(unintelligible) thank you for being here have the rent for the italian- american community of north beachin north i take it with we have tony on the board. and we have a representative of the really long served italian made great for the city. the great city of today and representative of the business community with the. >> (calling names.) >> i'm sorry (clapping.) thank you for you what do for the italian community and not only the historical community growing in the united states but the new comers the new italians. let me mention for example. >> (calling names.) >> neglects when i would say can you say that no all right. i'm sorry. we are talking about the security types of security and have representatives in the bay and companies. we have the representatives for for the large cooperation and: >> (calling names). >> thank you for being here. so a mixed cultural restauranteurs that represent you mentioned the great friend represented in the italian community and (clapping.) as another association the members elected by the italian community the president. >> (calling names.) >> the his

honestly we at least in north beach, i can't speak for the other neighborhoods, but north beach is strongtill get a lot of tourists, locals. so it's great. and sometimes they say, hey, north beach is all about tourism. it was the busiest neighborhood during covid. so you can't say that. so i think north beach gets a bad rap for that. and it's anyone, everyone, everybody comes to north beach and the neighbors support it. so it's been awesome. thanks for coming. the grand marshal of the italian parade, tony gianni, thanks for joining us. appreciate it. and if you would like to attend the 155th italian heritage parade, it begins at 1230 this sunday, october eighth, at the foot of jefferson and powell street in fisherman's wharf. it ends in washington square in front of saint peter and paul church. still to come, investors in tech experts say air travel will look much different in the not so distant future. our the conversations happening in san francisco this week about getting all electric air taxis up and bodies laying in wait there where people can come and pay their respects. but keep in

in north beach. you say this is the most fun and the best weekend in san francisco. you've got all the fun with fleet week and all the things that are happening with that. and of course, the celebration, a battalion americans here in the city. so much to enjoy this weekend. and it is bringing people out in droves. >> north beach sidewalks flooded with people grabbing a bite while others were hanging out in washington square park. it's a big weekend for the buzzy that weekend of the year. it's it's a great time to be in francisco and everybody's favorite time to be in north people lined up for slices of pizza or to get a table at one of the neighborhood favorites. a pair of marines in town for fleet week tell us they wanted to indulge in the sights. sounds and really happy to be out here. great people. i like i like the city a lot to having a great time. i do it again every year. michael, the neighborhood is also getting ready to celebrate its deep connection to the italian american community restaura

it's going to run all the way up to north beach.traffic in the area. so you should expgct some delays if you're going to be cruise around the city. of course, it's advised that take public transit, maybe take uber or lyft or maybe even a cab or if you feel like walking. it's beautiful weekend, right? go travel by foot in order to get around and to avoid being a stock. will everybody else is having fun. grant vicki, back to you. >> all right, dan little earlier today, we took a trip down marina green where you can see folks there. yeah, they got a front seat to the air show exercise. in the meantime, we spoke to one veteran who lost count of the amount of fleet week said he's attended. he says he came to his first fleet week with his dad and now it's his turn to bring his son. >> everything climate on the helicopters views just hit the hole on you know, all the people, it's great to see the military. >> much as there is all the services get together here and it's like a big family. it's great. >> yeah, a lot of support here in the ba

many people refer to cafe trees as a the living room of north beach most of the clients are local and living up the hill come and meet with each other just the way the united states been since 1956 opposed by the grandfather a big people person people had people coming since the day we opened. >> it is of is first place on the west that that exposito 6 years ago but anyone was doing that starbuck's exists and it created a really welcoming pot. it is truly a legacy business but more importantly it really at the take care of their community my father from it was formally italy a fisherman and that town very rich in culture and music was a big part of it guitars and sank and combart in the evening that tradition they brought this to the cafe so many characters around here everything has incredible stories by famous folks last week the cafe that paul carr tennessee take care from the jefferson starship hung out the cafe are the famous poet lawrence william getty and jack herb man go hung out. >> they work worked at a play with the god fathers and photos he had his typewriter i wish i

this begin in san francisco's north beach and ended up in martinez. police say the suspect assaulted a victim in north beach and through explosive devices at officers . bomb squad officers have been heavily searching a vehicle connected to that wild police chase in san francisco. the one that ended up in contra costa county. shawn chitnis tells us how it all unfolded from martinez. >> reporter: the scene is clear, hours after what was a chaotic series of events that ends in this part of contra costa county. the report of an assault, a car chase, as well some suspicious devices all involved, before it ended here. let's show you one of the for scenes where this all began in san francisco around 6:00 p.m. on sunday night. when police were unable to get the suspect into custody . they were responding to a report of an assault . video from the citizen app shows one of the locations in the city and according to supervisor aaron peskin who oversees the city's north beach neighborhood, the suspect set up a pipe bomb on jones street and lit a molotov cocktail

