j.r. stone, abc 7 news. dan: thank you. there are conflicting reports tonight about the future of masks in san francisco schools. the mayor tweeted that there will no longer be mask mandates starting march 11. that contradicts with what san francisco unified said today, saying they would all require them indoors. early unified lifted their mask mandate today but oakland unified plans to wait for further guidance before unmasking inside classrooms. in the marin county department of health says it will allow school districts to make their own choice about masking so there is still confusion. ama: south bay solidarity. the new show support for ukraine and the power plan one councilmember is pushing for. >> they held this alarm back and hurled it. dan: a bash at ocean beach and d in violence. we hear from the victim. ama: and what happened to annie, the search for the beloved bird that has disappeared? >> starting march with springlike weather and wet weather follows. i will show you one, coming up. dan: here's a look at what i

j.r. stone has more. behalf tuesday night before the officer fired shots at this taqueria. >> he got the gun away from the gunman who we only know had intent to use that gun against other people in the restaurant. j.r.: pointer says that his client was eating at la victoria taqueria early sunday. he was approached and threatened by someone who was part of a group. a brawl broke out. surveillance video released by police shows the mallett -- mele. officers responding did not know that. they arrived and green had the gun in his hand. >> the individual does not drop the gun and one officer shot more than one time, striking the individual. j.r.: the police chief says that officers had been searching for a homicide suspect in a case a few hundred feet away. commands were clearly given to green but he did not drop the gun. pointer says witness videos show a different story. >> the officers were walking up the stairs, my client is backing out, you hear them yell something, and within a second, there are guns sho

j.r. stone has more.ehalf tuesday night before the officer fired shots at this taqueria. >> he got the gun away from the gunman who we only know had intent to use that gun against other people in the restaurant. j.r.: pointer says that his client was eating at la victoria taqueria early sunday. he was approached and threatened by someone who was part of a group. a brawl broke out. surveillance video released by police shows the mallett -- mele. officers responding did not know that. they arrived and green had the gun in his hand. >> the individual does not drop the gun and one officer shot more than one time, striking the individual. j.r.: the police chief says that officers had been searching for a homicide suspect in a case a few hundred feet away. commands were clearly given to green but he did not drop the gun. pointer says witness videos show a different story. >> the officers were walking up the stairs, my client is backing out, you hear them yell something, and within a second, there are guns shots

j.r. stone has been following the police commission for weeks and joins us live from the newsroom. that allowed for this type of thing to happen have been changed, but they are still reviewing past cases. tonight, commissioners firing off questions about that to the police chief. >> you don't know of another case but it could be you have not finished auditing all the samples? >> that is fair. i don't know of any other cases at this point but we are going through all the cases. j.r.: the police commissioner questioning police chief bill scott, asking if the past policies and in at least one case allow dna from a 2016 rape victim to be used to have identify her as a property crime suspect could have been used in other cases too. >> this is something that should not have happened. we will see if it is -- it's a singular event. problems have been identified and policies put in place. j.r.: wednesday nights police commissioner meeting, they are still looking at 17 cases to make sure that victims weren't identified as suspects with dna from a rape kit. commissioners questioning if the po

j.r. stone has been following the police commission for weeks and joins us live from the newsroom.f bill scott says the policies that allowed for this type of thing to happen have been changed, but they are still reviewing past cases. tonight, commissioners firing off questions about that to the police chief. >> you don't know of another case but it could be you have not finished auditing all the samples? >> that is fair. i don't know of any other cases at this point but we are going through all the cases. j.r.: the police commissioner questioning police chief bill scott, asking if the past policies and in at least one case allow dna from a 2016 rape victim to be used to have identify her as a property crime suspect could have been used in other cases too. >> this is something that should not have happened. we will see if it is -- it's a singular event. problems have been identified and policies put in place. j.r.: wednesday nights police commissioner meeting, they are still looking at 17 cases to make sure that victims weren't identified as suspects with dna from a rape kit. commi

