a public relations company in union square, which is on 14th street. i was commuting into manhattan at that time. i was passing around where the world trade center was on my express bus, which was a regular commute to work. suddenly, we were at a red light and we felt the ground shaking. we thought it was an earthquake. looking out the window, i see them in on the sidewalk pointing up. everyone starts looking up and we see a whole -- a hole in the side of one of the towers and there was fire coming out and smoke. it was very scary. the bus kept going and i got off my regular stop at 14th street. i tried to call my parents that day to tell them i was ok. all of the phones had been down. he couldn't make any phone calls at that time. -- you couldn't make any phone calls at that time. i went to work, i went to my office. they eventually sent everyone home. the city was on lockdown, you couldn't get out of the island of manhattan so i walked uptown to a friend of mine apartment and i stayed there until i was able to leave manhattan. your first thought was

are shopping and visiting union square felt safe. for the holiday season. we are expanding that program. we have eight people who will part of that program now. we're going to increase that program to 25 and those retired officers will be of significant service to help with this program. we plan to hire a new strategic coordinator and deployment of off-duty police officers. they'll be a lieutenant who's responsible in the department for those who serve in 12b and many of you know 12b are officers who are able to be hired by private businesses to work during the times that they're off duty. we now will have a change in how we deploy those officers to the most heavily needed retail establishments. many of those places like the wallgreens and the targets and the large retailers that have been targeted, we will make changes to deployment in the hardest hit areas. and expand the rapid reporting and response to our teleserve unit and that is so that people who need to report a crime, they have an easier way to do it. online and making a ph

the third line will be extended through union square and chinatown. that will serve some of the busiest and most populated areas. with more on this, abc 7 news insider covering the central subway project since the beginning of time itself. or just feels that way. >> actually, this goes back to 1989 when san francisco made the decision to take down the freeway. at the time, chinatown activists thought would be the death of the community without a way for people to get in and out in the idea of a centr suby from chinay -- was born. it has been delayed after delay. in his cost $1.6 billion, about $1 billion a mile and many like an it to the -- liken it to the high-speed rail. the sixth mayor to take on the project, she did what mayors do and put the best face forward on the deal and talked but how this will bring the city together. >> what i love about central subway is it does bring people from all over. we are talking about having a stop at most goni -- mascone where conventions take place and the hunters point and the connection to the t in the southe

and union square -- julian: alive look at union square, where a restaurant may be coming atop the macy's building. jobina: this is a crash before a street, and sightly north of that in san lorenzo, we have a second crash on southbound 880 past washington avenue. speeds there are 28 miles per hour and drive times reflect a slowdown coming from antioch to concord. tracy to dublin, 49 minutes. very packed at the bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights came on at 5:43, traffic is backed up to the maze and slow-moving for people headed westbound on the richmond-san raphael bridge towards the north bay. we also want to not you know -- let you know that a new push at rejuvenating the taxi industry is underway in san francisco. a nap is used to view a trip there to get into a cab. taxis will be equipped with a new algorithm to calculate cost and meters will be a thing of the past. >> the public should know that taxis right now are competitive with rideshare's. jobina: greenlighted the program, some cabbies are against it, afraid the new system will be wrong and they will not earn as much. let's c

kpix 5 max darrow is live in union square, to explain. max? >> reporter: the mayor and chief of police both explained today that retail theft are not victimless crimes. they do affect the community. say business does not want to operate in the area anymore because of crimes that means people will lose jobs. if the pharmacies hit that will have a negative effect on the surrounding community. the goal here is to work with the community to solve this problem. >> reporter: by now, you have probably seen videos of various brazen retail theft from central cisco stores, high-end shops or neighborhood pharmacies. it is a major problem in the city and the mayor and police chief hoping new initiatives will help combat the problem. >> we will expand central cisco police departments, organized retail crime unit from 2 to 6 full-time officers. >> sf pd lieutenant scott wyant is with the burglary unit. >> when they asked us what resources were needed we gave them a christmas wish list and regarded. >> the crime initiative will also increase the number of pd

