live this is kron 4 news @ 5:30 p.m. at 530 concerns over homelessness will leave the new temporary trance bay terminal which you see here, with a public restroom. officials tell kron 4 if the word about the area becoming an in camera for people who were homeless. fact the coalition on melissa said the number of people on the street is continuing to grow in san francisco. christine conley is looking at this issue researching the entire thing she's here to tell us where the city stands. >> this city has an official count on the number of homeless and it shows the numbers are decreasing. let's roll video will show you those numbers here. the number of homeless counted 2009 was 6500 in 2002 it was 8600 that's a 25% lower. the number of homeless just on the street and the count shows that was reduced by 40%. the

coalition on homelessness see the numbers are much higher and the city needs to do more. take a listen. >> would of protest that the agency probably more than half of those people in the city were counted. >> and organizer with the coalition on homelessness and san francisco which is an advocacy group group. he said the number of homeless in the city is more like 40 to 20,000. he also said the mayor needs to do a lot more to fix the problem. >> i think from the administration's there's more focus on is that around homelessness and great natural solutions. family shelters you have to wait a week to two weeks to get shelter bed for your family, now were looking at a weight of nine months. >> bob said he believes the cash program has not worked in its core of a shell game that a solution on homelessness. >> it was impossible proposition it could afford a midlife all lot harder for a great number of homeless people

>> is a list which the city mayor's office can do he believes the solution from businesses 7 cisco is federal funds for more public housing. >> this is an important issue for the mayor and the levels. >> the mayor wasn't available for an interview today in his policy director of business in washington coming back from where he was trying to secure more federal funding to solve the problem and since the scope. he did say shelters don't solve the issue they believe housing for the list does and the care not cash program they feel is a success and they say since 2004 at a level thousand people of the street to that program and other programs of it on her 11,000 people off the streets and in permanent housing or reunited with family. >> three years ago the mayor announced he was going to clean up old gate park by evicting the homeless. stanley roberts heads back to the park to see what he did of the find in this edition of people behaving badly.

>> golden gate park the gem of san francisco were you may find children playing and taurus sitting reading maps. you will also find some san francisco is homeless population can't doubt or hidden in the bushes. despite the fact that back in july 2007 mayor gavin newsom newsome did a pledge to affect the homeless from colgate park. on this day and pick another visit to the park, looking for a progress. near standoff nfl personnel blowing scattered about along with empty alcohol bottles discarded in the park. here the great highway under this was no evidence of all homeless encampment including sneakers and his poetry. there is this shopping cart full of all kinds of stuff and this person i founded as a bag hidden in the thick brush. over near the horseshoe pits i found this man kicked out puffing on something.

and the pit that was used for bonfire. i even on this dog with leash attached walking around inside the park with no longer in sight. and get this on four separate occasions i was solicited for drugs and not to buy drugs they wanted me to sell them some including this white- haired lady in the blue sweater. she asked if i had in the week really? in golden gate park stanley roberts kron 4 news. >> this is the police are investigating 54 robberies all of which took place last night. the robbers were scattered all over the city he can see them indicated on our map. one is valley, richmond district, a third and gave you, fourth in the financial district in the last one in the tenderloin. kron 4 spoke to police he had no report. >> the first of the incidents happened here is valley on this quiet street near laguna appeared a woman was walking shoes approached by two men to try to grab her purse she

resisted the to reduce the wall pulled out a gun tiger person ran off. if all this happen wallet was still light out. just seven to 40 5:00 p.m.. >> i'm pretty surprised to note services go in this happens if this is a nice quiet street its people over the place it's a nice park here. >> news of the robberies, neighbors by surprise. >> i suppose not be so naive and think that live on this nice sunny block and realize is that things can happen anywhere. if >> the other incidents happen later on those and other parts of the city did in those cases did to cash for cell phone and pureed >> not really related to we don't have indication that the related girl in different districts of seven of his coat. >> please save vineries and lanai is unusual overall they say robberies in the city or down 6 percent compared to last year. >> please advise people to always be aware of the

surroundings and a possible pay attention to henley things you're carrying. the more things are carrying out the open the more you look like a target. in san francisco kron 4 news. >> web producer kimberly brings is a look at an interactive on- line not >> the web site is copper crime report dock, let's roll for a closer look shows a map and has different options to help the filter of the information. even help fight crime data or distance select what period of days you'd like to look at and sort of all-out the. i narrowed the search to the crimes were not even looking at all of the crime sights and it's still showing 436 crimes just for the last three days cheered when you click click on each crime to bring some details about when it where to place and the status of the find. if you like to check out the map for yourself visit our whats on the web section of

www.kron4.com. >> as we expected warmer conditions around the bay area this afternoon. especially inland temperatures are in the '90s will look to the '70s and '80s around the bay area shores. things warm up down in the south bay and in the north bay overall temperatures of about five to 10 degrees over what we saw yesterday. 12 degrees warmer in los gatos, the warming trend will continue over the next couple of details of details of a full forecast coming up a bit. >> live look it said it traffic this is the bay bridge toll plaza heading westbound traffic moving well in all lanes it's 23 minutes on the toll plaza to the 280-101 split.