j.r. stone, abc 7 news. dan: thank you.ut the future of masks in san francisco schools. the mayor tweeted that there will no longer be mask mandates starting march 11. that contradicts with what san francisco unified said today, saying they would all require them indoors. early unified lifted their mask mandate today but oakland unified plans to wait for further guidance before unmasking inside classrooms. in the marin county department of health says it will allow school districts to make their own choice about masking so there is still confusion. ama: south bay solidarity. the new show support for ukraine and the power plan one councilmember is pushing for. >> they held this alarm back and hurled it. dan: a bash at ocean beach and d in violence. we hear from the victim. ama: and what happened to annie, the search for the beloved bird that has disappeared? >> starting march with springlike weather and wet weather follows. i will show you one, coming up. dan: here's a look at what is coming on jimmy kimmel live. >> thanks.

abc seven news reporter j.r. stone is in the newsroom tonight and has been tracking this meeting for hours. j.r.: changing by the minute. we are talking about 311 positions that could be eliminated. meeting those as i speak. a number of people called in saying that they did not believe the two recalled school members should vote to begin with. a third recalled board member has already stepped down. >> the honorable thing for miss lopez to do is to recuse yourselves. >> miss lopez, you are voted out from the 75 -- 75% voted out, with all due respect. you have a hard job but i do not think you should be voting. j.r.: you are looking at the san francisco unified school board meeting that is still going on right now. up to 311 positions could be cut. that includes 151 instructors and 47 parent educators. the district says the cuts are needed because they have lost 3500 students since the pandemic started and with less kids, you get less money. pension and health care costs for employees have also increased. students

abc seven news reporter j.r. stone is in the newsroom tonight and has been tracking this meeting for hours. j.r.: changing by the minute. we are talking about 311 positions that could be eliminated. meeting those as i speak. a number of people called in saying that they did not believe the two recalled school members should vote to begin with. a third recalled board member has already stepped down. >> the honorable thing for miss lopez to do is to recuse yourselves. >> miss lopez, you are voted out from the 75 -- 75% voted out, with all due respect. you have a hard job but i do not think you should be voting. j.r.: you are looking at the san francisco unified school board meeting that is still going on right now. up to 311 positions could be cut. that includes 151 instructors and 47 parent educators. the district says the cuts are needed because they have lost 3500 students since the pandemic started and with less kids, you get less money. pension and health care costs for employees have also increased. students

j.r. stone went to some oscar watch parties and got reaction about the will smith slap from a stunned audience. j.r.: will smith appearing to slap chris rock at the oscars has taken center stage. crocks -- crowd like this in awe. >> i was in shock. j.r.: this was after chris rock said this. >> g.i. jane two, can't wait to see it. j.r.: but jada pinkett smith suffers from a hair loss condition. this was a hollywood moment. >> i thought this was rude of chris because he is a funny man. he doesn't need to do that. and will smith was right so get up there and punch him out. it was unbelievable because it was in the moment. that is why i love oscars because things are not planned. j.r.: but some we spoke with did not disagree. >> -- some did not agree. many told us that the curse words he announced in front of people were not appropriate. >> i think comedians have a hard time every single award show and will smith was wound up tight and he was trying to protect his wife but i think he went a li

j.r. stone abc7news. kumasi: the woman caught sneaking onto planes here and across the country is heading to prison. marilyn hartman was sentenced to three meters -- three years for trespassing in 2019. she is known as a serial stowaway. she has a history of slipping past security and sneaking onto flakes. she has tried several times at sfo and made it onto a flight after -- out of san jose to l.a.. she says she was happy to move on with her life after pleading guilty to the charges in chicago. reggie: we expect to hear from five california mayors including oakland about the governor's plan to for some people with mental health issues into treatment. care court would offer more services to homeless people and others who have severe mental health rn -- and addiction disorders. people would be obligated to accept care. if they don't they could be put into a conservatorship. >> a new approach and different pathway, and it is consistent with our values but i also think it is consistent with the urgency of thi

