2016 i welcome everyone to the groundbreaking next year and thank you, mayor ed lee and chief joanne hayes-white for all there's support thank you, everyone. >> thank you very much marking mark the time is here in a minute i'm going to bring up chief joanne hayes-white to talk e talk about the nert program i want to do a couple of songs on my album we have about a minute to 5 to 4 i'm going to bring up my good friend chief joanne hayes-white can you explain what this is the ringing the bells and 504 i think. >> good afternoon, everyone i will be speaking again, after to acknowledge a lot of people but gives me great pleasure to ring the bell for the memorial of the lives lost in 1989 signaling the final event of what happened 25 years ago. >> the property loss and how lucky we are to live here with those folks and the moment of silence will follow the ringing of the bell should this is a celebration off how far we've come we're more vibrant than ever with the new roads so here this is about 10 seconds to 504 let's let that given now (bell ringing). >> and now a moment of silence let's bow our he

poor ambulance response time has been an issue for chief joanne hayes white. the chief has said that 16 new paramedics that hit the streets a few weeks ago has helped the situation. others say it's the use of private ambulance companies that the city and kuehn at this are not contracted to that eased the problem slightly. we reached out to the chief to get a response. many have voted to out the chief. she says that mayor ed lee is backing here and they are trying to solve the ambulance and staffing shortage. >> all right, tara. >>> we are learning more a sting operation that targeted alleged unlicensed contractors suspected of preying on victims of earthquake in napa. you have video of that under cover operation, al is it. >> good morning to you. after a disaster, unlicensed contractors come out of the wood works and unsuspecting homeowners get ripped off. >> we charge you about 170 an hour. >> you are lacking at hidden undercover camera conducted by the contractors license state board. authorities invited unlicensed contractors to this house here in the napa

poor ambulance response times have been a major issue for chief joanne hayes-white.s chronicled hundreds of wait times over the past several months that have taken a half-hour, an hour, even up to two hours. the chief has said that 16 new paramedics that hit the streets a few weeks ago have helped the situation but others say it's the recent use of private ambulance companies, that the city and county are not contracted through that have eased the problem slightly. we not that the firefighters' union and all of the employee work groups have voted to out of joanne hayes-white. but the chief said she has no plans to go and that the mayor has backed her and together they are trying to solve the ambulance and staffing shortage. that meeting before the fire commission will take place at 4:00 this afternoon. live from san francisco, i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 8:05. the chp still searching for the big rig driver responsible for a deadly hit-and-run crash in fremont. a 61-year-old man on a motorcycle was killed yesterday afternoon on mission boulevard near w

on treasure island because of a mold problem just this morning, mayor ed lee and fire chief joanne hayes-whiteet with the firefighters there. brian flores joins us live with more on the meeting. gch, brian. >> reporter: good afternoon. the mayor and along with chief joanne hayes-white met with firefighters. they agree that the living conditions right now for these firefighters here on t.i. is not ideal. the mayor says getting the firefighters a legit fire station is a top priority. now, our ktvu camera was there when mayor ed lee toured the makeshift living conditions for the 11 firefighters here on t.i. you will recall back in march, the crew was evacuated from station 48 because of severe mold found inside the building. since then, these firefighters have been living at a training facility a few blocks down the street from station 48 where they've converted three classrooms into living quarters and the fire trucks sit outside uncovered from the elements. the goal, to put up the firefighters in a more long- term but temporary stable modular fire station that can last for ten years until the r

it is yet another blow for fire chief joanne hayes-white. this morning, san francisco firefighters paraded in and out of the irish cultural center. they are to vote on whether to join the calls for chief joanne hayes-white to step down. >> it's not a personal attack. it's a business decision that was arrived at about the direction of the department that we all work for. >> reporter: last month, the heads of all the employee groups presented a letter to mayor ed lee citing a grave crisis of confidence in hayes-white. and last week, the battalion chiefs and others in management did the same. we're told that today there was virtually no support for the chief. >> i go back to the crisis of our ems system, and i believe that we -- our mission of the fire department is to protect the lives and property of the people of san francisco, and the state of our ems system right now is not allowing us to do our job. >> reporter: many firefighters say the response time broke the camel's back. the fire department arrived at a building in the sunset district,

