made against sausalito pd. they also said there has been a review of credible evidence in this matter, and that "we have not found information to support any indication that this incident was about race, as alleged." they go on to say that the city has not yet received the lawsuit, and that "when we receive it, we will make a comment as appropriate." we should point out, body camera footage has not been released on this arrest, and the cellphone video doesn't show the moments leading up to. we only know what each side is saying. ama: what does a journalist hope to get out of this lawsuit? what kind of change does he want to see? liz: this is first and foremost about protecting journalists, making sure law enforcement protect their rights to do their jobs. he had his cell phone and camera seized during the arrest. he also wants to see changes to how sausalito pd operates. he wants a citizen review board in the city, where an independent group of people can review police conduct. ama: this, thank you so much. dan

we will continue to assist sausalito with overall efforts to address homelessness. the county has provided financial resources, programs, and found nearly 50 residents are eligible. these residents ended up making a move they did not want to make. >> their main priority is rich people do not want to look at poor people. >> due to human waste found in a grassy area the residents were moved to the tennis courts a few miles away, leaving many still hoping for a permanent solution. >> putting everybody into what looks like a fenced in concentration camp is asking for trouble on top of trouble. >> a 61-year-old resident was arrested for starting the fire. two tents were destroyed. luckily no one was hurt. >>> coming up, bay area relieved for commuters. the long-awaited effort to release gridlock will finally be complete. >>> and what all the warm weather is doing to the snowpack in the sierra. we will be right back. >>> looking live at the south bay starting today traffic will hopefully be a little less of a headache on highway 101. the lanes between highway 85 to ripple

how to now kelman the mayor of sausalito needing help with the marinship park homeless encampment. the city is declaring a state of emergency after an explosion followed by a fire wednesday night destroyed to 10. fortunately, nobody was injured. and this was part of the encampment from a grassy area to attend score area. police arrested. 61 year-old deborah hazelwood. police say hazelwood lives at the encampment and has been charged with arson. the emergency proclamation signed by the city manager says activity at the park has dangerous and sometimes criminal activity to spend one emergency after another not necessarily a pro maintain pulling up, but >> tatts being destroyed or feces coming it up to the part excessive rain and flooding. louis briones lives and works nearby. he is the executive director of the sausalito art festival that was canceled last year over the camp. the latest issue that needs immediate attention and who knows what that will mean tomorrow how it could be. it could change everything tomorrow in ways that. >> i certainly don't know, probably even way says the

journalist jeremy poor gee, suing the city of sausalito and the police department lowering the arrest. he says they violated his first amendment rights. he also said he believes race is a factor and this would not have happened if he were white. it was captured on cellphone video. independent journalist jeremy porgy arrested while working on a documentary about a homeless encampment. he was released on 15,000 dollars bail. the charges against him have dropped but he said his shoulder was injured during the arrest and is not ready to drop it. lear -- nearly three months later, he's filing a lawsuit. he says they violated his first amendment right to do his job as a journalist. >> i was just documenting the police interaction with the homeless. part of their story is the treatment of the homeless and the disregard. reporter: it happened at a city sanctioned homeless camp at the center of a heated debate in sausalito over how to handle the homeless crisis. many of the residents had previously lived in boats anchored in the bay but those vessels had been destroyed, deemed illegal. residen

this site in sausalito has become shelter for these people , but today, it gets shattered. three days ago, clarence and all of the others here were notified with the sign to get out. the city apparently wants to move them to these tennis courts right near the area. >> we are the people that are the homeless, not them. they have never been homeless. they don't know what to do. >> reporter: clarence says he understands the city, but thanks there could have been a better way of doing this. a nearby business owner knows the people in this encasement, and he, too, agrees. >> i think the best way to handle any situation is to prepare for it and have a plan and execute it. in this case, there was no real plan. >> reporter: last night, flames flared at this encasement. they say many were running to safety. firefighters responded entellus they are actually investigated this as an arson. meanwhile, as clarence cleared everything he could before his home was demolished, st oty ofim movg ter al heeeme19it'ssthito figur somewhere else to live. >> a big problem. overpriced housing. not e

how to now kelman the mare of sausalito needing help with the marinship park homeless encampment. the city is declaring a state of emergency after an explosion followed by a fire wednesday night destroyed to 10. fortunately, nobody was injured. and this was part of the the encampment from a grassy area to attend score area. police arrested. 61 year-old deborah hazelwood. police say hazelwood live at the encampment and has been charged with arson. emergency proclamation signed by the city manager says activity at the park has dangerous and sometimes criminal activity to spend one emergency after another young are not necessarily a program paying tape low but >>cats being destroyed or coming it up to the part to be excessive rain and flooding. louis briones lives and works nearby. he is the executive director of the sausalito art festival that was canceled last year over the camp. the latest that needs immediate attention and who knows what that will mean tomorrow. you how it could be. it could change everything tomorrow in ways that i certainly don't know, probably even way says th

