them into his suv. kpix 5's sandra osbourne has been working this store all day. what can you tell us, sandra? >> reporter: it happened not just once but twice in broad daylight, and it has people who live here on high alert. >> reporter: it is surprising, and i have been living here for about 2 years s -- years, and this is the first time i have heard anything like that. it's surprising. >> reporter: neighbors learning two women were attacked in broad daylight. the most recent in hillsdale on had thursday. police believe david russell is the attacker, a convicted sex offender with prior violent assaults against women, and he's considered extremely dangerous. >> i'm really sad that something like this would happen over here. it kind of like, it is not even safe for me. >> reporter: and mohammed jovan

owns a restaurant here hamilton and moran avenues and police say russell followed a woman threw three intersections before attacking her, covering her mouth and trying to drag her into a newer model white nissan rogue with no plates. >> that's surprising to me because we don't hear of any incidents that happen over here in willow glen. >> reporter: in both cases the women were able to fight off the attacker, however russell also escaped. one of those attacks happened close to where we are standing in front of the mobile home community. they are nervous now and hoping to install cameras in their neighborhood. sandra osbourne, kpix 5. david russell has salt and pepper hair and is 200 pounds. if you know where he is, you could be eligible for a reward.

this is the second time this weekend strangers had to rescue someone. >> reporter: the water is cold enough, most wear wet suits but two tourists from england took a plunge when they spotted a plan floating under the municipal pier. >> he was face down in the water with a life jacket on, and we thought he was going to go under. >> when we realized he wasn't going to come back out the other side of the bridge, we decided to dive in. >> reporter: they pulled the man up to a platform and started cpr. hammond is a life guard in the uk but said they were not able to revive him before the paramedics arrived and transported him by jet ski to the beach. >> reporter: does this shake

you up to see something like this? >> yes. >> reporter: even though you're a life guard. >> uh-uh. >> reporter: an hour later the coast guard continues to search the area, looking for a boat the man may have fallen from. the victim was transferred to the hospital in critical condition, and the men who tried to save him are hoping their story will have a happy ending. in san francisco, john ramos, kpix 5. >> the coast guard has no idea where the man came from. it's possible he fell off a boat, and they are looking for ghost ships in the bay. yesterday 15 sea scouts and their adult chaperon were pulled from the same waters near aquatic park. they were all wearing life jackets, and no one was seriously hurt. on thursday the coast guard helped to rescue 15 people from a 50-foot sport fishing boat that started to cake on water near the golden gate bridge, and it later became grounded the irving cove. no one was hurt. fans of colin kaepernick

packed a san francisco church this morning, eager to offer support for his national anthem protest, but they left disappointed after a last- minute quarterback snack. >> colin had every plan to be here. >> reporter: reverend amis brown told the 3rd congregation the special guest they had been waiting for would be a no show. >> because of the riggers of his training, and getting ready for those other games -- >> reporter: the disappointment in the room palpable. this is a church known for its activism in civil rights, and people packed the church in support of colin kaepernick after he refused to stand for the national anthem. some seven trading their sunday best for his jersey. >> i'm disappointed he wasn't here. >> reporter: perhaps no one more disappointed than the

group of two dozen students for mission high school who came from all over the bay area to be here. >> at least he tried to come, and make a stand. >> reporter: their teacher gave them extra credit to be here, and he brought essays the kids wrote. he let them down. >> when you take a stand like that, you make those waves, the least you can can do, honestly now is commit to your word. >> reporter: he says the pressure is on colin kaepernick now. his protest is bigger than football. >> what he is doing, we are all watching. >> reporter: reverend brown said he would invite colin kaepernick back at a future date, but he did not say when that will be. in san francisco, kristin aiyers. s arizona for what is next, phil asked our political insiders if this is a good thing, or could it hurt his cause the longer it goes on? where is the positive in this? >> the positive is from the standpoint of we are all

