city and livermore for high temperatures. we are just awaiting the official word from the national weather service. as we mentioned, this is a string of days. go back to just yesterday, and sfo said they tied their all-time record. here is what i'm looking at for potential record highs tomorrow, san jose tying theirs at 78. santa rosa at 77. san francisco and oakland, you would have to get to 80 and 79. not going quite that warm, but 4 consecutive days of record highs in the middle of our rain season, it is a little scary, but it will happen through the weekend, so get out there and enjoy. we will talk about a slight chance of rain monday when we come back in the accuweather forecast. larry: thank you. i suspect is in custody after a fatal shooting at the civic center bart station last night.

this comes during a time when bart is experiencing low ridership because of the pandemic. abc 7 looking into what the agency is doing to try to keep passengers safe. >> during a time when ridership is at historic lows, just 25% of pre-pandemic levels, the agency addressed last night's fatal shooting. >> the suspect allegedly shot the victim at close range with a handgun on the platform at the bottom of an escalator. the victim was shot from behind. >> chief alvarez touted the quick response from bart officers. >> six bart police personnel responded within approximately one minute of the incident. >> chief alvarez says that is the reason for the quick arrest. >> he does have a criminal record. that will all be part of the investigation as well. >> multiple sources come from the suspect was on probation for

a 2020 incident. he was also arrested most recently in march of last year for being a felon in possession of an unregistered firearm. i asked the das office where he was charged and released back onto the streets. the public information officer acknowledged the release and said it happened while they waited on dna evidence results. he added in part, the office will hold the suspect accountable. meantime, barth's police chief told me overall crime across the system is down but admitted problems at civic center and said steps are being taken to address it. >> we have full-time officers in addition to community service officers as well. expert riders we spoke with, it was not enough. >> this station gets very sketchy at all times. i have seen people with knives. i see people with sticks. it just does not give you that

comfortable feeling. >> these concerns adding to their hesitancy to ride more. >> -- kristen: on san roads, lives are being lost at a record pace. last night, a bicyclist became the 13th traffic fertility of the year. we learn how law enforcement and city leaders are urging care on the roads to prevent further deaths. >> 41 days into 2022, 13 lives lost, three in the last few weeks in the same location. last night, a bicyclist was hit and killed by a car. >> in this instance, the victim was in the crosswalk crossing against a solid red light. the driver based on testimony was driving against a solid

green. >> it continues the record pace in san jose. 2021 was tied for the deadliest year on san jose roads. the department of transportation identifies the expressway as a dangerous core door and says the expressway is an improvement. already resulting in three deaths. speed is often a concern on this road. witness accounts say the bicyclist came from a nearby homeless encampment. >> we are hoping deploy in these message boards might help drivers be aware of the hazard in the area. they are on and expressway that already has a high speed limit. you might not be aware you should be looking out for pedestrians. >> there are similar signs throughout the city. police will patrol and ticket

the area and the dot will try to implement more solutions, but officials say stopping traffic deaths starts with everyone. >> the reality is we all have shared accountability on the roadway. >> if you are out on our streets , it could be dangerous, so please, slow down, pay attention. >> if we do that, we can make a safer san jose. larry: a san francisco assco member is calling the picture of hate crimes in california and accurate because of policy differences among law enforcement. he's proposing a new bill that would make the reporting of hate crime laws consistent across the state. >> an audit found law enforcement agencies did not oftentimes -- inadequately identified or reported responding to hate crimes, and that concluded that the state's hate crimes are underreported by 14%. it is not really the fault of law enforcement agencies because there was not really any proper

training or protocol. >> he notes the rise of hate crimes against asians during the pandemic but says this bill would apply to hate crimes against people of all races, genders, and sexual orientations. hearings on the bill will start next month. kristen: the city of sausalito has declared a state of emergency at the homeless camp which officials say has grown into a crisis. >> everybody outside the fence. >> sausalito police cleared a park where the city has allowed about 20 homeless people to live for more than a year. the move happened after a fire and propane tank explosion destroyed several tenants in thing cap. police say one resident was arrested for starting the fire. mayor janelle kelman says people are living in dangerous conditions. >> i do think it is a crisis for the city and for the county as well. >> the city has declared a state of emergency at the homeless and cam it. >> we declared a state of

