i'm jackie ward.morning, president trump is talking about the ms-13 gang and how california is not helping his administration dismantle it. just before 6:30 eastern time, he tweeted: he first began threatening to pull ice out of california yesterday .. because he says california is quote "no help" when it comes to m-s 13 >> reporter: he first began threatening to pull i.c.e. out of california yesterday because he says california is not helping when it comes to trying to get rid of the ms-13 gang. president trump said if he did withdraw federal agents that our state's leaders would beg for the feds to come back. as you can imagine, those comments have some of our local politicians fuming like oakland mayor libby schaaf. >> just more ugly myths from the mouth of the bully in chief. >> reporter: last month you may recall the justice department threatened to subpoena sanctuary cities and states. president trump warned of increased i.c.e. raids and proposed pulling federal funding from california. i.c.e.'s

i'm jackie ward in san francisco. new study out by researchers for uc-berkeley and columbia university say we're blaming the wrong thing for our state's housing crisis. and i'm standing in the middle of the city college parking lot right now because various developers want to build housing here. but, of course, those developers and developers all across the state have to cut through the red tape and some people blame an environmental law called the california environmental quality act or ceqa. but this new study is blaming local governments at a time when the state group says hundreds of cities are behind on their housing goals. they say the progress for developers and builders should be streamlined from here on out. we'll see. in san francisco, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> time for your "final 5." right now dozens of students from marjory stoneman douglas high school are in tallahassee to fight for gun control. president trump holds a listening session at the white house on school safety today. yesterday, the president s

in san francisco, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> sounds good. jackie, thank you. >> your favorite live shot. because then you maybe can get some flowers. >> yeah. that, too,. >> some places we have traffic flowing freeway in both directions, other places we have slowdowns. it's not as bad as what we have seen earlier this week. but we are still tracking problems and mass transit if that's what you were planning to use this morning, be advised that sausalito ferry no service to or from sausalito commuters can use tiburon or larkspur. this is all due to a problem that they are having -- they are hoping to have service this afternoon. they will put on an advisory: the l-taraval and m-ocean muni lines are currently delayed. they do have a bus bridge in place to west portal. so heads up there. bart and ace are on time. 280 accident approaching geneva on the shoulder. it's not slowing anyone down into san francisco. >>> so here's a look right now at our vaca camera. a gorgeous start to the day but it is cold. so i wanted to show you this because temper

this is jackie ward's dog, enjoying the hardwood floor because it's so warm.be another warm day. warmer than yesterday so send us your pictures. tweet them to me or share them on facebook. tell us about the weather where you live. get ready for record warmth again. and temperatures will be cooling down. but not until the weekend. we are going to have to wait for it, no rain in sight. no clouds. clear conditions out there. temperatures will feel warm. from berkeley, clear conditions, as well. wind gusts picking up. oakland hills, 58 miles per hour for wind gusts this morning. this is a gorgeous shot from san francisco of the glow ahead of official sunrise which happens at 7:11 a.m. this morning. santa rosa at 39, cooler in the north. it will get warmer this afternoon. northeast winds at sfo at 12. oakland 9-mile-per-hour winds. some of the gusts strong 30 to 40 miles per hour through some of the north and east bay hills this morning. but it will likely be calmer this afternoon, not as gusty as yesterday. some locations will break records today, san francisco, o

in san francisco, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> thanks, jackie . 8 minutes after 5:00. a dramatic rescue effort on mount hood after two climbers get stranded. >> an actor and pga pro are involved in a deadly southern california crash. >> if you have some plans for valentine's day i'll have the full forecast. >> and traffic flowing smoothly in both directions on 101. if you are making your way through petaluma. but how does the rest of the north bay commute look? we'll take a look at that coming up. candles to honor the life of 19- year-old lizette cuesta. cuesta was stabbed and left for dead. more than 100 people met at great oaks skate park in san jose last night... where they say >>> tears flowed as loved ones held candles to honor the life of 19-year-old lizette cuesta. she was stabbed to death. you would find her at the skatepark often, doing what she loved. >> she would always be falling and getting back up. >> authorities say cuesta crawled 100 yards after being brutally beaten and stabbed before she was dumped near tesla road monday morning. a good samaritan spot

