in n francisco's south of market neighborhood for scott wiener's election night watch party. while we were here, we caught up with san francisco mayor london breed. is she endorsed mike bloomberg in this primary race for the democratic nomination. we caught up with her a short time ago to see exactly if she would support joe biden, or bernie sanders, if they were the nominees. here's what she had to say. >> i'm surprised at how well biden is doing. and i think it's great. we will see when it happens. haven't made a decision yet. but like i said, at the end of the day, it's important that we support the democratic nominee so that we can elect a democrat president. >> reporteyobrd says there is a need for unity within the democratic party, with these two seemingly different factions inside of the moderates and the progressives and that all has to come together in november. that's what she told us, just a short time ago. coming up late tonight on kpix 5 news, we will hear from state senator scott wiener, talked to him about the same subject, about unity in the democratic party.

[applause] >> supervisor walton: thank you, senator wiener. thank you, assembly member chiu. a lot of my colleagues are standing here in solidarity. we have supervisor hillary ronen, supervisor sandra fewer, supervisor aaron peskin, supervisor ahsha safai, and we are led by our illustrious president of the board of supervisors who is going to come up and speak on behalf of the entire board of supervisors, president norman yee. [applause] >> president yee: thank you, supervisor walton. there is something to be said when we have elected from all spectrums come to this community, and we are united. if these electeds, my partners and so forth can be united, a community can be united. now, my heart goes out to mr. chow, but my heart goes out to the community. the community needs to express themselves in saying this is not acceptable. we are a community of many people, and nothing is going to break us apart. you have to have a strong community. one of the things -- i'm going to use a metaphor real quickly my father taught me that anybody probably knows what a chop stick is, and pro

governor scott wiener has cleared a bill to reduce the way for institutions to build affordable housing property. wiener tried three times to pass legislation to create more housing in california. >>> safety is another part of building a better bay area. in marin county a measure to provide millions a year is currently passing. currently it's getting over 68%. there are thousands of votes to be counted. the registrar of voters say it could be two weeks before the final tally. >>> we want to hear your ideas by building a better bay area. you can share your ideas by joiningw den ashley, his rock te casa concert was held at the lesher center last night. ♪ eight, six, seven, five, three, 0, 9 ♪ ♪ >> rick spring field headlined last night's show. they are expended to raise $5,000 to help children in the community. for more information you can go to rock the casa.org. >>> a check with the weather now with lgbtqist meteorologist >> we're looking at another system we wish we could tap into, one to three inches of rain for southern california expected. we loo outside, cool view with the clouds a

i'll have a lot more to say on that subject later o. >> wiener. it sounds like she doesn't trust the voters. the democratic voters. is that what you're hearing? >> well, unfortunately, i was a big fan of elizabeth warren. i think she was one of the strong of the debateer on the stage b. the bottom line s we all know the sexism exists. but this was about strait gentleman unforge, senator warren lost her own home state. numerous times she bragged about never losing an election. this came down to the bottom line, she was a ashamed to say she was a capitalist. she is a compassion at capitalist. and she allowed bernie sanders to pull her too far to the left. and there are more moderns to this party. i worked for senator sanders, but i am an independent, a small business owner and i'm not a socialist. and those people forgot about tt. elizabeth warren, one moment z's next moment, she's a socialist. she was trying to please too many tribes. and now she realizes, twitter is not real. >> there's also the lying factor here want she lied about. geraldo: tabl

. >> state senator scot wiener has introduced a bill to ease zoning restrictions. it would clear the way for non-profit hospitals and faith institutions to build affordable housing units on their property. wiener has tried three times to pass legislation to create more housing in california. >> safety is another part of building a better bay area. a measure that would provide millions of dollars every year is narrowly passing. measure c needs a two thirds majority since it is a tax. currently it's getting just over 68%. the registrar of voters says it could be two weeks until there's a final tally, and we want hear your yis about bidding a better bay area. >> people in san francisco got free tulips today, but festivities were scaled back because of the coronavirus. abc 7 news in union square for flower bowl day, originally a garden was supposed to be setup so people could pick their own flowers. but this year volunteers handed them out instead. now, despite warnings about avoiding large crowds plenty of people showed up for today's white elephant sale in oakland. t

