this was near the21 and the south of van ness. kron4's jackie sissel?eporter: i cannot tell you a not we're still gathering details. we can see it multiple cars. we are being told that to there could be fatalities involved. multiple cars and a selfish and a mass is also shut down from 20 f. some of the side streets also impacted. as soon as we get more informational will pass them along. >> also, 21st street has been close to of south van ness between cap st.. this is not going to be a heavily traveled areas of but it is an area advisable to avoid. the bridges have been exceptionally light and also freeway traffic with no delays. there are no normal commute patterns. this could be one of the lightest days. very light conditions if you're going to drive out? >> thank-you. >> the f-d-a has approved a johnson and johnson tuberculosis drug that is the first new medicine to fight the deadly infection in more than four decades. for use with older drugs to fight a hard-to-treat strainthe disease is rare in the united states. but kills about one-point-four mill

so in particular van ness, what a nightmare. market street, the tracks, the cracks, the this, the that. they are awful. i don't understand. i know there was supposed to be money for fixing highways. if they would focus some of that initially on the walking areas, for pedestrian and disabilities, it would be a huge help. thank you. >> thank you, ma'am. >> good afternoon mayor's disability council. ain't no city mountain high -- ain't no disability low -- ain't no city hall wide enough to stop us. if you need me, call me. you will be there in had a hurry hurry, don't have to worry. ain't city mountain high enough. ain't no valley low enough. ain't no city river wide enough to keep from talking to you. remember the we set you free, you know you can always count on mayor lee. we'll make a vow, we'll be there some way, somehow. ain't no city mountain high enough, no wind, no rain can stop us. we're on our way. love, love, love, exciting and new. come aboard, the mayor's disability's expecting you. the love disability boat soon will b

back to the two, in this case, the problem was between [inaudible] sagvan ness. so, the atcs system continues to be more reliable with the completion of this project. and the other thing to mention on the track work thats was done at eureka curve, not only is it a new way for us to deliver projects in terms of using our own work force, but it's a training opportunity to stretch the skills and once again prove that we have some terrific crafts men and workers here. so, i'm sorry to go long, but thank you. >> thank you, john, very much. >> yeah, thank you. i think while we're on the topic, i want to -- we've had a rough couple of days here in the muni system. i think i just want to kind of do a quick recap on yesterday. i think john explained what would happen. it may have been related to some of the storms we had which were quite unusual saturday night into sunday. it did cause -- we lost the subway from about 6:00 p.m. yesterday evening for the rest of the night. but thanks to the work of the crews all night long, got it up and running in time for morning rush ho

how do the school vouchers play into this disinformation. >> you mentioned the loch ness monster storyearlier in the year that the state passed a voucher program because i didn't know much about school voucher and education at the time but how one school was receiving taxpayer money. vouchers take money from public schools and give them to private schools. and it was taking taxpayer money teaching that the loch ness monster was rule and disproving evolution. i was researching it now and in louisiana i exposed that there are 19-20 schools in louisiana that are at least teaching creationism and receiving public money. so the this isn't just louisiana. this is also nationally. these vouchers are in nine states and dc teaching creation. creationism, and receiving millions and millions of public dollars. we found schools--nun indiana where indiana is supposed to be the gold standards of vouchers. they're bringing schools to creationism. >> john: amazing. i have no problem with teaching creationism in science a class as long as you teach evolution theory in bible study. i want to thank you f

on south van ness avenue.nesses report that the red suv struck a few vehicles, some of which are city-owned. there's the suv. the street was closed about an hour during the investigation. at this point, no word on any injuries. >>> san francisco supervisors were sworn into office today, and a new board president was elected. david stephenson tells us there was a call for new leadership but in the end, not much changed. >> congratulations. >> reporter: minutes after a san francisco judge today swore in two new and nine returning supervisor, the jockeying for power began. >> having not had a woman lead this board, i want to put forward today. >> i'd like to nominate supervisor jane kim, also a tenacious, strong, vibrant woman of color. >> reporter: leah cohen, an african-american, and jane kim, a korean-american, nominated each other against chiu. they hope to reshape the public's notion about gender, race and leadership of this board. >> it usually is decided behind the scenes. today was still up for grabs on t

