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our kevin ko is live at the office of cal waste solutions and has been digging into the duong family's past, but first lauren toms has been at the mayor's house. what have you learned about the investigation? >> reporter: yeah. federal authorities have cleared the home of oakland mayor sheng thao, but questions are mounting how she could be connected to activity that would have prompted this raid in the first place. law enforcement experts tell us the fbi must be highly confident in their evidence to conduct a public raid on oakland's highest ranking public official. shock waves reverberating through the highest ranks of oakland city government as mayor sheng thao's home was raided by federal authorities. it remains unclear what agents were looking for when they arrived to the home just after 5:30 a.m., but roughly five hours later about a dozen agents left with at least ten boxes and two bags of material from inside of the home. former federal prosecutor tony brass says the raid indicates agents are highly confident in their allegations. >> by the time they're executing a search warra
our kevin ko is live at the office of cal waste solutions and has been digging into the duong family's past, but first lauren toms has been at the mayor's house. what have you learned about the investigation? >> reporter: yeah. federal authorities have cleared the home of oakland mayor sheng thao, but questions are mounting how she could be connected to activity that would have prompted this raid in the first place. law enforcement experts tell us the fbi must be highly confident in their...
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kevin ko live in concord. that hot weather is here and you'll want to try to find ways to stay cool in this first alert weather day, one of the cooling centers that opened up today. stay with us for the final hour of the two-day heat wave. and we'll continue our coverage. >>> in other news, police arrested 13 pro-palestinian demonstrators at stanford today. they broke into the office and barricaded themselves inside. they were a part of the group in palestine that got into the president's office around 5:30 this morning and they stayed there for three hours. they were taken to the main jail and it did not take long for them to show up in solidarity. >> they felt it was necessary and something necessary to be done ford for the school to understand the degree to which they care about divestment. >> any student who occupies the building will be suspended. if any of them are seniors, they will not be allowed to graduate later on this month. >>> a mixed homecoming for vice president kamala harris, in the bay area f
kevin ko live in concord. that hot weather is here and you'll want to try to find ways to stay cool in this first alert weather day, one of the cooling centers that opened up today. stay with us for the final hour of the two-day heat wave. and we'll continue our coverage. >>> in other news, police arrested 13 pro-palestinian demonstrators at stanford today. they broke into the office and barricaded themselves inside. they were a part of the group in palestine that got into the...
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kevin ko summoned a waymo the first time today to show us what the ride is like. we'll have that story in a moment. last month the national highway traffic safety administration launched a probably of waymo after 22 incidents where its cars were involved in solo crashes or possibly violated traffic laws. earlier this month waymo issued a recall for all of its driverless cars to make them less likely to crash into telephone poles. that was prompted by a crash in arizona back in may. in a statement way most said, "nhtsa plays a very important role in road safety and we will continue to work with them as part of our mission to become the world's most trusted driver." waymo isn't the only autonomous car company under scrutiny. last october the dmv suspended the operating license for cruise prompting it to completely shut down its testing program entirely. last week state regulators fined cruise the maximum penalty for delaying a report on an incident where a woman was dragged by one of its cars in san francisco. >>> meanwhile new fallout for oakland's mayor after the
kevin ko summoned a waymo the first time today to show us what the ride is like. we'll have that story in a moment. last month the national highway traffic safety administration launched a probably of waymo after 22 incidents where its cars were involved in solo crashes or possibly violated traffic laws. earlier this month waymo issued a recall for all of its driverless cars to make them less likely to crash into telephone poles. that was prompted by a crash in arizona back in may. in a...
