joining me now is san francisco district attorney brooke jenkins. thank you for being with me. we all know fentanyl overdoses are out of control in the city. you've had more than 600 deaths in the city. this task force would focus on opioid deaths as potential homicides. what would that look like, though? >> it's going into finding evidence of where the person who died purchased their drugs and making sure that we track that down to see whether or not we can prove who sold them the lethal dose and charge that individual with the murder. >> and what would be the criteria for charging it as a homicide, and how do you propose that to a jury, or how do you prove it to them that the dealer knew this death was a possibility, especially in san francisco where we know, you know, a lot of these deaths are homeless people or people that use drugs? how are you going to convince, you know, a jury that this is actually something that they knew? >> right. we certainly will have to prove that the person had a knowledge of the dangerousness and the lethality of fentanyl. i don't think there's

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>> san francisco district attorney brooke jenkins is concerned about four issues. number one, do you the survivor in the criminal. case, jordana chehon fillled, an $8,000 small claims court complaint against antonio guerrero for back rent and other money he owed. this email exchange shows the deputy public defender, elena yanez, got involved in the matter and she was trying to propose like an alternative amount and settle without us going to court. >> it is absolute, in my view, inappropriate because it brings her in contact with the victim who has been traumatized by the person she's represent. you don't want to cross those lines and those boundaries. >> retired santa clara county superior court judge ladoris cordell explains some small claims. court is supposed to be one individual against another. no attorneys. she's concerned guerrero's deputy public defender may have been trying to arrange a payment to his victim. >> well, he's willing to give you this money. he'll give it to you and maybe that'll soften her attitude. and she won't be as concerned about maybe

san francisco district attorney brooke jenkins writing on x today i would like to thank the jury for their service and for delivering justice to the victim's family and friends who. patiently waited to see justice achieved. my office is committed to standing by victims for as long as it takes to ensure accountability, and abusers face consequences. the bay area, experiencing an array of winter weather this week, parts of the north bay seeing flooding and even a funnel cloud. >> ktvu amber lee was in sonoma county today and spoke with residents about this sighting of this unusual phenomenon in. >> this two minute long video was taken thursday morning around 11:00. the sight of a possible tornado in sonoma county is unsettling to the people who live in nearby communities. when they saw the video, no way. >> that is insane. >> it's just a big surprise. i don't think we're used to having tornadoes in this area. >> sonoma county department of emergency management sent a team out thursday afternoon to survey the area where the funnel cloud was spotted in the small community of two rock, ju

we talk to brooke jenkins about the new plan. >>> a local librarian who became a viral sensation is stepping down. the reason behind his decision. >>> this is "today in the bay." >> here we go, tuesday morning. thanks for starting your day with us. 5:00 right now. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. we'll get a look at the commute in just a bit. meteorologist kari hall has a look at what we can expect today. we've been talking about rain this week. >> the rain is out of here and the cold front has settled in. we're going to have a couple of days of dry conditions, but it is cold. and the north bay starts out with a frost advisory this morning that will be in effect until 9:00. and then we take a look at some of our temperatures that we're starting out with right now, in the upper 30s and low 40s in the north bay. it's 37 in sonoma. some of those spots in between are also in the upper 30s. but we're mostly seeing low 40s here, with san jose now at 46 degrees. as we take a look at our highs this afternoon, we're headed for the low 60s, reaching up to about 64 degrees in san jose, as we

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thank you to our district attorney, brooke jenkins, and her office. thank you to our sheriff's deputies. but it wasn't just them. we called for support from the state. and governor newsom delivered with the california highway patrol and the california national guard. we called for support from the feds and speaker emerita nancy pelosi and the biden administration delivered the drug enforcement agency and the us attorney's office. that's what we did. all that support, all those people going to work. it didn't just happen because we wished it to happen. it didn't just happen because of apec. it happened because of all of those leaders fighting for san francisco and all the work that we actually did to make it happen. and we're seeing the results. no, things are not perfect. but for a while, the headlines were saying one thing. while the work was saying another. and here's the good news. the headlines are finally catching up. the new york times, san francisco montgomery street casino, a downtown revival, bloomberg, san francisco doom loop narrative ignor

