>>used to be just like drug addicts. every you know. now you see tourist and >>stuff. san francis. turning a corner in the fight against >>drug noticing. during the day, it's difficult to find at all. >>out on the streets in the tenderin, to see crackdown. is having >>an impact. to kind of change how the open airg market works right >>now. dealers are shifting their behavior. >>once >>the sun goes >>down. you have to wait until midnight. to get decent stuff. so now they are operating at nighthat felt safer at night. we've adjusted that cbs. news very thank you for joining us this afternoon. i'm ann makovec in for elizabeth, and we know

there's no easy solution to the drug. crisis in san france. the prlem plaguesur sts day in and day out. by the city one we're looking at the federal efforts d out the dealers and a homeland security agent joining us to talk about their role in rooting out the problem. we're going to have that conversation coming up in just a few minutes, but 1st look at your news headlines. leaders in sonoma county declared a state of emergency in response to the. fire. that paves the way for state and federal disaster and cal fire says favorable when conditions. have helped bring containment. to 40%. of and fire has destroyed at least 2 homes and scorched more than 1200. acres. of north in colusa county. fire crews are battling a 18. for 10,000. acre fire. northeast of clear lake. it exploded in size yesterday that fire is 15%. contained. and crews are tackling a fire by land and air. in calipari's county. it's burning between stockton and yosemite national park, cal fire says there are 14 active

wildfires across california, right now in santa clara county health officials trying to combat an outbreak of shigella they say it is highly contagious and spreads from person to person or through contaminated. food and water. and jose is bringing in extra hand washing stations and bathrooms. two encampments to try to slow the spread. there are 7 confirmed cases. 19. suspected cases. in the county. voters in san francisco going to get the chances this november to protect abortion rights, the city says. this ballot measure introduced by the mayor would safeguard access to services and banned city funds. from being used to prosecute lawful abortions. in california about 1200. abortions are performed in san francisco's public health facilities each year. divide between the rich importance. poor in silicon valley is growing. the so called pain index. from the think tank. joint venture silicon valley found that san jose is the most expensive large city in the country. and the san jose metro is the least affordable place in the country to buy a home. at the same time it found there

are 3000 homeless students in santa clara county. and 2nd harvest food bank says it is serving 500. families. each month. to our 1st alert weather. now, if you've stepped outside today, you might see it. you might smell it. wildfire smoke affecting our air quality and parts of the bay area. meteorologist jessica birch is tracking that along with our winds. from the virtual abuse studio. we have some gusty conditions as we head into the afternoon hours today move in from offshore, which will actually help clear up some of that poor air quality we've had earlier this morning, but wind speeds today a new rupture. up to around 30 mph expected in areas like san francisco. ranging up into the bodega bay area. the coaster around 40 mile per hour winds at times up there. into the overnight hours, also start to die down, but into the overnight hours. we usually get a good recovery process with our relative humidity. but that wasn't the case for us this morning at all. yesterday we had red flag warnings widespread throughout the north bay and off closer to the sacramento valley. with this morning alone, we also dipped down to around 20%. now we're down to around 10%. off course

to the sacramento valley, vacaville sitting around 12% will continue to keep a close eye on that heading into the afternoon hours today. and why? well, because those are 2 big in green. since when it comes to fire weather conditions. here in the bay area, solano county is still under a red flag warning as of now. we're going to continue to keep a close eye on that, because that's group with the sacramento valley now, here we go for daytime highs today. we're expecting 60s. near separate cisco 70s across the bay bridge all the way over in oakland, you can see the bay bridge. beautiful behind me right now. we're going to continue to keep a close eye on conditions up in the north bay as we head into the afternoon hours today. with 70s and 80s in our daytime. highs they're now we warm up into the upper 80s off into the east bay near antioch. concord. and walnut creek low 80s this afternoon down into the santa clara valley, but man, we have a big change in the forecast as early as tomorrow. we're jumping from the upper 80s to the upper 70s. just by our forecast. tomorrow and then the 1st day of summer, right around the corner on thursday. we're going to average out into the 80s with 90s. warming us up as we kick off the weekend in style. and

