anne makovec is joining us with more, and the focus of this year's conference is artificial intelligence? >> reporter: yes, dream force kicking off today, and one of the big takeaways so far, the announcement of salesforce rolling out artificial intelligence to its applications, the new assistant is called einstein platform, it aims to help people in their everyday work and give companies the ability to connect any data to build a.i. powered apps. >> we want to build in salesforce, the trusted a.i. platform for customer companies, that is our mission around a.i. we want to build the trusted platform for customer companies so everyone is an einstein and more productive. but, these words are ordered in a certain way, because we think the prioritization is important, and we think the trust is the highest priority. >> we have been reporting that many have threatened to pull the annual conference out of san francisco if the city's ongoing issues with homelessness and drugs and up impacting the event, so there's a lot riding on this conversation to make sure everything goes as planned. tomorro

anne makovec has our project earth report. >> early in the morning as the sun rises at cal state university, it is pretty quiet. a few clouds out walking. when night falls, it gets a little wild. researchers puncture a can of cat food, securing into the ground and overnight, a camera reports the action. the skunks and opossums are no big surprise but these guys are, the san joaquin kit box. they are an endangered species. >> we are all very surprised to see kit foxes doing so well in the urban areas. >> abby gwen says since the late 60s, the number of san joaquin kit foxes has declined in part due to habitat loss. now, climate change threatens them even more. as you can see in this recent video, the foxes are multiplying like crazy. >> it seems like they like school campuses. >> for better or for worse, csub, our campus, seems to be a kit box factory. >> lucas hall is a conservation biologist at the university. the scientist and his teammate an eye-opening discovery. the kit fox is sharing borough space with other wild animals including one of their favorite foods, the california ground squ

anne makovec speaks with a member of the legislature that has been pushing for this and the nra vowing to fight back here at anne? >> reporter: the state would charge the businesses that sell them rather than those who by the guns, but many of those sellers would then raise prices. that money would go to the california violence intervention and prevention grant program which aims to keep young people out of gangs. it also aims for enhancing safety at public schools. former state legislator mark levine from marin county tried to get a similar plan passed for several years in sacramento. as for why he thinks lawmakers approved it now, he says redistricting has made it less dangerous politically to support such a hot button issue, as well as the state budget deficit. >> so the idea that we would have funding for gun violence prevention programs cut, because that deficit also motivates lawmakers to pass this, to have that funding to keep our community safer. >> reporter: the federal government already does tax the sale of guns and ammo nationwide. that money goes to individual states to sp

anne makovec is here to break down the numbers for us and the ongoing conditions. >> it has been three months since san francisco started its partnership and today, city leaders touted their progress, but a lot of people are still waiting to see that change. this chain linked fence went up at the federal building at seventh and mission, an area with a lot of drug users and two weeks ago a federal official told employees to work from home and avoid that building due to poor conditions. that was in a memo obtained by the chronicle. here are the numbers from the city today, in the last three months, they have arrested over 300 drug dealers and seized 200-2700 pounds of narcotics, the city says the amount of drugs seized this year already surpassed last year's total. the public safety partnership bolsters police efforts with the national guard presence as well as highway patrol officers roaming the city with a focus on the tenderloin neighborhood. at a meeting last month, bill scott talked about sending a message with these efforts. >> what we hope to get from this is number one, to change

anne makovec is following the latest developments. >> reporter: today the council is set to adopt a resolution prioritizing public safety. it looks like it's very popular but how much will it accomplish, the jury is out on that. crime is up about 28% from last year. this resolution was introduced by dan cobb who is running for state senate. it calls for the city administrator to evaluate options for increasing police and 911 dispatch staffing and grant known buy more security cameras. oakland's fired police chief leronne armstrong says he was vindicated in a new report from a judge who heard his appeal citing wrongful termination. all sides say that report cannot be made public because it contains private information about other city employees. we did just get our hands on it. we will look over it and have more in the newscast later today. the report can't force the chief's reinstatement but the police commission made it clear they thing armstrong should get the job back. the commission chair said at the next regular meeting they will discuss whether to recommend to the major that armstrong be

anne makovec joins me now to explain all this. >> this could be a way to help some of the most vulnerable homeless people on the streets. it is possible to compel people to get help. it is a new civil court process that provides behavioral health services to people who are living with untreated schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders. san francisco was among the first seven counties that will open up c.a.r.e. court. the law was passed last year and it goes into effect starting october 1. this allows family members, first responders and others to ask judges to order those with severe mental illness into treatment. the theory is that many people who would benefit from help might not recognize that they need it. if the court deems the person eligible, it will oversee the development of an individual plan like treatment and housing. from there, it is voluntary but if it does not work, the case could escalate to something more restrictive like a conservatorship. some family members of the mentally ill say this could be the only way for them to survive . patricia fontana's son grew up a sma

