. >>> and did the dmv make the right call? a driverless car company told to cut its fleet in half in san francisco after a series of problems. >>> good evening. this is "nbc bay area news tonight." thanks for being with us. rogue driverless cars and some exclusive information about the los gatos party mom. that's just ahead. >>> but we start with the aftermath of hilary. the tropical storm swept through southern california yesterday, bringing heavy rain, winds, and mudslides. one of the hardest-hit areas is palm springs. in fact, this region got the most rain it's ever seen in a single day in recorded history. that rain sent quicksand-like mud through the nearby city of cathedral city. it cut off main roads and triggered rescues. crews used bulldozers to reach about a dozen people trapped at an assisted living facility. we'll be talking to that city's fire chief about these rescues in just a few minutes. >>> in san bernardino county, destructive flooding hit something mountain communities there. this is in oak glen, where main

but ultimately it was the dmv that deemed them safe for the road. so at any given time, if the dmv feels like these driverless cars are posing a safety risk, they could revoke or suspend the permit. it's something that the dmv has done for other autonomous vehicle companies in the past. they have never done it for waymo or cruise. there's no indication that they will. but it's certainly something that the dmv has the authority to do. as for when, i think, people can expect to be able to take a ride, raj, as we talked about the last couple of nights, it still requires an invite code. not just anyone can hail one of these rides, and that's part of the expansion is that these companies are gradually pulling in more people. they say they have a very lengthy wait list. so people are going to have to wait a little bit longer before just anyone can hail a ride. but interestingly the car companies say they do want to gradually expand. well, that's exactly what the city of san francisco officials want too. they say, hey, waymo and cruise, if that's what you

because the dmv is cracking down. in light of recent crashes and traffic backups like this one along valencia street, the california dmv has told crews, which is one of the robo taxi companies operating in the city to cut by half the number of robo taxis they operate there. under the guidelines, 50 cruise cars can operate during daytime hours, that's down from 100. nighttime operations will be cut back as well. the man who cofounded google's driverless car, he thinks it's safe, but having trouble learning to navigate in the real world. >> the difficult part is arriving naturally and like a person, and being able to know when to accelerate then make the left turn across traffic or, you know, not hesitate like you're talking about, and honestly, that just takes time. >> and our business and tech reporter scott budman is in san francisco today covering this for us. so, scott, what's cruise saying about the reduced numbers? they're cutting it by half. >> reporter: yeah, cruise is saying, and they're not saying nearly as m

the dmv has ordered the robotaxi company to drastically cut its fleet on the streets of san francisco following an accident with a fire truck on thursday. ktvu zac sos has the details. look, san francisco is pleased that somebody at the state is finally listening. san francisco supervisor aaron peskin responding to a friday night decision by the california dmv ordering crews to temporarily decrease its driverless fleet on city streets by 50. the decision following a series of what the dmv describes as concerning incidents involving cruise cars, including a crash this week with a fire truck. this really is an admission that shows that san francisco was right about the first responder defects that these autonomous vehicles have. on thursday, a cruise car in the tenderloin entering an intersection on a green light as a fire truck on an emergency call approach with its lights on and sirens blaring, the crews car getting slammed into a cruise, passenger taken to the hospital, but expected to be okay. this happening just a week after the state's public utilities commission voted to allow wa

and as we mentioned earlier, the dmv's requested the company have no more than 50 driverless cars intion during the day and 15 at night until further notice. in a statement, the dmv said they could suspend and revoke the company's permits if their investigation finds unreasonabl risk to public safety. >>> meanwhile, a guy in a tesla had all his car cameras rolling when he drove through an apparent tornado. randy william says he was just driving to wor when the storm system lifted hi car a foot off the ground. >> which changed, you know, the path i was going and moved me over a lane. i was freaking out i'm not going to lie. it was quite the experience. >> debris even smashed into his driver's side window, but fortunately he was okay. didn't he listen to the weather guy, paul? >>> takes me back to storm chasing days. he's lucky that was a weak one. >> how close did you get? >> we'd try and stay a half mil away. >> you've seen it all. >> i thought i had, and then we got a tropical storm headed for california. now we'll just add that to the list. let's look at what we expect as we head i

