thank you so much, senator scott wiener.t, the san francisco mayor is on a trip abroad promoting tourism to the city and that the price tag is $25,000 for the trip. who is footing the in new york city, ♪ ♪ there's always something new to discover. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ plan your next vilcom kristen: abc 7 our partnership with the san francisco standard, and the focus on hyper local quality-of-life issues, it aligns with our efforts to build a better bay area. one topic is reviving the economy. this week, the san francisco mayor is in europe, marketing the city is a great place to visit into business. joining us like to talk about this is the standard snooze editor -- standard's news editor. good to see you. >> great to be back. kristen: we know the mayor is pitching san francisco as the ultimate destination, but who is paying for the trip and how much does it cost? >> yeah, well, this is a 10-day mission. $25,000 trip, where the mayor is joined by a few members of her staff and leaders in the travel and tourism industry in the city. she w

but state senator scott wiener isn't taking any chances.uld another law enforcement agency in the state consider doing the same thing? >> we don't know how many other departments are doing. common practices. but regardless whether it happens just a few times are very regularly. state needs to be changed. >> that's why je's introduced legislation in the state capitol to protect survivors of assault sb 12. 28 protect assault survivors by prohibiting the retention of dna profiles collected from victims by local law enforcement agencies, including rape kits for assault survivorm. it also prohibits victim's dna from being used for any purpose. other then identifying the perpetrator of the crime. this bill is co-sponsored by san francisco district attorney chase utley dean. it was one of those that called out the sfpd for this practice. >> the sfpd has stopped doing it and a police chief bill scott is on board with this legislation. now, if it passes through the legislature and is signed by the governor. it wouldn't take effect until the first of

scott wiener is joining us live to discuss. senator, appreciate your time.your clearly you. >> dislike this law. what in your mind is the worst part about it? >> everything's about this sot incredibly full-back that some talk on the lgbtq community. it literally what prevents teachers, not just a k through 3 has the right wing is spreading misinformation. this is only 2 3. this is k through 12. it would prevent teachers from even talking about the lgbtq community or the history going to be to 2 people a student approached a teacher to say i think i might be. i think i might be transgender. the teacher would be prohibited from talking to the about that parents will be able to sue teachers and suit school districts if they exercise their right to free speech and to this communication. this is an absolute right wing on the lgbtq community. particularly want our youth who are already so at risk an increased risk of suicide the negativity from society and to have the state of florida take this position. it's really just despicable. >> if you're a parent and you'r

i'm ken wayne and i'm pam moore state senator scott wiener announced legislation today making californiants wanting to avoid having their trans children taken away from them. >> kron four's rob nedbitt joins us live with more on the 3 components of this legislation. rob. >> pam governors and legislators in a number of states, including texas, louisiana and idaho are trying to make it illegal for parents to allow the care of their kids the right to get gender affirming care. senator wiener's bill would protect those families if they come here to california. >> surrounded by trans youth and adults. senator

i'm ken wayne and i'm pam moore state senator scott wiener announced legislation today making california a safe place for parents wanting to avoid having their trans children taken away from them. >> kron four's rob nedbitt joins us live with more on the 3 components of this legislation. rob. >> pam governors and legislators in a number of states, including texas, louisiana and idaho are trying to make it illegal for parents to allow the care of their kids the right to get gender affirming care. senator wiener's bill would protect those families if they come here to california. >> surrounded by trans youth and adults. senator scott wiener announced the legislation that aims to protect parents and other states from having their trans kids taken aw-y for letting them receive gender affirming health care. imagine signaling to a child that because of who you are. you're going to be taken away from your parents and put in foster care and your parents are going to be thrown in jail. the legislation makes california a place of refuge to 3 main components, rejecting out of state court judgments

senator scott wiener has announced a new bill this would make california a safe place for parents who want to avoid having there. trans kids taken away from them. kron four's. rob nesbitt joins us live with more on the the 3 main parts of this legislation. rob. that's right, catherine, just seen a number of legislators and governors are trying to make it illegal and places their parents to allow them to get gender affirming care. senator wiener's law would protect those families if they come here to california. >> surrounded by trans youth and adult senator scott wiener announce a legislation that aims to protect parents and other states from having their trans kids taken away for letting them receive gender affirming health care. imagine signaling to a child that because of who you are. you're going to be taken away from your parents and put in foster care and your parents are going to be thrown in jail. the legislation makes california a place of refuge to 3 main components, rejecting out of state court judgments removing trans kids from their parents custody. it will bar compliance

about to take up the genetic privacy for sexual assault victims bill authored by two float makers, scott wiener and phil ting. it would prohibit the dna to be used in sexual assault. it would later be used to convict them and the purpose to protect privacy and promote public safety by encouraging the report of sexual violence. and the survivors need to know they can trust the county processes. >> they need to know that choosing to come forward will not result in them being revictimized, retraumatized or with their personal power being taken away yet again. >> leaders in santa clara county clarified they do not engage in that practice. it recently came to light that several law enforcement agencies in california were, including san francisco. that police chief has seen said his department will stop using rape kit dna in unrelated crimes and they plan to make that the new state policy, statewide. >>> new details on a crash leaving a motorcycle rider dead around 6:30 this morning on 101 near novato. chp said the motorcycle was the only vehicle involved. several lanes were blocked in the southbound