i think, a very attractive project, that went through some modification and also at sutter and van ness, under construction and nearing complete completion. i remember commissioner moore in particular had a lot of input on the design changes and the massing that makes a stronger cornice at a particular floor and makes it more sympathetic to the historic buildings that run along van ness there. in terms of cornices, the other thing and this is just a subtlety, but i looked at the before-and-after and i think a little heavier and richer looking cornice on the new design would keep it looking with the rest of the neighborhood. again, these are very easy things to do and they are not the essence of what we're working with here. but i think we're certainly moving forwards what i think will be a very fine project when hopefully it is approve >> commissioner moore? >> i just wanted to make sure that since we do not have any action items that all we can do is comment. which is guided by first the proper interpretation by the department should be guiding comments. i don't think we should be sitt

came to south van ness, he struck an innocent vehicle going southbound on vance. vance -- van ness. the vehicle was struck violently into a building, the 29-year-old passenger was killed. her 18-year-old nephew was the driver. he was in critical condition. as of today he's in stable but serious condition but will not be leaving the hospital any time soon. a 26-year-old pedestrian walking by going into the store was also killed by the vehicle when it slammed up against the wall. suspect taken into custody immediately, 19 years old. he is a documented gang member. he is on family probation in san francisco for participating in a street gang. he was on probation and transferred if sa san mateo couy and he was arrested in his group home with the shotgun in his possession. the suspect was then charged three counts of attempted murder, two counts ever murder, one count of participating in criminal street gang and one count of felon in possession of a loaded gun. lead investigators in this case, the major crimes unit, homicide and gang task force has the actual incident that resulted in th

in his efforts to reach out to those residents on shotwell street, on folsom street, on south van ness and [speaker not understood] and lower bernal that will be impacted by construction of these units. we would like to know, what is affordable housing and what is being planned there? we want to -- we look forward to the development of the theater and the construction of the condominiums on mission street, but we need to know how it's going to impact us. i submit, again, that you please defer a vote of approval on this measure until we have some knowledge about the proposed affordable housing on shotwell street. thank you very much. >>> good evening, commissioners. my name is connie ramirez weber and i've lived in the mission, i moved to north beach in 1931, and my two children, jane and craig, were born right there on shotwell street. it was completely different. we fought 10 years to get the projects torn down on 26th street and shotwell and they built them further down. and we're still having problems with those projects. i call them projects because that's what they are. but what i

. >> could you let me know when we get to van ness and sacramento? >> i sure will. >> i have had a number of drivers be really helpful in terms of getting passengers to move down a few seats so i can sit in the front. >> can somebody give this lady a seat? >> the bus driver was say, "please wait a moment. i want to make sure you have a seat." and i hear him or her announced that he needs a seat for a person with a disability. >> as soon as the person gets on the bus, i ask the passengers if we can have a seat for this person. >> anybody help us? thank you, sir. >> thank you. >> sides, federal law requires that the customers give their seats to the elderly and disabled if they should need it. >> buses should stop in zones that can accommodate multiple lines will stop behind one another. i cannot see what bus is behind -- i'm not even sure if there is a bus behind. the second bus does not come up to the front. oftentimes, it has caused me to be passed up by bosses, by trains, and again, it makes me late for appointments. it makes me late for my job. >>

vance -- van ness.e vehicle was struck violently into a building, the 29-year-old passenger was killed. her 18-year-old nephew was the driver. he was in critical condition. as of today he's in stable but serious condition but will not be leaving the hospital any time soon. a 26-year-old pedestrian walking by going into the store was also killed by the vehicle when it

urban form and how it's shaped in the downtown area where it starts to build up into the market van ness area. in our first move with our building what we have done is kept our low rise towards mission street and hi rise coming down the tenth street and towards market . and as the building turns we have our low rise on mission again. this allows light to come into jessie street and also lets views come -- views from crescent heights. and looking at the block as a whole we've broken down the proportions of the building that relate to the proportions of the rest of the block. this is crescent heights starting from market street down to mission, and we have a pattern of aba, and then a and b and give emphasis at the corner, but we also create high low high low rhythm so we keep with that rhythm, and then looking down mission street we keep low rise buildings coming along with the data center, and we extenuate housing with mercy housing here at the corner, and on the other side we have the low rise going down mission street again. and looking at the articulation of our skin we wanted to basi

