camden, new jersey, crime hit the lowest point in 50 years. city scrapped the old police course and started fresh in 2013 with focus on community policing. it was the most dangerous city in the country before that happened. now the results speak for themselves. with a crime rate cut in half in the last decade. joining us, police captain kevin lutz, and the county architect of the new police department. captain, camden, new jersey, this is not mr. rogers' neighborhood. historically this is a very rough town. people used to be scared to go outside after dusk. crime is at a historic low. how did you do it? >> well, it was a holistic, long term approach that started in 2013 when we realized we needed to change the way we were policing the city. culturally, started with training and with strong leadership, not only from members of our department and leadership within but also from our political leaders. that's from both sides of the aisle. >> when people hear they got rid of the old police department, they freak out. they think it is going to be a

the camden community center has about two large classrooms ready. >> if there is capacity issues, we've had cooling centers have a lot of visitors before, we have arranged from 30 to 50 people visiting . >> they can open up for more if needed, this will practically be a place of rest refuge from the dangerous heat blanketing the bay. dozens of other cooling centers are opening up, too, stretching from alameda county to marin, to conjure coaster county. medical experts are you need to limit your outdoor activity, don't leave your kids or pets inside your car. and make sure you stay hydrated . >> heat stroke tends to be the most extreme heat illness there is, and that is where your body has been challenged by the heat . >> operators of the state electric grid are asking you to conserve energy by setting your thermostat to 70 degrees or higher, also try not to use your major appliances, and turn off all unnecessary lights. power crews say we normally get power from other states but many other western states are also expecting this heat. so the demand will be huge, regionwide. >> and the co

. >> reporter: he attended creative arts morgan village academy in camden, new jersey.chool students since march of 2020. >> the level of frustration was there. >> reporter: he says he didn't have a computer during the beginning of the pandemic so virtual learning meant using his mobile phone to virtually attend class and do coursework. >> history, drama, chemistry, english, and health. >> all on your phone? >> yes. >> i almost gave up studying, and my interest for school really stopped. >> reporter: education experts say there are signs students who face similar challenges could end up taking a heavy toll on high school graduation rates. >> what we anticipate is the longer students have been out and the longer they've been faced with virtual instruction, the more severe the impact is likely to be. >> reporter: the real impact could come three to five years from now according to a recent study focused on the los angeles unified school district, the second largest in the country. students there like in camden had very little or no in-person learning in more than a year.

averaged about 30 to 40 people per day at each of its cooling centers, one of which is here at the camden community center located at 3, 3, 6, 9, union avenue. the other one is at the joyce ellington branch library. >> that one is that for 91 east empire for a complete list of all of the cooling centers across the greater south bay go to kron 4 dot com in san jose. rob fladeboe kron 4 news ahead of tomorrow's scorching temperatures caught cal iso has issued a flex alert for tomorrow night from 5 to 10:00pm. >> the agency in charge of california's power grid. now urging folks to cut back on power usage to ease stress on the energy grid here are some tips to keep in mind during that flex alert. first, make sure you set your thermostat to at least 78 degrees or higher avoid using major appliances and turn off lights that you're not using inside of your house and as the sweltering heat wave looks to bake the golden state. there are some tips you want to share a long and how to beat the heat. our grant lotus joins us here live in the studio with more on this. and, you know, grand we can't stre

in reality it was closer to 90 and then some and much more comfortable 75 or so here in the city's camdenty cooling center. it's one of 2 such facilities where people can take shelter from the heat. so we provide at the center is water. >> there's free wi-fi in charges and charging stations here for them to use as the sun baked the city relief could also be found at the mall masks are optional. now in visitors can chill out by playing ping-pong here at westfield valley fair. >> among those enjoying the free air conditioning was santa clara resident rail or maybe deluce shopping. >> check out the they're just to get a win in the house. >> they seize on. we invite everyone to come on in and relaxed. even have live music this week thursday saturday and sunday's stop on by and as is often the case when the heat is on, fans are selling well. >> and dissipating. the demand will blends ace hardware stocked up a large selection after nearly selling out last summer. >> then around on him. and for the next few days, we expected to be like that and pretty much every summer in san jose happens like t

