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brinkley's there.you can see him with his leather helmet on and see the football kind of flying through the air in this picture. and as you can see, it was a massive crowd said to be the biggest seen on wall street during wartime. now, ironically, brinkley would go to prison some ten years later for wall street mail seasons. out in rockford, illinois. frank pollard broke new ground simply by making the team at camp grant's. pollard was one of about 1000 african-american soldiers. among the 30,000 troops at the camp. and the camp was segregated, just like the rest of the army. but pollard went out for the main camp team anyway, and he wound up making it. he was the only african-american soldier to break war football's color line. that's something that pollard's older brother, fritz pollard, couldn't even manage. fritz, who had been an all-american and ended up making both the college and pro football hall of fame was spent world war one coaching segregated black regiments at camp meade in maryland. now,

in oakland, i'm leslie brinkley, abc seven news. across the bay, san francisco mayor london breed is taking her plan to increase police power throughout the city straight to voters. >> we are taking something to the ballot. we're going around the board of supervisors. we're going around the police commission. we're going straight to the people of san francisco. mayor breed introduced her new safer san francisco measure today, which would roll back some of the police commissions restrictions on things like pursuits and the use of surveillance technology. >> the mayor says the measure would also limit police paperwork, giving officers more time to actually patrol the streets. the mayor says she is putting this initiative on the march 2024 ballot at the police commission says they are in full support of breed's plan. a new team has joined the fight against fentanyl in san francisco's tenderloin district. >> knowing that someone cares is our special sauce and our power that we are. we're letting folks know that not only are we going to

brinkley's there.you can see him with his leather helmet on and see the football kind of flying through the air in this picture. and as you can see, it was a massive crowd said to be the biggest seen on wall street during wartime. now, ironically, brinkley would go to prison some ten years later for wall street mail seasons. out in rockford, illinois. frank pollard broke new ground simply by making the team at camp grant's. pollard was one of about 1000 african-american soldiers. among the 30,000 troops at the camp. and the camp was segregated, just like the rest of the army. but pollard went out for the main camp team anyway, and he wound up making it. he was the only african-american soldier to break war football's color line. that's something that pollard's older brother, fritz pollard, couldn't even manage. fritz, who had been an all-american and ended up making both the college and pro football hall of fame was spent world war one coaching segregated black regiments at camp meade in maryland. now,

brinkley's there.you can see him with his leather helmet on and see the football kind of flying through the air in this picture. and as you can see, it was a massive crowd said to be the biggest seen on wall street during wartime. now, ironically, brinkley would go to prison some ten years later for wall street mail seasons. out in rockford, illinois. frank pollard broke new ground simply by making the team at camp grant's. pollard was one of about 1000 african-american soldiers. among the 30,000 troops at the camp. and the camp was segregated, just like the rest of the army. but pollard went out for the main camp team anyway, and he wound up making it. he was the only african-american soldier to break war football's color line. that's something that pollard's older brother, fritz pollard, couldn't even manage. fritz, who had been an all-american and ended up making both the college and pro football hall of fame was spent world war one coaching segregated black regiments at camp meade in maryland. now,

professor brinkley, how has the book done? >> really well, i have had more fun touring on the book then any book i have ever done. it is in the news every day, what are we doing on our planet, hawaii is in utter devastation. people jumping into the ocean to escape the wildfire. talking about the environment, how did he get to the place where we have victories from the 60's and 70's. the clean air act, endangered species act, 50 years ago. it passed. the idea is, when can we have a new biomet regulation. a new wave where the whole country galvanizes around the menace we have now of co2 in admissions -- co2 emissions. >> you have talked about jimmy carter, richard nixon, jfk, etc.. >> you have observed the last 6070 years of history. a friend of mine called the current period the great realignment. i want to get your take on the last 10 years in american history. >> the ark was from fdr in 1933 until ronald reagan in 1980. a time where people believed the federal government was your friend. whether it was world war ii, social se

. >> we are pleased to have joined us here in the book tv set author and historian doug brinkley whose most recent book is called silent spring revolution. the great environmental awakening that came out in november of last year. professor, how is that book done ? >> really well. you know, climate change right now and it's in the news every day the environment, what are we doing on our planet as i am talking to you. hawaii is another devastation. people jumping into the ocean to escape the wildfire which was the biggest natural disaster in hawaiian history. and, so, talking about the environment, how did we get to the place where we have some victories from the 60s and 70 s. the birth of the environmental protection agency. the clean air act and the ancient species act. ithe ideas when can we have a w climate revolution when we will have a new way for the whole country galvanizing the menace that we have now. >> as a presidential historian you have written about -- et cetera et cetera you observed the last few years of the history. a friend of mine called the current. we are in the gre

