this one is based in san francis francisco. >> reporter: it is not just with the supreme court that the republican majority is not doing their job. it is about an appointments up and down the line. it is no surprise than the number of judicial emerges have trimmed since republican-- apprenticeshiped since the republicans-- tripled since the administration >>> lynch has removed herself for consideration for the supreme court seat because the nomination process would interfere with her current work. despite a 36-hour philabuster, the senate has passed a measure proposed by republican state senator would protect clergy and vendors who refuse services to same-sex couples. it will be put to a vote to amend the state done city tugs. supporters-- constitution. supporters say it will protect liberty and opposer say it will inline law. u.s. forces have captured the man said to be in charge of the group's chemical weapon's program. our correspondent has details. >> reporter: good evening. the fight against i.s.i.l. has had some recent setbacks. today top american officials are to touting a top of

the one and two-year-old girls were found at pic san francisco's st. francis hospital yesterday afternoon. police say shaniece jones took her daughters to a fast food restaurant on monday and left them with the acquaintance. she didn't return to get the children when she said she would. the mother then reported the children missing to police.

and we went to seattle, san francis francisco, denver, and it is encouraged me to keep writing. i wrote more stories. then theput me on npr radio going out to 200 radio stations. one day i get a call from an editor and he said i jus saw all of your stuff and i think it is imperative you write a book and i said i think you are right. before i got up and told the stories i would write them out. it helped me flush the stories out in my head. so i told him maybe i have half of one of just first-draff stuff. he said send it to me. i said it is first-draft stuff. i had never written anything before and where didn't know if it was worthy. i sent it to him and three days later he calls me up asking do you have an agent? just so happens i did. an agent heard me on npr a couple weeks before and said i would like to represent you. i told him i like writing short stories. a cop's life is a series of short stories. when i go out on patrol, i may handle 10-20 jobs in a night and every job is a story. it has a beginning, it has a middle, it has an end, it has different characters, dialogue, an

francis of assisi here in san francisco as well as our official missionary of mercy designated by pope francis. father john you just spoke so beautifully about confession, and i just keep thinking about this year of mercy, one of the things you said really has brought to mind, the question about what do we really get -- do we really get mercy? do we really understand it? i think a lot about the early church and how, for them, the symbol of the cross actually was a very popular until the seventh century free for the early christians the symbol of their faith, the symbol for jesus was the good shepherd. that is the image the vatican has used for this year of mercy, and i love how that image really is for the fourth century christians it was an active image. the shepherd was always standing with the sheep around his neck, and he was looking out and ready for action. i think about that question you posed, what is mercy, do we really understand it? not only that we are called to live in that mercy, that we have been given the mercy of god, but also called to go out, and give that mercy to o

. >>> people in one san francisco neighborhood are in a heated battle over a tree. i'm kim yonanaka in san francisco with the story. francis... is triered neighrhoo, >>> a single tree, this single tree, has become wouldn't hottest top nix san francisco. it's triggered a neighborhood feud. restraining orders. now the city is getting involved. that issue whether a homeowner is allowed to cut down a pine tree in the backyard of his own richmond district home. now it appears there may finally be a conclusion. nbc bay area's kim yonenaka live in the neighborhood where tree advocates say this isn't any old tree. right, kim? >> reporter: right, terry. this is the tree at the heart of this battle. recently a renowned arborist declared that it is a rare hybrid pine tree, the only one of its kind in san francisco. now, the finding proved to be key in making this a landmark status and protecting this tree from getting cut down. but opponents warn that this outcome could come with severe consequences. this all began on cook street 11 months ago. new homeowner dale rogers chopped down two date palm trees and another pine tree like this

here you see brother damian of san francisco's francis can order. yes, in that towel he's holding janet, a piglet. she was a naughty girl running around in traffic stopping the morning commute in the mission district. she's so cute. brother damian managed to catch janet no doubt because he's a francis can and st. francis as you know is the patron saint of animals. tonight janet is doing well. she's at animal care and control where everyone seems to love her. if no one claims janet after five days, janet will go to a pig rescue group. >> let's claim her. >> four minutes of sudden darkness covered parts of asia and the pacific ocean just a short while ago. did you see it? it was all from a total solar eclipse. if you didn't see it, here it is. this happens when the moon passes between the sun and earth, blocking the sun. a total eclipse called totality happened for four minutes at 5:38 our time. so about an hour ago. we couldn't see it from here, at least not with a naked eye but it was visible in indonesia. the last total solar eclipse happened last

