last month, council person fife tweeted out theout a voice mail she received in which she was calledapist and a murderer. fife said she will not cower to these acts of intimidation. >> it is very clear that women as legislators create transformative legislation, and that is why the people who elected me sent me to this seat. and no matter how many people stand up to say that i should not do it -- i've been threatened with hanging, many things that i am here to do this work. there are a lot smarter people and stronger people than me who experienced worse. i'm here for it. so i will not be silenced. we will not be silenced. we will continue to do this work. >> what's up, you [ bleep ]? i just [ bleep ] your mother! >> that was a threatening voice mail state senator ayesha wahab received last october. she represents part of the east bay. at this morning's empbs from the senator called for people to speak up against these kinds of threats. unfortunately, politicians throughout the country are receiving these kinds of threats. the anti-defamation league, or adl, and the divide initiative

vincent williams claims that he was body slammed by a friend of council member carol fife. >> she claims it was self-defense. kron four's haaziq madyun has the story. >> you're looking at video that shows the tail of what oakland police describe as an assault. that said, williams says he is the alleged victim in the video punched me in my face. my class went flying off. >> he slammed me to the ground. continue to punch me. continue to choke me out. and then at one point, he just grabbed my head with his other and it started smashed it into the into the concrete. >> it happened on february 14 just after 08:30am, near 34th street and peralta in west oakland. williams says he was there doing some outreach at an encampment of unhoused residents at the same time that oakland city council member carol fight in the city of oakland where there to close the encampment them. he says that he approached the council member, yelling his disapproval. i told, carol, this is your fault. >> this is your fault because you have these advocates out here working for you and they're lying to people in your lin

>> that threat was left as a voice mail for oakland city council member carroll fife who says threats are nothing new but recently have become more common and more violent. this morning a group of local and state officials including oakland's mayor and state assembly member gathered at oakland city hall to condemn what they say is a pattern of threats and harassment. the group says cat brooks has been harassed and threatened so badly she was forced to move. >> your comments have consequences. and there are people intentionally stoking fear and anger and resentment throughout the city. >> when you try to diminish us, only one thing happens. we get stronger. >> state leaders are proposing legislation to allow campaign funds to be used to bolster security for politicians. oakland city hall is also looking at increasing security before it fully reopens next month. councilmember fife says she is exploring her legal options and working with law enforcement to track down the source of the threats. >>> new at 6:00 tonight a new report is raising questions about how b.a.r.t. spends its money.

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fife says that's not the only time she's been harassed.ce aimage have started tracking threats and they have a significant challenge to american democracy. according to a report, women officials were targeted 3.4 times more than men. the threat to kill or shoot an elected official was twice as common as any other kind of a threat. here in alameda county, bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> thanks very much. >>> suspended oakland police chief leron armstrong is asking for reinstatement. the organization has written to the oakland mayor saying he for a second time requesting armstrong be reinat theed. the mayor placed him on leetch more than two weeks ago on allegations the department mishandled cases of officer misconduct. armstrong says that accusation doesn't make sense. >> confirmed to the investigator that the federal monitor's conclusion about me is not supported by evidence. frankly, the confidential report and information provided by the monitor is embarrassing, it's inaccurate. >> the mayor's office has not responded to our requests f

a 1950th house. fife, with a swollen eye and a broken duke, but with a smile on her face. shoving a man into a freezer, an empty b, a border and a frank man. this artwork in southeast england depicts the issue of domestic violence, create their bonds. he has called it'll violent 9th, the mascara, thanks dilation was set up, especially on valentine's day to show the tragic lives of them. and in a romantic relationship, i think it's amazing. i think it's an israel topic that people can talk about about domestic abuse. i think the reference to valentine's day as well, you know, it's bringing people in, it's going to open up that dialogue the freezer and at the materials were liter removed by the local council. the more it went on, the more it felt like it was part of the piece and perhaps the, you know, bank the intended that all along because we all know how hard it is to get than at district councils come and collect our says the day that great play with pre impressive the local government sees efforts will be made to ensure that artwork is preserved. here in berlin, organizers are getti

