f0 from cbs news bay area, this is the evening edition. now at 11:00, another san francisco business is closing up shop, but this time it's not because of the crime and the conditions on the streets. at the same time, we'll hear from an employee of the soon to be closed old navy who says crime there has never been higher. then spending millions of dollars to close a street that's been shut down for three years. why both officials and residents say it should be worth the cost. and how san jose is doing with its goal of getting a thousand people off the street and into housing. we start tot th another local business clon of its stores. cole hardware will shutter a location. >> they say it's not crime, but

simple economics. online shopping and the pandemic were too much. >> before it was good and we were establishing ourselves, but then after the pandemic, things just started changing. >> old navy is the latest major retailer to announce the closing of a flagship san francisco location. the company cited crime and safety as reasons for the closure. >> and betty yu spoke with an employee who says rampant shoplifting is definitely a problem at the store. >> reporter: surveillance video shows a shoplifter walking out with a bag full of stolen items according to an old navy employee. another shows someone picking up an armful of clothes that a worker says they didn't pay for. how often do you see shoplifting? >> they're there every day. when i'm floor walking

around, i would say at least 12 or 14 times a day. it's really out of control. >> reporter: an employee who doesn't want to be identified said in the last two days, this flagship store set to close july 1st was hit 22 times by thieves. >> i recognize a lot of them, and they're just super comfortable. sometimes they'll take two or three mesh bags at a time. >> reporter: old navy's parent company gap didn't mention crime as a contributing factor to the closure. it says the way they've leveraged flagship locations. they say they're looking for a new downtown location. downtown retailers have been the victims of lower foot traffic due to

the pandemic, changing traffic patterns, and safety concerns. the vacancy rate right now in san francisco is about 30% due to hybrid work and lay offs. there isn't much leasing activity right now, but they think that will change. >> toward the end of this year or beginning of next year as the economy starts to improve. >> reporter: in the meantime, this worker says shoplifters regularly curse, throw things at them, or worse. >> i feel like i'm not as safe as i should be. i saw a guy carry a hammer before. you don't know people's intentions when they steal. >> reporter: this worker said they're relieved they'll likely be transferred to work at a different location. >> i was sad for awhile because i do love the store, i do love my team. other than that, i'm kind of like fearing

for my life every singing day. i just home it can get back to normal the way it used to be when people were out shopping with their families. san francisco is expected to delay its plan to start charging for parking on sundays. now the city wants to do a study on the impact on businesses. it's up to transportation agencies to decide whether they want to do that or not. the san jose mayor set the goal of getting 1,000 people off the streets and into temporary housing by the end of the year, but he's facing backlash on funding the plan. devin fehely shows us one site already up and running. >> reporter: it might not seem like much, a lock and key in a door, and the modest room beyond it, but it might be the key to unlocking the next

chapter of george florence'shan is really all it took to get back on my feet. >> reporter: george says a bad break up a few years ago caused him to spiral. >> i became homeless as a result of a bad marriage, and i was the one to leave. >> reporter: george was homeless for nearly three years, but was recently offered a spot in one of the city's interim housing communities. after settling in for about a week, george showed san jose's mayor his new ukraine that has space for a bed and desk and own private bathroom. >> getting someone stabilize into a private room, individual room with a door that locks and a private bathroom is enough to give people that sense of dignity and hope, and then services can work. >> reporter: the mayor says these emergency shelters can be built for a fraction of the

cost in a fraction of the time compared to permanent affordable housing and represent a rapid response of sorts to the deepening crisis of homelessness. george says the program has have provided him with a foundation to build his new life. he recently got a job as a truck driver. >> i'm never going to give up. i have four kids, and i know that they're relying on me. >> reporter: people typically stay in the interim housing program between six months to a year, but george is already mapping out his next moves. >> i'm really trying to, um, get secured into something comfortable, not extravagant. >> but two city council members are pushing back on the mayor's proposal because it would divert tens of millions originally earmarked for permanent projects. many gathered at the san

francisco veterans memorial today. the last surviving members of the ill fated indianapolis was there. he was on the 1 of 16 on board that survived the japanese torpedo attack in the summer of 1945. >> it's just a wonderful event to be able to celebrate the memory of our great veterans. meanwhile, in alamo, the holiday weekend included a celebration of the hundredth birthday of a world war ii veteran. >> and on this major milestone, he shared some advice with john ramos. >> reporter: at celebrations like this, we usually ask what's the secret to a long life. but what we should be asking is what's the secret to a happy life, and today's honore, has a lot to say about that. alfred or alfie was