can't start a fire without a stark this chief joanne hayes-white fire chief for hire in this city and we're going to have where you left our city heart and see hope you had a nice city september hope you had a nice city great month and i'll see you in october and i'm going to wish you city luck. >> thanks boss next speaker. >> good morning, supervisors that event of technology has enhanced our quality of life in many ways that is unthinkable as early as 20 years ago i want to take advantage to claim the san francisco police department and vehicles with surveillance cameras its much needed and long overdue san francisco is not the windshield wield west the police officers risk their lives while enforcing and exuding laws in the line of duty and often become the targets of lawsuits and abuse of force as cause of action by fitting the police officers with cameras they can leave little 2k0ub9 of whether or not misconduct or misuse of force was yes, ma'am innocent cameras will be helpful for all police officers to remain board minded but evenhanded i believe this is a powerful tool to be a

chief joanne hayes-white feels affirmed and the commission is not rushing to take action. >> i reached out to the groups and met with two this week and asked for the other groups to come together. the only way to resolve this is to have a face-to-face opposed to speculation and letters and so forth. >>> the union will deliver a letter of the "in confidence" vote to the commission and the mayor as soon as possible. >> three cases of virus verse have been confirmed in san francisco. all three cases involved children who were treated last month. this makes nine cases together in the bay area including one yesterday in santa clara county. one of san francisco pictures suffered limb paralysis but it is not clear if it was caused by the virus. >> a congressman is on way to dallas for a homeland security committee hague on ebola virus representing the 15th direct will talk with health officials of what they are doing to control the serious outbreak of ebola virus. five united states airplanes that handle 90 percent of passengers from west africa will step up measures at the airports in the ne

the mayor has backed joanne hayes-white. they are hiring an independent automatic ditter to do an appraisal of the chief which would present mayor ed lee as well as the fire commission. live from san francisco, i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. thank you, tara. >>> and oakland police are investigating an early-morning shooting that happened in the city's fruitvale district. they say a 28-year-old woman was shot and killed around 3:30 this morning on 29th avenue. so far, there's no order on what led up to the shooting and no arrests have been made. >>> the threat level has increased but canada's parliament is open today. a day after a deadly shooting attack there kills an army reservist. members of parliament welcomed and thanked the sergeant at arms credited with taking down the shooter. 58-year-old kevin vickers is the man. the shooter is identified as michael zehaf-bibeau. officials classified him as a high-risk traveler with ties to syria. his passport may have been seized. today canada's prime ministe

mark, what is the response if any from chief joanne hayes white? >> reporter: well, raj, the chief is not responding in person as she did last week when the rank and file sent their letter. and today the battalion chiefs with this letter have joined the chorus, calling on the mayor to replace her. her own department is turning up the heat on fire chief joanne hayes-white. last week's unprecedented letter of no confidence from the rank and file was followed today by this one from the fire chiefs association. battalion chiefs echoing the crisis of confidence, saying the current state of the fire department has become untenable and immediate action is necessary. >> we're at a crisis point. we have -- we have real issues that need to be dealt with in the very short-term. >> reporter: the initial complain from firefighters focused on the department's slow response time on ambulance calls. but the chief's association president says it is far more widespread and much of it has to do with the belief that chief hayes-white does not push hard enough on budge

chief joanne hayes-white feels affirmed and the commission isn't rushing. >> i met with two groups andsked for the other groups to come together. we need to have face-to-face meetings opposed to letters and super speculation. >> the union will deliver a letter to the commission and the mayor as soon as possible. >>> the blue angels return to san francisco skies with the familiar jet roar. we will tell you all about the fleet week fund fund -- >> tesla finally tells the world about the new it gives you options based on your budget -- it's a piece of cake. i was told there would be cake. get a free quote at progressive.com. >> on friday, we have a rare college football gale on friday on the farm. washington state is if town and 70 degrees at 6:00. 62 at 9:00. it will be cool by the end of the game. and heading over to san ramon where we have oktoberfest, 11 o'clock a comfortable 73 with sun. home 80's through the afternoon. and cal plays tomorrow at 3:00, with washington here and 72 degrees at 3:00 dropping to 69. moderate u.v. index. >> upper 90's through the industrial valley and mid-t

