because we're choosing to travel this way. >> reporter: the medical examiner says 30-year-old tess rothstein of berkeley was killed on howard at sixth at 8:15 a.m. this morning. rothstein was in the bike lane, swerved to avoid an open car door, and ended up colliding with a truck. >> truck hit her, on the front, rolling on the back -- >> reporter: video shows the truck driving past the point of impact, showing rothstein was not hit by the front of the truck. the video ends before the collision. >> when you're a cyclist, you're having to leave the lane and go into traffic. it's quite dangerous. >> reporter: rothstein was killed a block away from a protected bike lane where riders are separated from drivers. >> it's awful. it's a tragedy. >> reporter: ike says a network of protected bike lanes and tickets for drivers who block them would save lives. under pressure from city hall, the san francisco metropolitan transportation agency plans to speed up the timeline of planned bike and pedestrian safety projects. the block where rothstein was killed was scheduled to get a protected bike lane at th

tess rothstein was killed just a block away from a protected bike lane where bikes and moving cars are separated. demanding safer streets dozens of cyclists stood in the street using their bodies to separate cars and bikes. >> it's unfair, it's wrong that our lives should be threatened because we're choosing to travel this way. >> witnesses say rothstein was in the bike lane and she swerved to avoid an opening car door and ended up in a collision with the truck. video shows the truck driving past the point of impact. the video ends before the collision is seen. >>> she was pronounced dead at the scene and under pressure from city leaders the transportation agency plans to speed up the implementation of planned bike and pedestrian safety projects. protected bike lines on howard were scheduled to be installed at the end of this year but now work may begin in a matter of months. >>> new this morning a massive early morning fire is under investigation in the south bay. it happened at 3:00 this morning at north matilda. crews say they could see flames from blocks away as they were respondin

and little bits. it's just a bandaid on a bigger problem bicyclist fiona tay says the death of tess rothstein hit her hardits acutally really personal and im really angry it was just 60 feet away from where the protected bike lane startedon march 8th, rothstein was riding her bike down howard when she was struck and killed. witnesses say she had veered away from the bike lane to avoid being struck by the open door of a parked car. just days after her death, the city removed parking on the block rothstein was hit -- creating a temporary protected lane.. we can get a protected bike lane in pretty quikcly after someone is hit and killed charles deffarges is the senior community organizer for the sf bicycle coalition the outpouring of greif and and support for protected bike lanes city wide has been enormous and we are mobilizing that to city hall with supervisor matt haney for demand for protected bike lanes city widewe want protected bike lanes for the full length of folsom and howard from the embarcardero to 11th. deffarges says right now projects like this can take years..many are wondering i

this is video from the crash that killed 30-year-old tess rothstein. she was hit by a truck friday morning near sixth and howard streets. the part of howard street where rothstein died did not have a protected bike lane... so now officials will be adding physical barriers on the north side of the street. rothstein's death is the fourth traffic-related death on howard street in the past three years. (robin) also new this morning... the names of the two men fatally shot in oakland. this happened at a gas station in the 9700 block of edes avenue in the city's brookfield cooper... died at the scene... while 42-year-old cassius stroman was taken to the hospital where he later died. two women and another man were also injured in the shooting and survived. no one has been arrested. (robin) coming up on the kron 4 morning news ... residents in a south bay neighborhood are not happy after a homeless encampment was forced to relocate. we'll hear from neighbors who want a chance to speak out against the move. (robin) plus... p-g&e is off the hook... when it comes

i would like to start by moralizing the life of tess rothstein. she has changed the tide how we look at bike safety in the city just based on the number of people here who didn't know her. typically i write down my comments but i want to speak from the heart. i'm a transit ride eb rider and pedestrian and i'm a reluctant biker and it's unsafe because the mta hasn't taken bike safety seriously. i'm imploring you not just to do this piecemeal but a network all across the city. i'm looking at you, director, reskin, because i spoke to you during the incredible town hall and i didn't feel the urgency about building that network and i want to say that's not something negotiable. we need that right now. we can't be talking about the inconvenience of drivers versus the lives of bikers, the lives of bikers, ok. i live on oak filmore and crossing the street just to get to work and i happen to be lucky to work around here so i can make a public comment curing dug work hours. crossing that street for me is a life or death circumstance because it's a three-lan