cornell: in sausalito, cornell barnard, abc7news.sing tensions over ukraine, the u.s. warns all citizens to get out of the country because of a possible invasion by russia. the u.s. government officials say it could happen before the limits and february 20. russia continues its troop buildup along the border and conducting military drills in neighboring colorado's and the roxy. president biden is supposed to have a phone call tomorrow with vladimir putin. >> we continue to see very troubling signs of russian escalation, including new forces arriving at the ukrainian border. alma: the united states is sending more troops to the region, another 3000 arriving in poland with fighter jets. the bay area ukrainian community is understandably on edge about the possibility of an invasion. abc 7 spoke to a man who rents a nonprofit that provides aid to the country. >> i want more help for ukraine, military help, and most importantly, i want them to be serious about the sanctions on russia and the government and the families of the leaders. cut

how jonelle kelman the mayor of sausalito needing help with the marinship park homeless encampment. the city is declaring a state of emergency after an explosion followed by a fire wednesday night destroyed to 10. fortunately, nobody was injured. and this was part of the encampment from a grassy area to attend score area. police arrested. 61 year-old deborah hazelwood. police say hazelwood live at the encampment and has been charged with arson. the emergency proclamation signed by the city manager says activity at the park has dangerous and sometimes criminal activity to spend one emergency after another young are not necessarily a probing pain take pulling up. but >> cats being destroyed or feces coming it up to the part to be excessive rain and flooding. louis briones lives and works nearby. he is the executive director of the sausalito art festival that was canceled last year over the camp. the latest issue that needs immediate attention and who knows what that will mean tomorrow unit. now it could be it could change everything tomorrow in ways that. >> i certainly don't know, pr

john, thank you for we still have that hot spot out in sausalito.lem all throughout the morning. >> northbound wanna one just south of the robin williams tunnel. let's go ahead and look at the delays they were seen as you're traveling north. >> along one, 0, one. also down here in south san francisco, northbound one o one south of south airport boulevard. another traffic collision. and so we're seeing delays. you're traveling to san bruno, the bay bridge may so that fremont street exit. 25 minutes for drives traffic is busy there. the san mateo bridge starting to return to a normal 60 minutes for your drive as you're heading from 80 to one o one because earlier we were pretty packed up along one o one. 85 to menlo park about a 42 minute drive for you and highway 4. 16 minutes as you're heading from one 60 to concord's to 42 darya. james, back to you. thank you. ray. >> well, let's talk about the warriors. the all-star break is here. just the right time. yeah. the war years. they've struggling lately. it would. it's time for a break. >> because they

how jonelle kelman the mayor of sausalito needing help with the marinship park homeless encampment. the city is declaring a state of emergency after an explosion followed by a fire wednesday night to straight to 10. fortunately, nobody was injured and this was part of the encampment from a grassy area to attend score area. police arrested. 61 year-old deborah hazelwood. police say hazelwood live at the encampment and has been charged with arson. the emergency proclamation signed by the city manager says activity at the park has dangerous and sometimes criminal activity to spend one emergency after another down. they're not necessarily a pro pay in not but >> tatts being destroyed on he sees coming it up to the part to be excessive rain and flooding. louis briones lives and works nearby. he is the executive director of the sausalito art festival that was canceled last year over the camp. the latest issue that needs immediate attention and who knows what that will mean tomorrow. you how it could be. it could change everything tomorrow in ways that. >> i certainly don't know, probably

how jonelle kelman the mayor of sausalito needing help with the marinship park homeless encampment. the city is declaring a state of emergency after an explosion followed by a fire wednesday night destroyed to 10. fortunately, nobody was injured. and this was part of the encampment from a grassy area to attend score area. police arrested. 61 year-old deborah hazelwood. police say hazelwood lives at the encampment and has been charged with arson. the emergency proclamation signed by the city manager says activity at the park has dangerous and sometimes criminal activity to spend one emergency after another young are not necessarily a pro maintain pulling up, but >> cats being destroyed or feces coming it up to the part to be excessive rain and flooding. louis briones lives and works nearby. he is the executive director of the sausalito art festival that was canceled last year over the camp. the latest issue that needs immediate attention and who knows what that will mean tomorrow unit. now it could be it could change everything tomorrow in ways that. >> i certainly don't know, probab

kristen: the city of sausalito has declared a state of emergency at the homeless camp which officials say has grown into a crisis. >> everybody outside the fence. >> sausalito police cleared a park where the city has allowed about 20 homeless people to live for more than a year. the move happened after a fire and propane tank explosion destroyed several tenants in thing cap. police say one resident was arrested for starting the fire. mayor janelle kelman says people are living in dangerous conditions. >> i do think it is a crisis for the city and for the county as well. >> the city has declared a state of emergency at the homeless and cam it. >> we declared a state of emergency because we wanted to y to say wne>> they are declarings is a state of emergency. i'm declaring this is a state of absurdity. it is what it is. urests he nowhe says he wants me city than just a community. >> i want to see people get housing. i want to see the city of sausalito treat people with a basic minimum of dignity. >> the mayor says she is calling for more resources and new policy. >> what we are really l