talking about it. that's the positive, and we have to address the issue. >> yeah, i think a lot of people say these are good issues, and we should be talking and thinking about them, but this is not the appropriate way to do it. >> other big name in the nfl agree with that assessment. jerry rice gave his opinion on twitter this week saying all lives matter, so much going on in this world today, can we all just get along? colin, i respect your stance, but don't disrespect the flag. jim harbaugh had a similar sentiment saying i support colin's motation. it's his method of action that i cake exception to. the controversy is not hurting his jersey sales. his number 7 is the top seller on the 49ers's website right now, and it's fifth among all nfl players just ahead of tom brady. we will be continuing to follow this star-spangled scandal as

it evolves. stay with kpix5 for the latest. ohio is an open carry state, and people waiting for brock turner are waiting with guns. his parents reached out to local police to help protect their son. the convicted sex offender will be on proaation at their home, and home, and -- probation at their home, and some neighbors say he is not welcome. >> if he expects everyone to pat him on the back and say it's okay, he's not going to get that from the community. >> he was released after serving half of his 6-month sentence for sexually assaulting a woman. the jung is now facing a recall threat. he will no longer be hearing criminal requests and will be reassigned to civil cases for

now. police posted this photo on facebook as they took 54 usual russell waynt into custody yesterday. he ran over michael green in napa, and he will be charged with vehicular manslaughter and hit-and-run resulting in death. chp was led on a two-county case. officers got a call about a man driving erratically, and it was a 2 hour chase. officers for three different agencies eventually cornered him where they surrounded his van, but the driver had no invention of getting out of the car. >> we tried to coax him out of the building with talking. he didn't want to comply. he did have a device in there that may have caused an explosion. he a fuel tank he was trying to

puncture. >> officers deployed lethal weapons to get him to come out. he was taken to the hospital before being booked. it's not clear why he ran in the first place. a teenage boy was killed a to violent crash on the eastbound freeway. the 17-year-old collide another car in hayward. he died at the scene. it's not clear what led up to that accident either. it's believed a fire at acme foreign auto wreckers may have been intentionally set. the vehicles were on top of each other, and it gave firefighters a challenge. an employee saw road flares before the flames erupted. so far, no arrests. a bay area husband and

father vanishes without a trace. these two young boys are missing, and i miss him, and his older children miss him, and his friends miss him. >> three things he took with him before he disappeared. two correctional officers shot and wounded on the job. why the jail where it happened has no plans of stepping up security any time soon. angry bees go on the attack at against a crowd in a park. the physical feature that set them off. the cold air out there, and things will be warming up later this week, especially inland, the forecast coming up as we look live at ocean beach. that's all after the break. , ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

husband. kent murray hasn't been seen for thre he was supposed to pick up his kids from scho a woman is pleading for help tonight in finding her missing husband. kevin murray has boot been seen

for 3 days. he was supposed to pick up his schools on thursday, but he never showed up. his wife tells our jessica flores that's not like him. >> reporter: when kent murray did not pick up his two small children on thursday, his wife knew something was wrong. >> it's very unusual. he always picks up the boys on time. maybe he's 5 minutes late, but he always picks up the boys. >> reporter: his wife asked us not to show her face for the pursue. -- for the interview. >> his two young boys miss him. his older children miss him, and i miss him. we want him back. >> reporter: deputies said the 57-year-old father was last seen around 7:00 a.m. on thursday. deputies searched the area and didn't find signs of murray or

foul play, but deputies believe the circumstances are strange. murray usually tells his family where he is headed. his car is at home, but his bicycle is gone. his wife believes he may have gone for a bike ride. he has his wallet and phone, but his phone is turned off. his family is asking the public to keep an eye out for him. >> kent, if you're hearing this, please come home, please reach out to us. we love you, and we miss you. >> investigators said murray has no known medical issues, no history of substance abuse or mental illness. if you have any information about his whereabouts, you're asked to call the sheriff's office right away. we are following breaking news in oakland, a major traffic backup as chp investigates a shooting on

interstate 880. it started with a multicar crash near the high street offramp around 5:00. officials said one person got out of their car and fired into a third vehicle and took off. it's unclear if anyone was hit. you can see the two right new mexico lanes remain blocked, and right now there's no plans to step up security at the fresno county jail where two officers were shot and wounded yesterday. an exconvict walked in asking to see someone, and then for some reason he opened fire. injured officers were shot in the head and neck when they tried to stop him. both are recovering tonight, and jail officials said they will review what happened before deciding to make any security changes. a traffic stop at lax caused enough chaos to delay flights. police were following a stolen vehicle, and the suspects got out at the curb.