it started in the north beach. poli sathe suspect assauld a victim and led police on a chase to martinez. he also threw explosive devices at the officers. the police department posted this picture of what they're describing as improvised device. officers responded to reports of the assault around 6:00 p.m. yesterday. the suspect took off in a car before they could take him into custody. the supervisor who oversees the north beach neighborhood tells us during the chase the suspect allegedly set off a pipe bomb on jones street and lit a molotov cocktail at the intersection of eighth and mission streets. this is citizen app video from the scene on jones. the chase continued on to the freeway and east bay. that's when chp officers took over. they took the suspect into custody in martinez and here is the aftermath. the car was smashed after officers used a pit maneuver to stop the car. thankfully no one was hurt but authorities think there might be more explosive devices in the vehicle and that's why they called the bom

. >> it began in san francisco's north beach. it ended up in martinez. police say the suspect assaulted a victim in north beach and then threw explosive devices at officers. the police department released this picture of what they're describing as an improvised device. >> officers responded to reports of an assault on filbert street around 6:00 tonight, but the suspect took off in a car before they could take him into custody. supervisor aaron peskin, who oversees the north beach neighborhood, tells us that during the chase the suspect allegedly set off a pipe bomb on jones street and lit a molotov cocktail at the intersection of eighth and mission street. this video is from citizen app and this is the scene on jones. the chase continued on to the freeway and on to the east bay where chp officers took over the chase. they eventually took the suspect into custody in martinez. this is the aftermath. you can see the suspect's car smashed after officers used a p.i.t. maneuver to stop the car. no one was hurt, but authorities think there may be more explosive

many people refer to cafe trees as a the living room of north beach most of the clients are local and living up the hill come and meet with each other just the way the united states been since 1956 opposed by the grandfather a big people person people had people coming since the day we opened. >> it is of is first place on the west that that exposito 6 years ago but anyone was doing that starbuck's exists and it created a really welcoming pot. it is truly a legacy business but more importantly it really at the take care of their community my father from it was formally italy a fisherman and that town very rich in culture and music was a big part of it guitars and sank and combart in the evening that tradition they brought this to the cafe so many characters around here everything has incredible stories by famous folks last week the cafe that paul carr tennessee take care from the jefferson starship hung out the cafe are the famous poet lawrence william getty and jack herb man go hung out. >> they work worked at a play with the god fathers and photos he had his typewriter i wish i

this began in san francisco north beach and ended in martinez.m in north beach and then threw explosive devices at officers. shawn chitnis is live. hopefully the scene is cleared from danger at this point. >> reporter: good morning. we do see this is all cleared up. it is hard to believe there was such a chaotic string of events leading to this situation and police have been able to clear the area. it begins with a report of an assault sunday night in san francisco around 6:00. then we know there is the threat of explosive devices, a car chase, chp involved and it ends in this part of contra costa county. the video gives us a sense of how this began. police say this started with a report of an assault. they were unable to get the suspect into custody. this is video from the citizen app that shows one of the locations in san francisco. according to the supervisor who oversees the north beach neighborhood, the suspect set off a pipe bomb on jones street and lit a molotov cocktail at the intersection of chase and mission. that continues into the eas

many people refer to cafe trees as a the living room of north beach most of the clients are local hill come and meet with each other just the way the united states been since 1956 opposed by the grandfather a big people person people had people coming since the day we opened. >> it is of is first place on the west that that exposito 6 years ago but anyone was doing that starbuck's exists and it created a really welcoming pot. it is truly a legacy business but more importantly it really at the take care of their community my father from it was formally italy a fisherman and that town very rich in culture and music was a big part of it guitars and sank and combart in the evening that tradition they brought this to the cafe so many characters around here everything has incredible stories by famous folks last week the cafe that paul carr tennessee take care from the jefferson starship hung out the cafe are the famous poet lawrence william getty and jack herb man go hung out. >> they work worked at a play with the god fathers and photos he had his typewriter i wish i were here back the

the move comes after safeway's new san francisco fisherman's wharf and north beach also closed back inay for similar reasons. employees have the option to work at other safeways in the city or santa clara county. no word yet on what business if any will take over that property. >>> you may have heard them before you actually saw them. we're talking about the blue angels in the skies today. yes, it is officially fleet week and the blue angels have arrived. they're going to pass over the city before landing over oakland international this morning. that familiar roar of the fa-18 fighter jets, the sound of relief for many in the bay area. because a government shutdown would have canceled their appearance. a million people are expected this week for the show. it means $10 million for the city and huge business for bars and restaurants. >> traditionally we see north beach and fisherman's wharf, the ferry building, embarcadero really being a great viewing sprot spot. >> they're really visible especially on the weekend and especially in the afternoons. we always have a line hanging out the do

