Clayton street, we met a San Francisco resident who was attacked by several sideshow participants. First he woke up to this at 2 00 a. M. Then he was attacked by several sideshow participants right outside of his house. I was hit so hard, i was hit at least ten times in the same spot that i thought my skull was going to cave in. This San Francisco resident who preferred to remain anonymous in fear for his life said he walked outside of his cleveland suite apartment thinking he was safe after seeing a Police Vehicle down the block. He made a comment about the sideshow, and several people turned around and chased me to the entryway of my building, and he hit me two to three times in the face, broke my nose in two places, and then i crouched down and he proceeded to hit me at least ten times in the become of the head. Reporter sfpd confirmed there were no arrests and no citations at any of the side shows reported. I wanted to make sure the Mayors Office and the city of San Francisco is aware that these are not nonviolent offenders. They had rage and a veracity which i have never encountered. The fact is the sfpd is ready for it. Part of the challenge is we need to strengthen our laws like oakland did and have the ability to confiscate the vehicles that are involved in these sideshows. I spoke to a member of the San FranciscoPolice Department who confirmed theyre working on finding solutions, but its a question of resources Public Safety and officer safety. He also pointed out that theyre documenting and figuring out who these people are. In San Francisco, luz pena, abc7 news. All right, luz, thank you. A chp plane helped arrest four people last night after a police chase that started in napa county. The suspects were tracked to a neighborhood in rodeo. They ran from the car, hid in a backyard. Contra costa sheriffs deputies and chp officers then moved in to make the arrest. It was all intense for some time. But as you can see from these picture, it worked out in the end. Fellow nba legend, some of entertainments biggest names and thousands of fans honored kobe bryant and his daughter gianna. Todays memorial came nearly a month after the bryants and seven others died in a helicopter crash. Abc reporter elena gomez has more from los angeles. Reporter beyonce kicked off the memorial singing what she said was one of kobe bryants favorite songs. The ceremony was held on a symbolic date, 224, two numbers representing kobe and giannas basketball numbers. The ceremony also being held in a special location, the staples center, kobe bryants longtime home as a lakers star for two decades. Thank you, thank you, from the bottom of my heart. I love you guys vanessa bryant. Vanessa bryant gave an emotional tribute to her loved ones. I cannot imagine life without her. Mommy natalia, bianca, we love you so much, gigi. Including other emotional tributes to the laker legend. In the game of basketball, in life, as a parent, kobe left nothing in the tank. The event is being called a celebration of life. But i want my daughters to know and remember the amazing person, husband, and father he was. Honoring and celebrating the lives of kobe and Gianna Bryant, with people supporting the family in l. A. And around the world. The memorial today also honored the seven other victims who died alongside kobe and Gianna Bryant in that helicopter crash. All ticket proceeds will go towards the mamba and mam mambacitsas sports foundation. Very moving. The firing of Ann Kirkpatrick. She says she is disappointed with how it all went down last week. Laura anthony is in the newsroom with more. Laura . Hi, dan. Unlike virtually all of oaklands recent chief, this one is not going away quietly. Ann kirkpatrick is fighting back, including potential legal action against the city of oakland, and she is asking for the u. S. Department of justice to take a closer look at a system thats kept the citys Police Department under their thumb of a federal monitor for more than two decades. I dont think i was who they wanted to begin with. Exoakland police chief Ann Kirkpatrick is firing back at a citizens commission, and mayor libby schaaf for her abrupt firing last thursday. Are you upset . Angry . Not angry. I will tell you im disappointed. Im embarrassed. Terminating the chief of police. Commission chair Regina Jackson claimed the chiefs firing was without cause, but jackson went on the say the commission had lost confidence in kirkpatrick, who had openly sparred with commissioners in past meetings. I am not going to have a police chief that you speak to our staff in that manner. The commission had also criticized kirkpatrick for failing to fire four officers involved in a controversial 2018 shooting that left joshua pollack dead. I knew i could have had a good headline. I knew the commission would have been happy with me. I knew the monitor would have been happy with me. But to do so would have violated integrity. Do you feel like the mayor turn yound . She was one of your biggest supporters. Yes. I do think that i was surprised and disappointed in her, yes. I was disappointed. Why . I believed her. Unlike those who fired her, kirkpatrick believed she had made significant progress towards complying with a federal monitors goals, including Violence Reduction and hiring more women and minor officers. I want to be clear that i am not a opposed to federal oversight, but after 17 years in this pattern of firing chiefs, ten of them, this pattern that we cant seem to compliance is troubling. Kirkpatrick told us she will ask the u. S. Department of justice to investigate, and she is considering legal action against the city. Abc7 news news has learned the basis for her legal claim may be alleged retaliation related to kirkpatricks reported refusal to