the sight of police and guns caused travelers to go into the secured areas. as for the stolen car suspects, all four were arrested. a terminal scare of a different sort. cargo ships are now stranded offshore after the hanji shipping line declared bankruptcy. we see the shipping containers all the time. the port will not let them in because it doesn't want to get stuck with the bill, and in other cases around the country hanjin is refusing to pull into port, worrying the cargo could be seized by creditors. it's one of the largest international shippers in the world, and it fired for bankruptcy protection on wednesday and it could get it as soon as this week. the port of oakland says they will continue to unload the ships and release the cargo to customers as long as full payment is made in advance. a frighten attack in southern california when a swarm of aggressive bees were

on the attack in a popular bar. in cerritos, 20 people were stung, and at least three had to go to the hospital. the angry bees appeared to have a specific target. >> the more women or men that had long hair, they were just attacking them, and i mean it was just like so crazy. >> there were thousands. like this whole grass was covered with bees. they were chasing hundreds of people. >> witnesses said the bees appeared to emerge from inside and under an inground utility box. >> let's switch to another element of mother nature. mostly clear skies in the bay area tonight, and tomorrow will be sunny and actually warmer, and we will be mid-80s inland, and 90s by the middle of the week. looking live at mount diablo.

very nice. 78 at concord, and oakland,64 degrees, and santa rosa, it's still warm at 80 degrees. wow. a deep low pressure over the pacific northwest, sending the trough into north carolina. the pressure follows suit. that's unusually mild and on the cool side and below average. that's going to change as the high pressure builds tomorrow and more on tuesday and wednesday, and futurecast showing not much in the way of low cloudiness along the shoreline, and it will be a beautiful labor day in the bay area with plenty of sunshine and blue skies as we look for the warming trend to set in, and here's what we are expecting. a few patches of fog and low clouds at the beach, but otherwise, temperatures warm into the 90s it will cool by next weekend. the a's are taking on the angels with game time tomorrow afternoon. sunny and breezy conditions, and autumn baseball, looking nice at the coliseum. overnight lows, and readings are in the mid-50s for the most

part. so warm t will be cold tonight. sunrise tomorrow morning at 16 minutes before 7:00 a.m. and now to the bay area, maybe back home, and then you will find 66 degrees in eureka. here's how we look in the bay area, concord is a little bit above average tomorrow at 88 degrees. and san francisco, 66, and san jose, 80, and a lot of sunshine for morgan hill, and 83 degrees, and 80 for san jose, and 79 for los alpos. temperatures mid- to upper 80s tomorrow. a swing of summer again for the east bay, and north bay is nice and mild, temperatures upper 710s and lower 80s, and along the beaches, just 60s, but still nice, and warm, and the lake port and clear lake, all the numbers mid-80s tomorrow,

and 81 degrees, and the forecast, we will be looking for mostly sunny skies inland and around the bay a puff or two of clouds along the shore, and it will feel like summertime, and of course that makes sense, it's autumn, and nothing has made sense this year. in some cases, sports h are coming up shortly, but in the meantime -- >> you had me at 76 in mill valley. >> i head, extra, extra, a one- run game with the giants and the cubs this time 9 innings was not enough. s ,,,,,,

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narrator: it wasn't that long ago. years of devastating cutbacks to our schools. 30,000 teachers laid off. class sizes increased. art and music programs cut. we can't ever go back. ryan ruelas: so vote yes on proposition 55. reagan duncan: prop 55 prevents 4 billion in new cuts to our schools. letty muñoz-gonzalez: simply by maintaining the current tax rate on the wealthiest californians. ryan ruelas: no new education cuts, and no new taxes. reagan duncan: vote yes on 55. sarah morgan: to help our children thrive. seesm like post- season, is going to have to go thru the cubs.. baseball on top, and the giants, can they go the distance? 26 games left, and it seems like postseason is going to have to go through the cubs, and so take your shot. that's what brandon crawford

