you can see that they stopped marching around city hall and they are staying here in front of city hall. you can see the front doors are blocked by police. they are trying to prevent what happened on friday when protestors got inside of city hall. and then refused to leave. >> the protestors are out in support of the frisco 5 that went for more than two weeks without food. on saturday they ended the 17 day hunger strike after being admitted to the hospital. their supporters are calling for 17 days of action. one day that frisco five with on the hunger strike and they are calling it a general strike asking people to not spend money in san francisco. >> we calling for everyone to boycott big business. the mayor understands money so let's hit that. >> we have people that have not gone to work or school and promising to protest corporate restaurants and purchasing in san francisco. >>> protestors want the mayor to fire police chief greg suhr because of the deadly shootings including the death of mario woods and others. the chief says they were justified and the victims were armed with knive

zone in the parking lot of daly city city hall is up for final adoption today. pittsburg already has a similar program set up near its police department. the goal is to deter crime and so-called craigslist robberies. in 2013 a daly city man was killed in san francisco while doing an online sales transaction for his sony playstation. >>> another week, another nonstop international route has been added to san jose. >> and this time it's twice lady service to -- daily service to vancouver. the nog rash air canada -- inaugural canada flight arrived an hour ago. a san jose route made sense because it has the right mix of business and leisure travelers. today the mayor welcomed the first passengers after a ribbon cutting ceremony. >> that doesn't count all the economic benefit we have that crews the -- hotels and taxis andest rants. these -- restaurants, these are a huge boon to san jose and we want to encourage more snack flights like this. >> how much easier does this make your life right now in? not having to go the san francisco? >> it's going to save time and mone

. >>> hundreds are expecting at san francisco's city hall to demand the firing of the police chief.ackie ward has more outside city hall with more on the protests. >> reporter: that's right, michelle. first, it was a 17-day hunger strike and then, protesters stormed city hall, the frisco 5 now calling for a peaceful protest that we expect to start in an hour and a half. the move settlement far from over in the fight over the police chief and it seems like more people are joining the frisco 5. a general strike typically has labor unions supporting the movement but that remains unclear. >> not go to work. if children want to walk out with permission of their parents, they can walk out and we're asking everyone to join us in a peaceful, silent protest in front of city hall. >> reporter: the strikers are asking people to boycott corporate restaurant eating or purchasing, and sfpd is calling on extra officers to patrol this area around city hall. we are not sure if that's for today or will continue through the rest of the week. in san francisco, jackie ward, kpix 5. >> jackie, have any e

they took over the city hall at about 7:00 tonight. the group stood their ground in front of the may's office. protesters announced they were leaving but they didn't leave. they rushed the doors and let dozens of protesters in. deputies scrambled to surround them. it's happened on the day the frisco five hunger strikers are in the hospital. police cleared their camp today. it was an emotional moment for supporters. >> how much love -- >> the frisco five started a new kind of movement and it's growing. people are coming togethers for what's unjust going on in this city. >> protesters say the scene of the frisco five hunger shot is day one of shutting san francisco down. about 100 to 150 people took over city hall tonight. they moved across slowly but they were not kidding around. members of the press were caught in the struggle. protesters are still out here on the sidewalk outside of city hall. they're showing no signs of leaving. they say this is one of many planned interruptions. they tell me while the frisco five is in the hospital,

. >> yes, and there was tractions at city hall. a city -- tractions at city hall. we heard a couple of week ago who said they didn't support the chief anymore. their point was he had become a distraction. even though he wanted toism lement the new pollses regarding excessive use of force and other things, that it was becoming more and more difficult for that to happen. any time a mayor would be anywhere, basically protestors would show up. so he was kind of limiting his appearances and it got to the point where chiefs greg suer wasn't allowed to go to meetings. we saw that happen. this wasn't a surprise. to one knew that would happen today. it really was a shock. >> tara, there have been three deadly officer involved shootings in san francisco in the past six months and you were reporting earlier today that protestors said after this morning's shooting, they planned to show up at city hall where and the scene where the shooting took place. do you know if they plan to demonstrate later on this evening? ? >> reporter: they will beholding a vigil at 3:08 at the scene