here is j.r.ne. >> i am actually located in san diego. >> arkansas and i live in florida and i have been here four days. j.r.: out-of-towners are back. the date -- the game developers conference and march madness at the chase center. many are traveling for the first time in a long time and doing so with the bay area as the final destination. >> some colleagues are meeting for the first time in two years. it has been cool. j.r.: while the economy is coming back in san francisco it is doing so at a slow pace. >> a lot of it has to do with remote work of all major metro areas we tend to have more remote work eligible jobs, so that has kept people at home. j.r.: jeff said as the gamers convention and the basketball tournament are positive signs that could help shape a new narrative of san francisco going forward. >> a lot of people were like be careful in san francisco, it is not what you think it is. honestly i have not had any issues and i love it here. >> i definitely have to come back and check ou

j.r. stone, abc 7 news. >> moving onto our next story,y, sky 7's over breaking news. presence outside of the home. you can see them as we start to pan down. the sheriffs's office is not releasing many more details at this time. investigators say there is no threat to the community at this time. we will stay on top of this news. >> this happened ats happened a when one driver accused another of cutting in the drive through line. driver responsible for a deadly hit and run. it happened on sylvan drive. police are searching for a white truck. white ford f-150 or ford ranger with the work box over the bed of the truck. the pedestrian identified died at the hospital. this is san jose's 10th pedestrian fatality this year. >> agonizes over the thought that she may never see her son again. thankfully the two-year-old was found safe and sound and the suspect was arrested. you appreciate things a bit more than you did before. i am hugging him a little tighter. >> she often runs errands later at night or earlier in the morning. she was unloading groceries from her car around 4:0

j.r. stone, abc7news. >> hope you have had a great st. patrick's day.orrow is your last chance to enjoy the sunny weather. let's go to meteorologist sandhya patel. >> changes mean trading the shades for the umbrellas. i want to show you the light level one storm over the pacific. heading in our direction for the upcoming weekend. let's get you a preview. scattered showers. most of it will be light to moderate in the morning. moderate rain at times for the winter storm. gusty winds. even the possibility of a thunderstorm or two. i will let you know when the wet weather will continue for the second half of the weekend, or if it will not be a washout. >> oakland police investigating a deadly crash moments after officers attempted to stop a felony warrant suspect. they pulled the person over last night on 70 6th avenue. when officers approached the car, the driver sped off and slammed into another car at the end of the block as you see on the map. two people were killed. a woman in the backseat survived. but hospitalized. a small memorial popped up at the c

j.r. stone, abc7news. >> hope you have had a great st. patrick's day.last chance to enjoy the sunny weather. let's go to meteorologist sandhya patel. >> changes mean trading the shades for the umbrellas. i want to show you the light level one storm over the pacific. heading in our direction for the upcoming weekend. let's get you a preview. scattered showers. most of it will be light to moderate in the morning. moderate rain at times for the winter storm. gusty winds. even the possibility of a thunderstorm or two. i will let you know when the wet weather will continue for the second half of the weekend, or if it will not be a washout. >> oakland police investigating a deadly crash moments after officers attempted to stop a felony warrant suspect. they pulled the person over last night on 70 6th avenue. when officers approached the car, the driver sped off and slammed into another car at the end of the block as you see on the map. two people were killed. a woman in the backseat survived. but hospitalized. a small memorial popped up at the crash site. and

j.r. stone found out customers are devastated. >> not even a busy package season.ps patron sending in bulk at the u.s. airport branch post office, a branch closing shop at the end of the day thursday. >> starting to see it closed. >> to terri duncan, it has been his neighborhood post office. look around today and everything seems a bit different. empty newspaper bins, nail processing areas in the back. by the end of the week, it will be an empty building. sfo owns this property. the planes fly over the facility all day long. representatives gave usps notice in 2020 that the lease would not be renewed and would end in august of 2022. usps says operations must end march 31. >> can't blame anybody, but probably the airport. they want the property. >> sfo reps say it is used for future facility development. while the exact usage is under review, they say it will most likely be used as a mix of cargo receiving facilities, appears to be good news for business, but bad news for those who make this extended hours post office part of their life for so many years. >> i don't