>> caller: right now i'm actually reading douglas brinkley silent spring revolution, getting throught. and enjoyed it. >> host: and we just covered mr. brinkley a little while ago, and doug will be out here a little bit later today and we're going to talk general history with them when he gets out here. back to your calls. john in liberty indiana. john could afternoon to you. you are on booktv. >> caller: thank you. i think -- one of the main books that influenced america. i got a few years ago but kind of had a derogatory reputation i think with some stuff that went on later with it but i think it's definitely made a big difference to the leader of the civil war, the characterization of very interesting, the white characters tend to be stereotypical but they all seem to be flawed. that would be one of my choices. >> host: and i believe that was 1852, harriet beecher stowe. that is on the library f congress books that shaped america original origie we looked at for our ten lists as well. this is a text message. some of the books that shaped in the as a daughter of immigrants in bette

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abc7 news reporter leslie brinkley has the latest developments at oakland's police commission has issued its recommendations for the top seven candidates for oakland police chief. >> out of the 20 who have applied so far. the only name that's been public is that of leronne armstrong, the former police chief whom oakland's mayor, shengtao fired in february, alleging he mishandled misconduct charges against a police officer last month, an independent report cleared armstrong of any wrongdoing. >> doing i feel good. i feel vindicated today. >> armstrong released a statement saying i believe that the mayor should rehire me as chief of police based upon the clear evidence that i acted properly and did not violate any department policies. >> this should be a no brainer for the mayor and the police commission and we hope that they do the right thing and right a past wrong and put him back where he belongs as chief of police. >> but there are six other candidates still on that short list and there could be more names since more candidates can still throw their hat in the ring until the end of th

. >> douglas brinkley is a presidential historian and professor of history at rice university.s deeply moving, profound, really, to listen to what merrick garland had to say. peter baker concludes, doug, that america seems to expect crisis. you've got a former president facing 91 criminal charges, current president facing an impeachment inquiry. speaker of the house might be ousted by his own party. when merrick garland talks about civility and kindness, is the genie out of the bottle already? >> i'm afraid that the genie is out of the bottle. you know, chris, the pew research group just came out and said only 4% of the american people feel that our political system is very functional. 4%. that should be 94%. not 4. so we have a long ways to go on convincing people that government is good and not the enemy. now, donald trump represents the big middle finger to america's political institutions. he wants to shatter what he calls the deep state, but basically wants to unmask and unravel the state department, cia, fbi, it's a big problem. on the left, they're trying to really warn

. >> abc seven news reporter leslie brinkley has more on how the war in israel is hitting home in the area. >> israel is a small country. everyone knows someone. >> rabbi berkowitz is knitting together support in the contra costa jewish community in the face of what he called horrific attacks. >> i'm getting news that people that i know personally know now are no longer with us. they were brutally murdered, brutally slaughtered. and the news just keep coming. this is the 911 of the israelis. this is the 911 of the israelis. i was raised and grew up in ashkelon, the city that right now is under trauma. and this attack of missiles and my parents right now and my mother in law are in the shelters. >> we are not there. we are here. and we hear all the sadness and all the scariness from our friends and family. >> sienna was supposed to fly to israel with her daughters yesterday, but she says her airlines canceled their flight from sfo to tel aviv and she knows people are stranded there as well. locally people are concerned. >> people are very worried about about secure city. this is locall

. >> abc seven news reporter leslie brinkley has more on the tragedy that's reverberating throughout three high schools with the suspects still on the loose. a house party on this peaceful street in this suburban neighborhood erupted into gunfire around 1115 saturday night. >> basically because we could hear a bunch of noise and some loud screaming, like a fight was kind of going on outside. so i came out and at that point, there was already people running down the street. scared wasn't shortly after that that i heard six shots ring off this neighbor called 911. >> as chaos ensued. >> it was at least 100 to 150 kids, at the minimum that were running out of here. it could have been 200. it was so many there. innocents were lost. you could see the terror in their face, in their eyes. so many of them running out of here and having to experience that. >> oakley's police chief released a statement saying they found five nine millimeter shell casings in front of the house. a 16 year old died on the front lawn. three others were injured and taken to john muir medical center in walnut creek

