s mayor eric garcetti under growing pressure to help get more homeless into housing. i spoke to him today about that challenge across the city the tents stretch everywhere from hollywood to venice beach scenes from what could be a disaster movie now a seemingly permanent fixture on the streets of los angeles. >> if you're not shocked by what you see, then i don't know what you would be shocked by >> reporter: when covid first hit, the city stopped large-scale clean-ups at most encampments to keep the virus from spreading. that's when residents say things changed >> people shooting up, urinating out in the open vomiting >> reporter: officials here last counted more than 66,000 experiencing homelessness in january 2020 but that was before the pandemic struck and hundreds of thousands of angelenos lost their jobs. since then our partners on nbcla's investigative team have captured these images, showing a situation spiraling out of control trash spilling into traffic, tents taking over intersections, stretches of the iconic venice boardwalk now resembling a refugee camp i

mayor eric garcetti he is soon to become possibly a u.s. ambassador to india. telling nbc news that the mayor is in talks with the biden administration for that position or another high-profile ambassadorship. mayor garcetti has been l.a.'s mayor since 2013. >>> farther south in san diego county, supervisors are approving a pilot program to provide attorneys to immigrants who are facing deportation hearings. $5 million will be set aside to cover the legal costs for people detained at otay mesa detention center. san diego will become the first border country in the united states to provide that legal representation. >>> it's 4:54. this morning a half of million baby salmon swimming in the bay. next on "today in the bay" the big concerns about the drought that prompted a very big move. >>> but first, happening now, kaiser permanente laying off about 200 people. kaiser is one of the largest employers here in california. the job cuts are mostly administrative support positions as well as temporary or on call and per diem positions. kaiser employs about more than 14

statewide, eric garcetti was part of the event as well as a singer. >>> families rallied in san franciscoay to keep part of the great highway cart free. members of the great highway park initiative want the section to stay closed to traffic. the city made it a pedestrian bike zone last year so people could have more space to socially distance near the popular ocean beach. there are very streets in san francisco especially for kids, and the whole community uses the car-free space. critics say it's leading to congestion in nearby neighborhoods. >>> the warriors are on the brink of heading to the playoffs. the team revealed new rules. every person entering the arena must show proof of a full vaccination or a negative covid test taken within the 48 hours previous. fans who are fully vaccinated don't have to take a test unless they're seated within 15 feet of the court. that's interesting. fully-vaccinated fans can also buy tickets in a designated section of the vaccinated people. we spoke to fans about the new protocols. >> great experience. they're checking everybody. everybody who enters ha

los angeles mayor eric garcetti making that announcement today. see the fire here broke out late friday and the santa monica mountains quickly exploding about 1000 people have had to flee their homes. there have been no reports of injuries or damage to homes sent kron 4 has a special section on our website just for wildfire resources. you can use the camera on your phone and scan. this qr code and it will take you directly to our web page. there. you can find tips on creating defensible space around your home. so as evacuation checklists and other wildfire preparedness tips again, just scan the code on your screen right now. it will take you directly to the wildfire resources page. >> we now have the name of a homeless man accused of setting a fire this morning at an east bay church. investigators are identifying him as 47 year-old. jessie maren fire crews responded overnight fires at 3 different locations at concord's christ community church of the nazarene. this was the second fire reported at that church in less than a week. last thursday. fire

eric garcetti has been a big proponent of the l.a. 28 games but what is his record bench so far on these issues of housing police infrastructure and how far back has she been pushing something like this at the expense of the people of boston. well he's actually been pushing for the olympics since the very beginning the 1st thing he ever did the 2nd he was mayor was wrote a letter to the i.o.c. it's like he's thinking here there's been problems with whois nest. in los angeles ever since he started. they were they. sleep and the own place of business and a project this is what he's been focusing on instead of getting housed. or any of the these and asking for this trying to do he was sort of trying to do what they probably needed but he likes to be kings and if he says it's something where it's that and. president or whatever. and it's actually pretty obvious he doesn't really care about anything in los angeles. he doesn't even care about the olympics in los angeles in a weird way he really just cares about. his own power 2017 for example when it was founded one out of 3 days out of town c