among then -- them will be the oakland mayor and council member carol fife. we first reported on the story and now have details. reporter: spoke with the elected california senator who has faced numerous rape and death threats. she said people stay quiet about this type of abuse and then it won't stop. she will be out there tomorrow because she says enough is enough. when hayward city was running for senate in last november's election, she said she faced a level of violence she had not seen before. >> you want a number to reach me at? 911 because you're going to need to come get your dead body. reporter: even after winning the senate race, she says the threats have not stopped. >> it's quite disgusting and alarming, and the fact that people cannot threatened to rape you and leave you as they said in a body bag, and much more. so, those are all concerns for me. reporter: she was a first afghan and muslim woman elected to the california state senate. she says her senate district office was also broken into all within her first month of taking office. she is not

. >> vincent williams claims that he was body slammed by a friend of council member carol fife. she claims it was self-defense. kron four's haaziq mod-yoon has that story. >> you're looking at video that shows the tail is oakland police describe as an assault. that said, williams says he is the alleged victim in the video punched me in my face. my class went flying off. >> he slammed me to the ground. continue to punch me. continue to choke me out. and then at one point, he just grabbed my head with his other and it started smashed it into the into the concrete. >> it happened on february 14 just after 08:30am, near 34th street and peralta in west oakland. williams says he was there doing some outreach at an encampment of unhoused residents at the same time that oakland city council member carol fight in the city of oakland where there to close the encampment them. he says that he approached the council member, yelling his disapproval. i told, carol, this is your fault. >> this is your fault because you have these advocates out here working for you and they're lying to people in

the advocate says that he was body slammed by a friend of council member carol fife. she claims it was self-defense. kron four's haaziq madyun has the story. >> you're looking at video that shows the tail of what oakland police describe as an assault. that said, williams says he is the alleged victim in the video punched me in my face. my class went flying off. >> he slammed me to the ground. continue to punch me. continue to choke me out. and then at one point, he just grabbed my head with his other and it started smashed it into the into the concrete. >> it happened on february 14th just after 08:30am, near 34th street and peralta in west oakland. williams says he was there doing some outreach at an encampment of unhoused residents at the same time that oakland city council member carol fight in the city of oakland where there to close the encampment them. he says that he approached the council member, yelling his disapproval. i told, carol, this is your fault. >> this is your fault because you have these advocates out here working for you and they're lying to peopl

council member fife agrees. >> we feel we're in position to make the amendments and get it back in aimely manner, not have a huge hiccup to the process we're trying to abide by. >> reporter: if oakland fails getting certified, it risks being penalized by the state. >> i think the city is worried they'll lose their recent pro housing designation. >> reporter: the city has until the end of may to get the housing plan finalized. nbc bay area news. >>> back in 60 seconds, up next, the troubled millennium tower in san francisco will likely tilt forever. so what happens during an earthquake? we investigate. >>> a tesla smashes through the garage and kitchen, sending the refrigerator flying. the owner says it surged forward on its own. why aren't police noteifying tesla? >> watching for patchy fog in the morning but >>> the saga continues. it would be a risk in an earthquake. the leaning and sinking millennium tower, in a quake, will the renovation make it safer? here's our investigative reporter. >> reporter: on fremont street, crews are digging down to support the bedrock, where it's sink

the churches in carol fife's district. she doesn't think it was a hate crime but she does have concerns. >> that wasn't the first thing that came to mind, although we are seeing a lot of racist tagging on churches throughout my district. my first thought was someone trying to warm themselves in the doorway. reporter: memories lost in the ashes, but this community had not lost hope. >> they will rebuild and continue to do great work, so i am excited for the next chapter. ama: this afternoon the oakland mayor released a statement about the fire, saying, i had the honor of visiting fame oakland on sunday and felt the strong sense of community that has been a hallmark throughout their history. this is heartbreaking. fame oakland is part of our town and we will do everything we can to help. >> a1-2 power punch for the east bay, hit by two substantial pg&e power outages in two hours. this map shows the current trouble spots. power has been restored to the majority of people. at one point today, 6300 customers were without power.

