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of san francisco? one group says fentanyl. what the city must do now before more people die on the street. from kpix, this is the late news with sarah. >> jj smith says he has lived in the tenderloin for over 20 years and he has seen fentanyl destroying it. he is documenting the drug use and posting raw and shocking videos online. he says his brother died from a fentanyl overdose three months ago. tonight jj was at a packed city meeting about how to fix this problem. one demand is to finish open air drug markets now. according to data 625 people died from overdoses in 2021. that is when the mayor declared a state of emergency to address this. a overwhelming number of the debts was caused

by fentanyl. we talked with jj about the deadly problem at his doorstep. >> reporter: those people say the problem came out during the pandemic but one message came out loud and clear, action can be taken to save lives and create a safer san francisco. jj smith walks the streets of san francisco trying to make a difference in the fentanyl crisis. >> i see a lot of people harming themselves. a lot of people close to dying. >> reporter: what hit him the most? noticing younger kids on the streets addicted to fentanyl. >> i started to see people that looked just like my kids out there. i saw people that were too young to be into drugs. >> reporter: he attended this meeting organized by a organization demanding real solutions. >> it seemed like the fentanyl

epidemic was at the heart of so many problems we experienced. >>the ngreacout to d offials to curb the drug problem. they say treatment options need to be offered at all safe injection sites and a abstinence only drug policy needs to be encouraged. >> i see there is no accountability. >> reporter: smith sees not only the harm the addicts are causing but to the community. until he sees concrete solutions implemented he will continue to do his work on the streets. >> i am just trying to save as many lives as i can. >> reporter: together sf action says to people die every day from an overdose. they have

to demands. for the department of health to move from reduction to recovery. there is something wrong with america. >> demonstrators took to city hall to remember nichols on the same day of his funeral. nichols is the man who died after he was viciously beaten by an memphis police. the demonstrators say we cannot as a society become numb to that kind of violence. >> our lives begin to end when we become silent about the things that matter. we feel devalued, diminished, and dismissed. we cannot allow inequality to become normalized. we are missing a local icon tonight. charlie walker, also known as the mayor of day you

hunters point has died. he became a successful entrepreneur and fought racial discrimination. a movie was made about him last year. after walker landed the contract it led to new opportunities for people of color. >> i took care of my family and sent my daughters to college. i had a nice house. that is what i did. people say money will not make you happy but it made me happy. >> walker is one of the first employees of the san francisco chronicle canvassing the publisher that the paper should be distributed to black neighborhoods. it is officially february and the start of black history

month. all month we are celebrating members of the black community right here in the bay area. tonight somebody that is also making important art. we have more on san francisco's poet laureate. isaac martin. >> sometimes words are work. how do you reach for the right words when you are writing about somebody, whose words are music. and whose music fires notes like bullets at bad things. to understand this moment in front of a packed san francisco audience you have to do what poet laureate isaac martin does a lot, rollback the tape to a deeper look to be for his poetry reading on martin luther king day backstage. >> i spend it torturing myself.

>> reporter: he became sent francisco's poet laureate, his works so profound and prolific, the mayor needed two pages for the words she used to describe him. >> groupie , artistic humanization. the pen is a megaton situation. what we write becomes a relationship to power that no brute strength can conquer. >> is there anything you say that is not well thought out? just being with you for five minutes, you have paid in minutes and hours thinking about this. >> reporter: he is humble he says because his craft demands it. >> it is the nobody that is the best -- >> too much of san francisco was not there in the first place. >> you see yourself as a

servant of the creation. >> this is my comeback face. >> reporter: putting a light on people without a platform. greet them all grandson he says and do not say the word master turned ghost did not write you a poem. >> to play with words is really to fade into the historical background. >> reporter: fighting another page in black history. still ahead, a five-year-old attacked by a mountain lion and survives. a very unusual night in one bay area city. something caused this car to c straightahead in sports, guess who has done it again? what are the 49ers going to do

now? it is off-season time. temperatures were close to average for the first day of the new month. similar temperatures tomorrow but we do have changes with another round of rain on the way. details are on the way in the first alert forecast. also, a grammy nominee using his music to confront a dark chapter of bay area history.

