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next time on "your move." ♪♪♪ ... f0 >> there was a great big ball that dropped. we adopt have time to do on the job training. now at 11:00, frustration over why oakland missed out on millions of dollars to help make things safer for businesses. we ask city leaders who dropped the ball and why. and the bay area neighborhood that's turned a huge party into a way to fight crime. and north bay residents sick of hate speech in their community trying to fight back
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with a message on wheels. from kpix, this is the late news with sara donchey on cbs news bay area. hello, i'm sara donchey. if someone offered you millions of dollars to help solve a problem that you really needed fixed, would you forget about it? probably not. the city of oakland had a shot at part of a $267 million pot of cash to fight retail crime, but it missed a deadline and lost out. the city administrator says they submitted their application to the state, but it was incomplete, so here we are. and people are talking about it. >> that is a lot of money. no matter how you look at it, how you try to say oh somebody dropped the ball. that was a great big ball they dropped. that ball was bigger than new york square new year's eve night. >> i'm getting calls every
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other minute concerned, complaining about just incompetence in terms of the current city government we have in place. >> someone that works for the city administrator made the mistake, but the buck stops with the mayor of oakland. when we asked the councilman if he's frustrated with the mayor, he had this to say. >> well, we're currently in a serious emergency, and we don't have time to do on the job training. >> that serious emergency he's talking about is crime. and in the last 24 hours, oakland shows why it is such a big issue there. da lin reports thieves hit up at least seven businesses, and that was just this morning. >> reporter: a shattered glass
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door greeted business owner razar. >> you wonder what's going on. >> reporter: the thieves broke into his store friday around 5:00 a.m. they stole jewelry and watches. >> about 15,000, 15 to 20,000. >> reporter: what does that mean for a small business like yours? >> it makes it very hard, for sure. especially as we try to get back on our feet after the covid. >> reporter: the same thieves also broke into three restaurants on the same block, lasalle avenue. further down the hill, thieves robbed this 7-eleven on 23rd avenue around 3:30 a.m. surveillance video shows five people entering the store after they broke the lock. the cashier says some threatened him with an ax. they ran away with two cash registers. around the same time, thieves tried to rob a second 7-eleven store on international boulevard in the little saigon district. they had guns, beat up a cashier.
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this footage shows the cashier pushing the thieves out of the store. because he had already pressed the panic button to alert the police, the thieves quickly drove away. >> he had bruising on his nose, his year was cut. >> reporter: coworkers worry for their safety. >> it kind of makes me not want to come to work. like, is it really worth coming here and possibly getting shot up just to serve a minimum wage job? >> okay police say they're trying to determine if the same group was responsible for all this. so the city missed out on millions of dollars from the state, what now? >> i just wish they would just come forward and let us know. just be honest and let the voters and taxpayers know exactly what happened. >> so the mayor has said previously that the city will investigate what went wrong. we also talked to oakland council member dan cobb who says he will be proposing some potential public safety solutions at tuesday's council
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meeting. it is rosh hashana, the first of the jewish high holy days. but instead one napa couple is looking at ugly messages across the street. andrea nakano shows us they sent a reply so big that it took a u-haul truck to carry it. >> i've had enough. >> reporter: tracey and cody made it a mission to fight back against messages posted daily in their neighborhood's front yard. >> as long as there's hate, we'll be out here. [ laughter ] >> reporter: they realized their neighbor had the same right to free speech as they do. so instead of escalating the situation, they decided to fight words with words. >> you can't stop him, but you can drown him out. you know, if you ever sung in a chorus, there's always someone that's a little off key, and all you need to do is make sure the
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people on key sing louder and drown out the hate. >> reporter: so they have rented a truck and parked it in front of their neighbor's home. on the side of the truck written in red, it reads hate is not a napa value. >> you can't combat hate with hate or hate with anger. you become them when you do that, and they win. >> reporter: the homeowner did not want to talk on camera, but he says the only thing he's doing is posting the truth. these two contend what he's actually done is bring the community together. >> sometimes out of hate comes good, and he has, not his intent i think, but he has mobilized this community in a wonderful way. >> reporter: as a jewish man on the eve of rosh hashana mayne posted an additional message on the back of the truck. >> i tend to go what are you
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doing? why are you getting involved? but, um, i'm glad he's much more adventurous, and i love him for that. >> reporter: they say they're been overwhelmed by the community's positive response. they vow to keep parking the truck on brown's valley road to keep drowning out the hate. >> what we want is for the community to be mobilized against hate speech and antisemitism and racism, home phobia because it is happening, and it's, we're not going to put that genie back into the bottle unless we all get together and work together to put it back. >> reporter: the homeowner tells me he's also received a lot of support from the community, and that's motivated him to keep posting these messages. >> sonoma county officials say bigots have tried to hijack recent public meetings during public comment periods, and
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because of that, the board of supervisors will not be letting people make public comments via zoom at the next meeting on tuesday. ♪ [ music ] ♪ a special celebration just wrapped up in san jose to kickoff hispanic heritage month. it marks the call to arms that triggered the mexican war of independence. hundreds turned out at city hall to show their pride. >> reporter: part of this celebration means shout in spanish. it's commemorating a battle cry. let's show you what's going on. we have the low riders and hundreds of people here at city hall. then you have city hall lit up representing the mexican flag here. one of my favorite parts is seeing all the people here. you're seeing parents with their children, you're seeing grandparents with their
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grandkids just feeling very proud of their culture. how long did it take you to learn the dance? >> um, i think like around three days. >> reporter: adeline is a star in the making. >> it might look like a little dance, but when you really dance it, it's great. >> reporter: she was part of the ballet dances at san jose city hall. it's a celebration for mexico's independence day. and while the nerves kicked in, they quickly went away. >> all i was doing here was just dancing and having a good time. >> reporter: her dad is from mexico. he say it's important for adenine to know about her works. >> i'm from mexico. she was born here, but it's important for her to be grounded with the roots and know both cultures with the u.s. and mexico. we can't let go, we have to keep passing it on to the next generation. >> reporter: in addition torte dances, there are low riders,
