and at this time, i would like to invite our state senator, scott weiner, up to say a few words. [applause] >> thank you, madam mayor. having served with the mayor and colleagues on the board of supervisors, and now in a new role, working with our strong state/city partnership, it is just amazing to see her deep commitment to residents of public housing in the city and county of san francisco. for far too long we have -- this city almost forgot about the people who were living in public housing, often in terrible conditions, and that was never acceptable. and this mayor has been playing such a key role in turning that around, and making clear that public housing is critically important for so many families in this city. but it is also part of the future because we need to do more than just rebuild. we need to expand. we need to make sure everyone has a place to live in our great city, and that we are taking care and supporting all of our residents in all parts of the city. so it's a real honor to represent san francisco and sacramento in the legislature, and working hand in glove

scott weiner says autodesk does not work. normally bustling unclear is quiet except for with several businesses scrabbling to save what they can. safely putting protist and refrigerated trucks. jack recapped his driveway open giving customers what he can reach without power from the rack.>> we cannot do this in the normal way. we normally have a lot of customers. >> reporter: a 48 hour outage could cost residents of two $2.5 million the state open so people could sumbering in lanterns for night classes. suck it is important to get your frustration and make sure you're healthy. >> reporter: maria rushed out of the door to make a birthday delivery because like many affected, is more than a business for her. and her livelihood. it's like we do not had to business for many days we pay the rent and electricity. another big company. >> reporter: back to the state senator wieners bill, would allow utilities to be fined during a blackout. in addition it would allow local businesses to build utility for fees they incurred during a shu

. >>> dates senator scott weiner from san francisco is proposing bill to restrict power shut off. in a tweet he said it is hard to overstate the impact of the rolling blackouts. his bill was set their standards for when utilities can cut our and it would impose hourly fines on utilities during planned blackouts and prevent them from charging customers for service during power shut off. the legislature is expected to hold hearings in january. >>> morgan hill's police have arrested two people for burglarizing cars in an area affected by the power shut off. the arrest happened this morning in the area of hill avenue and stony creek way. police approached two men that were out during this the imposed curfew and noticed visible broken glass on the men's clothing. 26-year-old chris gomez and 21- year-old jason gomez were arrested on a variety of charges including auto burglary , possession of burglary tools, probation violation and both men were booked in the santa clara county jail. morgan hill is the only city in the bay area to impose a curfew during the power outages. >>> thousands

. >> state senator scott weiner was caught in the mess. he tweeted about how he's deeply wishing there was a second transbay tube and called bay area public transportation delays a big problem. but overall, he was happy with bart's response. >> i think bart being actually did a really good job here. ed how quickly they got the single track open. very diligent and efficient. so i really appreciate it. blbo n francischas been taken down by the company that put it there. out front media says it reserves the right to remove advertising copy considered offensive to community standards. mayoral candidate ellen jow said she paid for the billboard that depicts mayor london breed leaning back at a desk with her feet up. the mayor calls it hurtful and disrespectful. jow tells abc7 news she would not take it down, but as you can see, the billboard has now been removed. >> san francisco police have captured a man suspected of beating two senior citizens in chinatown. they arrested 19-year-old deshaun pearson in oakland. he is accused of assaulting the

we're working with scott weiner on a bill in the senate up there. >> on the flip side of that, you know, i think it would be great if cities had a say not just pg&e. on the other hand you're not dealing with fires across san jose right now. >> no, we're not. cities can be great partners. pg&e is strapped for resources of the they've got a lot of people out there running around. we would like to have city staff taking photographs, distribution lines to confirm that, hey, this can be reenergized. we can put the power back up if pg&e is willing to work in partnership with us. that's what we want to see. how can we work together to get the power up. >> liability, what happens there, too. we have to figure out a way. >> we're the ones with the fire departments, fair to say. we're the ones who will respond. >> we can legislate that, figure that out? >> great concerns. try to pull together and pull where we are right now. >> absolutely. the good news is that the community is pulling together and we'll work hard to make sure we get through this safely and then obviously in th future see how we