on the flip side, scott wiener and former senator doug chu were recognized for their efforts on fossil fuels and clean energy. >> we've been doing a lot at nbc bay area. you've been covering climate change. >> we're learning so much stuff as we see the side effects coming in. it's been eye opening to everybody as we continue to follow what's been happening. how about the rainfall this morning? >> last night a 11:00, i was like, i got to cover my patio furniture. >> we have two more chances. let's take you into the microclimate forecast, and you can see the blue sky starting to rebound after a couple of drops, and what you're seeing here is reinforced on storm ranger. otherwise, we definitely on the drying side of things tonight. now the one thing we will have to watch out for as we move through tomorrow morning is just a little bit of fog. the best chance of that fog forming would be down here through the south bay from san jose to gilroy and a little bit over the santa cruz mountains, otherwise plenty of sunshine, and we'll continue to see the sun as we head through the day. a nice re

state senator scott wiener announced a new bill that would make california a safe place for parents wanting to avoid having their trans children. >> taken away from them. kron four's rob nesbitt has more on the 3 components of the legislation. governors and legislators in a number of states including texas, louisiana and idaho are trying to make it illegal for parents to allow their kids to get gender affirming care. senator wiener's law would protect those families if they come here to california, surrounded by trans youth and adult senator scott wiener announce a legislation that aims to protect parents and other states from having their trans kids taken away for letting them receive gender affirming health care. imagine signaling to a child. >> that because of who you are. you're going to be taken away from your parents and put in foster care. >> and your parents are going to be thrown in jail. the legislation makes california a place of refuge to 3 main components, rejecting out of state court judgments removing trans kids from their parents custody. it will bar compliance in california

but more pressing lee, a state senator scott wiener who represents san francisco did note. >> that sanrancisco is one of those areas where the local evictions protections will not preempt the states and that they're at the mercy of the state. so if you or anyone still has trouble with paying that rent. >> your deadline is tonight at midnight to get that application in reporting live at the state capitol. ashley zavala kron. 4 news. >> ashley, thank you. and major news this afternoon when it comes to gas prices, president joe biden announcing his administration what happened to the nation's strategic petroleum reserve as an effort to lower the price at the pump for americans. our washington correspondent reshad hudson explains. >> good evening. this is a major effort to drive down the price of the pop given the recent price hike. president biden says families should start to see cheaper gas within weeks. >> putin's wars imposing costs on american our allies. >> thursday, president biden announced he is releasing 1 million barrels of oil per day from the nation's strategic petroleum rese

committed to supporting the national and state organizations working to achieve the >> state senator scott wiener tweeted florida made it illegal to talk about lgbtq people in school. people need to understand it is not safe to be in lgbtq youth in this country. actions like this have profound consequences. >> one south bay city is willing out a new plan to push pedaling as an alternative to driving. we will tell you about the miles of bike paths and safety alaska airlines is still frontrunner for most caring airline. funshine bear, you did some of your own research, right? i sure did. ♪ according to the web, their program's number one, ♪ ♪ earning alaska miles is quicker and more fun! ♪ cute! ooh, that was wonderful, sweetie! oh, oh, oh, i have a song about their cheese plates. ♪ cheese please! cheese please! cheese please! cheese please! ♪ uh- it's time for lunch. aw... ♪ ♪ >> for the second time this year, the ruby princess cruise ship is back in san francisco with covid infected passengers on board. the ship is docked at pier 27. it is a huge ship. it was returning from a 15 day cruise to pan

from other states have passed anti-transgender legislation as a new proposal by state senator scott wienerour's rob nesbitt has the details for us. governors and legislators in a number of states including texas, louisiana and idaho are trying to make it illegal for parents to allow their kids to get gender affirming care. senator wiener's law would protect those families if they come here to california, surrounded by trans youth and adult senator scott wiener announce a legislation that aims to protect parents and other states from having their trans kids taken away for letting them receive gender affirming health care. imagine signaling to a child. >> that because of who you are. you're going to be taken away from your parents and put in foster care. >> and your parents are going to be thrown in jail. the legislation makes california a place of refuge to 3 main components, rejecting out of state court judgments removing trans kids from their parents custody. it will bar compliance in california with any out of state subpoena seeking health care information about someone who comes to the