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kevin ko is live in the castro. kevin, you have been meeting some people from out of town, right? >> reporter: yeah, liz. that actually includes some people who are here for their first pride weekend ever, what a busy weekend. organizers at sf pride say they expect about 1 million visitors coming into the city. that does not include the 50,000 people involved with the parade. michael and jesus are visiting from los angeles. >> we just got here today, this morning. >> reporter: they've been to san francisco a couple times before, but this weekend will be a first. >> it will be our first pride. so we aren't really sure what to expect, club hop, find like parties. >> reporter: it's only their first day in town, but it's a hopeful indication of the weekend in store. >> people here are nicer. i noticed like just everybody's so willing to talk to you. >> the people, but also i like the weather, just being out here. it's so nice to -- i don't know -- be walking out and feels great. >> reporter: san francisco pride is one of the largest lgbtq celebrations in the world and that means an ec
kevin ko is live in the castro. kevin, you have been meeting some people from out of town, right? >> reporter: yeah, liz. that actually includes some people who are here for their first pride weekend ever, what a busy weekend. organizers at sf pride say they expect about 1 million visitors coming into the city. that does not include the 50,000 people involved with the parade. michael and jesus are visiting from los angeles. >> we just got here today, this morning. >> reporter:...
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so our kevin ko spoke with a teenager who was addicted to social media and a doctor in silicon valley to find out more about this urgency. >> reporter: caleb is a gen zer who was addicted to social media. >> i lay in bed five to eight hours. it's kind of like sleep paralysis. you know you're in a dream, but you can't get out. >> reporter: once she realized she was addicted, the teenager says she wasn't sure what to do. >> it's scary because like i had no one to guide me because my parents had no idea how to use social media and how it works really. so i feel as though our generation's the first to experience it and we kind of experienced it by ourselves. so as i got into social media, i started to see the negative impacts of social media, both mentally and i guess physically. >> the last decade for sure we're seeing a rise in mental health concerns in young people and while we may not be able to quote an absolute direct correlation between social media and those mental health concerns, we are seeing some pretty clear indications that excessive social media use can lead to mental healt
so our kevin ko spoke with a teenager who was addicted to social media and a doctor in silicon valley to find out more about this urgency. >> reporter: caleb is a gen zer who was addicted to social media. >> i lay in bed five to eight hours. it's kind of like sleep paralysis. you know you're in a dream, but you can't get out. >> reporter: once she realized she was addicted, the teenager says she wasn't sure what to do. >> it's scary because like i had no one to guide me...
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kevin ko spoke to one of the first residents about the importance of raising her kids in the city she grew up in. >> hey, she don't bite. >> reporter: lachanda greggs is a single mom born and raised in oakland. >> this is my 11-year-old son. >> reporter: there isn't anything or anyone more important than her kids. >> i have six children and here they go right here. i got each one of their high school diplomas up there. he just graduated. she's the one that's in college. >> reporter: everything lachanda loves about her home in the acts cherry hill apartments has a connection to her family. >> yeah. they're asleep. that's her room they choose. from going to a shelter to here just having a roof over my head, it's hearing them say get out of my room. to hear my kids finally say get out of my room. >> >> reporter: lachanda was chosen from the housing lottery while also recovering from a stroke. >> i cried so hard because what is the odds? here i am, stroke survivor single mother with my kids, one supposed to be going to college. they pulled me out of 5,000 plus people on the lottery, bless
kevin ko spoke to one of the first residents about the importance of raising her kids in the city she grew up in. >> hey, she don't bite. >> reporter: lachanda greggs is a single mom born and raised in oakland. >> this is my 11-year-old son. >> reporter: there isn't anything or anyone more important than her kids. >> i have six children and here they go right here. i got each one of their high school diplomas up there. he just graduated. she's the one that's in...
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kevin ko went to santa clara county which saw the second most deaths out of any bay area county. >> it's pretty nice today, a little hot. >> reporter: morgan is born and raised in san jose. >> i try to get her outside every day and get her active. >> reporter: her love for her dog dior means she's checking air quality metrics during the summer. >> if it's really, really dank outside, muggy and humid, i'll check. >> reporter: that's why dior stayed inside last september when smoke drifted down from wildfires in northern california and oregon. >> it came all the way down to the bay area. it was so bad outside where it was orange outside. it was really, really dark. it smelled back. nobody was outside. >> this is going to keep happening and we really need to prepare for this as a society and as we see climate change affect us, one of the things that is being affected is more and more wildfires and what we've also seen is that even if you are not in an area immediately adjacent to the fires, that the smoke can travel hundreds of miles, if not further. >> reporter: dr. thomas daly works in pu
kevin ko went to santa clara county which saw the second most deaths out of any bay area county. >> it's pretty nice today, a little hot. >> reporter: morgan is born and raised in san jose. >> i try to get her outside every day and get her active. >> reporter: her love for her dog dior means she's checking air quality metrics during the summer. >> if it's really, really dank outside, muggy and humid, i'll check. >> reporter: that's why dior stayed inside last...
