today, attorney general bonta said that that work will continue. >> california attorney general rob bonta announced on monday that the state, doj and the city of les are launching a new effort to reform the vallejo police department. this is a continuation of a process that started 3 years ago. the state says the progress has been made, but that they're still a long ways to go. the new effort will focus on 45 areas of improvement, including addressing patterns and practices of unconstitutional conduct promoting public safety supporting officers and protecting the rights of the people of all a hoax. the new effort also seeks to address the use of unreasonable force by holding officers and supervisors responsible. it would also change how and when officers may conduct a search to ensure that those searches comply with the law, attorney general bonta says bringing the department into compliance with all 45 requirements is a big but necessary challenge. >> all of it is critical to ensuring the police department aligns with contemporary best practices and upholds the rights of all community me

rob bonta. it's a lawsuit that could be worth billions of dollars and if successful, could change the way we use social media. >> reporter: if you're a teen, there's a good chance social media sites like instagram and facebook are central to your life. >> we are influenced a lot through social media. >> so it definitely does influence what i think. >> reporter: now 42 attorneys general, including california's rob bonta, say in the case of instagram and facebook, both owned by meta, that influence has gotten too powerful and is becoming toxic. >> meta's conduct is deceitful. it is dangerous, and as we make clear in our lawsuit filed today, it is illegal. >> reporter: they filed a lawsuit against meta, claiming the company designed and deployed harmful features on the sites with the intent of cultivating addiction to boost corporate profits. bonta claims young women are especially vulnerable. >> instagram is harmful to a significant percentage of teenagers, especially teen girls. >> reporter: noti

you're watching 4 news at >> right now at 6 state attorney general rob bonta stepping in to call for change at the vallejo police department. this comes on the heels of allegations that claim excessive force and misconduct. good evening, everybody. i'm vicki liviakis. i'm ken wayne kron. 4 charles clifford has more on what those changes are all about. >> well, here in calais, how the police department is critically understaffed. and for years they faced allegations of use of force abuse and also misconduct. the city and the state of in trying to reform the police department. today they announced a new effort to keep that work going. california attorney general rob bonta announced on monday that the state doj and the city of les are launching a new effort to reform the vallejo police department. >> this is a continuation of a process that started 3 years ago. the state says the progress has been made, but that they're still a long ways to go. the new effort will focus on 45 areas of improvement, including addressing patterns and practices of unconstitutional conduct promoting public s

now, ag rob bonta did come to vallejo this morning to announce this agreement. under this agreement, the department will address a number of issues as to how to improve its operations. now, this includes ensuring that all stops, searches and seizures comply with the law. they'll continue to review incidents when an officer points a gun at someone. and they will also address unreasonable uses of force. now, this agreement comes after a number of high profile deadly shootings by officers, including the one that led to the death of sean monterrosa. bonta says the city has agreed to a five year plan to make improvements and that the police department will answer to a reform evaluator at its core, this new agreement is about building and strengthening trust between the vallejo police department and the communities. it's it serves. it's about correcting injustices and enhancing public safety for all people in vallejo. vallejo mayor robert mcconnell says the city council is on board with this agreement, which is being filed in court today. civil rights attorneys also s

attorney general rob bonta hopes to cent. >> will bonta says is accused of doing is inexcusable and illegal and now he wants to see immediate action. >> today we draw the line. that's what attorney general rob bonta says, california and dozens of other states are doing as they take legal action against social media company. meta in this federal lawsuit filed by a coalition of 33 states, including california. meta is accused of knowingly and deliberately using tactics to addict children to its platforms, including instagram and facebook and creating features on those platforms and new to its own research can harm youth mental health. not only did they disregard the danger they lied about a line to users to parents. all of us we know matter has internal documents that include studies and reports discussing the harmful effects of meth is products and the mental health problems. they can cause users. we know that many knows that instagram is addicting. even use that word. >> internally addicted made those remarks speaking alongside a bipartisan group of attorneys general from various states. >>

attorney general rob bonta hopes to cent. >> will bonta says what is accused of doing is inexcusableegal and now he wants to see immediate action. >> today we draw the line. that's what attorney general rob bonta says, california and dozens of other states are doing as they take legal action against social media company. meta in this federal lawsuit filed by a coalition of 33 states, including california. meta is accused of knowingly and deliberately using tactics to addict children to its platforms, including instagram and facebook and creating features on those platforms at new to its own research can harm youth mental health. not only did they disregard the danger, they lied about a line to users to parents. all of us no matter has internal documents that include studies and reports discussing. >> the harmful effects of medical products and the mental health problems. they can cause users. we know that knows that instagram is addicting. even use that word internally addicted made those remarks speaking alongside a bipartisan group of attorneys general from various states. >> they

una coalición de 17 fiscales generales entre los que está el de california, rob bonta, emitieron un documentoa bahía y que enfrentan problemas con el pago del alquiler o que están en riesgo de ser desalojados, ahora tendrán una herramienta en la que pueden solicitar ayuda flavio lacayo nos explica cómo funciona. >> no voy a entrar. >> quienes vivan en cualquiera de los 9 condados del área de la bahía ahora no tienen acceso a esta página de internet que ofrece ayuda para quienes tengan ciertos problemas de vivienda. ellos pueden encontrar ayuda en pagar su renta, ayuda para responder avisos de desalojo y también ayuda legal para defender sus derechos como inquilinos. nos explicaron que este sitio no ofrece un listado de viviendas de alquiler asequible. sabemos que para resolver la falta de vivienda hay que evitar que la gente pierde su vivienda. >> entonces nosotros estamos trabajando con los condados y las ciudades para ofrecer servicios. es su sitio web, es más bien para acceder a recursos para poder continuar viviendo en sus hogares actuales. solamente tienen que responder a unas preguntas