a 30-year-old berkeley woman, tess rothstein, was struck just feet away from a protected bike lane. in response there are safety improvements in the area. >>> also in san francisco, four people including two children were displaced by an early morning fire. it broke out in the city's portola neighborhood just west of highway 101. here is a look at the flames. the majority of the damage affected a house under construction. we'll show you that video in just a bit, but the four people displaced lived in a home nearby. now, here are these pictures. sf fire was able to contain the fire in less than an hour. luckily no one was hurt. still no word on what caused the fire. the case is under investigation tonight. >>> president trump engaged in back and forth with his former fixer michael cohen over the issue of a pardon. cohen told congress under oath last week he never asked for one. yesterday as the president was headed toward tornado stricken alabama, he lashed out at cohen, who, remember, was once his personal attorney. >> he knows all about pardons. his lawyers said that they went to m

stand in the street of san francisco, creating a protected bike lane on howard, a week after tess rothstein was kill e on howard. >> we heard what happened. we share your grief. and we're trying to fix the streets a little bit. >> that's hard. me and my family are on the streets. >> reporter: whitney didn't know rothstein but fear they could be next. they say it's time for the close calls and collisions to end. >> wider, huge barriers between people and cars. >> reporter: a bike line will be installed. members want the same protection, the entire length of howard. >> came up from behind me and hit me into a parked car. >> reporter: for john, it's personal. >> it doesn't feel like the city is prioritizing it like it should. that gets frustrating when you're actually riding a bike and you don't feel safe and protected. >> reporter: tonight, bicyclists will continue to make noise and demand safety improvements until they feel safe riding here in san francisco. reporting live in san francisco, jean elle, bay area news. >>> if you felt a quick jolt on the peninsula, it was an earthqua earthquake

the coroner's office confirmed the victim is tess rothstein. she was going down on howard when the driver of a parked vehicle opened the door. rothstein swerved to avoid the door, placing her in the path of the truck that ran her over. >> it is unacceptable, and we are calling on the city to take action and to make the changes that are necessary to fill in the gaps. >> reporter: tess rothstein was a design researcher in san francisco who, according to one of her social profiles, enjoyed cycling. her death has hit close to many in the cycling community. >> i bike this route every day. a cyclist that died this morning could have been me. so we need protective lanes. >> reporter: john along with hundreds of cyclists stood next to each other to protest the cyclist's death. >> the next block after where she died has a protective bike lane. she was killed in the last unsafe block of this street before reaching the protective bike lane. >> reporter: howard is one of the most dangerous streets for cyclists in san francisco and are looking into making c

the coroner's office confirmed the victim is tess rothstein. according to witnesses, she was going down on howard when the driver of a parked vehicle opened the door. rothstein swerved to avoid the door, placing her in the path of the truck that ran her over. >> it is unacceptable, and we are calling on the city to take that are necessary to fill in the gaps. >> reporter: tess rothstein was a design researcher in san francisco who, according to one of her social profiles, enjoyed cycling. her death has hit close to many in the cycling community. >> i bike this route every day. the cyclist that died this morning could have been me. so we need protective lanes. >> reporter: john along with hundreds of cyclists stood next toh f a hante bik39st the cyclist's death. >> the next block after where she died has a protective bike lane. she was killed in the last unsafe block of this street before reaching the protective bike lane. >> reporter: a spokesperson confirmed hours is one of the most dangerous streets for cyclists in san francisco and are looki