now, their attorneys have sent a letter to san francisco's district attorney, brooke jenkins, urging her to drop those charges, raising concerns about, quote, a pattern of anti palestinian racism in her office. >> we're worried that that it permeates the office. this bias i think that the manner in which these cases were charged shows that there overcharged and there really is no point in pursuing this prosecution. >> the attorneys point to comments made by a prosecutor who reportedly sent emails with anti-palestinian language, and the attorneys say the district attorney herself mischaracterized another protest as being pro hamas. >> it speaks to a pattern of anti-palestinian islam phobic bias in brooke jenkins office. so what we're asking is simply for her to dismiss the charges against the bay bridge 78, the district attorney's office has responded, saying the prosecutor who made the comments does not reflect the views of the district attorney's office, and that there is zero tolerance for bias of any sort in their charging decisions or how they handle cases. >> the accused are due

now, the announcement was made in october of last year but san francisco district attorney brooke jenkins says the traffic force will be fully operational early this year. jenkins is also reiterating the need to attack the drug crisis from all levels. she says prosecuting dealers for the lives fentanyl is taking is a must. >> we have to address this at all levels, we can't simply ignore the people who are out on our streets selling death while we only go after suppliers. we have to be attacking this on all fronts, and that's what we're doing. >> reporter: and this comes as talk about the city's opioid crisis is front and center at a march and rally at city hall yesterday. mayor london breed made the case for her handling of the crisis during her tenure and the programs that have been created. some of her challengers in the mayoral race this year, including supervisor safai say her leadership has been a problem in coordinating the proper response. daniel lurie has released his plan to deal with the unhoused, which includes a 24/7 drop-off crisis center for police and first responders to dr

now, their attorneys have sent a letter to san francisco's district attorney brooke jenkins, urging her to drop those charges, raising concerns about, quote, a pattern of anti-palestinian racism in her office or one that it permeates the office. >> this bias, i think, that the manner in which these cases were charged shows that they're overcharged and there really is no point in pursuing this prosecution. >> reporter the attorneys point to comments made by a prosecutor who reportedly sent emails with anti-palestinian language, and the attorneys say the district attorney herself mischaracterized another protest as being pro-hamas. >> it speaks to a pattern of anti-palestinian, islamophobic bias in brooke jenkins office. so what we're asking is simply for her to dismiss the charges against the bay bridge 78. >> the district attorney's office has responded, saying the prosecutor who made the comments does not reflect the views of the district attorney's office and that there is zero tolerance for bias of any sort in their charging decisions or how they handle cases where the accused are du

brooke jenkins appears to have been surprised by her assistant d.a.s actions saying the parole hearing was not handled how we expect such matters to be handled. each case up for parole review is thoroughly reviewed the requester has been rehabilitated and the victim or surviving family members are consulted before taking any position that did not happen in this case. the new protocols put into place should prevent a situation like this from happening again. the d.a. in question no longer works for her. the office is conducting another review of the case which we will submit to the governor. the family hopes it will help. >> my family is disappointed this happened. particularly the d.a.s office is willing to come out and make this right. >>> new job cuts to report tonight and it's not intact. it's the u.s. army. the army is reducing the size by about 24,000. the cuts will mainly be in already empty posts. that includes jobs related to counterinsurgency. those numbers swelled during the iraq and afghanistan wars but are not needed as much today. 3000 of the cuts come from army special op

i spoke with san francisco district attorney brooke jenkins this evening about how the team will operate>> it's finding evidence of where the person who died purchased their drugs and making sure that we track that down to see whether or not we can prove who sold them the lethal dose and charge that individual with the murder. >> now, that change is part of the city's plan to move the needle in san francisco when it comes to crime. other california counties are already doing something similar. they include more traditionally conservative areas along with riverside, sacramento, and san diego. >>> a big discussion tonight about the future of people's park in berkeley. the event at wheeler hall on cal's campus brought together community leaders and student organizers all opposed to student housing being built at the park. you might recall last month they blocked off the park with shipping containers. >> it will become even more dense. it's the densest now, and will become more dense with more housing added. you need open space for reasons of public health, for public safety. >> and tonight

among the charges the district attorney brooke jenkins are false imprisonment. try not we want the case dismissed, not a good source of resources, the focus should be on genocide in israel, not attention to the 30,000 people that died. tenant half of the protesters arraigned today, the rest are doing in court tomorrow. the judge scheduled a hearing for motion to drop the charges which is set for march 14th. >>> talk about the weather area beautiful. that is not computer graphics, the real deal. >> one of the beautiful things out of the storm, we cut this rainbow from one of our traffic cams in the city. this puts us in the mood to head into friday. almost there. >>> talking about the 49ers, a quick preview, we could be on track for dry weather at home for any watch parties on the super bowl sunday. i made a quick check of that before we came out here. let's get into the forecast right now. we will focus on storm ranger, our doppler radar. we're tracking rain tonight, nothing like what we had yesterday. heavier pockets developing over san francisco holding up in

