good afternoon, i'm elizabeth cook. there's still a lot of work to do but city officials in san francisco say they are making progress in their fight to slow the spread of fentanyl and curb open-air drug use on the streets. anne makovec is here to break down the numbers for us and the ongoing conditions. >> it has been three months since san francisco started its partnership and today, city leaders touted their progress, but a lot of people are still waiting to see that change. this chain linked fence went up at the federal building at seventh and mission, an area with a lot of drug users and two weeks ago a federal official told employees to work from home and avoid that building due to poor conditions. that was in a memo obtained by the chronicle. here are the numbers from the city today, in the last three months, they have arrested over 300 drug dealers and seized 200-2700 pounds of narcotics, the city says the amount of drugs seized this year already surpassed last year's total. the public safety partnership bolster

. >>> good afternoon to you, i'm elizabeth cook. to our other top story, the political future of nancy pelosi, there had been some speculation if she would run for another term in congress and today she made her decision clear. anne makovec is joining us with her big announcement. >> reporter: it was a surprise to some people, the former speaker of the house not giving up her seat in congress, she made the announcement on x, it now reads, more than ever, we need to further our recovery, our country needs america to show the world that our flag is still there with the liberty and justice for all. this is why i'm running for re-election and respectfully ask for your vote. pelosi was the speaker of the house for eight years, she has been in congress since 1987. lacking november, she announced her decision to step down as democratic leader as republicans took control of the chamber. that decision came weeks after the attack at her home in san francisco's neighborhood when a man broke in and assaulted her husband, paul with a hammer. nan

. >>> had to check what is ahead at 6:00, check with elizabeth cook, and for juliette. >>> coming up tonight at 6:00, soaring rent in the suburbs is part of the bay area that used to seem like a relative bargain. but renters in concord will read they will get priced out, now they are rallying to ask the city for a break. >>> and could air travel be thrown into chaos if the government shuts down? what could happen if tsa workers stop getting paid. >>> plus, late word on the plan for fleet week, we hear the show will go on in some form. new set of -- 6:00, coming up in 10 minutes. now over to andrea for sports. >>> 40 under still being cautious with deebo samuels, the star receiver did not practice thursday, as he continues to heal from rib as the injuries. deebo did his best jerry rice impression last thursday night, when the 49ers took down the giants. samuel finished with six catches for 129 yards, including this 40 yard reception where he broke four tackles. he also put the icing on the cake with a 27 yard touchdown grab in the fourth quarter to seal the game. if he is able to play

i am elizabeth cook. you can expect extra traffic on the roads and the skies this holiday weekend. our bounce back coverage turns to the oakland international airport. all week we have showcased innovators challenging duel loop headlines from the city from a family creating an oasis in a food desert to volunteers stepping up for safer streets in chinatown. today we are at the oakland airport for the travel rush. they expect more than 210,000 travels over the long holiday weekend. that's nearly 88% of prepandemic air traffic levels and one of the busiest days at the airport will be today. that's why officials are urging people to prepare. labor day travel rush is marking end of a record setting summer travel season. shawn chitnis has more now on how things are going. >> reporter: it's a busy day and things are moving. that early morning rush for first flights has come and gone. look at the situation torr security. tsa lines are starting to grow a little bit again but not as long as we saw when we first arrived shortly before 6:00 a.m. look at the line that was going well past securi

. >>> i am elizabeth cook. it is another first alert weather day. there is unhealthy air over the bay area. this was the view from our chopper. a thick haze is still hanging over much of the area. at ground level, it does not look quite as bad as it has done in some areas. but it is still hazy . this is video from santa rosa, where some people told us they are playing it safe today. >> my lungs hurt a little bit, because the air quality is bad. >> guys went home yesterday due to the air quality. we told them today, depending on how they feel, if they feel like they cannot hang, just go home. >> this is what is causing the bad air. wildfires burning near the california-oregon border. there are three big fires burning. jessica burch is tracking the air quality. >> reporter: the smoke is sweeping in from the wildfires burning to the north of us, close to that oregon border. we are in the e , unhealthy category. heading into the weekend forecast, we will see some improvement. this will impact outdoor events. all day long, all week long, i have been advi

