alyssa well, police chief bill scott just arrived at the scene, so we're expected to hear from him in just the next couple of minutes. they just towed a vehicle from the scene. it was riddled with bullet holes. we know at least two people were taken to the hospital, but several others were injured. i want to show you some video from the scene that police were first called to. you can see that at least two cars were involved and this happened just before 7 p.m, one of the scenes was at beach and stockton streets. that's right near pier 39. a red pickup truck is seen riddled with bullet holes. police say when they arrived, they found two victims with gunshot wounds. witnesses described a chaotic scene where people in two vehicles were shooting at each other while driving. we were driving. we thought we heard fireworks. two cars are shooting at each other. and then bullets flew through the windshield. i yelled to my sister to get on the ground. we jumped to the ground, opened the doors, went out the back. i just saw arms with guns sticking out the windows. many rounds, you can see there'

what police chief bill scott is saying about most of the arrest.ning appears to be around the corner for san francisco's castro theater. major changes to just got approved for the historic venue. i'm ken wayne and i'm catherine heenan. the news at 6 coming up next. >> from the bay area's local news station. you're watching 4 news at 6. >> now it's 6 surprising statements at this week's police commission meeting while discussing a pilot program that arrest people for public drug use. thanks for joining us for kron. 4 news at 6. i'm ken wayne and i'm catherine heenan. chief bill scott says that most of the people arrested for drug use are not even city residents are grant lotus is here with more on this story grant. that's right. catherine and ken chief bill scott says a couple of weeks of rest data. >> from the crackdown on open air drug use in the tenderloin shows that of the 45 users arrested just 3 of those people live in san francisco. and the chief says he's not really quite sure what to make of that. that is something that drug recovery advoca

joining us now, san francisco police chief bill scott.ef scott, nice to have you on the program. i got to say, this is our city. this is our region. we all want san francisco to get better. what's the perception in your mind versus the reality here of the city? >> well, there is a negative perception. these stories go viral. what comes to mind is the walgreens a couple of years ago where the guy rode in on the bicycle and had his way in the store. what didn't come out was that story, at least not the same way the initial story is that person was arrested and that person stayed in custody for a significant amount of time. so there is a eperception, and some of it is deserved. we do have crime. but our reality is something different. this is the narrative that san francisco is unsafe, it's a dangerous city. in terms of violent crime, we're on the low end in terms of statistically compared to other major cities in the country. we high in property crimes, that is true. however, those numbers have come down over the last five years significant

i am chief bill scott o francisco police department bid i want to give you an update on a shooting that occurred today on the embarcadero in this area. at approximately 6:48 p.m. this evening, reports of a car to car shooting were called into the san francisco police department of emergency management dispatch. two cars were involved and from what we know at this point, the shooting started near stockton and eighth mile from here. those two cars traveled to the embarcadero and came south. gunshots were exchanged during the traveling from the initial location and the cars drove recklessly and chased each other while engaged in gunfire. until that incident included behind me at howard and the embarcadero. -- concluded behind me at howard and embarcadero. there were three people injured from the gunfire and those injuries consisted of glass shards and other injuries. those are nonlife threatening. we had two young girls that were struck by these cars that were driving recklessly. one, a 10-year-old was injured and transported, nonlife threatening, and the other is a 16-year-old. we had two

san francisco police chief bill scott.nty more to talk about, but we've run out of time. so thank you so much for joining us this morning. we appreciate it. thank you. thank thank you. a good conversation. yes thank you both. many see the announcement that westfield is walking away from the san francisco center as another significant economic hit for downtown westfield blames the massive drop in sales occupancy rates and foot traffic for most businesses, abandoning a signed contract would be a costly decision. but an economics professor explains the shopping center deal allows westfield to walk away without any penalties. that likely means someone else will be on the hook to make up any losses. we've seen very large corporations worth billions and billions of dollars defaulting on loans. a lot of people are concerned that us banks are going to run into trouble due to their exposure to commercial real estate loans. some loans are securitized and held more diversely, maybe by pension funds. hedge funds, investors. he goes on

catherine and ken chief bill scott says a couple of weeks of rest data. >> from the crackdown on open air drug use in the tenderloin shows that of the 45 users arrested just 3 of those people live in san francisco. and the chief says he's not really quite sure what to make of that. that is something that drug recovery advocates have been trying to get city leaders to recognize as a key aspect of the city's drug problem. >> pat, that we've taken the past few years where it's just kind of like we're looking the other way of people using drugs on the street. has created kind of a percent. the signal and you see the results. now we have thousands of people on the street that are not from here using drugs out in the open and they're doing all kinds of stuff, including breaking a lot of support, their addictions. however, san francisco supervisor matt dorsey, thanks. the city is taking the wrong approach. >> to address the drug crisis, he sent us a statement where he says incarceration increases the likelihood of overdoses and overdose prevention center's are the only effective solution. me

