san francisco represents, and it has happens. we are moving in that direction. in contrast we are watching right now the triumphant arrival this week of many fresh newcomers. not only here to san francisco city hall, but also in congress.

hundreds of teachers and their supporters are pushing for more funding with a rally outside of san francisco city hall they are calling for what they say... is their fair share of the city's 180-million dollars in education funds. organizers say... the money would keep teachers in the classroom and schools running. rally leaders say... their action is the culmination of online petitions as well as discussions with stakeholder groups. they are all urging the city's elected leaders to stand with san francisco public schools... by providing 60- million dollars from the education fund to the school district. ( james ) a school strike could also be on the horizon in the east bay... as members of the oakland education association are voting on whether to walk off the job. the vote comes after the school board voted to close oakland's roots international academy... and as many as 24 other schools are in jeopardy of closing, too. the district says it's because of budget concerns and a lack of resources. the teachers are asking for smaller class sizes and a 12-percent raise over three- years. the voting on whe

if you're a stockholder, you're worried about your investment, but if you're in san francisco city hall, opportunities like this just don't come around very often. >> once in a century opportunity. >> for san francisco it's absolutely an opportunity. >> reporter: for city hall and pg&e the relationship has been dysfunctional and at times highly charged. >> not only outrageous, but i would even say criminal. >> reporter: and the grievances are largely the result of san francisco's public utility and pg&e existing as both partner and competitor, the city trying to build out its own green power program while still utterly dependent on the investor-owned utility to keep everything connected. >> and they have used that power over us to basically blackmail us, stall projects from being built at ridiculous requirements. >> reporter: news of the bankruptcy barely a mile away kind of electrified city hall today, the mayor already asking city staff to start planning for a possible pg&e sale. >> whether it's purchasing of maybe some of their facilities or equipment or what have you, those are thin

reporter: the mayor tells me she's invested in making san francisco safer and cleaner for residents and visitors alike. at san francisco's city hall, amber lee, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> two robberies. by masked men. two hours apart. up next, what we know about the investigation under way in san jose. and how the city is addressing a spike in crime. >>> and a symbol of forgotten dreams. we'll show you what happened to a boat that was abandoned eight years ago. >>> and coming up, we'll check on a crash we first told you about. here is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. traffic looking good there this morning. >>> well, a nice day yesterday. i know it's pretty chilly there for many. and we start off cold again this morning. but changes >>> welcome back to mornings on 2. there were two similar robberies in east san jose. now, investigators are looking to see if they are connected. in both cases, they involve four masked men. ktvu's alyana gomez reports a disturbing trend in the city in recent years. >> two robberies within two hours of each other, less than six miles apart in the south bay. the suspects in bo described as four masked me

. >> san jose marchers will meet at city hall at 11:00 a.m. in san francisco, 7ic center plaza at 11:30. for a list of marches in the bay area, check out nbcbayarea.com. >>> no heavy rain on the radar during the women's march across the bay area, but that won't be the case all weekend. let's bring in chief meteorologist jeff ranieri tracking another storm headed right for us. but then eventually we're going to see some sun? >> yes. we do have sun locked in. the seven-day forecast on storm ranger and mobile doppler radar, a storm system off to the north. heaviest rainfall is well away from us. we have seen a few very light showers tonight. you can see it showing up right now radar moving off to the east. again developing a little bit of light activity here on 680. spotty showers in moraga by 11:30, san ramon by 11:40. saturday when ts happening or whatever you have planned, best chance of showersn north ling with that cloud cover through the afternoon. then once we hit sunday, here comes that next storm system withsi pockets. and also the return of some heavy s

san francisco. kiet do is at city hall to explain. >> reporter: it turns out that the city of san francisco is not doing anything in the official capacity help out the for load federal workers but that could change due to one supervisor. we are talking about supervisor matt haney with district 6, the home of the vast majority of the federal buildings in san francisco including the epa, department of justice, courthouse and coast guard. we have the largest share of federal workers impacted by the government shutdown in california, 42,000 statewide. it is unclear how many are in the bay area but supervisor matt haney wants to help them out and calling on bart and caltrain's to do the same. they want to help with public transportation, deferred bill payment to the city, loans for rent or mortgage and food assistance. the city supervisor matt haney said that when the white house declares war on federal workers t up locally and have their backs and that the workers should not be held hostage during the government shutdown. matt haney will introduce the proposal later today. live from city hall in san francis