many people refer to cafe trees as a the living room of north beach most of the clients are localand living up the hill come and meet with each other just the way the united states been since 1956 opposed by the grandfather a big people person people had people coming since the day we opened. >> it is of is first place on the west that that exposito 6 years ago but anyone was doing that starbuck's exists and it created a really welcoming pot. it is truly a legacy business but more importantly it really at the take care of their community my father from it was formally italy a fisherman and that town very rich in culture and music was a big part of it guitars and sank and combart in the evening that tradition they brought this to the cafe so many characters around here everything has incredible stories by famous folks last week the cafe that paul carr tennessee take care from the jefferson starship hung out the cafe are the famous poet lawrence william getty and jack herb man go hung out. >> they work worked at a play with the god fathers and photos he had his typewriter i wish i w

peter and paul church in north beach. that's where police claim 42-year-old daniel garcia knocked a parishioner unconscious when they refused to give garcia money. that triggered a police chase first on foot and then in cars, and that's when investigators say garcia threw explosives at officers. today the sf police union released this photo of what appears to be one of those detonated explosives. investigators say as the chase continued onto eighth and mission streets, officers faced a second explosion. >> the suspect then threw out a secondary device at the officers. they saw that device go out the window at eighth and mission. that device detonated as well. they could see the flames, and they could feel the explosion. they felt that was a larger explosion than the first one up on jones street. >> the chase ultimately ended more than 30 miles away in martinez. court records show the suspect has a history with explosives. in 2011, he was found guilty of federal charges related to a car bombing in fairfield. police say the

the north beach restaurant aptly named for its neighborhood location on the corner of columbus avenue and stockton street, blames the city's drop in tourism and conventions for its declining business. the italian eatery has served as an iconic gathering place for locals, politicians, artists and executives for more than 50 years. the restaurant will officially close in december. >> a similar story across the bay in oakland, where a longtime business is set to close there as well. today cafe 817 posted on its instagram page that after 30 years, it plans to shut down next month. the post says the decision is a combination of factors from the pandemic to crime, as well as rising costs and fewer customers. the cafe's last day will be saturday, november 11th. >> still ahead, it's not quite winter yet, but the sierra got its first dusting of snow this morning. we're going to tell you what you need time to win is running out in our prize packed kick off the savings monopoly game! hurry in to play for your chance at over $25 million in prizes and money saving offers like this, and this, or ev

de aquí del barrio italiano del distrito north beach, de la ciudad de san francisco, es un informe enmos contigo más adelante. gracias flavio. >> bueno y bomberos del condado san joaquín están investigando la muerte de un hombre durante el fin de semana, después de caer unos 80 pies en un gran schiff hilo de una antigua planta de azúcar. esto fue en tracy. las autoridades dijeron que el sábado a eso del mediodía respondieron a la llamada de emergencia en la antigua planta de holy sugar tras recibir informes de una persona que había caído cerca del fondo de la gran estructura de acero. la víctima no ha sido identificada. >> no tenemos más información desde stockton, las autoridades buscan a un conductor de un vehículo que golpeó y mató a una persona esta madrugada. >> alejandro quezada nos tiene esta información en torno al incidente. cuéntanos alejandro. >> según la investiga, la víctima se bajó de su vehículo cuando este se descompuso en esta la calle fremont en stockton y fue cuando otro vehículo lo atropella y lo abandona su suerte minutos antes de las 05:00. la calle fremont, casi

. >>> after more than 50 years in san francisco's north beach neighborhood, north beach restaurant is also planning to shut down. they say they were never able to recover from the pandemic. the clinical first reported they were continuing to serve and honor existing reservations through the end of the year, but owners a, if someone does come forward wanting to buy it, then it could have a second life. >>> a live look at washington, d.c., where we still don't have a speaker of the house. without one, the house cannot pass aid for israel or ukraine. and don't forget, the government is set to run out of money in just over a month, when the temporary spending extension expires. here is where things stand right now. people can hold a private meeting to select a nominee for speaker. representative steve scalise narrowly beat out jim jordan from ohio to become speaker's gullies, he needs 217 votes . but it does not seem he is quite there yet. >> i think the number is large and growing, people who will not vote for scully's on the floor. >> the house is currently in recess, no word yet when a

