it's iso. >> los angeles city councilwoman tracy park taking to the streets of san francisco this weekos angeles, including venice beach, which has been ground zero of the homelessness mental health and addiction crisis in los angeles outside of skid row. fentanyl fueling record deaths in both cities. san francisco on pace for its deadliest year yet amid the drug overdose crisis. >> and they're making a lot of changes in trying some different approaches. and so i'm here to learn what has worked, what hasn't worked, and park, joined by ellen grant, one of the founders of mothers against drug addiction and deaths. >> what are the policy changes that you'd like to see? >> well, the first thing is that we want to see the city close the open drug scenes. that is so important because the open drug scenes attract more users, tracks more dealers. it affects the businesses and the communities. >> san francisco now, six months into a multi-agency effort to shutter the open air drug market , governor gavin newsom sending in california highway patrol and national guard to support police . >> a lot

and a special visit to san francisco by a los angeles city council member. the two cities are now working together to find a solution for homelessness. that's tonight on abc seven news at 11. and right now, that's it for us at abc seven news at eight. we hope you can join us again tonight at 11. have a good evening. you know that unwelcome guest everyone wishes would just leave already? that's covid-19. ♪ so i got this season's shot designed to keep up to date with recent variants. ♪ [thwack!] ♪ got it? ♪ narrator: adolfo suarez madrid-barajas international airport. spain's largest airport and the fifth busiest in europe. two challenges surpass all others: irregular immigration. narrator: and drug trafficking.

we're now seeing los angeles city leaders question the viability of robo taxis in their town.t's all after the sudden dmv suspension yesterday of cruise's driverless permit in san francisco. and now a los angeles council member is introducing a motion to limit the expansion of driverless vehicles in los angeles. waymo currently operates its robo taxis there he is citing safety concerns or citing, rather, safety concerns and labor issues costing people jobs. if we can protect jobs and we can protect the safety, we can have a conversation. >> but right now, we're not having that conversation. >> these autonomous vehicles, these auto taxis are not ready for prime time. the testing should not ■be done on the publc streets where our children, our grandchildren, our spouses are walking. we are not test monkey waymo issued a statement saying the company prioritizing prior cities is working transparently with lawmakers and based on many productive conversations. >> they're confident they can work together. that statement from waymo. abc seven news, by the way, is working on an in-dept

we're now seeing los angeles city leaders question the viability of robo taxis in their town.all after the sudden dmv suspension yesterday of cruise's driverless permit in san francisco. and now a los angeles council member is introducing a motion to limit the expansion of driverless vehicles in los angeles. waymo currently operates its robo taxis there he is citing safety concerns or citing, rather, safety concerns and labor issues costing people jobs. if we can protect jobs and we can protect the safety, we can have a conversation. >> but right now, we're not having that conversation. >> these autonomous vehicles, these auto taxis are not ready for prime time. the testing should not ■be done on the publc streets where our children, our grandchildren, our spouses are walking. we are not test monkey waymo issued a statement saying the company prioritizing prior cities is working transparently with lawmakers and based on many productive conversations. >> they're confident they can work together. that statement from waymo. abc seven news, by the way, is working on an in-depth do

the los angeles city government would not reimburse pena for the destruction police caused.o he sued. >> i don't need that they were doing something wrong, but in the process they are making me pay for what they do. >> reporter: the takings clause in the fifth amendment to the u.s. constitution says that private property shall not be taken for public use without just compensation. now, some federal courts have ruled that government actions taken under, quote, police powers are not subject to the takings clause, but there have been multiple lawsuits such as pena's. >> i can't really explain the devastation that a person feels, and i guess it's because of the injustice. >> reporter: vicky baker also sued over a police raid. a texas s.w.a.t. team heavily damaged her mckinney home during a fugitive barricade situation in 2020. >> everything was thrown out. i mean, linens, dishes. you name it. everything went. there were so many wonderful things that i had. family history. first edition books. it just -- it all got thrown away. and of course they put no money value on any of that