this is fox 29 news at 6:00. >>> developing right now at 6:00, hundreds of protesters gather at city halleir voices heard. the issue, they're upset about proposed tax on sugary drinks and they want city officials to know about it thanks for joining us i'm iain page. >> i'm lucy noland. public hearing on the hot button circumstance underway right now. those against the tax say it will hurt struggling families and businesses. let's get right out to fox 29's dawn timmeney live at city hall. >> it's pretty quiet now compared to the way it was three hours ago. it's estimated that a thousand businesses and 13,000 citizens gathered here at city hall to say no to this sugary tax. a huge crowd with one very simple message. >> headlights start making noise send that message to counsel that we are not going to take a third attempt at the soda tax. >> reporter: members of the philadelphians against the grocery tax coalition were certainly making noise outside of city hall. soda distribution trucks with horns honking circling by as hundreds of demonstrators waived signs. >> let's be clear on what the

outside city hall, andria borba was there. >> reporter: that's right. police officers and sheriff's deputies pushed the protesters outside of city hall but they are still gathered on the sidewalk. it has been hours here at city hall today and the stand off continues. >> the protests began around 4:00 p.m. on the main city hall staircase. then moved in front of mayor ed lee's office. that is when sheriff's deputies showed up. >> letting mayor ed lee know till he fires the chief there is no business as usual in san francisco. we will shut it down. >> reporter: it looked like the ing when they opened the doors. occupying the lobby for hours. >> i want the good police officers to know if they step up the community has their back. >> the stand off continued for so long -- >> san francisco, california -- [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: 8:30 a dispersal order was given and ignored. at 9:00 p.m. some lights were shut off and lines formed by the sheriff's department and san francisco police department began pushing forward. and bringing down a metal detector. [ i

>> happening now, activists descend on san francisco city hall.sco five the demand they're making to fire the police chief. >>> plus -- >> these chashg charges again completely false. >> a former 49er comes out fighting. why he says politics and money are behind the rape accusations. >>> the feds fail to nip it in the mud. oakland's victory over the marijuana superstore. >>> i'm sandhya patel. several chances for showers this week. i'll show you when coming up. >> announcer: live, this is abc 7 news. >>> sky7 hd shows you protesters marching against what they call police brutality. they're interrupting the board of supervisors meeting to make their point now. good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> i'm kristen sze. protesters are on the move after a huge showing and a noisy call for the firing of the police chief. abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow is live at city hall with new developments. >> reporter: kristen and dan, the frisco five was on the steps of city hall just a few moments ago. they have since made their way from here. but you can see there

they march directly if front of city hall this afternoon while this morning they circle city hall. >> one in every for every day that the hunger strikers did not have food in their bodies. >>reporter: benjamin is the organizer. >> we promised them that if they would start eating we would continue their action in various creative manner. >> we are asking for people to walk out of work walk out of school not spend money at big business in san francisco and at city ha. >> i didn't go to work bus i'm strong support of the frisco fight i have been with them since day one. >>reporter: friday sheriff's deputy arrested 33 frisco 5

. >> we're going to city hall. >> this is important to get rid of the chief. we're going to win this city back for the people. >> two sets of scandalous racist text messages. and chief does nothing. >> reporter: deputy public defenders with a related demand. they want the board of supervisors to request a federal investigation of racial bias within the police department. >> people are being killed. black and brown men in san francisco are being killed. are not safe. >> reporter: as the marchers approached city hall this afternoon, they held hands to make way for the wheelchaired hunger strikers. barbara of knob hill said she wanted to be here because she says people of color who are mentally ill are treated differently. >> white people just are not attacked that way. and so i'm here because browned an black people are. >> reporter: there was a bit of pushing be an shoving in a very crowded space. as a spokeswoman from the mayor's office explained the mayor was in the bay view district and not available to meet. >> tell the mayor. >> to come now. >> that the hun

right now they are on their way to city hall downtown.t's different is there's not just one theme. there's several themes from several grassroots organizations. some have bandannas around their mouths that read survival is not a crime. some are walking to support black lives matter but a majority of the people here today are fighting for san jose to implement a $15 a

how it's forcing san francisco to keep a close eye on city hall tomorrow. >> an update on the case of a bay area fed ex driver charged with dui and striking a chp officer. >> the chp officer was investigating an accident only to end up in his own. it was caused by the driver under the influence of drugs behind the wheel of a following -- wheel of a car. vincent smith was struck while he was on highway 50 in sacramento yesterday. he was trying to move two vehicle involved in a second crash. smith was struck in the upper and lower torso. >> you suffer major injury through the collision and he's still in very serious condition. we have our command staff and his family there at the hospital with him. and we're praying for a speedy recovery. >> officer smith is an 18 year veteran of the chp. in a statement, fed ex said our thoughts are with the officer and others involved in this accident and we're cooperating fully with the authorities as they conduct their investigation. >>> after more than two weeks without food. the so called frisco five have ended their hunger strike but their protest