we have kiet do live at san francisco city hall. >> reporter: good morning. the supervisor matt haney for the city of san francisco is highlighting how other cities are finding ways to help out the federal workers. he says san francisco is not yet step forward. matt haney is the supervisor of the city that represents the courthouse, epa and coast guard with california with the highest impacted workers in this government shutdown. we have 40,000 statewide but is unclear how many are in the city of san francisco but nevertheless, supervisor matt haney wants to help them out including free public transportation and deferring bill payments to the city, parking tickets and payment to healthcare and utilities is included. there is loans for rent or mortgage and food assistance. supervisor matt haney said that when the white house declares the war on federal workers that we must step up locally to have their backs up. we should not be held hostage during the trump government shutdown according to supervisor ma to provide financial assistance to the workers later toda

. >>> and this is san francisco city hall lit up in pink in honor of today's women's march. pink hats and picket signs filled cities from sacramento to around the bay area for the third annual event. earlier today chopper 5 flew over a sea of people in san francisco. folks walked calling for equality. of the annual march made its way down market street, and while there were plenty of signs and banners with slogans, one thing was missing compared to previous years. the huge turnout. about $20,000. katie: short?ea. katie: just to cover the bare bones. to cover the bare bone cost. yes." "i'm a little perplexed at why the turnout here is less than other usand people too organizers say fund raising efforts were down as well. >> our best guess would be around 20,000. >> reporter: just to cover the costs? >> the bare bones cost. >> i'm a little unsure why the turnout is less. >> reporter: about 110,000 people took part in the first march. this year they expected 60,000, but we only saw about half of that. >>> tonight a bay area community is facing a new threat of deportation they t

hundreds of teachers and their supporters pushed for more funding during a rally outside of san francisco city hall. they are calling for what they say... is their fair share of the city's 180-million dollars in education funds. organizers say... the money would keep teachers in the classroom and schools running. rally leaders say... their action is the culmination of online petitions... as well as discussions with stakeholder groups. they are all urging the city's elected leaders to stand with san francisco public schools... by providing 60- million dollars from the education fund to the school district. ( darya ) in the east bay.... a school strike could also be on the horizon. members of the oakland education association are voting on whether the teachers will walk off the job. the vote comes after the school board voted to close oakland's roots international academy. as many as 24 schools are in jeopardy of closing... the district says that's because of budget concerns and a lack of resources. oakland teachers say they would strike to protect students ... and the future of public education. the

hundreds of teachers and their supporters pushed for more funding during a rally outside of san francisco city hall. they are calling for what they say... is their fair share of the city's 180-million dollars in education funds. organizers say... the money would keep teachers in the classroom and schools running. rally leaders say... their action is the culmination of online petitions... as well as discussions with stakeholder groups. they are all urging the city's elected leaders to stand with san francisco public schools... by providing 60- million dollars from the education fund to the school district. ( darya ) in the east bay.... a school strike could also be on the horizon. members of the oakland education association are voting on whether the teachers will walk off the job. the vote comes after the school board voted to close oakland's roots international academy. as many as 24 schools are in jeopardy of closing... the district says that's because of budget concerns and a lack of resources. oakland teachers say they would strike to protect students ... and the future of public education. the

hundreds of teachers and their supporters pushed for more funding during a rally outside of san francisco city hall they are calling for what they say... is their fair share of the city's 180-million dollars in education funds. organizers say... the money would keep teachers in the classroom and schools running. rally leaders say... their action is the culmination of online petitions... as well as discussions with stakeholder groups. they are all urging the city's elected leaders to stand with san francisco public schools... by providing 60- million dollars from the education fund to the school district. ( darya ) in the east bay.... a school strike could also be on the horizon. members of the oakland education association are voting on whether the teachers will walk off the job. the vote comes after the school board voted to close oakland's roots international academy. as many as 24 schools are in jeopardy of closing... the district says that's because of budget concerns and a lack of resources. oakland teachers say they would strike to protect students ... and the future of public education. the

hundreds of teachers and their supporters pushed for more funding during a rally outside of san francisco city hall. they are calling for what they say... is their fair share of the city's 180-million dollars in education funds. organizers say... the money would keep teachers in the classroom and schools running. rally leaders say... their action is the culmination of online petitions... as well as discussions with stakeholder groups. they are all urging the city's elected leaders to stand with san francisco public schools... by providing 60- million dollars from the education fund to the school district. ( james ) in the east bay.... a school strike could also be on the horizon. members of the oakland education association are voting on whether the teachers will walk off the job. the vote comes after the school board voted to close oakland's roots international academy. as many as 24 schools are in jeopardy of closing... the district says that's because of budget concerns and a lack of resources. oakland teachers say they would strike to protect students ... and the future of public education. the