jackie ward reports. >>> reporter: it's a bill that supporters say would guarantee comprehensive healthcare to all californians. today it will be talked about at a public hearing in sacramento. the affordable care act put control of healthcare into the hands of insurance companies. it gave people insurance but there are still 3 million people uninsured in the state. healthcare and the possibility of a single payer system has been a hot topic among candidates for governor. >> single payer won't work unless we get significant contributions from the federal government. >> "covered california" is a mess! it's only getting worse! these deductibles are sky high! doctors don't want to take the coverage. so many californians may have coverage but no doctors to even see them. >> reporter: the cost is paid for by taxpayers. some estimates say that 50 to $100 billion in new spending would have to be created in order for the system to be successful. that could mean adding on to existing taxes. the hearing starts at 10 a.m. at the state capital. in the newsroom, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> congressional le

kpix 5's jackie ward reports from the bay bridge toll plaza with the findings of this new study by aaa. >> reporter: guarantee there are a lot of sleepy drivers behind me making their way through the tolls right now. so this new aaa study says that drowsy driving is impaired driving and that cab be very dangerous. dashcam video tells the story of a tired driver and what it looks look behind the wheel. it's bad. you can see the car drift over and just hit another car. no injuries in this video but sometimes, driving while drowsy can have deadly consequences. this woman, jennifer pierce, says her sister nicole was killed 10 years ago when she and friends were coming home from a ski trip. everyone in the car fell asleep and the car hit a tree. >> for 10 years we have had to deal with her loss and not just the loss of who she was at 18 but the loss of the many years and who she would have become. >> reporter: previous studies said 1 to 2% of accidents were from drowsy driving but aaa says it's up to 10% of accidents from drowsy driving. so get more sleep, easier said than done. sleep exper

in san francisco, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> some businesses in wine country are struggling after last october's devastating wildfires and as one business is really hurting. >>> one bay area city is restricting drones in response to privacy concerns. >> we have some light rain coming to the bay area this morning and low elevations. snowfall a lot to talk about as our cold temperatures still linker. >> and 580 drivers in the yellow now. we are also tracking a chlorine spill in the area. it has the road closed. we'll have details coming up. it's not that many wedding ged or de >>> the wine country wedding industry has been taking a hit since last year's wildfires. it's the false perception that the entire region has been scarred by the fires. blissful events a planning company in the area was 80% booked this time last year. now it's 15% booked. >> it's so unfortunate that there are so many vendors in this industry that have lost their homes and are now on the line for losing their businesses. >> the industry is trying to get word out that the region is more ready than ever to host weddin

jackie ward reports from the bay bridge toll plaza with more. >>> reporter: good morning. kind of alarming to think about. this new data tells us that impaired driving or drowsy driving, i should say, is a much bigger problem than we originally thought. so in the past, there have been studies done by the federal government that say that drowsiness is only a contributing factor in about one to two percent of crashes but now aaa analyzed dashcam video and researchers say 10% of crashes are from drowsy driving. obviously not getting enough sleep gets us tired. aaa says getting only four hours of sleep has an effect similar to driving drunk. >> you might have sluggish responses. you might not be able to keep the vehicle in lane as well as you should. >> in fact, 35% of drivers in the u.s. are not getting the recommended seven hours of sleep a night and that's a contributing factor to car crashes that may be caused by drowsiness so besides sleep next to impossible for a lot of us, aa says drink caffeine, put the window down when you say to get that fresh air in your face, aaa s

kpix 5's jackie ward joins us live in the studio to break down the topics of discussion. >> reporter: this is all part of a continuing conversation that is ongoing in sacramento. >>> reporter: lawmakers in sacramento say they are taking the issue of sexual harassment seriously. just a couple of weeks ago stronger laws that protect whistle-blowers were put in place, now this. today a subcommittee on sexual harassment prevention and response will hold the second of many hearings over the next month as they begin piecing together new procedures. the goal is to devise ways to prevent and respond to sexual harassment complaints. state senator hannah-beth jackson says secret settlements and non-disclosure agreements are used to silence the victims. in her mind, california needs stronger laws to end workplace sexual harassment, not enable it. >> there will be serious ramifications for both the abusers, the perpetrator, and the companies they work for. protection for all parties with a process that is fair and independent and impartial. >> reporter: state senator holly mitchell of los angeles

jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> time now 6:09. the millennium tower condo that's now up for sale despite numerous lawsuits and unresolved foundation problems. >> plus, when san francisco's iconic cable car system could go cashless. >> and we are tracking slowdowns for drivers heading along the eastshore freeway. live look 80 at gilman. how long will it take to get over to the bay bridge toll plaza? we'll take a closer look at those travel times coming up. >> and we are going to show you our hi-def doppler where we are seeing scattered showers and snow. we have sierra snowfall coming down, as well. it's all coming up in weather. city officials there are still debating how legal marijuana should be regulated. at this >>> 6:13. pot problems continue to burn in american canyon. city officials are still debating how legal marijuana should be regulated. at this week's city council meeting, members agreed to work toward crafting an ordinance that includes rules about home delivery before november. it will also include rules governing man

jackie ward reports. >> reporter: a very confident travis kalanick was on the stand for a little more than two hours today and the prosecution team picked up right where they left off yesterday and continued to grill him today. we have video of when travis kalanick was coming into the courthouse earlier this morning for his second day of testimony. the prosecution started off today's proceedings by having kalanick confirm various documents in a thick binder "waymo's" team had begin him. in it were hundreds of pages containing uber meeting notes, emails and texts. one of the texts present was from a former "waymo" engineer, who they say downloaded 14,000 confidential documents in december 2015 shortly before uber hired him in 2016. kalanick describes him as a brother from another mother in a text exchange between him and lewandowski. lewandowski says this is a race we need to win. second place is first loser. kalanick said, agreed. they were talking about the race in developing technology to get self-driving cars on the road. kalanick was also asked questions about his relationship wit

kpix 5's jackie ward is live at the scene where the streets are still shut down. jackie. >> reporter: we're standing on ashby avenue right now right near the intersection where this accident happened. you can see the bus and car involved in the crash are still wedged into the home here on ashby avenue. a 27-year-old female is now dead following this accident and police are still trying to figure out what happened. erica noble says she felt the exact moment this ac transit bus and red honda coup crashed into her neighbor's home. erica said she is hard of hearing and first thought it was an earthquake. >> i felt boom. but i didn't think it was massive. >> berkeley police say the bus -- [ stand by, technical difficulties ] >> the camera caught the action of the accident on tape. right now, that footage was downloaded and investigators are looking at it. in berkeley, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> chopper 5 giving us this view of some flaring at the chevron refinery in richmond this morning. richmond fire says that chevron lost a recycled compressor forcing an emergency shut

kpix 5's jackie ward is live in san francisco with the new tactics to scare off the thieves. jackie. >> reporter: michelle and anne, we're outside the hall of justice where a press conference just finished minutes ago. san francisco district attorney george gascon says that he wants to reduce the number of car break-ins by 20% by the end of the year and he has a plan to do it. so he said a lot of these are organized crimes, which makes quick arrests nearly impossible because they happen so fast. to try to solve this epidemic, gascon presented a three-point plan, first a 24/7 auto burglary web reporting system and phone tip line now in place. next up, the d.a.'s office is going to ask the san francisco board of supervisors for $1 million to secure funding for an auto burglary task force. and lastly, gascon wants to republish the register your camera program. he hopes it will reduce the number of break-ins drastically. >> this is really a way for all of us to come together and to make sure that we end this problem this year. that it's our goal and it's a goal that's as a result

jackie ward, kpix 5. >> this was the second of what will be a series of hearings by the subcommittee in the months ahead. >>> still ahead, she calls herself the butt lady but because she goes around picking up littered cigarette butts. the major milestone she just reached. >> hospitals are turning to a high-tech infection fighting tool this flu season. we will show you the device that reportedly kills 99.9% of germs it comes into contact with. >> we have beautiful blue skies and clear conditions as high pressure gets closer to our area. what this means for our temperatures and when we'll see a drastic change in your forecast. the....well, you know. so for the past few years.. she's made it her mission to clean up her city. just this week she picked up her one-milllionth c >>> for a person from placer county cigarette butts are a pain in the -- well, now what i'm talking about. she is cleaning up her city and this week she picked up her 1 millionth cigarette butt. >> one million! >> i would like people to just take the message that don't throw the butts and maybe don't smoke. >> she s

jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> president trump also tweeted his support of the nra this morning saying, what many people don't understand or don't want to understand is that wayne, chris and the folks who work so hard at the nra are great people and great american patriots. they love our country and will do the right thing. make america great again. >>> meanwhile, the head of the national rifle association is speaking to conservative activists while his organization comes under criticism from students and gun control advocates. weijia jang has the latest from the conservative political action conference in maryland. >> reporter: national rifle association executive vice president wayne lapierre spoke about the deadly school shooting in florida to the audience at cpac, the conservative political action conference. >> we share a goal of safe schools. >> reporter: his appearance comes one day after teen survivors of the shooting rallied for more gun control and told lawmakers things will change when they are able to vote. >> no longer can you take money from the nra because we are coming after

jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> coming up, parents and coaches are speaking out against a controversial bill to ban tackle football for children. the petition already getting support. >> plus, marking the lunar new year. the celebrations under way. ♪[ music ] >> and high pressure making for a beautiful start to the lunar new year. we have beautiful clear skies out there and temperatures are good. but we have a cold front on the way. more coming up. at the marine mammal center, the environment is everything. we want to do our very best for each and every animal, and we want to operate a sustainable facility. and pg&e has been a partner helping us to achieve that. we've helped the marine mammal center go solar, install electric vehicle charging stations, and become more energy efficient. pg&e has allowed us to be the most sustainable organization we can be. any time you help a customer, it's a really good feeling. it's especially so when it's a customer that's doing such good and important work for the environment. together, we're building a better california. two california lawmakers are lo r

jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> two senators are putting together a short-term fix for the daca program. the proposal includes three years of border security funding. meanwhile, the senate has rejected three immigration proposals that would have included permanent protections for the nearly 2 million illegal immigrants brought into the country illegally as children. state senator harris said: >> reporter: chp officers detained a teen who was spotted dodging oncoming cars on a busy bay area freeway. she was on foot. the incident on 80 in berkeley was caught from helicopter video at 12:30 a.m. you can see her running toward a patrol car near the ashby avenue exit. authorities will only say that rerted missing and ar-old who at risk. >>> new body cam video shows a shootout in san francisco between police and a man wanted for murder. this is the moment officers caught up with the suspect. >> the suspect joel armstrong is accused of carjacking a vehicle on south street after allegedly killing a man and injuring another. police tracked him to this rv near alameda after repeated orders refusing

in golden gate park, jackie ward, kpix5. >>> well, bay area teens looking toward college got a boost. thousands of high school students converged on the oakland marriott city center. the aim is to increase college enrollment with african- americans. many got on the spot acceptances across the country. >> i want to wait until i get home to tell them so they are more excited. they might cry. they really might cry. i want to surprise them though. >> at last year's event, students got more than 4,000 college acceptances on a single day. wells fargo announced scholarships for some lucky recipients. >>> we have been waiting all year for it. the girl scout cookie season. but the scout known to set up shop outside the green cross dispensary may be calling it quits. >> half a dozen volcanos are waiting to blow in iceland including the biggest one in the country. on the ground. the chopper hit a pair of vans... as it tried to land last night in a small tow >> assessing earthquake damage, a helicopter crashed in southern mexico. it hit a pair of vans as it tried to last land night in a small tow

kpix5's jackie ward is at city hall where the board of supervisors is about to take a final vote. >> reporter: the board of supervisors meeting has been going on since 2:00 this afternoon, but just a couple minutes ago they finally got to the mission rock agenda item. so they're talking about it now. on the table is a lot of affordable housing units up for grabs that at a time when the city greatly needs them. 't know how i obably until i >> we are targeting units for families before that make between 80 to $150,000 a year because we know so much of our middle class are struggling to live in san francisco, too. >> reporter: district 6 supervisor and mayoral candidate jane kim said she's thrilled this project is happening in her district and commends the giants. >> they're a team that's really rooting for san franciscans and i think this will be a model project for the country in terms of how we build mixed income fronts. >> reporter: before the vote the supervisor wavered on her support for mission rock. >> i don't know how i'll vote probably until i get in there. >> reporter: her ma

jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> developing news or seas, the u.s -- overseas, the u.s. state blames iran tonight after an israel fighter jet was shot done. one pilot ejected, the other was severely injured. the escalating violence is centered around syria. >> reporter: the f-16 crashed in northern israel after coming under fire from syria. israel says the jet was one of several it scrambled on saturday after it intercepted an iranian drone that entered israel's air space israel later carried out more strikes in syria. syria has turned into an international battlefield. a week ago syrian rebels shot done a russian jet. video released on social media claims to show the pilot ejecting from the plane before he reportedly killed himself to avoid being captured. and over the past few weeks, turkey launched an offensive against u.s.-backed curdish fighters in northern syria claiming they're terrorist. this doctor says every day his team is treating huge numbers of civilians injured in the attacks. the death toll is soaring across syria. the un says it's received reports or nea