reggie: the performances continue through october 20 in union square, -- plaza, and mintz plaza.asi: for the first time in 17 years, rolling stone magazine revamped its list of the 500 best songs of all time, and the queen takes the throne -- queen of soul takes the throne. do y'all "respect?" [no audio] [laughter] kumasi: i felt encouraged, and then i saw aretha and felt like i needed to sit down. rolling stone says the powerful demands in the song resonated favorably. power by public enemy is number two, followed by "a change is gonna come," by sam cooke, followed by "smells like teen spirit" from nirvana. when she hits that first note. reggie: i guess it's good we couldn't play it. too much for people right now. kumasi: up next, a new report illustrating the real worry young people are feeling about climate change. reggie: and a top financial executive giving high praise to a green bay area company. you know what? i worked in green bay, so whenever i say green bay together, i think of green bay, wisconsin. we are saying a green, company. primed to take down tesla and ferrari,

julian: a new place to spend happy hour, the rooftop bar coming to union square. these thieves in the south bay pick the wrong target. how thieves easily tracked the stolen goods. the texas governor response to this guy here is busy working on our state's recovery. you see he lives in california and by vacationing in california he's supporting our businesses and communities. which means every fruity skewer is like another sweet nail in the rebuilding of our economy. hammer away craftsman. calling all californians. keep your vacation here and help our state get back to work. and please travel responsibly. julian: at least one person is dead after a powerful earthquake struck mexico. a magnitude 7.0 earthquake last night was centered northeast of the resort city of acapulco. there are reports of damage this morning, including to the airport with the ground shaking for about a minute. the governor told local media that a falling post killed the man. people 200 miles away in mexico city felt this powerful earthquake. kumasi: wekumasi: we about the earthquake shortly a

the demonstration is expected to be in union square right in front of the capitol reflecting pool.he chief major and capitol police are not taking -- they are taking this seriously. there is a security perimeter fence that went up and completed toward the end of the week. they are not taking chances. chief major also said if any protesters or counterprotesters attempt to attack law enforcement or try to scale that fencing that is protecting the capitol, he said we will be ready. in addition to that, there is around 100 local and state law enforcement and federal law enforcement agencies on hand to assist. montgomery county police department is sending officers, arlington county and virginia sending officers, i saw baltimore officers talking with capitol police yesterday when i was walking around in the house office building. they are definitely prepared. also on friday, the defense secretary lloyd austin approved capitol police request for around 100 national guard, d.c. national guard troops to be on hand in case they are needed, but that is a last resort scenario. the chief major

we are also planning, just in case, any denim the tray she -- demonstration, the one at union squarer counter demonstrators, if they want to breach the fence , if they want to decide to attack law enforcement, we will be ready for those kinds of violence. the biggest concern many of us have our the counter demonstrators and making sure things stay safe with them as well. host: let's talk to dominique, who is calling from staten island, new york, on the republican line. caller: thank you for taking me. i really appreciate that. i listened quite a few times to your program. you know what's funny? i believe the whole summer there was a tremendous amount of demonstrations and burning. one of our elector -- electorate officials, in the beginning, she was saying do this and do that. how can that person get away with that? because you are talking about the giuliani inciting. how can that person get away with that and they jump on giuliani? the whole summer was burning up. you know? and i can't believe the focus that some people have or lack of focus is the way i feel, anyway. host: let's go

under ground crews have been hard at work, digging a trench and stockton street station beneath union squarend the deepest dig in the city. 12 stories underground for the station in chinatown, the this san francisco mayor of london, breed toured the new stations and rail line and said the new central subway will connect the city as never before, even if the project has met with delays. the stations are amazing the elevators the technology. everything came together. and yes, it has been very challenging, and many folks have lost patience with this, but you know what? when you get on those trains. it was well worth the wait to do it right. the central subway is now about 98% completed cruz making major progress since the last time we were able to see inside the dig in july of 2019. the new stations and rail lines are among the deepest digs in san francisco and the sfm to says that that led to some unexpected problems. those problems lead to unexpected delays. and cost overruns. we did not know the kind of soil that we were going to run into down here. we didn't know that we would hit an underg