. >> reporter: state senator scott wiener tweeted this morning about lots of calls to cancel or reduce california's gas tax but says it's a bad idea. it would mean less funding for infrastructure. >> it's gotten very, very hard for people. i understand and respect that. but it also is not in the public interest to start letting our roads, highways and transit systems deteriorate. that doesn't help anyone. >> reporter: some republican leaders have proposed temporarily suspending the tax, noting the state already has a budget surplus. the governor also proposed halting the next increase, but some say there's more to consider. >> it's inevitable, if you fund the government with the kind of progressive taxes that we have in california that you're going to hit some bad years, and you're going to need that gas tax. >> reporter: in san francisco, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >> you pay $100 the last time you filmed up? >> $97. >> that's the going rate. >> you two have electric cars. you look like the oracles of figuring this out. >> it feels good. >> it's a lot of money for a fillup. it

. >> reporter: state senator scott wiener tweeted about calls to cancel or reduce california's gas tax he says it's a bad idea and would have little impact on prices and mean less funding for infrastructure. >> it's very hard for people, i understand and respect that. but it also is not in the public interest to start letting our roads, highways, and transit systems deteriorate. that doesn't help anyone. >> reporter: some republican leaders have proposed temporarily suspending the tax, noting the state already has a budget surplus. the governor also proposed halting the next increase, but some say there's more to consider. >> it's inevitable, if you fund the government with the kind of progressive taxes that we have in california, that you're going to hit some bad years and you're going to need that gas tax. >> reporter: in france, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >>> new developments in a case that rocked the world. you might remember this one. there was a northern california woman who claimed she was abducted, but then she was arrested and now she's accused of faking it all. sherri

the bill was announced today in sacramento by san francisco state senator scott wiener.o reject out of state court judgments which remove trans children from their parents custody. based on the parent allowing their child to receive gender affirming care. a direct response to truly vicious, hateful, disgraceful, dangerous laws and executive actions and other states that target transgender children and their parents. with separation placement in the foster care and criminalization for accessing gender affirming healthcare. the bill proposed comes after texas , idaho, louisiana, alabama and arizona pursued legislation and policies and criminalized gender affirming care for minors. activists protested outside the state public utilities commission meeting this morning over proposed changes to rooftop solar policies. supporters staged alive phone in on the steps of the cpuc headquarters in san francisco. they're concerned that the agency could decide to reduce incentives to install solar panels by charging a new fee. there are also opposed to the proposal to cut back on the c

state senator scott wiener took to social media to share that he received a lot of calls about cancelling or reducing the state's gas tax. but he says doing so would have little impact op on prices and provide left funding for infrastructure. others we spoke with saying something has to be done. >> when i fill up my tanks $90 at the moment i'm a teacherer. it's wearing and hard. >> some republican leaders proposed temporarily suspending the tax as has governor newsom. but some say the move would impact infrastructure and jobs created with improving that infrastructure. we're in mill bright, ciara jonds. more fbs bay area. >>> things heating up at vta over vaccine requirements for employees. tonight 700 workers in the union, front line drivers and operators have not yet reported vaccination status. near hi half the workers in that union. vta is requiring all employees to be vaccinated by april 29th. if those employees don't report vta says they face consequences. no word on the consequences. >>> now to a tragic update. the stamford soccer player found dead in her dorm room died by suicide

supportive housing at six existing locations in san francisco for 1500 more people, state senator scott wieneraid creating new housing is also critical. whether it's tiny homes, supportive housing, um different kinds of navigation centers. we have to be creative , and we have to make sure that we are removing regulatory. barriers to creating this critical housing. the group is also backing 70 unit interim supporting housing supportive housing project in the city by dignity moves, i knew initiative to clean up san francisco's mission district as kcbs christien kafton reports the city's goals include cleaning up blind, reducing dangerous conditions that homeless camps and curbing open air drug dealing. neighbors in san francisco's mission district say since the pandemic, the area has deteriorated. everyone needs to look at this issue, said claudia barada, really look at it, she says before san francisco was a different city much cleaner. others complain about homeless with no place to go or open drug sales and use feel like a lot of people are out here doing drugs again, which is, you know, not

senator scott wiener introduced the bill dean is co sponsoring it. >> with gas prices on the rise, those who drive for a living are also taking a major hit rideshare drivers. and taxi drivers say they're paying more at the pump and they're taken less money home, forcing some to work many more hours. kron four's. tell exactly spoke to drivers in san francisco. here's what they had to say. >> prices at the pump continue to climb and pinching drivers, especially those who drive for a living. you >> my view, wall. all all >> we had to take a lie is one of drivers now questioning whether or not they can continue driving if gas prices keep rising. the average cost of gas in california on monday is $5 and $0.34 according to triple a meanwhile, the average price in san francisco where many rideshare in cab drivers come into work is five-fifty cab driver mohamed her base as normally costs him about $32 to fill up the tank in his prius. however, he's now paying nearly $16 more. >> at the end the in this, that nice? think of on that. >> the bbc and gave her a vase has been driving taxis in san fran