emergency because we wanted to y to say wne>> they are declarings is a state of emergency. i'm declaring this is a state of absurdity. it is what it is. urests he nowhe says he wants me city than just a community. >> i want to see people get housing. i want to see the city of sausalito treat people with a basic minimum of dignity. >> the mayor says she is calling for more resources and new policy. >> what we are really looking for is the availability of more temporary housing. if the only availability is for permanent housing and the individuals in our encampment do not score high enough on the vulnerability index, then they are left hind. >> last year, san francisco's mayor declared a state of emergency in the tenderloin to

combat rampant drug use. opponents feared it would allow police to clear the streets. in sausalito, residents say they want a safe space to live and will keep fighting for it. >> we do not win every battle, but the victory is preordained. larry: have you noticed an increase in your pg&e bill lately? it's about to get worse. the utility's company was just given the green light to charge you even more. leanna melinda's joins us live with a breakdown. leanne: we don't like to scare viewers, but in this case, we can honestly say these fare hikes are going to hurt. pg&e increased rates in january because that is an annual thing. then they went back to the public utilities commission to ask for another increase. this time associated specifically with the high price of natural gas imposed by the energy markets. all of this happening as we battle with inflation.

when talking about pg&e rates rising, there is an initial shock load by complacency. >> it is a bit expensive. energy should not be going up. >> well, i don't think i have a choice, right? >> at the beginning of the year, pg&e customers experienced a nine point 8% increase, boiling down to about $20 to $30 for both gas and electric. that money will go towards upgrades and work pg&e is doing to reduce wildfire risk. now on march 1, the average residential customer will be hit with another price hike of 9%. >> why? [laughter] wasn't that enough? leanne: that second increase is a fuel adjustment cost. the utility company blames it on recent call-up on you drought conditions, which have reduced lower-cost hydroelectric generation across the western

u.s. it does not end there. >> pg&e has spent 5.5 billion dollars already on wildfire mitigation that they have not even gotten approval yet to put on our bills, and for 2023, pg&e has requested a 30% rate increase. >> but just because pg&e requests a specific increase amount does not mean the puc will approve it. still, these anticipated increases will be hard on those on a fixed income. >> we are talking about additional increases of $50 to $70 a month. >> it becomes unaffordable.

at a certain point, how do you pay for your normal utilities? >> let's not forget that pg&e has been sued by wildfire victims and will have to pay out aliens of dollars. the company has pledged that shareholders, not customers, will shoulder those liabilities. still, there are skeptics who worried the utility company might have to past -- past those costs on to customers. kristen: thank you. big news if you take highway 101 up on down the peninsula. i ■havethe option to drive on an express tollway. drivers need a fast-track toll tag. the toll will be paste -- based on congestion pricing, so variable. transportation officials are considering charges not just for toll lanes but for all lanes. bay area officials listened to details ofy

today. the goal was to find ways to reduce traffic congestion and d incentivizin >> we need to collaborate on what we feel life should be for the next generation. kristen: the study's authors suggest people would pay to drive on freeways just like they pay for water, gas, and electricity. larry: that's going to be popular. vaccine delay. pfizer's vaccine for children five and under has been pushed back. we will tell you what that means your parents. election day -- tuesday's special election in san francisco has somethin

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kristen: with just days to go into the san francisco unified recall election, we are taking a look at citizens voting -- at people voting in the election for the first time. larry: noncitizens are able to vote in the election and there is a new push to allow immigrants to vote. kristen: this comes amid a push of legislation to make it harder to vote as we feature black

americans who fought for that right. >> everyone wants the same thing. they want their kids to have an education and a successful life. quickly moved to san francisco from the east bay with his two sons. one was disappointed school remain closed before vaccines were widely available. >> i could not find the petition myself. >> under the law, the immigrant from india can vote in the upcoming school board election. non-us citizens with a child under 19 have had the right against 2017 thanks to a measure backed by the immigrant parent voting collaborative, advocating for the san francisco residents born outside the u.s. some of our immigrant parents are not aware of this. that is why we are doing

