They got those shields that would block bullets. And they had assault rifles, shotguns, heck of police in there. There. Reporter so that in turn made him nervous because he wasnt sure what was going on here. Watching right now theres an officer running across the street with one of those shields. We had seen some officers that appeared to be staged on the roof of buildings across the street, but really its unclear at this point exactly what police are dealing with. Again, reports of a man who was possibly armed but then we also were hearing reports of a possible incendiary device. The one thing i can say for sure, whatever is going on here, it has led police to expand this perimeter multiple times over the last couple of hours, and you can see the streets are largely empty here at 16th and valencia. There had been dozens of people. Its a warm afternoon, its a friday afternoon, people are leaving work, people live around here, work around here and there each of these street corners. You may be see right now, we can see an officer with a shield whos running somebody who might have come out of one of those buildings to safety outside of this perimeter. So they really want this area clear for whatever it is that theyre dealing with here. Guys. Melanie, is there any evidence that this man was threatening anybody or do police feel at this point he may be more of a danger to himself. Do we know that . Reporter you know, unfortunately we dont know that. We havent received that official update from police. Again, just information that he may have been armed with a weapon and then, of course, those reports of a possible incendiary device. But whoever he may be a threat to, whether its himself, these officers or anybody else that lives or works in this area, again, they have expanded this perimeter multiple times and there is obviously a good reason that police want this scene clear. You can see the police right now escorting what looks like just a pedestrian to safety just to make sure that nobody is in the line of fire. Again, the area that is being closely watched is the crown hotel at 528 valencia street. Lots of restaurants and businesses in that area, and joining us on the phone right now is the manager of a cafe in that area. Thank you for joining us by phone. Were glad youre safe. Can you talk a little bit about the evacuation process, how you first got word of this from police and what they asked you to do . I was working. I didnt have no idea whats going on. Suddenly two Police Officers come to me and ask me is there any way to get on the top of the roof upstairs. And i didnt have no idea. And i say i think, yeah, in the back and i let them in. Since that, two more come in, we dont have no idea. And everybody is terrified here. We dont know whats going on. Everything is empty. I never see valencia as empty as right now and a lot of police with guns and with big guns. I see a couple of them in the crown hotel because its in front of me, in the stairs there, and we dont know whats going on at all. At all. Were still here. How many Police Officers do you see from your location . Okay. I see one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine. Ten, 11, 12, 13, 14. And i have four on top of and more coming. I dont have no idea whats going on. Obviously you can tell it is a very tense and dangerous situation, but have you personally heard anything that resembles a gunshot or anything like that . No, honestly i didnt hear nothing. I was inside. Suddenly everybody got evacuated. I say can you please close the shop and nobody get out, nobody come in. Its been more than an hour and we are like this and we dont have no idea whats going on actually. Are you hiding . I call my boss and my boss told me hes still waiting to hear the news also. Well, essentially we can tell you theres a man with a gun located, we believe, in the crown hotel and police just want to make sure everybody is kept safe at this point. I hope we stay safe here. Excuse me . I hope we stay safe here. Yes, we certainly hope so. We can see a lady there obviously locking down a business, closing up shop. While you guys are still stuck inside staying inside being safe, are you hiding, taking cover behind any counters or in a certain room . Some of them are actually hiding but some of them are just at a table waiting. Did you happen to see anybody that looked suspicious in any way or that police were chasing . Do you have any idea what may have started this . No, i didnt see anybody suspicious or any chasing, but i see actually police trying to do their best to figure out whats going on. We are looking at some pictures that you sent us. You are the manager at muddy waters, right . Yes, correct, maam. We can see the inside of your shop and that there are a few people. I wouldnt say packed right now. No, no, no. Because a lot of people left. The rest of them stayed here. There are eight people staying here. All right. This is earlier video that has been taped. Yes. We thank you very much for sharing your experience. We do want you to stay safe and of course what police are telling us to advise all our viewers and people out there is to stay out of the line of fire. Stay away from windows, doors and the street on valencia. So thank you for your time. Thank you so much. You too, thank you. All right. A woman who has been locked down inside a Thai Restaurant on valencia shared some photos with us. Rebecca pierce shows nobody but police are on the streets. Really an odd scene as najet passed along as well because this block is packed with shops and restaurants. Usually a very crowded block but police have basically tried to get everybody off the street for their own safety at this point. We want to give you another live view of whats happening there in the mission from sky 7. This is the area thats involved valencia street between 16th and 8th. I just got some new information from the sfmta. They want to let us know that because of this Police Activity you see there, the 22, 33 and 53 bus lines will have