. >> reporter: fife says threats have always been an issue but started getting worse in 2021. while she didn't speculate who might be behind the threats she said she is exploring legal options and law enforcement is involved. the city is working to increase security at city hall before the building reopens next month. the threats are not only targeting women elected to office. activist cat brooks claims she has been harassed and threatened so badly she was forced to move. >> because they don't like what i have to say. they think it is okay to threaten my life, threaten my home, threaten my child. >> reporter: political leaders say they need the community to stand with them and say with one clear voice that these women of color will not back down and these threats won't be tolerated. >> we will not be silenced. we will continue to do the transformative work it takes to change society. >> reporter: in oakland, valena jones, nbc bay area news. >>> tech students today wanted their voices heard as they lamented the death of tyre nichols at the hands of memphis police. dozens of stu

. >> council member carol fife is no stranger to violent rhetoric. last month she tweeted out a voice mail that she received of a woman calling for her death. the anti-defamation league says women officials are 3 times as likely to be threatened as men and that death and gun violence are the most common threats. >> like council member 5, i too, have been on the receiving end of such threats. those threats become even more menacing for black women given the history of dehumanization towards the black community, they're still far too many people in our society. >> we deal with the women of color being in positions of power. when we speak of the harm that is committed against us. you need to be leave us a look the oakland progressive housing and labor coalition is circulating a petition. >> encouraging people to gun down the attacks against local black leaders. council member 5 says she'll be introducing new legislation to make it easier for people to make their voices heard at city hall. >> next in sports, the lawyers still reeling from the news that t

i spoke with council member carol fife. she said she's working to figure out there's a city-owned building they could use for the church so that they can continue to feed the hundreds of people that they do each week. >> if she's working to see if they can get the church local, state and federal financial support. >> i'm sara stinson reporting in the newsroom. back to you. >> now also reacting to the church fire with a statement that reads in part, i have the honor of visiting fame, oakland earlier on sunday and i immediately felt a strong sense of community that has been a hallmark throughout their history. this is absolutely heartbreaking. let's switch gears. another big story we're following. this is out of oakland. some are unhappy with mayor. shouldn't house decision to fire lebron armstrong as the city's police chief. however, you have some community groups that are supporting the mayor as various violent acts were reported over the weekend. groups like the anti police terror project, the the foreign as quote, bold an

oakland city council member carrol fife says she even received murder threats left on her voicemail.ently they've become more common and more violent. yesterday a group of local and state officials gathered at city hall to condemn what they say is a pattern of threats and harassment. >> your comments have consequences and there are people intentionally stoking fear and anger and resentment throughout this city. >> when you try to diminish us, only one thing happens, we get stronger. >> state leaders are now proposing legislation to allow campaign funds to be used to bolster security for politicians. oakland city hall is also looking at increasing security before fully reopening next month. >>> 4:53 right now. e events at the chase center can be a little overwhelming. the actor unveiling a new room at the stadium that can help and it was inspired by his own struggles. >> happening now, one east bay state lawmaker is hoping to make it easier for child victims to seek justice, by coauthoring a new bill called the justice for survivors act which would end the statute of limitations for c

. >> council member carol fife is no stranger to violent last month she tweeted out a voicemail she received of a a woman calling for a fisa death. the anti-defamation league says women officials are 3 times as likely to be threatened as men and that death and gun violence are the most common threats. >> like council member 5, i too, have been on the receiving end of such threats. those threats become even more menacing for black women given the history of dehumanization towards the black community, they're far too many people in our society. >> we cannot deal with the women of color being in positions of power. when we speak of the harm that is committed against us. you need to be leave us all of >> the oakland, progressive alliance, a housing and labor coalition is circulating a petition encouraging people to condemn the attacks against local black leaders. congressmember 5 says that she's going to introducing new legislation to make it easier for people to make their voices heard at city hall. our 4 is honoring black history through the end of february. tune in this month when pam moore w