olympics in 1984 and it seems like there's a bit of a different recollection from someone like eric garcetti it was a kid at the time and a father and in law enforcement city government and probably most people especially poor black and brown people in los angeles what what was that discrepancy like now almost 30 years ago over 30 years. so one guy study in his friend casey wasserman. the head of the l.a. organizing he. also was on that's. when the 2 of them are. there's a lot of epstein connections here to win and that's you know they were together and talking about the olympics they talk about like oh like is frankie's last year was in the torch relay and curse that he talks about how much fun he had going to the olympics but that's not the experience of most in leno's we were there at the time the most for a lot of black and brown people especially. leasing. ins which basically meant if you and your friends were hanging out outside that meant working and you were arrested it was put on your record run again so just this increased police think. that that over the city and. really cracked d

after the lapd was defunded by $150 million, vice president harris said, i applaud eric garcetti for doing what he's done. as a result of the funding cuts, the lapd dissolved its sexual assault unit. defunding the lapd where they have to get rid of the sexual assault unit, that's unbelievable. that means women, children, any victim of sexual assault, i'm sorry, there's not a unit there to help them anymore because they've been defunded. as a result of this defunding that vice president harris applauds eric garcetti for doing what he's done, there's been a 73% spike in shootings in l.a. 73%. when you defund the police, ladies and gentlemen, there's direct consequences. that means crime goes up. there's also been a 200% higher murder rate than last year at the same time. 200%. if you don't fund law enforcement, you're funding criminals. and clearly we can see this is what some of these democrat law makesers -- lawmakers have done. they've clearly funded criminals and defunded the police. back to minneapolis and the right outs there -- riots there. notice that this state, 11 -- notice t

. >> eric garcetti, and governor gavin newsom did not return a request for comment. >> terrifying footagee just here losing control and slamming into a boat in miami. my goodness, take a closer look where you can see them barely able to hold on as he crashes into the side of the boat. he was rushed to the hospital and underwent surgery for a broken foot but is expected to be okay. >> philadelphia police liberal da larry krasner, beating back the primary challenge or by a wide margin. jillian: pushing the same soft on crime policies california's controversial da george gascon, two women who did that, demanding more rights for victims, joining me next. ♪♪ (announcer) do you want to reduce stress? shed pounds? do you want to flatten your stomach? do all that in just 10 minutes a day with aerotrainer, the total body fitness solution that uses its revolutionary ergonomic design to help you maintain comfortable, correct form. that means better results in less time. and there are over 20 exercises to choose from. get gym results at home. no expensive machines, no expensive memberships. go to aer

. >> the ap reporting president biden will tap eric garcetti is the next us ambassador to india, this marked by a surgeon crisis in homelessness and accusations be mishandled the covid 19 pandemic, india is experiencing a deadly surge in the covid 19 pandemic, the white house is not confirmed the appointment was a man and underway, fairfax county virginia police identifying them as edward and brenda mcdaniels, they were shot in cold blood in their front yard. >> they did nothing wrong. they were tragically and horribly murdered in their neighborhood. >> police believe the suspect or suspects could be known to a relative of the victims, searching for 2018 nissan ultima with maryland plate one ef one 479, 10,$000 reward being offered for information leads to an arrest. >> the culprit against progressive los angeles da george gascon is officially underway. >> you don't have to be victim to understand the importance of this and how dangerous the district attorney is for our community. i ask you please to sign this normally for my son but for all of us victims and future victims out there.

welcome eric garcetti. >> thank you so much.nd to this incredible group of brother and sister mayors across the state. to come across partisan, bipartisan gentlemen graphy and it was in 2017, maybe 2016 when i was chairing this group and we were the big 11 before we became the big 13 and so glad to have both stockton and riverside as part of this organization now where we were with the last governor saying this homelessness thing is pretty big, we'd love to see the state get involved and we all love jerry brown. but we wouldn't quit. and we convinced him grudgingly because he only spent money grudgingly, but happily in the end knowing cities can turn around solutions to homelessness immediately. we had a governor who had as a mayor tackled homelessness, governor newsome saw that and tackled it and then doing cutting edge work which is now making a national splash with programs like "operation home key" and los angeles resulted with the state buying 15 buildings and on our own another five that inspired us to get the twenty build