and the giants try to do nunez scores here by adriazana. they scored easier than i can say that. the seventh blown save driving in russell. top of the 11th, time for the cubs to get chapman, the 102- mile an hour fastball, and brandon bell couldn't catch up with it, to the bottom of the 12th. joe nathan back in the uniform for the first time since 2003. they drafted him 17 years ago. describing out chris bryant to cap off the 1-2-3 inning. nice base pillows. the 13th. hayward at the plate. that's a bloop, a drop, and that's the ball game. cubs took three of four in the series and the giants' record

since the all star break, 16- 30. kershaw will be activated this week against the padres, and back away and gone. a bottom of the 3rd, 3-run blast, and his first homer since being recalled this week. the dodgers beat the padres 7- 4. the giants win? the dodgers win? put it this way, the giants are v to do to win the national league west. in the meanwhile, check this finish in oakland. the red sox finale, and here's the retiring, david ortiz, and graveman gave him something to think about in his last game here. ortiz not happy, and 6 1/3 shutout innings, and rodriguez. boy, did he show off! a no hitter into the 8th,

before marcus simion it. eventually called out, but he beat the throw. call overturned. that's the hit. bottom of the 9th, still scoreless, how about the walkoff, chris davis, off the wall, and brock holt can't field it cleanly, and that allowed it danny velincia to score, and the a's win it to snap the 9-game losing streak against boston. the actual talk about the quarterback not named colin kaepernick. the 49ers signed him, and he was out of the nfl carrying a paint brush to work, but now the third string quarterback. >> are you a good painter? >> i wasn't. my wife is not happy about it. >> those chores have to wait.

number 5 made the roster as chip kelly elected to have three quarterbacks on the team. his wife is a correspondent for espn college football, and dan tried to dig deeper and talk to the quarterback before the preseason finale. >> how did your wife finish with the painting? how did the house turn out? >> i don't know if it's gotten done yet. she's busy with work. maybe i will post a picture on twitter. >> reporter: i hope you don't see that house in awhile. >> we will see. if i make the team, i think i will go home anyways and get it done. >> rafael nadal against pugue from france. nadal is the two-time winner,

forcing the fifth set, and he gets the winner, advancing to a second career grand slam final. on the ladies' side, american wozniacki would be attacking the net here, and she was once number one in the world. also known for being left at the alter by rory mcilroy. the men's golf, we have boston and there's mcilroy. the second shot. 210yards away. we show it because he nearly holes it. 5 under, 66. tied for 7th, and carl casey with the shot at 16. let's see how he sets himself up, and i would say pretty nicely, and it's 66th and there's a 3-shot lead into the

final round, but mcilroy and wozniacki, the wedding invitations had gone out in the mail, and then he got cold feet. >> that's it? >> better to find out beforehand there she wins on that. >> i guess so. >> thank you. coming up in the next half an hour, no smooth landing or sailing that is for passengers on this cruise. how hermine is making them seasick on their way to paradise, and could people be partly to blame for the big earthquake in oklahoma. the big shutdown the state just ordered and what scientists are hoping to learn from it all. it's a process that normally takes centuries but less than 2 decades after her death, the saint of the gutters rose today to the highest honor. a man is clinging to life after

a pair of tourists pulled him out of san francisco bay. they spotted him in the water near aquatic park just after noon. he was wearing a life jacket.. but t st guard has no ide our top story tonight, a man is clinging to life after a pair of tourists pulled him out of the bay just after noon. he was wearing a life jacket, but the coast guard has no idea where he came from. he was taken to the hospital in critical condition. san jose police are looking far convicted sex offender. they believe david lee russell could be behind a pair of attacks. both women were able to fight off the attacker. fans of colin kaepernick and his national anthem protest didn't get a chance to show their support today. he was a no show at 3rd baptist church in san francisco where he was slated to speak as a special guest. half an hour into the service,

