jobina fortson, abc7 news. >> got to love the excitement of those young minds.o go abc7news.com. >>> people around the globe are rallying to support a 9-year-old in australia. he's been bullied over his dwarf i. his name is quaiden. his mom filmed after he was crying and upset one day after school. in that video, he said he wants to take his own life. this clip has been viewed millions of times and even the actor hugh jackman from australia has posted a video for him of the. >> no matter what, you have a friend in me. so everyone, let's please be kind to each other. bullying is not okay. >> the comedian brad williams who also lives with dwarfism set up a go fund me page to set them up to go to disneyland. guess what? it has now raised more than $400,000. the extra funds will be donated to anti-bullying charities. you understand kids, they don't comprehend what they're saying. it is nice to see compassion in people who want to help him out. he has a lot to deal with. so it is nice. he has worldwide support which is cool. >> absolutely. and hopefully he can see an

coming up, you'll hear from jobina fortson. she did something interesting, talking to people who used several different agencies. for the moment, good night from the pleasant hill b.a.r.t. station. we'll see you at 6:00. >> hey, dan, pea in the news roop said unless you bring the thin mints with you, don't could th that, don't come back! >> no, please! >> okay. finally tonight, it's one of the mardi gras dance parties happening. >> this one had the chief of police getting down. ♪ >> wow! that's some real community policing there. new orleans summit was busting his moves earlier this week. he joined in what is called a walk about which are held all over the city and the days leading up to mardi gras itself. look, he got a hug, too! >> go chief, go chief, go chief! >> the thin mint king dan ashley himself, all of us, thank you for your time. eneautiful sunset. we'll see you in half an hour. woman: the deadly corona virus officially hitting the us. man: the markets are plunging for a second straight day. vo: health experts warn th

. >>> and that was jobina fortson reporting. on the subject of photos, take a look at what the firefighters captured today. this is the newest fire recruit. he ran away from home. when fire crews spotted him and chased him, they treated him to some in and out and got him all dressed up in a fire uniform before getting in touch with his owners. >> he looks great in that uniform. >>> still to come, a great day for three actions speak louder than words. she was a school teacher. my dad joined the navy and helped prosecute the nazis in nuremberg. their values are why i walked away from my business, took the giving pledge to give my money to good causes, and why i spent the last ten years fighting corporate insiders who put profits over people. i'm tom steyer, and i approve this message. because, right now, america needs more than words. we need action. othroughout the country for the past twelve years, mr. michael bloomberg is here. vo: leadership in action. mayor bloomberg and president obama worked together in the fight for gun sa

. >> 4:27 in the morning, and look at this, jobina fortson is about to pull double duty this morning,ok at the weather and the traffic. >>> can you believe it? good morning, everyone. we have a shot here showing you live doppler 7 right now. visibility in miles, everything looks good. no problems with fog this morning unlike yesterday. unfortunately, no rain in sight. we do have a slight chance for friday that i'll get to later on in our show. overall the european models are showing us it does not look like it will rain on friday. a live look showing the clear skies in san francisco. no problems there. and 12-hour day planner here. so for the inland we have 51 for the highs there. the bay at 52. 52 for the coast as well. for noon, 62 inland and the bay. the coast 59 degrees. overall looking like a nice day. >>> now in traffic we're following a sig alert in wood side that i want to get to. there is a power pole down. it does not look like they're going to be able to get a pg&e crew out there anytime soon. this is past highway 84. all lanes are blocked there. moving over now to mass tra

one of the creators of the show, jobina fortson caught up with him to talk about the show and his successful career. >> you're experiencing an incredible time in your career. from your hollywood star, we're talking about the major power series. and now, you have this socially relevant show. what more can you tell us? >> well, the series for me, it is really exciting. loosely based on the life story. he was sentenced to 70 years plus life. the first person in new jersey wrongfully convicted and he worked his way out of jail. through studying law and working other inmates' cases. and then he created case law through their cases and then used his appeal for himself >> you should have taken the plea. >> 20 years! >> hank utilized the scenario that isaac had going on. he placed them at one time. >> i saw you said that you were going to have the number one show on abcful looking at your track record, i don't doubt it. but i want to know, what is the secret? i need to know. is this really you? or more your music is the a lot of people know you for your music. >> it's the timing and building the rig

here's jobina fortson. >> he is here joining us to talk about black history month, continuing our series this week, and something that you are doing making history in the city. in january you announced the plan. can you explain what it would look like? >> what we're doing, people sometimes think about reparations in reference to 40 acres and a mule or passing out money to all black people who aren't descendants of slavery. we're interested in bringing the entire black community, our allies, we have support from all of my colleagues on the board of supervisors. we'll have a conversation about all the injustices down black people. not only in this country but in san francisco. we'll look at black employment, black businesses, education, over criminalization, red lining, redevelopment agencies in terms of pushing out black people in san francisco. then we'll legislate a working group that will be designed for folks who are experts in the area. and they're going to come up with what we prioritize in terms of reparations. >> have you received any pushback on your plan? >> i haven't received a

s capacity, to talk about possible solutions to the problem, we want to bring in jobina fortson to discuss how we can move >> the transbay tube has enabled b.a.r.t. to whisk people across the bay since the 1960s but it may also hold the key to other commute challenges we're facing today. it may not have the postcard cache of the famous bridges, but the transbay tube whisks b.a.r.t. trains under the bay at peak commute. built in the mid 1960s, it's the key that linked b.a.r.t. together as a true regional system. soon that link could be closer to a choke point. studies predict in about a decade or so, the number of bay area commuters heading into san francisco could outstrip the system's capacity and threaten the goal of getting commuters out of their cars. so what to do about the commute crush? turns out there's more than just one potential solution on the table. there are seven different concepts, even a whirlwind tour could make a commuter breathless. they're outlined in a report called crossings. the first two plans focus on speeding car traffic by widening bridges or building a new brid