j.r. stone found out customers are devastated. >> not even a busy package season.his usps patron sending in bulk at the u.s. airport branch post office, a branch closing shop at the end of the day thursday. >> starting to see it closed. >> to terri duncan, it has been his neighborhood post office. look around today and everything seems a bit different. empty newspaper bins, nail processing areas in the back. by the end of the week, it will be an empty building. sfo owns this property. the planes fly over the facility all day long. representatives gave usps notice in 2020 that the lease would not be renewed and would end in august of 2022. usps says operations must end march 31. >> can't blame anybody, but probably the airport. they want the property. >> sfo reps say it is used for future facility development. while the exact usage is under review, they say it will most likely be used as a mix of cargo receiving facilities, appears to be good news for business, but bad news for those who make this extended hours post office part of their life for so many years. >> i

j.r. stone explains while the prices may have drivers excited about governor newsom's plan, experts give it mixed reviews. >> governor gavin newsom announcing a proposed plan aimed at helping california drivers who are currently paying the highest gas prices in the country. >> $400 for each registered vehicle that an individual owns. up to two vehicles. >> a sort of universal stimulus plan for drivers using money from the state surplus. of san jose state's transportation institute has while she applauds the spirit of the governor, the proposal falls a bit short by in some cases, giving more money to families with more cars. >> i think you end up helping low income families that drive a little bit, but you will be doing that at the cost of also spending scarce resources helping families who really don't need that. >> it provides free public transit for three months, and gives money to electric car owners. some we talked with say a one-time check is not a long-term solution to rising gas pri

j.r. stone explains while the prices may have drivers excited about governor newsom's plan, experts give it mixed reviews. >> governor gavin newsom announcing a proposed plan aimed at helping california drivers who are currently paying the highest gas prices in the country. >> $400 for each registered vehicle that an individual owns. up to two vehicles. >> a sort of universal stimulus plan for drivers using money from the state surplus. of san jose state's transportation institute has while she applauds the spirit of the governor, the proposal falls a bit short by in some cases, giving more money to families with more cars. >> i think you end up helping low income families that drive a little bit, but you will be doing that at the cost of also spending scarce resources helping families who really don't need that. >> it provides free public transit for three months, and gives money to electric car owners. some we talked with say a one-time check is not a long-term solution to rising gas pri

j.r.tone has more. >> i kind of want to take my mask off because it is really hard to breathe in the masks and hard to keep them up. reporter: for the first time in a long time, this fourth-grader will be able to do just that at school on monday. california's mask mandate for students expired on the weekend and masks are instead strongly recommended inside classrooms. >> i have not gotten to see my friends full face. >> it should have happened a long time ago. reporter: not all districts are going with the state guidance and allowing masks to come off, though. oakland unified is keeping the mandate for all students and san francisco unified is allowing middle and high school students to go mask lists it's not younger elementary aged kids until april 2. >> they are at low risk, but the risk is going to get even lower in the coming weeks if the models stay on track. reporter: but many other kids are hesitant. >> i think at school they should stay on, but after we do something like a workout

ama: j.r. stone has reaction from outside court today. reporter: this is san francisco police officer tariffs -- terrence stangl minutes before a jury found him not guilty on three of four felony charges for excessive force. >> in my opinion, a garbage case. when you got a d.a. tipping the skills of justice for political reasons, everyone should be concerned. reporter: she represents stangl who could still face a fourth charge of assault under color of authority if the district attorney's office chooses to refile. the jury was deadlocked on that but leaned 9-3 in favor of not guilty. >> their inability to reach a verdict as one cap shows there were issues of great concern and debate. reporter: as bodycam video from this night in 2019 when he and his partner responded to eight domestic violence call. when officers arrived, he was seen standing near his girlfriend. officers ordered him against the wall. shortly after, single hit suspect several times with his baton. he was never arrested in the case and the city and kind of sf -- of san fra