there are now some new developments in that leaked audio scandal that rocked the los angeles city hall about a year ago. remember the story that now to council members have filed 2 lawsuits in connection to that case. both say they have suffered harm to their careers and reputations. so in his lawsuit, current la city council member kevin de leon is targeting karla vasquez and her husband, santos leone. both were employed by the la county federation of labor, the voice of their then boss, ron herrera was also heard on the recordings which contained racist remarks. former city council member gills his lawsuit goes after the husband and wife and the federation and both are seeking unspecified damages. 4,000 united auto workers at mack trucks walked off the job today after rejecting a tentative contract agreement that was reached last week. 73% of uaw members voted against the 11th hour deal. that included a 19% pay raise over the next 5 years. the president of mack says they're surprised and disappointed that the workers chose to strike. he says they remain confident that an agreement ca

. >> los angeles city leaders are now questioning the viability of robo taxis on their roads.l know, of course, that the dmv suspended cruise's driverless permanent san francisco earlier this week. now an la council member is introducing a motion to limit the expansion of driverless vehicles in los angeles. he is citing safety concerns and labor issues costing people jobs. >> if we can protect jobs and we can protect the safety, we can have a conversation. but right now, we're not having that conversation. >> these autonomous vehicles, these auto taxis are not ready for prime time. the testing should not be done on the public streets where our children, our grandchildren, our spouses are walking. we are not test monkey now. >> they don't even have cruise down la. they do have waymo. that's the only robotaxi company operating on their streets. the company issued a statement saying that it prioritize is working transparently with policy makers and based on many productive conversations. they say they're confident they can work together. >> a new report is highlighting how climat

city. waymo still has the green lights to drive in san francisco and los angeles. >> tonight, the city council is considering a controversial resolution regarding the war between israel and hamas. the resolution that was sponsored by the mayor and vice mayor expresses support for palestinians in gaza. it condemns the ongoing response to the attacks accusing israel of ethnic cleansing. it is drawing support and criticism. there is no place for hate. it is important to take a stand. that is not what the richmond city council is doing here by repeating hamas talking points >> i find people who say local government should not be involved in international politics only say that when local government takes a position that they disagree with. a vote to adopt the resolutions adjourns later tonight. >>> the u.n. secretary general is calling for a cease-fire between israel and hamas. they are not allowed any fuel in gaza. they say six hospitals have shutdown. they are holding an estimated 200 or so hostages right now. >>> was a midair event to take down a flight induced by drugs? a alaskan airlines pilo

the reasons, meanwhile, poverty in the us has also seen a rise, especially in metropolitan cities like los angeles and new york city, which goes against us announcements of economy that is doing well. 2022 there was 12.4%, increase of 4.6 percentage points from 2021. more alarmingly, the child poverty rate more than doubled from 5.2% in 2021 to 12.4% in 2020. two, since we are looking at us poverty, let's look at food poverty and us's a snap program, short for supplemental nutrition assistance program, this is a government program that helps people who need assistance with food, and here is where the depth of america's weak economic conditions shows itself. 41.2 million people, that's 12.5% of the total us population have received monthly snap benefits in the 2022 fiscal year. and finally, on the note of government assistance, what things the us government spends its money on has been overlooked, which ironically should be the focus. first, we need to look at the us government income. the us makes around 6.3 trillion dollars in income, and believe it or not, spends half of that amount on entitleme

meanwhile, poverty in the us has also seen a rise, especially in metropolitan cities like los angeles and new york city, which goes against us announcements of economy that is doing well. in 2022, there was 12.4%, increase of 4.6 percentage points from 2021. more alarmingly, the child poverty rate more than doubled from 5.2% in 2021. to 12.4% in 2022. since we are looking at us poverty, let's look at food poverty and us as a snap program, short for supplemental nutrition assistance program. this is a government program that helps people who need assistance with food, and here is where the depth of america's weak economic conditions shows itself. 41.2 million people, that's 12.5% of the total us population have received monthly snap benefit. in the 2022 fiscal year, and finally, on the note of government assistance, what things the us government spends its money on has been overlooked, which ironically should be the focus. first, we need to look at the us government income. the us makes around 6.3 trillion dollars in income, and believe it or not, spends half of that amount on entitlem

