far north—west of the country are the spiritual and ancestral home to many communities of bush or san peoplee remarkable legacy. this area has been occupied by people continuously for 100,000 years. people have left their artistic expressions in the form of rock art. people believe that this is people's soul and spirit. that is why this site is very important. today it is also on the world heritage list today. by their very lifestyle, the nomadic san tribes have touched many parts of what is botswana today. i am interested in finding out how they are coping in a contemporary world, where they are not allowed to hunt, and have lost land and access to natural resources. so onwards to the outskirts of the town of ganzi in western botswana, close to the namibian border. settlements like these were created as part of a controversial government relocation programme, designed to integrate the san people into mainstream society. people like bolanda. can you show me your hut? this is where you live and sleep, yeah? this is a far cry from the nomadic hunting and gathering lifestyle of her forefathers.

passed the road bond we really had quite a few a number of opportunities role to improve how people move around sanrancisco and seen more people bicycling and walking around the city our agency has been working closely with the bicycle coalition and sf works really to make it easily for people to get around the city as you heard from the mayor and ed this is a critical spot that is an intersection where people connect to various neighborhood and market to downtown or up to the castro or towards the financial district our designers work and this is the first protected zone that we are rolling out there will be several and as you can see light areas for people that can feel safe when we cross the street and making that easier for people that are using this and so we've very, very happy to be part of the design you know it is what san francisco needs at that time more people are walking bicycling and our agency will continue to make our city safe we are a big supporter of vision zero policy and we'll continue to doing everything we can to make our city wonderful and more enjoyable for everyone tempera

passed the road bond we really had quite a few a number of opportunities role to improve how people move around san francisco and seen more people bicycling and walking around the city our agency has been working closely with the bicycle coalition and sf works really to make it easily for people to get around the city as you heard from the mayor and ed this is a critical spot that is an intersection where people connect to various neighborhood and market to downtown or up to the castro or towards the financial district our designers work and this is the first protected zone that we are rolling out there will be several and as you can see light areas for people that can feel safe when we cross the street and making that easier for people that are using this and so we've very, very happy to be part of the design you know it is what san francisco needs at that time more people are walking bicycling and our agency will continue to make our city safe we are a big supporter of vision zero policy and we'll continue to doing everything we can to make our city wonderful and more enjoyable for everyone tempe

and particularly people in san franciscoause we live on a major fault so what does this mean for us? part of what it means is that potentially 25% of san francisco's building stock will be uninhibit tabl and people can't stay in their homes after an earthquake. they may have to go to shelters or leave entirely and we don't want that to happen. >> we want a building stock to encourage them to stay in the homes and encourage them to stay and not relocate to other locations and shelters. >> that's right so that means the housing needs to be safe enough to stay and we have been focused in trying to define what that means and you as a former building official knows better than anybody the code says if an earthquake happens it won't kill you but doesn't necessarily say that can you stay in your home and we set out to define what that might mean and you know because you built this house we're in now and this shows what it's like to be in a place safe enough to stay. it's not going to be perfect. there maybe cracks in the walls and

and our people are now researching that model to bring it to san francisco with dealing with people in crisis. that is part of us taking the lead. we're under a collaborative reform initiative review by the department of justice right now that we invited in. because again, all of these changes are meant to make us better. so i want us all to make sure we embrace it and look behind me at these white jackets with another tool for the san francisco police department to use to enforce the sanctity of life on the streets and save people, because that is our primary mission to preserve life. i want to introduce director. >> thank you you and thank you all of you and i saw you standing at attention to so long and you are so fortunate to be part of a city and part of a police force that are going to be at the head of many police forces in this country in terms of really understanding the impact of substance-abuse and mental health on many of the individuals that you may meet. behind me is a team that we have been over the last decade working very closely with the police, and coming to any inci

this is a troy pinching a city that is the department of health it is the communities and the people of san francisco and it is usf providing the research felt facilities and the backbone of sf asking can coming together at an incredibly diverse way that's why san francisco is the right place to do this is the center of innovation when you come up with a new ideas people don't tell you to go away they embrace new ideas and have is a strong sense of social justice in doing what's right putting that together i can't think of that better place in the world to do this san francisco is a lightning laboratory we figured out things how to help people improve their own heartache in terms of cancer and teach others and good around the bay area and california it is for us to take up this challenge he know in the past we're incredibly proud of really san francisco playground in the aids crisis i building we can play a similar roll in cancer and making that huge impact i need to thank all the partners organization and now i'll put on my glasses to read the list of the partners the city and county of sa

