city attorney dennis herrera came as a city attorney and now a city attorney. he has been trying to become mayor of san francisco and has seized opportunity through an interim mayor that lacks qualifications and skills. in turn, herrera is the puppet master. these are facts, not assumptions. and now a dream. this sudden broken link in this chain has similarities to accusatiac allegations of what president trump is facing today. the charter amendmant is here for the city government to protect us. there should not be a different set of rules for people of color. if you're white, you're right. is your brown, stick around. if you're black, stay back. there's more to this conversation in the weeks to come. >> clerk: thank you for your comments. next speaker, please? >> madame president and supervisors, thank you for your attention. i come to you as a proud son of a veteran from midway and veteran that helped liberate a concentration camp. union square was donated by the first mayor of the city, who was a mexican war veteran and a general at the union for the battle

. --- entre los aspirantes figuran, la exsupervisora angela alioto, el abogado de la ciudad dennis herrerara jane kim, el exsenador mark leno y la actual alcaldesa en funciones, london breed. --- hoy es el ultimo dia para solicitar participar en el proceso electoral. - por siete aÑos sirvi en el departamento de polica de san francisco y hoy lo despiden como el hroe dedicado que siempre fue. - se trata de "cavik", el perro polica miembro de la unidad tctica canina que falleci como resultado de una enfermedad. - el "pastor belga mali-nois" era entrenado en deteccin de explosivos...y durante su labor con el departamento, particip en innumerables arrestos. - sus compaÑeros manifestaron lo mucho que lo van a extraÑar. -- la licencia de conducir conocida como "real id" que comenzar a entregar el dmv de california desde el 22 de enero..... no es obligatoria. -- este documento reune los requisitos del departamento de seguridad nacional para propositos de identificacion frente a autoridades federales. -- basicamente para identificarse en un aeropuerto, una oficina federal o base militar. -- si uste

. >>> the race for san francisco's mayor is heating up with dennis herrera interested in the job.yor london breed took over when mayor lee died suddenly but the board of supervisors has the power to replace breed with an interim mayor until june's special election. ktvu's tara moriarty reports. >> reporter: former board of supervisors president angela alioto officially announcing her decision to run for mayor of san francisco. >> here are the multiple signatures. >> reporter: the 68-year-old powerhouse civil rights attorney says she would work to fight crime, solve homelessness and create more affordable housing. >> to create a city that bridges the gap between the extremely rich and those that are middle class and the poor. >> reporter: she joins the official list of those running for mayor including mark leno and jane kim. those still thinking about it, london breed, dennis herrera who pulled papers this week, assemblyman david chiu and city assessor recorder carmen chew. in the wake of the hashtag me, too campaign and growing national women's movement. >> we don't want any back

dennis herrera and mark leno, who filed his papers yesterday. >> i intend to shake things up. >> between now and june, the board of supervisors can vote to name an interim mayor to serve in the election on june 5th. kim says he should do it full time. >> i love to see someone who can continue to lead. and effectively implement our policies and services during this time. >> reporter: she declined to say who that might be. any interim mayor would need 6 of the 12 supervisors' vote. >> even after tonight's 5:00 deadline, it's not over yet. they had the -- until they've had the opportunity to file their paperwork on april 9th. >>> some local lawmakers, pushing net neutrality is pushing for internet service providers here in california. >> and here to ensure access to free, fair and open internet, with sb460. this is a critical issue for california, not just because it's an issue of equity. although that is, we care passionately about equity. but also that it is crucial. >> it would make it possible for broadband providers providers to block service. >> we cannot allow this to outweigh the pu

>> reporter: san francisco city attorney dennis herrera says what the law requires now is narrow and san francisco follows it. newly named interim mayor of san francisco mark farrell is following his predecessors defending the sanctuary status of san francisco. >> san francisco has always been and will always be a sanctuary city and it will 100% remain so during my time as mayor. >> reporter: the block i.c.e. coalition a group hosting a rally today in response to the threat. it's at 4:00 in california at 6:30 stanton street in san francisco. in the newsroom, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> president trump made a surprise appearance at a white house briefing and as reporter weijia jang tells us, he wanted to make an announcement on special counsel robert mueller's russia investigation before he left for europe. >> reporter: president trump says he is willing and ready to sit down for an interview with special counsel robert mueller. >> you would do it under oath? >> i would do it under oath, absolutely. >> reporter: the president insists he has nothing to hide as the investigation into russi

