. >> carolyn tyler is live tonight with the story. carolyn? >>> it wasn't until earlier that the supervisors got a report, detailing the financial impact on taxpayers and in that report found the costs are covered by the nfl. so now, a trio of lawmakers is urging the mayor to renegotiate. >> we can still ask. >> reporter: supervisor jane kim and two colleagues want to change the rules of the game to require the nfl super bowl host committee to reimburse san francisco for all expenses connected with the celebration. >> there are hidden costs, that deal created in the mayor's office. >> reporter: the supervisor, john avalos was one of the main critics of the america's cup, which ended up leaving taxpayers on the hook for $11 million. right now, the city puts the super bowl costs at $5 million. mostly from muni and police overtime. >> we're facing a $ten millage budget deficit. >> reporter: the mayor's spokesperson says the arrangement is fiscally responsible. >> we know san francisco, residents and businesses are going to benefit. we know we're

. >> carolyn tyler is live tonight with the story. carolyn? >>> it wasn't until earlier that the supervisors got a report, detailing the financial impact on taxpayers and in that report found the costs are covered by the nfl. so now, a trio of lawmakers is urging the mayor to renegotiate. >> we can still ask. >> reporter: supervisor jane kim and two colleagues want to change the rules of the game to require the nfl super bowl host committee to reimburse san francisco for all expenses connected with the celebration. >> there are hidden costs, that deal created in the mayor's office. >> reporter: the supervisor, john avalos was one of the main critics of the america's cup, which ended up leaving taxpayers on the hook for $11 million. right now, the city puts the super bowl costs at $5 million. mostly from muni and police overtime. >> we're facing a $ten millage budget deficit. >> reporter: the mayor's spokesperson says the arrangement is fiscally responsible. >> we know san francisco, residents and businesses are going to benefit. we know we're

abc 7 news reporter carolyn tyler is live at city hall with more on the story. carolyn? >> reporter: well, this began with a federal investigation into now indicted chinatown gangster and his connections to city hall. let's be clear, mayor ed lee has not been charged with any wrongdoing. some of his associates have. and the investigation continues. is there another shoe to drop that involves you? >> i don't believe there would be. >> reporter: san francisco mayor ed lee says there's to place in city government for corruption. this after district attorney george gasgon on friday announced felony bribery and money laundering charges against three people who raised money for lee's 2011 campaign. >> when government is for sale, we all suffer. >> reporter: former human rights commissioner and staffer jones are accused of accepting $20,000 from an undercover fbi agent and money laundering. former school board member keith jackson is accused of bribery and grand theft. >> i would say there's an air of pay to play politics. >> reporter: supervisor john avalos ran against ed lee

. >> abc 7 news reporter carolyn tyler joins us live. >> reporter: well, they expect up to a million people to pour into san francisco. people who came here need change. >> these san francisco residents know the impact here will be almost three weeks because of security measures and traffic. >> this is going to be a challenge times four. >> the official mantra is don't drive if you don't have to. add to that muni lines that will be re-routed. >> we're planning in a way that we have never planned before, but we do have good experience. >> yes, the city has handled large events like the pride parade, but the superbowl festivities will be a high security event, meaning those who live near the foot print of superbowl city may need special credentials just to get into their neighborhood and those who park cars in nearby garages, like embarkdero four, will face daily bomb sweeps. >> i do think it's an awfully long time to close streets and reroute commuters and really stress the residents. >> i think if everybody pulls together, i'm sure we can get through it. kind of looking forward to wh

carolyn tyler, abc7 news. >> after getting locked out of los angeles, the city of oakland appears to be sweetening the pot to keep the raiders in town. the mayor announced she's open to leasing the land near the coliseum at a favorable price and allow more parking for tail gating. this after the league promised an additional $100 million to the raiders. gavin newsom hopes the raiders stay, even if it's not in oakland. >> don't be surprised if six days if now we're having a conversation about the 49ers and raiders sharing a stadium. >> raiders owner mark davis says he's not interested in sharing with the niners but his team doesn't have a lease at the coliseum for next season. davis says he's considering all of the options after the deal that set the rams and possibly, chargers back to los angeles. >> dozens of used syringes have been found on beaches in santa cruz because of el nino. the nonprofit group take back santa cruz say they were transported by high storms. 260 needles are found in public areas every month. >>> abc7 news was in san lorenzo this morning. it's another round of

do we have carolyn tyler live? all right, we don't. but we're told, alma, that they're very close in making progress in extricating that man from this hole. >> we checked just a few minutes ago. she said that he was buried up to his knees about alive, you know, as in best condition he can be. >> they have mooved a gurney into place. and we're looking at that as an ind kication that they're closeo getting his legs free. carolyn reported he was stuck up to his knees in some sort of a cave-in. the ground around him, giving way. they certainly have a lot of manpower. as soon as they pull him up and out, we'll go back live and give you the update here on abc 7 news at 4:00. >> and you can always follow us on twitter for the latest as well. >>> in other news today, a santa clara deputy has been arrested on suspicion of driving urn the influence of alcohol and pulling his firearm. nobody was injured. in a statement, the deputy sheriff's association said we expect that appropriate action will be taken after all the facts are determined. >> a t