. >> state attorney general, rob bonta, announced he placed the vallejo police department under court oversight. the department has been plagued with numerous-officer-involved shootings, and claims much excessive force and civil rights violations for years, and now it's required to implement more than 45 major reforms and get it all done within five years >> it's about correcting injustices and insuring that the vallejo police department listens to the people they serve and upholds their self rights and constitutional rights. >> they have been beating, killing, engaging in racism, and bending badges to commemorate the killing of unarmed people, and corruption, and chaos, and witness intimidation, and all the bad things company come from a police department. >> the civil rights attorney says it's long overdue. she says the stipulated agreement will save lives. >> there's a way to police people, take people to jail and hold them accountable without causing them to be seriously injured or killed, and that era is an era gone by now. >> and police jason todd says -- >> there's 75 police of

we need an enforcer, and we need consequences. >> despite the progress, though, bonta says more workeeds to be done. >> time is of the essence when it comes to health care. bias can be the difference between life and death. >> in san francisco, tim johns, abc7 news. >> new at 11. apple has unveiled its new macbook pro containing the advanced m3 family of chips and a faster cpu. on the night before halloween, apple had a little fun by describing the new processing chip as scary fast. >> tonight, we're introducing a new family of breakthrough chips and bringing them to the world's best pro laptop macbook pro. >> the company also says the m3 chip brings even more performance and remarkable new capabilities to macbook pro. all right. in the south bay, your best buys may always have been at fry's, but a treasured location where many people went for our electronics needs might face the wreckingall now, develop owners are pingo tear down the former store located at east brokaw ro and interstate eight 80in north san jose. they're hoping to build 500, maybe even a thousand or more homes on th

el fiscal general de california, rob bonta, presentó una extensa demanda contra la compañía dueña deacebook. >> a las leyes que por las cuales estamos demandando meta desde la perspectiva de california son 31a nivel federal, 2 a nivel estatal y todas básicamente se tratan con el trato de los niños, no como 1 se tiene que asegurar como como compañía que debe de tener su bienestar en cuenta, que no debe echar mentiras al público. >> las alegaciones son que el fundador de la compañía meta, mark zuckerberg, no fue veraz en sus declaraciones ante el congreso sobre no compartir datos de sus usuarios y no protege la información de niños menores de 13 años. lo que dicen va en contra de la ley de protección infantil y también que la compañía, de forma consciente y deliberada creó herramientas para mantener a los niños por períodos extensos en las redes sociales. >> cuanto más tiempo en línea es más probable que sean bombardeados en recomendaciones de contenido que pueden llevarlos a poner en riesgos sus vidas como los retos de virales en la demanda, la fiscalía también cita una alerta creada

now, we have reached out to attorney general rob bonta office to get word on how this new law will be implemented. so far, we've not heard back in previous statements to other news outlets, the attorney general's office said it would work with industry groups in the coming months to work out details on implementation of the new law, which goes into effect on july first of next year. in san francisco. christien kafton ktvu fox two news. commuters who use the ferry out of alameda had to make some changes this morning. the main street ferry terminal in alameda closed today for renovations. the terminal will undergo repair and replacement of its aging infrastructure. it's going to be updated to be better equipped for earthquakes and be ready for electrification of the ferries in the future. we don't have the electric boats to be able to run it in 2020 for quite yet, but just getting that terminal further down the road so that we can decarbonize our ferry system and do our part to minimize the impacts of climate change here in the bay area is really huge. that terminal in alameda is schedu

se estaba realizando esta conferencia de prensa liderada por el fiscal general de california, rob bontaue van a poner en vigilancia al departamento de policía y la ciudad de vallejo por los próximos cinco años. qué es lo que significa esta reforma? de ahora en adelante, el departamento de policía deberá seguir 45 normas que fueron estipuladas por el departamento de justicia de california. estas normas van desde el uso de fuerza también como responden a llamadas que involucran a un individuo que tenga problemas de salud mental y también cambios en el sistema general de evaluación dentro del departamento. también anunciaron que el departamento de justicia ya asignará una posición especial, ya que estará evaluando como es el progreso del departamento de policía durante los próximos cinco años para ver si está cumpliendo esta normas. sin embargo, esta clase de vigilan cia no es nueva aquí para el departamento de policía de vallejo, porque en el 2020 ya la misma fiscalía los había puesto en un acuerdo similar. este acuerdo se terminó en junio del 2023 y se determinó que de las 45 normas que