i feel like there's hope for san francisco because i was thinking about san francisco -- and saint francis always took care of the poor and animals. and so in san francisco, not going to live by the spirit of saint francis, they might as well change the name. you gave us hope. >> my name is mark barnes and anyone who doesn't think there's a state of emergency -- regarding this issue and i want to address another issue related to this. and that's the way dpw is dealing with this the homeless. i wish mayor lee would instruct dwp ryu to instruct his folks, his employees to deal with the homeless in a more respectful manner and with dignity. not just come in and [inaudible]. i witnessed an incident yesterday that, you know, very thuggish on the dpd person. very good guy. he doesn't drink. he doesn't use drugs. he just files his papers and he was going to grab his stuff and throw it in the truck. you know how they do. they just sweep up, and i had to inter seed and i told the dpd guy, this guy has the first amendment right to sale his newspapers so you need to move along and he had this standar

county of san francisco give us employees the unities to contribute their ideas and energy and commitment to shape the city's future but for considering a career with the city and county of san francis o >> san francisco when 4 years i have been doing public policy stuff around city hall i have a by the question for a jazz musician kind of got a band together is there a way to play at any kind of public events or you know libraries or teach kids things or do public service through his service to do something are for the san francisco community event and. >> great. >> i'm glad you guys are here. >> thank you. we can't nestle address address that i'll refer you to the staff the board of directors are here. >> by the thank you very much house will come to order seeing none, public comment is closed. more often on to item 2 approval of the minutes from march first >> i have one change when actually is required throughout the document i was not here during the meeting it says i'm here anytime my name to appears to vote cross me out and audrey joseph was here to commissioner joseph should replace my name any other questions or comments does seem like will i public comment no public commen

francis in san francisco, not too long ago. here's video from sky 7 hd over the hospital. again, this is great news. these girls disappeared on monday. their mother told police that she had brought them into san francisco from oakland, and she had left them with a woman whom she only knew for months, her name was jaquita. >> ms. jones indicated that she spent the next day and night searching the tenderloin and the south of market areas and was unable to locate either her children or the acquaintance. >> reporter: again, the girls were dropped off at st. francis hospital. their mother is under arrest for child endangerment. now, i did get a chance to speak with police a little earlier. they were very concerned. they were actually handing out these flyers in the area where the girls were last seen near market street. but again, they have been found. they appear to be in good health. but child services is also getting involved in the investigation. reporting live in san francisco, alyssa harrington, "abc7 news." >> good that they are safe and sound. >>> after a four-month inv

francis hospital in san francisco. their mom was unaware of their whereabouts for 2 days. >>--to go an entire day i can't imagine the feeling of that >> reporter:their 26 year old mom shanyce jones was last seen with the two toddlers in this surveillance photo. it was taken monday at 2:30 am at the carl's junior fast westfield in san francisco. jones told police she then left her children with this woman "jacquita" monday around lunch time at a burger king restaurant and she hadn't seen them since. >> reporter:saying she was supposed to pick them up later monday but was latethen tuesday but "jacquita" never showed. officers spent much of wednesday searching the tenderloin for the kids. 135 minutes after police put out these pictures the two toddlers and jacquita arrived at st. francis hospital. >>-- so we're just very fortunate and very happy that the two toddlers were returned safely. this woman is just a person of interest we're not saying she is a suspect. she did remain at the scene and she is cooperating with police. >> reporter:as for the mother here. charges and nar

the girl was found at san francisco saint francis hospital yesterday afternoon. police say the mother took her daughters to a fast food restaurant on monday and left them there with an acquaintance she didn't return to get them when she said she would. the mother then reported them missing to police. police say the acquaintance brought them to the hospital where they checked out as a precaution but appeared to be in good health. >>> a san francisco police officer who was under investigation for an alleged date rape has been cleared of assault charges but he has been arrested on lesser charges. jason lai is charged with six misdemeanors involving unauthorized access of confidential records. last year he was accused of assaulting a woman who had taken -- he had taken on a date. both he and the woman were allege wily drinking. the da has decided there was insufficient evidence in that case but there was probable cause that resulted in the latest charges. the police department said they want the public to know about the arrest. >> the most important thing that we wan

francis in san francisco and coronado near san diego and fairmont in arizona. life is free and that is true for checking accounts with maintenance fees in first half of the year are averaging now $159 according to money rates which 18% more than the second half of 2001. some users of night cream from skin car brand dr. brand say they are reporting incredibly vivid dreams, some are scary. it was first reported saying reviewers claimed to have strange dreams and the night cream was used by consumers once a day for 28 days during the nighttime and no concerns are side effects were reported but they are "looking into the product," and it costs $135 for 1.7 ounce which is a nightmare in itself. >> jane king, i like it. thank you. >> happening now the european face age is starting the first stage of a two part mission to determine if mars has had alien life. >> a spacecraft has been launched to reach the red land it in october collecting data and analyze the atmosphere because details of life could be hidden there. they want to figure out how to land big payloads on