israeli american council condemned the attack as did the american jewish committee adl los angeles eric garcetti said jewish angelenos like all residents should feel safe and i end on this note that the fbi hate crime stats for 2019 say that jews are the focus of 60 percent of hate crimes concerning religious bias. >> thank you. so back to israel for firsthand account in the middle of this conflict we are going to get insight from foreign policy perspective for the choices that president biden is facing. former state department official and on the ground in jerusalem author of the book beirut protocol joel rosenberg covers everything in the region. welcome back to both of you. into thank you shannon. great to be with you. >> i want to play something from a couple member of congress senator sanders and also tom cotton on this call for a cease-fire. >> the senate urges an immediate cease-fire to prevent any further loss of life and furthest correlation of conflict in israel and the palestinian territories. >> calls for cease-fire are tantamount to hamas propaganda. we cannot allow hamas to fire ro

reporter: is los angeles mayor eric garcetti under consideration to be ambassador to india or any other country? ms. psaki: i don't have personnel announcements or assessments to make your from the podium. but hopefully, we will have more formal announcements on ambassadors soon. reporter: the tokyo olympics are 12 weeks out. at what point does the president need to make a decision about his attendance? and what factors are delaying? ms. psaki: the president and his team assess any invitation as it comes in, but 12 weeks, i don't have any updates on whether he will travel or accept the invitation to attend the elliptic. -- attend the olympics. reporter: two questions, first on large sporting arenas allowing vaccinated fans in special sections. citi field in new york and others made announcements. does the administration think that that is a good approach for sports teams to take at large event venues? and other concerns about equity when it comes to access to facilities, when it comes to people who may not have been able to get vaccinated yet? ms. psaki: everyone in the country is eligi

here is los angeles mayor eric garcetti. >> we stand united when it's tough but especially when it's tough, because we know this is a time not for division but of mutual understanding. a time to reaffirm our values and to, again, remind us of who we are. >> reporter: in the meantime in albuquerque, university of new mexico student was attacked, punched and kicked at a party because he's jewish from israel. some witnesses say he was attacked by men who are palestinian. it is also being investigated as a potential hate crime. and finally, we should note that german police in all major german cities are now on high alert because jewish jews and jewish organizations say they're facing an unprecedented wave of hate speech and physical attacks as anti-semitic crimes continue to rise in germany. shannon? >> shannon: that's disturbing! thank you very much, trace, for that round up. >>> we're also monitoring tonight how mainstream media outlets are covering this new outbreak of what appeared to be anti-semitic attacks. fox news distributor joe con shah is the media columnist for the hill join

eric garcetti, the mayor of los angeles said on twitter yesterday quote, we as a city condemn last night's jewish people like all residents should always feel safe in our city. lapd is investigating this assault as a hate crime and we will respond with the full force of the law. the lapd is studying the attack videos and others like this in which a man seems to be chased across the parking lot by people in vehicles flying what appear to be palestinian flags. the anti-defamation league says anti-semitic incidents have risen by 40% in california in the last five years and jewish people are among the most frequently targeted group in all hate crimes. while monitoring groups say violence between israel and palestinian groups in the middle east particularly when it is as intense as we have recently seen, often translate into hate crimes here in the u.s. i spoke, harris, to a jewish friend of mine yesterday who lives here not far from that restaurant where the attack took place. her response was, quote, it's very frightening. people are really hoping the police step up. but as yet, harris, no ar

mayor eric garcetti he is soon to become possibly a u.s.ndia. >>> another tragedy in india is a reminder of how far we've come. >> scott mcgrew the u.s. surpassing the deaths. >> the numbers are staggering. it is important to realize we were able to pull ourselves out of that abyss. india's worse day so far was 4800 reported deaths. india has 1.3 billion, we have 328 million so we have been where india is now. the only way out, of course, is vaccinations and we're just about to the point where people who want to be vaccinated can be or have been. now the challenge is convincing the rest of america to take the shot that will help save their lives and the people around them. president biden making that appeal yesterday from the white house. >> we need you. we need you to bring it home. get vaccinated. in two months, let's celebrate our independence as a nation and independence in this virus. we can do this. we will do this. >> other news, facebook's self-appointed oversight board will announce just a short time from now whether or not it will