ha hecho oficial su candidatura el diario ''the examiner'' dijo que el abogado de la ciudad ''dennis herrerastularse ... el martes es la fecha limite para presentar las candidaturas al puesto vacante.. --en morgan hill, las autoridades abrieron una investigacion para ubicar a un posible estafador en serie. --la dueÑa de un cafteria relat que el sujeto se identifica como promotor inmobiliario, que tuvo problemas con su camioneta y debe remolacarla por lo que necesita 250 dolares. --ofrece regresar con el dinero, algo que nunca sucede. --propietarios de negocios en gilroy reportaron un fraude similar. --alcaldes de 19 ciudades en estados unidos le han mandado una peticion al departamento de seguridad nacional..... para que extienda el estatus de proteccion temporal mejor conocido como tps...... a 195 mil salvadorenos ... --y es que solo faltan cuatro dias para que la agencia federal decida si el programa continua o esos individuos tendran que regresar a su pais... --sandra bermudez , nos amplia la informacin.. si para el 8 de enero el departamento de seguridad nacional no extiende el tps a los

city attorney dennis herrera >>> we're seeing a bit of a backup develop over at the bay bridge toll plazanothing like we were tracking earlier. we had an earlier car fire that had shut down all lanes. all lanes have since been reopened. but you're just seeing the crowds develop over at the bay bridge. so give yourself some extra time. we'll take a look at the travel times coming up in the next traffic report. >>> san francisco is suing a car sharing company. turow is cheating the competition at sfo. they unlawfully and unfairly operated at the airport without a valid permit and deliberately broke the fee requirements, according to the suit. the response on twitter: turo says it considers itself a car-sharing platform... not a re company... and therefore, it says, it is not breaking any rules. ty is seeking they say they consider themselves a car sharing platform not a car rental company and says it is not breaking the route. they are seeking a court order to stop them from operating at sfo in addition to a fine. >>> a food bank that serves two local counties has a major shortage but not b

the still mulling it over acting mayor london breed, city attorney dennis herrera, assembly meant david chiu and city assessor recorder carmen chu. in the wake of a #metoo campaign and a growing national women's movements, >> we don't want any backroom deals. >> does is angry that the board could choose to replace bree, the city's first african- american female mayor with the interim care taker mayor until the special election in june. >> we love to see a capable and strong woman being uplifted in our own city. >> reporter: but kim and her progressive colleagues have raised concerns the keeping breed in office would give her a moderate and unfair advantage come june. >> we have not seen an open race since 2003 and i think the voters deserve to have a fair, transparent and open election where the voters get to determine who gets to sit in the highest office in our city. >> reporter: the board would need six votes to replace breed. that means the progressives need to secure one moderate. katie tang is rumored to be the swing vote. the question of who would be care taker mayor is still in

candidates so far, they include former san francisco board of supervisors president angela alioto, dennis herrera, mark leno and london breed. >>> happening today it's back to the future for the oakland raiders. >> the team will grow dude jon gruden as their new head coach. yesterday was the 20th anniversary of gruden first being hired by the raiders. he spent the last nine years as an analyst. his new cart 100 million bucks for ten years which will take him with the franchise to las vegas in 2020. gruden will be introduced at team headquarters in alameda. >>> check out our tower cam from sutro tower showing the clouds opening a little bit but there is fog forming out there. be careful if you will be out and about. the roads are going to be wet throughout the morning commute and we are trying to keep them wet at sunnyvale and cupertino and saratoga, from pearce road to stevens canyon road to benton street all the way up to mission college boulevard. as you're heading up towards curbing parkway, alvarado niles through the sunol grade, still wet through. coming through 580 all the way towards the d

. >>> city attorney dennis herrera is also showing interest in hit -- entering that race. he requested the necessary paperwork. he is a veteran politician who has held his current job since 2002. >>> the publisher of a book on the trump administration says it will be released tomorrow instead of tuesday due to unprecedented demand. our reporter has the latest. president trump is trying to keep it off shelves. >> i do not talk to him. >> reporter: president trump responding to a question about steve bannon, as his lawyer response to a new book about his campaign. the president and is -- his attorney are trying to stop publication of fire and fury. they are demanding they immediately cease and desist from any further -- further publication of the book. the letter asks for an apology to the president. the presence lawyer is also threatening legal action against bannon for his statements in the book. he calls ivanka trump dumb as a brick. he also says donald trump junior's meeting with a russian lawyer was treasonous and unpatriotic. last night, bannon praised his former boss,