carolyn tyler, abc7 news. >> after getting locked out of los angeles, the city of oakland appears to be sweetening the pot to keep the raiders in town. the mayor announced she's open to leasing the land near the coliseum at a favorable price and allow more parking for tail gating. this after the league promised an additional $100 million to the raiders. gavin newsom hopes the raiders stay, even if it's not in oakland. >> don't be surprised if six days if now we're having a conversation about the 49ers and raiders sharing a stadium. >> raiders owner mark davis says he's not interested in sharing with the niners but his team doesn't have a lease at the coliseum for next season. davis says he's considering all of the options after the deal that set the rams and possibly, chargers back to los angeles. >> dozens of used syringes have been found on beaches in santa cruz because of el nino. the nonprofit group take back santa cruz say they were transported by high storms. 260 needles are found in public areas every month. >>> abc7 news was in san lorenzo this morning. it's another round of

i'm carolyn tyler. thanks for joining us on this sunday, january 17th. let's start with a quick look at the weather with our meteorologist lisa argen. >> hi, carolyn. good morning. you are right. this is the second right we will see a 3 on our storm impact scale and that's what we are expect later today. motor the bay area is dry except for the north bay. but check this out. this is what is on the way. it will be impacting the north bay sooner, rather than later. so a coastal flood watch until tomorrow morning and a flash flood watch for areas until 1:00 this afternoon. we are looking at the potential for some urban and small streak flooding. the creeks rising out are their banks. and if you look here, we have light rain here this afternoon and then ramps up throughout the late average. this is when it's spreading south and it will trail off to the rest of the bay area. mild temperatures, south winds ahead of it. 53 san ramon, 56 san mateo and to a quarter mile visibility for concord, about a mile and three quarters half moon bay. we will talk about amoun

abc 7 news reporter carolyn tyler has the details. >> reporter: this is the latest in a series of at least eight armed holdups. it happened at 7:35 this morning in san leandro. surveillance video shows the man entering this valero gas station on east 14th, wearing a mask and pointing what appears to be a high caliber semiautomatic pistol. >> at one point, he actually went behind the counter holding the employee at gunpoint, forced her down on to the floor, and he crouched down as well as another customer came in and put money on the counter to pay for the gas, the robbery was still in progress. >> reporter: about 20 minutes later, police say the same man hit this dry cleaner's on davis street. just a bit west of one of the four 7-eleven stores he robbed over four days last week. at this one, an employee pushed a panic button, but the robber always in a black hoodie got away before police arrived. on christmas eve, he pulled up a heist at the 7-eleven on foothill boulevard. the clerk says the armed robber cleaned out the register. >> i think it's pretty crazy. i think people need to j

in san francisco, carolyn tyler. >>> and meteorologist sandy patel is here with the weather.do you remember the rain on the lens? you will see scenes like this as we head to the next several days off and on. but this afternoon we did see nice sunny breaks. the clouds just reflecting, showing the showers over san francisco, showing the pretty view there. live doppler 7 hd showing the cloud and fog, rain up in yreka. as we look at the highs tomorrow, nerve the 50s, lake port at 48 degrees, wet weather starting in the north bay and as we head to the evening commute it will spread south. here is the long range forecast. i want to show you the two computer models just so you know what we're looking at. from thursday morning all the way until next tuesday we're looking at over five inches of rain for parts of the bay area. that is including multiple storms. look at this other computer model. very different, still wet, but we're looking at way less in terms of rainfall down across from san francisco so the east bay and south bay and just over four inches in santa rosa. we'll see how

abc 7 news reporter carolyn tyler has the details. >> reporter: this is the latest in a series of atst eight armed holdups. it happened at 7:35 this morning in san leandro. surveillance video shows the man entering this valero gas station on east 14th, wearing a mask and pointing what appears to be a high caliber semiautomatic pistol. >> at one point, he actually went behind the counter holding the employee at gunpoint, forced her down on to the floor, and he crouched down as well as another customer came in and put money on the counter to pay for the gas, the robbery was still in progress. >> reporter: about 20 minutes later, police say the same man hit this dry cleaner's on davis street. just a bit west of one of the four 7-eleven stores he robbed over four days last week. at this one, an employee pushed a panic button, but the robber always in a black hoodie got away before police arrived. on christmas eve, he pulled up a heist at the 7-eleven on foothill boulevard. the clerk says the armed robber cleaned out the register. >> i think it's pretty crazy. i think people need to just