. >> here's abc seven news reporter leslie brinkley. >> the arrests of eight suspects in a retail theft ring at this lululemon store in walnut creek uncovered a chain of events that started earlier in the month when police say thieves targeted two lululemon stores in napa and santa rosa taking 10,000 in merchandise from each their network of loss prevention agents will communicate out to include photographs and general descriptions. that's what broadway plaza shopping center officers and store employees had to work with last thursday afternoon. the north bay suspects showed up at the store in walnut creek. police say these retail theft suspects are bold, taking. 3 to $4000 worth of merchandise up to the counter in the hopes of getting a gift card or cash. >> in this case, they were stalled and then our officers moved in and detained them and then subsequently arrested them. >> two were arrested in the store, two more arrested in a waiting car with an additional $13,000 in stolen merchandise. then just two days later, four more suspects stormed the same lululemon store in walnut creek. >

caller: right now, i am reading douglas brinkley's "silent spring revolution." i am getting through that and enjoying it. host: we just covered him a little while ago. he will be out here later today. we will talk general history when he gets out here. john in liberty, indiana. caller: i think "uncle tom's cabin," is one of the main books that influenced america. it has a derogatory reputation because of stuff that went on later but i think it is definitely one of the big influences right after the civil war. the characterization is very interesting. the white characters tend to be stereo typical but they all seem to be flawed. that would be my -- one of my choices. host: i believe that was 1852. that is on the library of congress's books that shaped america's original list and one we looked at for our 10. this is a text message from romie from massachusetts. one of the books that shaped me as a daughter of immigrants. "i know why the caged bird sings" by maya angelou. "to kill a mockingbird" by harper lee. "the grapes of wrath" by john steinbeck. "the hate u gi

and i think context is always important, and i thought who best to ask but doug brinkley about contextwe are now? got to where we are now >> well, you began by -- >> this was a giant event. thousands dead, president richard nixon gave israel its full unwavering support just like we heard president biden give netanyahu. the problem is that the united states led to the oil embargo, and gas prices went up in the united states. so it started affecting everybody's life in america, and it's one of the things that actually started leading to the downfall of nixon instead of watergate, and turned back a lot of american environmental measures. the key thing always at this juncture is that israel is our greatest friend, we have a special relationship, it's a democracy, we need to defend it. and i think biden and is like -- comes to the age of israel in a time of strife and horror, and i think all americans of good conscious feel terrible for what happened to israel. and the united states will have the netanyahu governments back for the first waves of action. >> you talk about the importance of t

abc7 news reporter leslie brinkley is on the story. the san francisco police swat team and bomb squad swarmed into this home in concord this afternoon and searched for possible explosive materials in the home where 42 year old suspect daniel garcia lives. >> police say garcia went to mass at saints peter and paul church late sunday afternoon in san francisco's north beach neighborhood after communion, he confronted a parishioner. >> he demanded money from that person. the parishioner continued to pray and ignored him, at which point the suspect then in violently assaulted this parishioner, punching him in the head. and we believe that the parishioner went unconscious temporarily. >> witnesses say he left the church with a knife in hand and a police pursuit began when he got in his car. police said officers felt their lives were in danger as the suspect intentionally threw two explosive devices at their patrol car. one on filbert street. and again at eighth and mission. the officers described not only seeing the flames of the device tha

abc seven news reporter leslie brinkley is live outside the kaiser medical center in walnut creek with the latest on the negotiate. leslie >> dan kaiser, health care workers and the unions are still at the bargaining table with kaiser officials right now as we speak, but not much progress being made. so both sides are preparing for a strike tomorrow . now, you see the patient and it's hard not to get emotional. priscilla opperman helps coordinate patient care at kaiser walnut creek medical center. she believes the pandemic pushed health care workers like her to the brink. >> the way that it's looking, we're going to be out there tomorrow at 6 a.m. the big items that we need to discuss to make sure that the short staffing crisis gets taken care of are not being brought to the table. >> 75,000 health care workers are poised to strike at kaiser permanente facilities over unfair labor practices for three days. 6 a.m. wednesday through 6 a.m. saturday, the largest health care worker strike in us history. >> patients will feel an immediate impact, especially when they need lab work. diagnost

