they are seen way too many robberies already including this one that happened at 145 today in oakland chinatown. police say a man robbed won and hit her with a getaway car. also they say it is robbery of a grandmother in oakland would turn to a first-degree petty theft. this one would also be reclassified. >> if it passes, it will promote robbery in fremont. >> reporter: the state senator says her bill does not downgrade violent robberies. she released a statement saying i strongly condemn the attacks and hate crimes that members of our asian american community are experienced in. these attacks must and and and committed to working with api leaders to confront and and the lives and propaganda that are feeding racism and intolerance. >> what are the big-name politicians saying about this bill? >> that was noticeablyab y at this rally. mayorsfrom the local cities here in the bay area, no senators actually showed up to this rally.l keep you updated and i want to give you some brief information about the woman who was robbed in oakland chinatown this afternoon. oakland police did not release her me

the next minute i stumbled upon a scene that's become all too familiar in oakland's chinatown. out of the corner of my eye, i saw an asian woman down on the ground surrounded by a crowd of foot patrol volunteers. >> all of a somebody grab my body and drag me here. >> reporter: who was it? what did he look like? >> i didn't see it. he grabbed me in the back. grabbed me and tried to get my purse and he took it. >> reporter: a stunned woman says her attacker snatche hard body slammed her on to this busy intersection along 8th street in oakland's chinatown. >> i hit my head back. pavemen? >> there is no police. no place came. >> reporter: she is from the philippines. her purse had close to $300 in cash and her treasured jade bracelet. this woman screamed when she saw her getting mugged and memorized. >> reporter: how old are you? >> 68. going to be 68 this year. >> reporter: that is the same age as this oakland man who was reportedly attacked while riding an ac transit bus on monday. karl chan with the oakland chamber of commerce says another rider suddenly attacked him, bashing li

. >>> we are learning that a woman was robbed and hit by a car in oaklands chinatown this afternoon. this citizen at video shows the aftermath. the victim was knocked to the ground in a brazen robbery on a busy street. no word yet on any suspects. this comes as a well-known oakland chinatown leader who has been vocal about attacks on asian americans was attacked himself. as da lin reports, carl chan actually helped police arrest his attacker. >> reporter: the big question for carl chan is why. what was the motive? he wants to know if it was politically motivated, or just a random attack. >> it hurts more than it looks. >> reporter: he is feeling better, his left knee is taped up after the man attacked him yesterday afternoon, just of chinatown. the corner of broadway and eighth street. >> making a turn, and then the attack came so sudden. it was a cowardly attack from behind. >> reporter: he took a picture of the suspect walking away. he knows to be a good witness for months of educating the public about the attacks. the organized stop the hate rallies and even commenced oakland poli

some are happening right here in oakland's chinatown. >> robbed me in the back and tried to get my -- >> reporter: antoinette was victim of unprovoked attack shopping along 8th street in chinatown. just yesterday one of the most visible advocates, kyle chan, was pushed from behind as he walked down the street not far from the attack. ironically on the way to visit a friend assaulted riding a bus on monday. >> calling me n hit me in the back. >> reporter: chan is call attention to what is widely known as asian hate. many believe stopping these attacks will be difficult. with help from everyone, it can happen. >> focus more on what we have in common, i think that might ease racial tensions a little bit. >> reporter: in oakland, cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >>> there is encouraging news about the fight against covid here in the u.s. cdc says cases and deaths are dropping. as of tonight more than 100 million americans are fully vaccinated. another important milestone, 1 in 3 californians 16 and older are fully vaccinated. nearly half have gotten at least one dose. more than 30 million

in oakland chinatown, they are on the lookout for suspects they are canvassing this area to get more of an idea of who may have perpetrated this crime. >> andrea, thank you. >>> the road to recovery has a steady increase in traffic to bay area bridges. it looks pretty clear right up and we take a look at the monday evening commute pretty smooth sailing taking a broader look at the roads this hour. busy and some of the usual spots, but so far pretty green out there. and people just aren't getting back in their cars, we have public transit that's also making a comeback, slowly. >> reporter: bay area transit is recovering we help to tell that story point >> we are very excited for what we have seen point >> reporter: glenn is the chair of the board of directors and a wonder he sounds optimistic they had steady increases in january, february, and march, topping out at more than 41,000 total weekday riders. overall, the ridership is still down about 75% of normal, but that number is improving, and today they announced they are cutting the social distance between riders, and half. >> it's

carl chan, president of the oakland chinatown chamber of commerce, how he helped police tracked down his own attacker. >> reporter: the big question for him is why? he wants to know the motive. it was motivated by the fact that he has been speaking out against api attacks, or maybe this was just random. >> it hurts more than it looks. >> reporter: he is feeling better, his left knee is taped up after a man attacked him yesterday afternoon just outside of chinatown, near the corner of broadway and eighth street. >> i was making a turn and then the attack came so enita coward behind. >> reporter: he took a picture of the suspect walking away. he knows to be a good witness or months of educating the public about the api attacks. to organize multiple stop the hate rallies and even convinced oakland police to bring back the chinatown liaison officer. so i think the right thing but i want to make sure everyone understands, when things happen to you, be called, understand how to protect yourself as much as you can. >> rep save my life, so i was able to push, push myself up and stand against

