of california for several years director joyce hicks has served both the police commission tdpa and sfpd we thak her for her 9 and a half years the many years of service in oakland she's served two great cities in california and with that, i want to make the announcements she's decided to resign and wish her all the best to her family with that said, the commission needs to engage in what process we'll have to under go to make sure that the office continues to be directed deputy director batting discharge she'll be with us until june is her official last day began the transition of duties she wants it to finish certain projects before her departure and after that we'll engage in discussions in the future again, i want to pubically acknowledge and thank director hicks questions for mr. balthazar. >> okay next. >> item no.2c - commission reports. commission president's report. >> >> i have no report commissioners any report. >> commissioner melara. >> yes. i want to report that we're in the process of actually we won't be having our first meeting the e.c. w or electrical control weapons wo

of california for several years director joyce hicks has served both the police commission tdpa and sfpd we thak her for her 9 and a half years the many years of service in oakland she's served two great cities in california and with that, i want to make the announcements she's decided to resign and wish her all the best to her family with that said, the commission needs to engage in what process we'll have to under go to make sure that the office continues to be directed deputy director batting discharge she'll be with us until june is her official last day began the transition of duties she wants it to finish certain projects before her departure and after that we'll engage in discussions in the future again, i want to pubically acknowledge and thank director hicks questions for mr. balthazar. >> okay next. >> item no.2c - commission reports. commission president's report. >> >> i have no report commissioners any report. >> commissioner melara. >> yes. i want to report that we're in the process of actually we won't be having our first meeting the e.c. w or electrical control weapons wo

a san francisco supervisor wants to prohibit sfpd officers from removing any passengers at sfo. tom benson joins us from a rainy city hall with the latest on this developing story. >> reporter: the move here at city hall today, if it is passed would make it so that private airlines could not use sfpd officers to enforce business rules. also making it more difficult for passengers to get injured, and protecting the city were potential lawsuits. new video shows dr. david dao refusing to give up his seat to an airline employee on a flight in chicago on sunday. >> i'm not going. >> reporter: video of what happened next went viral. >> my god. what are you doing. >> reporter: he was on his way to louisville, where he is a medical doctor. he was physically dragged from his seat and off of the aircraft by three security guards. the actions drew harsh criticism and an airlines attendant unit. and a san francisco san francisco supervisor joined the fray. he asked the city attorney to investigate whether san francisco can enact a new policy ibt wering sfpd officers from helping airlines en

officer giselle talkoff/sfpd- "they knew what they were doing.ent in, grabbed it and made out with all that jewlery." the owner says she had never seen the suspect prior to the burglary that afternoon... but has noticed people loitering near her windows lately, staring intently at the jewlery on display. the owner adds though that she's always been cautious. not just anyone can walk into her store... you have to be buzzed in. officer giselle talkoff says investigators are hoping these images jog some memories in hopes of generating fresh leads.officer giselle talkoff/sfpd- "there may be something recognizable specifically to the suspect that someone may know this person or have seen them before." neither the store owner or jeweler -- who was also inside during the burglary -- were injuried. in san francisco, philippe djegal, kron four news. (catherine)gilbert baker, the man who created the rainbow flag, has died. he was 65. in 1978 - he was asked by san francisco supervisor harvey milk to create a flag that would symbolize the gay community. gilb

the company that is providing the camera, is this the same question that sfpd contracts with? >> yes, madam chair, this is the taser international company. >> so we will be piggy back og that contract. >> so, are we getting a deal? >> i believe we are. the initial asks for us last year as 135,000. >> i believe and based on the budget legislative analyst report, we are now looking at asking for only, 41,000 of that amount. >> okay. >> that is a significant reduction in our request. >> right. >> what we would like to do is fund the program itself right now, for the pilot program and hopefully with the data gathered look to in the future, providing this technology to all of our staff and all of our operations. >> will you be able to describe to us the process that you engaged with developing the policy and then go over that policy, the department's policy for the body cameras? >> certainly. >> the policy itself. is still under draft. and we have already engaged in discussions with both of the collective gar binni bargaining units. >> the pilot program has been passed across the t

the sfpd's logo did not make the final cut. but the department is looking into this matter. >> it's just unfortunate that people feel disrespected due to whatever the images that they're seeing from the advertisement. >> reportedly, the city attorney is looking to see if any legal lines were crossed. pepsi did pull the commercial after all the backlash. >>> one day after twitter filed a lawsuit against the u.s. government, the feds reacted quickly. homeland security department today withdrew its summons for records. investigators wanted the names behind an anti-trump twitter account. when homeland security withdrew the summons, twitter dropped the lawsuit. >>> how bad is tonight's commute and do you need to adjust plans because of the weather? we have some answers, next. ==im===j le p==ba ouide- les tae live-stream your favorite sport at the airport. binge dvr'd shows while painting your toes. on demand laughs during long bubble baths. tv everywhere is awesome. the all-new xfinity stream app. xfinity. the future of awesome. >>>

