prop j required the city officials to monitor to make sure the donors hadn't received as staff indicated prop j was repealed and proposition e waltz put into law the right side digest satdz it desolates prop j and that proposition e about accomplish goals by eliminating gifts and contributions but those provisions will be gnarling tailored to accomplish and in addition the ballot argument in favor state many of the ethics laws were out dated or confusing and not inadequately addressing the regulations so the ethics commission spent the last 11 months discussing this with the public and city officials and legal experts cross california proposition e is a result i urge you not reimpact any of the confusions of prop j. >> any other public comment all in favor of the motion. >> i. >> i. >> opposed the motion is passed turning to 5 which is environment as a penalty. >> commissioner. this proposal the idea is to add a penalty for violations of the campaign refinance ordinance for those who are city contractors and so the proposal is to debarment it prohibits persons who might do business with

now city officials are fighting back with paint. nbc bay area christie smith is in san francisco. christie, no ordinary paint, i resume. >> reporter: that's right. we are standing on the street where neighbors complain that

we'll keep following this story. >>> and breaking news also from ferguson missouri where city officialst to respond to explosive charges from the justice department on racial profiling in the city's police department. we'll have that for you live. today, the department of justice released its full report investigating the conduct of ferguson police. attorney general eric holder said it revealed systemic abuses. >> this investigation found a community that was deeply polarized, a community where deep distrust and hostility often often characterized interactions between police and area residents, a community where local authorities consistent look he approached law enforcement, not as a means for protecting public safety but as a way to generate revenue. a community where both policing and municipal court practices were found to be disproportionately harmful to african-american residents. >> the details of the extent of the misconduct were disturbing. >> the police department's routine use of tasers was found to be not only unconstitutional but abusive and dangerous and minor code violati

we are awaiting a news conference by ferguson city officials.ll have live coverage of that once they begin. >>> in the meantime let's get to some other important news, including a cnn exclusive. a first ever look at images of osama bin laden taken long before the 9/11 attacks put him in the world spotlight and the cross-hairs of the u.s. military. our justice correspondent pamela brown is here in "the situation room" working this story for us. tell us what you're learning. >> well these rare photographs were quietly released in a high profile new york terrorism trial of a convicted bin laden lieutenant. they were found in his home in london and we spoke exclusively to one of the men who took these pictures of osama bin laden nearly 20 years ago. these remarkable pictures have never been seen until now, obtained by cnn. they showed a relaxed, smiling osama bin laden at his hideout in the mountains of afghanistan, five years before he would launch the biggest terror attack in american history. >> when i met him, when i interviewed him, he wasn't -

justice department representatives met with ferguson city officials today. a copy of the report and will respond tomorrow the the question now becomes how do we fix this? what comes next? joining me now is pa trish are bynes, a democratic committee woman for ferguson township and former u.s. attorney kendall coffey. thank you for your time tonight. committee woman bynes, you know your committee, you've been dealing with i know myself a long time. what about these findings are a surprise to you? >>. >> first i'm gladdi validated what the community hack saying ever since august. it makes me angry, though of the depth at which these injustices are taking place. it's disturbing to actually read the details, but i'm glad we have the documentation so no one can say the community has been exaggerating or blowing anything out of the proportion. now we have to take steps. >> kendall, since august, at the invitation of the brown family i've been in ferguson and i've heard this over and over again. now we have numbers. what will the numbers established by the justice d

ban currently on folks that are negotiating contracts those folks are not able to contribute to city officials for a specified period of time that rational was applied with respect to a whole sort of list of benefits that folks might receive from the city such variances and tax abatements and special permits the idea being that if something is is soaking an official action they shouldn't be able to contribute to someone that was sort of in charge of making the action this was part of prop j in 2003 and then proposition e and refined some of the prohibitions in proposition j the idea my understanding the folks from the civil grand jury the consideration not necessarily to re reimpact prop j but contributions when someone is applying forgive a permit or variance, etc. prohibit hopefully from making the contributions for that so it's a play to pay rule and the only thing we'll note there is under state law a limit on contributions that can be received by appointed officials not to necessarily elected officials but appointed to sit on a commission they can't receive contributions of more than $250

