the right snack ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> covering san rafael, south bay, pleasanton and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >>> 5:42. the view from our rooftop camera and san francisco we are starting the new year. >>> san francisco tax drivers are pushing for more regulation for car-sharing services live uber and lyft happening today, the san francisco taxi workers alliance will gather at city hall at noon to call for a crackdown on violations by ride sharing services. more oversight over ride sharing companies will protect public safety prevent insurance fraud and force the companies to pay their fair share to city revenues. >>> a second day of arguments is held to decide whether a doctor should stand trial for shooting a man in his garage. we are covering this story. doctor simon shot a man device in the abdomen in july. the doctor said he was followed home and he admits because simon cut him off in traffic and the prosecution had the 9-1-1 call played in court by simon. >> i had to shoot him. i am sorry. >> i fired a warning shot. i fired a warning and garage door fell on him. >> take a deep breath. >> 9 attorney says the call helps his case because the doctor f

day worth of world trade center for the city of san francisco spilled right into san mateo creek. 7 news reporter david louie reports. >> there are 22 billion gallon of water in the rest voyeur held behind lower crystal spring dam. if ever a breach or time when the water level is close to capacity the water has to go somewhere. and that somewhere is tiny san mateo creek at the bottom of the dam 2 new valve control the spill flow in an emergency. undergoing the first ever test under the watchful eye of 2 state inspectors. >> we wanted to make sure that as we release water we were watching to make sure we didn't have anything slow us down. no debris making blockage in the creek. obviously people downstream here we wanted to monitor how it was going to mav down the channel. >> this is equivalent to one-fourth of 1% of the 22 billion gallon in the rest voyeur. >> keep in mind that this is drinking water. water that started out as snow melt up in the sierra came down by gravity fed system waiting behind the dam for release to treatment plant. water officials say it wasn't possible to capture

abc 7 news reporter carolyn tyler tweets san francisco's french community is shocked by today's terroristwspaper charlie hebdo was a fixture in france. carolyn will have a live report coming up on abc 7 news at 5:00. >>> let's get a live check on our traffic right now at the golden gate bridge. drivers are being warned to avoid that span during this weekend's closure of the bridge. abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman live now with a look at what the closure will mean for drivers and ahead for bridge workers. wayne? >> reporter: in the last few days we told you all about this event. we told you about the technology, we told you about the safety we told you about the history. we have told you about the closure starting at midnight on saturday morning. we have talked about how it's going to cost $30 million but there's one thing we haven't told you about yet. about something that is about to disappear. yellow cones yellow cones your glory days have come and gone. but not your final moment. we don't know which yet, but late friday night one of these is about to make history. you have seen it d

. >>> that breaking news is out of san francisco where one person is dead and six others hurt after a fire ripped through a building in the mission district . crews are there pouring water on hotspots. >> at one point the flames went 20 feet into the air. firefighters had to pull back for their own safety and let it burn. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm amada -- ama-daetz. >> abc7 news reporter alan wang is near the scene and has the latest. alan? >> dan and ama sadly that man lost his life out here. firefighters pulled him out of the burning building and they took him across the street and tried to resuscitate him but he was already gone. let's go to sky 7hd live where it looks like they have the upper hand on this blaze. a large section of the roof collapsed about an hour ago. since then they have been pumping thousands of gallons of water on it. this was a massive four-alarm fire that had 125 firefighters battling the flames from all sides of the building. it started around 6:30 on the third floor which is mostly residential. people were seen scrambling out of windows and on to tire esc

news. >>> san francisco mayor commemorates martin luther king day by talking about how the city can imapproval proof inprove in 2015. he wants the upcoming year to focus on making san francisco affordable for all and delivering on old promises. >> what king says is about delivering on old promises. the promises of equality have been with us for decades and generations. promises of having economic opportunity, they are not new promises. >> he will see a screening of the film "selma" did take with public 50 school students and talk about its lasting message afterwards. >>> the bay area is joining the rest of the company in marking martin luther king jr. today. this look in atlanta shows you you where a wreath marks dr. king's grave. this is part of the king center. vice president joe biden delivered a speech this morning and noted the need for peace after the murders of two new york city police officers. >> they had families they had stories. they had a humanity that was denied them by an assassin's bullet who judged them by the kror of color of the uniform they wore. as dr. king would say, not