i'm carolyn tyler. thanks for joining us on this sunday, january 24th. let's start with a quick look at the weather with our meteorologist lisa argen. >> hi, carolyn. good morning. live doppler 7hd shows a system offshore. that's where it's going to stay but we are waking up with valley fog in napa. temperatures have dipped considerably compared to yesterday. we still have a few showers lingering hearing on the coast from pescadero southward and i'm not going to rule out a shower later on today. still a slight chance of showers in the forecast but this morning with partly cloudy skies it is 37 degrees in napa, 50 in san mateo, 46 in san jose, so considerably cooler. we do have fog and we will continue to see some of the fog develop in our inland valleys. so upper 30s to near 50, and we will see some sunshine today with 50s to near 60 in oakland. possibility of a shower, but the pattern will remain dry. in fact, with sunnier and milder days coming up until the latter part of the week. we will talk about it coming up. carolyn. >> thank you, lisa. breaking n

bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum ♪ >> good morning, everyone, i'm carolyn tyler, it's sunday, january 10thrologist lisa argen. hey there, carolyn, good morning to you. it's dry as you head out. there are some areas of fog. temperatures are mild in the

i'm carolyn tyler. thanks for joining us on this sunday, january 24th. let's start with a quick look at the weather with our meteorologist lisa argen. >> hi, carolyn. good morning. live doppler hd shows another front that will graze the bay area. it will perhaps give us some more cloud cover but overall a few leftover showers dotting the landscape, particularly near the coast. the headline this morning are the cooler numbers. anywhere from 4 to 15 degrees cooler than yesterday at this time. look at the 30s from santa rosa to napa with fog here. 40 in san ramon. it's 47 fremont and san jose with a mild 54 on the coast. we do expect a little bit more fog throughout the morning hours, but we have high pressure building in later on today. in between now and then some cloud cover. temperatures climbing to near 60 in the east bay today. we whether look for more mild weather before our next round of rain comes back before the week is out. carolyn. >> thank you, lisa. breaking news out of alaska this morning. a magnitude 7.1 earthquake has hit the southern part o

mmmm, yoplait. >> good morning, i'm carolyn tyler. ay, january 31st. let's start with a quick look at the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. >> he, carolyn p requesting morning to you. the south bay is on the northern edge of this system that continues to push into central and southern california. so we are look at some light rain in mountain view, san jose and cupertino. it's this area of cold pressure and the cold pool of air that will sweep over the entire bay area today, bringing some very gusty winds. right now we are looking at some

good morning, i'm carolyn tyler. thanks for joining us on this sunday, january 17th. let's start with a quick look at the weather with our meteorologist lisa argen. >> carolyn, good morning. hi, everyone. this is the second time we've had a 3 on the storm impact scale and that means a pretty strong system from anywhere from a half-inch to over two inches of rain is expected with this system. we've had intermittent light rain during the early morning hours from santa rosa slipping a little southward but the main activity continues to be well to the north. here's the sweep on top of mouth st. helena. the national weather service has issued a flash flood watch for the valley fire area. we could see some mudslides and debris flow. there are returns and also further south you see returns being picked up on our radar. but this is the main event. this will continue to slip to the south and east throughout the day. it will take throughout the bulk of the morning to sink south and it has a subtropical connection and is expected to pump a lot of moisture into the north bay. we l

>> good morning, everyone, i'm carolyn tyler, it's sunday, january 10th. let's start with a look at the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. hey there, carolyn, good morning to you. it's dry as you head out. there are some areas of fog. temperatures are mild in the 40s and 50s. live doppler 7hd not detecting any rain just yet, but we do have some on the way. 50 hayward, 47 los gatos, 48 san jose and even up in santa rosa, a quarter mile visibility, 45 degrees. we've had all the cloud core. had a bit of a suggest wind yesterday. so this morning we are waking up to those 50s around the bay. five mile visibility, though, in san jose. that has certainly gotten worse in the past hour. be careful out there. we are looking for the clouds to hang around for most of the day. but by about noontime, before this warm front heads our way, could we could see a few more peaks of sun. looking at upper 50s for the afternoon with showers headed our way. by about 4:00, they don't amount to much but we are tracking a stronger stempniak midweek and another one after that. i'l