they will gather at san francisco city hall to go to an after party. this is the 11th annual event in san francisco. i have nothing to say. >> not so crazy. >> you have seen more, right? >> yes. >> good morning everyone. follow the time line here with the rain showers between now and then just scattered. it picks up come tuesday night into wednesday. we have heavier rain headed our way midweek with gusty winds. look what happens. it gets darker greens. more green and late thursday where we dry out. today upper 50s to low 60s with partly cloudy skies. scattered showers akrooifr for some of you tomorrow. level one on the storm impact scale and by tuesday the rain should increase and we'll follow that trend wednesday into thursday with the gusty winds. looking at any where from 1 to 2 inches of rain. this is an entire state wide event. southern california will get wet and snow will be piling up in the sierra nevada. not a lot of issues for flooding or ponding. the soil is very saturated and that may be an issue. >> yes. all eyes keeping track of of that. t

sam brock joins us from san francisco's city hall with the latest. >> reporter: good evening. this is the app, shake alert l.a. it is free. it gives you a five to ten-second warning tops if an earthquake is coming, if you live in l.a. so i'm sure the first question you're asking, what about san francisco? when can we get this? the city is taking a wait and see approach. for bay area seismologists who have been developing an earthquake detection service for a decade. >> it will give you and your family precious time. >> reporter: they have an alert that alerts smartphone users, but only in l.a. >> we have the technology for a while now. what's been missing is the last mile, the technology to deliver the alerts to everybody's smartphones. >> reporter: dr. robert allen said b.a.r.t. linked into the system back in october. so did hospitals and utilities like pg&e, but not the city of san francisco yet. >> we look forward to evaluating the results. >> reporter: francis samora says they studied alerts a few years ago and weren't overwhelmed by the results. >> there simply wasn't goi

. >>> some taxi drivers will rally at san francisco city hall today asking lawmakers to reconsider new roles that limit passenger pickups at sfo. the -- has decided to ban drivers with legacy medallions from picking up passengers at sfo on friday, february 1. newer drivers who purchased medallions are not affected. the mta hopes the rules improve taxi circulation within san francisco. legacy medallions drivers are critical of the plan saying they could go out of business if they miss out on more lucrative airport trips. >>> across the bay passengers at the oakland airport will have a new option to fly to canada. the low cost canadian airline swoop plan to fly seasonally between oakland and edmonton. sweep is a brand-new set up by the airline west to jet that already flies into sfo. it will be oakland's only flight to canada. flights start may 26 and they will operate three times a week. >>> rankings reveal the base area most diverse city years are in the suburbs. vallejo is one of the most diverse cities in the bay area. oakland is high up. marin county has the distinction of the least

san francisco giants's managing partner died after a long battle with cancer. he's credited with keeping the team from going to tampa and privately funding the new ballpark. san francisco city hallange in his honor. >> senator kamala harris officially launched her presidential campaign today. she outlined her policies and wasted no time critiquing those of president trump including his immigration policies. police say 20,000 people attended a rally in harris's hometown of oakland. >> tomorrow is the start of the first full workweek for more than 800,000 federal employees furloughed for 35 days. the workers aren't in the clear just yet. there are backlogs, back pay and a threat from the president to shutdown the government again. abc7 news reporter daria albinger reports. >> reporter: even before they get to work, federal employees are concerned about their pay. the treasury department not expected to clear its payroll backlog until next week, many workers missing at least two paychecks during the shutdown. families forced to lineup at food pantries, some filing for unemployment to make ends meet. in washington, the national mall reopened sunday. >> definitely more people around.

. >>> a plan is in the works at san francisco city hall to help furloughed federal workers. >> abc newsorter amy hollyfield is live with the aid the city is going to consider. amy. >> hi, reggie. >> the supervisor says he's disappointed the city isn't doing anything to help the furloughed workers. he's going to change that. here is a look at some of the faces of the workers. these are epa workers who staged a rally a couple of weeks ago calling for an end to the government shutdown. they say they haven't worked since christmas eve, haven't had a paycheck. some say they are starting to wonder how they will pay for groceries. this supervisor says it's time city hall helps. >> we can make transportation free, waive payments or defer payments owed to the city. we could offer short-term work placements or short-term loans. there's a lot we can do to make sure these workers caught up in this mess or held hostage are at least supported by their local government. >> today he's going to propose a resolution here at city hall to help san francisco residents who are out of work because of the gove