mayor eric garcetti he is soon to become possibly a u.s. ambassador to india.urces tell nbc news the mayor is in talks with the biden administration for that position or another high-profile ambassadorship. garcetti has been l.a.'s mayor since 2013. >>> developing now in mexico city, some are suggesting a powerful earthquake back in 2017 possibly damaged the overpass that collapsed late monday killing 25 people. another 70 people are in the hospital. there's speculation the train that came down in the collapse may have been carrying just too much weight. authorities are saying the investigation will take some time. >>> developing in italy the long trial is wrapping up this week for two former north bay high school classmates accused of killing a police officer in rome. the incident took place in july of 2019 when prosecutors say the two stabbed and killed an undercover officer in a botched drug deal. they once attended tamalpias high school. as soon as today, closing arguments are supposed to wrap up. >>> attorneys for derek chauvin are requesting a new trial.

mayor eric garcetti to be ambassador for india, which is a very high profile ambassadorship.people. and biden administration really views the country as key to helping counter china's ambitions. l.a. is also the second largest city in the country. so he has some experience with handling very populous areas. and garcetti was a co-chair of the campaign as well as remained a top ally to the biden administration. so, his name has been floated for a lot of positions, but right now very seriously being considered for the ambassador to india and india is also, of course, going through its own issues right now with coronavirus, the biden administration just announced this week they're going to be sending more vaccines overseas and trying to help india helping get those coronavirus cases down. it's a big ambassadorship for someone and if it does go to garcetti would be a signal of their support for the l.a. mayor. >> yeah. and of course, let's not forget that garcetti is considered a future presidential hopeful and this would give him some foreign policy experience to run on. let's al

los angeles mayor eric garcetti making that announcement today.ire started late friday in the santa monica mountains quickly spreading about a 1000 people had to flee their homes. there's been no reports of injuries or damage to homes. whether time as we get a check on the 4 zone forecast on a monday night. a live look here from the bay bridge toll plaza. her first chief meteorologist lawrence joining us now with a look at them. well, the fire danger is that we're we're facing out here and we'll see some blustery lives. there's no getting around that. he's going to be more of an on shore wind. so they have higher moisture content. so. >> fire danger not going to be extreme, but it could be a little bit. you know, you get these strong, gusty winds and fire started and that's what's going to be the dangers. those strong gusty winds can move that along in a hurry out over the bay tonight. we've got some clouds out there and the fog continue to roll in a little more broken tonight, then it's been then. i think that's the way it's going remain. althoug

eric garcetti, mayor of los angeles said on twitter yesterday, quote: we as a city condemn last night's organized an semitic attack. residents should always feel safe in our city. lapd hq is investigating this assault as a hate crime. the los angeles police department is studying the attack video and others like this in which a man wearing what appears to be traditional orthodox jewish clothing runs across a parking lot followed by people in vehicles apparently flies palestinian flags. the antidefamation league says anti-semitic incidents in the u.s. have risen by almost 50% since the latest conflict in israel and gaza began. the adl has also offered a $5,000 reward for information on the restaurant attackers. i have spoken to palestinian and jewish friends here. they all condemn the violence that took place outside this restaurant and one jewish friend told me she and many others she knows are very frightened and hoping in her words the police step up. but so far no arrests have been made. shannon? >> shannon: jonathan hunt in los angeles. thank you, jonathan. up next, a pair of big me

mayor, eric garcetti said at least one person is in custody forallegedly starting this fire. l.a.'tion. so far more than 1,300 acres have burned, and it's listed as 0% contained. >>> parts of louisiana, especially southwest louisiana under a flash flood warning. this video is from lake charles. parts of texas, oklahoma, and arkansas all in the path of severe weather besides flooding, the national weather service issues warnings about tornadoes and very large hail >>> gas shortages plaguing the east coast after the colonial pipeline hack are finally starting to ease but it's a lot worse in some places than others about 70% of gas stations in d.c. report they're completely out. that's according to gasbuddy.com over the weekend, it was more like 90% supplies slowly trickling in now that the colonial pipeline is back up and running. in the carolina, half of the gas stations in north and south still out. millions of barrels of gas, diesel and jet fuel couldn't reach their destinations after colonial shut down the pipeline for six days after a cyber ransom attack. a spokesman for the pip