. >> ryan costa is prosecutor under price, who's running to unseat san francisco da brooke jenkins. >> we should be open to help and more resources and collaboration. i think partnership is a good thing. it's like putting a band-aid on a broken arm. >> alameda county public defender brendan woods says the county needs to invest in education, housing and employment at all. >> this is going to do is increase the amount of black and brown people that are incarcerated in cage in alameda county, ktvu legal analyst michael cardoza says the chain of command better be clear cut. >> otherwise you're going to have a mini da's office within the da's office doing something completely different than the incumbent da. it could be a horrid mess. the start date has not been determined, and the state attorneys will be working closely with a veteran prosecutor in prices office. >> henry lee, ktvu, fox two news coming up, multiple stolen items found in the east bay. >> what police say helped them catch the suspect. plus i want accountability and i want community building at the same time. governor newso

. >> san francisco district attorney brooke jenkins as praising draymond green of the warriors for sticking. yeah, this comes after the nba analyst charles barkley made disparaging remarks about san francisco this past weekend during the nba's all star festivities, barkley on the telecast implied he didn't want to be around a bunch of quote, homeless crooks discussing the nba all-star weekend coming to san francisco next year, which will happen green push back against barkley defending the city by the bay. >> now on social media, jenkins says, quote, thank you, draymond green for setting the record straight. we still have work to do. but since i took office as da, we have made significant progress in making the city safer and cleaner for all. we're looking forward to welcoming the nba all-star game to san francisco next year. >> single tickets for bay fc the bay area's women's pro soccer team are on sale as of noon today. home games will be played at paypal park home of the earthquakes. this is the team that brandi chastain and aly wagner help start the season, by the way, runs from march u

, deebo samuel and christian mccaffrey all under contract and san francisco district attorney brooke jenkins is making good on her super bowl bet. >> she posted on ex today picture in her picture of her in a chiefs jersey, saying congratulations chiefs. i hate losing, but i'm a woman of my word. truly an epic game that lived up to the expectations, fans and left all fans hungry for more. see you next year! 49ers. she had a friendly wager with the kansas city district attorney over the big game. okay turning now to our weather and this is what it looked like tonight. looking over the oakland estuary. that does deserve some applause, right? a beautiful glowing sunset behind the san francisco skyline. tonight you can just see a few clouds, but some news. more baby rolling in soon. meteorologist berta gonzalez is here, and let's just celebrate how pretty that was. first, before we talk about the rain, that's on the way. >> and i have a story to that. and you have to believe me at home, because i always try to find all these really fantastic, even romantic ways of saying it was a gorgeous day. an

brooke jenkins says the task force would be fully operational earlier this year. the d.a.erating the need to attract the drug crisis from all levels including, she says, prosecuting dealers for the lives that fentanyl is taking. >> we have to address this at all levels. we can't simply ignore the people who are out on our streets selling death while we only go after suppliers. we have to be attacking this on all fronts and that's what we're doing. >> reporter: this comes as talk about the city's opioid crisis is front and center at a march and rally at city hall yesterday. mayor london breed made the case for her handling of the crisis during her tenure and the programs created. some of her challengers in the mayoral ranch includerace. a drop-off crisis center has been included for police and first responders to drop off individuals with mental health crisis. he has said he will increase funding for tracking of accused drug dealers and make better use of ankle monitors on accused dealers. he said the revolving door needs to change. the challenger ferrell's plan includes au

san francisco district attorney brooke jenkins, one of the plaintiffs in the suit calls the settlement a victory today saying, quote, it will provide a cleaner environment for citizens throughout the state. >> in the south bay, police announced an arrest today in a hit and run case that left a san jose resident on the brink of death. this video is from march of last year. police say the driver of the silver truck. 55 year-old ran over someone and then drove away. the person hit was not in a crosswalk but was helping a family. a whose car broke down are a family, not necessarily his family. member of police say that they use various methods, including license plate readers to make that arrest charging lamb with felony hit and run. >> san jose police have arrested for oakland man who they say are responsible for a series of home invasions and burglaries across the bay area, including san jose, san bruno fremont milpitas and union city. police say the men used wifi jamming devices to disrupt home security systems. the men were arrested in fremont during one of those alleged burglaries. po