this is a troy pinching a city that is the department of health it is the communities and the people of san francisco and it is usf providing the research felt facilities and the backbone of sf asking can coming together at an incredibly diverse way that's why san francisco is the right place to do this is the center of innovation when you come up with a new ideas people don't tell you to go away they embrace new ideas and have is a strong sense of social justice in doing what's right putting that together i can't think of that better place in the world to do this san francisco is a lightning laboratory we figured out things how to help people improve their own heartache in terms of cancer and teach others and good around the bay area and california it is for us to take up this challenge he know in the past we're incredibly proud of really san francisco playground in the aids crisis i building we can play a similar roll in cancer and making that huge impact i need to thank all the partners organization and now i'll put on my glasses to read the list of the partners the city and county of sa

democratic national committee. >>> we know san francisco's millennium tower is sinking, but another part of the bay area is rising and that's good news for people who have been suffering through years of drought. >> reporter: following the rolling ball, it's evidence that san francisco's millennium tower is sinking. but in pleasanton they're seeing ground that's rising because of water. >> the suggestion is made that it's due to the ground water in charge. it should be quite logical. in other words, local reservoirs are filling enough for the city to rise probably half an inch or less. it's measurable using new technology to scan satellite impages from the european space agency. >> it's a combination of conservation of water by our residents and businesses that have allowed our reservoirs to stay fuller. >> reporter: city officials don't think anything is bad because of the rising and falling water table, and they're thankful for using 45% less water than before the drought, but they don't want them acting as though the drought is over. >> it appears we're emerging out of the drought, but conservation is still a way of life and we're encouragin

passed the road bond we really had quite a few a number of opportunities role to improve how people move around san francisco and seen more people bicycling and walking around the city our agency has been working closely with the bicycle coalition and sf works really to make it easily for people to get around the city as you heard from the mayor and ed this is a critical spot that is an intersection where people connect to various neighborhood and market to downtown or up to the castro or towards the financial district our designers work and this is the first protected zone that we are rolling out there will be several and as you can see light areas for people that can feel safe when we cross the street and making that easier for people that are using this and so we've very, very happy to be part of the design you know it is what san francisco needs at that time more people are walking bicycling and our agency will continue to make our

. >> here in san francisco ten people have been hospitalized after the driver of a car traveling northboundin san francisco 's china town struck1)5 a bus stop whera crowd of people was standing. two of those people g= have been transferred to the hospital and are facing life threatening injuries. 'páion into this accident continues as we head into friday evening. at this point investigators arei saying why the driver of that car crashed in the first place. in san francisco charles clifford, kron4 news. >> here at this richmond auto recking yard what started as a small fire quickly grew and c destroyed more thanoo 200o5" cars. strong winds coupled with gasoline, oil, plastics, and tires@ah fueled the blaze and t toxic smoke into neighboring homes. firefighters say because of the amount of destruction they may never be able to identify the source of the fire. >> coming up freezing temperatures hitting the bay area as >>> it is getting tn now. expecting some freezing temperatures, likelym¢ going toñ see some!- the early morning hours. a freeze warning is up for the north bay, expecting tha

in san jose, ann reuben, ktvu, fox 2 news. >>> people gathered at san francisco's ghirardelli squareeremony. >> happy hanukkah, everyone. >> the jewish holiday began on saturday, and runs for eight days through new year's day. today is day five of hanukkah, so five candles were lit on a giant menorah. the celebration is meant to be a festival of lights, it also includes children's activities and music. >>> well the weather in the bay area is clear right now. temperatures, we're getting ready for another cold night. not as cold as the past few mornings, but still enough of a chill in the air. high clouds to our north, and also to our south. the clouds to our south will be moving in on friday. as we come in closer, this is essentially our forecast for tomorrow. clear skies. we have mostly sunny skies. tomorrow, one of the warmest days of the week with lots of low and mid-60s for the region. some of the current numbers for now. san francisco 50 degrees. san jose last reporting 46. reporting mostly clear skies. here's our live camera looking out towards san francisco. a beautiful shot he