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at pictures from the gulf of mexico the oil spill gushing out while bp makes critical pressure tests the test could lead to a complete shutdown of that leaking will well. and it's were held up for 24 hours to safety concerns a couple hours ago if the federal government gave the green light. >> this time of release in order to bp to proceed with the well integrity test. >> after replacing a 70 t cap on the broken pipe on monday bp

wanted to see if the cap was strong enough to shut down the leak completely. the only way to do that is to try and shouted down partially using these valves. the danger is that the back pressure would force the drill pipe rupture somewhere else deep underground. that's why the government ordered a 24 hour delay. >> but this potential impact of the gulf coasts we understand the difficult times were going through we didn't want to compound the problem by making their reversible mistake. >> allen says even if it's not possible to choke off the oil if the new cap will allow bp to siphon off almost all of the leaking oil. ndp is now facing another public relations nightmare if this one has nothing to do with the gulf oil spill. kron 4 vicki reports for u.s. senators are calling for an investigation into the oil company for its alleged ties to terrorism. >> pictures like these were bad enough bp is now linked to this.

it is >> within the realm of possibilities to put profits ahead of justice and murder of 270,00 people. >> have tell us it was released to after doctors said he had terminal cancer appeared menendez and the other senators said his release lead to a $900 million offshore drilling deal for bp. >> btr ask the british government to put on a prisoner transfer list as early as 2007 while they were negotiating. eps but on this list and the doctor claims he only has three months to live and in need scottish laws humanitarian parole. now the doctor comes out says he really has 10 years to live and used it as a fiddle. ndp got the

contract shortly after his release. >> were the key kron 4 news. >> his approval rating covers ford snigger as former gov. before he was recalled back and carried 22 percent of voters of proof of the governor arnold schwarzenegger. only 68 that were surveyed approved of the lawmakers are doing in california. >> and an it is a great afternoon up there today a live look from our mount tam cam if you're gorgeous sunny skies great visibility and temperatures definitely on the warmer side. and the fog will have less of an impact on a forecast. into tomorrow morning we will see minimal fall but it will be close to the coastline and it will scale back very quickly. by 10:00 a.m. we should see sunshine very wide which will use the continue into the

3:00 hour with warmer temperatures the or seeing out there today. upper 60s along the coast to the mid-90s our warmest inland spots. typical summer patent we normally have a very low pressure off sitting over here which allows for the warm dry wind to blow up towards are in the spots to warm up their pure the cool winds coming off the ocean floor as well. this will slide tomorrow if towards the coast and that will mean warmer dryer air infiltrating our base spots temperatures will bump up into the '80s and around the bay and warm up quite a bit. our inland spots warming up several more degrees. 95 degrees antioch, 95 in concord 94 in livermore. pish 86 in san jose, the morgan hill even warming up along the coast. seven long san francisco 668 in half moon bay. if your 7 day around the bay forecast warmer weather sticking with us for the next couple days. if the fog will be eliminated by friday morning but we are going to see return over the weekend by sunday into next

weekend off the fog will become much more dense and love cooler temperatures out there. look who's engaged again to be married. sarah palance daughter bristol and levi johnston on the cover the cost magazine with their 18 month old son trip. this is a huge turnaround just months ago there were fighting over child support, fighting over johnson's criticism of the tail and family. when it posted this they had told bristol's parents yet appeared the 19 year-old said shoes on the idea of telling another scary. serta elin released a statement saying she believes in redemption and forgiveness. another wedding story to tell you about penelope cruz has married have your both are from spain and both have won oscars sit and they manage to pull off a secret wedding no reporters are outside cameras it happened at the beginning of july at the press has in the bahamas. a small wedding was only family members that attended all

>> live look outside at traffic this is the golden gate bridge the left side your screen the traffic is backed up coming to san francisco on the right side there is also moving rather slow at this hour. this is the san mateo bridge much better here the headlights' are in to hayward but most both directions will be relatively well. we'll be right back. ?ç?çoñoñoño