participants meet up at either the mcarthur or daly city stations this afternoon and then gather at san francisco city hall to an afterparty. this is the 11th annual event here in san francisco. >>> next on abc 7 mornings at 6:00. >> she was too young. she was too young to die. >> hundreds honor a fallen davis police officer at a candle light vigil as we learn more details about the suspect who investigators say shot and killed her. so we don't want you to pay yone cent more than you need to for health care. at covered california, you can get health insurance at a lower cost. in fact, enrollees pay an average of $5 per day. see how little it costs to get covered. visit coveredca.com today. >>> good morning bay area. >> let's get up and get going. >> this is abc 7 mornings. >>> good morning and thanks for joining us sunday january 13th. i'm chris nguyen. lead argen is tracking live doppler 7. >> showers later on tonight we'll be tracking overnight. quarter mile evivisibility ivisi concord. temperatures in the 40s. san ramon into the 30s. 38 in livermore. so chilly in the valleys. and a good 8 degrees cooler

. >>> the cab drivers planning a protest at san francisco city hall at a plan they say will put 60% of them out of work. here's a live look at sfo, at issue, and it municipal transportation agency has banned drivers with legacy medallions, and the ban will take affect the first of february at the airport. they hope to get san francisco mayor london breed to intervene saying they have been hit hard by ridesharing companies like uber and lyft that do not have to live up to the same regulations. >>> santa clara and other entities will have to pay $36 million to tax refund to the 49ers after the appeals court lowered the property tax for the football team. the property tax was reduced by half down to $12 million, $6 million. the santa clara unified school district, west valley college district and santa clara will have to pay the 49ers. the tax dispute stems from how much the 49ers have been offended financially from nine nfl events -- non-nfl events held at the stadium. >>> the classic candies are clear from the shelves, coming up. >>> hopefully you are enjoying the sunshine and warmer we

live outside san francisco city hall. with the latest. >> the rally is going to kick off here tomorrow morning. at 11:30. despite concerns, organizers say everyone is welcome. >> in its third year now the women's march has become a movement. organizers didn't expect to be annual. >> it's the most visible piece. but it's a movement that we work on year round to make sure we're standing up for the things we believe in here. >> this years theme is the women's wave. truth to power. >> we want it to be an energizing day. that helps keep the momentum we saw in the midterm election. and move us forward. >> 35,000 people registered to march in san francisco. saturday. the movement is approximately 20% short of the fund raising goal. $66,000. the exact dollar amount needed to cover a budget that will fund things like street closures. medical services. portable toilets and food. they don't believe recent controversy contributed to the fund raising shortage. the controversy stems from the national co-president relationship. with nat

turns out he was late for his own wedding at san francisco city hall. he understands that's not an excuse to break the law. >> this is something to remind me no matter what, take your time. just a reminder. i'm going to take my time from here on out. >> nobody wants a ticket on the way to their wedding. nobody wants to be late for a baseball game and get a citation for that. in the end it doesn't matter where you're going, it's not worth a speeding ticket and it's not worth getting involved in a collision. >> reporter: jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >>> it is 7:39. still ahead on "today in the bay," an exciting night in l.a. for the warriors and their fans after months after waiting they finally got their boogie on. we'll show you the debut of demarcus cousins. ♪ ♪ with the chase mobile app, jason wu could pay practically anyone, at any bank, all while putting on a runway show for new york fashion week. ♪ ♪ he could. or, he could make it even easier - and set up recurring payments to his neighbor. for cat sitting. (meow) whoa. you've groomed her, to

henry lee is outside san francisco city hall where the city supervisors took action in the case. can we? >> reporter: several supervisors voted to allow the sheriff and the da to notify federal authorities that the suspect is released when he gets extradited. this is not the usual law. authorities say and uber driver a woman back in 2017 and fled the country . >> the da wants to bring charges against an individual accused of having an unconscious woman in his uber vehicle. >> the case is on hold and the suspect is behind bars in canada. san francisco is a sanctuary city and the department of homeland security say they will not extradite him unless the city promises to tell them when he is no longer facing charges. >> that has delayed the ability of the da to seek justice for the victim and prosecute this individual making everyone less safe. >> several supervisors agreed to the notification that homeland security wants. even if that meets the suspect to be deported. >> this is a narrow agreement where forced into because of the current administration and not something we would ne