the one and two-year-old girls were found at pic san francisco's st. francis hospital yesterday afternoon. police say shaniece jones took her daughters to a fast food restaurant on monday and left them with the acquaintance. she didn't return to get the children when she said she would. the mother then reported the children missing to police. well, police say the acquaintance brought the girls to the hospital. they were checked out as a precaution but appeared to be in good health. >>> a federal judge in san francisco has delayed the sentencing of chinatown crime boss raymond chow. he was originally to be sentenced yesterday. they wanted to wait until after post-trial motions. those motions are due april 15. chow, the head of a criminal enterprise, was convicted of racketeering, conspiracy, and murder charges back in january. >>> and the commercial crab fishing season will finally open in the bay area on saturday. fishermen can put out their grab pots tomorrow morning and bring them back in starting saturday morning. the season normally starts in november. it

i feel like there's hope for san francisco because i was thinking about san francisco -- and saint francis always took care of the poor and animals. and so in san francisco, not going to live by the spirit of saint francis, they might as well change the name. you gave us hope. >> my name is mark barnes and anyone who doesn't think there's a state of emergency -- regarding this issue and i want to address another issue related to this. and that's the way dpw is dealing with this the homeless. i wish mayor lee would instruct dwp ryu to instruct his folks, his employees to deal with the homeless in a more respectful manner and with dignity. not just come in and [inaudible]. i witnessed an incident yesterday that, you know, very thuggish on the dpd person. very good guy. he doesn't drink. he doesn't use drugs. he just files his papers and he was going to grab his stuff and throw it in the truck. you know how they do. they just sweep up, and i had to inter seed and i told the dpd guy, this guy has the first amendment right to sale his newspapers so you need to move along and he had this standar

francis rode through the square as the crowd cheered and waved. >>> san francisco's glide memorial churched am 3,000 today for easter sunday. this came after a rousing service with plenty of music even though it is an institution in san francisco's tenderloin he says there are always potential troubles on the horizon when so many depend on you. >> we need more volunteers because there are more people and there is less money so therefore we really need more people to volunteer. >> williams says upprds of 10,000 volunteer now. meals are served every day but easter and christmas are especially well attended and well celebrated. >>> let's see what your microclimate forecast looks like. very nice on this easter sunday. >> still pretty nice outside. a little bit windy from the north bay down to san francisco. 64 degrees. wind gusts from downtown heading down towards sfo airport up to 40 miles per hour and breezy. north winds at 10 to 20 miles per hour. right now numbers in low to mid 60s. 59 in san francisco. as we head towards tomorrow morning we see mostly mid 40s. next couple of mornings cou

the girls were found at san francisco st. francis hospital yesterday afternoon.y shaniece jones took her daughters to a fast food restaurant and didn't return to get the children when she said she would. she reported the children as missing to police. police say the acquaintances brought the girls to the hospital. they were checked out as a precaution. >>> new this morning the suspect? the paris terror attack will not fight extradition to france. a detention hearing for salah abdeslam took place in belgium today. he was arrested last week. the judge granted a defense request to delay his hearing two weeks. his lawyer says his client did not know about the brussels attack. he wants to return to his home country of france as soon as possible to explain himself. back here in the u.s., authorities say an effort to combat extremists from recruiting americans is off to a slow start. a campaign to fight recruitment in los angeles, minneapolis, and boston. police and prosecutors are acknowledging that very few programs so far have directly come out of the pilot initiativ

it is known as the biggest little parade in san francisco made its way down five blocks of union street. >>> this morning pope francis sent his easter message to the masses at saint peter's square. [music] >> tens of thousands of catholics went through tight security to get near the pontiff and listen to his message. the pope urged people to support the victims of terrorism and the ongoing refugee crisis in europe. offered pardons of sins for people around the world. >>> and in the holy land, people flocked to sacred sites marking the day that christians believe christ was resurrected 2,000 years ago. >>> closer to home, san francisco's traditional easter celebration on mount davidson was held this morning. the 94th annual sunrise service on the highest peak in san francisco. it is nondenominational. the cross at mount davidson is one of the tallest in the country at 103 feet. >>> berkeley officials combating sexual misconduct on campus. 3 prominent faculty resigned it in the past year and assistant basketball coach was fired in another case. the chancellor announced in a statement today that social science departmen

judging by one san francisco man the banks are keeping a close eye on all of us. >> reporter: bruce francis depends on his dog, a 9-year- old pit bull named did she for more than companionship. >> he is my companion, my kid, my best friend. >> reporter: he has a rare form of ms and did she is a certified service dog. earlier this month, bruce paid dash's dog walker using his online banking account with chase. on the memo line he typed dash's name. >> michelle comes to me and says i have not the gotten your check. i looked at my chase account and there was a message saying please explain what for dash means. >> bruce called ofac and to his surprise he got a call back. >> the treasure department official said yes. your instinct is right your dog's name is similar to that of a terrorist organization. >> reporter: it turns out if you add 1 letter to his name you have diash. another name for isis in the islamic world. the bank stopped payment on the check mistaking this sleeping dog for a terrorist overseas. >> i thought to myself, great. they are stopping the world's stupid terrorists. >> it is

