before. empty downtown offices hurting small businesses, a peninsula company's unique plan to get people spending money. >> it gives us an opportunity to connect with people you work every day with. >> the perk that's a win for both employees and the neighborhood and nourishing students' minds and stomachs during the summer break. >> the criteria is you're hungry and under 18. >> how this south bay library is working to make sure no one goes hungry when school is not in session. this is cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich. >> good evening. thanks for joining us at 6:00. a shift in strategy in the crackdown on open-air drug markets in san francisco, just over an hour ago the dea, fbi, and u.s. justice department gave an update to their all hands on deck operation to try and cut off the supply of fentanyl in the tenderloin.

since november last year officials say they've made significant progress, including the extraditions of alleged drug dealers from honduras back to the u.s. they're also ramping up their crackdown on nighttime drug markets where they say a majority of the dealers and dealing has shifted. the night operations so far have led to 20 federal criminal complaints. >> if you're dealing drugs in the tenderloin, it's only a matter of time before you find yourself held accountable. >> wilson walker has a closer look at the intervention and its impact on the streets. >> what i'm noticing during the day it's difficult to find at all. >> reporter: j.j. says the trend started months ago and has only accelerated in recent weeks, drugs like fentanyl getting harder to find in san

francisco's tenderloin. >> definitely. people are definitely selling smaller amounts and more fights are happening because of it. people are getting ripped off. >> i have a couple friends of one wanted to move to philadelphia and another to oregon so they could get dope easier. >> reporter: brian says the diminishing supply of readily available drugs is the direct result of fewer dealers. >> of the main ones selling here for years that like established themselves, there's probably less than ten out of jail now. >> reporter: you've walked these streets, right? there used to be six to ten drug dealers on every block during the day. special agents in charge of the san francisco field office for the dea brian clark says combined federal, state, and local efforts have turned a corner and drug dealers are now on the run. >> i think we've had a significant transformation during the day and been able to change how the open air drug market works now.

>> it sucks. in the daytime it's so [ bleep ] it's not worth it to buy it. you have to wait till midnight to get decent stuff. >> now they're operating at night. we've adjusted to that. >> reporter: one part of that adjustment is added staffing for an around the clock offensive with a swarm of agencies now targeting the streets and overnight markets. >> they're working from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. they're following around the drug traffickers at night. well also have deputized narcotic officers so they can take cases they work on to the federal system and file federal cases on individuals. >> reporter: federal charges not only come with risk of a more substantial prison sentence -- >> if you're prosecuted federally, you may be turned over and deported based upon the felony conviction. >> reporter: clark says the agency knows the arrests are affecting the market, but he acknowledges enforcement can only do so much.

>> that's why education, treatment, and prevention is more important than ever, like our colleagues at public health need to get out here to provide resources and prevention and treatment to make a change for us to turn this around. >> i don't like to see my friends be arrested or in withdrawal or any of that, so it does suck, but i understand where the general public's coming from, you know. it was pretty crazy out here. >> reporter: yes, brian himself says the pressure on dealers is making a difference. >> yeah. the city in my opinion is starting to like look better, you know, more vibrant and stuff. used to be just like drug addicts everywhere. now you see tourists and stuff. >> reporter: all the law enforcement is really driving changes in the very least in regard to drug availability and pricing, but what in turn will

that mean for perhaps larger questions, the drug overdose numbers, general condition of san francisco streets? those are the questions that will get a lot of attention in the coming months as everyone tries to figure out what progress is really being made here in the tenderloin and downtown san francisco. >> keep in mind this is on top of the city's own efforts. mayor london breed's office says over the last year san francisco's drug market agency coordination center helped seize closes to 200 kilos of drugs and arrested more than 3,000 people. while the city says that's a milestone, they say it's just a drop in the bucket. we also learned today governor newsom will more than double the deployment of national guard troops in the state. their goal is to stop fentanyl from ever reaching the streets in the first place. the governor's office says nearly 400 service members have been trained and sent out to key locations like ports of entry at the border. he says they've

made a "profound difference" in holding smugglers accountable since the program launched in 2022. and the task force has seized 5.8 million pills containing fentanyl so far up from the 52,000 pounds seized last year. healthcare professionals marched today in san jose protesting the planned closure of trauma services at regional medical center. they carried fake coffins and signs saying the consequences of the closure could be deadly. >> hca yet again decided to place profits over patients. elimination of these services will most certainly harm the community. >> hospital corporation of america or hca says it's closing the center due to decreased use of the facility the last few years, but it plans to increase the number of beds in its emergency

department. hca released a statement saying, "the campaign against regional medical center chooses exaggeration to generates false fear among members of community we serve." look at this security footage capturing about 20 robbers ambushing a sunnyvale jewelry store yesterday afternoon. the robbers were armed with hammers to smash display cases. we spoke to one employee who said he was in his office when he heard loud bangs coming from the store. >> it was obviously scary and intimidating and scene that we were looking at, it was disheartening, really bad. >> employees say this is the third jewelry store robbery in the area in the past two months. an unsuccessful attempt to snatch a liquor store atm in san leandro at the gourmet