today, city officials gathered to talk about that deadly blaze on 24th street, and several other recent fires in the mission. including january's devastating fire that killed one person. officials say, that fire was likely caused by an electrical failure. not arson. san francisco supervisor david campos. has other concerns about that fire. namely safety violations. including blocked emergency exits. and broken smoke detectors. campos said today, he wants to spy add regulations that make it easier for tenants to complain 6 abandoned buildings up in flames -- an all too familiar sight in vallejo. in just over a year, the city says, more than two dozen fires have been set. in vacant buildings. and they all have a common cause. as kron four's philippe djegal reports -- the city is taking action. >> phillip :28 fires at abandoned buildings here in vallejo were intentionally set by the homeless over the last thirteen and a half months. that's according to david kleinschmidt. he's the director of public works here in vallejo. and, says his office is working to fix this growing and very expensi

the resignation of the police chief is now the sixth city official from ferguson to leave as a resultort which found the systemic racism within the court system the city system as well as within the police department. we know that the police chief had, in fact refused for a very long time to step down. he was criticized for a long time especially after he refused to name darren wilson as the officer who was the man who shot the unarmed teenager michael brown. he was also criticized very heavily when he released that security camera footage of michael brown involved in an incident at a convenience score where he was seen shoplifting. then violence erupted in august of last year when michael brown was shot. so he's now gone. five other city officials are gone. we've had this demonstration, which we've been saying for a long time now, it was mostly peaceful. a few scuffles broke out. but within the last maybe 30 40 minutes or so, we had this report a lot of reporting on social media, this one report that we're getting from reuters that the sound of gunfire was heard. >> within this commu

they were so successful in terms of money generated that city official projected court enforced fines were set to fund one quarter of ferguson's budget in 2015. what did all of that aggressive policing do for the ferguson community, besides ferment a lot of bad will. according to data, it didn't do much to change crime statistics inside ferguson, spent, perhaps, for the worse. this is what the new police chief will have to contend with. last week he took over for thomas jackson who resigned after a report. icof finishing icof's job is not enviable. >> the chief being honourable, talked about the way moving forward is with one else. >> ferguson mayor james knowles said honour prompted the police chief to resign, not the department of justice's report, designing a law enforcement shaped around generating revenue. piling fees and fines that the african-american. >> both policing and court practices were found to be harmful to african-american residents. all creating a charged atmosphere where people felt under assault. >> knowning on every gore in ferguson and you hear story. >> they pul

city officials say the final plan is a combination of each, along with what people already love. >> people love the diagonal the entryway on 15th street and the love statue and the fountain and the art museum. >> one of the most requested changes is for more green space the matht or the of it is concrete. >> we want people to feel welcome and carry a lot of different activities that could generate revenue for the care and maintenance of the park and continue to be a gathering point. the city will present the final plan and the construction is set to start at the end of next winter and the start of spring and go through the rest of the year. >> i think the city is changing and the center city building ups the area and it brings people into the city from the suburbs and definitely bring commerce to the city as well. >> the city would like to hear law think head to our website where we have a link. eva pilgram, channel 6 "action news." >>> in bridgeton new jersey some student his a chance to make an imprint on the school. they signed their name to a beam that will be part of an addition it in

also two city officials tell "abc news" investigators are now pursuing reports from tenants they were told by building management to report gas-related issues to the landlord not the con ed son or 911. investigators are trying to determine whether the piping work done in basement was performed legally and with proper permits feeded. meanwhile emergency crews continue to search wreckage for two people that remain missing. >> several years since a man was gunned down inside his home in old city and even after all this time his mother yerns for justice and she's reaching out to you for help. here's rick williams with tonight's crime fighter's report. >> hi son was passionate about art and music. >> it was deep love of music that drew walter out with friend on friday evening november 0 009. >> he loved to go to events in those days because they had live music. >> they wept back to his apartment in philadelphia's old city section. champion his roommate and a couple others then ordered pizza. >> they ate the pizza. his roommate and friend left. his roommate was escorting them down the stree

that's the 6th city official to step down. on monday the city manager resigned. with all of these resignations resignations -- i should clarify. this is coming after there has been a lot of talk of racism. there was a scathing doj report that came out talking about racism within the court system there and within the police department. these people have stepped down. some are following that -- some following that report. this latest protest came after the chief stepped down. rod you said you had been there several months back after michael brown had been shot and killed. describe a little bit as you have before what that setting was like for those of us who haven't been there. just how hostile is the environment between the police and the protesters? >> absolutely. i actually arrived back in august three days after the shooting took place. i was right there on west lawson street which is the street where most of the rioting took place. the thing is, i was embedded among the rioters. unfortunately i found myself in the middle where the rioters were. that's back in