>> good morning, i'm carolyn tyler. thanks for joining us on this sunday, january 31st. let's start with a quick look at the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. >> he, carolyn p requesting morning to you. the south bay is on the northern edge of this system that continues to push into central and southern california. so we are look at some light rain in mountain view, san jose and cupertino. it's this area of cold pressure and the cold pool of air that will sweep over the entire bay area today, bringing some very gusty winds. right now we are looking at some returns to the far south. this will continue a couple of hours. maybe some mist and drizzle in those areas, and you see around mt. hamilton we have the colder air, the darker green indicating the more likely rain around morgan hill, highway 101. you look at the loop along the central coast you see -- oops, i blasted through that quickly. but it will fill in from monterey today. so probably about 9:00 that rain sinks to the south out of the south bay. so plan on some sunshine, a cool day with the winds picking up. c

i'm carolyn tyler. thanks for joining us on this sunday, january 24th. start with a quick look at the weather with our meteorologist lisa argen. >> good morning, carolyn, hi, everyone. we are starting with doppler hd and an incoming funnel system that will graze the north bay. there are returns to the north but you will notice more cloud cover from marin county up through sonoma and napa today. in and out of the clouds but temperatures still on the cool side. 51 san jose. morgan hill 48. clouds not really an issue right now. it's the cooler start. anywhere from 11 degrees cooler novato, 3 or 4 degrees cooler from mountain view to san jose. a chilly 44 degrees right here in santa cruz. numbers in the upper 50s. we will call it partly cloudy today and temperatures will be near normal. but we are looking at a warmup with more sunshine for the short term. the long-term? that's a different story. carolyn. >> thank you, lisa >> developing news out. vallejo show. home is destroyed after a fire this morning. crews on the scene say the roof of the home collapsed w

. >> good morning, i'm carolyn tyler. thanks for joining us on this sunday, january 31st. let's start with a quick look at the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. >> good morning to you, carolyn. live doppler 7hd shows the state divide in half with light rain leaving the north bay right now. the reason why, strong area of low pressure is pushing it to the south. let's take you in to the east bay where you can see a cell here pushing outwait tracy. higher elevation light snow around to mt. hamilton. from morgan hill, highway 101, scattered light mist and drizzle. we will be left with a very gusty day as this area of low pressure, it's in here with the speckled clouds and pushes through san francisco. that will allow for a breezy, but partly sunny afternoon. temperatures right now in the 50s. we have an outside chance of a shower, especially in the higher elevations. maybe a thunderstorm. we will put it all together for you and talk about the all-important week ahead, including the super bowl. carolyn. thank you, lisa. in new video this morning, the two remaining dangerous

here's carolyn tyler. >>reporter: temperatures rising rightal with superbowl city.san francisco business leaders are cheer leaders for superbowl 50. and are outraged that supervisor jane kim introduced a measure today asking the mayor to renegotiate the deal that leaves taxpayers shelling out at least 5 million dollars as host city. i am not against superbowl or even hosting the parties here in san francisco. this is about this is about our taxpayers. >>reporter: but the chamber of commerce points to a 2012 resolution where the supervisors supported the city's bid for the superbowl. and accuses kim of political grandstanding because she's running for state office. >> show somehow she is a watch dog of the public purse when all she dots is potentially cost the city money. >> there is nothing in the rest lugs take said that we would pay for the party. nfl made then.2 billion dollars three years ago. this is a company that condition afford to pay for its own party. >>reporter: today supervisors meeting the mayor was asked who negotiated that deal. >> i'm very comfortab

abc 7 news reporter carolyn tyler joins us live from city hall with more. carolyn?reporter: there are pieces like this, you see people taking pictures with all over the city. it says super bowl 50. promoting the extravaganza at that kicks off here at the end of the month. one supervisor says she doesn't wake up with a hangover after the party ends. the game is in santa clara, but san francisco is the host city. taxpayers here are learning there's a cost to be the boss. perhaps $4 million from muni, police and fire connected with the fan city at the foot of market street and the nfl experience at boss cone i center. >> i've been getting hundreds of e-mails and calls from constituents saying, you know we expect you to spend our dollars for issues around affordable housing, homeless services, for street cleaning, increased muni services, not a party for the wealthiest people in the world. >> there will be legislation introduced tomorrow requiring a cost benefit analysis before the city signs off on big events. she says the super bowl host committee should pay the city'

abc 7 news reporter carolyn tyler has the story.reporter: yan find several of these symbol of superbowl 50 at san francisco prepares for the festivities. including a free village for fans. but all the hoopla comes at a price for city taxpayers. for example just today muni anticipated cost jumped from an estimated 1.7 million to 2.3. >> i have just been getting hundreds of e-mails and calls from our constituent saying we expect to you spend our public taxpayer dollars for issues around affordable housing. homeless services. street cleaning. increased muni services. not a party for the wealthiest people in the world. >>reporter: supervisor kim held a hearing today and she says the superbowl host committee and the nfl should pick up the tab. but daniel lory the head of the committee is confident the city will make money. >> in the end more revenue will come into the city and to the general fund than is going out. so in fact i think the argument should be the reve how can we not do an event like this. >>reporter: according to the mayor'