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p.m.. at 6:00 a big break for the san jose police department's new officers will be laid off. cutting pleas from the force has been suggested in order to fix the city's budget deficit. robb's explains the agreement which will keep control. >> following the ratification by nearly 3 to 1 margin of the new contract that essentially means no cops will be laid off. in a budget approved last month as many as 70 officers would of been laid off as an assault was august 1st. unless the union police agreed to concessions and the employees agreed to pay cut of roughly 5% largely through contributions to their retirement funds. >> there is a 5.25% of base pay world into retirement that's giving back and also increases in health-care costs such as the split between the city and the

police officers association. increase copays deductibles and some help to remove the things. this a >> yes for 10% pay cut of the city council next month is expected to approve the new deal nonetheless and even though the new contract is for only one year which means both sides of the back of the bargaining table a year from now appeared once again talking about the possibility of layoffs. in san jose kron 4 news. >> meanwhile in oakland 80 police officers have been cut from the roster leaving many questions about the kind of impact those layoffs will have on public safety. kron 4 takes a look at how zero pd will try to keep this city safe from this point forward. >> are still over 300 officers sinope the patrol division out there working the streets. oakland police say even with 80 less cops the public will not notice any change there. however here is the change that may affect public safety. >> no more specialized units like these officers you see here

on what was the crime reduction team. if these cops did the pro- active please work beating the bushes for wanted parolees and other violent criminals. now those one of parolees will have a little less heat on them if the esop specialist units have been dissolved into the patrol division. this will now primarily response to violent crimes as well as in progress crimes. for example you come home from work and you find your home is being burglarized. and the suspect is still inside. oakland police say he down 91 and cops will ride. however 0 peoplebehavingbadly@kron4.com says did not expect the squad car to come out oakland police say don't even bother calling and one in that case because police officers will no longer come out and take the report on nonviolent crimes like burglary is on less a suspect is still on the scene. in oakland kron 4 news. >> a 15 year-old girl involved in a collision after a high- speed car chase in san jose has

died from her injury. it all started tuesday at 11 and interstate 20 you see on our map. it ended tragically simple traffic violation became a dangerous police >> it started at i 280 just after 4:00 p.m. tuesday afternoon. highway patrolman noticed on the going through the red light on read even though the sign says not to do so pure the patrolman flashlights but the honda took out off and the chase was on. >> behind the we will of a honda was 24 year-old bernadine know someone no one when it was hit at this point is by being a busy area appeared we turn at sanford and out and reach 10 street the luck ran out the honda stricken as red and its beat you see here if practically splitting into appeared killing a 15 year-old girl in the car and injuring several others across the street from an upstairs apartment window if that saw the accident and the 15 year-old from from the car. by >> heard the impact looked out

the window i saw that all sudden i saw throughout the car onto the ground. economy i just kind of pride and a little scream. she said it's a sight shall never forget it chase down great as it tried to flee and is now facing charges of felony hit- and-run and charges related to her death pending. >> new details of the bart shooting case former bart police officer johannes mehserle will be sentenced on november the fifth of this year. it was originally scheduled for august 6th as early was found guilty last week of involuntary manslaughter for the shooting death of oscar grant. but the firm still part station on january 1, 2009. in the violent protests that followed johannes mehserle conviction last week to oakland city council members were among those in the crowd. kate thompson explain what the to counsel women did that has come under fire. >> this youtube video shows

oakland city council members forming a human chain between the police and protesters in downtown oakland. they say there were there as peacekeepers. others say they were preventing the police from making arrests. the council members were both running for mayor are part of a police investigation along with more than a thousand people who attended the protest deceitful if anyone was stricken a lot >> they're not people are engaged in the activity has to be determined by the investigation. >> they said this is dirty politics you're standing there without armor and you try to protect the police and now you're being smeared for what you trying to do. >> is in the subject of a attack by the police officers' union for the past month and now this a day after 80 officers are laid off. it doesn't have anything where i actually stand the test to do with it are not there can did it. >> according oakland kate thompson kron 4 news. >> area lawyers guild is

investigating the action of oakland police last thursday night the grew monitor please contact as the reds unfolded. today the group along with one man was arrested told us police responded . if >> they violated policies, a state law, civil rights the assaultive nonviolent protesters and generally acted unprofessionally and carelessly. >> the fact they best of people applying a partner role for the thursday night is a demonstration of what they want and what provoked violence. >> was already an intimidating atmosphere overwhelming force and we know that there were incidents that could have been prevented and the police did not prevent them while they took a piece of action against citizens who were trying to help.

>> the lawyers guild claims legal observers journalists and nonviolent members of the community or mistakenly swept up in the arrest. authorities say they will look closely at each complaint that comes in. >> with the oakland police department take any complaints against officers seriously and so what if someone has a complaint or rudeness conflate were asking them to come forward because we investigate every one of those complaints to the fullest. to this day we've only had one complaint out of that whole incident. >> most of those arrested or cited the failure to disperse was which is a misdemeanor. >> warmer out there today and will continue to be warmer for the next couple of days. we will cool down into the weekend cure all of the vote forecast coming up a few minutes.

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