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food, music, and latino owned businesses. the. >> it's really cool to be involved and be part of it. >> reporter: a lot of what she sells she hand makes, but she also has items that belong to other latino owned businesses. >> stickers, bracelets. >> reporter: people supporting each other and celebrating their heritage. >> i feel really good, really proud of my culture. >> reporter: the mexican flag has officially been raised her at city hall. when we talk about the start of hispanic heritage month, we're also talking about other latin countries. it's the independence day today of countries like guatemala, honduras, and others. the mayor, city council members, the chief of police, and county supervisors were here tonight as well. >> the celebration continues
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tomorrow in san francisco with fiesta de los americas along the mission's 24th street corridor. we'll be bringing you stories all month long part of our series celebrating hispanic heritage. coming up, a man charged with murder. tonight his ex says her mother may have saved her from a similar fate. >> reporter: she was afraid he was going to kill you? >> yeah, yeah. >> her message to people trying to break free from abuse. plus, bart versus the bald eagle. how a transit tree trimming project is ruffling feathers tonight. the fog is spreading in. seeing plenty of low cloud cover over san jose where they climbed to 80 today, but we have cooler temperatures in store heading into the last weekend of summer. details coming up in the first alert forecast. and this bay area neighborhood was
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tonight a fairfield man is behind bars charged with the torture and murder of his girlfriend. mark randall was captured in sacramento last night nearly a month after erica brown went missing. the news is bittersweet for monica roberts who has a five-year-old son with randall. she says a passionate plea from her mother convinced her to walk away from an abusive relationship with him. >> her exact words were i am scared that if you don't leave him, that the sheriffs will come to my house and tell me
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that you're dead. >> reporter: she was afraid he was going to kill you? >> yeah. yeah. if you see those red flags, you've got to go. you just have to go. >> erica brown was last seen on august 20th. while her body has not been found, police say based on the evidence they have, they think she is no longer alive. tonight, bird watchers are asking bart to hit the brakes on its tree trimming project in fremont. the trees are considered a fall hazard in strong storms, so bart wants to cut some down. the problem is bald eagles have been hanging out there, and not necessarily for nesting. >> reporter: these bald eagles have not landed in the eucalyptus trees by accident. they've shrewdly picked the highest perch with the best view of another wildlife story we've been following in recent
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years, and that's the alameda creek fish ladder. >> cutting down these trees would just, it would be such a shame. they do hunt from here and eat here, you know. it would be so sad, really, you know? i just love everything about them. they're just incredible birds. >> in the wilderness i've never seen an eagle, and this is in fremont! >> bart has already delayed the tree removal by a week. the agency says it's looking at whether some of the trees can be preserved. huge crowds showed up to the sunset tonight for an experiment of sorts that involved food, music, and dancing. all of that banded the neighborhood together against a threat everyone hopes will disappear. our betty yu was there tonight. >> reporter: the first ever sunset night market here on irving street attracted crowds of people, and that's exactly what small business owners and community and city leads want
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to see on this friday night. for the first time in years, brian cheung says he's seeing lines outside his visit for the night market. >> it's great! haven't seen this in a long time. it's more people than what i actually expect. >> reporter: he said business was actually better during the pandemic, and he's seen a drop off this summer. >> during the summer, i think people like more to go out and traveling, so they're leaving town. also a lot of people doesn't want to come to san francisco. >> reporter: that's what supervisor gardio is trying to change in his district. he says the biggest cam english is facing struggling small businesses are break ins and graffiti. >> we're not destined for the doom loop we read about in the news. this night market is a way to attempt to fix things because what's the best way to bring back our streets? it's bring the community into the
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street and say this is our place and we'll have fun and be joyful. >> reporter: and he wanted the community to be safe. there was a noticeable police presence around the three block stretch where some 70 merchants set up booths. in addition to the restaurants and shops that stayed open. celebrity chef martin yen entertained the crowd with a cooking demonstration. performers were spread over three blocks. >> who wants to see more night markets? >> reporter: mayor breed was pleased to see the huge turnout. >> we have a lot of great things happening all the time in san francisco, and this is just really shining a light on the opportunities that can be made available for people to enjoy. >> reporter: district attorney brooke jenkins also showed her support. >> we want the city to know that we are invested in making sure this is a safe city each and every day in every single community. and the police department, my office, other
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city partners are working hard to make that happen. >> reporter: brian says if the city continues to support small businesses in this way, it will incentivize him keeping his doors open. >> anything the city will do will help like this to bring up business. otherwise a normal day is actually really slow. >> reporter: friday's market was a pilot. the supervisor said the goal would be to hold it here once a month. >> that was the sunset, this is a sunset. but a good one. yes, this is from natucket. this the the outer cloud shield from hurricane lee. not a lot of wind for that part of the coast. they're going to get some big storm surge, but it makes for a pretty view at sunset there. >> this is the kind of desk top background you have at work you look around and realize wow. >> what am i doing in here? >> exactly. >> reminds me of the
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embarcadero a few years ago. another video we've been talking about -- >> this is so cool. >> this is no so nice. back in the day when you used to play music on windows, it's the visualization. >> create your own wave. -- rave. >> those are dolphins? >> yes, they're picking up the plankton that produce this. used to happen once a decade, now happens a few times a year. one of the few positive consequences of climate change. >> right. >> very, very few. but we get views like that. >> we'll get it on the computer. >> such a shiny dolphin. >> also what sarah said listening to music back in the day. weather-wise, big picture shows this ripple off the coast that's responsible for our mild weather pattern over the weekend. that alone reduces our temperatures at ground level.