during the board supervisors meeting, shehe asked the city attorney to draft a policy prevening sfpdicers from intervening at overbooking squabbles at sfo. >> the airline has a policy about booking. they have made the decision when they overbook, if a passenger won't voluntarily give up his or her seat, that they are going to physically remove them from the airplane. those are all business decisions. the role of our police department is for our public safety. not to enforce bad business policy on behalf of a private entity. >> reporter: after two pr fumbles and apologies yesterday, the ceo of united issued a stronger apology today calling the man handling of dr. dough truly horrific. it has caught the attention of top ranking senators calling munoz's explanation for the violence unsatisfactory. taking sfpd out of any future overbooking issues stops the city of san francisco from facing increased liability. >> i do think that this will serve a public policy aim of reducing our vulnerability to lawsuits. i mean, obviously, when this happens, people are going to sue. the man was injured

they were reportedly inspired by sfpd uniforms even though pepsi didn't get permission to use them.tmz reports pictures of the emblem were featured in behind the scenes footage. here's a side-by-side look on the left is the badge officers in the commercial reportedly wore and on the right, an authentic sfpd badge. they look similar. the city attorney's office says, quote, there is nothing san franciscan about pepsi's ham-handed attempt here to fatten its own bottom line. >>> a former bay area superior court judge is about to make her debut on reality tv. kpix 5's christin ayers talked to her about the new role and how the program sheds light on the legal process. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: most people know her as one of northern california's first black female judges. but ladoris cordell is many things. ♪[ music ] [ playing piano ] >> reporter: a composer an pianist, a sketch artist and is about to be a reality television star. >> court is now in session. >> you're next. >> objection. >> overruled! >> welcome to the new face of american justice! >> reporter: the show is called you the

the badge on the left is the one from the commercial and on the right the authentic sfpd badge. in a statement released today the san francisco city attorney's office said, "there is nothing san franciscan about pepsi's hamhanded attempt to fatten its own bottom line." >>> a rare sight in santa cruz, a great white shark flailing around close to shore. the 10-foot shark apparently got stuck this afternoon on a reef near pleasure point. rescuers represent trying to help -- kept trying to help the shark swim back out to sea of, but it was upside down on the edge of the -- sea, but it was upside down on the edge of the beach. they say the great white may be sick or injured and tonight it's not clear if it's still alive. >>> tonight people in monterey county are hoping to spot a whale that got in danger. it somehow got entangled in a big metal frame last spotted sunday. spruesvolunteers were stationed in the high -- volunteers were stationed in the highlands yesterday, but the bad thing is the winds are not good. >> otherwise we'd just take the boat out and look tomorrow, but with th

legal lines were crossed by pepsi by using this and sfpd said they were aware of the matter and also had this to add. >> it's just unfortunate, you know, that people feel disrespected due to whatever the images that they are seeing from the advertisement. >> clearly still a developing story here. now we did reach out to the city's attorney office for a comment. we've yet to hear back at this time. we're live in san francisco. pete suratos, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, pete. >> raging fire threatens san francisco homes and injured several people overnight. up next at 11:00, the fire fight that had the fire department rushing into action in the darkness of night. >>> lousy unemployment numbers are actually even worse than we thought. we'll tell you why coming up in business and tech. baki ne --trainbro arstefordostt >>> we have some breaking news to tell you about right now. tremain brock, the cornerback for the san francisco 49ers, has been arrested for some sort of domestic incident. now, we don't have much information other than that. our robert honda just breaking this story mo

of california for several years director joyce hicks has served both the police commission tdpa and sfpdak her for her 9 and a half years the many years of service in oakland she's served two great cities in california and with that, i want to make the announcements she's decided to resign and wish her all the best to her family with that said, the commission needs to engage in what process we'll have to under go to make sure that the office continues to be directed deputy director batting discharge she'll be with us until june is her official last day began the transition of duties she wants it to finish certain projects before her departure and after that we'll engage in discussions in the future again, i want to pubically acknowledge and thank director hicks questions for mr. balthazar. >> okay next. >> item no.2c - commission reports. commission president's report. >> >> i have no report commissioners any report. >> commissioner melara. >> yes. i want to report that we're in the process of actually we won't be having our first meeting the e.c. w or electrical control weapons working