. >>> they protested outside city hall, on the streets of center city and they protested inside, cityall. they are store owners, union members and dead set against a proposed soda tax. >>> it is wednesday night and the big story on "action news" tonight is the sour reception from mayor kenney's proposed tax on sugary drinks. "action news" reporter christie ileto is live outside city hall tonight. christie, this soda tax, prompted serious opposition, today. >> that is right, jim. it is a hot button issue for months. supporters say this will fund much needed programs like prek but critics, businesses and even some consumers say this will hurt their bottom line. >> right here in the neighborhood everybody is talking about it. >> reporter: proposed 3 cents per ounce tax on sugary drinks is talk of corner stores across town. dollars will go toward city programs like prek. >> thank you. >> do you think that will hurt the store. >> to go to the store to buy soda, no. >> reporter: a many small businesses, workers and consumers voiced their displeasure at city hall followed by pun hearing insi

early voting in san francisco at city hall could be interrupted today. supporters of the so-called frisco 5 hung are strikers are planning a city-wide protest. our reporter is at city hall. there is, already, damage from the friday forecast. >> yes, there is new damage that it will cost thousands of dollars to fix, and it is not clear in the video but we told a metal detector was knocked down, the group none as frisco 5 has been on a hunger strike for 17 days, but due to health concerns and hospitalization the-other strike has ended and the grew is calling for arrest general strike. this is an effort to demand chief suhr be fired in early voting rally will be postponeed. some residents say that protest is unrealistic. >> it is a nice wish but for most people who cannot afford to miss their jobs and we have problems besides injustice such as inequality. >> protests have been ongoing since the shooting of mario woods and the barricades are outside city hall deeding with the very large crowd. we are told this will be a huge police presence in case it is out-

you can see a small crowd of protesters here at city hall. they came after the officer-involved shooting to call for the mayor to fire the chief. now that the chief is gone, we'll see what happens. now, we do have a statement from the frisco five. that's the group that went on a hunger strike calling for the firing. that statement says we know the power of the people made this happen. we have won this battle but the war is not yet over. so, again, the mayor asked the chief of police to resign. he's submitted that resignation. the president of the police commission tells me, he looks forward to working with the new chief but has nothing but respect and add miles an hour facial for greg sur. reporting live in san francisco, jean elle. nbc news. >>> john avalos, eric march, jane kim and david campos demanded a national search be conducted for a chief saying they've lost confidence in suhr's -- scott wiener released a statement saying i continue to have confidence in and enormous respect for greg suhr. i will look forward to working with the inte

we are in front of city hall to see what it is like and what is ahead.>> reporter: good morning.ore the protest. we are live in front of city hall where these protesters affiliated with the hunger strikers known as the "frisco 5." you can see that there are police barricades, and one police car is on standby. the situation could be changing throughout the morning. going to video, here's what it looked like on friday night after more than 30 were arrested after demonstration at city hall. and the protesters say that not enough is being done to reform the san francisco police department unnecessarily shootings. we have reported on the hunger strike over the past few days, and after 17 days, the strikers stop the protest in front of the mission police station, and if frisco five are being evaluated at the medical center for various issues. they are calling for a general strike today, asking people to skip work in school, and not spend any money in san francisco, and they say as many as 1000 could be joining the action today. >> it is gone from the frisco five to the frisco 500. it i

mornings two and, the nine is next. . >>> >> another protest is underway at san francisco city hall. gainst the city. >> and it's deadline day for the north carolina state government. this morning's actions by the governor, on enforcing the so-called bathroom band. >> and missy franklin is involved in a new cyber competition, what she told us and how you can join her for breakfast. >>> some mommies i know had the right idea. they celebrated by going to the rhiana concert in oakland on saturday. san jose down on friday night. absolutely gasia mikaelian gasia mikaelian, sal, mike me back. >> she counted it, six times. >>> hope had you a great weekend. a lot happening in the far east bay. >> livermore had a beating this monday. wore also turning to a demonstration underway in san francisco outside city hall, expected to get bigger. >> they're calling for the resignations of the police chief, and the mayor ed lee. >> we're joined live by bryan, all stemming over recent police shootings? >> yes, and good morning

at city hall. >>> early voting for the general election. many county offices will open for walk-in voters and registrars will start mailing out ballots. analysts expect a good voter turnout in the golden state even though the nominations appear to be se wn up, and there is a seat for retiring senator barbara boxer. >>> bernie sanders is a long shot to get delegates needed for the no -- nomination, and we will hold a rally in sacramento. for the republicans, donald trump is the last candidate standing but still has a battle ahead of him. >> reporter: donald trump may be heading into the tuesday contest unopposed but his campaign to build unity is far from over. last week, house speaker paul ryan said he is not ready to endorse the presumptive nominee. adding to concerns, the billionaire candidate walks back on policies on sunday saying he would be open to raising the minimum wage. >> people have to get more. >> this is not what you said during the primary. >> reporter: his likely democratic opponent, hillary clinton, said she is getting supp