we want to introduce you to jack. he is 5 and he survived a mountain lion attack last night. these are photos from before this happened. tonight they are explaining what happened. they say jack, his mom and grandfather were hiking when jack ran out ahead and he ran into a mountain lion. it attacked him. his mom ran straight added and scared it off. the attack happened outside of redwood city. jack had a lot of very deep cuts, bruises and a fractured the phone. here is his aunt.

>> obviously it was traumatic. i think they have jack healing physically and also from the trauma of it. overall she is feeling thankful, realizing how much worse it could have been. >> wildlife officials collected dna to track the lien down. san jose's new mayor was inaugurated tonight. he says the top of his list is homelessness. cleaning up the city and crime. >> when we get back to basics we can unlock the talent and capacity that exists in our staff at city hall. at this moment our residents not only expect but demand we be accountable on delivering on the basics. clean up our neighborhoods. making san jose the safest big city in america. pleasanton had a situation

today, they had a cow loose on the road. there he is. he was strolling along the avenue blocking traffic and then it hit this tesla. the cow left behind a present on the window. there are over-the-counter solutions for that. the cow was okay. >> they are big animals. >> the cow got home safe and the officers were just trying to get it out of the way. i feel bad about the owner of the car. >> he steered in the wrong direction. it could have been a either catastrophe. we are going to milk all of these puns. is take a look at the weather. mostly cloudy skies

of her head tomorrow as the next storm system approaches but it will not move in during the daylight. the rain will not spread to the north until about midnight. with the arriving in the pre-sunrise hours. thin clouds overhead tonight. they are not efficient at holding warmth so it will be cold, despite the thickening clouds restored still warm-up to average temperature. there is the rain to the west. making its way to the north bay after midnight. the book of the heaviest rain will fall likely between 2 am and 6 am. moving quickly across the bay area. the bulk is gone by the time the sun comes out friday morning. we will see the last of the showers winding down by late morning with a mix of clouds and sunshine but afternoon. we are not them with the rain chances at that point. sitting of justice first wave moving through. under 2/10 of

an inch of rain two over three quarters of an inch. beneficial rain hoping to put a dent in drought conditions but there are more chances down the line. late saturday often on showers can what down the chinese new year parade but the heaviest will move through saturday night into sunday also beneficial rain. no flooding threat with other system. the first round will not bring snow to the sierra but the 2nd, when -2 feet of accumulation so keep that in mind. right now we are looking at high clouds. temperatures are dropping off quickly, down to 38 in santa rosa. temperatures in the 30s inland, near 40 around the bay and the coast to start tomorrow and then we warm-up all the way to the mid-sixties in the santa clara valley. everybody else will be within a degree or two of what is normal. a perfect these or

around 60 around the bay. similar for the north bay. the rain will not move in until after sunset. cooler to the north for lake county. low 50s there. the seven day forecast shows rain chances friday to sunday. again, 2 waves of rain, the 2nd late saturday continuing into sunday with a dry stretch monday through wednesday and that is when temperatures will warm up. the inland parts of the bay area making it to the low 60s. straightahead in sports, now is the time for who they call tb 12. what happened when the warriors took a 3 game winning streak to the land of 10,000 lakes. $1000 worth of fast food show

all right, nfl on top and tom brady. he retired last february 1, that lasted 40

days, this february 1, well 29 years ago, since tom brady appeared as the starting quarterback at sierra high school, and 35 nfl records later, he retired again. this time he says it is for real. >> you only get one super emotional retirement essay and i used it up last year. i think you guys so much for supporting me. my family, my friends, my teammates. my competitors. thank you for allowing me to live my dream. i would not change a thing. >> so the 49ers can cross tom brady off the list of possible quarterbacks next season and apparently the same goes for jimmy.

