election. >> the election two weeks from tomorrow, ellen lee zhou and london breed not the only two candidates in the race. >> that is six total. that was one of the things that ellen lee zhou complained about. she wanted more attention. we will be profiling each of those six leading up until the election. >> greg, thank you. >>> berkeley hit again by laptop thieves. this time, the suspects going a step further, taking the electronics by gunpoint. plus this. >>> san francisco's newest top cop had her first full workday, but not without controversy. we will have details for you coming up. too soft. too old. too much. too unexpected. too limited. and to them we say too bad. because at kaiser permanente, we believe that everyone deserves the right to thrive. >>> officials have identified the body of a man found in china camp state. officials say that sks velasquez was found by morning. that person said they spotted the 22-year-old bleeding on the side of the road, needing medical attention. investigators say the victim was not shot, they have not released a cause of death. the sheriff's

candidate ellen lee zhou was on the fire claiming her billboards were racist and sexist. desk with her feet up, holding a stack of money. one billboard company ended up taking three of them down, calling them offensive. ellen lee zhou now plans to put up more billboards, saying she stands behind the message. >> some people , they said this is racist. what is racist? at the same time, we have majority of people saying these billboards are exactly what we are wanting to change. >> ellen lee zhou says the billboards reflect her belief that mayor breed is stealing to tackle the problems and claimed they were removed illegally. >>> the bar has been raised again for democrats running for president. the democratic national committee increasing its polling and fundraising requirements to qualify for the six to debate happening in december. to make the debate stage at ucla, candidates must have at least 200,000 unique donors and reach 4% in national or state polls, or 6% in two poles of early voting states. >>> a federal judge in washington, d.c. world today the impeachment inquir

place in san francisco, no place in america. >> reporter: these leaders, sending one message to ellen lee zhoued to mayor breed. ellen lee zhou, a conservative says democrats have brainwashed people who believe that ad is racist. she stands by the message. >> i do not, i will not. my campaign committee will not remove this freedom of expression, and freedom of speech. >> reporter: ellen lee zhou is calling for the other five candidates for mayor, including mayor breed to participate in a debate. reporting in san francisco, fox 2 news. >>> facebook announced plans today to step up security ahead of the 2020 election. ktvu's marie naylor asked the company ceo how confident he is that these measures will help address election tampering. >> reporter: facebook monday announced several security changes to the social media platform ahead of the 2020 election. the goal is to fight for interference, increase transparency, and reduce misinformation. on a phone call with reporters, ceo mark zuckerberg says he is confident the move will address ongoing election interference attempts. big mac >> i know we

personal. >> we have been trying throughout the morning to get in touch with mayoral candidate ellen lee zhou and we were told she wasn't available but five minutes ago she showed up at the intersection and this is ellen lee joe running against incumbent mayor london breed. you took out this ad that's getting a lot of controverstrying to communicate? >> this is the true picture of the reality of san francisco was so many homeless people on the streets and london breed's not doing what she is supposed to do. >> reporter: a number of city leaders condemned and denounced this ad is being racist and sexist and uses racist stereotypes to communicate a message that isn't entirely clear. is the ad racist and will you take it down? >> san francisco has been operated by democrats, one party only for 45 years. for condemning, they have to look at themselves. what have they done to create 21,000 homeless and 25,000 drug dealers that affect our quality of life? condemning me is not going to solve the problem. >> reporter: the issue is the depiction. is that supposed to be mayor breed kicking back at the