are plenty of them here in santa clara county like at the san jose public library and here at the camden community center. on the website there's a full list of cooling center across the bay area. in selfcounties. contra costa, marin and also many other counties. some of them will have access to bottled water and wifi all for your convenience. to avoid rotating power outages operators of california's electric grid is asking you to conserve energy with the hottest day expected on thursday. the california independent system operator which operates the electric grid is asking you to set your temperature to about 78 degrees or higher and try to avoid using major appliances and be sure you turn off the unnecessary lights. a few more tips for you. be sure you wear light and loose fitting clothing, make sure you drink plenty of water and also check in on your older relatives to make sure they are cool and inside a very cool area. also yourself, make sure you are in air conditioned areas because it's expected to get hot. we are live in stab jose this morning. i'm justin andrews. kpix5. >>> a fas

my phone says it's 91 where i am here at the camden community center. of among the many ways to beat the heat is to head for the mall. westfield valley fair opening in welcoming customers and shoppers we you'll recall yesterday with the with the big reopening a masks are now optional at the mall so that's helping decide to go down there. the to ping pong tables. they're promoting live music this weekend as a way for to beat the heat among the many people enjoying the air conditioning there, which has the temperature in the mall right around 75 degrees was a gentleman in rail quasar from santa clara. let's hear from rail now. >> we come here we get some cold drink watch people walk by and then maybe go shopping couple discount or they have the big sales and yeah, we're ready. >> well, you're not quite ready unless you have one of these at as is always the case when the temperature heats up, there's always a run on fans. i stopped by the ace hardware store on lincoln avenue. with a blend. and of course they're telling me fans are flying out the door and d

that is why the san jose public library and the camden community center are a couple cooling centersanta clara county there. are many others in alameda. contra costa, marin and others. a full list on the website. kpix.com and for your convenience some of these cooling centers given bottled water and most open up this afternoon around one and stay open until about six, five or six in the evening. since we are under this heat advisory that mary said make sure you drink plenty of fluids. limit all the hard outdoor activities during the hottest times of the day and do not leave the kids or your pets approximate your cars it. can get hot very quickly. take care of your pet. also, watch out for the hot pavement when you walk your dogs. we could be looking at rotating power out anyones in this heat. that is a good remind tore unplug and not use some of the heavy machines if you will or the heavy -- what's the word i'm looking for the heavy -- some of those heavy appliances there your kitchen. i couldn't get it out. heavy appliances. be sure you unplug those. turn off the unnecessary lights

we waited for camden audio salon. your last one is there in the other, when it comes to mario fled his religious coaches a couple of months before. now he's staying with whoever will take him in 71 years old. and suddenly homeless young man give will say, will say stadium only every week he goes back to check on his land. this time we went to school to buy a self defense group from tiptoe. cut to pick a nearby town. it was the only safe way to travel there in the village, come to nadia showed us where he lived since he was full. and before the violence laid his dad to rest, giving him that i gave the thing in the old instead to make a bundle. now let me go. oh my, you wanted me to leave arisen if you can him all hello. yeah. its animals give me the animals to get them from the houses, the church, the village school coolant thing. come demario doesn't think you'll see them full again and then get us to tell me counsel you're looking at this phone phone with some terms. haven't died out. instead, like back in 2013 self