passed the road bond we really had quite a few a number of opportunities role to improve how people move around sanncisco and seen more people bicycling and walking around the city our agency has been working closely with the bicycle coalition and sf works really to make it easily for people to get around the city as you heard from the mayor and ed this is a critical spot that is an intersection where people connect to various neighborhood and market to downtown or up to the castro or towards the financial district our designers work and this is the first protected zone that we are rolling out there will be several and as you can see light areas for people that can feel safe when we cross the street and making that easier for people that are using this and so we've very, very happy to be part of the design you know it is what san francisco needs at that time more people are walking bicycling and our agency will continue to make our city safe we are a big supporter of vision zero policy and we'll continue to doing everything we can to make our city wonderful and more enjoyable for everyone temperatu

maybe considerations for low income people like the thousands of low income people that currently live on the island and that san francisco k like that will be made for equity purposes for low income people that live on the island and that's the major part of boards direction in july we recommended an 2350b8g9 program that will provide benefits for anyone eligible for the below-market-rate housing on treasure island and will benefit folks in the housing regardless of what you take would work as as cafeteria plan we'll offer sdwounts for ferry and transit those modes don't offer a lifetime load but look to a successful program that is operating on la express lane in los angeles and provide a credit for transit utilities that is something that is working there atlanta, georgia is looking at a program and as part of toll system design this is the type operational program. >> thank you rachel for that answering any questions let's go to the public for any comments is there anyone wish to comment ms. sacks. >> good afternoon, commissioners now, it's after telephone clock my name is jackie as you may know on the cca t

see you shortly. >>> a fire forces people out of san jose. ten people lived in a one-story house. four people were visiting. three dogs survived but one died in the fire. firefighters took about half an hour to bring the flames under control. and then went beyond the call of duty really to make sure the family had something to celebrate. >> the firefighters that were here this morning pulled a lot of christmas presents out of the house because they have protective gear, they could go back in. so they saved some of the presents. how many, i don't know. but they did save some of the presents. >> the cause is still under investigation. the family told firefighters there may have been an electrical problem. >>> flames also swept through a santa rosa warehouse last night causing heavy damage. firefighters arrived soon after 8:00 p.m. to find smoke pouring out of the back of the north bay service restaurant warehouse at west 9th street. santa rosa fire department posted this video. the business pumps out grease traps across the region. the fire appears to have started in a pile of rags

today marks one year since the san bernadino terror attacks... 14 people were killed-- and 22 others injured when a married couple opened fire at a county holiday party.. =cu= "syed farook" and "tashfeen malik" were later killed in a shootout with police. =vo= today will be marked with a number events-- starting with a memorial bike ride this morning.. county employees will then hold a moment of silence at 10-58 a-m -- that's when the first 911 call placed. there will also be a public ceremony tonight to honor the lives lost. =sam/topvo= a first in california politics. governor jerry brown has nominated the first latino attorney general in state history. if confirmed... "xavier becerra" hav-ee-air beh-sehr-uh will succeed kamala harris, who was elected to the u-s senate last month. becerra served 12 terms in congress... representing los angeles county. ==sam/2shot== some of the world's most poisonous mushrooms are popping up all over the bay area. now, an experimental treatment could save pets that ingest the deadly plant. ==kris/take vo== two potentially deadly species are sprouting

. >>> so people don't realize how significant china town is. we are standing in the birthplace of sanrancisco. this first wooden house was erected in 1865. there were people establishing san francisco here we are in china town. >> where are we now. >> the street is named the street of the chinese. the chinese commerce is head quart red here. >> there are three businesses -- chung con, rount business, laundry business, do bout gum, ga gambling business. >> what did your family do. >> a merchant in the china town. my father became friends with walter hauss. my grandmother u.s. citizen, he could travel back and forth. he was the agent for the has brothers. every store represents a clan. the priority was a merchant and could have a family in america. he was early, he was here in the 1860s. his son was born in 1878 before the exclusion law and he had other children born in san francisco so they were american citizens. and still because of this anti-chinese feeling and the law against chinese laborers and the fact in 1882 the law stipulated that hereafter no chinese is allowed naturalizatio