participants plan to start at the mccarthy ore daly city stations this afternoon and then head to san francisco city hall to make their way to an afterparty. new york based improv everywhere. a frank and humor collective is hosting the event. this is the 11th annual event in san francisco and i'm sure they are very happy they won't have to deal with the rain for the day. >> little chilly out there for no pant look. good morning everyone. looking at a beautiful sunrise pictures from mount tam. the colors there. the fog below. 49 san francisco. 47 in mountain strew and east bay hills, just as nice with 40 in santa rosa, upper 30s in the livermore valley. little fog but then partly cloudy with 58 on the peninsula. low 60 frazer fairfield to san jose and the accuweather seven-day forecast. the impact scale early night tonight and early morning moornd a level one. and ramped up tuesday, wednesday and thursday with heavier rain. and gusty winds. counting the rain in inches. totals perhaps 2 inch this is the valley locations to up waerds of 4 in the higher locations in the coastal hills. something to watch. >>

san francisco whole. see how she has opened up the doors to city hall to all san franciscans. >> thank you for your comments. [applause] >> next speaker, please. >> good afternoon. my name is rosario. i am with district 11. i'm here to congratulate the newly appointed supervisors, matt haney, rafael mandelman, shamann walton, and gordon mark, but i'm also here to support hillary ronen. i totally believe in her. she is 100% for the city of san francisco. she fights for affordable housing, she works with homelessness, she also is not afraid to clean up a station. she has so much integrity, she is a negotiator, she will work across the board, she worked with our city and she is really deeply committed. this testimony of all these people that have come out to speak on her behalf shows how much san francisco sees her power and her fierceness, and i know she will get the work done because she already has. she worked for a supervisor for six years and then she did her years as a supervisor and a totally support her. i hope all the board of supervisors will give her your vote too. thank you. >> thank you for your c

. >>> in where 30 minutes, some taxi drivers will rally at san francisco city hall.hey're going to reconsider new rules that limit passenger pickup at tfo. they will ban people with legacy medallions. newer drivers who bought their medallions are not affected. legacy medallion drivers don't like the plan. nay say they could be forced out of business if they miss out on the more profitable airport trips. >>> san francisco mayor london breed is asking the city to prepare for the next big earthquake. high-rise for the comprehensive plan. working to create tougher seismic standards for buildings. the mayor also wants the city to update its policies on how it assesses damage and recovers damage after a major earthquake. u.s. geological survey says san francisco has a 72% chance of getting hit by a 6.7 magnitude or greater earthquake by the year 2083. >>> there's apparently one big name who has a lot of faith in the leaning tower. that would be willie brown. moved into the 58-story millennium tower building. according to the examiner. the tower tilting. and several are sui

. >>> a plan is in the works at san francisco city hall to help furloughed federal workers. >> abc newsamy hollyfield is live with the aid amy is now going to consider. amy. >> hi, reggie. the supervisor is going to make a proposal today for a resolution to help furloughed employees. here is a look at the cry for help. these are epa workers who staged a rally a couple of weeks ago calling for an end to the government shutdown. they say they haven't worked since christmas eve, haven't had a paycheck. they are struggling and worried. a san francisco supervisors wants to know why the city isn't helping them. >> i'm disappointed we haven't done something already. it's been a month. i think we should have stepped forward and provided some support to these workers. i see dozens of cities all over the country who have done something to support, even expressing solidarity saying here are resources available to you. i think that's something that should have been done a long time ago. certainly we capital wan't wait an we need to see action now. >> here are some of his ideas. free public transpor

(ken) hundreds of teachers and their supporters held a rally outside of san francisco city hall today. they are calling for what they say is their fair share of the city's 180-million dollars in education funds. organizers say the money would keep teachers in the classroom, and schools running. rally leaders say their action is the culmination of online petitions, as well as discussions with stakeholder groups. they are all urging the city's elected leaders to stand with san francisco public schools... by providing 60-million dollars from the education fund to the san francisco unified school district. (pam) a school strike could be on the horizon in the east bay.. members of the oakland education association are voting on whether or not the teachers will walk off the job. the vote comes after the school board voted on another contentious matter .. last night, the board decided to close oakland's roots international academy. in fact, as many as 24 schools are in jeopardy of closing ... because of budget concerns and a lack of resources. oakland teachers say, they would strike to prote

turns out, he was late for his own wedding at san francisco city hall. he understands that's not an excuse to break the law. >> this is something to remind me, no matter what, you know, take your time. just a reminder. so he will take my time from here on out. >> nobody wants to get a ticket on the way to their wedding. nobody wants to be late for a baseball game and get a citation for that. in the end, it doesn't matter where you're going, it is not worth a speeding ticket and definitely not worth getting involved in a collision. >> reporter: and we are back here live, along highway 4, where the commute is well under way. and so is the special operation. again, chp officers are out in force tonight. they say you can expect more crackdowns in the future. reporting live in contra costa county, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> okay, jodi, thank you. >>> well, the waiting game continues for raiders fans tonight. will the team play one final season at the oakland coliseum? the coliseum authority met today to discuss how the team could possibly play