she will be facing plenty of competition for the seat including city attorney dennis herrera, state senator mark leno, supervisor jane kim and the acting mayor london breed. >> the cold snap on the east coast is getting worse with another round of snow and wind. millions of people in the northeast are getting hit by blizzard like conditions. up to 1 1/2 feet is expected around new england. snowplow drivers are working overtime but numerous accidents are making it tough. this video shows how strong the wind is. it is enough to lift the back tires on one of the city bikes. >>> let's check in with paul deanno. maybe one or two days of that would be great around here. >> you know it is ending and you don't really realize that. january february and march is still to come. the storm you may have seen that thing rapidly intensifying and it is stronger than a category one hurricane with the lower pressure than extender category one hurricane. for us forget about the cold and the snow. a little showery outside with temperatures hogging the 60 degree mark. livermore 60, concord 58, santa rosa 57 with

city attorney dennis herrera who took out the paperwork to run for mayor decided ton join the race after. also not on the list, assembly man david chu and carmen chu who said this week they would not be running. mark ferrell who was mentioned as a possible candidate said he would not be running. >>> yesterday supervisor aaron peskin called on the board of supervisors to vote next week to find a replacement for acting mayor london breed. critics say if you leave london breed as acting mayor, it would give her an unfair advantage in the election. six people on the board would have to sign off on that to approve a new acting mayor. there is no indication who the caretaker mayor might be. >> the question of the day is should san francisco appoint a caretaker mayor or should london breed stay in that role? let us know what you think by voting on twitter or ktvu.com. also leave your comments for us on the ktvu facebook page. >>> all right. the time is 7:38. there was a deadly police shooting at a power plant in san jose. companying up at 8:00 -- coming up at 8:00, we will tell you what the man

those still thinking about it, london breed, dennis herrera who pulled papers this week, assemblymanid chiu and city assessor recorder carmen chew. in the wake of the hashtag me, too campaign and growing national women's movement. >> we don't want any back room deals. >> reporter: they are rumbling that the board could choose to replace breed the first black woman mayor with a interim or caretaker mayor until the special election in june. >> we would love to see a capable and strong woman being up lifted in our own city. >> reporter: kim and other supervisors have raised concerns that keeping breed in office would give her a moderate and unfair advantage in june. >> we haven't seen an open race for room 200 since 2003 and i think the voters deserve to have a fair transparent and open election where voters get to determine who gets to be mayor. >> reporter: the board would need six votes to replace breed. that means the progressive need to secure one moderate. tang is rumored to be the swing vote if carmen or chew run. the question of who would be caretaker mayor still up in the air.

former state senator, dennis herrera, ask acting mayor, london breed.oday a rally is being planned to urge a carei -- caretaker mayor who will not run in the june mayoral election. it's happening in june outside of city hall. >>> in washington, robert mueller is aiming at the president. democrats are swooning over a potential oprah winfrey bid for president. >>> for that and his weekly washington whopper of the week. we turn to our washington insider, mark spandolo. we gotta start the morning off with oprah. president win winfrey ral, really? >> -- winfrey, really? >> no. i would say it's absolutely impossible. except if you told me two years ago, if there was any chance president -- donald trump could be president and i would have said absolutely not. this is a mastery of policy, would seem to have been important prerequisites. of course, the current president suggests that is not all that is needed. the one thing this swooning over oprah tells you, the democrats do not have a prominent candidate at this point. also thrilled they are talking about opra

city attorney dennis herrera. and supervisor, jane kim. >>> meeting with senators from both major parties about immigration reform today. a focus will be the fate of recipients of the recently- ended daca program. the president has indicated he could be flexible about documents brought to the u.s. as children. >> we are going to end chain migration. we are going to end the lottery system. and we are going to build the wall. >> meanwhile, cbs news reports special counsel robert mueller wants to interview president trump as part of his probe into russian meddling in the 2016 election. the president's lawyers have already met with mueller's team to discuss possible arrangements. >>> north korea has begun talks. the rare talks focusing on the north's participation in next month's winter olympics in south korea. it's the first notable break- through. tensions between the two nations have escalated in recent years over north korea's nuclear program. >>> coming up. looking to go on a hike? the deal coming to dozens of re

