when we look across the country, there are cities like washington, new york, san francisco, seattle, people are wanting to live and once they get to those cities they want to live near transit stops, they want to be as close to -- in new york or washington, a subway stop as possible. and a lot of the development is happening in a very small area of places. the mission district in san francisco is the popular spot where a lot of new development would like to go, if we were allowing more to be built, but all of the conflict is being driven by this rise in demand. the homeownership in america is about 5 percentage point lower than at the end of the boom. so if that pressure were evenly distributed ash the country, we wouldn't feel it so much, but because it's heavily clustered in a small number of met palisti - -- -- metropolitan areas. >> if we could work out some of these regulatory problems that we have been talking about, would that necessarily mean that supply would meet demand better, or would we just stop the possibilities of some neighborhoods that we have seen rise in recent yea

let's go back to the desk. >> thank you very much. >>> we have developing news in san francisco. a growing tent cityhe central freeway is being cleared out. ktvu fox new's brian flores, i think you are on the camp at 13th street. what is happening there? >> reporter: there are quite a few camps in san francisco where city's department of public works are cleaning up these encampments. this one behind me is at 13th and harrison. department of works crews are here cleaning out this emcampment and the streets spraying disinfectant on the street. crews have been out here since earlier this morning. want to go to video 40 minutes ago. we are at almeida street underneath highway 101 i-80 skyway. crews were taking down things like tents and furniture and couches. the city had told the homeless people here they had 72 hours to leave. some decided to stay. now some say they are left with no options. >> we don't really know where to go. we are real people like everyone else. we came on hard times. everybody has their own different stories. offer us a solution. solution. that is not a jail-type environment. >>

new york. >>?] san francisco city hall is illuminated in the colors of the belgian flag tonight paying respect to thevictims of did's attack. vigil held early tonight by localq/ members of the belgian community at civic center plaz plaza. it was also attended by bay area residents touched by the bombings. >> l world renown buildings lit up in the black yellow and red of the bell january flag in sol dirt. eiffel tower in france, gate in berlin, germany and the fountain in rome paying tribute to the victims. also you see the one world trade center in new york city display entered belgian colors tonight. >>> an as belgians in the bay area mourn today, they are joined by local muslims expressing their horror and outrage over the terror attack attacks. chris winn has that story now from san jose. >> from his silicon valley office he takes a moment to renrichblingt you see the image of the destroyed term until and item just it's really unbelievable to just see what happened there. >> early this morning a moment of worry for this brussels native. >> my dad was traveling to london for business today and luck

san jose's housing director tells the paper numbers like these show how hard it is for many families to live in the south bay and for companies to recruit new workers. >>> city of san francisco looking for ways to cope with the threat of rising sea levels. while waterfront developments are still in the planning phase. waterfront area has to deal with flooding and erosion along the coast and bay. san francisco examiner says the city's sea level task force issued its first report. according to the paper the record says the city will have to consider raising or waterproofing roads or buildings exposed to the waterfront as well as create barriers to keep the water back. report does not offer any more specific suggestions. >>> there is a health advisory in the east bay after a steady rise in abuse of prescribed painkillers. contra costa health services says there has been an increase in oxycontn abuse. in 2013 there were 100 accidental drug overdoses. health officials are urging residents to take prescription drugs responsibility by. they are declared this prescription drug awareness month. >>> a mother in pittsburgh wants to speak out about ptsd after the death of her son. he ki

san francisco, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >> thank you so much. >>> the san francisco 49ers and the city of santa clara are at odd over rent.e 49ers reportedly withheld $5 million in rent money since december. the team is pushing for lower payments as part of its deal with the city. the dispute comes after months of heated negotiations between the two. the niners paid nearly $25 million per year in rent for the first two seasons at levis, but the deal also called for a one-time "rent reset" that would be based on updated costs and revenue numbers. the city council is said to discuss the rent deal on tuesday. >>> things did not go quite at planned for firefighters at one station in san mateo after a driver crashed through a fence, hit a tree it then clipped their fire station. firefighters spent hours making repairs. no one inside the station was hurt. you can see a lot of damage to contend with. the driver had just exited highway 92 when he or she failed to hit the brakes. that driver is now being treated for injuries at the hospital. >>> coming up at 6:00, trump protestors stopping traffic, chaining themselves to cars in a