senator scott wiener can't be sure if other law enforcement agencies across the state are to say to survivors, well, you may also hidden in a crime in the future. >> we're going to hold on to your dna. use it against who? that's that is not what you do. if you want survivors to come forward. that's why winners introduced legislation to protect survivors of assault. >> by prohibiting the retention of dna profiles collected from victims by local law enforcement agencies sp 12. 28 also prohibits victim's dna from being used for any purpose other dana find the perpetrator of the crime. the bill is co-sponsored by san francisco district attorney chesa be dean, who is the one who called out san francisco police for attaining the dna and then using it against victims. san francisco police have since stopped doing this. and police chief bill scott says he supports the legislation. now if legislators in the state capital pass this and it's signed by the governor, this new bill would take effect the first of next year. >> live in san francisco, dan kerman kron. 4 news. and carmen, thank you for that re

karina thank you so much today san francisco state senator scott wiener introduced legislation to regulate police use of dna collected from sexual assault survivors. the legislation comes after the san francisco da's office announced the police department or accused rather the police department of using dna collected from rape victims to investigate other crimes wieners bill would make that practice illegal and would prohibit victims dna from being placed in any searchable database today santa clara county's district attorney reassured victims that never misused their dna we want to protect victims of sexual assault. not collect evidence from them that could be used against them. later. we haven't and will never do that. tomorrow the santa clara county board of supervisors will ask for an extensive report on its crime labs policies and practices regarding survivors dna samples this morning ufc champion cain velasquez was denied bail after being arrested for attempted murder last week velasquez is accused of shooting a man suspected of molesting one of his relatives abc 7 news reporter dust

boudin and state senator scott wiener. the idea that that. rape kit dna could then be used against the survivor. that's just one additional huge barrier for people coming forward. this proposed bill follows revelations, the sfpd crime lab matched a suspect in a retail crime with dna obtained during a sexual assault exam years earlier, they were storing a database of survivors of sexual assault, including children. dna for years on end and testing unrelated. dna examples against those survivors and victims profiles, putin said survivors should be encouraged to come forward, not fear their dna could be used to investigate other crimes. this bill plays a critical role in ensuring that sexual assault survivors rights as victims. their privacy rights are respected and protected. san francisco police chief bill scott said he fully supports this bill. he released a lengthy statement. part of it reads when revelations came to our attention about our department's possible misuse of the dna profile. i ordered an immediate change to our crime lab practi

kumasi: san francisco senator scott wiener has introduced legislation.francisco da office accused the police department of using dna collected from rape victims to investigate other crimes. his bill would make that practice illegal and prohibited victims dna from being placed in any searchable database. bill scott since he fully supports the proposal. santa clara county's district attorney wants to assure victims it has never used their dna. >> we want to protect victims of sexual assault, not collect evidence from them that can be used against them later. reggie: santa clara county board of supervisors will ask for an extensive report on its policies and practices regarding survivors dna samples. kumasi: a fireworks her two kids. a group of kids was playing with illegal fireworks when the explosion happened. both kids who got hurt were 12 years old. a boy had major injuries to his hands and burns on most of his body and a girl had injuries to her face and hands. reggie: san francisco-based uber is bouncing back quickly. the company raised its first-quar

. >> senator scott wiener introduced the bill in sacramento. it's called the genetic privacy for assault victims act. san francisco police chief bill scott says he supports the bill adding that his department has since stopped that practice. >> a san francisco police officers found not guilty of using excessive force on an arm unarmed black man. and we have video of the incident from october of 2019. it shows officer terrence strangle hitting spears with his police but on several times this encounter left spears with a broken leg and broken wrist. police say the officer and his partner were responding to reports of a man choking a woman. and when the police got there, there was a struggle between the officers and spears. spears was not arrested, but after the struggle, he required surgery and several stitches. this case marks the first time an on-duty san francisco officer was put on trial for use of force while on the job yesterday. officers stang was found not guilty of battery and assault with a deadly weapon. spears in the city of san franci

the state senator scott wiener says his view on the measure has changed since it was enacted when he supervisor. winner now says bands on entire states could also peter lies. lgbt q businesses operating there right now, 28 states are on that banned list. now supervisor. raphael mandolin appears to agree with senator weiner. he tweeted quote. there must be a better way. we need a closer look at how we leverage city resources to advance equity around the country. well today, nasa is carrying out a dress rehearsal for the rocket that will eventually take americans back to the moon. tonight it will move the 9000 ton rocket and crew capsule to the launch pad. at the kennedy space center in florida. it will be fully fueled. it will run through two weeks of testing, ending with all but the last few seconds of a launch countdown. if everything goes as planned, artemus one will be sent into space without a crew. this summer. thomas 4 38. this is for pam. nasa's new james webb telescope has sent a photo back to earth. it's not like anyone we've seen before. now. the photo shows a distant star

new at noon state senator scott wiener has announced a new bill that would ban law enforcement agencies from holding dna collected from a victim of assault. the proposal comes as the san francisco police department is under fire for using dna from a rape kit in 2016 to arrest a woman for retail theft. earlier this year. police chief bill scott says blood from the scene was run through the department's database and linked to that rape kit. the bill sb 12 28 would prevent dna that was obtained from a rape kit from being used for any purpose other than identifying a rape suspect. police would therefore no longer be allowed to use that dna to incriminate the victim and any unrelated crimes. santa clara county supervisor cindy chavez says assault victims in that county will never have the dna used against them. our county wants people to continue to report assaults. >>we're going to encourage all of us are survivors to seek medical assistance and to come forward. >>chavez says at tomorrow's board of supervisors meeting she will ask for an extensive report on the county crime labs, policies a

