interim san francisco mayor mark ferrell is making a point to meet his constituents. carol held his own dish first open-door chat today. martin holden gives him a sampling of the mayor's 10 minute conversations with city residents.>> hi how are you? carolyn, mark, nice to meet you. thank you for coming and please have a seat. make the mayor's office should be transparent and accessible to everyone. having people come in for 10 minute time slots if something i certainly talked to mayor brown about. he enjoyed as one of the things he remembers most about being there. right away it clicked with me. we wanted to institute it. here we are making it happen for the first time. [ indescernible ] met that is the real point where people decide to leave and move.>> will give you the top two. it will be homelessness and public safety. that is what i hear about all the times your emails. >> i am troubled by the homeless situation. and i am sure you are.>> i came here because i would like to make a difference. i grew up in san francisco and i love the city. i am really disheartened

voeed in january to remove breed from the temporary position, and instead appoint their colleague mark ferrell. ferrell was turned down as supervisor and he chose not to run for mayor. brown alleges the six supervisors met secretly to make their plans. >> there were several meetings, a certain restaurant in this town which this matter was cooked up. >> supervisor jane kim is one of the supervisors what voted for ferrell. >> we'll be discussing with the city attorney's office to see if there were any violations, i believe none were made. >> reporter: ferrell says he doesn' take the alegations seriously. >> this is an election year and this is stuff that happens in an election year. >> reporter: a spokes marine for the district attorney's office received a complaint but had no other comments. >> the special election to fill the mayor's seat is set for june 5, the winner will serve until 2020, the end of former mayor ed lee's term. >>> have i got a treat for you, this year marks 55 years since alcatraz island closed as a prison. tonight an anniversary party will be held with former guard jim albr

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. >>> san francisco mayor mark ferrell and other city leaders broke ground today on the first hotel inission bay. the marriott soma mission bay hotel will have seven 250 r50ooms and a lounge. it's being built on channel street, right across the third street bridge in at&t park. >> mission bay is transforming san francisco. this is one of the most exciting neighborhoods that we're literally seeing being built from the ground up. i can just envision going to the giants game at night and people wanting to stay here. people going to a warriors game at night and wanting to stay here. >> that hotel is expected to hope in 2020. >>> a mechanical cka mexican cu and well in a new exhibit. the exhibit features murals that played an important part in the chicano rights movement. some of the murals were painted over by city governments at the time and needed to be restored, while others faced sensor ship from the communities they were in. >> all of these murals are featured here in the gallery, we're telling the murals' story, using drawings that the artist made in preparation for the mural, views

. >> reporter: mayor mark ferrell showed his support at the walkout. he called it inspiring to stand in solidarity with students and communities impacted by gun violence. >> we're not getting it out of the nra and congress, we're going to have to do it at the local level. >> reporter: the protest continued on the steps of city hall. >> all of this has started with the students. >> reporter: a student from lowell -- >> why are we going to be in class if we're going to be sitting sheep. why would we go to class if we're not safe there? >> reporter: they want the world to know they are the future. in san francisco, alyssa harrington, abc7 news. >> in union city, there was a huge walkout at the largest high school in northern california, that's james logan high school. take a look, a crowd of students marched out of class and staged a dramatic die in, with posters of the 17 people who were killed in florida. >> in menlo park in palo alto more than 1,000 people left their classes and marched to a rally at el camino park. they joined kids with men low high s

s office saying that supervisors violated a law by appointing mark ferrell as interim mayor. >> that was ungodly, unholy and unprinciples. >> reporter: san francisco's naacp president reverend amos brown said that the plot was hatched by the board of supervisors to re -- instead six supervisors voted to remove breed from the temporary position and appoint their colleague ferrell. ferrell was chosen as supervisor and he chose not to run for mayor, arguments his colleagues made when they appointed him. brown allegations the six supervisors met secretly to discuss their plans. >> there were several meetings at a certain restaurant in this town in which this matter was cooked up. >> reporter: supervisor jane kim is one of the supervisors who voted for ferrell. >> we'll certainly be discussing with the triple digit attorndis office to see if there were any violations, i don't think any were made. >> it's all election year politics and that's why quite frankly i think it's great that we have a mayor that's not running for office and doesn't have to participate in that stuff. >> reporter: t