. >> you know who is not relaxing this morning, jobina fortson. she's doing double duty. >> i was thinking don't let that chair break after all of our events this morning. let's say that. we have here our 12-hour day planner starting with the peninsula. 7:00 a.m. when you hop out the door. around 45 degrees there. let's see when you climb up to the afternoon, 65. a bit warmer. dropping down to 55 at 7:00. east bay valley is here, 7:00 a.m. 46 degrees. similar to the peninsula climbing up to 67 at 3:00 p.m. dropping down to 56 at 7:00 and to the south bay we have degrees. that high at 3:00 p.m. and moving over to 59 at 7:00. and now we'll slide into traffic because we have some major issues to talk about starting on westbound 80 in emeryville. a major injury roll over crash involving a big rig. this shows you that big rig across the lanes and what we know now it looks like there are two other crashes in the backup. traffic is being diverted. you can see traffic directed off to the shoulder and this one lane is causing two problems because i'm looki

jobina fortson goes through the history. >> a department in turmoil over the last decade. former police chief anthony baths was hired in 2009 and left in 2011 following the controversy over police department reforms, plus a strained relationship with former mayor jean quan. howard jordan was next. he lasted two years until resigning in 2013 for health reasons. then came interim chief anthony toribio. he lasted two days before stepping down. sean whent from 2013 to 2016, he had the interim job before getting the full-time gig. he lasted three years but several officers were involved in a sexual misconduct scandal. that started a turbulent wave and they went through three chiefs in nine days. ben pharaoh served six days and mayor schaaf received information questioning his ability to assume the post. he later learned that fairow admitted to an extra marital affair. paul figueroa, only lasted two days. ann kirkpatrick came on board in 2017 lasti three years before getting fired last night. back to you. >> on midday live today, san francisco insider and abc 7 news contributor

s capacity, to talk about a possible solution of the problem we're bringing in jobina fortson. this could be a real issue for people trying to get into work. >> the transbay tube has enabled b.a.r.t. to whisk people across the bay since the 1960s but it may also hold the key to other commute challenges we're facing right now. it may not have the postcard cache of the famous bridges, but the transbay tube whisks b.a.r.t. trains under the bay at peak commute. built in the mid 1960s,s the ke thatind b.a.r.t. together as a true regional system. soon that link could be closer to a choke point. studies predict in about a decade or so, the number ofansc system's capacity and threaten the goal of getting commuters out of their cars. so what to do about the commute crush? turns out there's more than just one potential solution on the table. there are seven different concepts, even a whirlwind tour could make a commuter breathless. they're outlined in a report called crossings. the first two plans focus on speeding car traffic by widening bridges or building a new bridge near the middle

or jobina fortson was there to speak what black history month means to her. and cheryl jennings was there doing some emceeing as well on behalf of the sponsor performing stars of marin. what a great event today. >>> we all know-square-footage is at a premium in the bay area, but one bay area startup is turning dead space into useful space. >> dion lim shows you how you can store a bed and more in the ceiling. >> awesome couch, huge coffee table, console >> if looks can be deceiving, this microstudio apartment takes the cake. by saying just a few words. >> just say get my clothes. >> this 320-square-foot demo unit transforms into something much more useful. >> hey, siri, clear the room. >> it's almost as if by magic. >> so cool! >> the dead space becomes useful space, even for a bed. >> whatever you need, it comes whenever you need it. >> that's the goal of bumblebee spaces, a 3-year-old tech company that's partnered with commercial real estate companies to launch its technology in places like this property in san francisco's nob hill neighborhood, which rents

here is meteorologist jobina fortson. >> thank you, reggie, good morning, everyone.rea. everywhere pretty much in the 60s, oakland 64, santa rosa 68, morgan hill 69 degrees. checking out our seven-day forecast that mike has left for us, up for our inland areas, pretty much in the mid- to high 60s all week long. 68 today for the bay, 66 degrees. lower 60s throughout the week. at the coast, it will drop to the high 50s. in traffic right now, we're still tracking major issues in the east bay. emeryville, a live look at 80. one lane of traffic is moving because of this rollover crash involving a big rig and one other car where injuries were reported. backups still reaching into he will el we've gotten the all clear at diridon station from the bomb threat. >> that's good fisn't just about polar bears. we're fighting for our lives, we're fighting for clean air and clean water. that's why i wrote the law to send billions from polluters to communities suffering the most. and only one candidate for president was with us back then, tom steyer. and he's still fighting for us, p