news. san francisco police are releasing the contents of an apparent suicide note found on the cell phone of 32-year-old matthew hoff man. hoffman is the man that was shot and killed by officers on sunday night. part of the note reads quote dear offices you did nothing wrong. you ended the life of a man that was too much of a coward to do it himself. i provoked you. i threatened the life of you and those around me. police chief greg suhr says he is is grateful because it gives people more of an understanding on what happened. hoffman was blocking their patrol car from leaving the station in the mission district when officers ordered him to show his hands. he lifted his sweater and reached for what appeared to be a handgun. the officers shot hoffman hitting him three times and he died at the hospital. the gun he had turned to be a fake either a bb gun or pellet gun but it did not have an orange tip which indicates that was replica. >> when you come across a situation where one of these weapons are displayed, you literally have a fraction of a second to determine whether or not it's real. >> p

>> live team coverage in the >>> that breaking news is out of san francisco where one person is dead and six others hurt after a fire ripped through a building in the mission district . crews are there pouring water on hotspots. >> at one point the flames went 20 feet into the air. firefighters had to pull back for their own safety and let it burn. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm amada -- ama-daetz. >> abc7 news reporter alan wang is near the scene and has the latest. alan? >> dan and ama sadly that man lost his life out here. firefighters pulled him out of the burning building and they took him across the street and tried to resuscitate him but he was already gone. let's go to sky 7hd live where it looks like they have the upper hand on this blaze. a large section of the roof collapsed about an hour ago. since then they have been pumping thousands of gallons of water on it. this was a massive four-alarm fire that had 125 firefighters battling the flames from all sides of the building. it started around 6:30 on the third floor which is mostly residential. people were seen scrambling out o

new chex granola mix? two more delicious reasons to love chex. >>> covering santa clara, san francisco, east bay and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >>> a frightening scene as wild weather in washington state is blamed for this landslide. pieces of the cliff dave way on the washington coast west of seattle. the area got 10 inches of rain. officials say that the floodwaters have closed roads and washed away a bridge. >>> residents in idaho have their own weather-related mess. floating homes collapsed from the weight of the snow accumulating on them capsizing with residents running for their libs. a dozen homes on the lake had some sort of damage. >>> 6:15. the ultra rich continue to give, the most subsequent rouse charitable gifts include two bay area technical billionaires. according to the "chronicle," gopro founders gave $500 million to the silicon valley communication foundation based in san mateo. and co-founder of google donated $177 million to his family fund and is 5th on the list for charity. the ranking is based on the ten biggest publicly announced single gifts. >>> a study finds if you want

in san francisco, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >> san francisco mayor, ed lee announced a major expansionf the city's preschool for all program. it is a move the mayor hopes will keep more young families in the city. >> we want to support all the reasons why families should stay in san francisco. there could be many reasons why we leave, but i think early education and a signal to young families that we want their kids to be educated and supported in the earliest possible way. >> the expansion will help an additional 860 four-year-olds go to preschool, bringing the total number of 4700. the program is funded through two measures approved by san francisco voters in november. >> i can't get over this weather. middle of january and it's absolutely spectacular out there. unfortunately, we need the rain. but this is just beautiful. >> well, to illustrate your point, let's take a look at the forecast highs across the country tomorrow. we've had great weather here. take a look at what is forecast for chicago. daytime tomorrow at 12 degrees. 19 in minneapolis. so this is what winter looks like. i

ultimately it will whisk passengers from san francisco to los angeles in less than three hours. >>> request news in san francisco. the mayor announced a major expansion will. will replace the current lightrail fleet. 175 vehicles have been poixd. that's the number operated today. the vehicles have been compared to new york city's subway cars with what you considered, longitudinal seating and expanding space. >> if we do not increase significantly the number of people who can ride this system around san francisco, we're going to see more cars on our streets, more congestion, more accidents, more pollution. >> the most significant challenge will be the quality of vehicle which will require significantly fewer repairs. right now the cars break down. the new vehicles should last about 59,000 mile before needing to be replaced. >>> a pit bull stolen during a burglary is back with her owner. this is a picture after she went missing over the weekend. the good samaritan spotted him and called police. the story got a lot of attention after the green day front man shared it on enat a gram. the officers ar

