reporting live anser hassan abc seven news. okay answer. >> thank you. don't forget you can access the latest weather conditions as well as the same live doppler seven that sandhya and our weather team use every day. just search abc seven bay area in your devices app store to download it. when you have a moment. >> new developments oakland's mayor has rejected all three final candidates for the role of police chief. mayor shang tao is now requesting a new list of nominees from the police commission. it's a big setback for the city, which has been without a permanent chief since february. that's when tao fired lauren armstrong, citing an investigation that found he'd mishandled two misconduct cases. an independent arbitrator cleared him of those accusations , and he reapplied for his job in october. it's unclear. unclear if armstrong was on the list of final candidates nominated, and two san ramon police officers are hospitalized after a fentanyl exposure incident in a safeway parking lot. >> they were called to the diablo plaza shopping center for report

anser hassan abc seven news. okay >> unser. thank you very much. >> now we do still have much more coverage of this deadly shooting in oakland after the break. what we're learning about the fallen officer and the emotional procession held earlier today as his body was transported. abc seven news at five. we'l the man behind the badge. >> a show of reverence as officers stood at attention outside highland hospital on friday afternoon, while a flag draped coffin with an oakland police officer's body was carried out. >> the dangers and demands of this profession are real and come with significant sacrifice, according to opd officer twan lee was born in saigon, vietnam, before later moving to oakland and being naturalized on 911, 2001. >> in 2020, he graduated from the 183rd police academy. for the past two years, officer lee served as the community resource officer in west oakland who works very closely in the field with some of other specialized teams. other police officers brought him directly to highland hospital in a statement

the judge now hopes to have a decision within the coming weeks in martinez anser hassan abc seven news. >> an attention grabbing demonstration today in the south bay. a group made up of mostly senior citizens say they are living in unacceptable conditions and want their landlords to listen. abc7 news south bay reporter zach fuentes was there and has more on their demands. reporter fine, fine, fine fine fine. >> five months of frustration have brought these tenants to this building. the dozens that came to this sit in, demonstrate represent more than 100 tenants at korda terra village and bella castillo apartments in san jose. >> both of these complexes are high majority vietnamese monolingual speakers at core de terra. seniors everybody's a senior there. cindy tran is with the law foundation of silicon valley. >> she's been working with the tenants who recently formed associations in response to concerns, some of them having to do with safety and security. their garage. >> people come in and they break in. um, there was an instance where one of the tenants got their car stolen. >> anot

but instead of the new charges, the judge moved the date and now, as abc seven news reporter anser hassan explains, nishida's widow is worried that the embattled district attorney may lessen the charges. >> the widow of kevin nishida was hoping to leave the hall of justice in dublin tuesday morning with a full understanding of the charges against the suspects in her husband's murder case. it is complicated because the charges that were set by the o'malley administration in 2022 are still standing at this time, virginia nishida says there are now concerns that the current alameda county district attorney, pamela price, may drop the special circumstance and some enhancements which could have kept the suspects locked up for life. but she says those charges still haven't officially been submitted through the court system. >> that's what i'm worried about, that they're not being held accountable and they need to be, especially for murder. >> monday evening, da price issued a statement ahead of tuesday's hearing saying that two of the suspect, shadia mitchell and hershel hale, will both be char

reporting live anser hassan abc seven news. >> it is so tragic. we know you will stay on top of it. answer. many thanks. moving on to new details now on a deadly shooting of a pizza delivery driver in oakley. we now know his identity. 24 year old gabriel stewart was killed on wednesday. there is a gofundme fundraiser to help support his mother. that page says stewart was working to pay for college and was in his final semester before transferring to cal state east bay. he was on a break from work, sitting in his car when a vehicle pulled up next to him and a passenger got out and shot him. the search continues for a suspect and the latest now on the israel-hamas war. israeli oil continues to resist international pressure to scale back its offensive. abc news reporter jay o'brien tells us president biden today spoke with israel's prime minister. >> the israeli army releasing footage on saturday, it says shows idf troop operations around southern gaza city's east district at the gaza strip, as well as airstrikes on some hamas targets. hamas rescue officials in gaza claim an israeli ai

>> in oakland, anser hassan abc seven news.>> and in the south bay, santa and his elves really got into the spirit of the holidays. you can see santa clara county sheriff rob johnson and his deputies making a special visit to deliver toys to the pediatric unit at valley medical center in addition to today's visit to the sheriff's office has also been collecting toys for the nonprofit hit the family giving tree. this year, they collected more than 500 gifts for children in need across the bay area. >> that is so nice. nice, isn't it? that's what i love about this time of year around the bay area. all right, well, it's time now to get a check on the weather. and as we do, take a look at this picture tweeted by valley water of a rainbow in san jose. >> and you can see the double rainbow. in fact, although we're zooming in a little so you lose it on the sides, but it's still spectacular. for the latest on the conditions, let's get to abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel. sandhya yeah, absolutely beautiful picture there. and d