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so our kevin ko spoke with a teenager who was addicted to social media and a doctor in silicon valleyo find out more about this urgency. >> reporter: caleb is a gen zer who was addicted to social media. >> i lay in bed five to eight hours. it's kind of like sleep paralysis. you know you're in a dream, but you can't get out. >> reporter: once she realized she was addicted, the teenager says she wasn't sure what to do. >> it's scary because like i had no one to guide me because my parents had no idea how to use social media and how it works really. so i feel as though our generation's the first to experience it and we kind of experienced it by ourselves. so as i got into social media, i started
so our kevin ko spoke with a teenager who was addicted to social media and a doctor in silicon valleyo find out more about this urgency. >> reporter: caleb is a gen zer who was addicted to social media. >> i lay in bed five to eight hours. it's kind of like sleep paralysis. you know you're in a dream, but you can't get out. >> reporter: once she realized she was addicted, the teenager says she wasn't sure what to do. >> it's scary because like i had no one to guide me...
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so the owner tells our kevin ko, this is the fourth break in at his store. it could be the last straw. >> reporter: another repair for the front doors of cigarettes cheaper, a site becoming so common for the corner store that the owner, beshear, didn't even want to show his face on camera. >> my friends and family see me again, it happens. i have been here so many times. i get it if it happens once or twice, but it continues to happen. >> reporter: he got a call from his security company alerting him that a white lexus smashed through his store's front doors. >> at least eight to nine suspects jumped up. and they came inside and just ransacked the whole place. >> reporter: he took these photos and videos of the mess left behind. thousands of dollars of cigarettes stolen. but total costs are in the tens of thousands because of all of the damage to the store. >> everything is barred up. it looks like we're in jail. there's no insurance. state farm completely kicked us out because they call state of california as a hot spot. i don't blame them because they are
so the owner tells our kevin ko, this is the fourth break in at his store. it could be the last straw. >> reporter: another repair for the front doors of cigarettes cheaper, a site becoming so common for the corner store that the owner, beshear, didn't even want to show his face on camera. >> my friends and family see me again, it happens. i have been here so many times. i get it if it happens once or twice, but it continues to happen. >> reporter: he got a call from his...
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kevin ko is live on the embarcadero by pier 1 where neighbors are calling for some accountability to all this. kevin? >> reporter: yeah. you can actually still see the tire marks behind me. might be tricky to see with all the cars passing by. all these marks left behind by cars that were doing donuts right in front of pier 1 with a massive crowd just watching, but as you mentioned, this is just one of several locations where these sideshows happened, leaving a lot of neighbors wondering what is the city going to do about it? >> each time it's very unnerving. >> reporter: katheryn lives near the embarcadero. >> as a resident and taxpayer, it sickens and repulses me. >> reporter: she's reacting to the latest sideshow right in front of pier 1 where video shows a car on fire, cars doing donuts around it, with spectators standing right by as high powered laser pointers flash through the sky. the crowds broke up when officers arrived and police say they towed several vehicles, but no one was arrested. we reached out to police to answer our questions about their sideshow tactics and didn't
kevin ko is live on the embarcadero by pier 1 where neighbors are calling for some accountability to all this. kevin? >> reporter: yeah. you can actually still see the tire marks behind me. might be tricky to see with all the cars passing by. all these marks left behind by cars that were doing donuts right in front of pier 1 with a massive crowd just watching, but as you mentioned, this is just one of several locations where these sideshows happened, leaving a lot of neighbors wondering...
