andrea nakano talked to a neighbor who was there the moment that police arrived. >> reporter: as you can see, officers are still out here investigating this tragic crime scene. police say they came out to this apartment complex to do a welfare check. that's when they found the woman and her 6-year-old grandson dead. >> i would say like around 12:00, 12:30 i heard yelling like he's dead, he's dead. >> reporter: jose sanchez was home when what happened started to unfold. he's lived here for years and was shocked when found out a double homicide happened near his home. officers surrounded this apartment complex and had a command center set up just outside the unit where this happened. chopper 5 captured footage of the scene which is just parallel to the 280 freeway. sanchez says he knew one of the victims well. the 6-year-old boy had a huge personality and made friends with many of his neighbors. >> that little boy was well known here. i think everybody knew that little boy because he was always running around playing with other kids. he was always being really loud. >> reporter: the sa

. >> and i'm andrea nakano. >>> oakland is trying to crack down on crime. governor newsom announcing he'll be sending chp officers to help. on top of that, the city is trying to install automated license plate readers. the governor announced the state will give oakland $1. million to buy and install the cameras. >> but privacy advocates maintain they'll do more harm than good. da lin has the story >> reporter: oakland police reports a 15% increase in violent crime this year compare to last. they believe license plate readers can help them track down stolen cars, prevent and solve crimes. the owner of the fruitvale district metro phone store unveiled this mural today. >> i hope they take pride in it and know it's for everybody. >> reporter: he says it's a way to invest in the community and prevent graffiti. he shared a recent video of vandals tagging the store. >> i'm a very private person, i'm all for privacy, but it's come to a point that we have to test out the waters and see if this is going to deter it and help it. >> reporter: so he supports automated

as andrea nakano reports, even though arrests are up, the d.a. says there is a roadblock to making real change. >> reporter: d.a. brooke jenkin initiated the meeting to reach out to community members. it wa a clear thing on friday night that some are divided on how to tackle problems in the tenderloin. >> we want children to be able to walk, bike, play -- >> reporter: josie chan is a longtime tenderloin resident. >> i see beauty and i see struggle. >> reporter: she has hope that the streets can one day be a place where families can feel safe raising their kids again. in the town hall meeting there was no disagreement on how drug and violence have taken over th streets. the question is how to fix the problem. since late may there has been enforcement with the state and federal governmen sending chp and federal officer to work with sfpd and the sheriff's department. >> the arrest rates are through the roof, particularly for narcotic stealing. we received over 1000 cases submitted to ou office from the police department during my first year in offic

i'm andrea nakano. >> and i'm brian hackney. it's been six months since oakland police chief armstrong was fired and the police commission is just beginning the process of finding his permanent replacement. and while they do that, crime is spiking in oakland. the naacp has called for a state of emergency. just this week, governor newsom announced he'll be sending chp officers to oakland to tackle crime. john ramos has more on the search for a police chief. >> reporter: the firing of police chief armstrong was a complicated political affair, but now that the police commission is tasked with finding his replacement, their invoking the will of the people to help make their selection. at community forums this weekend and next, the oakland police commission is seeking public input as they begin the search for a new person to lead the department. >> we've all seen that this is a challenging job that comes with a lot of, sort of, um, political dynamics. >> reporter: that was only increased by the way the former chief was let go. despit

i am andrea nakano. >>> we begin with lightning in the east bay. >> he was aiming his camera east towards the san joaquin valley when he got the electrifying pictures. as for what happens next, here is darren peck. >> this looks really messy on radar because the national weather service has it on its most sensitive settings. most of this is nothing but you can see a very thin line of thunderstorms moving across contra costa county. you see the darker shades of green with the yellow and orange going right across contra costa county and into marin county? if we clear out most of the clutter, you see what the radar is reading on top. the bottom line is that was a well-defined and somewhat confined line of storms that went through that part of the bay. we saw this coming at 6:00. we were watching the thunderstorms being blown off the sierra and it did not look likely that they would hold together and get here, but one of the forecast models that was more bullish than the others and said you are going to have some was this one. high-revolution rapid refresh. as we get into tomorrow morning, sa