in oakland, anser hassan abc7 news. >> the city of oakland is promising to streamline the process of recruiting new 911 operators. that's after the discovery that about 1000 applications from potential dispatchers went unprocessed last for about a year. it is a priority for us to make sure that we are processing these these hirings in a timely manner. >> and so i think we are demonstrating progress in doing that. and so we have up to 74 positions authorized. there's 16 vacancies at this time. however, in the previous month we've hired an additional four dispatchers. we have another 11 in various stages of training and another six coming online after after the holidays. >> now, the mayor's office says the city has made contact with all of those applications, encouraging them to reapply. uh- the city is in the process of overhauling making upgrades to the 911 system. >> and this all comes as one neighborhood is raising concerns about crime in their community. but when we compared those anecdotes to the crime numbers, they didn't match. abc7 news anchor dion lim shows us or joins us rat

we need actual solutions that are sustainable in oakland, anser hassan, abc seven news. >> also in thet bay, there's a push underway for a new protection for renters, better access to lawyers to deal with possible evictions. but some landlord are saying they want the same protections as abc7 news reporter ryan curry breaks it all down. >> she calls it an early holiday gift, but for leslie lewis, it's another chapter in a long battle. for now, he gets to stay in this home. how long have you lived here? i've lived here since 1954. decades in oakland. but for the 10th time, he's avoided eviction. he pays his rent on time, but his landlord wants a new tenant. leslie wants to stay. >> i've showed this property seven times. the last time. the last two times i i told them lie the situation here in oakland is kind of a little funny. we have a lot of crime going on. >> he lives in east oakland, his neighborhood, and the ones around it are dangerous. >> i'm not comfortable just allowing anybody to come into this house with out me checking their id. no knowing who they are and what their intentio

abc7 news reporter anser hassan has the details. >> the road to the future is coming to contra costaounty right now. >> first and last mile is one of our biggest challenges here in contra costa county. and so we want to we want we don't want people have to drive to the bart station. tim hill is with contra costa transit authority. >> for the past few years, its been working on the dynamic, personal micro transit system 28 miles th will connect pittsburg, antioch, brentwood and oakley with autonomous vehicles. >> the vehicle is small, the vehicle is only five feet wide, you know, and so that reduces a lot of the infrastructure cost as well as operational costs. and the vehicles also electric. so it's also sustainable. >> zero emissions and using an app, users would show up at an access point similar to a bus stop or bart station get in and off to your destination. the exact pick up and drop off locations are still to be determined. it takes you from, say, pittsburg directly to a bart station or to the downtown community center or to a university or a school like los los medanos colleg

we need actual solutions that are sustainable in oakland, anser hassan, abc seven news. >> and a north bay community is throwing its support behind some beloved donut shop owners after a devastating burglary this week, the family's petaluma home was ransacked and most of their life savings stolen. police say thieves broke in while they were at work on monday. >> i'm trying not to do that, but i can help. i'm so sorry. sure, i lost everything. what i earn, i think it's terrible. >> i was i was shocked, i was really shocked because i know how much we all love sophie here for years and years. >> and sophia's who you heard from first? sophie and ray immigrated to the us from cambodia and opened kenny's donuts in 1995. the community stepped up with a gofundme campaign to help the family. just days before christmas. tonight, there was more than $117,000 in donations. police are following leads in the case. a security camera captured this image of a car outside the home on monday. >> we've reported a lot this week on that new covid variant that's on the rise. it's known as gen one. just a cou

but as abc seven news reporter anser hassan shows us, they can do much more than cook a christmas meal. come on in, everybody. >> welcome. >> as folks lined up for christmas dinner at the bay area rescue mission in richmond, behind the scenes cook comfort mensah makes sure to capture the holiday flavor with some. >> it's a holiday christmas, so we make sure everybody you know eats some ham and yum and corn mash potatoes, gravy, pie and salad. >> she knows how important this meal can be for those who are struggling. a few years ago, she was in line for food and she says it isn't just about the meal, it's also about a sense of belonging and being seen very, very important. >> very important because you got a one going to depress and confuse. don't have no family. so when you come here, we all family together, there's no separation in. so that makes it wonderful. >> i think that people have a misconception of the homeless population. i think a lot of people in the bay area are one paycheck away from homelessness. >> david smith, better known as pastor dave, has been working with the homel

we need actual solutions that are sustainable in oakland, anser hassan, abc seven news. >> and a northty is throwing its support behind some beloved donut shop owners after a devastating burglary this week, the family's petaluma home was ransacked and most of their life savings stolen. police say thieves broke in while they were at work on monday. >> i'm trying not to do that, but i can help. i'm so sorry. sure, i lost everything. what i earn, i think it's terrible. >> i was i was shocked, i was really shocked because i know how much we all love sophie here for years and years. >> and sophia's who you heard from first? sophie and ray immigrated to the us from cambodia and opened kenny's donuts in 1995. the community stepped up with a gofundme campaign to help the family. just days before christmas. tonight, there was more than $117,000 in donations. police are following leads in the case. a security camera captured this image of a car outside the home on monday. >> we've reported a lot this week on that new covid variant that's on the rise. it's known as gen one. just a couple of weeks

