. >>> new at noon, san francisco's police union is firing back. just one day after the police commission unanimously approved a new "use of force" policy. lisa chan reports. >> reporter: last night the san francisco police commission gave final approval to an updated "use of force" policy. however, the san francisco police union isn't happy about it. they are taking legal action to stop it. unanimously the san francisco police commission approved an updated "use of force" policy despite union resistance. this is the first update in 21 years. it bans the use of carotid restraints. this is the type of hold that stops blood flow to the brain. some say it can lead to death or injury if not done properly. >> it's an antiquated police practice that i believe needs to be eliminated. the question is of timing. do we eliminate it now or later and give ourselves time to evaluate other intermediate options? >> reporter: the hold needs to be an intermediate option especially for smaller options. >> if it's a less lethal use of force, by removing that and not p

san francisco police headquarters. she has details on the legal battle brewing just as the city is getting a new chief. >> reporter: the san francisco police unione city and the police commission. now, the longest serving member of the police commission is a man named joe marshall there 12 years. he said he never saw anything like this. jessica williams was driving a stolen car when she was shot and killed by a sergeant with the san francisco police back in may. almost immediately, police chief greg suhr resigned. >> i think that's one of the first things that the acting chief was going to do is prohibit the shooting into vehicles. >> reporter: the san francisco police union agreed up to a point. martin halloran is the union president. >> we agreed on about 99% of the policy including very restrictive prohibitions on firing at suspects in moving vehicles. but we also agreed that there should be exceptional and extreme circumstances in there where an officer can deviate from the policy in those circumstances. >> reporter: according to the union, the mayor and police commission can't just change the policy. they have to negotiate with the officers

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since the suspect is just 15, the case is now being referred to juvenile court. >>> san francisco's police unionto prevent the department from adopting new rules on use of force. a new policy approved by the police commission prohibits officers from shooting at moving cars. the union claims that city negotiators verbally agreed to allow officers to open fire in exceptional circumstances like terrorist attacks but refuse to put it in writing. the police commission's refusal to continue talks since october is an unfair labor practice, the union says. >> we agreed on about 99% of the policy including very restrictive prohibitions on firing at suspects in moving vehicles. but we also agreed that there should be exceptional and extreme circumstances in there where an officer can deviate from the policy in those circumstances. >> members of the police commission say that they have done enough negotiating and they can legally move forward without the poa on board. >> to get to the point where we agreed on 99% was wonderful. >> halloran says that the union will file for a restraining order today to prev

the union doesn't like the >>> top stories at 6:30, san francisco's police union suing the city to block the new "use of force" policy. the union doesn't like the new rule that officers cannot fire at a moving vehicle. >> uber has shifted self- driving cars from san francisco to arizona. the arizona governor says uber can continue testing the cars there without a special permit. the california dmv ordered the cars off the roads yesterday because uber refused to request what california says are the needed permits. >>> ivanka trump and her family were her harassed on a jetblue flight today. they got off that flight and boarded a private jet to hawaii. kpix 5's emily turner is at sfo. more on the harassment that got a passenger thrown off the flight. emily. >> reporter: ivanka trump told jetblue employees she didn't want to make a big deal out of it. when your at president-elect's daughter on flying coach on a commercial flight with folks who with liberals, this is what happens [ censored ] donald trump. >> reporter: at least one other passenger on this flight from new york to sfo felt the

san francisco, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> pete, thank you. >>> now to a legal setback for san francisco's police union. the union wants to stop changes to the city's use of force policy. changes that were approvaled just last week and would affect some police policies for the first time in 20 years. as a result, officers will no longer be able to use a specific type of choke hold and no longer allowed to shoot into moving vehicles. the police union wants to stop those changes, but a judge has denied the union's request. the judge says the state supreme court already ruled that cities have the right to define the use of force policy. the head of the police officers association says his organization plans to push ahead with this lawsuit attempting to overturn the city's decision. in the meantime, san francisco police officers will follow this new use of force policy. >>> quite a bit of heart ache. star wars fans remembering ca y carrie fisher. she suffered an apparent heart attack on a flight from london to los angeles. it happened 15 minutes before the plane landed. she was best known for her iconic rol