>> that threat left as a voicemail for oakland city council member carol fife. she says threats are nothing new. this morning a group of local and state officials, incluing oakland's mayor and a state assemblyman gathered at city hall in oakland to condemn what they say is a pattern of threats and harassment. not just elected women facing threat. activist kat brooks says she's been harassed and threatened so badly, she was forced to move. >> your comments have consequences, and there are people intentionally stoking fear and anger and resentment throughout this city. >> when you try to diminish us, only one thing happens. we get stronger. >> state leaders are now proposing legislation to allow campaign funds to be used to bolster security for politicians. oakland city hall is also looking at increasing security before it fully reopens next month. >>> well, the controversy continues with oakland's police chief. he wants his job back. chief leronne armstrong is currently on administrative leave. today he sent a formal letter to the police commission and mayor shen

but council woman fife says unofficially she heard that might not be the case. >> that is a relief. and that is what i heard when i was on scene this morning. but i want to see the outcome of the investigation. >> reporter: whether the fire is suspicious or not has yet to be officially confirmed. people here say just believing that will help a lot in the long, difficult job that lies ahead. in oakland, robert handa shall nbc bay area news. >> thank you, robert. >>> as we mentioned, president biden is back in poland after an unannounced visit with president volodymyr zelenskyy in ukraine. this is the president getting off airforce one. the president's surprise trip was a gesture of solidarity and comes days before the first anniversary of russia's invasion of ukraine. president biden delivered remarks and announced an additional half billion dollars in new u.s. assistance to ukraine. a variety of reasons for this president's visit. for more insight why we're joined by our political analyst larry gerston. how important was this visit just days before the one-year anniversary of russia

. >> councilmember carroll fife is no stranger to violent rhetoric. last month she tweeted out a voice mail that she received a woman calling for fives death. the anti defamation league says women officials are 3 times as likely to be threatened as men and that death and gun violence are the most common threat. >> like council member phife i too, have been on the receiving end of such threats. those threats become even more menacing for black women given the history of dehumanization towards the black community, they're still far too many people in our society. >> we cannot deal with the women of color being in positions of power. when we speak of the harm that is committed against us. you need to believe councilmember 5 says she's going to be introducing new legislation. >> to make it easier for people to make their voices heard at city hall. now, let's talk about the devastating earthquake in turkey and syria, killing thousands of people and injuring thousands more. you can see right here. rescuers are digging through the rubble after countless buil

the defending this incident comes on the heels of last week's press conference at city hall where fife lake by mayor saying towel and others as for help in dealing with voicemail messages and emails threatening to harm her and other female politicians. >> i can take all of the profanity, whatever. but when you come in my face and you're yelling at me and then york pressing towards me, that's a completely different situation at no one. no one should have to endure this. and william says he was hospitalized later that night as a result of injuries he suffered during the incident. oakland police officials say their officers world the scene during the assault. >> and immediately intervene that the responsible individual was cited and released and that the investigation is ongoing. i think that you for news. >> and now to some developing news at this evening. san francisco police launched a new strategy to deter people from soliciting workers in the city. as says the new d coy operation involves of female officer going undercover as a worker to give citations to potential clients or johns.

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witnessing, and particularly the shift in the global distribution of this particular strain of h. fife, even influenza. so it has shifted from some are localized problem with occasional spread internationally. but now this virus has as dispersed globally in, in the wild bird population. and from there you can continue to see the examples that were mentioned by the previous a speaker, and which, which is of course tragic for the poultry industry. but also the risk that we're looking at from the human house perspective is what if there is further spread into mammals and be seen quite a few examples of that as well. and i think that's also worrisome. so the sheer opportunity for exposure to this virus is a problem both for the poultry industry and for the much lower risk. but it is present at 44 and spill over into people. and marion, i want to pick up on a point you're making there. you know, you're talking about this avian influenza that's gone far beyond birds. at this point, the recent spread among members of separate species, it has a lot of experts concerned about the way the virus

vincent williams claims that he was body slammed by a friend of council member carol fife. >> she claimsself-defense. kron four's haaziq madyun has the story. >> you're looking at video that shows the tail of what oakland police describe as an assault. that said, williams says he is the alleged victim in the video punched me in my face. my class went flying off. >> he slammed me to the ground. continue to punch me. continue to choke me out. and then at one point, he just grabbed my head with his other and it started smashed it into the into the concrete. >> it happened on february 14 just after 08:30am, near 34th street and peralta in west oakland. williams says he was there doing some outreach at an encampment of unhoused residents at the same time

