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arrested a person suspected of hitting 70 year old gregory chu, who served on the city's arts and immigrant rights commissions. 34 year old derek year b has been booked into the county jail. he's facing charges including aggravated battery assault and elder abuse. two says he was walking home last tuesday south of market when a man rolled up on a bike and knocked him to the ground. police investigation led to year b but no motive has been announced by police. the senate handed down president biden a major victory today in his domestic agenda, passing the inflation reduction act. 50 democrats voted in favor 50 opposed with vice president harris casting the tie breaking vote. box news. lucas tomlinson has the details now from the white house. president biden ended his isolation after testing negative for a second time for the coronavirus. he flew to rehoboth beach. earlier he released the following statement. senate democrats sided with american families over special interests voting to lower the cost of prescription drugs, health insurance and everyday energy costs and reduce the deficit while making the wealthiest corporations

commissioner 70 year old greg chu was violently attacked on august 2nd in the city south of market neighborhood. he suffered non life threatening injuries. 34 year old derek year be of san francisco was arraigned today on a series of felonies, including assault, battery and elder abuse. there's no a word yet if your baby has entered a plea 11 tonight, uc berkeley researchers have mapped out part of the brain network responsible for the negative consequences of nicotine. researchers say what they uncovered could eventually help people quit smoking. nicotine is addictive because it activates the brain's dealt with the network, which makes us feel good. some smokers experience nick six symptoms such as nausea , involvement in dizziness, rapid heartbeat and headaches and research now shows and experiments on mice that nicotine and high doses also activates part of the brain that responds to unpleasant stimuli. the research suggests that this adverse aversive network could be manipulated to help people stop smoking. new figures show. the university of california accepted a record number of first year students this fall. that number is up 1.2% across the system

70-year-old gregory chu is a former arts and immigrants rights commissionerment he was beaten near his south of market home last tuesday. san francisco police have now arrested derekrby for the attack. supervisor dorsey represents the district and says part of trying to curb these violent attacks is making sure people who commit them are found and prosecuted. >> we have to be vigilant about sending a message when someone is arrested and brought to justice. that we are vocal about that. that is how we send the message to would be attackers that there will be accountability for it if you do this in san francisco. >> now news of this arrest came yesterday at the same time hundreds of aapi community members gathered in washington square to demand more be done to keep asian elders safe. in fact, a few days ago before this attack on chu, a 70-year- old woman who goes by mrs. ren was beaten at a community center and her attackers have yet to be caught. >>> san francisco's newly appointed district attorney looking to stay on the job long term. greeted by a hallway full of supporters, brooke jenkins filed her paperwork to run for da in november in the election. last month,

year old greg chu suffered after he was attacked near his south of market area home at 3rd and folsom streets. chew was hit in the face kicked and beaten this morning. took 34 year old derek yerby into custody in connection with the august 2nd attack fortunately in this incident. we had some some good photos and surveillance and officers were able to use those photos to to be able to locate and identify the suspect fairly quickly. so really just some great officers out there in the field doing good police work. chew has served on several city commissions and is a long-time san francisco. resident yerby has been booked into the san francisco county jail on felony assault charges. he is not facing a hate crime charge. well, the attack of greg chu is one of the crimes prompting the asian-american community to mobilize two demand action and answers to crimes against the aapi community abc 7 news reporter cornell. bernard was at a rally today in san francisco and cornell. these activists are sending a strong message. yeah, dion activists say enough is enough. they are demanding a meeting with the police chief about protecting the asian-american community from future violence a

year old greg chu suffered after he was attacked near his south of market area home at 3rd and folsom streets. chew was hit in the face kicked and beaten this morning. took 34 year old derekcustody in connection with the august 2nd attack fortunately in this incident. we had some some good photos and surveillance and officers were able to use those photos to to be able to locate and identify the sus

chu suffered near his south of mark area home at 3 rdand folsom streets. he was hit in the face, kick and beaten this. morning police took 34 year-old derek yerby in connection with the august 2nd attack. again, investigators say that attack was unprovoked. >> system of these are our most vulnerable residents. and when they are attacked it tends to draw a lot more attention from people. dion: they will interview the suspect to determine whether racial bias has anything to do with the assault. yerby is facing numerous assault charges. this has prompted the asian-american community to mobilize for answers against the aapi comm community. activists had a strong message. reporter: community activists called for violence against the aapi community to stop. >> people are scared. it feels like open season on the asian-american community especially the most vulnerable segments of our community >> this week abc7 news was first to share this disturbing video. a 70 year-old grandmother known as mrs. ren beautifully beaten and suspects trying to rob her. >> they got really mad and pulled me down. >> it's been a week so far. the perpetrators not been