"buckshot" smith is being celebrated the town of camden, arkansas, marked buckshot 92nd birthday with a big parade to thank him for his nearly 60 years of service. but buckshot has no plans to slow down anytime soon >> i need something to do i love to help people. >> believed to be arkansas' oldest police officer >> i've taken more folks home than i've taken to jail. >> patrolling the streets and working in the courts >> how are you, brother? >> every shift he checks in on local businesses in the downtown area. >> i've been working on this corner since i was 11 years old, and i've been knowing him that long. >> not only a beloved member of the community, also a teacher to many like sergeant kayla reynolds >> buckshot is one in a million. he's been a good mentor to the officers >> and he says he'll keep patrolling these streets as long as the town will have him >> i hope i live a long time and continue to help people that's my goal >> and that's "nightly news" for this tuesday. ♪♪ closing time ♪ ♪ open all the doors and let you out into the world ♪ ♪ closing time ♪ ♪ you don't have to

on a hot language afternoon, we waited for the camden audio salon. the last one is there in the other is when it comes to mario fled his religion of coaches a couple of months before. now he's staying with whoever will take him in 71 years old. and suddenly homeless young man give will say stadium only get every week he goes back to check on his land. this time we went to school to buy a self defense group from tiptoe, cut to pick a nearby town. it was the only safe way to travel there in the village. come denado showed us where he lived since he was forth and before the violence laid his dad to rest. give him your thing. this is the old step to make a vandal. now let me . oh, oh my you wanted me to leave arisen if you can, you know, get him all hello. yeah. you can get me with animals to get them the the houses, the church, the village school coolant thing. can denado doesn't think you'll see them full again. and then get us back in the counsel you're looking at with some terms haven't died out. instead like back in 2013 self defense forces began sp

the camden yards and baltimore in 2 years. all right. check this out. astronauts venturing out on their second spacewalk in less than a week to install some powerful new solar panels outside of the international space station. we're looking at french astronaut thomas pesquet and now says shane kimbrough working on it earlier today. wednesday kimbro ran into some issues with his space suit which prevent them from getting the work done. but he wore different one today to avoid running into that same problem. the new solar wings will give the aging international space station. a much needed electrical boost as demand for experiments and space tourists begin to grow. that's to a quick phone check of our forecast tonight. a live look out at the golden gate bridge where the fog is once again starting to settle in as we move into the new work week. here's a look at 7 day as what we can expect for and for the rest of the week. a little bit of a cool down the but things starting to warm back up as we move into the weekend. >> that does it for us here tonight on

i thought to the idea of this museum during the 20th anniversary of camden square mosque, because at that time we can see a whole generation of young people, not knowing what happened in the people. china completely brock on the saying, what happened? we want chinese people coming to hong call to get the best so that they can go back to the 1989 democracy as somebody who grew up in china and went through the education system. the 1st time i got to know the event was in high school, and there was one sentence in my history book which said in the summer and spring of 989, there was a student pull tabs and they created a disturbance. a lot. mainland chinese, they go to hong kong and they would have visited the museum because that is the place that you can see all of this images that depict what had happened and the museum print via this space for you to understand and to own a more personal level determined claim that brought a lease will end 2 weeks of math demonstration. they started in april when university students met to commemorate the death of the communist party, former chairman

. >> duncan: it was 98 years ago tonight in camden, new jersey, that a drive-in theater was packed withars to watch a movie. with that a craze was born-- but it didn't last. and now today it's movie theaters that are struggling. as cbs' lilia luciano reports it will take more than just a sequel to survive. >> reporter: hollywood is breathing a huge sigh of relief as millions of americans return to movies on big screens. >> it is a great feeling to be able to see movies on the big screen again. >> i'm cruella. >> reporter: theaters, many on life-support because of the pandemic, are now getting a much-needed infusion of customers and cash. >> the memorial day weekend was a big hit at the box office and that is new for all of us, what did that success mean for the movie industry? >> basically everything. >> reporter: powered by "a quiet place 2," memorial day weekend set a pandemic record at the box office. taking in nearly a hundred million dollars. a strong showing considering a quarter of all theaters remain closed. last year the total take, a paltry $840,000. film critic and entertainm