(pam) hundreds of teachers and their supporters held a rally outside of san francisco city hall today they are calling for what they say... is their fair share of the city's 180-million dollars in education funds. organizers say, the money would keep teachers in the classroom, and schools running. rally leaders say, their action is the culmination of online petitions, as well as discussions with stakeholder groups. they are all urging the city's elected leaders to stand with san francisco public schools ... by providing 60- million dollars from the education fund to the school district. (pam) a school strike could be on the horizon in the east bay.. members of the oakland education association are voting on whether or not the teachers will walk off the job. the vote comes after the school board voted on another contentious matter .. last night the board decided to close oakland's roots international academy. in fact, as many as 24 schools are in jeopardy of closing... the district says that's because of budget concerns and a lack of resources. oakland teachers say, they would strike t

he brought up her out participants who took bart to san francisco city hall. cisco.ear of the event and the 18th year in new york city where it all started. and improv comedy group came up with the idea as a way to shake things up and provide a couple of laughs. >>> the unmanned spacex dragon cargo ship is back in her thick left to the international space station yesterday morning, splashed down last night andy pacific ocean west of baja, california landing had a schedule. it is the first nighttime water landing by the dragon spacecraft. it had taken almost 3 tons of supplies including christmas dinner to the space station when it launched last month. it brought back many science experiments that have been conducted on the space station. >>> we are keeping a close eye on wall street today as the market opens in about 30 minutes. it 6 come at the latest trouble for pg&e as the utility company signals that may file for bankruptcy. >>> day 24 of the government shutdown and it appears that things will not and anytime soon. i am with the leg latest. >>> we are beginning t

. >>> taxi drivers will be rallying at san francisco city hall today, asking for lawmakers to reconsiderhat limit passenger pickups at sfo. the mta has decided to ban drivers with legacy medallions from picking up passengers at sfo beginning february 1. newer drivers who bought the medallions are not affected. the mta hopes the new rules will improve taxi circulation within san francisco. legacy medallions drivers criticized the plan saying they may be forced out of business if they miss out on profitable airport trips. >>> right hailing services such as uber and lyft may be contributing to fewer people taking public transportation. researchers at the university of kentucky focused on 22 major cities, including san francisco and san jose. the results? bus ridership mac in san francisco fell nearly 10% since 2010. the study admits it can't be sure ride sharing services is the main reason but say ridership consistently drops as soon as uber or lyft begins operating in a city. >>> the western monarch butterfly is on the verge of extinction and environmental groups are asking lawmakers to ta

. >>> some taxi drivers would be rallying at stan san francisco's city hall today. asking to limit new rules limiting passengers at sfo. the mta has decided to ban drivers from legacy medallions picking up passengers at sfo, starting february 1st. newer drivers who purchased their medallions are not affected. leg assess legacy drivers say they could miss out on the more profitable airport trips. >>> pg&e. the reason why the utility is fighting a request to inspect its entire power grid. >>> it may be no surprise. but bartd's customer satisfaction rating is at an all-time low. and b.a.r.t. is going to be talking about that today. we'll have details coming up. >>> good morning. we have a couple of crashes on the way to the bay bridge. and we have a freeway closure in one direction. at the altamonte pass. a couple of things are working here. we'll let you know about all of that coming up. >>> quiet in the weather department. still cold this morning. but the afternoon high temps, continue to get a little warmer. mid-60s now for some. take a look. >> the disruption in yo

saturday, thousands are expected to gather on the steps of san francisco's city hall for the third annualen's march. >> the march is the most visible piece of it, but it's a movement that we work on year round to make sure that we're standing up for the things that we believe in here in the bay area and across the country. >> reporter: this year's theme is the women's wave and truth to power. >> we really want it to be an energizing day that helps keep the momentum we saw in this midterm election and move us forward toward the world that we want. >> reporter: there are 35,000 people registered to march in san francisco saturday, though the movement is approximately 20% short of its fund-raising goal. $66,891, the exact dollar amount needed to fund a budget to cover things like street closures, medical services, portable toilets and food for volunteers. they say they don't believe recent controversy contributed to the fund-raising shortage. the controversy stems from the national co-president's relationship with nation of islam leader louis farrakhan. the women's march has issued a stateme

