damián trujillo: wow!n de los "campesinos, héroes americanos", ahí está la página web, svlatino.com, para más información. regresamos aquí con alex ontiveros, en comunidad del valle; no se nos vayan. [música] ex ontiveros, uno de los documentalistas de la nueva producción, titulada, "campesinos, los héroes americanos"; ¿hay algo que aprendiste tú, alex, después de que pusieron este documental a la producción, las horas de trabajo, no sé si aprendiste algo de eso?, o la cosa, que los campesinos, a veces, están trabajando, y deben estar enojados, tristes, por ese trabajo, pero están cantando, están chiflando, escuchando música. alex ontiveros: es muy cierto damián, yo, yo me imaginaba, verdad, porque he estado poniendo atención a esto, a esta, este, esta historia, esta, este trabajo que han hecho por mucho, mucho tiempo, ¿verdad?, pero viéndolos, documentando, filmando, estando allí, y hasta un cierto, hasta un punto, perteneciendo un poquito a la comunidad de ellos; es una cosa oírlo, pero es otra cosa esta

damián trujillo: tienen un poco de tiempo, entonces, todavía.a otro trámite, y es de 2:00 a 4:00, todos los días, de lunes a viernes, que puedan presentarse. damián trujillo: mire, otro tema, nuestros paisanos están regresando, regresaron hace un par de semanas de méxico, para sus vacaciones navideñas, ¿algún consejo que les podría dar, aparte de la bienvenida, de regreso a los estados unidos? alejandra bologna: pues bueno, esta semana estamos teniendo aquí en el, tuvimos en esta semana, en el consulado de méxico en san josé, toda una información que podrán ver y revisar, a través de nuestras distintas páginas de internet, sobre las consecuencias que tiene manejar en estado de ebriedad, o con algún narcótico; hay que concientizar a nuestra comunidad, de la importancia de que no lo hagan, ¿por qué?, porque no solamente es la afectación si tienen un accidente, y hay personas lastimadas, no solamente las que vayan con uno, o del carro con el cual se choca, sino también pueden perder todo lo que los hizo venir aquí; pueden tener deportación, en caso

damián trujillo: si me hace el favor. internacional más cercano, para la persona que lo solicitó, y el traslado terrestre final, hasta donde la persona será velada, en un servicio funerario, y podrá ser enterrada o cremada. todos los servicios alrededor de esto, generan ciertos costos que las funerarias atienden, y que nuestro proveedor cubre. damián trujillo: y que vienen siendo, yael, me imagino yo, unos $15,000, $20,000, para la persona que está, a las familias que están mandando el cuerpo a méxico. yael gojman: de hecho, es correcto, dependiendo de en qué parte del país haya, haya fallecido la persona, y cuáles hayan sido las condiciones de, del fallecimiento, efectivamente los precios pueden variar, desde $5,000 hasta $15,000, $16,000, incluso más, sí. damián trujillo: entonces, lo que ustedes hacen es, proveen un seguro, para que las personas se inscriban, y en caso de que suceda lo que uno no quiere que suceda, tiene en la mente ya, ya pensando de que, "bueno, ya todo se, se arregló, en caso de que yo fallezca, o a

damián trujillo: y no solamente es la cultura azteca, ¿verdad?lliáá, lo dedicamos a todas las, las tribus indígenas de aquí de esta parte de california, comenzando con la celebración de los muwek-ma ohlone, que es la tribu nativa de aquí de esta Área, pero también tenemos otras tribus que, este, nos van a compartir sus danzas y sus cantos, su energía, que vienen de todos lados, de sacramento, de, este, de sonoma, este, todas las Áreas, aquí, cerquitas, y lejos, que nos van a acompañar el viernes; el sábado se dedica, este, particularmente, a la danza mexica o azteca; y el domingo también tenemos otros invitados especiales, en especial, viene, por ejemplo, la tribu makah de washington, y este, otras tribus también, otras naciones, que también nos acompañan, incluyendo a nuestros hermanos totonacas, que van a hacer la danza de los huahuas, también hacen, este, la danza, este, danza tradicional, este, de los voladores, ah, pero en este año, pues, vamos a hacer, nos van a compartir la danza de los huahuas. damián trujillo: un fin de semana que no se

damian trujillo: hello, and welcome to "comunidad del valle." i'm damian trujillo.w art gallery in gilroy called fúchila on your "comunidad del valle." ♪♪♪ damian: we begin today with the monthly visit by the consulate of méxico right here in san josé. with me is ambassador alejandra bologna on "comunidad del valle." ambassador, it's been several months since we had you on the show. welcome back. alejandra bologna: thank you so much for having me. damian: yeah, it's a new year for all of us, but you're starting strong. that right now we're--that the topic is elections, right, and you're offering folks to register for the elections in méxico. alejandra: of course, but we are opening it as special