cellar on washington avenue. the suspects left behind plenty of damage and got away with some cigarettes and other small items, but the atm was still there hanging on by two bolts in the ground. so far no arrests have been made. state lawmakers passed a place holder budget ahead of saturday's deadline that means they'll still be paid but need to negotiate with the governor on a final deal to close the estimated $28 billion short fall. it speeds up a temporary tax increase on some businesses. lawmakers also want to cut $1 billion from the state's prison budget and cancel a $400 million loan to pg&e that helps extend live of the diablo canyon nuclear power plant. meantime the state is launching a new program to help make sure kids have access to food in the summer called sun

bucks. it will send an extra $40 a month to families who already receive meal benefits like cal fresh. governor newsom said, "summer should be a time for children to play, explore, and enjoy the sunshine, not worry about their next meal," adding," with the help of the biden administration the new program will insure no child goes hungry regardless if they are in school or not." more and more cities across the bay area are trying to introduce and expand their own summer meal programs of len ramirez shows us how one south bay library is going above and beyond to help kids and parents make sure they're getting what they need. >> reporter: a lot of kids can go hungry during the summertime, especially if they're used to getting free or reduced meals during the school year. this program at gilroy library fills that gap and then some providing nourishment for the body and the mind.

summertime in gilroy brings the heat. the gilroy public library that also means a hot lunch. it's all for kids and teens and it's all for free. >> i had nuggets, mashed potatoes and orange and milk. it was really good. >> reporter: jeannie vallejo brought her two sons julian and jackson out for lunch after learning about the program at the boys' middle school. this day the library was serving chicken nuggets and a hot chicken sandwich. both boys took the nuggets. >> the food is nutritious, healthy. it comes with a fruit, a vegetable, milk, nothing too sugary. it's really nice. it's a great program. >> reporter: jeannie works two jobs, one in a real estate office and one in retail, and her husband is a truck driver. she plans to utilize the program to help with the family budget this summer. >> absolutely. even going to the grocery store, when you buy a gallon of milk and eggs and meat and such, your basics, the

bill gets pretty high. >> hi, everyone. why don't you head in, wash hands. >> reporter: cassandra wong is gilroy's led librarian who operates under a philosophy that libraries should play a key role in communities. there are no sign-ups or library card needed to be served. >> the criteria is you're hungry and under 18. >> reporter: cassandra took over the program in 2020 and pushed to serve hot lunches monday through friday all summer long. >> we know the hot meals really do create an environment where people want to sit and stay and hang out. >> reporter: the program also brings in nutritionists from public health to promote healthy diets at home and the children and their parents have total access to the library's education can and literally programs once they are here. >> we want to holistically

approach our families and make sure they have enough to eat, their bodies are full and their minds are able to experience everything we have going on here at the library. >> reporter: jeannie's boys finished their meal and then it was on to the rest of the day. >> to give our children a nice lunch and lever leave the library knowing their stomachs are full. >> reporter: she said this makes summer break a little easier. >> nearly 60% of students in california rely on free school lunches, the ninth highest in the country according to aaa state of play, a group tracking reliance on those meals across the country. tonight cbs evening news looks at another creative program helping feed children. here's norah o'donnell. >> hey, juliette. an innovative solution to combat food insecurity among kids, for our eye on america, we look at one school that's bringing fresh produce to students who need it most with a farm that's right

down the hallway. that and more headlines tonight on the cbs evening news. >> thank you. before that, though, cities in the bay area struggling to get people out downtown, could one peninsula business have the right idea? >> tons of people coming down here on their break talking about work, that's quite a bit sale for us. that's helpful. the giants making a big new in it's time to get away

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we want to catch you up on breaking news in san mateo. police investigating a shooting in the area of hillsdale boulevard and south norfolk street, a heavy police presence in the area. they are asking residents to shelter in place and others to avoid the area entirely. they're looking into whether this is possibly related to other police activity in millbrae and san carlos. our chopper is there live. we'll stay on top of this and bring you updates as it develops and the shelter in place. we routinely hear about the impact of hybrid work on downtown cores, empty office space at or near record levels across the bay area. san mateo county had an office vacancy rate more than 21% the first quarter of this year according

to a commercial real estate firm crbe making it tough for some small businesses to recover. one tech company that is not hybrid is actually making a focused effort to try and help the downtown area it calls home. max darrow has more on this unique perk giving businesses and employees a big boost. >> reporter: when 3:00 rolls around and it's time for that afternoon pick me up, that means it's time for 333 for ricotta employees. >> you get to go out with people. it gives us an opportunity to connect with people you work with every day. >> reporter: 333 means if three employees or more go grab a bite or drink together after 3:00 p.m., the company covers the cost of up to 30 bucks per person. the purpose? create connection, but contribute to the community that the company is headquartered in, downtown san mateo, both very important.