under ground crews have been hard at work, digging a trench and stockton street station beneath union square and the deepest dig in the city. 12 stories underground for the station in chinatown, this san francisco mayor of london, breed toured the new stations and rail line and said the new central subway will connect the city as never before, even if the project has met with delays. the stations are amazing the elevators the technology. everything came together. and yes, it has been very challenging, and many folks have lost patience with this, but you know what? when you get on those trains. it was well worth the wait to do it right. essential. subway is now about 98% completed cruz making major progress since the last time we were able to see inside the dig in july of 2019, the new stations and rail lines are among the deepest digs in san francisco and the sfm to says that that led to some unexpected problems. those problems lead to unexpected delays. and cost overruns. we did not know the kind of soil that we were going to run into down here. we didn't know that we would hit an undergrou

and then breuer and sabrina greener both guest here at the union square hotel in san francisco, which is now a resource for caldor fire evacuees. all you have to do is we ask that you show from the fire evacuation areas and then what we do is we pass on a preferred rate of $75 that includes parking as we figure everyone's going to be i think anything not just us but anything anyone can to help these people out. >> donations for wildfire. evacuees can be dropped off that hands for hope at 5,005 when play drive el dorado hills. you can bring batteries flashlights. small bottles of detergents brushes, combs. tents, camping chairs and gift cards for gas stations and grocery stores. we really wish the bus for like all the families of south dakota to. yeah, because i know that a lot of them are already struggling. and so now is a really tough time for everybody. so has made you kron. 4 news. we have continuing coverage of the caldor fire on our website. you can find an interactive evacuation map. >> as well as map showing where structures have been damaged or destroyed. and where evacuees c

under ground crews have been hard at work, digging a trench and stockton street station beneath union squareeepest dig in the city. 12 stories underground for the station in chinatown, the this san francisco mayor of london, breed toured the new stations and rail line and said the new central subway will connect the city as never before. even if the project has met with delays. the stations are amazing the elevators the technology. everything came together and yes, it has been very challenging, and many folks have lost patience with this, but you know what? when you get on those trains. it was well worth the wait to do it right. essential. subway is now about 98% completed cruz making major progress since the last time we were able to see inside the dig in july of 2019. the new stations and rail lines are among the deepest digs in san francisco and the sfm to says that that led to some unexpected problems. those problems lead to unexpected delays. and cost overruns. we did not know the kind of soil that we were going to run into down here. we didn't know that we would hit an underground rive

under ground crews have been hard at work, digging a trench and stockton street station beneath union squaren the city. 12 stories underground for the station in chinatown, this san francisco mayor of london, breed toured the new stations and rail line and said the new central subway will connect the city as never before. even if the project has met with delays. the stations are amazing the elevators the technology, everything came together. and, yes, it has been very challenging. and many folks have lost patience with this, but you know what? when you get all those trained, it was well worth the wait to do it right. the central subway is now about 98% completed cruz making major progress since the last time we were able to see inside the dig in july of 2019, the new stations and rail lines are among the deepest digs in san francisco and the sfm to says that that led to some unexpected problems. those problems lead to unexpected delays and cost overruns. we did not know the kind of soil that we were going to run into. ob down here. we didn't know that we would hit an underground river. that

merritt london breed and city leaders took a tour of the central subway, and even wrote a train from union squareu will notice cameras, multiple cameras, and almost every space we are in. we know that personal security is really important for the writers muscle be designed these stations from the get-go. >> the stations are amazing, the elevators, the technology. everything came together. yes, it has been very challenging, and many folks have lost patience with us, but you know what, when you get on those trains, it was well worth the wait. >> reporter: almost $1 million every 2 feet, that's right. all in all, there will be four new train stations. the central subway project has been under construction since 2011, and is expected to be ready for service sometime next spring. >>> governor gavin newsom is trying to address the states homeless crisis. the governor was joined by state lawmakers in alameda, where he signed over two dozen housing bills into law. they include over $22 billion in funding, and opened the