>> good morning, everyone, i'm carolyn tyler. thanks for joining us on this sunday, january 17th. let's start with a quick look at the weather with our meteorologist lisa argen. >> carolyn, good morning. hi, everyone. this is live doppler 7hd where the activity is still far up in northern california. but a few showers in the north bay. mist and drizzle along the coast, as far south as the san mateo coast but we are looking at the heaviest rain throughout the morning hours here in the northbound bay. we had rain that really didn't let up yesterday. the concerns with the burn areas around lake county, and the rivers. you will get heavy rain throughout the entire day. as i widen the view you will see what's on the way for all of us. it will take some time early afternoon to get into san francisco. later in the day through the south bay, and there's the front. it is tapping into subtropical moisture. that's going to increase the snow levels. in fact, with the winter weather advisory in effect, we have a ton of advisories. a flash flood watch and other coastal flood warning for the enti

. >> good morning, everyone, i'm carolyn tyler. thanks for joining us on this sunday, january 10th. t with a quick look at the weather with our meteorologist lisa argen. >> hi, carolyn. here is live doppler 7hd. if you get out of the way you can see just a little bit of green on the screen. we are looking for increasing clouds throughout the day. you may be enjoying a little piece of sunshine now in the east bay but there is fog the north end of the bay, the south end of the bay. and this warm front is going to push into the bay area and give us more of a picture like this from what we are seeing on mt. tam. temperatures are mild in the upper 40s. just a quarter mile visibility in santa rosa. 51 he oakland, 50 half moon bay. we are looking at emeryville. looks pretty good with partly cloudy skies. 50 novato, 48 livermore. the clouds on the increase. the fog will probably stay with you in santa rosa, and then we will are looking at a little bit of shower activity. it will be in the afternoon. it will be light and it will overspread the about bay just briefly with light rainfall. we wi

in san francisco, carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. abc 7 news was at the square park where the latest one went up in front of the painted ladies. this is the third in a series of signs the nfl has installed. each has a similar design, but each with a different scene. this one features the coin used in the pre-game coin toss to determine who gets the ball first. >> another band of rain is moving across the bay area right now. it caught some people off guard as it began falling in san francisco a little while ago. abc 7 news meteorologist sandy patel is tracking the system very closely tonight. >> live doppler 7 hd has been an active afternoon. let me show you right now. we're seeing some wet weather in the north bay. it is very light and steady. i'm going to take you in a little bit closer around highway 101. in the east bay, it has lightened up. you can see what really happened. there were some brief downpours as those thunderstorms developed there in the east bay. right now, we are seeing some very light returns heading down towards

carolyn tyler has the story from today's announcement part party. ♪.al choir kicked off the carefully orchestrated naming rights event. such a big deal that nba mvp curry attended. >> new sports entertainment center we will be chasing nba titles for the next 50 years as well. >>reporter: chase center will be the name of the arena the warriors plan to open in san francisco's mission bay neighborhood. the turns were not disclosed but the deal with j p morgan chase help the team owner pay for the 1 billion dollar heigh privately fened facility. >> how did you decide ongoing with chicago's as opposed to a more local company. >> they are global financial player. global financial player. and had experience also in doing these kinds of arena naming rights deals before as you know madison square garden. >>reporter: but the arena not a done deal. >> any announcement about naming rights in mission bay is prove mature. >>reporter: she speaks for the mission bay alliance a group that filed lawsuits arguing the project doesn't comply with environmental laws and wil

. >> carolyn tyler is live with the demand for renegotiations of the bill. carolyn?supervisor jane kim is not the only one criticizing the deal. she told me today that we need to acknowledge that we made a mistake, and fix it. but business leaders say she's throwing the city under the bus. temperatures are rising with super bowl city. >> only in san francisco, do we look a gift horse in the mouth. >> san francisco business leaders are outrage that had supervisor jane kim introduced a measure today, asking the mayor to renegotiate a deal. >> i am not against super bowl or hosting the parties here in san francisco. th

. >> carolyn tyler is live with the demand for renegotiations of the bill. carolyn? >> reporter: supervisor jane kim is not the only one criticizing the deal. she told me today that we need to acknowledge that we made a mistake, and fix it. but business leaders say she's throwing the city under the bus. temperatures are rising with super bowl city. >> only in san francisco, do we look a gift horse in the mouth. >> san francisco business leaders are outrage that had supervisor jane kim introduced a measure today, asking the mayor to renegotiate a deal. >> i am not against super bowl or hosting the parties here in san francisco. this is about our taxpayers. >> reporter: but the chamber of commerce points to a 2012 resolution where the supervisors supported the city bid and accuses kim of political grandstanding because she's running for office. >> just showing how she's a watch dog of the public perks when all she's going to do is potentially cost the city money. >> there is nothing in this resolution that says we'd pay for the party. the nfl made $9,200,000,003 years

