mr. mcallister on the prior arrest.had been taking important steps to intervene and supervise him but they cannot do their job if the police department does not notify them. the other thing we learned just tonight is that the daly city police department were aware that mr. mcallister had stolen the vehicle. using this tragic hit and run and he had a firearm. they were aware he was on parole and they were aware of his address and phone number as of december 29th and instead of taking steps to arrest him and get him off the streets, to get the gun out of his possession and returned to its rightful owner, they wrote in the report apparently they were going to wait until january 3rd to do that. we all know by january 3rd, today, it was far too late for those two victims so we are going to focus on holding mr. mcallister accountable on supporting the families of both victims and taking a hard look at how we can communicate more efficiently and effectively with partner law enforcement agencies. >> forgive me. it is complicate

mr. mcallister stole the car that he used in this fatal hit-and-run in daly city. daly city police, and daly city police identified mr. mcallister as the person who stole the car. they were aware he was a parolee. they had his address, his phone number, and most importantly, they knew that he had a firearm in his possession. and instead of going out and trying to arrest mr. mcallister or instead of notifying his parole officer so they could do their job, they wrote in their report that they intended to wait until january 3rd, today. by today, it's too late. the harm has been caused. and so my office is going to focus on supporting the victim's families, on holding mr mr. mcallister accountable, and we're going to take a hard look on why it is that we relied on the san francisco police department to communicate to parole when we could have done it ourselves. and going forward, we will communicate directly with parole in every case. >> chesa, with all due respect, it feels as though you are deflecting just a little bit. i do need to point something out. i don't think

mr. mcallister on the prior arrests. they had been taking important steps to intervene and supervise him. but they cannot do their job if the police department does not notify them. the other thing we learned and i believe the chronical broke this story is that the daily city police department were aware he had stolen the vehicle used in this fatal, tragic hit and run and that he had a firearm. they were aware he was on parole. they were aware of his address and of his phone number as of december 29th. in sfaed of taking steps to arrest him and get him off the streets, to get the begin out of his possession and to return -- [ indiscernible ] they wrote in the report they were going to wait till january 3rd to do that. >>> there is an election challenge brewing from republicans. it comes as president trump is still trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election. his latest try, a phone call to georgia's top election official asking him to find votes to make him a winner. now to washington on the latest on this. >> pr

mr. mcallister. second part, why was he out on the streets and not in jail?f covid, we have made decisions in california. part of that is reduce the jail population. not going to be seeing people going back to prison for parole violations like in the past. as matter of fact, not seeing them in county jails and lockups awaiting adjudication of their cases. last year at this time, san francisco had 1,100 inmates in county jail, today, 722. idea to reduce the jail population to keep the inmates and guards safe and also means letting people out on the streets. it's a payoff or payback, however you say t balancing act. this is where it went wrong. >> obviously unintended consequence of the rules in place. what is the police union saying right now? criminals watch tv also, if they don't feel there's possible ramifications for watching crime that's nonviolent, what is going to stop them? >> look at our broadcast today, earlier talking about rise in crimes, burglaries and restaurants and businesses in richmond right? that's a result of what? people knowing that they

mr. mcallister and we are seeking his detention in jail pretrial. we will hold mr. er accountable and we are working with the justice partners to improve communication and collaboration. is also weighing in because the incident was a tragedy and one some may be using to push an agenda and saying all parts of the criminal justice system could be working harder to prevent. >> there is enough blame and questions of accountability for many parts of the criminal justice system. >> they will remain in jail until at least january 20. that is the date of the next scheduled appearance. >>> the u.s. coast guard reminding everybody high surf and strong winds continue to see me. waves as high as 22 feet expected in some areas along the bay area coast. wind gusts could exceed 40 miles an hour. strong enough to push a person into the water or overturning notes. the wind and waves are expected to diminished by tomorrow morning. a look at the current conditions. >>> talking about the waves. they are diminishing. they're coming red pickup. the coast as deadly as it has been in years.

mr. mcallister accountable for the harm that he caused on new year's eve. >> several days ago, january 1 boudine tweeted this. >> that whole thread sparked quite a backlash on twitter with one man commenting -- >> now, interesting to note, boudine is the son of david gilbert that founded the weather underground. when they were convicted of murder in a botched bank robbery, he was raised by bill ayers, founder of the weather underground, which was a self-described communist revolutionary group. troy mcallister has been charged with vehicular homicide of both women that were killed while crossing the street. back to you. >> shannon: thanks, anita. first weekend of 2021 was a lot like 2020 in some major u.s. cities featuring gun violence, assaults. tonight some business owners in one beleaguered city are looking for new ways to protect themselves. aishah hasnie has the latest from new york city. good evening. >> in new york city, well-wishes for a happy new year shattered by a wild rampage across manhattan just one day in. police say brian thompson smashed, grabbed and terrorized his way th

mr. mcallister. l hold him accountable and we are working with our justice partners to improve communication and collaboration. mcallister's attorney saying the incident was, indeed, a tragedy and one that some may be using to push an at hand and saying all parts of the criminal justice system should have been working harder to prevent. >> i suggest that there is enough blame and questions of accountability for many parts of the criminal justice system. >> reporter: he will remain in jail until at least january 20th, that is his next scheduled court date. >>> in a related development, a member of the san francisco board of supervisors is calling on officials to release information about repeat offenders who are released from custody and commit new crimes. the request from supervisor catherine stephani comes less than a week afterseven hit and killed two women walking in the south market area. the public needs to understand exactly what happens when an individual on parole is arrested for new offenses.