chief of police bill scott says the information is critical to offer a snapshot into what's actually happening on the city's streets. the chief says the arrests and the date of the yield send a clear message. the message that we want to send is that we can't tolerate, we won't tolerate it. this is not the place to come and use or sell in public spaces or anywhere else for that matter, because the bottom line is people are dying from fentanyl in our city by record numbers. supervisor matt dorsey represents san francisco's south of market neighborhood and says the data are critical to understanding the nature of illegal drug sales and use. in san francisco. he says the data seemed to bear out the idea that there's a kind of drug tourism happening in san francisco and that armed with that knowledge, the city can begin to shape policy to curb it. i think we have to take a really hard look and ask some hard questions about what we are doing to incentivize people to come here and to engage in conduct that is illegal. chief bill scott says the additional resources provided by the state with

chief of police bill scott says the information is critical to offer a snapshot into what's actually happening on the city's streets. the chief says the arrests and the date of the yield send a clear message. the message that we want to send is that we can't tolerate, we won't tolerate it. this is not the place to come and use or sale in public spaces or anywhere else for that matter, because the bottom line is people are dying from fentanyl in our city by record numbers. supervisor matt dorsey represents san francisco's south of market neighborhood and says the data are critical to understanding the nature of illegal drug sales and use in san francisco. he says the data seemed to bear out the idea that there's a kind of drug tourism happening in san francisco and that armed with that knowledge, the city can begin to shape policy to curb it. i think we have to take a really hard look and ask some hard questions about what we are doing to ensure people to come here and to engage in conduct that is illegal. chief bill scott says the additional resources provided by the state with highw

witnesses police chief bill scott promising accountability. message is clear you cannot and will not come to this city and commit these type of acts and walk away from here and get away with it. we will we will find you. we will find you, and you will go to jail. and chief scott adding that, of course, this could have ended far worse with so many people out and about on the embarcadero at the time. so far, police say they've yet to make any arrests in the case, but are questioning several people hit by that gunfire. one of the people shot now listed in critical condition. everyone else injured, including that ten year old girl hit by one of the cars expected to recover. back to you. thank you, zach. traffic is moving again on interstate 80 in rodeo this morning. that's after a fiery crash involving a big rig. several cars traveling westbound on interstate 80 just east of willow drive were completely burned after a series of crashes. according to the california highway patrol, one driver got out of the car and walked to the shoulder when a big

it. >> here at this recent francisco police commission meeting police chief bill scott says a couple of weeks of the rest data from the crackdown open their drug use of the tenderloin shows that of the 45 users arrested. only 3 were residents of san francisco. he says he's not quite sure what to make of that. i can get some an ego answers. i talk to people, you know, in. >> asked them why they chose to do it here. and i've gotten answers you know, heard it here, finding you available and you've got an environment where is permitted? it is something that san francisco drug recovery advocate tom wolf says he's been trying to get city leaders to recognize as a key aspect of the city's drug problem. >> past that we've taken the past few years where it's just kind of like we're looking the other way of people using drugs on the street. has created kind of a percent. the signal and you see the results. now we have thousands of people on the street that are not from here using drugs out in the open and they're doing all kinds of stuff, including breaking a lot of support, their addictions.

chief bill scott says that the shooting was between 2 vehicles driving recklessly down the embarcadero. one of them hitting a 10 year-old girl was crossing the street with her bike, according to chief of police. 3 other people were injured from glass that shattered during the shooting. one of the vehicles crash near howard street and supervisor aaron peskin told kron 4 the 2 suspects inside that vehicle were detained by police. i spoke with bob part right about the shooting. he is the c o o of 6 restaurants on pier. 39. >> shootings and this kind of stuff is becoming unfortunately, a daily our country. it's some point something needs to change. but it was closer to home this time. yeah, it's scary. it's scary. >> chief bill scott says that the shooting was not random but was targeted by the people in the 2 vehicles. police were able to obtain a lot of security camera footage and cellphone video on the scene. but they're now looking for witnesses. anybody who may have seen the shooting take place is encouraged to contact the san francisco police department to help with their investigati

chief of police bill scott says the information is critical to offer a snapshot into what's actually happening on the city's streets. the chief says the arrests and the data they yield send a clear message. the message that we want to send is that we can't tolerate, we won't tolerate it. this is not the place to come and use or sell in public spaces or anywhere else for that matter , because the bottom line is people are dying from fentanyl in our city by record numbers. supervisor matt dorsey represents san francisco's south of market neighborhood and says the data are critical to understanding the nature of illegal drug sales and use in san francisco. he says the data seemed to bear out the idea that there's a kind of drug tourism happening in san francisco and that armed with that knowledge, the city can begin to shape policy to curb it. i think we have to take a really hard look and ask some hard questions about what we are doing to incent advise people to come here and to engage in conduct that is illegal. chief bill scott says the additional resources provided by the state with