y contra estas 2 es que van las principales acusaciones del fiscal general bob bonta en el día de hoyxplicaron que muchas de las herramientas que utilizan estas redes sociales son para mantener la adicción en los niños. además de que no son transparentes en las políticas de privacidad de sus usuarios, compartiendo muchos de estos datos con otras compañías externas, incluyendo datos de niños menores de 13 años. lo que dicen va completamente en contra de la ley de protección infant til en el estado de california. algunas de las herramientas que ellos están acusando es, por ejemplo, en la red social de instagram está el deslizar por los ríos. dicen que son cadenas interminables que mantienen a los niños pendientes por horas. explican que hay estudios que muestran que el estar por mucho tiempo a lo largo del día en redes sociales daña significativamente la salud mental de los menores, fomenta la depresión. además de que hay más posibilidades de que esa mente joven tenga pensamientos de quitarse la vida. estas acusaciones, dicen, van acompañadas de hechos y también lo que le están pidiendo

attorney general rob bonta made the announcement today in san diego. the county has seen a 700% increase in fentanyl overdose deaths since 2016. that's according to the doj. while their bonta led a closed door roundtable with federal, state and local leaders. >> as we cannot afford to be passive observers in the face of this crisis. and so today we shared strategies, lessons learned, and potential solutions going forward. >> california's statewide task force has already made some progress in the fight against fentanyl. the doj says since last april it has seized over 10 million fentanyl pills and nearly 1,000 pounds of fentanyl powder. also this year, california's legislature passed five bills to provide enhanced treatment to recovering fentanyl users as. >> just ahead, oakland's search for a new top cop. what mayor shengtao told us when asked if former chief laurent armstrong has a shot at getting his old job back. and the heartbreaking and fear gripping some san francisco street vendors over the temporary ban from selling along mission street. abc7 n

in a statement, bonta says weapons of war have no place on california streets. but legal analysts say reversing the ruling in keeping the ban in place may be difficult. this is the first big test for the 9th circuit about how they are going to interpret the new supreme court standard constitutional law. professor jessica levinson says last year's supreme court decision authored by justice clarence thomas suggests the only way gun restrictions don't violate the constitution is if those types of restrictions for permissible or present at the time the second amendment was ratified back in the late 17, 100's. it is absolutely the case that the supreme court has made it more difficult for the federal government and states and localities to restrict guns. now, i don't think this means every restriction is off the table, but it means it's a much more difficult task to satisfy and how can we change this? honestly, i think we're talking about years of potentially the composition of the supreme court changing and then the court saying we were wrong and creating a new cali

california attorney general rob bonta announced on monday that the state, doj and the city of la are is a continuation of a process that started 3 years ago. the state says the progress has been made, but that they're still a long ways to go. the new effort will focus on 45 areas of improvement, including addressing patterns and practices of unconstitutional conduct promoting public safety supporting officers and protecting the rights of the people of a hoax. the new effort also seeks to address the use of unreasonable force by holding officers and supervisors responsible. it would also change how and when officers may conduct a search to ensure that those searches comply with the law, attorney general bonta says bringing the department into compliance with all 45 requirements is a big but necessary challenge. >> all of it is critical to ensuring the police department aligns with contemporary best practices and upholds the rights of all community members. the vallejo police department's interim chief said on monday that the department, which is critically understaffed, >> is committe

sin embargo, bonta señaló que todos los acusados se enfrentan cargos de felonía por distribución y ventaarvard, referencia a la presencia del fentanilo en las calles. una droga de 50 a 100 veces más potente que la morfina y que puede ser letal. el jefe de la policía, angelina, michael moore, subrayó que el operativo puede ayudar a reducir aún más la violencia en las calles, especialmente en el sur de la ciudad. >> los homicidios hoy son la mitad de lo que eran el año pasado en la misma fecha, señaló luis prieto. >> no te hicieron telemundo 48? volvemos al área de la bahía, ya que la policía de san francisco informó que en los últimos cinco meses ha realizado 1233 arrestos. >> relación precisamente con drogas. de esa cantidad, 582 personas corresponden a las que habrían sido encontradas mientras consumían sustancias ilícitas y otras 380 son por presunta venta de narcos. además, durante este periodo se decomisaron 82 kilogramos de drogas, de las cuales 47 fueron identificadas como fentanyl. >> en mil pitas la policía le dio a conocer el arresto de dos mujeres sospechosas de robar un centro

we need an enforcer, and we need consequences. >> despite the progress, though, bonta says more workds to be done. >> time is of the essence when it comes to health care. bias can be the difference between life and death. >> in san francisco, tim johns, abc7 news. >> new at 11. apple has unveiled its new macbook pro containing the advanced m3 family of chips and a faster cpu. on the night before halloween, apple had a little fun by describing the new processing chip as scary fast. >> tonight, we're introducing a new family of breakthrough chips and bringing them to the world's best pro laptop macbook pro. >> the company also says the m3 chip brings even more performance and remarkable new capabilities to macbook pro. all right. in the south bay, your best buys may always have been at fry's, but a treasured location where many people went for our electronics needs might face the wrecking ball now, develop owners are hoping to tear down the former store located at east brokaw road and interstate eight 80in north san jose. they're hoping to build 500, maybe even a thousand or more homes