this was the scene yesterday at the intersection of 21st street and south van ness. police say 19-year-old david morales was trying to get away after he fired at three people in a housing complex in valencia gardens. they say that's when he slammed into an oncoming car. causing it to crash into a liquor store. kron-4's maureen kelly talked to the family of one of the victims. >> reporter: nats heavy sobs coming from a sister of francisco gutierrezthe 26 year old pedestrian killed in the new year's day crash the grief stricken family and friends.leave more candles and flowers at the growing memorial here at the corner of 21st and south van ness where he and another innocent victim lost their lives.and a thrid was hospitalized. one of francisco's brothers say this loss is very difficult bite them are very difficult. too hard. >> reporter: here you can see new video shot by a witness that shows the chaos moments after the accident happened just before 8am new year's day. police say the driver of the black chevy was fleeing a traffic stop.when he t boned the white toyota

there was a bowling alley that wanted to go in at 17th and van ness and they were not going to be able to do it because they would have been banned from even selling beer. that is the tip of the iceberg in terms of planning provisions that make it hard to foster a knife in the city. we are not always consistent with how we deal with liquor licenses. they can vary in different parts of the city. i know the chief is working hard to establish more consistency. i just want to say that the chief of police is probably the most pro-nightlife chief of police we have ever had. i think he understands it on a personal level. i appreciate that. until recently, we did not have anyone at our office of economic and workforce development that actually focus is on night life as industry. and of course, as you know, our transportation system does not support not live that well. we do not have nearly enough cabs so that people coming out and get along without drunk driving. bart -- bars to not stay open late enough. i do think things are changing at city hall and with city government generally. in the la

it's the biggest mystery since the loch ness monster. we think we solved it. she was just diana spencer. it was 1979. she was 17 years old, skiing in the swiss alps. diana tore her ankle tendon. but she spent a lot of time indoors with a certain silent suitor. >> i can say that the man in the picture is adam russell. >> reporter: adam russell, great grandson of a prime minister. he always liked diana. but he never told her. >> if adam russell had told her how he really felt about her, the british monarchy would be a very different monarchy than we see today. >> reporter: today, russell's a farmer, way down here, dorset, england, where he runs this b&b. >> he traveled the world. and thought he could make a go of it with diana. only to find a friend telling him, too late. you have one rival, prince charles. >> reporter: and that's when diana became, well, the princess. the glass carriage. the dress. that train. one of the most photographed women of all-time. >> when she looked down your lane and she smiled, you know you had a great picture. >> reporter: arthur e

let us take a live look on van ness ave from our roof camera.r look at things as the light is coming out. we will get with erica on the fall that is the big story and whether there is for to let us go to george. >> we're still tracking hot spots of interstate 80. even though progress is being made on clearing the crash. the back of continue to grow from el cortel drive. >> will continue to have a dense fog advisory for highway 4 in the antioch pittsburgh area. chp has not yet lifted advisory. that would affect traffic in both directions. it may be why we see a slower than usual east bound right. a new hot spots that is the problem here on the nimitz freeway. 880 northbound there's a stall buzzer that is blocking 2 lanes of traffic at 29. is jamming up the ride much earlier than usual. as head northbound coming out of san leandro the slowing began just before the coliseum. >> here a look at the bridges. the bay bridge west 80 if an early morning stall. early activation. now the drive times are a 16-18 minutes of the maze. >> the san mateo bridge

she will be at van ness today to discuss her new best-selling memoir.recounts her life from a bronx housing project to the federal bench, sotomayor made history becoming the first hispanic and third woman appointed to the my court. premium seats for the event which include a copy of her book, starts at $70. >> great event. a great day, today, too, for it. >> probably as cold as it will be all week. this is. ryville -- this is from emeryville. this is ahead of a warming rind and we could see 70 in a few hours by the weekend. >> the extra charge you could see from now on, if you decide to pay with plastic. >> why television veteran barbara walters, is in the >> cupertino, concord, wine country, and all the bay area this is abc7 news. >> using your visa or mastercard could now be more expensive because scores can charge you more for using a credit card, town 4 percent more. merchandise have paid the fees but a court ruling says they can pass it on to you, the consumer. in california, though, that is not the case. we are among the ten states that already ha

her royal hurl-ness!anks to kate, this winter vomiting bug could become a global pandemic. because kate is the ultimate trendsetter because if she can make people want to wear a plate on their head, she can make you want to wear your lunch. on your sleeve. [ laughter ] and don't think science is gonna come to the rescue. >> british researchers have created a projectile vomitting robot that mimics the symptoms of norovirus. resereachers created the projectile robot to test how far the dangerous contagion spreads everytime someone throws up. >> stephen: because if you want to study vomit spray patterns, you have two options: build a robot that pukes, or ride the subway after 2:00 am. [ laughter ] which brings me threat number 3: vomiting robots. [ laughter ] really, science? you know we haven't cured cancer yet, right? [ laughter ] you might want to put some of this energy into that. because once our robots are womiting, who's going to clean up after my roomba? [ laughter ] my other roomba? it'll start puki

