supervisor scott weiner. >>[applause] >> supervisor wiener: thank you mr. mayor, mr. mayor, thank you for making a big deal about this signing because this is a very very big deal. the step that we are taking today in san francisco to once again show the way toward not just our state but our country, about what you means to support working families, to truly support working families, what it really means to address income inequality and not just talk about it and so mr. mayor, thank you for doing this. you know, it was an editorial this morning in the new york times that i think beautifully encapsulated why this legislation is important. imagine the legislation but it didn't have to. the editorial talked about how in california we pay 55% of wage replacement for parental bonding lead. going up to 60-70% of new york state is starting at present and will escalate from there. but the editorial mentioned what we all know. that, when you are lower income, your working-class family, it's not realistic to take a 50% or 40% or even a 30% pay cut and in this country we are for

ago from the signing ceremony of our parental leave legislation, sponsored by supervisor scott weiner. >>[applause] >> mayor lee: he's made our city very proud and very proud to sign that because i saw in the families we met today that they are eager to make sure that when they have children, this city, and perhaps many other cities very soon, under the governor's signing of that legislation to increase family leave across the state, that we will do well to make sure we cover the entire gap. we'll see our city and hopefully the entire region become even more family-friendly. this legislation will bring much-needed bonding and security to our new mothers to my father's, same-sex couples that set up our children for success from the very beginning. the bay area has also been at the forefront for progress for women because we know when women succeed the world moves forward. gender equity, empowerment, opportunity is personal for me. i am reminded every day for my mother, my wife, my 2 daughters who are now women in their own right, to make sure that i do every day my personal response ab

i think scott weiner is saying that, as well. if you look at san francisco's biggest problems, homelessness, traffic, affordable, has anybody been able to solve any of those problems? it's going to be a question now whoever comes in are they going to be able to change things or are they just going to get rolled around, as well? because so far, we haven't seen a lot of movement on those reforms or the issues of tasers or anything else. let's hope. it would be very interesting to see if this is the beginning of a new chapter. >> phil matier thanks. >>> police protestors are outside san francisco city hall this evening. we are following that and we'll have more reaction to the chief being fired at 6:30. >>> new at 6:00 the san jose police department is looking to restore its ranks by recruiting in hawaii. kpix 5's len ramirez is at sjpd headquarters to explain the interesting strategy. >> reporter: san jose pd continues to struggle just to maintain minimum staffing levels. just this past saturday, 21 officers, an entire division's w

. >> because of the backlash and after consulting with scott weiner, the reservation system has been suspended. >> sometimes you can barely see the grass. >> in san francisco, abc7 news. >> some developing news, california department of food and agriculture found bees were not africanized but european honey bees. the bees killed two dogs and stung several >> this is video today, where he visited a dreamplex for start up entrepreneurs. >> the president gave a speech about the importance of human rights. >> and what a story now. >> there are thousands of amputees in vietnam team is making new classic legs for amputees. they want to join the country's economic boom. big cities are filled with images of a dynamic economy. thousands filled a busy street. 10 million people, 5 million scooters racing to their next destination. in rural areas rusty bicycles may be the only way to get around. amputees are farmers working with roots the pea-- of roots. two philanthropists wanted to see the program so they paid to fly to vietnam. and this leader partnership with the founder. >> we are 5,000 pro

but supervisors scott weiner support suhr saying the chief should stay on. >> the police commission and the chief are working very hard now to advance reforms, let's let them do that work. >> the board president and other supervisors we contacted won't comment. the chief has said he's submitted to staying on the job. this is the first time lawmakers have come out against him. >> supporters of a soda tax in san francisco announced today they have doubled the number of signatures needed to put the measure before voters but acknowledged they missed the deadline by one day. three supervisors joined the fight against what they call big soda. supporters say they need to take bold actions to stop health problems. >> we're not just going to sit back, while our family suffers, while our parents suffer. while children get manipulated by the big soda industry and the community is destroyed due to this disease. >> the group can make the ballot with support of four supervisors. they say they have support. berkeley approved the nation's first soda tax. >>> politics now, there is a new offer for democ

. >> because of the backlash and after consulting with scott weiner, the reservation system has been suspended. >> sometimes you can barely see the grass. >> in san francisco, abc7 news. >> some developing news, california department of food and agriculture found bees were not africanized but european honey bees. the bees killed two dogs and stung several people. >> this is video today, where he visited a dreamplex for start up entrepreneurs. >> the president gave a speech about the importance of human rights. >> and what a story now. >> there are thousands of amputees in vietnam now this team is making new classic legs for amputees. they want to join the country's economic boom. bigities are filled with images of a dynamic economy. thousands filled a busy street. 10 million people, 5 million scooters racing to their next destination. in rural areas rusty bicycles may be the only way to get around. amputees are farmers working with roots the pea-- of roots. two philanthropists wanted to see the program so they paid to fly to vietnam. and this leader just formed a partnership with the