the metro tea third line will extend through soma, union square, and chinatown.ally about to be on track. this one may send you to the refrigerator. a major announcement for foodies today. the michelin guide announced its 2021 stars for california. 51 bay area restaurants made that list. kristen sze has a look at some of the local spots. reporter: the michelin guide is awarding stars for culinary excellence for the first time since 2019. all of the three star restaurants are in the bay area, including three san francisco staples. the famed french laundry also made the list. michelin gives three stars to restaurants with exceptional cuisine that is worth a special journey. up next, the restaurants with two stars. they include -- in all, eight bay area restaurants are in this category. excellent quizzing that is worth a detour. 37 bay area restaurants fall into the next category, one michelin scar. -- star. this menu includes japanese ingredients and local produce. the avery is also awarded one star, a promotion from its previous ranking. the menu is a love letter

. >> you had just heard the voices of people gathered in union square in new york city, not far fromir pain, even across all these years. you can hear them wondering what ought to be said or done. for most americans in those early weeks, the answer was war. for most politicians, the answer was war, but war was not the answer for everyone. we're going to take you now to the halls of congress where lawmakers voted on whether to authorize the president to use military force. that vote happened on september 14th, just three days after the attacks. >> the house of representatives voted 420-1 to give president bush the authority to use all necessary and appropriate force against the terrorists. the only member of the u.s. congress to vote against the resolution was representative barbara lee, california, democrat. >> mr. speaker, i rise today with a very heavy heart, one that is filled with sorrow for the families and the loved ones who were killed and injured this week. only the most foolish and the most callous would not understand the grief that has really gripped our people and million

we are also planning, just in case, any demonstration, the one in union square, any of the counter demonstrations, if they decide they want to breach the fence, if they decide they want to attack law enforcement, we will be ready for those kinds of violence. i think they are less likely. i think the biggest concerns are counter demonstrators making sure that things stay safe with them. >> how is it breaking down? you are at the capitol. i see the park police here. who is doing what? caller: as chief gallagher mentioned, we have specific assignments for the agencies helping us. so, there will be different agencies responsible for different areas. we have to not just be concerned with the capitol itself. we have a fairly large campus was a lot of buildings. we have help there as well. particular agencies have been assigned to particular areas and specific response abilities. >> d.c. police are responsible for keeping the people at freedom plaza from the people in front of the capitol? chief manger: the u.s. park police will assist with that as well. >> chief, the organizer of the rally matt brainar

the metro tea third line will extend through soma, union square, and chinatown.inally about to be on track. this one may send you to the refrigerator. a major announcement for foodies today. the michelin guide announced its 2021 stars for california. 51 bay area restaurants made that list. kristen sze has a look at some of the local spots. reporter: the michelin guide is awarding stars for culinary excellence for the first time since 2019. all of the three star restaurants are in the bay area, including three san francisco staples. the famed french laundry also made the list. michelin gives three stars to restaurants with exceptional cuisine that is worth a special journey. up next, the restaurants with two stars. they include -- in all, eight bay area restaurants are in this category. excellent quizzing that is worth a detour. 37 bay area restaurants fall into the next category, one michelin scar. -- star. this menu includes japanese ingredients and local produce. the avery is also awarded one star, a promotion from its previous ranking. the menu is a love lette

on gary street next to union square, anyone who is displaced can book a room for $75 per night, and that includes parking. >>> as for those in need of shelter for their animals, the douglas county animal shelter in gardnerville nevada is offering help, and those with large animals can take them to the douglas county fairgrounds. pets can also be taken to the truckee animal shelter or the humane society of truckee tahoe. >>> checking in with our meteorologist, paul hagan, to take a look at those wind conditions. that katie was talking about, and what's driving this fire right now. >> gusty winds, low humidity delay, the winds will die down a lot tonight, conditions will be favorable to the for the fi t the flame icons are the satellite indicated hotspots where the fire is spreading and you can see it follows the wind arrows, strong southwesterly winds gusting up to 35 to 45 mph today, tomorrow similar conditions, sustained winds 15 to 20 mph, gusts to 35, humidity levels very low, 10 to 20%. no help from mother nature for the fire crews trying to get containment on this thing. not just ar