. >> senator scott wiener introduced the bill in sacramento. the genetic privacy for assault victims act. san francisco police chief bill scott says he supports it, adding that his department has since stop that practice. >> and the south bay, a pedestrian is in the hospital this morning after being hit by a car in san jose. the crash happened yesterday afternoon at the intersection of capitol expressway and story road. the victim was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries, but now they are done stable condition and the driver did remain at the scene to talk to the police. it's unclear if the pedestrian was in the crosswalk when they were hit. a woman faces charges now for a deadly hit and run. that happened in oakland last october. officers have been looking for this woman, kenya, morrison connection with the accident that killed michel martelly. it was on october 29th around 10:00pm that marred lee was riding an electric scooter along foothill boulevard near garfield elementary school when she was struck and killed. and since then, o

san francisco state senator scott wiener will lead a group of legislators unveiling a bill providingchildren and their parents, who he says are being criminalized in texas. parents in texas who allow their children to receive gender transitioning medical treatments can now be investigated for child abuse. san francisco lawmakers taking a second look at the 2016 city ordinance. banning business and travel to states with anti lgbtq laws. state senator scott wiener says his view on the measures changed since it was enacted when he was a supervisor. senator weiner says bans on entire states could also penalize lgbtq businesses that operate there. right now. 28 states are on that band list supervisor raphael man woman tweeted quote. there must be a better way we need a closer look at how we leverage city resources to advance equity across the country. well the oil execs may soon be on the hot seat before congress to explain why gas prices are so high. also target is taking steps to move away from fossil fuels with its first net zero energy store. pam cook is here. let's plan to spend $5.

>>senator scott wiener introduced a bill in sacramento. it's called the genetic privacy for sexual assault victims act. san francisco police chief bill scott says he supports the bill adding his department has since stopped the practice. in the east bay. there is some outrage over what reportedly happened during a soccer game matchup at a prestigious catholic school kron on's theresa first, what parents say occurred and the school's response. >>i think it's disgusting. i had both my sons went here and for parents to act that way is not ok, completely disgusting. that for many spend mom responding to allegedly racist words hurled at the sanger high school team. >>as a soccer game unfolded on the field of de la sal unconquered days ago. may need to take action. >>they need to do something. if they don't do something is going to be too many parents complaining about it. >>parents from singer high school went online saying people in the stands allegedly made comments about the kids, skin color and said derogatory words about their latin heritag

by thursday, the state senator scott wiener, and assemblyman filtering both of san francisco say thes unfair, saying it overrides some local moratoriums, including one in san francisco. despite that the assembly unanimously passed the bill. it still needs approval from the state senate, which is expected to happen before thursday. the governor has already indicated he will sign it into law. alright dark time is 7 46 if you shop at lucky california save mart or food mac stores, you may see some changes in the coming months. private equity company just bought those store chains to save mark company, which owned all three brands had been the largest family owned grocery stores in california. kingswood equity says it bought them because it wants to expand its presence in northern california. now it bought alameda base cost plus world market at the beginning of last year. it also owns bed bath and beyond. well around the country, skilled trade programs and fields like h b, a sink, construction and automotive repair are becoming more and more popular, and students who graduate from these t

state senator scott wiener has announced a new bill that would ban law enforcement agencies from holding collected from a victim of assault. the proposal comes as the san francisco police department is under fire for using dna from a rape kit in 2016 to arrest a woman for retail theft. earlier this year. blood from the scene was run through the department's database and linked it to that rape kit. the bill sb 12. 28 would prevent a dna that was obtained from a rape kit from being used for any purpose other than identifying a rape suspect. now, police would therefore no longer be allowed to use the dna to incriminate the victim and any unrelated crimes. santa clara county's district attorney jeff rosen says assault victims in his county will never have their dna used against them. >> victim dna is used to catch rapists. >> our county wants people to continue to report assaults. we're going to encourage all of us are survivors to seek medical assistance into come forward. >> county supervisor cindy chavez says that tomorrow's board of supervisors meeting she's going to be asking for an ext

state senator scott wiener took to social media to share he's fielded a lot of calls about canceling state's gas tax. but he says doing so would have little impact on the prices and provide less funding for infrastructure. others we spoke with say something simply has to be done. >> when i fill up my tank it's about $90 at the moment, which is a lot. i'm a teacher. so it wears. it's hard. >> reporter: and some republican leaders have proposed temporarily suspending that gas tax, stating the state is in the budget surplus. governor newsom has proposed putting a hold on that, but some others worry that it would impact infrastructure and in turn impact the jobs of people working on roads and making repairs. if you're driving around anywhere in the bay area, expect to pay over $5. at this chevron station, $5.39 for a gallon of gas. cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> and the folks who have electric vehicles right now are so happy that they do. >> winning. >> thank you. >>> nbc has a team of reporters on the ground in ukraine. ahead on "today," tom llamas shows us the toll this is t