that a long with surveillance video from the train will be helpful for sfpd.gators are checking to see if there is a connection to a violent assault that occurred on a muni bus the day after this incident, involving a group of teens attacking and robbing a different woman of her cellphonesotofficer robert rueca/san francisco police department: "these recent incidents have occurred in a short period of time. at this time we don't know if they are related or not"similar crimes, back to back days on muni, one involving her daughter is something this mother felt the community should be aware of mother of daughter attacked on muni t-train: "i would like for this not to happen to anyone else. i have nieces and i have other kids and i want to protect them and our community as well"if you have any information about this incident san francisco police would like to hear from you. in san francisco haaziq madyun kron4news ( marty ) happening now. an autographed football signed by san francisco 49ers great jerry rice was stolen from a milpitas fundraising dinner. it happen

. >> asked city attorney to draft ordinance to prevent sfpd officers who patrol sfo from forcibly pulling passengers off a flight because of overbooking. >> this bad business policy is not something our police department should participate in enforcing. >> today about face from united airlines ceo who first referred him as belith rant. >> now says nobody should be treated this way. doctor needed to return to kentucky to visit patients. >> airlines are hard to leave. >> sure in the end united will come out okay. >> i don't foresee long-term damage financially or otherwise, short-term a problem with image. >> that he predicts consumers will forget about by summer travel season. abc7 news. >> ceo oscar munoz sits down for exclusive interview tomorrow morning. >>> sean spicer is apologizing after controversial comments about syria and hitler sparks outrage around the world. >> someone as despicable as hitler who didn't even sink to using chemical weapons. >> made the first comment talking about syrian government chemical attack on its people. more than million people died in hitler's gas cham

logo in question never shown in the actual ad only appears in the behind the scenes version still sfpd pepsi was given approval to use it. >> we're investigation r. investigating the controversial as trivializing the black lives matter movement. and now the city attorney office sl threatening to take legal action in a statement, there's nothing san franciscoan about pepsi attempt to fatten it's own bottom line. >> at first the police in the ad are seen as advserial and their attitude changes after the protester played by kendall jenner gives him ad of pepsi. he was inspired by a 1967 photo of woman holding a flower in front of the national guard. she was protesting the vietnam war. we face timed her from her home in south carolina. >> people are just realizing that words are important. actions are important. all of it is important. it means something. people shouldn't get away with such insensitivit. >> former police chief wasn't offended by the ad. >> i personally don't think it's a big thing. again we're talking about soda pop here. >> pepsi didn't return our call but said it was try

after we contacted sfpd on thursday, officers met with the women to conduct a thorough investigation. saturday julia says they received the call. >> they told us that someone turned him in to one of the under cover officers. >> the family is deeply grateful and thankful. >> in the future if someone calls with a situation like this, i wish they would listen a little more intentatively. >> julia says she never lost faith in love. >> you can call it what you want, the universe, fate, god, but it's a powerful force. >> she believes her father found his way back to them. in san francisco, abc 7 news. >>> a mass i have manhunt is under way in ohio for a man that reportedly shot another man to death on facebook live this morning. steve stevens is considered armed and incrediblydangerous. he has been urged to surrender and not hurt anyone else. >> whatever problems and concerns he is having, we want to have a conversation with him. >> he also claims to have killed other people. his facebook page has since been deactivated and tonight fbi agents are joining local police in looking for steven.

. >> asked city attorney to draft ordinance to prevent sfpd officers who patrol sfo from forcibly pulling passengers off a flight because of overbooking. >> this bad business policy is not something our police department should participate in enforcing. >> today about face from united airlines ceo who first referred him as belith rant. >> now says nobody should be treated this way. doctor needed to return to kentucky to visit patients. >> airlines are hard to leave. >> sure in the end united will come out okay. >> i don't foresee long-term damage financially or otherwise, short-term a problem with image. >> that he predicts consumers will forget about by summer travel season. abc7 news. >> ceo oscar munoz sits down for exclusive interview tomorrow morning. >>> sean spicer is apologizing after controversial comments about syria and hitler sparks outrage around the world. >> someone as despicable as hitler who didn't even sink to using chemical weapons. >> made the first comment talking about syrian government chemical attack on its people. more than million people died in hitler's gas cham

that a long with surveillance video from the train will be helpful for sfpd.gators are checking to see if there is a connection to a violent assault that occurred on a muni bus the day after this incident, involving a group of teens attacking and robbing a different woman of her cellphonesotofficer robert rueca/san francisco police department: "these recent incidents have occurred in a short period of time. at this time we don't know if they are related or not"similar crimes, back to back days on muni, one involving her daughter is something this mother felt the community should be aware of mother of daughter attacked on muni t-train: "i would like for this not to happen to anyone else. i have nieces and i have other kids and i want to protect them and our community as well"if you have any information about this incident san francisco police would like to hear from you. in san francisco haaziq madyun kron4news (steve) happening now -- and new at 10. an autographed football signed by san francisco 49ers great jerry rice... was stolen from a milpitas fundraising