francis hospital yesterday afternoon where police say the mother's friend dropped them off. >>> a san francisco police officer once investigated for an alleged sexual assault is now accused of several other crimes. >> jason was charged with illegally possessing information and misusing dmv records. he is now on paid administrative leave. he was accused of sexually assaulting a woman that he took out on a date. but police couldn't find any evidence there to charge him. >>> at 4:55. a quick-thinking mountainview police officer saved a young boy's life. here's officer curtis low and 2-year-old eduardo with his father. last monday eduardo started choking and stopped breathing. his parents called for help and the second he saw the boy his instincts just kicked in. >> i turned the baby over and laid him on the ground and gave him a couple rescue breaths. >> the officer says the boy suddenly blinked and gasped for air. after getting checked to the hospital, little eduardo back home and look at that little grin. >> police officers do this every single day, but always great when we can highlight those i

police say tamm is from manchester, england, and was visiting san francisco with relatives from irvine. >>> after a bleak week, pope francis is offering is easter during a vigil service in vigil service in saint peter's basilica. ♪ >> thousands of people gathered to hear pope francis speak. he focused on casting aside the hopelessness that can sometimes imprison people inside of themlves. the pope's easter message is meant to resurrect faith and hearts burdened by sadness. the message comes after last week's terror attack in brussels. >>> warrior fans, if you are taking bart north to oracle arena for tonight's game, expect delays. transit agency that is shut down service this weekend between the san leandro and bayfield stations for repairs to the equipment and tracks. abc7 news was in san leandro where riders are taking a bus bridge to get between the two stations. bart says fans coming from fremont or dublin pleasanton should expect 30 to 60 minute delays. bart will be shutting down service on select weekends as part of the building a better bart program. tip-off between the warriors and 76ers is at 5:00 p.m. >>> heads u

police say tamm is from manchester, england, and was visiting san francisco with relatives from irvine. >>> after a bleak week, pope francis is offering is easter message of hope today after a vigil service in saint peter's basilica. ♪ >> thousands of people gathered to hear pope francis speak. he focused on casting aside the hopelessness that can sometimes imprison people inside of themselves. the pope's easter message is meant to resurrect faith and hearts burning by sadness. the message comes after last week's terror attack in brussels. >>> warrior fans, if you are taking bart north to oracle arena for tonight's game, expect delays. transit agency that is shut down service this weekend between the san leandro and bayfield stations for repairs to the equipment and tracks. abc7 news was in san leandro where riders are taking a bus bridge to get between the two stations. bart says fans coming from fremont or dublin pleasanton should expect 30 to 60 minute delays. bart will be shutting down service on flection weekends as part of the building a better bart program. tip-off between the warriors and 76ers is at 5:00 p.m. >>>

francis boulevard. watch out for popping. the seven-day outlook is next. >> the san francisco bay area is considered one of several sinking cities around the world h is a land to deal with the rising say loafs presented at the san francisco planning commission including assessment of areas where the city is vulnerable. san francisco has been measuring the rise of the coast since 1854. the last century there is 8" rise. >> raining fire gutted the commercial building east of downtown los angeles. it quickly grout of criminal with 100 fires at the scene. they had to take defenseive approach because of a partial collapse. they got control in an hour. >> kaepernick wants to play for cleveland for new browns head coach according to espn and the nfl network reported 49ers got an interest in trading for kaepernick from the jets and browns and broncos, and super bowl champions are thought to be the best. experts say the been questions match could be a good match for the skill set but 49ers trade talks with cleveland are heating up. >> we are monitoring the roads and sue is standing by. >> good morning, everyone. we have slick roads and p

police say tam is from manchester, england, and was visiting san francisco with relatives from irvine. >>> after a bleak week, pope francis is offering is easter message of hope today after a vigil service in saint peter's basilica. >> thousands of people gathered to hear pope francis speak. he focused on casting asaid the hopelessness that can sometimes imprison people inside of themselves. the pope's easter message is meant to resurrect faith and hearts burning by sadness. the message comes after last week's terror attack in brussels. >>> warrior fans, if you are taking bart north to oracle arena tonight for the game, expect delays. transit agency that is shut down service this weekend between the san leandro and bay fair stations for repairs to the equipment and tracks abc7 news was in san leandro where riders are taking a bus bridge to get between the two stations. bart says fans coming from fremont or dublin pleasanton should expect 30 to 60 minute delays. bart will be shutting down service on flection weekends as part of of the building a better bart program. tip-off between the warriors and 76ers is at 5:00 p.m. >>