san francisco. this isn't replacing an existing economic engine. this is new jobs and visitor activities for the city. san francisco is the only one that doesn't have a arena and facility. you have to look across the street. 1915 is our arena. you can hold the democratic convention there in 1920 but not today and not even in bhos moscone center where he held it before so this provides opportunities for events, world class performances and world class sporting events and provides great transportation alternatives whether it's ferry, water, foot, bike, and transit. we're lucky that our public officials stood behind the central subway project when it was under attack a few years ago. my goodness it has a straigz at the front door of this site. train and rail will bring opportunities for people to come three or four blocks to the site and we look forward to the chamber and the business community working with the warriors and this agency and other departments to move this project very quickly. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> the next person is bower ag it. >>

learn how to make our next generation tobacco-free. >>> updating the breaking news in san francisco,ssive fire burning in the mission district, one man is dead and six people have been hurt and some with burns. these are live pictures from sky 7hd. it started before 7:00 tonight and it is still smoldering right now. >> firefighters are on the scene and they continue to douse the flames with water. the crews will be there all night making sure the fire doesn't flare up and spread to the surrounding buildings. >>> friends and family gathered tonight in san jose to remember a woman killed this week after two cars crashed. 24-year-old kieran died as a result of a crash that police say happened when two men were racing down san jose's yes sir bough by -- yerba buena road. dozens of people returned to the spot where she was killed to hold a vigil in her honor. family and friends shared their memories with the crowd. >> she was my cousin. she was a lot of our cousins but she was not just a cousin to us. she wasn't just a friend. she was your sister. she was your mother. she watched out for

december 28 1912 mayor sonny rolph introduced the new geary electric streetcar line and the new san francisco railway. that he said would be the nucleus that would host the city. and san francisco gave further incentive to expand the city's network. a project by way of tunnel leading into chinatown by way of north beach. in december the first streetcar was driven into the tunnel. just two years after its berth, muni had added two lines. and k, l and m lines that span out from westportal. in 1928 the j line opened heading west to the beach. in 1944 san francisco voters finally approved muni take-over of the market street railway. by then motor bus and trolley bus improvement had given them the ability to conquer san francisco's hills. after the war most of the street-car lines would be replaced with motor or trolley bus service. in 1947, the mayor recommended replacing two lines with motor coaches. and it appeared that san francisco's iconic cable cars had seen their final days. entered mrs. cluskin, the leader to save the cable cars. arguing that the cable cars were a symbol of the city and s

john blackstone cbs news san francisco. >>> baby girl born new year's day has the same birthday as herle girl named autumn was born in cleveland on january 1st. her families were both born on new year's day, so the whole family will get to celebrate birthdays together. what are the odds. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning" more on the severe weather headed east. i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." the taste of light and fit greek non fat yogurt gives you the power to help make temptation shrink away! light and fit greek. with irresistible flavors like strawberry cheesecake never have 80 calories tasted so satisfying! light and fit greek. taste the power of satisfaction. ♪ dannon ♪ coughing can really be disruptive. delsym helps silence coughs for a full 12 hours with an advanced time release formula for all day or all night relief. bianca! [cheering] delsym. silence is relief. what makes thermacare different? two words: it heals. how? with heat. unlike creams and rubs that mask the pain, thermacare has patented heat cells that penetrate deep to i

mean whale family and friends of williams are awaiting new answers and justice for their loved one. in san francisco abc 7 news. >> the disgraced california highway patrol officer plead in order contest today to charges against him in contra costa county. he admits he stole semi nude photo from cell phones of 2 female dui arreste. he then passed those photo on to the at least 2 other chp officers. the 35-year-old says he's sorry. >> i apologies to my family. my wife my friends. i apologies to officers everywhere especially to the 2 women involved. i'm trying to put this mind behind me and manufacture forward from this hope now everyone else can too. >>reporter: with the plea harrington received 3 years probation but no jail time. as part of the sentence he must attend and partsd pay the as speaker in community violence solutions class. >> and oakland man says he has video of people breaking in cars and he wants the city to do something about it. let's show you the web site now which shows you how much crime there is. the icon are caims ranging from vandalism to murder over 4 60 of them in just the p

if you know anything call san francisco police. >> we have breaking news in the east bay where a driver rams into two highway patrol cars next at 5:00 a.m. >> fires on the scene of a deadly apartment building fire. we have the baters they are still fighting and what we have learned about those impacted. >> a father demanding action from his son's school to protect the youngster from the measles. the danger unvaccinated classmates put his boy in. >> this is our camera pointing at the oakland maze with light traffic. stay tuned. female announcer: when you see this truck, it means another neighbor is going to sleep better tonight because they went to sleep train's ticket to tempur-pedic event. find the tempur-pedic that's right for you and see why they're the most highly recommended bed in america. plus, get three years interest-free financing. sleep risk-free with sleep train's 100 day money back guarantee. and of course, free same-day delivery. are you next? announcer: make sleep train your ticket to tempur-pedic. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >>> live from the kgo-tv broadca