city officials plan to build a new 15,000 capacity stadium.ll be on a lot where schools once stood before the tsunami. >>> one of the largest festive parades in southeast asia lit up singapore over the weekend with the country marking half a century since independence. this year's chinge parade was a celebration of the country's colorful traditions. nhk's mark ho reports. >> reporter: it was the most diverse celebration singaporeians have seen. over 10,000 performers in the largest ever parade. this festival coincides with the 50th year of singapore's independence. special efforts have been made to showcase the multicultural society. locals of chinese, malay, and indian descent and guests from overseas formed 160 parade teams. the first official parade was held in 1973. eight years after independence with 1,500 chinese residents celebrating the lunar new year. lin ha yok has been organizing the parade since its inception. ethnic tensions flared in the years before and after independence. lin encouraged malays and indians to join the parade in

the headliner came on next. >> racism is also evident in e-mails sent by ferguson city officials.sent in april 2011 depicted president obama as a chimpanzee. then in october 2011, an email included a photo of topless women apparently in africa -- the caption read "michelle obama's high school reunion." (audience reacts) >> larry: okay. we need to have a talk, ferguson. i don't know if we'll ever know all the facts to the michael brown shooting, but let me tell you one thing we do know -- you are some racist (bleep). (cheers and applause) i mean, the accounts of what these officers said and did to black people are stunning. i could read them all, but it's so hard to wrap your head around, it might help to act them out. so here's a new feature called "we can't believe this (bleep), so we have to act it out theater." (cheers and applause) please welcome the "we can't believe this (bleep) players." (cheers and applause) okay. what you are about to see dramatized are the actual accounts from the department of justice report. we didn't make this (bleep) up. okay. first one. summer of 20

city officials tried to diffuse the situation. details new from cape may. >> reporter: like an episode of real willty tv cape may's march 3rd council meeting had drama the members voted not to keep rob sheen an as police chief the day his one year probationary period was up and this councilman resign on the hunt. >> crucified that man. i will not to it. if i have to resign from this town that is what i will do. >> you are free to go. >> i resign effectively. >> chief sheen an's lack of support can be a attributed to some council members concerned that he is part of the investigation in the the possible abuse of comp time. councilman shane meyer supported sheen an. >> it was appropriate information we received. it had nothing to do with cheap sheehan being rhea pointed as chief. >> reporter: city officials blamed a letter from the county prosecutor's office that arrived a day before the vote. it made it unclear whether sheehan is facing any criminal allegations. they now know he is not. >> the the letter of march the second was qui

this was supposed to be a chance for city official to his explain why criminal charges had not been filed against an officer who shot a young black man in the back of the head in december. instead it dissolved in to shouts and scuffling as years of mistrust and anger between the police and the public boiled over again. in the wakes. death of unremember ahead black men, the philadelphia police commissioner charles ramsey has emerged as a leading voice in the informational conversation about police reform leading a special white house task force that unveiled its recommendations earlier this month. >> we have a great opportunity coming out of some great conflict and tragedy. to really transform how we think about community law enforcement relations so that everybody feels safer. >> reporter: and monday in philadelphia ramsey responded to the justice department review he asked for of his own department. >> we have nothing to fear. i mean, listen, we contacted d.o.j. i knew it wasn't going to be a report to come out, you know, talking about how great the philadelphia police department is in e

i talk a lot to the city officials here and residents here. the city officials said look, we are willing to work with the department of justice. we have been working on some of these issues already so it gives you some idea of what we are hearing from the city and what we may hear from the city after the d.o.j. makes its official announcement. we are expecting to hear from city officials, the mayor, potentially the police chief after we hear from the d.o.j. today. carol? >> sarah sidner reporting live from ferguson missouri this morning. let's dig deeper with jeff rorda. a former missouri state representative and has staunchly supported missouri law enforcement officers and their tactics. he joins me live. welcome, sir. >> welcome, carol. >> glad you're here. last year you told cbs, quote, whatever has happened in america to cause these feelings of resentment in the black community, it is not a failure of law enforcement. but if 85% of vehicle stops involve black drivers and 93% of people arrested were african-american in a two-year period how