. >> reporter: carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. >>> still ahead tonight, a precious heirloom is gone.stolen in a violent act. and the family now desperate to get it back. >>> my mama left tibet 60 years ago. that's the only item she carried with her. >>> also ahead tonight francisco power bay lyft gets a ♪ life. just when you think you know where it's going, it takes you someplace else. covered california is here to help californians who need health insurance get it. because it's more than just health care. it's life care. just text offers to 782929e 6" subway sandwich. to sign up for weekly text offers. and you'll get a free 6-inch sub when you buy a 30-oz. drink just for signing up. >>> santa clara, san francisco, east bay and all the bay area. this is abc 7 news. >>> surveillance video shows a car pulling up to another vehicle and what happens next has left one family heart broken. >> police in san francisco are looking for two people who may have stolen a precious necklace from a 90-year-old woman. and this story gets worse. it happened on christmas day. abc 7 reporter lyanne mele

. >> we begin with carolyn tyler where city leaders are looking at the numbers. >> that is right.requiring a conbenefit analysis and thinking about america's cup, where taxpayers were left footing the bill. you can find several of the symbols at san francisco to prepare for the festivities, including a free village for fans. but the hoopla comes at a price for city taxpayers. muni's anticipated cost jumped from 1.7 million to 2.3. >> i have just been getting hundreds of e-mails and

. >> carolyn tyler is live with the demand for renegotiations of the bill. carolyn? >> reporter: supervisor jane kim is not the only one criticizing the deal. she told me today that we need to acknowledge that we made a mistake, and fix it. but business leaders say she's throwing the city under the bus. temperatures are rising with super bowl city. >> only in san francisco, do we look a gift horse in the mouth. >> san francisco business leaders are outrage that had supervisor jane kim introduced a measure today, asking the mayor to renegotiate a deal. >> i am not against super bowl or hosting the parties here in san francisco. this is about our taxpayers. >> reporter: but the chamber of commerce points to a 2012 resolution where the supervisors supported the city bid and accuses kim of political grandstanding because she's running for office. >> just showing how she's a watch dog of the public perks when all she's going to do is potentially cost the city money. >> there is nothing in this resolution that says we'd pay for the party. the nfl made $9,200,000,003 years

carolyn tyler is live with the details. >> well, of course we've all known about the superbowl for quitebit of confusion here at the public health department with some potential vendors not realizing it was too late to get a permit in time for the big game. >> there's something in the air, the smell not just of pizza or veal began fries. >> we'll probably have to stamp out a little bit extra. >> udon noodles is one of more than 300 food trucks that are licensed by the city and inline to take advantage of the huge superbowl crowd. hoping to have a mobile oyster bar. only to be told it's too late, the permit process takes one to two months. >> i was planning to make quite a bit of money down by the peer that day. >> if you knew that the superbowl is around the corner, maybe you should have looked at this a little bit earlier. >> the basic things like hand washing is not available. >> look for this red decal to see if a vendor is approved. >> we were not hoping to do something for the superbowl which was get a clear understanding about all the regulations. >> there will be another meeting l

carolyn tyler is live in the western edition where that meeting is just getting underway. carolyn? >>> critics say the use of force policy is out dated. tonight here at third baptist church, members of the community can talk about what changes they would like to see and supervisors are looking into this as well. the san francisco police department's policy is under scrutiny after the fatal officer-involved shooting of mario woods. cell phone video has many asking about alternatives. emphasis from the experts is on deescalation methods like a recommendation from the office of citizen complaints. >> to establish written protoco protocols. >> reporter: the captain says the training now focuses on what he called the sanctity of life. >> should that life have been taken? what else could we have done? >> as he spoke, a couple in the audience held protest signs and supervisor david campos was critical. >> how does it advice the sanctity of life that these officers are still on the payroll of san francisco pd, after what happened? after the videos we saw? >> reporter: the five officers hav

carolyn tyler is live in the western edition where that meeting is just getting underway. carolyn? >>> critics say the use of force policy is out dated. tonight here at third baptist church, members of the community can talk about what changes they would like to see and supervisors are looking into this as well. the san francisco police department's policy is under scrutiny after the fatal officer-involved shooting of mario woods. cell phone video has many asking about alternatives. emphasis from the experts is on deescalation methods like a recommendation from the office of citizen complaints. >> to establish written protoco protocols. >> reporter: the captain says the training now focuses on what he called the sanctity of life. >> should that life have been taken? what else could we have done? >> as he spoke, a couple in the audience held protest signs and supervisor david campos was critical. >> how does it advice the sanctity of life that these officers are still on the payroll of san francisco pd, after what happened? after the videos we saw? >> reporter: the five officers hav