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we go to news from the united states now and fife, on the memphis police officers of pleaded not guilty of being charged with the murder of tyra nichols the officer's face. several charges including 2nd degree murder, aggravated assault. kidnapping, official, misconduct and oppression shall be chancy. reports this was the 1st and court for the $54.00 officers, lawyers, and the 1st time since tyree nichols death that his family was able to come face to face with the men seed on camera, leaving him for several minutes following a traffic st. the defendant's lawyers entered the please to the charges against the plea of not guilty. those charges include 2nd degree murder, which carries a sentence, a 15 to 60 years. the court was adjourned until may, the 1st calling the arraignment. defense lawyers indicated that strategy to the assembled media. one suggested he would be expressing the fear that his black clerk may not receive a fair trial due to what he suggested was the systemic racism of the us legal system. it's not forget that my client is a black man in a court room in america. this is

three centres that were due to open last year in nhs fife and nhs forth valley and nhs highland. been delayed and the audit now say that some national centres are unlikely to open until late 2027 or 2028. so that's treatment centre delays. gp target failings and growing waiting lists. all in a plan that fails to deliver measurable details . and that's according to details. and that's according to audh details. and that's according to audit scotland. now the auditor general, stephen boyle , says general, stephen boyle, says that ministers have to prioritise which nhs aims can realistically be delivered and they need to be more transparent about the progress they're making . it's about the progress they're making. it's not a about the progress they're making . it's not a good look . making. it's not a good look. the first minister front runner . but of course it's not just terms of yusuf who has been on the pressure this week. perhaps more publicly, kate forbes , more publicly, kate forbes, current treasury minister for the snp, and indeed a runner in this race, has faced numerous

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now europe failed to tackle the energy fife of us climb to almost 800000000000 euros. thus, according to research just died from the broo gold think tank. germany is the largest overall vendor with luxembourg on denmark. the biggest per capita funding bill is on par with $750000000000.00 euro cobit 19 recovery fund. now for more in this, we can speak now to maria demantzy from the brutal institute. maria, this is a colossal bill. com e. u. countries afford it. yes, because the answer and we've seen that the economies, if anything, are actually improving this year. so this has been a very good way of a blog, of actually moderating the blow coming from the energy crisis. there are big differences between the countries in terms of how much money they have invested, ranging from 9 percent of you to some countries all the way down to close to 0 very small amounts. on average, we'll see about 3 percent, 4 percent of g d p funds that have gone to either support consumers and pay the energy bills or giving money to companies so they can sustain their employment levels and up t

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. >> of council member carol fife. she claims it was self-defense. i'm for his has it has the drama? >> you're looking at video that shows the tail of what oakland police describe as an assault. that's william says he is the alleged victim in the video punched me in my face. my class with flying off. >> he slammed me to the ground. continue to punch me. continue to choke me out. and then at one point, he just grabbed my head with his other and it started smashed it into the into the concrete. >> it happened on february 14 just after 08:30am, near 34th street and peralta in west oakland. williams says he was there doing some outreach at an encampment of unhoused residents at the same time that oakland city council member carol fight in the city of oakland where there to close the encampment them. he says that he approached the council member, yelling his disapproval. i told, carol, this is your fault. >> this is your fault because you have these advocates out here working for you and they're lying to people in your line to people why we're having this