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city. israeli officials are strongly denying reports they spied on nuclear talks with iran with the goal of stopping a deal. it's the latest source of tension in a strained relationship between the white house and the israeli government. >> "the wall street journal" story attributed reporting to senior white house officials. today president obama steered clear of the political affray taking a pass on allegations that israel spied and fed it to members of the congress. instead president obama focused on negotiations over iran's nuclear programme, and he promised transparency. with respect to the possibility of an agreement that ensures that iran doesn't get a nuclear weapon, we have not just briefed congress about the progress or lack thereof that is being made but we briefed the israelis and the other parties in the region and around the world. and if in fact an agreement is arrived at we feel confident will prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, it will be there for everyone to see. >> president obama used the forum with reporters gathered to criticize prime minister binyamin netany

city officials heard about her efforts and they invited her to this facility. we thought it would coincide with our efforts to get folks to recycle it is a great educational tool. since then we have had 95 professional artists come through. >> how has the program changed over the years? how has the program -- what can the public has an artist engage with? >> for the most part we worked with metal and wood, what you would expect from a program like ours. over the years, we tried to include artists and all types of mediums. conceptual artists, at installation, photographers, videographers. >> that has really expanded the program out. it is becoming so dynamic right now with your vision of interesting artists in gauging here. why would an artist when to come here? >> mainly, access to the materials. we also give them a lot of support. when they start, it is an empty studio. they go out to the public area and -- we call it the big store. they go out shopping take the materials that, and get to work. it is kind of like a reprieve so they can really focus on their bo

jomana karadsheh, cnn baghdad. >>> another ferguson city official is in the spotlight.alls for his resignation amid more protests. he's out there. there's a guy out there whose making a name for himself in a sport where your name and maybe a number are what define you. somewhere in that pack is a driver that can intimidate the intimidator. a guy that can take the king 7 and make it 8. heck. maybe even 9. make no mistake about it. they're out there. i guarantee it. welcome to the nascar xfinity series. >>> the police chief and other city officials in ferguson missouri are out of their jobs. that much we know. now some residents want the mayor out too. it's the latest in the protests and controversy. after one officer shot a black teenager last summer. >> reporter: investigators continue to work around the clock trying to identify who is behind shooting two police officers outside the ferguson police department. they don't have anyone in custody but continue to interview people and are looking for leads and are hoping to get more leads from the community as to who was beh

we talk about some of the details, and we certainly learned that racist e-mails from city officials, the report found that the police department discriminateed against african-americans, that blacks were stopped more often than whites, and blacks were ticketed and treated differently in court. in the aftermath of all this the court clerk, her name is mary ann twitty. she resigned. the police captain, rick hennick, and william mudd all resigned. john shaw, and municipal judge ronald brockmeyer also resigned. let's take you back now to ferguson. there you see the mayor , james knowles iii. he'll make the announcement. let's listen in. >> good afternoon, the city of ferguson and police chief thomas jackson have agreed to a mutual separation which involves the police chief's resignation. this was a mutual decision both by the chief of police and the city's administration. chief jackson will receive a self severance payment with health insurance for one year. the lt. col. will resume the duty as acting chief of police as of march 15th, 2015. in search of our new city >> watch more "faultl

officials here as described the situation around tikrit that battle for the city over the past couple weeks as a tactical pause. they say they have not been able to advance because of the heavy resistance they have been met with by isis whether snipers or improvised explosive devices or booby traps that stopped them from pushing forward. the iraqi government the united states and coalition cannot carry out air strikes without the permission of the iraqi government. the government tells us they requested assistance from the coalition because of the city ty of going after the isis targets in the city. they say they need the air power ability that the united states and coalition have. precision air strikes that the iraqi air force does not possess to go after the targets to allow them to advance. the problem, christine, the forces that have been doing most of the fighting along their side are not reacting well. they consider the united states an enemy, most of them do. now some of the groups are saying they will boycott the fight. they will not push forward. others are saying they will s

the city officials won't make a comment on the report until it's officially released tomorrow afternoon. but they have met with the doj officials today and also, we're hearing that in regards to the civil rights investigation to darren wilson, we have been hearing for weeks that perhaps there would not be charges in that case. >> what's the next step here? will the ferguson police be held accountable once the report is released, the accusations are made public? will there be accountability here? >> well, we know for a fact that the ferguson police department has been in contact with the doj. and they have been making recommendations for them, and training their officers, and changes to their court system as well. there are a number of recommendations that we expect in terms of how to remedy the situation, but again the doj says that if they're not in compliance, they could be fined and there are a number of things that could hop. changes or calls for resignations or a mediator that overseas the progress that the police department makes in light of the recommendations. >> what has been t

