Ashley. Thanks for joining us. It happened while the dog walker was at city hall meeting with officials about racist threats that hes received in recent weeks. Abc seven News Reporter luz pena spoke to him and has the story. As ashes and debris flew out of the second floor of Terry Williams home, he described the frightening moments his elderly parents faced hours earlier inside the home. His neighbors going in to rescue his mom and dad. He said they couldnt get to my mom, my mom and my dads not strong to get my mom out, so i guess i wasnt here. So i was just getting filled here and they said the firemen got here fast. Think i applaud the firemen. Thank yall. When terry arrived, he tried getting to his mom, who was trapped on the second floor. A smoke and flames consumed the building where his family has lived for decades. I ran past everybody they told me ran out. Im trying to get to my mom. My dad said, well get my mom. So i try to run past everybody. I ran to. I ran to some farmers on the first floor. The first 911 calls coming in around 1131 this morning, sf fire investigators were seen scanning the second floor, searching for answers. Two rescues were immediately accomplished one on the upper floor, one on the middle floor, and those individuals suffered serious and moderate injuries and were taken to a local hospital where theyre being treated at this time. These investigations do take time. Last month, terry, a beloved dog walker in the alamo square neighborhood, received threatening packages with racist messages, including a doll with a noose around its neck. Packages that shook this community, leading to rallies in support of terry. This whole chain of incidents has very much brought us all together. After the racist incidents, terry and his neighbors have been working on a network of security cameras to help keep a close eye on the area. Terry was at city hall at the time of the fire. I feel like i should have been here, you know, maybe i could have stopped, prevented anything at all. My parents are elderly and they understood why stuff like this happen. You know, this is my worst nightmare. The San FranciscoFire Department is still investigating where the fire started and what might have caused it in the meantime, neighbors here say they will continue to support this family in San Francisco. Luz pena abc seven news. Police in San Francisco are banned from using facial recognition technology. But according to a new report in the washington post, police have repeatedly turned to other Police Departments to use it for them. The post reviewed police documents showing five requests by sfpd for outside agencies to conduct facial recognition searches. They didnt get any matches, sfpd told the post. Those requests violated the citys ban and were not authorized by the department. We reached out to San Francisco police but did not hear back. Back in march, voters agreed to give the police chief power to approve limited use of facial recognition. San jose police are urging the victim of a bizarre incident at an ice cream parlor to come forward. Surveillance video from inside a baskinrobbins in East San Jose on april 26th shows a man and child walking in. Now look closely to the right of your screen. A man runs up and smashes the window shards of glass rain down on the child. The man then leans in and shouts something. Now the incident was never reported, so we dont know how the child is doing. Police didnt learn about it until receiving a tip on may 2nd. Officers arrested the suspect last week. We know that they werent known to each other and so we cant speak to the state of the mind of the suspect, or what may have led him to do that. We just know it was a dangerous situation. Now, the suspect here is 36 year old pahharow afsari and is charged with assault with a Deadly Weapon and child abuse. Police want to talk with the victim to help them fully understand exactly what happened. Oakland city council could take a first step today toward allowing more Aggressive Police chases. Council members are meeting right now and are expected to consider a resolution to have the Police Commission analyze the current rules and recommend changes by september. Some city leaders think changing the rules to align with National Best practices could help Police Address crime. Oakland hasnt updated its Police Pursuit policy since 2014. The current rules are quite restrictive and only allow for pursuits in certain specific circumstances, Alameda CountyDistrict Attorney pamela price came out swinging today against Insurance Companies that she accused of operating a widespread scheme. Her words on californias the practice, she says, leaves residents underinsured for disasters like wildfires. Heres abc seven News Reporter leslie brinkly. Alameda countys Consumer Justice Bureau filed a lawsuit against some major insurance carriers representing 15 of the Homeowners Policies in the state of california. All are affiliates of Farmers Insurance and include mid century and others who da pamela price says are engaging in unlawful business practices. These Insurance