the coroner's office confirmed the victim is tess rothstein. according to witnesses, she was going down on howard when the driver of a parked vehicle opened the door. rothstein swerved to avoid the door, placing her in the path of the truck that ran her over. >> it is unacceptable, and we are calling on the city to take action and to make the changes that are necessary to fill in the gaps. >> reporter: tess rothstein was a design researcher in san francisco who, according to one of her social profiles, enjoyed cycling. her death has hit close to many in the cycling community. >> i bike this route every day. the cyclist that died this morning could have been me. so we need protective lanes. >> reporter: john along with hundreds of cyclists stood next to each other forming a human protected bike lane to protest the cyclist's death. >> the next block after where she died has a protective bike launsa b of this s before reaching the protective bike lane. >> reporter: sfmta spokesperson confirmed that howard is one of the most dangerous streets for c

berkeley resident tess rothstein was riding along howard street friday when witnesses say she swerved to avoid a driver opening the door of his parked car. the sfmta says it will now immediately remove parking on the north side of howard street between fourth and sixth streets. >>> in marin county commuters could soon have to pay a toll to prevent chronic flooding on highway 37. the charge would insure the flood prone road stayed open during heavy rains. county supervisors are waiting on the results of one study to determine the best approach to prevent flooding. >>> the u.s. is now pulling all of its remaining diplomats out of venezuela in a response to the political unrest in that country. meanwhile venezuela's trying to restore electricity after six days of blackouts. secretary of state mike pompeo says this is a direct result of years of neglect to the energy system. embattled president nicolas maduro says the outage was the result of a cyber attack by the u.s. but provided no evidence. u.s. officials say the embassy has no source of freshwater and is relying on generators. >> it

. >>> a cyclist killed in a busy intersection has been identified as 30-year-old tess rothstein of berkeley. she was riding an electric ford go bike at howard and sixth yesterday morning and she was hit by a white truck. she died at the scene. she was just feet away from a protected bike lane. mayor london breed said she is fast tracking some safety improvements in the area. >>> a bay area lawmaker wants to phase out diesel truck. a bill written by nancy center aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and require a 40% cut in diesel emissions by 2030 and 80% by 2050. the trucking industry is skeptical that this is even possible. but, environmentalists say the technology for cleaner trucks is advancing quicker. >>> big problems on bart this morning. the trains appear to be running smoothly tonight. but that is after a mysterious computer glitch shut down the entire bart system for hours this morning. officials say two critical computer systems used to power and control the trains crashed overnight. the computer systems did. the transit agency initially thought the outage might have been trigg

tess rothstein was killed with a collision with a truck during yesterday's morning commute.ted bike lane where bikes and moving cars are separated. dozens of cyclists with people protected stood in the street during the evening commute using their bodies to separate cars and bikes. >> it's unfair, it's wrong that our lives should be threatened because we're choosing to travel this way. >> witnesses say rothstein was in the bike lane and swerved to avoid an open car door and ended up in a collision with that truck. video shows the truck driving past the point of impact. the 30-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene. protected bike lanes on howard between 4th and 6th were scheduled to be installed at the end of the year. the sfmta plans to speed up the implementation of those safety projects. >>> tonight is a big night on nbc bay area. be sure to join us for a video game double header event. first our award winning series bay area revelations takes a look at how the bay area played a revolution in the video game industry and stay tuned to watch some of the best e gamers bat

on march 8th, 30-year- old tess rothstein was riding her bike down howard when she was hit and killed. witnesses say she had veered away from the bike lane to avoid being struck by the open door of a parked car. just days after her death, the city removed parking on the block rothstein was hit -- creating a temporary protected lane.but the san francisco bicycle coalition wants more to be done. ( james ) a local legal analyst says rothstein's family will likely have a civil case, but unless theres some level of intentional harm that was done, the chances of drivers being prosecuted is slim. ( james ) the s-f bicycle coalition plans to call for urgent, action on high-injury corridors city wide. a rally is scheduled for tomorrow at 12:30 on the steps of city hall. members will then hea