our andrea nakano spoke with a survivor turned advocate in sonoma county who hopes things go better for those women than they did for her. >> reporter: elizabeth curos was a victim of human trafficking for nearly 12 years but victim no more. she is making a difference. >> when i was 26, i was arrested for the last time and i had a 3-month-old baby boy i needed to think about and at that time i realized i needed to end the cycle that was within my family. >> reporter: elizabeth curos said she met her trafficker when she was 16 years old. it began with a stranger first giving her compliments, then gifts, then a hope of a better life than what she was experiencing at home, but it just led to a life of crime and trauma. >> at the time of the point of contact of me being arrested there was no services. i was treated as a criminal and looked down upon because, of course, i was an addict. i was selling drugs and smoked my own supply because of all those years of trauma and being trafficked. >> reporter: she is applauding fbi's latest operation cross-country that helped locate four children and

andrea nakano talked to a couple who just lost everything. >> reporter: i'm at faction brewing and this event is called laughs on tap. part of the proceeds from this night will go to help fire victims in maui. for chris posadas, this is personal. he's one of the comedians on stage and his family lost everything in the fire. >> hey, everybody is okay. they did lose their houses, though, and those houses were terrible anyway. so they're about to get new ones. >> reporter: there were a lot of laughs at faction brewing in alameda friday night. it helped chris posadas take his mind off the devastation in maui. two of his relatives lost their homes in the fire. >> they're safe, but they did lose both of the homes . >> reporter: his cousin was supposed to welcome their first baby on the day the fire started. instead the due date passed and the focus now is on finding a place to stay. >> everything's pretty much gone and all the baby stuff that my cousin and his wife had is kind of, you know, just in the rubble. they tried to go up to their house to see, but everything's flat. >> kids from thos

. >> i'm ann andrea nakano. an suv in the river. this is the aftermath following the wild side show at the antioch marina parking lot. >> the marina is just a block away from the police department. residents and business owners tell da lin they're fed up. >> reporter: hours after the side show, we can still smell the burnt rubber. there are tire marks all over the parking lot. we'll come back to this car shortly. officers responded to multiple crashes involving cars leaving the side show and fleeing from antioch police. >> i'm not surprised. not surprised, but sad. >> reporter: the business owner said side shows happened at the antioch parking lot every weekend. the latest happens on sunday around 3:00 in the morning. >> it's frustrating, hopeless, and a lot of aspects because we don't know, you know, what we can do as we have gone to our leaders. we've gone to nothing that will get done. >> reporter: investigators say the white car plowed into the black car at the high speed. the white car also sheared off the fire hydrant. paramed

andrea nakano on the bitter battle ove tastings. >> reporter: meet lindsay hope.w up in napa county but went to law school. she spent a decade in the san francisco district attorney's office unti she decided to return to her roots. >> was a really fun aspect of having them here as we have bee incorporating them into our farming. >> reporter: she purchased a property in 2017 where she was supposed to be able to get away from city life and spend time with her family. that is until the county of napa told her tha she needed to get permits to ru her business. >> we bought a property with a bundle of rights on the county says that we do not have the rights that we think we have. >> reporter: hoops contends tha the permit allows her to have others on the property, but tastings are not allowed. the attorney who represents the county says that a use permit exemption does not allow for tours, tastings or consuming wine on the premises. the prior owner only possessed a use permit exemption, and that is what hoops purchase. but lindsa hoops disagrees. >> i think the county i

. >> i'm andrea nakano. at least 80 people have been killed in wild fires in hawaii making this the deadliest natural disaster in the state's history. >> survivors in lahaina returning home to see the destruction. mostly it is just grim. much of the town of 13,000 is in ruins this afternoon. at least 80 people are now confirmed dead making it the deadliest natural disaster there since hawaii became a state. three fires remain active. 2,000 buildings have been damaged and destroyed and more than 12,000 people are still without power in lahaina and they just can't grasp the enormity of it. >> it felt surreal. i don't know how to explain it. it's like a war zone. and you're just like, you don't know how to feel. it's like we are the only things we have now. because everything we had in the past is gone. >> back in the bay area, organizer of the annual bay area aloha festival say the maui tragedy brought more people to the san mateo county event center today. da lin talked to someone who had lost a family member