suspected to replace washington, the commander in chief, later defeated himself at the battle of camden, destroyed the continental army, and famously fled the battlefield, alexander hamilton, very cool when he executed the pace at which he must've left, that was quite a pace, hamilton, very young man of deep german -- the liability to the british and they get part of the blame of the saratoga campaign. >> my assessment of the german troops is i think they did a solid job. the german commander was a solid commander. i think a lot of that is the ex post facto blame game piece. even before his surrender he is blaming or places a lot of the blame on the german troops and is grasping at straws at that point, is absolutely incensed because never said anything to him about troops performing poorly, they are solid, they were a solid contingent on troops and did a decent job, burgoyne uses them badly. the bennington campaign, i call it the -- they were the wrong troops to bend on the bennington expedition. simon fraser, the commander of the british advance core said that and argued that and simo

the third biggest jump from january of 2020, pre-pandemic, to now, is camden county, most what you watch? the second requested in last year and a half is grand county, utah yeah mountain bike and arches national park. 500% jump in new map requests in the last year and a half the place with the most changes in apple map asks is also in utah garfield county. what the home of brice canyon national park. reminder, these are not the places with the most traffic they are the places with the biggest jump in people trying to use apple maps to figure out, i guess, where they are driving or search for a restaurant. kind of the irony. we want to get out into nature, but we're doing it by driving there. 2021 the year of the traffic jam. apparently in national parks random, but interesting. stay safe out there. >>> let's get to the broader markets. we have christina hooper with us christina, welcome to the program. i don't know if that made any sense. it is like trying to figure out what the fed going to do so let me ask. every day we have a fed speaker on the tape and it feels like they are starting

. >> jimmy, camden property trust. it is an apartment reit. >> it has been lovely.new addition and it has gone up the whole time i have owned it the reason why is they're in the sun belt it appears to not only retirees, but we know a lot of companies are moving to texas, to arizona, and that's where this company is putting up newe elegant apartments for people to live. i think the trend is continuing for a couple of years so i see it as a long-term hold >> josh, 52-week high, $135 and change, simon property >> yes, this one is grinding higher seems to finish every week higher than the last week and with good reason the tenants are paying this stock is still 50% below all-time high. it is still significantly below its 2019 high prior to the pandemic look at a mall these days. they're jammed people are buying clothing again, makeup. they want to go out. they want to be see and be seen, and it plays into the hands of simon not only as a landlord but now as a part own of some of the most iconic brands they're been able to acquire themselves like brooks brothers, eddie b

take a look at this offense celebrating father's day at camden yards in baltimore during an orioles game getting a bucket of relish. dumped on his head. all in celebration of the condiments first win in the races during the 7th inning stretch. it's the first time that has happened and more than 2 years. final check of your seven-day forecast as take a live look at the golden gate bridge tonight. here's what we can expect as we move through the rest of the night. and as we start monday, a cooling trend is back on the way you saw mother nature's air conditioning with the fog rolling into the bay area tonight, a high of 87 in inland. but here on the bay, we are expected to see a high of 70 tomorrow with 65 on the coast. and once again, that cooling trend for the remainder of the things starting to heat up again as we move into the weekend. that does it for us here on kron 4 news at 9 o'clock on this sunday night. thanks so much for spending time with us. don't go anywhere. the kron 4 news at 10 o'clock. >> just moments away. i'm morgan, and there's more to me than hiv. more love, more adven

those locations include the cupertino library, the gilroy library, the camden community center in san jose and the senior center in santa clara. the hot weather is also raising concerns about the state's power grid. ktvu tom vacar, now on whether we could see rolling blackouts in some parts of the state. with a big time heat event coming later this week. it's fair to ask is the california power grid up to the challenge? u c. berkeley haas business school energy economist severin bornstein's on the board of the power grid. we're in better shape this summer than we were last summer, but i don't think we're in wildly better shape in a statement grid operators who answer to the board. issued a heat bulletin to conserve but project they will have enough power. the same goes for grid member pg and e. we're not anticipating ps ps events. we are not planning any public safety power shut off events, but we do want the public to be prepared for possible heat related outages. in some cases, older equipment, especially transformers, no matter how well maintained. simply fail under excessive use,