. >> lawrence: this is what she said, los angeles is a city toeople with dignity and compassion. but brand that is before the bus and started to arrive. spin with a couple of homelessness and los angeles overrun with it. but now to jump ahead of the homeless in terms of attention, this is all they have got pure june 14, 7 770 migrants both frm texas to los angeles and they let their border go wide open. if you notice the democrat governors and mayors don't make sense to get publicity because they don't want it appear the person in charge of this country is a democrat. it is bad for the people. >> lawrence: just a portion of what texans get spirit are probably interest in our appear. and already ready to declare a state of emergency. >> brian: for state of massachusetts already did and the rio grande valley pass get $7,000 a week. >> lawrence: people across the country said democrats broke it and it is up to them to fix it. >> brian: absolutely. as we move ahead immigration will not leave our minds. superstar natalie grant joins us and the studios

challenge with a city bossing migraines to other cities within the us. chicago, denver new york city in los angeles to name just a few. that academy, alaska. i to go, i plan to go to the city of chicago and hopefully i can find work. i have a 17 year old daughter whose dream is to become a pilot. and i have this little one, and they just want to give them the opportunity to grow up and become good us citizens. the time serge of migrants looking for a better life across the border, it shows no sign of slowing down according to u. s. customs and border protection, nearly 40000 people across to el paso into the us. in september, along this year, as nobel prize in literature has been awarded to the wage and all of you on foster following the announcement, he told no age and media, he was surprised, but also not after his name had been linked to the award for several years the prize and literature for 2023 is awarded to the norwegian, or for young foster. for his i know it's a phase and prose which gave him a voice to the unassailable eon. fossa is a 64 year old officer and drama test, whose work is amo

foundation, california institute of contemporary arts, dwight stuart youth fund, the city of west hollywood, los angeles lgbt center, california community foundation, and by these additional funders. craig loftin: "one" magazine was the first openly gay magazine and just being on display at a newsstand was a very important signifier of gay culture's greater emergence into the public space. craig: now before "one" magazine came along, there were these magazines that did cater to a gay readership, physique magazines. these were magazines that were mostly pictures of men wearing almost nothing except little pouches under the pretense that these are exercise magazines. dennis bell: in 1951 bob started up "physique pictorial" magazine, and the people who knew what it was, you know, really knew what it was and who it was for. alexei romanoff: people traded them. they just gave them to each other. you know, somebody bought 'em at one point and they passed them around. jim james tyler: "physique pictorial" and "one," i sort of would pick--get both of them. dennis: that magazine continued up until the early '90s

challenge with a city bossing migrants to other cities within the us. chicago, denver new york city in los angeles to name just a few that you got them in alaska. i to go, i plan to go to the city of chicago and hopefully i can find work. i have a 17 year old daughter whose dream is to become a pilot. and i have this little one, and they just want to give them the opportunity to grow up and become good us citizens. the time serge of migrants looking for a better life across the border. it shows no sign of slowing down. according to u. s. customs and border protection, nearly 40000 people across to el paso into the us in september, along with did up the stuff on simon's, he filed that report. i asked him if building a wall would really keep migrates from coming to the us. the scale afraid not, because as you also heard in this report, and the migraines are by this thousands really by the thousands are just lining up on the other side of this wall fence however you want to call it and then just knock on the door literally knock on the door, hands up and giving themselves up to us authorities and the

foundation, california institute of contemporary arts, dwight stuart youth fund, the city of west hollywood, los angeles lgbt center, california community foundation, and by these additional funders. alexei romanoff: i was sitting in my apartment in new york city. there's this snow storm. watching a kinescope of los angeles. and they were showing the freeways, multilane roads that you don't have to pay a toll on. and i was so impressed that i called one of my best friends and i said, "by next year i'm gonna be in california." joey terrill: i grew up in highland park, montecito heights, mount washington. i'm second generation. my mom and all my aunts were from l.a. as well. it's my history. speaker: coming to l.a. in '60, i was thinking, "oh, it was a brand new world." the country was looking to be in a different place as well. so i thought integration and california was like the end of the rainbow or the beginning of it, whichever. marie cartier: los angeles is the end of the known world. you come here and this is where it all washes up. there's a quote from chris williamson, "move to california 'cause