in san francisco, carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. >> thank you so much for joining us at abc 7 news at 4:00s at 5:00 starts now. >> getting to the game could be a rough ride for passengers and transit officials. >> school under fire. an investigation into alleged child abuse as more parents come forward. >> stock plum mitts, those hit hard and what's happening in asia right now. >> elnino stirs things up much to the delight of bay area surfers. >> right now, we're in a break, but there's more rain coming for the weekend. i'll have details coming up. >> abc 7 news starts right now with live, breaking news. >> and that breaking news is a series of terror arrests conducted by federal authorities today. agents arrested one man in sacramento, houston and mill wall wee. >> just identified moments ago as muhammad. they believe they were in contact with and tried to provide assistance to isis. the plot has been linked to other u.s. cities. but at this time, there's not going to be a threat to public safety. >> we'll move onto our other big story tonight. the state has now opened an investigation in

carolyn tyler live with the story. >> reporter: the sfpd is in the process of revamping its 1995 use of force policy. >> the sfpd sports policy is under review. but at a city hall hearing, it became clear that some city hall states that's not enough. >> it's not just about changing the policyiespolicies, it's about changing the culture. >> the policy is under cross-suit skroony after the fatal officer shooting with many asking about alternatives, including tazers and shields. the emphasis today was on deescalation methods, like one of the recommendations from the office of citizens. >> to establish written protocol for the department's intervention team. >> the new recruits regarding critical thinking now focuses on what he calls the sanctity of life. >> should that life had been taken? what else could we have done? >> as he spoke a couple in the audience held protest signs and supervisor david compost is highly critical. >> how does it advance the sanctity of life that these officers are still on the payroll of san francisco pd. >> the five officers involved on the fatal shooting ar

there abc 7 news reporter carolyn tyler has the story. >> sporting a new accessory these days, instead the superbowl 50 logo offered by the nfl to agencies involved keeping the big game safe. >> employees have put in for the soup bowl. >> the officers $124.99. it's mar than just one of 20 public safety agencies where 1800 officers are snapping up these keepsakes. the fire department is not. firefighters can't buy the badges on their own. and the fire chief has opted out for the department. the union president says the rank and file are furious. >> they really wanted that badge, you know, as a keepsake. and to be kept out of it against their will, it's kind of a slap in the face. >> a published report says the chief cited domestic violence on superbowl sunday as one reason to decline the badges. she told me that's not true: it's about what's appropriate. >> when you take your oath, it's -- it means a lot. and to, you know, to have a sporting event, it didn't rise to that level for me. >> abc 7 news. >> and take a look at this. it's a special pizza from tony's pizza in san francisco. wha

. >> carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. >> san francisco police just released this surveillance video breaking into an audi service center and stole seven vehicles and then drove into a lock box to get the keys. the vehicles are worth between 40 and $50,000 each. police are investigating if someone with knowledge of the business took part in the heist. >> a new report says google is looking to expand at the former alameda air station. google wants to take over a 65,000 square foot building in the complex. the technology giant has been at the former military base since 2013. the worst return for the standa standard&poor's since 2011. >>> despite the increase, jobless claims have stayed below the key level of 300,000 for ten months. mortgage rates dropped with a slight increase to hike a key short term interest rate two weeks ago. mortgage buyer freddie mack said the average rate rose to 4.9% up from 3.96% last week. >>> there was an unusual site on the san francisco bay today. this is video of the largest container ship to ever come to the u.s. as it pulled into the bay. abc 7 news reporter is

. >> we begin with carolyn tyler where city leaders are looking at the numbers. >> that is right. supervisor jane kim is requiring a conbenefit analysis and thinking about america's cup, where taxpayers were left footing the bill. you can find several of the symbols at san francisco to prepare for the festivities, including a free village for fans. but the hoopla comes at a price for city taxpayers. muni's anticipated cost jumped from 1.7 million to 2.3. >> i have just been getting hundreds of e-mails and calls from constituents saying we expect you to spend our public taxpayer dollars for issues around affordable housing, street cleaning, increased muni services not a party for the wealthiest people in the world. >>> supervisor jane kim held a hearing today. she says the super bowl host committee and nfl should pick up the tab. by the head of the committee is confident the city will make money. >> in the end, more revenue will come into the city than is going out. so in fact, i think the argument should be reversed. how can we not do an event like this? >> reporter: according to

. >> we begin with carolyn tyler where city leaders are looking at the numbers. >> that is right. supervisor jane kim is requiring a conbenefit analysis and thinking about america's cup, where taxpayers were left footing the bill. you can find several of the symbols at san francisco to prepare for the festivities, including a free village for fans. but the hoopla comes at a price for city taxpayers. muni's anticipated cost jumped from 1.7 million to 2.3. >> i have just been getting hundreds of e-mails and calls from constituents saying we expect you to spend our public taxpayer dollars for issues around affordable housing, street cleaning, increased muni services not a party for the wealthiest people in the world. >>> supervisor jane kim held a hearing today. she says the super bowl host committee and nfl should pick up the tab. by the head of the committee is confident the city will make money. >> in the end, more revenue will come into the city than is going out. so in fact, i think the argument should be reversed. how can we not do an event like this? >> reporter: according to