outreach. >> the temporary ride was made permanent by supervisors in 2021 and expanded to include school board recall elections. according to the san francisco department of elections, 196 noncitizens are registered to vote in the upcoming school board recall, a significant increase from 2018 and the first time noncitizens can exercise the right. then, 65 registered and 59 voted. >> san francisco once again but immigrant voting on the map, reviving the practice. >> until the first world war, it was common for mostly white european immigrants to vote in local state elections. this before black people gained voter protections with the 1965

voter rights act. today, there's a growing movement to reconsider who should be able to legally cast a ballot at a time when states are passing more restrictive measures. >> the question is who is a legitimate member of the community? who is a stakeholder? first major city in the country to extend voting rights to non-us citizens late last year, making an additional 800,000 voters eligible to vote in local elections in 2023. a similar measure gained traction in san jose last month were 40% of residents were born outside the u.s. many have become naturalized citizens, but a significant number have not. >> we have to give people an opportunity to voice their opinion and their will in a specially how we are going to manage their money. >> the council is now exploring feasibility and hopes to place

the measure for voters to explore this fall. separate ballot so noncitizens do not accidentally vote on state or federal elections. >> we are treading in very nuanced waters. >> this licensed registration attorney urges all citizens consult a lawyer before voting. >> we are not sure how the federal government will treat that question which asks every applicant citizens are if you have ever -- asks every applicant for citizenship if you have ever voted in a local, state, or federal election. >> someone is going to talk for you if you don't talk for yourself. larry: mike nicco gives uses uss weekend forecast from his

rooftop layer -- rooftop lair. mike: the lair is lovely and luxurious. you guys should come see it. i've seen a lot of bikes, a lot of motorcycles, a lot of folks eating outside today. you will have the chance to do it over the weekend. also, check out these different vantage points. everywhere looks fantastic right now. temperatures running in the 70's to even 82 in san ramon. look at half moon bay. remember yesterday we said that localized sea breeze was going to kick in and drop temperatures? sure enough, you were 77 at noon and now you are 11 degrees cooler. you can see the flag blowing back toward the bay. that is that localized sea breeze that is going to keep in cooler while the rest of us are going to be pretty warm through the next hour or two. the warmth lingers all the way through sunday. it will feel like winter for a couple of days. you will be grabbing those coats

and those long sleeves and jeans instead of wearing shorts. i want to show you the low and high battling. the highest winning. look at this john norma's wall that's put up. that is a river to the west of it just saying, no, you cannot come anywhere near the coast. i don't know why is it's doing that. it would be nice if it would let it pass and we get some rain, but it's not. we are still mainly in the 60's through 7:00 and then into the upper 50's by 9:00 with no real breeze so no real wind chill. tonight, we will fall back into the mid-40's to around d. some places could be in the low 40's and tomorrow, there you go. some record warmth for the fourth consecutive day. 76 to 81 in the south bay. 69 to 74 along the peninsula coast with 75 in san francisco, so get to those parks early and stake your claim. mid to upper 70's through the north bay valleys.

72 to 77 from richmond all the way down to fremont, and in the valleys, how about 74 to 76 degrees? here is a look at that cold front that brings winter back for a couple of days. notice all the future radar returns are across the hill country or i should say into the sierra more so and the foothills, and look at that -- it is going to slide down and may bring a little more rain, but for us, nothing. maybe a drop or two, but one to three inches of some possible snow up in the sierra. that is it. our snowpack is about 80% of average. enjoy 70's across the board through sunday except for the coast. some upper 60's there, that local sea breeze, and notice the temperatures monday, tuesday, back into the 50's and 60's, but once we shut off the wind, the warmth is back and lingers wednesday, thursday, and friday. kristen: thank you. searching for answers but

