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the president's son, hunter biden indicted by a federal grand jury. what we are learning about the charges he is facing. plus, how the city of oakland is giving local businesses cash then leaving it to them to bring life to their neighborhoods. and the state is trying to transform san quentin into a place where inmates with start turning their lives around. how a new program is helping inmates erase the mistakes of their pastment good afternoon. i'm elizabeth cook. for the first time the son of a sitting president has been indicted by the justice department. a dramatic turn of events after a plea agreement fell apart in july. how hunter biden could be on trial before the presidential election. >> reporter: president biden's son hunter faces three criminal counts related to his

possession of a firearm. the indictment alleges hunter biden knowingly made a false and fictitious statement when he bought a weapon in 182018 and unlawfully possessed the gun as a drug use. >> they relate to a false statement on a federal form when he purchased weapons saying i was not using drugs when he was. >> reporter: the charges are a little more than a month after the justice department appointed a special counsel in the probe. an earlier plea deal fell apart in july after questions about an unusual diversion agreement. the indictment comes as house republicans launch a formal impeach. inquiche rei into president biden centered around hunter biden's business dealings. >> do you believe the president went to cafe milano and had dinner with the clients of hunter biden who believes he got those clients because he was selling the brand? >> reporter: so far no hard evidence of any wrongdoing by the president has uncovered.

>> house republicans spent this morning talking about their illegitimate impeachment inquiry, which is nothing more than a partisan political stunt. >> reporter: the special counsel overseeing hunter biden's case indicated that tax related charges part of the previous plea deal could be filed. now, if convicted of the gun charges, hunter biden could face a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison and fines up to $750,000. in a statement. >> hunter biden's lawyer accused the special counsel of penning to political pressure. oakland is the latest bay area city launching a new program aimed at increasing foot traffic in commercial areas to boost business and increase safety. anne makovec is here to explain. >> reporter: it's part of the activate oakland plan. the idea is if they give local businesses and organizations men to put on events it will

draw more people to the area and deter criminals at the same time. oakland says it has $400,000 in grant money up for grabs or businesses or organizations. they can put on live performances or get a road closed down for an outdoor event or anything else they can dream up. city officials say it's up to them. this program is a tool to help make it happen. >> we are looking for ideas to come together as one community, as one oakland. >> san francisco is doing a similar thing with u.n. plaza hoping a new skate park and outdoor activity area will attract more people and detour open area drug use. applications for the program open today. they will be accepting them through october 12th. you can find a link on where to apply at kpix.com. >> thanks so much. other stories around the bay area that we are following, it may take up to six weeks to fully recover from a water main

break that caused a sinkhole. over the weekend a water main more than 70 years old ruptured sending water and debris on to filmore and green streets. yesterday crews stabilized the sinkhole. the city says water, sewer and gas pipelines will need to be replaced. in berkeley, a restraining order stopping the city from sweeping homeless encampments is set to expire at 5:00 p.m. a federal judge issued the restraining order two days ago. the plaintiffs are homeless residents at eighth and harrison street near albany. berkeley had given them three days notice to clear out and reduce the property or have it destroyed. we will have more on the back and forth at 5:00. today is the last day of dreamforce in san francisco. more than 40,000 people in the tech industry flocked to the event choice the largest conference in the city. sales force ceo said the event might

have to abandon san francisco in the future due to homelessness and drugs. but attendees and police say there have been no major incidents this year. inmates at san quentin, some have used their bodies at billboards to display their bad decisions. now with the benefit of hindsight and hard time, they are getting the chance in a way to wipe way their regrets. the governor's recent push to transform the prison into a place where people can transform their lives come a chance to erase the visible stories of a life gone off track. ryan yamamoto had the opportunity to go inside san quentin. some are removing tattoos as a way to get a clean slate. >> reporter: from behind bars, colby found something positive in his life. >> the father, the son and the

holy spirit. >> reporter: a life that he now literally wears on his sleeves. >> gabriel the archangel slaying the devil and casting him into the fire. the tattoo on my left arm is a portrayed to that change that i made, to the way god is in my life. >> reporter: on his hands -- >> i had gotten a wood pile tattooed on me. >> reporter: a dark reminder why he is in prison in the first place. >> i became addicted to hard drugs and my life just spiraled out of control. when you are younger, you get a dumb tattoo then you realize later on, i have to live with this forever. >> 3, 2, 1. >> reporter: luckily, not everything is permanent in life. with the relaunching of the stat's tattoo removal program, colby and other inmates will get a chance to erase a piece of their past. >> what is happening is that the laser is hitting the ink and breaking it into particles. >> reporter: it's a job that chris is proud to be a part of.