in this country, we have diverse people who go to congress, and he is certainly not from the city of los angeles type of agenda, but the reality is that the vast majority of republicans are conservatives, and this is a centre—right country, and is probably more in line with the majority of this country then the centre—left. majority of this country then the centre-left— majority of this country then the centre-left. �* , ., ., ., centre-left. and sorry, one more to ou, centre-left. and sorry, one more to you. bryan. — centre-left. and sorry, one more to you. bryan. there — centre-left. and sorry, one more to you, bryan, there has— centre-left. and sorry, one more to you, bryan, there has been - centre-left. and sorry, one more to you, bryan, there has been a i centre-left. and sorry, one more to you, bryan, there has been a lot i you, bryan, there has been a lot more division and warfare, you could say internally in the replicant party. forthis say internally in the replicant party. for this now put a stop to it? -- party. for this now put a stop to it? —— in the republican party. you mike i thi

. _ and where it really blows up is left—wing cities- like los angeles, chicago, i new york, because tuff in these cities. i and it was a place where guys could notjust relax and be - dudes and fart and not hold out chairs or anything, - but it was a place where - you could talk about trump. but as the trump years wore on, the proud boys became notorious for violent clashes with police and antifascist protesters. they were instantly recognisable in black and yellow fred perry polo shirts, and they often wore tactical vests. they said they were fighting communism and that they were there to save america. there were proud boy chapters in almost every state in the us, and in time, a new leader emerged. enrique tarrio. i think he was kind of nerdy. when he was younger and all of a sudden with proud | boys, he was the fonz. and i think he fell in love with the attention. - enrique loves to rally. he loves to get out there. while he leads a group that essentially is magnetised to violent situations, right, where i have filmed people who essentially directly report to him in these immense st

this border crisis isn't just impacting the small border towns but it's impacting larger cities like los angeles, denver and new york city. that's why mayor eric added a -- adams is going to talk about why his city is at full capacity, neil. >> neil: thanks, jeff. as jeff was wrapping up, we're learning the u.s. will resume deporting migrants back to venezuela. this is coming via the associated press. peter doocy says they have not reversed anything. peter? >> neil, the president and his dhs secretary are on opposite sides of this. alejandro mayorkas is saying there's an urgent need for more border wall. president biden is saying no, there's not. >> the border wall works? >> no. >> top down, officials here insist that congress is giving them no choice. >> you want us to not be an administration that follows the rules? >> the student loans forgiveness program, you went to court to fight for that. if this is such a problem building 20 miles of wall, why not just go to court? >> we continue to congress. the congress appropriates the funding -- >> why not -- >> congress appropriates the funding. we

. >> one house and the governor signed a bill allowing the city of los angeles to utilize its surplus to a news land on the city's own existing publicly on properties to develop and fast track affordable housing bill auther assembly member reggie jones. sawyer hopes the legislation serves as a model for other california cities with the the opportunity we have. >> to build affordable housing, we should be able to provide all the much-needed merging, supportive housing that people need would 4th largest economy in the world. we need to be able to get this but of course not. every bill made it. >> the governor vetoed several pieces of legislation, including one to decriminalize plant-based psychedelics and magic mushrooms in his veto message. newsom called for more legislation to regulate psychedelics bay area. senator scott wiener authored the now vetoed proposal. >> super disappointing. this as the and despite the disappointment, wiener said he intends to work with the governor on a psychedelics regulation bill next year. and as for what comes next for the governor, will he still has t