mr. mcallister or dealing with his arrest is taking a hard look at what happened and what might have happened. >> one of the victim social security -- victims is hana abe who was 27 years old. >>> this morning in chicago some public school teachers are refusing to return to the classroom. the campuses are reopening today so teachers can start to prepare for in person learning. the teachers union said the schools are still unsafe. this comes following the covid-19 death of a school clerk. >> i am standing in solidarity with my staff. >> district officials say millions of dollars having been invested in air purifiers and in sanitation and students will be placed in smaller groups or pods. extending school into the summer may be part of governor newsom's plan to help students make up for a lack of learning time during the pandemic. he did not offer a lot of details at a news conference last week. he did indicate some funding in his proposed back to school plan could allow for an extended k through 12 school year. >> looking at extending into the summer. looking at the opportunity to get tutors a

mr. mcallister and we are seeking his detention in jail pretrial. we will hold them accountable and we're working with the justice department to improve communication and collaboration. his attorney also weighing in thing the incident was indeed a tragedy and one summit used to push an agenda and saying all parts of the criminal justice system should be working harder to prevent it's. >> i suggest that there is enough blame and questions of accountability for many parts of the criminal justice system mcallister will remain in jail until at least generate 20th. that is his next scheduled court date. reporting live, christien kafton, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> it is you have been reporting, and off a lot of finger-pointing here. catherine stephanie a supervisor in san francisco at the board meeting just a short time ago called for a hearing on the case issuing a letter to not only vga but also the police chief and the sheriff by the way, supervisor stephanie will be my guest coming up tonight over on ktvu plus. i really important conversation to be had abou

mr. mcallister accountable and we are working with our justice partners to improve communication and collaboration's attorney also weighing in, saying the incident was indeed a tragedy, and one that some may be using to push an agenda, and saying all parts of the criminal justice system should have been working harder to prevent. >> i suggest that there is enough blame and questions of accountability for many parts of the criminal justice system. >> mcallister will remain in jail until at least january 20th. that is his next scheduled court date. christien kafton, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> san francisco supervisor catherine stephani is calling on officials to release information about repeat offenders like mcallister, who are released from custody and then commit new crimes. >> the fact that chief scott told us that these crimes are being perpetrated by the same people over and over again, to the large extent, something needs to be done. so yes, rearrests are a huge problem and when these crimes are committed over and over by the same individuals, something needs to be done. >> stephani said that peopl

mr. mcallister or notifying his parole officer so they could do their job they wrote in their report that they intended to wait until january 3rd. >> reporter: daly city police tell me their investigation followed all standard practices and procedures and that the january 3rd date beaudin is referring to is actually an expiration date for followup. >> we are also above and beyond what would be normal conducted on a vehicle theft report. it is not usual for our investigators or patrol officers to contact parole at such an early phase. roupt when we pressed him on his claims they failed to communicate on the prior cases -- >> the fact is my office cannot prosecute cases until the police present us with adequate evidence that a crime was committed. >> reporter: i reached out to san francisco pd. though the department would not comment due to the ongoing investigation i spoke with tony montoya president of the san francisco police officers association union. >> that is an automatic if somebody is on parole or probation you make the phone call. you make the e-mail notification to the probation

mcallister. she admitted she felt hatred but knows hana is watching over her from heaven and it's not what she would have wanted. >> translator: hanako was a very compassionate and kind person. >> reporter: mrs. abe has one message for the community, along with a mission of her own. >> translator: although her life was short, she was very enriched by those she met in her life. it's hard to understand why she had to die this way. making the city safe and more beautiful again i'm sure is what my daughter also believes and hopes for. i hope this incident becomes a turning point in changing the current situation. >> i am so heartbroken for her. i had tears in my eyes the entire time. troy mcallister's next court appearance is on wednesday, which hiroko will be present for on friday a memorial will be held in the area of 2nd and mission. then hiroko and her son will return to japan and wait to receive hana's body. >> so sad. >>> and this is just scary. an it clown mask and an illegal ar-15 were among the items found on a man who was arrested by san leandro police. they made a traffic stop around noon yesterday on 150th avenue. an officer found a fully loaded ar-15 in a bag in the back seat. it ha

one small on the mcallister front age and there are three primary issues i want to help clear up that the appellant brings up, mr. nolte, who has been a great advocate for trees not just in the tenderloin but city wide. so, the trees we see in the plaza in the background, those are the properties of uc hastings and that is not within the jurisdiction of public works so, unfortunately public works does not have jurisdiction over those six olive trees in the plaza and another issue we wanted to also address is whether things were posted properly. trees that we approved for mobile are posted for 30 days and when they're protested we schedule it for a hearing. at staff level, if we deny a request from an app can't, we don't post those denied trees for 30 days. so that is why there's confusion there. and literally requires a flow chart so we can explain that to the appellant. no street trees in the sidewalk adjacent to the property have been removed without a permit. just to reiterate. those are the three primary concerns that were raced in the briefing so i wanted to try to address it. this is the ginco that remains

one small on the mcallister front age and there are three primary issues i want to help clear up that the appellant brings up, mr. nolte, who has been a great advocate for trees not just in the tenderloin but city wide. so, the trees we see in the plaza in the background, those are the properties of uc hastings and that is not within the jurisdiction of public works so, unfortunately public works does not have jurisdiction over those six olive trees in the plaza and another issue we wanted to also address is whether things were posted properly. trees that we approved for mobile are posted for 30 days and when they're protested we schedule it for a hearing. at staff level, if we deny a request from an app can't, we don't post those denied trees for 30 days. so that is why there's confusion there. and literally requires a flow chart so we can explain that to the appellant. no street trees in the sidewalk adjacent to the property have been removed without a permit. just to reiterate. those are the three primary concerns that were raced in the briefing so i wanted to try to address it. this is the ginco that remains