i did da brooke jenkins and kansas city district attorney jean peters baker. they're participating in. >> friendly super bowl wager. if one d a's team wins, why the other da has to where the opposing team's jersey in a social media fact kansas city wins. da jenkins will sport patrick mahomes jersey. and if the niners windy, a peters baker will wear brock purdy. super bowl parties might cost you a little bit extra this year. according to research from data-sembly, the average price of a bag of chips. >> showed a 38% rise in cost compared to last year. the average price for a bag is now $6 and $0.32. and of course, you'll need some guac with those chips. the average cost for that 3.92. compared to last year's $2.83. says potato chips are on the more affordable side. an average price of 5.14, a bag that's about a 5% increase from last year, we tend have a very nice little tailgate in these parts. so, you know, pony up, guys. yeah. being get yeah. >> a live look at golden gate bridge. but let's just talk about that 7 day forecast. what's in the pipeline? yeah. you

brooke jenkins, and an event called self-help for the elderly. now the city launched a campaign against blessing scams or bait and switch operations. earlier this month, targeting older adults around the lunar new year. this campaign is aimed at educating potential victims about these scams. so far, at least four cases involving blessing scams have been reported, but no arrests have been made. we're learning more about the festivities planned for this weekend's lunar new year parade, and this morning, the san francisco chinese chamber of commerce officially announcing that actress, comedian and rapper awkwafina will be the grand marshal, while former mayor willie brown will be the honorary marshal and since this is the year of the dragon, the chamber ordered a special new traditional dragon for the parade this year to be revealed during the parade finale. >> dragon is the most powerful sign in the chinese zodiac. known for its strength, success, authority and wisdom. all the attributes that anyone wish they have. >> that's going to be a great add

seven cisco da brooke jenkins says she plans to prosecute those arrested. >> last week, the golden gate bridge was shut down for half an hour, a brief demonstration which resulted in no arrests. no arrest today, though more such protests are planned until the demands of the protesters i met. >> as long as we continue to see our families being killed and hospitals under siege, healthcare workers being shot in the e.r. , then we will inconvenience our city, our state, and our country until they call for a cease-fire and and all arms sales to israel. >> public information officer mark andrew says law enforcement rarely gets advance notice of these demonstrations and says even if there is a heads up, the road closures are hard to plan for. >> we will try to keep some sort of a line to get protesters from advancing further. in this instance, a line was established near the on ramp to the central freeway, for protesters contained within a very small area of the freeway, approximately one quarter of a mile. >> reporter: anders assures the public there is a protocol in place to get vehicles mov

brooke jenkins has agreed to wear a patrick mahomes chiefs jersey. if they win on sunday. but the niners win the jackson county district attorney jean peters baker will wear a property jersey. the loser will then post a picture wearing the jersey on social media. san francisco police are advising people who may be traveling in the city on super bowl sunday to expect some road closures in the mission. there's also going to be changes to muni bus service. the chp will be closing the cesar chavez and mission off-ramps like they did 2 weeks ago for the nfc championship game. so just be aware of that. if you're wanting to gather with some other fans thrive city and san francisco is hosting the official watch party for the big game. this sunday's free event is first come first serve. fans are encouraged to rsvp to the event online. coming up on kron for news at 11, what these kids in the east bay are being taught. >> that have some parents asking if they can join the class. plus 2 east bay rape and murder cold cases from the 1970's get solved. how police say they found the suspe

. >> san francisco da brooke jenkins says entered into it friendly competition with her counterpart in kansas city. jackson county da jean peters baker has agreed to wear brock purdy jersey. somehow the chiefs lose. i should say if somehow the chiefs while jacobs has agreed to where patrick mahomes. jersey, if somehow the niners lewis got it right there. the loser will then post a picture wearing the jersey on social media. so one of those classic deals ahead of a big game like this. don't know what i guess. casey's famous for the barbecue. if you had to send the food, right? yeah. and we would send like sour sour dough and some sort as we take a live look. >> outside, maybe we should traffic. that would be funny. a bridge specifically. >> it's going slow a little bit right now. it's a little chilly out there. lawrence karnow has more what we can expect throughout still a couple raindrops falling outside right now. we've got some scattered showers popping up around the bay area. but this >> really is it. we're going to get into a nice, dry period. i think it will take us into the weeke