candidate. >> reporter: early voting here at city hall begins at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow. just a little more than four weeks before the june 7th june 7th primary. the idea is to give voters plenty of opportunity to cast their ballots and to avoid the crowds on election day. early voting in the city begins the same day that the hillary clinton campaign opens its san francisco office and will occupy the former crown building on van ness avenue. there were a few volunteers getting a head start on things today. that expect to be in full operation tomorrow. they'll be having their official launch at 5:00 p.m. >>> i think hillary has a lot of support here in san francisco, and our volunteers are going to be out there every day trying to talk to volters, encouraging and pushing the great things that hillary has done for california and for americans in general. >> reporter: as for bernie sanders, he'll be in sacramento tomorrow. that's where he'll be appearing at a campaign rally, and on tuesday he'll be appearing at another campaign rally in stockton. sanders faces slim

janet is at city hall. >> city officials are hoping the disruptions will not be out of hand during thedreds out here and there will be a very large police presence just in case it is more rowdy. the latest protest was held on friday, and you cannot see the damage but we are told a metal detector was knocked down. the group known as frisco 5 has been on a hung are strike for the past two weeks, they have been calling for the removal of been calling for the removal of san francisco police coming to city hall and a vote rally is post popped. all the attention should be on this issue that the police business as usual needs to change. that is becoming clear. and the reforms that some have been pushing for, for a time, in the democratic party here considered and rejected need to be happening now and that is what this is about. >> a roast has been ongoing skins the fatal shooting of mario woods in december and protest wees have been demanding police reform and the use of less force, but the mayor lee told us that the removal chief suhr would not be part of reform. 600 people are expected to b

arrested 33 supporters inside city hall. and a deputy struck her on the head with a bought on. >> i have a couldn't yugs and bruises along my arms. >>> a sheriff's office says anyone injured should report it so an internal affairs investigation can be completed. >> we want the chief of police fired and would like the mayor to go, too. >> in an e-mail statement the chief says he respects the commitment to reform writing we want to work together to have the police department ready. pro testers say there will be more activities this week, they won't say what is planned. in san francisco, abc7 news. >>> be the first to know if protests disrupt the city where you live by down loading the abc7 news app. >> new at 6:00 we've received video of a san francisco muni driver using a racial slur during a dispute over a parking space. watch. >> what? >> i'm not black. >> your mentality is. >> okay. >> you can see the muni employee was driving a private vehicle. muni is responding and saying it's identified the driver and will take immedia

. >> hundreds of protesters marched the steps of san francisco's city hall. they are calling for the firing of the police chief. tonight, the police chief canceled the police accountability for them due to security concerns. bringing us the latest details. >> reporter: a day of protest in san francisco that started out at city hall. they called for the removal of the police chief. the protest was led by the group called, the frisco five. >> he is incapable. >> reporter: they went into city hall with the intention of talking to the mayor but he was not in the building all day long. the protest continued outside and inside in the group took over the board of supervisors chambers >> black, brown, people. >> you should be fired. >> reporter: across town another protest, the group had the same message. the public defender, they were going to have of panel discussion but the chief backed out at the last minute wondering about security concern. the public defender talked about the issues about 100 or so people were in attendance. as soon as the rally was done, there

we at city hall as the findsings were released. there were 303 complaints overall down from 340 in 2014. and 357 in 2013. about one in every four complaints last year was about the use of force, also down now. mayor sam liccardo says charges to make the department more transparent are working. >> we've got a good system of accountability in place now. a no choke hold policy, cameras being implemented this year on officers and every patrol officer, more training around crisis intervention. all of these steps are very positive. >> officers with less experience were more likely to receive force complaints than veterans. >>> asiana airlines will pay nearly $3.5 million to san francisco for a deadly crash three years ago. supervisors today approved the settlement. asian nan flight 214 clipped the seawall at sfo and slammed down on the runway, killing three chinese students in july of 2013. pilot error is blamed. the settlement money will cover the city's legal costs and airport repairs. >>> now to a tall tale about a san francisco tree.