. >> abc seven news reporter leslie brinkley joining us live now outside of the medical center in walnuttions. leslie. >> well, just in the last half hour, i got word that bargaining is continuing both sides, the union and kaiser are at the table, but really no progress to report. there's still far apart on their one main sticking point about over assuring shortage of staffing and at this point, both sides are preparing for the very strong possibility of a strike tomorrow. >> now you see the patient and it's hard not to get emotional. >> priscilla oppermann helps coordinate patient care at kaiser's walnut creek medical center. she believes the pandemic pushed health care workers like her to the brink. >> the way that it's looking, we're going to be out there tomorrow at 6 a.m. the big items that we need to discuss to make sure that the short staffing crisis gets taken care of are not being brought to the table. >> 75,000 health care workers are poised to strike at kaiser permanente facilities over ir

and abc seven news reporter leslie brinkley has the details on the case. >> the san francisco policeam and bomb squad swarmed into this home in concord. this afternoon and searched for possible explosive materials in the home where 42 year old suspect daniel garcia lives. police say garcia went to mass at saints peter and paul church late sunday afternoon in san francisco's north beach neighborhood after communion, he confronted a parishioner. >> he demanded money from that person. the parishioner continued to pray and ignored him, at which point the suspect then and violently assaulted this parishioner, punching him in the head. and we believe that the parishioner went unconscious temporarily. >> witnesses say he left the church with a knife in hand and a police pursuit began when he got in his car. police said officers felt their lives were in danger as the suspect intentionally threw two explosive devices at their patrol car. once on filbert street. and again at eighth and mission. >> the officers described not only seeing the flames of the device that hit the ground, but also the

. >> abc7 news reporter leslie brinkley has the story.ight suspects in a retail theft ring at this lululemon store in walnut creek uncovered a chain of events that started earlier in the month when police say thieves targeted two lululemon stores in napa and santa rosa taking 10,000 in merchandise from. each. >> their network of loss prevention agents will communicate that out to include photographs and general descriptions. >> that's what broadway plaza shopping center officers and store employees had to work with last thursday afternoon. the north bay suspects showed up at the store in walnut creek. police say these retail theft susp

brinkley, that was a frivolous action. suddenly, very shortly after having been inaugurated, we were attacked. we were attacked affecting the backbone of the functioning of the state. our tax system. our customs systems. electricity. even our meteorological services. we didn't know if it was going to rain. they are never right anyway. [laughter] our ministry of transport. our health system was attacked. thanks to the collaboration of partners like the united states, spain, we realized this was coming from russia. coincidence? possibly. certainly, possibly probably from a group who had begun asking for ransom. we couldn't pay ransom. and we wouldn't pay ransom. but the effects were very important. millions of dollars, hundreds of thousands of medical appointments. but here we are, reconstructed. it was at the beginning of the administration. but once burned, twice shy. i think you say that in this country, right? and we decided that the negligence of decades, obviously, everything is the fault of the previous administration

. >> we are pleased to have joined us here in the book tv set author and historian doug brinkley whose most rect

abc7 news reporter leslie brinkley is on the story. san francisco police swat team and bomb squad swarmed into this home in concord this afternoon and searched for possible explosive materials in the home where 42 year old suspect daniel garcia lives. >> police say garcia went to mass at saints peter and paul church late sunday afternoon in san francisco's north beach neighborhood after communion, he confronted a parishioner. >> he demanded money from that person. the parishioner continued to pray and ignored him, at which point the suspect then in violently assaulted this parishioner, punching him in the head. and we believe that the parishioner went unconscious temporarily. >> witnesses say he left the church with a knife in hand and a police pursuit began when he got in his car. police said officers felt their lives were in danger as the suspect intentionally threw two explosive devices at their patrol car. one on filbert street. and again at eighth and mission. the officers described not only seeing the flames of the device that hi

panel history is heating up environmental awakening versus climate change denial features douglas brinkley, david alinsky in jennifer white. seven of doug book seven sl six eventually the "new york times" notable books of the year because most recent is silent spring revolution. david is off two "new york times" bestseller and an artist in residence at nyu. our moderator is host of the daily to our program when a from debbie a you and you and national public radio. please join me in welcoming them. [applause] good morning, everyone and thanks for coming out for this conversation. as your listening i hope you'll form your own question because will have some time at the end of the panel and you can step up to the mike beck, let you know when to start the process and you canyo ask questions of our audience as well. it's exciting to speak to people as accomplished as david and douglas but it gets even more exciting when you get on a phone call with them to play in this conversation to realize that such big fans of one another's work. they were absolutely delighted to speak to one another. i wa