payment aerials, brake fluid batteries, antifreeze, diesel fuel, san francisco district attorney brooke jenkins, one of the plaintiffs in the suit called the settlement a victory today saying it will provide a cleaner environment for citizens throughout the state. >> 2 more bay area tech companies have announced job cuts. this week. zoom the san jose bays, video conferencing software platform is coming about 150 jobs. according to a report in bloomberg, the staff reduction amounts for less than 2% of zoom's total workforce. according to the report, the job cuts are not companywide. company says they're going to still be hiring this year, focusing on areas like artificial intelligence, sales and engineering. meantime, bloomberg also reporting san francisco based cybersecurity firm is laying off about 400 workers. the company says about 7% of its workforce is going to be let go by the beginning of april. last february, act up cut about 300 jobs in what was called restructuring plan after over hiring during the pandemic. despite those layoffs, the company says costs are still too high to keep some

the advocates will help victims heal and make them aware of city resources, according to da brooke jenkinshey will work in the tenderloin at la voz latina and at the samoan community development center in visitacion valley, san mateo county says it will invest $5 million in its new mobile mental health program as ktvu. >> lamonica peters explains, for the first time in that county, specialized teams will respond to mental health calls without police. >> san mateo county has awarded a $5 million annual contract to tell a care corporation, which will work with local nonprofits star vista, to operate a new mental health response system. >> people can call 911, and specifically request this kind of response. and so it creates this pathway that didn't exist before. >> this is the first time san mateo county will use specialized teams to respond to mental health calls without involving police. callers will soon be able to call to request help for a family member, a friend, or anyone else, including themselves, and they will have five five mobile crisis response vans that will be located througho

este fraude ha llevado a la fiscal de distrito brooke jenkins a lanzar una campaña de concientizar públicamas lluvias que causaron apagones en algunos puntos del área de la bahía, muchas familias se quedaron sin electricidad por varios días y esto causó que los alimentos que tenían almacenados en el refrigerador se echaran a perder. flavio lacayo nos habla de un programa que podría ofrecerle de forma gratuita productos alimento a estas personas afectadas. los apagones causan molestias y preocupaciones entre los afectados, pero también causan pérdidas monetarias, ya que los alimentos refrigerados y congelados se echan a perder por la falta de electricidad. pero el programa calfresh quiere ayudar a estas familias en el condado san mateo. las personas que están ahorita aprobadas para calfresh que están recibiendo están activos en el programa. si han recibido daños a su comida, podemos reemplazar ese esa cantidad de comida que fue dañada por las tormentas. los afectados tienen que cumplir con lo siguiente ser miembros activos del programa calfresh. la petición tiene que ser sometida hasta 10 d

new at 730 tonight, san francisco district attorney brooke jenkins announcing today that her office is charging 39 year old dennis james jury for a stabbing that happened in the mission district. that left one person dead and another hurt. jenkins says this was a senseless crime and that mr. jury now faces both murder and attempted murder charges and one count of assault with a deadly weapon. her office says he has refused to come to court on eight different occasions, which is why jury has not been arraigned just yet. jury allegedly stabbed a man and a woman in the area of mission and washburn back on december 28th. the man died later due to his injuries after being taken to the hospital. if convicted, he faces 40 years to life in prison. the da, sharing a message on x about the case, saying violence in our neighborhoods is tragic. i am thankful, she says to sfpd for their immediate investigation into this case and making an arrest. i offer my condolences to the victim's family and loved ones and reassert my commitment to pursuing justice to ensure the suspect is held accountable. a n

san francisco district attorney brooke jenkins, writing on x today i would like to thank the jury for their service for delivering justice to the victim's family and friends who patiently waited to see justice achieved. my office, she adds, is committed to standing by victims for as long as it takes to ensure accountability and that abusers face consequences. also in san francisco, mayor london breed, now stepping up her effort of a proposition. her support rather of a proposition aimed at building more housing and also improving the city's downtown. mayor breed placed prop c on the march ballot to build on her administration's efforts to address housing downtown office vacancies, and a lack of economic activity downtown caused by the shift to remote work since the pandemic. right now, san francisco's office vacancy rate is 32. if passed, prop c will temporarily waive the city's transfer tax to help convert some of those empty office buildings into housing. this has always been a 9 to 5 financial district, but at night, a ghost town on the weekends, a ghost town, but rapidly we see th