. >> reporter: san francisco's police union has resisted that ban, pointing to terror attacks where vehicles have been used as weapons, and some say the union's support for tony chaplain may have caused the mayor to choose an outsider. >> i think it's a tacit acknowledgment that an outsider was needed. >> reporter: the man who ran the operations office of the lapd 11 years ago is now san francisco's district attorney, george gaston. we'll talk to him about this new appointment and the changes he sees coming. that's in our story at 6:00. reporting from san francisco, mark matthews, nbc bay area news. >> it is big news in the city. thank you, mark. >>> not only high-profile and powerful position, but the police chief also is among san francisco's highest paid public earners. greg sir earned more than $300,000 annually. our investigative unit is also taking a close look at chief bill scott's career. he joined lapd back in 1989. he worked as a patrol officer, a gang officer, a detective and an internal affairs. four years ago, moved up to commander. in 2014, became deputy chief of l.a.'s south b

san francisco's police union is going to court over new rules on use of force. a new policy approved by the police commission last night prohibits officers from firing their guns at moving cars. the union claims city negotiators agreed verbally to allow officers to shoot in exceptional circumstances like terrorist attacks but refused to put it in writing. and the says there's unfair labor practices. tomorrow the union plans more legal action. >> tomorrow, we'll file a temporary restraining order and we'll seek a judge's approval to force the department not to implement the policy until we either get back to the negotiating table or we let a judge decide or we let an arbitrator decide. >> late today, the city attorney's office said the police commission is under no obligation to continue bargaining. kpix 5's melissa caen will have more on the dispute coming up at 6:00. >>> a suspected thief is under arrest after he led park police to a san francisco home then wouldn't get off the roof. it happened at 48th avenue and pacheco street near ocean beach. this man had o

. >>> ktvu fox 2 news at 6:30 starts next with the san francisco police union pushing back against the use of force policy just approved last night. >> if they refuse to come back to the table i will let a superior court judge decide this. >> the action taken today. >>> saving lives at a price, the new suicide barriers for the golden gate bridge. >>> plus, a heartwarming story for an east bay woman who lost so much in a fire earlier this year. the huge surprise she got when she came home this afternoon. ktvu fox 2 news at 6:30 is up next. weand sustainability goals asool one of our top priorities.mental i definitely rely on pg&e to be an energy advisor. anything from rebates, to how can we be more efficient? pg&e has a number of programs, to help schools save on energy. when i see a program that fits them, then i bring it to them. with the help of pg&e we've been able to save a tremendous amount of energy and a tremendous amount of money. we're able to take those savings and invest it right back into the classroom. together, we're building a better california. zero really can be a hero

. >>> new at 5:00, a legal setback for san francisco's police union today. the union wanted to stop changes to the city's use of force policy that would prevent officers from shooting into a moving vehicle or using a specific choke hold. today, judge richard ulmer denied the police wrunion's request. citing the city's right to set use of force policies. >> fundamental managerial or policy decisions include changing the policy regarding the police officers' use of deadly force. >> your honor, a case-by-case analysis, read the case law in total -- >> that's not what the california supreme court says of those cases. >> your honor -- >> it's a categorical holding the way i read it. >> the head of the police officers' association says his organization will push ahead with its lawsuit attempting to overturn the policy. the union says the ban on shooting into vehicles could prevent them from reacting to terror attacks that use cars and trucks as weapons. city says the policy includes an exception for extraordinary circumstances. >>> new details now on the killing o

a setback for the san francisco police officers union. it has been trying to stop some changes to the city's use of force policy. a san francisco superior court judge refusing to block implementation of the new police. kron 4's dan kerman is live at police headquarters with more on the changes and what the union doesn't like about them >> reporter: as a result those changes will be implemented. san francisco superior court richard elmer has rejected an attempt by the san francisco police officers association to block implementation use of force policy. while saying they have reached agreement on 99 percent of the policy the san francisco police officers' union objects to two changes. . >> reporter: not prevent use of next restraint. >>: less lethal option available to them. that could very well lead to a higher level force that is what the p away does not want to see. >> reporter: the police commission did not ok that change and it also objects to a second policy change preventing officers from shooting at moving vehicles. and still is >>

terrorist plow as truck into a crowd as we have seen this year in france and germany, san francisco's police union believes officers should know they can fire on those vehicles. >> now they won't be able to protect them sovls if in fact a truck in nice or berlin is borrowing down at the hofficers. >>> today they asked a judge to consider officer's safety but says the supreme court has given cities to set use of force. san francisco's new police chief says he help had -- helped change laws of shooting into moving vehicles. >> they do have restrictive language preventing an officer from firing in a moving vehicle and they have extreme and exceptional language that is not contemplated by the order. >> reporter: the attorney representing the police commission says the new changes do acknowledge exceptional circumstances. >> and in the event of exceptional circumstances, those conditions will be taken into account when reviewing the officer's use of force. >> reporter: so there is some wiggle room? >> correct. >> reporter: so it would appear the two sides really aren't that far apart and yet last octob