the reverend said colin could not make it after all due to his rigorous training schedule. a new cbs poll shows donald trump trailing hillary clinton as the race for the white house enters the home stretch. marley hall from new york. >> reporter: the latest tracker poll shows hillary clinton leads donald trump 45-37% in pennsylvania, but trump's campaign says he can still win without the state in november. >> we are taking pennsylvania very seriously. we have several different paths to victory. >> reporter: in north carolina our poll says clinton ahead of trump by 4 points, and the democratic presidential nominee leads trump by 2 points in the 13 most competitive states including arizona. trump gave a major speech there last week after visiting mexico. >> they don't know it yet, but they will pay for the wall. >> reporter: jeff blake has refused to endorse trump. >> it's not clear at all. some people, as they said said

it was hardening, and some said softening, and i said just confusing. >> reporter: voters are still concerned about clinton's explanation about why she used a private server when she was secretary of state. 46% said the answers are getting less believable. >> she aid i made a mistake, i apologized from it, learned something, and i would not do it again. >> reporter: voters head to the polls in 65 days. >> a new cbs poll also found that more than 60% of voters feel the candidates are reaching out to minority voters because they need their votes not because they are generally concerned about them. hermine is whipping up dangerous waves and rip currents. many beaches are offlimits at least through tomorrow. tropical storm watches and warnings are in effect from virginia to massachusetts this laborday weekend, and along the the coast, wind gusts could reach 50 miles an hour.

state governors ordered emergency preparations including in new jersey. >> it could wobble back west or wobble farther east. all of those things will decide the impact it has on the coastal areas. >> you can be up to your knees, and if the wave knocks you off your feet and you're caught in a rip, you're in trouble. >> even if hermine regains strength, they expect it to stall over the water and not make a direct hit on land. meanwhile, it's anything but smooth sailing for the passengers on anthem of the seas. they are on their way from new jersey to bermuda, and as you can see, their voyage to the atlantic has been anything but relaxing. following a strong earthquake yesterday, the state of oklahoma is shutting down dozens of underground wells as officials worry it could trigger more shaking. the 37 wells all shutdown disposes of waste water from oil and gas production, but

there's more than 4,000 like them across the state, including 700 in an area scientists have been watching closely lately, and they said there needs to be more research to show the link between injection wells and seismic activity. >> it would have to be like a federal response, but there has to be some investment into what is happening in the sub surface, not just watching what went in and what came out. >> quake tied the record for the strongest ever in the state of oklahoma. most of the damage was done in north central oklahoma, including cracks in foundations and walls. one man was hit in the head by bricks that fell from a chimney. he has since been released from the hospital. pope francis officially elevated mother teresa to sainthood. [speaking foreign language]. >> reporter: we declare and define blessed teresa of

calcutta to be a saint. >> reporter: pope francis declaring mother teresa a saint before the crowd of more than 100,000 in st. peter's square under a clear blue sky, and he said she was a defender of the unborn, the sick, and the abandoned. in calcutta, indiana, people watched the ceremony for the woman who adored the poor. today may be the official recognition on the part of the church, but among the faithful, they said it only confirms what they already believe. >> reporter: when you think of mother teresa, what comes to mind? >> i think, i don't know if i have the quote right, but she said one drop of water in the ocean. you do one small thing and it ripples out ward and causes massive change. >> mother teresa is one to see and emulate, and her mercy goes beyond borders. >> reporter: the so-called

saint of the gutters was awarded the noble peace prize for her work with calcutta's poor and sick an honor that went farther after she became sick. she is credited with helping a woman who had a tumor and a man who a potentially deadly brain infection. >> mother teresa died in 1997, and she was 87 years old. a big week for apple fans. the tech giant is rolling out the newest iphone. what is is expected to change and what is not. it looks just like an ordinance their school bus, until you step inside. the virtual reality vehicle that is about to give bay area kids a taste of life on mars. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

san francisco will be taking another step forward in its se f. time for a look at some of the big stories happening around the bay area this week. >> san francisco will be taking another step forward in the

search for a new police chief. on wednesday the police commission will meet to preview public input about the selection process and try to narrow down the list of candidates, and at least 60 people including the acting chief have applied for the job. city residents gave their opinions last month, and the commission will eventually come up with a short list of candidates to bring to the mayor. a special meeting planned in santa clara county about handling people in custody. officials from other jails will speak. three guards have been charged with the meeting of an inmate from last year. the legalization of marijuana will be part of a conference. voters will cast ballots in november on proposition 64, making the recreational use of marijuana legal statewide.