this is video from the crash that killed 30-year-old tess rothstein. was hit by a truck friday morning near sixth and howard streets. the part of howard street where rothstein died did not have a protected bike lane... so now officials will be adding physical barriers on the north side of the street. rothstein's death is the fourth traffic-related death on howard street in the past three years. ( darya ) also new this morning ... we know the names of the two men fatally shot in oakland. this happened last month at a gas station in the 9700 block of edes avenue. 27-year-old maurice cooper... died at the scene... while 42-year-old cassius stroman was taken to the hospital where he later died. two women and another man were also injured in the shooting and survived. no one has been arrested. (robin) in the east bay ... teachers in dublin could decide this week to go on strike. members of the teachers association are taking a strike authorization vote. this means if a contract settlement cannot be reached with the dublin unified school district-- teachers

this is video from the crash that killed 30-year-old tess rothstein. she was hit by a truck near sixth and howard streets. the part of howard street where rothstein died did not have a protected bike lane... so now officials will be adding physical barriers on the north side of the street. rothstein's death is the fourth traffic-related death on howard street in the past three years. ( darya ) we now know the names of the two men fatally shot in oakland last month. this happened at a gas station in the 9700 block of edes avenue. 27-year-old maurice cooper... died at the scene... 42-year-old cassius stroman was taken to the hospital where he later died. two women and another man were also injured in the shooting and survived. no one has been arrested. ( robin ) happening today...a second round of sentencing for president trump's former campaign chairman...paul manafort.. he received a prison sentence just under four years last week for financial crimes. that was shorter than the 19-to-24 years that is called for under federal guidelines. legal experts a

and little bits. it's just a bandaid on a bigger problem bicyclist fiona tay says the death of tess rothstein hit her hardits acutally really personal and im really angry it was just 60 feet away from where the protected bike lane startedon march 8th, rothstein was riding her bike down howard when she was struck and killed. witnesses say she had veered away from the bike lane to avoid being struck by the open door of a parked car. just days after her death, the city removed parking on the block rothstein was hit -- creating a temporary protected lane.. we can get a protected bike lane in pretty quikcly after someone is hit and killed charles deffarges is the senior community organizer for the sf bicycle coalition the outpouring of greif and and support for protected bike lanes city wide has been enormous and we are mobilizing that to city hall with supervisor matt haney for demand for protected bike lanes city widewe want protected bike lanes for the full length of folsom and howard from the embarcardero to 11th. deffarges says right now projects like this can take years..many are wondering i

and little bits. it's just a bandaid on a bigger problem bicyclist fiona tay says the death of tess rothstein hit her hardits acutally really personal and im really angry it was just 60 feet away from where the protected bike lane startedon march 8th, rothstein was riding her bike down howard when she was struck and killed. witnesses say she had veered away from the bike lane to avoid being struck by the open door of a parked car. just days after her death, the city removed parking on the block rothstein was hit -- creating a temporary protected lane.. we can get a protected bike lane in pretty quikcly after someone is hit and killed charles deffarges is the senior community organizer for the sf bicycle coalition the outpouring of greif and and support for protected bike lanes city wide has been enormous and we are mobilizing that to city hall with supervisor matt haney for demand for protected bike lanes city widewe want protected bike lanes for the full length of folsom and howard from the embarcardero to 11th. deffarges says right now projects like this can take years..many are wondering i

and little bits. it's just a bandaid on a bigger problem bicyclist fiona tay says the death of tess rothsteinardits acutally really personal and im really angry it was just 60 feet away from where the protected bike lane startedon march 8th, rothstein was riding her bike down howard when she was struck and killed. witnesses say she had veered away from the bike lane to avoid being struck by the open door of a parked car. just days after her death, the city removed parking on the block rothstein was hit -- creating a temporary protected lane.. we can get a protected bike lane in pretty quikcly after someone is hit and killed charles deffarges is the senior community organizer for the sf bicycle coalition the outpouring of greif and and support for protected bike lanes city wide has been enormous and we are mobilizing that to city hall with supervisor matt haney for demand for protected bike lanes city widestandup: the coalition beleives a protected bike lane like the one behind me wouldve saved rothstein's life. they're hoping that going forward the city decides to be proactive instead of we w