market street corridor which has some of the highest intersection incidents, the van ness avenue corridor, 19th avenue corridor, we've worked to identify what these hot spots are and put the officers in those spots to do enforcement. then we work in the schools and through the community groups and through the captains newsletters to talk to people about sensible driving and about paying attention as they're walking and moving through the city. if we could ask anything of the walking public, we're all in love with our little devices now. i'm addicted to mine. but as we walk, we need to be mindful of where we're walking and we need to be looking up and paying attention. our most -- we're most vulnerable when we are walking and we're not looking. so, please, i know it's a busy time of year. it's the holidays. we all have a lot of things on our minds and we're trying to keep ourselves on schedule. but look up and look around before you step off. take that extra minute. we ask the same thing of the driving public which is why we're out there making traffic stops every day, enforcing the textin

toyota.which hit and killed a pedestrian before slamming into a liquor store at 21st and south van ness. a 29-year old woman who was a passenger in the toyota was killed. the 18 year old driver was badly injured. the other person killed has been identified as 26 year old francisco gutierrez. he's from honduras and worked in construction. >> jacqueline: a very cold night with 30's in a number of locations. subfreezing. 33 and the santa rosa. leave this to say, is going to be a chilly night. needless to say. this cloud system associated is a trekking to the north. we have high pressure over california. and to this pressure is up and over it no rain but cloud coverage expected. we will have more with temperatures coming up. >> coming up injured. we now know that the man swept out to sea and drowned in point reyes -- was from body. >> also the warriors in the first place clippers coming up. and a some chat with 49ers, coming up.. there is no mass-produced human. so we created the extraordinarily comfortable sleep number experience. a collection of innovations designed around a bed with dual

it slammed up against a store on 21st and south van ness. the female passenger was killed. the male driver, critically injured. and a pedestrian who was just walking into the store crushed to death. this morning's crash shocked people. >> i heard the boom and heard all the cars. >> reporter: police say it started with reports of gunshots fired outside the valencia gardens housing project about a half mile away. officers pulled over a possible suspect driving the black car at 21st and mission streets. >> as officers approached the vehicle, the vehicle took off at a high rate of speed and ran through the next two intersections, colliding with the white vehicle that is now come to rest at the portal of the store. >> reporter: the store surveillance video shows that white car as it hits the store. the owner says his worker was just outside seconds before impact. >> as soon as he goes inside like that, the car comes smashing into the door. really shaken up and scared. >> reporter: police arrested the suspect driver and recovered a gun. the store worker said he saw police chase d

then in 1850, van ness, who was the supervisor, did the addition. it was called the western addition, even though it was in the middle of the city, because it was west of larkin. >> i did not understand that when i was a child. it always seemed that it was east of where everything i knew was. >> all this down here was county of san francisco, so there was a point in time where you could be in the county of san francisco, but not in the city you live in these outside lands. >> lead problem is if you look at the orientation, no. is up. we are going to turn it the way we are normally accustomed to seeing it. here is where the golden gate bridge is. here is where the bay bridge is. the county went all the way down here, and about a year later, they moved the county to write about here, so this was county land or outside land, and this was the city. this was 1861, so the city has grown by this much. these were added, and they are basically pasture lands. that is where petrero street is. >> and out here, the rancho -- what is a rancho? >> it is a mexican

drove away from traffic stop went through an intersection and slammed into a car at 21st and south van ness. a passenger was killed as was a man standing on the corner. >> it was really scary, one minute you are here and second minute you shall gone. my employee, he was seconds away from being hit by the car. >> suspect was described in his mid 20s is well known to police. >>> this morning, students that survived the connecticut rampage will get a look at the new school they will attend tomorrow. furniture including desks have been moved to the former middle school that the students will now attend for the rest of the year. backpacks and other belongings left behind in the chaos following the december 14th shooting have also been moved. school leaders intend to make the first day of class as normal as possible. counselors will be on hand. authorities say the they don't know why the gunman shot and killed 26 people including 20 children. >> katie: a 12-inch water main rupture, the main broke near the intersection of salvio street around 7:00 last night. with gushing water did cause a few bus