on tuesday, the san mateo county board of supervisors will be voting to building 400 units for low-income residents, most coming from measure a. the board will hear from the representatives of the san carlos airport and the parks department coming as new rules went into effect last week restricting high limits and requiring commercial drones to be registered. wednesday marks the unveiling of the next generation of iphones. the tech insiders said there's strong rumors the headphone jack will disappear. speculation has that the charging port will do double duty, and the size is not expected to change. >> oh, good, another dongle. nasa's mars experience bus

will be at a nearby school. it makes it seem like the passengers are driving across the red planet. the bus was built with the same software as video games. still to come, one of the oldest institutions in the bay area. >> if we don't change the newspaper, it will not progress the way the public does. >> one on one with the come calling the shots for the san francisco chronicle. and this is live. you can see a little haze out there. not much in the way of low clouds. that's a trend, and it will lead to changes this week, which we will detail with the forecast, after the break. ,,,,,,,,,,

i found her wandering miles from home. when the phone rang at 5am, i knew it was about mom. i see how hard it's been on her at work and i want to help. for the 5 million americans living with alzheimer's, and millions more who feel its effects. let's walk together to make an even bigger impact and end alzheimer's for good.

15-hundred homeless people were invited to the vatican today for the canonization of mother teresa... it was no ordinary pizza party. it was pizza with the hope. 1500 homeless people were invited to the vatican today for the canonization of mother teresa, and then invited for lunch. the pizza maker brought 20 staffers and she special ovens, and most of the lunch guests live in the shelters of her sisters of charity order and the pizzases were served by the sisters and the priests of the order. tomorrow t looks like the weather will be nice. we will finish out sunday

evening, and we look out over the city of san francisco. the numbers are warm in concord, 78 degrees, and livermore right now at 73, and 80 degrees at san rosa. the low pressure that has kept things unusually cool is kicked to the east. we will warm into the 90s inland by tuesday, and futurecast shows by 9:00 tomorrow morning, we have mostly clear skies, and much of the rest of the day continues clear, and there will be matchy fog tonight, but not much. the angels at 1:45 p.m., sunny and breezy conditions, just perfect for baseball. overnight lows tonight, mostly in the 50s, and a quarter to 7, that sun is up tomorrow, san rosa, hitting 40 degrees, and let's draw more of a beat. you can see we continue below average for the most part, and things will begin to warm this week, beginning tomorrow, and

palo alto at 79 degrees, and we will be in the upper 70s, and low 80s for the south bay, and along the san mateo coastline, we will get sunshine. 88 at pittsburgh, and 89 for brentwood, and it's 85-degrees in danville, and 87 for dublin. the north bay looking nice as well. and over in swano county, we will see the upper 70s, and 81 in napa, and 83 for san rosa, and even warmer for lake port and clear lake, and 87 for corbadell, and the extended forecast looking for mostly sunny skies, and numbers mid- 90s by tuesday, wednesday, and thursday. julia. i'm sorry we are going to a break or are we going to you? we are going to break. we will be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

near the an update on our breaking news in oakland. you can see northbound 880 still at a crawl near the high street offramp after a multicar crash and shooting, and we are told one person involved in the crash got out, fired in another vehicle, and got in a third car and drove off. it's unclear if anyone was hurt. the chp is investigating. tonight we are getting an inside look at a bay area institution that comes in many of our homes every day. >> elizabeth cook shows us how the woman in charge of the san francisco chronicle is breaking barriers. >> reporter: the san francisco was hemorrhaging money, 15

million a year, and their parent corporation almost shut them down. now after major changes to staff, production, and labor contracts, the chronicle is making money, and for the first time in 150-year history, a woman is the editor in chief. >> i'm probably the only newspaper editor in the country who will tell you the first place i read news in the morning is not our newspaper. it's on my phone at 4:00 or 5:00 a.m. before my 4-year-old jumps on my head. >> reporter: audrey coop setter youngest of only a handful of editors in chief of major newspapers in the country. >> reporter: you applied for the chronicle right out of college. >> three times. how did that work out? >> not so well. [ laughter ] i really wanted to work here from the second i decided that this is the place that i wanted to live. when my husband and i -- my now