on march 8th, 30-year-old tess rothstein was riding her bike down howard when she was hit and killed.sses say she had veered away from the bike lane to avoid being struck by the open door of a parked car. just days after her death, the city removed parking on the block rothstein was hit -- creating a temporary protected lane.but the san francisco bicycle coalition wants more to be done. ( james ) a local legal analyst says rothstein's family will likely have a civil case, but unless theres some level of intentional harm that was done, the chances of drivers being prosecuted is slim. ( james ) the s-f bicycle coalition plans to call for urgent, action on high-injury corridors city wide. a rally is scheduled for tomorrow at 12:30 on the steps of city hall. members will then head up to

this is video from the crash that killed 30-year-old tess rothstein. she was hit by a truck near sixth and howard streets. the part of howard street where rothstein died did not have a protected bike lane... so now officials will be adding physical barriers on the north side of the street. rothstein's death is the fourth traffic-related death on howard street in the past three years. ( robin ) new this morning... the cty of lafayette is one step closer to banning flavored tobacco. the city council has agreed to prepare an ordinance that would ban the sale of flavored tobacco in city limits. if the ordinance passes... stores that continue to sell flavored tobacco products could face fines of up to $500. unflavored tobacco products would not be affected. the city council will vote on the ordinance next month. ( darya ) we now know the names of the two men fatally shot in oakland last month. this happened at a gas station in the 9700 block of edes avenue. 27-year-old maurice cooper... died at the scene... 42-year-old cassius stroman was taken to the hospi

north side of howard street between 5th and 6th street will be a no- stopping zone. 30 years tess rothstein was a their door. >> we'll look to have a permanent solution in place starting some time next year. >> san francisco's bicycle coals is applauding the city leaders for taking such a quick action. san francisco is asking for full bike lanes. >>> california has more cities with aggressive drivers than any other state. four cities are on the top 10. los angeles is first, san diego number 6, the study also shows drivers are most aggressive on fridays. >> yeah, well, got to get home. >> chill out, listen to music? we are late for the weekend. >> speeding, honking at other drivers are all signs of aggressive driving. my least favorite thing that people do is lane surfing. >> on lane splitting with a motorcycle going by. >> it's almost an art form when you give them the what for. >> lane splitting is legal if you are in a motorcycle. >> yes. >> they are allowed to do that but the thing that you see a lot in the field with the photographers is people cutting off our live trucks. the live truc

and little bits. it's just a bandaid on a bigger problem bicyclist fiona tay says the death of tess rothstein hit her hardits acutally really personal and im really angry it was just 60 feet away from where the protected bike lane startedon march 8th, rothstein was riding her bike down howard when she was struck and killed. witnesses say she had veered away from the bike lane to avoid being struck by the open door of a parked car. just days after her death, the city removed parking on the block rothstein was hit -- creating a temporary protected lane.. we can get a protected bike lane in pretty quikcly after someone is hit and killed charles deffarges is the senior community organizer for the sf bicycle coalition the outpouring of greif and and support for protected bike lanes city wide has been enormous and we are mobilizing that to city hall with supervisor matt haney for demand for protected bike lanes city widewe want protected bike lanes for the full length of folsom and howard from the embarcardero to 11th. deffarges says right now projects like this can take years..many are wondering i

and little bits. it's just a bandaid on a bigger problem bicyclist fiona tay says the death of tess rothstein hit her hardits acutally really personal and im really angry it was just 60 feet away from where the protected bike lane startedon march 8th, rothstein was riding her bike down howard when she was struck and killed. witnesses say she had veered away from the bike lane to avoid being struck by the open door of a parked car. just days after her death, the city removed parking on the block rothstein was hit -- creating a temporary protected lane.. we can get a protected bike lane in pretty quikcly after someone is hit and killed charles deffarges is the senior community organizer for the sf bicycle coalition the outpouring of greif and and support for protected bike lanes city wide has been enormous and we are mobilizing that to city hall with supervisor matt haney for demand for protected bike lanes city widewe want protected bike lanes for the full length of folsom and howard from the embarcardero to 11th. deffarges says right now projects like this can take years..many are wondering i

