arrived visibly emotional.sot state sen, scott weiner (d) californiawhen i came out in 1990, my lesbian aunt, her gift to me were the rainbow freedom rings which were sort of a version of the rainbow flag so i knew what te rainbow was even before i knew who gilbert was. he says especially in the current political climate.. the lgbt community needs people like baker.sot state sen, scott weiner (d) californiathe trump administration is literally trying to erase our community deleting lgbt questions from health questionaiires, removing questions from the census trying to make us disappear and gilbert baker was someone who made our community more visiblegilber baker was 65.in san francisco, hermela aregawi, kron 4 news. (steve) a candlelight vigil will be held tomorrow for a mother who was murdered and her daughter who is still missing. nicole fitts and her two year old daughter arianna were first reported missing back in april 2016. nicole's body was found dumped in a shallow grave in san francisco''s mclaren park. and it's been over a year since little arianna fitts was last seen alive in

arrived visibly emotional.sot state sen, scott weiner (d) californiawhen i came out in 1990, my lesbianto me were the rainbow freedom rings which were sort of a version of the rainbow flag so i knew what te rainbow was even before i knew who gilbert was. he says especially in the current political climate.. the lgbt community needs people like baker.sot state sen, scott weiner (d) californiathe trump administration is literally trying to erase our community deleting lgbt questions from health questionaiires, removing questions from the census trying to make us disappear and gilbert baker was someone who made our community more visiblegilber baker was 65.in san francisco, hermela aregawi, kron 4 news. ( marty ) a horrific crash in san jose leaves a father dead and sends his 10-year-old daughter to the hospital. police are still looking for the cause of the crash this morning. it happened on park avenue, just west of the downtown business district around 7:40 yesterday morning. police say it appears that a big-rig was westbound on park and had just made a left onto mcevoy when the firebir

arrived visibly emotional.sot state sen, scott weiner (d) californiawhen i came out in 1990, my lesbianaunt, her gift to me were the rainbow freedom rings which were sort of a version of the rainbow flag so i knew what te rainbow was even before i knew who gilbert was. he says especially in the current political climate.. the lgbt community needs people like baker.sot state sen, scott weiner (d) californiathe trump administration is literally trying to erase our community deleting lgbt questions from health questionaiires, removing questions from the census trying to make us disappear and gilbert baker was someone who made our community more visiblegilber baker was 65.in san francisco, hermela aregawi, kron 4 news. gusty northerly winds, especially over the hills, will prevail through this evening before diminishing overnight. high pressure builds into the weekend leading to a warming trend with readings into the 70s and even some lower 80s. dry and seasonably mild weather continues monday through wednesday with the next chance of rain by about thursday or friday of next week.

it is set for seven p.m >>> sat senator scott weiner issued a tweet saying in part rest in power gilbert. . >>> if people are fearful of the system, they are not going to cooperate. >> coming up, san francisco's top cops sending a message to the feds at 6:30. his response is to undocumented immigrants have been arrested at the courthouse. >>> coming up the neighborhoods that will be approaching the low 80s for tomorrow. >>> shopping is about to get more expensive. details on the tax hike expected to take effect tomorrow. >> i didn't realize it was going to be starting tomorrow. >>> we are going to take you outside. you'll get a live look at the friday evening commute. this is the bay bridge toll plaza. it hkz like a lot of people are headed into the city of what is a beautiful night. >>> a live look at interstate 80 in oakland. it is slow going in one direction, but heading toward the bay bridge, not so bad. not so bad. . >>> new at six tonight, shopping is going to be more expensive starting tomorrow. a number of cities are increasing their sales tax, including more than a dozen here in

scott weiner, if you could come to the stage and mr. mayor and congressman, you could come to the stage that would be great. representing all of you commissioners will be johanna wald, who is currently the vice president of the commission on the environment. so come on up, johanna. [applause]. >> good morning everyone. my name is alex walker i'm here on behalf of state assembly member phil ting and i'd like to introduce my colleague with me today. >> hello. on victor release and deputy district director with center scott weiner >> katie r bona a summary member david chiu's office. >> on behalf of our legislative delegation, who as a [inaudible] can veer today because they're working on behalf san francisco values to sacramento into the state of california we want to bring on their behalf resolution separating the 20th anniversary of the commission on the environment on behalf of the delegation i like to present this to our esteemed colleagues around the state and take a photo. [applause]. >> awesome. so, of course, we cannot host this w

now, we did speak with supervisor scott weiner, who told us as long as they are good projects, he doesn't mind giving away funding for certain transportation projects in exchange for support. >> should san franciscans be mad they are not getting a half million dollars? >> san francisco is going to do very well under this bill. the whole bay area is going to do well. for the public transportation funding, because we have large high ridership, well developed systems, we tend to compete well in these grant programs. >> reporter: we are told that the senate is going to reconvene at 5:30 to start considering this bill. the senate is going to vote and then the assembly. they probably would not be convening to vote on the bill if they didn't have the votes in both houses. so we can expect that this is going to pass tonight, although if it's one vote either way, anything can happen. and we'll be here as late as we need to be to bring you the story. live in sacramento, melissa caen, kpix 5. >>> on to storm watch. rain and wind ramping up around the bay area. cloudy skies all day and scattered show

i talked to senator scott weiner and he told me that he and some coworkers made sure that there was moneyr places like the bay area where we need money not just for roads but really for public transportation. >> in the original version of the bill, in my view, there was not enough funding for public