sunshine. that's our inland areas, though once we head over to the coast or the bay at least closer to berkeley. oakland all the way across the bay bridge into san francisco. we're kind of flirting back and forth with 60s and 70s with that june gloom holding on tight to us for the 1st day of summer. and past that as well. thank jess san francisco says it is seeing progress and its fight against drugs. the board of supervisors just approved legislation. to ban some tenderloin. retailers. from selling prepackaged food or tobacco. products overnight. it is part of a strategy to try to disrupt nighttime drug markets and police say they arrested 57 people last monday alone in the tenderloin. more than 40 of the people they took into custody already had warrants out for their arrest. police also seized narcotic including fentanyl, meth and cocaine. also just last week, the dea the fbi and the justice department talked about their efforts to cut off the pipeline. of fentanyl. flowing into the neighborhood. the feds say since last november, they've been extra jail time. jail time suspected drug

dealers who have fled to latin america. they're also doing more to stop those night markets and overnight operation. have allowed them to file 20 federal criminal complaints. if you were dealing drugs in the tenderloin, it is only a matter of time before you find yourself being held accountable for your lawless behavior. wilson walker hit the streets and talk to some people who say they have been seeing things start. to change. i'm noticing. during the day. it's difficult to find at all, >>jj says the trend started months ago, and it has only excel. accelerated in recent weeks. drugs like >>fentanyl. >>are getting harder to find in san francisco's tenderloin. >>definitely definitely. so. people are definitely selling. smaller amounts. and we're fighting. are happening because of it. people are getting ripped off. yeah. i have a couple of friends. 11. wanted to moved. to philadelphia and

another to oregon just so they could get dope. easier. >>brian says the diminishing supply of readily available drug is the directorate. result. fewer dealers >>of the main ones that have been selling here for years, you know that, like have established him. there's probably less than like 10 like that. there's like out of jail right now. like you've walked these streets. right? there used to be 6 to 10 drug dealers. on every block during the >>day special agent in charge of the san francisco field office for the d e. a bryan clark says combined federal, state and local efforts have turned a corner. and drug dealers are now on >>the run. we've had a significant transformation. during the day. right? we've been able to kind of change. how the open air drug market works. yea it sus, dude andaytimeay was so it's like not worth it to buy it, so you have to wait untiight. to get decent. stuff. so now they are operating at night that felt safer at night. w he justedhat >>part of that adjustment is added staffing for an around

the clock. offensive. with a swarm of agencies now targeting the streets a ornight ets. >>their work. working fro 10 p.m.. to 6:00 am there foow aroun theg trafficks at nht. we also have deputized sfpd narcotics officers, so they can file and take cases that they work on and take them to the federal system and filed federal c on individua >>federal charges notnly come with the risk of a more substantial prison sentence >>prosecuted federally you may be turned over and deported. based upon the felony. conviction. the agcy knows the arrests. are affecting the >>market. >>but he acknowledges that enforcement can only do so >>much. that's why education treatment and prevention is more important than ever. like our colleagues at public health. to get out here to provide the resources and the prevention and treatment. in order to make a change in order for us to turn this around. i

don't like to see my friends, you know? be arrested. or you know, and withdrawal or any of that. so it does suck. but i understand where you know general public is coming from. you know. god was pretty crazy out here. >>yes. brian. himself. says the pressure on dealers is making a difference. >>yeah. this city in my opinion. is starting to like look better, you know. ah, more vibrant and stuff. used to be just like drug addicts everywhere, you know. now you see tourists and stuff, you know. >>the law enforcement really is driving changes. here at the very least in regard to drug availability. and pricing, but what intern turn, will that mean for perhaps larger questions, right? the drug overdose numbers the 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 really

is being made here in the tenderloin. and downtown san francisco. >>so those efforts are on top of the city zone. own mayor. london breed offices over the last year, san francisco's drug market agency coordinate center has helped sees close to 200. kg of drugs and arrested more than 3000 people. and while the city says that is a milestone they acknowledge it's just a drop in the bucket. still ahead. how the city of san francisco is getting help from homeland security. especially age. special agent in charge. joining us next to talk about their mission to protect the public plus, we're going to explain nwe program that helps people in crisis on the streets. could now be on the chopping block.