but as abc seven news reporter anser hassan shows us, they can do much more than cook a christmas meal. come on in, everybody. >> welcome. >> as folks lined up for christmas dinner at the bay area rescue mission in richmond, behind the scenes cook comfort mensah makes sure to capture the holiday flavor with some. >> it's a holiday christmas, so we make sure everybody you know eats some ham and yum and corn mash potatoes, gravy, pie and salad. >> she knows how important this meal can be for those who are struggling. a few years ago, she was in line for food and she says it isn't just about the meal, it's also about a sense of belonging and being seen very, very important. >> very important because you got a one going to depress and confuse. don't have no family. so when you come here, we all family together, there's no separation in. so that makes it wonderful. >> i think that people have a misconception of the homeless population. i think a lot of people in the bay area are one paycheck away from homelessness. >> david smith, better known as pastor dave, has been working with the homel

abc seven news reporter anser hassan sat down with one of the students who is in the bay area, visiting family for the holidays. i'm uh- doing okay regarding physical recovery, psychological recovery. >> it's very hard. >> it's been one month since kanan abdul hamid and his two friends survived a shooting thanksgiving weekend in burlington, vermont, and what may be a possible hate crime dealing with the aftermath of the shooting has been tough. but, he adds, the war in gaza weighs even heavier. >> it's very hard to process the shooting when your psyche is all really focused on what's happening and gaza and palestine, it's very hard to witness a blatant genocide in our modern times. >> kanan is visiting family in the bay area on break from college for the holidays. the night of the shooting, the three were headed home, speaking arabic wearing kefaya's, the traditional palestinian scarf. when they were shot at close range. keenan had minor injuries, but his friend hisham awartani was left paralyzed and we're hoping he is charged the full extent of the law regarding a hate crime. the suspe

abc seven news reporter anser hassan has reaction from the community. >> svetlana zach dropped off flowers at the home where a young oakley man was shot and killed while parked in front of his house. >> it's just awful. i feel scared, i feel terrible, but mostly i'm hurting for this family that lost a son right before christmas. so i can't even imagine, she says she didn't know the family, but they live across the street from her children's school as a community member. >> she says the community needs to show up for this family. >> this was a shocking, shocking event and we're all shaken up, but we're going to show up for this family like we do and support each other as best as we can. >> according to police, just before 5 p.m. on wednesday, the man was on break from delivering pizzas and parked in front of his house. a vehicle pulled up alongside him. the passenger got out and shot him multiple times. >> our officers arrived. they noticed a male had uh- sustained at least two gunshot wounds. he was in a vehicle in front of a home. >> the mother was inside at the time of the shooting. >> s

. >> and now, as abc seven news reporter anser hassan explains, nishida's widow is worried that the embattledtrict attorney may lessen the charges as the. widow of kevin nishida was hoping to leave the hall of justice in dublin tuesday morning with a full understanding of the charges against the suspects in her husband's murder case. >> it is complicated because the charges that were set by the o'malley administration in 2022 are still standing at this time, virginia nishida says there are now concerns that the current alameda county district attorney, pamela price, may drop the special. circumstance some enhancements. which could have kept the suspects locked up for life. >> but she says those charges still haven't officially been submitted through the court system. >> so that's what i'm worried about, that they're not being held accountable and they need to be, especially for murder. >> monday evening, da price issued a statement ahead of tuesday's hearing saying that two of the suspects should mitchell and herschel hale, will both be charged with first degree murder, plus arming enhancemen

abc seven news reporter anser hassan a talked with people about what today means ahead of the track's planned for closure in june. >> it's opening day of the winter spring season at golden gate fields and likely the last. >> doesn't make me feel good, you know, i've been there my first year in california. i started in washington and my first year in northern california was in 1977. >> ed mosher has raced at golden gate fields every year since. he recalls the first time he drove past the racetrack on highway 80. >> i saw it and i thought it was like a biggest place in the world, and i thought how it was the coolest thing in the world, and i was uh, you know, just sad that they're not going to be there anymore. >> with the closure of bay meadows racetrack in 2008, golden gate fields has been the only major thoroughbred racetrack in northern california . it held its first meet in 1941. in july, the owners announced they were closing, tentatively set for june of 2024. >> i've been there maybe a handful, 4 or 5 times and had some good times there, you know, betting on horses and eating nac

>> in oakland, anser hassan abc seven news. thank you. >> what a nice effort and a nice day there.ight. coming up next, an updated look at the weather forecast. see how much more rain we're going to get. and what kind of conditions to expect on christmas day. sandy is back with that in a moment. the abc seven storm impact scale. >> it's going to be a two moderate storm from 1 to 5, light to severe. >> know exactly how every storm will impact you. wet and windy. >> once again, be prepared with the abc seven storm impact scale from abc is it possible my network could take my business to the next level? it is with comcast business. powering all your devices with gig-speed wifi. and you get fast downloads and uploads. pick it up! pick it up! oh we got this! because it's powered by the next generation 10g network. more speed for your business? it's not just possible. it's happening. get started for $59.99 a month for 12 months. plus, ask how to get an $800 prepaid card with a qualifying internet package. call, or go online today to learn more. light rain, a new series on disney plus and