. >> well, the girls are now staying at the handily union square hotel in san francisco, which has become a resource for caldor fire evacuees. we've been talking about it. an air quality advisory will be in effect today and tomorrow in the bay area. but there are some steps you can take to make sure the air in your home is clean. well, a new study has found shutting windows and using air filters can cut the particular matter in half. so the air filter doesn't have to be fancy or expensive either. one reaches says says you can bill, you're all on actually using materials like a bucs fan or furnace filters. well, we'll have continuing coverage on the counter fire over on our website. so if you see that qr code on your screen. go ahead. take your phone out right now. scan that qr code got some informations on south lake tahoe and the evacuation orders there. we have a map of structures that have been destroyed. and also a list of shelters. just go ahead and scan that qr code. it's going to take you over to our website at kron 4 dot com. another big story this morning. the u.s. supreme court

in mid june, we started hearing from numerous restaurants and hotels, especially those in the union square, that the lack of late night bart service was crippling the ability to bring back workers. the bar alliance, the chamber of commerce and others, we reached out to both the bart board and staff and asked them to consider moving their late night service up. that responded in a response that was really helpful. we're pleased to report with the support of bart's labor partners, bart was able to move up the late night service providing trains in july and returning to full service august 2nd which was critical for us. and then further more, because of the relationships we developed, we reached out to rod lee, i reached out to when we realized the proof of vaccine mandate was going in for august 20 and we created with our hospitality partners a proof of relax your vax campaign to get the word out there to our residents who live across the bay as well as san francisco and our tourists and business workers, that if you're going to dine inside or drink inside, you needed to be showing proof. an

we found this a jazz ensemble in union square. >> i am a huge music fan of all different types.er covid times and everything. people need to get out and listen to some music, and she has a beautiful voice. >> ♪ my job is to listen to ♪ larry: the performances continue every wednesday through october 20 embarcadero plaza and mint plaza in soma. almost like we are getting back to normal. kristen: goes public performances do so much. larry: it is nice to be out with people. world news is next. kristen: for all of us here, kristen: for all of us here, thank you for joining us attention, california. new federal funding of $3 billion is available to help more people pay for health insurance — no matter what your income. how much is yours? julie and bob are paying $700 less, every month. dee got comprehensive coverage for only $1 a month. and the navarros are paying less than $100 a month. check coveredca.com to see your new, lower price. the sooner you sign up the more you save. only at covered california. this way to health insurance. the sooner you sign up the more you save. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

a union square hotel in san francisco, which is now a resource for caldor fire evacuees i have to do is we ask that you show from the fire evacuation areas and then what we do is we pass on a preferred rate of $75 and includes parking as we figure everyone's going to be i think anything not just us but anything anyone can to help these people out. we really wish the bus for like all the families of south dakota to. yeah, because i know that a lot of them are already struggling. and so now is a really tough time for everybody. so has made you kron. 4 news. >> we have continuing coverage of the caldor fire on our website. you can find interactive evacuation maps the map showing where structures have been damaged or destroyed. and where evacuees can get help. just scan the qr code that you see on your screen all the information is at kron 4 dot com want to head to the north bay now are firefighters appear to have a handle on a grass fire that prompted some evacuation orders. our grant lotus joins us now with the latest on that situation. this fire actually started this afternoon 2.30 to

a new rooftop restaurant is coming to san francisco's union square choteau montana is under constructionton and o'farrell the restaurant serves the japanese peruvian cuisine. according to sf gate the restaurant will occupy over fourteen hundred square feet of primary rooftop real estate. include in a massive three thousand square foot open air rooftop with sweeping views of the city. it's set to open in twenty twenty to. the san francisco bay ferry today announced a partnership with three local craft breweries east brother beer company from richmond faction brewing from alameda. and mare island brewing from the late how have all made very themed beers the beers will be available for purchase on board on select routes. and the brewery's taproom starting today. all right so outside we go oh no here we go inside ever to go outside that i want to point out julie that we figure out what the lights were actually reaching out this week with their performance it's kind of cool to seventy fifth anniversary. of the san francisco chapter of alpha kappa alpha sorority that's the first historically a