this site in sausalito has become shelter for these people but today it gets shattered. three days ago clarence and all the others here were notified with this sign to get out. the city apparently wants to move them to the tennis courts near the area. >> we're the people that are the homeless, not them. they've never been homeless. they don't know what to do, how things work. >> reporter: clarence says he understands the city but thinks there could have been a better way of doing this. a nearby business owner knows the people in the encampment and he too agrees. >> i think the best way to handle any situation is to prepare for it and have a plan and execute it. in this place there was no real plan. >> reporter: we reached out to the city today and never heard back. last night, flames flared at this encampment. they say many were running to safety. firefighters responded and tell us they're investigating this as an arson. as clarence cleared everything he could before his home was demolished, it is just another day of him moving. after all, he's been homeless since 1977 a

northbound 1 one to sell the robin williams tunnel in sausalito.sion popped up and they were able to quickly clear that you're still seeing delays that southbound one, 0, one south of golden gate bridge, south tower. so we are seeing delays on both the north and south side, looking at the golden gate bridge. you can see traffic is moving along. so hopefully those delays are going to clear up 17 minutes heading for the maze that fremont street exit and the san mateo bridge headed across towards the peninsula. a little under 14 32 and on the peninsula. san mateo man is due in court today. >> because he sent the police video of him using a flare gun and shooting. basically the flare gun at the police at the station, a patrol car. this is video from last month and it shows him shooting the blaring on at san mateo police at the department. there. he took the video that he sent it to various multiple county departments actually. and he's been identified now and arrested. 44 year-old shima is his name. and so i guess the last thing i did was he had the fl

sausalito relocated residents to the site after another park they occupied became rundown. kumasi: hundreds of families out of their homes because the wildfires in southern california. strong wind and hot conditions sparked brush fires. one came close to multimillion dollar homes. we first told you about this yesterday. lake contee fire gave an update saying it is 20% contained and crews have stopped it's forward progress. >> this is subject to wind and wind changes and we are monitoring that very close. we are taking safety very serious. jobina: in addition to the strong wind, humidity and hot conditions feeling the fire. dr we have been talking not only in the bay area has been a long time since we have seen rain, parts of southern california haven't seen rain since high pressure off of the coastline, very close to us. the wind is backing off in the hills but offshore wind does continue in southern california. we have clear skies overhead. records are likely once again today. i don't think they will be as widespread as we saw yesterday, but i still think san jose will set

the tense situation, prompting sausalito to declare a state of emergency. >>> and bart has been struggling to lure back riders. the bleak outlook, as it tries to bounce back from the pandemic. >>> we have new details of another lawsuit, filed against tesla. alleging unchecked racism going on for years. >> again, we believe what we see, tesla, not what you continue to tell us. >>> an update. a father reported losing site of his teenage son, who was out surfing. but there's good news to report. minutes ago, we have learned the surfer has been found and is okay, and the father has been reunited with his son. >>> sausalito is declaring a state of emergency, after an explosion at an unsanctioned homeless encampment. the city is asking the state now to help people living there to a new location. state leaders say about 50 people were living at that camp, which was torn down today after the explosion. chopper 5 flew overhead today. the city now says the encampments are unsafe. and a plan was in place to move people to marin, it is unclear if the plan is still in the works. >> we're the people tha

sausalito had relocated many of the same residence to the site in december of 2020 after another parkecame run down. >> developing news on the pandemic. for the first time since january 6, the number of coronavirus patients hospitalized in california dropped below 10,000. that is assigned the surge is waning. at midnight tonight the temporary restriction for large gatherings expires in sonoma county with case numbers slowing, businesses and events will be able to welcome more guests. in the united states the first vaccine shipments for kids under the age of five could arrive at pediatrician offices as soon as february 21. fda advisory committee is set to discuss the vaccine on tuesday. to stay up-to-date on the latest covid headlines, go to the abc7news.com/coronavirus website. you can also go there to get covid questions answered. >> calling for more police presence. the san jose downtown community redoing its -- renewing its call for patrols. >> a grandmother saved by wordle. >> plus a bay area woman in the audience of tonight's nfl honors. >> if you are seeing this it means we made

sausalito had relocated many of the same residence to the site in december of 2020 after another parkoccupied became run down. >> developing news on the pandemic. for the first time since january 6, the number of coronavirus patients hospitalized in california dropped below 10,000. that is assigned the surge is waning. at midnight tonight the temporary restriction for large gatherings expires in sonoma county with case numbers slowing, businesses and events will be able to welcome more guests. in the united states the first vaccine shipments for kids under the age of five could arrive at pediatrician offices as soon as february 21. fda advisory committee is set to discuss the vaccine on tuesday. to stay up-to-date on the latest covid headlines, go to the abc7news.com/coronavirus website. you can also go there to get covid questions answered. >> calling for more police presence. the san jose downtown community redoing its -- renewing its call for patrols. >> a grandmother saved by wordle. >> plus a bay area woman in the audience of tonight's nfl honors. >> if you are seeing this it mea

sausalito reminds me a lot of europe as you're hitting the roads this morning.re heading from the east bay into the city, we do have a little pocket of fog along the bay bridge. you can actually see it from our camera right here. still a 7 minute drive. i certainly took my time as i was traveling into the city this morning