. >> abc seven news reporter anser hassan sat down with one of the students who's in the bay area visiting family for the holidays . >> i'm uh- doing okay. regarding physical recovery. psychological recovery. it's very hard. >> it's been one month since kanan abdul hamid and his two friends survived a shooting thanksgiving weekend in burlington, vermont. and what may be a possible hate crime dealing with the aftermath of the shooting has been tough. but, he adds, the war in gaza weighs even heavier. >> it's very hard to process the shooting when uh- your psyches all really focused on what's happening and gaza and palestine, it's very hard to witness a blatant genocide in our modern times. >> kanan is visiting family in the bay area on break from college for the holidays. the night of the shooting, the three were headed home, speaking arabic wearing keffiyehs, the traditional palestinian scarf. when they were shot at close range. keenan had minor injuries, but his friend hisham awartani was left paralyzed and we're hoping he's charged the full extent of the law regarding a hate crime. the s

we hear first from abc seven news reporter anser hassan unser . >> omar, good evening. you can see fifth avenue is still closed off as this investigation continues. the good news? the embarcadero has been open after being closed for almost ten hours. but as you can see, this is still very much an active crime scene. >> sadly, today, one of our officers paid the ultimate sacrifice. >> this interim oakland police chief, darren allison, says officers were responding to a burglary in the 400 block of embarcadero early friday morning, when police arrived, they spotted multiple suspects fleeing. one of them fired off multiple shots at officer tuan lee, who was driving with his partner at the time. >> during the response, at least one individual discharged their firearm multiple times, striking a plainclothes officer who was driving an unmarked vehicle. >> hey, i got an officer down. we're hit. we know no one uh- next to the 8-80 entrance on embarcadero 83. >> what's the condition of the officer? >> unconscious. we're going to take you to the hospital. >> officer lee was a fou

abc seven news reporter anser hassan shows us that they do much more than cook a christmas meal.on in, everybody. >> welcome. >> as folks lined up for christmas dinner at the bay area rescue mission in richmond, behind the scenes cook comfort mensah makes sure to capture the holiday flavor with some. >> it's a holiday christmas, so we make sure everybody you know eats some ham and yum and corn mush, potatoes, gravy, pie and salad. >> she knows how important this meal can be for those who are struggling. a few years ago, she was in line for food and she says it isn't just about the meal, it's also about a sense of belonging and being seen. >> very, very important. very important because you got a one going to depress and confuse. don't have no family. so when you come here, we all family together, there's no separation in. so that makes it wonderful. >> i think that people have a misconception of the homeless population. i think a lot of people in the bay area are one paycheck away from homelessness. >> david smith, better known as pastor dave, has been working with the homeless p

the judge now hopes to have a decision within the coming weeks in martinez anser hassan abc seven news now to a new progress report from the california department of education. >> our state schools doing better or worse compared to pre-pandemic times? abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn is live in the newsroom with a look at that report. suzanne. well, dion, this is the first time since the covid 19 pandemic that the dashboard has been released. it rates the performance of every district and every school looking at seven areas, including math and english test scores, chronic absenence rates and graduation rates. looking at the big picture, the 2023 dashboard shows that students in california schools are graduating at higher levels than before the pandemic and are missing less class time year over year. statewide the graduation rate for the class of 2023 is 86.2. it's a decrease of less than 1% from the class of 2022, but it's still higher than pre-pandemic levels. >> that number is a great achievement and a great success. >> cassandra curiel is a teacher and president of the local san

report live anser hassan abc seven news. >> okay. terrible day in oakland. unser. obviously. thank you very much. let's give you another look now at officer tuan lee. this picture released by the oakland police department shortly not long ago. the post says officer lee was a devoted husband to his wife, and that his passing leaves a void in the law enforcement community. the city of oakland and in the hearts of those who knew him, we provided updates on the officer's death and how the police department is honoring him. >> we sent out this alert with a link to the opd procession. you can get breaking news updates like this sent to your mobile device by downloading the abc seven bay area app and enabling notifications. >> more to come here a year in review a look back and ahead with san jose's mayor matt mehan, how he thinks he did during his first year in office. job hazard, an amazon driver, says she was harassed while dropping off a package. the incident, captured on camera, and you can ring in the new year with green day and megan thee stallion. a preview of the nation's mo

abc seven news reporter anser hassan spoke with a neighbor who helped pull one of the sons out of the car. >> two brothers are dead from a hit and run accident near downtown antioch. it happened after 11 p.m. on friday night. maurice howell says he saw the speeding suv and then moments later, heard the crash. he rushed over and saw the dad asking for help to get his sons out of the car. >> the gentleman, he he said, get his kids. so we were trying to open the back door to get his kids and the back door was too hard for us to grab, and we opened the front door. when we got the little boy out, howell says. >> the father, who was driving the car that was hit, wanted to put his son under the water, shooting out from the hydrant, hoping that he just passed out from the impact of the crash. >> so we put him in the water and he never responded. >> antioch police say the suv may have been speeding when it hit the blue car. police say the driver of the suv took off on foot. the two boys were taken to the hospital where they were pronounced dead. you heard the crash? >> yes i did, yes i did. >>