damian trujillo: hello, and welcome to "comunidad del valle," i'm damian trujillo. another spectacular show with lots of information today on your "comunidad del valle." [music] damian: and we begin today with the monthly visit by the consulate of méxico in san francisco. with me is embajadora remedios gomez arnau on the show. embajadora, great to see you again on the show. remedios gomez arnau: great to see you too, damian. i'm very happy always. damian: thank you. and i say on the show because you and i ran into each other a couple of weeks ago, and unfortunately it was during the mass shootings in half moon bay. first, give us--before we get into that topic, give us your

damian trujillo: hello, and welcome to "comunidad del valle." i'm damian trujillo, and today, we celebrate the mexica new year on your "comunidad del valle." ♪♪♪ damian: and that's where we begin today, the celebrating the mexica new year. it's coming up next month. with me is maestro pedro aquihua perez from calpulli tonalhequeh, on our show, back after a couple of years. pedro, welcome back to the show. pedro aquihua perez: thank you, damian. it's good to be here. damian: now, for those people who might not understand, pedro, because we celebrated the new year's--verdad?--on december 31. talk about what the mexica new year entails. pedro: yeah, thank you, damian, and welcome, everyone. the mexica new year essentially is our celebration, our community celebration that takes place in the second week of march every year, and, of course, just like any other native culture, you know, we just finished celebrating the chinese new year, the vietnamese new year, and, of course, the mexica new year is comin' up in march, and so it's just part of our cul

damian trujillo: hello, and welcome to "comunidad del valle."amian trujillo, and today, we celebrate the mexica new year on your "comunidad del valle." ♪♪♪ damian: and that's where we begin today, the celebrating the mexica new year. it's coming up next month. with me is maestro pedro aquihua perez from calpulli tonalhequeh, on our show, back after a couple of years. pedro, welcome back to the show. pedro aquihua perez: thank you, damian. it's good to be here. damian: now, for those people who might not understand, pedro, because we celebrated the new year's--verdad?--on december 31. talk about what the mexica new year entails.

damian trujillo: hello, and welcome to "comunidad del valle." i'm damian trujillo. and today, a new art gallery in gilroy called fúchila on your "comunidad del valle." ♪♪♪ damian: we begin today with the monthly visit by the consulate of méxico right here in san josé. with me is ambassador alejandra bologna on "comunidad del valle." ambassador, it's been several months since we had you on the show. welcome back. alejandra bologna: thank you so much for having me. damian: yeah, it's a new year for all of us, but you're starting strong. that right now we're--that the topic is elections, right, and you're offering folks to register for the elections in méxico. alejandra: of course, but we are opening it as special journeys since now until march the 10th. we will apply for the electoral vote credential. so anyone that is interest--mexicans that are interest in getting their electoral card, they can come to the consulate from 2 to 4. you know that mexicans can vote abroad and--but what is necessary is to have and get the credential for doing the process. damian: okay. th

damian trujillo has the story. >> reporter: they say the time has finally arrived. but the district reserves the right to pivot if in fact the numbers start heading in the other direction. they have gotten so used to wearing masks in school that many children wear them even during recess. alum rock is the last hold out in california mandating masks in the classroom. this is the last day the mask will be required here. >> i am very, very grateful and very proud of what we have been able to do by holding out, you know, and wearing masks to the last moment. >> reporter: california's covid state of emergency is set to expire the end of the month. they had no choice they say to wait. the district covers an area in the state that had among the highest covid contagion rates and lowest vaccination rates. it was a crisis within a crisis. but in the end perhaps partially because of the mandate no teach other student died from covid. >> i think that we were able to weather the storm because we were very firm about that. >> reporter: not everyone supported the extended mask man

damian trujillo: hello, and welcome to "comunidad del valle," i'm damian trujillo. another spectacular show with lots of information today on your "comunidad del valle." [music] damian: and we begin today with the monthly visit by the consulate of méxico in san francisco. with me is embajadora remedios gomez arnau on the show. embajadora, great to see you again on the show. remedios gomez arnau: great to see you too, damian. i'm very happy always. damian: thank you. and i say on the show because you and i ran into each other a couple of weeks ago, and unfortunately it was during the mass shootings in half moon bay. first, give us--before we get into that topic, give us your assessment just on everything that's happened there in half moon bay. remedios: yeah, regrettably we met there. i was visiting the families that had been displaced because of that immediately, and we were looking to confirm who were nationals. unfortunately, of the eight people that were shot, three of them were nationals: two deceased, one still at the hospital. and we've been following one side