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the air isn't compressed by big piles of air on top of us, but also allows the marine layer to grow deeper. that's also a cooling. this is the pattern that persists into next week, so below average high temperatures continue into early next week. way below the average on sunday, they a slow climb back to near normal to start off the autumn season on friday. friday is the autumnal equinox. it will feel closer to normal for mid to late september. air quality not the best today. not nearly as bad as it's been in september the last few years, but moderate air quality readings across much of the bay area. the ground level smoke isn't that concentrated, fortunately. it's not absent, but we'll see some improvement as we head into the weekend. the moderate air quality readings will be kind of clustered in the north bay and inland in the east bay tomorrow. and we should see pretty good air quality across the entire bay area sunday, monday, and tuesday. fog spreading out. temperatures in the low to mid-60s across the
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board. not a lot of variation. later tonight we end up in the mix of 50s and 60s, but the fog is widespread pushing deep across the bay. it can overcome the various terrain obstacles and push well over the barrier hillsides and inland valleys to start the day, but it backs up quickly. starts to break up around the baby late morning. the coast won't see a lot of sunshine tomorrow. high temperatures tomorrow running two to four degrees below average around the bay, but five to six degrees below average farther inland except the santa clara valley because you'll still be close to normal. but temperatures in the mid to upper 70s and low 80s inland east bay, that's well below what's typical for the middle of september. upper 60s and low 70s around the bay with mostly mid-70s for the north
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bay. the exception is much fact north in mendecino and lake county where it still feels like summer. we warm up the last day of summer and first day of fall. back to typical territory. low to mid-70s around the bay with low to mid-80s for inland spots. that's not bad. when the warmest days just have average high temperatures in the forecast, we're doing just fine. no concentrated smoke, to record setting heat, no extreme heat. we're doing just fine. >> that's great to see. thank you so much. there were plenty of people with steins filled to the brim, but something was missing from this oktoberfest celebration. straight ahead in sport, love him or not, coach prime owns the college football spotlight heading into the weekend. and the giants tonight dealt a lethal blow to its
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playoff chances, and they almost got away with it against the worst team in the national league. . i've said it before and i'll say it again, we really need you to help us keep up with these giants. >> giants are really behind the 8 ball now, and i feel most sorry for logan webb. he can't get any run support. he must be thinking what do i have to do to be able to get some runs when i'm pitching? 15 games left, and as a result of tonight, they've fallen a game behind three teams. for that third remaining playoff spot. no hit for eight innings, but
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had the lead for most of the game. let's take you to downtown denver. logan webb at the rockies, kept the giants in the game. no run support again. he went eight innings, gave up an eighth inning run. it was tied at 1. giants no hit until the ninth. loaded them up here, got a run walked in and took the lead 2-1. 2 to 1 bottom of the ninth. it was up to doval to hold on with two runners on. this is the game here. base hit, montero. the throw skipped off the runner. that tied it. when it rolled away, the winning run came in. and that's how the giants lost a walk off 3-2 rockies win. the giants now trail miami, arizona, and cincinnati by a game. well, what about bob? in oakland, bob melvin, winningest
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a's manager with the padres in the visitor's dugout. huge ovation. the a's within two in the ninth, for jose put it where the big boys put it. that's a three-run homer. padres win final 8-3. all right, deion sanders, national media did a show from boulder today. two different networks during pre-game shows to boulder tomorrow. 60 minutes is there. all eyes on coach prime's colorado buffaloes when they host state rival colorado state saturday night. and then colorado state's head coach jay norvell poked the bear criticizing prime's signature hat and sun glass look, and he made it personal, and deion responded. >> let's give him something. let's give him something. these are the shades. le g

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