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kevin ko has their complaints and the long awaited protections that could be coming. >> reporter: marcello works at this san jose taco bell and kfc. but today he's on strike. >> there had to be more careful. they need to keep the workers healthy. that is why we're doing this. >> reporter: workers at this location on south king road say they have had to work in temperatures close to 90 degrees because of the company's failure to repair the store's air-conditioning. they were joined by other fast food employees in san jose who also faced high temps in work like cynthia. >> the migrants get it worser. they get a stomach ache to the point where i wanted to throw up. >> reporter: a taco bell spokesperson tells me this location's franchise owner is currently working to address team members concerns. but the concerns with excessive heat for workers goes far beyond this taco bell. a new proposal to california's department of industrial relations would require indoor workplaces to be 87 degrees or cooler. in areas like a kitchen where you are working near a hot stove. the proposed standard would re
kevin ko has their complaints and the long awaited protections that could be coming. >> reporter: marcello works at this san jose taco bell and kfc. but today he's on strike. >> there had to be more careful. they need to keep the workers healthy. that is why we're doing this. >> reporter: workers at this location on south king road say they have had to work in temperatures close to 90 degrees because of the company's failure to repair the store's air-conditioning. they were...
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kevin ko spoke to homeowners about what this could mean for them and their families and futures. >> it's a great opportunity for us to have a nice home and to do some gardening, even though we're in limited space. >> reporter: owning the mobile home at the estates in san jose. >> my wife is an avid gardner. >> reporter: while the home is his, the land is home and it belongs to the property owner. >> for myself, it's a risk, i get that. it's a risk i'm willing to take. nice neighbors, clean, well maintained, convenient, good size home. and an ability to have a garden, it's great. >> reporter: he will own 174 mobile homes on this property in san jose. a city with about 35,000 mobile home residents, the most of any city in california. >> and some people have been here for many years. >> reporter: she has been here for almost two decades. >> and it will give you a lot of anxiety. what if they come and tay say we are selling and you have x amount of time to leave? it could be nerve-racking. what am i going to do? and how will i move everybody? >> reporter: all of this is why they unanimously
kevin ko spoke to homeowners about what this could mean for them and their families and futures. >> it's a great opportunity for us to have a nice home and to do some gardening, even though we're in limited space. >> reporter: owning the mobile home at the estates in san jose. >> my wife is an avid gardner. >> reporter: while the home is his, the land is home and it belongs to the property owner. >> for myself, it's a risk, i get that. it's a risk i'm willing to...
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. >>> we continue our team coverage with kevin ko live at redwood city's veterans memorial senior center where residents who were evacuated were directed to go. kevin. >> reporter: ryan, i can tell you it's been very quiet here. we are here at the official evacuation site, but this may be because a lot of the neighbors i talked to earlier today say they don't want to leave their homes and we'll explain why in a second, but i need you to see this video provided by nathan. he was one of several neighbors i spoke with today. he says he and his neighbors were spray be down their roofs while the construction site was on fire because they were concerned about these wind gusts bringing ash over to the properties. in fact, there was a nearby tree that did end up catching on fire according to nathan and some of the other neighbors i spoke with. >> this tree was even on fire. the eucalyptus tree caught on fire, yeah, that big one right there, but they ended up putting it out. so something you see in a movie or something that happens somewhere else, but you'd never realize it's going to be this clo
. >>> we continue our team coverage with kevin ko live at redwood city's veterans memorial senior center where residents who were evacuated were directed to go. kevin. >> reporter: ryan, i can tell you it's been very quiet here. we are here at the official evacuation site, but this may be because a lot of the neighbors i talked to earlier today say they don't want to leave their homes and we'll explain why in a second, but i need you to see this video provided by nathan. he was...