damian trujillo, nbc bay area news. >>> calls to reinstate suspended oakland police chief are growing louder. they are demanding him to get back to work. armstrong sent a letter yesterday asking for reinstatement. he's on administrative leave after a report concluded that the police department mishandled cases of officer misconduct. he says there's no evidence he did anything wrong and his supporters agree. >> i believe the monitor needs a monitor. the stuff he's put out is not fair, practical or the truth. i'm respectfully asking our mayor to reinstate armstrong. say it. >> reinstate armstrong. >> it isn't clear how long an investigation will take to determine if the chief will be reinstated. we called for comment, got no response. >>> three men are dead from a suspected fentanyl overdose in the south bay. a rural home just north of gill gilroy, all men in their 50s. they were given narcan but only one person could be revived. officers say the other three are the latest victims in a growing crisis. >> fentanyl can be laced into any drug, it's odorless, you can't see it, you don't kno

damian trujillo will have an update for us in a few minutes. >>> men dead from suspected fentanyl overdose. police found four people unresponsive. each given narcan, used to fight the effects. three died at the scene, the fourth was taken to a hospital to be treated. >> fentanyl can be laced with any drug. it's odorless, you can't see it. we want to educate the public this is a huge problem we're facing in society right now. >> ian cull is talking to drug recovery advocates about what they're doing to reduce the number of overdoses. he's going to join in our special 9:00 p.m. news cast. >>> to antioch now. you're looking at the end of a pursuit between a chp unit and a suspect vehicle. that car end up crashing and caught on fire on highway 4 at contraloma. the off-ramp now is closed as officers investigate. >>> it could be the next high tech arms race, billion dollar start-up valuations and big companies fighting for your attention. i'm talking about a.i. and the race to cash in. business and tech reporter scott budman has been tracking developments and joins us live. we've talked in the p

damian trujillo, nbc bay area news. >>> still to come, two south bay schools are facing closure, leaving some parents and teachers upset. their last-ditch effort to keep the campus open. >>> after originally stumbling across the issue, a bay area woman has spent the past three decades trying to preserve wetlands. the way she's bringing in new people to help join her fight. >>> i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri, a windy, very blustery day out there, up to 46 miles in ocean beach, santa rosa, 35. we'll talk about the wind and the cold night and some staggering numbers when we take a look over >>> a charter school is closing and parents and teachers are struggling to understand why. it will impact about 650 middle and high school students. in a statement summit said it's due to financial issues. some parents are protesting this decision. they say it's too much of a disruption for their kids as well as their families. teachers now have three months to find a new job. the teachers union says summit is not being transparent with them. the county office of education board will discuss the cl

damian trujillo has more. >> reporter: they did find baby tayana at a home in oakland. right now, they're working to bring her back to san jose. >> take a close look at these pictures. what you're seeing is crystal mendez, walking away from the lamiragga complex in south san jose. in the black and teal stroller is her daughter, tayana. who she does not have custody of. the child's ex-husband has legal custody of tayana. it's also unclear why her mother was not at the place. police say after the abduction, police say mom and daughter at a san jose light rail station. >> she doesn't have, from as far as we know, a residence, where she can go to. more than likely, she is roaming either city streets and san francisco, oakland, or maybe be back in our city. >> tayana, was last seen wearing a white jacket with pink sleeves. mom has a tattoo with the name daunte on her back. today, we show their images to neighbors at a san jose apartment complex.. >>

nbc bay area's damian trujillo spent the day with rattled vendors and is in san jose with the latest. >> many vendors i spoke with admit the attacks have them on edge but they insist they don't have a choice. this is their livelihood. he says he can chop up a tasty fruit bowl in no time but today in the back of his mind he is not thinking about work but two attacks on other street vendors in less than a week. he says he has had people steal a bag of chips before but never anything like this. on thursday a man attacked a hot dog vendor after a concert at the s.a.p. center knock go him unconscious. police are still looking for the attacker. carlos rankoco told our sister station telemaundo he regained consciousness after paramedics arrived. the attacker was upset because he made a big purchase and

in san jose, damian trujillo, nbc bay area news. >>> the pressure keeps coming. calls to get oakland police chief laron armstrong back in uniform are growing. oakland's naacp chapter held a rally today calling for his immediate reinstatement. armstrong was fired after accusations that he failed to adequately oversee officer misconduct within his department. dozens of community organizers today, faith leaders and allies from other cities gathered in front of oakland city hall voicing their support for armstrong. he said last week that he was unjustly fired. >> fire investigators are sifting through the remains of an historic black church after a fire raced through last night. 75 firefighters battled for hours at the aimed church in oakland. the building appears to be a total loss. the church is the oldest black church in the east bay first created in 1858 and moved to its present location in 1954. fame stands for first african methodist episcopal church and ultimately led to 183 ame churches being created across the state. this morning the presiding bishop of the