. >> small shops in neighboring north beach struggling. even as fleet week kicks into high gear. >> endless car break ins and urban blight, homeless walking by continues to hurt sales. sidewalk foot traffic is sparse. >> no, more than before, like, it was a bunch of people, like it looked like a party here. now it is just empty. >> reporter: from north beach to embarcadero, the aim is to go from available to full >> there is a lasting power down here. we just need to, we just got to have the love there for it and have all of the people around for it. >> reporter: vacant to vibrant is hoping to bring new life into san francisco. >>> another event that can give san francisco businesses a big boost this weekend? the italian heritage parade and festival. that parade starts at 12:30 on sunday in the fisherman's wharf area and makes its way up to north beach. san francisco is the longest continually running italian heritage parade in the country. devon? >> all right, thank you, liz. >>> efforts to cleanup the image of the city versus efforts to

the north beach restaurant will officially close in december, and lori thomas, executive director of the golden gate restaurant association, says making ends meet has been tough for restaurants across the city, especially, of course, since the pandemic. >> with all of the costs going up for utilities, the garbage, the electric city, the water going up, 9% across the board for all of these vendors, each each at the start of this year, combined with the food costs, the wine costs, the gas costs for deliveries. when you continue to lose money, you can't operate a business. >> so it's tough to help give restaurants a boost. the golden gate restaurant association has extended restaurant week next month to draw in visitors in town for san francisco's apec conference restaurant week will run november 3rd through the 16th. gray will also hold special ticketed dining events during that period. >> we are celebrating hispanic and latin american heritage month here at abc7 and it's really set to come alive starting tomorrow in san jose for two weekends. a special musical production will spotligh

he's live in the north beach neighborhood. that's where this trans bay pursuit began. james and garcia, we've spoken to a number of people who have been out here this morning walking dogs, going on their own morning walks. and this is something that's all they can talk about here. we're in an area just outside of the saint peters and paul catholic church. this is where police say they responded to yesterday evening, just before 6:00 for calls of an assault. they say they eventually found the suspect, the person accused of attacking some parishioners here and then that person ended up taking off. and this went on for absolute miles. that person, that suspect in a car leading police on a chase all throughout the city of san francisco and over the bay bridge. but before heading into the east bay, officers say that suspect started throwing what they call unknown objects out of the window. that was in the nob hill and the soma neighborhoods before actually getting to the bridge. the san francisco police officers association calling those objects suspicious devices as standa

north beach restaurant will officially close in december. is their morning money report. >> a surprise move in the united auto workers strike. the union called on 88,700 ford workers to walk off the job at the company's largest plant. according to ford, the union called for a negotiation session last night and asked for a new offer within minutes. the union president reportedly told negotiators that that's all that's all you got. you lost us . the strike expansion came with no warning and the plant generates about $25 million annually. that is one sixth of ford's overall revenue. now, we take a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets underway this morning. we are down about 18 points as we are celebrating hispanic and latin american heritage month here at abc7. >> and it is set to come alive starting today in san jose. a special musical production will be spotlighting a heartwarming journey through the afterlife, celebrating the day of the dead . it's called la muerte baila and its opening night is tonight at the mexican her

the north beach restaurant will officially close in december, and lori thomas, executive director ofn gate restaurant association, says making ends meet has been tough for restaurants across the city, especially, of course, since the pandemic. >> with all of the costs going up for utilities, the garbage, the electric city, the water going up, 9% across the board for all of these vendors, each each at the start of this year, combined with the food costs, the wine costs, the gas costs for deliveries. when you continue to lose money, you can't operate a business. >> so it's tough to help give restaurants a boost. the golden gate restaurant association has extended restaurant week next month to draw in visitors in town for san francisco's apec conference restaurant week will run november 3rd through the 16th. gray will also hold special ticketed dining events during that period. >> we are celebrating hispanic and latin american heritage month here at abc7 and it's really set to come alive starting tomorrow in san jose for two weekends. a special musical production will spotlight a hilari

it's time for a new generation of restaurant tours to come in to an area north beach, which is havingurgence. and anytime we lose a business, it's not good. you know, i have to balance that against, again, the new businesses that are opening and the vitality of north beach. but now the republican division of san francisco based gap just opened what it calls a flagship store on geary. managers say they'll have a grand opening event sometime next month. the oldest kosher bakery in oakland is now for sale for the price of $1. the owners of grand bakery say they're selling because they also own another restaurant and don't have time to operate. two businesses. the winning buyer needs to write an essay describing themselves along with why they want to own a bakery and their qualifications. the bakery's website says the winning buyer will get the brand company recipes and staff they'll need to buy appliances. someone likely in california has the only ticket that matched all the numbers for last night's $1.7 billion powerball jackpot. that winning powerball ticket was sold in southern califo