francis and we're being told they're okay. at this time their mother's being held on a $106,000 bond. we're live in san francisco pete suratos, nbc bay area news. >>> thank you, pete. operator jd)u÷error, that's wha police said led to a dramatic tour bus crash in san francisco last year. that bus barreled out of control for several blocks leaving people seriously injured. but just a few hours ago the driver spoke out about the investigation for the first time. nbc bay area chuck coppola in san francisco with more. >> reporter: the driver says he knows the difference between the gas and brake pedals, but police believe he panicked. this afternoon 53-year-old kenneth malvar spoke for the first time publicly about the tour bus he was driving last november that ka reend down pos street injuring 19 people. >> there was a mechanical problem on the bus. >> reporter: earlier in the day a joint police and highway patrol investigation concluded that there was no mechanical failure and put the blame on malvar. >> he likely panicked after he struck the bicyclist and maybe mistook the accelerator for the bike -- brake, excu

. >>> in san francisco, two missing toddlers are safe now, 16 hours after being reported missing. a woman brought the two to san francis memorial hospital this afternoon. the sisters appear in good health. you can see the girls in this image taken from a surveillance camera inside of a carl's junior on market street on monday. the girls' mother left them with this woman. >> miss jones left the children with the acquaintance after making arrangements to meet her at the carl's junior. miss jones was unable to meet that deadline. but apparently had made phone contact with her acquaintance and arrangements made to meet her the following day. >>> police have arrested the girls' mother after questioning her. she's accused of child endangerment tonight. >>> there are allegations regarding the vallejo police department's handling of denise huskins kidnapping. she turned up in huntington beach hours before ransom was due. matthew muller was arrested and charged with kidnapping. tonight a new civil rights claim criticizes the police department's response to the report that she was raped twice. abc7 news is live outside of the po

the same in the san francisco mission district, spotted running in the traffic about 7 am yesterday morning. the piglet was captured by brother damien with the society of saint francis, a church nearby, and saint francis is the patron saint, and they have named her janice. if no one comes forward to claim her in five days, she will be turned over to the rescue mission. >>> mourning the loss of the man often referred to as the sticks a beetle, sir george martin, signed and men toward the beatles, passed away peacefully at his home in england at the age of 90 and during his 60 year career, he worked with many singers. beatles ringo starr tweeted this picture and a caption that says "thank you for all of your love and kindness, george, peace and love." and here paul mccarthy sharing his favorite memories, and said he was like a second father and a true gentleman. >>> remembering former first lady nancy reagan, and how thousands of people will pay tribute to her life today. >>> the unbelievable rescue in monterey, able to pull two young kids out of a burning car. >>> we are checking on your commute, and today we will tell you what the roads look like coming across the r

. >>> in san francisco, two missing toddlers are safe now, 16 hours after being reported missing. a woman brought the two to san francis memorial hospital this afternoon. the sisters appear in good health. you can see the girls in this image taken from a surveillance camera inside of a carl's junior on market street on monday. the girls' mother left them with this woman. >> miss jones left the children with the acquaintance after making arrangements to meet her at the carl's junior. miss jones was unable to meet that deadline. but apparently had made phone contact with her acquaintance and arrangements made to meet her the following day. >>> police have arrested the girls' mother after questioning her. she's accused of child endangerment tonight. >>> there are allegations regarding the police department's handling of denise huskins kidnapping. she turned up in huntington beach hours before ransom was due. matthew muller was arrested and charged with kidnapping. tonight a new civil rights claim criticizes the police department's response to the report that she was raped twice. abc7 news is live outside of the police dep

san francisco. a man noticed a pig scurrying around bushes in front of the society of st. francispark. st. francis the patron saint of animals and the city. several people were worried she would run in the road so they caught her. animal control took over and they have named her janis. the owners have five days to get her. >> aw. >>> and the monterey bay aquarium showing off its new addition, only a few days old. she was delivered in the great tide pool inlength in front of visitors in the aquarium. scientists say it's a sign the species is making a comeback. sea otters were almost extinct but now we are seeing them thrive. >>> here's a photo taken just moments after that pup was born. the mother went to a quiet spot on high ground away from the waves to deliver her baby. the aquarium says both are happy and healthy. >> they had sunshine down there. >> rare. >> the pig is safe. otters are safe. everything is good. >> all is right. >> everything is good with nature. the animals won't be heading into your backyard because there's plenty of water where they live. that's another great