anne makovec is joining us with details about tonight's vote and why there's some opposition coming from residence and the transit authority. >> reporter: tonight's vote is for the board of directors to approve or reject the project, this comes after the city of san jose voted unanimously to pursue this back in december. the emergency interim housing is specifically designed to help people experiencing homelessness get off the streets, and parks and into a safe environment. the plan would build up to 2200 tiny homes at the vta yard in san jose, supporters say there will always be opposition to change and the need for emergency housing outweighs people's concerns. they say it is the perfect site because it is 17 acres of currently unused land. but a staff report suggests it isn't the right place, and the report claims it is the only site with room for growth. they hope to build a command center. they also said the tiny homes and potential inhabitants could pose a safety issue, referencing the trauma employees deal with due to the mass shooting at a vta railyard back in 2021. >> we are not

the board of trustees voted this afternoon and anne makovec has more on what this means for students. >> it is not good. the csu system is facing a deficit of $1.5 billion. even trustees who have been against tuition increases in the past voted for at this time saying otherwise, all students will suffer from drastic cuts. the increase is 6% every year for five years in a row. what does that mean to students? i the 2028-2029 school year, tuition will be nearly $2000 more. we caught up with students in san jose and san francisco who were not happy. >> compared to what people were paying in the late 1900s, it is really unfair.'s back the reason why sf state is it was affordable. hearing about this , do i want to do my graduate program here? >> things got heated during public comments with the students trying to stop the increases but trustees fired back saying this is what needs to be done to avoid kicking the can down the road . hanging over all of this, federal student loan repayments resume october 1. they have been on pause since the pandemic started in march 2020. loan debt interest

in today's project earth, anne makovec spoke with client is hard at work brewing up solutions. >> reporter: in the fruitvale district during oktoberfest or frankly on any night, the beer is here. >> we had plans to celebrate, we have pretzels and beer and just have a good time. >> reporter: and the guy behind the tap, 46-year-old, morgan, he owns ale industry where hebrews and serves up all kinds of craft beer. >> it smells like a combination between bread that is being baked with honey and granola. >> reporter: this batch uses 20 bags of malted barley, freshwater, yeast and just the right amount of hops , that is the plant that gives beer its bitter taste and aroma. as the earth gets warmer, a cold brew may be harder to find. three critical ingredients, barley, water and hops are under a growing threat. >> with climate change, you know, it's one spectrum or the other. >> it certainly does concern me. beer is an agricultural products and agriculture is very much affected by climate change. >> reporter: a recent study found warmer temperatures, severe drought and extreme weather could trigg

anne makovec is here to explain. >> reporter: it's part of the activate oakland plan.e idea is if they give local businesses and organizations men to put on events it will draw more people to the area and deter criminals at the same time. oakland says it has $400,000 in grant money up for grabs or businesses or organizations. they can put on live performances or get a road closed down for an outdoor event or anything else they can dream up. city officials say it's up to them. this program is a tool to help make it happen. >> we are looking for ideas to come together as one community, as one oakland. >> san francisco is doing a similar thing with u.n. plaza hoping a new skate park and outdoor activity area will attract more people and detour open area drug use. applications for the program open today. they will be accepting them through october 12th. you can find a link on where to apply at kpix.com. >> thanks so much. >>> other stories around the bay area that we are following, it may take up to six weeks to fully recover from a water main break that caused a sinkhole.

anne makovec on one bay area man who recommends we rethink we put into our oceans.p near fort cronkite, surfs up among those looking to catch a wave. >> for me personally, it is like my church. i have been active so long. this is where i come to get peace of mind. >> for jason, the pacific ocean is a treasure. as he plunges into the waves of the california coast 5000 miles west of him on a different coast, same ocean. >> protesters have gathered in tokyo and japan's release of more than 100 tons of radioactive water into the pacific ocean. >> we won't give up. >> 12 years ago, a huge earthquake and tsunami hit japan, devastating towns and killing 20,000. the tsunami flooded the nuclear power plant in fukushima and resulted in a major nuclear accident. >> the reactors melted down. another one exploded its top. it is a very serious incident, the most serious since chernobyl. >> reporter: the damaged reactors are radioactive and need constant cooling. >> water was needed to cool the reactors. >> reporter: the cooling water turns radioactive. >> this water is cooling th

anne makovec has more on the rally in concord. >> the median price for rent there has gone up more than 68% over the past 10 years and the people at this rally say hundreds of people are at risk from losing their homes. >> somebody's greed is showing and it has been going on for too long. >> this group brought 1000 signatures demanding stronger tenant protection. they want a limit on rent hikes, capping them at 3% or 60% of the consumer price index, depending on which figure is lower. they are pushing for the adoption of just cause eviction protection. they say greedy landlords are ruining their community. >> they buy up local property here. they jack up the rent. they baked tenants and then they don't have to witness when children are uprooted from their schools, families are driven to homelessness and whole communities are torn apart. >> the city council is reviewing several proposals set to be voted on before the end of the year. >>> to san jose now where a new report outlining tourist spending shows the city has not recovered to pre-pandemic levels. according to team hannah a, visit