from new york city to chicago to los angeles, what has authorities concerned. aaron katersky standing by. >>> in other news, nearly two decades after the disappearance of natalee holloway, the prime suspect at the center of the case and that stunning moment, confessing, revealing how he did it, and apologizing. tonight, you will hear from natalee holloway's mother. >>> on capitol hill, a second vote now on congressman jim jordan, getting fewer votes than the first one for house speaker. a third vote coming. and tonight, we have new reporting here. the behind the scenes pressure campaign. members of congress and their personal numbers being posted. rachel scott reporting. >>> the major storm moving across the country. heavy rain, winds gusting up to 75 miles per hour. when this moves into the northeast. rob marciano timing it out. >>> in new york city, the startling moment at former president trump's civil trial. >>> the horrific crash in malibu. the driver who struck and killed four young women standing along the pacific coast highway, and what we've learned to

sacramento, san francisco, los angeles, cities that are rapidly being destroyed every day.ounced the closure of nine supermarkets due to ongoing thefts. businesses are fleeing california, washington, oregon, states run by democrats. everyone should eat, everyone should eat, everyone should eat, but for some reason the doors of the market are being broken down, or a crowd of black sufferers is surrounding the apple store, looting philadelphia protested against yet another murder of black people. the looting is a continuation of the same culture of protest that the democrats support. if you're a liberal who breaks statues after the death of george floyd, then you're a hero. these gangs live with a thought that has been around for years. they are oppressed, the country is filled with racism and founded by racists, and the chaos will continue until we have equality for everyone, regardless of skin color. in the meantime, ordinary racism flourishes. after the death of criminal floyd, corporate america hired 300,000 new employees. employees, of whom only 6% are white. the founder

so far los angeles is the only big city to embrace it. after fires erupted from the 1994 northridge quake. peskin says it's time for san francisco to try again. now we've learned pg&e is embracing the concept of meter shutoff technology to evaluate two prototype meters similar to those in japan. he hopes we can learn the lesson of the can toe quake before it's too late. >> history may not repeat itself but it sure rhymes. >>> if you have a story for jackson van der beckon give us a call. 888-996-tips or visit our website nbcbayarea.com/investigation. >>> and they do respond. so does my team. we have two folks with one problem. their money is in limbo. what's the holdup? i'm chris chmura. next. >>> i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. we are tracking fire watches and warnings as we head into the weekend. the latest on wind and also smoke that could impact the bay smoke that could impact the bay area tomorrow. we made it! bmo has arrived. hello? you said it. hello to more ways to save money, grow your wealth, grow your business. just what

city. from los angeles mission, to our comida.celebrate the unity and perseverance and shared dreams. >> it's not just a celebration but a reaffirmation with a shared vision to embrace all. this is to ensure and embrace our community. >> and let us not only think of our past but our future. >> as a city, side by side learning from one another. >> let's ensure that our legacy is one of empowerment, education for years to come. >> in celebration of latino heritage month, let's stand up for justice and equality for all. >> let's create a brighter future for generations to come. >> viva san francisco and viva la communidad >> >> >> what say a nice day to build housing in san francisco. good evening, everyone. i'm london breed where we are going to build over 500 units of housing. [cheers and applause] >> man, i don't think i have ever signed a piece of legislation supporting housing that has made me happier than the one i'm about to sign today. you know, president peskin, i want to take us back a tad bit because when you came back to

challenge with the city bossing migrants to other cities within the us. chicago, denver new york city in los angeles to name just a few. that academy, alaska. i to go, i plan to go to the city of chicago and hopefully i can find work. i have a 17 year old daughter whose dream is to become a pilot. and i have this little one, and they just want to give them the opportunity to grow up and become good us citizens. the talent search of migrants looking for a better life across the border, it shows no sign of slowing down according to u. s. customs and border protection, nearly 40000 people across to el paso into the us in september of last year. now or some more stories making headlines, venezuelan prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant for opposition leader one gladto. he's accused of crimes including treason and money laundering. adult lives in exxon in the us. he declared himself then as well as into and president in 2019, following an election that international observers called a sham. a protest is in guatemala. i have demonstrated for a 4th day in support of president elect donado, a rebel. the

