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from cbs news bay area, this is the afternoon edition. >> let's get to some breaking news out of fremont, police with guns drawn are calling backyards in the area of maori avenue and farwell drive, there aren't a lot of details right now but police did tell us they are looking for a suspect, unclear what the suspect is wanted for the fremont unified school district says the elementary schools were told to briefly shelter in place. again, this is due to a police

search in the area of maori avenue and farwell drive, we are going to stay on top of this and bring you any updates. good afternoon to you, i'm elizabeth cook. to our other top story, the political future of nancy pelosi, there had been some speculation if she would run for another term in congress and today she made her decision clear. anne makovec is joining us with her big announcement. >> reporter: it was a surprise to some people, the former speaker of the house not giving up her seat in congress, she made the announcement on x, it now reads, more than ever, we need to further our recovery, our country needs america to show the world that our flag is still there with the liberty and justice for all. this is why i'm running for re-election and respectfully ask for your vote. pelosi was the speaker of the house for eight years, she has been in congress since 1987. lacking november, she announced her decision to step down as democratic leader as republicans took control of the

chamber. that decision came weeks after the attack at her home in san francisco's neighborhood when a man broke in and assaulted her husband, paul with a hammer. nancy is 83 years old, some critics of her decision to seek re-election say she served long enough and it is time to step aside and give our younger generation a chance in washington. diane feinstein faced similar critiques until she announced she will not be running again this year, her health has been in the spotlight, she was absent from the floor for months earlier this year dealing with shingles. across the aisle, mitch mcconnell is the leader of the senate republicans that a couple of instances in which he struggled to speak and froze up for an extended pause. nancy pelosi's career has been marked by historic firsts, she was the first woman to serve as the speaker of the house and she has assumed the position in

2007 and she became speaker in 2019 as she helped usher in a large democratic majority pray there is no doubt she carries a lot of clout in that house. >> absolutely, thank you so much. kaiser permanente will pay a $50 million settlement with the state of california after it was found to have illegally disposed of hazardous waste, medical supplies and protect of patient information. the attorney general, rob bonta said undercover inspections found used needles, toxic chemicals and patient records in dumpsters throughout the state. which is dangerous for both people and the environment. and it violates state and federal laws. >> kaiser has to follow the law, respect the rights of their clients and protect the safety and well-being of their workers. if they are careless with sensitive information or dangerous waste, the potential for harm is enormous and widespread. >> in a statement, kaiser said, we take this matter extremely

seriously and we have taken full responsibility to acknowledge and correct our performance. in news around the bay area, a car struck and killed a pedestrian in oakland today, it happened just before 10:30 this morning on international boulevard. the victim was pronounced dead at the side of the crash. the driver did stay at the scene and is cooperating in the investigation. it is unclear if drugs or alcohol played a role. there is no decision yet on the plan to build tiny homes at a ta yard in san jose, the proposal calls to build 200 tiny homes near highway 237 and sankar road. the board took up the issue last night but did not finalize anything. it did say that location is not out of the picture but it'll also evaluate three other locations. bart is increasing service starting on monday, trains will run more frequently on the yellow line, bart is also promising wait times of no more than 20 minutes across the

system seven days per week. san francisco police have been working to dig themselves out of a staffing shortage, the department has about 600 vacant positions where there is talk of reviving, a privately funded security force, that has been patrolling san francisco since the gold rush days. we walked the beat with the last of the patrol special. >> reporter: it is a little before dusk and allen is on the lookout for anything suspicious. >> i have caught probably six burglars in the past three years. two of them have had firearms on them. >> reporter: for more than 47 years, he has been patrolling driving his unmarked car through the marina district and pacific heights. >> we have an increasing

homeless population and approximately 70% of them have a drug, alcohol or mental health problem. >> reporter: even though he looks like a police officer, he is not. allen is a part of patrol special, a group of san francisco crime fighters that have been around since the gold rush. an ancillary force overseen by the sf pd, they have dedicated uniforms, badges and even guns. powers are limited, patrol special members can apprehend suspects but they cannot arrest them. but, perhaps the biggest difference between them and police officers is who pays their salary. >> we get paid by the citizens and the residence and the businesses in our particular area, to provide additional police services to them. >> reporter: allen charges anywhere from $65 per month for residences, to a few hundred