our top story at this hour's that state attorney general rob bonta announced a new push to reform the vallejo police department kron 4 s charles clifford has the details. >> well, here in vallejo, the police department is critically understaffed. and for years they faced allegations of use of force abuse and also misconduct. the city and the state of in trying to reform the police department. today they announced a new effort to keep that work going. california attorney general rob bonta announced on monday that the state, doj and the city of les are launching a new effort to reform the vallejo police department. >> this is a continuation of a process that started 3 years ago. the state says the progress has been made, but that they're still a long ways to go. the new effort will focus on 45 areas of improvement, including addressing patterns and practices of unconstitational conduct promoting public safety supporting officers and protecting the richts of the people of all a hoax. the new effort also seeks to address the use of unreasonable force by holding officers and supervisors re

the 5 years of court oversight from bonta is a continuation of a process to investigate the department 3 years ago. the vallejo police department now has 5 years to complete 45 reforms. the interim chief today says that the department is understaffed, but he's committed to making these reforms happen. it's hard when you're dealing with the public. >> they've been waiting for a while and they're upset which they should we should be able to provide. better service than we currently can with the staffing that we have. >> among the reforms the state is asking for more support for officers alongside protecting the rights of the people of allay. the ag says progress has been made but there's still a long way to go. >> well, we weather this way through the bay area today. leave behind some clouds, even a couple sprinkles in northern sonoma county. but we're going to wake up to an entirely different day tomorrow and we're going to see clouds still lingering early on. we do have some patchy fog out there right now that will feel inside the bay temperatures going to be in the 50's. you starting

bonta added, "weapons of war have no place on california's streets." those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. when we come back, we speak with palestinian analyst tareq baconi . his piece for "the new york review of books," "gaza without pretenses: for years israel and hamas maintained an unstable equilibrium that kept the gaza strip contained. back in 20 seconds. ♪♪ [music break] amy: a 15-year-old palestinian rapper. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the death toll in gaza from israel's 14-day bombardment has topped 4100 as israel continues to block food, water, and fuel from entering the besieged territory. over 13,000 palestinians have been injured over the past two weeks. u.n. secretary general antonio guterres traveled today to the egyptian side of the rafah border crossing to gaza to demand aid convoys be allowed entry. >> these trucks are not just trucks. they are a lifeline. they the difference between life and death for so many peopl

bonta recently filed a lawsuit against 18 manufacturers for neglecting to inform the public about thef these harmful chemicals. and some of developing news sunnyvale police are investigating the city's first homicide of the year. police say 2 women who are sitting in a car were shot. one of them died in police. then later found the shooter with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. kron 4 sarah stinson has the update. >> neighbors say they're shaken up. they did not expect something like this to happen in their normally safe neighborhood and same with police. they haven't investigated a homicide since 2021. it's extremely shocking because stuff like that doesn't happen here. a tragic scene unfolding in this quiet sunnyvale neighborhood around 5.30, monday morning. neighbors called 9-1-1 reporting screaming and gunshots coming from a home on care. strike the sunnyvale department of public safety says when officers arrived, they found 2 women shot in the car outside the home. tragically one of victims and not survive. >> the other victim was transported by ambulance to a local area hospital f

>> the chief supports the reforms, but he says the challenge is the long-time staffing crisis, and bonta says the staffing issue is no excuse for failing to make the required changes. >>> tonight sunnyvale detectives are trying to sort out a deadly shooting that left one woman dead and another wounded before the alleged shooter took his own life. robert handa has the latest from sunnyvale. >> reporter: they were cordoning off the street. police say around 5:30 this morning officers responded to the report of gunshots. officers found two adult women shot inside a rented vehicle. one died at the scene. the other was able to tell officers enough they were able to spot the suspect, an adult man in the neighborhood. when they tried to make a traffic stop, he sped off. >> the vehicle pursuit was initiated. the officers pursued the vehicle into cupertino, and they lost sight of the suspect and per our policy they discontinued the pursuit. >> they continued to search for clues and home security, and later the suspect was spotted by sheriff deputies and fled again. >> they followed the suspect in

bonta says that since 2021, the rate of compliance is improved from 17 to 81%. because he says that his wife is face bias in the health care system. >> time is of the essence when it comes to health care, buyers can be the difference between life and >> far too many black women are dying during and post childbirth. and what so deeply offensive about that. is within our power to change that? >> compliance is up significantly. the attorney general says black women are still 3 to 4 times more likely to die while giving birth than other groups. health insurance premiums are going up and we're also seeing the steepest really rise in car insurance decade rates in decades, news nation's stephanie haines has the details for us. >> employer sponsored health insurance costs may be on the rise. a new report from kff found annual family premiums went up 7% on average in 2023. compared to virtually 0 change in 2022, that means the average family pays more than $6500, about $500 more than last year. if they're seeing their premiums gve to make a de to what they might want to

bonta says it will continue its work to stop the sale and use of the deadly drug across the state. >> we have been operating since april of last year, and we seized nearly 1,000 pounds of fentanyl powder, and that work is ongoing. >> they will offer legal support to stop the flow of fentanyl into california. >>> president biden returning to the u.s. after a short visit to israel. while there he vowed to back israel. he met with the families of the victims of the hamas attack, and he is saying aid to the people of gaza could arrive in just days. alice barr is tracking that story from washington. >> reporter: amid seething tensions in the middle east, president biden making a brief but politically potent visit to israel. >> you are not alone. >> reporter: reaffirming support for israel's fight after the brutal hamas attack, and there was a blast in gaza at a hospital that killed hundreds and royaled anger around other countries. president biden pointing to the u.s. intelligence assessment that israel is not responsible. >> i was outraged and saddened by the enormous loss of life at the