. >> in a late-night news conference chief bill scott said the gun battle was not random and the two people in the cars knew each other. no arrests have been made, but two victims are believed to have been involved. "today in the bay's" pete suratos is talking with police. he'll have a live report ahead at 5:30. rather 6:30. stick with us here on nbc bay area as we continue to bring you the latest both on air and online. pete will have updates at 6:30. download our free nbc bay area news app to get any updates sent right to your phone. >>> today, president joe biden is making a stop in the bay area to talk about climate investments. right now on his heels a republican who would like to replace him also expected to make a stop in the bay area. >> "today in the bay's" kris sanchez will be at moffett field when the president arrives. she joins us with more on the president's trip. kris? >> i'll be headed over to moffett in a couple hours, but we expect what the president is going to talk about, big noun address climate change. the president will arrive at moffett field later then head t

. >> here at this recent francisco police commission meeting police chief bill scott says a couple of weeks of the rest data from the crackdown open their drug use of the tenderloin shows that of the 45 users arrested. only 3 were residents of san francisco. he says he's not quite sure what to make of that. i can get some an ego answers. i talk to people, you know, in. >> asked them why they chose to do it here. and i've gotten answers you know, heard it here, finding you available and you've got an environment where is permitted? it is something that san francisco drug recovery advocate tom wolf says he's been trying to. >> get city leaders to recognize as a key aspect of the city's drug problem. >> past that we've taken the past few years where it's just kind of like we're looking the other way of people using drugs on the street. has created kind of a percent to signal and you see the results. now we have thousands of people on the street that are not from here using drugs out in the open and they're doing all kinds of stuff, including breaking a lot of support, their addictions. >

we expect police chief bill scott to speak shortly about the case. we will bring you his comments as soon as he begins to speak. new at ten tonight, some people who live near the site of a deadly hit and run crash in oakland say they want to see more traffic safety improvements in the in that area. a woman died friday night after being hit by a car while crossing foothill boulevard in east to oakland. ktvu is elissa harrington reports police are still searching for the driver of a black sedan. they say left the scene. speeding is a regular sight on foothill boulevard in east oakland. stand here for about an hour and you can see about at least ten, 15 people run this light right here. neighbors say a speeding driver hit and killed a pedestrian friday just after 7 p.m. surveillance video from the thomas adams residential care facility nearby shows a woman enter the crosswalk holding a child's hand as she crosses another woman suddenly enters the crosswalk and is hit by the driver of a black sedan. police say that driver did not stop. the hit was so har

police chief bill scott and the da, brooke jenkins were in the avenues.ants on noriega. they were out to show support for the public safety budget. the mayor's proposed two year budget includes spending a record $14.6 billion every year , also includes plans to fund 220 new police officers in a two year period. it's so important that that we continue to make investments in our police department and our alternatives to policing, including our ambassadors, which are part of these amazing communities. people who speak cantonese, like some of our residents here, to ensure that their eyes and ears on the street to respond to the challenges that exist in san francisco. the city is facing a $780 million deficit. the mayor's budget proposal now before the board of supervisors , which has an august 1st deadline to finalize the budget . well, the santa rosa police department is about to relaunch its gang crimes team. it's a special unit focused not only on making arrests, but also preventing street violence. this comes after two teenagers were shot dead back to bac

instead, they referred us to a tweet by police chief bill scott . is kind of i went on our streets is unacceptable. people should feel safe to go out and for cisco without fear of being victims of gun violence." investigators are working diligently and we will have a visible police presence in the community where this occurred. >> the chief and the mayor are going to find those responsible. >> police are investigating this and doing everything they can to make sure that the person or persons that are suspects in this particular case are back to justice. this is definitely heartbreaking and challenging not just a for the mission community but for our city as a whole. >>> one more note about the shootings before we move on. self driving car company crews defending itself after one of its cars appeared to have gotten in the way of first responders. >> block emergency medical and fire. we got to get it out of here now. >> reporter: this video posted to twitter shows a cruise car stopped in the middle of the street a short distance from the cleansing. cr