elizabeth cook heard from california expert and her students racing to shed new light on this quickly spreading pathogen. >> reporter: on a stretch of land in kern county, this doctor puts on a mask and carefully cracks open the earth. for more than 15 years, the microbiologist has collected and studied soil samples. her goal? to shed new light on an old but growing threat, a fungus found in dirt. when inhaled, the fungus can be dangerous, even deadly. it causes an infection usually in the lungs known as valley fever. while most recover, it can be tough to treat. >> you have to know, if you get it, the medicine has side effects and you might never get rid of it. >> reporter: the pathogen is known to dwell in the soils of the southern san joaquin valley. most infections traditionally occur here but in the past 20 years, the number of reported cases in california have searched fivefold. the largest increases are further north in places like the central coast and the south coast from ventura to the mexican border. all bay area counties report an increase in cases. where the fungus thrive

thank you for joining us this afternoon, i'm elizabeth cook. here is a look at the salesforce tower in san francisco as more than 40,000 people are in town for the annual dream force conference. the event kicked off today and is expected to bring in $90 million to the local economy. anne makovec is joining us with more, and the focus of this year's conference is artificial intelligence? >> reporter: yes, dream force kicking off today, and one of the big takeaways so far, the announcement of salesforce rolling out artificial intelligence to its applications, the new assistant is called einstein platform, it aims to help people in their everyday work and give companies the ability to connect any data to build a.i. powered apps. >> we want to build in salesforce, the trusted a.i. platform for customer companies, that is our mission around a.i. we want to build the trusted platform for customer companies so everyone is an einstein and more productive. but, these words are ordered in a certain way, because we think the prioritization is important, a

i'm elizabeth cook. >>> we begin in oakland. the city council is meeting as we speak in the wake of a series of challenges for the police department. with the crime rates up, no permanent police chief named and the loss of a multimillion dollar grant. anne makovec is following the latest developments. >> reporter: today the council is set to adopt a resolution prioritizing public safety. it looks like it's very popular but how much will it accomplish, the jury is out on that. crime is up about 28% from last year. this resolution was introduced by dan cobb who is running for state senate. it calls for the city administrator to evaluate options for increasing police and 911 dispatch staffing and grant known buy more security cameras. oakland's fired police chief leronne armstrong says he was vindicated in a new report from a judge who heard his appeal citing wrongful termination. all sides say that report cannot be made public because it contains private information about other city employees. we did just get our hands on it. we w

i'm elizabeth cook. we start with developing news in oakland. a shooting near lake merritt lake merritt. it happened before 12:30 before madison street. this is video from citizen app. the fire department and ambulance arrived, provided medical help to the victim and transported the person to the hospital. we are working for more information and will bring you major updates. >>> to san francisco now, there was a contentious protest outside the headquarters for driverless car company cruise. anne makovec is following that story. >> reporter: this advertise the latest in a growing battle over robotaxis in the city. today's protest coming after reports came out that cruise cars blocked an ambulance in san francisco. fire department report says two cruise cars delayed the ambulance and that the patient died soon after arriving at the hospital. during the protest, loud music suddenly started playing from inside the cruise headquarters drowning out the noise of protesters outside. [ music ]. >> reporter: our crew at the scene said the music did eventu

i'm elizabeth cook. >>> for the first time the son of a sitting president has been indicted by the justicepartment. a dramatic turn of events after a plea agreement fell apart in july. how hunter biden could be on trial before the presidential election. >> reporter: president biden's son hunter faces three criminal counts related to his possession of a firearm. the indictment alleges hunter biden knowingly made a false and fictitious statement when he bought a weapon in 182018 and unlawfully possessed the gun as a drug use. >> they relate to a false statement on a federal form when he purchased weapons saying i was not using drugs when he was. >> reporter: the charges are a little more than a month after the justice department appointed a special counsel in the probe. an earlier plea deal fell apart in july after questions about an unusual diversion agreement. the indictment comes as house republicans launch a formal impeach. inquiche rei into president biden centered around hunter biden's business dealings. >> do you believe the president went to cafe milano and had dinner with the client