dollars for businesses. tonight, he gets a call from one of his paying clients worried about a homeless man who seems to be unstable, yelling on a stoop and refusing to leave. allen arrives before the police and within minutes diffuses the situation. and at one point, the city had more than 450 patrol specials but the program has been phased out after police officers began off-duty patrols to make extra cash. allen is the last patrol special left in the city and at 68, they are hoping to retire. but, with a spike in crime and severe police staffing shortages, there have been discussions among city officials to bring back the program. erin is the president of the san francisco board of supervisors, he said patrol specials are a win-win for the city and sf pd. >> it's kind of like having

your own private security guard, who also is a law enforcement officer and will do any job big or small, and i think that brings peace of mind to our residence and makes our city safer. >> reporter: not everyone thinks this program should be revived. he says these officers undergo a lot less training, plus not everyone can afford them you >> i think it is better to have more police officers and more deputy sheriffs on the streets, making the arrests and putting the criminals in jail. >> reporter: allen believes doing away with patrol specials is a mistake. >> we are the eyes and ears of what is going on out here. >> reporter: hoping for a renewal of the program. after nearly half a century of service, as a badge of honor. >> there is some good news when it comes to the sf pd staffing front, the department says its latest class of recruits was

the biggest since 2020 and applications are at a five-year high. still ahead, we will introduce you to a san jose man who gave up on education to open up a taco truck. how he has carved out his own path to success by making it big. there has been an increase in illness fu

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parents and educators often stress that colleges the path to success, but we found an entrepreneur in san jose who is proving that is not always the case. he is making it big. >> so we have the tortilla press. >> reporter: daniel ortega never went to business school. but, he never even finished high school, which he regrets to this day, but he did have a desire to make it in his own way, role models and his hard-working parents, and some big ideas of his own. >> i was thinking to myself, you know what, you've got to do something different. just sprinkle this bad boy right here. so, we call it the giant taco, the biggest taco in the

world. >> reporter: it is a mega taco, the size of a large pizza folded in half. and people come from around the corner and around the west to give it a try. >> no one has done it. we started about five months ago, six month ago, and it has gone viral ever since. we have videos on social media, we have 3 million+ views, and we get people from los angeles to try it out. >> not bad for a guy who dropped out in the 10th grade. >> everyone said hey, stick with school, graduate and go to college, and i said no, i want to have my own business, i want to be like my mom, i want to be an entrepreneur. >> reporter: his parents were from mexico, they sold fruits on the side of the road, when he was a teenager, he started his first business selling fruit cups at the local market.

>> i told myself, you know what, i'm going to buy a food truck. so i did in 2018, it wasn't in the best shape that i believed in myself and i fixed it up and i made it really nice. >> reporter: but the road to business success was twisty and bumpy in the early going. >> when i first started my business, it was really slow. i'm talking about really slow, all of my money had to come out of pocket. >> reporter: he has three food trucks and 30 employees, the original truck is still on the road and the menu is expanding. >> we have an asian and mexican mix all in one. jam-packed flavors. >> reporter: ironically, his big break in business came when the pandemic hit. >> after that, we started selling, so i was saving my money and other stores were opening, we had lines, people

started coming. >> reporter: a little luck and big ideas seem to be his formula. and so far it is working. but, his plans like his tacos are supersized and at 34 years old, daniel said he's really just beginning. >> doesn't that look so good ? unfortunately, daniel's father died in 2019, he did get a chance to see his son launch his business but he did not live long enough to see his success today. it has been a sweltering summer in the last couple of months, in fact the climate agency says it was the hottest around the world on record. and scientists believe human caused climate change, including the burning of coal and oil. in today's project earth report, we are taking a closer look at how they extreme weather can breed a potentially lethal fungus, it lurks in the dust.

>> on a stretch of land in kern county, he puts on a mask and carefully cracks open the earth. >> so, if you dig five or seven centimeters down -- >> the microbiologist has collected and studied soil samples, her goal is to shed new light on an old but growing threat of fungus found in dirt. >> we should be concerned. >> reporter: when inhaled, the fungus can be dangerous and even deadly, it causes infection in the lungs known as valley fever. while most recover, it can be tough to treat. >> you need to know, if you get it, the medicine has side effects and you may never get rid of it. >> reporter: the pathogen is known to dwell in the soils of the southern san joaquin valley, most infections traditionally occur here but in the past 20 years, the number of reported cases in california have surged fivefold. the