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our kevin ko was there at frank agawa plaza. >> reporter: mayor sheng thao spoke inside oakland city hall, some of her most vocal critics were outside the alreada rally, a recall rally specifically, planned at 11:00 a.m. this morning before the sudden announcement that mayor thao would speak in a press conference. that gave the opportunity for althese folks, some of her most vocal critics, to listen to her live as she was providing a statement for the first time since that raid on thursday at her home. >> th have built the rules to protect and preserve >> reporter: as mayor thao addressed the fbi raid for the first time, the critics who accused her of staying silent the past four days were listening closely. >> i am your mayor, mayor shen thao. >> you ain't my mayor! >> reporter: the group oakland united to recall sheng thao says the city's urgent issues demand accountability from its mayor. >> i'm not going down like that. we're not going down like that. >> reporter: immediately after mayor thao's press conference wrapped up her critics made their voices heard. >> come out now. come
our kevin ko was there at frank agawa plaza. >> reporter: mayor sheng thao spoke inside oakland city hall, some of her most vocal critics were outside the alreada rally, a recall rally specifically, planned at 11:00 a.m. this morning before the sudden announcement that mayor thao would speak in a press conference. that gave the opportunity for althese folks, some of her most vocal critics, to listen to her live as she was providing a statement for the first time since that raid on...
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our kevin ko checked in with former workers and neighbors who are eager to celebrate the comeback. >> i think the neighborhood really loves the spot, was bummed when they heard it was closing and great to see it coming back. i used to go to anchor quite frequently, great with the dog, bring kids in the stroller, things like that. >> reporter: anchor brewing company was a family affair with fans from across the pond. >> i'm visiting from london, but we used to hit that spot quite a bit. >> reporter: america's first craft brewery is on its way back after it was acquired by shepard futures. the video was released on social media this morning speaking of the purchase. >> i think the best time of san francisco is yet to come. >> reporter: it comes after a heartbreaking end for the brewery last july when soporro chose to shut the brewery down leaving employees out of work. >> at the end of the day we just want to go back home to the jobs we know and love. >> i do wonder why working here is so important to you and everyone else. >> it feels a lot bigger than what you are. it's the godfather
our kevin ko checked in with former workers and neighbors who are eager to celebrate the comeback. >> i think the neighborhood really loves the spot, was bummed when they heard it was closing and great to see it coming back. i used to go to anchor quite frequently, great with the dog, bring kids in the stroller, things like that. >> reporter: anchor brewing company was a family affair with fans from across the pond. >> i'm visiting from london, but we used to hit that spot...
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now kevin ko is live in san jose. you got a chance to talk to some of the south bay fire agencies about the conditions they're dealing with? >> reporter: yeah, liz. we are coming to you live in south san jose this evening because we want to show you the big concern for firefighters today. when we are in the middle of the heat advisory like we are right now, it is obviously hot and it is obviously very dry. but you see this dry grass that's just right here next to me? there is actually a lot more of it. that's because of our recent and wet winters. >> this area here, you can see they have come in and mowed the grass to keep it low. but you know interestingly enough and talking about having a wet winter. you can see how thick actually the grass that's on the ground is even after mowing. >> reporter: santa clara battalion chief, bill murphy, is showing us dry grass or brush fire fuel. >> this grass only takes about an hour during the hot period of the day to where it's ready to burn even if it was foggy overnight if we h
now kevin ko is live in san jose. you got a chance to talk to some of the south bay fire agencies about the conditions they're dealing with? >> reporter: yeah, liz. we are coming to you live in south san jose this evening because we want to show you the big concern for firefighters today. when we are in the middle of the heat advisory like we are right now, it is obviously hot and it is obviously very dry. but you see this dry grass that's just right here next to me? there is actually a...