the city attorney dennis herrera may enter the race.has requested the paperwork as of yesterday. he is a veteran of city politics. >>> peninsula congresswoman jackie speier does not plan to run for governor of california. there had been speculation recently that she was considering a run next year as governor jerry brown prepares to leave office but in a statement released yesterday she denies any interest in running and has said she has a lot of work to do in washington. >>> we will be talking more about the governor's race including the top questions tomorrow when we are joined by the san francisco chronicle senior political writer. monday we will be talking about the mayor's race as well with heather night a columnist who has covered city hall for 10 years. >>> coming up next, a new health craze involving water taking over silicon valley. why experts say this could make people more vulnerable to bacteria. >>> the silicon valley auto show begins today in san jose. coming up we will take a look at the new technology and safety features

dennis herrera is considering a run.>>> coming up this morning on "today in the bay," we are getting our first look at the inside story in this boom that is infuriating the white house. we have that plus all your top stories and weather coming up at 7:00. we hope you join us. in the meantime, back to the "today" show. >>> good morning. unbearable. at least 120 million people waking up to another morning of unbelievable cold. temperatures dipping to as low as 40 below in some areas. the dangerous weather now responsible for at least three dozen deaths across the country. and it's only going to get worse before it gets better. so how much lower will the temperature go? dylan is tracking it all. >>> breaking overnight, one winning ticket. at least one person is waking up a lot richer this morning having bought the winning mega millions ticket at a 7/11 in florida. if it wasn't you, no worries. there's still another chance at a huge jackpot with the $570 million power ball drawing tonight. and skating to south korea. we're j

dennis herrera, assembly man david chu and carmen chu.y enters the rakes the board of supervisors could choose to replace her with a interim mayor until the special election in june. >>> you can add apple devices to the list affected by the major flaw by intel processors we have been telling you about. all of the mac and ios systems have the flaw. apple plans to release a software update to patch it within the next couple of days. experts say virtually all pc, tablets and smart phones could be affected. they're advising everybody to update your operating systems as these fixes are released. so far there is no proof that hackers have exploited that flaw. >>> the east coast is digging out this morning, following that monster bomb cyclone storm that brought snow, ice and so much wind. more on just how long the extremely cold weather is going to last. >>> plus, u.s. attorney jeff sessions targeting states that legalize marijuana. what bay area distributors say they plan to do despite the new threats. woman: so, greg, it's a lot to take in. wo

. >>> and dennis herrera is also showing interest in the race. he requested the necessary paperwork yesterday. he is a veteran city politician who has held the current job of city attorney since 2002. >>> acting mayor london breed joined city officials and community groups to announce progress in the zero goal. it aims to eliminate all traffic related deaths in city by 2024. the numbers are the lowest ever recorded in the city. 20 traffic related deaths in san francisco last year, that is compared to 30 in 2016 and 31 in both 2015 and 2014. back in 2010, there were 24 deaths out there on city streets. officials say speed enforcement and reminding pedestrians to stay alert were contributing factors to the drop in fatalities. >>> a new report on the flu shows that 36 states including california has increased in the illness and deaths. they say 5% of patients visited doctors reporting flu-like symptoms between december 17th and the 23rd doubled the amount from the same period last year. the cdc reports that nationwide, 12 children have died because

san francisco city attorney dennis herrera says what the law requires now is narrow and san francisco follows the law. the law is known as section 1373. it prohibits local governments from preventing their employees from working with federal agents. mark farrell of san francisco is following his predecessors and defending his city's sanctuary status. >> san francisco always has been and always will be a sanctuary city. and it will 100% remain so during my time as mayor. >> reporter: the letters were sent as a follow-up to earlier warnings delivered in november. the department of justice says after hearing the initial response from the letters' recipients, they remain concerned. the block i.c.e. coalition a group of sanctuary churches and reform groups is hosting a rally today in response to i.c.e.'s threat that starts at 4:00 this afternoon at the northern california i.c.e. operations center at 6:30 stanford street in san francisco. >>> in the russia investigation, special counsel robert mueller is seeking to question the president about his interactions with former fbi director james

though still mulling it over acting mayor london breed, city attorney dennis herrera and assemblyman david chiu and city assessor recorder carmen chu. in the wake of the #metoo campaign and a growing national women's movements, >> we don't want any backroom deals. >> reporter: dozens are angry or are about rumblings the board could choose to replace breed with an interim or caretaker mayor until the special election in june. >> we would love to see a capable and strong woman being uplifted in our own city. >> reporter: kim and her colleagues including aaron peskin, sandra fewer, jane kim and norman yee said keeping breed in office would give her a moderate and unfair advantage come june. >> we have not seen an open race since 2003 and i think the voters deserve to have a fair and transparent and open election where they truly get to determine who gets to sit in the highest office. >> reporter: the board would need 6 vote to replace breed. that means the progressives need to secure 1 moderate. katie tang is rumored to be the swing vote if others decide to run. the question of who woul