. >> oakland council member carol fife is no stranger to violent rhetoric. last month she tweeted out a voice mail that she received from a woman calling for her death. the anti-defamation league adds women officials are 3 times as likely to be threatened as a man and that death and gun violence are the most common threats. >> like council member 5, i too, have been on the receiving end of such threats. those threats become even more menacing for black women given the history of dehumanization towards the black community, they're far too many people in our society. >> we cannot deal with the women of color being in positions of power. when we speak of the harm that is committed against us. you need to be leave us a look >> the oakland, progressive alliance to housing and labor coalition is circulating a petition encouraging people to condemn the attacks against local black leaders. council member 5 says that she will introduce new legislation to make it easier for people to make their voices heard at city hall. kron 4 is honoring black history through the en

we know of at least fife instances of five chinese spy balloons invading into the sovereignty of the united states, and we know that the chinese communist party has a global surveillance program that has infringed on 40 countries an five continents and people such as myself are not aware of the full extent of this issue. so we should know when a foreign government is trespassing on our property. >> so this is the first time you are talking about the legislation and rolling it out and learning about it, and why are you needing it, and it is not a criticism of the legislation, but why is the defense department and the pentagon and any legislation is not more forth coming about these incursions? >> look, we need the federal government to be more transparent as the administration will be allowed, and the biden administration should be applauded for locating these, because in the trump administration, there were three that went undetected, so i give credit to biden administration for detecting foreign espionage, and as far as i'm concerned, it was the righconcerned, it was the right decis

last month, city council member fife tweeted out a voicemail she received in which someone called for her rape and murder. across the country they're receiving these kind of threats. they started tracking these threats and they have found they present a, quote, significant challenge to american democracy. according to the report published in october, women officials were targeted 3.4 times more than men and a threat to kill or shoot an elected official was twice as common as any other kind of threat. the oakland progressive alliance, which is a housing and labor coalition, has set up a petition to get people to condemn the ongoing attacks against local black community leaders. several leaders are raising concerns following the attack on congresswoman nancy pelosi's husband that took place at their home in san francisco. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> it's tough that they have to deal with that. bob, thank you. >>> it is 6:04 right now. this morning the u.s. is working to recover pieces of the chinese spy balloon that was shot down. the debris field spans about 7 mi

i just heard back from carroll fife council member. she told me that they are willing to be working really hard to support fame. and so looking for a city-owned buildings so that they can make sure they feed hundreds of people weekly and uninterrupted. and then she also told me they're going to get local state and support financial support so that they can help them because is going to be a long process and an expensive one to rebuild and no idea on the costs so far under investigation. we know these things take a long time. pastor said that they're still it's good getting through the rubble, trying to figure out that church. the choir sings at other events around the bay area, not just in oakland and i've had the fortunate. >> ability to have to worship that it that the church on many occasions and it really is a historic, has really sad to historic church. well, wishing fame the best we should add tonight that oakland's mayor towle also reacting to the church, follow fire with a statement that reads in part, i had the honor of visiti

last month carrol fife tweeted out a voicemail she received. unfortunately, politicians throughout the country are receiving these kinds of threats. there's an initiative that started tracking these threats and they have found that they, quote, present a significant challenge to american democracy. the oakland progressive alliance, which is a housing and labor coalition, has set up a petition to get people to condemn these ongoing attacks against local black community leaders. several leaders are also raising concerns following the attack on congresswoman nancy pelosi's husband who was attacked inside his home. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >>> this morning the u.s. is working to recover pieces of the chinese spy balloon, the debris field spans about 7 miles. president biden directed the military to take it down over the weekend. "today in the bay's" brie jackson joins us live from washington this morning. there's really mixed reaction to president biden's decision. >> reporter: that's right. good morning, laura. the president

. >> councilmember carroll fife is no stranger to violent rhetoric. last month she tweeted out a voicemail she received of a woman calling for fives death. the anti-defamation league says women officials are 3 times as likely to be threatened as men and that death and gun violence are the most common threats. >> like council member 5, i too, have been on the receiving end of such threats. those threats become even more menacing for black women given the history of dehumanization towards the black community, they're far too many people in our society. >> we cannot deal with the women of color being in positions of power. when we speak of the harm that is committed against us. you need to be leave us a look at the >> councilmember 5 says she'll be introducing new legislation to try to make it easier for people to make their voices heard at city hall. >> a california lawmaker says she's concerned about the state's early prison release program and wants more transparency. republican state senator janet, when of orange county says the state has not done a

