first l-g-b-t fire chief and the second woman to run the department following outgoing chief joanne hayes-white. chief nicholson is a 25 veteran of the department... she is currently a deputy chief. mayor breed called her a dedicated public servant and a tremendous (darya) good morning i'm darya folsom.. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... dry weather ahead with another sunny day today. high temperatures will comfortably peak in a range of upper 50's to low 60's. breezy conditions will continue again today with temperatures warming even further, into the

at this time, i would like to give our chief, joanne hayes white, an opportunity to say a few words. >> thank you, mayor breed. good morning, everyone. this will be even shorter and much sweeter. i'm thrilled to be here. i wanted to acknowledge mayor breed for her emphasis always and prioritization of public safety of first responders and the critical role that they play in our city. so thank you for that. and i'm also here to offer my heartiest congratulations to janine nicholson. she has worked diligently in over 25 years with the san francisco fire department. she gets the importance of teamwork, which is what we're all about. within our department and working with other city agencies. and i was really proud last year to promote her to deputy chief of of administration, where i think on top of her excellent career, she got a taste of what it is like to work and juggle different priorities. and you shined in that role. so i wholeheartedly endorse mayor breed's selection. and i wanted to acknowledge the fire commission and the panel that worked to select our new fire chief. we both

and thank you to our fire chief, joanne white, for being here, as well as the director of emergency management, mary ellen carroll, thank you so much. some amazing women leaders in the city and county of san francisco. i'm just loving the crowd today. i am so excited. it is about time that we kick off women's history month with a woman mayor, isn't it? [applause] >> and oftentimes when you talk about women and you talk about incredible women, it's usually names that most of us recognize as important figures, like kamala harris, who is running for president, and nancy pelosi, who is the speaker of the house, and amazing woman, and all of these incredible women from san francisco and all over the country. today i chose to honor a number of women who are also heros, who are heros in this city, who are heros in their respective communities, and they are doing things that are absolutely amazing, not because they're looking for recognition but because they love and care about their community. and they have spent their entire lives serving other people for the purposes of making sure that their commu

. >> reporter: most recently, she was deputy chief of administration under retiring chief joann whitewill have a smooth transition over the next four or five weeks. >> reporter: her priorities include boosting disaster resilienresdi resilienresdi resilien resilience. she is expected to start in her new role sometime in may. live in san francisco, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >>> the family of a stanford cyclist who committed suicide is now donating her brain to science. they want to know if a recent concussion led to her death. last week, we told you about 23-year-old kelly. she was an olympic cyclist and grad student. her family has decided to donate her brain for concussion research. her father says her behavior started to change after a head injury. >>> before you plan your trip to yosemite, listen up. the national park says it will be delaying the opening for parts of the park due to snow and storm damage. the recent storms brought down lots of trees. those trees destroyed facilities and blocked roads. two key roads into the park won't be open before memorial day. the shuttl

white. i want to give her a happy birthday. [applause] >> joanne is actually two days older than i am. and i have to say again about age, when margan exacted me about this award, i said i think i'm a little too young to be part of history. and as joanne knows, and you can look this up because our profiles have always been public, with our age, she is 55, and i'm not, until tomorrow. [laughter] >> and how unfair the press can be sometimes because when joanne became fire chief, and i helped her a lot get there with mayor newsom, and it said chief hazel white, 39, and two months later, i became head of l.e.s. emergency services, and it said conroy, 40. and i thought, that is so unfair. but there is just so much love and camaraderie in this room. i think part of that is our great mayor. she is so good at bringing everyone together, not letting waring faction continue. getting people to work together because she cares so incredibly deeply about this city. i just want to thank you, mayor, for being our mayor. there were several times in the tough talks we've had over london's career, when sh

and thank you to our fire chief, joanne white, for being here, as well as the director of emergency management, mary ellen carroll, thank you so much. some amazing women leaders in the city and county of san francisco. i'm just li

. >> commissioner hayes-white:: - chief joanne hayes-white from the fire department, and fran see covington from the fire commission and joe hardeman from the fire commission. it takes a village to get this housing built, but this is a first step because we know that there are so many things that we need to do in san francisco to get more housing built and to get it built faster. we are going to be making changes, and it is by any means necessary for the purpose of making sure that we begin the process now to get more housing built so when we think about the next generation of young people growing up in san francisco, and we think about what's going to happen when they become adults, where are they going to live? where are they going to live in the city that they were born and raised in? we have to start now, thinking about the future and providing more housing opportunities is really what's going to change the future and make it possible so that the next generation of san franciscans can afford to live here, and the people who are struggling to live here have real opportunities to live in