san francisco's interim mayor, mark ferrell was among the bystanders captivated by their feat in engineering kudos to the men and women who have worked on this project for so many years, that we see the topping off of the center. >> it will add 500,000 square feet of new exhibition space. it's scheduled to be open by january of next year. >> spectacular. >>> world news tonight with david muir is coming up. >> for all of us here, we appreciate your time. here comes the rain. we'll see you in half an hour. >> bye-bye. >>> tonight, several breaking headlines. the string of bombs left on doorsteps. three separate homes. two dead tonight. one in critical condition. authorities now warning an entire community, do not touch suspicious packages. >>> also tonight, the horrific helicopter crash here in new york city. five dead. the pilot just before the crash. >> mayday, mayday, mayday. >> tonight, what we've now learned. the pilot, the only survivor, now suggesting that something got caught on the fuel switch. and the video of the passengers just as the chopper took off. >>> the major storm tonight.

we asked mark ferrell who was at the demonstration if he would have done the same thing.>> reporter: would you have issue that warning? >> i don't know what information he had -- she had so i will not comment. we are in constant communication with everything in the immigration network.>> reporter: that is the longest comment we have heard from him in a wild.>> i have an idea this will not be the 1st or the last. so it continues.>>> the mayor of san jose took a different approach. he knew about the raids but kept quiet. devin fehely found out why.>> reporter: eddie garcia said he would keep the public in the dark about immigration raids even if you knew about them beforehand. choosing instead to keep open lines of communication between his department and federal agents. >> the public officials have forewarning that there is some kind of action so it is my hope they would share at least with those of us working with them.>> reporter: he wrote while this department does not take part in immigration enforcement we cannot abstract lawful activity by alerting the media.>> reporter: he is t

reporting live outside of great mills, maryland, >>> mayor mark ferrell announced an expanded programns out of convicted felons. the recently passed prop 63 gives the city the power to confiscate guns from people convicted of felonies. mayor ferrell called it a step toward a safer city. >> we want less guns on our streets, we want less guns in our home here in san francisco. it is safety first here in san francisco. guns do not belong on our streets in san francisco. >> the mayor says the money will be used to hire extra probation officers to help enforce the gun restrictions. >>> source tell abc news they have found six total devices they believe are connected to the same person, four exploded in austin over the last three weeks. now a new explosion this time at a package facility near san antonio. here's abc news reporter marla carter. >> engine 2, and battalion 1, suspicious package. >> reporter: another explosion, this time in a federal facility in scherks, 50 miles outside of austin. >> my daughter lives in austin, so it's something to be very concerned about. >> reporter: invest

. >> reporter: the counterpart in sf mayor mark ferrell wouldn't say if he would give out a similar warning. >> she did what she thought was best. what we're doing in san francisco is maintaining an active dialogue with everyone in san francisco that we're tasked with being out on the streets to understand what's happening. >> reporter: the mayor even made a brief appearance at the rally to show his support. and as you just saw there, the mayor was quickly escorted away, but made it clear that san francisco will always be a sanctuary city. >>> oakland mayor libby shaft continues to warn against immigration raids. she's doing it again. >> what i'm doing is my job as mayor of oakland and the values of is people i represent. i'm confident what i did was fully legal. >> immigrations and customs enforcement said it made 150 arrests. they said they couldn't find many of them they were looking for, some were able to evade them thanks to the mayor's controversial decision. >> what she did was no better than a gang lookout telling police, when a police cruiser comes into the neighborhood except she

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. >> mayor lee's widow anita was on hand for the festivities along with mayor mark ferrell. >>> happeningay, a reopening celebration for a playground in san francisco that was burned down last year. an official reopening will be held today at the koret children's play frowned in golden gate park. vandals torched the playground last year. ed lee helped fund the rebuilding of the employ ground. lisa argen joins us now. you are tracking rain? >> that's right. we have fog this morning, though. in fact creating visibility issues along the coast. certainly half moon day. look at at mount tam. this is what we like to see. fog in the valleys. and temperatures that are mild. mid to upper 40s in the north bay. mid 50s elsewhere. we will thin out the clouds throughout the day for most of you. and i have a look ahet to easter and the week ahead which includes some rain. >>> the giants make history in l.a. they c you want "streaming all you your favorite showsy. on the fastest internet" easy. you want "internet that helps you save on mobile" easy. you want "the best wifi you can pause with a tap." see