husband, we drove from boston, where we went to school in a geometro across the country, and it was glamorous, and we go to the bay area, and he said where is the first place you want to go to? i said i want to see the chronicle building. super dorky, but -- >> reporter: audrey was a reporter for local newspapers around northern california, and before she came to the chronicle, she was a beat reporter for the stockton record. >> she shot up pretty high pretty fast. >> reporter: kevin bacon knew her from those days but now she's his boss at the chronicle. >> she wanted to be an editor with more reach, and as she stay at the chronicle, it was interesting for me as a veteran to watch, and she learned. she paid attention. she did her homework and worked really, really hard, and every year that went by, you could see she was accumulating more

knowledge, more ability, more maturity. it was fun to watch. >> reporter: publisher jeff johnson promoted audrey from managing editor to chief 2.5 years ago. >> she embraces the future. as you look at how people get their news and information, whether it's a phone, laptop, or social media, she sees that, and she is right, as an opportunity for the chronicle to be read by more people than we have. >> like all business going through change it can be difficult. i would say one thing she did in her first 6 months on the job, she created an incubator project, where she took every team of reporters, every beat, and she put them through a 6-8 week process where they learned new digital skill sets, talked about how the work flow had to change. >> she did a few shock treatments to get us going, and it was a good thing because we have more reach, and we work quicker, and we are more

comprehensive, and we have a breaking news team, and there's been a lot of invasions she put into place. >> there were some grumbles like really? the internet? but everyone who is here now got into it, either stuck around and went for the ride or you didn't. >> reporter: life as a chronicle reporter has changed dramatically since 2009 when practically every media company was hit.. many lost their jobs, and those who stayed, they took a pay cut. >> reporter: are you making a profit? >> yeah, it's crazy for everybody who says oh, newspapers are diagnose, we are actually doing better than we have done in decades, and our readership is up to, you know, depending on the month, 33 million to 36 million unique people reading us online or on

their ipads or in the newspaper. >> reporter: in your newspaper today, we had, kind of in your business section t talked about where folks are getting their news, and the smallest graph was newspapers. when you see that, is that discouraging at all? >> that doesn't scare me at all. the chronicle is seen in print by 1 million people a week, that's still a hell of a big audience, and i think people don't always appreciate the stories they see elsewhere originated in a news room. >> reporter: audrey is not afraid of ruffling a few feathers, and one of her more controversial cost-cutting moves came when she was a managing editor, eliminating the food and wine section and merging with the lifestyle section. >> it was losing a lot of money. if we don't ever change this newspaper, it will not progress the way society does, and people don't like it when you change their newspaper very much. >> reporter: audrey also wants

to beef up the paper's reputation for in depth journalist. they are famous for headlines from decades ago like this. she brought together the tv and radio stations with the newspapers to look at problems and solutions. >> is the city of st. francis, the most compassionate city in the country to have become so unnerved by the daily crisis, and we really needed to take the city's shoulders and shake them and say wake up! this is still a problem, and we need to do something about it. i think it's my responsibility to do that in new and inventive ways to get people's attention. >> reporter: what do you think will january ran doll -- william randolph hurst would

have to say? >> i think the chief would love now more than before. i think what he would say to us all is strong ringing your hands of the future of the news, it's not productive, go out there and grow your audience. they are the ones that matter. >> this year the chronicle received the general excellence award by the california newspaper publishers association. >> thank you for watching. 60 minutes is next. >> we will see you at 11. ,,,,,,

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captioning funded by cbs and ford. we go further, so you can. >> sharyn alfonsi: you've probably been warned to be careful about what you say and do on your phone. do i need to connect this? >> yes. >> alfonsi: okay. but after you see what we found, you won't need to be warned again. >> so, are you connected? >> alfonsi: i am. >> and i have your email. and more importantly i have all the credit cards associated with that account. >> the president of the united states called me on my cell phone. so if the hackers were listening in, they would know that phone conversation. and that is immensely troubling. >> alfonsi: is everything hackable? >> yes. we live in a world where we can't trust the technology that we use. >> my failure to say something can only be described as cowardice. i was a coward. >> whitaker: that's rm