in the newsroom, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> president trump also had harsh words for the florida deputy who stayed outside while students were being massacred inside the marjory stoneman douglas high school. the broward county sheriff said during the shooting, deputy scot peterson stayed outside of building 12 on the west side for about 4 minutes. the shooting lasted about 6 minutes. peterson has been suspended without pay and then resigned. >> that's the case where somebody who was outside, they're trained, they didn't react properly under pressure or they were cowards. >> the high school plans to resume classes next week starting to face the new normal, what some have called. >>> closer to home more shaking in contra costa county. 13 earthquakes around danville over the past 24 hours including one with a 3.3 magnitude. mostly they were too small to feel but the largest was around 5:30 a.m. and in the hours before, quake of 2.8 and 2.7 hit the area. no damage record but bart did have a small delay this morning because of the seismic activity. just two days ago four small earthquakes hi

kpix 5's jackie ward live in the newsroom to break down the claims. >>> reporter: a transgender, queer disabled person says he is suing for speaking in favor of minorities and their rights. this is part of continued fallout following the release of a memo that a now former employee wrote. in august, james damore said that women were biologically less inclined to be successful engineers. tech website gizmodo reports that sheriff here says he was fired in november after writing several internal posts which called out racism and sexism and in one of those posts he compared the reasoning behind damore's memo to that of a domestic abuser trying to justify his actions. google said: dge our code of conduct and other workplace policies, under which promoting harmful stereotypes based on race or gender is prohibited." chevalier also claims he was fired because of two memes he created .. that spoke out against racism and white privilege. he is seeking unspecified damages. anne? >> reporter: chevelier also claims he was fired because of two memes he created that spoke out against racism and white

kpix-5's jackie ward joins us in studio... jackie -- both of the f-b-i and department of justice is strongly opposing the memo's release. a controversial classified memo is now public .. despite objections to its release from the fbi and justice department. president trump agrees to declassify a controversial memo...over the objections of president trump will use the memo to justify the firing of deputy attorney general rod rosenstein. rosenstein -- a trump appointee -- is the man in charge of special counsel robert muller. firing rosenstein would allow the president to appoint someone new who could be more open to the idea of firing mueller. kenny? lawmakers are considering a bill to address what president trump called a "top priority" in his state of the union speech -- lowering prescription drug prices. the proposed "creates act" would target what critics say are legal...but questionable tactics that drug companies use to "delay the introduction of cheaper, generic medications." currently -- the government gives a patent to

.>> lawmakers are tackling the issue of sexual harassment at the capital jackie board would -- jackie ward with more the hearing that started today. >> reporter: our state legislature taking a united stand against sexual harassment. trying to devise ways to prevent a response to complaints. they worked separately on the issue. >> we will look at how we define harassment and what is sexual harassment. there's a lot of anxiety across the country about what is acceptable and what's unacceptable. >> reporter: it is -- this morning's meeting featured panelists. this one recognizes what she calls a step in the right direction for the capital. the state senate began a partnership, a well-known organization in sacramento that provides crisis intervention services. there is a hotline for victims of sexual assault, harassment, abuse to call 24 seven. the problem lies, -- >> it's not considered a protective activity. if there's a victim of harassment and retaliation they don't tell them it's not considered a protected activity. thus, you are not covered by the whistleblower law if you do this. i thin

. >> jackie ward has the president's latest comments. >> reporter: just another threat against our state, right? he is already back on the topic this morning tweeting about an hour and a half ago. ms-13 gang members are being removed by our great i.c.e. and border patrol agents by the thousands, he writes. but these killers come back in from el salvador and through mexico like water. el salvador just takes our money and mexico must help more with this problem. we need the wall. he first began threatening to pull i.c.e. out of california yesterday because he says california is, quote, no help when it comes to trying to get rid of the ms-13 gang. president trump said if he did withdraw federal agents, that our state's leaders would beg for the feds to come back. as you can imagine, those comments have some of our local politicians fuming like oakland mayor libby schaaf. >> trump's level of vindictiveness knows now bounds! he is threatening to pull law. out of california? a couple of weeks ago threatened to arrestee elected officials like myself just for being the heads of sanctuary cities.