francis hospital yesterday afternoon where police say that the mother's friend had dropped off. >>> a san francisco tour bus driver is on defenses. an investigation revealed it was operator error that led to a dramatic crash last november. the bus barreling out of control for several blocks. it was all caught on video. investigators say the driver likely panicked and mistook the accelerator for the brake. yesterday, kenneth malvar defended his driving. >> they said i didn't know my gas pedal and brake ped. to me, that's absurd. i know my pedals on the vehicle. >> malvar was cited for speeding. he has hired an attorney. 19 people were injured in that crash. >>> the so-called bearded bandit is behind bars. he is accused of robbing nearly a dozen banks across the bay area. >> "today in the bay" stephanie chuang joining us and, steph, authorities should release more information later today o, including the fact that he was spotted while a little shopping. >> yeah, that's right, sam and laura. expecting that from brentwood or concord police. what we do know is that the fbi and a dozen local law enforcem

francis hospital here in the city. i'm also on the affect kuplt of san francisco state school of social work and i live in westport. >>ready introduced myself, suzy, i love the richmond district, i spent most of my childhood here, i went to alamo elementary and roosevelt middle school. i live in the sunset now, raising my 3 childrens, they all go to san francisco unified schools, great place and my day job i am a lawyer at the california attorney general's office and like commissioner mazzucco in a former life i was a city prosecutor here in san francisco. i wish more of my colleagues were able to be here tonight because they also have wonderful stories and kupb tribtd a lot of time to the police commission. we will be joined by vice president turman so when he comes i'll have him introduce himself, but given that we don't have a quorum, we can't do any action to start so i'm going to do a couple things. public comment will be limited to two minutes so we make sure we have a chance to hear from everyone. i'm going to use my discretion as chair to move right to 3a, which is the chief's report and we can do without havi

san francisco district caused a stir. it was running in traffic at 19th at 7:00 a.m. yesterday morning. he was captured by the society of st. francis. the pig is doing fine. they named her janisce. if no one comes forward to claim her she'll be turned over to a rescue group. >>> do you think people two make more money drink more than people who make less money? the link between your salary and alcohol intake when it comes to casual drinks and binge drinking. >>> controversy over ipads given to students. the reason some parents are saying the school should stop using them all together. together. turns out lemon juice doesn't cure pink eye. hi. how are you doing today? that's how i am. red head fred. ultra rare. i collect these too. nah, these are for my dog because he can never decide which one he wants until he gets home, so... american express presents the blue cash everyday card with no annual fee. cash back on purchases. my only concern is that this is where we put food. a dog's foot is cleaner than a human's mouth. that's what they say. is it? cleaner than my mouth. backed by the service and security of american express. >>> we

that includes the four seasons in washington, the westin francis in union square in san francisco andlagoon in niguel. and angbang also owns the waldorf already in the united states, which does you to believe they've already cleared cfius. the other piece of this bid is that starwood management would stay in place. this might ultimately be more attractive if you're the management side of this. we'll have to analyze what to do here, but this is for them, at least, a long-term play. angbang has teamed up with prevera capital. an asian investment company and chris flowers, the banker here in the u.s. who's part of this transaction, as well, and one of the things we were talking about, though, is where is angbang getting all this money. they're an insurance company with apparently $290 billion, but they didn't have $290 billion even two years ago. they offer yields. this goes to what's going on in the chinese market. they offer 60% yields, so there's a large question about -- >> so let's be clear about -- i'm going to be very careful in what i say, i'm not insinuating anything. i'm just g

and francis continued his rule breaking papacy and washed the feet of not only men but women, as well. ♪ >>> in san franciscoergy played out a similar ritual on the steps of city hall. religious leaders washed the feet of immigrants and denounced deportations. avalos is sponsoring legislation to change san francisco's sanctuary law. his proposal would only allow police to call authority it is a person is convicted of a felony. >>> some san francisco students are on a plane to start a trip that will take them halfway across the world. "abc7 news" was there as the students got ready for the 23-hour journey to ghana, africa. this is the third year officer jason johnson has organized the trip. officer johnson says past journeys have been life changing for students. >> all of them came back valuing their education and respecting their parents and understanding that the opportunities they have here. >> three san francisco police officers will accompany the students. the group is taking shoes, clothes, and books to give to african families. >> what a great opportunity that will be. let's turn to the forecast now. >

francis still road through the square shaking hands with the faithful. islamic extremist have targeted the vatican as potential target. >>> several san francisco firefighters are safe after a near disaster at sea, and investigation now underway following the capsizing of the vote off of ocean beach which was supposed to be a routine training. four of the seven people on board went to the hospital. >>> the bart shutdown is underway as the crews work on two stretches of the tracks, no trains running between the san leandro and base stations, as they repair the equipment and tracks. a shuttle train continues to run between the north concord and the pittsburg station. a free bus bridge is being offered as they work on these much-needed repairs, and replacing 2000 feet of a rail, and other track components. it will still be five more weekend closures on schedule. >> those are scheduled closures, but they are also working through the weekend, and they are trying to figure out what is going on with these mysterious power surges. >> two weeks ago it not 50 cars out of service, and 80 cars were damaged is the sole job of this new panel to figure out why this happen