. >> that does it for,,,,,,,,,,,,, the san francisco police union is taking legal action.. m kenny choi. the san francisco police union is taking legal action against the new "use of force" policy. the city's police officers association filed a lawsuit saying that the policy is in violation of state labor laws. we'll have a full report on kpix 5 news at noon. >>> the dmv has officially revoked the registration for union's 16 driverless cars. uber used them last week in san francisco but got in trouble for no permits. it's unclear when and if uber plans to apply for one. >>> and in just a few hours, sacred heart will start giving out thousands of toys to families in need. parents can pick up gifts to give to their children. but the community center still needs some donations and we have information on our website about how you can help and give. >>> now for a check of weather, here's julie. >> thanks, we are starting off clear and chilly blue skies over the golden gate and over the bay. we'll see increasing clouds, however, today. look at futurecast shows sunshine to start th

delays are to the >> the san francisco police union heads to court to try to stop a new "use-of-forcelicy. why it claims officers' rights are violated. >> we are hurrying. we are hurrying. >> it hurts. >> the boy is terrified and we will show you the rush to save him after he was left dangling on the ski left. on the ski left. stay >> we have new details in the chicago the owner of the warehouse hired an attorney. the fire broke out three weeks ago today killing 36. according to our media partner, the owner has hired southern california attorney keith bremmer, the alameda district attorney has opened a criminal investigation and said possible charges could include murder. derick ion almena leased the willing and rented space to 20 others, and lived there and it was not zoned for residential use. >> look at this young boy dangling from the ski lift in utah just terrified. the cell phone video caught the meant by minute effort to pull him to safety. he was stuck on wednesday when the backpack caught on the lit at sundance mountain and he could not get up but that kept him from blunting

. >>> and well, san francisco's police union is apparently suing the city. the reason? of force policy that new policy prohibits officers from firing at moving vehicles. the union is filing a unfair labor suit. they are arguing the policy is too limiting to officers pointing out recent terror attacks involving vehicles. the law alleges that city goshy fors made verbal agreements to allow shooting at a vehicle in exceptional circumstances and then refused to put those agreements in writing, so that is the reason behind the lawsuit. >>> and what to do if you find yourself in a road rage situation? at least one of the freeway shootings in the last few weeks in oakland was the result of road rage. one driver tailgating another, a gesture was made and then someone pulled out a gun and started shooting. how to avoid becoming a victim. >> it is certainly a scary reminder of the things that can happen on the freeway when people are maybe in a state of crises or a heightened state behind the wheel. >> reporter: for when that happens, agencies like aaa and insurance companies off

. >>> san francisco police union is going to court to stop a new use of force policy we first told police told that you police commissioners approved last night. they are charging that the commission foshted in bad faith therefore violating officer rights. abc 7 news reporter vic lee explains why the police union intends to file a temporary restraining order tomorrow morning. >> police union decision to fill for temporary restraining order came after last tonight's vote by police commissioners. >> we will let a judge decide as to whether or not the commission should come back to the table to negotiate. >>reporter: they approved the new use of force policy after 12 months of deliberations. the day before the meeting the union filed a lawsuit against the city charging that the commission engaged in bad faith negotiations. changing language that both sides had agreed in closed meetings. one of them banning police from using neck hold called contract tid restraint. >> by removing this less lethal option it could potentially force the officers into using a higher level of force. that's certain

. >>> the san francisco police union is going to court to stop a new use of force policy that the police commissioner force approved last night. >> violating officers' rights. vic lee is joining us. >> larry and ama, he said he's extremely disappointed and says both sides had reached agreement on almost all of the recommendations except for a couple of important ones which halloran says the commissioners adopted unilaterally. >> we will let a judge decide as to whether or not the commission should come back to the table to negotiate. >> we've been working on this for a long time. a resounding aye? >> the police union's decision to file for a temporary restraining order came after last night's vote by police commissioners. they approved the new use of force policy after 12 months of deliberations. the day before their meeting, the union filed a lawsuit against the city charging that the commission engaged in bad faith negotiations. changing language that both sides had agreed in closed meetings, one of them banning the police from using a vascular neck hold called carotid restraints. >> b

those are the claims coming from the san francisco police union, less than 24 hours after the city's police commision approved a new use-of-force policy. we learned about 90 minutes ago...the union is taking the city to court over it. boxes nbc bay area's pete suratos is live in san francisco. pete, this could throw a hurdle in adopting that new policy. but even more to the point, the police union feels lied to... pete/live the rocky relationship between the commision and ball could have lasting consequences for two east bay ters. uratos. nbc bay area news. and a brawl after a firefighters' ball could have eisting consequences for two east bay firefighters. the two are already facing charges for allegedly attacking police officers. ow we are finding out that they could lose their emt licenses. bob redell is live with that story. >> reporter: in a new development over the past hour or so, one of those firefighters has agreed to settle his case with the contra costa county emergency medical services agency. his attorney would not confirm whether or not this means johnson has agreed to