in a statement, senator wiener said churches and other institutions often have land to spare and they should be able to use that land to build affordable housing and further their mission. >>> a lot later tomorrow morning, we spring forward tonight. but one lawmaker says it is about time for a real change. >> reporter: nearly rte riou clocks forward in the spring and back in the fall. to the frustration of a state assemblyman, who says the practice is outdated, unsafe and unhealthy. >> the worst data shows accident rate increases, heart attack rate increases. the week after people lose one hour of sleep. >> reporter: the bill would move california to daylight saving time year-round. it passed easily in the assembly, but stalled in the state senate. amid concerns of what would happen if california was out of sync with trade partners like mexico and canada and neighboring and nearby states like oregon and washington. >> i hope that we will be able to get the bill out of committee and take a vote on the floor sometime this year. >> reporter: the getting the approval of state lawmakers is

[applause] >> supervisor walton: thank you, senator wiener. thank you, assembly member chiu. of my colleagues are standing here in solidarity. we have supervisor hillary ronen, supervisor sandra fewer, supervisor aaron peskin, supervisor ahsha safai, and we are led by our illustrious president of the board of supervisors who is going to come up and speak on behalf of the entire board of supervisors, president norman yee. [applause] >> president yee: thank you, supervisor walton. there is something to be said when we have elected from all spectrums come to this community, and we are united. if these electeds, my partners and so forth can be united, a community can be united. now, my heart goes out to mr. chow, but my heart goes out to the community. the community needs to express themselves in saying this is not acceptable. we are a community of many people, and nothing is going to break us apart. you have to have a strong community. one of the things -- i'm going to use a metaphor real quickly my father taught me that anybody probably knows what a chop stick is, and probably

senator scott wiener introduced the legislation in san francisco. project home series, we reported on how churches have already been pushing to make this ppen. the san francisco building department identified 800 properties owned by religious organizations that are under utilized but could be developed for affordable housing. >>> in san jose a grand opening was held for a new supportive housing development, villas on the park is on north 2nd street and julian street, pairing with on site services to help get people off the streets. we want to hear your bay area housing stories, send them to project home at cbs.com. >>> right now president trump is visiting communities in tennessee hit by deadly storms this week. he was greeted by state and local officials after he landed in nashville and boarded marine one to survey the damage. this comes one day after the president approved a major disaster declaration for the state. that will send federal aid to help in recovery efforts. >> it is cool that he is hegolp can see the homes destroyed. definitely appre

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to where the topic of a news conference inside her church friday morning, a state senator scott wiener's bill would allow religious institutions and nonprofit hospitals to build 100% affordable housing on their properties. >>without having to rezone or go through discretionary approval in high density areas they be able to build up to 5 stories in a 150 units and up to 3 stories and 40 units in more residential neighborhoods. assembly member buffy wicks bill would make it easier for churches to build on their parking lots, i say it's time to build more housing we have an enormous amount of land that churches synagogues profit >>whether it's a parking lot or other land that they would like to use to build affordable housing and right now they can't because own for it to the local opposition. were these religious institutions and nonprofit hospitals to be able to build affordable housing and a lot of land that what you can do it. our them to create that house and it's expected that we will know by late august whether the bills passed or failed. >>if passed will then head to the governor's

weeks and by the end of press conference he even played another example of a mixed message even alex wiener government struggling to make we know these are tough decisions but why is it so difficult for the governments to do what they're supposed to be doing i think we're talking about democracy as his so they're trying to balance the rights for you for me for citizens against fighting this pandemic which is leading to so many deaths so we heard that from the german chancellor angela merkel when she addressed the nation on wednesday she talked about this very problem and we're seeing cities in germany for example here in berlin in a semi lockdown so we know that some schools have been closed nurseries have been closed pubs of being closed clubs the list goes on and yet as we can see shortly there are many people who are still out on the streets that look that it's almost like it's a holiday that i think picnics i even saw somebody yesterday he was having a barbecue in the middle of a park and so the german authorities are warning people that they have to take it seriously otherwise they wou

to where the topic of a news conference inside her church friday morning, a state senator scott wiener's bill would allow religious institutions and nonprofit hospitals to build 100% affordable housing on their properties without having to rezone or go through discretionary approval in high density areas they be able to build up to 5 stories in a 150 units and up to 3 stories and 40 units in more residential neighborhoods. assembly member buffy wicks bill would make it easier for churches to build on their parking lots, i say it's time to build more housing we have an enormous amount of land that churches synagogues profit >>whether it's a parking lot or other land that they would like to use to build affordable housing and right now they can't because only for it to the local opposition. are these religious institutions and nonprofit hospitals to be able to build affordable housing and a lot of land that what you can do it. our them to create that housing it's expected that we will know by late august whether the bills have passed or failed. >>if passed they then head to the governor's