the pope the work of ellen lee zhou. it calls for an end to slavery and human trafficking. by the crude caricature of london breed lounges smoking a cigar cash in hand. pictured as indifferent to the suffering around her. >>> a politician should unite us instead of continuing to divide us.>> reporter: she might have accomplished that but not in the way she intended. >>> we shun the champion politics a patriot.>> reporter: coalition of politicians and community members condemn the been billboard this morning. >>> there always the policy decisions i make can be criticized without making things sadly personal. >> reporter: ellen lee zhou brushed aside concerns about race and calls to remove the ad. >>> i am not a racist. i am chinese-american. i am running for mayor. i care about san francisco.>> reporter: for better or worse the billboard has shown the light on a campaign if you were paying attention to. >>> the election for mayor in san francisco is november 5.>>> homeless camp sprung up on a hiking trail in santa rosa. the camp spans about a quarter- mile of the joe trail a

the political ad paid for by san francisco mayoral candidate ellen lee zhou shows a woman smoking andash while a man carries away a little girl. the message, to stop slavery and human trafficking and sf. >> we have so many people who are homeless. picture represents the city's worsening problems while she accuses the r of doing nothing. mayor breed is that the billboard speaks for itself >> this definitely ways that the policy decisions i make can be criticized without making things, sadly, personal. >> reporter: across the city elected officials and community leaders condemned the picture calling it racist and sexist. >> we have a particular responsibility to call out the shameful and dangerous threat to our democratic process but we need to focus on the substance of issues. oskinds of i when you have no argument and you have no issue. >> this type of political discourse has no place in san francisco. no place in america. >> reporter: these leaders sending one message to zhou. take down the billboard and apologize to mayor breed. now a conservative says democrats have brainwashed peo

ellen lee zhou paid for the political ads, she says they symbolize a mayor who talks about change but doesn't do anything about it. >>> abc 7 news is committed to building a better bay area, one issue we're investigating is the housing crisis. a developing project in the peninsula is close to breaking ground. construction could begin at the millbrae train station as early as december. the station serves not only b.a.r.t. but also caltrain. housing, retail and office space will be built on b.a.r.t. land. the project managers still need a parking plan before construction can begin. >>> we want to hear your ideas about building a better bay area. share them byur building a better bay area group on facebook. >>> this morning we're hearing from the former 49ers analyst hailed for being a hero. this showed 18-year-old angel diaz carrying a loaded gun under his jacket. keenan lowe took the gun and handed it off. lowe then holds that student. he kept holding him until police arrived. >> there's things in my life that happened that i think prepared me for that very moment. >> the incident happ

.>> reporter: is the work of ellen lee zhou. it calls for end of slavery and human trafficking. the character of lawyer read lounges smoking a cigar cash in hand. indifferent to the suffering around her. >>> a politician should be unite us instead of continuing to divide us.>> reporter: she might have accomplished that not in the way she intended. >>> san franciscans are tolerant. they are loving. they are inclusive. we shun the champion politics of hatred. a broad coalition of politicians and community members condemn the bimbo billboard this morning. >>> it speaks for itself. it is unfortunate it has come to this point. it is being displayed.>> reporter: she brushed us out calls to remove the at.>>> people have been brainwashed.>> reporter: for better or worse the billboard has shone a light on the campaign. if you were paying attention to. >>> i don't think it is racist. if you say that is racist you take away everybody else's ideas and freedom of speech. some now i know who she is. >>> it doesn't mean i appreciate her politics.>>> the election for mayor is november 5.>>> oak

the three billboards have been taken down but not by mayoral candidate ellen lee zhou. the billboards showed bree to smoking a cigar with her feet up and counting stacks of cash. zhou said these images represent the city's worsening problems. out front media which owns the billboard space as it reserves the right to remove ads that are deemed offensive to community standards. >>> a high school student from santa rosa is in the hospital recovering after being shot near kansas. witnesses say is 17 boy (after arguing with a 16 victim before class yesterday. moments later school officials ordered a lockdown for ridgway, santa rosa high school and santa rosa junior college. >> i have two kids. i don't have to explain it now. my head is just, it's just crazy. >> investigators say the suspects then put a gun and a backpack, handed it to someone who then drove off. the suspect was later arrested and police are still looking for the gun. the victim is expected to survive. the lockdown lasted 2.5 hours before students were allowed to leave. >>> police are increasing patrols at be