>> it feels good when a company is investing in the local businesses within the community. it's not just helping its employees, but also all these local businesses in the community and san mateo downtown. >> reporter: this day they hit a local favorite, a tea spot on b street, the tab, 28 bucks. the manager says they see good business after 3:00. >> tons of people coming down on their break talking about work. >> reporter: the management here says they've seen a difference since ricotta started their 333 people a little over a year ago. >> 12 people coming in for one drink and one pudding, that's quite helpful. >> reporter: cameron rizai is ricotta's cfo and came up with the idea. >> it's been an opportunity for us to invest in our people and the community. >> reporter: how much has the

company spent on local businesses? >> at least half a million dollars. we have half a dozen people in the office every day. we've seen the challenges other downtown areas experienced with the tech companies not having people around. we're here five days a week. how can we use that to support the community? >> reporter: he and his co-workers don't abuse the 333 privilege. they all told me they just go a few times a month. >> the purpose of this is to meet up with new people i haven't spent a lot of time, taking a little break from work before jumping into the rest of the meeting for the day. >> reporter: an easier task to take on knowing he is building community with the building and the community that surrounds it. >> how about that? 333, your people's on me or your worker, your employer. the city of san mateo has taken steps to try and boost downtown, including permanently closing b street in 2021 to make space for outdoor dining

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let's start weather. we've got father's day weekend and the beautiful east bay weather now. it's that perfect calm. >> i did close the windows before i left the house this afternoon, but could have maybe gotten away with it. >> yeah. nice little breeze. >> we are going to warm up a bit more. >> you're going to shake it up. >> we'll try but level off heading through the weekend. things are going to get into a more consistent pattern approaching the start of the alameda county fair if you're heading out to jules' neck of the woods around pleasanton. the average high in pleasanton is around 81 degrees. we'll be within 3 degrees on either side of that tomorrow, saturday and sunday. the reason for the subtle changes, just the positioning of the big picture features in the atmosphere, big area of high pressure to our south usually associated with hot weather, but it's too far

away and the storm system to our north will miss us. we'll be squeezed in between and have gusty onshore winds in the afternoon and evening hours the next several days. if you didn't see much sunshine today, there you go, a live look from black mountain, san jose 71 degrees. the only other place in the 70s is in concord, 72 degrees, everybody else in the 60s or 50s, 53 degrees now in san francisco. the fog will try to spread out, but not that widespread starting friday, more low cloud cover as opposed to this map. if you have fog, it won't last long. it should dissipate towards midday, a subtle shift in the wind direction to help remove that fog. temperatures later tonight will drop to a little below normal for this time of year, low to mid-50s in the santa

clara valley, free air conditioning. even antioch will dip down to the upper 50s, temperatures along the coast around 50 degrees for half moon bay, a degree or two warmer for san francisco and oakland and some spots in the north bay upper 40s, petaluma and napa to begin the day friday. then temperatures warm up, great dog walking weather tomorrow. we have kuma who was cooling her heels in a creek earlier this week. that was a good idea tuesday when it was 90s inland, low to mid-70s tomorrow afternoon . temperatures approaching 90 degrees on the hottest end of the spectrum around fairfield, antioch, brentwood, low to mid-80s inland, just above 60 degrees along the coast. the wind will pick up in the afternoons, wind gusts from 11:00 a.m. tomorrow

through 5:00 p.m. saturday, late afternoon and early evening the winds getting stronger, a couple 30 plus-mile-an-hour gusts closer to the coast saturday afternoon. the seven-day forecast, inland temperatures are back to within a few degrees of average and staying there through father's day weekend, a little warm-up towards the tail end of the seven-day forecast. a week from today is the summer solstice, up to around 90 degrees inland. around the bay consistently running in the low to mid-70s, a few additional clouds sunday and monday. along the coast you're used to clouds this time of year, but i think you'll see more sunshine peeking through by midday into early afternoon every day, temperatures very consistent, upper 50s and low 60s the next seven days at least. >> summertime, getting there. thank you. when we come back, there's a new ballpark in the works in sacramento, why it bears the name of two current

there's a new baseball field for kids in sassoon city and several members of the giants were there for its unveiling. it will be called rogers brothers junior giants field. there's a lot of excitement about the new park

and its potential to encourage kids to be outside and go play. >> investments like this encourage our youth to play outdoors and participate in sports teaching them discipline, resilience, teamwork, and sportsmanship. >> you bet. the field is named after san francisco giants pitchers taylor and tyler rogers who made contributions to the project. play ball! cbs evening news with norah o'donnell is next and we're back in 30 minutes with much more news at 7:00. thanks for joining us! ♪ ♪ ♪ >> norah: tonight, the supreme court's unanimous ruling on reproductive rights. the nation's highest court weighs in with its first opinion on abortion since overturning roe vs. wade. >> it isn't the end. there are three states that will continue to litigate this issue in the lower courts. >> norah: plus, breaking news, justice clarence thomas gifted more luxury travel than previously known, from a g.o.p. megadonor. the new details.