. >> reporter: state senator scott wiener told us by phone it's important that california is collaborating with the private sector on this issue. >> our federal government did not competently handle it, so we're playing catchup and we lost a lot of valuable time where we could have been testing a lot of people and getting people before they became symptomatic. >> reporter: now, a reminder. there are no walk-ups allowed here. you have to go online. one big question we're getting about this is on data collection. if you go to their website, project baseline says it follows federal and state regulations on the collection and use of a person's data. that includes hipaa laws. you can find out more information on our website, nbcbayarea.com. weef live in san jose, ian cull, nbc bay area news. >>> from outside to inside. as recommended, many of us are cleaning our homes from top to bottom. but just because it's clean doesn't mean it's disinfected. consumer investigator chris chmura shows us how to get it right. >> reporter: the cdc says cleaning and disinfecting are two different steps. let's lay

this is scott wieners watch party. who is he endorsing tonight?> reporter: i have not had a chance to speak with senator weiner yet at this point . he is outside speaking to a reporter from the examiner. i will pull him over here to see if we cannot get him on camera to talk about how tonight has gone on this super tuesday. >> i appreciate it. here are some of the ballot measures in san francisco tonight. san francisco's measure d finds property owners who leave retail storefronts empty and it requires a two thirds majority to pass. it looks like the yes's lead. >> san francisco is looking to improve fire, earthquake and other disaster responses with measure b. two thirds of the vote is needed to pass on this one. the yes's have it with 77%. and measure letter a would pump tens of millions of dollars of cash into city college campuses . this bond measure needs 55% approval to go through. right now the yes's lead with 65%. one voting block celebrating tonight is the supporters of bernie sanders. he won big in california tonight. joe vasquez was wit

somewhere in the united states there are 75 mediocre bands unpacking their bongs let's not forget wienerobile, they canceled their events too what will i do with my buns? well i do have a case of toilet paper. meanwhile the stock market reacts to fear in gossip that the next day it wakes up hungover and corrects itself it is up and down and up and down like you're dating lohan but it is a living organism reacting to fears of the unknown that's a real problem we're human and fear exist because we're living in a cloud of unknown and fear fills that empty space where facts should be that can create panellic. but panic in formation a becomes control and then preparation and that's good. so you have a war of perspectives on one hand you've people putting death risk are in context by comparing to other kill rs like cancer and heart disease. but be there are other people whoing flag this viruses fast spread which must be slowed so hospitals can feel incoming sick instead of care and these can be right but second one is one that really matters because it enables action. true in a few months we m

senator scott wiener was here to highlight safety among employees.mong those, disabled insurance, paid family leave. and partial employment for those who find themselves on a reduced work schedule. >> reporter: nina joyner, longtime oakland resident and business owner is working hard to keep her business afloat during the coronavirus. >> a lot of the products that are not locally sourced are coming from asia. >> reporter: what she does have wasn't flying off the shelves. there's a lot less foot traffic because of the outbreak, but she's using technology to market and move products. >> just like other agencies, food agencies, companies who deliver food to their clients. >> reporter: down the streets, the lights are off at the often busy buffet fortuna. >> many have to prepare every day, every night. >> reporter: at pacifica renaissance plaza, more evident of the virus's economic impact. the banquet hall now dark. >> reporter: swan lee, owner of usa nails in oakland said she's already laid off one worker and put another on part-time status since and be