abc7news reported j.r.onight is the superintendent showed up to apologize. >> let me start with an apology. for anyone who is had a delay to their check, there is no defense. i hold myself accountable. reporter: dr. matthews, superintendent of the san francisco unified school district apologizing to educators who have not been paid , minutes after the teachers union set up camp outside his office monday night. literally, sleeping bags outside his door, demanding the unpaid teachers get their money. >> i think i owed $2000 or so. it is because there's all these issues with the new payroll system. they didn't create new codes for things. reporter: the covid code for additional sick days being one of those problems. substitute teachers not being paid for work at different schools, pay for those working after our programs and know access to health care or retirement benefits are all major issues. this camp was set up inside district headquarters, educators want picket lines outside and then a back-and-forth bet

j.r. stone, abc7news.ma: hearst castle will reopen in may after being closed for more than two years. the central coast landmark shutdown in march 2020 at the start of the pandemic and was not able to reopen to visitors because of storm damage to the access road. that has now been fixed after a 10 month $13.7 million project. it will reopen may 11. >> we expect this to be a lot of excitement over the reopening and we know that folks will make the trip. ama: advanced reservations will be required to visit. dan: now to our coverage of the upcoming oscars. here is alive look at the front of the dolby theater where sunday's show will take place. while the stars will be partying in hollywood, you can throw your own soiree. an event planner says it's easy to set the mood. >> print out a bunch of black and whites and put them in frames all around and have people literally dressed in black and white. dan: that is a fun idea. edward suggests having your guests fill out bingo cards to write down guesses of who will

j.r. stone, abc7 news. ama: turning to our weather happening now. it is wet outside.'s get to abc7 news' sandyhaa patel. reporter: let me show you doppler 7 because this is nice to see we finally have rain. it is winter. it should be like this. as we get you to street radar, we are getting the wet weather in oakland. alameda, san leandro. it's a little damp from the peninsula and towards the south bay, san martin. highway hill. wet roadways. wider perspectives showing you one system is heading toward southern california. the other one in our direction. it's a light level one. as you take a look here, tomorrow morning, 5:00, there will be some rain on the roadway, 7:00 a.m. it's not just the way -- rain that you have to worry about, the wind is going to be coming up. 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. we have a wind advisory for the bay and the coast. gusts could reach 45 to 50 miles an hour. potential is there for some damage. i'll be back with the hour-by-hour forecast. dan: a large boulder at echo summit closing the road in both directions. it happened around 5:30. luckily no o

j.r. stone is live in the newsroom and has more on the plan the governor outlined today.ee months of this year has been the driest we've ever seen in california. officials are concerned and out urging more water conservation. >> j8, rain. >> the more the merrier, it on. reporter: while the optimism over this rain is still there, more actual rain is not. >> in terms of all saying fantastic deficit we accumulated, not so much. reporter: california governor gavin newsom issued an executive order monday for water suppliers to activate level two of their drought the plans, a move that equates to conserving 10% to 20% of water. in santa clara county, they've already been asking residents to conserve 15%. >> we did not have the miracle of march we hoped for. we had record dry weather and are heading into the dry months. everybody should know this is a serious situation. reporter: data shows january, february and march for the driest first three months of the year in california history. something that is being noticed by those we talked with in sierra. >> has been a high and dry.

j.r. stone spoke with experts and travelers tonight about the implications for summer travel plans.w and the big question, what about air travel? are those prices on the rise? >> airfare has been going up anyway because of an increase in demand. it was already on its way up gradually. we are not seeing a big surge. reporter: air prices have risen two to 3% due to the demand coming out of the pandemic and the fact that we are headed into the spring and summer travel season. >> airfare is getting more expensive. gas prices getting worse. if i have an option, i would stay home. reporter: while they are paying more to travel the country, it's nothing compared to the increased airfare prices that may be coming if airlines push ticket prices for travelers higher in an attempt to cover the increased fuel cost. >> if we see these over $100 per barrel oil lasting a few months, i would expect to see that show up in airfares midsummer. reporter: aaa tells me that air bookings through february are up to hundred percent since last year but still down 32% since 2019. a fair hike due to the highly