in san francisco melanie abc 7 news. >> san francisco supervisor wants the city to declare state of emergencyn pigs street as supervisor david stood in front of homeless shelter to announce the plan. emergency declaration speed up the opening of navigation centers like the one you see here. >> navigation center allows them to get housing and services. substance abuse. mental health. it has work. created housing for more than 300 people. >>reporter: the compost wants 3 more navigation centers opened in the next 6 months. he wants san francisco to pay for it with emergency reserve funds. director of the mayor office of housing said the city is already working to open two new centers. he says the location node to be carefully studied and fought rushed with an emergency declaration. >> over seas now. american tourist was killed in a sta stabbing attack in israel toda today. vanderbilt university student taylor forest was on a school trip south of tel aviv. police say the attack were carried out by palestinian an who run through traffic fran frankcly stabbing as he ran. attacker shot and killed. a

new york and california. the number one is the times where the median rent is more than $4700. and unlike miami's, does not come with a view. walter? >> no surprise that san francisco and new york city were going to be at the top that have list. you know what i want to talk to you about though, has to do with something we are all familiar with. drinking coffee. starbucks customers have been upset over changes to the company's rewards program and now dunkin' donuts is taking advantage of this right? >> that's right. dunkin' donuts is going after starbucks customers. the ceo says they are going to be giving out $5 gift cards to encourage them to give dunk incoffee a -- dunkin' donuts coffee a try. >> i'm a dunkin' donuts gal. >> we'll see you here in the next hour >>> dogs in the city this week, we meet beast a terrier mix in search of a loving home. here's lauren pastrana with more. >> reporter: it is time for another dogs in the city. this is beast but there is nothing like beast about him. >> he is definitely the beauty, he is a 3-month-old terrier mix and just a delight. he is getting along great with other dogs at the shelter, wonderful with people as you can see how nicely he is

new restaurant category. death and taxes is located on hargood street. it is the latest open by previous award winner ashley christian son, and include restaurants in austin, san francisco, new orleans, atlanta, and new york city. the winners will be announced in may. >>> and a very different day in d.c. this morning. >> a test yesterday brought the city to a standstill. how many commuters were affected >> also ahead why prison. >>> french authorities arrested four people on charges of planning a terrors a tack. one of the four was a women -- terrorist attack. a subsequent search found an unuse the cartridge, swim cards, usb cards -- sim cards, and usb cards. tensions are high since the november 13th attacks that left 130 people dead. >>> president obama will make history sunday with a three-day visit to cuba, the first visit the by a sitting president in 90 years. on tuesday the president will give a speech at the grand theater of havana to layout a theater of provisions and economic opportunities for the obama will meet with raul castro and attend a major league baseball exhibition game. wral's leyla santiago is going back to cuba. she'll have live reports from havana on this historic trip and look for her c

. >> another lawsuit targeting the new warriors arena, with the city san francisco not following the proposition "m" limiting new office space the city can approve and akeys the city of misusing public subsidies to pay for arena and failing to meet the california environmental quality act requirement. >> the so-called female viagra has lackluster results. in august the f.d.a. approved the drug to treat low sexual desire the first of its kind approved for the problem. the results show that drug did not enhance most women's sexual life or increase the frequency of their even counters but linked to a higher risk of sleepiness and nausea. sleepiness and nausea. >> the sunrise right ball i was walking home. just picked us up two breakfast croissants for four bucks, when this bear attacked. with one swipe, it devoured one of the croissants. then jack showed up and took care of the beast, so i could escape. and that's what happened to your breakfast croissant. and yours? it survived. share it with yourself. freshly cracked egg with ham and bacon, or sausage, get two breakfast croissants for