are shopping and visiting union square felt safe. for the holiday season. we are expanding that program. we have eight people who will part of that program now. we're going to increase that program to 25 and those retired officers will be of significant service to help with this program. we plan to hire a new strategic coordinator and deployment of off-duty police officers. they'll be a lieutenant who's responsible in the department for those who serve in 12b and many of you know 12b are officers who are able to be hired by private businesses to work during the times that they're off duty. we now will have a change in how we deploy those officers to the most heavily needed retail establishments. many of those places like the wallgreens and the targets and the large retailers that have been targeted, we will make changes to deployment in the hardest hit areas. and expand the rapid reporting and response to our teleserve unit and that is so that people who need to report a crime, they have an easier way to do it. online and making a ph

people gathered at union square. people were determined to come back. it was the marking point for a seismic shift in the financial industry. there was a greater move to electronic things. it was a massive moment of disruption. when we look out 20 years from the pandemic, how will we reflect on the disruption occurring right now? michael: that's a very interesting question. we don't know how things are going to evolve. it looks like more automation coming after the pandemic. we don't know how it will change the way people go about their daily lives. it could have some lingering effects. the only model we have is 1918. there has been so much advance since then, it's hard to say it's going to compare. obviously, the biggest change is we have these vaccines, these mrna vaccines that can be used in different places. i would expect major changes. we don't know what they are going to be yet. lisa: one of the changes is the heart of what you focus on, the role of the federal reserve which has become more entrenched in the financial system. how much is the fed

jobina: the hinder late union square hotel is offering evacuees a special discount and rate rooms. the hotel is charging $75 a night with working included. there also discount at macy's. the owner got the idea for discount last year. >> is really disheartening and i thought, if i can do something that allows someone to possibly relax for a little bit, i have done my part. jobina: front desk staff will check for roof of residency. the special rate runs through november 2. do we have a fire season anymore? mike: it use to start this month and go through october, maybe november. no, the climate change, it can happen anytime of the year. we had red flag warning in january and february. that was unprecedented until it happened a couple of years ago. that is what is so exhausting lately. we do not get a break from the fire danger. let's take a look at what is going on in san jose. 57 degrees. it is september 1, believe it or not. it will be the cleanest and coolest day of this seven day cycle. you will have the most cloud cover tonight. high-pressure will squash the marine layer and take

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i found my own experiences in new york and how important civic space was and how -- union square in washington square, we bill them and they billed us. -- identity comes from -- [indiscernible]-- i felt very disconnected. as almost a political exercise i imagined a very different memorial. one where instead of being below street level, it would be up. that proposal -- two days ideas of -- capturing -- [indiscernible] public space. this is showing the memorial galleries behind those waterfalls. where we would encounter the -- i was one of eight finalists. in late 2003 when i visited the site, people had left after the recovery and i could still see some of the subterranean parking slabs below the world trade center. the -- had been invisible until the recovery effort happened. you can see these cut out steel columns, which -- in capturing the -- [indiscernible]-- you could have replaced this with a new steel column but i think the memory of what had happened and i thought in some ways this picture captured what i was hoping would be special, two empty spaces looking -- [indiscernible] i had the

ryan: strong words and powerful emotions coming from union square as dozenses from the afghan community> i'm saying how many come no one is hearing our cries our screams? >> this is one of several protests happening across the country they were put on for global advocates for afghanistan. their mission is to push the united states and other nation toes send relief to the afghan people cannot escape the taliban which seized power last month. >> the taliban are a recognizeed terrorists recognized around the world so we need our leaders and the american female push our leaders to try to find whatever way we can to get humanitarian tide the country. ryan: she's worked the last few weeks helping the many refugees the united states evacuated before living she says there are many people in afghanistan who have ves ah toes live the country but can't right now because of the taliban. she says she wants the negotiation to negotiate the taliban to safely let the refugees live. >> we can do all the work we do as american but the they went le them live that then threes nothing much we can can do but