. >>> joann hayes white on the hot seat again. what union leads plan to do next week after calling her leadership into question. >> we are looking at highway 4. you can see for yourself highway 4 still looks good coming up to concord. we will tell you where the east bay commute is beginning to show signs of slowing down. >> it look a long time but inland areas finally cooled down yesterday. they will continue that today. we do have a bit of a warm up on the way. fleet week looking good as we head toward saturday and sunday. insurance companies are spending millions of dollars trying to mislead you about the effects of proposition 46. well here's the truth: 46 will save lives. it will save money too. i'm bob pack, and i'm fighting for prop 46 because i lost my two children to preventable medical errors and i don't want anyone else to lose theirs. the three provisions in 46 will reduce medical errors and protect patients. save money and save lives. yes on 46. >>> north korea's leader was a no show at today's big ceremony paying trib

chief joanne hayes-white feels affirmed and the commission isn't rushing to take action. >> i reached to the employee work groups and met with two this week and asked for the other groups to come together. the only way to resolve things is a face-to-face meeting opposed to speculation and letters. >> the union plans to deliver letter of the in confidence veto the commission and the mayor. >> east bay congressman is on the way to dallas for homeland security hearing on ebola and represents the 15 the district will talk to health officials of what they are doing to control a serious outbreak. five airports that handle 90 percent of the incoming passengers from west africa step up measures in the next 24 hours. if you have any doubt how seriously the threat is taken, look at this, a passenger on us airways flight joked he had ebola and was was escorted off the we plane by haz-mat covered head to toe in protective gear. >> fleet week kicks into high gear with navy ships on san francisco bay and this is video of the ship, one of the ships, the uss america on monday. the five naval vessels

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. >>> the one group that did not come out against joanne hayes white said the embattled chief should be removed. it delivered a letter to the mayor's office asked he replace hayes white: . >> the mayor said he had not read the letter but plans to give it consideration. >> we're assessing opinions and making sure we have facts and not just opinions. >> mayor lee said in the past he plans to make a decision by october 14th. >>> heating up, temperatures are easily into the 80s and low 90s. it will be warmer tomorrow by a few degrees, a 90 in santa rosa, highs a good 5 degrees warmer, that's why the heat advisory goes into effect tomorrow. mostly not having air- conditioning, not a major heat wave, san francisco will be 88, and they are not up for that kind of heat, most of the homes don't have air-conditioning, same with oakland, here's what's happening, the winds go offshore, the jet stream is well to the north of us, as the winds go offshore, it warms and dries and gets funneled, there's concerns for fire danger, there's enerving. 82 -- red-flag warning. anytime you get into a higher t

our contract workers and the subcontractors i've had the privilege the firefighters and chief joanne hayes-white she will be leading with nancy pelosi in honor of the 9/11 tomorrow but she's one of the most excited in our departments along with so many other departments that appreciate this fine relationship we've had with a brand new first and perhaps the only new stations we've had and your surely right the firefighters enjoy that place it's to service for many jashgsdz by to have a new fire station and world war museum we're unique in that respect but there's also continued to be stories told by your sf moma did you know that on an in an basis the museum has professional development and training for all our teachers in elementary and middle school over 2 thousand teachers get the professional development because of sf moma how about that as an accomplishment (clapping) when this expansion is done ♪ 2016 it will triple the number of kids from kindergarten to high school that invest this museum triple the number because of the way the monies have been raised to support our youth in the city you

. >> also san francisco fire chief joann hayes white on the hot seat again. who what union leaders plan to do next week after calling her leadership into question. >> we are looking at the south bay commute and 237 looks pretty good so far as you drive across 880. i'll tell you a little bit more about the south bay commute straight ahead. >> pretty good size fog bank out there. inland temps did cool down yesterday. maybe a little drizzle. the rest of the weekend is looking pretty good. we'll have specifics coming up. ♪ ♪ thank you! thank you! dedicated bankers born to go the extra mile. you've been such a big help. it's what i like to do. so you can choose a bank where helping people comes first. chase. so you can. >>> new this morning two international advocates for the rights of children jointly won the nobel peace prize. you have heard of her. she is the youngest person ever to be awarded the peace prize. she was known arounds world after she was shot in the head. the nobel prize committee noted her heroic struggle to continue to speak out for the rights o