anne makovec has the story of how he has been laid to rest. anne? >> reporter: yes, he was killed over the pacific on a mission against japanese forces in world war ii. his remains were found in 2019 and today he is flying back home to the monterey peninsula. he is one of a three member aircrew whose plane was last seen spinning violently before crashing into the water. one year later he was declared killed in action and posthumously awarded the purple heart. in 2019 an organization called project recover finally found the remains of the plane just off the island and today his body remained at san jose mineta airport. finally he was taken to his home in seaside just south of monterey. the organization asked people to line the route with flags to honor this hero and they held a repatriation ceremony to officially transfer the remains. his family were there to receive him, including his niece. >> i just wish that i could've been a happier ending. but i am so thankful that today he is back home with his family. >> reporter: she was born three days afte

anne makovec is following that story. >> reporter: this advertise the latest in a growing battle over robotaxis in the city. today's protest coming after reports came out that cruise cars blocked an ambulance in san francisco. fire department report says two cruise cars delayed the ambulance and that the patient died soon after arriving at the hospital. during the protest, loud music suddenly started playing from inside the cruise headquarters drowning out the noise of protesters outside. [ music ]. >> reporter: our crew at the scene said the music did eventually stop after organizers talked to cruise security. cruise tells us they are disputing the claims that their cars were in any way blocking the ambulance. meanwhile, people at the protest say they are protesting today on labor day specifically to protect drivers. >> see this rollout of self driving technology as a tipping point for rolling out the new age of ai. so, ai automation, we are talking about millions if not billions of workers being displaced not just here locally but nationally and globally. >> cruise said they could r

anne makovec joining us with the newest plans. >> it's like throwing spaghetti on the wall and what they might be able to solve this problem. the feds now sending $3 million to three bay area counties to try to fight the overe dose deaths, all getting more than $2 million each. that funding is a part of the overdose data to action initiative. it aims to make the latest numbers and information available, so the bay area can get ahead of what is a constantly evolving crisis. the money will go towards emergency tools like narcan and pro prevention of tools like the test strips. we heard from a mother turned advocate. >> it took the death of my son to realize there was poison on these streets. and he was poisoned, poisoned by one pill. he had enough poison in that pill to kill several people. >> santa clara county just received a separate $11 million grant. they'll use that money to collect better data. there have been 99 fentanyl related deaths in the county so far. >>> california is launching pilot programs in 24 counties including san francisco and alameda, to basically pay people to stay

as anne makovec shows us, here in california, a small endangered fox is teaching us all a lesson in perseverance. >> early in the morning as the sun rises at cal state university bakersfield, it is pretty quiet. just a few folks out walking. when night falls, it gets a little wild. researchers puncture a can of cat food, securing it to the ground. overnight, a camera records the action. the skunks and opossums are no big surprise but these guys are, the san joaquin kit fox. they are an endangered species. >> we were all very surprised to see kit foxes doing so well. >> state biologists say the number has declined in part due to habitat loss and now climate change threatens them even more. as you can see on this recent video, the foxes are multiplying like crazy. >> it seems like they like school campuses. >> for better or for worse, csub, our campus, seems to be a little kit fox factory. >> dr. lucas hall is a conservation biologist at the university. the scientist and his team made an eye opening discovery. the kit fox is sharing borough space with other wild animals including one of their favo

. >> anne makovec is following the latest developments for us. anne? >> yes, it will create a budget deficit for this fiscal year, so that would need to be made up with a mix of cuts and eliminating vacant positions. these were the deals that were struck last month. the plan would give employees an immediate 6% pay raise starting in july plus a pay increase of 3.5% in 2025. union workers say it is about time. >> i think the city of san jose is expansive and inclusive enough to have services and pay staff a livable wage. i don't think it is an either/or, i think it is an end-end. >> though this is more about illuminating vacant positions than laying anybody off, the mayor says the city cannot afford the pay raises and plans to vote against the contracts. >> so for those who support these raises, i think they have a responsibility to say what they want to cut and should be prepared to recognize they will likely be saying that again in years two and three. >> so public comment is a mix of people supporting the raises and others who are speaking out agains

anne makovec recently spoke with one bay area veteran who has been hoping to see this change for decades. >> they are part of a class-action lawsuit brought against the pentagon to try to force changes like this. today's announcement is a huge step in the direction of the quality. lily now identifies as nine binary. they join the military in 1998 and 19 years old and the next year, they were discharged after magazines advertising gay clubs were found in their locker. the military papers identified them as homosexual, discharge dubbed other than honorable, which they have carried ever since. >> i had somebody from above me in the chain of command telling me that i am not worthy and that did not make any sense to me because i know i am. >> other than honorable discharge, it can deprive them of loans, tuition and housing. defense secretary lloyd austin bad today to make the review process more accessible and efficient for lgbtq veterans. that includes plans to conduct a review of veteran's records, hoping to streamline recommendations of discharge. >> we are doubling our outreach discharged