the dmv is taking half of them off of the streets. in light of recent crashes and trfic backups, like this one along valencia, the dmv told cruz to cut the number of new taxis. only 50 of the cars can operate during daytime hours. today, we spoke to the man who co-founded google's driverless program. he says he thinks the robo taxis are safe, but have some trouble learning to navigate the real world. >> the difficult part is driving naturally, like a person. and being able to know when to accelerate and make the left turn across traffic. not hesitating that you're talking about. and that just takes time. >> the problems are popping up across the city. cruz issued a statement about the dmv order, saying in part, quote, they believe the positively impact rode safety. and they look forward to working with the dmv to make improvements. >>> we'rback in 60 seconds. a proposed hike in bridge tolls is off the table for now. >>> and luggage stolen right from the baggage carousel. what the airport is doing about it. >>> drying out and clearing

reduced numbers will remain until the dmv investigation is complete. and once cruz takes, quote, appropriate corrective actions to improve road safety. now to our 4 zone forecast as we give you a live look from mount tam up higher, set the clouds hanging over the bay plenty of clouds, a little bit of fog and certainly muggy out there. gayle ong with us in the studio. gayle. >> hello, vicki. and can hello, everyone. certainly muggy. we have some leftover tropical moisture from eugene. if you can remember that tropical storm. well, here is the east bay hills cloudy there as well. you can expect cloudy skies skies across the bay area. today's highs that we're warm in san francisco at 72 degrees up. that is above average. livermore cooldown. 87 so right about see so averages temperatures. right now we're mild comfortable. 78 in livermore. 66 in half moon bay. so we're about. 4 degrees. cooler places like concord ever else is about the same a bit breezy out there that delta breeze kicking up 16 miles per hour in san francisco. 26 in fairfield cooling off th

the dmv says not so fast, cracking down on those controversial robo taxis in san francisco. this comes as complaints about those self-driving cars are stacking up. here's our business and tech reporter, scott budman. >> it's only been a few days since cruise and waymo were given permission to charge for robo taxi rides in the city. the dmv is already asking cruise to cut back by half on the number of vehicles it has here. just yesterday, we saw one of the reasons why. this cruise robo taxi was spotted over the weekend sitting in the middle of this intersection for about a minute before an officer stepped up to try to talk to it. >> we saw the traffic warden trying to communicate with the cruise driverless car. i think he was knocking on the window, trying to talk to some speakers to little avail. >> reporter: brian shot the video. he says traffic was backed up on valencia, and nearby 21st, as multiple cruise taxis, tried to-and-a-half gate through. the video comes less than 48 hours after the california dmv ordered cruise to cut the number of cars it has on the road by half.

y el dmv investiga los Últimos sucesos que involucran a los autos en san francisco, pidieron a la empresaraciÓn principal es el servicio autÓnomo, y a lo que cruz respondiÓ que tiene un impacto positivo en la seguridado, y aseguran que esperan trabajar con el dmv de california para mejorar y reforzar la seguridad y eficiencia. ♪♪. estas imÁgenes del equipo de bomberos del condado sonoma muestra cÓmo rescatan a un conductor que cayÓ en un barranco. una ambulancia vÍa aÉrea lo llevÓ al policÍa hosospital. elel cocondado d de s san mate informrme sobrere las tormentat los Últimos aÑÑos, el ininforme revela q que varirias bombas fallaron, una tenÍa problemas de agua, y ademÁs varias alarmas no alertaron a la ciudad sobre los problemas. dada la relevancia el consejo municipal se reunirÁ el 21 de agosto y abordarÁ estos temas. prepÁrese cona l temperatura. cynthia pimentel. ♪♪ buenas noches a ti y a todos en casa, por supuesto aquÍ con el pronÓstico del Área de la bahÍa que vamos a mirar y notar con los cambios ya que se acerca hilary, tendremos la temperatura en los 60 para iniciar el dÍa y se

in a statement, the dmv says it "reserves the right following investigation of the facts to suspend or revoke testing and/or deployment permits if there is determined to be an unreasonable risk to public safety." cruise, meanwhile, sent us a statement saying in part "we believe it's clear that cruise positively impacts overall road safety and look forward to working with the california dmv to make any improvements and provide any data they need to reinforce the safety and efficiency of our fleet." >>> we're going to turn now to the contra costa district attorney who announced new criminal charges against five police officers. they are accused of taking bribes in exchange for voiding traffic citations. this brings this number to officers charged in just the last two days. this week we he told you about federal charges brought against officers from pittsburg and antioch involved in crimes like fraud. distribution of steroids. using excessive force. the indictments follow an 18-month investigation into an alleged criminal network. as part of that probe, the fed seized the officers' cell p