brothers locations in various places. >>> the city of santa clara says the rent payment for levi stadium is $5.5 million short. the mercury news reports the san francisco 49ers have paid $19 million to the city. the team agreed to pay $24.5 million per contract includes a reset clause based on factors including operating expenses. the new santa clara mayor says she wants the city to be made whole pick the city council is set to take up the issue tomorrow. >>> crews began work on a caltrain bridge. pop warner will be closed to through traffic for the next eight weeks between ramona and claremont streets. it runs right past san mateo high school. they work involves building a new steel structure and demolishing the existing bridge as part of a $38 million full bridge replacement project. >>> a popular park is getting a makeover according to the chronicle. it will be repaved and widened in some areas. people who use christie field have complained about the pits, bottles and crowds. the park also get improved drainage and redesigned parking lots. the work is expected to begin in october and is being paid for by a $2.5 million park service grant and private

closed session mitigated claims city of san francisco for the sf corporation are the irrigation from the city and county of san francisco, conference with real property new york city and judicial exchange for the lot 31 for 180 one jerald in san francisco and destruction price in terms of apartment and restore hetch hetchy versus city of san francisco and items 20 through 29 will not be heard. >> thank you. any comments on the items to be in closed session hearing none, can i get a motion to assert a attorney/client section the commission authorized the settlement of 19 no other action was taken can i have a motion as to whether or not to disclose the items if closed session. >> a i move we don't there is a motion and a second opposed the item that item passes is there other new business seeing none, we'll be adjoined at >> [inaudible] public housing and public education. [inaudible] instructions [inaudible] thank you for your leadership, your support and partnerships. [applause] congratulations [inaudible] for this amazing and beautiful building. i actually was here when it was a little less [inaudible] it is great to see the building up today. [inaudib

new england. watch out for wet roads in northern california and in the northwest and snow in the western mountains. >>> if you're flying, airport delays likeliest in new york city, boston and san franciscoorning, a sheriff's deputy is dead after a gun fight north of indianapolis. >> they were trying to serve warrants for drug-related offenses when they entered a suddenly, shots rung out. the suspect was killed. >> they got inside the residence and they were met with gunfire. we planned for it. but you're never fully prepared for that kind of situation. >> deputy carl koontz was rushed to a hospital where he did. he leaves behind a wife and an 8-month-old son. >>> investigators in western pennsylvania said a retired state trooper was behind a tool booth shooting that turned deadly. they say briggs robbed two toll collectors at gun point. >>> an 1811--year-old boy has been rescued after he fell 30 feet into a sink hole near baltimore. he had been playing with a friend in their neighborhood. bouncy. the ground gave way and they fell in. one boy managed to crawl out and he ran for help. >> i go to look down it, i hear someone screaming up to me, saying help. called 911. get as many people o

notice if buying a new smartphone. >>> but first, happening right now, a plan to auction san francisco. fire hydrant equipment on hold. critics say selling spare parts could put the city at risk when an earthquake strikes. >>> colin kaepernick's future with the 49ers. the new head coach chip kelly will have the power to keep kaepernick or trigger his trade. back with more news after this. back tbelgi. fren offials a condning the uss >> breaking news following what's happening in belgium. french officials condemning the attacks today in the strongest possible terms. president fran what hollande says terrorist struck brussels but europe was targeted and all of the world that's concerned. it believed a terror cell in belgium coordinated the paris terror attack. we'll continue to cover the breaking story. new details coming in by the minute. we'll provide you with live updates throughout our us in cast. download our nbc bay area app. >>> here in the bay area, accidents on highway 17 have reached a ten-year high. chp says, quote, self-righteous speeders are to blame and things could get worse. 95 reported accidents in january alone which is three times higher than the same

the good news for the car owners, the city of san francisco will pay for the repairs to their vehicles. live in san francisco, matt keller, absolutely 7 news. >> you can use the free absolutely 7 news app to track weather powered by el nino and push alerts to receive breaking weather information. we have resources to help you plan for these storms. >>> eight officials are looking into the possibility of using sensors to detect when debris falls on their cracks. today, the trains are up running again. amy is live for us. how did it go today. >> hi, reggie, it was smooth. they sloughed down to 10 miles per hour at the crash site because they wanted to be careful because of the heavy equipment and inspectors in the area, but that gave riders good chance to take a nice, long look. train passengers couldn't help but look out the window this morning at the site of the train derail m. some felt a little anxious for their own safety. all said they had the victims on their minds. >> just trying to imagine how those people felt. it was dark out there at the time the train derailed. >> must have