. >>> today, san francisco sheriff paul myamotto and bill scott will unveil a plan to include the sheriff deputies in combating open air drug markets in the tenderloin. normally they are charged with protecting the jails and the city county facilities. >> the offices have been instructed when they see the open air drug is to engage, intervene, some of that has resulted in citations and arrests. >> and today we expect to learn more about the extent of toxic dust pollution. last fall martinez and the city health officials will present data from the soil samples. critics from the refining company, they say it failed to notify the authorities or the community about the release of hazardous emissions on thanksgiving last year. the hearing is set for 2:00 p.m. >>> okay, the daytime highs, staying right on the mark for average, a few degrees below still for this time of the year if you take a look at the inland east bay near 80 right on the mark actually. you'll be hit 70 in santa rosa. 75 in san jose in the low to mid-70s for most locations, pulling out a little more detail here for the north b

and with that, i want to turn it over to our police chief bill scott. thank you. [applause] >> good afternoon, thank you mayor for your leadership. this is a team, this is a team effort and there are too many names out here to call so i will not call all the names. but what i will say, there is a lot of people standing in front of you that are behind the scenes that are changing the precipitation of the city. and let me start by saying with our ambassadors, our welcome ambassador that's are standing behind me. all the people that make the experiences of being in this city a good experience. and that's what this is about. i'm here to talk about what we were doing thanks to the mayor's leadership. to make sure that we invest in the san francisco police department. just recently the mayor put forward a 25 million plus dollar budget supplemental, this has never happened before. that is tremendous, you see officers all over in foot beat, officers in tenderloin, in union plaza, we have ambassadors all across the city. we have to sustain that effort because the sustainab

. >> reporter: police chief bill scott talked about efforts so far. >> we've taken 183 pounds of fentanyl the streets year to date. far exceeding what we did last year and the year before. >> reporter: supervisor ash shall have sa guy, who announced plans to run for mayor, sees it this way. >> good first step. the piece missing is where's the courts, the superior courts, where's adult probation, where are the people that are going to refer people into treatment? >> reporter: the public defender's office, who's been critical of the crackdown, also released a statement saying in part, arresting street-level sellers and substance users does nothing to end the supply or demand of drugs and incarceration actually increases the likelihood of overdoses. >>> let's get a look at weather. wow, the clouds cleared, jeff. it was a beautiful day in the bay area. >> oh, it was so nice. a classic california day for us. i know some of you may have, well, like me, cranked the radio up, rolled the windows down for a little bit. we had the sun out. it was really comfortable. you can see it right here in waln

. >> reporter: police chief bill scott knows it's not a perfect solution, but says anything can help. >> it's not going to stop the thieves from being thieves. but what we do hope for is if somebody has their property stolen, their catalytic converter stolen that's easier to identify because we do recover them. >> imagine a thief in the dark of night is going car to car to car on a block with a flashlight. if they see that sfpd logo, maybe they will pass that car by. so that's a part of the deterrent affect. >> reporter: more than 300 people have signed up for the free service, but not all are convinced it's worth the effort. living in the sunset district and had his catalytic converter stolen in the night. but the neighbor witnessed the theft and left a note. >> and the rear passenger saw me and waved. they drove north on 41st avenue. it all happened in less than ten seconds. >> reporter: he just got his car back after three months at the repair shop. i asked if he thinks anything could prevent it from happening again. >> it is just a joke. the information off, scrape it off. they ca

reporter: chief bill scott says san francisco police will arrest drug users, so far making 45 arrests. >> people openly using dangerous drugs, we have to change that as well. we are arresting people engaged in that behavior, and we will continue to do so. reporter: abc 7 news. dan: you can watch the documentary. sheled to see the first ever se jection site. the documentary is available on our tv app. dion: after controversy, the l.a. dodgers honored the sisters out there stadium, where thousands of catholics protested against the decision, although some said the event was for praying. >> ave maria! some catholics feel the mock the catholic faith. the dodgers rescinded their invite to the group only to reach out after backlash from the sisters supporters. >> we came out to oppose this anti-catholic bigotry. >> i'm an ally, i have friends and family in the community, and i want to be positive focused on baseball and inclusivity. and have a good time and enjoy the evening. dion: the sisters received a community hero award at the event tonight. dan: president biden will be in the bay area

the sheriff will lay out details tomorrow with police chief bill scott who spoke about the crisis at the police commission meeting. >> the offices have been instructed that when they see open-air drug use, to engage, intervene, and some of that has resulted in citations and arrests. >> b.a.r.t. police have given out multiple doses of arkansas since yesterday because of overdoses at the civic center and mayfair stations. >>> how about this? it looks like a scene out of mad max or post-apocalypt buisis yo. usually customers e ones tryipiece the loc this time it wase rkth unique business model at this mom and pop shop in the south bay >>> $250,000 for >>> this could be a solution to one of the bay area service industries biggest problems. how to attract and keep workers in one of the most expensive places to live in the country. our len ramirez takes us into a slice of new york in san jose where everyone gets a slice of the pie. >> reporter: there is something very different about this pizza place. it goes beyond their award-winning pies. is the people. in fact, everyone in this kitchen