tess rothstein was killed on howard. >> we heard what happened. we share your grief. and we're trying to fix the streets a little bit. >> that's hard. me and my family are on the streets. >> reporter: whitney didn't know rothstein but fear they could be next. they say it's time for the close calls and collisions to end. >> wider, huge barriers between people and cars. >> reporter: there is already a protected bike lane on the block where rothstein was forced out of the bike line e. lane by ane door. members want the same protection, the entire length of howard. >> came up from behind me and hit me into a parked car. >> reporter: for john, it's personal. >> it doesn't feel like the city is prioritizing it like it should. that gets frustrating when you're actually riding a bike and you don't feel safe and protected. >> reporter: jean elle, nbc bay area news. >>> they say it's still too early to know. a follow-up on this fire that burned three homes in east contra costa county on thursday night. the flames are out, but a lot of questions linger. investigators are still g

tess rothstein was killed while riding her bike on howard street. investigators say she was in a bike lane when a driver and a parked car opened their door, forcing her to swerve into traffic. she was then struck and killed by a truck. bay area bicycle law group says cases of cyclists like this are rarely prosecuted. police have not identified the person who opened the car door. >>> the mayor says she wants to do more to make streets safer for cyclists. last friday, crews installed new safety measures at the site of the deadly collision. the sfmta posted this photo of the greenbike lane along howard street. parking is also temporarily restricted as it works on long- term improvements in the area. >>> the city of hillsborough is suing the owner of what is known locally as the flintstone house. town leaders say the owner of owner violated local codes when she put dinosaur sculptures in the back yard and added a driveway sign. they say she did not get a permit to change those items and the decorations create a public nuisance. the bright orange and pur

the drivers, the woman killed was riding a ford go bike, she's been identified as 30-year-old tess rothstein a berkeley resident. just across the street from the crash are bike protected lanes. advocates say the city isn't moving fast enough to create those protected lanes. >> if there was protected bike infrastructure here. better infrastructure at the intersection this woman would not have died. and that is unacceptable that the city is not working fast enough. >> days ago, san francisco's mayor ordered staff to start streamlining pedestrians and bike protection projects including expediting the creation of more of those protected bike lanes. >>> a follow-up to a story out of freemont, police are doubling down on a warning. don't leave any valuables in your car. we told you last week, that car break ins were set to reach an all time high in that city. more than 300 burglaries are with set to reach this year. the vigilance has paid off, and those numbers are trending downward. >> the federal government today said it will not pay back nearly 1 third of the money spent to fix the orville dam.

the victim identified as tess rothstein a berkeley.ds grieved and one spoke with us about his memory of her. >> just a wonderful, thoughtful, sweet, active, beautiful person. she was part of a large co-op community. from stanford. and blossomed into san francisco. and then berkeley. >> reporter: witnesses began calling 911 at 8:19 am friday, just a month after the crash. one man said he was across the street and saw the woman on the bicycle. >> there's no way, i walked over, on the other side, and i looked at her, >> this is all under investigation. there were multiple vehicles involved. we have not completely determined which vehicles are involved. and how many people have witnesses. >> if we don't acknowledge that there are people walking and biking, we don't design streets rats people will die. >> reporter: friend say she lived in a berkeley co-op with her boyfriend, her resume online shows she had worked in san francisco. she was a graduate of stanford university and a former classmate shared her memories. >> she was very much into

many of whom were friends, colleagues of tess rothstein who lost her life on howard street a few weeksago. i want to thank supervisors brown, ronen, and mandelman for attending the rally at the board meeting. i was very happy to see that they made a motion and approved the expansion of the protected bike lane from third street to sixth street, which was exactly the area where tess was killed, and what i want to say is i want to thank them for that. i also want to call on them to expands that protected bike lane even further. there's really no reason why it shouldn't extend all the way from the embarcadero and down, and it is something we need to complete immediately, as well as the other very high injury corridors set exist in my district, as well as other districts. i want to -- because we have few mechanisms to really push the sfmta to do some of these things that need to be done, i need to further escalate this call to complete the bike network, which the protected bike lane network which continues to be dangerously and recklessly incomplete. the second thing that i have that i'm in