but supervisors scott weiner support suhr saying the chief should stay on. >> the police commission and the chief are working very hard now to advance reforms, let's let them do that work. >> the board president and other supervisors we contacted won't comment. the chief has said he's submitted to staying on the job. this is the first time lawmakers have come out against him. >> supporters of a soda tax in san francisco announced today they have doubled the number of signatures needed to put the measure before voters but acknowledged they missed the deadline by one day. three supervisors joined the fight against what they call big soda. supporters say they need to take bold actions to stop health problems. >> we're not just going to sit back, while our family suffers, while our parents suffer. while children get manipulated by the big soda industry and the community is destroyed due to this disease. >> the group can make the ballot with support of four supervisors. they say they have support. berkeley approved the nation's first soda tax. >>> politics now, there is a new offer for democ

city supervisor scott weiner is making this proposal.e came up with it after hearing about a 59-year-old man with the virus that causes aids. the man's landlord demanded 175% rent increase. the program that helps him with the rental voucher couldn't and wouldn't cover that increase. weiner says those under the assistance program need to be included under san francisco's rent control laws. >>> 5:37, the sun is coming up. enjoy the cool while you can this morning. >>> the sign of things to come. >> good morning. yes this morning will be the time to get yard work done or if you have to get something done outside, it's going to be hot later on today. let's get a look at some of the headlines and what to expect as we take a live look at san jose. a mild morning and clear sunzire. it quickly warms up with more sunshine. highs today will be anywhere from 75 from the coast to 94 for those inland temperatures. it will stay clear this evening with sunset at 8:12. overall a quiet but hot day. we'll see it tomorrow. then a cooldown in time for the w

you have scott weiner supporting herrera. we do have crissy smith in there. we'll have more conch on nbcbayarea.com and later at 5:00 and 6:00 tonight. stephanie chang, nbc news. >>> a man is expected to be sentenced today for the stabbing of a mother of three. he was arrested in 2014 for the murder. he was convicted by a jury earlier this month. our damon tu hey yo is talking to family members about the sentencing. >>> the three directors accused of killing two people in the bay area are back in court today. this is the first time the suspects will appear together since one of them took a plea deal and agreed to test fie against the two. sean engel is working with prosecutor to help convict his former friends. the three are charged with murdering a canadian tourist and a tyker last year. >>> right now attorneys for dana stubble field say they have more evidence that proves his innocence. police say he sexually assaulted a woman last year. stubble field claims the se kpx was consensual and that the woman wants money. >>> san francisco's mayor says he will not

david campos, john avalos and eric marr are among the supervisors who want chief suhr out but scott weinerand farrell agree with the mayor that the chief has to lead reforms within the department. >>> tonight a top gop official says it would be madness to put a third party candidate for president. the washington post reports a band of republicans unhappy with donald trump as the presumptive nominee are actively plotting to draft an independent candidate. mitt romney is reportedly collaborating with consultants and pundits, but today on face the nation the rnc chairman said it's pointless. >> this is a suicide mission. it is not right and i think what people should do is take the paul ryan approach, which is to work with donald trump and find out whether or not there's common ground. >> on the democratic side hillary clinton and bernie sanders spent the day campaigning in kentucky which holds primaries this week. >>> a bomb square that cleared out a soccer stadium in the uk turned out to be a device left over from a security exercise. manchester united's old trafford stadium was evacuated o

>>reporter: because of the backlash and after consult with neighborhood supervisors scott weiner thervation system has now been suspended. >> sometimes you can barely even see the grass and so it doesn't really make sense to to reserve lawn space at the park. >>reporter: change is only for dolores park. in san francisco, carolyn tyler abc 7 news. >>> well whether dolores park or any other around the bay area pretty nice time to be outside. >> certainly is. sandhya is here with a look at our forecast hi sandhya. >> yes. it's great looking weather to go out and have a picnic especially next couple days. let's check out live doppler 7hd and foy we have partly to mostly cloudy sky across the bay area. few showers around lake mendocino counties long gone. temperatures in the 50's and the 60's. earlier this afternoon our warmest spots only in the low 70's. which like you both said is nice weather to be out and about. from our exploratorium camera overcast- conditions over the financial district. spotty drizzle for the morning commute. we look at below average temperatures continuing tomor

they include scott weiner and mark farrell and this afternoon farrell said that chief suhr has to be the one to lead reforms within the police department. >> he has been the most progressive police chief we have had in decades in the city of san francisco. no outsider is going to be able to come in and implement those roar forms in an effective man manner. >> farrell also said it would be giving into mob rule to fire the chief. >>> a couple of san francisco cops who reported a fellow officer's racist remarks are being called snitches. new at 6:00, mark kelly on the influential voice calling out those officers. mark. >> reporter: well, allen, except for using the word snitches, he stands by his comments 100% and said there's a witch hunt under way for cops. gary delaney president of the san francisco police officers association for a decade and a consultant with them for three years now took his frustrations to facebook. officers are now being encourage to be trained snitches on one another, he wrote. he is talking about two bayview officers who stepped up and reported a sergeant who