it's all coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00. >> all right, thanks so much, ama. >>> indeed, today was leap day. still is. very busy at san francisco city hall. >> abc 7 news was under the rotunda this an as couples eagerly waited to get married. most said that they chose leap day to make this occasion extra special. >> as far as their anniversary goes, not having february 29th on next year's calendar won't keep these couples from celebrating. >> a year's gone by, we'll still have been married for 365 days, but we get to pick a day, either the 1st or the 28th. >> according to irish tradition, leap day is the one time when women can propose marriage to men. >> a little different now, but hey, they were taking a leap of faith today, aren't they? good luck to them. >> congratulations. >> they safe money on anniversary presents every year. >> that's true. >> every four years. >> now you're thinking like a guy. >> there we go. "world news tonight" with david muir is coming up next. i'm kristen >>> several breaking stories tonight. hours away now until super tuesday. the showdown. and tonight, donald trump and the staggering new poll. and the

this morning faculty members say they will walk off the job if they cannot get a new contract with city college of san francisco. 92% of union members voted to let their leaders call a strategic. thousands of full and part time instructers teach at city college. they have been without a contract since july. the dispute centers on pay and the vision for city colleges future. >> they put on the table the idea we are going to have a college that over six years will be cut by 26% and that means that students are not going to be able to is classes. >> we have reached tout city college administrators and they have not commented on the ongoing contract dispute >> happening now the public is saying goodbye to former first lady nancy reagan. here is a look at the reagan library in simi valley. visitors have been stopping by the first day of public viewing lying in repose brought more than 3,000 people to the library yesterday. this comes ahead of tomorrow's private funeral where dignitaries including first lead obama and former president george w. bush fay respects. mrs. reagan passed away on sunday in her los angeles h

fashion, business, technology, and public policy hopping aboard a jetblue flight from new york city to san francisco 100 west coast power players and celebrities. sharing their secrets to success. >> we need to create spaces and where women come together and for lack of a better wofford network. >> reporter: the twist? everyone involved right down to the engineer's flight crew and pilots a woman. >> are there many other women doing this? >> maybe 3%? actress turned entrepreneur drew barry moore, the cover store of marie claire's boss issue sharing her wine and wisdom telling us her secret to creating a business, follow your passion. >> whatever it is in life that makes you feel like you just want to leap, leap. but work hard all the way through the fall. >> reporter: gwyneth paltrow's insider tip, dare to be first. >> i think that it's challenging to do something that's provocative and you know, i was in a way first in -- first of my peers in the space and to do this. so i think i took you know a lot of scrapes going through the brush with my >> new mom tyra banks on maternity leave talking with us

closed session mitigated claims city of san francisco for the sf corporation are the irrigation from the city and county of san francisco, conference with real property new york city and judicial exchange for the lot 31 for 180 one jerald in san francisco and destruction price in terms of apartment and restore hetch hetchy versus city of san francisco and items 20 through 29 will not be heard. >> thank you. any comments on the items to be in closed session hearing none, can i get a motion to assert a attorney/client section the commission authorized the settlement of 19 no other action was taken can i have a motion as to whether or not to disclose the items if closed session. >> a i move we don't there is a motion and a second opposed the item that item passes is there other new business seeing none, we'll be business seeing none, we'll be adjoined at - working for the city and county of san francisco will immerse you in a vibrant and dynamic city that's on the forefront of economic growth, the arts, and social change. our city has always been on the edge of progress and innovation. after all, we're at the meeting of land and sea. - our city is famous fo

san mateo and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. children in san francisco can enjoy a new park. the cityeaking ground at 17th and folsom turning a parking lot into a beautiful new green space. the new neighborhood park will feature outdoor performance and classroom space and kids' play area. part of a $5.2 million project. funded by a grant from the california rec and parks department. >> san francisco is considering charges to park at meters at night. the agency is is -- impact for nighttime meters a way to help close the budget shortfall projected for two years because of a decision to cut towing fees by $100. >> there will be automatic emergency breaks to be standard on cars in the next decade. tests have proveen the brakes can prevent car accidents. many offer the safety on some models. michael finney said that will change. >> mike and linda were driving for hours on the highway and mike said he zoned out. >> the next thing i remember is the car alarm going off and linda yelling, mike, and i looked and suddenly we have a concrete aboutment ahead of us. >> the accidents with avoided b