california attorney general rob bonta is alerting companies about their response.us or toxic forever chemicals in food packaging. a recently enacted state assembly bill restricts the presence of p-fas and food packaging and imposes labeling disclosure requirements for cookware. studies have linked the chemicals to an increased risk cancer risk. in fact, liver damage and impacts on reproductive and immune systems. it's imperative that companies no longer make or sell products that contain p-fas. in fact, for food packaging and cookware products, it's not only imperative, it is the law. earlier this year, the state filed a lawsuit against 18 p-fas manufacturers, including three meters and dupont fall vaccination season is in full swing and doctors are encouraging most people to get a flu shot. and the new covid vaccine. the rollout had somewhat of a rough start with availability, an issue as well as confusion over whether insurance could cover the vaccine. rouz ktvu spoke with ucsf doctor peter chin-hong, who expressed and stressed the importance of getting vaccinate

attorney general rob bonta made the announcement today in san diego. the county has seen a 700% increase in fentanyl overdose deaths since 2016. that's according to the doj. while there, bonta led a closed door roundtable with federal state and local leaders. we cannot afford to be passive observers in the face of this crisis. >> and so today we shared strategies, lessons learned and potential solutions going forward. >> california's statewide task force has already made some progress in the fight against fentanyl. the doj says since last april it has seized over 10 million fentanyl pills and nearly 1,000 pounds of fentanyl powder. also this year, california's legislature passed five bills to provide enhanced treatment to recovering fentanyl users as well. >> if you are inside watching the show, hopefully you have air conditioned out. if you don't, hopefully you have two fans blowing right on you. >> and close the shades and you know that sunshine really coming into the house really makes it hot. so let's get the details on how hot it's going to get to

attorney general rob bonta made the announcement today in san diego.increase in fentanyl overdose deaths since 2016. that's according to the doj. while there, bonta led a closed door roundtable with federal, state and local leaders. >> we cannot afford to be passive observers in the face of this crisis. and so today we shared strategies, lessons learned and potential solutions going forward. >> cal fornia state-wide task force has already made some progress in the fight against fentanyl since last april. it seized over 10 million fentanyl pills and nearly 1,000 pounds of fentanyl powder, according to the doj. also this year, california's legislature passed five bills to provide enhanced treatment to recovering fentanyl users. the family members of 65 fentanyl overdose victims are suing snapchat, alleging the app makes it too easy to sell drugs. they point to its features of anonymity and disappearing messages. snapchat has already filed a motion to dismiss the complaint. it points to precautions it's taken to prevent illegal activity on the app and a p

california's attorney general rob bonta announced the states ban on assault weapons will be in effect until further notice. after challenges by lower courts california's gun violence death rate is 43% lower than the national average. the decision will make it illegal to purchas move, or have assault weapons in the state. >>> if you are on the san mateo county coast, don't be alarmed if you smell smoke. there is a prescribed burn plan today. cal fire will ignite 100 acres of brush. this is about 12 miles south of half moon bay. >>> another tough loss for the san francisco 49ers at levi's stadium on sunday. the cincinnati bengals defeated the team with a score of 31-17. leaving the niners 5-3 on the season. the next game will be on november 12th against the jags at 10:00 a.m. >>> the cause of death remains unknown for actor matthew perry start of the tv series 'friends'. his body was found in hot tub at his home in the pacific palisades. investigators say there were no obvious signs of trauma and they do not suspect foul play. matthew perry was 54 years old. >>> yesterday we were dealin

pregnancy providers, the state law provides training for staff and bonta says since 2021 the rate of17% to 81%. this is an issue that is close to his heart because his own wife has faced by us the health care system. >> the reality that the love of my life. might not get the same quality of care as a white here. and bringing a new life into this world. terrifying and unacceptable. and we can do something about it. one thing is very clear from this report. >> and that is legislation alone will not fix this problem. increasing funding alone will not fix this problem. we need legislation and funding with oversight enforcement data collection and accountability to produce the equity that we must achieve for all for the mothers. >> the training is required under california law and currently black mothers in california die from pregnancy-related causes and a 3 to 4 times greater rate their white counterparts. in oakland, a person was shot and killed off of broadway near the fox theater. that's where police found victim who had been shot at 3 in the morning yesterday on 19th street. they we

and bonta says since 2021, the rate of compliance as improved from 17 to 81%. faced by us in the health care system. >> the reality that the love of my life. might not get the same quality of care as a white here, and bringing a new life into this world. terrifying and unacceptable. and we can do something about it. one thing is very clear from this report. >> and that is legislation alone will not fix this problem. increasing funding alone will not fix this problem. we need legislation and funding with oversight enforcement data collection and accountability to produce the equity that we must achieve for all for the mothers. >> the training is required under the california dignity in pregnancy and childbirth act, which passed in 2019. currently black mothers in california died from pregnancy-related causes at a rate 3 to 4 times higher than their white counterparts. pfizer is moving forward with its combination vaccine that targets bowl covid and the flu. the final stage trial will start in the coming months after the vaccine showed positive initial results in