was growing up in the 60s and 50's a good portion of chicano-american chinese-american lived in north beach a nob hill community. >> as part the immigrant family is some of the recreation centers are making people have the ability to get together and meet 0 other people if communities in the 60s a 70s and 80s and 90s saw a move to the richmond the sunset district and more recently out to the excelsior the avenue community as well as the ensuring u bayview so chinese family living all over the city and when he grape it was in this area. >> we're united. >> and growing up in the area that was a big part of the my leave you know playing basketball and mycy took band lessons and grew up. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> allergies welcome to the community fair it kicks off three weeks of celebrations for the year and let's keep everybody safe and celebrate the biggest parade outside of china on february 11th go best wishes and congratulations and 3, 2, 1 happy enough is enough. >> i grew up volley ball education and in media professional contrary as an educator he work with all skids whether o

peter and paul catholic church here in the north beach neighborhood.er of parents taking their kids to the school attached here. of course, all of this started late yesterday evening, just before 6:00 on sunday. so really, only mass was going on around here. no school children in the area, but this is where police say they came to on calls of an assault. they say they found the guy accused of attacking someone. and when they did, police say that suspect took off that chase. well, it goes on for miles crossing all through the city of san francisco and over the bay bridge. but before heading into the east bay, officers say that suspect started throwing unknown objects out the window near the nob hill and soma neighborhood as the san francisco police officers association calling those objects suspicious devices. the standard reporting those devices may have been pipe bombs or some sort of molotov cocktails. once the driver hopped on the bridge, the california highway patrol got involved. they eventually make an arrest in martinez and after the suspect cra

north beach hasn't been swept since the eighties because of opposition.getting a lot of requests to sweep. basically our trucks are 10 feet wide. we stick the brooms out and they are may be 12 feet wide. >> there are a lot of blind spots when driving a large truck pedestrians and bicyclists and cars. and navigates this 22,000-pound truck through the city. >> we involve the public here -- to adhere to traffic laws. these routes were developed back in the eighties around the capability of the sweeper. things have changed since then so we have to adapt. luckily, public works is embracing technology and working on a system to alter our maps. this is literally cut and paste -- cut and paste. we will have a computer program soon that will be able to alter the maps and be updated instantly. we will have tablets in the checks for all of the maps. we will send a broom wherever it needs to go and he has the information he needs to complete the safety. what is needed about these tablets as they will have a g.p.s. on it so we know where they're at. you do get confuse

coming up on kron, 4 news at 10 and iconic north beach restaurant is closing what the owners have to say about it. coming up. >> plus, waymo taxis are heading down south how socal residents are reacting to these new taxis. and today is the day of the girl how supporters are and powering young women. when we come back young women. when we come back from the break. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ get exclusive offers on select new volvo models. contact your volvo retailer to learn more. get exclusive offers on select new volvo models. every day, businesses everywhere are asking: is it possible? with comcast business... it is. is it possible to help keep our online platform safe from cyberthreats? absolutely. can we provide health care virtually anywhere? we can help with that. is it possible to use predictive monitoring to address operations issues? we can help with that, too. with the advanced connectivity and intelligence of global secure networking from comcast business. it's not just possible. it's happening. >> some sad news for the city of san francisco tonight, the iconic north beach restaurant closing

north beach neighborhood is also gearing up for the annual italian heritage festival. four's dan thorn has more. >> north beach sidewalks flooded with people grabbing a bite while others were hanging out in washington square park. it's a big weekend for the buzzy that weekend of the year. it's it's a great time to be in francisco and everybody's favorite time to be in north people lined up for slices of pizza or to get a table at one of the neighborhood favorites. >> a pair of marines in town for fleet week tell us they wanted to indulge in the sights. sounds and really happy to be out here. great people. i like i like the city a lot to having a great time. i do it again every year. michael, the neighborhood is also getting ready to celebrate its deep connection to the italian american community restaurant. mona lisa marie monti is expecting a big crowd for sunday's italian heritage festival and parade. happy that excited they've been going on in the seated right now. you know and just been on day. >> and we had thinking a lot of people to and there's also not many com