so if you're in sausalito northbound one o one just south of robin williams tunnel there. we do have an accident, 2 lanes there are currently blocked, but that's not the only incident that we have out there out in crockett, 80 eastbound at pomona street, the off-ramp there is closed because of that traffic collision. let's go ahead look at the bay bridge drive times now. 21 minutes mace fremont street exit, the san mateo bridge at 8, a one on one about 14 for your drive. there. if you're traveling along 8.80, and you're heading from san leandro to 38 down in milpitas to 37, it will take you almost 30 minutes and highway 4. you had a nearly 15 minute drive traveling towards conquer. daria, back to you. thank you, ray at 7.18, and for your money this morning, car sale madness continues. >> everybody's over. paying for cars that have been happening since january. and doordash profits show demand for food delivery. still high. jane king is live at the nasdaq with those stories and more. jane, you're going to work every day. so are you done with the delivering you get the food

wednesday nights explosion was the last drop for sausalito.ys she would like to see temporary housing for these residents instead of waiting for permanent housing. >> i do not think it is inconsistent with the housing first policy. it is a yes and situation. yes housing first in many situations. >> the county responded saying their health and human services staff reached out to understand the incident and plans to assist the city with further efforts to address homelessness. >>> president biden is backing up the cdc's recommendation of masking up while inside pu spacof the country, but only eight states require a mask. five sayvaated. the mixed messaging leaves a nfo have all the vaccines and boosters needed, all of the protection that is needed. >>> the us surgeon general says that he understands why some states are pulling back on restrictions, even as the cdc holds off. he says on a national level there still needs to be a plan to protect those most notable. he does envision a time when the virus becomes less of a threat to the general popu

. >>> the city of sausalito has declared a state of emergency less than 24 hours ter that explosion and a fire rocks a homeless encampment. the encampment has been there for what the new year. the city feels it is a growing crisis and is reaching out for help. wednesday nights explosion was the last straw. the city mayor says he would like to see marin county offer temporary housing for these residents instead of waiting to find permanent housing. >> i do not think it is inconsistent with the housing first policy. it is a yes-and situation. yes, housing first, and in a situation like ours. >> marin county responded saying their health and human services staff reached out to sausalito to understand the incident, and plans to assist the city with further efforts. >>> the us is experiencing the highest inflation in four decades and many across the bay area are feeling the impact. the surge was driven by a 40% hike year after year. while the national average is $3.47 per gallon it is worse. in california the averages $4.68. nationwide electricity costs are up. analyst say the average americ

if drive in sausalito you probably noticed this site.se are tiny homes people have built over the last year. it's their shelter. construction began on the structure in the wake of a storm. the purpose was to protect the homeless from the storm. last night firefighters were called here for a fire. this is the tennis courts where the city has been moving the homeless people to. firefighters are investigating this as arson. the demolition of the tiny homes is set to happen at 7:30 this morning. justin andrews, kpix5. >>> bob saget's family is revealing how the legendary comedian and actor died. according to his family experts believe the 65-year-old accidentally hit the back of his head before going to sleep. they also say drugs and alcohol were not factors in his death. saget's body was found in a hotel room in orlando on january 9. his autopsy report is still pending. >>> on capitol hill, lawmakers reacting to data that shows sharp increase in violent crime over two years. homicides in major american cities have seen 5% increase from 2020

. >> a live look at sausalito holding a virtual town hall on where to put the new housing units it is required to bill under new state law. it evicted 50 people today from an illegal camp were a fire destroyed two tents overnight. >> they have never been homeless . they don't know how things work. >> the residents are being moved from one end of a park to a tennis court area at the other end. we are digging deeper into the city's emergency declaration. look for her report tonight at 11:00. >>> a homeowner was nearly killed in a confrontation over a catalytic converter that erupted into gunfire near solano way and avon avenue. the suspects actually got away with the catalytic converters from two cars. one homeowner yelled at them to stop in the commotion woke up another. >> i heard the car again probably a five minutes later. >> a homeowner who first confronted the thieves ended up chasing them in his car. that is when they started shooting nearly hitting him. police joined the chase but lost the suspects. >> we will have some answers 11. >> still to come, complaints of black employees

like you mention, this is in sausalito. these are tiny homes people have built over the last year.of a force an the purpose was to protect the homeless people from the storm. now they're iss near the tennis where the city has been moving the homeless people. firefighters are investigating this as arson. demolition of the tiny homes set to happen at 7:30 this morning. >>> pge customers have been hit with huge increases in monthly bill. in some cases the bills have tripled. the company blames increase on sky rocketing global natural gas prices. pge says it is not making a cent off the increases. >> i immediately thought that maybe somebody is stealing my electricity. because i was like this is the highest bill i have ever had. >> this homeowner's bilin creased 283% compared to this time last year from $52 to $199. cbs asked pge if it has anything to do with the history of mismanaging incidents which led to fines and settlements. a spokes person told us it has nothing to do with other challenges it's faced. >>> bob saget's family is revealing how the legendary mean yanira and actor di