san francisco animal care and control had been housing the pig and today gave her a send- off party. a francis can friar who was nearby was among those who said good-bye today. animal care and control officials say janice will be missed but they're happy because she will be moving on to greener pastures. >> she's going to have room to play and do what she wants to do. she's going to be the educational pig so she will be going to school talks and meeting people and living the life. >> i can't stop looking at her, she's so darn cute. sadler says she has received calls from all over the country asking about janice. janice may look cute and cuddly right now but she is going to get a lot bigger, and in fact should top out about 200 pounds. >> oh my goodness. >> that little tail. when they started scratching her, she just dropped on her all fours and wanted her belly rubbed. isn't she cute, that little pig? >> on the ugly side of the pig thing, though, i had a friend once, remember the pot belly pigs? about three years later -- >> did it get mean? >> it got mean and would just sit by the refrigerato

francis homelessness challenge and i support the navigation center and spreading the learnings throughout the system in san francisco. also i'm part of a enjoying movement of thousands of housing and unhoused neighbors advocating for immediate action building off of what you were saying supervisor campos and laura from saying and i have been spending time at division and cesar chavez and 101 over the last month and a half. i think it's disingenuous for the mayor's office and the department of public health to be a hazard for people not to have bathrooms or disposals and those services and not provide them but displace them without adequate options so how do we get ahead of this is the question? we know that the department of public works declared a crisis, state of emergency to move the contract process forward with the navigation center to build it. that's what we do number one. we're in a crisis and a lot of people have grown accustomed to the crisis so they're not wanting to take immediate action because they don't want to condean interim solutions that don't have an end goal of placement and i know that and perm

francis road through the square. >>> the easter egg hunt across the bay area. people stopped to celebrate the holiday. san francisco glide memorial church holding its easter service with plenty of music even though it is an institution. reverend cecil william says that the church is always in need of a bit of extra help. >> what we need more volunteers because there are more people. and there's less money, so, therefore, we really need more people to volunteer. >> williams says that upwards of 10,000 people volunteer right now to help glide serve the poor. meals are served every day, but easter and christmas are especially well attended. >>> now to the lavish and another luxury hotel opening its doors in silicon valley. this hotel has not five, but the elusive six-star rating. this is the clement in palo alto. a ton of amenities. you get a personal assistant, meals prepared by an executive chef and a private cabana and a mini fridge with your favorite snack. all of that for $800 a night per guest. the hotel is on el camino next to the stanford campus. that is kind of like little side note at the end. if it's a coup

francis hospital here in the city. i'm also on the affect kuplt of san francisco state school of social work and i live in westport. >> so i already introduced myself, suzy, i love the richmond district, i spent most of my childhood here, i went to alamo elementary and roosevelt middle school. i live in the sunset now, raising my 3 childrens, they all go to san francisco unified schools, great place and my day job i am a lawyer at the california attorney general's office and like commissioner mazzucco in a former life i was a city prosecutor here in san francisco. i wish more of my colleagues were able to be here tonight because they also have wonderful stories and kupb tribtd a lot of time to the police commission. we will be joined by vice president turman so when he comes i'll have him introduce himself, but given that we don't have a quorum, we can't do any action to start so i'm going to do a couple things. public comment will be limited to two minutes so we make sure we have a chance to hear from everyone. i'm going to use my discretion as chair to move right to 3a, which is the chief's report and we can do with

san francisco. it's going to be windy today. especially later on this afternoon. >> hold on to your hats. >> or your easter bonnet. >>> traditional easter -- tens of thousands of people joined pope francis this morning to celebrate easter sunday mass. security, of course, was tight, especially on the heels of last week's terrorist attacks in brussels. for years islamic extremists listed vatican and rome as targets. >>> there are traditional celebrations taking place in the bay area. san francisco will host the 25th annual spring celebration and easter parade later this morning. the festivities will take place between union street. it begins at 11: 15. it will be windy. and the parade, known as the biggest little parade in san francisco kicks off at 2:00 this afternoon. the event is free going until 5:00 p.m. >>> state lawmakers and labor unions reached a new deal this weekend that could raise california's minimum wage to $15 an hour. that would make it the highest in the nation. the new deal would reportedly raise the state minimum wage to $150.50 by next year and going up a dollar a year true 2022. if state legislators approve it the issue won't have to go to the ballot in november. vo