. >> reporter: ellen lee zhou is running next year. she says people should focus on her message. >> i will declare emergency for people to come in and clear the street, clean the street, arrest the drug dealers, and give them the services they need. >> reporter: zhou says she wants to stop car break-ins, clear the streets, and provide housing for teachers and workers. >> to me, it symbolizes a mayor who is talking about change, thinking about change, but not doing change. >> reporter: some think it's disrespectful. in a statement, the mayor's office responded, had this blatantly racist and sexist ad has no place in the discourse of our city. the general election will take place on november 5th. going back to that billboard,it8 will be up for the next three weeks. luz pena, abc 7 news. >>> in east bay, a ceremony in remembrance of a 1991 firestorm that killed 25 people, injured 150 and destroyed nearly 3300 homes in the oakland hills. yesterday abc 7 news was in oakland at the emergency preparedness exhibit center where firefighters and

mayoral candidate ellen lee zhou paid for the political ads, she says they symbolize a mayor who talkse but doesn't do anything about it. critics plan to denounce the billboards at 11:00 this morning in chinatown. >>> hillary clinton was in the bay area to talk about the new book she wrote with her daughter. >> this comes after the former secretary of state inserted herself into the 2020 election. abc 7 was news at san ramon high school in danville as the two talked about their book, the book of gutsy woman. the conversation was largely about the 103 women featured in the book, but those gutsy ladies led to discussion about gun control and immigration. >> we can have a secure border and a smart immigration policy, which we must, without separating and caging children. >> clinton did not talk about her unexpected feud with democratic presidential candidate tulsi gabbard. in a podcast last week clinton suggested russian influence in the primary, gabbard believed she was the target of that, and called clinton corrupt and a war monger. >>> now your morning money report. the new pixel 4 has

ellen lee zhou paid for the political ads, she says they symbolize a mayor who talks about change butsn't do anything about it. critics plan to denounce the billboards at 11:00 a.m. this morning in chinatown. >>> this morning we're hearing from the former 49ers defensive analyst hail a hero. the video shows the 18-year-old angel diaz carrying a loaded gun under hs jacket. keenan lowe took the gun and handed it off. lowe then holds that student. he kept holding him until police arrived. >> there's things in my life that happened that i think prepared me for that very moment. >> the incident happened in may but the video was released over the weekend. you can hear more from lowe coming up on "good morning america" at 7:00 after abc 7 mornings. it's just chilling watching how he gives that student a hug. clearly that's what he needed. >> i couldn't believe it. he saved the day. >> hillary clinton was in the bay area to talk about the book she wrote with her daughter, chelsea clinton. >> this comes after the former secretary of state inserted herself into the 2020 election. abc 7 news was

the ad pafor by the candidate ellen lee zhou shows a woman smoking and counting cash while a man carries the message, stop slavery and human trafficking. >> we have so many people who are homeless and so many drug dealers, and yet the mayor makes $350,000 a year. >> reporter: she says the woman in red is the incumbent mayor. she says the picture represents the city's worsening problem while she accuses the mayor of doing nothing. the mayor says the billboard speaks for itself. >> this definitely ways that the policy decisions i make can be criticized without making things sadly personal. >> reporter: across the city officials and leaders condemned the picture calling it racist and sexist. >> we have a particular responsibility to call out this dangerous threat to our democratic process. we need to focus on the substance of issues. >> it's racism. and a call to use those kinds of images when you have no argument and you have no issue, this type of discourse has no place and sent it cisco. no place in america. >> reporter: these leaders, spending time to take down the billboard. and apolog