starter stockton, union square, fit in mission. >> we are getting trespassed and seeing people are more aggressive than before. stephanie: compared to the summer, is it worse? >> yes. it is getting up. stephanie: there have been 12,000 record -- burglaries recorded across san francisco this year. nearly half of those occurred since june. >> i would like to see the gorgeous --grudges- getting ready for the holidays. stephanie: before the pandemic, at any point, a security officer or to work inside 11 parking facilities working 168 hours per week. since june, the company is onlyy contracted to have one officer inside three facilities 40 hours a week. the abc 7 team reached out to us at mta for further, are there plans to reinstate security officers at the eight remaining facilities? the agency wrote the following statement. vehicle break-ins and crime has been down. off-duty police have been retained and deployed using the data we collected. these officers are in addition to the customer service representatives and security which we have recently increased. they agency reports there has b

the union metro line will extend three union square in chinatown. jobina: coming up, gabby petito's family addressing the public for the first time since her body was found as the search for brian laundrie continues. reggie: latte artists. the magic creations the san francisco paris still uses -- comes up with using foam. mike: let's talk about this fire weather watch. it starts at 11:00 this morning and goes through 6:00 tomorrow evening. mainly for the areas in orange. but the napa county's most vulnerable because you receive the least amount of rain if any out of that storm. even a couple received in solano , that actually is helpful. also a red flag warning because the ingredients are right up there and the timing is a little bit off. let's start with humidity levels that are going to drop throughout the day. they will rise again tonight. guess what the fastest wins will be, tonight. as the wind subside, the humidity level drops, so those are not in conjunction and that's why hopefully we can over -- a verse being in a red flag warning. -- overt

one of those protests took place at san francisco's union square. organizers say the need is urgent and the time is now. they are fearing that refugees will not only be ignored by the taliban, but will become targets. >> the taliban recognizes a terrorist -- is recognized as a terrorist organization throughout the world. humanitarian aid is blocked. we need our leaders and the american people to push our leaders to try to find whatever way we can to get humanitarian aid to the country. >> protesters also called on the u.s. government to do more to help refugees leave, especially those who have visas. reggie: a new police chief is officially on the job today. he was previously chief of police in seaside near monterey. before that, he spent 26 years with the fort worth, texas police department. the chief will be sworn in during the city council meeting at 6:30 tonight. >> are you busy, or do you wish you had more free time? having too much free time may be nearly as bad for our health as having too little. a new study focused on how people spend their

is this a new city as well, we have union square and warriors arena south of market. how this will work out remains to be seen, it doesn't hook up directly to bart, you have to have a good walk to get there or other places. dan: crossover inter-delays, as oldest public works projects themselves. how can voters trust san francisco with future infrastructure projects? reporter: that's the big question. another project the -- the bottom line, you cannot. what we do, we get underestimates to sells the project, it is been said by many mayors, then the costs start going up and up, once you are involved in it. it is the price of doing business in the bay area, whether it is the bay bridge, bart, the central subway. in the end, we tend to fill them up, then complain about them being overcrowded. let us hope this joins the as we try to cope with our ongoing crowded situations. dan: thanks. liz: coming up next, check out what the weather will bring us this week. this week. your eyes. beautiful on the outside, but if you have diabetes, there can be some not-so-pretty stuff going

the demonstration is expected to be in union square right in front of the capitol reflecting pool.he chief major and capitol police are not taking -- they are taking this seriously. there is a security perimeter fence that went up and completed toward the end of the week. they are not taking chances. chief major also said if any protesters or counterprotesters attempt to attack law enforcement or try to scale that fencing that is protecting the capitol, he said we will be ready. in addition to that, there is around 100 local and state law enforcement and federal law enforcement agencies on hand to assist. montgomery county police department is sending officers, arlington county and virginia sending officers, i saw baltimore officers talking with capitol police yesterday when i was walking around in the house office building. they are definitely prepared. also on friday, the defense secretary lloyd austin approved capitol police request for around 100 national guard, d.c. national guard troops to be on hand in case they are needed, but that is a last resort scenario. the chief major