. >>> san francisco mayor mark ferrell no longer supports a taser ballot measure sponsored by the police officers union. according to the chronicle mayor ferrell says now that the police commission has approved a taser policy, the police union's ballot measure is unnecessary. the police union is still urging people to vote for their measure because they say the police commission's taser use policy is too restrictive. police chief bill scott also did not support the union's ballot measure because it would prevent the police commission from making any changes to the taser policy. >>> well hillary clinton morning, facebook is -- this morning, facebook is facing new questions about privacy. facebook has been collecting data on users' phone calls and text messages. >> of course this revelation comes amid growing backlash over the cambridge analytica data scandal. ktvu's alex savidge live to bring us more on facebook's ceo's apology. >> reporter: well, gasia and dave, good morning to you and ceo mark zuckerberg essentially says that facebook does in the deserve to have -- not deserve to have p

interim mayor mark ferrell has been pushing for the new facility for years saying, mental illness ishe biggest problems facing san francisco. >> it's very evident on our streets and reflected in our homeless populations, but it's also happening behind closed doors. today represents a huge step in the right direction, what the city is doing to work and solve those issues. >> the beds will be housed at a facility at the hospital called the san francisco healing center. the first patients are scheduled to arrive next week. >>> now to berkeley where a new housing complex is on a fast track. these are prefabricated apartment complexes. as ktvu's paul chambers reports, they are being built in two days. >> reporter: underneath the white tarp, sustainable prefabricated housing built by plant prefab on tuesday night. this will be the new complex for the community called urban adamah. >> in about 10 hours, we go from a foundation to a 90% complete dorm in two days. >> reporter: electric sockets, carpet, bathroom and appliances, all the necessities of home already inside. >> the appliances, til

according to interim mayor mark ferrell, their policy regulating how officers can use tasers will workfor our community and our officers and that a ballot measure is unnecessary. >>> students who survived the shooting at marjory stoneman douglas high school say their gun control movement is only getting started. the march for our lives rallies drew huge crowds across the country on saturday. the students who organized them say they are going to work to elect lawmakers who support stronger gun laws. >>> and some slow going traffic heading through san jose, northbound 101 right at north 1st street. we are in the yellow for our drive time, 35 minute ride up to san antonio, and we can expect to see some brake lights along 880. this is just south of 238, and you're in the red heading southbound down towards 84, about a 25 minute ride. san mateo bridge dealing with the usual crowds heading westbound. it's in the red as well making your way over to 101, about a 28 minute commute. drivers trying to get to sfo, a backup along 380, we have a crash blocking at least one lane. emily. >>> oh, well,

. >>> mark ferrell signed off on the giants plan to transform a parking lot near at&t park into a majorcomplex. the mission rock project will be almost totally privately paid for by the giants in cooperation with the city and the state. the giants plan includes 1500 housing units on the waterfront side. 40% of the homes will be designated affordable housing. the project will also include 8 acres of new parks and open space. >>> well, the warriors won last night. their sixth straight win since the all-star break. they beat the nets 114-101. >> and he got it. >> steph curry had 34 points. he had six 3-pointers. kevin durant was pretty good too. he added 19 points, six rebounds. and the warriors reached 50 wins for the fifth straight season. the warriors are off today. tomorrow night they host the spurs. >>> happening today, the pac-12 men's basketball tournament starts in las vegas. the two bay area teams will play each other in the first round. scott reese shows us this preview. >> reporter: the cardinal finished tied for third in the pac-12. the bears finished last. but their paths have

of tech companies developing driverless cars are meeting with the san francisco interim mayor mark ferrell. first responders will learn how to handle the new technology. the mayor requested a meeting before the deadly accident involving an uber car and a pedestrian in arizona sunday which we just showed you. the mayor says it is purely about san francisco and the safety of the city's residents. >>> the time is 7:40. we're closely watching the bay area rainy weather. it is all over the place. coming up at 8:00, we will take you to the north bay for a look at the dangerous conditions for drivers out there. >>> a new pole on the governor's race shows who is edging out the former mayor for second place right now. >>> the weather having an effect on the morning commute, including in the peninsula and the east bay. we will tell you all about it straight ahead. get ready for spring-at the ross spring shoe event. ross has the must-have styles and brands for a fraction of what you'd pay elsewhere. step one: get to ross. step two: walk out with top brands at big savings... ...at the ross spring shoe