a san jose family dealing with after an math of a destructive house fire. fortunately the two peoplee at the time of the fire got out in time. they weren't badly hurt. the cause of that fire is under investigation. >>> up next, president-elect donald trump finishing his victory tour. his latest addition to the team and why people are talking about it this morning. my name is cynthia haynes and i am a senior public safety specialist for pg&e. my job is to help educate our first responders on how to deal with natural gas and electric emergencies. everyday when we go to work we want everyone to work safely and come home safely. i live right here in auburn, i absolutely love this community. once i moved here i didn't want to live anywhere else. i love that people in this community are willing to come together to make a difference for other people's lives. together, we're building a better california. >>> 4:45 right now on your friday. is it a fun friday? >> you know what? it's friday, so it's always fun. >> we can make it fun. who is with me? >> i am. >> is it going to be fun getting to

san francisco district attorney will address the public and the policy on the use of force. peoplearking the death anniversary of mario woods. they want to charge the five san francisco police officers involved in killing of her son. tonight's meeting is in san francisco. it will begin at 6:00 p.m.. >>> santa clara county superior court judge could be charging the people living in their mobile homes in palo alto. they are questioning whether it was adequate to close down the mobile home park. 400 low income residents have been living there. they have been fighting the plan to shutdown the park. they believe relocation approved by the city don't give them access to comparable housing in the area. >>> police in vallejo say that a man living in the home called police about 4:30 p.m. saying that someone kicked in his door and the man grabbed a hand gun and shot the intruder. that person was taken to the hospital where he died. the police investigation is under way. >> still ahead, the search for more victims of that deadly oakland warehouse fire has been stalled and up next, the cruise

,, ♪[ music ] >>> well, the rain didn't appear to dampen people's spirits today during san francisco'snnual santacon. people in santa hats and other christmas clothes are hopping from one bar to another starting this afternoon in union square and eventually reaching south of market. and it's a freewheeling "celebration." >> you see the people out here, they are clearly enjoying themselves. i feel that our communal spirit of business can lift [ indiscernible ] >> participants made donations for a toy drive by the san francisco fire department. the santacon will keep going until 2 a.m. >>> california's coastline boasts breathtaking views but some popular spots near big sur won't be accessible to the public soon. the pico blanco trail, pine ridge, sykes campground will be closed through december 4 next year. they are heavily damaged by the soberanes fire a few months ago and they are still not safe for visitors. >>> all right. on the subject of weather, boy, when it rains it poured in part of the bay area for the past 24 hours. it is coming down hard. but finally it looks like we are goin

democratic national committee. >>> we know san francisco's millennium tower is sinking, but another part of the bay area is rising and that's good news for people who have been suffering through years of drought. >> reporter: following the rolling ball, it's evidence that san francisco's millennium tower is sinking. but in pleasanton they're seeing ground that's rising because of water. >> the suggestion is made that it's due to the ground water in charge. it should be quite logical. in other words, local reservoirs are filling enough for the city to rise probably half an inch or less. it's measurable using new technology to scan satellite impages from the european space agency. >> it's a combination of conservation of water by our residents and businesses that have allowed our reservoirs to stay fuller. >> reporter: city officials don't think anything is bad because of the rising and falling water table, and they're thankful for using 45% less water than before the drought, but they don't want them acting as though the drought is over. >> it appears we're emerging out of the drought, but conservation is still a way of life and we're encouragin

extensively that dogs cannot realize earthquakes. >> today is a spectacular day in san francisco and sometimes peopleld say this is earthquake weather. is this earthquake weather? >> no. not that i have heard of. no such thing. >> there is no such thing. >> we are talking about the weather in a daily or weekly cycle. there is no relationship. i have heard it's hot or cold weather or rain. i'm not sure which is the myth. >> how about time of day? >> yes. it happens when it's least convenient. when it happens people say we were lucky and when they don't. it's terrible timing. it's never a good time for an earthquake. >> but we are going to have one. >> how about the ground swallowing people into the ground? >> like the earth that collapsed? it's not like the tv shows. >> the earth does move and it bumps up and you get a ground fracture but it's not something that opens up and sucks you up into haddes. >> it's not going anywhere. we are going to have a lot of damage, but this myth that california is going to the ocean is not real. >> southern california is moving north. it's coming up from the south to