and a tweet police chief bill scott saying, i am overjoyed as i look on at this class of recruits.his class represents a new generation of potential police officers who are now beginning their journeys in learning the skills and values of what it means to be a san francisco police officer. also new at 11 tonight, three robbery suspects have been arrested after a multi-county chase. i want to show you some video from the chp helicopter as it assisted oakland police from the air. authorities say the suspects fled from officers. authorities say they chased them from oakland into marin county. the chase lasted at least an hour. the suspects were eventually arrested by marin chp marin county deputies and san rafael police. the oakland police department will investigate the incident. air travelers are continuing to face flight cancellations due to thunderstorms across the midwest and the east coast. that's right. according to flightaware , more than 2600 flights in the us have been canceled today. that's on top of the nearly 2000 flights that were canceled over the weekend. technical iss

francisco police chief bill scott made a surprising statement at this week's police commission meeting while discussing a pilot program that arrest people public drug use. chief scott shared just 3 out of the 45 people arrested. had san francisco addresses. he also spoke to the training officers go through to arrest someone who may be under the influence. >> our officers do go and check people myself. and there's a couple times where you know me in the officers and running with it had to deploy narcan. that's the most obvious. we're not trying you know. contact random people on the streets to see if there and in and i want to clear about that. >> chief scott added the department wants to continue their collaboration with local state and federal agencies and community based organizations to disrupt the city's open air drug markets. in the east bay support is pouring in for the family of a 2 year-old boy whose legs were crushed by a truck while he was riding his bicycle outside. james's family says he was crossing the street at an intersection in concord when the incident happened. his f

mohammed abdullah was arrested at dolores park just a short time later san francisco police chief bill scott releasing a statement that reads in part these kinds of attacks are unacceptable. it's especially troubling that this incident took place as we celebrate pride month in san francisco. anyone who threatens or harms someone based on being a member of the lgbtq community will be held accountable. >> whether time now will stay in san franccsco. live look here. the sun finally came out. but another cool day with lots of cloud cover even inland. well, at least it did come out, brit. yeah, get a look at yeah. we've really been stuck in this pattern. unfortunately, we're going to stay second this pattern for a while a cloudy start get a break and then a cloudy ending. so lowering those temperatures in the santa rosa area. but as we take a look outside again, you can see right here in the east bay. it looks beautiful right? >> we can finally see the sky. we can see the buildings. it's not too cloudy. that sun is up. we're going to jointly can francisco. 62 oakland, 68 san jose. 72 livermore. 7

mayor preceded and chief bill scott have issued recent directives to have san francisco police arrest repeated drug users and efforts to crack down on open-air drug markets in the tenderloin and south of market neighborhoods. yesterday supervisors approved funding for the mayor's comprehensive plan to revitalize downtown. >> we spoke to supervisor matt dorsey about retail businesses leaving downtown. we asked if he was surprised by today's news. >> well, you know, there's still a lot of changes going on. i would say that this isn't a shock. we know that there are changes that are taking place to the retail landscape. we have known for a long time that there are changes to movie theaters and entertainment. we have known remote work is a factor. we also have to be honest as a city, that we need to do a better job of the circumstances we can control in terms of public safety and street conditions. so there's a lot of factors that are in place here. so it doesn't come as a surprise, but obviously, it's disappointing. >> disappointing for a lot of people. watch the full interview with the

chief bill scott says a 10 year-old girl was injured when she was struck by one of the vehicles and 3 others were hurt by shards of glass. this appears to be a targeted incident between the individuals involved. >> and this was basically a car to car shooting. very dangerous behavior, very dangerous driving. one of the vehicles involved crash near howard street and officers were on scene within 4 minutes of being called supervisor. aaron peskin told kron 4 the 2 suspects inside that vehicle were detained by police, but police are still searching for the other vehicle. a white sedan. you cannot and will not come to this city and commit these type of act. >> walk away from here and get away with it. we will. we will find part right says despite the shooting, his restaurants are still busy for father's day evening and that pier 39 remain busy to the juneteenth holiday describing the pier is a safe area with 24 7 security. i think everybody needs to be on alert and always be aware of what's going on in your surroundings, especially if you're in an unfamiliar area. police were able to obta