. >>> san francisco's police union is blocked in its effort to keep a new "use of force" policy froming effect. attorneys for the sfpoa were in court yesterday challenging the poll saying that for safety reasons officers need the latitude to shoot at moving vehicles. they also objected to banning chokeholds on the carotid artery to subdue suspects. a judge rejected those arguments. attorneys for the city praised the decision while the poa plans to appeal. >> the "use of force" policy is a core management right that's something that is outside the scope of bargaining. >> we will definitely pursue any and all legal means at our availability. >> now, we spoke with one of the "frisco five" hunger strikers who successfully pushed for police reform in the city. he is in standing rock, north dakota, still protesting the oil pipeline there. he said the new policy doesn't go far enough. >> it should be mandated that police officers deescalate every situation. we need to make sure they're held accountable. our district attorney hasn't prosecuted a single police officer in san francisco. that n

. >>> a legal setback for the san francisco police union. the union wanted to stop changes to the city's use of force policies, specifically the changes that would prevent officers from shooting into a moving vehicle and using a specific choke hold. >> the judge says the state supreme court already ruled that cities have the right to define use of force policies. the head of the police officer's association says the organization will still push ahead with the lawsuit attempting to overturn the policy. in the meantime, san francisco police officers will follow the new use of force policy. >>> a new menorah is expected to arrive today to replace the one stolen from a san francisco park. the new menorah arrived just in time for the fifth night of hanukkah tonight. the original six-foot-tall brass menorah was stolen from north beach's washington square park. it happened on christmas day which happened to be the first night of hanukkah. police say they're looking at surveillance video as they look for the person who stole it. >> kira, you have he

san francisco police. san francisco judge rejected a request by the police union to block a new use of force policy. the police officer's association filed a lawsuit on december 20th to reopen negotiations. they also requested a temporary injunction. object to a band on moving vehicles and a been on patrol hol known as carotid restraint. the judge denied the motion saying the union would probably not win in court. >> being called a cal exit. a moment gaining ground since the election of donald trump. >> supporters want california to become its own independent nation. monty francis says whether this has any chance of becoming reality. >> outrage over donald trump is on regular display. hillary clinton received 4 million more votes in the state than trump and given much of the country is made up of red states. the idea of breaking away from the union does not seem as crazy to some as it once did. >> it is lawful and legal and connected to doing a very small but significant tweet to the californians constitution. >> clear heads the bay area chapter of yes california. she says the level of support has t

so we'll see. >> reporter: the san francisco police officers union is pushing for the use of stun gunshe past, the application union has opposed it, but some commissioners have hinted with the new use of force restrictions in place, there may have to be wiggle room when it comes to stun guns. >>> coming up at 10:30, and man who worked hander in hand with american sold engineers -- a man who worked hand in hand with american soldiers in afghanistan afghanistan. >> san francisco woman wants to start a collaboration with the city to help the homeless, and at the same time, reduce neighbors'. she shows us how at one homeless encampment. ♪ think of your fellow man. ♪ lend him a helping hand. ♪ put a little love in your heart. ♪ ♪ take a good look around... ♪ ...and if you're lookin' down, ♪ ♪ put a little love in your heart. ♪ ♪put a little love in your heart.♪ ♪ in your heart. (avo) the subaru share the love event is happening now and will have given ninety million dollars to help real people like these. officials say they were initially called to the scene after 1:00 this afternoon, for a

. >>> san francisco's police officer union is pushing back to the new use of force policy enacted last night. legalize to city hall with how the union is trying to block the new rules. >> reporter: the police officers association tells me they are planning to go to court. they hope to get a judge to block the new restrictions from going into play. >> we will seek a judge's approval to force the department not to implement the policy until we either get back to the negotiation table are we let a judge decide. >> reporter: meanwhile the union has filed a lawsuit in superior court saying it violates procedures during the negotiation. the commission voted just last night to ban officers from shooting in vehicles and from getting the karate hole. had been negotiating since july and were in agreement on most issues when the commission abruptly declared an impasse. doctor joe marshall, one of the commissioners said they did negotiate in good faith. >> we ended up i believe agreeing on everything but one thing. that is the provision against shooting at cars. i'm sure the union is emphasis -- e

the police union had filed a lawsuit on tuesday seeking an injunction claiming that the police commission had violated their collective bargaining rights by adopting these changes.>>> the san francisco police officers association is frustrated about the selection process for the new police chief. the union says it should have been included in choosing the next chief and that the mayor did not tell them ahead of time that he was peaking -- picking los angeles police chief. the chronicle reports the union sent a message to its 2300 members accusing the a of picking the new chief in secret and consequently turned his back on the rank-and-file. >>> san francisco has hired its new chief, the city of oakland is still searching for they say the search will continue into the new year. they had three police chief this year. yesterday that a told us that the city is on track to announce a selection of a new permanent chief of police after the new year. the attorney says it's a choice that should not be rushed.>> you need to get it right you need to get this right this time. it's one opportunity for the mayor's office to make a profound decision. >> there is no word on who is on the short list