starring will ferrell and mark wahlberg and you are also about to become the owner of some of the proceeds"dumb and dumber to" by stars a car that looks like a dog. in the case of those two movies, unlike "wolf of wall street," i don't know exactly how much of the proceeds you will get from dumb and dumber too and the dad one. you are about to get some of it as a u.s. taxpayer. the reason you are now the owner of all of this new stuff you didn't own before is because of this guy. not the one on the left. the other guy. who is the prime minister of malaysia. if you are the prime minister of a country and hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars suddenly show up in your personal bank account, you better have a really good explanation for that, right? >>> good evening. want to take you to moon township, pennsylvania where president trump is about to speak at a rally near pits burlg ahe pittsburgh ahead of the special election. this is a hotly contested election where polls are neck and neck in a district where president trump won by 20 points. so the election also on tuesday may give clue

starring will ferrell and mark wahlberg and you are also about to become the owner of some of the proceedsvie "dumb and dumber too." a car that looks like a dog. in the case of those two movies, unlike "wolf of wall street," i don't know exactly how much of the proceeds you will get from "dumb and dumber to" and "daddy's home." you are about to get some of it as a u.s. taxpayer. the reason you are now the owner of all of this new stuff you didn't own before is because of this guy. not the one on the left. the other guy. who is the prime minister of malaysia. if you are the prime minister of a country and hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars suddenly show up in your personal bank account, you better have a really good explanation for that, right? prime minister jobs do tend to come with a nice salary, but not hundreds of millions of dollars overnight kind of salaries. a couple years ago, though, somebody put almost $700 million into the bank account of the prime minister of malaysia. and he really had no good explanation for it. for months he said it was nobody's business. it was hi

. >> mark zuckerberg, what you would do >> what would i do i wouldn't be in this situation. >> backlash against the company continues though actor and comedian will ferrellosted on facebook he's going to leave the platform in the coming days joining us at post nine, victor anthony, analyst over at ages capital. good to have you back. welcome. >> thank you >> what needs to be done to start the repairing process if there is to be some? >> i think facebook has done a lot already. >> you do? >> yeah. i think they took longer than i expected them to address it. but they are tackling this issue head on. i expect mark zuckerberg to go in front of congress he may have a hard time. he's not the best public speaker out there. but i think that is the right thing for him to do. so, you know, the longer the sling is in the press, you know, i think politicians, regulators, i think they'll keep this in the headlines for quite some time. you probably see some pressure on the stock the stock will change range bound a little bit but i think over time they'll get through it >> if we were to see an impact on any metric out of q-1, what is it? is it ad load? is it engain sne

mark farrell as mayor." the naacp claims the supervisors held the meetings in secret back in january. ervisors they eventually led to the ouster of london breed as mayor and the appointment of ferrell. the group claims the supervisors -- farrell. the group claims the supervisors violated the brown act which requires meetings of that nature to be open to the public. the group wants the d.a.'s office to investigate. so far the d.a. has not responded. >>> now to a storm watch and check out the scene from the north bay, several roads flooded out and closed today, but it didn't stop people in western sonoma county from driving right through the water. it's been on and off showers and downpours today, but heavier rain is on the way. chief meteorologist paul deanno is tracking the storm. >> tonight and tomorrow morning the radar will get very active. we will see gusty winds and the chance of thunderstorms even overnight. the bay area is dry now, but look to the east, thunderstorms and mountain snow. the atmospheric river is developing and building to our south and a cold front is moving in from the north. we are the only dry place within 400 miles of the bay area. that changes tonight. fu

mark zuckerberg, what would you do >> i wouldn't be in the situation. >> also in facebook news the social media giant is cutting ties with data providers like xper onand axeiom. will ferrellaidize going to delete thinks faith. cook is not going to let this moment go to waste. >> i thought cook's statement were unbelievable. and -- >> you were surprised he came out strong. >>tempt tuous. the long knives are out and they have to get sheryl sandberg out there six weeks ago. the volume is up big but tim cook, i watch that and said, he didn't say that. i remember speaking to my executive producer, did he do that did he say that -- wow now there is -- when i was out there two weeks ago, facebook does not have a lot of friends they do not have a lot of friends. and when i say that i mean wow, i've -- people disregard them as arrogant by the way, the guy who ran instagram, no, not regarded as arrogant so the important thing is for the state of instagram to succeed and nullify the relationship of facebook. >> i do find myself wondering when i hear cook talk about policy being so sank kacrosanctt apple. you have no privacy, period. >> there's no privacy. >> i did a documentary over