of people, including many african-americans escaping segregation came to work in the shipyards of sausalito. >> they were patriotic. they were true americans. >> reporter: and then the war ended. laws and attitudes of the day made it difficult for black workers to find homes. today in wealthy and mostly white marin, marin city feels the legacy of that injustice. >> the pipes have not been redone since the 1940s. >> reporter: these days, many don't know that there is a marin city. >> when you google marin city, it comes up as the ghetto of marin. >> reporter: but she has made it her mission to change that perception. she's documented stories. >> she sat on her suitcase, all the way from shreveport, louisiana. >> her advocacy and dying love for marin city makes her irreplaceable. >> reporter: now gaston is sharing its story. to mark the 80th anniversary she's having a celebration. there's an art installation on a building. there's a musical about the history of marin city. >> i learned to like love my city because of people like ms. felicia. >> it's not just a place, but it's the people who h

the mayor hopes the declaration will include this county to help sausalito with extra resources. the city declared a waterfront encampment on authorized and moved residents to a new location. this all comes after three tenants died. they had relocated many of these same residents after another part -- one they occupied had become rundown. >> community foods kit on san pablo avenue opened in 2019 with high hopes of serving the underserved neighborhood. the pandemic hit eight months later and the store owners were not able to overcome the labor shortages. they will officially close their doors on sunday. the pandemic is closing the rock wall line for me. the popular winery will stop serving on february 27 a couple of weeks from now. it will keep operating to allow club members to pick up their wine. the rock wall opened in the 2008 timeframe on the grounds of the old alameda naval station. >> a sheriff's volunteer accused of taking gun parts from a department gun range and manufacturing illegal ghost guns. why hide your skin if dupixent has your moderate-to-severe eczema or atopic

. >>> a live look toward sausalito on the hook to produce up to 724 new housing units under the state mandate. the city will hold a virtual town hall on thursday at 5:00 to discuss possible sites. >>> tonight, santa clara county is rolling out an ambitious plan to end homelessness by 2025. it calls for a $75 million investment in half a dozen affordable housing projects. additional money will fund a tiny home projects runs by amigos the guadalupe. >> it is our belief that every child and family deserves a beautiful dignified place to call home. taking children and families off the streets for our entire community. it requires bold vision, and strong partnerships. >> much of the money comes from a bond measure passed by voters in 2016. >>> still to come, an argument at a san jose hospital ends with a patient on the run in a stolen patrol car. >>> the push to put more eyes on the road in oakland after another deadly three-way shooting. >> having surveillance on the highways will deter criminals. >> the number of times that i have corrected today. >>> a palo alto olympic athletes a dream

. >>> in the north bay, a state of emergency, in sausalito. this comes after an explosion and arson arrest. at an unsanctioned, homeless camp in that area. city leaders calling for state resources to help those moving to a new camp to a new location. the city says the unsanctioned camps have created environments in their small town. >> this morning, crews began demolishing that encampment. chopper 5 overhead, taking a look kpix 5, they were given notice to leave, three days ago. >>> a on 280 this morning. it also triggered evacuation nearby thurgood marshall academic high school. makeshift structures at the camp, burned, sending up thick smoke. luckily, no one was injured. >>> and new at 6:00, while we're enjoying the unseasonably warm weather, the sierra, meanwhile, is experiencing a record-setting dry spell. >> quite a turnaround. now, a team of berkeley scientists saying it is seeing new signs of trouble. kpix 5's max darrow with that story. >>> andrew schwartz and his team spent the day getting a better idea of how the snow pack is holding

sausalito reminds me a lot of europe as you're hitting the roads this morning. if you're heading from the east bay into the city, we do have a little pocket of fog along the bay bridge. you can actually see it from our camera right here. still a 7 minute drive. i certainly took my time as i was traveling into the city this morning, san mateo bridge, 92 westbound there little under 13 minutes heading across towards the peninsula. let's check on the south bay along one o one. look at that. 85 to menlo park about 27 minutes for you. there. and 6.80, dublin to fremont to 62 a little under 14 minutes. tara, james, back to you. thanks a lot. see who needs to travel? 5 o'clock right now. and we've got big news to give you this morning. the woodside town council >> is doing and hopefully one 80 and they say the start accepting affordable housing applications starting today. yeah. this all comes after the town said that it had planned to declare itself a mountain lion sanctuary to avoid low income housing kron. 4 sarah stinson. >> live for us this morning with more on al

two jet skis come from sausalito sheriff's boat. coast guard boat helicopter rescued marlene and his other cousin for more than four hours . crews searched in the water and along the shore line, jose's fiance and family members arrived watching with nearby residents. i saw three 2% teams of quickly divers and kind of motorized kayak something like that rescue boats then say it was low tide. but the area is desolate and the waves can rise . suddenly, the tide came in quickly and probably the water level came up and the waves started getting higher and higher and it probably took them off guard. the coast guard tells me that they plan to have a patrol boat out circling the area through the night, and then at dawn, they'll bring back the helicopters and the other boats to continue the search. reporting from the coast guard station in marin, jana katsuyama . ktvu, fox two news. governor gavin newsom may have some competition this fall, the republican who will reportedly run against him up next also wild pigs, eating up farms and gardens

we're learning more about the state of emergency declared in sausalito following a homeless encampment explosion that happened on wednesday night. and when ships park police say a 61 year-old woman who lives at the encampment set to tents on fire, one of which had a propane tank which exploded an emergency proclamation signed by the city manager says activity at the park has been dangerous and sometimes includes criminal activity. the mayor wants more support from irvine county to find a long-term solution for people who are homeless. there. this really >> alerted us to a higher state of emergency. we felt that was appropriate tissues. emergency so that we could really flag for the county and other appropriate agencies that we need more. how we do need more flexibility on this existing policy. this matches the directive from the state for bridge, transitional housing, who think that there's a way to provide both in marine county. >> no one was hurt in the explosion and the fire. but the woman has been charged with arson. >> let's go outside now for the 4 zone forecast. as we give you a