. >> reporter: sfpd are actively searching muni lines trying to find the suspect. they say they would like the public to be aware and keep their wits about them while they're on muni and go ahead and report anything they see or experience that may be suspicious. the witness observed a lot of these women who became victims were distracted by their cell phones so maybe when you're riding public transportation keep your head up and wits about you. live in san francisco, kate larson, abc 7, back to you. >> palo alto police are looking for a man they say is responsible for two prowling incidents last night in the college terrace neighborhood. police say the first incident happened on yale street when a man rang a doorbell of a woman's home then walked away when she asked what he wanted. the second incident was on college avenue when the suspect was standing in the bushes trying to look into a bedroom window. the suspect is described in his 40s and 50s, six feet tall with brown hair. >>> water officials in san francisco are taking steps towards construction projects to r

it comes after pepsi fee assured sfpd's logo.s behind pepsi's now controversial ad with kendall jetter. >> reporter: this is the logo in question, never shown in the actual ad. it only appears in the behind the scenes version. still sfpd wants to know if pepsi was given approval to use it. >> >> reporter: the controversial ad affected many people who is trivialized in the black lives matter movement. now pepsi is also dealing with the city's attorneys office which is threatening to take liam action. in a statement, he said, there is nothing san fransicoan about pep pepsi's ham-handed attempt here to faten it's bottom line. >> it's not 100% identical. it appears to be a match. >> reporter: at first the police in the ad are seen as adversarial. their attitude changes after the protester gives the officer a can of pepsi. the creator of the ad says he was inspired of a photo of jan rose cass mir holding a flower in front of the national guard. she was protesting the vietnam war. we facetimed her from her home in south carolina. >> pe

the sfpd says they've seized a car that may be ektconnected toe case.ws comes right before memorial for the mother and a vigil for the little girl at mclaren park. nicole fitts' body was found at that park last april in a shallow grave covered by a piece of wood. nicole's daughter arianna has not been seen since. she's now 3 1/2 years old and the family isn't giving ep hope she'll be found alive. >> i do believe that she's alive. she could be anywhere in america. she could be across the border. >> again, the memorial and vigil for nicole and arianna fitts is at 7:00 tonight at mclaren park in san francisco. the family will be posting and passing out flyers hoping someone will recognize the toddler and call police. >>> police in solano county are looking for the armed robber who stole money if a walmart. it happened last night in suisun city right off highway 12. surveillance cameras captured the thief who had a gun and was wearing a white mask and black clothes. walmart was on lockdown for a short time. >>> vandalism on campus. this vocinvolves cows. so

on the right the authentic sfpd patch.a statement today, san francisco city attorney's office says: no response yet from pepsi. a lot of buzz about tonight's rock and roll hall of fame induction ceremony... specifically, about the bay area band "journey". no response yet from pepsi. >>> a lot of buzz about tonight's rock and roll hall of fame induction ceremony sic ♪ ically about the bay area there were reports that steve perry would sing. he left the band decades ago but rumors of a reunion were strong. perry will be on stage with the former bandmates to be inducted but he will not sing. ♪[ music ] [ rap ] >> also being honored tupac shakur will be the first sole lea rap artist to be honored. snoop dogg will do the induction. legendary folk singer joan baez is also in the class with pearl jam, elo and yes. the ceremony will air on hbo at a later date. >>> some ski resorts forced to close as the sierra is blasted with fresh snow. what travelers heading to tahoe can expect this weekend. >> yeah. speaking of blowing in the w

the sfpd logo didn't make the final cut. they are asking whether pepsi cross i had in legal lines by using the logo without permission. >> it is disappointing that people feel disrespected at whatever the image is they are seeing in the advertisement. >> pepsi apologized and if you would the commercial off the air. the protest was made to look like blaerts. and the ad made it look like pepsi was triflizing the movement. >>> more rain is moving in. >> wind and rain. >> you sound exhausted. >> it's been quite a year. and we have got another storm arriving right now in the bay. 62 in san jose. whipped grus won't get to 62 miles per hour tonight. but stay tuned. we'll give you the hour by hour outlook when we come back. >> an responds. we have recovered over $500,000 for our viewers. if you want help call us or visit nbcbayarea.com/responds. >>> today, nbc bay area responds is delivering great news to several of our viewers this week. >> our consumer investigator chris cabrera joins us now to run down the trouble a lot of people