douglas brinkley so douglass, in his speech thursday night, the president links to fight against hamas and the fight against putin ukrainian ambassador said something similar on my show last week. listen. >> when dealing, the same axis of evil all countries that fight for the freedom, the dignity, it's horrific this terrorist attack israel for the past week, suffering from the horrible attack from hamas that's what ukraine did for 596 days today. fighting the same terrorist attack >> so douglas, a lot of people are gawking at the idea that the president is trying to link aid to israel to aid to ukraine talk about, i believe those folks are wrong and the ambassador and the president are right. ? do you agree? >> i agree with you, i think the president is absolutely correct. you have to bring this to what franklin d. roosevelt did, in the dark days before world war ii. meaning he started talking about what we were fighting for. america fighting for the freedoms, freedom for hunger nowhere in the world, freedom of speech, freedom of wanting to vote we want to be on the democracy. what is

panel history is heating up environmental awakening versus climate change denial injures douglas brinkley, david lipsky and janet white sent "new york times" bestsellers six have been chosen as "new york times" notable books of the year. his most recent is silent spring revolution. david is the author of two "new york times" bestsellers an andartist in residence at nyu. our moderator jen whitest host whiteassociate daily to our prom when apo from national public radio. please join me in welcoming them. [applause] >> good morning everyone thanks for coming out for this conversation. as you are listening i hope you will form your own questions we will have some time at the end of the panel to step up to the mike i will let you know when to start that process you can ask questions of our authors as well. it's always exciting to speak to people as accomplished as david and douglas but it gets even more exciting when you get on a phone call with them to plan this conversation you wrote is there such big fans of one another book they are absolutely delighted to speak to one another. i want to j

here's abc seven news reporter leslie brinkley. >> we have over 100 homicides this year in the city of oakland , which impacts us all directly or indirectly at a press conference this morning, city officials launched love life week in oakland. >> there's a lot of tragedy in the city of oakland, however, the best way to combat tragedies is to come together, heal together, care and love and uplift the town. >> just to point out that three lives were lost over the weekend , which is the counterposition of what? live life, love, love is supposed to be in this city, which is disappointing. >> the oakland police officers association says it's a critical moment. >> what's the public safety plan for? we just don't seem to have a plan. we are at a nine year low. budgeted numbers for the police department. no permanent chief of police, abc seven's neighborhood safety tracker looked at data from the oakland police department that shows reports of burglaries, vehicle thefts, robberies and carjackings are all increasing since this time last year. >> burglary reports are up 36. vehicle thefts up 51.

here is a look at her very first appearance 33 years ago with david brinkley when she was running forernor of california, part of a wave of women running for higher office, breaking barriers, and determined to reshape american politics. >> we know there's been cynicism particularly about the u.s. congress and to some extent all public leaders. are women able to change that? will they be? would they be? >> oh, i think it depends on the effectiveness of the woman. i think that part of acting in government is to be effective and that that's the bottom line. and once you reach a level of high effectiveness, then i think you ohm all kinds of doors. i think there's a certain symbolic value, a certain practical value of a woman's candidacy. but i think the bottom line is just plain being effective. this is american infrastructure. megawatts of power, rails and open road, and essential services of every kind. all running on countless invisible networks, making it a prime target for cyberattacks. but the same ai-powered security that protects all of google also defends the systems running amer

and abc7 news reporter leslie brinkley explains what happened. >> the san francisco police swat team and bomb squad swarmed into this home in concord this afternoon and searched for possible explosive materials in the home where 42 year old suspect daniel garcia lives. police say garcia went to mass at saints peter and paul church late sunday afternoon in san francisco's north beach neighborhood after communion. he confronted a parishioner. >> he demanded money from that person. the parishioner continued to pray and ignored him, at which point the suspect then violently assaulted this parishioner, punching him in the head. we believe that the parishioner went unconscious temporarily. >> witnesses say he left the church with a knife in hand and a police pursuit began when he got in his car. police said officers felt their lives were in danger as the suspect intentionally threw two explosive devices at their patrol car. once on filbert street. and again at eighth and mission. >> the officers described not only seeing the flames of the device that hit the ground, but also the officers c