san francisco represents, and it has happens. we are moving in that direction. in contrast we are watching right now the triumphant arrival this week of many fresh newcomers. not only here to san francisco city hall, but also in congress. nancy pelosi got her gavel back, holly lilia. [laughter] -- hallelujah. we have young and bright and vibrant women who are unapologetic and unafraid, and yes, they are difficult, but it is because they are fighting for what they believe in. they are fighting for what is right, and they are sick of the way that politics works in back rooms, in secrecy. they are being upfront, and honest about who they are, and what they want to, and very are refusing to accept that it is impossible, that human beings can live with dignity, that human beings have enough food to eat, that human beings have a right to a home, that human beings have a right to equality --dash a quality education. aoc, i am a big fan of an follow-on social media. she is unapologetic about that, and so am i. we feel a sense of urgency to make change, and that is why i am running for this position, but it has been a hard process. it's been, quite frankly, a sexist process. i have been told, not based on

(vicki) hundreds of teachers and their supporters held a rally outside of san francisco city hall today they are calling for what they say is their fair share of the city's 180-million dollars in education funds. organizers say the money would keep teachers in the classroom, and schools running. rally leaders say their action is the culmination of online petitions, as well as discussions with stakeholder groups. they are all urging the city's elected leaders to stand with san francisco public schools... by providing 60-million dollars from the education fund to the san francisco unified school district. (vicki) a school strike could be on the horizon in the east bay.. members of the oakland education association are voting on whether or not the teachers will walk off the job. the vote comes after the school board voted on another contentious matter .. last night, the board decided to close oakland's roots international academy. in fact, as many as 24 schools are in jeopardy of closing ... because of budget concerns and a lack of resources. oakland teachers say, they would strike to prot

saturday, thousands are expected to gather on the steps of san francisco's city hall for the third annual's march. >> the march is the most visible piece of it, but it's a movement that we work on year round to make sure that we're standing up for the things that we believe in here in the bay area and across the country. >> reporter: this year's theme is the women's wave and truth to power. >> we really want it to be an energizing day that helps keep the momentum we saw in this midterm election and move us forward toward the world that we want. >> reporter: there are 35,000 people registered to march in san francisco saturday, though the movement is approximately 20% short of its fund-raising goal. $66,891 dollars, to fund things like street closures, medical services, portable toilets and food for volunteers. they say they don't believe recent controversy contributed to the fund-raising shortage. the controversy stems from the national co-president's relationship with nation of islam leader louis farrakhan. his statements about jewish, queer and trans people are not aligned with the wome

i spent my 30s here in san francisco city hall. and i'll just say a couple of things. i mean, one, i think i'm surprised that i've come out of this process stronger. and actually, stronger in my space, that change is possible and stronger in values and principles. i always thought as activist, organizer, always resisted electoral politics and never trusted politicians. i thought that politics would somehow magically change you and you'd come out this worse human being, but i hope, or at least in my heart i feel that i've only grown stronger in my work. it's large part been because of the constituents i serve. and many of you got to see them here today. i work with the best community leaders and people with generosity and heart and they're the ones that inspired me and my staff to work even harder. i want to thank my colleagues who i've had an opportunity to serve with over the last, actually 12 years, if i include supervisor yee and fewer. i'll start with the folks on the end. supervisor stefani and brown, you were both here as legislative aides. you hold the distinct

saturday, thousands are expected to gather on the steps of san francisco's city hall for the third annuals march. >> the march is the most visible piece of it, but it's a movement that we work on year round to make sure that we're standing up for the things that we believe in here in the bay area and across the country. >> reporter: this year's theme is the women's wave and truth to power. >> we really want it to be an energizing day that helps keep the momentum we saw in this midterm election and move us forward toward the world that we want. >> reporter: there are 35,000 people registered to march in san francisco saturday, though the movement is approximately 20% short of its fund-raising goal. $66,891, the exact dollar amount needed to fund a budget to cover things like street closures, medical services, portable toilets and food for volunteers. they say they don't believe recent controversy contributed to the fund-raising shortage. the controversy stems from the national co-president's relationship with nation of islam leader louis farrakhan. the women's march has issued a statement