. >> new at 5 o'clock city of sausalito declared a state of emergency because of a homeless encampment. this is video of police, victim, people living at the marinship tennis courts earlier today. evictions come just a day after police say a woman living there used a lighter to ignite a pair of tense. one of those tents at a propane tank inside which exploded. the woman has been charged with arson in san francisco. investigators are trying to figure out what sparked this fire along interstate 2.80 today. this is video sent to us from kron 4 meteorologists john trouble. the fire started this morning in an encampment near thurgood marshall high school. that's near the 2, 1 interchange, the high school and the encampment were evacuated just before noon as fire crews worked to put out the flames happening right now in southern california. crews are battling a pair of brush fires have forced evacuations earlier today. one of them is burning in laguna beach. that fire started just after 4 this morning near the emerald bay community. >> it has scorched about 150 acres. it is 10% contained. ev

memorandum of understanding or an m o u the discussions over this issue are now continuing officials in sausalito have declared a state of emergency because of a homeless encampment. >> here's some video of police evicting people living at the marinship tennis courts today. actions come just a day after police say a woman living there used a lighter to set on fire. a couple of tents. >> one of those tents at a propane tank inside which exploded. the woman has been charged with arson. time now for our 4 zone forecast as we get a live look twilight in the city with the lights coming on as the sun slips behind the rise and this warm weather breaking a lot of records. our chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is bringing us up to date on that. yeah. what a day it was. the talk about this being the hottest day of the weekend. >> certainly was amazing. weather. beautiful out there right now. clears can be and still some warm temperatures around the bay area. but boy, how about this for a winter day? it is amazing. 77 degrees. that was a record in redwood city. oakland. >> at the museum, a record of 79 de

san francisco oakland sausalito standard. everybody is in the low sixties.row afternoon, the forecast highs then 62 in pacifica, are in fairfield 62 in morgan hill. and 60 in san francisco. so gosh, i wish i hadn't ready to talk about. you know, it's funny people go. oh, boy, it's it must be easy. when there's no weather to talk about right. it's actually harder when there's no whether it's up. when there's rain and snow. it's easy. there's stuff to talk about when there's nothing to talk about julie it's brutal. it's 2.5 minutes, and he's saying hey, it's going to be really nice tomorrow. so i'm rooting on the rain. just so my job gets easy again. yes it would be nice to mix it up, right. we need some rain, too. all right, bill. thanks. okay. see you guys, all right? well, it unexpected surprise on a flight from ghana to washington, d. c. this is baby and mama sucked later live it also thanks to the crew woman gave birth during the 11 hour flight on saturday. the baby was doing late february but made an early arrival. 34,000 ft above sea level. he arrived t

reporter: yes, this is journalist jeremy poor gee, suing the city of sausalito and the police departmentst amendment rights. he also said he believes race is a factor and this would not have happened if he were white. it was captured on cellphone video. independent journalist jeremy porgy arrested while working on a documentary about a homeless encampment. he was released on 15,000 dollars bail. the charges against him have dropped but he said his shoulder was injured during the arrest and is not ready to drop it. lear -- nearly three months later, he's filing a lawsuit. he says they violated his first amendment right to do his job as a journalist. >> i was just documenting the police interaction with the homeless.

rob stevenson at smitty's bar in sausalito tonight is double vaxed, boosted, and very confident. >> iore or a doctor's office. >> reporter: others are masking up period. >> i'm going to wear one whenever i go indoors. it doesn't matter where i go. i haven't had a cold for two years, and i just think it's nuts. >> reporter: terry mcsweeney, nbc bay area news. >> the masks are still on in santa clara county, but health leaders there say if the numbers keep trending downward, the mask rules could change in the coming weeks. >> it's improving. we're still not at the level we need to be, but we're optimistic. >> health leaders are tracking three things that have to happen before the mask mandate is lifted in santa clara county. the county has already met one of those metrics, a vaccination rate more than 80%. hospitalizations and case rates also need to decrease. right now the county's seven-day average of new cases is 943. that's down significantly during the height of the surge. but the number of new cases has to drop below 550 and stay that way for at least a week before health leaders