traffic flow in the area following the deadly collision that claimed the life of 30-year-old tess rothsteinly west on the bike lane when a driver in a parked car open their door, forcing her to swerve into traffic. san fran cycling community said the existing bike lane on cars bite on the lane, and the traffic lane is unsafe. >> the bike lane is what is called in the doors on. some folks might call it the suicides on because when a door opens, you can get hit, or you will have to swerve into vehicle traffic. >> the field-goal coalition is calling it safer for cyclists immediately. at the same time the coalition is urging the city to take steps to make san fran more bike friendly, including protected bike lanes running the full length of the howard and folsom streets and streamlining projects aimed at protecting cyclists. >> today we put out a strong call to action, telling people of the community at large, the community to write to our elected officials. we know that when political leadership causes change will come as well. >> reporter: san fran police say opening a car door into a lane of

tess rothstein was struck by a truck as she swerved to avoid a car door opening. >> it's not going to hurt things or change things that much to take away one lane of traffic or one parking lane and be able to ensure people are safe as they bike down that street. >> reporter: 96 hours after her death, sfmta removed parking and added protected bike lanes. >> proactive change. we shouldn't have to wait for someone to die to get an additional block. we need to do everything in our power to make sure we can stop the lives lost on our streets. >> reporter: san francisco's bike network has 448 miles of bikeway. today in a packed room with cyclists sfmta acknowledged the need to expand its protected network. >> on howard between 3rd and 6th street implementing parking protected bike lanes in the area, and we plan to have a permanent project in place by as early as april. right now we have temporary parking protected lanes on 4th and 5th. >> reporter: sfmta is not only working on implementing more protected bike lanes but also, as we speak, working on polk street. >> much appreciated, luz. cye

tess rothstein was hit by a truck on howard. >> i'm just scared and sad. >> how many close calls have had? >> today three. >> reporter: since rothstein's death, parking on 6th and howard has been removed and the bike lane was extended. now this group of cyclists want permanent protected bike lanes installed on howard, embarcadero and fulsom. >> there needs to be a protected bike lane. they can start that process right now. the mta is the only one who can get this done. >> reporter: sfmta say they are looking into expediting a permanent change. >> there's a request for bike lanes going all the way to embarcadero and we're working on ways to do that. >> reporter: the sf bike coalition is planning to rally on the steps of city hall next tuesday. they want permanent protected bike lanes from fulsom to howard. in san francisco, luz pena, abc 7 news. >>> a suspect broke into tears inside a courtroom yesterday while watching surveillance video. prosecutors say it shows him tossing a puppy into a garbage chute. that dog, named rocky, survived the violent ordeal inside a san francisco building

a truck hit and killed 30-year-old tess rothstein earlier this month. attorneys who work in the field do not expect charges to be brought against the driver because the state statute for vehicular manslaughter requires a person to be driving a vehicle. the driver was parked. that driver spoke exclusively to abc7 news. she says she has been heartbroken since the accident. >>> a 40-year-old vallejo snowboarder who died in north lake tahoe has been identified. the sheriff's office says danison crowder went snowboarding by himself on friday and his body was discovered by ski patrol on wednesday, the same day he was reported missing. teams searched the mountain after finding his car in the parking lot covered in snow. especially high snow levels have created hazards for skiers and snowboarders this year. >>> a once in a lifetime opportunity for kids who have been through a tragedy. baseball players from paradise high school where last year's campfire destroyed most of the city played a special game of baseball at oracle park. abc7 news reporter lisa amin gul