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but state senator scott wiener isn't taking any chances.enforcement agency in the state consider doing the same thing? >> we don't know how many other departments are doing common practices. but regardless whether it just a few times are very regularly state needs to be changed. that's why winners introduce legislation to protect survivors of assault. >> by prohibiting the retention of dna profiles collected from victims by local law enforcement agencies sp 12. 28 also prohibits victim's dna from being used for any purpose other dana find the perpetrator of the crime. the bill is co-sponsored by san francisco district attorney be dean, who is the one who called out san francisco police for attaining the dna and then using it against victims. san francisco police have since stopped doing this. and police chief bill scott says he supports the legislation. if legislators approved the bill and the governor signs it, it would take effect the first of next year. >> dan kerman kron, 4 news. >> happening tomorrow, governor newsome will be deliverin

. >> and senator scott wiener introduced the bill in sacramento. it's called the genetic privacy for assault victims act. san francisco's police chief bill scott says supports the bill adding that his department has since stopped the practice. in the south bay, mma star cain velasquez will stay behind bars for attempting to shoot an alleged child predator. santa clara county judge denied his bail request. and here's some pictures of him along with his high-profile attorney mark geragos in court yesterday. prosecutors say the former ufc champion tried to kill a man who suspected of molesting one of alaska says relatives, a 4 year-old girl. police say velasquez chase down the accused predator harry on highway one. 0 one near morgan hill. and that goal art. he was not hit when velasquez opened fire on him. but instead, another man in the car was alaska's is due back in court on april. 12th. >> san francisco police and officers found not guilty after being accused of using excessive force on an unarmed black man. here's video of the incident that happen

that until july, 1st if an application for rent relief has been filed by thursday, state senator scott wiener both of san francisco, say that bill is unfair because it overrides some local moratoriums, including the one in san francisco. despite that the assembly unanimously passed the bill. it still needs approval from the state senate, which is expected to happen before thursday. and the governor has already indicated he will sign it into law your time now for 38, california now considering treating election workers like victims of domestic violence, state lawmakers are debating a bill that allows some poll workers and their immediate relatives to hide their home addresses in public records as supporters. a political races have become really polarizing in recent years. a nationwide survey found one and six election administrators have been threatened by protesters. a bay area chef is being honored in a big way. martin yan will receive a lifetime achievement award by the james beard foundation. for 40 years, yemen has made his way into kitchens throughout television shows and as many cookboo

. >> as senator scott wiener introduced the bill in sacramento. it's called the genetic privacy for assault victims act. and san francisco police chief bill scott says he supports it, adding that his department has since stopped the practice. in the south bay mma star cain velasquez will remain behind bars for attempting to shoot an alleged child predator. santa clara county judge denied his bail request. these are pictures of him and his high-profile attorney mark geragos. prosecutors say the former ufc champion tried to kill a man who is suspected of molesting one of alaska says relatives. a 4 year-old girl. police say velasquez shot at the queues predator. harry, the on highway one o one right near morgan hill. though, was not hit. but another man was alaska's is due back in court on april. 12th. coming up on the kron 4 morning news, 12 year-old bay area girl fights off an attempted kidnapper and now police are still looking for that person this morning. we'll have the latest on the story. in new york city, ♪ ♪ there's always something new to di

that bill was announced in sacramento today by san francisco state senator scott wiener.l calls for california to reject out of state court judgments that removed trans children from their parents custody based on the parent allowing the child to receive gender affirming care. a direct response to truly vicious , hateful, disgraceful, dangerous laws and executive actions and other states that target transgender children and their parents. with separation placement in foster care and criminalization for accessing gender affirming healthcare. the proposal comes after texas, idaho, louisiana, alabama and arizona pursued legislation and policies that criminalized gender affirming care for minors. it's been two years since the bay area went on covid lockdown coming up on ktvu news at 6 30, a look back on lessons learned and strategies to keep people safe, moving forward and later in sports, the steph curry injury update and draymond green weighs in on if he feels that play was dirty sports director mark ibanez will have the latest and we take a look at the progress so far at t