around the bay 57 in sausalito, 61 at alameda and san leandro and is bay shoreline, and for the north, 62 in santa rosa and 61 at napa and is 62 for cloverdale. temperatures warm up a bit more to the weekend so use extra caution if you go to the bay area beaches due to a beach hazard statement in effect for the weekend due to dangerous sneaker waves and strong recurrence. seven-day or class, san francisco warms up over the next several days, oakland and san jose, frost advisories and freeze warnings this morning but you can see the warm-up as we look ahead to the weekend into next week. and for the coast, after frost advisories and freeze warnings you can see that we will warm up as we look ahead to especially next week and the north bay and the coast, a chance of a future as possible next wednesday and thursday. let's check with anne makovec or look at the traffic.>> yes. a few more accidents topoa moro are r is morning, in addition to potentially scraping off the windshield. looking at the altamonte pass this morning before he hit the traffic from the 205 to 680, it is a 42 minute d

things are getting crowded from pittsburg to bay point. 6:20 and happening today, the return of the sausalito free local transportation for the senior community. a free program, call the ride, was founded in 2015 to help seniors and drivers will be available from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. monday, wednesday and friday. to get on the schedule, call the program to let them know when you need a ride and the rides are provided by vetted volunteers with their own cars. >>> in san francisco, the apa heritage park foundation hosts the unveiling of the year of the tiger commemorative stamp by the usps. mayor london breed will be joining and it's the 30th anniversary of the lunar new year stamp in san francisco. >>> still ahead, the search is on for a good samaritan that stopped a fire from reaching a san joaquin home. he princess cruises was born right here in california. for over 55 years, we've been helping californians make the most of their precious vacation time. and right about now, we could all use a real vacation. so forget the road trips and rentals and sail with princess right from san fran

on. 20's and 30's this morning in the north bay and most of you are in the 50's, behind at 52 in sausalito50 one. 50 san francisco and cupertino, 53. alameda 54 and lafayette, 55. winds up to 22 in san francisco. that is as fast as i get. 24 santa rosa and it will come down during the evening as the low pushes away. the winds will taper but it will leave behind another night of cold temperatures. if you are running errands, already in the upper 40's by 6:00 to 43 by 9:00. you will want to dress warm. once again, the freeze warning in the purple, upper 20's, frost advisory, mountains in the north bay, temps in the 30's get anything cold sensitive could have a hard time surviving. i'm thinking 20's and 30's across the board with a record 39 in red -- san francisco, 26 santa rosa, livermore 28, 34 redwood city but places like palo alto dropped to 31. san jose 32. a degree or two warmer tomorrow than today and temperatures in the 50's with wall-to-wall sunshine. let's look at the european model starting saturday afternoon and look at this, it has a nice push of wet weather, mainly north of us

. >> if they have friends and i'm sure they do, in sausalito or san francisco, why would they not wantand hang out? i mean, i would. reporter: liz kreutz, abc7news. ama: negotiations are set to begin this week on a new memorandum of understanding between the san francisco police department and the da office. the talks come two weeks after the police department -- police chief terminated the deal that made the da the lead investigator on all police use of force including shootings. a joint statement was released in support of the effort to reach a new deal. it reads in part, we are all working together to support the parties to swiftly and collaboratively reach an agreement on the terms of an amended mou to address compliance, accountability, and mutual expectations. dan: local businesses are teaming up with police to solve a real problem. how to keep your cars catalytic converter out of the hands of thieves. zach quintus explains the new free service. reporter: catalytic converter thefts have been a disturbing trend seen throughout the bay area. in at least one case a south bay catalyt

jobina: unfortunately, we continue to follow a deadly crash in sausalito. sky seven is overhead. the chp as to when all lanes will reopen. you can see the backup has extended to the golden gate bridge. it is going to be a difficult morning for them. reggie: appreciate (sound of rain) ♪ ♪ ♪ (phone ringing) ♪ ♪ ♪ (phone ringing) ♪ ♪ ♪ every home should be a haven. ikea. meet apartment 2a, 2b and 2c. 2a's monitoring his money with a simple text. like what you see abe? yes! 2b's covered with zero overdraft fees when he overdraws his account by fifty bucks or less. and 2c, well, she's not going to let a lost card get her stressed. am i right? that's right. that's because these neighbors all have chase. alerts that help check. tools that help protect. one bank that puts you in control. chase. make more of what's yours. drew: good morning. "live with kelly and ryan" on the way. that is at 9:00 on abc 7. drew: we are taking a look at our beach hazard statement through 7:00 p.m. today and wave heights are from eight to 11 feet, so there are rip currents and dangerous waves. temperatures w

mid 70's downtown, sausalito, and mid to upper 70's, 74 to about 79 through the north bay.the east bay, 71-73 except for oakland, warmer at 74. inland, about 72-74 also. here is a look at the next three days. our warmest three days, and thursday i'm picking out, thursday and friday will be close as far as temperatures but thursday's record highs are a little cooler than tomorrow and friday, so if you look at real -- livermore, redwood city, santa rosa, tidying or forecast to set record highs. some of those go back as far as 1988. the seven-day forecast, 70-70 six tomorrow with a height and fire danger, highest in the mountains and hills tomorrow. most likely records for thursday, 72-78. records possible friday with 70's so we will have a breeze start to hit the coast. you can see it push the coast back into the 60's by saturday, while the rest of us hang out in the 70's until about tuesday next week when we are all back in the 60's. kristen: a long warm spell. our dry january and february has silicon valley's water district in terms -- in search of additional water sources.