. >> chief bill scott says the work of the sheriff's office will help increase that number being the type of city where we can walk and enjoy this beautiful city without having to step over. somebody passed down on fentanyl. >> well, walk got little drug dealers, many of which you are the plan comes one month after california highway patrol and the california national guard started their drug crackdown in san francisco. the national harm reduction coalition was critical of law enforcement then and now we're shocked and surprised. san francisco sheriff's department and the mayor are doing this. mary scylla is the director of overdose prevention policy and strategy for the coalition. >> and says decades of research shows the course of treatment does not work for those struggling with addiction. calling thursday's announcement another war on drugs. when you take one drug seller off the street, another one will show up. >> we cannot incarcerate our police our way out of the situation of drug use in san francisco. >> sheriff mina moto says the deploying of the emergency services unit last

francisco police department is addressing the issue during last night's police commission meeting chief bill scott. he was asked about what training officers have to be able to, you know, arrest someone who may be under the influence. >> our officers do go and check people know myself and there's a couple times where you know me in the officers and running with it had to deploy narcan. that's the most obvious. we're not trying you know. contact random people industries to see if there and in and i want hear about that. >> chief scott also says the department wants to continue their collaboration with local state and federal agencies as well as the community based organizations to disrupt the city's open air drug markets. >> tough day for a's fans who are reacting with sadness and anger. now that the nevada legislature has signed off on legislation to use nevada taxpayer money to help bring the a's a brand new ball park on the vegas strip. and a van is governor who's been pushing this idea real hard. still. has to sign off on the measure and major league baseball has to approve the move. but >> tho

. >> reporter: now, police chief bill scott described this incident as reckless between these drivers with all of this that took place. also made it clear they believe this is an isolated incident and not a random shooting. that's what they're shooting at this point. so, you have investigators reviewing evidence, reviewing a lot of surveillance video. if you have any information to help with this case, you are encouraged to contact sfpd. pete suratos, nbc bay area. >> thanks, pete. we sent out a push alert when the news first broke. you can stay in the know on this incident and so much more by downloading our free nbc bay area news app. >>> less than two hours, president biden is expected to arrive in the bay area. he'll talk about climate investments. and right on his heels, a republican who would like to replace him also expected to make a stop in the bay area. kris sanchez is in moffett with more on that trip. kris? >> reporter: we are at moffett field where we expect the president will touch down in an hour and a half or so. all our equipment is being swept by secret service right

city's police department is addressing the issue during last night's police commission meeting chief bill scott was asked about the training that officers have to have to be able to arrest someone might be under the influence. >> officers do go and check people done it myself. and there's a couple times where you know me in the officers and running with it had to deploy narcan. that's the most obvious. we're not trying you know. contact random people, industries to see it there and in want hear about that. >> chief scott also says the department wants to continue its collaboration with local, state and federal agencies as well as community-based organizations to try to disrupt theecity's open air drug markets. more bad news tonight for downtown san francisco. retail. a tnt has announced it is closing its store in the area this summer. the store located near the powell street cable car. >> turnaround is set to close on august. 1st and a tnt spokesperson cited changing consumer shopping habits as the reason for the closure no mention was made of shoplifting or conditions on the street in the surr

chief bill scott says a 10 year-old girl was injured when she was struck by one of the vehicles and 3 others were hurt by shards of glass. it appears that this was isolated incident. >> and these individuals were targeting each other. we don't believe this is random at all. one of the vehicles involved crash near howard street and officers were on scene within 4 minutes of being called supervisor. aaron peskin told kron 4. >> the 2 suspects inside that vehicle were detained by police. but police are still searching for the other vehicle. a white sedan. you cannot and will not come to this city and commit these type of act. >> walk away from here and get away with it. we will. we will find part right says despite the shooting, his restaurants are still busy for father's day evening and that pier 39 remain busy to the juneteenth holiday describing the pier as a safe area with 24 7 security. i think everybody needs to be on alert and always be aware of what's going on in your surroundings, especially if you're in an unfamiliar area. police were able to obtain a lot of security camera foo

san francisco's law enforcement agencies including district attorney brooke jenkins, police chief bill scott, and the sheriff, mayor london breed says public safety is all anyone is talking about in the city right now and is urging the board of supervisors to keep it in mind as they continue their work on the budget. >> my hope is for them to keep our public safety budget intact. >> reporter: she has proposed a boost in funding for the police department and district attorney's office as well as other public safety departments but not every city department is getting a boost. mayor breed says the city is facing a $780 million budget deficit, meaning cuts will need to come from somewhere. during a rally at city hall yesterday a crowd of more than 100 people called on the city not to cut some programs. >> i'm very thankful for the board of supervisors last week. for not going for what the mayor was trying to propose that was going to cut into our childcare funding. >> reporter: mayor breed says some money brought into the city through federal pandemic funding still has not been spent and that i

chief bill scott explained how the budget will help his department fill the gaps on the force and allow them to target more specialized areas like fentanyl. >> this is a lift for all of us. one of the things we have done already as we have reallocated officers to just focus on that type of work, disrupting open air drug markets using technology. you know, the board of supervisors has commended the administrative code, and that allows us to use cameras in a way that we had not been able to use previously. that has resulted in significant arrests, particularly fentanyl arrests. >> the chief touted the 95% homicide clearance rate earlier this year. >>> san francisco is hoping that the ad campaign will bring tourists to the city, and with them an increase in tax revenue. take a look. >> welcome to the most beautiful city in the world! >> it looks good! the campaign is called always san francisco. the minute-long tv commercial features some of the iconic landmarks and it is already airing in big cities like new york, boston and chicago. the tourism bureau expected to reach nearly 200 million