tess rothstein was hit by a truck on howard. >> i'm just scared and sad. >> how many close calls have you had? >> today three. >> reporter: since rothstein's death, parking on 6th and howard has been removed and the bike lane was extended. now this group of cyclists want permanent protected bike lanes installed on howard, embarcadero and fulsom. >> the mta is the only one who can get this done. >> reporter: they are looking into expediting a permanent change. >> here's a request for bike lanes going all the way to embarcadero and we're working on ways to do that. >> reporter: the sf bike coalition is planning to rally on the steps of city hall next tuesday. they want permanent protected bike lanes from fulsom to howard. luz pena, abc 7 news. >>> a suspect broke into tears inside a courtroom yesterday while watching surveillance video. prosecutors say it shows him tossing a puppy into a garbage chute. that dog, named rocky, survived a violent ordeal. he lost a leg after suffering a serious fracture. his attacker, ronald jones, plee pleaded not guilty. >> when you see the evidence we sa

a truck hit and killed 30-year-old tess rothstein earlier this month.ttorneys who work in the field do not expect prosecutors to file charges against the driver. that's because the state statute for vehicular manslaughter requires a person to be driving a vehicle. in this case, the driver was parked. that driver spoke exclusively to abc7 news. she says she has been heartbroken since the accident. >>> a 40-year-old vallejo snowboarder who died in north lake tahoe has been identified. placer county sheriff's office said danieson crowder went snowboarding by himself on monday. his body was discovered at north star resort ski patrol on wednesday. his car was found in the parking lot covered in snow. especially high snow levels have created hazards for skiers and snowboarders this year. >>> a once in a lifetime opportunity for kids who have been through a tragedy. baseball players from paradise high school, where last year's camp fire destroyed most of the city, played a special game of baseball at oracle park. abc7 news reporter lisa amin gulezian has more

tess rothstein was killed earlier this month.es to be filed against the driver because the state statute for vehicular manslaughter requires a person to be driving a vehicle. in this case, the driver was parked. that driver spoke exclusively to abc7 news. she says she's been heartbroken since the accident. >>> happening today, the irish cultural center in san francisco will host its annual st. patrick's day block party. there will be live music, dancing, food, drinks and plenty of activities for the entire family. the block party will be at 45th avenue near great highway and runs from 11:00 until 4:00 this afternoon. now it's time to check in with frances, see how the weather's going to be today. >> it will be gorgeous, matt, for st. patrick's day, but with live doppler 7 satellite image, we are picking up more high clouds through the north bay and spilling through san francisco right now. you can see with this live shot, it is gorgeous, though, out there in san francisco. most temperatures in the 40s right now, cooler, though, i

. >> reporter: the most recent, last friday. 30-year-old cyclist tess rothstein was hit by a truck on howard. >> i'm just scared and sad. >> how many close calls have you had? >> today three. >> reporter: since rothstein's death, parking on 6th and howard has been removed and the bike lane was extended. now this group of cyclists want permanent protected bike lanes installed on howard, embarcadero and fulsom. >> there needs to be a protected bike lane. they can start that process right now. they can begin to remove cars and remove lanes. the mta is the only one who can get this done. >> reporter: sfmta say they are looking into expediting a permanent change. >> there's a request for bike lanes going all the way to embarcadero and we're working on ways to do that. >> reporter: the sf bike coalition is planning to rally on the steps of city hall next tuesday. they want permanent protected bike lanes from fulsom to howard. in san francisco, luz pena, abc 7 news. >>> a suspect broke into tears inside a courtroom yesterday while watching surveillance video. prosecutors say it shows him tos

for bicyclists after a deadly crash friday morning near sixth and howard streets. 30-year-old tess rothstein from berkeley was riding a ford go-bike when a truck hit her. a viewer shared this video from the scene. leaders of pedestrian safetyt group "walk san francisco" --- says five pedestrians and now one bicyclist have died on san francisco streets in 20-19. <"i know we have a number of long term projects that we are going to get done to improve safety on our streets but the infrastructure projects in order to make our streets safer for people who are bicycling. it's so know that are not very happy with the that's going on in the city as we make changes to dedicated bike lanes and other really necessary to prevent tragedies like this ( marty ) wednesday... mayor london breed announced she was fast- tracking traffic safety projects on the city's high- injury areas. that includes increasing police traffic enforcement. ( marty ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news....c-h-p officers want you to be on the lookout for the person throwing rocks at cars along a south bay highway. ( marty ) plus,