indeed, ken, the dmv has asked cruise to take half its fleet off the road as the dmv investigates these recent problems involving the driverless car company. >> cruz says no more than 50 driverless cars will operate during the day and 150 will be out at night. these reduced numbers will remain in effect until the dmv investigation is complete until crews takes, quote, appropriate corrective actions to improve road safety. this all comes after last night's crash is a cruise vehicle with a passenger in colliding with the san francisco fire truck that was headed to an emergency lights and sirens on as this citizen video shows the 2 vehicles came to arrest here at the intersection of turkey and poke in the tenderloin about 2 hours later, another crash. this citizen video shows a cruise vehicle in a dark colored sedan at 26th and mission. in this case. police say they think the driver of the sedan was at fault and likely entered the intersection when it had a red light. san francisco supervisor aaron peskin says there are now more than 60 documented cases where driverless cars interfered wit

the decision following a series of what the dmv describes as concerning incidents involving cruise carsncluding a crash this week with a fire truck. this really is an admission that shows that san francisco was right about the first responder under defects that these autonomous vehicles have. thursday, a cruise car in the tenderloin entering an intersection on a green light as a fire truck on an emergency call approach with its lights on and sirens blaring the crew's car getting slammed into a cruise, passenger taken to the hospital, but expected to be okay. this happening just a week after the state's public utilities commission voted to allow waymo and cruise to operate around the clock. driverless taxi services in the city. self-driving car expert sam abuelsamid. but they're generally pretty safe. but there are still a lot of issues that they need to resolve. these vehicles are equipped with external microphones that are supposed to pick up the sound of sirens from emergency vehicles and trigger them to pull over and stop. so low while the vehicle in general had the right of way beca

that's at the request of the dmv as they investigate the dmv. does the recent problems involving this driverless car company. now more than 50 driverless cars will be able to operate during the day and 150 cars will be on the road at night. these reduce numbers will remain until the dmv investigation is over and wants cruz takes, quote, appropriate corrective actions to improve road safety. this all comes after 2 more crashes last night, including one involving a san francisco fire truck kron four's dan kerman has reaction as the city has filed a request with the cpu seed to put the brakes on the unlimited expansion of driverless cars at 10, 20 thursday night. a driverless cruise vehicle with one passenger collided with the san francisco fire truck that was heading to an emergency with lights and sirens as the citizen video shows the 2 vehicles came to rest at the intersection of turkey and poll. our expressed by our fire chief has been interferes with first responders. >> and we're now seeing that play out on the streets of san ranging the inci

the california dmv is testing out. a pilot program allows residents to use of mobile driver's license app. that call. >> deal for short which allows holder's to make purchases and access to airport checkpoints. the app will not replace physical cards, but it will provide an alternative to the traditional license. right now the mdl is being accepted at some tsa lanes, including at a as san jose and lax airport. the pilot program is limited to the first one and a half million participants. still ahead, not just a problem in the city. a look at how tribal lands are affected by the fentanyl crisis and the debate between republicans. so many become the gop presidential nominee is set for next week. >> but a key candidate says he will not take the stage. details next. >> in san jose valley christian school staff member is in police custody tonight after a allegedly paying students to provide him with explicit images and video. 43 year-old todd baldwin was arrested thursday after police searched his office and morgan hill hom

how the dmv is now stepping in. >> from the area's local news station.watching the kron. 4 morning news at 7. >> good morning. thank you so much for joining us here on the kron. 4 morning news. i'm stephanie lin. it is saturday august the 19th. let's start by getting a look at our weather with dave sphar. good morning, dave. well, good morning, stephanie. good morning. everybody looks like another some some summertime day across the bay. it looks like with those 90's going on well inland. we'll have some mixture of 70's and 80's. >> covering a good chunk of the east bay shoreline to start things off. of course, we have the coastal fog at work here as we do see also quite a bit in san francisco shake that off too afternoon, sunshine. it looks like, although it might be a little stubborn there along the coast. it was a thicker yesterday with some drizzle going on in the explorers used to look at this and say i yes, we'll call this the peaceful. see all that's not to live up to that and every way with the hurricane brewing just to our south lower 60's cover