. >> state senator scott weiner said he embraced the flag when he came out as a gay man. >> there were all sorts of symbols for the community and for many of us, that's part of coming into the community and gilbert created that. >> a mile-long flag was carried by 5,000 people in new york city, one of his greatest accomplishments. another great moment was being recognized by president obama. baker never sto working as an advocate for change, carrying the flag as a tool of kol rans and love. >> that moment when you see it in the sky, hope. >> lee ann melendez, abc 7 news. >> let me turn your attention to president trump's former national security adviser lieutenant general michael flynn who was fired after just 24 days on the job. flynn has offered to answer questions from the congressional intelligence committee in exchange for immunity. so far tonight no takers. here's abc's chief white house correspondent jonathan carl. >> former national security adviser michael flynn says he has a story to tell, but tonight neither the senate for the house are ready to give him immunity to tell. tod

scott weiner, if you could come to the stage and mr. mayor and congressman, you could come to the stage that would be great. representing all of you commissioners will be johanna wald, who is currently the vice president of the commission on the environment. so come on up, johanna. [applause]. >> good morning everyone. my name is alex walker i'm here on behalf of state assembly member phil ting and i'd like to introduce my colleague with me today. >> hello. on victor release and deputy district director with center scott weiner >> katie r bona a summary member david chiu's office. >> on behalf of our legislative delegation, who as a [inaudible] can veer today because they're working on behalf san francisco values to sacramento into the state of california we want to bring on their behalf resolution separating the 20th anniversary of the commission on the environment on behalf of the delegation i like to present this to our esteemed colleagues around the state and take a photo. [applause]. >> awesome. so, of course, we cannot host this w

state senator scott weiner of san francisco wants a three tiered system for the registry.dators would stay on the list forever. sex offenders in the second tier would have to register for 20 years. those with nonviolent convictions would be able to petition after 10 years to have their names taken off of the sex offender registry. under the plan, no one would be automatically taken off of the list and a judge could reject any petitions. if approved, it would take effect january 1st. >>> well, police in corte madera searching for five burglars who stole $24,000 worth of laptops and iphones from an apple store. it happened at the village mall just before the store was about to close. the marin ij reports a few customers were still inside but no one was hurt. the burglars were in their late teens or early 20s. that very same store was robbed last november when $40,000 worth of items were stolen. >>> those are just some of the morning headlines from our news room. sal, claudine, frank, i'll send it back to you. >> thank you, dave. >>> a business ownner walnut creek says that q

state senator from san francisco scott weiner is speaking out against the plan. he is proposing a bill that would make california's estate tax identical to the current federal tax if that current estate tax is repealed. he says, quote, if donald trump wants to give a giant tax break to his own family and all of his rich friends and by killing the federal estate tax, then california should step up and enact our own estate tax. the president's plan would also eliminate the federal tax deductions for state and local income tax which analysts say hurts upper middle income people in states like california. places like san francisco. groups protesting here in san francisco today say the tax plan should focus on lower income workers. >> thank you. >>> opening statements begin today in the trial of four men charged with murder for the fatal shooting of a west oakland mother. police say that 30-year-old shah mill pierce was shot and killed on chestnut street in march 2015 caught in the crossfire of a gang shootout. pierce was picking up her children from school and died t

i talked to senator scott weiner and he told me that he and some coworkers made sure that there was money in there for transit for places like the bay area where we need money not just for roads but really for public transportation. >> in the original version of the bill, in my view, there was not enough funding for public transportation. and so i and one of my colleagues senator ben allen from santa monica, we really advocated hard along with others to get more transit funding so the current version of the bill that we're voting on almost tripled the guaranteed funding for public transportation compared to the original version. so i'm really happy about that. >> reporter: now, with the senate taking up this bill, we have to assume that they have the votes to pass it. generally speaking, they wouldn't set it up to have a big pickup defeat. so we think it will pass. but you never know with one vote here or there, things could get dicey here. if they do vote, in the next hour, we will be right back here to tell you that story. liz? >> melissa, do you know the timeline on these votes tonight

my colleague in the senate, scott weiner is reviewing the legislation and is considering making an introduction -- on the state level. that is how public policy really begins to change the -- the dialogue. >> supervisor, in my twitter, a lot of people were saying this is great but this is a federal issue as you mentioned, mike. >> right. >> what about the business of san francisco, the unglamorous issue, potholes and crime. a lot of people are suggesting that you're spending too much time on this kind of stuff and not worrying about those kind of things. >> i know people are worried i think on just a superficial level. let's take a minute and peel things back. we're also talking about an economic interest. we're talking about $380 million that is spent on an annual basis. annually that we're spending on people's health care coverage. people who are sick and dying of preventible diseases. how do we begin to create policies that will change that dynamic? that is what this legislation is here to talk about. changing that dynamic. we are spending a lot of money on an annual basis trying to address

scott weiner of san francisco is suggesting a three tier registry.econd tier would have to register for 20 years. and then those with nonviolent cop convictions will be able to petition to have their names taken off the online database after ten years. >> if someone, particularly the lower level offenders, if they have lived a clean life for ten, 20, even 30 years, there's no point in keeping them on the register. >> when you have a child who has been kidnapped and you are trying to solve that crime quickly, you should be able to turn to the sex offender registry to look for suspects. >> under the plan, no one would be automatically taken off the list and a judge can deny any petitions. if it proved, it would take effect january 1st. >>> the state department of water resources have released two reports on the oroville dam. crooks in the main spillway may have led to the failure in february. the information was released as the department faced criticism from lawmakers for not telling the public enough about the risks at the dam. 200,000 people were fo