celebrating his 100th birthday. >> i feel so different than 98 or 99. >> reporter: well, you don't look a day over 98 to me. >> i don't feel a day over 99 or 98 either! >> reporter: alfie is one of a dwindling number of veterans that served in world war ii. he eventually became skipper of this small ship hunting german u-boats in the atlantic and japanese submarines in the pacific. he helped evacuate australian prisoners of war as the war wound down. >> i said where's the americans? they said the japanese didn't let them live. to me that was the best thing i did in the war. i felt like i accomplished something. >> reporter: later he enjoyed a 68 year marriage to the love of his life and fellow bridge partner mary lou until she passed away in 2014. it's clear

alfie has gone through tough times, but in all his pictures, he always seems to be the guy with the biggest smile on his face. >> i've always had a very happy disposition. always smiled. people ask me how are you, and i always say no complaints. even if i have complaints because i know they really don't care. but that's my outlet. i'm known as no complaint alfie. >> reporter: he says life aboard ship taught him the importance of getting along with people. he remembers the advice not to let arguments over pow ticks or religion ruin morale, so he's concerned about the state of the nation is. >> you don't know how great the country is unless you fought for it and people died for it. but somebody will come forward, you'll see, and this country, we'll make it. this country is

too good not to make it. [ singing ] >> reporter: so, as four generations of family and friends toasted alfie on reaching this milestone, he attributed his long, happy life to good genes, a good family, a lot of luck, and not a single complaint. tomorrow, veterans and active military members will be able to go to california state parks for free. you must show a valid military id or proof of discharge. some soft parks participating are angel island and china camp. ♪ [ music ] ♪ san francisco's carnaval parade made its way through the mission district. more than 3,000 people danced and marched representing more than a dozen latin america countries. the theme this year was 45 years of music and movement. music, dance, food, culture all took

over the heart of the mission today. san francisco's low rider community has a long history. they take pride in the classic rides, but also the good things they're doing for the community. >> the media would put it in the movies as something bad, but it's just normal people, working people raising their kids, teaching them about classic cars. >> >. they say the excitement around carnaval and the low rider community shows how important representation is and how they've been working to change stereo types. the city of san jose is working to make the square into a pedestrian mall, but it's proving to be a lot more complicated and expensive. len ramirez explains. >> reporter: randy is the owner of sushi confidential, one of the downtown restaurant s

allowed to expand parking into san pedro street. the street was closed to car for three years, and now that will remain permanent. >> it will be closed to vehicular traffic which is great for the local businesses and great for the community because it will create a really vibrant environment. >> reporter: there are just a few hints of san pedro street's former life as a place for cars. >> the vote was unanimous. >> reporter: but a unanimous vote by the city council means that cars won't be coming back. what will be coming is a pedestrian friendly walkway of shops, restaurants, and outdoor seating on the block between santa clara street and st. john. >> maybe focus on other things like figuring out how we're going to fund some of these improvements. >> reporter: the cost will be $9.5 million, but city officials admit there's no money for it in the budget. >> i think it's likely to be a very long time until we have $10 million to invest in this. >> reporter: the mayor suggested private businesses pay for some of the cosmetic improvements, but the city will have to pay for things like regrating, storm drains, and

fire hydrants. businesses hope construction doesn't drag out because of the lack of funding. >> we just want to hope it's knot devastating and a lot of these places end up closing because no one wants to come down during a construction project. >> reporter: but the project is seen, by one downtown neighbor, as an overall positive outcome from the dark days of the pandemic. >> having the people spaces and no cars is great for the kids and being able to get out and bring the community together. >> reporter: the city will develop a more formalized plan with public input by the end of september, and it could take two to two and a half years before it's completed. still ahead, we got a tour of san francisco to find out where coyotes are most likely to build their dens. but first, why a major insurance company has decided to stop writing new policies in california and what it means for the overall insurance markets. and hope you've been enjoying the weather on this three-day weekend. we're cooler than average. there were

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welcome back. state farm says they'll no longer accept new applications for home and business insurance in california citing growing catastrophe exposure. >> yeah, that decision is making the rest of the state's real estate industry very nervous. >> and for good reason. here's

more on what it means for homeowners. >> reporter: hail, wildfires, and flooding. it's the unofficial start of summer, and homeowners in the golden state are in the grip of weather whiplash. >> you can never be complacent. >> reporter: and now state farm says they're no longer accepting new applications for homeowners insurance. insurance expert fred fisher. >> i think it's very troubling and part of a trend. >> reporter: state farm partially blames the increase on catastrophic events. >> you have all these homes from fires that are total losses, that's a significant heat for any insurance company. >> reporter: what's the take away for awe home buyer? >> everything you need to be covered for their property is going to be required you ask for it and pay for it. >> reporter: state farm says in the future, it could revisit the change that doesn't impact car insurance policies. they'll