be available in dmv. wallet? on spark phone to us not intended to replace physical cards, but it can be used at certain locations do things like, say, verify your age. the digital version is currently accepted at certain tsa lanes in select airports, including sfo and san jose. the all right. let's get you a check. your 4 zone forecast tonight. taking a look at the san mateo hayward bridge tonight. traffic moving nice and >> easy out there. yeah. kind of the hustle home. meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez joining us in the studio. theresa. hey, they're big. and daniel, let's take a look at today's daytime highs because we certainly saw a big drop in temperatures, especially for warmest inland valleys. >> livermore and conquered. you were in the low to mid 90's yesterday and today in the mid 80's. so conquered, you experience a 10 degree drop 3 degrees below average when you should be averaging 88 degrees this time of year and santa rosa's. well, you're averaging 88 degrees yesterday and today cooling down to

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the decisions from the company and the dmv came one day after an incident between car and departure. on the most recent mishaps including robo taxis. latest crash including reaction. >> this was the at an intersection. the fire truck was apparently headed southbound but had moved into the northbound lane, something trucks do to get around other cars. told police what he claimed the vehicle did at the interction. he said it look like it lurched. the vehiclcode says it is illegal in california not to yield the right-of-way to an emergency vehicle approaching with lights and sirens. here's where the human element comes into play. if i'm driving and i hear sirens or i hear lights, there's no way i will move this car. even if i have the green light. still, it doesn't mean they get a pass. is the responsibility of the fire department to make sure that intersection is free and clear. look this video at the same intersection. cars already pulled over and stopped. the firetruck moved to the wrong side of the road to get past them. as the truck moves through the intersection, it moves back int

. >>> dmv is testing a new pil program.bout 2,000 peoe are using the service and more will try it out in the next few weeks. several other ste already have digital drivers licenses incluing arizona, colorado, and hawaii. the tsa is working with the dmv on the program. l.a.x. and about two dozen other airports accept mobile driver's licenses. >>> new at 11:00, bed, bath & beyond i is back,, sortt ofof. so,, ovoverstock relaunched th bed, bath & beyond website this morning after acquiring the bankrupt retailer's brand name along with its famous name. overstock visitors will now be redirected to bed, bath & beyond dotcom. overstock's ceo says the name change was necessary because customers still view overstock as a liquidator even though the company transformed it into a general retailer back in 2004. >>> happening tonight, get those telescopes ready because the first of two supermoons makes its debut. that's when the moon's orbit and its closest -- or within its closest point to the earth. supermoons aren't too unusual and ha

have the dmv is handling new? >> digital driver's licenses. and if you have a facebook account anytime from may of 2007 to december of 2022, you're eligible for a settlement as part of a class >> the deadline is approaching to file a settlement involving facebook and its parent company. meta. the multi-million dollar class action settlement stems from a lawsuit alleging facebook made users data available to 3rd parties without users consent. anybody who was on facebook between 5/24/2007 and december 22nd 2022. is eligible to file a claim august 25th. that's coming up is the last day someone can file a claim. show your driver's license could soon be as easy as opening app on your phone. the california dmv is testing a pilot program that allows residents to use a mobile drivers license app. they call it in which allows holder's to make purchases and access airport checkpoints. the app will not replace physical cards licenses, but it will provide an alternative to the traditional license. right now, the and is being accepted at some tsa areas, in

today crews said it will work with the dmv to make improvements to its fleet.bc7 news reporter leanne melendez joins us live in the newsroom with the latest. leanne >> well, kristin, i don't know if you noticed, but we saw a decline in the number of cruise vehicles almost immediately after the dmv put out that order on friday. meanwhile a few other cities that are starting to test these vehicles are watching what happens here in san francisco very closely. today crews kept half of its 400 autonomous vehicles on the sidelines. right now, according to the company, 150 cars are schedul to drive at night and only 50 vehicles will be on san francisco's streets during the day. this after the department of motor vehicles said it was investigating concerning incidents. the first one on august 11th, when several of them paused for 15 minutes at an intersection in the north beach neighborhood. then several days later, an accident involving a fire department truck. police have yet to determine who was at fault. a second accident occurred in the mission district, where a d

