thousands in san francisco hosts on air bnb and other rental sites, you face a dead lin tomorrow to register your vacation rentals with the city. part of the settlement with the city of san francisco, air bnb and another short term rental site, home away, agreed to require all hosts to register with the city by tomorrow. if the hosts don't register, they are supposed be kicked off the web site. according to the chronicle, the city says more than 2,000 homes had registered as of last thursday. but that is only a fraction of the more than 8,000 hosts listed on air bnb for san francisco. >>> well, starting today, smart luggage is being banned by many airlines. unless you take out the batteries. the luggage comes with usb ports to charge phones, and other devices. and there is concern about the lithium batteries inside, possibly starting a fire. american, southwest, delta, and other airlines will start requiring passengers to remove the batteries from smart luggage before they can check it in. if the bag will be traveling in the cabin, the battery can stay installed, as long as it is turned off.

. >>> today marks a major airline for san francisco air bnb host. under new regulation they must start registering with the city. if they don't, air bnb and rivals like home away will not be allowed to have unregistered properties on their site or services. people can apply after today but they are not allowed to rent vacation homes or rooms until registered. >>> san francisco expected to attend a pilot program that would set a limit of two residential parking permits per household in the area. that's half of the current limit. if this plan is successful in freeing up more space, it could be expanded to other neighborhoods. >>> a high surf advisory in place for many miles along the coast. 12 to 14 feet are expected with breakers reaching 18 to 20 feet. we spotted surfers in santa cruz yesterday taking advantage of the monster waves. even though we have the huge waves, the popular surf competition is delayed. officials were hoping to kick off yesterday or today but now they're holding out for more favorable conditions possibly thursday or later this w

. >>> thousands of posts on air bnb face a deadline to register the vacation rentals with the city. part of the settlement with san franciscoair bnb and another rental site home away agree to require all hosts to register with the city tomorrow. if the hosts do not register, they are supposed to be be kicked off the web site. reportedly, more than 2,000 hosts have registered as of late thursday. but that is gluft just just a fraction of the 8,000 hosts listed on air bnb for san francisco. >>> celebrations are taking place across san francisco honoring the life and legacy of dr. martin luther king jr. this year seems to be taking on a different tone with the racial tensions at the forefront of society. today at 4:00, how the social climate is impacting events taking place across the bay area. today on -- at 4:00 on 2. >>> and fascial parks have entrance fees to get in for free food. and this is the first of free days. at these locations. you can save up to $30 per car. at more than 100 parks throughout the country. and that includes near woods, yosemite, and redwood national park. >> a delaware brewery says it has people put

. >>> meanwhile, an agreement with san francisco is costing air bnb thousands of hosts. hosts must register with the city or be kicked off the site. according to the chronicle, an estimated 6,000 hosts have failed to register. others reached an agreement with the city last may. san francisco wants hosts to be permanent residents. the law is designed to help landlords from becoming full-mime hotels. >>> the fcc is slamming the government and hawaii about a missile attack over the weekend, calling the incident "absolutely unacceptable." the agency says hawaii did not have safeguards in place to prevent the transmission of a false alert. the employee who sent the warning out to millions of people has now been reassigned. future drills have also been temporarily suspended and the new protocol will require two people to send out a systemwide alert. >>> a community meeting is set for tomorrow to provide help to neighbors left homeless by the mudslides in montecito. thousands attended a vigil last night in memory of those who died and those still missing. the death toll climbed

. >> san francisco-based air bnb facing a new lawsuit this morning, one man claims he lost $7,000 after canceling a rental after just ten minutes. >>> and check this out. 27 dry days in december. measurable rain only on four days. we're 150% of that through nine days so far in january and we could add to that again today. i'm how do they clean the toilet, grin at it? (laughs) stop laughing. the stomach flu is not funny. get a cleaner with bleach in it. good, you can smile now. clorox means clean. >>> welcome back. today will be the second day of classes for new peninsula high school campus. >> yesterday the official first day of school at the design tech high school in redwood city. the charter school is located on oracle's campus in redwood shores. the school has been operating in burlingame since 2013. design tech high emphasizes problem solving skills and design. oracle's co-founder larry ellison came up with the idea where students learn to think. he did that nearly 20 years ago. >>> let's talk temperatures. that's the big story this morning, the fact that it's dry, also. look at me

. >>> a big change for san francisco based air bnb. the last phase takes effect today. it requires all hosts to be registered with the city or have their bookings canceled. penalties include a fine of $1,000 per day per violation. air bnb sued after the board of supervisors unanimously passed these new rules in 2016. that case was settled last year. >>> funeral arrangements for the oakland native who took gospel music global. ♪ >> we all know this song. >> wed win hawkins won for "oh, happy day." bay area radio stations picked it up and the song took off. it's even featured in the movie "sister act." he died at his home in pleasanton from pancreatic cancer. >>> twitter responding this morning to an undercover report that it has a number of employees who read your dms. >> you've probably seen this video of a car that slammed into the second story of a building. you may have even seen this surveillance video showing it happened. now footage from a new perspective. >>> the north bay wildfire they appear out of nowhere. my secret visitors. hallucinations and delusions. the