ama: j.r. stone has reaction from outside court today. reporter: this is san francisco police officer tariffs -- terrence stangl minutes before a jury found him not guilty on three of four felony charges for excessive force. >> in my opinion, a garbage case. when you got a d.a. tipping the skills of justice for political reasons, everyone should be concerned. reporter: she represents stangl who could still face a fourth charge of assault under color of authority if the district attorney's office chooses to refile. the jury was deadlocked on that but leaned 9-3 in favor of not guilty. >> their inability to reach a verdict as one cap shows there were issues of great concern and debate. reporter: as bodycam video from this night in 2019 when he and his partner responded to eight domestic violence call. when officers arrived, he was seen standing near his girlfriend. officers ordered him against the wall. shortly after, single hit suspect several times with his baton. he was never arrested in the case and the city and kind of sf -- of san fra

j.r. stone, abc7news.ma: hearst castle will reopen in may after being closed for more than two years. the central coast landmark shutdown in march 2020 at the start of the pandemic and was not able to reopen to visitors because of storm damage to the access road. that has now been fixed after a 10 month $13.7 million project. it will reopen may 11. >> we expect this to be a lot of excitement over the reopening and we know that folks will make the trip. ama: advanced reservations will be required to visit. dan: now to our coverage of the upcoming oscars. here is alive look at the front of the dolby theater where sunday's show will take place. while the stars will be partying in hollywood, you can throw your own soiree. an event planner says it's easy to set the mood. >> print out a bunch of black and whites and put them in frames all around and have people literally dressed in black and white. dan: that is a fun idea. edward suggests having your guests fill out bingo cards to write down guesses of who will

j.r. stone, abc7 news. ama: turning to our weather happening now. it is wet outside.eporter: let me show you live doppler 7 because this is nice to see we finally have rain. it is winter. it should be like this. as we get you to street radar, we are getting the wet weather in oakland. alameda, san leandro. it's a little damp from the peninsula and towards the south bay, san martin. highway hill. wet roadways. wider perspectives showing you one system is heading toward southern california. the other one in our direction. it's a light level one. as you take a look here, tomorrow morning, 5:00, there will be some rain on the roadway, 7:00 a.m. it's not just the way -- rain that you have to worry about, the wind is going to be coming up. 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. we have a wind advisory for the bay and the coast. gusts could reach 45 to 50 miles an hour. potential is there for some damage. i'll be back with the hour-by-hour forecast. dan: a large boulder at echo summit closing the road in both directions. it happened around 5:30. luckily no one was on the road at the up to o

abc7news reported j.r. stone was there tonight is the superintendent showed up to apologize. >> let me start with an apology. for anyone who is had a delay to their check, there is no defense. i hold myself accountable. reporter: dr. matthews, superintendent of the san francisco unified school district apologizing to educators who have not been paid , minutes after the teachers union set up camp outside his office monday night. literally, sleeping bags outside his door, demanding the unpaid teachers get their money. >> i think i owed $2000 or so. it is because there's all these issues with the new payroll system. they didn't create new codes for things. reporter: the covid code for additional sick days being one of those problems. substitute teachers not being paid for work at different schools, pay for those working after our programs and know access to health care or retirement benefits are all major issues. this camp was set up inside district headquarters, educators want picket lines outside and then a

j.r. stone spoke with experts and travelers tonight about the implications for summer travel plans.rices are soaring right now and the big question, what about air travel? are those prices on the rise? >> airfare has been going up anyway because of an increase in demand. it was already on its way up gradually. we are not seeing a big surge. reporter: air prices have risen two to 3% due to the demand coming out of the pandemic and the fact that we are headed into the spring and summer travel season. >> airfare is getting more expensive. gas prices getting worse. if i have an option, i would stay home. reporter: while they are paying more to travel the country, it's nothing compared to the increased airfare prices that may be coming if airlines push ticket prices for travelers higher in an attempt to cover the increased fuel cost. >> if we see these over $100 per barrel oil lasting a few months, i would expect to see that show up in airfares midsummer. reporter: aaa tells me that air bookings through february are up to hundred percent since last year but still down 32% since 2019. a f