since the police shooting of mario woods set off a debate over the police use of deadly force in san francisco. while city hall and the unionas we said have agreed on the proposed changes they are deadlock over the question of how police should handle possibly shooting at moving cars. the fight is going public in a big way with an ad by the police union. take a look. >> it's a sunny day and group of activists are quietly marching on the city streets. [ chanting ] >> suddenly a four ton truck begins plowing into the crowd. the police rush to halt the driver but are prohibited by -- >> reporter: the ad which will air later this week singles out the police commissioner president who has become wrangling with the union for months over language on a prosed ban on police shooting at cars part of an overhaul of the department's use of deadly force. >> with this policy we can't stop this lawsuit iser. >> very trump-esque. i think what we have here is a campaign, unfortunately, that is kind of a fear mongering. we are seeing across the country. >> i don't see it this way. this is happening throughout the world! >> nice,

. >>> san francisco judge injecting a bid by a police union to block the use of force policies. ice department use of force policy was approved last week. this after the deadly shooting of mary l woods. one of the proposed changes is to prevent officers from firing at moving cars. the police officers association says this role will put officers lives and the lives of others at risk . >> policy that the department wanted to put forward, this would prevent an officer from taking appropriate action for stopping such an attack and starting -- and stopping such bloodshed. >> the police union objects to the van of a type of neck restraint. the president says it has been used successfully for decades and is an alternative use of force. until officers are offered a less lethal option such as tasers. >>> the oakland raiders team is hoping that everything goes well . his surgery has gone great. he got the surgery yesterday. >> doctors have given him a recovery time of six weeks which would be in time for this year's super bowl. >> they've got to get there without him. >> here is what he tw

san francisco police commission's changes to the police departments use of force policy, will be implemented as approved. today a san francisco superior court judge rejected a bid by the police officers' union to block parts of that new policy. kron 4's dan kerman reports from police headquarters. with details on the two issues which at the center of the controversy. >>:still ahead: >> britteny: possibly in the sunday monday what we can expect tonight clouds clear with cool conditions small lots of sunshine and i choose close to average as a head and to a week and we see colder air movement slight chance of rain celebrate herschel's clearing clouds and the next system we're tracking as well off the coast of los angeles but will continue to track to the no. 2 wednesday and thursday at arriving near parts of the area by friday morning. here's what it looks like bison dry clear both days him by friday looks at the close as the system does to us is near fresno and just to the south of the sierra. but this model ships a little bit to the north we couldn't be dealing with all his own feet scattered showers friday morning heading into the afternoon. power from that of another system that could go

police chief. deputy chief william scott of the l.a.p.d. >> that decision is certainly going to be a surprise to a lot of people in san francisco, and within the police officers unioncott, with more than 20 years experience in the l.a.p.d., african-american to head the san francisco police department. scott, long-time veteran, served in gang task force and led the southwest division of the police department, which is interestingly enough, even bigger than san francisco in terms of square miles. i think what the mayor was looking for is scott's career in professional services. that's the part of the department that implements police reforms, and that's where san francisco has had its key challenges. recall the shooting of mario woods set off a chain reak of protests in san francisco over police reforms. then after another shooting, that led to the resignation of the police chief. it's all about use of force, when to shoot, when not to shoot. it is currently still a debate between the department and police officers association. so the incoming chief will certainly have his hands full. >> and this is a surprise to people, scott's hiring, because tony chaplain has been

. >> reporter: there is a lot of tension between the san francisco police commission and the police unione commission wants to go forward with the policy but the union is blocking it. it recently released an ad to influence the public. >> suddenly a four ton truck begins plowing into the crowd. the police rush to halt the driver but are prohibited by policy from drawing their weapons against the moving vehicle. >> reporter: the ad shows a diagram at drama ad. the ad says that many will die or be injured if officers are not allowed to shoot at cars. the police commission says that is misleading because there is language in the policy that would allow officers to shoot if their lives or lives of others were in immediate danger. they urge the poa to stop disputing the reform. the proposed changes were developed following the fatal shooting of woods one year ago. it sparked a lot of public outrage. the reform policy has been stuck in negotiations for months and has to get passed by the union and department of human resources before it is implemented. today the commission will get an update fr