anne makovec is following this for us. >> reporter: students were released within the last hour but the lockdown lasted about 2 1/2 hours, police did confirm a gun was found on campus. and at least one shot was fired on campus. four people were detained, two were eventually arrested. but, the good news, nobody was actually injured in this shooting. it started just before 11:30 this morning and there was a report of shots fired near skyline high school and the school was placed on lockdown. kids barricading in their classrooms. officers went through the campus to look for any additional weapons or evidence and that is when they found the gun. a lot of parents were gathered at the school to figure out what was going on, they had gotten the text message, they lined up outside waiting for information as most of their kids were locked down in the classrooms. this is just west of the east oakland hills. we heard from one mother who has had enough. >> these kids are not safe, the school is wide open, people shouldn't be able to walk into a school with guns and understand they have the suspects

anne makovec has been tracking the present -- president, has more on his five point >> reporter: right now, he had in atherton at a fundraiser, the price of admission between five and $100,000, being hosted by the billionaire couple behind the hiding sinus foundation, which gives grants to fight climate change. air force one touched down a half-hour ahead of schedule this afternoon, around 3:30. after some tarmac meet and greets, the president was whisked away to atherton. later, he is said to continue north to san francisco, where he will stay the night. there are road closures in place now around the fairmont hotel on hill. tomorrow, he will attend two campaign receptions, one of which is reportedly in san francisco, hosted by the wife of facebook cofounder andrew mccallum. he will also meet with tech and science advisory board while he is here. this visit comes at an interesting time in the presidential race. a new cbs poll said present but it faces an uphill battle, only 49% of likely voters would re- elect him, while 50 would vote for former president donald trump, harkening back

anne makovec is here with the details on this. >> the mayor says it is about accountability. she pointed to reports saying that city workers offered services to 80 people on the street last weekend only one of them accepted help. she says this initiative is a way to get around the restrictions and current state law that make it a cold for local governments to compel people into treatment. if this passes , as a condition for eligibility for county aid programs, people suspected of having a drug problem would be required to participate in testing or treatment programs. if they don't, they would be cut off from natural payments. >> no more anything goes without accountability. no more handouts without accountability. in order to get resources from our city, you will need to be in a substance use disorder program and consistently seeking treatment. >> a city survey, 52% of people experiencing homelessness reported their drug or alcohol use as a disabling health condition. a 10% increase from 2019. the mayor's proposal still has to be voted on by the board of supervisors and board

. >> i'm anne makovec. we will have complete coverage on the death of senator dianne feinstein, her impact on the bay area and the nation and what comes next for her senate seat. let's get to some of your other top stories in the san francisco. officials have identified the utility worker killed in the trench collapse yesterday. 25-year-old javier romero was working on a sewer project at oak and divisadero when the collapse they return and -- buburied him u under di anand debris pick >>> a nenew arrest fofor the 1 drivive-by shoototing that k ki rapper tupac shakur. duane davis has been charged with murder. he is not the accused gunman but prosecutors say he orchestrated the mysterious shooting on the vegas strip 27 years ago. >>> the san francisco giants have just fired manager gabe kapler. that he made the announcements within the last hour. the giants having the postseason just once over the last four years. >>> let's get a check on your forecast with a chance of rain on the horizon for this weekend. her

anne makovec is joining us with her big announcement. >> reporter: it was a surprise to some people, the former speaker of the house not giving up her seat in congress, she made the announcement on x, it now reads, more than ever, we need to further our recovery, our country needs america to show the world that our flag is still there with the liberty and justice for all. this is why i'm running for re-election and respectfully ask for your vote. pelosi was the speaker of the house for eight years, she has been in congress since 1987. lacking november, she announced her decision to step down as democratic leader as republicans took control of the chamber. that decision came weeks after the attack at her home in san francisco's neighborhood when a man broke in and assaulted her husband, paul with a hammer. nancy is 83 years old, some critics of her decision to seek re-election say she served long enough and it is time to step aside and give our younger generation a chance in washington. diane feinstein faced similar critiques until she announced she will not be running again this year

anne makovec has a look at that and the other features that had apple fans excited today. i still have a 12, i checked! >> i have a 13. i am not feeling the need to do this. i am not one of those latest and greatest tech people, but there are some upgrades that will be helpful, including the new charging system you just mentioned, jules. >> reporter: usb c has become a universally accepted standard, so we are bringing usb c2 iphone 15. >> you will be able to charge next-gen apple devices with the same cord you use for other usb devices, so no more needing two chords by the bedside table. cnet says the change might have been influenced by policy abroad. >> apple may have had a tan force because of regulations from the european union, which says that any mobile device will need to use a usb c charger so that consumers can just have one charger for everything and there will be less environmental waste. >> reporter: the new iphone 15 lineup features enhancements to chips, batteries and cameras. another feature is roadside assistance through its emergency satellite beacon app f

let's go to anne makovec with more on remembrances throughout the bay area. >> reporter: senator feinstein made such an impact on this city from the cable cars to pier 39 and such an impact on the people. people were dropping off flowers at her estate today near the steps in pacific heights, and we heard from one woman, a member of the lgbtq+ community, she followed her career since she was mayor. >> what she did for us in the 70s and even throughout her lifetime, during that time i thought, there's somebody out there for us. >> people continued to come by today to her house as a way to say thank you to the senator. in the castro today, they lowered the rainbow flag to honor her contributions to the city and the state. a lot of people remembering her contributions during the a.i.d.s. crisis, and today we heard from scott weiner who said feinstein took him under her wing early in his career. >> she was very authentic , that's just who she was. she was a san franciscan through and through and we are all going to miss her very much. >> as the chief of staff said today, there are few women who