francis hospital here in the city. i'm also on the affect kuplt of san francisco state school of social work and i live in westport. >> so i already introduced myself, suzy, i love the richmond district, i spent most of my childhood here, i went to alamo elementary and roosevelt middle school. i live in the sunset now, raising my 3 childrens, they all go to san francisco unified schools, great place and my day job i am a lawyer at the california attorney general's office and like commissioner mazzucco in a former life i was a city prosecutor here in san francisco. i wish more of my colleagues were able to be here tonight because they also have wonderful stories and kupb tribtd a lot of time to the police commission. we will be joined by vice president turman so when he comes i'll have him introduce himself, but given that we don't have a quorum, we can't do any action to start so i'm going to do a couple things. public comment will be limited to two minutes so we make sure we have a chance to hear from everyone. i'm going to use my discretion as chair to move right to 3a, which is the chief's report and we can do with

francis hospital here in the city. i'm also on the affect kuplt of san francisco state school of social work and i live in westport. >> so i already introduced myself, suzy, i love the richmond district, i spent most of my childhood here, i went to alamo elementary and roosevelt middle school. i live in the sunset now, raising my 3 childrens, they all go to san francisco unified schools, great place and my day job i am a lawyer at the california attorney general's office and like commissioner mazzucco in a former life i was a city prosecutor here in san francisco. i wish more of my colleagues were able to be here tonight because they also have wonderful stories and kupb tribtd a lot of time to the police commission. we will be joined by vice president turman so when he comes i'll have him introduce himself, but given that we don't have a quorum, we can't do any action to start so i'm going to do a couple things. public comment will be limited to two minutes so we make sure we have a chance to hear from everyone. i'm going to use my discretion as chair to move right to 3a, which is the chief's report and we can do with

. >>> a san francisco man said his bank most of the name of his dog for the name of a terrorist organization. chris francis has a rare form of ms and has a service dog named dash. while he was paying estoppel, he wrote that named dash on the check and the bank then stopped payment apparently mistook the name for another name for isis. now the mix up is raising questions -- privacy concerns. >> this is not just passive surveillance. they actually blocked this guy's check. >> anything we can do to stop terrorists and funding terrorists then let's do it. if that involves a moment of inconvenience to me and my dog walker then that's the price i'm willing to pay. >> banks are required to scan all financial transactions and turnover anything suspicious to the treasury department. some civil liberties groups say there's a lack of transparency because that is all done in secret. chase spokesperson said the program is an important part of ensuring that crime does not filter through the us banking system. in this instance the payment was flight reviewed and was eventually released. >>> we turn to rosemary in the wea

francis homelessness challenge and i support the navigation center and spreading the learnings throughout the system in san francisco. also i'm part of a enjoying movement of thousands of housing and unhoused neighbors advocating for immediate action building off of what you were saying supervisor campos and laura from saying and i have been spending time at division and cesar chavez and 101 over the last month and a half. i think it's disingenuous for the mayor's office and the department of public health to be a hazard for people not to have bathrooms or disposals and those services and not provide them but displace them without adequate options so how do we get ahead of this is the question? we know that the department of public works declared a crisis, state of emergency to move the contract process forward with the navigation center to build it. that's what we do number one. we're in a crisis and a lot of people have grown accustomed to the crisis so they're not wanting to take immediate action because they don't want to condean interim solutions that don't have an end goal of placement and i know that and perm

francis homelessness challenge and i support the navigation center and spreading the learnings throughout the system in san francisco. also i'm part of a enjoying movement of thousands of housing and unhoused neighbors advocating for immediate action building off of what you were saying supervisor campos and laura from saying and i have been spending time at division and cesar chavez and 101 over the last month and a half. i think it's disingenuous for the mayor's office and the department of public health to be a hazard for people not to have bathrooms or disposals and those services and not provide them but displace them without adequate options so how do we get ahead of this is the question? we know that the department of public works declared a crisis, state of emergency to move the contract process forward with the navigation center to build it. that's what we do number one. we're in a crisis and a lot of people have grown accustomed to the crisis so they're not wanting to take immediate action because they don't want to condean interim solutions that don't have an end goal of placement and i know that and perm

francis homelessness challenge and i support the navigation center and spreading the learnings throughout the system in san francisco. also i'm part of a enjoying movement of thousands of housing and unhoused neighbors advocating for immediate action building off of what you were saying supervisor campos and laura from saying and i have been spending time at division and cesar chavez and 101 over the last month and a half. i think it's disingenuous for the mayor's office and the department of public health to be a hazard for people not to have bathrooms or disposals and those services and not provide them but displace them without adequate options so how do we get ahead of this is the question? we know that the department of public works declared a crisis, state of emergency to move the contract process forward with the navigation center to build it. that's what we do number one. we're in a crisis and a lot of people have grown accustomed to the crisis so they're not wanting to take immediate action because they don't want to condean interim solutions that don't have an end goal of placement and i know that and perm