is organized by san francisco mayoral candidate ellen lee zhou. he opposes plans for homeless navigation centers and said that will only attract more homeless people to san francisco from other cities and destroy what processes call the quality of life. the rally begins at noon today on market street. governor gavin newsom speaking in san francisco for the 75th project homeless connectivity to day of service. the department of public health creative project homeless connect to bring needed services to the homelessness. the event starts at 9:30 am at the bill graham civic auditorium on grove street. >>> we look at the hidden homeless later this week. coming up i speak with a student who was homeless through much of high school in san francisco and we look at how he is one of thousands of young people trying to live our lives while struggling with homelessness.that's this morning in the 7:00 hour. stay with us here on ktvu. >> i want to see that. >> the young man is incredible. he is overcome so much. he has a bright future. >>> still ahead. more pe

this is organized by san francisco mayor candidate ellen lee zhou . she opposes plans for homeless navigation centers in the city and said they will attract more homeless people into san francisco from other parts of the bay area. the people at the demonstration say that would impact their quality of life. struck a woman from menlo park will be sentenced today for her role in the college admission scandal. marjorie clapper pleaded guilty in may for paying $15,000 to have someone cheat on her son's a.c.t. test and she is approved of cult falsely listing her son as african-american and hispanic on college applications to increase his chances of getting admitted. prosecutors are recommending four months in jail. her lawyers say she deserves home confinement and a $20,000 fine. >>> governor newsom is in san francisco helping project homeless connect to celebrate a milestone. the governor is that the bill graham civic auditorium leading the 75th community day of service. the years with about 400 volunteers helping provide service to people in need. service

the three billboards have now been taken down but not by mayoral candidate ellen lee zhou. the billboards show breed smoking a cigar with her feet up and counting stacks of cash. zhou said the images represent the city's worsening problems . out front media which owns the billboard space it reserves the right to remove ads that are deemed offensive to community standards. >>> i how school student from santa rosa in the is in the hospital after being shot near campus. witnesses say is 17-year-old boy opened fire after arguing with a 16-year-old victim before class yesterday. moments later school officials ordered a school lockdown for ridgeway, santa rosa high school and santa rosa junior college. >> i have two kids. everybody, you dot, i don't know how to explain it now. my head is just it's just crazy. it's what the world is come to now. >> investigators say the suspect put the gun in a backpack, handed it to someone who then drove off. the suspect was later arrested. police are still looking for the gun. the victim is expected to survive. the lockdown lasted 2.5 hours bef

to lean on ♪ blow a kiss into the sun ♪ we needed somebody to lean on ♪ ♪ ♪ leaders are asking ellen lee zhourats have brainwashed people who believe the ad is racist. >>> state school officials in maryland are developing curriculum standards to include the fight for members of the lbgtq community. it could be similar to those adopted by the california state board of education after the passage of the fair education 2 lbgtq history. >> this is an important priority for us that all stud know the history figures and issues to history lessons force students to learn about sexuality and gender identity before they may be ready, and say those matters are best left to parents. >>> michael jordan is giving criticism or maybe inspiration to steph curry. jordan says curry is a great player, but not a hall of famer yet. coach said curry is at his peak and will make the hall of fame regardless of what jordan thinks. curry is considered by some to be the greatest sheeter of all time. >>> big expectations for the st. mary's men's basketball team. the top players are returning to the team after to villanov

the rally will be held by a san francisco mayoral candidate ellen lee zhou. they propose -- and destroy what protesters call the quality of life. the rally begins at noon today on market street. >>> this week we are focusing on bay area homelessness and today were talking more about the hidden homeless. i spoke to a san francisco student who was homeless through much of high school. you will hear his story and learn how he is one of thousands of young people trying to live otherwise normal lives while struggling with homelessness. that is this morning and the 7:00 hour on ktvu. >>> san francisco has two possible plans to help resolve its mental health crisis. supporters say getting help for people homeless and have mental health issues is a big step in reducing the city's homelessness crisis. christien kafton explains with the mayor and other leaders one. >> reporter: it's too easy to find evidence of those in crisis on the streets of san francisco. now the mayor has unveiled what she says is a comprehensive plan to treat those battling mental health issues.