abc seven news reporter anser hassan talked with people about what today means ahead of the track's plannedosure for good in june . >> it's opening day of the winter spring season at golden gate fields and likely the last doesn't make me feel good, you know, i've been there my first year in california. >> i started in washington and my first year in northern california was in 1977. >> ed mosher has raced at golden gate fields every year since. he recalls the first time he drove past the racetrack on highway 80. >> i saw it, i thought it was like a biggest place in the world, and i thought how it was the coolest thing in the world, and i was uh, you know, just sad that they're not going to be there anymore. >> with the closure of bay meadows racetrack in 2008, golden gate fields has been the only major thoroughbred racetrack in northern california . it held its first meet in 1941. in july, the owners announced they were closing, tentatively set for june of 2024. >> i've been there maybe a handful, 4 or 5 times and had some good times there, you know, betting on horses and eating nachos and c

abc7 news reporter anser hassan spoke with some of the new restaurants about why they think bay areaspot. >> friday night will be big for andrew shinn. the grand opening of sassy asian. >> the concept was was born out of my time in soul. going to grad school. and, you know, just experiencing my. motherland born out of soul brought to emeryville. >> shinn says he's excited to expand his hit san francisco restaurant across the bay bridge. somebody comes here. what are you going to tell them to order? what's the thing they got to get sausage and ball for sure. >> i mean, it's just the top selling item every day, every week, every month, every year, shinn says. >> for seven years, he was looking for his new location in emeryville made sense. >> i knew emeryville was up and coming. i took a tour of the area of the mall of bay street, really was excited about everything that they were doing, developing, bringing in, wanting to be a part of that. >> it's one of five new restaurants to open just in the past few weeks, driving the mall's makeover. >> it's really exciting, actually, looking at

and i hope they get the guys that did it in antioch. >> anser hassan abc seven news. a scary situation tonight in san francisco's union square. >> something on a stove burst inside the malicious food truck, injuring three people. the san francisco fire department says they all had burns and were taken to the hospital. streets were briefly closed for the investigation but have since reopened. in oakland, a homeless encampment fire briefly closed interstate 880 tonight. as you can see, the smoke could be seen for miles as a thick black cloud just rose into the air. flames were raging, but firefighters quickly got to the scene and had things under control. within about ten minutes. all lanes were back open by 730. new at 11 oakland police are on the scene of a homicide that occurred on international boulevard and 71st street. police say two people were shot on the premises of a local business. one of the victims was pronounced dead by medical personnel after they arrived on the scene. the other victim was transported to a nearby hospital and is currently in stable condit

abc7 news reporter anser hassan was a busy man today capturing all that holiday cheer. holiday. >> it was a countdown that was heard around the bay area this weekend. >> absolutely. this is amazing. we love it. we came last year. it's awesome. >> several hundred showed up in lafayette for the annual holiday celebration and tree lighting. oh, christmas where everyone gets along. >> there was music, food, a range of festivities. >> but christopher samia admits there is another reason to celebrate the 40. >> niners played a great game. brock pretty amazing. and we watched it and then we knew we were coming here tonight to watch the tree lighting. we're having a great time. at the caltrain station in san francisco. >> the festivities included collecting toys for donations while families could watch performances and take a selfie with santa in oakland, the african american chamber of commerce held its sixth annual holiday shopping experience, and there was something similar in richmond, the 61st annual holiday arts festival, with local artists showcasing to sell their artwor

abc7 news reporter anser hassan explains how this could help build a better bay area.he road to the future is coming to contra costa county right now . >> first and last mile is one of our biggest challenges here in contra costa county and so we want to we want we don't want people have to drive to the bart station. tim hill is with contra costa transit authority. >> for the past few years, its been working on the dynamic, personal micro transit system 28 miles that will connect pittsburg, antioch, brentwood and oakley with autonomous vehicles. >> the vehicle is small. the vehicle is only five feet wide. know and so that reduces a lot of the infrastructure cost as well as operating costs. and the vehicles also electric. so it's also sustainable zero emissions using an app, users would show up at an access point similar to a bus stop or bart station to get in and off to your destination on the exact pick up and drop off locations are still to be determined. and it takes you from, say, pittsburgh directly to a bart station or to the downtown community center or to a univ

abc seven news reporter anser hassan heard their message and has the story. >> surveillance video from early friday morning shows the popular colonial donuts in oakland getting robbed for a second time this week. >> unfortunately, we've heard this is the third time that colonial donuts has been robbed two times. this week alone. three times in the last six months. this is unacceptable. no more crime. >> no more crime. >> a coalition of community groups rallied in front of colonial donuts. they blame failed leadership and failed policies for rising crime. >> we are not safe, and it's because of policy, not covid, not economy. not late stage capitalism. policy. because otherwise these things will be happening in berkeley with the same frequency as they're happening in oakland. among the changes they want, bringing in more county and state resources, hiring a police chief and hiring enough police officers to be proportionate to the city's population and calling for a state of emergency. >> shengtao nikki bass we need a state of emergency. we got to stop the robbery of this of the communit