san mateo bridge the traffic is light. >>> it is now 5:00. >>> breaking news in san francisco, police are looking no two suspects who backed a u-haul track into a store at the wharf and made off with goods. they drove away from van ness avenue and more on the story coming up. >> the freedom train through san jose to san francisco in honor of martin luther king month ago will take the last trip ever today and our many freedom rides across the country. this is what we talking about. the civil rights leaders shows the san jose to san francisco route because the distance between the two cities is roughly equal for the 54 miles traveled by king and the fellow protesters when they journeyed from selma to montgomery county 50 years ago this march. the declining ticket sales and difficulty obtaining sponsorship are the reasons why today's ride will be the last one. >> person that does not come out to celebrate martin luther king accident know about it. they are not aware of what he has done to make this country the great country that it is today. >> the final freedom train is scheduled to depart from the station here today at 9:45

study says about guns in carry-ones, coming up next. >>> we continue to follow breaking news this morning. san franciscoolice involved in an hour's long standoff and we're live at the scene with the details. >>> the new warning from police at a local university, what they're telling people to look out for right now. >>> and happy friday. what a treat in store for you this weekend, if you want to get outdoors, chilly today, mild afternoon, big waves, we're talking about record heat and then showers in the forecast. we'll talk about that as well in just moments in your microclimate weather forecast. >> despite a lighter volume of traffic for this friday morning's commute we have a full closure 580 near castro. we'll give you the latest what caused this tedly crash. details coming up. >> looking live at the bay bridge this morning it is clear and chilly in the north but nice and mild in the south so you can ditch the sweater if you're headed out later this morning. it is friday, january 23rd. this is "today in the bay." >>> you made it to the end of the week, good morning, thank you for joining us on this

budgets which is getting our population health division where it needs to be, planning to open the new san francisco general hospital next year and continuing to focus on all of those network metrics that are going to be drivers for our financial performance over the coming years. much more to come. we have planned to have hearings on our proposals for the budget at this commission in february. the budget submissions by departments goes to the mayor's office on february 23rd and we'll be continuing reporting those as the budget is introduced and heard by the board in july. i'm happy to answer any questions. >> commissioners? commissioner singer? >> as to the financial performance and planning and thought is terrific. i don't have any questions. i'm looking forward to our next diving into the real details. thank you. >> i think you are right, i know you are right. there hasn't been in recent memory where we've been asked to return something but as you said this is the time that we need to also invest. so i think that is going to be a very important part of the budget to present and what it is we are

continue to add more population and will have more events in san francisco and i don't think 2,000 officers is going to cut it with our new san francisco. so we ask the controller to work on an analysis of what full staffing really means not just now but in the future so we know in 2016 we don't necessarily stop, that we actually keep planning and we know with need to plan for the future in terms of growth, housing capacity and capacity in our school system and public safety and structure. i look forward to this situation. the current situation is not okay in san francisco and is in a lot of the parts of the city that are sometimes considered "safe" in my district two murders, just in tiny triangle in the last 6 months. bank robberies in the castro and knowey valley and arsenal second in the 4 years, castro, robberies. just yesterday the police had to respond to warner plaza ten times in 1 day because of the fighting with the backpacker kids. we really need to work with our police department. they are short staffed they have a very hard job and we want to know what are the crime trends, how are they working with that staf

we are following breaking news from san francisco. check out these pictures. is the scene of a brazen smash and grab burglary at that store you can see the damage there coming up in 2 minutes tara will have more on what the suspects used