supervisor cohen, it was based on one theory and that is the theory that our current city attorney, dennis herrera courageously filed suit against the five largest fossil fuel companies on the planet earth, exxonmobil, chevron, british petroleum and so i think he cares profoundly about the issue and that is why i put the city attorney in there. but if the board has a different sense about what the appointing authorities should be, i'm open to discussing that in the rules committee as we proceed towards november. >> thank you. supervisor cohen? >> thank you. thank you very much. i'm actually delighted that mr. herrera did file that suit. i think it is important, an important message to send forward. [please stand by] [please stand by] >> supervisor cohen: thank you very much. glad to see many members of the italian-american community here today. thank you for engaging with this process. i want to publicly apologize to you if i've offended you. in no way, did i have any intention to injury anyone. that said, this conversation started in october and many people we've been in touch with and have been

. >> city attorney dennis herrera who had taken out the paperwork to run for mayor said yesterday heed not to enter the race after all. also not on the list are david chiu and carmen chu who announced this week they would not be running. supervisor mark ferrell who was mentioned as a possible candidate also previously announced he would not be running. >>> joining us live this morning is former san francisco mayor willie brown. mayor, always a pleasure. great to have you on the team today. >> thank you. thank you very much for the opportunity. >> so what is your pre-season, your pre-election top poll when it comes to the names we just listed for the june 5th mayoral election. >> i think there are four people that will be very competitive with reference to each other. obviously the three women, london breed, jane kim and angela aliota. and then mark leno, the former state senator, who is also in that contest. i think those are the four people that will be seriously considered. >> do you think the city should appoint a caretaker mayor or should london breed remain in that position? >>

. >> san francisco city attorney dennis herrera says the city is in full compliance with federal immigration law. >>> new developments on the pleasant hill teenager paralyzed during a wrestling match. ryan joseph is showing signs of improvement. our media partner, the mercury news reports that the 16-year-old is feeling some sensation at the tops and bottoms of his feet. he's remained on the ventilator in the icu since injuring his spinal cord two weeks ago. they hope he can be admitted to a medical center in denver for follow-up treatment. a go fund me page raised more than $143,000 for medical expenses so far. >>> a push for california to secede from the u.s. is back. would you vote for secession? >> we've been asking for your responses all morning long. you can see the live results. we want to hear what yu think in real time. to vote go to abc7news.com/vote. it's really easy. no registering involved. there are no apps to download. you literally go to the website. it takes a few seconds. we'll update the results in a few seconds. >> i'm surprised so many people are saying yes. >>> john ker

dennis herrera opted against a run one flaring omission. following the first chinese american mayor is just that a candidate of chinese descent. >> it will be important for the mayoral campaigns to make the case to the chinese community on what they hope to deliver. >> reporter: and assembly member chue called it up for grabs. also significant some apparent gamesmanship from london breed after aaron peskin requested a special meeting for next tuesday to vote on the interim mayor. she let it linger for hours and i will say just recently they retreated to executive session up there to talk with the issue behind closed doors unsettled for new. they have to did by thursday if they want the meeting to be on the following tuesday. january 16th. reporting live from san francisco sam brock. >> well many suspect does apple intentionally slow down older iphones to boost sales? french authorities now saying they're launching an investigation to find out. france is now the third country investigating the cupertino tech giant joining the u.s. and israel

san francisco city attorney dennis herrera says what the law requires now is narrow and san francisco follows the law. the law is known as section 1373. it prohibits local governments from preventing their employees from working with federal agents. the city of san jose also received a letter threatening to be subpoenaed. last week mayor sam liccardo said he won't back down to the feds. >> we're not going to do anything differently regardless of what i.c.e. or anyone else threatens. >> reporter: the letters were sent as a follow-up to earlier warnings delivered in november. the department of justice says after hearing the initial response from the letters' recipients, they remain concerned. the block i.c.e. coalition a group of sanctuary churches and reform groups is hosting a rally today in response to i.c.e.'s threat that starts at 4:00 this afternoon at the northern california i.c.e. operations center at 6:30 stanford street in san francisco. >> thank you. >>> president trump arrived in davos, switzerland today for the world economic forum. before leaving the u.s., the president sa