. >>> the san francisco fire commission will meet today to discuss chief joanne hayes- white, this as the firefighters union is calling for chief white to resign because they say she has done little to improve ambulance response times. union members are calling for a new leader to deal with what they call a crisis in public safety. >>> federal regulators say a problem with defective airbags in millions of cars is more widespread than first thought. cars with airbags made by the takata corporation are being recalled after shrapnel like this flies out when the airbag deploys. the national highway traffic safety administration increased the cars affected to 8 million. it's the second time they made a correction. >> i have no patience for federal regulators not being entirely up front forward leaning and aggressive to stop these defective products. >> the recalls include at least 10 carmakers. head to our website at kpix.com for the full list of cars affected. >>> from farm to table at bay area schools, thousands of students are guaranteed a fresh school lunch today. it's part of a statew

when rank and file firefighters called on the mayor to replace chief joann hayes white, the mayor said he would look into it. by thursday a line of department heads and community leaders had formed at the fire commission's meeting in support of chief hayes white and it appeared she had weathered the worst. until today. when her battalion chiefs sent this letter through their association. describing a crisis of confidence and echoing the rank and file's complaint that the current state of the fire department has become untenable and immediate action is necessary. >> it's been fomenting for a long time. >> reporter: the president of the chiefs association says the popular hayes white has failed to press the city for the funding needed to run her department. >> we in san francisco fire chiefs association have seen how the police department's been able to go and get more recruit classes while we're also understaffed. >> reporter: the mayor is once again expressing his support for his fire chief but not quite as strongly as he did last week. >> a commission has the authority to work with me

rank-and-file have been complaining about various issues and some told mayor lee they have chief joanne hayes- white replaced. this morning's session has been described as a meeting and not a vote. a short time ago mayor ed lee was asked whether such a vote is legitimate. >> i think they have every right to voice their opinion. clearly our fire commission and i share the responsibility in evaluating the chief's performance and we have committed to doing that's that's where we're at. >> the mayor is implementing a plan to increase the number of ambulance crews available. >>> new at noon, the first case of enterovirus d68 has been diagnosed in santa clara county. authorities say the patient is under the age of 18 and was hospitalized for a brief time but is now discharged and in good condition. just yesterday, contra costa county announced its first case of the virus, as well. and this brings the number of cases to 7 in the bay area -- two in alameda county, one in san francisco, one each in solano and santa cruz counties. the virus appears as a common cold in most children but can cause severe respir

supervisor mar and supervisor wiener kaurm and sheriff rosenberg and naomi kelly and chief chief joanne hayes-white and lynn and mta director really and dpw mohammed nuru let's here it for those folks (clapping.) i would last like to welcome on the one hand our state and federal zoning administrator cesarean and regional john doe i didn't traveling sincere thank you (clapping) and staff representing senator d and feinstein and mark lien no right away right now we have at about invocation we want to start welcome warming san francisco interfaith director be michael pappus michael (clapping.) let us bow our heads in prayer oh, mighty educator of the united nations u universe i fixed the earth on your foundation we are humid when the forces of nature temporary shift the ground on which we walk in those moments of vushlthd we're reminded of our limitations and yet having fashioned us in our lickness we see beyond temporary surviving that through our relationships with one another we like the phoenix rising from the ashes arises stronger with greater commitment to seek the greater good rather than that

many rank and file members of the fire department have called for chief joann hayes white to be fired because of long waits for ambulances. "the chronicle" reports the city hopes to have ambulances on scene within ten minutes for high-priority calls and 20 minutes in other cases. firefighters with medical training usually respond to medical emergencies within a few minutes of being called. >>> still ahead on abc 7 news at 9:00, google takes a greater step toward income inequality. >>> plus, a facebook messenger app may have more to it than meets the eye. the feature that's reportedly hidden inside. >>> and how the california avocado festival's green avocado festival's green init mmmmm. ring ring! ring ring! progresso. you soup people have my kids loving vegetables. well, vegetables... shhhhh! ...taste better in our savory broth. vegetables. no, soup! oh, soup! this week at safeway find progresso vegetable classics soup on sale for 99 cents with your club card. whoa! yeah i was testing to see if we really can turn any device in your house into a tv and the tablet worked just fine but i