. >> new in san francisco sources tell abc7 news police found a body in a dumpster. this is video on the scene at 11th street between market and mission. be prepared for traffic back ups in south of market area because of this. >> more than two months after a woman was found injured investigators are using you tube now. it shows hours before she was killed she had beeniving in roanoke park. >> a napa county sheriff's office posted this video. >> these clips predict the last hours of behar. it appeared behar is in the company of two men investigators believe she'd just met. >> the video shows the victim with two hispanic males identified as persons of interest number 1 and 2. one had a slight goatee. he seems to be the person associated with mrs. behar that night. >> she was found partially clothed and barely alive along highway 29 in rural napa county. a road that leads to lake county. >> i do remember her as seeing her dancing by herself on the dance floor. >> yani owns quincy's bar and cafe it was her first stop the night before she died >> probably an hour and a h

new york city that were recently murdered, the chief here says these threats, he is taking them seriously. reporting live in san jose, alyssa reid, kron 4 news. >> passions rang out at the san francisco hall of justice. the group is calling for action tonight. it will hold a protest this evening near the embarcadero bart station starting at 9:00 p.m. they say they're committed to speak out about the grave incompetent jus in the deaths of michael brown and eric garner. >> our new year's resolution is to increase and extend these powerful demonstrations to which this country has not seen in decades, maybe 50 years, and to spread them out into the next year. >> they also plan to protest the death of oscar grant, the young man shot by a transit officers several years ago on new year's eve. the officer was convicted but grant's family and others believe that he should have received a much longer sentence. >>> protesters in oakland, they're planning their own rally tonight, just as they did on christmas day. that demonstration did turn violent with trash fires and vandalism in jacqueline square. organizers say protesters will gather on 14th and broadway at 9:00 tonight. jacqueline. >> vick

the first transcontinental phone call took place between phone company offices in new york and san francisco. in new york was alexander graham bell. in san francisco was thomas watson, received bell's very first telephone transmission 38 years earlier. the related transcontinental telephone call theater became one of the most popular exhibits at the fair. when description read, "here you enter a little theater and sit for half an hour. for the first 10 minutes, you hear a lecture on the development of the telephone. for the next 15 minutes, you watch motion pictures of the building of the transcontinental telephone line. then you take a pair of receivers from the back of the seat in front of you and put them to your ears and new york is switched on the line. a boy in the new york office reads the headlines from the afternoon papers, describes the weather conditions, and switches on the phonograph and you hear canned music by telephone over a wire 3400 miles long. it is a thrilling sensation, especially to anyone who has just traveled from the atlantic coast to be carried back in an instant t

>>> >>> and that breaking news is from san francisco. the person with a sheet over his head has been detained by police in connection with this week's discovery of a dismembered body. good evening i'm julie haener. >> and i'm frank somerville: a mayor break involving those parts found in san francisco. police have detained a person of interest in the tenderloin. we begin with jana katsuyama. she's at the hall of justice where we just heard from police. jana, what do we know so far. >> reporter: the police spokeswoman came out here and gave us a very short summery of what happened tonight. there was a lot of activity -- a very short summary. police say they had found the person they were looking for in connection with the body parts found in a suitcase. this was in the tenderloin as a residential building called the sala burton manor. they had surrounded the entrance to that residential unit with about half a dozen police vehicles. and at some point they escorted that man out, that man had a sheet over his head. police put him in a squad

san francisco community all year round. at the same time san francisco can enhance and expand our capacity to creatively assist in the development of new business opportunities and healthy sister city relationships through cross cultural education, jobs career development and business exchange programs from around the state and the country and throughout the americas. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> the next person is leah pineter. i can't read your writing. can you spell your name? >> i am leah [inaudible] and a bay view resident also a mother. i'm exciting to see the new arena and take my family to events and concerts as well. san francisco needs the arena. there is nothing like it in that part of town and a great destination for those in san francisco for those that live here and those coming to visit. i'm excited about the bay front park and great for families for them to enjoy and bring friends as well. it will be a great beautiful view and it's something that is great for the environment and really bring happiness and joy as well as bringing the community together in the southeast part of san francisco. thank you. >> thank

. >>> the family of a missing san francisco software engineer received some very sad news today that will at least give them some closure. the san francisco medical examiner confirmed that a body found floating in the bay last november was that of 26-year- old ha. he left his apartment on brannon street and never came back. he did suffer dizzy spells but there were no signs that he would have taken his life. >>> the extremist group isis released a statement claiming that hawa was beheaded. four days ago, isis demanded a 200 million ransoms for two hostages but japan refused to pay. >> i think the woman they want was a very dangerous woman who participated in a very deadly bombing in a hotel in iman. i understand the jordanian's concern about that. >> reporter: jordanian authorities arrested the woman more than nine years ago with an explosive vest that did not go off. u.s. officials say they will spare no expense in fighting terrorists but will not negotiation with them. goto has a wife and newborn child in japan. he went to syria to report on children's in harm's way. >>> a breakthro