challenge with a city bossing migrants to other cities within the us. chicago, denver new york city in los angeles to name just a few. that academy, alaska. i to go, i plan to go to the city of chicago and hopefully i can find work. i have a 17 year old daughter whose dream is to become a pilot. and i have this little one, and they just want to give them the opportunity to grow up and become good us citizens. the con surge of migrants looking for a better life across the border. it shows no sign of slowing down, according to u. s. customs and border protection, nearly 40000 people across to el paso into the us. in september along this year as nobel prize and literature has been awarded to the norwegian author, young fossa, fuzzy ed had been a nobel contender for several years. the prize and literature for 2023 is awarded to the norwegian, or for young foster for his and over to phase and prose, which gave him a voice to the unstable eon. fossa is a 64 year old officer and drama test, whose work is among the most widely staged of any contemporary play right in europe . in addition to dozens of play

thousands waved palestinian flags people took through the streets in london with the american city. los angeles, also hearing the calls of supports, all right, just stay with our to international. we have much more still a comment here on the developments between israel and palestine. i'm back in less than 30 minutes by the the serious and the lord jesus and the massive displays of brutality. due to accept the monstrous atrocities are then going to make changes to the facts of a thousands may, inventor should. why does the ukrainian army haul, but so many status on? when did they come from? somebody in the for the they don't even to do that fellow soldiers. the ukrainian trenches are full of non contacts. russian forces have found piles of syringes and unlock pills of ukrainian positions when they have to come to do crazy. and so does it make drugs a 100 out of them almost as soon as they arrive at recruiting stations. drugging troops has become positive general and the g training in ukraine, but who developed the program to turn soldiers and to indiscriminate killers. and how far reaching is i

challenge with a city bossing migraines to other cities within the us. chicago, denver new york city in los angeles to name just a few that you got them in alaska. i to go, i plan to go to the city of chicago and hopefully i can find work. i have a 17 year old daughter whose dream is to become a pilot. and i have this little one, and they just want to give them the opportunity to grow up and become good us citizens. the con surge of migrants looking for a better life across the border. it shows no sign of slowing down. according to u. s. customs and border protection, nearly 40000 people across to el paso into the us in september allow you watching dw news still to come. you zealand scores, a spectacular victory in the opening match of the cricket world comp. and what was billed as a rematch of their 2019 nail biter against england. un reports as extreme weather has caused more than 43000000 children to be up rooted from their homes in recent years. the report says that number could nearly triple over the next 3 decades. the rise in displacement is due to dangers linked to climate change including

jewish population resides here in new york city, los angeles, boston, 8% in the southern california cityt taking it back here to new york city, the mayor sending a very strong message to residents here in a speech i think was tuesday in new york city. yesterday. >> your fight is our fight. your fight is our fight. and right here in new york we have the largest jewish population outside of israel. this is the place that our voices must raise and cascade throughout the entire country. we will not be all right until every person responsible for this act is held accountable. >> sandra: he was applauded by even some of his harshest critics for the messaging. that message, i was struggling with whether or not it happened over the weekend, it certainly finally went viral over the weekend but did say that on tuesday. what did you make of that? >> extremely demon strative and coming from a mayor with a large population of people with uish ancestry speaks well for what he's trying to do, make sure that all aware and alert, that we are behind whatever they are fighting for in the middle east and sp

los angeles. what exactly are they showing the american viewer, tell me khrystyna shevchenko. in the alex theater in the city of glendale, los angeles county, a dance circle is underway, translated from english as a circle dance. 30 ballroom dancers from california show different types of ballroom dance in a performative dance production. and you know, we all knew each other for a long time, many of them are our friends from ukraine , whom we knew back home, many of whom we grew up with in the same dance studios, and we moved together a little bit at different times, but it so happened that most of us ended up we are in california, and we knew each other, but the idea itself is creation show, appeared naturally after a full-scale invasion of ukraine took place . the show was preceded by last year's dance fanzine, then the dancers performed emotional numbers that conveyed their pain about the war at home. and in that month, the first month, because all the families were at home and everyone really danced, their story, their pain, their emotions, their experiences, and it was so energetically strong that we we