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larry: one of the coolest book fairs around has come to oakland. it has vintage texts that actually date back centuries. kristen: a store owner sebastopol is bringing some of his books to the fair. >> this is quite a name -- it is

the california antiquarian book fair. >> that's right. >> which already is intimidating to me, so help me not be intimidated. >> i think another way to look at it is that it is a fair that dealers are offering first sale and celebrating antique books. old books is what it is all about. antiquated, so we tend to use a lot of antiquated words. >> you know what? that tracks. that is on brand. i want to see some of the stuff you are bringing because you are a bookseller yourself. >> that's right. i specialize in books about food and wine, but from the 15th century to the early 19th century. >> what are you going to bring? >> there's a a lot of exciting things. one of the most amazing things in my inventory is i actually got a copy in a beautiful red

morocco leather binding of the first book printed in french about wine. this dates from circa 1515, and it is a debate between two people about the properties of water versus wine, so it is a lovely early text on wine. >> what is the most valuable -- and we are talking about money in a western traditional sense -- item in your collection? >> it would probably be that book that i mentioned, the first french book on wine. the price on that is $60,000. >> 00 h -- ooh, talking real money. collection on wine books.

larry: pretty steep. coming up, the pfizer vaccine for kids five and under is now delayed. we will talk about what that means. >> and beat man trying to help improve the quality of life for san francisco's chinatown residence without losing tradition. >> a

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vaccine for children six months to four years old. it is awaiting studies of a three-does vaccine regimen instead of just two doses. new results from the cdc show effectiveness wanes at about four months, but the booster still provides significant protection. kristen: dr. patel is a member of our abc 7 news team and is back with us today. good to see you. i want to focus on the fda putting the brakes on the pfizer vaccination for kids under five. why put this on hold just before everybody' -- just before next week's big meeting when everyone thought it would be approved? >> there was a lot of speculation. people were expecting approval at that meeting, and what is interesting it seems like from anonymous reports from other reading we have been doing, that the fda may have received early

data from pfizer ahead of the meeting and said they need a little more information about the vaccine, so let's get the third dose in the kid and get the data in early april, which is a big setback and feels like a game of mental gymnastics for parents. what is interesting is that on tuesday, pfizer's ceo was very confident the fda would be pleased with the data. data showing that two was not effective enough and that they would need three. >> the fda encourage them, from what we understand, based on the imminent threat of omicron, and it did seem like an unorthodox method of approving a vaccine. we've never done it this way before. that's why we told everyone hold on, and eua does not mean it is

approved. i think the silverlining of all of this discussion is i'm echoing the sentiment from peter marx, the head of the vaccine division from the fda, saying hopefully, this adds a little more trust to the general public. when the fda sees data, if it is not satisfactory, it does not go through, and i hope that is the take-home message, especially for all those parents out there pulling their hair out right now waiting for vaccine for their young kids. kristen: bottom line, what does this mean for the timeline? what are we looking at now? >> we are looking at at least a couple more months, to be blunt. looking at the actual trial, the way it is designed, that there does will come two months after the second dose, just 21 days after the first one, so it looks like the first set of data will be submitted at the beginning of april and if we are looking at a three to four week approval window, this might be the end of april, early may.

hopefully that timeline stays on track, it is say, efficacious, but this changes a lot of plans with regards to mitigation, with masking, potentially what parents will do to keep kids safe. kristen: i know. i was just going to say people were hoping for a return to normal, including taking off masks for the youngest kids, but this definitely did delay that as well, right? >> it really does. i hope parents take solace in the fact that case numbers are still going down and hospitalizations are coming down as well and the mitigation strategies we know still work. we have been resilient for so long, it is a few more months, which sounds like an infinitely long time given how much we have and through, and i think what is not doing us any favors is that there was so much optimism just two weeks ago regarding this vaccine. we are prepared for a delay in december. this back-and-forth game is not doing us any favors when it comes to transparency. kristen: thanks for giving it to us straight.