continue to serve existing customers. darren peck is here with us now. start with tomorrow. one step at a time. >> memorial day, day three of the three-day weekend. couple things different tomorrow. we had an unusual looking sky today. there was an area of low pressure that's still out there. i want to show you. it did deliver thunderstorms to the north of sonoma county. we got some reports of light rain falling in sonoma county. but look at first alert doppler. there's left over rain on this now. but if we switch the perspective, see the curl sitting there off the coast? watch the last three hours. bulls eye in terms of the center of circulation right over the bay. the water vapor imagery really does a good job of illustrating this. we're

right in the middle of it. it came from the north and parked right over us for the holiday. that's why the sky looked a bit interesting. it kind of beefed up the marine layer, but added plenty of its own clouds as well. it was like a layer cake deal. we were ten degrees below average as a result. 57 in san jose now. that number is pretty representative of just about everybody. the clouds were already over san jose. between now and tomorrow morning, you can still see the high clouds wrapping around. there won't be many of those tomorrow. what we have here is the marine layer. but noon, 1:00, it melts back to the coast. stays gray at the beaches, but everyone else has blue sky tomorrow as early as noon. that's a prettier looking day. it's not necessarily going to be warmer. if we put the temperatures on, it might be a couple of degrees warmer. but mostly low 70s inland. should

be 80. that's the average. around the heart of the bay, low 70s. santa rosa close to 70. but here's the comparison. instead of daytime highs, how far below average are we? some places are ten degrees below average for this time of year. put that all together, and here's the forecast for memorial day. 60s in san francisco. sunshine towards the embarcadero and the usual spots. the east half of the city. then inland, we'll just generalize this one. low 70s. those will be the daytime highs for just about everywhere else. south bay, san jose, north bay, santa rosa, all the inland east bay valleys, pretty much all low 70s tomorrow. it's going to be a really nice day. cooler than average, but still a really nice day. and across the seven-day, there's a warming trend. kind of see it looking

at san francisco and oakland. san jose, 71 tomorrow. 78 by next weekend. and the inland east bay valleys will be near 70, and nothing will change at the beaches. it's may, after all. that's pretty typical there. back to you. thanks, darren. after the break, more details on the debt ceiling deal as part leaders work to get their side on board to avoid defaulting. indy 500. 12th time the charm. >> i've been here 11 years before this with a broken heart. >> the jam had his day. >> to be in the hall of fame here hits different. >> from backyard frisbee fun to elite level pro game. a san francisco franchise has a league championship to bring home. those

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welcome back. it's an almost done deal. an agreement to raise the debt ceiling, so we'll owe more than 50 trillion by the end of the decade. that supposed good news still must be agreed upon by congress. in addition to raising the debt limit, the tentative deal puts a cap on spending except for defense, veterans affair, medicare, and social security. now it's up to the house

speaker and house minority leader to convince the more hard line members of their respective parties to get on board. >> i do expect that there will be democratic support once we have the ability to actually be fully briefed by the white house. but i'm not going to predict what the numbers will ultimately look like. >> i think people will say i didn't get exactly what i wanted, but there's something in here that it shouldn't be about you, it should be about america. >> that's the responsibility of governing. >> lawmakers have 72 hours to study the bill before taking a vote probably on wednesday. well, the wait is over. after the break, we'll let you know where you can pick up your own fresh produce now that the coldest days are behind us.

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families, it was the first thing they could do since it was shut down because we were able to be open. >> reporter: families are given a bag and can roam around the orchard to find the ripest fruit. there are cherry picking farms throughout the bay area, but maria comes all the way from stockton to pick this farm's famous coral cherries. >> these are the best cherries, honestly. the best. it's just fun going out and picking fruit on a good day like this. >> reporter: while some are cherry picking experts, others had to learn the tricks to finding the sweetest fruit. >> first time picking any kind of fruit. we're excited. >> reporter: the orchard will be open until it's picked out, while some other locations say they could be open for five to seven weeks. >> barello farms in morgan hill will be open tomorrow. there will also two brentwood locations open this wednesday, and we'll be r

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coyotes are a common sight in parts of san francisco, but this year we've seen less than usual. >> max darrow went to see their favorite spots and how to spot them. >> i'm more hyperaware of what i'm seeing at the park. >> it's really wonderful that we have wildlife in the city, and coyotes are amazingly beautiful animals, and that we have them here in our urban environment. >> catch max's full story here tomorrow night at 11:00 on cbs news bay area. for now, thanks for watching. game day is next. >> did you know when we leave, we see coyotes around the studios. pretty shocking. >> same here. >> did you say game day is next? >> i did. >> news and weather updates are

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for the last time in may. giants baseball, in a groove, the winning series. it's nice to see them take two, three steps forward and only one back. milwaukee, here we go. it looks like a late night snack for us. giants and pitcher am lex cobb out there. giants had won the first three games of the series and it would be up hill from the second inning. william contreras with the yard. and benny, the brewer, slides down. guy got roughed up. but blake sabol and the giants went down. lined this one out with a three run blast. giants a little bit in business and made it a game. runner on