. >> the city's police chief bill scott taking to twitter today to talk about the shooting saying in part this kind of violence on our streets is unacceptable. people should feel safe to go out in san francisco without fear of being victims of gun violence. former house speaker nancy pelosi also on social media today saying san franciscans are praying for those wounded in last night's horrific shooting in the mission and their loved ones. thanks to our first responders and medical professionals. no lives were lost. the investigation continues. but we know we must end the scourge of gun violence. we'll, of course, continue our coverage on the story with the very latest information ahead on kron. 4 news at 8. >> on the peninsula, one person died in a solo rollover crash on i-280, early this morning according to highway patrol, a honda accord drove onto the shoulder and over turned around. 01:00am the accident forcedrthe shutdown of several southbound lanes until just after 4 o'clock this afternoon. chp says they're still investigating what led up to the crash in the east bay. one woman

coming up at 6:00 we will hear from bill scott and dig deeper into the numbers behind her proposal. >>> let's take it to capitol hill now, warehouse lawmakers are holding their final debate ahead of a vote to raise the debt ceiling. skyler henry reports from washington a half hour before the scheduled vote. the fate of the bill is still very much in doubt. >> reporter: when asked about the debt ceiling deal ahead of his trip to colorado, president biden said these are going as planned. >> by the time i land, the house and congress will have acted and we will be one step closer. >> reporter: the house has begun debate on the bill, and it will take effort for both parties to pass it. that is because lawmakers on both the right and left have said they will vote no. >> i think republicans need to own this vote. this was their deal and their investigation. that is why i am a no. >> reporter: right now leaders in both parties are saying that at the end of the day they will muster enough votes to pass the bill through the house. >> you will not solve this problem with just one party. i think

this morning san francisco district attorney brooke jenkins, the sheriff, and the police chief bill scott all joined mayor breed in front of a sunset district noodle shop to talk about public safety. >> we know public safety right now in the city is what everyone is talking about. >> reporter: when it comes to public safety spending the mayor wants more money to hire more police officers, more neighborhood ambassadors, and more deputy district attorneys to prosecute drug arrests. but with a looming budget deficit increasing spending in public safety will require cuts in other programs. that has some residents worried. during a rally at city hall yesterday a coalition of groups called on the city not to cut a variety of other programs >> i am very thankful for the board of supervisors last week for not going for what the mayor was trying to propose that was going to cut into our childcare funding. >> reporter: at today's event mayor breed says the city brought in federal money during the pandemic that still has not been spent and those funds will protect some programs but not all. >> we ar

. >> reporter: during the briefing last night, chief bill scott said sfpd investigators will be interviewing those two about what happened. today police have already started collecting security camera video at multiple locations along the embarcadero, and investigators are looking for clues that will lead them to the people inside the white sedan that sped away. in san francisco, sergio quintana, nbc bay area news. >>> juneteenth celebrations are happening all across the bay area, but they're also happening across the country. tonight we're going to take you to galveston, texas, where that holiday originated. this video is out of galveston. the community gathered to celebrate juneteenth. it was actually june 19th, 1865 when some 2,000 union troops arrived in confederate territory. they read an executive decree that more than 250,000 enslaved back people in the state were actually free. the day came to be known and celebrated as juneteenth, and it's been celebrated in the back community for generations. but it wasn't until 2020 that it was pushed into the agenda of lawmakers in washington, d.

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earlier this evening when at least 2 people were taken to the hospital after a shooting police chief bill scott we will. >> we will carry that live for you on our streaming app. kron on and on our website. kron 4 dot com soon as it begins. but least 2 people hospitalized this evening in a shooting closer to pier 39. and it seems the scene ended up here at howard and embarcadero where those streets are still blocked off this evening. so if you are moving about the city, just be aware. there's quite a lot of police activity along the embarcadero tonight. >> all right. be sure to stick that situation. >> definitely a way to a holiday. yeah, of course, was father's day good one for gun violence. so definitely today was father's day celebrations. but before we go at kron 4, we are honoring our dads tonight. >> and leave you a little bit of a montage that we put together. no special man. >> now on inside california politics. our exclusive new poll on the u.s. senate race in california. 47 1% undecided at this point suggests it's a really open race for af