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there was a rally in san francisco. city hall. today to try to save the community and back. program. ambassador right now escort kids to school and help people in crisis on the streets. but now the program is in danger of being cut. because of the city's $800 0 budget deficit. i am here. today to emphasize that the community a bachelor's program is not just an initiative. but a vital lifeline. for our community. it's removal. removal, which jeopardized the safety and well being of those who depend on our outreach and support and our services. andrea nakano reports some city leaders are pushing back on the budget proposal. fighting to keep the

program that they say has become essential. on san francisco. city streets. >>community ambassadors. cover more than a half a dozen neighborhoods in san francisco. they helped connect the homeless. with resources. and they speak over 8 languages. to reach the diverse communities. in the city. john brit was 1 of them and worked. in the tenderloin. >>provides a service. that no 1 else is doing. >>it says he covered every inch of the tenderloin. going up alleys and seeing many suffering from drug overdoses. >>was walking with my coworker. we were walking down turk street decided to go down turk street. we saw a woman land on half on the sidewalk. in half. halfway in the street. and she was toadying. and we actually had to narcan her and bring her back to life. and so that really that really put in me that you know that the job really is important because

people walking by and they even notice >>her. her according to district 5. supervisor dean preston, the ossoff civic engagement and immigration. affairs and program is nationally recognized. in his is used as a model. in other cities. >>there was never any discussion. about phasing it out winding it down, reducing at anything like that, so we were really shocked when the budget basic canceled. that program. >>supervisor. preston says the program cost roughly $3 0 a year and feels the city can find other ways to make up the deficit. >>this is 1 of the last things that should be on the chopping block. so do we have to make cuts in our budget of course. but we do not need to target program like this. that is a real source of pride. and really so important for public safety. and for positive interactions in our >>neighborhood. john brit is hoping community ambassadors will continue to walk the streets. >>the program is cut. it will be a really big loss for the

community at large because they really do. provide a great >>service. other supervisors our co sponsoring. precedents. resolute the hope is that with the united a united voice of program will be saved. >>continuing our conversation. joining me now san francisco homeland security investigations special agent in charge tatum king. thanks for being here today, you have a big job, and we've been talking about how you're working with all these different agencies, right now to try to clear up the tenderloin. tell us what is homeland security's role in that. so sure, homeland security investigation is an additional resource. we focus after criminal investigations. anything with the border. nexus, so it's either not commodity coming inbound or outbound and listen, trade travel and finance. so for the tenderloin focused on making from arrests for narcotics violations in partnership with drug the drug enforcement. administration and the us attorneys office, so this is not i know san francisco sanctuary cities. so a lot of your powers are but not really in effect here. when it comes to that. we understand. the

sanctuary. city laws. we also understand state bill 54 respect those laws. obviously, we work within the confines of those to support our federal, state and local partners. so really our focus has always been on those criminal. violations that are non immigration related. but helping to beef up the enforcement of of of those offenses. so how does that work as far as the coordination between the agencies and also with local authorities are local sfpd. obviously again with respect the local um local policies and protocols that are in place. but we come in at working on those criminals. investigation. that have again a clear nexus, to the border, so by the way, it's narcotics, it could be money laundering. it could be human trafficking. it could be challenged with rotation. we really thought on international cases, and we're really were nationality. agnostic. we're just focused on those transnational criminal. criminal organizations they're seeking to exploit. americans. hmm. okay, and there is a lot of ties with some central

american cartels. how do you root that out? that out again working with d, a fbi, but we also hsi has a large overseas. footprint. so we have more than 90 officers overseas and 50. some of the country. countries working with our foreign counterparts. in their police. interpol. customs. officials. trade officials that way we can target the entire network. another big aspect of our cases. is financial investigations. and many times right. those principal folks, the ones that are really pulling the strings and those criminal operations aren't touching the contraband. they're not touching the dope right there. having other people in an area intermediary channel that so the financial investigations where we have the most power 1st of all, we connect the dots. we can connect all the conspirators. and they're obviously we go after the fruits of those criminal violations that we go after their assets, and that's probably the most powerful thing. thing that we have, because they don't care if we arrest them. they don't care if we take their dope, right. but when you go after the money, that's when you heard them, and