. >>> anne makovec joining me now with more on how the shutdown could affect all of us here in the bay area. the time clock is ticking. >> it sure is. basically most entities that are run by the federal government will shut down, everything not deemed essential, but even workers who are essential won't be paid until a budget deal is reached. so they get a little testy, understandably, like air traffic controllers and agents for the tsa. they are considered essential, but since their paychecks would be withheld, a lot of them might just call in sick. that is what we saw last time around. some airports had a hard time staffing security checkpoints. that was back in late 2018 and early '19 when the government shut down for a record 35 days. national parks, including yosemite and parts of the golden gate recreation area were closed. muir woods had limited services. ferries to alcatraz island were cut. we are still waiting to hear how san francisco's fleet week could be affected. that's coming up next week already, including the blue angels airshow that draws crowds from around northern cal

anne makovec has more on today's development. >> it sounds like somebody is in big trouble for screwing this all up. the mayor says it is now a personnel matter. meantime oakland organizations and businesses are still reeling from the lost opportunity. today oakland's naacp chinatown community leaders and church activists called out the city for missing that deadline to receive millions of dollars in state crime fighting funds. the city administrator says they submitted their application to the state, but it was incomplete. the naacp says they are shocked, perplexed, and furious. >> so we've got reason to believe or better yet, reason to question whether this was a product of somebody missing a deadline, not paying attention, or a decision not to seek the funds. >> mayor sheng thao was asked about the city missing the deadline following a port of oakland event today. >> i'm infuriated and frustrated that, you know, city staff had missed the deadline, but to assume and put out false information that somehow we didn't want to apply for it, that's utter bs. we are putting in parameters so

anne makovec is following what is next for the mall and we are very curious about the plans. >> reporter: it's going to be interesting, we are talking about an entire entertainment complex, bowling, an arcade and karaoke. that is moving into the nordstrom space. it's on ththe southwesest side of the c and this is part of a plan to transform the property from a retail center to a town center including a mix of housing,g, retailil, open-spapace and park and the first t phasase is goin look a a little something like this, this is video from the website of the company that is going to take over round one entertainment. the 49,000 square-foot venue is set to open in the first half of next year. >> it really is going to take people like these investors and this business to say you know what, san francisco has all the potential in the world and it's going to bounce back just like it always has in the past. >> that is the san francisco supervisor who is also running for mayor next year. it is currently owned by brookfield. many of which are under financial stress, you might remember, brookfield

anne makovec joins us with their complaints and the new incident adding fuel to the fire for critics of these robo taxis. anne? >> the latest outrage over driverless cars, reports that two cruise cars blocked an ambulance in san francisco delaying the trip and the patient died soon after arriving at the hospital. we'll have more on that in a minute, but today's protests hit on safety concerns and other issues involving driverless cars. just as the protest was kicking off, loud music started playing from inside cruise headquarters drowning out the sound of the protesters. ♪ >> yeah, that is the sound of the popular mexican tv show called "el chavo." the music eventually stopped after organizers talked with cruise security. demonstrators had a list of concerns. they say they're protesting on labor day to protect drivers who could lose their jobs. they say this amounts to the privatization of public transportation and they say there are issues that have not been addressed like liability. >> we see this rollout of self-driving technology as a tipping point for rolling out the new age of a

anne makovec joins us now to break down the controversial decision this afternoon from the csu trustees. anne? >> yeah, bad news for students but all nine trustees voted in favor of the hike. they say there is no other option because the csu system is facing a deficit of $1.5 billion. the increase is 6% every year for five years in a row. what does that mean to students? by the 2028-29 school year, tuition will be nearly $2000 more. that applies to less than half of all students, those who either qualify for grants or waivers or those with higher family incomes, but still, that is nearly 180,000 students. we caught up with some in san jose and san francisco who were not happy about the news. >> it is very expensive. i hope the money is going to the right people compared to what we were paying. on it is completely unfair. >> i am bartending and making it -- barely making it, you know what i mean? it's hard. it's really hard. >> reporter: the students aren't kidding when they say they are struggling financially. the 2019 report found that 41% of students reported low or very low food secu

anne makovec joining me with all the details on this. >> a couple of big names including elon musk ready to put money on the table to get rid of one supervisor. preston suggested that tourists should be warned not to leave anything valuable in their cars. the cars are highly sought after targets since they often have luggage and contained valuables and sometimes high-end cameras or computers. they can easily be identifiable with out-of-state plates or barcodes from rental companies. two groups of tourists willing to share their stories. >> i thought i was hiding this device. >> we didn't know how serious the problem was. we just knew there were break-ins but didn't actually think it was this serious. this is our first day in san francisco. >> yesterday, dean preston called a public hearing about car break-ins. >> visitors are not only losing money and property, but often left traumatized and with a very bad experience in our city and i should say it is not limited to the tourists, but it is disproportionately the tourists. >> the goal was to update people on what the city has been doing