grant special favors to at least one member of the Police Commission. As for oaklands next chief i would tell anyone who calls me, and they will. Any candidate will be calling me, that if you have a family or children or parents, anyone who is relying on their income, do not come to oakland because they will not have a job for long. Now kirkpatrick went on the say she believes her firing and the way it happened will have a Chilling Effect on oaklands efforts to hire a new chief, and she promises to release more information about why she thinks she was really let go by that Police Commission in the coming weeks. Live in the newsroom, laura anthony, abc7 news. Remarkable interview today, laura thank you. New developments surrounding the coronavirus. The dow closed down more than one thousand points. Tough day on wall street. Its the worst single day drop in more than two years. Airline stocks in particular took a beating, of course, because of travel. Spreading outside of china with shark increases reported in south korea and italy now. Thats the concern about coronavirus. Its led to numerous travel warnings for people not to go to areas that are affected. U. S. Airlines have already suspended service to china and hong kong because of the outbreak. More than 2600 deaths are being blamed on the virus, and there are around 80,000 people now infected worldwide. Former hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein is now in a new york jail. Harvey weinstein has finally been held accountable for crimes he committed. How much time he could spend in prison after being convicted on some of the rape and Sexual Assault charges against him. New developments from Mcclymonds High School. There is both good news and bad news as testing for a cancercausing chemical continues. Im spencer christian. Our february dry spell continues. Will we receive any rainfall this month . Ill have the answer in my accuweather forecast coming up. And at 4 09, the San Francisco skyway on this monday. It is slowgoing as usual on the righthand side. Thats heading south towards the peninsula. An other side trying to get over to the east how you watch it does too. Tv just keeps getting better. This is xfinity x1. Featuring the Emmy Awardwinning voice remote. Streaming Services Without changing passwords and input. Live sports with realtime stats and scores. Access to the most 4k content. And your movies and shows to go. The best tv experience is the best tv value. Xfinity x1. Simple. Easy. Awesome. Xfinity. The future of awesome. Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein is in jail today after being convicted on rape and Sexual Assault charges involving two women in new york city. A jury found weinstein guilty on charges that could send the 67yearold to prison for up to 29 years. But the same panel also acquitted him on two more serious charges that carried life sentences. One of weinsteins production assistants accused him of sexually assaulting her in 2006. Prosecutors also claimed he raped an aspiring actress in 2013. Harvey weinstein has finally been held accountable for crimes he committed. The women who came forward courageously and at great risk made that happen. He is going to be filed and but an appeal will be filed, as soon as possible. Wine scene will return to court in manhattan for sentencing on march 11. He also faces Sexual Assault charges in los angeles. In the east bay, air testing continues at Mcclymonds High School for cancer causing chemical tce. It was found in the groundwater, and the School Remains offlimits to studens and staff. Abc7 News Reporter kris reyes is live with an update on when classes might resume. Chris . Good afternoon, ama. Its the case of good news and bad news for mcclymondss families. Good news because so far they havent detected any toxic air at the school. Thats just preliminary testing. Theyre still waiting for final results, which means the students will be split up in different locations in order for classes to resume on tuesday. All of that information came out at a meeting that happened here at west Oakland Middle School this morning. Today we were angry as well. We didnt really get anywhere. Bea hendricks just attended a meeting for parents. Many worry more than just safety for the kids. Her son is a junior at the school, plays football. But right now h is home without sports or grades. The scouts look into your grades and what youve been doing in your junior year because they want to know if they even want to talk to you your senior year. Classes resume tuesday all within a couple of miles of mcclymonds. Ninth gradelers go to ralph bunche, tenth and 11 to west oakland middle. Mcclymonds will remain closed as air testing on property continues. Final results are expected at the end of the week. The good news is the preliminary test results we had on saturday showed exactly what we were hoping, and that is zero percent tce throughout the school. Parents have been angry and confused about the process. The school shut down last week after tce was found in groundwater near the school. Officials have yet to trace where it came from, but there are several Hazardous Waste sites in west oakland. Were hesitant to allow them to go back because were not sure, like i said, what are the acceptable levels of this. We know that there is all kinds of distrust, and rightfully so. This is a situation where people of color, poor people have frankly always gotten the shaft in this country. And we need to change this. Now file results for that toxic air is expected later this week. Theyre trying to keep the students busy. Theyre going to be going on field trips all over the bay area. School officials tell me they hope to have mcclymonds reopened by next monday. In oakland, kris