strength scott wiener of san francisco has a new proposal to boost the bay area's affordable housingupply. it will allow churches and other faith institutions to build it on their surplus land. the bill sb 899 with ease zoning restrictions to allow for the construction of up to 150 affordable units. on excess property belonging to churches, nonprofit hospitals, synagogues and mosques. it will depend on the area and limited to 40 units. senator weiner said churches and other religious and charitable institutions often have land to spare and they should be able to use the land to build affordable housing and thus further their mission. >>> bay area real estate is still finding ways to surprise us. the latest attention grabbing transaction involves a dilapidated shack that sold for $2 million. don ford on what the new owners plan to do with the property. >>> real estate is known worldwide for having extraordinarily extravagant prices. this uninhabitable shack just sold, proving the point. it has been sitting here for decades. this dilapidated shack on top of the hill just sold for $1.97

to where the topic of a news conference inside her church friday morning, a state senator scott wiener's bill would allow religious institutions and nonprofit hospitals to build 100% affordable housing on their properties without having to rezone or go through discretionary approval in high density areas they be able to build up to 5 stories in a 150 units and up to 3 stories and 40 units in more residential neighborhoods. assembly member buffy wicks bill would make it easier for churches to build on their parking lots, i say it's time to build more housing we have an enormous amount of land that churches synagogues profit whether it's a parking lot or other land that they would like to use to build affordable housing and right now they can't because only for it to the local opposition. >>were these religious institutions and nonprofit hospitals to be able to build affordable housing and a lot of land which you can do it. >>our them to create that house and it's expected that we will know by late august whether the bills passed or failed. >>if passed will then head to the governor's desk

about closing for good cause of the conavirus at 1030 we have aninterview with californ senator scott wiener abt what he plans to do about . and as the coronavirus continues to spead more communities are crking down on public gatherings up next f th strictest fan i >>iis the health officer broad legal authority. actions to prect the health of the community. >>in rponse to the quick spread of the coronavirus we continue to see tough fans in the bay area on public gatherings. todayontra costa health services ere issued a gatherings of 100 people or more. this is in additionto the county declaring a local emergency earlier this week. kron 4 so to call explains when this der goes into effect. >>starting at idnight and maining in effect through the end of march the legal order prohibiting mass gatherings of 100 or more people has been issued by the healtofficer of contra costa county, acting health office doctor lee made the announcement saturday at a news conference in martinez says order does not apply to normal operations at airports or spaces ere people may be in transit. >>and does not apply

writing within seven days 19andemic and state senators applauded the work during the pandemic, scott wiener said the new order doesn't go far enough. >> unfortunately, the executive order simply says if you don't pay your rent, they can move to evict you right now but they can't actually enforce that eviction until the emergency is over. in a few months, when the emergency is over, you could be evicted. >>> state senator scott weiner introduced legislation to put a full moratorium on evictions and would give renters one year after the end of the state of emergency to pay back the rent in installments. the legislature is in recess because of the virus right now. >>> a frightening reality with domestic violence calls skyrocketing and some victims are forced to stay in one spot with their abusers. a shelter has been overwhelmed with calls. >> reporter: a stay-at-home order won't stop tonya brown from coming to work. after enduring an abusive relationship for 11 years, brown is a survivor turned savor, working at the community for peace, helping victims break the cycle. in the last weeks, she's

. >> state senator scott wiener from san francisco joining us this morning. we do appreciate you, senator. >> thank you so much. >>> we have some breaking news coming in. we're learning senator bernie sanders is planning to assess his 2020 presidential campaign with supporters. that is according to his campaign manager. this is after joe biden won all three democratic primaries held yesterday. and last night he called it a very good night for his campaign. biden has a commanding lead in delegates over bernie sanders. ohio abruptly canceled its primary due to the coronavirus pandemic. 6:11. a check of our forecast for today. more rain in the works? >>> yes, and we've been tracking the snow in the sierra as well. right now our sierra snowpack for the central parts of the sierra around lake tahoe about half of normal but we've made big progress here in the past week or so as we see snow coming down. we'll take a break and then we'll see more scattered showers redeveloping this afternoon. off and on today that rain is a factor. >> the richmond sign of the san raf

no, director for the malcolm wiener center for social policy and the question is about the nature of the bond between the senators they put a think about the relationship which was evident, everybody who saw it, one thing i think about that a don't see as much today in public life is a sense of common purpose, i sense that even if we might disagree on a specific issue where both united behind idea country over party. at that substance country over personal gain. and so my question is, how do we polish of that in our young people here at the kennedy school and around harvard more generally? it seems like it so important to the function of government. thank you very much. >> country over party. >> country over party, country over state, country over everything else. i mean, i was reading john mccain's oral history, i was mentioning to cindy i just regret. i encourage everybody to read it. it's online and you can read it. he said something that was so interesting to me. he said, there's a reason that we are called united states senators, and then our states come next. and i think you ca