whose work is displayed at this downtown san jose coffee shop, the tragedy in oakland hits home. >> places like ghost ship are places that mean so much to so many people. >> o'hare knows because he says he's lived in similar places in san jose though he won't get specific. >> when getting electricity fixed, you talk to the electrician and they say this whole place could burn down like at any time. you really should get this fixed. and it's like you can't go to the landlord with that because they'll raise your rent, then what? then you don't live there at all. >> o'harra says for many local artists it's a way of life because they can't afford anything else. >> there are definitely warehouses in san jose where people live and make art and have events and use the space to come together. >> estopped short of saying they weren't up to code, but admits they weren't always safe. >> i know for a lot of people we don't get to always look at things like safety when we're choosing where we want to live because that's a much smaller issue compared to the safety issues of living in a car, living on the street. >> captain with the san jose fire department declined

and successful and vibrant so where will you shop and dine in the 49 san francisco owes itch of the charm to the many neighborhoods people coma greet and meet it has an personality these neighborhoods are economic engine seeing the changes is a big deal to me especially being a san francisco native and it is important to support the local businesses but also a lot to over here it is nice not to have to go downtown i think that is very important 0 for us to circulate our dollars the community before we bring them outside of the community for the time we have one dollars in the community is the better off we are it is about economic empowerment by apron ingress the businesses that are here. >> shopping local cuts down the cyber foot you'll find cookies and being transported the world where everything is manufactured and put on the assembly line having something local is meaning more the more we support our local businesses the more i can walk down to where i need to be. >> bridges contingency bye like west portal it is about city and san francisco may have a big name but a small city and a lot of small communities shop and

. >> we have new detail on a terrible smell invading san francisco. people have been complaining about a rotten eggs odor. >> it is lingering for 24 hours. our reporter is at the fairmont where the investigation is underway. we will find out what is causing this. do you have clues? >> it is still a mystery. the fire department got a couple of calls, some coming from here, the fairmont hotel in nob hill people complaining of the smell. we don't smell anything right new. it does seem to have dissipated. this is a mystery that comes and goes. the department did send a crew out here to check it out. the firefighters can not find the source. no one has been hurt or needed medical treatment and the air quality management district is investigating to figure out what it is. a possible culprits this are ruled out. pg&e did not find glass leaks. the coast guard said in reports of spills. chevron refinery in richmond say nothing is happen there. there is speculation maybe the earthquake released a smell with the nevada earthquakes so they are all looking into the possi

san jose. oakland, good morning, in the 40s so not as chilly. a lot of people're stepping out the door. high temps for today, this is nice looking forecast for the end of december. 60s and 50s for concord. san jose, 65. mid 60s for santa rosa after a cold start for you. sand cruz in the upper 60s today. a great day to be out there. future cast friday morning holding on to dry conditions. see the green south of us? this is what could potentially bring us a sprinkle or two tomorrow mainly south of our area. then by friday afternoon looks like it's going to impact los angeles and into san diego. looks like it's a wet one for much of southern california. not just friday but also potentially for new year's eve as well. if you have travel plans and you're spending the holiday in southern california, watch for that. the bay area, it will mean we have a chance for a shower or two but mainly expecting dry conditions for new year's eve and into new year's day. if that changes, we'll let you know. the next system brings us more showers on monday. here's a quick check of o

i realize i'm on a diet but i'm hoping this will be good. >> it total is san francisco experience because there's so many people and nationalities in this town to come to the airport especially everyone what have what they wanted. >> are repioneering or is this a model. >> we're definitely pioneers and in airport commemoration at least nationally if not intvrl we have many folks asking our our process and how we select our great operators. >> ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ the food option in san francisco airport are phenomenal that's if it a lot of the airports >> yeah. >> you don't have the choice. >> some airports are all about food this is not many and this particular airport are amazing especially at the tirnl indicating and corey is my favorite i come one or two hours before my flight this is the life. >> we definitely try to use as many local grirnts as we can we use the goat cheese and we also use local vendors we use greenly produce they summarize the local soured products and the last one had 97 percent open that. >> wow. >> have you taken up anything unique or odd here. >> i've picked up a few things in napa valley i love