abc seven news reporter leslie brinkley has the latest. >> oakland's police commission has issued its recommendations for the top seven candidates for oakland police chief. out of the 20 who have applied so far, the only name that's been public is that of leronne armstrong, the former police chief whom oakland's mayor qingtao fire in february, alleging he mishandled misconduct charges against a police officer. last month, an independent report cleared armstrong of any wrongdoing. i feel good. i feel vindicated today. armstrong released a statement saying, i believe that the mayor should rehire me as chief of police based upon the clear evidence that i acted properly and did not violate any department policies. this should be a no brainer for the mayor and the police commission. >> and we hope that they do the right thing and right a past wrong and put him back where he belongs as chief of police. >> but there are six other candidates still on that short list and there could be more names since more candidates can still throw their hat in the ring until the end of this week . the mayor

i'm leslie brinkley, abc seven news.nd our abc7 neighborhood safety tracker shows you a wide range of public safety statistics for oakland, san jose and san francisco. >> you'll find it on the front page of abc7 news.com. com. >> police in sunnyvale are calling an early morning shooting involving three people a murder suicide. officers responded to a 911 call about gunshots around 5:30 a.m. they found two women in a car outside a home on keremeos drive, both suffering from gunshot wounds. one of the victims was pronounced dead at the scene when officers located the suspect, but he was able to escape a short time later, santa clara deputies tracked him down in cupertino. investigators say by that point, he'd already taken his own life. >> when they did find the suspect again, his vehicle was parked. the suspect was located in the vehicle, deceased with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. the second woman shot during the incident was taken to a hospital. >> her condition tonight is unknown. investigators sa

. >> abc seven news reporter leslie brinkley has more on how the war in israel is hitting home in the bay area. >> israel is a small country. everyone knows someone. >> one rabbi berkowitz is knitting together support in the contra costa jewish community in the face of what he called horrific attacks. >> yes, i'm getting news that that people that i know persons we know are no longer with us. they were brutally murdered, brutally slaughtered, and the news just keep coming. this is denying 11 of the israelis. this is the nine over 11 of the israelis. i was raised and grew up in ashkelon. the city that right now is under tremendous attack of missiles. and my parents right now and my mother in law are in the shelters. >> we are not there. we are here . and we hear all the sadness and all the scary news from our friend and family. >> sienna was supposed to fly to israel with her daughters yesterday, but she says her airlines canceled their flight from sfo to tel aviv and she knows people are stranded there as well. local people are concerned. >> people are very worried about about securit

i'm leslie brinkley, abc7 news. >> we want to make sure you get the full picture of crime where you live, which is why we created the abc7 neighborhood safety tracker. it shows you a wide range of public safety statistics for oakland, san jose and san francisco. you'll find it on abc7 news.com. >> overseas now in the conflict in the middle east where there is a lot of finger pointing after a deadly blast at a hospital in gaza. hundreds of people are dead and israel is denying it was the result of an air strike. instead, officials say it was the result of a failed rocket launch by a militant group and say israel has evidence to back that up. the deadly explosion touched off protests in several countries in the middle east. president biden is on his way to israel now to meet with prime minister benjamin netanyahu. originally the president was going to take part in a regional summit in jordan, but that part of the trip was canceled. so he will only be visiting israel first. >> it is making sure he gets an update from our israeli counterparts about their plans, their intentions, how things a

. >> abc7 news reporter leslie brinkley has the story. the arrests of eight suspects in a retail theft ring at this lululemon store in walnut creek uncovered a chain of events that started earlier in the month when police say thieves targeted two lululemon stores in napa and santa rosa taking 10,000 in merchandise from. each. >> their network of loss prevention agents will communicate that out to include photographs and general descriptions. >> that's what broadway plaza shopping center officers and store employees had to work with last thursday afternoon. the north bay suspects showed up at the store in walnut creek. police say these retail theft suspects are bold, taking 3 to $4000 worth of merchandise up to the counter in the hopes of getting a gift card or cash. >> in this case, they were stalled and then our officers moved in and detained them and then subsequently arrested them. >> two were arrested in the store, two more arrested in a waiting car with an additional $13,000 in stolen merchandise. then just two days later, four or mo

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