with foyer top city officials already gone, there's talk about disbanding the police department, even city government. i'm here to talk about wiping off ferguson city government might be better for the people living there. >>> san some aren't buying the top kremlin critic, you don't want to point the finger at vladimir putin. the cold war with russia i'll

the other take off through the fence. >> officials are reminding the public to be vigilant deeding with a spike in buck laters. according to the sheriff the city sauer 42 burglaries in the move john and february of this year compared to less than 20 during the same time last year. officials say the formation of a burglary suppression unit allowed authorities to make a number of arrests and solve 20 burglary and theft cases. >> you may not thing of 70s-year-old when looking for a chief but that is what palo alto police found in a woman who surprised everyone by stealing from a church a preschool and many more. >> like a church is our last sacred police. thank you did not stop the 70-year-old from stealing from trinity lutheran church not once but twice. >> numbers noticed some discrepancies in the counting of the offerings. >> they set up surveillace cameras that caught hayes in the act, palo alto police say hayes set off the alarm during the latest burglary an hour later she was arrested in downtown palo alto. during a search, hayes was if under to have stolen documents from a los altos preschool. they had no idea it happened until the police

what they reveal about the top concerns among city officials. >> reporter: i'm mark segraves. marijuana is still illegal to sell in the district, but it is legal to smoke it. >>> right now at 5:00, d.c. residents are gathering for a new kind of exchange, a swap meet for pot seeds. it's a way for residents to get their own mini marijuana gardens growing. mark segraves is at one of the events in northwest. mark? >> reporter: more than 2,000 people signed up for this event. hundreds of them are still in line many have been here for more than an hour to get their share of the free seeds. >> i always wanted the opportunity but it was never quite available so, when they passed the laws it was like light bulb then they had a seminar not too long ago, all these things, you know all these steps are coming together. that's really making it possible. i'm not going to say live out a dream but kind of. kind of you mow. it's cool. >> we have a new right that's to grow at home. >> reporter: adam spearheaded the effort to get marijuana legalized in the district. the day pot went legal he plan

with foyer top city officials already gone, there's talk about disbanding the police department, even city government. i'm here to talk about wiping off ferguson city government might be better for the people living there. >>> sansome aren't buying the top kremlin critic, you don't want to point the finger at vladimir putin. the cold war with russia i'll show you the spy ship moscow might be using to spy around havana harbor. i'm ali velshi and this is "real money." >> why you guys stopping him what did he do? >> these two officers took a very hard hit. >> that officer has just as much of a right to go home to his family as anyone else. >> ferguson is coming undone, the st. louis suburb with just 21,000 residents has seen its city manager local judge and police chief resign in just the last week. the court clerk has been fired. so far the mayor says he intends to stay in office, while elections for a new city council will take place on april 7th. but the question is being asked: should the city of ferguson simply dissolve? that's because racial bias outlined in the department of justi

but right now, a lot of city officials are standing by at city hall awaiting a message, the budget address from mayor nutter. for now, it looks like conditions are improving along market street. but that's only because of a continuous plowing operation as the state of emergency continues here. live outside city hall monique braxton, nbc 10 news. >> thank you very much. >>> back to delaware governor jack markell, updating us on conditions in delaware. >> -- various state agencies and local municipalities to keep residents informed via the web at news.delaware.gov. we'll be active on social media. so that's all i got. i'm happy to take any questions if you have any. [ inaudible ] >> 95 and 141 were slushy. but highly driveable as long as you take your time. and came down 92 and 100. they were okay. they weren't great. but i'll tell you, i was on the road on sunday my mom and i were on the train up from florida, and we got off in -- the train in virginia. it was sleeting you know as you well remember on sunday for hours. and so we drove, you know 135 miles from virginia up to newark sleeting

