confronted him and told him he wanted to go outside and speak to his wife and apologize to her. >> reporter: the suspect motions to the victim to go outside, but the victim hold him no. >> our victim did not want to go outside, did not want further argument, and that led the suspect to grab his wheelchair and forcibly begin wheeling him out of the store. >> reporter: the victim starts resisting as he's being pushed against his will. >> he attempted to grab on to things nearby to prevent himself from being moved. at which point, the suspect became frustrated, and turned the wheelchair on its side throwing him to the ground. >> reporter: jimmy tiger of san ramone, prosecutors have charged him with attempted kidnapping and assault, which are both felonies. disabled target shoppers we talked to were horrified at what happened. >> you're talking about assault. that's above bad manners. >> lowest form of humanity. being disabled, if someone did that to me, i wouldn't be able to get up. >> to who is compromised and then attacked, thrown out of his only means of getting from point a to point b broke my heart. >> reporter: now, the suspect has pleaded not guilty to these charges and is awaiting a preliminary hearing. >> henry, thank you. as of this morning, private cars no longer allowed on a stretch of market street. the change went into effect this morning at 6:00. so we've now had one morning commute, and we're now in the middle of the first afternoon commute without the ability to drive through the financial district on market street. this is a live look here from sky fox. the ban runs from city hall to the waterfront, and it includes uber and lift cars as well. some celebrated the change today, others were cursing it. ross roth is along market street tonight with more. rob? >> reporter: much of market street looks a lot different now because of what we don't see. market street is now car free. we're at market and beal streets in the heart of the afternoon commute, and it's a lot less congested, a at least here. perhaps no one likes the new car ban on the lower half of market street more than the muni drivers. >> it's so wonderful. i love it. >> reporter: on this first day of the long awaited car-free market street, it's now able to get passengers to their destinations 15-25% faster than when cars were allowed. >> it's less, you know, time consuming getting down market and coming back down it. so it's working out good so far. >> reporter: after years oh of planning and politicking, the city wednesday permanently changed the most traveled street in san francisco. personal cars, including ride share vehicles are no longer allowed on 2.2 miles westbound between stewart street and venice avenue and eastbound from 10th to main streets. city leaders celebrated. >> this has been really a long time coming. >> reporter: some drivers were caught off guard by the change. police and traffic control officers were helping direct them. >> i was going to drive on market street today. >> what are you going to do now? >> i have to find my way around. >> reporter: they hope the ban will reduce pedestrian accidents. those who cross on foot aren't sure. >> i'll have to watch for cyclists going through crosswalks. i'll have to watch for taxis and for the buses. so i do feel safer, but i'm not going to keep my guard down. >> reporter: cyclists say it's easier navigating market than it was before. >> usually, there's so much congestion that i'm not able to easily just go straight down the street. i have to weave in between and all the vehicles and buses. >> reporter: with market street off limits, mission street could go from bad to worse, backups seemed to be the norm today. the people we found most frustrated by the ban are the vendors at the plaza who need their cars to load and unload their goods. >> where are they going to put their cars? they can also sell along market street. how are they going to get their stuff there? >> reporter: for now, those who do drive their cars on market will be getting off with just a warning. but in a little while, they could be facing a $238 fine. frank? >> rob, thank you. the number of cases of the new coronavirus in china has now exceeded the number of infections from the sars epidemic that started in 2002. china just confirmed more than 7700 cases have been reported and 170 people have died. so far, there are five confirmed cases in the u.s. the head of the world health organization just visited china. he says the death rate for sars was mu this new viruto 2% for t he said the coronaviru presents an extraordinary challenge. >> the well world needs to be on alert now. the whole world needs to take action and be ready for any cases that come. either from the original epicenter or from other epicenters that become established. >> the agency will meet tom o'brien to assess whether the outbreak should be declared a global emergency. a number of countries are working to evacuate their citizens from china including france, great britain, canada, and australia. the u.s. state department evacuated about 200 americans from wuhan yesterday. those evacuees are in southern california where they're being monitored for signs of illness. >> reporter: 200 passengers, more than 14 hours of traveling, countless health screenings. but finally, this flight is back on u.s. soil. the americans in wuhan, china including state department workers and their families were evacuated from the center of the coronavirus, got on a carter flight, and came back to america. their first stop? anchorage alaska late tuesday night. >> all passengers had already been screened twice before they left china. they were monitored throughout the flight. in anchorage, they were screened twice more and approved to continue on to california by the cdc. >> reporter: just after 8:00 a.m. wednesday, the plane landed at march air reserve base in riverside county. it was originally supposed to land at sfo until the cdc asked for a change. passengers made their way down the ramp and were met by crews in full protective suits where they were led to large buses. >> in california, they will undergo additional screenings and finish the process. >> reporter: everyone on board will be quarantined. anyone who shows symptoms of the virus could be there longer. while there are no cases of the deadly virus in the bay area, cities here are ready. san francisco opened its emergency operations center to track the virus. santa clara county is investigating potential cases. doctors say the cases may not develop into the infection. and in san mateo county, health officials are working with