>> i feel like these guys have changed. this is like the last step. >> that hurts. >> reporter: colby is finding out sometimes change can be painful. >> hurts? >> definitely hurts. it's worse than the took the to itself was. >> reporter: the california department of corrections and rehabilitation started the took to removal program five years ago shutting down during the pandemic but relaunching in july. >> it's a second chance? >> it's a second chance, absolutely, yes. >> reporter: for tomeko, the tattoo removal program director, she says it gives inmates ready to leave prison a better chance of making it on the outside. >> we understand how sometimes people can be judged, you know. they may have unsightly tattoos, maybe offensive tattoos, gang tattoos, and all

of these things can prevent someone from gaining viable employment. >> this is in the past. >> reporter: inmates like daniel who admits that his body is a dark reflection of who he once was. >> the old daniel was a monster, a drug addict, gang member and somebody really that had no future. >> reporter: his new future, starting with the removal of the tattoos on his hands and those three dots on the left side of his face. for people that don't know, what does that mean. >> flee dots symbolizes southern california gang members. my crazy life. >> reporter: daniel tells us he plans to remove all of his tattoos. >> you will go clean slate? >> clean slate. fresh start. >> reporter: that's a commitment? >> i mean, i was extreme before. i think i can be

extreme for the positive. the love of my life. >> reporter: finding something positive as they begin their new lives, daniel looking forward to his release at the end of the month. >> like a weight being lifted off my shoulder. >> reporter: colby will see his freedom in 14 months. >> so, my son is 9 and my daughter is 8. >> reporter: whose future now is about more than just himself. >> so far the correction department relaunched the tattoo removal program at 10 of the facilities. still ahead, a cbs news investigation. as the school year gets underway, some kids are going to class in bad learning environments. coming up, some state governments are making it worse. the 49ers take on the rams in southern california this weekend. how the niners are making sure their

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the next. national investigative correspondent stephen stock explains the reasons behind the school building gap. stephen? >> reporter: hi, elizabeth. how much money districts can spend on their schools depends on local property tax revenue, right? schools in wealthy places get more than disadvantaged communities. compounding that problem states often don't help the schools with the most need from leaking roofs to broken air-conditioning, some schools we found are in such disarray learning seems almost impossible. >> this is one of our computer labs. as you can see, we had a lot of water damage. >> reporter: this video posted on youtube by students at druid hills high school outside atlanta was meant to gain attention to the conditions and the inequity they navigate during class. >> comparing our school conditions to the other schools. how much older our facilities are and i think we

kind of came to realize this isn't really normal. >> we have a trash can to catch the water. >> we eat outside here. when it rains hard, we have another pounding problem. humane waste flows up. >> reporter: it's in dekalb county where we saw a starkest example in spending between 2015 and 2020. dekalb even circles the smaller decatur school district. decatur is wealthier and majority white. dekalb has six times more students in poverty and three times more students of color. decatur spent about $3,500 per students on buildings. dekalb just under $1,000. the state of georgia gives dekalb less money, 132 state dollars per student compared to 345 in decatur. that's nearly three times as much money going to

children in the wealthier less diverse district. >> it needs to be more fair so everyone in your state or in this country can get a good education. >> reporter: georgia lawmakers last year created a special study committee to review how money goes to schools. but after four public meetings around the state, they concluded their work without doing anything. >> it was a disappointment. >> reporter: state senator nan nordic was up front about the failure to act. >> one could argue that nothing got done. >> reporter: is that acceptable in your mind? >> oh, know. the wealth disparities is a challenge. it should be one we are all taking on. >> the whole ceiling is peeling off. >> reporter: elizabeth, it's not just georgia. it's not just the south. we found this is disparities across the country including california, including in the bay area. in fact, there is research going on at u.c. berkeley. tonight, we will take

you to another state where they are working on a solution including a sales tax on digital products like music and streaming to improve disadvantaged schools in that state. find out which state we are talking about. back to you. >> shocking when you see the conditions of some of these schools, stephen. are any states taking action to make funding more equitable. >> there are a few. new mexico is one. massachusetts and the state we are going to take you to, maryland. they are trying. they are working it out but if they don't step in, then the local property taxes, especially in a poor area, can't make up the difference. that's the problem. >> yeah, not fair that the inequity is so drastic. thank you so much. you can see part 2 at 5:30. then tune in at 7:00 to learn what we found happening locally. time for a look at the first with first alert meteorologist jessica burch.