>> do what i gotta do. thank you. larry: getting a vaccine could become a condition of employment under a new bill posed by an east bay assemblywoman. >> the pathway to endemic is through vaccines, and that is what this bill is about, getting back to some sense of normalcy so we can go on with our lives. larry: businesses that do not comply could face a penalty, though the exact amount has yet to be determined. our here to answer your questions. kristen: just ahead, the questions about zendaya's new wax

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tonight. larry: let me start with this -- i'm sure you are in a posh undisclosed location hotel, but anyway. i have probably seen your movie "smokin' aces" which is a cry for help, i think. >> thank you, sir. you are a very dark, sad individual, sir, but i celebrate you with the power of christ. and i'm jewish. you know how you know someone is jewish? they tell you. for no reason. like i just did. larry: by the way, my coanchor agrees with your assessment 100%. i did not even know you did stand up comedy. what attracted you to stand up? >> i've been improvising. i started in chicago at second

city, and i have been rewriting and writing on my feet for my entire career, and i have an enamored with stand up and touring about six years straight, and i love it. i'm going to be putting on a special so people know that i do it. this is a chance -- listen, we have all been locked up for a while and this is a chance where we can gather and laugh. we don't need a vaccination card. at the san jose improv, you can just come out and laugh, and we need it right now. larry: for sure. it seems like we are at a place and time where it seems like everybody is offended by everything. how do you handle that when you are on stage? >> i just think we've got guys like chapelle and joe rogan that are speaking their truth, and it is breaking through. it is my job to make people laugh, and we have to embrace our freedom of speech, so i'm not second-guessing myself. i'm speaking the truth as i know it up there.

i'm having fun. you know, that's all i can do right now. i'm just very blessed and lucky, and i feel honored to be able to get up on that stage and provide a service. i know it sounds very pretentious, but, my god, we need to laugh. larry: we desperately need to laugh. the new film you have is called "the walk," aching festival rounds. what else do you do in, like, your spare time when you are not making tv and movies and putting out a line of cigars? >> exactly. i also have a podcast. i will give you an exclusive since you are a fan. i'm working with my sister. she's directing me on an arthur miller piece. while i was working in slovakia, i broke eight ribs doing my ownn stunts because apparently i thought i was tom cruise, but

apparently i'm tom arnold, which is awkward. i'm heading back to slovakia after i do my shows here, and i'm going to finish the movie, and i feel great. i'm lucky to work, and i love to entertain people, and i'm having the time of my life. stand up for me has been incredible because i get to put all these skills that i've learned, like being on stage since i was eight years old, and it is very freeing because when i do a film, it is written, and now, i'm essentially the singer-songwriter, and it is daunting, and i love it, and if you don't like it, i will give you your money back. i don't know what else to tell you at this point. larry: how much does it cost if we get our money back? let me throw that out there. >> tickets are $30, which is not insane, right? larry: reasonable. >> reasonable. you sound more jewish than i do. you pause way too long.

larry: there's a reason for that. there's people talking in my ear. but that's ok. they are like, "keep it moving. keep it moving. we have a wax figure of zendaya! spider-man! anything?!" larry: exactly. you have done tv before. i assume after the 9:00 p.m. on saturday, you are flying back to l.a. to watch the super bowl. >> i'm trying to make my cousin's bar mitzvah in between these shows. i don't know what else to do. i'm just one man. i'm doing the best i can. we will be doing meeting grades afterwards. we are going to hug it out. i will stand six feet from you. -- we are doing meet and greets afterward.

i've got the johnson & johnson in my johnson. i don't know what else to do. i don't know what else to do. larry: if that is the commitment you've made, i think you have done enough. we've got to stop. i could talk to you for an hour, but they gave me four minutes. you can watch jeremy tonight and tomorrow night at the san jose improv. please come back and maybe when all this is over we could have you here in person. is that possible? >> i would love that. i would be honored. i heard you guys are not that interested in me, so i was sad, but now i know you're not going to get rid of me. >> perfect. now we are going to go because we have that big zendaya story. >> oh, my gosh, the wax figure? larry: maybe someday you could be in wax. >> that is true, and that would be good. nice talking to you, jeremy.

you called it on jeremy being a dark, disturbed individual. >> are you guys show? larry: we have to work for a living. we are on to zendaya. kristen: that was fun. oakland native zendaya is indeed being immortalized in wax, but the figure is drawing mixed reaction. on the left is the real zendaya. on the right, the wax version. some say she looks like a flight attendant or someone who wants to speak to the manager. she is already one of the most beautiful people ever, so they