reyes for abc7 news. Thanks. Now to consumer news. For those with Homeowners Insurance, there can be benefits to switching it up. 7 on your sides Michael Finney has more than that. Many homeowners have been with the same Insurance Company for years, even decades without ever checking to see if they can save money with another company. Could they . Joining me now is kevin brasser. He is the executive editor with bay areas consumer checkbook. People dont shop for insurance. Its a big mistake. Sticking with the same company year after year, we found most homeowners by just looking for a lower cost option, a lower cost company in this area can save a thousand dollars or more each year by just making that switch. A lot of people dont do it. They just dont know that these big price differences exist, but they do. Some companies charge twice as much as others for the exact same coverage for the exact same policy, the sacket same home. You really do need to shop around and make sure you cant find a better deal. Another mistake a lot of homeowners make is well, ive been with this company for a long time. Ive never had a claim. I pay the bill on time, whatever, therefore im getting discount for being a good ting customer. Long time, were keeping track. There is no question, youre getting a big discount for not having the claims. But they dont realize all the other companies that want their business are going to give them a big discount for not having claims and being a good customer. The discounts apply to other companies also. And the other companies are more likely to give you a better rate to earn your business. We really need to shop around. We recommend you do it every two or three years for a better price, a better policy. Fortunately, in this area, the California Department of insurance makes it really easy to identify what should be low Cost Companies on its website every year it publishes the results it does of the auto and Homeowner Insurance companies. You go on and pick the profile that fits your situation and see which companies have low rate, and focus your efforts on those companies. You dont waste a lot of time shopping around at companies that are going to be expensive. I know what people are thinking right now. Too hard. Too much of a hassle. Its affordable. Im done. Tell them its not hard. Is it hard . Im not saying it was easy. Its like doing your taxes. I mean, its a pain. It might take an afternoon. It might take a day. You might have to get some people wait for people to call you become, there might be some run around with some companies where you have to deal with an underwriter. So its not simple. But you can save a thousand dollars and save that year after year after year, thats worth my time to do this. I think another mistake people make is well, i just renewed with them. I just got the notice to renew and ill do it when it comes up again. You dont have to wait even if youre prepaid. If you find a better deal elsewhere, once you sign up with that new company, you can cans well your old company and they have to refund you any unused premiums. By law . By law. They might charge you 40 or 50 as a fee to do that, but thats nothing compared to saving a thousand dollars or in some cases 2,000 off making a switch. Because youre watching right now, kevin and the bay area consumers checkbook folks will let you access the entire study on Homeowners Insurance for free. Go to abc7news. Com. Thanks for joining us. Good to see you. Excellent. Good information there. Definitely. Maybe change it around and benefit yourself. Lets check on our weather. Another glorious day outside. We need the rain. All the trees are fooled. I know. The birds are hopping around. And ive been inhaling that pollen all day too. We all are, yeah. It does feel like may. Temperatures in the 70s today. Here is a look at live doppler 7. Sunny skies, live view from sutro tower. Pardon my sniffle, looking out over San Francisco under sunny skies. Its 60 degrees in the city. 69 in oakland. 70 in redwood city. Upper 60s at santa rosa, gilroy. 58 at pacifica. And a lovely clear sky view from mount tam looking down on to the bay. 73 degrees in Santa Rosa Petaluma 64. 71 at napa. And fairfield 77. Concord 74. Livermore 73. Weve got blue skies over the embarcadero and over the bay as seen here from our rooftop camera. These are our forecast features. It will be clear overnight with gusty winds in the hills. Sunny and warm the next few days, and no rain is likely before march 1. Lets take a look at how dry this february has been. Its 24th of february. So far no rain at all this month. Looking back at some previous february rains here in San Francisco last year, San Francisco produced february produced nearly 8 inches of rain in San Francisco. The highest rainfall total in february ever here in San Francisco was in 1998. Nearly 15 inches of rain. But as you well know by now, because weve said it so often, we have had no rain so far this february. Our forecast animation indicates we may get a couple of hundreds of an inch by sunday, which is march 1. But that doesnt help us in february, does it . Here is the forecast animation showing the approach of midnight saturday night, with no rain at all. But early saturday morning, it looks like a little rain may touch parts of the bay area. So its probably going to be a completely dry february. Overnight conditions, clear, breezy in the hills. Mainly mid to upper 40s. Tomorrows highs will range from mid60s a the coast to low and mid70s around the bay and up to almost 80 degrees in the warmest inland spots tomorrow. It will be mild again, or mild to warm on wednesday with inland highs in the mid to upper 70s. Thursday perhaps even warm were highs approaching 80 degrees inland once a