we have been here in north beach over 100 years. [speaking foreign language] [♪♪♪] [speaking foreign language] [♪♪♪] [speaking foreign language] [speaking foreign language] [♪♪♪] [♪♪♪] >> hi, friends. i'm pria here at the palace of fine arts in san francisco. here with skylar who is the new managing director of the san francisco examiner. skylar, would you start by telling us about the examiner? >> absolutely. the san francisco examiner is san francisco's oldest locally owned newspaper. it is the newspaper of william randolph hurst and mark twain, so incredible history in san francisco and we cover all it the evenlts events in san francisco and particularly focused now on everything happening to bring san francisco back. >> which is a big part of the story right now where san francisco has been and where it is going. you brought us here to the palace of fine arts because it is one of your favorite places. why are we here? tell us why it matters >> the palace of fine arts was built in 1915. it was part of the exhibition meant to show

in the catholic church at north beach's washington square. a suspect allegedly assaulted and demanded money from a parishioner. the suspect got in a car and fled from police and threw explosive devices out of the car at the officers. once in the russian hill area and again in south of market. >> the officers described not only seeing the flames of the device that hit the ground but also the officers could feel when the bomb detonated. they could feel the blow back from that in have vehicles. they believe that the suspect intentionally tried to seriously injure or kill them. >> police say there were no injuries related to the explosives. they brought chp and continued the chase over the bay bridge and to martinez where the suspect was arrested. the feds were brought in to inspect his car with a bomb robot. the investigation is still early but police say the assaulted parishioner did not know the suspect. sfpd has no history with him either. >>> we are following new developments out of san jose. police have arrested a 15-year-old in connection

was the north beach melt down. which was bizarre cruise stated the next day that the melt down was a function of something helping on the other side of town at outside lands. why are 10 cars turning to 3700 pound paper weights 6 miles, way. cruise said it was because of the cars are autonomous until they stop working. a remote assistant has to operate the car done over a good wireless cell phone technology when this cell phone technology is not working. until this case in part because they were overwhelmed with cell phone use at outside lands. or in the case of i disaster. there is in way to move cars you bring that up in your slide will make the 80 ins debts the fire department documented seem like child's play the next tliem is an elementa earthquake in san francisco and our an rat us has to get to burning parts of the city or fire. and cruise response to that was -- to me, and i believe they said this to the mta they were going to build out their own cell phone net w to combat this. do you have thoughts about th

peter and call church at north beach. he is accused of knocking a parishioner unconscious.triggered a police chase. first on foot and then in cars. that's when investigators claim garcia threw explosives at the officers. this appears to be one of the detonated explosives. investigators say as the chase continued, officers faced a second explosion. >> the suspect threw out a secondary device at the officers. they saw the device go out of the window at eighth and mission. that detonated, as well. they felt that was a larger explosion than the one on jones street. >> a bizarre case here. it ultimately ended the chase, more than 30 miles away in martinez. court records show the suspect has a history with explosives. in 2011, he was found guilty of federal charges related to a car bombing in fairfield. >>> a los gas toes mom accused of hosting drunken sex parties for her teenage son and his friends is one step closer tonight. the santa clara grand jury indicted her today on more than five dozen felony and misdemeanor charges. the move clears the way for trial. conner is accused

. >> reporter: from north beach to the embarcadero, the aim is to go from available to full >> theree. we just need to, we just got to have the love there for it and have all of the people around for it. >> reporter: vacant to vibrant is hoping to bring new life into san francisco. >>> another event that could give san francisco businesses a big boost this weekend, the italian heritage parade and festival. that parade starts at 12:30 on sunday in the fisherman's wharf area and makes its way up to north beach. it is the longest continually running italian heritage parade in the country. >> thank you, liz. >>> don't go anywhere. much more ahead on the prime time edition. a pro at the serve and volley of helping customers at safe way. that is just his day job. we introduce you to a tennis player. >>> keep the noise down. why one city says it is time to shutdown one of san francisco's newest festivals. >>> he is a food network star and he is not old enough to drive a car. coming up ♪ ♪ everery day, bususinesses everywhehere are asksking: is it t possible?? with comcacast bubusiness... .

. >> the numbers we traditionally see, of course, north beach, fisherman's wharf, really great viewing spots. >> really busy during the weekends and especially in the afternoons, like, we always have a line hanging out the door. >> the first practice is scheduled for thursday. they'll conduct formal shows on friday, saturday and sunday. for everything fleet week, from the angels to the parade of ships, we've got you covered. everything you need to know about the festivities posted on our website. go to nbcbayarea.com and click on the link in the trending bar. >>> overlooking san jose, waiting for the sun's approval. kari has a look at our forecast. talk about this warm-up that's supposedly on the way. >> we are going to have some hotter temperatures ahead, and even warmer in san francisco, as we take a look at what to expect as we go into the weekend. we're looking at highs on friday reaching 85 degrees. that's really warm if you're just sitting out in the middle of the sun. and as we go toward the end of the weekend, we're going to see slightly cooler temperatures coming in. it will b