they will take bart to san francisco city hall where they will learn about pantless after parties thisning. this is the 11th year of the event. the 18th year for similar events in new york city, where it originated. an improv comedy group came up with the idea as a way to shake some things up to provide a few last minutes. just getting through this story. >> yes, you can see the plans for baltimore and no clue to go to the city. and they're like what the heck. am i dreaming? pinching yourself? >>> how about dry today and then wet weather moving monday, tuesday, wednesday, into thursday with cooler conditions expected, snow in the sierra. >> thank you for joining us this morning. we are ending early on ktvu because of college basketball, but we're heading over to the plus. >> villanova taking on creighton. if you want more news and weather, join us on ktvu plus. have a great sunday and get ready for some rain. we'll see you on the plus. >> welcome to fox college basketball. on the journey to march madness, we bring you all the marquee matchups. >> when the electric atmosphere. >> watch

this is the city of san francisco. you can see city hall there. its dome is not lit up. they usually shut that off around midnight. it's going to be another chilly morning around the bay area. we'll be right back. >>> good morning, it's seasonable day. looking at the high temperatures for the day. 54 in pacifica; 58 degrees in los gatos. sixty in san jose; 55 in heyward. looking at the inland areas, 55, brentwood; 54, vallejo and 55, pleasant on. around the bay, 50s as well. 56, san francisco; 54, mill valley. cooler the further north you g.56 in ukiah and 52 in clear lake. >>> the friday morning drive is starting off with a major traffic closure. we have a traffic alert northbound 880. a lot of activity there and the investigation, we're seeing big delays building behind this and so use 680 as an alternate. they are diverting traffic off of the freeway at south fremont boulevard. plan for that this morning. >>> olivia newton john attempts to set the record straight. >> and the excitement is building for sunday's golden globes awards. chris martinez has your eye on enter

supervisor at city hall is disappointed the city of san francisco hasn't done anything to help furloughed employees. he's aiming to change that starting todakn f e faceofple ed a rally calling for an he said of the gey hen wked since christmas eve, haven't had a paycheck. they are starting to wonder how they are going to pay for groceries. this supervisor says city hall should be helping. >> we can make transportation free. we could waive payments or defer payments owed to the city. we could offer short-term work placements or short-term loans. there's a lot that we can do to make sure she is workers who are caught up in this mess and being held hostage are at least supported by their local government. >> reporter: so today here at city hall, he's going to propose a rece legs to help san francisco residents out of work because of the shutdown. mayor london breed's office said they have been working to find solutions to support federal employees. the big concern for everyone is no one knows how much longer this shutdown is going to last. reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc

city streeets. in san jose rob fladeboe kron4news. (pam) happening now -- hundreds of parents, teachers, and education activists... rallying at city hall today ... to support san francisco public schools. they are calling for what they say, is their fair share of the city's 180- million dollars in education funds. organizers of the united educators of san franisco say, the money would keep educators in the classroom and keep the schools whole. the rally leaders say.... their action is the culmination of more than 2- thousand online petitions signed by educators, parents and public education allies.. as well as multiple discussions with various stakeholder groups, and numerous meetings with urging san francisco's elected leaders to stand with s-f- u-s-d public schools. (ken) also happening now... members of the oakland education association are voting on whether or not to let teachers go on strike. this comes after the school board voted last night to close oakland's roots international academy. as many as 24 schools are in jeopardy of closing because of budget concerns and a lack of resources. oakland teachers say, they would strike to protect students and the future of

provided support to the workers. >> newly elected supervisor matt heaney says city hall hasn't done enough to help workers in san francisco. will be introducing a resolution calling on the city to provide assistance, free public transportation, deferred housing assistance, food assistance and short-time work assistance. >> could provide support right now. >> spokesperson says they've been working to find solutions for local federal employees and devising a strategy for consequences of long are shutdown. spoke to -- who asked b.a.r.t. staff to look into how other transation agencies around the u.s. have stepped up to help furloughed workers. abc7 news. >>> chp is helping coast guard members not getting paid in shutdown with online fundraiser. will provide free meals at ray's deli. nearly $2,000 raised in two days. >>> in washington majority leader mitch mcconnell brings proposal to senate, funding for border wall in exchange of temporary protection for dreamers. democrats are demanding president trump reopen the government before negotiations start. shutdown impact grows. 10% of tsa workers not getting paid have called in

dozens of them were circling city hall to protest a new regulation that restricts hundreds of them from picking up passengers at san francisco international. with increased competition from ride share oviders, taxidrive$2 obtain medallions from the city are being given preference at the airport over those who paid fractions of that a decade ago. >> we're already making about a fifth of what we did two years ago because of uber and lyft