Companies have utilized a Software Application that allows them essentially to defraud homeowners. One of the features of the 360 value to software that we are alleging improperly underestimates the replacement cost is that its based on zip code. So its another way of redlining. The das office claims the Companies Offer lower prices to entice consumers, but leave them woefully undercovered if they actually had to rebuild their home after a fire or Natural Disaster by using a general formula instead of specifics about a property like the slope its built on, or the roofing materials. The lawsuit was filed three weeks ago, but the das office says they still have not gotten a response from the targeted Insurance Companies. Could the lawsuit cause insurers to back away from the california market . If an Insurance Company chooses not to unfairly cheat residents of california, then thats a good thing, because that means it opens the door for Insurance Companies that are willing to comply with california law. The da said a settlement would mean Insurance Companies would have to make Significant Software modifications in how replacement value is calculated and covered in the state of california. Im leslie brinkly. Abc seven news. Farmers told the San Francisco chronicle that the allegations are, quote, simply incorrect. Voters in San Francisco will get to decide on a measure this november thats intended to help fill a shortage of nurses and first responders, supervisor asha safai, who is also running for mayor, announced the proposition today. We are down 40 911 dispatchers, which is absolutely impacting our Public Safety response system. So far, he says. The city is also down hundreds of nurses. The proposition would allow registered nurses who become full time employees to buy back time, worked as per diem nurses for retirement credits. It sometimes takes months to years to get that permanent position, so this would represent a major shift in retention and also valuing the service that these people have committed to our community. The ballot measure would also provide 911 operators with the same safety Retirement Benefits as other first responders. San Francisco Mayor london breed says demands from merchants and the Mission District to fire the head of the sfmta are a nonstarter. You heard it here last night on abc seven news at five. Business leaders along valencia now have a petition calling for sfmta director Jeffrey Tumlin to lose his job over a Controversial Center bike lane. They say its killing business by removing parking spots. Today on our 3 00 pm program getting answers, mayor breed told our kristen sze the city is making adjustments, but she will not consider personnel changes. We have to make sure that, you know, people understand that there are trade offs when we make adjustments and, you know, ultimately were going to make the adjustment. But i dont think we need to go that far to start calling for the firing of someone. Yesterday, the sfmta told us it disagrees with the merchants, saying cyclists safety and thriving business corridors are not mutually exclusive. California College Students who are speaking out in support of gaza took a new tactic today. Students at cal state universities from across the state, including San Francisco, gathered in long beach to rally outside the board of trustees meeting. They want the schools to divest from israel. Some students spoke during a Public Comment period at sf state. Personally, weve already had our demands met by our president , lynn mahoney, and so we are just moving on to the next phase through one school divesting and another maybe sac state to more schools divesting. And our goal here today is to just get further organizing. Over the past few weeks, students held propalestinian protests at seven of the states 23 cal state campuses. They are now on summer break, but say their organizing is just the beginning. After the break, state lawmakers vote on three important reparations bills. Today, abc seven news race and social justice reporter Julian Glover will join us with the outcome of the votes and what comes next. And we may know what caused the recent starvation of hundreds of brown pelicans up and down the state. The theory from a bird rescue group when abc seven news at five returns. Coming up tonight, we have breaking news right now. 