. >> on wednesday sfpd and the commission thanked jay deichmann for his courage and timely interventiono help an officer. police say the suspect suddenly lunged for the officer's gun and deichmann pulled the man off of officer and helped until other officers arrived. >>> we still have leftover issues at our beaches. rip currents, sneaker waves and large breakers from 6:00 to 9:00 tomorrow morning. let's look at the rainfall tota totals. more than an inch in redwood city and concord. the rest of us one-third to three quarters of an inch of rain. you can see moving in doing the evening and overnight hours, another quarter to half inch of rain. we will wake up tomorrow soggy again, sue. >>> we have weather-related issues on the roads. this is the westbound headlights headed to the macarthur maze. and then the university off-ramp blocked by a tree, so heads up there, they will have crews out there to clear that. your ferry's have been >>> a san jose family has something to be thankful for after an incredibly difficult week. he died on monday after he tried to save his dog after sailboat cap

an online report is protocol, but police say they will investigate further in cases like this, and sfpd that says anybody that feels they need more of a response from police can go to any police station and ask to speak with officers directly to explain. it's something the wilkinsons didn't know, and they hope they will have a chance to spread joe's ashes in a >>> 4:44. the passenger-dragging incident has made this a tough week for united airlines. now we are hearing another horror story, a man saying he horror story, a man saying he was stung by recent united flight. >> maybe my thumbnail saved me a little bit. >> he was flying from houston to calgary on sunday when the creature landed on his head, and another passenger stomped on it and it was thrown away, and he and it was thrown away, and he declined medical the plane landed and he said united did a good job of handling this incident that that. >>> and then welcoming world travelers in style. the ribbon was cut to open the terminal. there's a new lobby and a bigger baggage claim area. >> we are now up to eight carriers serving inter

sfpd is expecting 15,000 people to take part. this morning, city leaders unveiled plans to minimize problems on the marijuana holiday. kpix 5's jackie ward tells us how the city plans to control the crowds. >> reporter: we all know what 420 in san francisco looks like. >> love it or hate it the culturally historic 420 festival is not going away and it has significant impact on our streets, on our neighborhoods, and our parks. >> reporter: she hopes to increase public safety and decrease congestion the massive crowds bringing especially in the haight and golden gate park. and for the first time, the city of san francisco is working with the private sponsor to offset some costs. >> they are paying for the tense inning, for additional security -- they are paying for the fencing and for additional security. >> there will be no drugs for sale on hippie hill, no unauthorized music and no permitted concessions and no alcohol. >> reporter: this will be an adults only event and 40 to 45 park rangers will be monitoring what goes on. >> res

the sfpd says officers are now riding the n-judah line between downtown stations and sunset. this comes after a female passengers reported last week saying she was groped by a passenger. several other similar complaints have surfaced on social media. >>> today the white house is denying a report that the brother of a trump administration cabinet member helped foster communication with russia. cbs reporter craig boswell has details from the white house. >> reporter: erik prince a trump campaign donor and education secretary betsy devos's brother allegedly met with a close associate of russian president vladimir putin nine days before president trump took office. that's according to the "washington post" which reports that prince's aim was to establish a back channel of communication between presidents trump and putin. the united arab emirates reportedly arranged the meeting which took place in the seychelles. the fbi and two congressional committees are investigating whether trump can page aides coordinated with -- campaign aides coordinated with russia to interfere with the p

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. >> supervisor is asking the city attorney to draft a policy about sfpd officers who work at the airport would ban them from forcibly pulling passengers off a flight because of over booking. >> what i am disturbed by is when there's policies that have passengers forcefully removed from their seats. this bad business policy is not something that we -- that our police department should participate in enforcing. >> a travel industry expert we talked with says despite the bad business, he predicts united will come out of this okay. he's banking on consumers for giving and forgetting, saying this will be a distant memory by the summer travel season. >>> and we're continuing to track every development on this united airlines story on our "abc7 news" app. download for free and enable push alerts for instant updates. >>> the abc 7 knews app is a great tool to he you keep tabs on the weather where you live today. we are back on storm watch. take a look at how gray it is outside right now. sky 7 flying over oak land, and you can see the brooding clouds out there. meteorologist mike nicco has a loo