the dmv says that it has asking crews to reduce its fleet by 50% until it completes an investigationincident in san francisco. no more than 15 cars operating through the day and 150 cars at night. a comes week after they expended robo taxi service. our investigative unit follows this closely. self driving cars had been involved in at least 280 crashes over the past five years, across the state. this one, just last night in the city, a cruise car, they say that that the robo taxi had a green light and was making a turn, the fire truck had its lights and sirens on. in a statement, the dmv says, "it reserves the right following investigations of the facts to suspend or revoke testing or deployment permits if there is determined to be an unreasonable risk to public safety. crews also said that they would believe it's clear that they positively impact overall road safety". strum at our other top story tonight, history in the making. but danger for many in our state. hurricane hillary is still barreling down the pacific, with california in its sights. thank you for joining us tonight. this

i recall there were some bumps initially because the database with the dmv. how are you finding it working now? >> the process has matured significantly. we have recent legislation sb 450 within the state of california that dramatically change the voter experience within the state. it discussed things like early voting, same-day registration. we also have legislation that basically allows us to send a mail-in ballot to every registered voter. and if you would like to cast that ballot or if they want to vote in person they actually have that option. overall as time goes on the process matures your we have a system within the state of california called vote count and that has connectivity to county election management systems. and feeds that real-time data from the dmv and as inputs of deceased voters, et cetera. we implement a large complex system with sophisticated architecture, you're going at some bumps early on but over time it gets better and better. the feedback not only from l.a. county but many of our partner counties within the state is that things ar

a statement saying in part, it positively impacts road safety and looks forward to working with the dmv to make improvements. all this comes just a week after state regulators allowed cruise and waymo to expand operations. a few furry friends from maui are hoping to make the bay area their new home. about 40 rescue pets arrived last night and will take refuge at local shelters in the area. cat s dogs, puppies and kittens who were already in shelters at the time of the fire will now be put up for adoption here. the effort is to make room for an influx of lost and injured pets on the island in the wake of the devastating wildfires. all adoption fees for the animals will be donated to the maui humane society. president joe biden is set to travel to hawaii on monday to get a firsthand look at the wildfire destruction. this week, he first lady jill biden and son hunter biden are in lake tahoe for vacation. they're renting a house belonging to 2020 presidential candidate and billionaire tom steyer. the white house says mr. biden is paying fair market value to stay there. he flew to tahoe from

. >>> the dmv looks into whether the robotaxi companies should be operating in the city.s is after a collision with a fire truck. good morning. it's saturday, august 19th. i'm devin fehely. a quick check of the weather with paul heggen. >> a quiet start to the weekend around the bay area. we have hilary to the south. this is the remnants of a different tropical system eugene hanging out the past couple of weeks. the moisture and wind energy with hilary tracking in, especially tomorrow. the remnants of eugene will help die the impacts way from the bay area. increase in humidity will be about it. temperatures topping out about 2 to 4 above average. mostly 80s and 90s inland. >>> millions of californians are under the state's first ever tropical storm warning as hurricane hillary churns to mexico's baja peninsula as a category 4 storm with winds reaching 130 miles per hour. it's expected to make landfall this evening and later the same system could bring more rain more than a year's worth of rain to parts of california, nevada and arizona. communities in southern california

the dmv looks into whether the robotaxi companies should be operating in the city. this is after a collision with a fire truck. good morning. it's saturday, august 19th. i'm devin fehely. a quick check of the weather with paul heggen. >> a quiet start to the weekend around the bay area. we have hilary to the south. this is the remnants of a different tropical system eugene hanging out the past couple of weeks. the moisture and wind energy with hilary tracking in, especially tomorrow. the remnants of eugene will help guide the impacts of hilary away from the bay area. increase in humidity will be about it. temperatures topping out about 2 to 4 above average. mostly 80s and 90s inland. >>> millions of americans are under the state's first ever tropical storm warning as hurricane hillary churns to mexico's baja peninsula as a category 4 storm with winds reaching 130 miles per hour. it's expected to make landfall this evening and later the same system could bring more rain more than a year's worth of rain to parts of california, nevada and arizona. communities in southe