reroutes. So if those are your normal routes, 22, 33 and 55, expect detours and reroutes and there are delays. That is also not far from a b. A. R. T. Station and people may not be able to exit and walk onto the street there. So strong traffic impact as well adds we move into now the afternoon commute. Just to wrap it up for anybody that might have joined us late, police are looking into the crown hotel at 528 valencia in the Mission District in San Francisco, concerned about a man who was seen with a gun. There was a concern about possible explosives. That has not been confirmed yet. At this point its believed that the man is holed up inside. Earlier when you were doing your live report at about 3 00 in the afternoon, there was an attempt by a negotiation team, but we never really got confirmation that they had made contact with that man with the gun. So well keep you posted on this. Obviously a developing situation in the heart of San Francisco. Our coverage continues on the abc 7 news app. If you download it and enable push alerts, youll get updates on your phone or tablet. Keep an eye on the developing story. In the meantime we have other news to bring you. In san rafael a woman is fighting for her life after a fire that damaged at least ten apartments. It happened late this morning on bayview street in san rafael. The woman is alive thanks to the quick actions of a neighbor. Wayne freedman on details of a dramatic rescue that youll hear about only on 7. Reporter this is what remains of a san rafael apartment after a fire that severely burned a 49yearold woman. There was flames in the living room and in the kitchen. A lot of smoke. Reporter no one got a closer, more scary look than this 23yearold man, a man the San Rafael Fire Department describes as a hero for rushing in and pulling that victim out with not a moment to spare. She was so hot that it burned me to touch her. Reporter was she on fire . She was not on fire, but the burns were pretty bad. You could see the skin peeling off. Reporter san rafael fire says the blaze began at about 9 15 this morning in a lower apartment with smoke floating up to the units above. Emil kistov escaped through a window. I was sleeping, i just heard the alarm. Reporter the fact that other apartments did not burn is a miracle. Officially fire investigators have yet to name a cause. Unofficially, neighbors have their own theories about the woman in that burned apartment. She does like to burn incense, so something must have caught fire but she was passed out and wasnt able to catch the fire. Reporter in all of this, we have one certainty, dimitrius can sleep tonight knowing he did his best to save a life. He is not comfortable, however, with being called a hero. Most people in the situation i feel like would have done the same thing. Reporter in san rafael, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. San mateo Sheriff Deputies are asking for your help to find a missing hiker. Bethnee haury was seen near Kings Mountain road. Sky 7 was at the Kings Mountain fire brigade building as they prepared for todays search, which is still going on. Haury suffers from dementia and is also a diabetic. Shes 55, weighs 140 pounds and has red hair and blue eyes. Haurys dog is a brown and white australian shepherd. Call 911 if youve seen either of them. Well have a live update from the search scene at 5 00. And we continue to follow the breaking news in San Francisco in the Mission District. These are live pictures of the scene on valencia street where Police Believe a gunman has locked himself in the crown hotel at 528 valencia. They are trying to talk him out peacefully, and in the meantime, you can see streets blocked off and police trying to do everything they can to make sure that no pedestrians are in harms you said you wanted to feel better about your cereal. General mills big g cereals hear you. Thats why we say yes to whole grains as our first ingredient. And no way to high fructose corn syrup. In every honey nut o. Every lucky charms spoonful. And every cinnamon toast crunch square. You can feel good about General Mills big g cereals. Breaking news, continuing our coverage. Sky 7 and our news video looking at a scene on valencia between 16th and 18th who a man is reportedly armed has barricaded himself inside the crown hotel. Police very nervous because of the weapon. They have been getting people off the streets. Its a shelter in place situation. So far no one has been hurt. Well continue to watch this breaking news story. A lot of questions remain in connection with a shooting in the south bay that left a young man dead. Today were learning more about what prompted police to shoot. Heres more from police headquarters. Reporter were waiting right now in front of the Police Department because the captain is supposed to come out and explain what prompted this officer to shoot. The Coroners Office has not identified that man who was shot and killed by police, but neighbors tell us that his mother was begging police to help him. Seeing that he might have been fighting for his life or running away from them, i dont know. Reporter jerry is talking about what is left on the back of a window. A handprint with blood. He said it belonging to his neighbor, jesus, a young man in his 20s who worked at walgreens. I was surprised that all the cops came. They could have gotten him out talking to him or maybe they didnt have to kill him. Reporter the mans parents called police around 5 00 p. M. Saying he was acting erratically. Police scanner traffic seems to indicate he was harming himself. He is outside now in the compl complex, to the rear of the complex. Still has a knife. Reporter police have not revealed whether he had a knife or other weapon in his hands. They say the officer who responded first deployed a taser but ended up firing his gun. The officer was wearing a body camera but they are not releasing that video yet. The department is conducting a joint investigation with the district attorneys office. The officer involved is an