andrea nakano spok with one homeowner who initiall feared the worst. >> reporter: for many here in santa rosa it is the smell tha instantly raises fears of another fire nearby. the momen jason myers left his home on wednesday morning he immediatel thought about the fire that ripped through coffey park. >> the sky lit up with a red tinge and a smoke smell which brings back memories. i lost my house in 2017. so it was a little much. >> reporter: the dispatch cente has been flooded with number on calls, with residents concerned about another fire nearby. the smoke, however, is drifting fro fires near the california-orego border. thick, white smoke covered over much of the north bay as sonoma and marin county issued an air quality advisory. people are urged to limit outdoor activity, especially fo the elderly and those with respiratory health issues. >> i am concerned because i hav asthma at times and my husband also has issues, so that can be a concern for both of us. >> reporter: sonoma county officials say the heat can worsen air quality issues. olivia is worried that nighttim will not br

. >> i have andrea nakano. day two of outside labs wrapped up not too long ago. tens of thousands of people now try to get home from golden gate park. the three day festival drew some of the biggest names from the music industry. today's headliners included the foo fighters, lana delray, and many more. >>> to the big talker, other issues with self driving taxis trying to take people home last night, cars were stalled in the mizzy middle of busy streets. that's meant more traffic for everybody. the state utility permission gave permission for both crews and way motor start charging for their rights. >> more on what they're doing tonight to avoid similar issues. >> reporter: as you can see, there is like one , two, three, four crews cars blocking . no one can get through. >> reporter: witnesses said they were about 10 driverless cars paralyzed on two narrow streets, in san francisco's north beach neighborhood friday night around 11:00 p.m. >> it makes you feel horrible because people can die. if there is an emergency, the emergency vehicles cannot come down through

. >> i'm andrea nakano.ut even that is facing changes due to the human turmoil. john ramos has that story. >> reporter: for nearly 40 years, this farmers' market has existed in san francisco's united nations plaza. it began as the solution to a problem of not enough healthy fruits and vegetables in the area. but now it looks like an even bigger problem may be fo

. >> i'm andrea nakano. lahaina are returning home to see firsthand the destruction left behind by this week's wild fires. much of the town of 13,000 is in ruins. at least 80 people have been killed making this the deadliest natural disaster in the state's history. the death toll is expected to rise as search and rescue efforts are underway. three fires remain active more than 2,000 buildings have been damaged or doy

. >> and i'm andrea nakano.n over a possible link to two legionnaires disease deaths. contra costa county health says zen day spa was shut down yesterday. inspectors found the business was never issued a permit for a spa or pool. health officials say the two people that died visited the spa just days before becoming sick. a

. >> i'm andrea nakano as we begin with efforts to draw new attention to an old issue, immigration reforms have started out on the three-day march to san francisco and john ramos has their story. >> reporter: many of these people faced a long journey just to get to the united states. now they're saying it has been an even longer journey to win the right to stay here. >> in the late 1920s, the tired, poor, huddled masses of immigrants began arriving from europe. fulfilling the promise inscribed on the statue of liberty. those who lived here for seven years

andrea nakano spoke to a comedian whose family members lost all of their possessions in that fire. >> reporter: this event is called laughs on tap. part of the proceeds will go to help the fire victims in maui. and for chris posadas it is personal. he is one of the comedians on stage and his family lost everything in the fire. >> the good news is everyone is okay. but their house is gone. >> reporter: there were a lot of laughs , at alameda comedy works , friday night. two of chris posadas ' relatives lost their homes. >> they did lose both of their homes. >> reporter: the focus has been on finding a place to stay. >> for the most part, everything is pretty much gone. all of the baby stuff that my cousin and his wife had is kind of, you know, just in the rubble. they tried to go up to their house to see, but everything is gone. >> they went there as their last stop. it is like being at another meeting, this is great. >> reporter: a portion of the tickets will go to the victims in hawaii. this was the best way to help, being thousands of miles away from the fires. >> one of my family m