before you is the mayor of san francisco these are the kinds of projects that are more than just the concrete and the skyline. it is about building relationships among people. that is what i believe ocean wide came to do in san francisco. that came to build strong relationships. so that when you see these benefits i don't want anybody to ever regret that these benefits make our city stronger. make our state stronger make this whole area stronger. while the jobs will start out with great construction companies and great design firms working together the number of [inaudible] for the building and maintenance of the building, for the parks, for the housing that is part of the contributions, will be sustained over many many years. including, even nonprofits like the african-american the aspera exam that is a direct benefit from the people here. they sought out so many great relationships to establish and create that i am so proud that it's raining today because as darlene says, does a good luck charm that we break ground under time on which water is seen as a great fortune and particularly for northern california. we also use this as an opportunity to again, b

the san francisco police >>mark: hundreds of thousands of people are expected to head to san franciscooffices both uniformed and plain clothes to keep people safe there been no direct past threats to san francisco the city wants to make sure people do not drive on the influence. çááámarkáááÑ >>mark: team falls through the eyes on the frozen lake baron in south lake tahoe he talked to the man about what prompted him to jump to action. >>reporter: the group saw the 13 your boy walking his bike across the frozen water he grout the machine was what he knew to lay flat on the eyes and slide out to get to the 13 year-old boy he was taken to hospital with severe hypothermia he was released and is doing of have. >>anny hong: we're seeing some partisan four days off pretty much all across the bay area a nice day to be outdoors for tomorrow little shower to fast- moving good news for those people out partying that he and mine. >>robin winston: know the problems connecting to 1010 quick 15 minutes nine minutes to walk away from the bottom of the maze of was a fremont street. >>mark: new video sur

people in the central valley, sacramento and lake tahoe area reported shaking and so did one abc 7 news viewer in san francisco's soma neighborhood. no major damage or injuries are reported. >>> happening today, a former east bay drug dealer serving a 35-year sentence will be released thanks to president obama. 48-year-old darryl lamar reed had his sentence commuted by the president in the august. reed was 20 years old when he was found guilty of distributing crack and cocaine in 1990. he was a kingping in oakland's crack cocaine drug trade. as part of the reagan era's war on drugs reed received a stiff sentence of 35 years in prison. we talked with a former al immediatea county deputy district attorney. he said he's shocked and says reed should stay in prison. >>> a nasty crash in san jose on 280 left two people thursday morning but really the remarkable thing is that they survived at all. it was bad. abc 7 news reporter matt keller

when we cross the street and making that easier for people that are using this and so we've very, very happy to be part of the design you know it is what san francisco needs at that time more people are walking bicycling and our agency will continue to make our city safe we are a big supporter of vision zero policy and we'll continue to doing everything we can to make our city wonderful and more enjoyable for everyone temperatures. >> thank you, mohammed and the contractors to make that possible and all the leadership and is coordination from within city hall the real benefit of what is different vision zero is a community partnership with the city it is not just the city but our community groups it is the coalition of dozens of groups close recognizey and neighborhoods and business groups coming together to support vision zero and one of the lead voices particularly when it comes to bike safety it the san francisco bicycle coalition at the they've been relentless for safety and pushing us to do more faster and better and that's pressure that stays on us everyday helps us to get this done we appreciate the leadership and the pressure from

at first people in san bernardino with a move to restaurant were upset because they liked the carhartt service. it didn't take long before people fell in love with the expeditious surveys and the good food and it was cheap food, too. a whole meal for 40 fax p. about three mcdonald's really began in the desert of california. there was the mcdonald brothers. ironically no. so that was the very beginning and it became quite popular. they became sort of wealthy for that day. >> they were working as hard as anybody in the restaurant business advertise which is scary. they split their shares. they worked until 11:00 at night. he felt really lucky because they were able to buy a new cadillac every year. they route to upgrade their cadillac every year. one was married, neither had kids. they live together in a house on the hill and they were just happy. they were tired that they are happy with what they were making. $100,000 is profit center is to appear in >> in the early 50s that was a lot of money. other people started becoming interesting so they disenfranchised insert. they found the trad