she will replace chief joanne hayes-white. chief nicholson is a 25 veteran of the department... she is currently a deputy chief. mayor breed called her a dedicated public servant and a tremendous leader. (vicki) the pentagon is officially moving forward with the president's order to bar most transgender people from serving in the military. the policy is scheduled to take effect next month. brie jackson reports on who will be impacted by new rules. rep. mark walker/ (r) north carolina 1:10-1:14pentagon officials say the new policy puts restrictions on transgender servicemembers in the military.but they won't call it a ban. this policy focuses on the medical diagnosis of gender disphoria and aspects of the condition may limit a servicemembers ability to deploy.under the policy, men and women must serve in their gender at birth. and if active servicemember experiences gender dysphoria, they must continue serving in the gender they were born as. supporters say the policy addresses concerns about readiness and meeting military standards. we continue to welcome the service of anyone w

retired san francisco fire chief joann haines white was there. perhaps most inspiring was open water long distance swimmer kim chambers. she became the first welcome to swim the 30 miles from the islands to the golden gate bridge. she shared how she wasn't even a swimmer until an accident landed her in the hospital unsure of whether she would ever walk again. >> i craved the sense of freedom both mentally and physically. when you are in those moments when you don't see a way out, you really learn what you're made of. so i discovered open water swimming. >> well the presidents and general manager of nbc bay area and telemundo 48, my boss was there sharing the highlights of her long career in journalism. >>> well volunteers are out in force across the bay area to help tax filers meet next month's deadline. united way organized income tax assistance or vita to meet with troubled taxpayers. this event in san jose and the free expert tax help is aimed at seniors and low income families. some needed pointers to navigate this new federal tax law. >> whe

most recently she served as deputy chief under retiring chief joanne hayes-white. she'll take over in april. >>> twitter hinting at a new app with some of the biggest changes the company's seen in 12 years. the company is starting to roll out the new app for testing. it includes a camera feature. twitter says it's also adding filters and other features around some of their main -- found on some of their main competitors like snapchat and instagram. they say the goal is to give people tools to continue those online conversations. >>> okay. we're going to meet the bay area's newest rs antonio brown of the raiders is here. and a good night for the warriors tonight. we'll show you. stay with us. >>> okay. a lot of chatter. a lot of chirping. a little bit of smack talk, infighting. because the critics are not happy. >> yeah, well, the critics don't know what we know. the warriors, they rise to the occasion. >> like a phoenix. >> tonight a statement game. not in phoenix. in houston. hello to james harden. might be the mvp of the league but the warriors were able to fi th

chief joanne hayes-white of the san francisco fire department is here with us, as well. sheriff hennesey is with us, also, and you all are there -- somebody will get mad if i don't call these out. allen nance is here with us, the chief probation officer. fran see covington as vice president of the fire commission. jimmy loyce, the vice president of the health commission. marisa rodriguez is here, representing district attorney george gascon. miss rodriguez is here, and robert torres who is here, the executive director of the rent stablization board. if i've forgotten anybody, please for give me. god isn't finished working with me yet. jeff adaci is here, carmen chu, the treasurer. there's a particular reason i haven't mentioned the supervisors yet. i haven't gotten to them. okay. everybody else, congratulations to everybody else who's here who's not a public official. [applause] >> okay. we do this work 365 days a year. i just have one question. we are housed at 762 fulton street in the african american art and culture complex. it's a wonderful cultural institution, one

. >> joanne hayes white retires in may and promises a smooth transition and to finish strong.n francisco, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> may not be news to you but san francisco has some of the most aggressive drivers in the country. new study. gas buddy analyzed data from feature that helped users keep track of driving habits. frequency of speeding, hard braking and swift acceleration, san francisco ranks number one. congrats l.a. wednesday is least aggressive of the week and friday most. everyone wants to get >>> mellow drive in? >> i don't think people are mellow on our freeways in my experience. live doppler 7 is giving you a quiet scan, mainly clear tonight, plenty of stars. numbers in coldest spots dropping into the 30s. chilly away from the coast. tomorrow's day planner is different, clear skies but throughout the afternoon increasing clouds, not as bright an afternoon as right now but temperatures are comfortable this time of the year and remain dry. 50s and 60s for the high. 59 in san francisco. 64 in san jose, 66 in santa rosa. 65 in concord. accuweather seven-day fo

[applause] >> commissioner hayes-white: good afternoon, members of the board of supervisors, joanne hayes-white, your chief of fire department for another 60 days. at this time, i'd like to invite all of the firefighters present to come up and stand with me. this is a small sampling of the 130 firefighters that we had that day that responded to this incident. it's great to see everybody here. someone that couldn't be with us was the incident commander for the day, and that was assistant chief rex hale and his incident support chief, but we do have a batallion chief here who represents all those who responded when the alarm went off, and many others. what you saw on the 6th -- and thank you very much for acknowledging, supervisor st h stefani, and supervisor fewer, is not just the incredible team work of the san francisco fire department, which i'm very proud of, but as a city, the interagency collaboration that supervisor fewer talked about. incredible, all of the departments that stepped up, rose to the occasion, assists us with keeping that scene as safe as possible. miraculous that there wer