>> jimmy being back, what would that look like? >> i do not see any scenario. >> all 4 quarterbacks that played for san francisco this season suffered injuries. kyle was asked if he needs to change his playcalling to keep his what a backs healthy. >> i think common sense would answer the question. i am sorry just got a concussion when he hit the ground. i am sorry somebody rolled up on jimmy's ankle. and we have a dual threat quarterback running the ball. the nba, the warriors in the twin cities, final seconds, curry, showtime. bottom. up 11. 21 in the 1st

half. former warrior russell from deep. the timbes cut the deficit to 1. a chance to be victorious in the final second. kareem missed a jumper, this one in overtime. up 3, did not miss the follow. minnesota took this game, 119-114 as golden state blew another 4th quarter lead. the winning streak is snapped. you have to ask yourself a question, will they let the losses mount? 26-25 after 51 games. if this season finished today, they would be the 7th seed in the conference. next we introduce you to a

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that is the amazing voice of 44-year-old nicholas from san francisco. he is grammy nominated for his album. it is called stranger and it is about how newcomers are greeted in strange lands. nicholas got to see it for himself. >> reporter: our story begins early morning on a state park boat. he is joined by russell, a skilled curator and guide. the two of them are about to go back in time. after rocking the boat and taking a short drive, they reached their destination, angel island. >> it is something i have been wanting to do for a long time.

i have been thinking about chinese exclusion. >> reporter: stranger is the title of a classical recording . his performance is nominated for a grammy. >> the title track is tied to san francisco history. >> reporter: it explores how newcomers are treated in strange lands. it was the first time in america limited immigration on the basis of nationality or race, it would not be the last. on angel island, nicholas walked the grounds were over 2000 agents were detained. he then walked up to the barracks where men and boys lived and slept for months or even years. >> that is the asian-american experience. >> reporter: russell works for the angel island foundation,

he showed nicholas with the detainees carved art and poetry on the walls. nicholas was stunned. >> the idea that creativity is a method of survival, how else do you keep your spirit and soul alive and nourished in horrifying conditions. >> reporter: the barracks had segregated quarters. >> they viewed these people as dehumanized masses of beings invading our shores. these poems on the wall are so beautiful. the care with which they were carved into the walls, it is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit. >> these will tell people the

mistakes of the past to make sure we do not repeat them. >> reporter: we caught up with him at skywalker sound. he told us as a half asian, half greek,man, that recording stranger was a gift. >> as a classical singer i am constantly stepping into other's shoes. that music is often written by white heterosexual men. as a result it is difficult for me to do directly relate . it has been the first time in a 20 year career where i feel like i am telling the stories of my people. >> i will be highlighting our local grammy nominees on saturday. then on sunday, the grammy show will broadcast

live followed by a encore at 8:30 pm. next, what would you do if $1000 of fast food showed up on your doorstep but you did not order it?

when you humble yourself under the mighty hand of god, in due time he will exalt you. hi, i'm joel osteen. i'm excited about being with you every week. i hope you'll tune in. you'll be inspired, you'll be encouraged. i'm looking forward to seeing you right here. you are fully loaded and completely equipped for the race that's been designed for you.

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are expensive. you would probably be upset if you found out somebody ordered $1000 worth of food. if it is your money. you did not order it and it shows up anyway. this happened to a family in michigan. it seemed like somebody was really hungry because a ton of food showed up at once. blame the kid. the family's six-year-old was playing on his dad's phone and he went into the account and went nuts. >> ice cream and pizza. >> how many chili cheese fries? >> more than 12. >> i looked at my phone, $400 every order. >> the parents say they tried

to make this a teachable moment. >> how much do you have in your bank now? >> one cent. >> over drafting is what i call that. >> children are a blessing. >> this reminded me of my kid. >> do not (upbeat music) - hi everyone, and welcome to legal help center. this is where we have professionals standing by to answer your questions regarding personal injury. so if you've been injured in an accident that was not your fault, like a car accident or a slip and fall, we can help.