former supervisor angela alioto, acting mayor london breed, city attorney dennis herrera and supervisorane kim. >>> expanded child care could soon be coming to san francisco thanks to city officials. supervisors jane kim and norman yee are introducing a new ballot measure to bring affordable child care to all san francisco families. according to the children's council san francisco, the average cost of child care for an infant ranges up to $23,000 a year. >> while this is something that will help many families, let's be real. this is something that's going to help women. whether it is a woman who is in a situation that feels that she cannot leave an abusive situation or a woman that wants to continue in a meaningful career. >> the support of six supervisors -- with the support of six supervisors voters could take up the measure in the election this june. >>> an actor on the popular show 13 reasons why is arrested, how he's accused of exploiting his role to steal from the elderly. >> thieves smashing into cars and getting away with it, the new plan to fight the car burglary epidemic in s

city attorney dennis herrera also is considering a run, along with assemblyman david chiu. the special election is june 5th. >>> a san jose man is behind bars, accused of sexually assaulting and robbing a teacher inside her classroom. 23-year-old andrew walked on to the campus at harker middle school tuesday morning, assaulted and robbed a teacher inside her classroom as she prepared for the day. about an hour before students would arrive to school. >> the victim said that the suspect walked into the classroom where she was alone, locked the door, and turned off the lights. >> he lives about a half a mile from the school. he was arrested thursday night in san francisco after police say he had cut his hair and tried to disguise himself. >>> the vallejo man who pleaded guilty to starting a fire that killed his son and ex-girlfriend will never get out of prison. he's been sentenced to two consecutive life terms. he was spared the death penalty when he admitted to splashing gas on the victims during a domestic dispute and then lighting the room on fire. it happened in 2016. his

san francisco city attorney dennis herrera. the deadline to file to run is tuesday. a special election will be held on june 5th. >>> a new for-profit career college has opened in san francisco with a twist. students won't pay any tuition unless they get a job earning at least $50,000 annual once they graduate. the college is called mission u. it offers a one-year program preparing students to be data analysts. students do not earn a degree and the college is unacredited. >> i'm getting more appearance than accredited universities will give me. >> we look at the job that needs to be done and the skills required for that job. >> several tech companies have committed to giving these students intern ships. in exchange the companies get first access to these students when they complete the program. mission u plans to expand to other cities in the coming year. >>> the nation's largest food service company has committed to stop using lettuce after an e. coli breakout. canada found 58 cases of e. coli in the u.s. and canada, including two deaths. northern california gets its

you on the record, under oath, because at this point, my conversations with the city attorney, dennis herrera that when he went to find out the facts he was unable to get people to testify about it. which is odd because it is on the front pages of every newspaper. people would talk to the reporters and not to the enforcement officers. and they said they didn't want to talk to the city attorney because they didn't want to get caught up if an investigation. i think the ethics commission has an important role to play. because this is not about someone soliciting, but about people who have business before the city of all kinds and i think that it's appropriate that this now be put on the agenda. thank you. >> thank you. >> good afternoon, commissioners. i support mr. bush's statement whole heartedly. i, too, have heard that story and it's something that you may have heard about. but i think you need to be briefed on. in case you have not been informed about it or, as a unit, informed about it. i brought my christmas presents today and distributed them to the members of f.o.e. since they were bitc

. >> san francisco city attorney dennis herrera says the city is in full compliance with federal immigration law. >>> we have new developments on the pleasant hill teenager paralyzed during a wrestling match. ryan joseph is showing some slight improvement. the mercury news reports that the 16-year-old is feeling some sensation now at the top and bottoms of his feet. ryan has remained on a ventilator in the icu since injuring his spinal cord two weeks ago. the athletic director hopes that ryan can be admitted to a medical center in denver for treatment. they've raised more than $143,000 for medical expenses on a go fund me page. >>> so you know you're going to get showered on once in a while today by mother nature producing more storms. but you want to dress warmer for sure and have that rain gear handy for the afternoon hours. 39 right now from danville, san ramon and dublin. 40 in pleasanton. also in lafayette. 41 in pleasant hill and livermore. mid-40s out the highway 4 corridor. mt. diablo, 3800 feet, 33 degrees. if one of these storms bumps into it, it could leave it with a dusting of sn

those considering a run include london breed, dennis herrera and carmen khu. >> we haven't seen an opene voters deserve to have a fair and transparent and open election where the voters get to determine who gets to sit in the highest office in our city. >> if acting mayor london breed decides to enter the race, the board of supervisors could choose to replace her with an interim mayor until june. >>> on the 9 on monday we will look a closer look at the mayor's race. we're happy to be joined by heather knight who has been covering city hall in san francisco for more than ten years. >>> people will admit they're addicted to their smart phones. it is the first thing that you wake up, the last thing you do before you go to bed. u.s. smart phone owners say they check their devices 47 times a day on average. 85% say they use their phones while also talking to friends and family. nearly half say they have tried to limit their phone use in the past. the survey reveals some of the most common steps to limit phone usage, 38% keep their phones this their pockets or bags when meeting with people. 3