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search engine as a fact checker or truth teller. >> she says her disturbing discovery back in 2011 led her to write her book exploring her findings on how racism and sexism are woven into the programming content that users are exposed to every day. what do you say to someone who says an algorithm cannot be racist? >> we have to think about algorithms and technology, artificial intelligence as human products, human constructs. they are not just mathematical formulations. that's too reductionist. they must be interacting with human beings and planet to be relevant, and it is that relevance that the concerns are. >> in the case of convicted charleston church murdered dylan roof talked about how his

internet search history supported his white supremacist position. in a statement to abc news, google says many of the very valid concerns raised in dr. noble's book were already improved by these efforts at the time of publication and they continue to invest in making search better for everyone. since new content is published online every day, they are constantly updating systems to make sure they are providing helpful results. despite those changes, dr. noble says there is still more to do. the macarthur foundation recently named her one of 25 aloes ensuring -- 25 fellows, issuing her what is known as a genius grant. >> we have to care about digital civil rights and digital human rights and what happens because it affects our civil rights and human rights everywhere.

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larry: at abc 7, where help -- we are committed to helping our community build a better path forward and create a better bay area. in this segment, lyanne melendez focuses on malcolm young and his

mission to build a better chinatown. >> everything in this community has been struggled over, fought for, and fought to preserve kind of the nature of this place. my name is malcolm young. i'm the executive director at chinatown community development center. welcome to portsmouth square, the living room and church of chinatown. development center was born in 1977 out of movement and struggle. in san francisco, we were facing a moment when redevelopment and the expansion of the financial district was literally wiping communities off the face of the map, and international hotel ended up being a focal point of that. i think this incredible coming

together of struggle and issues to protect and save this community with kind of this rising tide of activism, and chinatown cdc was really formed out of that movement. there is a mission here that i need to be part of. >> malcolm young, that is where you dedicate your life to this community and take on the role as director of the chinatown cdc. >> that's right. >> big job. >> you know, for me, i just see this as taking on and inheriting the legacy of incredible leadership prior to where i come from. my job honestly is to leave this place, community and organization, better than when i found it. there's so many stories of chinatown being sort of that launching pad where new families come here, get their starter job. we are best known for the housing work we do. that is both acquiring,

rehabbing, and converting existing housing into permanently affordable housing. >> let's talk about sro's. they make up 40% -- >> 60%. >> 60% of chinatown. you even had a documentary on sro's. >> [speaking foreign language] >> they are tiny. people are congested. people deserve better. but you also make the point that they serve a purpose. >> that's right. that's right. >> affordable housing. >> you don't want families in particular growing up in sro's. that is really nothing kind of place kids should grow up. the flipside is san francisco has gotten so expensive that there's no other option's. on some level, you have to fight to try to preserve sro housing.

a lot of the businesses were shutting down because they were confused and did not know what to do, especially in the early part of the pandemic. access was becoming a huge issue. that's when we started thinking, is there a way to pivot our take on this? our staff came up with feed and fuel chinatown using chinatown restaurants to provide meals to sro residents who come and pick up meals from the restaurants. i think sometimes there is this impression chinatown is going to last forever on its own. i think what the pandemic did for the first time to a whole new generation of folks was to spell that out clearly that if you don't care about chinatown every day of your life, it can go away. recognizes local people working to build a better bay area.

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come be a part of it. plan your next vacation at iloveny.com announcer: building a better bay area. moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. road tolls could be coming to bay area freeways someday. the group is launching a two-year study to look into that idea. good evening and thank you for joining us, i am dan ashley. ama: you are joining us on abc 7 news, and also live on the abc 7 bay area news app. dan: the proposal would mean all drivers would have to pay to drive uncertain bay area freeways, making it different from the express lanes that we have, that only charge people if they want to go faster. ama: reporter zach fuentes has the details it has been a big day for the bay area freeways. new express lanes open this morning. but