. >>> san francisco state senator scott wiener is cosponsoring a bill that help protect small businesses from eviction during the pandemic. many small stores and restaurants have shut down operations in recent days to stop the spread of the virus and i can make it difficult for them to pay their rent. his bill would ban evictions during the health crisis which would encourage businesses to help protect their workers, the economy and the public health. later today mayor london breed will update the city of san francisco on the effort to stop the spread of the virus. the mayor will announce new health orders in response to the pandemic along with new policies to help city workers during the crisis mayor bree will be joined by the city's director of public health during a morning news conference. >>> most bay area schools will be closed today in many parents have to find caretakers for their kids while the school district are scrambling to keep lessons coming public schools are shut down in san francisco, oakland, santa clara county, contra costa county and more. some school system trying t

to where the topic of a news conference inside her church friday morning, a state senator scott wiener's bill would allow religious institutions and nonprofit hospitals to build 100% affordable housing on their properties without having to rezone or go through discretionary approval in high density areas they be able to build up to 5 stories in a 150 units and up to 3 stories and 40 units in more residential neighborhoods. assembly member buffy wicks bill would make it easier for churches to build on their parking lots, i say it's time to build more housing we have an enormous amount of land that churches synagogues profit >>whether it's a parking lot or other land that they would like to use to build affordable housing and right now they can't because only for it to the local opposition. are these religious institutions and nonprofit hospitals to be able to build affordable housing and a lot of land which you can do it. our them to create that housing it's expected that we will know by late august whether the bills have passed or failed. >>if passed will then head to the governor's desk

as a result of the coronavirus in a press conference today mayor breed was joined by senator scott wiener supervisor aaron peskin and other city leaders to show how the city will help people who are sick and out of work. >>as we can see as this develops this. this virus is not discriminating based on race this virus is impacting people all over the world if you're sick, and you don't have enough sick leave, we will still allow you to advance that sick time so you don't have to wait until you accrue that sick time we will basically allow you to take the sick time get paid for the sick time off and you can pay it back after you work for the time that you work later on so we in the city are leading by example by making sure that if someone is sick and they need to take that time off for whatever reason they're able to do so and not worry about whether or not they will have an income. >>the city will also be launching a website that will serve as a one-stop shop for all resources contacts an update for small businesses. >>at the city of oakland to the lists oakland officials today announced t

today, i would like to honor our hero of the day, justin wiener.rade school teacher in northern california working to maintain stability for his students who now have to learn virtually. every single morning, he keeps his backdrop very similar to his classroom, even his desk so his kids feel comfortable. it's a scene they know well. and every morning, he sings a greeting to every single one of them in a recorded morning meeting. so i just want to thank him. i know what it's like to be a parent dealing with kids who are really unsettled by this. i want to thank justin. i want to thank teachers across this country who are trying to keep a sense of normalcy and help those kids feel safe during a really scary time. thank you, justin. you're my hero today. if you know a local hero, please, send them our way using #hero of the day. too many after parties? not drinking water? we've all committed skin sins! new neutrogena® bright boost... kick-starts dull, tired skin with neoglucosamine... a gentle, non-acid amino sugar exfoliant that works within the surf

to where the topic of a news conference inside her church friday morning, a state senator scott wiener's bill would allow religious institutions and nonprofit hospitals to build 100% affordable housing on their properties without having to rezone or go through discretionary approval in high density areas they be able to build up to 5 stories in a 150 units and up to 3 stories and 40 units in more residential neighborhoods. assembly member buffy wicks bill would make it easier for churches to build on their parking lots, i say it's time to build more housing we have an enormous amount of land that churches synagogues profit >>whether it's a parking lot or other land that they would like to use to build affordable housing and right now they can't because only for it to the local opposition. were these religious institutions and nonprofit hospitals to be able to build affordable housing and a lot of land which you can do it. our them to create that housing it's expected that we will know by late august whether the bills have passed or failed. >>if passed will then head to the governor's des