attorney general rob bonta and other state and local leaders gathered in los angeles this morning for the announcement. studies show women of color, in particular black women, die of pregnancy related complications at much higher rates than white women. here in california, a state law passed in 2019 required health facilities to train providers in recognizing implicit biases that could impact care. to hear medical students, the next generation vision of health care providers say things like they thought our pain, our threshold for pain was higher. that our skin was thicker and more difficult to penetrate, to receive of medications. back then, in 2019, to think that those were still attitudes that were in institutions of higher learning, literally took our breath away at that time, fewer than 17% of providers had received such training. the new study shows that number is now over 80. well virtual meetings have become a part of the job for many workers. scientists say they may be harming our social skills. a new study from yale found how brain activity differs when we talk to people onl

california attorney general rob bonta. >> you're saying that this is a strategy for what reason?yeballs. more advertising money. more profit. i don't have to tell you why they do it. we just know they do it, and we are taking action to prevent them from doing it any longer. >> reporter: in a statement, meta said it was disappointed that instead of working productively with companies, the attorneys general have chosen this path. the company also says it introduced 30 tools to support teens and parents. but marong says it's not enough. >> if meta was a parent, i'd be reporting them to child protective services. >> jo ling kent, cbs news, san francisco. >>> there's trouble on the tarmac when two private jets tarmac when two private jets sometimes, the lows of bipolar depression feel darkest before dawn. with caplyta, there's a chance to let in the lyte™. caplyta is proven to deliver significant relief across bipolar depression. unlike some medicines that only treat bipolar i, caplyta treats both bipolar i and ii depression. and in clinical trials, movement disorders and weight gain

rob bonta, are accusing the menlo park-based company of cultivating an addiction to its sites to boost profits. the lawsuit claims young women are especially vulnerable. it accuses instagram specifically of creating severe mental health and body image issues. >> what meta is doing is illegal and wrong. it harms our children and deserving of collective action. >> meta responded to the lawsuit with a statement that reads in part that it's committed to providing teenagers with safe, positive experiences online, introducing more than 30 tools to support teenagers and their families. >>> well, this could be a setback for driverless cars. the dmv just put the brakes on cruise. cruise can no longer operate its driverless cars here in california unless someone is behind the wheel. the dmv suspended cruise's permit effective immediately. the decision centers around a crash that happened earlier this month. we covered it extensively. this was at fifth and mission in san francisco. a different car with a driver hit a woman crossing the street. that woman flew directly into the path of the driverl

state attorney general rob bonta visited the bay area today to announce 5 years of court oversight. a vallejo pd where the agency must complete 45 reforms to the satisfaction of an independent evaluator. it is a continuation of a process that started 3 years ago. now, toledo's interim police chief said today the department is critically understaffed but is committed to making these reforms happen. >> it's hard when you're dealing with the public. they've been waiting for a while. >> and they're upset which they should we should be able to provide. >> better service than we currently can with the staffing that we have. >> among the reforms the state is asking for offering more support for officers while protecting the rights of the people of toledo. the attorney general says progress has been made, but there's still a long way to go. >> meantime, in this viral video shared with kron 4 of hope police officer is shown slamming a woman into the pavement and then punching her while she's on the ground. police say the woman was suspected of theft and allegedly refused to yield during a tr

. >> vamos a contarle que el procurador general de california, rob bonta, anunció esta mañana avancesn de cinco años para implementar 45 reformas y otras adicionales alusivas al uso de la fuerza y al acoso y a la discriminación. más adelante, libertad pedraza nos presentará todos los detalles. mantenga en sintonía i este lunes dos escuelas privadas en freemont suspendieron sus clases y enviaron a los estudiantes a sus casas. >> es que fue una amenaza de bomba. los centros educativos recibieron un correo electrónico en el que les asegura la existencia de explosivos, así que optaron por evacuar sin embargo, la policía no encontró nada y más tarde determinó que el mismo correo le fue enviado a otras escuelas del país, por lo que ahora investigan el caso en colaboración con el fbi y el senador de california, alex padilla, junto con la congresista nanette barragan, dirigieron una carta a la agencia de protección ambiental. >> pidió que se autorice a la junta de recursos del aire de california que aplique su reglamento de regulación de emisión de navíos a más tardar el 31 de octubre. con es

attorney general rob bonta has filed a notice of appeal. this is the second time the same judge has ruled against the policy. this is the first time -- the first time it happened was back in 2021. that ban was essentially sent back to him. >>> pleasant hill is the latest city to ban remote public comments during public meetings. the mayor, tim flaherty, says an anonymous group disrupted their city council meeting this week with offensive hate speech. going forward, there will be no remote access to public comment. residents can submit comments through email or in the mail up to 4:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. at least half a dozen bay area boards and councils have made similar moves. >>> pediatricians are warning parents about the items they say most commonly send children to the emergency room. the american academy of pediatrics lists children swallowing tiny magnets, getting burned by hairstyling tools, and injuring themselves on electric scooters. magnets are often sold as desk toys, which children may accidentally swallow or even g

breaking this hour, attorney general rob bonta is holding a news conference where he announces major action in reforming the vallejo police department. the attorney general and vallejo leaders are still talking right now. his office announcing agreement with the police department that covers use of force and officer-involved shootings. he says the department has made progress in 20 of the 45 reforms, but it all still needs a lot of work. >> the new agreement implements additional forms related to bias as well as searches. it establishes an oversight and reform evaluator as well. >> this work isn't easy, and it's fairly straightforward. i'd like to thank the vallejo police department for their cooperation, their collaboration, their partnership and their commitments. but they need to reflect on their shortcomings and commitment to take real action to improve. the reforms are needed and they are necessary. we need to make vallejo policing more effective, more efficient, more fair, and more just. californians are hurting. trust has been broken. it won't be repaired overnight. >> jodi he