largest increases are further north in places like the central coast and the south coast. from ventura to the mexican border. all bay area counties report an increase of cases. where the fungus thrives -- >> you cannot protect yourself 100% even if you try, it is impossible, so you need to be educated about the risks. >> reporter: the risks are spreading, in part due to climate change, the drought turns the fungus into spores that lie dormant, heavy rain following a drought fuel a rapid fungal growth. add to that, urban sprawl, off-road recreation, dust storms, wildfires and renewable energy construction sites. all disturbing the soil and can put dust spores into the air where they can travel and be inhaled. >> so, these are in the air within seconds. >> reporter: she directs a

research program at cal state akers field. >> we collect soil samples or dust samples. >> reporter: the students are studying the pathogen's dna to investigate what species of valley finger fever fungus is present in the different soil and dust they have collected, their work aims to reveal where the pathogen is traveling and what areas are at higher risk. >> it is not comforting knowing that it is spreading. >> reporter: shedding any light on the pathogen may one day lead to better treatments. >> she had valley fever for a year and a half, she needed an antifungal treatment which was horrible. >> my hair would fall out in chunks, i would take a shower and it would just fall out. my mouth was hurting all the time, it would turn the headaches and nausea. >> reporter: at first, she thought she had the flu. her doctors thought it was asthma,

then tuberculosis. she demanded a test for valley fever. it confirmed the diagnosis. the delay left her with a damaged lung. >> my biggest advice is to educate yourself as much as possible. >> reporter: dr. lower agrees, she warns that fungus's are like superbugs, they will evolve and survive. >> they will have no problem to adapt to any climate change. >> reporter: the question, will we ever catch up? >> the most common symptoms of valley fever include fatigue, dry cough and a fever, it is not contagious but a bit of advice from the doctor, if you travel by five, keep your windows rolled up and set your ac to recirculation so it cuts off any outside air. along the coast today we are seeing mostly sunny skies, clouds moving in and out and daytime highs are sitting in the upper 60s, it is a beautiful day for us today. for the rest of us, we are seeing

sunshine in the afternoon, it is a beautiful day to get some fresh air. the air quality is great, temperatures are sitting right around average for this time of year. as we head into this weekend, we are going to see an area of high pressure slowly moving towards us, it is going to warm us up just a hair more, not by much, but with the high-pressure system, areas like livermore for example will warm up into the low 90s by sunday and into monday and once the system moves out we are right back down to the below average temperatures heading into next week. a little bit of a warm-up into this weekend. if you want to get some fresh air, there's plenty of things to do. expect upper 70s for the mountain art and wine festival, and the golden gate park is always a fun one, you can check out the museum afterwards, expect 60s in the forecast in san francisco and 70s all the way down into monterey if you want to take a nice drive. next, the defense of player of the year is back in the bay,

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the 49ers welcomed back a familiar face to the practice field yesterday and he's back just in time for the regular season. matt lively explains. >> this is the volkswagen red and gold report. >> there was an elephant in the room at the 49ers trainer facility, all eyes were on nick bosa who is back in the bay after signing a record contract wednesday, and here was his message to the 49ers faithful as he got off the plane. >> let's go win some games. >> he is back on the field just days before the 49ers regular season opener at pittsburgh. he becomes the highest paid defensive player in league history, five years, $170 million, $122 million guaranteed, the timing of the deal was right for steve young. >> you could have said that three months ago and here we are, wednesday before the first

game and he signed, i mean, not that complicated to see it coming. still ahead, the pianos are in place at golden gate park, now they just need some fingers, ththat is this weekend this is pix+ , more of what you u want, more often, more local news in the morning and the prime time edition, the only 8:00 and 9:00 pm news, with elizabeth cook, juliette goodrich and sara donchey. plus,

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this has to be one of the most beautiful san francisco traditions, the san francisco botanical gardens have been transformed into a concert hall, the annual flower piano event is back, 12 grand pianos are hidden in the gardens and everyone is invited to sit down and start playing. there will be a mix of scheduled performances throughout the week. i don't think i could probably sit down and start playing chopsticks, i don't think that would go over too well. the cbs evening news is coming up next, and join us tonight for the prime time edition at 8:00 and 9:00, find us weeknights on the new pix+ 44 cable 12 and streaming on the new ♪ ♪ >> norah: tonight, hurricane lee exploding in intensity. we are tracking the rare category 4 storm. where it could pose