abc seven news reporter anser hassan talked with the student who is in the bay area visiting family for the holidays. >> i'm uh- doing okay regarding physical recovery, psychological recovery. it's very hard. >> it's been one month since kenan abdul hamid and his two friends survived a shooting thanksgiving weekend in burlington, vermont. and what may be a possible hate crime. dealing with the aftermath of the shooting has been tough. but, he adds, the war in gaza weighs even heavier. >> it's very hard to process the shooting when your psyches all really focused on what's happening in gaza and palestine. it's very hard to witness a blatant genocide in our modern times. >> kenan is visiting family in the bay area on break from college for the holidays. the night of the shooting, the three were headed home speaking arabic wearing keffiyehs, the traditional palestinian scarf. when they were shot at close range. kenan had minor injuries, but his friend hisham awartani was left paralyzed. >> we're hoping he is charged the full extent of the law regarding a hate crime. >> the suspect, 48 year

abc seven news reporter anser hassan shows us that they do much more than preparing a christmas meal. good morning everybody. >> welcome. >> as folks lined up for christmas dinner at the bay area rescue mission in richmond, behind the scenes cook comfort mensah makes sure to capture the holiday flavor. >> it's a holiday. christmas so we make sure everybody you know eats some ham and yam and corn, mashed potatoes, gravy, pie and salad. >> she knows how important this meal can be for those who are struggling a few years ago, she was in line for food and she says it isn't just about the meal, it's also about a sense of belonging and being seen. >> very, very important, very important because you got a one going to depress and confuse. don't have no family. so when you come here, we all family together, there's no separation. so that makes it wonderful. i think that people have a misconception of the homeless population. >> i think a lot of people in the bay area are one paycheck away from homelessness. >> david smith, better known as pastor dave, has been working with the homeless popula

here's abc seven news reporter anser hassan. >> this draft fundraising document linked to the campaign to recall alameda county district attorney pamela price, was leaked to price supporters. she spoke about it at a rally on saturday. >> they did not get a recount in november, so they decided they'd have a recall in january. three as soon as we took office. that is anti-democratic. yes >> page nine of the document explains that fundraising has been focused on large businesses who, quote, have had significant negative impacts to both their portfolio valuations as well as the personal safety of their employees and families. those. fighting the recall, known as protect the win, say this reveals that protecting property value is being prioritized over public safety. >> this campaign plan says that they are concerned with the value of their portfolios as real estate developers, there is nobody in here. there is nobody who comes through our office. that is a real estate portfolio. yes we are responsible for the lives of real people and the impact that our system has. recall, price recall pri

here's abc seven news reporter anser hassan. >> this draft fundraising document linked to the campaign to recall alameda county district attorney pamela price, was leaked to price supporters. she spoke about it at a rally on saturday. >> they did not get a recount in november, so they decided they'd have a recall in january. as soon as we took office. that is anti-democratic. yes >> page nine of the document explains that fundraising has been focused on large businesses who, quote, have had significant negative impacts to both their portfolio valuations as well as the personal safety of their employees and families. those fighting the recall, known as protect the win, say this reveals that protecting property value is being prioritized over public safety. >> this campaign plan says that they are concerned with the value of their portfolio. alejo's real estate developers. there is nobody in here. there is nobody who comes through our office. that is a real estate portfolio. yes, we are responsible for the lives of real people and the impact that our system has recalled. >> price recall,

reporting live anser hassan an abc seven news answer. >> thank you. in the south bay, wet weather this year brought challenges for santa clara valley water district, but as abc seven news reporter dustin dorsey explains, with more rain moving in, they're taking pre-storm preventative action today with gray skies overhead, all is calm in the south bay wednesday morning, but a few more rainy days remain before the new year hits and the work continues to keep the rivers flowing for valley water. >> we have crews going in, clearing some woody blockages in stream. um. we also have cleared on our pier noses and trash racks about 24yd■!t of material. >> in other words, when there are trees, trash or other debris down valley, water crews are on site getting it out. it was a race against the clock along the guadalupe river near the children's discovery museum, with a level one storm pushing through the area. valley water watershed's operations and maintenance unit manager ryan tregoning says they are keeping an eye on their usual areas of blockages and flood c

one more time. >> merry christmas in the east bay. >> anser hassan. abc's avenues. >> cookies and hot cocoa. well, it's also a weekend of holiday giving across the bay area. but this season, charities are asking for more help to assist those less fortunate. some nonprofits say financial donations are down and they blame inflation. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard shows us how generous folks are stepping up to help. >> this is holiday express. merry christmas, santa and his crew were all aboard the smart train spreading good cheer down the tracks. >> from santa rosa to larkspur. >> this is our holiday express, an annual event. we do a toy drive with a toys for tots and we're just out celebrating the ride was free. >> if you brought an unwrapped toy for a family in need, this holiday. >> oh, they love it. they're the ones that want to do it. they pick out the gifts and give them drop them in the box. i drop them in the box this year, but they love thinking about that giving giving away to the other kids. >> yeah. i mean, we know all across marin,