>> california attorney general rob bonta announced 5 years of court oversight of the embattled vallejo police department. that agency has that amount of time to complete 45 different reforms to the satisfaction of independent evaluator evaluator rather, it is a continuation of a process. it started 3 years ago. police department's interim police chief said today the department is critically understaffed, but is committed to making these reforms happened. the news comes just days after a vallejo police officer was caught on camera over the weekend slamming a woman to the pavement and then punching her in the face while she is on the ground. police say the woman was suspected of theft and allegedly refused to yield during a traffic stop initiated by police with more insight on this and other legal matters you're already thinking i started. here with the latest, your reaction to that police beating caught on camera. i'm calling it a beating. he's making an arrest. i would guess victim where the suspect is calling this a beating. what's your take on this? all let me start with. this. woman

attorney general rob bonta made that announcement in san diego yesterday.e doj, the county has seen a 700% increase in fentanyl overdose deaths since 2016, while they bonta led a closed door roundtable with federal, state and local leaders. >> we cannot afford to be passive observers in the face of this crisis and so today we shared strategies, lessons learned and potential solutions going forward. >> california statewide task force has already made some progress in the fight against fentanyl. the doj says since last april it seized more than 10 million fentanyl pills and nearly 1,000 pounds of fentanyl powder. also this year, california's legislature passed five bills to provide enhanced treatment to recovering fentanyl users as stonestown mall owners are getting a 30 day extension to pay their $180 million mortgage charge. >> brookfield confirmed to the chronicle that they're planning to refinance their loan. they say while terms are being sorted out, they have asked to hold off on making payments until a new loan is finalized. brookfield and its partner,

por su parte, el fiscal general del estado, rod bonta, ya presentó un aviso de apelación.e electricidad. >> si es que una propuesta de pg&e es aprobada por el estado. esto sería en las próximas semanas. >> es un aumento del 22% en el cual la compañía señala, es necesario para prevenir incendios forestales. nathalie vera explica este restaurante peruano de san josé se prepara para una prueba de fuego que vamos a hacer perjudicados mayormente los negocios chicos, no, mayormente los hispanos. >> el dueño, zenón robles, se refiere al posible aumento en su factura de electricidad el 22. es lo que acaba de pedir. >> pg&e de luz. pago alrededor de 5 militantes porque tengo 3 estaciones. y más con este que este verano he estado todo el tiempo manejando, trabajando en el aire acondicionado. >> eso quiere decir que con las nuevas tarifas podría pagar 1.100■!a$ adicionales cada mes.a compañía dice que es necesario para su plan de mitigación de incendios forestales. >> pg&e tiene un plan de poder enterrar 2000 millas de servicio eléctrico en esas áreas de alto riesgo de incendio. >> e

rob bonta says young women are especially vulnerable and claims instagram is responsible for online bullying along with mental health and body issues. >> what meta is doing is illegal and wrong. it harms our children and deserving of collective action. >> our business and tech reporter scott budman is here. we've been talking about this so long, about the effects of social media on kids. and now the a.g. is stepping up and doing something. so what does meta say? >> meta is saying, hey, we actually agree that these things should be regulated and watched closely. they say we have some 30 tools that parents can use to make sure their kids aren't spending too much time on these sites, i.e. getting addicted, or that they're getting bullied. but they've been saying that since the beginning, and the attorney general's office and not just california, 42 attorneys general. so social media is one of these very rare things that's actually bringing republicans and democrats together. they both agree these sites are problematic for the kids. >> let's be fair in this. there's two sides to this, you know.

today, california attorney general rob bonta, who you just heard from there, accused meta officials,ding ceo mark zuckerberg, of publicly lying about the addictive nature of the platforms, saying it lowers young people's self-esteem. um, the suit also accuses meta of violating federal law by routinely collecting data on kids under 13 without parental consent. meta issued a statement saying, quote, we're disappointed that instead of working productively with companies across the industry to create clear age appropriate standards for the many apps teens use. the attorneys general have chosen this path. >> if you have federal student loans, you may want to double check your account. more than 300,000 borrowers got messages telling them to pay the wrong amount. in some cases more than what they're supposed to owe. the department of education says it's working to fix the problem it says impacted borrowers will be given a payment pause until the issue is resolved. new at 11, a troublemaking otter that has become a bit of a local celebrity this year now has big news of its own. the otter re