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new registration rules are kicking in for air-bnb in san francisco. and as a result...f hosts in the city. starting today... all hosts must be registered with the city. the registration rule follows a court battle last may... which led to limits on rentals and tougher registration requirements. roughly 22- hundred hosts have already met the new requirements. but that's way down from the nearly 85-hundred listings the city had in early august. ( james ) also happening today... former white house chief strategist steve bannon will meet with a house intelligence panel to talk about russian meddling in the presidential election. bannon is expected to face several questions about the 2016 presidential campaign. he was a top aide in the trump white house until he was fired last summer. former campaign manager cory lewandowski is also expected to meet with the same committee later this week. ( darya ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... a homeless man is discharged from a hospital... with nothing but a hospital gown on. how this happened. ( darya ) and after the break... c

(pam) new registration rules are kicking in for air-bnb in san francisco....and the results seem to indicate.. the site has lost thousands of hosts in the city... by tuesday - all hosts must be registered.that means air- b-n-b and rival site 'home-away'.. will not be able to allow any hosts who are not registered. last may - after a court battle - the short term rental sites reached an agreement with san francisco. it led to more limits on rentals and tougher registration requirements. roughly 22-hundred hosts have met the new requirements to do business...but that's way down from the nearly 85-hundred listings the city had in early august. city officials had argued ... the tougher limits would prevent people from turning their properties into permanent hotels... in an area where housing is already scarce. (pam) the latest member of the fierce five" 2012 u-s gymnastics team is speaknig out agaisnt sexual abuse. where the olympian made the announcement, a day before the sentencing of her alledged abuser. (steve)there trouble in stockton ... on the basketball court. more details the players on

in september, air bnb had 10,000 listings in san francisco. by the end of this shakeout, they're expecting to loser inially half. christopher nultty says the dropouts will be those who signed up to host but were not doing it. but this teacher is hoping she can return a tidy hoping by paying the $250 fee and waiting for customers to check in. >> it's significant for me, because it's going to help balance out my very short retirement. >> reporter: the city's short term rental office says new registrations have increased n tenfold as the deadline approaches. if there are properties that are not registered with the city, those websites, air bnb and other companies face a $1,000 a day fine. that's enough motivation to get them to knock off the ones that aren't registered with the city. more on this comingi up tonight at 6:00. >>> this has taken all of me. he has broken me. >> victims confront the u.s. gymnastics team doctor in court. they describe the pain and the anguish they suffered during and after years of abuse. >>> also campaign to get rid o

(catherine) new registration rules are kicking in for air-bnb in san francisco....and the results appear to be that the site has lost thousands of hosts in the city... by tuesday - all hosts must be registered.meaning air-bnb and rival site home-away won't allow any hosts who are unregistered. last may - after a court battle - the short term rental sites reached an agreement with san francisco. it led to more limits on rentals and tougher registration requirements. roughly 22-hundred hosts have met the new requirements to do business...but that's way down from the nearly 85-hundred listings the city had in early august. city officials had argued that the tougher limits would prevent people from turning their properties into permanent hotels in an area where housing is already scarce. (grant) a flight from s-f-o -- heading to paris -- had to be diverted to washington d.c. a person on united flight 990 tweeted that the pilot said there was a passenger disturbance and they would be diverting the plane. it turns out that a person was having a medical emergency. it is not clear how that perso

sites like san francisco-based >>> a deadline is looming for san franciscans who rent out their places to tourists. they have to register. sites like air bnb have agreed to remove any hosts from its website if they have not registered. >>> and we're learning the trump administration is expected to reveal the revised guidelines this summer. the transportation secretary said the guidelines would not only address self-driving cars and trucks. this would be the third set of self-driving vehicle guidelines. >>> this year's flu expanding in every state except hawaii. overall it is shaping up to be three times worse than last year's. the main flu strain is taking a drastic toll on children. six times as many children have died this year compared to last. gabe gutierrez has the latest if the cdc in atlanta. >> reporter: this morning flu he said dem sic hitting children especially hard. >> one of the hardest things i've ever had to do was tell my other children on saturday morning their little brother wasn't coming home. >> reporter: the cdc is reporting 20 pediatric deaths so far this season compared to three this time last year. in houston, texas

air bnb and other sites reached an agreement last may. san francisco wants hosts to be permanent residents and it's designed to prevent landlords from turning homes into full-time hotels. >>> the fcc is slamming the government in hawaii for that false alarm about a missile attack calling it absolutely unacceptable. the agency says hawaii did not have safeguards in place to prevent the transmission of a false alert. the employee who pushed the wrong button on saturday sending the warning out to millions of people and freaking them out has now been reassigned. future drills have been temporarily suspended and new protocol will require two people to send out a systemwide alert. >>> i saw that push alert. i was like, what? what is going on? thought maybe something happened in north korea. thankfully, falls alarm there. got your heartbeating. >> most of us cooler this morning unless you're in the coast and the south bay. mid to upper 40s. pretty nice morning. we could be in the 20s and the 30s. pretty much mid to upper 40s elsewhere with alameda and san fra