. >> the bill is introduced by state senator scott wiener is co sponsored by san francisco district attorney jason jason blue dean, who was the one who called out san francisco police for retaining the dna and then used it against victims. san francisco police say they've stopped doing that now. and police chief bill scott says he supports the new legislation. another big story tonight, skyrocketing gas prices. people in the bay area already pay the highest gas prices in the nation. but the ongoing war in ukraine is making matters worse. for those who drive for a living, they are really taking a major hit from forest sac ii talks drivers in the city today and she joins us now. >> with more taylor. >> well, many of these drivers come into the city from all parts of the bay area and beyond to get more riders. however, all of them that i spoke with today say that business is still slow compared to the pandemic levels. now with gas prices rising, they say it's even harder to make ends meet. spoke to one man has actually been driving the city for more than 30 years. and he says prices coupled wit

senator scott wiener announced legislation today to make california a safe place for parents to avoid governments taking their trans children away. that legislation consists of 3 main components rejecting out of state court judgments removing trans children from their parents custody. it bars compliance in california with any out of state subpoena seeking health care information about someoae who comes to the state to receive gender affirming care since some states are considering legislation to criminalize residents who travel out of state to receive that care. and lastly, the legislation makes it public policy that any out of state criminal arrest warrant for someone violating a law against receiving gender affirming care will be the lowest priority for california law enforcement. >> i imagine signaling to a child that because of who you are. you're going to be taken away from your parents and put in foster care and your parents are going to be thrown in jail. >> the three-part legislation is co-sponsored by planned parenthood and equality. california senator wiener's office says it

senator scott wiener introduced the bill and chase somebody is co sponsoring.ill remain behind bars for attempting to shoot at an alleged child predator. the santa clara county judge denied alaska's bail. and these are pictures of in court as this high profile attorney mark geragos was defending him. prosecutors say the former ufc champion tried to kill a man who is suspected of molesting one of alaska's his relatives. a 4 year-old girl. police say the flask as shot at the accused predator harry goularte e on highway one near morgan hill. lardy, though, was not the one who was hit by that bullet. instead, it was another man in that car. alaska's is due back in court on april. 12th. >> a san francisco police officer is found not guilty after being accused of using excessive force on an unarmed black man. here's video of the incident from october of 2019. it shows officer terrence strangle hitting the spears with his police baton several times. the encounter left spears with a broken leg and broken wrist. police say that stangl and his partner wrist but respondin

san francisco dhs of boudin and state senator scott wiener announced the introduction of the genetic it was co authored by san francisco rchable database. among other things, the bill would also protect the privacy and constitutional rights of sexual assault survivors and promote public safety by encouraging survivors to report sexual violence. actor and comedian bill cosby will remain a free man now that the supreme court has said it will not review the decision that led to his release. the high court declined prosecutor's request to hear the case and reinstate cosby's conviction. the pennsylvania supreme court throughout cosby's conviction last year, saying the prosecutor who brought the case was bound by an agreement made by the previous prosecutor, not to charge cosby. after dozens of claims against him. the 84 year old was convicted of sexual assault in 2018 for drugging and molesting a temple university employee in 2000 and four wnba's star britney griner is being held in a in russia on drug charges. now griner plays for russian team during the winter. russian customs agents sa

meanwhile, state senator scott wiener's also been vocal on twitter. we spoke with the senator last hour during kron. 4 news at 9. it's not about. >> it's about talking about lgbt, too people. and, you know, we're part of this world we exist. we always have existed. and for the state of florida to literally ban teachers from even mentioning our community that amounted to although i you have to imagine we have states that are passing laws saying that you're not allowed to tes about race. we have states that are newark school district that are literally value books right now. so that's what this is about. this is about the state of florida. thought telling teachers what they're about to talk to students about telling kids what they're about to talk to their teachers about. and if you're a parent, that should be horrifying. >> we went on to talk about how it technically says k through 3rd grade, but he is calling this a k through 12th grade law because there's language in the bill that talks about you not being able to discuss those subjects if it's not a

state senator scott wiener tells mission local that his view on the measure has changed since it wased in 2016 when he was a supervisor. he said. bans on entire states could also penalized. lgbt q businesses currently 28 states are on the banned list and supervisor raphael mandolin tweeted. there must be a better way we need to closer look at how we leverage city resources to advance equity across the country. a number of disney employees began a week of walkouts today. these employees say they are protesting the company's initial response to florida's controversial bill. that limits classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity . lgbt lgbtq workers and their supporters are staging 15 minute walk outs every day. this week day long walkout is scheduled for tuesday. the action comes after disney ceo bob apec apologized to staff for initially declining to publicly condemning the legislation. jpac also said disney would pause political donations in the state of florida. the bill barr's instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity in kindergarten through third gr

this bill was announced today in sacramento by san francisco state senator scott wiener.s for california to reject out of state court judgments which removed trans children from their parents custody based on the parent allowing the child to receive gender affirming care. or in direct response to truly vicious , hateful, disgraceful, dangerous laws and executive actions and other states that target transgender children and their parents. with separation placement in the foster care and criminalization for accessing gender affirming healthcare. the bill proposal comes after texas , idaho, louisiana, alabama and arizona pursued legislation and policies that criminalized gender affirming care for we continue our celebration of women's history month today, acknowledging the great contributions women have made to the science, technology , engineering and math or stem workforce. women have made great strides in the space. but according to census data, they are still underrepresented. the latest numbers show women make up just 27% of the stem workforce for more on the efforts to