however, rape and aggravated assault were up. >> it's no secret that housing in san francisco is overpriced but a newysis suggests the situation is getting worse at a rapid pace. according to the apartment listing service, rents in san francisco are up 13.5% in the past year. on average a one-bedroom apartment in san francisco costs 3350 bucks per month. >> very expensive. >>> 5:43. let's check the roads with liza. >> good morning on this new year's morning. we are looking good for bay area roads. no big accidents. the earlier problems we had on 580 and 80 have cleared out. right here though we still have some folks making the commute out of the tracy area west 580 going to be slow approaching and passing the 205 interchange. the toll plaza quiet no metering lights. we checked in with the chp, they are reporting again no major accidents for the entire bay area and we are expecting a very quiet commute this morning on this new year's day holiday. 880 as it rolls through the oakland area, that's trouble- free in both directions right here approaching high street. and our bridge commutes, we showed you

by 10:00 tonight in san francisco, any kind of new year's eve celebration not going to hit freezing but tree by midnight. wind makes it feel like 30s. bundle up. san francisco to san jose 41 at 10:00 p.m. by midnight 38. get a little bit of wind it's going to feel like 33, 34 degrees. you need layers. you need the hat, scarves, maybe even gloves. we have a freeze warning in effect. when it's that cold at midnight we'll have several more hours of those temperatures dropping for the north bay, east bay, and south bay. parts of the peninsula may see temperatures range from 27 to 32 degrees. may produce some damage to sensitive plants. you want to make sure you bring in your pets. a frost advisory not going to get as cold but you may have patchy ice here around sections of the bay. as mentioned simple tips. we know the drill. dress in layers as i mentioned. gloves and a scarf. don't forget to warm up the car in the morning hours. you may have to scrape the windshield. worst commute would be anyone traveling over bridges, overpasses, and hills above 1,000 feet with the possibility of a littl

san francisco the committee chose boston. vick was at san francisco mayor ed lee office when he received the bad news. >> san francisco giantsdent was the one who took the phone call. >> started by saying this was the toughest decision they have made in the careers. if and it was prolonged and difficult meeting. >>reporter: mayor ed lee and members of san francisco olympic committee were in a no regret mode after the announcement was made. >> we are holding our head high. this is something that we are very proud to do. we have been honored to be invite entered this and we did our best to represent our city in our region. >> u.s. olympic committee board of director made the decision from denver. 4 finalist san francisco, los angeles, boston and washington, d.c. iconic san francisco regional bid had a lieutenant to offer. privately funded 4.5 billion dollar plan including temporary track and field stadium for opening and closing ceremony here in this barren field in brisbane. venue like the new levi stadium. at&t park. and the sports venue at uc berkeley and stanford as well. just to up the ante they tweak pr yesterday on the

. >>> topping our news, san francisco police are investigating after officers shot and killed a man who they say had contact with them earlier in the day. now, yesterday afternoon the 32- year-old man approached officers at 16th and mission and asked what type of gun they carried. police say he also asked about ammunition if they had ever shot and killed someone. then yesterday evening, police say the same man was in the parking lot of the mission police station. officers told him it was a restricted area. and he walked away. but as they were leaving they saw him again standing in the drive way. >> went to approach him and said, you can't be here. went to his waistband and saw a gun and drew. >>> he says the man's gun turned out to be a remember replica. but did not have the orange tip. we are as aware of us as any. officers are looking out for one another all the time. we have a job to do and we're going get it done. >> the chief says within a few days he will hold a town hall meeting to review what had happened and as he does, after any, as he always does after any officer-involved sh

live in san francisco ktvu news. >> thank you sal. >>> san francisco police are investigating a crash that seriously injured a woman who was crossing the street. the sun may have blinded the driver at around 830 on brotherhoodway. the woman was hit by a car turning onto the 1 on ramp. the driver said the sun was in his eyes and had difficult seeing her. she was rushed to the hospital with life threatening injuries. drugs and alcohol do not appear to be factors in the accident. >>> san francisco police have made no arrested in the suitcase with human remains inside. police received a 911 call yesterday reporting the suitcase left on 11th street between market and howard. the medical examiner has confirmed they are human. investigators also found additional evidence nearby that may be linked. >> there's other types of debris that are in the general area so i--it's unclear whether or not it's related. >> they hope to release more information on the case later today. >>> we are getting an inside look at the daring smash and grab robbery at the wells fargo museum in san francisco. surveill