a corn hole tournament in north beach. olympic club foundation and the san francisco italian athletic club hosted dozens of teams. look at that setup. playing for prizes and bragging rights. we recognize her, mayor breed tossing a few bags. the olympic club foundation says historically it's raised about $100,000 to fund youth sports. >>> and on the coast, surfers making the most of the swells this week. check it out. this is mavericks along right near half moon bay. along the coast yesterday. jeff ranieri loving the swells this week. >> some of those got up to 22 feet. >> that's why they're out there. >> leave that to them. i'll watch the video. >> we'll send the helicopter out. >> right? those waves calming down as we head through tomorrow's forecast. we are still looking at some cool temperatures, also even a chance of some rain. let me get you more details in the microclimate forecast right now. as we start it off tomorrow morning, we are back in the 50s with some of that low cloud cover. and the low clouds going to be

a corn hole tournament in north beach, the little thing you throw the bean bags and it goes into the hole. the san francisco italian athletic club hosted dozens of teams playing for prizes and dragging rights. recognize her? mayor breed tossing a few bags. the olympic club foundation has raised $100,000 to fund youth sports. i love playing corn hole. >> and it's all ages. my daughter can play it. anyone can play it. >> you can hold a sandwich, a drink. >> just throw one to the corn hole. no. >> as you throw. >> okay. now i need to focus. >> good weather this week. >> just chill out and enjoy some of the nice, cool weather across the bay area. we will get some shower chances in here so i think tomorrow is going to be best. let's take a look at that microclimate forecast and, wow, what a difference a day makes. we had this cooler system move across california. looks at the change. today down to 71. san jose, 93 to 75. more weather from that forecast. the thing i think will be different as we roll through tomorrow the cloud cover will linger here through tomorrow afternoon. more of a pa

our betty yu is at the north beach church where it all started. betty? >> this is where all of it began. the suspect participated in the mass and demanded money from and attacked a parishioner before leaving with an unopened folding knife. >>> san francisco police said what happened after communion inside of this church on sunday was brazen and dangerous. >> the suspect then violently assaulted this parishioner, pushing him in the head. we believe the parishioner went unconscious temporarily. the suspect kept demanding money from this parishioner. the parishioner did not know the suspect. thankfully many of the parishioners who were inside of the church came to the aid and to the rescue. >> reporter: on monday, heavily armed officers were seen going into a concord home linked to the suspect. identified as 42-year-old daniel garcia. he is facing several charges including attempted murder, evading the police, aggravated assault and explosive-related charges. >> we saw the two cop cars went down jones, high rate of speed. did not have their lights on. >> re

small shops in neighboring north beach still struggle, even as fleet week kicks into high gear.ak-ins and urban blight, including homeless wandering nearby continue to hurt sales. foot traffic is sparse. >> before, like it was a bunch of people, looked like a party here. now it's just empty. >> reporter: from north beach to the embarcadero, the aim is to go from available to full. >> there is that lasting power down here. we just need to -- we just gotta, like, have the love there for it and have all the people around for it. >> reporter: from vacant to vibrant goli, taste your goals. >>> one more check of the forecast. it's going to be another hot day today with temperatures running about 15 to 20 degrees above average, except along the coast. the onshore breeze begins to kick back in, so instead of 80s, you'll be in the 70s, instead of 90s, into the 80s for san francisco and oakland. but still well into the 90s inland. the heat advisory does continue until 11:00 this evening for areas around the bay, down the peninsula and into the santa clara valley. stay hydrated, find at le

>>> good italian food is a hallmark of san francisco's north beach neighborhood.ake restaurant is reportedly closing after more than 50 years. the chronicle reports north beach restaurant is preparing to wind down operations. the son of one of the restaurant founders says they're suffering from a drop in tourism and the past summer was the worst that they have seen in 35 years. the report says that they will honor reservations through december. >>> a few weeks ago, we told id about a chinatown pet store owner who chose to give away his business. and after our report aired, he found someone willing to take it on and buy his inventory. oakland's oldest kosher bakery is doing something similar. it just went on sale for $1. the owner of grand bakery sent out an email calling for someone passionate about jewish baking to take the reins. owner sam towbars says it's not caring about making money from the sale. he just wants to find the right person to carry on the bakery's 60 year legacy. the buyer will have access to recipes and employees and the overall brand. >>> time