senator scott wiener can't be sure if other law enforcement agencies across the state are to say to survivors well, you may also be in the crime in the future. >> we're going to hold on to your dna, use it against who? that's that is not what you do. if you want survivors to come forward. >> that's why winners introduced legislation to protect survivors of assault by prohibiting the retention of dna profiles collected from victims by local law enforcement agencies sb 12. 28 also prohibits victim's dnas from being used for any purpose other dana find the perpetrator of the crime. the bill is co-sponsored by san francisco district attorney be dean, who is the one who called out san francisco police for attaining the dna and then using it against victims. san francisco police have since stopped doing this. and police chief bill scott says he supports the legislation. if legislators approved this bill and it's signed by the governor, it would take effect the first of next year. >> dan kerman kron, 4 news happening tomorrow. governor newsom will be delivering his state of the state address. that's

there's a new plan by state senator scott wiener. that consists of 3 main components. of state court judgments removing trans children from their parents custody. it would ban california from complying with any subpoena from another state that asked for healthcare information about a transgender person and the proposal would make any out of state criminal arrest warrant for somebody's violating a law against receiving gender affirming care to be the lowest priority for police to enforce. >> i imagine signaling to a child that because of who you are. you're going to be taken away from your parents and put in foster care and your parents are going to be thrown in jail. >> the three-part legislation is co-sponsored by planned parenthood and equality. california senator wiener's office says it should be introduced to the full california senate later this month. it's 9.41 and we'll be right back. care coalition, it's so good to see you all! alright! let's brainstorm. any ideas for new members? i'd like to nominate alaska airlines. this neck pillow i'm dating says great thin

san francisco state senator scott wiener, they will not be able to apply, they will lose state eviction protections. and if you live in a place like san francisco you will lose your local you will not have any local covid related eviction protections. winter said he supports the extension, but not the part of the bill that preempts many local governments from implementing their own eviction protections, including san francisco. it ties the hands of local governments to actually help people and that i find both saddening and in some ways really deplorable tenants. rights groups argue the state needs to extend the deadline for struggling renters to apply for assistance. it is incumbent upon our government actually come through that promise, so we need to extend this program. we need to make sure that there's enough funding in it to cover every person who applies for as long as we need to. groups representing landlords are also frustrated. the california rental housing association released this statement before the vote. enough is enough. some of our members have not received rental income

and state senator scott wiener the idea that that rape kit dna could then be used against the survivor. that's just one additional huge barrier for people coming forward. this proposed bill follows revelations, the sfpd crime lab matched a suspect in a retail crime with dna obtained during a sexual assault exam years earlier, they were storing a database of survivors of sexual assault, including children. dna for years on end and testing unrelated. dna samples against those survivors and victims profiles the d a dropped the charges. in that case, boutin said, survivors should be encouraged to come forward. not fear their dna could be used to investigate other crimes. this bill plays a critical role in ensuring that sexual assault survivors rights as victims, their privacy rights are respected and protected. san francisco police chief bill scott said he fully supports this bill. he released a lengthy statement. part of it reads when revelations came to our attention about our department's possible misuse of the dna profile. i ordered an immediate change to our crime lab practices, assur

number of other states have passed anti-transgender legislation the new plan by state senator scott wiener consists of 3 main components. it would reject out of state court judgments removing trans children from the parents custody. it would ban california from complying with subpoena from another state that asked for healthcare information about a trans person and it would make any out of state criminal arrest warrant for someone violating a law against receiving gender affirming care. the lowest priority for the police to enforce. >> i imagine signaling to a child that because of who you are. you're going to be taken away from your parents and put in foster care and your parents are going to be thrown in jail. >> the three-part legislation is co-sponsored by planned parenthood and equality. california senator wiener's office says they're going to introduce this full this bill to the full senate in california later this month. >> it's 6.37. and still ahead on the kron, morning news. how steph curry doing after this running on the court. we're going to have his injury update when he might

there's a new proposal by state senator scott wiener that consists of 3 components.would reject out of state court documents that remove trans children from their parents custody. the plan would ban california from complying with any subpoena from another state that has for healthcare information about a trans person and also the proposal would make any out of state criminal arrest warrant for somebody's violating a law against receiving gender affirming care to be the lowest priority for police here. 2 of 4 to enforce. >> imagine signaling to a child that because of who you are. you're going to be taken away from your parents and put in foster care and your parents are going to be thrown in jail. >> the three-part legislation is co-sponsored by planned parenthood and equality. california senator wiener's office says it's going to be introduced to the full california senate later this month. it's 7.42 and we'll be right back. oh, wow, barbara corcoran! good morning. sorry, we don't need any business help now. we're gigillionaires. what? we're gigillionaires now. i do