san francisco. the police department acknowledged today it is beefing up patrols around popular destinations like union square. nbc bay area's robert handa is live in san francisco with more on the increased police presence there. robert. >> reporter: well, the increased police presence does seem to be helping. we heard that from a lot of people here at the embacadero, as well as union square, including some visitors from germany, who saw the initial reaction from the berlin attack, up close. the family from frankfurt, germany, is in the bay area to visit a relative and joined thousands to union square. before leaving home, the family saw how police were reacting to the berlin attack. >> we had police running around, standing there with machine guns, which is unusual. that hasn't been the case before in germany. >> reporter: what's your reaction to the san francisco police increase in security because of the berlin incident? >> it feels comforting. it's good. >> there are more officers than normal, more of a presence, as well. >> reporter: police say the intent is to increase presence, not fear. but ca

san leandro police. >>> learned the union that represents the san francisco police officers has filed a lawsuit against the city to stop what he calls unfair practices and actions by the police commission. >> the suit was filed tuesday ahead of last night position to implement changes to the use of force policy. quibec this is all the result of a long running and contentious debate in san francisco. last night at city hall members of the police commission approved two major changes to the department the use of force policy. members passed a measure that band officers from shooting at cars unless they were exceptional circles it is a truck -- they demanded the additional language be inserted . the union says officers need latitude when the public might be in danger from someone was behind the wheel of a car. some commissioners agreed. >> when i first came on the commission there are several shootings at cars and suburban fatal. >> also last night in a four, three vote the commission banned a maneuver known as carotid restraint, a type of the cold used to subdue someone who is speaking -- been taken into

the cause is unknown. >>> in san francisco's union square, police out in full force as holiday shoppers pick up some last-minute gifts after what happened in berlin. police are stepping up their patrols in some of the city's busiest areas. >>> president-elect donald trump and russian president vladimir putin are talking about modernization of the nuclear arsenals. putin wants to meet with trump to improve relations. >>> craig boswell is at the white house with more details. >> reporter: russian president vladimir putin and president- elect donald trump both spoke out again on the issue of their country's nuclear capabilities. at hind of the year press conference, president putin wants to modernize his weapons and president-elect trump told msnbc let it be an arms race. we'll outmatch them at every pass and outlast them all. >> other countries need to understand if they expand their nuclear capabilities, this president is not going to sit back. he is going to act. >> reporter: foreign policy experts say america's decades old nuclear weapons systems need to be modernized. >> everybody kno

san francisco. in particular, police are monitoring places where christmas shoppers are. tonight, we found a noticeable police presence around san francisco's union square. new york and chicago are taking specific measures. there are it no threats reported in the u.s., but local police departments are increasing security as a precaution. >>> still to come, a jewelry heist at an east bay department store. how police say the burglar spent hours in the store and was never seen. >> first day of winter today. it was pretty warm out there. i'll show you how warm, and we'll talk about the rain that is just around the corner. >> up next, a driver hits a little boy as he chases after his dog. the hit and run that may keep a 3-year-old in the hospital over christmas. >> i heard the little kid yell my arm hurts. >>> we have new video from the los angeles area tonight where a fire ripped through an auto parts and repair shop. the fire was reported just before 9:00 on sepulveda boulevard in van nuys. fire officials said they don't believe anyone was inside the two story building at the time, and had the flames under control within 20 minutes or so. there is n

the mayor credits the hiring of more police officers and the continuing gang reduction effort of operation cease fire. >>> a san francisco judge refused to police union request to blocking the new use of force policy. the police officers association filed a lawsuit on december 20 to reopen negotiations on the policy and requested a temporary injunction to stop their implementation. the poa says the ban on shooting at vehicles, it will jeopardize their safety. but the policy was hammered out during a year of negotiating. the judge says the poa has little chance of winning its case in court. >>> a man working at the versace outlet in livermore has filed a discrimination lawsuit. as ktvu paul chambers tells us the employee claims he was taught to use a special code when black shoppers entered the store. >> reporter: this versace store located in the premium outlet is where a 23-year-old man named christopher sampino worked filing a 30-page complaint saying while undergoing training he was taught to discriminate against african americans. >> this is the customer, if they come into the store and also a non-verbal code where the employee would tug on a clo

. >>> after what happened in werber lynn, san francisco police are stepping up patrols in union square after what happened in berlin. that's where kpix 5's jackie ward is right now. jackie? >> reporter: veronica, union square has been bustling all afternoon with tourists and shoppers and there is a bigger police presence than usual on a friday night because of all the last-minute shoppers. [ sirens [ >> reporter: in union square, police are out in full force as holiday shoppers pick up some last-minute gifts. >> i asked for a sewing machine and i asked for an amazon echo. >> reporter: following the attack in berlin where a driver plowed into a crowded christmas market, killing 12 people and injuring dozens more, the san francisco police department has double-checked their security plan and made the necessary adjustments. >> we constantly are reassessing this situation as incidents like berlin occur. >> reporter: there is a lot of foot traffic in the city like union square. >> officers in high-profile visible areas in uniform as well as in plainclothes. >> reporter: are you worried abou