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on right now for etf edge don't go away our live on line show starts at 1:00 we will here from dan wiener't afford to miss that. >> we won't be bob appreciate it. >>> a number of you are asking about a number of stock upgrades today. we will answer those questions come up next in the half probably some stocks that all of you own. we will do it next 30 seconds away. >>> hi, everybody. i'm kelly evans here's what's coming up on the he can change stocks are rallying as investors bet that stimulus is on the way. even goldman says cutting rates won't be all that effective s. this euphoria in the market well placed? we'll debate that. what changes are investors making in light of this volat e volatility and will it pay off >>> jeff curry joins us, we'll get his take on where oil goes we'll talk about if the gold rally will last as well. that and more at the top of the hour >>> frank has a market flash on philip morris. >> trading 2.5% higher after announcing martin king will transition to a newly created role of phillip morris america. it will focus on the rollout of icos his new role is about

[applause] >> supervisor walton: thank you, senator wiener. thank you, assembly member chiu.leagues are standing here in solidarity. we have supervisor hillary ronen, supervisor sandra fewer, supervisor aaron peskin, supervisor ahsha safai, and we are led by our illustrious president of the board of supervisors who is going to come up and speak on behalf of the entire board of supervisors, president norman yee. [applause] >> president yee: thank you, supervisor walton. there is something to be said when we have elected from all spectrums come to this community, and we are united. if these electeds, my partners and so forth can be united, a community can be united. now, my heart goes out to mr. chow, but my heart goes out to the community. the community needs to express themselves in saying this is not acceptable. we are a community of many people, and nothing is going to break us apart. you have to have a strong community. one of the things -- i'm going to use a metaphor real quickly my father taught me that anybody probably knows what a chop stick is, and probably anybody ca

those days those doors stay open kron four's else of money and alked with californ senator scott wienersses during this pandemic. >>this is a terrible health situation and it's havi her and one of those consequences is that our small businesses particularly restrants, bars, retail busesses. have seen their revenue justgo off the cliff that sound 7080 90% down. and what we want to make sureis out if they do close their doors cause they no longer have revenue. we want to make sure they can open up again once a stabilizes so our legislation wilprevents the all businesses from being evicted for lack of payment of rent. during this emergency. and then when it comes l we co out of they can open up again because the last thing we need is a peanent mass closure of her small neighborhood businesses what will you say to the landlord to feel like they are going to be ma to shoulder th struggle. >>well to be clear. i thnk most commercial would do the right thing. >>and be patient with the cause after all in the middle of a health epemic, it's my numbers are goingto be able to reroutethese commercia

[applause] >> supervisor walton: thank you, senator wiener. thank you, assembly member chiu.my colleagues are standing here in solidarity. we have supervisor hillary ronen, supervisor sandra fewer, supervisor aaron peskin, supervisor ahsha safai, and we are led by our illustrious president of the board of supervisors who is going to come up and speak on behalf of the entire board of supervisors, president norman yee. [applause] >> president yee: thank you, supervisor walton. there is something to be said when we have elected from all spectrums come to this community, and we are united. if these electeds, my partners and so forth can be united, a community can be united. now, my heart goes out to mr. chow, but my heart goes out to the community. the community needs to express themselves in saying this is not acceptable. we are a community of many people, and nothing is going to break us apart. you have to have a strong community. one of the things -- i'm going to use a metaphor real quickly my father taught me that anybody probably knows what a chop stick is, and probably anyb

and also, in 2019, i was acknowledged veteran of the year by state senator wiener., it's great getting all these awards, but the biggest award and biggest accolade is i can get a call from a wife and say thank you for your help getting us benefits. as you can see, supervisors, this is my calling, and i want to continue my journey and i request your approval. >> chair ronen: thank you so much. thank you for your service. >> thank you. >> chair ronen: next, douglas boullard, and then after that, eric deng. hi. >> thank you, chair ronen, supervisor mar, supervisor haney. thank you for giving me a minute to speak. some of you may know me as the junior rotc director at lowell, and i've been doing that 22 years. frankly, it's the joy of my life, probably more fun than anything i got to do in my previous 23 years in active duty as an army engineer officer. my last assignment as active duty was in 1992, at san francisco state university, and i now consider san francisco home. i got my instincts for serving from my dad, who served in monmany positions in the town and served