. >> and i'm andrea nakano. a contra costa county spa is under investigation over a possible link to two legionnaires disease deaths. contra costa county health says zen day spa was shut down yesterday. inspectors found the business was never issued a permit for a spa or pool. health officials say the two people that died visited the spa just days before becoming sick. a third person was infected after using the jacuzza spa there in june, but is okay. >> the first way we were able to shut down part of the business is they didn't have a permit. then, when we made the investigation between the two cases, that was the first thing we looked at. it was the fact they didn't have a permit that allowed us to shut that piece of the business down. and then, then the business owner was willing to shut down the rest of it. >> symptoms of legionnaires disease include shortness of breath, fever, chill, and cough. they urge anyone that recently visited the spa and experienced the symptoms to be on alert and alert than health c

. >> i'm andrea nakano as we begin with efforts to draw new attention to an old issue, immigration reform. >> this weekend a group of north bay residents and the allies have started out on the three-day march to san francisco and john ramos has their story. >> reporter: many of these people faced a long journey just to get to the united states. now they're saying it has been an even longer journey to win the right to stay here. >> in the late 1920s, the tired, poor, huddled masses of immigrants began arriving from europe. fulfilling the promise inscribed on the statue of liberty. those who lived here for seven years became eligible to stay permanently. but in the 1980s, that door was slammed shut. >> if we don't do something, no one will do it for us. if we need to walk three days for these had congress people to wake up, that's what we're going to do. >> reporter: the march will begin on saturday and it won't end until they reach downtown san francisco. about 100 people will take part in the 40-mile long hike, and if the protest doesn't wake people up, the music might. >> is it difficult

. >> i'm andrea nakano. with all the talk about homelessness, drug addictions in san francisco, there is one bright spot, the farmers' market. >> but even that is facing changes due to the human turmoil. john ramos has that story. >> reporter: for nearly 40 years, this farmers' market has existed in san francisco's united nations plaza. it began as the solution to a problem of not enough healthy fruits and vegetables in the area. but now it looks like an even bigger problem may be forcing it out. the elegant brick line beauty of the united nations plaza has changed. becoming a gathering place for the homeless and drug take into accounted. one day a week the atmosphere changes thanks to the sunday's farmers market. >> and this farmers' market was founded on that principle. from day one we had a line of people in this neighborhood waiting to purchase fresh produce. >> reporter: the presence of so many people discourages the troubled element from congregating and officials have taken notice. they asked if the m

. >> i'm andrea nakano. we start in maui where survivors in lahaina are returning home to see firsthand the destruction left behind by this week's wild fires. much of the town of 13,000 is in ruins. at least 80 people have been killed making this the deadliest natural disaster in the state's history. the death toll is expected to rise as search and rescue efforts are underway. three fires remain active more than 2,000 buildings have been damaged or destroyed. >> and more than 12,000 people are without power in lahaina. they just cannot grasp the enormity of it. displaced residents are taking shelter at evacuation shelters. back home, the aloha festival saw a boost in attendance. the celebratory event took on a new role to help with relief efforts and they got some help from a local olympic figure skater. da lin spoke to a woman who flew back to the bay area after losing a family member in the fire. >> reporter: some of the folks working the booths have family affected by the wild fires but they say this is n

our andrea nakano spoke with a survivor turned advocate in sonoma county who hopes things go better for those women than they did for her. >> when i was 26, i was arrested for the last time and i had a 3-month-old baby boy that i needed to think about. and at that time, i realized i needed to end the cycle that was within my family. >> reporter: elizabeth quiroz says she met her trafficker when she was just 16 years old and it began with a stranger first giving her compliments then gifts. then a hope of a better life than what she was experiencing at home. but it just led to a life of crime and trauma. >> at the time of my -- the point of contact of me being arrested, there was no services. i was treated as a criminal. and looked down upon because of course i was an addict and i was -- you know, selling drugs and smoked my own supply because of all the years of trauma and being trafficked. >> reporter: quiroz is applauding the fbi's latest operation cross-country that helped locate four children and 17 adults. she feels the key to really reaching the victims is to provide the right type