. >> i'm elizabeth cook. the family of sean monterosa says this is justice. during a night of protest after the murder of george floyd. he was fired last october, but now he's rejoining the police force. kenny choi has reaction to the controversial decision. >> reporter: the attorney for officer jared todd says the investigation shows montrose imposed imminent threat. >> this city has allowed for black and brown men to be killed inhumanity. >> the family of sean montrose continues to grow. and fatally striking the 22-year-old looting suspect with one shot, landing in the back of montrose's head. vallejo police terminated todd. based on a second determination by a neutral hearing officer who stated the third party investigators incorrectly based their findings. montrose's sisters fighting back. >> the city wants me and give up. >> reporter: todd's attorney sent us a statement reinin part, the decision confirms mr. montrose posed an imminent and deadly threat. the use of force was reasonable under the totality of the circumstances. lee merritt promises the surv

i'm elizabeth cook. the first time in history, the united auto workers union launched a strike against the three big automakers, general motors, ford, and jeep maker stellantis all at the same time. >> we are the union! >> we are the union! >> thousands of workers walked off the job early this morning across the country. natalie brand is live at the white house where the president sided with the autoworkers. >> reporter: the president has sent administration officials to detroit including active labor secretary julie hsu who was formerly the secretary of california's department of labor and workforce development agency and as you mentioned, he also seemed to side with the autoworkers, saying the automakers need to go further in their negotiations. >> no one wants a strike. >> reporter: president biden, who prides himself on being prounion threw his support behind the auto workers amid its historic strike against the three big automakers. >> auto companies see record profits. those record profits have not

as elizabeth cook tells us they hope it will come back bigger and better than ever. >> reporter: staging machinery, equipment, materials, construction crews have mobilized on the wharf. >> for me i am looking at it every day. i can see it, breaks my heart just sitting there. i wish i can go to sleep and wake up when it is open. the damage, a daily reminder of this year's storms, leaving an iconic landmark unrecognizable. >> i got a call saying the wharf was destroyed. i watched on live television the whole thing. i was only going to watch half of it, i could not handle it without crying. >> reporter: the plan is not just to repair the storm damage but make it more resilient during future weather events. the closure is still effecting the community heavily relying on tourism business. >> big holidays just passed it was not as busy as they should have been. i think a lot of people from outside the area think that the beach is still closed but it is not. >> the repairs are fully funded with measure f money and grants from the state and federal government. >> and just seeing the community th

i'm elizabeth cook. >>> tuition is going up for students in california's csu system. the board of trustees voted this afternoon and anne makovec has more on what this means for students. >> it is not good. the csu system is facing a deficit of $1.5 billion. even trustees who have been against tuition increases in the past voted for at this time saying otherwise, all students will suffer from drastic cuts. the increase is 6% every year for five years in a row. what does that mean to students? i the 2028-2029 school year, tuition will be nearly $2000 more. we caught up with students in san jose and san francisco who were not happy. >> compared to what people were paying in the late 1900s, it is really unfair.'s back the reason why sf state is it was affordable. hearing about this , do i want to do my graduate program here? >> things got heated during public comments with the students trying to stop the increases but trustees fired back saying this is what needs to be done to avoid kicking the can down the road . hanging over all of this, federal student loan repayments

good afternoon, i'm elizabeth cook, it is clear the bay area needs more housing, we all know it. but, where to build them has sparked a lot of debate. tonight the vta is taking up the issue and talking about building tiny homes in the south bay. anne makovec is joining us with details about tonight's vote and why there's some opposition coming from residence and the transit authority. >> reporter: tonight's vote is for the board of directors to approve or reject the project, this comes after the city of san jose voted unanimously to pursue this back in december. the emergency interim housing is specifically designed to help people experiencing homelessness get off the streets, and parks and into a safe environment. the plan would build up to 2200 tiny homes at the vta yard in san jose, supporters say there will always be opposition to change and the need for emergency housing outweighs people's concerns. they say it is the perfect site because it is 17 acres of currently unused land. but a staff report suggests it isn't the right place, and the report claims it is the only site w