. >> if they have friends in sausalito or san francisco, why wouldn't they want to come to moraine?. kumasi: nuclear engineer accused of trying to sell nuclear submarine secrets, the criminal case. reggie: -- talking about our hit sitcom and she explains what her parents think about what she does for a living but first, checking the weather. drew: we have a trough moving through california right now. there is a storm moving through and you can see a little snow in the area. for us, it has bt has bt has bt that continues today. a closer look at tahoe, here is live doppler and you can see the snow returns and we are talking very minimal snow. this is reinforcing the cool air that has moved into california over the last 24 hours. locally, we are dry out there. clear skies but the wind will be an issue this afternoon. by 1:00 you can see the onshore breezes, 20 to 30 miles per hour, keeping that cool air in place. wednesday, that direction is going to change, it becomes more offshore, meaning that wind is coming in and pushing out over the ocean. we will see warmer temperatures tomorrow

the city of sausalito has declared a state of emergency after an explosion at a homeless encampment. >> happened last night at the marinship park, homeless encampment. police say 61 year-old deborah hazlewood who lives there used a lighter to set to tense on fire. one of the tents had a propane tank in it. and that's what exploded. both tents were destroyed. hazlewood has been charged with arson. our gayle ong is following this story gathering more details and she'll be reporting on that tonight on kron. 4 news at night. 3 recently removed members of the santa rosa growlers hockey team have been arrested on suspicion of assault in nevada. dominic jones just side nicol and moses matthews. the 3rd were arrested last saturday were booked into the county jail on suspicion of assault. matthews was additionally booked on suspicion of unlawful dissemination of intimate images of another person and distributing and displaying images of a person's private area. growlers captain blake johnson posted a statement on the growlers website saying all 3 players have been removed from the team. johns

furniture, folding screens and more for sale at several retail stores located in san francisco, sausalito and new york city. the trading company has been credited with helping to build race relations through introducing beautifully designed is japanese goods to the american public. and in 1985, the takahashis along with his sister established the henry and tomei takahashi charitable foundation and it support add variety of japanese and japanese-american culture, history and arts-related programs throughout bay area and other parts of the united states and in 2010, they received the order of the rising sun gold and silver ray award from the consulate general of japan in san francisco for the extensive contributions they made to the japanese-american xhufnlt as detailed in the landmark report, the subject supreme court significant for the following. under criterion one, it is significant for association with japanese-american post-war resettlement and san francisco's redevelopment. under criterion two, it is significant for association with the takahashi family as prominent american-japanes

66 in san mateo, downtown, about 66 above average for this time of year. 70 in calistoga, 64 in sausalito. near 70 in oakland, 68 in fremont. inland it is very comfortable, upper 60's to the lower 70's. overnight, we keep the breeze and temperatures are very similar to where we are right now. we do have a full moon out there tonight. your moonrise at 6:00 exactly. typically in february is when the snowiest -- is one of the snowiest months in the north hemisphere. we will hang onto that mild winter weather through the weekend. saturday looking brighter than sunday and it looks like we deal with more windy weather and cooler temperatures going back into the 50's and 60's. kumasi: i'm doing too much. reggie: too much tea? kumasi: sorry. reggie: you are still upset that i got those one star ratings. coming up, the seven things to know this morning. two stars who made it big after not winning american idol are back to mentor the newest contents dozens -- newest contestants. kumasi: here are the seven things to know this morning. california officially ending the indoor masking requirement for v

. >> in the north bay, the city of sausalito now has declared a state of emergency after an explosion at a homeless encampment. this happened wednesday night. it was at the red ship park. police say 61 year-old woman who lives there in the encampments it to tense on fire. one of those tents had a propane tank inside. and that's what exploded. an emergency proclamation signed by the city manager says that activity at that park has been dangerous. sometimes criminal. the mayor wants more support from marin county to find a long-term solution for the homeless. there. >> alerted us to a higher state of felt that was appropriate emergency so that we could really flag for the county and other appropriate agencies that we need more. how we do need more flexibility on this existing policy. this matches the directive from the state for bridge, transitional housing, who think that there's a way to provide both in marine county. >> well, no one was hurt. thankfully in that explosion and fire the woman has been charged with arson. >> 6, 0, 8. and still ahead, the california expected soon to shift

. ♪ call one eight hundred, eight million ♪ >> 9.40, right now in the north bay, the city of sausalito declared a state of emergency after an explosion in a homeless encampment. it happened wednesday night at marinship park, which as you can see, has been transformed into an area where homeless people have. there are tense and some also set fires. and police say a 61 year-old woman who lives in the cam and actually set to tense on fire. and one had a propane tank and ended up exploding an emergency proclamation signed by the city manager says the activity in the park has been dangerous and sometimes is rising to criminal activity. the mayor wants more support from marin county to find a long-term solution for the homeless. this really >> alerted us to a higher state of felt that was appropriate emergency so that we could really flag for the county and other appropriate agencies that we need more. how we do need more flexibility on this existing policy. this matches the directive from the state for bridge, transitional housing. we think that there's a way to provide both in marine count