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but for now we're going to head to kevin ko live in livermore.ple trying to beat the heat in one of the hottest parts of the bay area. kevin? >> reporter: yeah paul, trying. and we are coming to you live because we saw some of the hottest temperatures here today. now i met a variety of people all across livermore who are dealing with this heat wave in their own different ways. michael is 70 years old. >> i will be here all three days if i can. >> he has been waiting for this kind of heat all year. so when you saw we were going to have the first heat wave of the year, you're like i need to go outside? >> thank you, jesus. >> reporter: he might be livermore's number one fan of soaking up the sun. >> you don't get burnt? >> i got burnt once. southern florida in the keys. man that hurt. that hurt bad. >> reporter: but michael is a shining example of whatnot to do according to first responders. >> i would advise if people are going to be outside to make sure you just take the simple precautions to protect your skin, hydrate your body, and make sure ki
but for now we're going to head to kevin ko live in livermore.ple trying to beat the heat in one of the hottest parts of the bay area. kevin? >> reporter: yeah paul, trying. and we are coming to you live because we saw some of the hottest temperatures here today. now i met a variety of people all across livermore who are dealing with this heat wave in their own different ways. michael is 70 years old. >> i will be here all three days if i can. >> he has been waiting for this...
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. >> we have seen crowd funding efforts to save the brewery, but as kevin ko shows us, a billionaireehind a yogurt empire says he's throwing anchor a lifeline. >> i think the neighborhood really loves the spot. they were bummed when they heard it was closing, and great to see it coming back. i used to go to anchor quite frequently. great with the dog, bring the kids in the stroller, things like that. >> reporter: anchor brewing was a family affair. >> i'm visiting from london. we used to hit that spot quite a bit. >> reporter: america's first craft brewery is on its way back after it was acquired by the parent company of the chobani yogurt brand. the ceo and founder released a video on social media this morning speaking of the purchase. >> i think the best time of san francisco is yet to come. >> reporter: it comes after a heartbreaking end for the brewery last july when the owners decided to shut the brewery down. it left employees like patrick costello out of work. >> at the end of the day we want to go back home to the jobs we know and love. >> reporter: i do wonder why working he
. >> we have seen crowd funding efforts to save the brewery, but as kevin ko shows us, a billionaireehind a yogurt empire says he's throwing anchor a lifeline. >> i think the neighborhood really loves the spot. they were bummed when they heard it was closing, and great to see it coming back. i used to go to anchor quite frequently. great with the dog, bring the kids in the stroller, things like that. >> reporter: anchor brewing was a family affair. >> i'm visiting from...
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kevin ko is live at oakland city hall where the rally is set to take place in the next half hour. kevin? >> reporter: yeah. it's still unclear what exactly the fbi is investigating. keep in mind, the irs was also playing a heavy hand in those raids we were covering on thursday as well, but mayor thao's newly appointed lawyer has come out on friday saying that all the optics in this just look, his words, "bad." we mentioned that some of the most outspoken critics of mayor thao across oakland will converge here tonight within the next 30 minutes right outside of city hall. organizers claim the mayor hasn't done or said enough after a recent surge in violence, most notably the shooting on juneteenth at lake merritt where 15 people were shot and wounded. they also are criticizing her absence following the raid at her home on thursday. thao's lawyer also told us on friday that the mayor will be making some kind of statement providing some kind of statement at some point this week. he also points out that it's not even clear if all of this is pointed at mayor thao and we have to wait an
kevin ko is live at oakland city hall where the rally is set to take place in the next half hour. kevin? >> reporter: yeah. it's still unclear what exactly the fbi is investigating. keep in mind, the irs was also playing a heavy hand in those raids we were covering on thursday as well, but mayor thao's newly appointed lawyer has come out on friday saying that all the optics in this just look, his words, "bad." we mentioned that some of the most outspoken critics of mayor thao...
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our kevin ko met up with people who came in for the celebrations. >> reporter: visiting from los angelesancisco a couple times before but this weekend will be a first. >> it will be our first pride. not sure what to expect. >> find parties, hook up. >> reporter: it is only their first day in town but hopeful indication of the weekend in store. >> people here are nicer. i noticed like, just everybody is so willing to talk to you. >> the people but also i like the weather. just being out here it is so nice to just be walking out and it feels great. >> reporter: san francisco pride is one of the largest lbgtq celebrations in the world. and, that means an economic boost for local businesses like "house it hanging" a art store in the castro. >> we are just setting up for the pride celebration >> the best weekend. >> james spent part of his thursday putting up pride artwork outside of his store. he says he is looking forward to the pig crowds that sf pride always attracts. >> we see the big increase. not only from travelers and people from out of town but we see locals coming back out and, you
our kevin ko met up with people who came in for the celebrations. >> reporter: visiting from los angelesancisco a couple times before but this weekend will be a first. >> it will be our first pride. not sure what to expect. >> find parties, hook up. >> reporter: it is only their first day in town but hopeful indication of the weekend in store. >> people here are nicer. i noticed like, just everybody is so willing to talk to you. >> the people but also i like...