kpix 5's jackie ward joins us live in the studio to break down the topics of discussion. >>> reporterlawmakers in sacramento say they are taking the issue of sexual harassment seriously. just a couple of weeks ago stronger laws that protect whistle-blowers were put in place, now this. today a subcommittee on sexual harassment prevention and response will hold the second of many hearings over the next month as they begin piecing together new procedures. the goal is to devise ways to prevent and respond to sexual harassment complaints. state senator hannah-beth jackson says secret settlements and non-disclosure agreements are used to silence the victims. in her mind, california needs stronger laws to end workplace sexual harassment, not enable it. >> there will be serious ramifications for both the abusers, the perpetrator, and the companies they work for. protection for all parties with a process that is fair and independent and impartial. >> reporter: state senator holly mitchell of los angeles is the vice chair of the subcommittee. she says this hearing is part of a long-term effort

kpix5's jackie ward is live in golden gate park with advice on how to protect them. >> reporter: so these are obviously not the treeing ant plants we are talking about. we are talking about the avocado plants, the ones that are more fragile. we spoke to a woman in livermore today telling people how to get their plants ready before the freezing temps come in. >> we don't all the varieties of rosemary here now. >> reporter: jackie has been the flower color. she was just absolutely spot on. >> reporter: her parents founded alden lane nursery in 1955. so, she knows a lot about how to keep your plants protected even during dry warm wenters like this one. these plants are in for a frigid shock with overnight temperatures expected to drop into the 20s and the 30s next week in the east bay. >> it is really tough. timing couldn't be worse. if we get a real hard freeze, when the flowers are open, i'm afraid we will lose the fruit. >> reporter: jackie spent saturday afternoon informing people of what is on the way and encouraging them to plant new seeds but only if they are hearty peas and greens an

jackie ward has more. >>> reporter: good morning. back to square one this morning as the senate continues to come up with a way for "dreamers" to become u.s. citizens. the measure that came the closest to passing was a bipartisan immigration bill called the schumer collins amendment. it was rejected in a 54-45 vote so that means they were six votes short. eight republicans and eight democrats, independents, worked on the proposal that would have protected "dreamers" from deportation. >> all i can say is that the only deal [ indiscernible ] strong border and daca and bipartisan proposal is a template for the way forward. you might change it some. but there's not going to be a round one that includes eliminating chain migration. there's not going to be a round one that doesn't have the $25 billion wall system appropriations. so that i know. and i don't know where we go from here. >> the bill would have also provided $25 billion to enhance border security but restricted family-based immigration and ended the visa lottery. the senate als

jackie ward has newly released video. >>> reporter: good morning. we are getting a new look this morning at a police showdown that ended with police opening fire. >> we got him. he's in there. he's in there. >> reporter: police say the man holed up inside the rv is murder suspect joel armstrong accused of shooting two men on the panhandle in golden gate park nearly two weeks ago. after the shooting, he carjacked a getaway vehicle and police were able to track him to alameda street. he refused to come out so police then heard two shots fired from inside. so they fired back of the police say this is the weapon they recovered from the suspect a 9-millimeter gun. armstrong faces charges of carjacking, murder and 8 counts of attempted murder. according to police, 7 officers fired 65 shots and no one was hit. >> were any of the officers wearing body cameras? >> reporter: they all were. five of them turned the cameras on before they fired on armstrong. two of them turned them off after they opened fire but all seven videos have been made public. >> thank y

here's jackie ward with video from the incident. >>> reporter: good morning. we are getting a new look this morning at a police showdown that ended with police opening fire. >> we got him. he's in there. he's in there. >> reporter: police say the man holed up inside the rv is murder suspect joel armstrong accused of shooting two men on the panhandle in golden gate park nearly two weeks ago. after the shooting, he carjacked a getaway vehicle and police were able to track him to alameda street. he refused to come out so police then heard two shots fired from inside. so they fired back of the police say this is the weapon they recovered from the suspect a 9-millimeter gun. armstrong faces charges of carjacking, murder and 8 counts of attempted murder. according to police, 7 officers fired 65 shots and no one was hit. >>> new details this morning on the big fire that tore through a metal recycling facility in richmond last month. the cause may never be known. they have spent weeks interviewing employees at that site sifting through burned debris. the fire on janua