cities including that police are monitoring the places and they found a noticeable police presence around san francisco's union square. and, there have been no specific threats related to christmas shoppers in the united states but local police departments are increasing security as a precaution. >>> 10 minutes after 8 am, another scam, they thought that they were giving money to kids with cancer but they were also being scammed by a charity grinch. coming up, how one simple phone call helped napa police bust this imposter. >>> but first, a secret santa surprise, high woman in alabama ended up getting a box of holiday cheer. >>> and, it's not that bad out there. as a matter of fact, some commutes are downright good. and, it's going to be at the mall. >>> and, there will be more than drizzle. there will be rain. a lot of that today. a lot of sunshine. afoot and light-hearted i take to the open road. healthy, free, the world before me, the long brown path before me leading wherever i choose. the east and the west are mine. the north and the south are mine. all seems beautiful to me. >>> welcome back. the yoga co

for san francisco superior court judge denied a request and by the police officers' union to block implementation. the pleas >> reporter: team says it's not over and they will continue to see this through in the courts. >> reporter: after being hit by caltrans a hadron to 37 of the burlingame station person as trespassing on the tracks while they were shut down how trained its provides shuttles for the next stop trains running on just one track imbibe 0415 all trains are packed full operation. in checking a chance of curing for your new year. >> britteny: sunshine wednesday thursday retract into existence as we get a friday and saturday here's the first one to the self here's what happened you notice then slowly works its way up and mansell probably stays to the south of our area and the possibility of august could shift a little closer to us and restraint evident friday another system drops down on saturday and this is what looks like right now could stay to the east and again watching both of these systems closely has to go into friday saturday and on sunday more unsettled weather r.i. temperat

los angeles, dallas, san francisco, you'll see an increased police presence at areas where holiday shoppers are or areas where holiday folks gather like union square there in san francisco. should see a bigger police presence there. shoppers we talked with say they welcome this increased police presence and say they won't let the berlin attacks ruin the joyful occasion of this holiday. live in washington, edward lawrence, back to you, sam and laura. >> thank you very much, edward. >>> 6:38. this has been a mystery for weeks. now we know what is to blame for a community thanksgiving dinner that turned deadly. you may recall three people died after thanksgiving celebration at the american legion hall in antioch. the cdc is pointing to a bacteria in some of the food that was served. it is one of the most common food born illnesses in the u.s. to avoid it, make sure you cook and store food at proper temperatures. >>> a mod des stow man man pled guilty to a high end wine theft. he pleaded guilty to transported the wine back in 2014. two other businesses were also targeted. the stolen wine was worth nearly $900,000. prosecutors say he and another

san francisco police commission. why the new outline directly defies the wishes of the police union in some cases. "today in the bay" starts right now. >>> good thursday morning. thank you very much for joining us. i'm sam brock. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. thanks for joining us this morning. we'll get to that morning commute and first to the dry before the storm tomorrow. >> today is dry. we'll have one last day to get in the shopping, do everything you need to do before this weekend and some wet weather moves in. right now it's still chilly. it's dropped down to 36 degrees in morgan hill, 35 in livermore. we are below freezing in napa and santa rosa. also some fog being reported. with temperatures below freezing, there may be freezing fog creating slick spots on the roadways. looking down toward l.a., if you're traveling that way, a lot of rain moving in. that will not be what we'll see as we go into true. i'll talk about that and the next storm system moving in in just a few minutes. now as we head over to mike, chp reports the foggy conditions. >> kari, you and i were talking about that. you s

san francisco police commission. why the new outline directly defies the wishes of the police union in some cases. bay" starts right now. >>> good thursday morning. thank you very much for joining us. i'm sam brock. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. thanks for joining us this morning. we'll get to that morning mm

. >> what >> developing news regarding the san francisco police department "use-of-force" policy, the police uniontold abc that it is filing a temporary restraining order to block those new rules from being implemented and the commission unanimously voted to adopt the new guidelines last night. those rules bar officers from using restrains to subdue a suspect, something that the police officers association did not agree to. it said that those holds should be left in until. [ inaudible answer ] lethal method replaces it and the commission changed the wording when officers can shoot at moving vehicles without approval. leaders say they will file for the restraining order tomorrow, and we have reached identity to the police commission but have not heard back, we will have more on this developing story this afternoon. >> switching gears without like an onion or a ticket? that is the option officer grinch is giving to drivers in florida. >> do you know what you did? you went a bit fast. wee bit. >> no! >> onion is good. the officer stopped the drivers going too far near a school. aonion or citation? >>