the cdc and california department of public health but can't be more specific about disease investigation. even though there's a lot of anxiety, the nation's top health off americans. >> we are working hard to keep you safe. we are constantly preparing for the possibility that the situation could worsen and your health and safety has been and will be our priority. >> reporter: reportedly the white house is considering banning all travel between the u.s. and china. no official announcement has been made. the los angeles lakers returned to practice today while they continue to grieve for kobe bryant. the lakers held a light shooting workout today at the team's practice facility. it's the first time the team has been together since the helicopter crash that killed kobe bryant, his 13-year-old daughter, and seven others. >> i'm around the people that were closest to kobe, you know, throughout his time here. and you know, it's been a deeply saddening time for all of us. >> the lakers next game is friday night at home against the portland trail blazers. new at 5:30, for the first time senators get a chance to question attorneys on both sides oh of the impeachment trial. what they're arguing over today. >> also coming up, a cal-poly student hasn't been seen in more than 20 years. the sheriff's department announced they've recovered new evidence in the disappearance of kristin smart. >> the arrest of the city's head of department of public works is still shaking san francisco. we'll have details for you coming up. >> we are looking at a warm up. you felt it today. we have some 60s out there. beautiful night. temperatures are on the increase. we'll have the details coming up. san fan officials are still dealing with the fall out following the arrest of the department of public works mohammed nuru. we are at city hall with the latest steps the city is taking. christian? >> reporter: the mayor told me earlier today that the important work of the department of public works will continue uninterrupted. some city officials are already asking that the department be brokennen up and held accountable. one day after news broke of mohammed nuru's arrest, san francisco's mayor is talking about being blind sided. >> i will say that surprised and of course very disappointed. >> reporter: the mayor saying she's ordered a top-down review. >> the plan is to continue to work with the city attorney's office and the controller's office to really look into a number of the contracts within the department to determine whether or not there were issues with those contracts. >> reporter: the city attorney's office not commenting on an on going investigation. but some city leaders are saying that's not enough. >> you can't only have an executive branch that has had a number of issues around this sort of corrupt behavior investigate itself. >> reporter: the department of public works with its half billion dollar annual budget is simply too big and there's too little accountability and that one person has too much power. supervisor haney was working on legislation to reform the department before nuru's arrest and has been vocal in calling for nuru to be fired and overha department. >> we need independent oversight and accountability to review anything he was involved with, contracts, and then look at the policies that made something like this possible. >> reporter: the mayor saying the department operates under the city administrator, and there is some oversight but changes may be coming. >> we do the best we can. when things happen unfortunately, it's important we reevaluate and determine if there's something else we can do better to ensure the appropriate checks and balances. >> reporter: just a few hours ago we spoke with the attorney for linda crayton, the airport commission aerify rue is accused of trying to bribe with a $5000 bribe she refused. this well ordeal has been a blo and will continue to operate with federal investigators. we've obtained a letter to the mayor signed this afternoon resigning her position as commissioner. the letter reading in part, quote, the bottom line is the demands of my medical treatment have increased to the point i cannot continue to serve on the commission. therefore, i offer you my resignation. we're hive in san francisco at city hall, ktvu fox 2 news. >> what are the next steps in this case the st. louis sheriff's department announced new evidence in a 20-year-old disappearance of a student from cal-poly named kristin smart. authorities say they have two trucks in evidence related to the case. sheriff's officials say the trucks belonged to family members of a man named paul flores. he was one of the last people to see smarten and has been identified as a person of interest in the case. smith was a 19-year-old student who just finished her first year at cal-polq when she went missing in 1996. renewed interest in the case, today detectives said over the years they have served 18 search warrants, conducted physical evidence searches at nine locations, recovered 140 new items of evidence, and completed 91 person of interest interviews. a fire in los angeles where firefighters had to rescue from a high-rise is being called suspicious. the fire started this morning at an apartment on the 6th floor and spread to the 7th floor. six people were taken to hospitals, including two in critical condition. others were treated at the scene for smoke inhalation. some had to be evacuated by helicopter from the building's rooftop and firefighters had to stop some people from jumping from their balconies. we had tw contemplating jumping. we let them know to stay there. we sent someone up the ladder to address that. no one jumped. there are no fatalities at this incident. >> the fire chief also says there were no sprinklers in that building. the cause of that fire still under investigation tonight. pretty nice day out there today. temperatures warmed up a few degrees. lots of upper 50s and a few low 60s. there was valley fog this morning. overnight lows not all that cold. a little bit of fog. no dense fog advisory or anything like that. it was foggy in places. see that weather system to the north of us up in here? it's beefy looking. and look at the moisture coming. that's the real deal. that would be considered an atmospheric river wherever it goes, but it's not coming here. it will go to the north as the jet streamlines up in such a way that it will push everything over the top. you can kind of see the flow of the jet, but the plan is the jet stream is going to stay up here. so all of this moisture is going to go up, over, and end up out here in