>> daytime highs in san francisco in the upper 60s. sunshine on half the peninsula and not so much on the other half. the marine layer is stubborn on the coast today. later into this afternoon, notice how it splits the peninsula in half, wrapping the bay into the overnight hours tonight and waking up tomorrow morning with the thick marine layer. a cloudy day for some of us. sunnier for the inland east bay. no matter where you live, the pollen count is in the medium to high category today. it starts to decrease into this weekend's forecast. that is great news. on top of that, into we have low pressure moving in from offshore. that will change the direction of the winds. now winds from the south. to add to that, that will bring in more clouds and cooler temperatures ahead of the first day of fall. keep in mind we are about a week way from the first day of fall. it is feeling like that. 60s on the coast today. 80s santa clara valley. watch what happens close tower antioch and brentwood. we are seeing 90s

once again. that will cool down to the 80s this weekend and into next weeks. 80s turning into 70s around the corner. 60s in san francisco. what is interesting about the microclimates, some notice a difference when the area of low pressure moves in. some won't. inland east bay in the 80s today. 70s into the weekend forecast. notice the coast, it stays in the 60s all week long. i will step off screen so you can see everything else. the north bay, santa clara valley, 80s today. 70s trickling into the forecast this weekend. that's how we kick off next week with partly cloudy skies. in san francisco and oakland, these are areas where we won't see much of a difference with the temperature changes. upper 60s all week long into the weekend and into next week for san francisco with low 70s across the seven-day forecast. >> thank you. the 49ers and rams review the rivalry sunday afternoon. he expects to see 49er fans

take over l.a. this weekend. vern glenn highways the latest. >> reporter: this is the volkswagens red and gold report. >> reporter: it will feel like a home game in l.a. there will be plenty of red in the stands and on the field. the 49ers will wear red jersey because the rams chose to wear white. brandon inu was offensive player of the week for his performance in pittsburg. eight passes for 129 yards and two touchdowns. well deserved recognition for him. he was hoping for more. >> do i get something for that? >> amazing player. great to see. definitely highlight the block he made to spring christian. he was more excited about that block than catching touchdowns. >> those are the kind of plays

that keep it going. show the defense how we play on offense. >> with the red and gold report, i'm vern glenn. still ahead, a major strike is looming in the auto making industry. the massive impact it could have on the u.s. economy. remember, you can watch us any time, anywhere on our streaming service, cbs news bay area. catch the live newscasts and weather updates throughout the day. find us on the free cbs news app or on pluto tv.

we could be on the verge of a historic strike by tens of thousands of auto workers. without a deal with the nation's three big automakers, uaw members plan to walk off the job at midnight. the union is demanding up to a 40% raise over the next few years, a 32 hour workweek, a return of pensions and the reversing of

concessions made during the great recession 8. company executives say they have been negog in good faith. economists say a 10-day strike of the big three would cost the economy $5.6 billion. cruz showed us how the car has a hidden ramp that extends to pick up or drop off a passenger. they expect it to hit the streets as soon as next year. this comes as they face a bit of criticism over safety concerns. last month one of the driverless cars crashed into a fire truck in san francisco. they agreed to reduce the fleet by half while the incident was under investigation. coming up, bye, bye, bye was a lie. n sync is back with the first song in nearly two decades.

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coming up tonight at 5:00, pg&e customers could be in for another rate hike. how much more you could end up paying. that and more with ryan yamamoto and myself tonight at 5:00. and it's a story we have been buzzing about in the newsroom. n sync is back. the boy band has released a 40 second tease of a new song. the song is called better place. it's off the soundtrack to the upcoming movie trolls band together which stars justin timberlake. n sync hasn't released a new album since 2003 and there is no indication that this reunion and song will lead to another one. two days ago they made a surprise appearance at the mtv video music awards. anything is possible. it would be fun to see them in concert again. cbs evening news is up next. local news continues on cbs news bay area. i'll see you

at 5:00. ♪ ♪ >> norah: tonight, the breaking news. hunter biden indicted on three felony charges, all tied to his alleged possession of a gun while using narcotics. the new information is the president's son faces possible jail time. here are tonight's headlines. ♪ ♪ our new reporting as hunter biden becomes the first child of a sitting president to be indicted by a federal grand jury. ♪ ♪