Those sites are controversial. But one official says San Francisco really needs to do Something Different to tackle a huge problem. In the Civic Center Neighborhood of San Francisco, we found syringes along the sidewalk around trees, one even sitting in a crosswalk. I was literally just eating. My leg was right on top of it, and i didnt even know. Reporter neil moore is homeless. He was surprised to find a used needle underneath his leg. Could i have been poked by it or you know, anybody that, walking by, you know, in flipflops or a child of. Reporter the Public Works Department says in march alone, workers collected more than 10,000 needles, compared to nearly 3,000 during the same month in 2016. The thing that the public needs to do is contact 311. I cannot emphasize that enough. Reporter that Service Gives public works employees a better idea where to find needles to dispose of them. These containers are conveniently located near toilets. The containers are part of the pit stop prog
So no evacuations are in place. But residents are urged to stay off the roads to keep them clear for firefighters of the and breaking news, a magnitude 7. 7 earthquake struck around russia. The epicenter was in the bering sea. There is no tsunami warning for california. A tsunami advisory is in effect for parts of alaska. There have been no reports of any damage or injuries of good evening, and thank you for joining us. Im ama daetz. Now to a growing problem not just in the bay area. San francisco is certainly not alone in this issue. We are seeing up and down the west coast cities, across the nation. Its an issue that deserves national attention. Were a talking about used needles. In parks, around tree trunks. Crews picked up 10,000 needles. Last year that number was just under 3,000. Abc news is live to explain how the city is dealing with this, lonnie . Reporter yes, the city is looking to tackle the problem. A couple different ways of through cleanup, awareness, even a task force l
What they are discussing and who we have just learned is joining trumps business council. Its wednesday, december 14. Im kenny choi. Im michelle griego. President elect donald trump is starting the public push for his secretary of state but some in congress say they have concerns. That comes as mr. Trump will focus on hightech jobs today when hosts a tech summit. As Kenneth Craig reports, leaders from companies such as google, facebook and amazon are all attending. Kenneth . Michelle, a lot of folks here for the meet having not the president elects best friends but they have a lot of the same common goals and today they are meeting in the middle. Merry christmas reporter president elect trump it a Little Christmas cheer as he touted his pick to be secretary of state. Mr. Trump says Rex Tillerson rapport with World Leaders is an asset. Rex is friendly with many of the leaders in the world that we dont get along with and some people dont like that. Reporter tillersons close relationship
Matter of hours. Buying food right now. Getting all ready for, you know, a lot of batteries and a flashlig flashlight. Reporter residents like john smith are already preparing, hoping for the best. I just hope the roof doesnt leak, thats all. Reporter dont we all. And tonight with all the rainy weather, you can see traffic is slowmoving here behind me, chp urging drivers to take it slow and keep an eye out for standing water. And late this afternoon, we spoke with the spokesperson from pg e. She tells me they are bracing for Power Outages throughout the bay area, but believe People Living here in marin could be hit the hardest. Coming up at 6 00, we have tips for you to prepare for the storm that should be hitting even more tomorrow. Reporting live in larks per tonight, elyce kirchner, nbc bay area news. You can access the rain and track in your city by downloading our free nbc bay area app. The future of Driverless Cars hit a bump in the road today. But uber isnt slowing down. Take a
Them driving around on the streets. Most of the people though that we saw in these cars were actually uber employees doing some research for the ones that we talked to at least. And as of a couple of hours ago when the dmv put out that statement, we havent seen any cars since. Back to you. Thank you. Were continuing to track the rain around the bay area tonight. Heres a live look from the east bay looking towards San Francisco. Kpix 5s john ramos was in berkeley and concord today, where crews are getting ready for the rain. Reporter you didnt have to read a headline to know a big storm is coming. All you had to do was look up. Of the storms this season, this is the one that we are probably the most afraid of now. Okay . Well wait to see when it comes up. Reporter forecasters say several inches of rain could fall at bay level tomorrow in a fairly short period of time. That had crews in berkeley scrambling to clear storm drains. They used this truck basically a wet vac on steroids to rem