council member carol fife represents the area.not only i am devastated with the community is as well they feed 300 people a week. from this church. so right now we're just in a position of trying to collect ourselves and prepare for rebuilding the a. t f brought out a specially trained dogs that can sniff out accelerants. no word as to whether they're rating signs of arson, but two key theories have emerged whether a squatter was involved or whether this could be an electrical fire in oakland , henry lee ktvu fox studios. and oakland mayor xiang tao issued a statement on the fire. it says in part, i had the honor of visiting fame oakland earlier on sunday and immediately felt the strong sense of community that has been a hallmark throughout their history. this is absolutely heartbreaking fame . oakland is part of our town and we will do everything we can to help. there is a new call for former oakland police chief laurent armstrong to get his job back. we want to see this chief brought back. and from here on out, we will continue

several leaders including state senator aisha wahabi, and oakland city council member carol fife. have received threats by email, text message and voicemail. the increase in the types of harassment and the level of harassment in our incessant obsession with firearms in this state. is challenging and it's scary assembly, according to a new anti defamation league study. 42% of all threats received by public officials are directed at women and in particular women of color, but we are learning more this afternoon about that chinese spy balloon that was shot down over the atlantic ocean over the weekend, security experts now saying that it's not the first time that a chinese surveillance balloon has flown over the us boxes battle, the rivera tells us navy vessels are now off the coast of south carolina today to recover pieces of that balloon. brady deal went out to go fishing on sunday but ended up catching a glimpse of something else. instead he says he saw us navy personnel in north myrtle beach with what looked like a white deflated balloon across two boats. a third boat looked like

council member carol fife represents the area. not only i am devastated, but the community is as well. they feed 300 people a week. from this church. so right now we're just in the position of trying to collect ourselves and prepare for rebuilding. earlier in the day, the atf did bring out a specially trained dogs that can smell accelerants, but no word as to whether any arson signs are detected now of two major leading theories again that a squatter was involved in kind of fire officials. potential other theory is this could have been electrical in nature live in oakland, henry lee ktvu fox two needs, henry. thank you for that, and the mayor of oakland did issue a statement on the fire. it says. in part, i had the honor of visiting fame oakland earlier on sunday and immediately felt the strong sense of community that has been a hallmark throughout their story. their history. this is absolutely heartbreaking fame oakland as part of our town, and we will do everything we can to help we have an update now on the large pg and e power

council member carol fife represents the area. not only i am devastated, but the community is as well. they feed 300 people a week. from this church. so right now we're just in a position of trying to collect ourselves and prepare for rebuilding. earlier in the day. the broad array specially trained dogs that can sniff out accelerants it was here for about an hour and a half. no word of any signs of arson was detected, but two key theories have emerged whether a squatter is involved or in the alternate whether this could have been electrical in nature live in oakland, henry lee ktvu fox studios. alright henry. thank you. well, there's some good news this afternoon for drivers here in the east bay thanks to round the clock work by caltrans on a section of interstate 6 80 all of the north. dont lanes. 6 80 are now open. from koopman road in signal tips, no boulevard and pleasant and they had been closed since saturday, when construction crews began a repaving project there. they were set to finish at five o'clock tomorrow morning, b

council member carol fife represents the area. am devastated, but the community is as well. they feed 300 people a week. from this church. so right now we're just in a position of trying to collect ourselves and prepare for rebuilding the a. t. f brought out especially trained dogs that can sniff out accelerants. no word as to whether they're rating signs of arson, but two key theories have emerged whether a squatter was involved or whether this could be an electrical fire in oakland . henry lee ktvu fox two views and oakland mayor xiang tao issued a statement on the fire. it says in part, and i had the honor of visiting fame oakland earlier on sunday and immediately felt the strong sense of community that has been a hallmark throughout their history. this is absolutely heartbreaking fame. oakland is part of our town and we will do everything we can to help. to street vendors attacked in san jose in just a matter of days, and now other vendors in the city are worried about their own safety. ktvu jesse gary tells us about the colle