considering a run, acting mayor london breed, former supervisor angela alioto and jane kim and city dennis herreratomorrow is the deadline to file. >>> back to our microclimate alert. live look outside of palo alto. very wet roads as you get out and make your way to the roads. take a look right there. >> meteorologist kari hall checking the changing conditions for us. pretty big there behind you. >> a lot of rain here and not only for the bay area. covering pretty much much of the state and even southern california will get in on some heavy rain. so, with this atmospheric river moving, again, we will see these downpours lasting for at least 24 to 36 hours. and there is also going to be a flash flood watch in effect for the north bay and those burn scar areas. that starts at noon today and continues into early tomorrow morning. we'll also have a wind advisoro in effect for all these areas shaded in yellow. that is where we will have winds at times picking up 30 to 40 miles per hour, but in spots like the santa cruz mountains and elevations above 1,000 feet. we could have gusts up to 60 mooils per h

san francisco city attorney dennis herrera, mark leno and london breed. >>> some history in australiaing, same-sex marriage possible there. look at this videoover night, those first marriages right after the stroke of midnight. the same-sex marriage law took effect december 9th but couples had to give one month's notice of their intention to marry so today was the first possible date for a wedding. there were a few exceptions but for the most part today is the day. i should note australia requires all couples to give a month's notice for weddings unless they have an exception for medical or travel, perhaps legal reasons, et cetera. back to you. >>> check out these numbers from san francisco yesterday the 16th wettest day ever with 3.15 inches of rain, the old daily record was about two and a third set back in 1872. san jose 1.4 inches, the old daily record was 1.03 set just last year. so you thought it rained all day, yeah, it did in most neighborhoods and it's still holding on with light showers or radar returns showing up in the north bay, out over the ocean, moving away from us, co

lawmaker and supervisor mark leno, also district 6 supervisor jane kim and the examiner reports that dennis herrera also pulled papers considering a run. the deadline to file those papers is next tuesday. >>> happening today the acting mayor of san francisco says that she will announce, quote, significant progress in the city's effort to end all traffic fatalities. we've posted before on san francisco's vision zero goal, that goal is to have zero deaths by the year 2024. we checked with the city's data overnight. 2017 saw only 17 deaths, that's down from 30 in 2016 and down from 31 in 2015. also today silicon valley auto show begins in san jose. fans will get to see the electric cars, classic cars and more. it turn out that this runs through sunday at the convention center. >>> breaking news this morning on the waterfront. jeff sessions may try to shut down california's pot sales. >> scott mcgrew, you've warned about this in the past. >> i have. we've done several episodes of our tv show interviewing cannabis entrepreneurs about this risk they're taking because jeff sessions has said over and over

they include former san francisco board of supervisors president angela alioto, dennis herrera, mark leno and london breed. >>> and this is a big headline internationally, there is history being made in australia right now, same-sex marriage now possible there, all legal restrictions have been lifted. we just got this video overnight of one of the first mare ijs a. the same-sex marriage law took effect december 9th but couples had to give one month's notice on their intention to marry. there were a few exceptions but for the most part today is the day. i should note australia requires all couples give a month's notice for weddings, they sometimes give exceptions for medical, travel, legal reasons, et cetera. back to you. >>> happening today, it is back to the future for the observing and raiders. >> the team will introduce jon gruden as their new head coach. yesterday was the 20th anniversary of gruden first being hired by the raiders. his new contract will be $100 million for ten years which will take him with the franchise to las vegas in 2020. >>> gruden will be introduced at team

however city attorney dennis herrera, who had previously pulled papers, today said he would not run afteron the list are assemblyman david chiu and assessor-recorder carmen chu, both of whom announced ( darya ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( james ) another home in pacifica is about to fall victim to coastal erosion that has already claimed three apartment buildings and numerous houses. the vacant home is the last house standing along this stretch of the city's waterfront. the cliffs underneath the home are badly eroded. unless something is done soon, it's only a matter of time until the building falls off the edge. pacifica residents told us the erosion is unfortunate but also inevitable. <"it's depressing. it really is. it's not good. but there's really not much you can do about it.">( james ) the owners say they recently sold the house to the city of pacifica with plans for demolition. the city also plans to add the property to the esplanade beach overlook trail once it's gone. ( james ) in the santa cruz mountains. crews are mopping up the mess le