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ko is in the know. >> reporter: michael and jesus are visiting from los angeles. >> we just got herethis morning. >> yeah. >> reporter: they've been to san francisco a couple of times before. but -- this weekend will be a first. >> it will be our first pride. so we're not really sure what to expect. >> club hop. find like -- parties. >> reporter: it's only their first day in town. but it's a hopeful indication of the weekend in store. >> people here are nicer. >> i noticed like -- just everybody is so willing to talk to you. >> the people, but also i like the weather. like just being out here. it's -- so nice to just i don't know. be walking out and feels great. >> reporter: san francisco pride is one of the largest lgbtq celebrations in the world. and that means an economic boost for local businesses like -- how's it hanging? a plant and art store in the castro. >> we're just setting up for the pride celebration. it's the best weekend. >> reporter: james spent part of his thursday putting up pride artwork outside his store. he says he's looking forward to the big crowds that sf prid
ko is in the know. >> reporter: michael and jesus are visiting from los angeles. >> we just got herethis morning. >> yeah. >> reporter: they've been to san francisco a couple of times before. but -- this weekend will be a first. >> it will be our first pride. so we're not really sure what to expect. >> club hop. find like -- parties. >> reporter: it's only their first day in town. but it's a hopeful indication of the weekend in store. >> people...
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our kevin ko spoke with one of the residents about the importance of raising her kids in the city sherew up in. >> hey, bindi. that's bindi. she don't bite. >> reporter: lachanda greggs is a single mom, born and raised in oakland. >> this is my 11-year-old son. >> reporter: there isn't anything or anyone more important than her kids. >> yeah, i have six children. and here they go right here. i got -- each one of their high school diplomas up there. he just graduated. she's the one that's in college. >> reporter: everything lachanda loves about her home in the acts cherry hill apartments has a connection to her family. >> they probably asleep. yeah. they asleep. so this -- her room that they choose. from going to a shelter to here just having a roof over my head. you know? the favorite part i love that you asked that, is hearing him say, get out of my room. close my door. you know, hear my kids finally say, get out of my room. >> reporter: lachanda was chosen in the housing lottery after years of staying in hotel rooms and a shelter in hayward while also recovering from a stroke. >> i
our kevin ko spoke with one of the residents about the importance of raising her kids in the city sherew up in. >> hey, bindi. that's bindi. she don't bite. >> reporter: lachanda greggs is a single mom, born and raised in oakland. >> this is my 11-year-old son. >> reporter: there isn't anything or anyone more important than her kids. >> yeah, i have six children. and here they go right here. i got -- each one of their high school diplomas up there. he just...
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kevin ko now with the story and they're sick of it they want the drivers caught and cuffed. watch. >> each time it's very unnerving. >> reporter: catherine lives near the embarcadero. >> as a resident and taxpayer, it sickens me. >> reporter: she's reacting to the latest side show right in front of pier one. where video shows a car on fire. cars doing doughnut around it. with spectators standing right by as high powered laser pointers flash through the sky. the crowds broke up when officers arrived and police say they towed several vehicles. but -- no one was arrested. we reached out to police to answer our questions about their side show tactics and didn't get a response. but chief william scott released this video on social media. >> i want to be absolutely clear. these illegal events are unacceptable in our city. early sunday morning, the convoy of criminals headed to the city from the east bay. >> reporter: the side shows also extended to the mission district where police say a building was vandalized. >> i'd never seen anything that fast and it seemed -- extremely dange
kevin ko now with the story and they're sick of it they want the drivers caught and cuffed. watch. >> each time it's very unnerving. >> reporter: catherine lives near the embarcadero. >> as a resident and taxpayer, it sickens me. >> reporter: she's reacting to the latest side show right in front of pier one. where video shows a car on fire. cars doing doughnut around it. with spectators standing right by as high powered laser pointers flash through the sky. the crowds...