i'm elizabeth cook. you can still see the smoke and smell it the minute you step outside. let's take a live look across the region right now. all of that bad air hanging over us. it feels like it is stuck and it is making it hard for some of you to breathe outdoors. some of the smoke and haze is coming from wildfires in humbolt county. darren peck joins us now with a closer look at our air quality. when will it get better? >> i am glad you started with that. that is the good news. friday or saturday. >> a few more days. >> we can see when and how this will get better. that is a live picture of downtown san francisco. it looks this way bay area wide. if we go to the map where we can plot the sensors, these are the purple air sensors that show was how the air quality is reading. we are looking unhealthy for sensitive groups for everybody but we are shading deeper into the red which is flat-out unhealthy for anybody and everybody and that is down in the south bay but that is squashed around a bit. we will keep doing this tomorrow. liz mentioned it. wildfires are coming way up

good afternoon, i'm elizabeth cook, we are going to start with that breaking news, a scary situation for parents and students in oakland. a report of shots fired on the campus of skyline high school and that prompted a lockdown. anne makovec is following this for us. >> reporter: students were released within the last hour but the lockdown lasted about 2 1/2 hours, police did confirm a gun was found on campus. and at least one shot was fired on campus. four people were detained, two were eventually arrested. but, the good news, nobody was actually injured in this shooting. it started just before 11:30 this morning and there was a report of shots fired near skyline high school and the school was placed on lockdown. kids barricading in their classrooms. officers went through the campus to look for any additional weapons or evidence and that is when they found the gun. a lot of parents were gathered at the school to figure out what was going on, they had gotten the text message, they lined up outside waiting for information as most of their kids were locked down in the classrooms. this

. >> i am elizabeth cook. it is the smoke from wildfires currently burning in northern california and southern oregon. >> the county is asking residents to shelter indoors until the air quality is better. >> we are seeing a thick haze just coding the bay area right now. >> you can see how dirty the air looks. an air quality advisory is now in effect for the entire bay area. people are definitely noticing it. >> i can tell that with my voice and stuff, it is getting a little bit scratchy. you can smell it in the air. >> is this going to stick around? >> yes but it should gradually get a little bit better as we head through the day tomorrow. just look outside and it is not a surprise. we have the air quality advisory but no spare the air alert. we will come back to that in a moment. but you see this out there and it looks nasty. the current air quality map from the purple air sensor shows unhealthy air quality ratings right around the central bay. some of the worst ever the readings this afternoon have been park

i'm elizabeth cook. we are seeing some improvement in our air quality this afternoon. it is a first alert weather day and the air district has extended our spare the air alert through tomorrow. this was the view earlier today in san rafael. the air still looking gray and thick but people were out and about. and alameda beach, people headed out for their morning bike rides and walks despite the smoky air. jessica burch looks at when we could finally see some relief. >>> we have been dealing with some very bad air quality as the wildfires to the north of us continue to sweep that smoke into our homes and communities. heading into this weekend and next week, we will start seeing an improvement but for now, we are seeing red widespread throughout the area. this is showing unhealthy air quality no matter where you live. heading into next week, by monday and tuesday, we will see improvements. keep that in mind. once we head into monday and tuesday, an area of low pressure will move in and that is when we could see a light chance of showers as early as monday night. speaking