anne makovec spoke with one veteran who has been hoping to see this change for decades. >> yeah, this person is part of a lawsuit brought against the pentagon meant to force changes like this. the department of defense is vowing to make the review process more accessible and efficient for lgbtq veterans, conducting a review of their records. those who served are recommended for discharge upgrades, taking the burden off the veteran and putting it on the military. they are launching a website dedicated to helping veterans through the process. we reached out to the lawyers representing former servicemembers today and they say they welcome this news but that much work lies ahead. >> we come from a very proud family of heroes. >> reporter: joining the navy was something that the veteran always knew they wanted to do. >> when i was a little kid and in cub scouts i loved having a uniform on and i loved the flag and all the things that -- all the telltale signs that somebody would join the military. >> reporter: lilly joined the navy and at 19 years old they were stationed on the uss abraham

anne makovec has been looking into some of the effect we could feel in the bay area, from airports to parks. >> wide-ranging effect, just out breaking news from the organizers of fleet week, it looks like the show will go on next week as scheduled. there were a lot of questions about that, and there will be air shows involved, though the spokesperson told us they are still unsure about the blue angels performing. they are waiting to hear definitively from the navy on that. the blue angels are usually the headliner of fleet week, drawing crowds from around northern california. but the rest of the fleet week events are going to go on. speaking of airplanes, a shutdown would affect people who work at the airport in oakland and san jose, like air traffic controllers and tsa agents. they are considered essential, so they are still expected to go to work, but their paychecks would be withheld until the government opens backup. >> the shutdown in 2018 was devastating , it was 35 days on our folks were going to food banks. a lot of times, they had to decide whether they were going to put the

anne makovec joins us with reactions from parents and students as police try to sort out what happened here today. >> reporter: a lot of questions, but here is what we know so far. a gun was found on campus and at least one shot was fired on campus. four people were detained, two of them were eventually arrested. the good news is that nobody was injured in the shooting. it all started just before 11:30 this morning, with reports of shots fired at skyline high school. that is just west of the east oakland hills . the school was placed on lockdown, immediately, as kids barricaded themselves inside classrooms for 2 1/2 hours. >> i heard gunshots from where the theater was. that's really it but i didn't see anybody. i did not expect to be in a school shooting. it's my first week back. this is really crazy. >> parents gathered to figure out what was going on. many scared and waiting for information. we heard from one mother who has had enough. >> they need to figure it out. if they are going to make us parents make our children go to school, they need to make it safe for us to feel comforta

anne makovec discovers how california scientists are hard at work brewing up solutions. >> reporter:kland's fruitvale district during oktoberfest or, frankly, on any night the beer is here. >> we had plans to celebrate and, you know, have a pretzel and beer and just have a good time. >> reporter: the guy behind the tap? >> this is how you stay strong through your 40s and 50s. >> reporter: 46-year-old morgan hocks. morgan owns ale industries where he brews up all kinds of craft beer. >> it smells like a combination of bread that's being baked with honey and granola. >> reporter: batch uses 20 bags of malted barley, yeast, hops, the plant that gives beer its bitter taste and aroma, but as the earth gets warmer, a cold brew may be harder to find. three critical ingredients, barley, water, and hops, are all under a growing threat. >> the climate change, you know, it's one spectrum or the other. >> certainly does concern me. beer is an agricultural-type product and agriculture is very much affected by climate change. >> reporter: a recent study found warmer temperatures, severe drought an

anne makovec joins us with the latest from police. >> it started at 11:15 this morning. the gunman walked into the dealership and shot and killed a female employee at the service center. both berkeley and albany police responded to the active shooter call and after entering the dealership gunfire was exchanged between officers and the suspect. that suspect was shot and pronounced dead at the scene, no word if an officer shot him or if it was self-inflicted. two investigations are underway now. >> we have a lot of information coming in from the witnesses. we don't have a victim that can give their statement. we don't have a suspect that can give information. so we have to rely on the joint work that's happening from investigators. >> the alameda county sheriff's office is taking the lead in this investigation. meantime police are waiting to release the eat of the victim and gunman until their families are notified. >> heartbreaking and confusing and a lot of questions. thank you. >>> in berkeley now some scary moments for someone near the cal campus as police three suspec

anne makovec joins us with the very latest on this case. >> that man walked in and shot and killed a woman who worked in that service center and then he wound up dead in a shootout with police. police in both berkeley and albany started getting calls of an active shooter around a quarter after 11:00 this morning. investigators say the gunman opened fire at that service center killing one female employee. officers from berkeley and albany arrived a short time later and after they went into the building a shootout began with several officers opening fire. >> they made entry into the building and shots were fired. investigators from all three agencies are on scene and they are actively investigating what occurred. >> investigators cannot say yet if the gunman was killed during that exchange with police or if it was from a self-inflicted gunshot. we do know that the female victim was killed before police arrived on scene. right now alameda county sheriff's office is leading the investigation that is ongoing. no information on the victim or gunman will be released until their families are