and if we look at it we need to look at all of that but as far as using that tactic in san francisco i've heard peoplek about nation wide and san francisco is there a situation that resulted in a fatality that question can be posed to my knowledge has not. >> multiple voices). >> take a breathe the police commission should look at the top experts didn't say we recommended tasers we strongly recommend st. mary's but look at it experts. >> just to be clear that's off topic not what we're discussing. >> commissioner. >> the issue here is where we're use it there or not and so i suggest that instead of arguing what the you know what we're not going go to argue tasers we take a vote and leave it there as a option eliminating choke holds and then if we leave it in there we vote on the totals package we can i believe the attorney will allow is to insert language in there. >> ma'am, city attorney we are allowed to insert language before we take a vote. >> deputy city attorney mirena burns. i want to make sure i'm clear a couple of things from a legal stand point the agenda item talks about the action items fo

but the town manager wanted me to remind the people who live in san anselmo that when they hear that flood horn sound, that is serious. they want people to get to higher ground as soon as possible. in san anselmo, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> an east palo alto man will have to find a new ride after a tree fell on cars late last night. no one was hurt. and lucky for him, he has insurance. >>> a few hours later this tree buckled and crashed on top of a home in pour lola valley. the -- portola valley. the home is red-tagged until a building inspector can clear it. no injuries there. >>> parts of the santa cruz are a mess from the heavy rain last night. people who live near the bear creek road say mudslides are pretty tippal that area. they are hoping for a long-term fix. >>> a developing story in san francisco. 10 people were hurt when an out- of-control car slammed into a chinatown muni stop. nearly six hours later stockton street is still shut down between sacramento and clay and now, we are getting a better idea of how it happened. kpix 5's melissa caen is at the scene with some new surve

we profiled all the people who have lost their lives that's at nbcbayarea.com. >> we have new video in our news rom tonight. san jose family dealing with the aftermath of their own destructive house fire. started before 6 o'clock in the evening. two people were home at the time. they were able to get out and they were not badly hurt. >> a sigh of relief this evening at san jose state. six cases of sexual assault recently, police did finally make an arrest. police arrested a man that said he may be responsible for other unreported cases. investigators say they now have a lead on at least one other suspect, a string of women groped on campus has many students keeping pepper spray close at hand and staying extra alert. the school says plans can take several steps in the coming months to make the campus safer. that includes installing 24 more security cameras, adding police officers, and increasing lighting around campus. >> a san jose english teacher is under arrest tonight. she's accused of having a sexual relationship with a male student. police say 32 year old trudi hill used her position to exploit the 17-year

and if we look at it we need to look at all of that but as far as using that tactic in san francisco i've heard peoplek about nation wide and san francisco is there a situation that resulted in a fatality that question can be posed to my knowledge has not. >> multiple voices). >> take a breathe the police commission should look at the top experts didn't say we recommended tasers we strongly recommend st. mary's but look at it experts. >> just to be clear that's off topic not what we're discussing. >> commissioner. >> the issue here is where we're use it there or not and so i suggest that instead of arguing what the you know what we're not going go to argue tasers we take a vote and leave it there as a option eliminating choke holds and then if we leave it in there we vote on the totals package we can i believe the attorney will allow is to insert language in there. >> ma'am, city attorney we are allowed to insert language before we take a vote. >> deputy city attorney mirena burns. i want to make sure i'm clear a couple of things from a legal stand point the agenda item talks about the action items fo

confusion outside the russian consulate in san francisco today as people tried to get business done but officials deflected questions. >> so please leave this territory. >> reporter: the white house ordering 35 russian government officials from san francisco and washington to leave the united states within 72 hours. >> i believe that this is very unfriendly step from the leaving administration. no more comment. >> reporter: and two russian-owned facilities. this one in maryland and another one in new york have been ordered closed, sending tensions between the u.s. and russia to levels we haven't seen in years. >> all the tension and the world right now. i feel it resolves itself at some point soon. >> it's not good. people struggling. they don't have enough food. i remember i didn't have enough food and wore the same clothes like everybody else. it wasn't nice. >> reporter: local cyber security experts are on guard. >> we've gone from one end of the spectrum to other. >> and meanwhile, president elect donald trump saying he will meet with u.s. intelligent leaders to keep abreast of the

passed the road bond we really had quite a few a number of opportunities role to improve how people move around sanrancisco and seen more people bicycling and walking around the city our agency has been working closely with the bicycle coalition and sf works really to make it easily for people to get around the city as you heard from the mayor and ed this is a critical spot that is an intersection where people connect to various neighborhood and market to downtown or up to the castro or towards the financial district our designers work and this is the first protected zone that we are rolling out there will be several and as you can see light areas for people that can feel safe when we cross the street and making that easier for people that are using this and so we've very, very happy to be part of the design you know it is what san francisco needs at that time more people are walking bicycling and our agency will continue to make our city safe we are a big supporter of vision zero policy and we'll continue to doing everything we can to make our city wonderful and more enjoyable for everyone tempera