well, a deal's a san francisco district attorney brooke jenkins honored a bat sporting a kansas cityey, after losing a friendly wager with the kansas city's district attorney. they bet on their home cities winning the super bowl. and yeah, whoever lost would have to wear the opposing team's jersey. so you see there, jenkins posting this photo of her wearing mahomes jersey next saying that i am a woman of my word. got to pay up. all right. that wraps up kron 4 news at 5, but we have a lot more ahead on kron. 4 news at 6. ken wayne is here now with a look at what we're working on busy night again. here we go. this is what we're working on. uber and lyft driver set to strike tomorrow. we're going to tell you why. and >> house expected to affect getting around ordering food on valentine's day. plus, a man accused of stealing this plane right here and crashing it on a beach in half moon bay. he was in court today. why his request to represent himself in the case was tonight. is it possible to count on my internet like my customers count on me? it is with comcast business. keeping you up a

, including state comptroller malia cohen, sf supervisor sherman walton and district attorney brooke jenkinsthe homecoming celebration is considered the closer ceremony for san francisco's black history month events had so many great events. >> the rotunda is such a great place for those kinds of things. >> all right, let's turn back to the weather forecast, because starting tomorrow, it's changing, i know. >> what time do i need that umbrella? sandhya, you know what? if i were you, ama and dan, i would make sure that you have your umbrella handy right when you walk out the door tomorrow morning. >> and i'll tell you why. because it is going to start to shower first thing tomorrow morning. let me show you a live view. right now from our zephyr cove camera. and while it is just a little bit breezy up in the mountains, it's still dry. it's not going to be that way as we head towards tomorrow morning. here's a look at the tahoe forecast. snow, rain. windy conditions tomorrow. blizzard conditions friday. saturday. temperatures dropping sunday is brisk with snow lingering so really i would hold o

district attorney brooke jenkins, state controller malia cohen and city supervisor shamann walton also be featured guests in the cultural festivities and make sure you tune into our black history month. special airs tomorrow night at 6.30. coming up here in bay area's. >> beauty has got residents singing a happy tune. a new survey that shows 3 loca is it possible to count on my internet like my customers count on me? it is with comcast business. keeping you up and running with our 99.9% network reliability. and security that helps outsmart threats to your data. moaire dida twoo? - your data, too. there's even round-the-clock customer support. so you can be there for your customers. with comcast business, reliability isn't just possible. it's happening. get started for $49 a month. plus, ask how to get up to a $800 prepaid card with a qualifying internet package. don't wait, call and switch today! >> some good news for the bay area. now fremont sam's and san francisco are the happiest cities in the country. that's according to a new wallet hub study comparing more than 180 of the larges

san francisco district attorney brooke jenkins has entered into a friendly competition with her counterpartity. >> jenkins has agreed to wear a patrick mahomes chiefs jersey. if the chiefs win sunday at the super bowl. but if the niners win, jackson county da jean peters baker will wear a brock purdy jersey. the loser will then post a picture wearing that jersey in a social media post countdown to the super bowl. so are you ready with your tailgate hit? tonight on dine and dish, we've got. >> epic super bowl food and all for a good cause. >> here pix, take on the embarcadero chef colton hayes's cooking up a feast for super bowl week ration local. you can order up here or even what that a pitcher on super bowl party sometimes hot dogs in buffalo wings right? >> you make for your body is they're going to come over and freak out. was celebrating once again. that didn't stats season. and we're all promoting the set for vets. fundraiser. colton haynes is one of a number of chefs and athletes doing their part for chefs for vets. >> raising money and awareness about food and security of our vetera

alright, lawrence, san francisco da brooke jenkins honoring a bet sporting a chiefs jersey. she >> shared this photo today after losing a friendly wager with kansas city's district they bet on their home team their home cities winning the super bowl and just whoever lost would have to where the opposing team's jersey jenkins posting this photo of her wearing mahomes jersey on dec saying i am a woman of my word. think she's smiling thinking about the forty-niners next time they go up against the chiefs. all right. still ahead, tragic to a trip to the super bowl after a family on a helicopter crashes. >> as they made their way to nevada. >> what investigators say caused that crash. plus. that car fire in san francisco's chinatown now has federal officials warning about prison time. >> take a look at how the largest vietnamese community in the bay area is celebrating you want to see who we are as americans? i'm peter dixon and in kenya... we built a hospital that provides maternal care. as a marine... we fought against the taliban and their crimes against women. and in hillary