. >>> state senator scott weiner of san francisco is speaking out about the pg&e shut off. details on what he is proposing and how it will help. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ blow a kiss, into the sun ♪ we need someone to lean on ♪ blow a kiss, into the sun ♪ all we need is somebody to lean on ♪ ♪ ♪ hey. ♪hey. you must be steven's phone. now you can take control of your home wifi and get a notification the instant someone new joins your network... only with xfinity xfi. download the xfi app today. >>> i think the media and community members watching. we will have city leaders discuss the pg&e power shut off. let's listen in. we have ray riordan and spanish and vietnamese speakers to take questions afterwards. for up-to-date information on the pg&e blackout, follow the city of san jose on twitter@city of san jose and you can follow us on next door or visit us online at san jose.gov and more information is available on the pg&e twitter account and on the shut off website, pg&e.com/ psps and the twitter account of the santa clara county of emergency services. with that, i will turn it over to may

california uses it to introduce a new statewide service and later this morning, the state senator scott weiner and an assembly men will launch a mental health line that will offer emotional support and medical referrals to anyone in the state for free and help will be given by phone or instant messaging. the official announcement is at 10:00 this morning. >>> it's 6:36 and a new term of the u.s. supreme court starts today and they will take up issues on several major issues. immigration, executive power rights are considered by the court. there is a case involving civil rights protections for lgbtq workers and whether employers can be sued for job discrimination. these rulings are expected to come down in june, right in the thick of the presidential campaign and like the last election, the high court is expected to be a major issue in 2020. >> it was a huge issue in 2016 and helped get president trump elected because conservative voters wanted to pick the next justice and they voted that issue. it will be again because it's such an important part of our system. >> another hot issue will be abo

it was great to have supervisors gordon mar and norman he there, as well as state senator scott weiner. nancy mcpherson, the state director of aarp california travelled up from los angeles. we were quite honoured to have all of those people speaking. this month's membership meeting had quite a lot on it, beginning with the office on aging. and we had some updates. we had an incredible presentation on intergenerational programming with the ucsf memory of aging centre and friends of the elderly. also turned peterson from sequoyah living. the presentation was enlightening. it was quite moving at times and very positive. really good stuff going on there. we also have had brett from the local census efforts and we will have him back again in the early spring before the census begins, with a very important, and then finally, we also continued our process for developing our annual budget advocacy ask that started in august with brainstorming where we solicited ideas, areas of funding from members, and then begin to winnow that down. we did some discussion of the meeting and followed that with

at this time i would like to introduce your state senator, scott weiner. (applause). >> thank you, madam mayor. the mayor walked in high heels to school. if the mayor can walk in heals, we can walk in flats. good morning. raise your hand if you walked to school today. that is great. how about if you rode a scooter? how about a skateboard? one. you know, we need to make it easier for people for kids to walk or ride their bike or take a scooter to get to school. it is not safe enough now. there are a lot of parts, not just in san francisco but all-around the state where there aren't sidewalks or crosswalks and people have to get across the street or walk in away that is not safe. we are trying to make it easier. we want people to walk. it is healthy to walk, ride a bicycle. it is better than riding in a car. we need to make it easier and safer for kids and grownups to do that. i want to thank walk san francisco and the san francisco bicycle coalition and the great organizations who work every day to make it safer to walk and bike and get around san francisco

. >> i asked him what he thought about state senator, scott weiner's proposed a bill that would set standards for these future shut off including imposing hourly fines on pg&e. >> i don't know if we should be fining them for turning the power off because then there is a disincentive to do that. we want them to turn the power off when it is necessary when it creates a safer utility and a safer system. that is all we want. we just need to make sure that it is done to provide a safer system. >> he says he wants to see the public utities commission monitor pg&e to make sure the utility is prudent and responsible with future power outages and not simply trying to avoid liability. >>> here in the bay area weather conditions have improved. but a different story in southern california. >> the santa ana winds continue to howl through the area and a red flag warning still in place for that area. we will touch on that first. within that area the wildfire that everybody is talking about, the saddle bridge fire. we will have more coming up in moments. the winds there have reached anywhere from 50-60 miles

scott weiner co-authored the bill claiming it will significantly expand access to the drugs for communities of color. studies show that the drug true beta is 99% effective at preventing hiv infection if used daily. >>> a ban on the sale of flavored tobacco products will be enforced starting today. the band took effect back in may but enforcement was delayed until today. also both walgreens and kroger will stop selling e cigarettes making them the latest retail giants to get out of the vaping business because of growing health concerns. walgreens is one of the nation's biggest drugstore chains, kroger is one of america's biggest supermarket chains. just last month walmart announced it plans to stop selling e cigarettes. and coming up during the 7 o'clock hour of mornings on 2 we are going to talk about effective ways to quit vaping. our medical team reporter will tell us where you can start, is nick peeing -- is nicotine replacement therapy right for you and how to find help using your cell phone. >>> democratic candidate kamala harris is pushing a plan that will let parents spend more the c

senator scott weiner co- authored legislation to authorize a pilot program in the city. i asked him what this means moving forward. >> this is a huge deal. we are trying to start a safe- injection site here in san francisco and working at the state level to pass legislation to allow that. but there's been a specter of the federal government and threats by the department of justice to go after cities and individuals that participate and so, having a federal ruling that this does not violate federal law is a huge deal. there will be further appeals and this is not completely done but it's a big step. >> reporter: the department of justice previously sued to block the sites in philadelphia from opening. opponents argue that safe- injection sites will normalize and encourage addiction. in san francisco, elissa harrington, ktvu fox 2 news . >>> four people were killed in a crash in san francisco this morning. the collision involved a wrong- way driver on north 101 near candlestick point. all lanes were shut down for six hours. cristina rendon has the story. >> reporter: the i