anne makovec has more on why. >> yeah, the million-dollar question as usual, and a lot of mystery involved in the answer, but it is clearly going to hurt a lot of drivers. two of the most expensive spots are san ramon and san francisco. bay area averages are up $.15 or more in a week . in oakland, a gallon of regular will cost you about $5.60 and in san jose it is $5.56. today we caught up with one mom driving her son from monterey county all the way to oregon state for college. >> we have been pricing out driving versus flying and it is cheaper to fly. >> so we talked with an energy expert. bornstein says the price of crude oil is going up largely because saudi arabia has a deal with russia to export less, tightening the market. he says drivers should prepare for an expensive october. >> i am very worried that once prices go up, the state average will go above six dollars per gallon. they take a long time to come back down again. >> right now, gas in california is running about $2.00 higher than the rest of the country. bornstein says about $.85 of that can be chalked up to higher gas tax

anne makovec has more on where the proposed rate increase stands right now. >> reporter: pg&e is pushing for a 26% rate hike, but the california public utility commission is proposing they get a 13% bump tops. pg&e says i need the money for wildfire mitigation efforts. they say 85% of it would go towards projects like moving power lines underground. they want to bury 2100 miles of them , eliminating the risk of strong wind knocking them down and starting fires. >> we certainly understand that any increase to our customers rates and bills can be challenging. >> so the problem is we have an affordability crisis because we have had double-digit increases year after year after year. >> reporter: that is the executive director of the utility perform network that advocates on behalf of ratepayers. he says the pg&e plan would cost customers $28 more per month, $336 more per year , and that a faster and cheaper way to reduce wildfire risks would be to insulate power lines. the issue of pg&e's rates has been pending for more than two years. the california public utility commission will be voting

republicans on capitol hill remain worlds apart on some very key issues, anne makovec has more on speaker mccarthy 's last ditch effort to avoid the shutdown. >> reporter: just 2 1/2 days away, paychex, national parks, and even airport operations could be on the line, here. this fight is not red versus blue, it is largely within the republican party that cannot seem to agree on their priorities. house speaker kevin mccarthy, pushing for a short-term bill, promising republican priorities to get hard-line gop holdouts on board, but some say they will only vote for a long-term budget. back we are going to need more time to finish. can we get a stopgap? >> i want to bring it up on friday. it will also secure, be able to move through. >> reporter: the senate, meantime, also working on a continuing resolution to fund the government for the next six weeks at current spending levels. but with additional dollars for ukraine and u.s. disaster relief, it is a nonstarter for house republicans , a frustration for the democrats, whose hands are tied. >> put the bipartisan continuing resolution on the f

anne makovec has a look at the numbers now. >> that study found crime is overwhelmingly oakland's top concern for 83% of respondents. this was released by a local advocacy and consulting firm they say as a wake-up call to show oakland leaders what matters to residents. 92% want their leaders to focus on reducing crime. 74% feel things in oakland are going in the wrong direction and believe the quality of life has gotten worse. the study was conducted earlier this month. tomorrow businesses are closing their doors to prove their point, protesting rising crime and calling on city hall for help. a strike is set to start at 10:00 a.m. some businesses will close for a few hours, others the full day. the conference starts at le cheval which is closing because of crime and slow sales. today we spoke with some long time customers reflecting how things had changed. >> i used to come here, we'd wait till the place closed down before we'd leave. now it's like oh, it's getting dark. maybe we should leave now. >> the strike comes a week after city leaders were criticized for missing the grant dead

our anne makovec has a story of a bay area man who wants us to rethink what we put in our oceans. >> reporter: near fort cronkite in marin head lands, surf is up. >> for me, it's like my church. i have been at it so long, this is where i come to get peace of mind. this is where i come to exercise. this is where i come to basically let everything wash off me. >> reporter: for jason, pacific ocean is a treasure. as he plunges into the waves, 5,000 miles west of him off a different coast, same ocean, nations are plunged into controversy. protesters gathered in tokyo and parts of south korea opposing japan's release of more than 1 million tons of treated radioactive water into the pacific ocean. >> i am furious! >> we won't give up! >> reporter: 12 years ago a huge earth quake and tsunami hit japan devastating towns and killing 20,000. it flooded the nuclear power plant and resulted in a major nuclear accident. >> reactors melted and another one exploded its top. it's a very serious incident. >> reporter: the damaged reactors are radioactive, need constant cooling. >> water was needed to

anne makovec has the story of one bay area man who wants us to rethink what we put in our oceans. >> reporter: in the marin head lands surf is up. among those looking to catch a wave is jason. >> it's like my church. this is where i come to get peace of mind, to exercise. this is where i come to basically let everything wash off me. >> reporter: for jason the pacific ocean is a treasure. as he plunges into waves off the california coast, 5,000 miles west off a different coast, same ocean, nations are plunged into controversy. protesters gathered in tokyo and parts of south korea opposing japan's release of more than 1 million tons of treated radioactive water into the pacific ocean. >> i am furious. >> we won't give up! >> reporter: 12 years ago a huge earthquake and tsunami hit japan devastating towns and killing 20,000. the tsunami flooded the nuclear power plant and resulted in a major nuclear accident. >> it melted down and another one exploded its top. it is a very serious incident. >> reporter: damaged reactors are radioactive and need constant cooling. >> water was needed to c