city officials say man with measles symptoms was at the city west branch library last friday and saturday and at the central branch library last friday. now the city wants anyone at those library at those times to monitor themselves until march 21. >> video surfaced out of oakland unified school district school security officers drag ago student fremont high school ago student fremont high school. now that's disturbing enough but what happened off camera that is truly outraged oakland unified police chief. laura has the story only on abc 7 news. >> we shouldn't be putting our hands on students no. reason to put our hands on the student to put our hands on the student. >> happened on january 22, 2014 >> happened on january 22, 2014. 15-year-old freshman had been called to the office at fremont high for meeting with an administrator. as shown on the office security video student stand there for a few moments before approached by 2 school security officers. apparently want him to move. >> see a security officer rate here jacket come up and talk to him. the report state is asking him to leaf

city officials say they don't want to drive businesses out of oakland. >> but in a case such as this, over years they do not rectify the problem, these are the businesses where we have no option, except to shut them down. >> trying to stop all the madness. >> reporter: we were unable to reach the owners of the starlight motel, the city attorney says the case should be going to court within the next 30 days or so. in oakland, ken wayne, fox 2 news. >>> i told you about the warmer than average temperatures, but find out when you can expect a cool down in the forecast. >> and in three minutes, a proposed ballot initiative to support the killing of gays. how california's attorney general is trying to intercede. >>> as the nation of yemen spirals out of control, other nations are stepping in. saudi arabia, and ten other nations launched air strikes today. the u.s. is not taking part. saudi arabia said it's trying to restore the government, it has collapsed since rebels took over the capitol last fall. the rebels are shiite, and backed by iran. saudi arabia is supporting the former sunni le

there is going to be a committee meeting later today with city officials to discuss this issue and to see what is next. dave. >> all right janine de la vega, thank you. >>> time is 5:05. there is a new report that says the cost of leaks has topped $1 million. it obtained documents showing engineers decided to eliminate a backup drainage system on the bridge and according to that report, that change it allowed water to leak into the support structure of the bridge. the chronical also says although cal tran has spent $1.4 million on taxpayers money to fix the leaks, the problem continues. >>> four people died, four others have major injuries after a head on crash in santa cruz county. it was reported about 8:00 last night. the car on freedom boulevard crossed into on coming traffic and collided with a truck. there were seven people in the car. the chp says none of them were wearing seat belts. the driver and two passengers were pronounced dead at the scene. a passenger in the truck died at the hospital. the chp also said it appears that alcohol or drugs might have been a factor in the c

an embarrassment to the city and it's an embarrassment to the neighborhood. >> reporter: and i've learned there's a growing cost for the trailer as well. fire department officials tell me that so far the city has spent more than $40,000 to rent the trailer. that's exceeding its value of $30,000. live in ocean city, i'm ted greenberg, "nbc10 news." >>> peco customers may soon be paying more for electricity. next the reason the utility wants to raise its rates and how much more money peco customers will have to pay each month. >>> and drivers listen up if you take the pennsylvania turnpike. several miles will be closed to traffic. the reason for the detour and what you need to know to get around. >>> peco is asking for an electric rate increase of $190 million. the money would be used to replace equipment and improve infrastructure. so, will customers pay a price if the request is approved by the utility commission? total monthly bills for residents will go up about $6 a month. small businesses would pay about $28 more a month. and large customers, close to $850 more. now, if the plan is approved the increase would go into effect january 1st. >>> i'm nbc10's vinc

city officials just wrapped up a news conference. what is their response? >> as you mentioned only from mayor knowles. he didn't answer any questions. he talked about some of the plans and measures that the city has taken in the wake of the michael brown shooting. we do know from chief jackson who told us just a few weeks ago that they had continued to be in touch with the d.o.j. and they've been making changes in the way they've been policing this community and they've been doing that for some time. mayor knowles said its time to move forward. >> these actions taken by these individuals are in no way representative of the employees of the city of ferguson. today's report allows the city of ferguson to identify the problems not only in our police department but in in the entire st. louis region. we plus do better, not only as a city, but as a state and a country. >> one of the things that we're hearing for the first time is actual responsible from officials talking about what has been pressure ported to be happening in ferguson for years. many residents say

city officials say we're not -- to subpoena air bnb and other hosting platforms to get data the cityforcement. >> that's a blunt tool. we would hope that people would voluntarily comply. >> he says the planning department expects to add additional staff is considering online scheduling and other options to improve the registration process. >> in san francisco carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. >>> thank you so much for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. i'm ama daetz. abc 7 news at 5:00 begins right now with cheryl and larry. >> ama thanks. gunfire breaks out on interstate 880. cars colliding. >> surveillance systems. >> another smash and grab. can anything stop this run on high-end audio stores? also -- >> the gift of life -- >> an emotional moment over operations that may save six lives and why it all comes down to computers and compatibility. plus -- >> it's the right time to go electric. >> how silicon valley is making is making electric cars more like your smartphone. >> announcer: abc 7 news starts right now with live breaking news. >>> that breaking news is in the east bay. these are