scott weiner, mark farrell are siding with the mayor on this one.farrell said that chief suhr has to be the one to lead the reforms within the police department. and firing him would be giving into what he calls mob rule. we're still waiting word from the other supervisors where they stand on the matter. supervisor aaron peskin has said no comment. in the newsroom, i'm ken bastida. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> a student was arrested for attacking a teacher. it happened yesterday in mount diablo high school in concord. cell phone shows a teacher who already has cuts on his face trying to subdue a 16-year-old boy. from the video it looks like the teacher does not punch back. but instead, he gets the boy down on the ground. concord police say the boy was suspended from school and will probably be expelled after a disciplinary process. police say the boy punched the teacher in the eye after the man told the boy he was in a place where he was not supposed to be. >>> authorities trying to put all the pieces of a complicated puzzle together after a

and supervisor scott weiner called on correspondants to offer the same benefit to their employers.hat's what they are doing today. they are calling on other start- ups to do the same. >> tara moriarty outside our bureau in san francisco. >>> 9:33. hopefully this is not news to you, but we are a couple of days away from sunday. mother's day. >> that's right. right now crews at a flower warehouse are scrambling to put together gorgeous arrangements to ship out to bay area stores. >> brian flores is joining us live from there. what's going on, brian? >> reporter: what's going on, guys? did you remember to get something for your moms or wives? >> yeah. >> reporter: yeah, we are in that warehouse in san leandro this morning. boy, these workers here behind me are very busy. let's hope this is not a first notice for your -- or last notice. mother's day on sunday and all of these workers are very busy trying to get these bouquets to stores through the bay area and through the state. i am here with miranda with lucky and food max this morning. >> good morning. nice to be here. >> reporter:

ago from the signing ceremony of our parental leave legislation, sponsored by supervisor scott weinerpplause] >> mayor lee: he's made our city very proud and very proud to sign that because i saw in the families we met today that they are eager to make sure that when they have children, this city, and perhaps many other cities very soon, under the governor's signing of that legislation to increase family leave across the state, that we will do well to make sure we cover the entire gap. we'll see our city and hopefully the entire region become even more family-friendly. this legislation wi

supervisor scott weiner. >>[applause] >> supervisor wiener: thank you mr. mayor, mr. mayor, thank you for making a big deal about this signing because this is a very very big deal. the step that we are taking today in san francisco to once again show the way toward not just our state but our country, about what you means to support working families, to truly support working families, what it really means to address income inequality and not just talk about it and so mr. mayor, thank you for doing this. you know, it was an editorial this morning in the new york times that i think beautifully encapsulated why this legislation is important. imagine the legislation but it didn't have to. the editorial talked about how in california we pay 55% of wage replacement for parental bonding lead. going up to 60-70% of new york state is starting at present and will escalate from there. but the editorial mentioned what we all know. that, when you are lower income, your working-class family, it's not realistic to take a 50% or 40% or even a 30% pay cut and in this country we are for

we are here i merely because of supervisor scott weiner and he's been a champion for working families and i want to say, thank you, supervisor for doing this and bring us together. we are here at our san francisco name the library for the good reason that our librarian and all the wonderful friends and people that he serves to our public library process system has said that we need to have libraries that are connected to all of our communities. this is one way that the library is connected. there directed and so many other ways, but one way is really to have a room dedicated to our spanish-speaking families and people who want to make sure that they can learn the languages that are appropriate for here, so they can better themselves. have their kids have places where they can go and emerge into other languages. this is another example. it's

. >> mark: who are standing behind chief suhr, including supervisor scott weiner, who says that getting rid of the chief will *not movethe contract includes raises and should help avoid strikes like those that frustrated commuters back in 2013. in july or 2013. bart workers walked off the job for several days, and then they held a second strike a few months later in october. hundreds of thousands of commuters had to find a different way to get to and from work. under the contract deal. employees get a 10-point-five percent raise spread over four years. crews will be back out in san francisco tomorrow repairing a broken sewer main that caused this sinkhole on mission street. the sinkhole opened up tuesday evening on mission. between new montgomery and second streets. crews were out yesterday preparing the area so they can replace the broken sewer main. which dates back to 1875. workers will be out tomorrow to install a replacement sewer pipe, and work should be done by sunday. one lane in both directions of mission street is open in that area, and buses have resumed normal service. to th

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ago from the signing ceremony of our parental leave legislation, sponsored by supervisor scott weiner>>[applause] >> mayor lee: he's made our city very proud and very proud to sign that because i saw in the families we met today that they are eager to make sure that when they have children, this city, and perhaps many other cities very soon, under the governor's signing of that legislation to increase family leave across the state, that we will do well to make sure we cover the entire gap. we'll see our city and hopefully the entire region become even more family-friendly. this legislation will bring much-needed bonding and security to our new mothers to my father's, same-sex couples that set up our children for success from the very beginning. the bay area has also been at the forefront for progress for women because we know when women succeed the world moves forward. gender equity, empowerment, opportunity is personal for me. i am reminded every day for my mother, my wife, my 2 daughters who are now women in their own right, to make sure that i do every day my personal response abil