bought a decades old winery she was shocked when the county told her it is not grandfathered in and andrea nakano grew up in napa county but went off to law school and spend about a decade in the san francisco district attorney's office. until she decided to return to her roots. >> what is a really fun aspect of having them here is we've been incorporating them into our farming. >> reporter: now she is the owner of vineyard and purchased property from hopper creek winery in 2017. this was supposed to be a place where she could get away from city life and spend time with her family. that is, until the county of napa told her she needed to get permits to run her business. >> we bought a property with its bundle of rights. and the county is saying that we don't have the rights that we think we have. >> reporter: hoops contends her state permit allows her to have visitors on property to consume wine. yet the county says tastings are not allowed. attorney arthur hardinger who represents the county says a use permit exemption does not allow for tours, tastings or consuming wine on premises. the prior o

andrea nakano on the bitter battle over tastings. >> reporter: meet lindsay hoopes.w up in napa county, but went off to law school and she spent about a decade in the san francisco district attorney's office. until she decided to return to her roots. >> what is a really fun aspect of having them here is we've been incorporating them into our farming. >> reporter: now she is the owner of hoopes vineyard and she purchased the property from hopper creek winery in 2017. this was supposed to be a place where she could get away from city life and spend time with her family. that is, until the county of napa told her she needed to get permits to run her business. >> we bought a property with its bundle of rights. and the county is saying that we don't have the rights that we think we have. >> reporter: hoopes contends her state permit allows her to have visitors on property to consume wine. yet the county says tastings are not allowed. attorney arthur hardinger who represents the county says a use permit exemption does not allow for tours, tastings or consuming wine on prem

as andrea nakano is about to show you, even though arrests are up in the tenderloin. here it is. >> we in the tenderloin want children to be able to walk, bike, play. >> reporter: josie chant is a long time tenderloin resident. >> i see beauty and i see struggle. >> reporter: she has hoped that the streets of the tenderloin will one day be a place where families can feel safe raising their kids again. >> i'm in recovery meaning sober for the last five years. >> reporter: in the town hall meeting, there was no disagreement on how the drugs and violence have taken over the streets. the question is, how to fix the problem. since late may, there has been extra enforcement with the state and federal government sending chp and federal officers to work with sfpd if the sheriff's department. >> the arrest rates are through the roof. particularly for narcotic dealings. we have -- we received over 1,000 cases submit today our office from the police department during my first year in office. that is almost double what we received the year before. >> reporter: while the arrests a

as andrea nakano is about to show you, even though arrests are up in the tenderloin, da brooke jenkins says there's a real roadblock in the courts to making real change. >> we in the tenderloin want children to be able to walk, bike, play. >> reporter: josie chant is a long-time tenderloin resident. >> i see beauty and i see struggle. >> reporter: she has hoped that the streets of the tenderloin will one day be a place where families can feel safe raising their kids again. >> i'm in recovery, meaning sober for the last five years. >> reporter: in the town hall meeting, there was no disagreement on how the drugs and violence have taken over the streets. the question is, how to fix the problem. since late may, there has been extra enforcement with the state and federal government sending chp and federal officers to work with sfpd and the sheriff's department. >> the arrest rates are through the roof. particularly for narcotics dealing. we have -- we received over 1,000 cases submitted to our office from the police department during my first year in office. that is almost double what we r

our andrea nakano spoke with the survivor turned advocate in sonoma county who hopes things go better for those women than they did for her. >> i was 26, i was arrested for the last time and i had a 3-month-old baby boy that i needed to think about. and at that time, i realized i needed to end the cycle that was within my family. >> reporter: elizabeth says she met her trafficker when she was just 16 years old and began with a stranger first giving her compliments then gifts. then a hope of a better life than what she was experiencing at home. but it just led to a life of crime and trauma. >> at the time of my -- the point of contact of me being arrested, there was no services. i was treated as a criminal. and looked down upon because of course i was an addict and i was -- you know, selling drugs and smoked my own supply because of the all the years of trauma and being trafficked. >> reporter: she is applauding fbi's latest operation cross-country that helped locate four children and 17 adults. she feels the key to really reaching the victims is to provide the right type of resources.