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. >> i'm elizabeth cook. john ramos spoke to one business owner who said things cannot continue like this any longer. >> reporter: when oakland missed the deadline to get money to fight retail crime, for a lot of business owners, it was the last straw. so on this day, at least for a few hours, they put their money where their mouth is. >> the anger over crime spilled into the street, as members of oakland's business community expressed outrage over the lawlessness that has gripped the city in recent months. more than 200 businesses shut their doors between 10:00 and noon in protest, and an angry press conference was staged in front of -- restaurant, a 30- year institution closing this week because of crime in the neighborhood. >> they have been robbed, all these businesses all around. you look at richmond, there is nothing like that, it is only open. there is something wrong in oakland, and they need to fix it. >> without basic safety, there is no business. without basic safety, there is no community. without

i'm elizabeth cook. our top story this afternoon, no more handouts. that is the message from san francisco mayor london breed. she wants some people to get drug screenings and possibly treatment if they expect to get financial help from the county. anne makovec is here with the details on this. >> the mayor says it is about accountability. she pointed to reports saying that city workers offered services to 80 people on the street last weekend only one of them accepted help. she says this initiative is a way to get around the restrictions and current state law that make it a cold for local governments to compel people into treatment. if this passes , as a condition for eligibility for county aid programs, people suspected of having a drug problem would be required to participate in testing or treatment programs. if they don't, they would be cut off from natural payments. >> no more anything goes without accountability. no more handouts without accountability. in order to get resources from our city, you will need to be in a substance use disorder progr

. >> we begin with new fences surrounding san francisco's federal building, good evening, i'm elizabeth cook. the goal of the fencing appears to stop the rampant drug use just steps outside, here's what that same area looked like earlier this week. as betty yu explains, not everyone is convinced the fences will solve any problems. >> reporter: about two weeks after many workers here at the san francisco federal building were told to continue working from home due to safety concerns on the street level, we noticed fencing put up around many of the concrete benches surrounding the building. this is a typical seat outside the san francisco federal building. it is home to one of the most brazen open air drug markets in the city. this week i saw a new fencing around certain corners near mission and seventh where users and dealers usually congregate. that is where i met a woman who prefers to go by the name courtney and her two dogs. >> i think it's stupid, it's not going to stop anything, it's not going to stop people from hanging out over here, people can still get in. >> reporter: we noticed th

. >> and i am elizabeth cook. betty yu explains why advocates for vulnerable communities are sounding the alarm. >> reporter: the mission food hub said that it started to see an uptick in people coming here about three weeks ago. roberto hernandez who founded the mission food hub said that he is working to educate people in the community, especially the most vulnerable, about a surgeon covid cases. >> people are calling us and saying they have got covid and people are concerned because there are people who never got vaccinated. >> reporter: during the height of the pandemic, this free testing and vaccine site which is normally set up outside the warehouse operated seven days a week. it is down to two days a week now, depending on the resources available and severity of the surge. roberto says he will work to add more days. >> especially with the native latino and black community, we are at the highest risk. we know that from the past. again, we are essential workers. >> reporter: ucsf chair of medicine said there

. >>> good afternoon, i'm elizabeth cook. that huge sinkhole has opened up in the middle of the street in san francisco. take a look at this thing. this massive sinkhole has swallowed a huge chunk of intersection, almost the entire thing, blocking the road in all directions. this is that biltmore and greenstreet's in the cal hollow neighborhood. jose, what are you seeing out there now? any improvements? >> reporter: it has been quite a day. i want you to take a look because people have been coming here to take pictures and videos of this massive sinkhole, which was created this morning by a water main break that happened last night around 11:30. listen to this, this water main was installed in 1949, and they have been working on it for a while. this went all the way down to the union street shopping district, where several businesses flooded. we spent some time at one of those businesses and also spoke to the san francisco public utilities commission about what happened here. >> it's terrible. it's a big mess. i hope tomorrow

good evening, i'm elizabeth cook. you can see the massive police presence outside of skyline high school in east oakland, today. anne makovec joins us with reactions from parents and students as police try to sort out what happened here today. >> reporter: a lot of questions, but here is what we know so far. a gun was found on campus and at least one shot was fired on campus. four people were detained, two of them were eventually arrested. the good news is that nobody was injured in the shooting. it all started just before 11:30 this morning, with reports of shots fired at skyline high school. that is just west of the east oakland hills . the school was placed on lockdown, immediately, as kids barricaded themselves inside classrooms for 2 1/2 hours. >> i heard gunshots from where the theater was. that's really it but i didn't see anybody. i did not expect to be in a school shooting. it's my first week back. this is really crazy. >> parents gathered to figure out what was going on. many scared and waiting for informati