. >> jackie ward has more. >> reporter: here's what president trump said on twitter: and gave them everything - and more. first time this has happened in a long time. also mean jobs, jobs, jobs!" mome ter he tweeted: "w ore republicans in congress, we ease spending >> reporter: moments later he tweeted, quote: without more republicans in congress, we were forced to increase spending on things we do not like or want in order to finally after many years of depletion take care of our military. sadly, we needed some dem votes for passage. must elect more republicans in 2018 election! the 4$00 billion budget deal passed while west coast he is -- the $400 billion budget deal passed while west coasters were sleeping. at second government shutdown happened at 2 a.m. rather than calling it a shutdown, the trump administration calls is a lapse. rand paul objected to calls for a vote before 1 a.m. to protest what he calls runaway government spending. . >> the hypocrisy is astounding. we have republicans bragging about their trillion dollar deficit. >> republican senator john cornyn was trying to get the

kpix5's jackie ward tells us the mission rock project could bring with it a lot of badly needed housing. >> we are targeting units for families before that make between 80 to $150,000 a year because we know so much of our middle class are struggling to live in san francisco, too. >> reporter: district 6 supervisor and mayoral candidate jane kim said she's thrilled this project is happening in they are district and commends the giants for being a huge community advocate. >> they are not just a developer, but they are a team that's really rooting for san franciscans and i think this will be a model project for the country in term of how we build mixed income projects. >> reporter: before the vote supervisor sandra lee had a main concern of a lack of public schools in that area, the place where the city is trying to attract families to live. >> at mission rock it's 40% below market rate, which is fabulous, but then those families need a school and we already have an existing population in mission bay and there's no school for them there. >> reporter: expect the skyline to change once again

kpix 5's jackie ward joins us now with all the details. >> good morning. >> reporter: this is a good news-bad news situation. the $400 billion budget deal passed while west coasters were sleeping at 2 a.m. eastern time. at that hour, the senate approved the deal but not in time to avoid the shutdown. the deadline was midnight. republican senator rand paul repeatedly objected to calls for a vote before 1:00 a.m. to protest what he claims is runaway government spending. >> the hypocrisy is astounding. every one of these republicans complained about president obama's deficits and yet now we have them out there bragging and pushing and doing everything they can to get their trillion dollar deficit through. >> reporter: republican senator john cornyn was trying to get the vote to the floor before midnight. he blames senator paul for missing the deadline. now, keep in mind this deal is only good for six weeks. lawmakers have until march 23rd to work out a longer term deal. the shutdown will continue until president trump signs the bill. the white house says he intends to do that. >> coming

jackie ward has more. >>> reporter: good morning. back to square one this morning as the senate continues to come up with a way for "dreamers" to become u.s. citizens. the measure that came the closest to passing was a bipartisan immigration bill called the schumer collins amendment. it was rejected in a 54-45 vote so that means they were six votes short. eight republicans and eight democrats, independents, worked on the proposal that would have protected "dreamers" from deportation. i can say is the only deal i think that can make it is strong border and big daca. the bipartisan proposal is a template for the way forward. you might get change it some. but there's not going to be a round one that includes eliminating chain migration. there's not going to be a round one that doesn't have $25 l system >> you all i can say is that the only deal [ indiscernible ] strong border and daca and bipartisan proposal is a template for the way forward. you might change it some. but there's not going to be a round one that includes eliminating cha

kpix5's jackie ward breaks down what you will need to know and looks into the potential for problems. possible to the landfill." san francisco >> reporter: shrinking trash cans and enlarged recycling bins, the latest effort that's part of the zero waste movement. >> we want to send as little as possible to the landfill. >> reporter: in san francisco each household used to have three 32-gallon bins, one for composting, one for recycling and one for trash, but now the blue bin is 64 gallons while the black one is 16. robert reed of recology points out now people have access to 112-gallons rather than 96. >> this is a great shift to provide more gallons for people in total and provide more gallons for recycling because now you'll have more space in your recycling bin for those boxes. >> reporter: as early as two years ago we reported that recology was overwhelmed by all the cardboard it was receiving, mainly from the rise of online shopping. today after a $14 million investment recology sf now has the machinery it needs to keep up with the demand. this is where all the disposed cardboard

kpix 5's jackie ward is live at the glen park station where you can now get etiquette tips along with your ticket. jackie. >> reporter: yeah, can you believe it, betty? these ads were designed by california college arts students and they are meant to be bright, ep gaging, and a-- engaging, and attention grabbing. some people seem to get bart elevators confused with bathrooms. >> you got good days, bad days. >> reporter: and although robert lewis says this particular one at the embarcadero bart station has gotten cleaner, he likes the idea behind bart's new ad campaign. >> this one says i'm not a bathroom because -- >> oh, yeah, yeah. that's -- yeah, that's good. >> reporter: jessica and her husband say they see a lack of manners all the time. there is even a twitter account, bart diaries, that was made for people to share what they see while on the train. >> there really are people out there that don't have that common decency and need that reminder. >> reporter: the people we spoke to blame bad manners on the pace of today's society and, not surprisingly, technology. >> they need thi