we contacted sfpd thursday. officers met with the women at the garage to conduct a thorough investigation. saturday julia says they received the call. >> they told us someone turned him in to one of the undercover officers. there is no words to describe the joy and overwhelming love i had in my heart for having him in my hand and having him back with us. >> the family is deeply grateful and hopeful their sorry might help someone else. >> in the if you tour, if someone calls with a situation like this, i would hope they would listen a little more attentively. >> through it all, julia said she never lost sight of her faith in love. >> it is a higher power than us. >> now taking joe home to charlotte where his other daughter is and eventually to his hometown of melly wo mel melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> a man broadcast a murder on facebook live this this evening. steve stephens is considered armened and extremely dangerous. he was ordered to surrender and not take on any more violence. >> with whatever problems h

. >> reporter: we did reach out to the sfpd police officers association and several muslim community groups. so far have not heard back with comments. nbc bay area news. >>> a new twist in the high profile murder. the man accused of shooting an innocent 65-year-old woman is no longer in custody. the shooting happened last week in the ocean view neighborhood. the gunshots killed the 65-year-old woman and wounded two men. all were innocent bystanders. jonathan santos was arrested less than an hour after the shooting. he was initially booked on murder and attempted murder charges. today, he was let go. this investigation continues which means santos could be detained. >>> we have new video from some tense moments near a high school. police were called to the neighborhood near homestead high. someone heard a woman screaming. when the officers arrived the suspect jumped the fence and ran. they finally kaug lly caught u man. after a fight arrested him on domestic violence charges. he was taken to the hospital for wounds he received during fight. it doesn't appear he was ever on camp campus

sfpd says they've now seized a car that may be connected to the case.rs say the fbi is now re-examining dna leads. this all comes one day before a memorial for the mother and a vigil for the little girl at mclaren park. last april nick oat fitz' body was found in the park in a shallow grave covered by a piece of wood. arianna has not been seen since. she's now 3. >> i do believe that she's alive. she could be anywhere in america. she could be across the border. >> again the memorial and vigil for nicole and arianna fitts is today in san francisco. the family will be posting and passing out flyers hoping someone will recognize the toddler and call police. >>> police in solano county are looking for the armed robber who stole money from a walmart. it happened last night at the walmart right off highway 12. they captured the thief who had a gun and was wearing a mask and dark clothes. >>> coming up today, how the bay area is carving out a bigger role to be part of hollywood blockbusters. all that and your top stories and the gorgeous forecast coming up at

the company that is providing the camera, is this the same question that sfpd contracts with?> yes, madam chair, this is the taser international company. >> so we will be piggy back og that contract. >> so, are we getting a deal? >> i believe we are. the initial asks for us last year as 135,000. >> i believe and based on the budget legislative analyst report, we are now looking at asking for only, 41,000 of that amount. >> okay. >> that is a significant reduction in our request. >> right. >> what we would like to do is fund the program itself right now, for the pilot program and hopefully with the data gathered look to in the future, providing this technology to all of our staff and all of our operations. >> will you be able to describe to us the process that you engaged with developing the policy and then go over that policy, the department's policy for the body cameras? >> certainly. >> the policy itself. is still under draft. and we have already engaged in discussions with both of the collective gar binni bargaining units. >> the pilot program has been passed across the tab

she is now part of a community group that protested the district attorney's decision at sfpd's mission station. >> i believe the witnesses and what they told me. that amilcar had wriggled away from the officers' grasp that he was already away from the officer and the officer shot him. >> reporter: according to the d.a., the officers say perez- lopez's knife had been in fear for their lives so that's when they fired six shots just as perez-lopez was turning to walk away toward the street which is why they say all six shots were too his back. >> we're not disputing that he was shot in the back. what we're significant is that given the totality of the circumstances that doesn't make it an unlawful shooting. [ pause ] [ no audio ] >> that was joe vazquez reporting. we have learned who newark police have taken in as a prime suspect in a parking lot murder. officers arrested 28-year-old [ pause ] >> joshua jaime perez of oakland. um, perez allegedly shot a man inside this car on saturday in the grocery outlet parking lot on newark boulevard. the victim was lionel valencia. >>> today classes