this entrance to city hall has been blocked and closed all day long. i've walked around the perimeter of the building and there are a few entrances is that are open. they're surrounded by sheriff's dep faculties. we have not seen anyone from the board of supervisors or the mayor himself come out to speak to the people gathered here outside city hall. the frisco five circled city hall 15 times. >> every day that the hunger strikers did not have food in their bodies. we promised them that if they would start eating, we would continue their action in various creative manners. >> we're asking for people to walk out of work, walk out of school, not spend money at big business in san francisco. >> i didn't go to work because i'm in strong support of them. i've been with them since day one. >> just because the hunger strike is over doesn't mean we're going to abandon our demands. we want the chief of police fired and we'd like the mayor to go too. >> reporter: sheriff's deputies arrested 55 people inside city hall. this woman was struck in the head as she too

. >> new video tonight of a chaotic protest inside city hall. demonstrators stormed the building and clashed with police. tonight, city leaders are hoping you may be able to identify those vandals. tina berry is live with more on this investigation. >> the damage done to city hall is repaired, but there are two investigations related to that protest. the first focuses on the scandals. the second focuses on sheriff deputies and how they handled the crowd. chaotic moments during a protest inside san francisco city hall on may 6th are under review. >> more than $20,000 in damage. >> city administrator naomi kelly is releasing portions of security video hoping somebody can help identify those who caused damage breaking a window and ripping apart decorative iron work. >> the taxpayers shouldn't have to pay for this damage to this historic building. this is the people's tower. >> kelly won't release all the video documenting the clash between protesters and deputies in riot gear, citing an ongoing investigation. >> sena other journalists have filed com

may 3rd, 400 people marched with the hunger strikers to city hall. protesters are happy with suhr's resignation and more hopeful learning that the new acting chief is a man of color. >> the police department is now on notice. we have a black man filling that role now. and they all know they will not be able to continue with their racism. >> the acting chief of police is tony chaplain. he served 26 years here and former deputy of chief that focuses on accountability and transparency. chief suhr who served 30 years has support at city hall with some of the supervisors who supported him, even mayor lee up until yesterday. it was not enough. protesters say this is one step but not enough. we'll have more on their demands in the next half hour. stephanie chuang, today in the bay. >>> our coverage continues online at nbcbayarea.com. >>> a man who broke into a fremont apartment being fumigated has died. police think he may have been trying to burglarize the building. the man was having trouble breathing and died at the hospital. after an investigation, offi

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joe vazquez is at city hall tonight. >> reporter: a small crowd gathered in front of city hall righte resignation of the police chief. that story coming up. >> an egyptair flight drops from the sky vanishes now investigators zero in on the mysterious final moments. we are live from greece with the latest theories on what went wrong. before earning enough cash back from bank of america to buy a new gym bag. before earning 1% cash back everywhere, every time and 2% back at the grocery store. even before he got 3% back on gas. kenny used his bankamericard cash rewards credit card to join the wednesday night league. because he loves to play hoops. not jump through them. that's the excitement of rewarding connections. apply online or at a bank of america near you. we've been following ... following this evening... we've been following this evening. >>> our top stories, more now on the breaking news we have been following this evening. san francisco's top police officer fired. mayor lee announcing this afternoon that he asked chief greg suhr for his resignation and he agreed to step down.

phil. >> reporter: that's right it has been debated for months at san francisco city hall the question is super bowl, san francisco, a touchdown or fumble at the goal line. >> we see both good financial news and bad. >> reporter: the good news the city actually made a bit of money. >> bad news would be at the end to have day the city spent over 50% more administering super bowl than we estimated before the event. >> reporter: as we first reported here, the biggest cost was police and security costs that exploded after the paris terror attacks. >> our original estimate was. >> i believe a million and a half. >> reporter: it cost twice as much. >> right. >> reporter: another big ticket item traffic control. >> good news though the city generated $11.6 million in revenue. >> reporter: most of that was from taxes on hotel rooms going for more than $500 a night. so, how much did the city really make? >> $2 million. >> reporter: that is a lot better than the $10 million they lost when they hosted america's cup. >> we are going to have to spend that money on a lot of programs. >> at best it b

up a press conference at city hall. the people behind me are still talking about it. affordable housing is on the minds of nearly every bay area resident. and supervisor peskin proposes a 100% affordable alternative including a housing and small business preservation. under the plan there's no demolition of existing housing or small businesses. he says this along with prop c will help the city's housing issue. >> locally we're trying to adopt an alternative that will use 240 underused sites for the development of 100% affordable housing. >> reporter: prop c is on san francisco's june 7 ballot. it would be a measure to impose affordable housing requirements. a "yes" vote for prop c would support changing the city's charter to increase requirements for new affordable housing developments and a "no" vote would be the city charter as is. from san francisco city hall, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> in 15 minutes, the protect oakland renters coalition will call on leaders to find solutions for soaring rent costs. members plan to se