tomorrow morning san francisco firefighters will consider a vote of no confidence in chief joanne hayes white. >> this vote comes as firefighters review a call today in which an ambulance took too long to respond. good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm ama dates. the eye team has confirmed that the san francisco fire department is reviewing an incident in which an ambulance failed to respond within the required time limits. >> dan noyes has obtained the dispatch records from this morning's incident and he is here with an eye team look at this. >> some are asking her to stp down. today it has found a few more calls for her to resign. i looked into it after receiving a tip that the ambulance was late again. most of the residents at 1255 terrible street in san francisco got out safely this morning after carbon monoxide alarms went off. >> i wake up to 10 firefighters in my room, but it is better than not waking up i guess. >> fire crews detected elevated levels of carbon monoxide and evacuated the building. >> during the process we had a medical condition occur that required cpr. i called for

hayes-white's leadership. wayne freedman joins us with the story. wayne? >> reporter: that's all true. joanne hayes-white is in more jeopardy today than yesterday. first she had the letter from the rank and file. now a potentially devastating letter from her chiefs, from her management team, to the mayor of the city of san francisco. they asked for her to be resigned or to be removed. >> i have worked with her and i liked her personally, yes. this is hard. >> reporter: in the opinion of battalion chief brian rubenst n rubenstein, it's time for joanne hayes-white to step down or be removed. he's a 24 year veteran of the department. that's his name on the bottom of the letter on behalf of 43 other chiefs. >> i have never seen morale this low. >> reporter: it's low because? >> i feel that it's a leadership issue. >> reporter: this criticism of hayes-white has been building for months, the firefighters union tells us. the department has a laundry list of issues from ambulance response times to facilities to style. they say this chief, who plays well to the public, has failed to represent the depa

many rank and file members of the fire department have called for chief joanne hayes white to be fired because of long waits for ambulances. the chronicle reports that the city hopes to have ambulances on the scene within ten minutes for high priority calls and 20 minutes in other cases. firefighters were medical training usually respond to all medical emergencies within a few minutes of being called. >>> after an epic 6 1/2 hour game, the giants are back in san francisco hoping for a shot to win their series tomorrow. last night the giants outlasted the washington nationals in an 18-inning marathon. the second most innings ever played in the post-season. abc 7 news reporter tiffany wilson live at at&t park with more. hey, tiffany. >> reporter: hey, indicates i. with last night's win, they execs tended their streak to ten. more importantly, it means they're one win away from advancing to the national league championship series. fans around the ballpark today were buzzing with excitement. many sat through the marathon matchup yesterday and cringing as the hours ticked by. but it was wor

many rank and file members of the fire department have called for chief joanne hayes white to be fired because of long waits for ambulances. the chronicle reports that the city hopes to have ambulances on the scene within ten minutes for high priority calls and 20 minutes in other cases. firefighters were medical training usually respond to all medical emergencies within a few minutes of being called. >>> after an epic 6 1/2 hour game, the giants are back in san francisco hoping for a shot to win their series tomorrow. last night the giants outlasted the washington nationals in an 18-inning marathon. the second most innings ever played in the post-season. abc 7 news reporter tiffany wilson live at at&t park with more. hey, tiffany. >> reporter: hey, indicates i. with last night's win, they execs tended their streak to ten. more importantly, it means they're one win away from advancing to the national league championship series. fans around the ballpark today were buzzing with excitement. many sat through the marathon matchup yesterday and cringing as the hours ticked by. but it was wor