today city officials released video appearing to show that chief dropping his pants in front of the female security guard. "eyewitness news" new jersey reporter cleve bryan is live for news atlantic city which new information tonight cleve. >> reporter: we now have that video so you can be the judge was it accidental or on purpose. fire chief dennis brooks, dropping his pants in the lobby here in the public safety building, he has had a long career here in atlantic city and some wonder could it come to a bizarre ending. >> he undid his pants, pulled them down and told her he was having a bad day. >> reporter: surveillance video confirms claims by an atlantic city employee that dennis brooks dropped his drawers in front of her. on march 5th brooks went in the public safety building and after the female security guard asked him to remove metal brooks appears to unbuckle his pants and drop them halfway down his thigh. >> obviously she was baffled she had interactions with the chief in the past and they were always pleasant. >> reporter: attorney sebastian represent ares the security guard and

telling the family that they needed to leave the home by next week him we're waiting to talk to city officials about this, they are telling us, that the house that burned down next-door a long time ago probably about a decade ago since that happened, they said they have had concerns since there was a demolition that took the debris away. they had concerns about whether their home was structural sound and then this happened. annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >> a vehicle struck a man trying to cross a street in atco camden county. this happened on the white horse pike and atco avenue. the man was getting 0 bus when he was hit. the driver stopped at the scene. the man is in critical condition. >>> "action news" has obtained brand new video of a horrific wrong-way crash on route 1 in bucks county. take a look. [screeching] >> the driver going the wrong way slammed into several cars injuring himself and # other people. the police are tell using him for dui. he was driving southbound in the northbound lanes late last night. >>> happening today a candle light vigil will be held for slain phil

right now, the justice department is snoshting -- negotiating with city officials. the city has indicated a willingness to address some of the allegations. if they do not comply, the justice department would likely file suit and we heard the attorney general say if they don't comply everything's on the table. pete: he was asked, might you try to dismantle the police department and he said well, we could. obviously, the justice department can't do that itself, right? they'd have to go to court? pierre: they'd seek a consent decree. if the department will not comply, the justice department may say to a judge this department cannot operate, we need another form of enforcement for that community. pete. want it's up to ferguson to decide whether or not they'll adopt the recommendations before the justice department would take action? pierre thomas -- pierre: exactly, the ball is in their hands. you saw a willingness from the mayor in announcing the employees were removed or were no longer with the department and he made it clear that certain acts were intolerable. pete: w

richard: at least six city officials including the police chief have reside in the wake of the justice department report. the county police chief's urging residents to support the wounded officers and help in the search for the suspects. the authorities are offering a 10,000 other reward for information. -- a $10,000 reward for information. kimberly: coming up, a startling admission from pope francis getting a lot of attention. speaking on the second installation -- second anniversary of his installation come he says he plans to leave the catholic church in a few years. he said he believes that his pontificate will last four or five years. he said the retirement of pope benedict open the door for future popes to also leave office early. up next, one mother and an impressive record. the triple digit haul of iphones and how the police nabbed the smuggler. and the weather forecast is ahead. kimberly: this is not something to be proud of, but a man set a record for attempted smuggling of iphones into china. he was stopped with 146 phones strapped to his body. the iphones are knotty legal i

procedures from the disbursement of costs with the approval the a bag financial approval and not a city official this is where the problem started and in august of 2014 is when there's a letter issued to identify the a bag finest 0 authority and the controller's office no evidence of the current balances showing melrose precedes not in a sub accounted in will december and oewd staff notified in january of 2015 oc d worked to determine when the fund were disbursed i have some specific details we found upon further xhairgs concentration it was issued in 2005 can be amended any a.m. gut and the establishment 69 - 12k3wrur789 the denture was really kind of questionable soy know in the agenda item it stated there's a disbursement to urban west and silicon valley developers in january we, you know, we took it severely 10ir8 we contacted the city attorney and had several phone calls with the vendors urban west not a disbursement for them we want to make sure that's clear and all the schoots what the headlines ensewed after that in february the a bag board voted are earlier this month to return the fund