it shows san jose city councilman arjun batra at the scene of the alleged crash. that was at san fernando and 4th street last wednesday. that's not too far from city hall, which is at east santa clara and 4th. the woman says he recognized the council member as the one out of his car talking with that man and then pulling out his wallet, offering money. now, we also have a picture of that man's bike, and not that it matters, but the man is unhoused. you see the rear wheel is bent. the council member denies hitting the man's bike but said he did have a close call with him. batra also says he did give that man $40 because he says he was down on his luck. councilman batra issued this statement -- "i am at city hall to work on my two top priorities, pedestrian and traffic safety, and homelessness. i am glad that i was able to personally help this man in some way." that meeting is at 1:30 this afternoon. if someone talks to the councilman or he decide to talk to us, we'll get that to you later on in our newscasts. >> thank you, kris. >>> back home on u.s. soil. five ame

, a former legislative and policy aide for batra and the city of san jose planning commissioner. the oakland alameda coliseum authority is considering the future of the oakland coliseum. the board met today and discussed various options for the complex once the a's leave the scientists, partially owned by the a's in the city of oakland. the a's recently refused an offer from a consortium of black investors to buy the team's half of the site . the coliseum authority's ideas for the site include turning it into another significant downtown area, with city services, retail, entertainment and office space. this is also a transit hub and thus a potential transit village. and i think we can all take inspiration from the success of the fruitvale transit village and the transformation that that set of projects has created over time that that too, can be part of the inspiration. the african american sports and entertainment group has proposed building a $5 billion mega project with housing, restaurants and a convention center at the 155 acre site. thousands of people came out tonight for

batra also admits to giving that man the $40 after he claimed that he was down on his luck. councilman batra issued a statement reading in part, i am at city hall to work on my two top priorities, pedestrian and traffic safety, and homelessness. i'm glad i was able to personally help this man in some small way. now, that city council meeting is at 1:30 this afternoon. public comment usually comes pretty close to the beginning. we'll be tracking the story throughout the day. we'll bring you updates. >> thanks so much. >>> a live look in oakland where happening today, council members consider a new resolution meant to boost the city's response to crime. council member dan kalb authored the measure. it calls for specific new actions, including increasing 911 emergency dispatch staffing to cut down on caller hold times, new security cameras along freeway on-ramps, funding for a lateral police academy for officers who transfer from other departments, and additional help from feds to solve certain crimes, as well as consolidate -- confiscate illegal weapons. the council meets toda

batra denies that there was any accident, saying it was just a close call. member says he did give the biker $40 because the man said he was down on his luck and homeless. federal prosecutors in washington say former president trump has publicly threatened or harassed and imitated people involved in the election interference case. they're seeking an order that would restrict trump from inflammatory comments about witnesses, lawyers and the judge to protect the integrity of the case. the judge is also allowing special counsel jack smith's team to file a redacted motion. it will black out the names and identifying information of individuals who say they've been targeted. trump's team says prosecutors are trying to deprive trump of his first amendment rights. president biden is expected to meet with ukraine's president in washington next week. national security adviser jake sullivan says the president will host president volodymyr zelensky at the white house on thursday. zelensky is also expected to visit capitol hill and visit with lawmakers as the meeting com

batra does admit giving the biker $40 after he asked for help, saying he was down on his luck. the council member issued this statement, i am at city hall to work on my two top priorities, pedestrian and traffic safety and homelessness. i'm glad that i was able to personally help this man in some small way. >>> also tonight, here's your warning. a major road closure in the south bay. caltrans will be closing a portion of northun 87 for repavement. the closure starts thisriy at 9:00 p.m. between the intersections of 280 and 85. there's the map right there. it's expected to reopen before 5:00 a.m. on monday, the 25th. crews will also be upgrading guardrails and barriers and improve traffic signals and drainage. detours will be in place. another closure on southbound 87 is scheduled for the weekend of october 20th. >>> all right. another big headline tonight. the bay area visit by israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. plenty of protesters critical of his conservative policies, the same policies that have sparked protests in israel for months. the groups gathering at san franc

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