commissioner, 70 year old gregory chu, was attacked last tuesday around 7 30 in the evening near his home in the city's soma district. police arrested 34 year old derek harvey yesterday after identifying him as a suspect through surveillance video. police say it's not clear at this point whether the attack was a hate crime. investigators will be attempting to interview the suspect and see if they can determine whether or not race or bias was a factor in the attack. police say harvey has been arrested before, but they haven't provided any details yet about his record. he's currently being held in san francisco county jail 707. there are bored demands by san francisco residents for the city to do more to prevent attacks against elderly asian people. several groups rallied yesterday at washington square park, demanding more protections for their community, and they want more action by the police chief . there also want the district attorney to crack down on the people arrested and charged with those attacks. expandable week to asian elders in the seventies were brutally attacked one inside her home in a senior center, another just two blocks away from f

chu was attacked violently on august 2nd. in the city south of market district. he suffered non life threatening injuries. 34 year old derek year be of san francisco was arraigned today on a series of felonies, including assault, battery and elder abuse . no word yet if you're being entered a plea turning now to the mckinney fire still burning up near the california oregon. border crews have containment now up to 60% the wildfires burned more than 60,000 acres and destroyed 185 buildings in siskiyou county. j. martin is a journalist behind the website, siskiyou dot news and j has been covering this fire up close here ever since it first started. he joins us tonight to offer some more perspective on what that community is going through. we appreciate the time time. let's first start with the effort to get this fire under control. we hear containment is growing here . do you get the sense that that the crews who are working hard up? there are at a point where they might be able to stop this fire from growing in size. they have done a phenomenal job. uh, cal fire and u. s forest service . they have teamed up and they have rea

that suspect, derek yervey has not entered a plea, he's facing felony charges including assault, battery and elder abuse. investigators say he brutally beat 70-year-old greg chu as chu walked the street, south of market street ten days ago. prosecutors so far have not charged yervey with a hate crime because they say a motive is not yet clear. >>> a surprise announcement from one of the three recently recalled san francisco school board members. she's hoping to earn her job back. "the chronicle" reports gabriella lopez plans to run for her seat again. she submitted the candidacy papers yesterday. at the voters recalled her in february many upset about the board's priorities as schools remain closed during the pandemic. >>> this weekend, a big event is kicking off in san jose and this morning, we are excited to preview what you can expect. take a listen. ♪♪ ♪ when you're down and out and you feel real low ♪ ♪ just come on over to the place where i work ♪ ♪ well all your lonely nights i'm about to soothe ♪ ♪ i play the blues ♪ >> you're listening to the sweet sound of musician j.c. smith live at chavez park one of several people to hit the stage this weekend fo

commissioner 70 year old greg chu was violently attack back on august 2nd in the city south of market district. he suffered non life threatening injuries. 34 year old derekr b of san francisco, now facing a series of felonies, including assault, and battery, and elder abuse is 7 17, family members say. long time former ktvu news anchor leslie griffith has died after a years long battle. with lyme disease. good evening. i'm leslie griffith camera in her career here at ktvu spent 22 years and many of us remember her as an anchor on the 10 o'clock news, but she was also a dogged reporter. she traveled the world to bring stories to all of us in the bay area. griffith also reported for several newspapers, including the san francisco chronicle and denver post. she was a professional in the air. and you know you don't have a career in san francisco for that long without having a real impact on the business and the people around you, and so you know, all respect to her. it really is shocking that this could happen in someone so young, you know, assuming lee, you know so much life in front of her. it's just a really sad day. griffith died yesterday at her home in

commissioner 70 year old greg chu was violently attacked back on august the second the cities south of market district. he suffered non life threatening injuries. 34 year old derekw faces a series of felonies, including assault and battery and elder abuse. francisco is now the first city in california to make id a school holiday. now the move from the board of education comes after an effort from a group of muslim students at wallenberg high school. they started a petition and received 800 signatures. they gave that petition to the city human rights commission who liked the idea and suggested the board of education implement the holiday. we're so proud of ourselves. i'm like so excited that this is happening. it's the first city in california to have this as a holiday, and we've been fighting for this resolution for like many, many years for the students, it's not just about having a day off front for aid. it's also about being listened to and heard by the school district and being recognized and for our cultural identities to be celebrated. up marks the end of the holy month of ramadan , during which muslims fast from dawn until dusk, the date when the holiday