eric garcetti says the site will wind down operations over the next month, and leftover doses will beistributed to walk up in mobile clinics more than 420,000 doses have been administered and dodger stadium since it opened in january, according to the latest numbers, nearly half of l a county residents 16 older have gotten at least one shot. her ships are planning their return to the u. s and other side of the tourism industry is inching closer back to normal. the cdc says that cruise lines could resume u. s operations by july. agencies airships could begin limited sailing with passengers if 98% of its crew and 95% of its passengers are fully vaccinated, very happy that the cdc to what we've been telling them that the vaccination is a key part of reopening safely, and they've come up with guidelines that we can follow. esos industry is ready to go. earlier this month, florida sued the federal government to demand cruising from u. s ports to resume immediately. state leaders argued that the cdc is no sale order would do lasting damage to force economy if it remained in place. you give

welcome eric garcetti. >> thank you so much. and to this incredible group of brother and sister mayors across the state. to come across partisan, bipartisan gentlemen graphy and it was in 2017, maybe 2016 when i was chairing this group and we were the big 11 before we became the big 13 and so glad to have both stockton and riverside as part of this organization now where we were with the last governor saying this homelessness thing is pretty big, we'd love to see the state get involved and we all love jerry brown. but we wouldn't quit. and we convinced him grudgingly because he only spent money grudgingly, but happily in the end knowing cities can turn around solutions to homelessness immediately. we had a governor who had as a mayor tackled homelessness, governor newsome saw that and tackled it and then doing cutting edge work which is now making a national splash with programs like "operation home key" and los angeles resulted with the state buying 15 buildings and on our own another five that inspired us to get the twenty bui

mayor eric garcetti says that appointment free options will be available for all mobile walk up and drive through sites, including the one at dodger stadium, but people can still sign up ahead of time if they want to. city officials say they will administer more than 250,000 doses of the vaccine this week for the set. can't week in a row. so far, nearly 49% of eligible eligible people in los angeles county have received at least one dose of the vaccine. the european union commission has decided not to renew coronavirus vaccine contracts next year with astrazeneca and johnson and johnson, a spokesperson for the eu commission, said that it was keeping all options open. to be prepared for the next stages of the pandemic for 2022 end beyond the eu has been in talks with five user and bio in tech for a new contract for 1.8 billion doses. this all comes as the u launched legal proceedings two weeks ago against astrazeneca for allegedly failing to respect the terms of their contract. the eu sites, delivery delays and concerns over rare but serious blood clots for not renewing with johnson and jo

welcome eric garcetti. >> thank you so much.o this incredible group of brother and sister mayors across the state. to come across partisan, bipartisan gentlemen graphy and it was in 2017, maybe 2016 when i was chairing this group and we were the big 11 before we became the big 13 and so glad to have both stockton and riverside as part of this organization now where we were with the last governor saying this homelessness thing is pretty big, we'd love to see the state get involved and we all love jerry brown. but we wouldn't quit. and we convinced him grudgingly because he only spent money grudgingly but happily in the end knowing cities can turn around solutions to homelessness immediately. we had a governor who had as a mayor tackled homelessness, governor newsome saw that and tackled it and then doing cutting edge work which is now making a national splash with programs like "operation home key" and los angeles resulted with the state buying 15 buildings and on our own another five that inspired us to get the 20 buildings wetw

welcome eric garcetti. >> thank you so much. and to this incredible group of brother and sister mayors across the state. to come across partisan, bipartisan gentlemen graphy and it was in 2017, maybe 2016 when i was chairing this group and we were the big 11 before we became the big 13 and so glad to have both stockton and riverside as part of this organization now where we were with the last governor saying this homelessness thing is pretty big, we'd love to see the state get involved and we all love jerry brown. but we wouldn't quit. and we convinced him grudgingly because he only spent money grudgingly, but happily in the end knowing cities can turn around solutions to homelessness immediately. we had a governor who had as a mayor tackled homelessness, governor newsome saw that and tackled it and then doing cutting edge work which is now making a national splash with programs like "operation home key" and los angeles resulted with the state buying 15 buildings and on our own another five that inspired us to get the twenty bui