officers noticed the sfpd logo in a behind the scenes clip of that ad. that ad featured kendall jenner settling a protest by offering an officer a pepsi. the logo did not make the time cut into the commercial but the department is still asking the city attorney to look into whether pepsi crossed any legal lines by using the logo without permission. >> it's unfortunate that people feel disrespected due to whatever the images that they are seeing from the advertisement. >> pepsi did apologize for the kmels and has since pulled it off the air. >>> enrique pierce pled guilty to possessing child important. theda's office announced the sentence today. pierce worked on political campaigns for barbara lee and ed lee. >>> the 49ers have the dubious distinction of having the most player arrests since 2012. today that's tramaine brock walking out of jail. he was arrested for domestic violence. shortly after, the 49ers cut him from the team, which they haven't done in previous cases. more now from nbc bay area's robert honda, who broke the story. >> it is a san fran

sfpd has a message for anyone who has a message. >> you'll get the attention of the 2100 member of the san francisco police department. and we will stop at nothing to find you and stop you. >> reporter: in san francisco tara moriarty ktvu fox 2 news. >>> tonight the state of arkansas carried out the nation's first back-to-back execution since the year 2000. two inmates received lethal injections on the same bed three hours away. jones was executed for a 1995 rape and murder. marcel williams was executed for a 1997 kidnapping, robbery, rape, and murder. arkansas hopes to carry out eight executions this month before its lethal injection drugs expire. four executions have been staged. one was carried out last thursday and another set for thursday. >>> president trump's symbolic 100-day mark in office is this saturday. but that milestone could be remembered for a government shutdown. both republicans and democratic lawmakers have been insisting for weeks a shut down could be avoided. gnaw is before the white house demanded any spending bill -- but that was before the white house demanded a

sfpd is investigating the assault tonight. >>> mob mentality. tonight, bart police investigating the system's great train robbery. dozens of teen thieves rushed onto a crowded train beating and robbing passengers. and we are getting the story of an elderly couple who saw it all happen. nbc bay area's terry mcsweeney joins us live at the cole see yum bart station where it took place. this happened saturday night, terry, any arrests so far. >> reporter: a spokeswoman tells me tonight no arrests but police are poring over video obtained here at thecal see yum bart station saturday night. aboard that train, a couple in their 70s, terrified. as many as 60 young people hopped the turnstyles saturday night and mobbed bart cars, robbing seven passengers of their money and phones, punching two this the face. >> they all kind of piled up on one person and started beating her up. it was like a melee. >> reporter: jeffrey sykes parents in their 70s were on board. they wouldn't talk for privacy reasons but told their son their story. >> they felt like they g

. >> sfpd says there have been three deadly shootings near that intersection since october. >>> how about this, discounted cars, faster inspections. that is the promise top from san jose city leaders. they voted unanimously to donate surplus city cars to flood victims. we have more from the still recovering rock springs neighborhood. >> reporter: many residents say the hard part is cleaning up, making repairs while trying to resume a normal life. this property owner says it hasn't been easy since all 28 of her tenants either lost or had their cars badly damaged by the flood. >> most of my tenants, they have very poor low income people and when they lost the car, it's very difficult for them because they cannot go to work. >> reporter: today san jose leaders and silicon valley car dealership association announced a program to offer disunt counted victims to 300 families coordinated by catholic charities and good will. the city council approved a donation of 20 out of service city service vehicles such as this taurus or old police cars. >> we will have dozens more available in the months ah

assaulted on muni 10- 20i am so relieved they found him so quickly and arrested him and i want to commend sfpd so seriously and taking action so promptlythis woman michelle, says she was assaulted last thursday on the n judah line as it was heading from duboce park towards the sunset. she snapped this photo of the suspect, spread the word on social media and within 24 hours he was identified and ultimately arrested on tuesday. sot officer grace gatpandan/san francisco police 41-48he was arrested for felony false imprisonment, 5 different sexual battery charges and one charge for public nuisancepolice have not released his name as they are continuing to search for other victims. so far 4 victims have been identified, but michelle says she believes there may be at least triple that number. sotthis is not just part of living in the city , this is not normal and none of us should have to stand for that.standup dan kerman/sf 109-119police don't believe these assaults are confiend to the n judah, they are looking at video from other muni lines, interviewing various witnesses and other potential vict