the permit being at union square, for 700 to attend, they said 500 registered to be here online. look at the crowd. most of it is primarily members of the media. i would estimate maybe 100 people here, rally goers. a very small and thin crowd. still trickling in. don't want to write it off just yet, but you can see this is as close as somebody can get to the capitol. this is all of the bike fence in front of the pond in front of the capitol. this is close as you can get, flanked by member members of capitol police department. capitol police chief says the biggest risk for violence is by counter protesters and he says there were three counter protests planned. one has a history of violence although they're not too -- not too much happening in the way of that yet. seen a couple of counter protests here and there, a couple counter protesters individually. but nothing yet, mostly quiet, not a lot of tension. >> that's good. but you're in the space generally when there are permitted protests, that's about where it is. very seldom are they in proximity of the steps or closer to the cap

when people come to visit our city, they come downtown here in union square. they go to pier 39 and the fary building. they visit the crooked road on lumbard street. no trip to san francisco is complete without a ride on our cable car. so today, we are officially and i see people are already lined up and waiting to go. we are officially making them available and, as i said to you all before, please be patient. please be understanding. we have just been through a very challenging 16 months with this pandemic and what that means is things won't just go back to the way that they used to be automatically. it requires all of us to be patient, all of us to be understanding and all of us to do everything we can to just really appreciate the fact that there were lives lost during this pandemic and we are still here, we're still standing and we're still able to enjoy the beauty of san francisco. so, with that, i'll just say have a good time and know and before i introduce jeff actuallin, you have to wear your mask on the cable cars and on muni at this time and please m

reporter: that is not stopping a protest on union square after 6000 people signed petitions asking them is one way to do that. speaking directly to them before their big event, that is another way. reporter: apple's ceo has promoted iphones for priva >> they feel betrayed. they like apple because of privacy. we want them to keep the promises on privacy and security. reporter: pixelate studied apps in the apple store and found that they don't have -- some don't have privacy privacy. >> they might be monitoring the front board somehow but the window and backdoor need much more transparency than what we are seeing right now. reporter: will apple loyalty prevail? stay tuned. dan: apple released a emergency update that allows spyware. it can secretly turn on your camera, microphone and record phone calls, next messages and voicemails. security experts are urging them to update their products as soon as possible. we all better jump on that. kristen: we got some warm weather for some of you out there but for others, it is perfect. spencer: inland is everything perfect. mainly in the 50's. we w

. >> the hammering union square hotel in san francisco is offering caldor fire evacuees a special discounted. the hotel is charging $75 a night before taxes and fees, with parking included. the owner got the idea to offer an evacuee discount last year during a lightning complex -- the lightning complex fires. the package for evacuees also includes discounts at macy's and double-decker city tours. the owner says he wants evacuees to take their mind off the situation in tahoe as best as they can. >> it is really disheartening, and i thought if i could do something that allows someone to come and relax for a little bit, then i have done my part. dan: front desk staff will check for proof of residency. the timeline for when california's dangerous fire season might, fingers crossed, subside. at least five people have died from hurricane ida, the second most powerful storm to hit louisiana. it battered the state as a category four storm and helped obliterate neighborhoods. more than a million people are without power, and louisiana's governor warns it could be a month before electricity is restore

i was able to do for the first couple of hours was to go to the bookstore on union station in union squareou do not 9:10 a.m. that morning very clearly. elizabeth: you continue to work on the rescue effort. kudos to you. we were just talking to terry strada about this terrorist are going to terrorize but 9/11 was about september 12 when we were americans, we went to ♪ ♪ to republicans and was showing the power of america's character, people like you, it's always been there when america stood up proving there is good the bad in the world. >> we were able to put many differences aside, wasn't even september 12, the evening of september 11, the first responders in the new york city police and the port authority police and the fire department of new york get so much credit and they deserve it all but the national guard turned out in the next few weeks and months to work at ground zero and thousands of americans did everything that they could from restaurants from statehouses, there was individuals who are making sandwiches for soldiers and police officers, it was one of america's best response