abc7 news reporter anser hassan was also there to have accountability to have action or to have transparency. >> oakland city council member trevor reed held a public safety forum with local, county and state officials. i wanted them to know the investments that we have made. >> i wanted them to hear some of the outcomes that we've been able to deliver on. >> joining reed was acting police chief darren allison. they say since the launch of several initiatives this summer, such as bringing in the chp and foot patrol officers, east oakland's crime corridors have seen a 40% reduction in crime decreases in robberies occurring in that area. >> so whenever you are very intentional and your approach and you bring a presence and follow on investigations, you will absolutely see an impact. >> there were also tough questions from the crowd. i am the mayor, so i take full responsibility for that. oakland mayor shengtao and airing a question about why oakland missed a multi-million dollar state grant deadline to tackle retail theft. others in the audience praised the progress being made, but not convinc

abc seven news reporter anser hassan spoke with a high school teacher who explains why she took part and what she hopes it achieves across the oakland unified school district. >> teachers could voluntarily take part in a teach in about palestinians, as high school teacher rachel tarasco is one of them. >> learn and process this through. a genocide is very, very complex and so for ourselves and for our students to model for them what that looks like, i felt it was really important and essential. >> telasco has family who currently lives in israel, so she has a strong understanding of the war in gaza. her class took part in a combination of activities from art to debate and discussion. i also offered some more expository history based resources and videos. oakland unified school district superintendent dr. kayla johnson sent out an email on monday making it very clear that the district does not support the teach in the email states. i'm deeply disappointed by the harmful and divisive materials being circulated and promoted as factual. though she didn't identify any specific examples in

early next year to get the recall on the ballot in alameda county, anser hassan. abc seven news. >> tolls may be going up on the golden gate bridge again. the bridge district is considering another five year plan to hike tolls. the marin independent journal says officials are faced with a looming budget deficit. revenues plunged during the pandemic and many commuters haven't returned tolls ticked up $0.35 to $9.75 on july 1st. the final increase in a five year plan that started in 2019. in the north bay, a dramatic rescue yesterday in sonoma county, near jenner, a car crashed on highway one and went down a steep ravine , landing upside down the sheriff's office sprung into action as you can see, and used a helicopter to reach the victim. they managed to pull the person out and get them to the hospital. all though we haven't received an update on their condition. labor supporters gathered in oakland today in a show of solidarity with the palestinian people in the conflict between hamas and israel. we're workers from bay area unions and their backers gathered at osc

abc7 news reporter anser hassan hears from the city's top leaders to have accountability to have action to have transparency. >> oakland city council member trevor reid held a public safety forum with local, county and state officials. >> i wanted them to know the investments that we have made. i wanted them to hear some of the outcomes that we've been able to deliver on. >> joining reid was acting police chief darren allison. they say since the launch of several initiatives this summer, such as bringing in the chp and foot patrol officers, east oakland's crime corridors have seen a 40% reduction in crime, decreasing and robberies occurring in that area. >> so whenever you are very intentional and your approach and you bring a presence and follow on investigator actions, you will absolutely see an impact. >> there were also tough questions from the crowd. >> i am the mayor, so i take full responsibility for that. oakland mayor shengtao answering a question about why oakland missed a multi-million dollar state grant deadline to tackle retail theft. >> others in the audience praised the p

abc seven news reporter anser hassan was there at the pleasant hill. >> i think it's time to light a christmas tree so everybody give me a count of three. one, one, two, two, two, three. >> the countdown is on to christmas. saturday night. several bay area cities, including pleasant hill, held their annual christmas tree lighting. we are having an amazing time. >> pleasant hill is just an amazing community. everyone gets together during all of the holidays throughout the year and it's just a great way to meet everyone and just get back together again. >> emma pender and her family were among the several hundred participated in pleasant hill's holiday block party in downtown. >> it's getting bigger and bigger every year. he's five years old. he's almost two. so, you know, as they become a little bit more aware of christmas, it becomes a bigger deal for our family. christmas tree. christmas tree. >> the activities range from caroling to music train rides and free food. >> we got free cookies and now we're looking for a face painting. >> it's been the bes

we need actual solutions that are sustainable in oakland, anser hassan, abc seven news. >> a sobering statistic from the south bay a record high number of animal deaths at san jose animal care and services. the trend has staff and volunteers worried about the future of the animals. abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey has a look at the issues that are going on at the shelter with the turn of the new year days away, san jose animal care and services staff, partners and volunteers hope it brings a new beginning as well. >> 2023 is recognized across the board as a harrowing year for the shelter, with jarring overcapacity numbers and tragic animal death statistics. current and former volunteers are concerned about the safety of the animals. it's just terribly, terribly frustrating. >> it's sickening. it's so disturbing. >> it makes me so sad that animals are suffering, being euthanized, dying in their kennels when it's unneeded. >> their concern is warranted. as a year end report released by the shelter shows, 426 animals died while in shelter care during the last fiscal year.