carolyn tyler has more. >> reporter: it is hard to ignore the proliferation of tents in public spaces in san francisco, like this encampment near caesar chavez street. this woman has seen morepeople. >> pushed everybody downtown to the super bowl. >> reporter: but supervisor scott weiner says that the population began to increase long before the super bowl preparations and he does not want the people of san francisco to become used to them, and has written a letter to department heads asking what the strategy is to deal with the crisis as well as plans to expand shelter access. >> i do not understand the letter that we should bulldoze the tents tomorrow. the goal is to have enough shelter capacity so that people can come in out of the tents, off the streets. >> reporter: although people we talk to say it is difficult to get into the shelter. >> what are we supposed to do? where am i supposed to go? >> reporter: paul boden is with an advocate group and works with the shared tent cities and worked with the first homeless program in 1982 and says 34 years later the homeless are still bei

in san francisco, carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. >>> a brief chase this afternoon in haywood ended with the suspect crashing his car, police say two juveniles were arrested. nobody was injured. the car was wanted in a car jacking on monday night. >>> and sky 7 hd captured a different approximapolicapprox d ended in dublin, police tried to pull over the car but the driver took off. they had to deploy a stripe stick that stopped jamie as you can see her fight there in stockton. >>> we are in a lull between storms but by this time tomorrow night we'll brave for another burst of rain. >>> let's check in with meteorologist drew tuma. >>> yes, dan and ama, we'll get a break from the showers, hd showing a rare sight for what wet month, very dry, out the door thursday morning, a lot of fog, dry, temperatures above normal in the mid-40s to lower 50s. so for much of thursday itself you will not need the umbrella, all winter long we're rating the storms from a one to a five, five is the most severe, the storm coming late tomorrow night and early friday morning will be a two on the storm impact scale,

i'm cornell bernard in for carolyn tyler. it's sunday, january 3rd.a quick look at the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. good morning. >> good morning, cornell. here's a live look at doppler 7hd. you notice we have some showers offshore. not all of it is reaching the ground. we put it into motion and you see we've had the returns push over the bay area. it's not likely, bubba it's a possibilityibility. we will see a light early morning shower but the main activity holds off until early this morning b we do see the rain it looks like it will hang out along the coast for a little bit before it pushessen lapped. 43 concord, 45 hayward.

i'm cornell bernard in for carolyn tyler. it's sunday, january 3rd. here's a quick look at the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. good morning. >> good morning, cornell. here's a live look at doppler 7hd. you notice we have some showers offshore. not all of it is reaching the ground. we put it into motion and you see we've had the returns push over the bay area. it's not likely, bubba it's a possibilityibility. we will see a light early morning shower but the main activity holds off until early this morning b we do see the rain it looks like it will hang out along the coast for a little bit before it pushessen lapped. 43 concord, 45 hayward. you want to go out for the bike ride, the jog, or walk the dog, you may see a light shower, but likely you will be dry. you will notice the warmer temperatures, and then the rain does head our way throughout the afternoon. it starts at the coast, and then it pushes in to the rest of the bay area through the afternoon and right on through the evening hours. it's going to stay with us through the overnight hours

i'm cornell bernard in for carolyn tyler. it's sunday, january 3rd.e's a quick look at the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. good morning. >> good morning, cornell. here's a live look at doppler 7hd. you can see some green here. the darker green representing some showers. we had a few light showers in the north bay and we tip to see returns from santa rosa highway 101. not all of this is reaching the ground. the layers underneath the clouds are very dry. the moisture we see is mainly falling from bodega bay, marshall, point reyes. this will increase throughout the day and overspread the bay area, focusing on the coast and the north bay. so this is the first weaker system that will visit us later today through tomorrow morning. 49 right now in hayward, 46 fremont. 44 to las got tas and a mild 48 degrees in napa. cloud core today, rain developing for the folks in the east bay valleys. concord and livermore, you won't see much. you will see the focus for the next system to the south. we will talk all about it and time-out the storm systems coming up

carolyn tyler tweeted this photo saying someone hit this power pole last night causing an outage forent. the question is was it a drone? she'll have the latest at 5:00. >>> closing arguments are under way in the federal case against raymond "shrimp boy" chow accused of racketeering, murder and money laundering. vic lee is following the case in court and now has an update live in san francisco. >> reporter: the hearing has ended for the day. it resumes tomorrow. closing arguments for the defense started rather late today, but raymond "shrimp chow's attorney is asking them not to say what they told on the stand. four became government witnesses testifying against chow. we'll have more of what he said tonight at 6:00, but here's what the prosecution told jurors during its closing arguments. prosecutor susan badger's closing arguments took all morning and most of the afternoon meticulously explaining all the charges against raymond "shrimp boy" chow. as an backdrop an arsle an of firearms seized during the raids and arrests displayed on a table. chow, 40 took the stand in his own defense