in san francisco, abc 7 news. >>> we have much more for you tonight. up next the effort to keep one san francisco neighborhood clean has been so successful, the program is spreading. >>> you're going to hear from the bay area's fireplace police on how to spare the air we share. what will they go after next? >>> sandhya is here with the weather. >> how much warmer will it get closer to the weekend. >>> we're all paying less for gas these days that includes the airline industry why haven't airfares >>> san francisco is expected to expand a pilot program improving quality of life in one of the most challenged neighborhoods. the portable toilets program is considered a success by those who use them, and those who don't. >> if you live or work in san francisco, this is not an uncommon sight. every month 1,500 calls come in asking that the sidewalks be cleaned, often of human waste. it was a constant problem in this neighborhood until the arrival six months ago of a solar-powered mobile toilet. >> the best thing they ever did. people in between cars doing the

san francisco. there are a number of events planned today in san francisco in san jose for abc7 news. >>> a hots ofents will commemorate the holiday. the mayor lee will be at "selma," filming. in richmond a dave service at the greenway walking and bicycle trail with volunteers planting trees and cleaning intrash underway at 9:00 on the trail near lincoln elementary. a parade and rally in honor of dr. martin luther king jr. at 9:30 at dmv parking lot on manila avenue. >> the stock america -- market is closed today resuming tomorrow. >>> the stock and bond markets are closed today in honor of dr. martin luther king jr. holiday as our banks and some corporations. the new month and in year brought with them a new congress. and major consumer groups will push lawmakers to pass laws that help consumers. that includes financial security. advocates say there needs relief for eight million underwater home loops and growing problem of student loans. more action to prevent credit card and data hacks. also health care the consumer union is asking congress to focus on areas to lower costs such as increasing the

in developing news san francisco police have detained a person of interest who may be connected to the suitcase of body parts. here he is being led to a police car on turk street in san francisco's tenderloin strict. sergio quintana has the latest from the hall of justice. >> the man wearing a sheet over his head was walked out of the public housing building. a resident tells us he has seen him several times there recently visiting another resident of the building. he calls him the leprechaun because he was short and didn't speak much. >> i recognize the person i know he shaved his air. i've seen him on tv. and all of a sudden he brings equipment out. >> in surveillance video from a business near where the suitcase with the torso was found, the man in the picture looked to be dragging the suitcase. right now police tell us he is simply detained. >> a homicide has to figure out whether or not this person is, in fact, involved in the crime aspect. he is a person of interest in this case. however, he has not been charged yet with that crime. >> a second man was many detained but police de

san francisco is talking about housing san francisco housing prizes are among the highest it tops anyone million dollars and rent rise unfortunately, this is not the first time housing has been in the news thought california the cost of a home has made headline the medium prices for a house in the the $207,000 in california it is more than twice that amount and the laura u bay area is higher it's more than doubled the states so while more than half of the americans can afford the medium fewer in california and quarter in the bayer and now fewer than a 6th of san franciscans can afford it so why it housing in san francisco so go cheven condition tharz the obviously a high demand to live here the city is known for cultural diversities that attacks new residents and the credible opportunity our city diverse and will daytime committee grows jobs as a result we estimate the number of jobs is at ann an all-time 0 hive of 6 hundred thousand in the 80 the population was 6 hundred and 75 thousand now, it's grown steadily and quickly the recent estimate is 8 hundred and 40 thousand the highest in the city's history and it's not only san francisco it is greek the bay area has $2 million for reside

san francisco. it also has sites that aren't so scenic. nbc 7 newsnt us an e-mail showing us trash all along its trails. yesterday abc 7 news went out for a look. >> reporter: lands end is one of san francisco's most popular spots to hike or just sightsee. it sits north of the cliff house on national parkland overlooking the san francisco bay and golden gate bridge. among these spectacular views and nature trails one hiker found something else. >> i've seen turntables. chairs. coolers. suitcases. >> reporter: mound of trash, beer cans and liquor bottles. >> first reaction is disgust and anger. >> reporter: alexander wants the site cleaned up. >> open land in san francisco is limited. it's one of the things that makes the city so wonderful to be in. at this point we need to keep those lands as clean as possible. we need to respect them more. >> reporter: this mess is the responsibility of the golden gate national recreation area. spokesman howard levette says from time to time they do have issues with homeless camping there. >> when we become aware of