want to intlus our d adoing an amazing job here in san francisco ladies and gentlemen, welcome brook jenkins. >> happy new year! this is such an exciting time in san francisco. i must tell you since becoming da what is felt like to be a part. celebration amation for me and my children. who were in the parade left year and look forward again this year. i want to highway light it it is not just that is does for san francisco i grew up across the bay in the east bay i used to come here for the chinese new year parade and march in my marching band. it means to the surrounding areas for the students and experience you get and to be able to celebrate with this community. and so first i want to say i'm here to talk about safety. and keeping this community safer not just during lunar new year 365 days a year. and so -- i want to first thank the police department. for their per inship in making sure this we gotten back to a place in san francisco we are enforcing our lus each day. each law that is on the books. we are working hard to make sure that were this community feels safe. we know that post co

last night district attorney brooke jenkins joined top-ranking police department members for a town hall crime rings tied to what they believe is the majority of thefts in cities across the bay area. the problem in san francisco is leading some retailers to close shop, but jenkins says police and prosecutors are now specifically targeting the largest crime groups and it's making a big difference. >> disrupting those who are doing this over and over again has allowed us to bring the percentage of these types of crimes down, and we have to continue to do that. >> jenkins says she and other city leaders are trying to be creative in using the resources they have to tackle crime. that's in part due to the hiring challenges for san francisco police and other agencies. >>> 5:36 for you this morning. the hype is now officially ramping up in las vegas. this is ahead of super bowl lviii, giving you a live look this morning at allegiant stadium, this is where last night we saw the first real super bowl event kick off. >> nbc bay area's raj mathai is in vegas all week. he has an up-close look at ope

don't totally know the strategy now we haven't talked about >> san francisco district attorney brooke jenkinsored abetz 48 cheese jersey. she said this picture after losing a friendly wager with kansas city's district attorney. so they bet on their home cities winning the super bowl and whoever lost. we'll have to wear the opposing team's jersey jenkins posted the photo of her wearing mahomes jersey annex saying i am a woman of my word. coming up on the kron 4 morning news. san mateo county considering a resolution. >> aims to put the control of driverless cars in the hands of local governments are going play why in a live report. one bay area team had wish credit that was able see the niners play the big game person. play the big game person. you can't leave without cuddles. but, you also can't leave covered in hair. with bounce pet, you can cuddle and brush that hair off. bounce, it's the sheet. and welcome back to the kron. 4 morning news. we are embracing the dry conditions because it won't be dry for much longer morning, john. yes, it is happy to be waking up this morning with a dry comm

district attorney brooke jenkins, along with san francisco police and the retailers association plan to talk about it. it gets under way at 5:00 p.m. on sanchez street. between november 20th and new year's day, san francisco city leader say theft was down nearly 50% compared with the year prior. >>> if ai is diverse in terms of where we see it used, what's not as diverse are the people developing it. right now 78% of ai workers globally are men, the ai forward alliance wants to change that by recruiting 25 million women over the next 15 years to help them develop the skills to drive the next wave of a invasion. it is a partnership between google, unicef and the biggest technology competition for girls in the world. >> most of these tools are being developed by a very small homogenous group of north american, european white men engineers, and by necessity, they just pick a certain type of problem and they come up with a certain type of solution, and so it's a narrow box of innovation. >> they promise to teach the young women skills, data science, machine learning, everything they need

. >> district attorney brooke jenkins and members of the san francisco police department held the public discussion, and they say they're looking for solutions. supervisor rafael mandelman organized the event. he represents the castro and noe valley and says the walgreens is in. those neighborhoods have been hit hard in recent months. >> it's very alarming for shoppers and it's very alarming for folks who work in these stores when, you know, six or a dozen folks come in and just start sweeping stuff out of the off the shelves, we have to change the supervisor. >> mandelman says the police department is under staffed and more officers are needed to help stop retail theft. last year, the board of supervisors approved an extra $25 million for police overtime in three. tech companies have pulled their conferences out of san francisco's moscone center. >> you know, the companies workday, samsung, young and twilio canceled plans to host conferences at san francisco's convention site this year. that's going to hurt hotels and restaurants that depend on the business of convention attendees . dre