>>> breaking news we are following tonight out of san francisco. two people were shot and killed in a shooting in the mission district. good evening. thank you for joining us. >>> the shooting happened just before 9:00 tonight had it in the area around 16th street and south van nuys. the officers received a call about a man and woman who had been shot. both victims died at the scene. we do not know the identities of the victims. all we know they range between the ages of 20-30 years old. we have a crew headed to the scene and we will bring you the latest details in a live report. >>> another top story tonight. 3 deadly domestic disputes in the bay area in the last 5 days. you are looking at all 3 of the victims partners. the suspects have been arrested in each of the cases. we want to get right to the latest case that happened late last night. 37-year-old man was arrested in connection to a shooting a woman to death. we have the latest details from the deadly shooting. >>> in a quiet neighborhood where neighbors are busy cleaning up the yards for the holidays

ten people were returned to the hospital and five to san francisco general.atest sorority four are in serious condition and two downgraded from critical. the fire fight is being evalu e evaluated and the rest were taken to other hospitals there, nurse apparently not at serious. this is security camera video from a and look at the top left portion of your screen. >> debris

it would be a shame to risk good reputation of the fine people of sfmta and city of san francisco by naming anything after someone like this. and when i heard earlier about mr. de sousa, the hero, those are the type of people that we want to honor. thank you very much. >> next speaker, please. >> wei may follow alled by dairfb udbu. >> good afternoon dear members the board of mta. my name is [inaudible] on market street. first i want to commend you for your listening to the vice voice of the community and want to commend your good judgment named the central subway station geographly rathser than a person. this served the best. i also learned from the press and the [inaudible] about the guidelines and you plan to adopt today also including naming certain assets of mta of the concern people who made a significant cuntbution to the transportation. i don't object to that idea, however, i suggest that you add one basic condition. such person should not be someone who undermines the fundamental valueoffs america. as we all know, a public naming doesn't only recognize a contribution, it high

the san francisco police department will be out in force to make sure people stay safe. kron 4's hermela aregawi is live in san francisco tonight with a closer look at what you can expect. hermela live hundreds of thousands of people again packed the streets of saturday night to ring in the new yearsan francisco police tell me that recent terror attacks around the world have them taking precautions. alsoimpaired driving. you will see a beefed up police presence to address both. hunderds of thousands of people will once again pack the streets of san francisco saturday night to ring in the new year. many will line the embarcadero for the annual fireworks show. that's where additional police officers. both in uniform and plainclothed, will be keep attendees safe. and they're asking that you do your aprt. sot giselle talkoff >>: as very different. using social media, look around the city also wants to make sure influence. >> reporter: people we talked to a stay closer to home. >> reporter: they say it's not a matter of if but when. catherine carey brittany all going to be lik

here for people throwing parties around the neighborhood. >> reporter: at cliff's, they are restocking party items. >> they are spending big. this is an amazing season for us. >> reporter: san francisco police also reminding people they might want to try public transportation, some are offering free or extended services. live in san francisco, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >>> getting ready in san francisco and at new york time's square they are ready and officials are saying they are safe. as workers put the finishing touches on stages and barricades. on new year's eve visitors could relax as they ring in 2017. >> we'll have the most well-policed and best protected events and one of the safest ven use in the entire world. >> they have 65 trucks loaded with sand. another 100 vehicles will act as barricades and the department said those steps will prevent a runaway truck attack like those in france and germany earlier this year. and you could watch the ball drop right here on nbc bay area. carson daly hosting the new year's eve party. and jennifer lopez and alicia keys an blake shelton are all performing starting at 11:30 tomorrow night. >> and if you are outside, rob s