. >>> new at 5:00, hundreds of protestors banded together at san francisco city hall. chopper 5 overhead as the group called on chief greg suhr to resign. mark kelly tells us why some protestors were in wheelchairs today. mark? >> reporter: this is a 13th day of this hunger strike. so at this point, the hunger strikers, five of them, are very weak but their supporters certainly having a lot of strength today and showing it. at this point in this video you see now on your screen, storming the board of supervisors meeting essentially taking it over this afternoon making their point that they want a meeting with the mayor and they want the police chief gone [ yelling ] >> reporter: side by sound the hunger strikers known as the frisco five were joined by thousands of supporters this afternoon taking over city hall. [ chanting ] >> reporter: ma'am, what are you thinking about right now? >> that it's beautiful to see the black and brown communities united for justice. >> reporter: very emotional moment for you? >> happy moment. >> reporter: but that happiness was quickly da

our walt hunter is live at city hall with more from one of those injured in the derailment, whose life has never been the same. walt? >> jim, that survivor, bob hewett, along with his wife and daughter, now attending memorial service just getting underway behind closed doors here at city hall. on that night, last, may 12th, he was sitting in a amtrak train coming from dc to his home in nuttily, new jersey, texting his wife about vacation plans. terrible, painful, life threatening journey began. >> and i remember being thrown out of my seat, hitting the ceiling, rug and rats, seats. >> bob, his wife, and daughter at his side, remembered the sudden impact that ripped apart the first carve train 188. he was riding in, one year ago tonight. >> woke up, laying on pile of rocks, all of my clothes had been ripped off. i couldn't move my legs, i couldn't move my right eyes. >> he recalls first responders finding him and realizing just how potentially how deadly his injuries were. >> one of them shined his flash lied on my head and yelled for help, and i remember him saying. >> this guy's got t

"eyewitness news" reporter walt hunter is at city hall where survivors and families of those impact by the crash met with first responders, walt. >> reporter: well, ukee a year ago under the worst of all circumstances the survivors and first responders, met for the first time, at the scene of that terrible wreck. today, back together again, the survivors, first responders, and the families and victims of those who did not survive here at city hall for a solemn remembrance services. >>> as first responders exchanged hugs, amtrak trash survivor bob hewitt helped by his family slowly painfully made his way to a remembrance services, closed to the press, inside the mayor's reception room. joining victims, families, and rescuers, whose lives were forever changed in the wreck of amtrak train number 188. >> i woke up, laying on a pile of rocks, all of my clothes had been ripped off, i could not move my legs. i could not see out of my right eye. >> reporter: crews of engine company seven and ladder ten, first on the scene one year ago listening as the webster school choir sang over the rainbow

. >>> chopper 5 was overhead as hundreds of protesters swarmed city hall to support the frisco5. joe vasquez says things didn't go as planned. >> reporter: the plan today was to march down to city hall and meet with the mayor but that didn't happenner. now the hunger strikers that are angry about police violence say they have a longer term plan as well. that is to try to get the police chief fired. that doesn't look like it is going to happen any time soon. a community meeting about police accountability was supposed to feature the public defender and the police chief. but the chief was a no-show. we are told there were security concerns. this was the scene just a few hours after the mayor decided not to meet with the group of protester. >> no justice, no peace. >> reporter: they marched through the streets and onto city hall. the frisco5 were on day five of their hunger strike. >> we are waiting for him. >> reporter: they demanded a meeting with the mayor. a meeting that never materialized. >> the mayor is in the bay view. he is not here today. >> reporter: mayor ed lee tweeted

that is what's happening live out here at city hall. we'll bring you updates as they come. live in city hall, andria borba, kpix 5. >>> hillary clinton back in the bay area and for a change she is here to do more than just raise money. she is just wrapping a speech at la escuelita elementary school in oakland this afternoon. this appearance was free. just had to get in line early. chopjust over the campus. you can see dozens of supporters outside the school. people were actually lined up around the block. kpix 5 reporter da lin is there right now. da? >> reporter: yeah, ken. clinton just wrapped up her speech about 10 minutes ago. she spoke for about 20 minutes at this elementary school not too far away from lake merritt here in oakland. this event was so popular, organizers had to turn several hundred people away. those supporters in fact were standing out here listening to the speech from outside. it was an extremely crowded event. they waited in the cold and rain to witness what they hope is history in the making. >> hillary is going to be the first woman president. >> r