candidates include former san francisco's board of supervisor's president, dennis h herrera, and current supervisor jane kim. the deadline to file to run is tuesday, a special election will be held on june 5th. >>> a transit project more than 20 years in the making began its final phase today. abc 7 news was in martinez, where city officials wielded golden shovels in a ground breaking for a new pedestrian bridge. the bridge are will link the martinez amtrak station with a new parking lot across the tracks. it's the last piece of a decades-long transit hub project that's brought martinez a new train station, parking lots and bus stops. >> from the parking station is a parking lot with a ten-foot steel bridge with an elevator going across the tracks over to the parking lot. >> the vice mayor tells abc 7 news that next is ferry service to the martinez marina. >>> the east bay is seeing its share of flu cases this season. kais kaiser permanente says hospitalizations are up because of the virus. eric thomas is live to show you how they're handling it at kaiser in walnut creek. >> reporter: da

london breed is planning to run in the special election and mark leno, dennis herrera and angela aliota. the person who wins will serve out the rest of lee's term through january of 2020. today is the deadline to file paperwork for anyone who wants to run for san francisco mayor. it is also the first time that the board of supervisors will meet since the day that lee died. so at the meeting today, they're expected to discuss the process of possibly selecting an interim caretaker mayor and talk about whether or not they will move forward with that idea. but at city hall today, there will be a rally by the san francisco progressive alliance calling for the board of supervisors to appoint the caretaker mayor. you will recall in 2011, city was in a similar situation and gavin newsom became the lieutenant governor. ed lee was appointed the caretaker mayor. he pledged not to run in the special election but went back on that. he did run in the special election and served a term and ran again and ended up as mayor in the years after. there is nothing legally about that term caretaker mayor. peo

candidates include former san francisco's board of supervisor's president, dennis h herrera, and current supervisor jane kim. the deadline to file to run is tuesday, a special election will be held on june 5th. >>> a transit project more than 20 years in the making began its final phase today. abc 7 news was in martinez, where city officials wielded golden shovels in a ground breaking for a new pedestrian bridge. the bridge are will link the martinez amtrak station with a new parking lot across the tracks. it's the last piece of a decades-long transit hub project that's brought martinez a new train station, parking lots and bus stops. >> from the parking station is a parking lot with a ten-foot steel bridge with an elevator going across the tracks over to the parking lot. >> the vice mayor tells abc 7 news that next is ferry service to the martinez marina. >>> the east bay is seeing its share of flu cases this season. kais kaiser permanente says hospitalizations are up because of the virus. eric thomas is live to show you how they're handling it at kaiser in walnut creek. >> reporter: da

among them, dennis herera, he pulled papers today for the race. now, herrera is in a field that has three others. now, abc 7 news was at the twitter headquarters in san francisco tonight as protesters demanded that they ban president trump's account. the action is in response to the president's tweets last night, criticizing the north korean nuclear program. protesters is said that the ceo is enabling the president and endangering americans. twitter has repeatedly revised the terms of service over the past year regarding violent speech. >> san francisco assemblyman wants to outlaw the sale of gas c cars. >> we make our money off of minivans and trucks and many of the biggest gas guzzlers there are. a cultural change needs to occur. we are trying nudge it along. >> the bill would require that every new car sold in california starting in 2040 would have to be zero emission. b.a.r.t. commercial vehicles or cars owned by those just moving here would be exempt. >>> and san jose state students are ahead of the curve on electric cars. they have built their own and yo

among them, dennis herera, he pulled papers today for the race. now, herrera is in a has three others. now, abc 7 news was at the twitter headquarters in san francisco tonight as protesters demanded that they ban president trump's account. the action is in response to the president's tweets last night, criticizing the north korean nuclear program. protesters is said that the ceo is enabling the president and endangering americans. twitter has repeatedly revised the terms of service over the past year regarding violent speech. >> san francisco assemblyman wants to outlaw the sale of gas c cars. >> we make our money off of minivans and trucks and many of the biggest gas guzzlers there are. a cultural change needs to occur. we are trying nudge it along. >> the bill would require that every new car sold in california starting in 2040 would have to be b.a.r.t. commercial vehicles or cars owned by those just moving here would be exempt. >>> and san jose state students are ahead of the curve on electric cars. they have built their own and you can see them at the auto