the midwest and the ohio valley and places like that. so we are ending up with a dry weather pattern for this week and beyond. there are a few sprinkles just to the north of us. those sprinkles are just that, just sprinkles. pretty light. the clouds are are moving in. you'll see green go by bodega bay and point reyes, maybe a little bit of a mist. you can see the turbulent atmosphere. you see the lower clouds and the higher clouds. you see the low level moisture and the high level moisture, it tells you there's something out there. i just showed you the something that's out there. these run out ahead of the storm. but the storm is to the north of us. we are seeing the higher clouds because they're less impacted by the friction of the earth, of the boundary layer. so they stay high and they move really quickly. these are out ahead of the system i just showed you. most of these are the high cirus clouds we're seeing. outs valley fog back in the forecast. not super widespread. even out in sacramento, it's been pretty patchy. be ready for that. tomorrow, temperatures are going to come up a couple of degrees in some places. by friday and saturday, we're looking at perhaps upper 60s and low 70s. you noticed it today, pretty spring like. that's tomorrow and the next couple of days. the super bowl getting closer. coming up next, we'll go live to miami and find out if jimmy garoppolo gets nervous before games. >> coming up on ktvu news at 6, a native living in wuhan, china. he describes what life is like there and how he's dealing with the coronavirus outbreak. >> new information on a man armed with a replica ak-47 rifle spotted near a school earlier this week. what police now say he was doing when witnesses spotted it. so, as you can see, saving can be quite simple. case in point, if you get xfinity internet and mobile together, big savings on your wireless bill. write this down, this is important. amy, this is actually a life saving class. what a nice compliment, thank you! save on fast internet and the best wireless network together. what can i say, i love what i do. that's simple, easy, awesome. get xfinity internet and mobile together and save hundreds on your wireless bill. you'll get unlimited talk and text and no activation or line fees. switch today. you can't help but smile watching jerry rice with that touchdown. steve young threw a super bowl record six touchdown passes. 49ers put up 49 points and blew out the san diego chargers to lay claim to their fifth nfl super bowl championship. the 49ers have already had a lot of good fortune over the years in miami. their fans and players, obviously, hoping that continues this sunday. >> live in miami leading up to the big game. we are joined now with another live report. joe? >> reporter: yeah, you know, julie that game you just referenced was played in miami. that's the last time the 49ers have won a super bowl. two of their five super bowl championships have been here in miami. we decided this riverwalk area is one of our favorite spots in miami as we've been all over town. but the 49ers have done everything in their power to make this week as normal as possible. they put their game plan in last week before they got here. that means they were practicing today. that's the first place they were out on the field at the university of miami. and they've done everything in their power to try to make it as normal a week as possible. that means even dancing. they've kept it light all year. samuel leading in the dancing today along with kendrick borne who's been known to be a regular dancer. the 49ers are asked just about every question you can be asked and we're only in week three of super bowl week. jimmy garoppolo tonight was very forthcoming when asked about do you get nervous before games? >> i get nervous before just about every game. i think being nervous and having a bit of anxiety is a good thing. if you don't get nervous, it doesn't mean much to you then. those jitters and those emotions, i think you have to harness them and use them to your advantage. >> i have butterflies every single game. when you have butterfls, it matters to you. if i wake up on a sunday and i don't have butterflies, i'll know i don't love football anymore. >> reporter: so the guys pretty honest about that. earlier today we were at the convention center for radio row. they call it radio row but it's a lot more than that. it's domestic raid quo stations, international raid quo stations, a lot of television outlets as well. you never know who you're going to run into out there. you look around and you're apt to potentially run into a hall of famer. we ran into a bunch of them today. we ran into lawrence taylor, the 49ers have lots of history with him dating back to the days when he was with the new york giants and that rivalry was alive. we ran into barrq sanders and warren moon. maybe my favorite guy we ran into was a guy named dave robinson. that name might not jump out to you, be but he's a hall of famer as well. what his distinction is, he played for the green bay packers in the '60s. he was part of those dominant teams. he was on super bowl's 1 and 2 when it wasn't even called the super bowl back then. it was just called the afl, nfl championship game. so he has two super bowl rings. he was on the field for vince lombardi's last game as the head coach of the green bay packers. got to chat with him as well. that's a perfect example of you never know who you're going to run into this week, and you just have to embrace it. you're going to learn a little bit about football maybe you didn't know. what makes the stories the best is when you go home with a lombardi trophy and you can talk about the week when you were here and went home and won the super bowl. believe it or not, there's more media availability tomorrow. i don't know what other questions the guys can be asked they haven't already been asked. we hear from the coaches one last time on friday. then things go dark on saturday. then they play on sunday. >> this is your ninth super bowl. how has the super bowl changed over the years just in terms of media coverage and fan interest and security and whatnot? >> reporter: well, i think you hit the nail on the head right there, frank, with a couple of the things. obviously, the security has dramatically changed as so many things in our country have in recent years. but just the media experience, we were trying to think about this. mark and i were talking about this when we were back in new orleans with the 49ers the year they lost to the baltimore ravens. we hadn't been to a super bowl in a long time. for me,