to fire department, mayor london breed announced that jeanine nicholson will take over from joanne hayes-white, she isa 25 year veteran, she spent most of the time fighting fires in the field, she says that one of her top priorities will be caring for those in need.>> dealing with the homeless of the opioid crisis, as first responders we are out every day and night with people who are really down on their luck. >> she is expected to take over the chief position in early may when the current chief retires.>>> another beautiful day here in the bay area, lots of sunshine, a little bit of a bump in the numbers, quite a few 60s, and warm up even more as we head into the weekend, some of the highs from this afternoon, san francisco 61, santa rosa 67, san jose, 61. you can see what is headed our way, a warming trend as we head into the weekend, sunday will be a warm day, at least santa might bump up those numbers more as we approach the weekend.>>> the satellite showing you this, heading out towards the dakotas, colorado, clear skies, the main storm >>> is a., our rain free weather pattern will conti

she'll work with outgoing chief joanne hayes-white on a plan. no word on when she'll be sworn in as the chief. live in san francisco, christien kafton, ktvu fox 2 news. >> thank you. >>> moving now to the college admission scandal that's rocking hollywood, college board rooms and some of the country's top universities including stanford. actress lori loughlin is set ap afternoon. she and her husband, designer mossimo guiallni are charged with bribing to get their child into a college. a psychologist note allowed a student to take an example over several days. >> we have seen an increased on section from points, parents with means to get to the college no matter the cost. >> college consultant david singer has already pleaded guilty. stanford's former sailing coach, john vander moore also pleaded guilty. his attorney says that the money went to buy new boats 13 parents are facing charges here and stanford is one of the schools caught in the case. at least nine college coaches have been charged. they were accused of pretending the students were st

. >> reporter: the second female chief, taking over the position from joanne hayes-white. >> i had enough confidence, appointing her year ago, she has blossomed, she is a natural choice.>> reporter: the firefighter union echoed the remarks saying that jeanine nicholson is a well-respected leader who has risen through the ranks of sf fd. sever cisco firefighters have confidence in her ability to work collaboratively with our members. she has worked all of the city and knows the horrors with the job, and 2009, she had five other firefighters were injured in this fire on felton street, 2nd degree burns over 50% of her body. three years later she had a work-related health battle. >> i was diagnosed with breast cancer, i had a double mastectomy, 16 rounds of chemotherapy, and fought my way to come back to work. >> reporter: she has worked hard for safe training practices, and. support, disaster preparedness are some of the first issues, but her top priority is to care for those in need. >> the homeless and the opioid crisis, as first responders we are out there every day and night, with people

. >> reporter: she will be the second fema chief, taking over from the outgoing chief, joanne hayes-white>> i have a lot of confidence, i appointed her a year ago that role, she is a natural choice. >> reporter: san francisco's firefighter union echoed it, saying that she is a proven, well-respected leader who has risen through the ranks of sf fd, they have confidence in her ability to work collaboratively to guide the department in the right direction. nicholson has worked all over the city and knows what comes with the job. she and five other firefighters were injured in this fire, she had 2nd degree burns over 50% of her body, three years later, she had another work-related health battle. >> 2012, diagnosed with breast cancer, aid double mastectomy, and 16 rounds of chemotherapy and came back to work. >> reporter: cancer prevention, and. support, and the budget and disaster prevention are what she wants to tackle, caring for those in need. >> dealing with the homeless and the opioid crisis, as first responders, we are out there every day and every night, with people who are really down

she will replace chief joanne hayes- white. chief nicholson is a 25 veteran of the department...is currently a deputy chief. mayor breed called her a dedicated public servant and a tremendous leader. in the east bay... racist graffiti is found on the walls of a bathroom on the campus of d-v-c in pleasant hill. and today... dozens of students walked out of class to protest the adminstration's handling of the incident. kron4's haaziq madyun has the story. sotsotsot sotthese students are voicing their concerns regarding a racially charged hate message written on a men's restroom wall on the campus of diablo valley college in pleasant hill. the incident happened a week ago. the

joanne hayes white was there and the college of engineering dean.erhaps most inspiring was open water long-distance swimmer kim chambers, the first fema to swim 30 miles from farralon islands to the golden gate bridge. >> i craved the sense of freedom both memory simply physically. when you are in those moments where you don't see a way out, you really learn what you're made of. so i discovered open water swimming. >> wow. and, by the way, that lady you see there is the president and general manager of nbc bay area and telemundo 48, stacy owen. she was there sharing the highlights of her long and storied career in journalism. jackie speier said it is her idea of celebrating women's history month >>> veterans of the vietnam war honored those in san jose. it sits steps away from the s.a.p. center. 150 san jose residents died in the vietnam war. >> especially at a time like this when we're so divided in this country. it is critical we remember what unites us. the service and sacrifice of those who sought to defend our freedoms. >> the ceremony follows