candidate. >> reporter: early voting here at city hall begins at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow. just a little more than four weeks before the june 7th june 7th primary. the idea is to give voters plenty of opportunity to cast their ballots and to avoid the crowds on election day. early voting in the city begins the same day that the hillary clinton campaign opens its san francisco office and will occupy the former crown building on van ness avenue. there were a few volunteers getting a head start on things today. that expect to be in full operation tomorrow. they'll be having their official launch at 5:00 p.m. >>> i think hillary has a lot of support here in san francisco, and our volunteers are going to be out there every day trying to talk to volters, encouraging and pushing the great things that hillary has done for california and for americans in general. >> reporter: as for bernie sanders, he'll be in sacramento tomorrow. that's where he'll be appearing at a campaign rally, and on tuesday he'll be appearing at another campaign rally in stockton. sanders faces slim

loud and clear the debate over the proposed soda tax in philadelphia intensified outside and inside city hall. why one owe bone sent comparing the tax to prohibition. >> and philly like you've never seen it beforech the local photographer that goes to great heights to smapt perfect photo and why he's living his life on the edge to do it. >> days of rain mean getting a round a tough task. roads can be slick and what's the worst mission take you can make driving in the rain. good question, nicole gets the answer. those stories and more straight ahead and we begin the manhunt for escaped prisoner. good evening i'm jessica dean. >> and um ukee washington. >> this is the second night they've been ser etching for arthur buckle. they are in barnegat township, ocean county. i understand you just learned whether schools will be on tomorrow, good evening. right, ukey we learned in the hour barnegat township schools will be on tomorrow and for parents with concerns police officers will be stationed at each school for the entire day as long as the search is still going on. meantime here tonight the searc

5 news, taking up their fight arrest made after deputies clash with protesters at san francisco city hall. the man's the group has now for the mayor. >> donald trump returning to the campaign trail the ring in on hillary clinton pick who else disputing with. >>> powerful -- powerball at half $1 million -- billion dollars a look at your odds of winning the game it is about 7:00 on this saturday morning may 7 good morning mark kelly. >> julie watts starting with a check of the forecast you may have noticed showers outside here is a live look over ocean beach where we are tracking scattered showers coming can see gray skies over ocean beach turning to high def we can see where they are for the most part showers moving to the northeast, southwest , spreading to the south and we will track this as we move on throughout the day and the full forecast coming in a bit. >>> memorial growing outside the home of a permanent defense attorney who was found stabbed to death in her san francisco home. marlowe zamora found in her backyard arkansas street. she had been a public defender for three decades b

the hunger strikesovs their voices heard at city hall. the hunger strike is over, but protesters now say the fight is just beginning in san francisco. thanks so much for joining us. work, ris man chez. >> i'm scott mcgrew. dozens of protesters say they police home from work, boycotting corporate businesses, kept their kids out of school to of a me message across. fired the police chief and mayor. this is actually day one of a many-day protest. >> reporter: yeah, that's right. good morning, kris and scott. the frisco five ended their hunger strike on day 17 only n ter supporters promised they would continue these days of action, 17 more days, although it's unclear exactly what is planned. it has been rebranded frisco 500. this is what's going on today. you can see the line marching around in front of city hall. it's half the size it was this morning. and there are fewer sheriffs deputies too. but they still have their helmets, batons and zip ties, hoping thins stay calm, but staying ready if they don't. >> reporter: >> since they do not va

they are not telling us how he died. >>> protesters devended upon city hall city hall releasing the video by those who want the police chief fired. officials say demonstrators broke windows and broke decorative iron work. >> it had damage to this historic building. this is the people's palace. >> some reporters claim they were roughed up by police officers during that protest. deputies ended up arresting 33 demonstrators. >>> primaries were held yesterday in oregon. there is still a little uncertainty about up with of those races. no surprise here, as republicans voted for donald trump, leaving him another 81 delegates officially saleing up the nomination. democrats in oregon, meantime, chose bernie sanders. sanders still needs more than 800 delegates if he wants to wrestle away the nomination from hillary clinton. in kentucky, they are calling hillary clinton the apparent winner, with less than 100 dem gather from clinching the nomination. >> i am the only candidate. the only candidate with a plan, a $30 billion plan to help poll country. >> kentucky republicans did not go to the polls y