welcome eric garcetti. >> thank you so much.oss the state. to come across partisan, bipartisan gentlemen graphy and it was in 2017, maybe 2016 when i was chairing this group and we were the big 11 before we became the big 13 and so glad to have both stockton and riverside as part of this organization now where we were with the last governor saying this homelessness thing is pretty big, we'd love to see the state get involved and we all love jerry brown. but we wouldn't quit. and we convinced him grudgingly because he only spent money grudgingly, but happily in the end knowing cities can turn around solutions to homelessness immediately. we had a governor who had as a mayor tackled homelessness, governor newsome saw that and tackled it and then doing cutting edge work which is now making a national splash with programs like "operation home key" and los angeles resulted with the state buying 15 buildings and on our own another five that inspired us to get the twenty buildings we purchased in just three months. this is the biggest

welcome eric garcetti. >> thank you so much.o this incredible group of brother and sister mayors across the state. to come across partisan, bipartisan gentlemen graphy and it was in 2017, maybe 2016 when i was chairing this group and we were the big 11 before we became the big 13 and so glad to have both stockton and riverside as part of this organization now where we were with the last governor saying this homelessness thing is pretty big, we'd love to see the state get involved and we all love jerry brown. but we wouldn't quit. and we convinced him grudgingly because he only spent money grudgingly, but happily in the end knowing cities can turn around solutions to homelessness immediately. we had a governor who had as a mayor tackled homelessness, governor newsome saw that and tackled it and then doing cutting edge work which is now making a national splash with programs like "operation home key" and los angeles resulted with the state buying 15 buildings and on our own another five that inspired us to get the twenty buildings

eric garcetti, the mayor of los angeles said on twitter we as a city condemn last night's organized anti-semitic attack. jewish people should always feel safe in our city. the los angeles police department is investigating this assault as a hate crime and we will respond with the full force of the law. the lapd hasn't made any arrests at this point but is examining security video from the scene of the assault and various other locations where the protest caravan was seen driving. the anti-defamation league says anti-semitic incidents have risen by 40% in california in the last five years and jewish people are among the most frequently targeted group of all hate crimes. experts say violence between israel and palestinian groups when it is as intense as we've seen recently frequently translates into these kind of hate crimes in the u.s. and dana and bill, i spoke to a jewish friend of mine yesterday who lives here in l.a. not far from the restaurant where you still see that attack taking place. her response, this is a quote, it is very frightening. people are really hoping the police step up. dana

mayor eric garcetti, governor gavin newsom but they did not return our request for comment.change the laws. it's up to our leaders. we just are there to arrest someone if there is a problem. but we can't kick them out. >> they are saying that the ordinance were changed and essentially hands off. as a community they cannot do anything unless a crime has been committed. steve: they are doing a terrible job addressing the root issues, mental illness, drugs, we saw those kids with the drugs. shooting up 32 times a day? lawrence: the heart breaking part about this, i know we have got to go is, most of those kid were my age. they are young people. i know they may not look like it but they have been on the streets since they were 15. ainsley: gosh. that one guy bless his heart he lost his son and fiancee. steve thank you for going out there and bringing us the story. ainsley: 6:48 on the east coast. one nashville businessman is throwing his hats into politics hoping to flip a house seat held by democrats for nearly 150 years. he is trying to turn it red. his plan to bring conservat

mayor eric garcetti and governor gasm, and they have not called us back yet unless it's foxnews.com inboxrning to headlines including this, the first week of the murder trial for the illegal immigrant accused killing mollie tibbetts comes to a close. allege mexican national christian rivera stabbed the iowa college student death while she was out for a jog. jurors were shown graphic images of tibet's body along with clothing found nearby. d.n.a. expert took the stand saying blood was found in the trunk of rivera's car. showing rivera falling asleep during interrogation in 2018. the trial will continue next week. president biden announcing two new partnerships between the u.s. and south korea. the two countries will work together to produce war vaccines and tech no like simi conductors comes as south korea struggles with a vaccine shortage and companies here in the u.s. have had to close factories due to a shortage of simi conductors. and an ohio third grader shows up to class in a special outfit to honor her role model. ken zi river view east academy in cincinnati showed up wearing a poli