immediately although, the police union earlier this week to file suit trying to block those changes to the departments use of force policy. >> thank you. >>> the san francisco police officers association illustrated about the selection process with the new police chief, the union says that it should have been included in choosing the next chief and that they did not have them ahead of time that he was picking los angeles deputy. the union throwing its support behind the chief and the sfp the veteran. they report that they sent a message to the 23rd hundred mayor accusing them of picking the new chief in secret. they also said, he turned his back on the file. >> while san francisco has hired new chief, all eyes on oakland who is searching for their city officials. and, it will continue into the new year. and, it will be back in june. and, the mayor telling us that the city is on track to announce the selection of the new chief after the new year. he said, it's a choice that should be rushed. >> you need to get it right, you need to get it right this time. and, the administrative to make a profound decision that would have a lasting impact. >> right now there

police asking anyone with information about this case to contact them. in hayward, christien kafton, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> a san francisco judge has now refused a police union request to block the city's new use of force policy. the association filed a lawsuit on december 20th to reopen negotiations on the policy and requested a temporary injunction to stop the implementation. the poa says a ban on officers shooting at moving vehicles and a ban on a specific neck hold will jeopardize officer safety. it was hammered out during negotiating and the judge has the poa has little chance of winning the case in court. >>> a driver has been arrested on suspicion of dui. it happened after 3:30 in the southbound lanes of bird avenue. 23-year-old of north hollywood was driving the wrong way and crashed into a chevy head-on. a third car hit the car. the two were seriously hurt but their injuries are not considered life threatening. the driver was also not hurt. the chp says the crash could have been much worse. >> head on collision at freeway speeds, for people to survive is absolutely amazing. i'm going to assume they both had their seat belts on, air bags deployed and

san francisco. police have increased patrols at union square which is full of christmas shoppers, authorities are not responding to any specific threat but they are providing the extra security as a precaution. in chicago barricades went up around a christmas market at daley plaza market is modeled after christmas market in germany and authorities want to prevent a similar attack from happening there. >> that is a great protective measure. it is a prudent measure to take. it will help protect the families and the citizens that want to visit. >> i guess it does make me feel a little bit safer given that it would stop somebody driving but if somebody really wanted to do harm they will find a way. >> chicago police have stepped up patrols of the christmas market which closes saturday. >>> it is that time of year, people pack cars with gifts and go to holiday parties, coming up the important reminder from a sheriff's department on how to protect yourself this holiday season. >>> the first pictures of draymond green's new baby and what he tweeted out after the birth.>>> we are tracking the rain. it will b

. >>> a san francisco judge has refused to police union request to block the city's new use of force policy. police officers association wild a lawsuit last week to reopen negotiations on the policy and requested a temporary injunction to stop its implementation. a ban on officers shooting at moving vehicles and a ban on a specific neck hold will jeopardize officer's safety. the judge refused to grant the injunction saying he thought it was unlikely the union would prevail in court. >>> three days away from new year's eve. as people get ready to celebrate 2017, there are security concerns surrounding festivities. the efforts to try to make sure new year's eve celebration stay safe. >>reporter: an estimated 1 million people expected to be in new york's times square for the world they must countdown to the new year. strict security measures in place for those waiting hours for the ball to drop an streets surrounding the area will be closed. >> we have extraordinary capacity to protect our people and we are vigilant against such attacks. >>reporter: police in the german city of colon al

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you have a strategy in mind for breaking through to the - >> as is chief of police of san francisco i i get it kind of unions i deserve that's simple what i mean by that i'm who i am in i'm firmer or stand alone the policies of that organization and the citizens for the most part because we're all here to serve the citizens in a fair and ultimately a way that people feel like they're treated with respect and fairness restore justices i get the union i deserve like i said, i. who i am your management of lapd i've not had an issue with the unions we've had sdaurlts but about fairness and honest but on top of it gets to take first swing we have to live with that but the process is really important to our question my plans are to be the type of chief that deserves a poa that will work with me by the way i work with them. >> (inaudible). >> thank you. >> (shouting.). >> more and more city's high san francisco is committing to dislocate to end all traffic death that means improving safety for people walking and driving and safety on our streets is everyone's responsibility people can make mistakes but not result i

you have a strategy in mind for breaking through to the - >> as is chief of police of san francisco i i get it kind of unionseserve that's simple what i mean by that i'm who i am in i'm firmer or stand alone the policies of that organization and the citizens for the most part because we're all here to serve the citizens in a fair and ultimately a way that people feel like they're treated with respect and fairness restore justices i get the union i deserve like i said, i. who i am your management of lapd i've not had an issue with the unions we've had sdaurlts but about fairness and honest but on top of it gets to take first swing we have to live with that but the process is really important to our question my plans are to be the type of chief that deserves a poa that will work with me by the way i work with them. >> (inaudible). >> thank you. >> issue. >> homeless in san francisco is a challenging issue that effects owner in the city in many different was as of the 2014 homeless census over 64 homeless in individual in the city to try to address the issue we've got a program for chronic homeless welcome to t