. >>> the barriers put up to protect a san francisco neighborhood from flooding appear to have worked. abc 7 news was at fulsome and 17th street as city workers loaded up the plastic barriers. they were placed along the block this weekend to keep water from e entering homes and businesses. san francisco motorcycle club, they were installing a flood-proof door today. the business spent $110,000 to repair damage from laughtst wins flooding. >> put new floors, new plumbing, check valves and new sheetrock. >> the interlocking barriers will be put up in this neighborhood whenever more than an inch of rain is expected in a 24-hour period. >>> and you can use the free abc 7 news app to track weather powered by el nino. just enable push alerts to receive breaking weather information. we also have resources to help you plan for these storms at abc7 news.com/el/nino. >>> new details on the search for a driver who hit a little boy as the boy was walking to school this morning then ran away. the zechaccident was a series o events that started at a livermore car dealership. laura anthony is live in liv livermore with more information for us. >> re

abc 7 news was at san francisco city hall where couples were eager to dive in on this special day. they don't mind not having a wedding anniversary for the next three years. >> it's just a fun, different type of thing. >> make it more special. >> yeah. >> may not have to get presents every year. >> or it's four times the presents when they do roll around. >> marriage has been tied to leap year for some time. at least in ireland. according to irish tradition, leap day is the one time women could propose marriage to men. >>> a group of sky divers went to extremes to celebrate leap day in kansas city, missouri. the red bull air force sky diving team took a giant leap. it was 5,000 feet gown to the national world war i museum and memorial. >>> also get a lot of deals on leap day as some of the best ones steep discounts of up to 29% off regular prices on travel wednesday ek expedia, pizza hut a free one topping personal pizza for those who have a birthday on leap day. subway customers can finally rest assured their foot-long sandwiches will actually be 12 inches long. a judge granted fi

and if you are tired of san francisco, and i don't know how you could get tired of san francisco, but the top cities include new york, las vegas, los angeles and chicago. >>> a close call for the warriors, and what is next or the team as they prepared to face the los angeles clippers at home. >>> welcome back to your mornings on 2, as part of the historic trip to cuba, president obama will take on the cuban national team -- will be present when the rays take on the cuban national team, and the u. s. and cuban governments are talking about a deal that would allow the cuban players to leave the country legally to play in the major league. >> what it would bring to the game is pretty significant, and it is an honor to be a part of all of that.>> i am happy to be a part of this trip and to bring joy to the people of this country. the baltimore orioles were the last baseball team to play in cuba >>> the giants picture giving up six runs in six innings, and saving and hit, and the giants lost, 6-4. >>> the warriors are heading back home after barely losing two games in a row for the first time this season, overcoming

san francisco ranked the fifth best vacation destination in the u. s., looking at reviews, hotels, attractions, restaurants and events. the other cities include newk, new york city, las vegas, orlando in chicago.>> we will keep san francisco, pretty nice. >>> coming up at the 6:00 hour, following the latest developments in breaking news out of brussels, belgium, 26 people killed in three explosions at the airport and a metro station, and calling this a terror attack. >>> and the east bay bart station, a special train in place for the morning commute, and what the riders have to do to get further down the line. i just picked us up 2 breakfast croissants for $4, when this bear attacked. with one swipe, it devoured one of the croissants. then jack showed up, and took care of the beast, so i could escape. and that's what happened to your breakfast croissant. and yours? it survived. enjoy freshly cracked egg with ham and bacon. or sausage. two tasty croissants at an even tastier $4 price. it's a deal you'll devour. >>> following a scary situation, explosions at the airport in metro station, authorities in brussels say that at least 26 people have been