that's where most powerful um approach to these criminal organizations as working with our foreign partners as well. to figure out what assets they have over there and figure out what criminal enterprise they have over there and then tackling the entire 1 so that way we take take the head off the snake. yeah. impact, so i think a lot of people would just be wondering why didn't we do this sooner in san francisco? you know a lot of these drug dealers are coming from places like honduras. what was what was standing in the way before. i i can tell you that. communication and collaboration with federal partners is very strong in this area. i think we do struggle with staffing challenges. number 1 given the high cost of living, but the other thing is, frankly, it's a lot better. use of taxpayer dollars were working together. we're all sharing. our authorities like our authorities. focused on title 19, which is a customs authority. dea has titled 21. authorities. done, fbi raising authorities. the us attorneys office has different approaches for prosecution. and then when we get all kinds of sharing intelligence force multiply will have the most impact. all

right, and and questioned. how are the authorities in in some of these countries say honduras. how are they? how cooperative are they with you? really? that's that's a brilliant bread and butter when it comes to those relationships, and that carrying specifically honduras. but we spend a lot of time on this. the state department. with the a with other partners getting them training. working on them to get prosecuted. prosecutorial. type assistance. of working with them on best practices sharing intelligence on cases. so that way maybe they don't have that missing nugget. the organization but we do have it having case coordination meetings that and i would say again without changes. pacific country that we do have very good relationships across the world. agency you would expect that from the public are focus. focus from hsi and dhs is pushing the borders. outbound, right. we want to prevent prevent that contraband from even getting to the united states so we have to work with those foreign partners to that way. your strengthen their laws strengthened, they're enforcement as well as strengthen hours here, too. we don't have a lot of time left, but i do want to touch on some of the cybercrimes that you're

also trying to investigate. because that is sort of like this hidden danger. you know when you're talking about the power system and a number of banks you've been pursuing a lot of that. focus on cyber really comes down to child exploitation. cases where we find a lot. have a material and exploitation. occurs over the internet. yeah. also focus on you know, crypto dark web of course, we know all cash. cash is not comment. these days. now their network. and moving money. be it crypto be in the dark web. they're selling their commodities to be the dark web. we do do some intrusion cases. right if we get notified a company has been their networks of compromised. will reach out to the company provide information to them. we worked closely with secret service as well in those efforts and assist um but as far as that's really probably our chief um, probably work on the internet. we do like pig butchering is another thing. you probably heard in the area. that's where you have this online scams romance. investments can work those with the other federal agencies as well as santa clara

district attorney's office. but there is a we know that cyber enabled crime tax everything. single program area. so it doesn't matter of course with your phone, right? your phone is going to data, so there's some sort of network there's some sort of information storage. and of course we need that information. to conduct that. an investigation that prosecute right big job, all right. we appreciate your efforts. especially as special agent in charge, tatum king. thanks so much for being here. still ahead. a different kind of cleanup on san francisco streets meet the special team dedicate. t

well illegal dumping. is also an issue 1 temperance. in francisco city. streets. now a special team. dedicated to tracking down offenders is back after being sidelined during covid, the city's trash investigation. team is in charge of finding culprits. who illegally dumped trash in the city, leaving garbage on the street are overflowing dumpsters trash cans. trash can find can produce fines rather of up to $1000. but 1 member of the department of public works, says educating offenders oftentimes works better than just laying down the law. education has always worked. better for like long term. solutions and like al getting a business or residents to be in compliance. in the long run. the department says it is on all of us to take care of our city and try to keep it clean and the team is getting busier.

but certainly not back to pre covid staffing levels. these numbers from the city show at the 2 bars on the left there represent the number of violations. in 2018 and 29. around 15. a year and then huge drop off during covid, but since then a steady increase and of course, we're only halfway through. 2024. and a reminder you can report cash in your neighborhood. by calling 311. we'll be right back.

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