j.r. stone is live in the newsroom and has more on the plan the governor outlined today.orter: the first three months of this year has been the driest we've ever seen in california. officials are concerned and out urging more water conservation. >> j8, rain. >> the more the merrier, it on. reporter: while the optimism over this rain is still there, more actual rain is not. >> in terms of all saying fantastic deficit we accumulated, not so much. reporter: california governor gavin newsom issued an executive order monday for water suppliers to activate level two of their drought the plans, a move that equates to conserving 10% to 20% of water. in santa clara county, they've already been asking residents to conserve 15%. >> we did not have the miracle of march we hoped for. we had record dry weather and are heading into the dry months. everybody should know this is a serious situation. reporter: data shows january, february and march for the driest first three months of the year in california history. something that is being noticed by those we talked with in sierra. >> has

j.r. stone, abc 7 news.asi: you can enjoy a view of the golden gate bridge and the san francisco bay. here is a look at the work in progress. the 14 acre park space cascade from the tunnels, forming doyle drive. the park features trails and an adventure playground. lisa: the view from the golden gate bridge brightening up today as we look at temperatures this morning in the 40's. that looks like the same old, same old, but the atmosphere is drive. a weak system move through allowing for a drier air mass. 49 in san francisco. cooler in the north bay by about two to eight degrees. you are probably feeling that stepping out in san rafael. in the afternoon, we will do the reversal with more sun. in the 70's toward sacramento. between here and sacramento, 70's. it will get drier. we will see temperatures go way up as we get into your april forecast. for the rest of the day today and beginning the weekend, it is seasonal with temperatures in the upper 60's. kumasi: they go hike, they go low-cut up at there is one

j.r. stone has more on how this unfolded.ter: key on green is recovering in the hospital with his car in the stomach after being shot by a san jose police officer. 's lawyer speaking on his -- his lawyer speaking on his behalf and talking about what happened before the officer fired the shots. >> i believe he is a hero. he wrestled the gun away from a gunman who had intent to use that gun. reporter: he says his client who is a football player for contra costa city college was eating at the taco restaurant. he was approached and threatened by someone part of the group. a person in that group had a gun and a brawl broke out. surveillance video shows the melee. green disarmed the man with a gun but officers responding did not know that. when they arrived, green had the gun in his hand. >> officers gave repeated commands to drop the gun. the individual does not drop the gun and one officer shot more than one time. reporter: the police chief said officers had been searching for a homicide suspect in a case that happened a few hund

oakland police just give an update on the -- j.r. stone is there and joins us live with the latest. case. this teen only 14 years old. we spoke with his

abc 7 news were ordered j.r.ocated in san diego. >> arkansas. >> i live in florida. i have been here for four days now. >> out-of-towners are back in san francisco this week, the developers conference at the miss goni center, march madness at the chase center. many are traveling for the first time in a long time and doing so with the bay area as the final destination. >> some of us are meeting for the first time in two years. it's pretty cool. >> but while the economy is coming back in san francisco, it is doing so at a slow pace. >> in all major metro areas, we tend to have more remote rules. >> the bay area council says the gamers convention and the basketball tournament are positive signs that could shape a new narrative of san francisco going forward. >> when i was coming, a lot of people are like, be careful of san francisco. it's not what you think it is. i have not had any issues. >> i am definitely going to come back. i have to check out some of the touristy stuff. >> i have not been here since 1990, righ