eightyear veteran of the department and on administrative leave. He was just depressed and i guess going through a hard time. Mom called police to help him, not to kill him. Reporter friends say the young man lived with his parents and was a student at deanza college. His family is left reeling. A highprofile political consult ankt will not be allowed to serve his sentence at home on child porn charges. He pleaded guilty to all charged against him in lieu of a sixmonth sentence at home with an electronic monitor. The sheriff told the judge thats not an appropriate sentence. The judge withdrew the deal so pierce will now have to accept six months in jail or withdraw his plea and start over. Police said they found nearly 5,000 images and videos of children and infants being sexually abused on pierces computers. Police now say the man who attacked a woman while robbing a San FranciscoJewelry Store was armed with a fake gun. Matthew ho faces multiple charges for robbery and assault with intent to cause great bodily home. Police say he had a replica firearm. Prosecutors will not reduce his charges, though. Ho will be back in court next month. After all the recent rain that weve had and now sunshine, you know whats coming, bad news for allergy sufferers. Cornell bernard is live in San Francisco with a look at why this allergy season is shaping up to be a bad one. Cornell. Yeah, kristen and larry, time to wake up and smell the pollen. It could be a monster allergy season in fact after all that rain that we saw this season. If youre like me, youre keeping tissues, a lot of them, standing by. Spring is almost here. The sun is shining, the flowers are blooming, the bees are buzzing. Its enough to make you time to reach for a tissue, or two or three. Its not a cold, its allergy, allergy, allergy. Reporter this woman and her daughter are suffering from a monster allergy season. I have coughing, sneezing, runny nose, watery eyes. Reporter so its a mess, right . Its a mess. Reporter record rainfall for the bay area this season rescued us from Drought Conditions but its producing a downside. We are pretty much just starting to see all the plants going to bloom and were getting a lot of patients from that. Reporter denise wood is not a physician but clinical director of advanced Allergy Solutions in San Francisco, offering patients a holistic approach to beating allergy symptoms. The biggest complaint so far is definitely mold. Reporter marcus jones traveled all the way from stockton for relief. Uncomfortable, lack of concentration, lack of focus, stuffiness, drippy nose. Reporter marcus is seeing results here, but for others overthecounter allergy medications offer relief from symptoms. Doctors say if your allergies persist, consult a medical professional for help. Cornell bernard, abc 7 news. We will be sneezing plenty in the next few months, but how about this weekend . This weekend, its going to be clear and mild but its going to be springlike and all that pollen will be in the air so we have to inhale, right . I hope that were still inhaling yes. Heres a look at live doppler 7. We have a few clouds around today. Bright sunshine with a few filtered clouds. Skies are getting a little bluer right now looking out over San Francisco. 66 degrees here in San Francisco and across the bay at oakland. 70 at mountain view, 71 at san jose, 74 at gilroy and 61 at half moon bay. Temperatures are in the low to mid70s at santa rosa, napa, novato, fairfield, concord and livermore. Blue skies over the golden gate and these are our furyk futures. Well see sunnier skies this weekend. It will be nice and mild the next seven days but a few more clouds in the picture the middle of next week and a sprinkle or so late next week. Overnight mainly clear skies, a few high clouds will pass by. Low temperatures will be on the mild side, mainly upper 40s to 50s. Then tomorrow look for mild weather under sunnier skies than we had today. Highs will ring from mid60s at the coast to 70 around the bay, maybe a couple of low 70s around the bay and mid70s inland. As we look at the pattern thats bringing us this weather, we still have center of High Pressure anchored to our eastsoutheast. The clockwise circulation around that high continues to bring mild air up from the south even with the presence of a few high clouds. We still have mainly sunny skies and mild to warm conditions. Tomorrow look for widespread temperatures in the 60s at the coast to 70s elsewhere. In fact its going to be warm enough to go to the beach probably. Tomorrow, sunday and monday as we look at the threeday forecast, highs in the upper to mid70s. You might want to go to the st. Patricks day parade here in San Francisco which will be hosted by Michael Finney or go to the coast and to the parade. Festivities will continue from 10 00 tomorrow morning to 5 00 p. M. Under sunny skies and mild conditions. So here is a look at the accuweather sevenday forecast. Its just going to be beautiful the next couple of days. Dont forget to spring forward to Daylight Saving time over the weekend. Sunny skies through tuesday. High temperatures in the upper 70s inland on monday and tuesday, even close to 80 in a couple of spots. Clouds increase on wednesday. A chance or two of a shower in the north bay and after that it starts to sunny up and warm up again. Thanks, spencer. You know hamilton is the hottest ticket in town. Tonight the broadway hit starts right her its okay to cry, right . No more we dont want anymore [crying] ahhhhhhhhhh everyday price and no extra monthly fees, unlike cable. Speeds up to 45 megs, for 30 a month. One of the nations most talkedabout musicals opens tonight in San Francisco. Hamilton takes the stage for the first time in the bay area this evening at the Orpheum Theatre on market street. You may remember the long lines. If you missed out on tickets, theyre holding back 44 tickets to each show. Theyre going to be sold for 10 each in a digital lottery online. Go to abc7news. 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