. >>> state senator scott weiner of san francisco is proposing able to restrict shuttles. in a tweet he said it's hard to overstate the impact of this massive rolling blackout and he hopes the bill will set clear standards for when utilities can pull the plug. >> the problem i have is that pg&e appears to be erring on the side of going as broad as possible and if shutting off power for millions of people, potentially, and that's not okay. >> the senator's bill would impose hourly fines against utilities during planned blackouts and prevent them from charging customers for service during power shutoffs. the legiature expected to hold hearings on the bill in january . >>> climate change protesters block traffic in times square with a green boat to bring awareness to the global threat of climate change. dozens of police officers surrounded the protesters demanding they clear the roadway . some protesters tied themselves under and on top of this boat. officers eventually removed the protesters from the boat and move the boat to allow traffic to flow once again. the protesters

. >>> state senator scott weiner in san francisco is proposing able to restrict power shutoffs. in a tweet he said , quote, it's hard to overstate the impact of this massive rolling blackout. he says he hopes his bill will set clear standards for when utilities can pull the plug >> the problem i have is that pg&e appears to be erring on the side of going as broad as possible and shutting off power for millions of people potentially and that's not okay. >> the bill would impose hourly fines against the utilities during plant back out and prevent them from charging customers for service during power shutoffs. the legislature is expected to hold hearings on the bill in january. >> that's a big deal . >>> sal is coming back and he is watching the commute. >>> right now we do have traffic that is doing okay. i'm looking around in a don't see anything unusual. we've seen a couple of crashes but for the most part it has been a decent drive. as we look at the northbound one-to-one commute from gilroy to san jose, it continues to be a nice commute with a little bit of slowing in morgan h

other elected leaders including state senator scott weiner will join her and some schoolchildren in theirk. a lot of schools collect walk and roll. walk or ride your bike. some kind of exercise. this is a reminder to watch for those kids as you were driving to work or around the schools. >> yes. absolutely. and we are watching all the commutes here in case you're going to work or school. we will show you that there is some slow traffic on the altamont pass approach on 580 westbound. nothing unusual however there is some slow traffic there as you drive through the area. there have been no major roblems, by the way, into of course there ll game today at 5:00 at the coliseum.steve will have the forecast in case you're going out there. the traffic impact will be on the afternoon commute. we still have slow traffic on the richmond bridge leading from san rafael over to richmond because of some earlier police activity. if that is you, give yourself extra time to drive the bridge in the eastbound direction. you can see oakland traffic looking good. the bay bridge is backed up for a little bit at

. >>> senator scott weiner and governor newsom are championing the first ever state sponsored mentalealth line set to debut thursday on mental health day. these are the times on your screen of the hours it will be available by phone or by instant message. the free service will offer nonemergency emotional support and referrals to anyone across the state. >>> it's an historic move in the fight against hiv. residents in california have easier access to hiv prevention pills. governor newsom signed a new bill into law that will allow patients to buy the medication without a prescription. pre and post exposure drugs are covered, something supporters say is the first for any state. >>> the blue angels start practicing thursday ahead of next week's air show. there is a veteran art exhibit and today there are several concerts planned including bands made up entirely of veterans. >>> still ahead at this hour, 6:26, two years later, very tough anniversary for a lot of folks in the north bay as people there and across the bay area prepare for rolling blackouts. the timing and the possible impac

the law was coauthored by state senator scott weiner of san francisco. >>> a sweet deal if you haven't seen inside the new chase arena. >> fans paid $5 to see the warriors but it was only to see them practice. the team says about 17,000 fans came out for open practice and they got to watch steph curry have some fun. the whole team was there, including the injured klay thomps thompson. several lucky kids got the chance to shoot hoops with the team. all the proceeds are going to the warrior community foundation, they host the t-wolves thursday night. i hope they do that again. >> that was a good deal. >>> let's talk about baseball and playoffs. the yankees sweeping the twins, they advance to the american league championship series, where they'll face either the astros or rays and in the national league, the dodgers couldn't hang on in washington, d.c. the nationals win 6-1. the series now tied. this is one of two winner-take-all games. 5:00 tomorrow atlanta takes on st. louis in the other. >>> coming up here the top stories we're following on this tuesday morning. >> including the north