. >> in our latest project earth report, anne makovec shows us how a small endangered fox is teachingon in perseverance. >> reporter: early in the morning as the sun rises at cal state university, bakersfield, it's pretty quiet, just a few folks out walking, but when night falls, it gets a little wild. researchers puncture a can of cat food, securing it to the ground, and overnight a camera records the action. the skunks and opossums are no big surprise, but these guys are, the san joaquin kit fox. they're an endangered species. >> i think we were all very surprised to see kit foxes doing so well just in the urban areas. >> reporter: say the biologist abby gwinn saying since the late '60s the number of kit foxes has dramatically in changed, part due to habitat loss and now climate change threatens them even more. >> it seems like they really like school campuses. for better or for worse, csub, our campus, seems to be a little kit fox factory. >> reporter: dr. lucas hall is a conservation biologist at the university. the scientist and his team made an eye-opening discovery. the kit fox

anne makovec will break it down. >> reporter: focusing on the work day commute and boosting service on weekends and nights. no more half hour wait for the next train starting tomorrow. bart says no rider will wait more than 20 minutes for a scheduled train no matter what hour of the day or day of the week, including a 50% increase in evening service. >> we need to grow our ridership and we have been steadily growing ridership throughout the pandemic. but we want to bring back more people, so we're inviting people if you haven't been on bart for a while, this is a great time to come back. >> reporter: a big upgrade for people who ride the busiest weekday line, the yellow line from pittsburgh to the peninsula. trains will go from running every 15 minutes to every 10. you may notice more passengers in each car. that's because the train system wide will be shorter, a move to try to keep them cleaner and to increase police presence. and the vast majority will be from bart's so-called fleet of the future. the new cars with the upgraded features. >> the great new seats, great new signage. ver

anne makovec has the story of one bay area man who wants us to rethink what we put in our oceans. >> reporter: in the marin head lands, surf's up among those looking to catch a wave, jason. >> for me personally, it's like my church. this is where i come to get peace of mind. this is where i come to exercise. this is where i come to basically let everything wash off me. >> reporter: for jason, the pacific ocean is a treasure, but as he plunges into the waves off the california cost coast, 5,000 miles west of him off a different coast, same ocean, nations are plunged into controversy. protesters have gathered in tokyo and in parts of south korea opposing japan's release of more than 1 million tons of treated radioactive water into the pacific ocean. >> i'm furious. >> we won't give up. >> reporter: 12 years ago a huge earthquake and tsunami hit japan, devastating towns and killing 20,000. it flooded the daiichi power plant in fukushima. >> three of the reactors melted down. another one kind of exploded its top, and it's a very, very serious incident. most serious incident since chernob

anne makovec reports. >> reporter: early in the morning as the sun rises at cal state university bakersfield. just a few folks out walking. but when nightfalls? it gets a little wild. researchers puncture a can of cat foot securing it to the ground and overnight a camera records the action. the skunks and opossums are no big surprise, but these guys are. the san joaquin kit fox. they are an endangered species. >> i think we were all very surprised to see kit foxes doing so well just in urban areas. >> reporter: state biologist abby gwen said since the late '60s the number of san joaquin kit foxes dramatically declined in part due to habitat loss. now climate change threatens them even more. but the foxes are multiplying like crazy. >> it seems they really like school campuses. >> for better or for worse csub our campus seems to be a little kit fox factory. >> reporter: dr. hall is a conservation biologist at the university. the scientist and his team made an eye-opening discovery, the kit fox is sharing space with other wild animals including one of their favorite foods. the california groun

anne makovec reports. >> reporter: early in the morning as the sun rises at cal state university bakersfieldretty quiet. just a few folks out walking. but when night falls? it gets a little wild. researchers puncture a can of cat food, securing it to the ground, and overnight a camera records the action. the skunks and opossums are no big surprise, but these guys are. the san joaquin kit fox. they are an endangered species. >> i think we were all very surprised to see kit foxes doing so well just in urban areas. >> reporter: state biologist abby gwen said since the late '60s, the number of san joaquin kit foxes dramatically declined in part due to habitat loss. now climate change threatens them even more. but as you can see on this recent video, foxes are multiplying like crazy. >> it seems they really like school campuses. >> for better or for worse, csub our campus, seems to be a little kit fox factory. >> reporter: dr. lucas hall is a conservation biologist at the university. the scientist and his team made an eye-opening discovery, the kit fox is sharing space with other wild animals inc