police responding to a report of an assault in north beach. police say the suspect attended mass evening in after it was over. he walked up to a parishioner and demanded money. freshener continue to pray and ignored at which point the suspect. violently assaulted this christian or punching him in the head. >> we believe that depression or went unconscious temporarily. police say as the suspect was trying to get away, he was holding a knife that was down. a police chase began. >> as the vehicle got up to jones street, we believe that the suspect threw out explosive device at the officers. the officers described not only seeing the flames of the divisive hit the ground, but also the officers could feel the when the bomb detonated. they could feel the the blowback from that in their vehicles. the suspect then threw out a secondary device at the officers. they saw that device go out of the window at a condition. >> the chase went on to the freeway. were california highway patrol then took over later arresting the suspect in martinez after the car

the chronicle reports north beach restaurant is preparing to wind down operations.of the founders of the restaurant says they're suffering from a drop in tourism and the past summer was the worst they've seen in 25 years. the report says they will honor reservations through december. >>> every week, we showcase a community hero who has won a bay area jefferson award. and this week, we're highlighting a local winner who went on to win a national jefferson award. sharon chin updates us on a san francisco pastor and the prestigious honor he received. >> reporter: what makes the scene unique is not reverend roland gordon sweeping outsideuncleside presbyterian. what stands outside is the gold medal around his neck. >> i was totally caught off-guard. >> reporter: the man known as reverend g just returned from new york city where multiplying good honored him with a jacqueline kennedy onassis award. he started a giant black history collage at the church in 1980. the san francisco landmark inspires young people at his long running after-school nonprofit that they can accompl

the north beach restaurant will officially close in december.aurie thomas, who's the executive director of the golden gate restaurant association, says making ends meet has been tough for restaurants across the city , especially since the pandemic . >> with all of the costs going up for utilities, the garbage charge, the electricity, the water going up 9% across the board for all of these vendors, each each at the start of this year, combined with the food costs, the wine costs, the gas costs for deliveries. when you continue to lose money, you can't operate a business to help give restaurants a boost. >> the golden gate restaurant association has extended restaurant week next month to hopefully draw in visitors in town for san francisco's apec conference. restaurant week will run november third through the seventh. gray will also hold special ticketed dining events during that time. >> the newly announced w nba expansion team coming to the bay area will start to play in 2025 at chase center and there has been a lot of hype. but the question rem

police responding to a report of an assault in north beach. police say the suspect attended mass evening in after it was over. he walked up to a parishioner and demanded money. freshener continue to pray and >> ignored at which point the suspect. violently assaulted this christian or punching him in the head. we believe that the went unconscious temporarily. police say as the suspect was trying to get away, he was holding a knife that was down. the police chase began. as the vehicle got up to jones street. we believe that the suspect threw out explosive device at the officers. >> the officers described not only seeing the flames of the divisive hit the ground, but also the officers could feel the when the bomb detonated. they could feel the the blowback from that in their vehicles. the suspect then threw out a secondary device at the officers. they saw that device go out of the window at a commission. >> the chase went on to the freeway. were california highway patrol then took over later arresting the suspect in martinez after the car was car

so right through north beach, right through the wharf you are going to see a lot of closures and carsple lining up and in fact join us live in our next hour over on pix+ to talk about more about what you can expect for the heritage parade that's happening on sunday. definitely a lot going on and again consider public transit. everything is on time this morning with no delays for b.a.r.t., muni, caltrain. overail it is breathe on the roadways. live look at the san mateo bridge and westbound commute nod too bad over towards 101. >>> on your friday morning, and have already started decorating for halloween? check out a bay area bakery that's really creating gettive with their crust ahead of in holiday. here's a live look outside before we head to break on this friday morning. looking south there over the bay and you can see the ships already in the water there. it's going to be a gorgeous weekend but w ya know,w, if you wewere cashbackining you coululdn on everyrything with j just one cacard. chase frfreedom unlilimited. so, ifif you're ofoff the rackining... ...or r crab crackcking, you

this all started during sunday mass at saints peter and paul church in north beach. 42-year-old daniel garcia is accused of knocking a parishioner unconscious when they refused to give him money. that triggered a police chase, first on foot and then in cars. that's when investigators claim garcia threw explosives at the officers. today the sf police union released this photo of what appears to be one of those detonated explosives. investigators say as the chase continued onto eighth and mission, officers faced a second ploegs. >> the suspect then threw out a secondary device at the officers. they saw that device go out of the window at eighth and mission. that device detonated as well. they could see the flames, and they could feel the explosion. they felt that that was a larger explosion than the first one up on jones street. >> the chase ultimately ended with more than 30 miles away in martinez. court records show the suspect does have a history with explosives. in 2011, he was found guilty of federal charges related to a car bombing in fairfield. sfpd at this point has not released