right new we are seeing darker friend move in to san francisco, daly city, colma, san bruno to san mateo and here is the stronger part of the system, over the next our, it will take over the peninsula. we have rain on the way today and tomorrow and sunday. an hour-by-hour look at the storm coming up next. >> c.h.p. is updatingness on the accident on the san mateo bridge. it is in the eastbound direction. that is better news the non-commute direction. we have extra slow traffic westbound because of those watching. this is the flat section eastbound last lane blocked. we will check on that later. green is an indication of rain and where it could affect the commute but green on the roads is you are at director limit. we have flooding at highway 12 and highway 121 in napa, use extra caution drive if that area and mudslides blocking the northbound lane north of highway 116. we will be pack with a look 59 mass transit in a few. >> ever heated electrical panel sparks a house fire in the east bay and what was discovered when firefighters rushed inside. >> i cannot believe how civil it has been u

san francisco, i did it today. i did. i did. >> the city is a finist to improve transportation. >> abc7 news is here with the details. >> in all seriousness, this map shows san francisco's competition in the smart city challenge. one city will get $50 million to transform the way people get around. >> this is the transportation department video explaining the contest goals. it's about using technology to make getting around easier, quicker, safer. and these are things that can reduce the demand for parking lots and free up space for housing or parks. >> can can help with traffic management, routing and helping people get into shared vehicles. so that we don't have everybody running around the city in their own car. >> google's parent company tweeted it will work to get transit data to city officials. san francisco gets $100,000 to expand it's proposal. the winner announced in june. >> the starving artist stereo type is becoming the homeless artist. >> meet the philanthropists making sure artists still have a place to live and work in the city. >>> a popular san francisco stadium, not everyone is looking stadium, not everyone i

"abc7 news" was at city college in san francisco this morning as workers cleaned up a large limb that came crashing down from a tree. it damaged four parked cars. the city will pay for the car repairs. >>> crews worked to remove a sixth pine tree in oakland near highway 13. one lane of the highway was closed today as workers took down that tree. >> more trees may come as we face more days of stormy weather. >> sandhya patel is tracking the storms on live doppler 7 hd. sandhya? >> that's right, kristen and dan. as we look at live doppler 7 hd, you'll notice there's little left now of today's system, which is just spotty drizzle right now. this is all going to change. live doppler 7 hd will be tracking two storms. one is light, five is severe on our storm impact scale. we've been using this storm all winter to track these storms. the two storms coming up, two. flood risks will increase, especially as we head towards friday. already a flash flood watch beginning tomorrow morning running through 5:00 p.m. flash flooding is possible on small streams and creeks. let's look at the timeline t

san francisco, i did it today. i did. i did. >> the city is a finist to improve transportation. >> abc7 news is here with the details. >> in all seriousness, this map shows san francisco's competition in the smart city challenge. one city will get $50 million to transform the way people get around. >> this is the transportation department video explaining the contest goals. it's about using technology to make getting around easier, quicker, safer. and these are things that can reduce the demand for parking lots and free up space for housing or parks. >> can can help with traffic management, routing and helping people get into shared vehicles. so that we don't have everybody running around the city in their own car. >> google's parent company tweeted it will work to get transit data to city officials. san francisco gets $100,000 to expand it's proposal. the winner announced in june. >> the starving artist stereo type is becoming the homeless artist. >> meet the philanthropists making sure artists still have a place to live and work in the city. >>> a popular san francisco stadium, not everyone is looking forward to the changes.

. >>> the crv gave us new numbers yesterday that show charlotte beat out much bigger cities like los angeles, san francisco, even new york for growth in january. charlotte was top in the country for revenue growth. our resume occupancy was up 4.5%, the third highest in america. plans for a 30 story residential tower in the heart of uptown have been scraped the developer says it crunchth numbers and learned the real estate market couldn't handle it. it was the first high end condo since the 2008 financial crisis. the developer is now considering other options for that property. are ramping up their efforts to stop the spread of wildfire. it burned 50 acres in the fairview county but the wildfire is not close to any homes or businesses much the dry conditions and strong winds could make it hard to keep control of the wildfire and another one in hudson. we told you about this one earlier in the week. officials are urging people to use extreme caution if they light a fire outdoors. fire season is expected to last until late april. >>> meteorologist keith monday has your forecast in severe weather center 9. it