nbc bay area's damian trujillo in the neighborhood with what happened. >> reporter: some say they are not surprised their neighbors jumped in to help. this is a quiet street. the local park is where many people come to meditate and play sports. many were shocked when they heard the news. >> very traumatizing situation for somebody. you're walking near your residence. somebody with a hood over their head comes up to you. puts a knife to your neck. tries to cover your mouth with tape. yeah. very scary for this person. >> reporter: it happened on january 10th around 9:00 p.m. >> i am shocked. this is a quiet neighborhood. >> very scary, yes. >> reporter: today police say thanks to good detective work they were able to arrest this man, 43-year-old shu of sunnyvale. they only say the victim is an adult female who lives in the area and they say she apparently knew the suspect. tonight police are also praising several neighbors who jpe

so, this is new video from nbc bay area's damian trujillo.ing the snow blanking the hilltops of san jose. like bob was saying, something we haven't seen in quite some time. check out these photos in wine country. this is snow covering mueller family vineyards in calistoga. it's on diamond mountain about 1,100 feet up. they say that this is the most snow they've seen in more than 30 years. a lot of you are sharing your videos and photos with us overnight of that snow and hail. from san francisco to calistoga, you can see the snow clatding in so many areas. you have pictures video you'd like to share of the weather in your neighborhood, we'd like to see them. tag us on social media and share them on twitter, facebook, and instagram. that's @nbcbyarea, and you can tag meteorologist kari hall @karihallweather. >>> breaking news this midday. a power outage at sfo causing some delays this morning for domestic terminals. the airport says passengers might still experience some delays in ticketing, check-in, and baggage claim. they are adding extra wo

this was shot by her own damian trujillo.w will blanket the hilltops in silicon valley like this. it has a lot of people stuck where the down trees, powerlines or road closures. people up in the santa cruz mountains have been urged to date put in less it is an emergency. our own garvin thomas can relate. he has been stuck there all day. it has been a day for you. >> reporter: you know what you do and that is the case? you head to the coffee shop. >> genius. >> reporter: you get a nice cup of coffee and that is where you spend your day. i'm actually at the ugly mug coffee shop right in downtown. the staff tells me today that there a little extra busy today because you have a whole lot of people in santa cruz county who cannot get over the hill to the bay area to get to work. in case some of them have their power out, it makes a place to people to go to hang out. you will get my expense from today? >> would love to hear it. >> reporter: it is actually our experience because both my wife and i need to get from santa cruz over to

i'm damian trujillo, and today, "campesinos," the documentary, on our show today on your "comunidad del valle." ♪♪♪ female: people don't understand or know what farmworkers do. they don't understand the hardships that they follow, that they work year round, fog, cold weather, hot weather, to provide for us. male: sometimes, people-- damian: that's the taste of that new--well, it's not really new now, it's been around for a while, getting a lot of awards, the documentary: "campesinos: the unsung american heroes." and with me today are the people behind the lens of this great documentary: alex ontiveros and joe poni, and welcome to the show. alex ontiveros: thanks for having us. damian: yeah, alex, you know, in just watching those 10 seconds, a bit of that trailer, the hair on the back of my neck started standing up. tell us what prompted you, what propelled you to--you and joe, to say, "let's give this a shot"? alex: well, damian, as you may know, i mean, i know you know that we started a venture called silicon valley latino back in 2011 and, basically, the main goal with that venture is

here is damian trujillo with a translation. >> reporter: he says they're trying to forget the day of the shooting but it's a memory he's not sure they'll ever be able to shake. >> the other farmworkers say they are struggling with inequity of their situation. they work so others have food on their tables, but they say the struggle to feed their own family is rough. tomorrow a benefit for the victims is taking place in half moon bay. a series of community organizations are coming together to host a buffet to raise funds for the victims. tickets were $100 each but they've sold out. if you would like more information on other ways to help the victims, we've put together a page on our website with information on donations and supply drop-offs. head to nbcbayarea.com/supporthmb. >>> 6:05 this morning. are you looking to save on your power bill? most are going to say yes, and if that's so, you are in luck. the california public utilities commission voted yesterday to pay annual gas and electric credits to consumers as soon as possible. how soon? well, the annual credit is usually dolled ou