. >> j.r. stone, abc7news.ormer bay area police officer killed while protecting a tv news crew is being honored for his sacrifice. the radio television digital news foundation awarded him the citation of courage. his family accepted the award on his behalf in washington, d.c. and his widow spoke. >> his passion was to protect and to serve, and he once told me, this was his fun job. so we are absolutely honored here today to receive this award for him, for his ultimate courage. kumasi: he was shot in oakland last november and died days later. oakland police arrested two people suspected in his killing, and credit the community for sharing information to help. reggie: the climate and environment, an important part of building a better bay area. san francisco fire department will have a new tool to deal with climate change. it's the new floating firehouse that opens at. 22.5. this is a long bark at darrow and harrison, the first floating firehouse in the western hemisphere. it is designed to make it resistant to e

here is j.r. stone. >> green pants, green shirts, lots of people, lots of beer means st. patrick's day is upon us. >> i think people are overdue for a party. reporter: those here in san francisco came close to an irish party in 2020. in the 48 hours before st. patrick's day, california's state covid restrictions closed bars and limited gatherings. during my live shot on st. patrick's day, bars like this one were boarded up and closed. >> i remember that week vividly. just having to say sorry guys, sorry guys. reporter: brian martin manages this are called the irish bank. their 2020 block already never happened. thursday night st. patrick's day two years later, it will. this wednesday crowd you're looking at both outside and inside is the biggest they have seen since before the pandemic. >> i feel like i am feeling more normal about going out. now that the mask made -- that the mask made it is gone -- this is the day before st. patrick's day and it looks like it will be a good st. patrick's day. reporter: san francisco showcasing several street parties, this entire block o

. >> j.r. faking her own kidnapping was released from jail. we are hearing from the lead investigator in the case. >> san francisco attractions that are about to be free for residents. first, a truck on weather. >> good morning pre-at 539 a.m.. we are tracking pretty clear skies up there this point. here is a live look from a rooftop camera. along with the flags. they are top the ferry building. not waiving all that much. we will find that the winds start at light today, and then they increase throughout the afternoon, and especially early tomorrow morning. our future tracker is showing you temperatures that climb to the 50's this point. by midday, we will see 60's in our warm spots. you will notice we are not finding widespread 70's. this is a little bit colder compared to yesterday with five to eight degrees. here is cooler with partly cloudy and receive later in the afternoon. winds are strongest along the coastline. 50's to 60's. a lot of 60's around the bay shoreline. there could be a coup

last year he had this photographer -- or two years ago now, my goodness -- he had a photographer named j.rhough, that snoop dogg was in the back [ laughter ] >> jimmy: it's always a fun party when snoop dogg's there, yeah >> it's fun when snoop dogg's anywhere >> jimmy: yeah, exactly. i agree. >> yeah -- yeah, so, he asked if we could take a picture together come on! >> jimmy: you brought it to show tonight >> right >> jimmy: here's you and snoop dogg look at -- not too shabby. i like that. >> come on [ cheers and applause >> jimmy: i would go see that movie. >> come on >> jimmy: i would watch this movie. >> right >> jimmy: yeah >> i mean, right so, you go, you're like, "it's oscar night," but then it's, like, snoop dogg >> jimmy: yeah, that was a a snoop dogg night >> great night it was a great night >> jimmy: did you stay grounded when you were also nominated for a grammy award, by the way, pal? congratulations! >> oh, that was crazy. >> jimmy: i mean, come on. [ cheers and applause >> thanks. thank you. >> jimmy: did you ever imagine in your life, you go, "oh, my gosh." >> no, not a cha

j.r. stone, abc7news.ty trustees have hired an international law firm to investigate six years worth of sexual misconduct complaints at fresno state. the former chancellor resigned last month amid criticism of his handling on sex assault allegations against an administrator while he was president of the university. after investigating, the law firm will then review title ix policies and practices at all 23 campuses. title ix is a federal law that prohibits sex-based disco nation in any school. kumasi: lift rental bikes could eventually this appear from san francisco street concern about price hikes has the city exploring new options. one of those is owning and operating its own bike share program. the other is a system owned and operated by another entity. the third option is a system that is publicly owned and privately operated. the district five supervisor once the city to own and operate its own share program. >> i view bike share part of our transportation system in san francisco. the city runs buses