now since 2020, according to bonta's investigation, though health care providers were slow to begin following the law. but that complaints has surged from just 17% to 81%. now over the past 2 years. time is of the essence when it comes to health care. >> bias can be the difference between life and >> far too many black women are dying during and post childbirth. and what so deeply offensive about that. is within our power to change that? >> well, complaints, as we mentioned, is up significantly. the attorney general says black women are still 3 to 4 times more likely to die while giving birth are other groups. >> coming up, a senior living facility is taking over the area where a mobile home park once stood before it was ravaged by wildfire. the plans in place now to continue construction on that site. plus, he's defying the odds. the surprising week niners quarterback brock purdy has had since being diagnosed with a concussion. but first we hear from the father of the 16 year-old who tragically killed in a house party in oakley over the weekend. residents over the weekend. residents are hono

siente que también la violencia y crímenes han ido en aumento en bonta dijo que entiende la necesidadto puede incluir más oficiales para contrarresta la escasez de uniformados en vallejo y más recursos para entrenamientos. >> si hubieran más policías y tuvieran un mayor control de la ciudad, creo que puede cambiar desde vallejo libertad pedraza no quisiera telemundo 48 ahora hablamos de la policía de san josé. >> van a recibir parte de los 267 millones■!ade dólares que el estado invertirá para prevenir los robos colectivos a las tiendas. y aunque no se detalló la cifra exacta que ellos van a recibir, sí se conoció que el consejo municipal se va a reunir el próximo 24 de octubre para definir cómo van a usar esos recursos. hay que tener en cuenta que, según los datos del departamento de justicia del estado, el condado de santa clara tuvo el segundo mayor número de robos en tiendas en 2022. solo lo superó el condado alameda y nos vamos a mantener en san josé porque desde este lunes algunas de las personas que lleguen a ser arrestadas por manejar alcoholizado ya no serán llevadas a la cár

but california attorney general rob bonta announcing a new agreement with the city of vallejo and theice department. >> each of us is here because we are committed to serving and protecting the members of this community. the stipulated judgment outlines reform to vpd's policies and practices as it builds off a prior memorandum of understanding that expired in june. to date, the vallejo police department has substantially complied with 20 of the 45 recommendations as program for sure, but also not enough. >> the new five

california attorney general rob bonta has already filed that notice of appeal with the 9th circuit sayingpons of war have no place and california streets. but legal analysts say reversing the ruling in keeping the ban in place may be difficult. but the judge did is he looked at a decision that the supreme court made about a year ago where they frankly laid out a new test to determine one gun control restrictions are constitutional and it's a difficult test. dissatisfied. jessica levinson is a constitutional law professor at loyola law school. she says the new rule for one gun control restrictions can be upheld was authored by supreme court justice clarence thomas. and it's a difficult one to satisfy. rule is based on history and tradition and essentially asked whether or not those types of restrictions were permissible and or present at the time that the second amendment was ratified in the late 1700's. california governor gavin newsom has weighed in saying today's radical ruling is a direct insult to every victim of the mass shooting in their families. california's gun safety laws work a

rally to try to get the case back on the radar of the district attorney and state attorney general rob bontalifornia water officials are calling this year a miracle water year. let's give you a look at lexington reservoir in los gatos, which is at more than 200% of normal overall reservoirs are filled to 128% of their historic average. the water year that ended this past saturday will go down as one of the wettest in recorded state history. it is welcome news for our state, which has really spent most of the past 15 years in a deep drought. with that, we check in with chief meteorologist bill martin. no rain this week, though. yeah, no rain this week. it's going to be the opposite of that. some very warm weather and today's temperatures were that very warm. these are the highs from today and warmer than yesterday by a few degrees. that's what we do again tomorrow. we warm up a couple of degrees thursday and friday. we end up being the warmest days of the week. saturday will cool off a little bit, but overall, a really pleasant fall pattern, although we do have that heat advisory because it's

california attorney general rob bonta was at the courthouse in roseville for the sentencing. >> californianation, we are witnessing a devastating rice in young people. by accidental fentanyl overdose. we can't stress enough how dangerous fentanyl is. it's cheap. it's potent and its lethal. i want to just take a look ahead and remind us all that this work easy. there's more work to do. >> public on gun is also charged with meeting with his young victim to engage in lewd still ahead, a serious crime now with serious repercussions with the justice department wants you to know about the rise in attacks on postal workers in this country. >> and we take a deeper look at militant group responsible for attacking israel. we'll have more what exactly hamas isn't. what that group reportedly plots. plus, former major league baseball star and republican steve garvey wants to go to washington entering the race for the u.s. senate the race for the u.s. senate seat previously held by the my dry eye's made me a burning, stinging, 5-times-a-day,... ...makeup smearing drops user. i want another option that's

. >> california attorney general rob bonta visiting the bay area today announcing a 5 years of court oversight of the embattled vallejo police department. the agency has that amount of time to complete 45 reforms to the satisfaction of an independent evaluator. it is a continuation of a process that started 3 years ago. the vallejo police department's interim chief said today the department is critically understaffed but is committed to making these reforms happen. >> it's hard when you're dealing with the public. they've been waiting for a while and they're upset which they should we should be able to provide. better service than we currently can with the staffing that we have. >> among the reforms the state is asking for offering more support for officers alongside protecting the rights of the people of how the ag says progress has been made, but they're still quite a long way to go. meantime, in this viral video shared with kron 4 of les hope police officer is shown slamming a woman to the pavement and then punching her while she's on the ground. police say the woman was suspected