abc7 news reporter anser hassan was there as the pleasant hill mayor got a little help from santa. >>think it's time to light a christmas tree so everybody give me a count of three. one, one, two, two, two, three. >> the countdown is on to christmas. saturday night. several bay area cities, including pleasant hill, held their annual christmas tree lighting. >> we are having an amazing time. pleasant hill is just an amazing community. everyone gets together during all the holidays throughout the year and it's just a great way to meet everyone and just get back together again. >> emma pender and her family were among the several hundred participated in pleasant hill's holiday block party in downtown. >> it's getting bigger and bigger every year. he's five years old. he's almost two. so, you know, as they become a little bit more aware of christmas, it becomes a bigger deal for our family. christmas tree street. >> the activities range from caroling to music train rides and free food. >> we got free cookies and now we're looking for a face painting. >> it's been the best part, huh? >> ge

in oakland, anser hassan abc7 news. >> the city of oakland is promising to streamline the process of recruiting new 911 operators. that's after the discovery that about 1000 applications from potential dispatchers went unprocessed for about a whole year. >> it is a priority for us to make sure that we are processing these these hirings in a timely manner. and so i think we are demonstrating progress in doing that. and so we have of up to 74 positions authorized there are 16 vacancies at this time. however, in the previous month we've hired an additional four dispatchers. we have another 11 in various stages of training and another six coming online. you know, after after the holidays. >> the mayor's office says the city has made contact with all of those applicants, encouraging them to reapply. uh- the city is in the process of overall upgrades to the 911 system. a street vendors forced to stop selling items at their usual marketplace in san francisco's mission district took their complaints to the streets today. >> they held a march to city hall protesting the 90 day shutdown, which

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abc seven news reporter anser hassan takes us to a special ceremony in oakland to help the unbanked. >> sonia verdin says she faced challenges growing up which led to financial challenges as an adult. >> so it was hard for me to really like figure out what i needed to do financially to get my financial issues resolved. >> at one point she was homeless . she's a cancer survivor. she struggled with addiction. a friend introduced her to operation hope, which gave her a financial blueprint to turn her life around. >> how to reduce debt in order to secure credit. so so my credit score has gone up 200. i've only been in the program over only a year, a slightly over a year recognized nationally operation hope offers customized programs to teach people about personal finance. >> they work one on one with a person such as myself. if we try to provide a budget, we look at their long term goals and objectives. >> since april of last year, doctor joaquin wallace has worked with close to 300 clients. at 45, reduced their debt 47, increase their savings. 57. increase their credit scores , and oper

abc seven news reporter anser hassan heard their message and has our story. >> surveillance video from early friday morning shows the popular colonial donuts in oakland getting robbed for a second time this week. >> unfortunately, we've heard this is the third time that colonial donuts has been robbed two times this week alone. three times in the last six months. this is unacceptable. no more crime. >> no more crime. >> a coalition of community groups rallied in front of colonial donuts. they blame failed leadership and failed policies for rising crime. >> we are not safe and it's because of policy, not covid, not economy, not late stage capitalism policy. because otherwise these things will be happening in berkeley with the same frequency as to happen in oakland. >> among the changes they want, bringing in more county and state resources, hiring a police chief and hiring enough police officers to be proportionate to the city's population, and calling for a state of emergency, saying, nikki bass, we need a state of emergency. >> we got to stop the robbing of this of the community and t

abc seven news reporter anser hassan explains how this project could help build a better bay area. >> the road to the future is coming to contra costa county right now. >> first and last mile is one of our biggest challenges here in contra costa county. and so we want to we want we don't want people have to drive to the bart station. >> tim hill is with contra costa transit authority. for the past few years, its been working on the dynamic, personal, micro transit system 28 miles that will connect pittsburg, antioch, brentwood and oakley with autonomous vehicles. >> the vehicles are small. the vehicle is only five feet wide. you know, and so that reduces a lot of the infrastructure cost as well as operational costs. and the vehicles also electric. so it's also sustainable. zero emissions is using an app. >> users would show up at an access point similar to a bus stop or bart station. get in and off to your destination. the exact pickup and drop off locations are still to be determined. it takes you from, say, pittsburg directly to a bart station or to the downtown community center or

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here's abc seven news reporter anser hassan. >> this draft fundraising document, linked to the campaign to recall alameda county district attorney pamela price, was leaked to price supporters. she spoke about it at a rally on saturday. >> they did not get a recount in november, so they decided they'd have a recall in january. as soon as we took office. that is anti-democratic, yes. >> page nine of the document explains that fundraising has been focused on large businesses who, quote, have had significant negative impacts to both their portfolio valuations as well as the personal safety of their employees and families. those fighting the recall, known as protect the win, say this reveals that protecting property value is being prioritize over public safety. >> this campaign plan says that they are concerned with the value of their portfolios. real estate developers. there is nobody in here. there is nobody who comes through our office that is a real estate portfolio. yes, we are responsible for the lives of real people and the impact that our system has recalled. >> price re recall price