>>> another group of san francisco firefighters is calling on the mayor to oust fire chief joanne hayes-white this time a group that represents the department's top brass. the sf fire chiefs association delivered a letter moments ago to mayor ed lee saying there is indeed a crisis of confidence in the chief. they cite the lack of direction and leadership. last week the union called on the mayor to replace hayes- white the city's first female fire chief. both groups are citing a shortage of city ambulances and delayed response times but this is the first time department supervisors are speaking out. >> san francisco fire chiefs association was reluctant to speak out on an issue like this but it became apparent that it was being characterized as employee groups and not supervisors that were involved. >> so now mayor ed lee has said he wants to look into the issues raised by the firefighters but that he is standing by hayes-white. >>> we are getting an update on the situation of ebola in texas after the first case in u.s. was diagnosed this week in dallas. >> today we learned that some school ag

tomorrow morning san francisco firefighters will consider a vote of no confidence in chief joanne hayes white. >> this vote comes as firefighters review a call today in which an ambulance took too long to respond. good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm ama dates. the eye team has confirmed that the san francisco fire department is reviewing an incident in which an ambulance failed to respond within the required time limits. >> dan noyes has obtained the dispatch records from this morning's incident and he is here with an eye team look at this. >> some are asking her to stp down. today it has found a few more calls for her to resign. i looked into it after receiving a tip that the ambulance was late again. most of the residents at 1255 terrible street in san francisco got out safely this morning after carbon monoxide alarms went off. >> i wake up to 10 firefighters in my room, but it is better than not waking up i guess. >> fire crews detected elevated levels of carbon monoxide and evacuated the building. >> during the process we had a medical condition occur that required cpr. i called for

. >>> the future of the embattled fire chief joanne hayes white to be discussed today. in a closed door session the commission will evaluate her job as chief. this is less than three weeks after firefighter unions called for her to be replaced. the department's poor ambulance response time may also be part of the commission's discussion. hayes-white has been under fire the last several months for slow responses to life- threatening calls. in the latest incident it took paramedics 18 minutes to respond to a washon monoxide alarm, max time is 10 minutes, an elderly man died during the evacuation of that building. >>> new details now about california's embattled utility regulator, just in the last hour, puc president michael peevey announced he will not seek reappointment when his term ends at the end of the year. this comes as state senator jerry hill said he would bring legislation to block peavey's reappointment to another term. he's under fire in connection to a series of e-mails describing alleged secret dealings with pg&e. >>> san jose police say they made three arre

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leaders of the firefighters union and employee working groups sat down face to face with chief joann hayes white. she called for this meeting and there was nothing shelkd say to make them want her to stay on the job. >> we don't have confidence in her. that's why we took the vote, saying we need new leadership. we've lost that confidence that we've had in her ability to lead this fire department. >> this has been boiling over for weeks. the chief as spokesperson said the chief is committed to staying on the job. >> she's looking forward to working closely with the employee group. she has a very positive attitude about it. i think that there's been some misinformation that's been given out by some of the members of the group. and that they may have their own agendas. >> so what's next in this political tug of war? the groups plan to hire their own auditor to review the fire department. >>> this just in, take a look. this is in san francisco's potrero hill neighborhood, gushing. a car rammed into a hydrant about an hour ago. no one was hurt and no buildings have been flooded, at least not yet. as

tomorrow morning san francisco firefighters will consider a vote of no confidence in chief joanne hayes white. >> this vote comes as firefighters review a call today in which an ambulance took too long to respond. good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm ama dates. the eye team has confirmed that the san francisco fire department is reviewing an incident in which an ambulance failed to respond within the required time limits. >> dan noyes has obtained the dispatch records from this morning's incident and he is here with an eye team look at this. >> some are asking her to stp down. today it has found a few more calls for her to resign. i looked into it after receiving a tip that the ambulance was late again. most of the residents at 1255 terrible street in san francisco got out safely this morning after carbon monoxide alarms went off. >> i wake up to 10 firefighters in my room, but it is better than not waking up i guess. >> fire crews detected elevated levels of carbon monoxide and evacuated the building. >> during the process we had a medical condition occur that required cpr. i called for

chief joanne hayes-white was not around when they took a no confidence vote. she showed up at the meeting this afternoon. she has been in a lot of heat over ambulance response time. yesterday, one showed up late to a carbon monoxide call. the man died. but the chief says the response time was not a factor. she is vowing to work through this crisis. >> a lot of people really appreciate the hard work that the administration is doing at this point. tough issues but we are, you know, we solved a lot of problems before. like i said, i'm confident we can do the same with this issue. >> the commission was supposed to discuss her future, but that was behind closed doors. as for the no confidence vote by the unions, they will send the letter to the mayor to officially let him know the results. >>> it was something ... >> it was something as simple from sparks from a car that caused the deadly wild fire in yosemite. the sparks came from a trailer dragging safety chains or brake parts. once the fire started it quickly got out of hand. >>> 62-year-old jeffrey craig hunt o