. >> aren't there things like san francisco where they're raising questions? >> new york citys probably raising the most questions. but san francisco is -- >> is it the attorney general or -- >> no. the primary issues are there's, you know, laws that were written before airbnb, you know. >> local zoning laws? >> local zoning, hotel tax issues. we've gone now and we are now collecting hotel taxes in 25 cities in the world, including countries. and country by country, we're able to modernize the laws, in france, in the united kingdom. and the whole message we have is, we want to work with cities. the whole point is we want cities to want us. we want to enrich the cities. i actually am optimistic there will be a solution in new york, a long-term solution. >> when you look at the company, what other areas might you expand to? >> well, i like to joke that, you know, we have 80 million people who have stayed in homes. but people don't travel to stay in homes. they travel to go somewhere to have an experience. they just happen to sleep in a home at night. so i would like us to move f

. >>> the new atmosphere that staffers are using inside san francisco city hall. >> a sea change at sea world. the theme park is saying good-bye to shamu. >> he looks like a mini stone hedge. ,,,,,, these are the hands, the hands that drive commerce, that build business across borders. these are the hands of pitney bowes, the craftsmen of commerce. these are the hands that sew the seeds of business growth, that weave the data, and find the perfect spot to thrive. these are the hands of pitney bowes, the craftsmen of commerce. with isis. it can send encrypted messages that self-destruct. kpix 5's joe vazquez on why that same ap raising some red flags with san francisco city hall ton. an app that is popular with isis. >> reporter: fine up for the messaging atmosphere calmed telegram, and you will -- app called telegram. it is a secret chat feature that allows messages self destruct. some supervisors and staffers are using telegram to conduct city busy business. it named an unnamed city employee who says staffers are being encouraged to use telegram, because at a way around the city's publ

was too quick to order the evacuations. >>> i'm jackie ward outside of san francisco's city hall where mayor lee plans to announce newor a second navigation center for the city's homeless population. it will be located at 12th and market the site of the civic center hotel. it look funded using taxpayer money. since this time last year many other cities have expressed creating interest in similar spaces so this isn't your traditional shelter using unconventional rules that encourage people to get off the streets for good. >> we do everything we can to make this a welcoming environment. low on the rules, high on the engagement. >> reporter: yesterday the board of supervisors rejected a resolution urging governor brown to declare a state of emergency on homelessness. before the vote the spokesman for california's emergency services reminded the board that prior to getting emergency funding, proof that all local resources have been exhausted for the proposed emergency must be provided. mayor lee will announce plans for that new navigation center from the city hall steps at 9:30 a.m. in san francisco, jackie ward, kpix 5.

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san francisco to pay for it with emergency reserve funds. the director of the mayor's office says the city is already working to open two new centers. >>> a rally in san francisco's tender loin neighborhood opposing efforts to evict dozens of residents from a market street building. they were angry that the land lord is trying to evict the residents. the eviction battle has been ongoing for two years. the land lord wants to transform the building into office space. >>> there's only a little more than a month left until the tax deadline. today, we have some help. >> michael finney has a team of experts standing by to answer your questions. michael? >> good afternoon. we do have the experts here, people here from the irs, we have accountants. if you've got a question, we have an answer. give us a call right now, 415-954-7621. joining me right now is arlette lee. you're security, right? you're the law enforcement part of irs. >> yes, i am. i'm with irs criminal investigation. >> there are three big scams that we're hearing about right now. >> right. the first one is the identity theft where one uses your social security to file a tax return. your

city. >>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center, this is the abc7 news. >> now at 11:00, a tribute in lights. san francisco and cities around the world are remembering those lost in the brussels terror attacks. good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz. here is the latest tonight on the attacks in brussels. late today the state department issued an unprecedented travel alert to americans warning of possible terror attacks throughout the entire european continent. the death toll remains at 31 following twin bombings at the brussels airport and a subway station. 250 are injured including nine americans. isis is claiming responsibility. >>> tonight a manhunt is underway for the attackers. police believe three men walked in at the height of rush hour and were outside the security checkpoint. molly hunter is in belgium tonight. >> reporter: tonight brussels is under darkness as on going raids continue across the european country. the manhunt for this man as authorities identify as a suspect in the airport attacks. investigators say it started around 8:00 a.m. on tuesday morning. two bombs exploding. the te