. >> sfta turned the information over to the controllers office and sfpd. williams is charged with stealing over $900 but the investigation is not over, looking back five years he had exceedingly lower totals on the same route and shift as other conductors. >> i'm concerned because it makes us all look bad. >> the da office found $32,000 cash and receipts, multiple cars and packages. >> this is a front to the entire agency and city and we're glad we're able to play a role in stoeping. >> the agency is moving in the direction of cashless option for all cable car lines. in san francisco abc 7 news. >>> let's turn our attention to weather forecast. absolutely stunning day and gorgeous evening. >> sandia what's heading our way. >> more gorgeous weather. rain chances not going to happen until early next week, tuesday, wednesday, so until then have yourself a nice couple days ahead. matter of fact when you check out live doppelgangler 7 you'ree absence of rain. no cloud either. no fog. heading to tomorrow expect clear skies. a few from east vale this is a beautif

that a long with surveillance video from the train will be helpful for sfpd.investigators are checking to see if there is a connection to a violent assault that occurred on a muni bus the day after this incident, involving a group of teens attacking and robbing a different woman of her cellphonesotofficer robert rueca/san francisco police department: "these recent incidents have occurred in a short period of time. at this time we don't know if they are related or not"similar crimes, back to back days on muni, one involving her daughter is something this mother felt the community should be aware of mother of daughter attacked on muni t-train: "i would like for this not to happen to anyone else. i have nieces and i have other kids and i want to protect them and our community as well"if you have any information about this incident san francisco police would like to hear from you. in san francisco haaziq madyun kron4news (grant) coming up next- we're hearing from a teacher who witnessed the school shooting in san bernardino. why she says the outcome would have bee

still sfpd wants to know if pepsi was given approval to use it. >> after understanding that this occurred're investigating the matter. >> reporter: the controversial ad has offended many people who saw it as trivializing the black lives matter movement. now pepsi is also dealing with the city attorney's office, which is threatening to take legal action, in a statement dennis herrera said there's nothing san franciscoian about pepsi's ham-handed attempt to fatten it's own bottom line. >> it's not 100% identical, but it appears to be our patch. >> reporter: at first the police in the ad are seen as adversarial, their attitude changes after the protester played with kendall jenner gives the officer a can of pepsi. the creator of the ad says he was inspired by the 1965 photo of jan rose kasmir holding a flower during the vietnam war. >> people are just realizing that words are important, actions are important, all of it is important and means something and that people shouldn't get away with such insensitivity. >> reporter: but former police chief tony rivera says he wasn't offended by the ad

: the text message was sent in 2014, it was uncovered during a criminal investigation of two other sfpd officers. >> police officers take an oath to be non-biassed, and i think they should stick by that. >> reporter: the unnamed officer expressed remorse and voluntarily met with muslim leaders and worked security detail at mosques. none of it was enough to convince the new chief to keep him. >> when the officer does more than express remorse and does things in a way that communicates directly with that community, that there's no forgiveness, there's no second chance, i'm surprised by that. >> that was peggy bunker for us. he did reach out for comment from the police department. the police officer's association in addition to several muslim groups, but so far peggy has not heard anything back. >>> the city of san mateo is meeting to discuss ways to make all feel people welcome, including undocumented immigrants. they will vote on a resolution in support of all community members. the u.s. census bureau says there are 50,000 undocumented people living in san mateo. the meeting by the way b

there is obviously a disconnect between what sfpd says its doing and what's happening out there on theho is committed to expressing his bias " - track - ... has been described as tough.. passionate.. a fighter.. and a pain.. and as a champion for people who rarely have one ... but, he is also an award winning filmmaker.. and his latest film is about his work as a public defender... (jr stone) adachi's parents and grandparents were sent to japanese internment camps during world war two. he says learning about that as a child, taught him, that justice is something you have to fight for.. a message that has stayed with him all his life. up next...multiple shark attacks along the florida coast. one teen recounts the moment he realized he had been bit. september 9, 2010, pg&e learned a tragic lesson we can never forget. this gas pipeline ruptured in san bruno. the explosion and fire killed eight people. pg&e was convicted of six felony charges including five violations of the u.s. pipeline safety act and obstructing an ntsb investigation. pg&e was fined, placed under an outside monitor, giv

did sfpd cross the line? a police shooting in san francisco. caught on this police body camera in january. a san francisco superior court judge has dropped most of the charges against a metropolitanly ill man you see here who was injured by officers on his front porch. nshs nbc's bay yar a thom jensen has the developments. >> reporter: the judge in that case yesterday said 8 of the 10 charges were dropped against the suspect because police were eventually trespassing because they didn't leave when moore told them to. today, moore's mother and the public defender's office asked them to release him and drop the other charges. there's no doubt that he was aggressive in his nearly 40 demand at san francisco police officers get off his front step in january. but his mom said it never should have come to this. >> he could have been dead. but he's here. he's alive. >> reporter: he was shot after being hit with a baton and after he hit and kibd tcked the offic the police were there for a -- they were trespassing, should have left when moore told them r