they're meeting right now and could be deciding the fate of fire chief joanne hayes-white. >>> we'll show you what set this headgear apart from others on the road. >>> and she doesn't need or want some fancy phone, but michael finney explains how her provider got off on the wrong track. >>> it's all coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00. >>> see you then. >>> the road to the world series begins with a trip to the midwest for the san francisco giants. this morning players boarded buses for the trip to st. louis, and the start of the national league championship series this saturday. a few fans turned out to cheer the team on. just a few. expect a lot more excitement for the first game of that series at the giants ballpark. that will be next tuesday. >> a few but mighty today. >>> major milestone for the san jose earthquake's new stadium. the grass has a few months to settle in before the stadium makes its debut for the start of the season next march. you can see they're still working on the stands. the blue seats are being installed. the 18,000-seat stadium is located near san jose internat

. >>> more problems tonight for fire chief joanne hayes-white. last week the rank and fire asked the mayor to replace the chief. now there's another letter from the department brass. battalion chief brian rubenstein, a 24 year veteran of the force, signed the letter on behalf of 43 other battalion chiefs. >> the majority of chiefs in the san francisco fire department have spoken to me and said that they feel like a change in administration is necessary. for us to solve the problems that we have now. >> reporter: the union says the problems range from ambulance response times to facilities. mayor ed lee says his office is currently assessing the situation. chief white's office did not respond to our calls for comment. >>> a show of support tonight for a bay area man accused of setting a series of fires. his friends and family believe this man is innocent and say he has an air-tight alibi to prove it. abc 7 news reporter nick smith is live outside court in oakland tonight with the story. nick? >> reporter: we have covered many of these cases in the

. >>> san francisco's fire chief joanne hayes-white says slow ambulance response times is not to blame for the death of a man this week. firefighters responded to a carbon monoxide alarm wednesday morning. the first ambulance arrived in 11 minutes but emts on the scene were performing cpr but couldn't save the patient. >> it's our goal to save lives and followed by property. it's always difficult when we are involved in an incident where someone loses his life. >> the chief has been under fire for ambulance staffing levels. the firefighters union has called for new leadership now in their department. >>> the embattled head of the state puc says he is quitting before he is forced out. california public utilities commission president michael peevey is accused of being too soft with pg&e. peevey says he will not seek re- election at the end of his six- year term it december. senator jerry hill praised today's news. he has been calling for peevey's resignation. >> for corruption, for ignorance of their duty, lack of duty, and for incompetence. and we feel that michael peevey has hit a home

. >> reporter:was that yor ed lee reacting to the latest public call for his fire chief joanne hayes-whitetep down. >> i believe that the next step would be that the mayor would state his position. >> reporter: the letter is the second blast by the firefighters union aimed at turning up the heat on the mayor. >> i have not changed my opinion. but i'm also concerned about the relationships that all the groups have. >> reporter: those relationships are between two of the most powerful political forces in the city, the firefighters union. >> they are beloved and they have a lot of money. >> reporter: and an equally popular chief one with deep roots in the city's west side irish community who are some of the mayor's biggest supporters. >> she is the first female fire chief, she was beloved by her colleagues for a long time. >> reporter: and a mayor caught in the middle. >> nobody wins. it is miserable for everybody. and it all rolls up to the mayor's door.

joanne hayes-white is holding a series of meetings open to all firefighters. many lack confidence in the chief saying she did not fight hard enough against budget cuts and to resolve an ambulance shortage. the chief says she does not intend to step down. the fire commission has power to recommend her dismissal and has begun the process of evaluating hayes-white's performance. >>> hundreds of people gathered in san jose today to celebrate the opening of a new charter school. today was the official ribbon cutting. it's the ninth rocket ship charter school in san jose. the system boasts many accomplishments including advancements for students in reading and math. its goal is to eliminate the achievement gap in an area primarily serving low income students and get students excited about attending college. >> my personal experience, i see that it's not just a high quality education but motivational and they also encourage the students to do the best they can. >> the first year will include 465 students ranging from kindergarten to fourth grade. next year, they will