i'm elizabeth cook in for juliette tonight. >>> the clock is ticking. lawmakers on capitol hill only have two more days to come to a funding deal before the u.s. government comes to a grinding halt. from national parks to federal offices, we'll certainly see the impacts here in the bay area. there are also some big questions about the impact on fleet week, which is a huge deal for the city. tonight we're the first to tell you a show will go on. our kenny choi heard from the organizers today as well as some park volunteers. >> reporter: there are so many layers to this looming shutdown and its potential impact with fleet week just around the corner. we also found one group trying to help the national park service. national parks across the country, including san francisco's crissy field, need the manpower of volunteers to keep them as pristine as possible for visitors. kevin marks is doing his part. >> confetti and paper has been left all over the place, think we did a pretty good job cleaning up. >> reporter: it's not just federal employees who will fee

. >> i am elizabeth cook. leaders hope that the largest tech conference in the city can show folks that it is still a great place to visit. marc benioff made headlines when he told the chronicle that he may pull the 20-year-old conference from san francisco. >> if it is affected by homelessness or drug use challenges, attendees say so far, so good. >> i was expecting worse from the news. so when i got here it was not the case. >> more than 40,000 people are here for the conference this week. sfpd says so far no major incidents to report. >>> in our next half hour we talk with one dream force attendee who is figuring out how to integrate a.i. into online banking. >> while businesses near dream force are seeing a big push near the conference, this is the exact opposite effect for businesses down there. jose martinez has that story. >> reporter: i am here at the intersection of union and fillmore street. you still see the impact of that emergency. of course some of these streets are still close, impacting busines

. >> i'm elizabeth cook, the longtime former mayor and supervisor died overnight at the age of 90. everyone from politicians to journalists to her constituents are telling their stories about how feinstein affected their lives. >> i'm very sad and it really makes me very grateful to recover her back to when she was mayor. she was an amazing person. she defied being put in any kind of political box. >> i learned from her that she takes her job seriously, you better be prepared and she holds herself with dignity. >> we are taking a look at how senator feinstein changed american life for more than five decades in public service. juliette goodrich leads the coverage from capitol hill where there has been an outpouring of emotion for those who worked alongside her. >> reporter: so much support, you know, here we are inside the nation's capital and you walk the hallways and you hear people talking not about a government shutdown or republicans or democrats, what about senator dianne feinstein. you hear the words like trailblazer, confidant, friend. she was all of the above. so, in washin

. >> i am elizabeth cook. the city council is voting on new labor agreements but the mayor is speaking out against the deal saying the city cannot afford it. >> anne makovec is following the latest developments for us. anne? >> yes, it will create a budget deficit for this fiscal year, so that would need to be made up with a mix of cuts and eliminating vacant positions. these were the deals that were struck last month. the plan would give employees an immediate 6% pay raise starting in july plus a pay increase of 3.5% in 2025. union workers say it is about time. >> i think the city of san jose is expansive and inclusive enough to have services and pay staff a livable wage. i don't think it is an either/or, i think it is an end-end. >> though this is more about illuminating vacant positions than laying anybody off, the mayor says the city cannot afford the pay raises and plans to vote against the contracts. >> so for those who support these raises, i think they have a responsibility to say what they want to cut

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. >> and i'm elizabeth cook. the damage creating a muddy mess with nearby homes and businesses. the sinkhole is at the intersection of fillmore and greenstreet's. that is on the north side of the pacific heights neighborhood just above cal hollow. >> it's terrible, it's a big mess. >> they block around us, cars have no way to come in, so we have no business. >> that sinkhole is having a huge impact on the neighborhood. jose martinez is live with a look at what they are dealing with, and the latest on that repair effort. jose? >> reporter: that's right, we continue to cover the massive emergency effort. look at the response from the city , for hours last night when this emergency started, down on union street. take a look at the magnitude of this sinkhole that appeared this morning, created by that water main break what happened around 11:30. since then, we have seen workers and residents who have been dealing with the impact of the emergency. >> reporter: it's not the usual view kate is used to seeing every morning outside her house. >> shock, obviously. it looks insane. >> repo