cooling centers are open all across the south bay, including this one at the camden community center,everal other cooling centers provided relief, including one at the cupertino library. cooling centers also opened up another parts of the bay area today, this one in the city of brentwood at the community center on oak street, right in your city hall. it opened to the public today and will remain open through friday from noon to seven at night. other cooling centers opened in livermore and napa tonight, east bay mud held the first in a series of talks on the ongoing drought and how the agency is managing the water supply. 90% of its water comes from the mccallum e watershed in the sierra this year. east bay mud is also tapping into federal water resources. sources from the sacramento river, which will account for 20% of the agency's water. nine million gallons of day of recycled water will go towards landscape and industrial uses that saves enough drinking water to supply. the needs of over 100,000 people in the east bay so that that alone is a significant, uh way that we're able to co

so the grounds crew at camden yards had memorialized that moment with a change outline of his body onak. >> good. >> they're off the schneid. kasie hunt is smiling somewhere. >> any time you see a guy going back and trying to catch the ball, you know it's not going to go well. you have to think of jose canseco, bouncing of his head. >> is that fenway? >> in the next half hour, we're revealing the inaugural forbes 50 over 50 list. worked with. i have a piece in here as well. >> great. >> about how these women were chosen, women over 50, who have achieved success well after 50 and are paying it forward to other women. we had over 10,000 submissions, and this was an incredible response. forbesre was really blown away the instant reaction. there's shonda rhimes. but there are many, more women that we'll be revealing at half past the hour.pa and we kicked it off with kamala harris yesterday, but, wow, thesete stories are inspiration. >> there's kamala again. >> i'm so excited for this and it's important. >> the list is for younger women and we'll tell you why at half past the hour. >>> to

like, camden, new jersey, did. 18-page excessive force policy for the police department.e all kinds of gray area, and when you do that, you leave all kinds of room that make it difficult to hold police officers accountable. we're going to make it fair, by being very clear with police what's okay and what's not. but we'll make sure that civilians are setting the ruling. >> you're saying that you would structure the civilian complaint review board in the mayor's office so there would be real civilian oversight over some of the police cases? how are you saying that that is going to structurally change if you were mayor? and how does the mayor have the power to do that? >> so, first of all, what happens right now is the ccrb does not have the decision-making authority over discipline, right? but the ccrb sends recommendations to the police commissioner. the police commissioner has final say. what i -- but there's also another thing we don't talk enough about, rev, that i know you know. which is that we have a tremendous number of police misconduct cases that don't even come t

this protest in march. 179 people were arrested for trying to stop the clearing of a homeless and camdenn the recall notice wednesday. they argue she is too politically radical to serve a 4-year term. if the petition is approved. pete: large gatherings restricted and even dancing band in some areas. parents and students across the country getting creative this from season footloose style. >> let's dance! >> the movie came to light for me and my family after my daughter at school canceled virginia runs so we and some of my good friends organized our own prom and a friend's barn. my daughter lucy a, wrote an article about it and is going to join us to talk about that. >> good to be here. pete: you wrote about it, the schools that we are not doing it, mom stepped in. >> that is what happened. they had a bit of organic organize prom, i was a chaperone, a quintessential american experience, i was happy my sister was able to have it. >> your daughter -- am going to ask how did your sister feel about the whole thing, how did she feel before and after? i imagine a lot of high school kids are lik

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and the overground is not running between willesden junction and camden road.or the thunderstorms as there is a another band coming up from the south as we head further through this morning. again, not everywhere will see them, but if you do, heavy, torrential rain for a time with frequent lightning. temperatures today reaching 25 celsius. it's still feeling humid but not quite as hot as yesterday. into the evening, the showers will clear and it will be dry for the first part of the night, still quite cloudy and still quite humid, but as you can see, more thunderstorms coming up from the south through the early hours of friday morning. the minimum temperature between 13 and 16 celsius. it's not quite as muggy as last night. those thunderstorms sees another yellow weather warning in place for friday and then staying and settled into the weekend. i'm back in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. now it's back to naga and charlie. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. the widower of a police officer w