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kevin ko has that part of the coverage. >> reporter: fbi agents and the irs raided california waste solutionsfice on embarcadero in oakland. the recycling company's office is located on the third floor. and the vietnamese american business association, or vaba is just below it. several people confirm vaba was also raided by federal agents today. >> very surprising because you know, these companies doing good for the community. trying to have recycling going on and clean up the mess that we have. >> reporter: cal waste solutions is owned and operated by the duong family whose journey to the bay area was detailed in an earlier cbs news bay area story. >> saigon as we call home. but our heart is here. >> reporter: the family escaped vietnam on a boat when north vietnamese soldiers seized their properties in 1975. after arriving to the bay area, the family settled in the tenderloin. the family would pick up cardboard from the streets to make money. until they opened the first recycling warehouse in west oakland. california waste solutions is now worth hundreds of millions of dollars. employs abou
kevin ko has that part of the coverage. >> reporter: fbi agents and the irs raided california waste solutionsfice on embarcadero in oakland. the recycling company's office is located on the third floor. and the vietnamese american business association, or vaba is just below it. several people confirm vaba was also raided by federal agents today. >> very surprising because you know, these companies doing good for the community. trying to have recycling going on and clean up the mess...
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there was worry at one point the fire could spread and our kevin ko was there as some neighbors toldo leave but guess what? they denied decided to band together and save their own homes. watch. with that, we are off. >> reporter: oscar mendoza first saw the north fair oaks fire on his balcony. >> everybody was scared, man, because that was the first time we see something like that. >> reporter: he and his neighbors were told to evacuate by first responders, but he was one of many that didn't leave. >> they kicked everyone out. they started evacuating everybody, but honestly, as you can see, a lot of people didn't want to evacuate, you know, because they have so much valued stuff inside the house. >> that's when they were knocking. >> reporter: the ring video from another neighbor shows a san mateo county deputy knocking on their door. then -- running to do the same to nearby homes. >> everybody just freaked out, man. like -- i saw -- i saw a mother running trying to go inside a house. because her family was over there. and i guess -- they were not allowing her to go over there. but i
there was worry at one point the fire could spread and our kevin ko was there as some neighbors toldo leave but guess what? they denied decided to band together and save their own homes. watch. with that, we are off. >> reporter: oscar mendoza first saw the north fair oaks fire on his balcony. >> everybody was scared, man, because that was the first time we see something like that. >> reporter: he and his neighbors were told to evacuate by first responders, but he was one of...
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ko spoke with one of the residents about the importance of raising her kids in the city she grew upin. >> hey bendy. that's bendy. she don't bite. >> reporter: gregs is a single mom. born and raised in oakland. >> this is my 11-year-old son. >> reporter: there isn't anything or anyone more important than her kids. >> yeah, i have six children. and here they go right here. i got -- each one has a high school diploma up there. he just graduated and she's the one that's in college. >> reporter: everything she loves about her home in the acts cherry hill apartments has a connection to her family. >> they probably asleep. yeah. they asleep. so this -- her room that they choose. from going to a shelter to here just having a roof over my head. you know? the favorite part i love that you asked that, is hearing him say get out of my room. close my door. you know hear my kids finally say get out of the room. >> reporter: she was chosen in the housing lottery after years of staying in hotel rooms and a shelter in hayward while also recovering from a stroke. >> i cried so hard. because what is
ko spoke with one of the residents about the importance of raising her kids in the city she grew upin. >> hey bendy. that's bendy. she don't bite. >> reporter: gregs is a single mom. born and raised in oakland. >> this is my 11-year-old son. >> reporter: there isn't anything or anyone more important than her kids. >> yeah, i have six children. and here they go right here. i got -- each one has a high school diploma up there. he just graduated and she's the one...