. >> good evening, i'm elizabeth cook, we should finally get some relief from all of the unhealthy breeding conditions this weekend. the first atmospheric river of the fall is also taking aim right at us in northern california. here is a look outside, still a lot of haze, just hanging around late this afternoon, for parts of the east bay and the south bay, they have been suffering the most. >> take a look at this, according to the air-quality map, conditions right now are worse than yesterday. when the map was showing mostly yellow, you can see orange also covers a good part of the peninsula. first alert meteorologist, darren peck is tracking the air-quality and our first chance of rain. >> and the map you just showed fits right in line with what the smoke has been doing the last few days, it goes on again and off again. we are staying up right now. in general, the sensors for the inland valleys, there still a lot of unhealthy for sensitive groups out there. if we take a look at all of the low-cost sensors, that can give you an idea of the trends, we are going to come in for a close-up look

i'm elizabeth cook. >> i'm ryan yamamoto. >>> oakland leaders say there's a change coming to step streets that could make it easier to try to track down stolen cars and possibly deter car thieves. >> it's a change that's needed more than ever. oakland police say this year alone more than 10,000 vehicles have been stolen. >> our da lin spoke to one of those victims who says without her car, her kids can't go to school. >> reporter: this car owner is in tears. she just filed a police report. someone stole her 2001 chevy suburban in front of her apartment sunday morning. what does that car mean to you? >> a lot, you know, because that car, i buy it with collecting bottles from the street. >> reporter: jasmine cabrera said she collected bottles and cans for a year to save up $3,000 to buy the suv. now she feels like the world around her is collapsing. >> my kids go to fremont. so i have to drive every day here from oakland to take them to fremont. they're not going to go to school because we have to figure out what's going to be next. >> reporter: jasmine and her kids moved to oakland about f

. >> i'm elizabeth cook. first responders say they have never seen anything like it. as wilson walker reports, they are not exactly sure what is behind it.'s budget started yesterday morning, where we responded for a call who was unresponsive, that individual was showing signs of overdose, and unfortunately, passed away. >> reporter: the second call came tuesday evening, only this time it was two people found unresponsive, one of them, a 17-year-old , who died at the scene. >> a few hours after that, we responded to a call with another unresponsive person in a restroom at a business. >> reporter: just as first responders were rushing to save one employee in a bathroom, another was found unresponsive in a car outside . both were treated with narcan and taken to local hospitals. >> it is something that i think this city has experienced before. we have had sporadic cases where we would respond, and reese had overdoses here and there, but nothing like the fire that we have seen in the last 24 hours. >> i think the reality of a small town is that we are used to things happ

. >> hi, i'm elizabeth cook in for sara donchey tonight. we have done a lot of stories lately about how bay area cities should approach encampments in their streets. lawsuitshave been filed over it including one in berkeley where residents argued there has to be some give and take here. well this week, a judge took away the temporary restraining order that prevented the city from sweeping them out of a one-block area at 8th and harrison. but as kelsi thorud reports, the judge also had something to give. >> reporter: the city council meeting held a public safety meeting and in the audience was one of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit suing the city over its sweeping of a nearby encampment. i spoke with that woman in the audience and got her reaction to this week's ruling from a federal judge. jessica and several other plaintiffs sued the city of berkeley earlier this month after officials posted notices over labor day weekend saying people in the encampment would have just days to leave before the city came in to sweep the area. their lawsuit succ

. >> i'm elizabeth cook. comes just after we learned the city missed out on's of dollars state funding to combat retail theft due to a missed application deadline. >> take a look at this. this is surveillance video showing just one of the most recent robberies. this one, a disturbing attack on a 711 clerk. >> da lin spoke with business owners in oakland about what is going on. >> reporter: a large group of thieves broke into four businesses in the montclair district. thieves also broke into additional stores down the hill. a shattered glass door, greeted business owner. >> it makes us sad, you go in there, what's going on? and is it really worth it? >> reporter: thieves broke into a jewelbox on friday around 5:30 a.m. they stole jewelry and watches. >> 15,000 , 20,000. >> is that your first small business? >> it makes it very hard, that's for sure. we are trying to get after the covid. >> reporter: the same thieves broke into three restaurants on the same block. further down the hill, thieves robbed the 7-ele