that's in response to a request by the california dmv which is investigating recent incidents involving robotaxis. the latest was in san francisco thursday night. it involved a collision between a cruise car and a fire truck. a passenger in the robocar was injured. crews released a statement saying in part, it positively impacts road safety and looks forward to working with the dmv to make improvements. all this comes just a week after state regulators allowed cruise and waymo to expand operations, a national program focused on providing mentorship for black youth is expanding. in oakland, the program held a training session for new mentors today. the program's goal is to pair boys in oakland with men who can serve as role models. they also team up with law enforcement in an effort to bridge the gap between black communities and local police, giving the young men an outlet. that's not crime. the crime is so high. anywhere you go, there's somebody doing something that they shouldn't be right. and we want to make sure that we stop that way before they get to even making those types of dec

but i'm just very grateful that the dmv actually saw the need to step in and slow things down. for now. you know, as i've said, the city and the fire department, we are not anti-technology. we are pro public safety and we hope to be able to, you know, come up with solutions, as with cruise and with waymo. i think there's a lot of smart people on both sides and we just need to come together and put our heads together and we can figure it out. so that concludes my report for today. thank you, chief nicholson, for your excellent report. are there any questions from the other commissioners? want to start, mr. vice. any questions? thank you. okay mr. collins. we well, i'm pleased to hear some incremental progress is being made. i'm interested in hearing the response from the companies that manufacture for the these cars, because i think that's, as you have said, is where the solution will lie. and while i have the mic, i want to also thank chief darcy for a wonderful tour of the fire departments. he was in here. he's gone. did he leave? well, somebody tell him thank you. just here.

the company says it will work with the dmv to make improved cuts to its fleet. meanwhile cities like atlanta are joining the list of robots taxi test cities. the company started test driving cars there earlier this month. >> they gave us the impression that they were going to do the rollout pretty steadily and slowly and not all at once. so i wouldn't expect to see a big wave of them. the dmv says a 50% reduction in san francisco will remain until an investigation into, quote, concerning incidents ends and crews improves road safety crews told us yeste they believe robotaxis can positively impact overall road safety. >> this morning, san francisco mayor london breed is facing criticism for her handling of the homeless crisis from someone who knows what that job is. >> frank jones was the mayor of san francisco from 1992 to 1996. he told the california insider this week that mayor breed's efforts simply aren't working. he says too much money is being spent and the problem only seems to be getting worse. >> when you look at our homeless issue, we've spent in the l

the decisions by the company and dmv came one day after an incident between a driverless crews car and a fire truck. it is one of the most recent mishaps involving robo taxis. they were approved by the cpuc to expand operations 24/7 last week. abc7news reporter leanne melendez tells us about the latest crash involving reaction. leanne: this is the scene at the intersection of bulk and turks streets. >> can you dispatch? they've been involved in an accident, a cruise vehicle. there was one person in the vehicle. >> involve the fire truck? leanne: the firetruck truck was apparently headed southbound in this video but had moved into the northbound lane, something trucks do to get around other cars. crews responded on social media, one of our cars entered the intersection on a green light and was struck by an emergency appeared to be in route to an emergency scene. one of the firefighters involved in the accident told police what he claims the cruise vehicle did at the intersection. he says it looked like it lurched. it is illegal in california nots to yield the right-of-way to an emergenc

. >> why you will see if you are cruise on the road following a request from the california dmv. thank you for joining us. let's get right to the weather. frances: we will start off with a live look outside. from the roof camera the ferry building. winds are light. for today, sunrise at 6:28. temperatures in the 60's. it is going to feel a little muggy. clouds will be clearing by midday. this afternoon it is going to be hot inland. we will see some 90's and lent around the bay. look for upper 70's and low 80's. at the beaches it will be mild in the mid 60's. the sun sets at 7:57. we have a chance of isolated showers tonight through monday due to hurricane hilary which will become remnants of hillary by the time it hits us. i will have more details on that coming up. >> thank you so much. you develop its overnight. the move comes after the california dmv requested the robo taxi company to do so well investigates incidents involving cruise vehicles. cruise released a statement saying, "we believe it is clear cruise positively impacts road safety and look forward to working with the