san francisco's law enforcement agencies including district attorney brooke jenkins, police chief bill scott, and the sheriff, mayor london breed says public safety is all anyone is talking about in the city right now and is urging the board of supervisors to keep it in mind as they continue their work on the budget. >> my hope is for them to keep our public safety budget intact. >> reporter: she has proposed a boost in funding for the police department and district attorney's office as well as other public safety departments but not every city department is getting a boost. mayor breed says the city is facing a $780 million budget deficit, meaning cuts will need to come from somewhere. during a rally at city hall yesterday a crowd of more than 100 people called on the city not to cut some programs. >> i'm very thankful for the board of supervisors last week. for not going for what the mayor was trying to propose that was going to cut into our childcare funding. >> reporter: mayor breed says some money brought into the city through federal pandemic funding

reporter: chief bill scott says san francisco police will arrest drug users, so far making 45 arrests. >> people openly using dangerous drugs, we have to change that as well. we are arresting people engaged in that behavior, and we will continue to do so. reporter: abc 7 news. dan: you can watch the documentary. she traveled to see the first ever safe injection site. the documentary is available on our tv app. dion: after controversy, the l.a. dodgers honored the sisters out there stadium, where thousands of catholics protested against the decision, although some said the event was for praying. >> ave maria! some catholics feel the mock the catholic faith. the dodgers rescinded their invite to the group only to reach out after backlash from the sisters supporters. >> we came out to oppose this anti-catholic bigotry. >> i'm an ally, i have friends and family in the community, and i want to be positive focused on baseball and inclusivity. and have a good time and enjoy the evening. dion: the sisters received a community hero award at the event tonight. dan: president biden will be in th

now, according to police chief bill scott, san francisco police officers association members are authorized to provide security for an assist department of public works employees as they enforce the vending program under the new street vending code. >> and we're just call 2 basically act as their security to assist them because they write all the tickets, violations they're supposed to confiscate. you know, all of the products that are out there. so that's you know how police officers doing this. >> one of the biggest issues that we have in the mission is folks can come in here and selling stolen goods. >> francisco supervisor hillary ronen call off their the new street vending code legislative aide. santiago lerma says more enforcement on the way. i do know is that i'm a part of. >> the mayor's new plan to address open air drug use and sales. there's actually 3 focal points of that operation. the joint operation with sheriffs, national guard fire public health and public works is not only the drug open air drug use, the drug dealing, but also the illegal peddling in san francisco haaziq kr

police chief bill scott saying the department just enrolled its biggest academy class since the pandemic cadets, he says his office is working to recruit more officers. you know, we're on pace to definitely hire 100 recruits this year, this coming year. and without the funding, we can't do that. so i really, really appreciate the budget that the mayor has put forth. district attorney brooke jenkins also says her office has seen the benefits of expanding staff, adding three new narcotics prosecutors this year. the da said that additional staff allowed her office to secure the conviction of a fentanyl dealer earlier this week and those are the results that we can bring when we have the right funding and we have the right staffing supervisor and mayoral candidate ayesha safai sits on the budget committee and says he and his colleagues are working to address what he called a tremendously harsh budget proposal towards children and families. he says the committee is working to ensure that public safety is prioritized, but not at the cost of other critical programs. we have to ensure that we're

also san francisco police chief bill scott is defending mayor london breed's controversial policy tors to get them into treatment programs. and a group of killer whales were recently spotted in the monterey bay. you can find those stories and much more on our website, ktvu .com. after the break, california state parks week now underway. how you and your family can get involved. coming up tomorrow on morning on two, i'll be giving you an inside look at the alameda county fair ranging from good food to eat. a fun things to do everything you need to know before it kicks off this weekend. also, a rally for child care and families is set to take place tomorrow aimed at discussing the importance of the department of early childhood, why it's crucial to create resources for children and the families who are in need of child care. plus steve paulson has your full forecast. all morning long. and i'm tracking your morning commute. it's all coming up on mornings on you didn't choose cat allergies. you didn't choose your hairline. hot flashes, the flu, or that thing when your knee just gives out

san francisco police chief bill scott says the department will be staffed to handle all calls for service citywide for pride week. sfpd released a statement that reads in part our officers will be vigilant for unlawful or unsafe activity and will respond as appropriate as with any large event. there are always safety concerns. safety is everyone's responsibility, including participants, organizers, security staff and law enforcement. there will also be several street closures that you should know about around san francisco pride events starting tomorrow. that's includes fulton street between height and larkin street grove street between polk and larkins trees. those closures will last all day. polk street will also be close with a mcallister and grove streets and larkin street between mcallister and mike is street. so keep your eyes open and your moving about. >> those closures begin at 7 o'clock in the morning. and last until midnight, basically everywhere around civic around cities that let's check on our weather forecast looking at it. a beautiful shot of san francisco as we get ready

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