chief joanne hayes-white is talking about a carbon monoxide call. it happened yesterday morning at an apartment complex in the city's sunset neighborhood. one of the residents went into cardiac arrest. the chief says the first ambulance arrived in 11 minutes. but emts were already on scene. they performed immediate cpr but the man could not be saved. >> it's our goal to save live followed by property. it's always difficult when we are involved in an incident where someone dies. >> the chief has been under fire for ambulance staffing levels. the firefighters union held another meeting this morning. they have already called for new leadership. >>> firefighters working quickly to surround the flames along interstate 80 in placer county. the communities of applegate and weimar are right in the fire's path and about 500 people have been evacuated. the smoke so intense, people on the interstate can smell the fire even with their windows rolled up. >>> police say they are trying to understand how a uc-santa cruz student could suddenly snap stabbing his own

. >> the san francisco fire commission will evaluate chief joanne hayes-white in a closed session tonight. the firefighters unions have called for her to step down. they say she has done little to improve delayed ambulance response times. mayor ed lee is standing by her blaming slower ambulances on growing demand. >>> the state supreme court has cleared the way for a major new housing development on treasure island. the plan calls for 8,000 new homes, hotel rooms, offices, should be finished in 15 years. critics sued to block that development citing inadequate environmental reviews. >>> fremont police say a tip from social media helped them catch the man who has been stealing electronics from warehouses. 29-year-old amador castaneda was taken into custody during a traffic stop caught on surveillance video with another man earlier this month. they are accused of stealing $150,000 worth of computers and videocameras from mac house productions on osgood road and found property in his storage unit linking him to nine other bay area burglaries. >> a salute for a national hero. [ applause ] >>

. >>> san francisco's fire chief joanne hayes-white is under even more pressure tonight from within her own department. the fire chiefs association delivered a letter today to mayor ed lee asking for her to be replaced. this is on the heels of a nearly identical letter last week from the rank-and-file. the head of the fire chiefs union says he has had a significant number of his members express a desire for a change at the top. >> san francisco chiefs association is concerned that we be able to provide the highest level service possible to the city and county of san francisco and its many visitors. we feel that that is threatened in the current state of affairs in the fire department. >> the big issues focus on staffing and what firefighters say is a delayed ambulance response time. mayor lee met with firefighters last week to discuss the problems. he says he is aware of these new complaints. >> first of all, you break down exactly what the criticisms are and, um, you make improvements, you show the plan and if people don't believe you, you got to show the evidence in delivery. we're --

yesterday the fire chief association delivered a letter to mayor ed lee asking for joanne hayes-white to be replaced. this comes after a similar letter last week from the rank- and-file. the head of the fire chief union says a significant number of members have expressed a desire for change at the top. >> san francisco chiefs association is concerned that we be able to provide the highest level service possible to the city and county of san francisco and its many visitors. and we feel that that is threatened in the current state of affairs in the fire department. >> the big issues are staffing and ambulance response times. the mayor met with firefighters last week to talk about the problem. he says he is aware of the new complaints. >> first of all, you break down exactly what the criticisms are and, um, you make improvements. you show the plan. and if people don't believe you, um, you have to show the evidence and delivery. we're -- we're -- we're actually assessing what everybody's opinions are and making sure that, um, we have facts in front of us. >> lee had expressed confidence i

we caught up with chief joanne hayes-white. the fire chiefs association has joined rank-and-file firefighters to call for the resignation. the issue is ambulance response time. and the lack of confidence. >> a tweet from tesla's ceo sparked speciallation. in a brief message elon musk posted this picture saying, about time to unveil the d. and something else. it's the not so subtle clue that electric car company may announce another model in its line-up next week. those nine words were enough to send tesla stock up 4%. >> i'm intrigue. >>> san francisco construction workers kicked off breast cancer awareness month by breaking a record with pink shirts and pink hardhats. 350 people formed the world's first human pink ribbon on the roof of a high-rise. it's a visible call to action for breast cancer protection and screening. san francisco one of six cities participating in this unique call to action. >> quite a unique view from above there. >>> paul deanno has another unique view from mount diablo. paul, another hot one today. >>

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