. >> and i am elizabeth cook. that in cayman is made up of people living in rv and tent set eighth and harrison street. >> we are joint from berkeley with a dispute now playing out in court. >> reporter: so a group of lawyers in berkeley have sued the city of berkeley and successfully gotten an injunction so that the city cannot sweep that in cayman at the intersection of eighth and harrison . now the injunction was initially supposed to expire tomorrow, but those lawyers for the encampment were able to get an extension, so now the injunction is in place until september 27. still , a lot of people who live in that encampment are nervous that they may only have a few more weeks to live there. we went out there this afternoon and spoke with one man who has lived there for over a year. leon l dray doesn't have a home here right now he says he moves from encampment to encampment around berkeley every night. but before that he lived here , at the encampment on eighth and harrison for over a year. >> when i got here i h

i'm elizabeth cook in for juliette tonight. >>> the clock is ticking.ing deal before the u.s. government comes to a grinding halt. from national parks to federal offices, we'll certainly see the impacts here in the bay area. there are also some big questions about the impact on fleet week, which is a huge deal for the city. tonight we're the first to

and as elizabeth cook tells us, hopefully it will come back bigger and better than ever. >> reporter:struction crews have mobilized on the capitola wharf. >> especially for me. i can see it every day. i wish i could go to sleep and wake up and it was open. >> reporter: destruction from the storms leaving an iconic landmark unrecognizable. >> i got a call saying that wharf had been destroyed. i was watching live television. i only watched half of it. i cannot handle it. i was crying a bunch. >> reporter: the goal is not just to handle storm damage but handle future weather events. the community is heavily reliant on tourism business. >> it was not quite as busy as they should have been. and i think a lot of people from outside the area think that the beach is still closed, but it is not. >> reporter: the repairs are fully funded with capitola measure f money and money from the state government. >> it has, was, and is still being affected by tourism being down and then they step up to the plate and become a community member or community leader. >> reporter: enhancements like a new arch

as our elizabeth cook tells us, they hope it comes back bigger and better than ever. >> reporter: staging machinery and materials, construction crews have mobilized on the wharf. >> i am looking at it every day. you know? i can see the warp. i wish i could go to sleep when it was open. >> reporter: a reminder of the destruction from this year's storms, leaving an iconic landmark unrecognizable. >> i got a call saying that the wharf had been destroyed. i was watching live television. the whole thing. i cannot really handle it. crying a bunch. >> reporter: the city's plan is to make the area more resilient during future weather events. the wharf's closure is still affecting the community, heavily reliant on tourism business. >> it was not quite as busy as it should have been. and i think a lot of people from outside the area think that the beach is still closed but it is not. >> reporter: it is fully funded with grants from both the state and federal government. >> it has, was, and still is being affected by tourism being down. then they step up to the plate and become a community member an

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it in the wrong hands, and i'm sure a lot of our enemies across the world are cooking up ideas how to use it as well. elizabeth os positive things. a mother, courtney, she isn't reveal ising her a real name. her son, 4-year-old boy, had a spinal condition that 17 is specialists and doctors couldn't figure out, and she put it up on chatgpt and artificial intelligence, they figured out he had a serious neurological spinal condition. so there's good things that can come out from a.i. but, senator, you and other senators including senator james lankford introduce ad a bill for federal government use of a.i. >> that is simply if for our own government use because you've got to be careful about this institution as well. we want to make sure it's clear if you're ever communicating with your own government, that there's a disclaimer whether you're talking to a transformer or a regular person. so we need to be careful in so many different dimensions. that example you gave of ferreting out how to solve a disease or get to a diagnosis, that is what we should aspire to. we've just got to be very careful along the way. eli