at least 1 person has been detained from the event outside city hall. this is video from earlier tonight when hunger strike supporters were demonstrating inside city hall. protestors are demanding the rescission nation or firing of san francisco's police chief in the wake of recent police shootings. mayor ed lee talked with protestors object phone yesterday. he say he stands by chief su and that the department is working on making changes. but the protestors say there's only one way for them to stop. >> they have to fire chief sur. i feel the divide between the community and the police department and police commission is widening. the killings have been wrong. >> i would like the police who are policing me to be educated, intelligence, well-ruined. >> protestors say if chief sur is not fired, they will shut down san francisco. >>> new tonight at 11, man is behind bars on suspicion of assaulting a woman in san francisco. 30-year-old adam burgland was arrested on suspicion of assault with intent to commit rape and sexual swat battery. place police say he

registered voters can go to the lower level of city hall and cast the ballot starting at 8 am. the polls are open monday through friday from 8 am to 5 pm. >>> looking for at least three people that broke into two back gunshots, -- that broke into two gunshots, and one gun shop owner was able to capture this video. they got in by backing up the vehicle through the store. and 2 miles away, they believe the same people broke into another gun shop but did not get away with anything they are either.>> we have reached out to the general public, and we maintain tight security, so they did not really get anything.>> they are looking into possible connections into a similar burglary last week where they got away with more than 100 firearms. >>> and the legal battle that started in 2010 between oracle and google, and oracle accused google of copyright infringement from the source code for the company owned java. a federal appeals school -- federal appeals court reversed the decision, and now google will ask if the use of the code is covered by the fair use doctrine.>>> it is 4:09 am. >>>

>>> today in center city they are talking about the proposed soda tax and people gathered around city hall to protest the tax. the conversation moved inside to a public hearing before city council, and "action news" reporter christie aleto was outside of city hall. what are they saying this afternoon? >> reporter: jim, basically the same thing we heard outside of the rally and over the last couple of months. supporters say that the dollars will fund much needed city programs while proponents like small businesses and consumers that say this will hurt their wallets and cut into their bottom line. >> why are you out here today. to fight this soda tax. >> it's aimed to -- protesters rallied outside of city hall while those on both sides take their opinions to a public hear that just started in council chambers. >> if you look at it in terms of what it can do for kids and neighborhoods and public health, it's actually a progressive tax and not regressive at all. >> we are talking about a lot of stores will close down, it's going to cut our store business and also the consumers. >> each day i g

also expecting to see members of both the frisco five and their supporters here on the steps of city hall this evening. they had planned to hold a vigil following this morning's officer-involved shooting. it was going to be a 24-hour vigil they said they would stay here indefinitely until chief suhr resigned. we haven't seen those individuals arrive here. however, i did just get off the phone with christina. she is one of the older members of the frisco five. she was often referred to as mother during the 17-day hunger strike. she told me that she is extremely happy to hear this news. she's on her way here now and again very happy, she says, to hear that chief suhr has resigned and hoping that this will be a peaceful city that everyone can enjoy living in. her words. live in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> now let's go to abc 7 news reporter vic lee with a little more information on who will lead the police department for the time being. >> vic live in the bay view where the shooting took place earlier today. vic, lieutenant tony chaplain is the name we'll be hearing a lot

. >>> hups of anti police protestors walked with hunger strikers in san francisco city hall this afternoon. one of our fresco users sent us this video. you can see the five hunger strikers in wheelchairs. five people on the hunger strike for 13 days demanding an end to police shooting and they want mayor lee to fire chief suhr and if he refuses they want the mayor to resign. the mayor has refused to do either. it stems from recent shootings and what protestors see as police violence. tara moriarty was there as protestors went to that supervisor's meeting and tara, what happened? what was the scene like out there? >> inside supervisors chambers it got heated and intense and people standing on top of the benches that filled that room and they were chanting as they were making sure that their voices were heard. some of them felt that they came away with something that they could be excited about and others felt it didn't make a difference and they weren't sure they were being heard. joining me is oscar salinas. he is with the coalition. why did you guys decide to do this? >> they have been fi

. >> we are keeping on eye on san francisco city hall 78 it is promised hundreds will show up to demand that the police chief be fired. i am kristen sze. >> i am reggie aqui. >> we have seen a hunger strike, a march that closed down streets and rowdy protests inside city hall. janet is there. what do the demonstrators have planned today? >> it is peaceful. people are marching and chanting but a voting rally has been canceled just in case. the protesters say they will continue to rally today and every day to get their mission accomplished. >> fire police chief suhr. >> protesters say police reform me begins with firing the police chef which is gaining momentum since the fatal shooting of mario woods in december. protester say there have been one too many unnecessary shootings of minorities. >> it is a huge issue in san francisco. it is not ferguson or boston but san francisco is worse. the last two yours four people have been shot. 59 shots. >> in a drastic move the group called frisco 5 went on a hunger strike for 17 days before they had to be hospital i've. hundreds of supporters are c