necessarimeasle county was on the campus earlier this month. robert handa has more after talking with the chief officer about the possible exposure or risks. robert? >> reporter: well, that's right. public health officials are still investigating exactly what happened at google since measles is so contagious. now, santa clara county public health officer sarah arecody di confirm that the agency was contacted with a report that the person had been in this google bui

san francisco symphony. the first golden state warriors game is against the lakers. >>> new this morning, san francisco mayorender braid has made it official. there will be ferry service to games and other events at the chase center. the offices of there will be and interim ferry landing and service for the mission bay neighborhood when events are scheduled. the temporary site will be at pier 48 and then will run through 2021 when a more permanent service is finished. that permanent ferry is planned for 16th street near mission rock for fans and commuters. >> good idea. a lot of people take the ferry to the giants games. >> keep cars off the road. >>> beyonci support the fans was again given them a bonus to go along with the release of her own netflix special. >> a live album version of her headline performance at coachella last year was just released. it is called homecoming, the live album and accompanies her new documentary. it gives fans and infant death look at or concert plus for rehearsals and quieter backstage moments. the live album is available across all major streaming platforms.>>> coming up, ar

new time next year. >>> still ahead, the big step today that a san francisco transportation company is expected to take. what uber is doing that could make another group of investors very, very rich >>> and the san francisco gleaming new offer but you won't find parking. see how the city plans to accommodate thousands of fans when the new arena opens. >>> and traffic is off to a nice start on westbound 92 heading out to the high-rise >>> after a beautiful day yesterday, change is in the air. clouds and the sierra could see a little snow. wind again for us. >>> britain will be given a brexit extension. prime minister theresa may says she is hoping to get a brexit deal approved by june 30th. her withdrawal plans so far have been rejected three times. >>> the arms senate committee will hold its first hearing on the president proposed space force which is scheduled to become a military service in the next five years, making it part of the air force. supporters say the u.s. need as military presence in space to keep up with china and russia. the first large step would be to establish a headquarters before t

announce today the first event ever to be held at chase centre, the wire stretch out new home right here in san francisco. -- the warriors new home in san francisco. >> not only will it be home to the six time nba champion, the golden state warriors, but it will be a local destination for some of the best acts and events in the world, and it will play host to over 200 events a year, and with activation throughout the district every single day. it will be a great centre and we will have a great time with this venue. for the first time ever, san francisco will have the opportunity to have the best talent to come and play right here in the city. >> the first person we would like to bring to the podium is the man who has a vision of building a first-class world-class entertainment and sports venue and san francisco. when he first bought the team after 2010. in 2014 they bought the property and it is the first the first privately financed, privately owned project stadium or arena to be built on privately owned land and in the country. the first time that will be done in the modern sports arena. as we mentione

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in san francisco. >>> the 11:00 news on ktvu fox 2 starts now. 2 . >> it was a frightening situation on a busy street in san francisco after a stranger tried to grab a 2-year-old boy from his mom. hello again, i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. just as quickly as the man grabbed the child, he let him go and then took off. that's when a group of good samaritans chased down that suspect and held him until police arrived. police arrived. police say the brazen attempt happened friday afternoon near the busy corner of market and castro streets. ktvu's debora villalon is live now in the city after talking to one of the men that chased down the suspect. >> reporter: well, julie, it was really a bold crime. such a busy spot, in the daylight, and so many people around, and friday about noon everyone in the vicinity heard the mother's screams. ms. >> right at this point we passed the woman with her children. >> reporter: this couple

new trains. >> now the state launched a probe into the safety of the fleet. abc7 neweporter luien is live at the muni station in san francisco with the story tonight. >> reporter: that's right. we found out this is not the first time this incident has taken place with this new muni train. we found out accord too sfmta, the first incident was reported september 25th. the video took place last friday. >> it's a who are rick scene, a woman can be seen walking up to the train the doors closing in while part of her hand is stuck. an employee speaks to her but the train pulls away. the woman was dragged onto the train tracks. the video obtained by the san francisco examiner. >> possibly her finger because the door closed with less than a half inch of space between the door and the door jamb when she reached her hand for the door. >> reporter: sfmta says the sliding doors in their new trainses are safe and showed us how they work. >> they're sensitive edges within the doors that can detect when a hand or object is in the door preventing it from closing. >> reporter: what happened? >> in this case it, appears the door had less than

that we very quickly identify what is important to us and what we don't want to see lost as the new san francisco gets built. for me, this is also a high priority and i would hope that we can move it along closer to the two and a half-year rather than some of the longer time periods. i wanted to and by and say that and thank you all for your great work. >> very much appreciate you coming, supervisor, mandelman. let's open up this for public comment. mr. wright. >> top class demonstration. i made it clear what class of people that advocate for the most vulnerable people in the city. s.f. viewers, please, out of all the demonstrations that i've seen, everything is top class. this is the one that strikes me the most pertaining to support, new housing and development. i want to get the future representatives to look at building all these brand new apartments where you keep the amount of money that you spend on these apartment building complex at a minimum and by the same response, get the maximum performance and output of your building. i would like to get the standards set for any apartment building

mayor of the city and county of san francisco i'm so excited to be here today to kick off birth month in san francisco. [applause] >> we are joined by the owners of the new thank you so much for opening up this incredible place which has 100% renewable energy. how exciting is that? [applause]. >> they are a participant in our green business program. they are super green it customers customers, anyone can be a super green customer for just a few more dollars a month. we are gathered here today because we know that climate change is real and one of the most pressing issues of our time it affects every person in every community all over the world. from the devastating forest fires throughout our estate to the historic flooding affecting our friends in the north, we know that climate change has real life and tragic consequences that will only get worse if we don't act. we know, unfortunately, we are not getting a lot of help these days to address issues around climate change from washington, d.c., which makes the work that we do locally and cities all over the world, even more important than ever. at last year's global climate action summit held right here i

a new boss and it's been less than seven hours and the mayor of san francisco says she's ready to hire a new director hand she want to hire this person immediately. >> via email announcing the resignation explaining that the employment agreement i have with the board of directors ends in august and it needs to become clear that this is the right time for a change. hour later the san francisco mayor responded. >> we're looking for someone who understands the bigger picture. not just one thing that the department represents. we need a real transportation expert who understands the complexities of what it means to run a major transit system. >> reporter: a letter was sent to the board of directors requesting an immediate search for a new director. and during a press conference she alluded to the month long list of problems with muni, with a problem getting her hand stuck in the door and equipment failures that led to a list of delays last friday and operators refusing to work and challenging times over the past couple of months for our muni riders and system and i do think it's important

san francisco. it is going to be a bad day. in san jose we have an accident and shockingly only one. 12 miles an hour 101. this is at 13. good newssco looks like it is taking the brunt of the bad traffic this morning. at the altamont pass one accident has just been cleared. begin your way toward 586/80 there is another accident that is not slowing things down because it's in the opposite of the commute direction. the drive time looks good. the freeway is slow and go because of an earlier accident moved to the right shoulder backing things up to highway 4. that will be slow and go going to the bridge where it is slow thanks to leftover instructions and to the bay bridge which is backed up coming through the toll plus a. metering lights have been on for some time and it is slow and go making your way through the toll plaza. the san mateo bridge is moving but not quickly.>>> if it was too hot yesterday and the day before we will cool things down beginning today through the rest of the weekend to next week. temperatures are going to drop going through early next week. a live look at the camera looking east at the sunrise. you can see