kpix5's jackie ward is live in golden gate park with advice on how to protect them. >> reporter: so these are obviously not the treeing ant plants we are talking about. we are talking about the avocado plants, the

jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> well, in other news, bart employees were beaten at two different stations last night. the first one happened at the ashby station in berkeley after 4 in the afternoon. the second at lake merritt in oakland before 5:30. two men were arrested. there is no word why the men allegedly attacked the transit officers there. they are now banned from any bart station for 30 days to a year. >>> it's been four months since a devastating firestorm tore through the north bay and residents are still not able to go home. kpix 5's devin fehely is in santa rosa where many victims say they feel abandoned. >> reporter: months after the firestorm reduced much of it to ash the mobile home park in santa rosa is balancing on a razor's edge between ruin and recovery. >> i am an old lady with a bunch of stuff and a kitty and absolutely nowhere to go as of friday morning. >> reporter: pamela taylor joined dozens of neighbors at a community meeting this morning hoping to learn when she might be able to return home. but the news was not good. the owner of the mobile home park says it could

kpix 5's jackie ward has more. >> reporter: a lot of californians slept through the shutdown. the bill is tied to a temporary six-week agreement to allow time for the deal to be enacted. it includes increased spending for the military, domestic programs and disaster relief. president trump signed a bipartisan $400 billion budget agreement ending a brief shutdown that began after midnight saying: >> it's agreed to. >> reporter: the senate approved the bill in the early- morning hours pushed past the deadline because of a protest by senator paul. the legislation sharply increases spending and the federal deficit. >> it's pure politics where people are saying, oh, it's okay for republicans to have debt, but it was bad for democrats to have debt. >> reporter: then it was the house's turn to sign off on the legislation. >> this agreement accomplishes getting the resources that we need to rebuild our military. >> reporter: most democrats in the house voted against the spending bill trying to use it as leverage to get a vote on daca. they want a deal for "dreamers" brought illegally

jackie ward explains humans will not be the only one battling so frigid -- battling the frigid forecast>> we have all the varieties of rosemary. >> reporter: jackie has been working here since she was seven. her parents founded the nursery in livermore in 1955. she knows a lot about how to keep your plants protected even during very dry and warm winters like this one. these plants are in for a frigid chalk. with overnight temperatures expected to drop into the 20s and 30s next week. >> it is really tough, the timing couldn't be worse. if we get a real hard freeze, when those flowers are open i am afraid we will lose the fruit. >> how long will we have this frost? mac she spent saturday informing people what is on the way and encouraging them to plant the seeds but only if their hearty greens or peas and not tomatoes and peppers.>> laying a soft blanket would insulate them. >> reporter: she had tips on how to protect existing plants. >> what you can do is step up one more site to see if this one is bigger, they were radiate more warmth. the other thing you can do is put a floodlight at t

the next day kpix5 reporter jackie ward also asked her about it.> reporter: did you get a chance to watch that ad? >> yeah. unfortunately i'm not going to be able to answer any questions about anything other than this press conference. vity of anything as it relates think the vo >> well, today phil matier asked her about the ad yet again. >> phil, i'm not going to talk about that commercial and the negativity of anything as it relates to this race. what i think the voters care about most is what am i going to do to address the housing crisis? what am i going to do to deal with homelessness? what am i going to do to deal with public safety? we have to focus on the issues and less on the political stuff that people are sick and tired of. >> so we have asked london breed about the ad three times now. it looks like she'll never answer. >>> london breed did want to talk about tasers for police. in fact, she told phil that she supports giving tasers to san francisco police officers. >> oh, my god, drop it! >> reporter: since the 2015 police shooting of m

kpix 5's jackie ward has been following the latest developments. jackie. >> reporter: we're now learning more about the three people in custody. they are held by authorities and one of them is being questioned, he seems to be cooperating. several bullets hit the windshield of a black suv outside the headquarters of the national security agency. law enforcement sources tell cbs news the driver of the vehicle tried to drive through a security gate at an entrance to the campus wednesday morning on the fort meade campus. sources say shots were fired but no one was hit. three people in the vehicle were hurt in the crash which caused the airbags to deploy. several people were taken to the hospital. the nsa released a statement saying, the situation is under control and there is no ongoing security or safety threat. the incident is reminiscent of a deadly shooting in march 2015 when the nsa opened fire on another suv that tried to ram the gate killing the driver and wounding the passenger. the white house says the president has been briefed on today's situ