we explain the new order from the dmv. reporter: today cruise cap half of its 400 autonomous vehicles on the sidelines. according to the company, 150 cars are scheduled to drive at night, and only 50 vehicles will be on san francisco streets during the day. this after the department of motor vehicles said it was investigating concerning incidents, the first one on august 11 when several of them paused for 15 minutes at an intersection than the north beach neighborhood. several days later, an accident involving a fire department truck. police have yet to determine who was at fault. a second accident appeared in the mission district a driver ran a red light and crashed into the cruise vehicle, which had stoppedthe middle of an inteon. in ament, the company said they look forward to working with the california dmv to make improvements and provide any data they need to reinforce the safety and efficiency of our fleet. this weekend, the autonomous vehicles encountered some minor issues. in glen park, city crews had closed the s

the dmv is taking half of one company's fleet off the streets. it follows recent crashes and traffic backups involving cruise cars like this one on sunday on valencia street. the dmv is now telling cruise to cut its cars back to 50 during the day, nighttime operations will be cut back as well. waymo not impacted. cruise issued a statement saying in part, they believe they positively impact overall road safety and they look forward to working with the dmv to make any improvements. >>> new this morning, if you're worried about your child's mental health as they head back to school, you're certainly not alone. a new harris poll finds nearly eight in ten parents believe their kids will face some sort of challenge as they head back to school. 44% are concerned about their child's safety. one-third worrying about bullying and about the same amount are concerned about ongoing issues related to the pandemic. even if your child does not seem worried or scare, experts recommend you talk to them daily and encourage them to open up about their feelings and e

abc7 news reporter leanne melendez explains the new order from the dmv to make improvements. >> todayrews kept half of its 400 autonomous vehicles on the nes. right nowacrding to the company, 150are scheduled to drive at night and only 50 vehicles will be on san francisco's streets during the day. this after the depart of motor vehicles said it was investigating concerning incidents. the first one on august 11th, when several of them paused for 15 minutes at an intersection in the north beach neighborhood. then several days later, an accident involving a fire department truck. police have yet to determine who was at fault. a second accident that occurred in the mission district where a driver ran a red light and crashed into the cruise vehicle, which had stopped in the middle of the intersection in a statement, crews said they look forward to rking with the california dmv t make any iments and provide any data they need to reinforce the safety and efficiency of our fleet. this week in the autonomous vehicles encountered some minor issues in glen park city. crews had closed the street

the group also accuses the dmv and the puc of criminal negligence for allowing the vehicles to operate on city streets. >> last weekend, crews agreed to a dmv request for the company to remove half of their cars from san francisco streets while it investigates several incidents. >> a's owner john fisher has finally broken his silence regarding the team's proposed move from oakland to las vegas. fisher spoke with media members he knew would be friendly, looking for some soft balls to answer, fisher said the a's have submitted their relocation application to major league baseball. he also admitted he hasn't considered selling the team despite the chance in oakland and all around major league baseball with people showing up in green shirts saying sell the team, sell the team, the real question here is why does an owner who's been invisible for years suddenly decide to speak out? is it because he can feel other major league baseball owners? no missing this situation has turned into a pr disaster for all of baseball. and yes, we still do not have details of any deal in las vegas. so so many

the company says it will work with the dmv to make improvements to its fleet.eanwhile, cities like atlanta are joining the list of robotaxi test places. the company started test driving cars there earlier this month. they gave us the impression that they were going to do the rollout pretty steadily and slowly and not all at once. >> so i wouldn't expect to see a big wave of them. the dmv says the 50% reduction in san francisco will remain until an investigation into, quote, concerning incidents ends and crews improve. >> road safety crews told us that they believe robotaxis positively impact overall road safety. >> president biden says federal help for the people of maui will continue as long as it's needed . he made that promise yesterday while visiting the island with the first lady. the couple toured the burned area by helicopter and then walked the streets of lahaina before attending a community meeting with dozens of survivors. fema says nearly 6000 survivors have already registered for federal assistance today. more help is on the way from the bay area. m