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Those votes just came down within the last hour. We are, of course, watching those closely here. All three of these key reparations bill passed the California Senate with comfortable margins. We want to start with sb 1403. This was the really big one here. It would create a new state agency. The california Freedmen Affairs agency. Now, that agency would oversee and administer any reparations measures that are passed. To be eligible, youd have to be able to trace lineage back to an enslaved person or black person in the u. S. Before the end of the 19th century, the bill passed 30 to 7. The second bill, sb 1331, would create a fund for reparations and reparative justice in the state treasury. This would be where the money would come from to pay for reparations. The senate voted in favor of establishing the fund, but no specific funding mechanism has been determined. As the state continues to navigate the significant budget deficit. Weve been telling you about. In other words, the account has been opened, but theres no money in it currently. It passed 29 to 8. Now, the third bill passed in a 32 to 5 vote. It would provide compensation to families whove had their property taken from them in racially motivated applications of Eminent Domain. The power of Eminent Domain has been used repeatedly to abuse, to move black and brown people off of their land and destroy their homes. These actions have devastated the opportunity for families to build intergenerational wealth through the owning of land. The three bills today joined ab 3089 that passed the state Assembly Last week. The bill would issue an apology to black californians for the states role in instituting slave laws and discriminatory practices since its founding. Now, without a doubt, a true history making date a day rather at the state capitol. Now, of course, we wait for these bills to go before the assembly, which will happen in the coming weeks. Then, if passed, those bills would go before the governor to sign or veto them. That could happen as early as september of this year. So a long way to go here. But Real Progress today, significant progress that is surely being watched all across the country right now, for sure. Julian, thank you. Appreciate it. Well, a bill that would overhaul how Autonomous Vehicles get the green light is moving forward. Tonight. The state Senate Passed the bill to give local leaders power to decide when selfdriving cars can come to their cities. Right now, the dmv and Public Utilities commission get to decide where Robotaxi Companies like waymo can operate. South bay state senator dave cortezs bill would put local governments in charge. The bill still has to go through the assembly. Coming up could it be the future of crabbing along the bay area coastline . Well explain the Experimental Technology thats allowing nearly two dozen boats to continue fishing for crab. Weeks after the commercial crab season officially closed, and youll hear all dad headphones, buddy. Mom headphones. What dad hey ominous music what is going on . Mom what was that . Mom, go away nicotines a neurotoxin that can escalate teen mood swings go away mom, please. Mom listen, open this door. Boy no. Please open the door. Or for starvation, the International Bird rescue group says its possible a late spring storm clouded water, making it difficult for the birds to find food. Vets have ruled out disease. The rescue group operates a center in fairfield and southern california. It says over the past month, more than 300 pelicans arrived at its two Wildlife Centers for care. The future of crab fishing along our bay area coastline could be changing. The department of fish and wildlife has just concluded Public Comment on the proposed rules for next season. They come as a group of local fishermen are testing out new technologies that could help them survive months of economically devastating closures. For brand little and the crew of the pale horse, fishing for dungeness crab is an increasingly tight business. Like the rest of the fleet, hes watched the crabbing season shrink, with early closures meant to protect migrating whales from becoming entangled in trap lines. But this season, hes still pushing his traps into the sea. Weeks after last months official closing. Its part of an Experimental Program thats now expanded to more than two dozen boats, all using special pop up trap systems designed to avoid entanglements. Its a lot more work. It takes maybe 3 to 4 times as long as traditional gear, its not easy, but but what weve been going through isnt easy either. I mean, weve had 80 of our opportunity taken away. We attached this to the line brand, showed us how the Remote Technology works in a dockside demonstration. But to really understand the system, it helps to get a crabs eye view while its lying on the ocean floor. The boat is able to locate the individual trap and then trigger the release using a remote device. The buoy shoots to the surface, carrying the line with it. The crew retrieves the line and pulls up the trap, limiting the time a whale could come into contact with it. Brand was one of two beta testers i set out to do. It actually, to disprove it, you know, because nobody could speak. Why it wouldnt work, just that that it wouldnt work. So i said, im going to go. Im going to go do it and say why it wont work. And i had to eat my words because it did work. Several nonprofits are involved in the program, which is generating data to be presented to the California Department of fish and wildlife. Jeff chester is a Senior Scientist with the group oceana. I definitely think the this Spring Season and the experimental fishing permits is a Tipping Point in the whole development of this pop up gear for the dungeness crab fishery. While the permit program is expanding, m