Selfish after one of the most violent days and months of antigovernment demonstrations. And bushfires reach australias biggest city as emergency workers warned theyve already exceeded catastrophic for cuts. Israels military says its killed a commander of the armed Group Islamic jihad in an airstrike gazas Health Minister says a man and a woman died in the attack israel accuses the iranian backed Palestinian Group of carrying out rocket attacks inside israel lets get more now from our aforesaid hes in west jerusalem how is somewhat more than do we know about these israeli airstrikes and the targets they hit. Well yes the main strike was the one that killed but. He is he was a senior figure in palestinian Islamic Jihad he was in charge century of the military operations in the more than half of the gaza strip he was on and lead the Main Military Council of the military wing of Islamic Jihad israel says that they targeted that building he was sleeping in and killed him in a strike that to
Vallejo has made a new police chief. Shawny williams is the first africanamerican to lead the department. Deborah is in vallejo with reaction. Reporter williams places a chief who retired under fire. Vallejo is burdened by lawsuit and paying out millions of dollars for wrongful death and Excessive Force by officers. Shawny williams takes on a challenge. And Arts Festival in downtown vallejo on this friday night, and word of a new police chief ripple through the crowd. I am 65 years old and grew up here. Reporter he needs to restore trust many say. The Police Officers being more humble and more generous accusing everybody of things they didnt do. Reporter Shawny Williams has been with San Jose Police more than 26 years, rising from officer to deputy chief. Vallejo chose him from almost the applicants. As you know, we have had some pain. Reporter the mayor, a retired Vallejo Police sergeant, said workshops honed what residence want. His idea of Community Spirit , community involvement, b
We have a lot of shaken up people, including one of our muni drivers and other people who who saw this situation and saw people trying to save their lives. Now, at five, authorities are trying to find out what caused a driver to veer off the road and plow into a crowded bus stop, killing two people here in San Francisco. Good morning. Its sunday, march 17th. Im stephanie sierra. Well have more on that story in just a moment. But first, lets check on the forecast with lisa. Good morning. Hi, stephanie. Good morning to you. Happy Saint Patricks day for those of you celebrating that a yesterday today the entire weekend. Right. With a lot of sunshine around the bay area. Temperatures have cooled off though. And as we look at live doppler seven, not a whole lot to show you there. Fog has crept into the north bay, and as we look at the next several hours, you can see it inside the bay, the marin county coastline, and the san mateo coast throughout the day. And that will usher in a cooler coa
Killing two people in San Francisco. Good morning and sunday, march 17th, im stephanie sierra. Well have more on that story in just a moment. But first, lets check on the forecast with lisa. Good morning. Good morning stephanie. Happy Saint Patricks day everyone. Were looking at another clear day out there. We have had a return of the marine layer. The low clouds, the fog, the stratus with us along the shoreline and some patchy fog up in the valleys of the north bay. So very quiet. Satellite picture 52 in hayward. It is 51 in concord, with 45 in fremont. And that fog with mid 40s in santa rosa. 41 novato. So theres a look at the three quarter mile visibility. Napa, half a mile santa rosa and the stratus right along the coast inside the bay there by oakland. By 10 00 it clears. But you can see it sets up again right along the coast. So its a summertime pattern for midmarch as we go through the next few hours. Its cool. In the 50s that patchy low cloud deck with some fog and then by noon
Im denise nakano. The man was on a boat earlier this afternoon when he jumped into the water to go swimming. He never resurfaced. Crews found his body around 8 30 tonight. Randy gyllenhaal is live near the National Park with the latest. Randy, what have you learned . Reporter denise, were standing on the beach here at National Park. Its directly across the coverriver from Philadelphia International airport. There is an island behind me thats popular with boaters. Earlier this afternoon, one man on a boat decided to jump off for a swim but never resurfaced. Rescue crews spent more than eight hours today on the water looking for this man on the delaware river. Coast guard and crews were on the water for most of the day. They found his body about 8 30 tonight. Witnesses telling authorities that the man jumped off the back of the boat but could not swim. A passing jet ski tried to help by throwing a life vest into the water. The jet ski tried to save him, but it was too late. He went under