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drivers have to take a dmv test . >> data shows the vehicles have largely operated safe dose safely. the overall number of issues has been relatively small. >>> there is the fog, this is the view from the tower camera. that fog will be critical to bringing down these temperatures. >>> you got that right, a 10 to 15 degrees cooling trend. you will notice the difference weroll through tomorrow. temperat and where we were compared to ever -- average. and that magnificent would never get tired of seeing in the bay area. 96 after some low 100s this weekend. concord got to 98. we have the fallback with us but what is sparking changes is a cooler system developing off to the north. not only helping get the ball going at the coastline but bringing in cooler air tomorrow and taking some of that hottest air and continuing to move it off to the southwest. the numbers drop for tomorrow and that fog looks widespread. as you get the kids back to school, get back into that good old routine, you will probably not need the sunglasses and that morning commute. some of those patchy clouds for the south

these reduce numbers will remain until the dmv investigation complete. and until crews takes, quote, appropriate corrective actions to improve road safety san francisco supervisor aaron peskin says there are now more than 60 documented cases where driverless cars interfered with fire trucks, ambulances and police cars that responding to emergencies. the city is now also asking the california public utilities commission to pause the unlimited expansion of cruise and waymo in the city. the instant from thursday night is still under investigation of all the complications that might come with driverless taxis. here's one. you might not have immediately thought of. >> passengers admit to engaging in activity during their rights. and hulu reports. >> tournaments vehicles are everywhere on the streets of san francisco. and the word on the street is that driverless taxis are a favorite among passionate passengers. i'm not really surprised that's happening because light. >> i mean, there's no one else in the drivers like. basically do anything want, according to

released a statement saying it positively impacts road safety and looks forward to working with the dmvo make improvements. this comes a week after state regulators allowed crews to expand operations. happening now the eastbound portion of highway 80 is closed between the cities of hercules and crockett. the shutdown started at 9 p.m. and will be ongoing until 4 a.m. when it reopens. the weekend closure is to accommodate major pavement repair work by caltrans. this will be the last weekend for the eastbound section shut down the westbound aside is scheduled to be closed over labor day. building a better bay area and one of the important issues we are looking at right now is crime and the efforts in some cities to prevent it. a program in oakland is connecting black men as mentors to middle and high school boys. the goal is to teach critical thinking and leadership skills and to end of the playground to prison pipeline. today there was a session for the new mentors who will get to work as the new school year starts. disciplined they are. >> donald was a sergeant in the sacramento county

and then you see this video where a cruise ran into a san francisco fire truck and the dmv then said,at, we're going to investigate these and while we do, cruise is dialed back to 50% of it fleet capacity relative to where they were expecting to be. this morning on "squawk box," we talked with cruise ceo about his belief that ultimately cruise will be able to expand. here is what he said. >> it is easy for us to get caught up in the excitement and novelty of avs. anytime they do something different than a human driver would. but if we start ignoring the fact that humans on average are actually not very good drivers and causing half okay on our roads, i think we run the risk of getting hurt.okay on our roads, i think we run the risk of getting hurt. >> cruise is a subsidiary of general motors and mary barra is very bullish. she believes cruise could generate $1 billion in revenue by 2025 and $50 billion annually by 2030. the service continues to expand. they are moving in to new cities testing out the service and they believe that they will continue to grow. we'll see what happens with

dmv first lady were explained -- were planning to spend a week, but it appears it may be cut short, because the bidens are going to maui to examine the wildfire and recovery. it is not clear if they will return to tahoe afterwards. the white house is not released a reason for the tahoe visit, and they are no public events issued. kristen: the humane society is stepping up. karina: dogs, puppies, and data to were waiting adoption when the fires broke out are now heading to california. it is part of a larger effort to make room for the influx of homeless pets at the maui humane society. the animals are expected to arrive tonight and will be taken to various animal shelters in the area. >> we gather candles kennels waited, got the pictures and the names. most of them have already been spayed and neutered, but we will give them time to decompress and make sure they are ready to go. we are donating the adoption fees of these maui animals back to the maui to site. kristen: the main site says pups you see in the picture are actually available for adoption. karina: hopefully they get a lot of good

would be available in a dmv. wallet on your smartphone. it is not intended to replace the physical cards, but it can be used. it certain locations to verify your age. the digital version version is currently accepted certain tsa lanes in select airports, including san francisco international and san jose >> cities across the bay area held their annual national night out event. a nationwide community gathering that aims to build trust between law enforcement and the neighborhoods that they served. kron four's gayle was in martinez tonight she has this report. >> from live music. 2 vintage car displaced people gathered at martinez waterfront park tuesday for national night out a nationwide event designed to bring neighbors and local law enforcement together. >> very important to know what people take carrier help support cities across the country have been taking part in national night out since 1984. it humanizes experience with law enforcement, first responders. pizza being is the organizer. he also coordinates n