when carl chan, president of the oakland chinatown chamber of commerce was attacked two weeks ago he did not hesitate to snap a photo with his phone and then report to hate crime to police. without evidence his attacker was arrested a short time later and charged with assault. today's news conference of the fbi was to drive home the message. it is safe to say something. >> the whole issue is about encouraging people. we understand many asians, they are so afraid, so we want to let them know, it is time to speak up and make those changes. >> reporter: with hate crimes against asians on the rise, the fbi san francisco office is investigating them is a top priority. >> no one should be afraid to walk down the street, or feel like they could be targeted by an act of violence based on how they look. where they are from. or any part of their identity. acts of hate and racism have no place here. >> standing in front of volunteers who patrol oakland chinatown, fps virtual agent craig ferrell wants to reassure the asian community, reporting crime is critical to putting a stop to it. >> we kno

. >>> an oakland chinatown leader who has been fighting against attacks on asian-americans was targeted himself and then helped police arrest his attacker. carl chan, president of the oakland chinatown's chamber of commerce, was punched in the back of the head and knocked to the ground yesterday. chan took a picture of his attacker. he spotted him again about 20 minutes later and then called police who arrested the man. >> he did not say my name, yeah, so basically it was just an assault and attack. i cannot be allowing myself to be victim or other people to become victims of crime. so that's the reason why i got to speak out. >> before the attack chan was on his way to visit a chinese senior who was beaten up while riding the bus on monday. >>> happening tomorrow, tough new water restrictions will go into effect for the marin water district. here is what's prohibited. washing cars at home, nope. power washing homes and businesses, can't do that. washing sidewalks and driveways, nope, street cleaning, nope, but these restrictions could just be the beginning. on tuesday marin water's boa

have filed criminal charges against a man suspected of attacking an asian community leader in oakland's chinatown. last week, the alameda county district attorney's office charged 25 year old james lee ramsey of oakland with assault and battery, a hate crime and a parole violation. he's accused of attacking oakland chinatown chamber of commerce president carl chan last three. thursday. shan said he errands when without warning, ramsey yelled racial slurs and knocked him to the ground. chan said the day of the attack he was supposed to visit another asian assault victim from a separate case across the bay. san francisco police are investigating a jewelry store burglary that was caught on cell phone video. han lee witnessed the break in that happened just before 11 a.m. on saturday. police say three men smashed a hole through the front window of the store on washington street. near stockton. they stole several pieces of jewelry before running off. the man who posted that video took the video posted it on twitter that the police she was only blocks away. visiting china town when that robbery occurre

because a lot ofofofofofof crimes that happen in the oakland chinatown, it's not a crime, it's just crimethere's a lot of asians there. you know, when folks with mental health issues come there and have episodes, those are the people who gets harmed or in the way, and with the skills i learned, you know, i utilized that to calm folks down. one of these skills -- >> if i may, i want to talk more about the community ambassador program in just a little bit. i think you've raised an important point about the economic struggles that you and many make -- asian americans might face. i want towant towant towant towo this is a point that is often lost, due to the modern minority myth, there can be the misconception that all asian americans or many are doing very well. we don't face any economic struggles or housing shortages, or we don't face discrimination or racism. what is the actual reality? talk about why that perception is actually hurting us. >> thank you so much for question. our members are facing so many crisis on top of crisis. you know, for the last 50 years, our organization has worke

we begin with another brazen robbery in oakland's busy chinatown. kpix5's da lin is live at in oakland tonight with more on this latest robbery in the would recall its by certain robberies and turn them into petty theft, opponents are extremely angry about this. this bill would lead to more robberies, and more attacks. >> reporter: the physical is not as severe as the hurt in my heart after being traumatized. >> reporter: he is so traumatized by a violent robbery back in 2019. vice mayor says the people robbed him of his cell phone at a bart station. and he chase after them, they pushed him down an escalator. >> i tumble down and when i stood up, i could barely walk. both my knees were bleeding. >> that is why he attended this anti-rally in front of the state building in downtown oakland. the state senator wrote the bill. robberies under $950 that don't involve deadly weapons or result in serious injuries would be considered petty theft. >> we which simply emboldens people to rob. that is disastrous for our society. >> reporter: they are seen way too

the president of oakland chinatown chamber of commerce is recovering after being assaulted yesterdayfternoon. carl chan says he was running errands near eighth and broadway in downtown oakland. when all of a sudden. a man came up from behind and yelled racial slurs. chan says he was then knocked to the ground body strong even strongen before, and my determination is son of the diminished because of this attack. chan took a picture of the man calmly walking away and using this photo officers arrested the suspect. chan positively ided him. 25 year old james lee ramsey was arrested on suspicion of felony battery, the alameda county d. a will review the case before deciding whether to file former chart formal charges. well ceremony was held in china town this evening to celebrate the installation of new lights at portsmouth square. hopefully could show it to you. we parked pagoda structure now illuminated with thousands of feet of l e d lights. this was a celebration earlier today, organizers of the projects say they wanted to highlight the architectural beauty of the pagoda and to provi

just yesterday, a prominent leader in oakland's chinatown was attacked. the attacker knocked carl chan to the ground and yelled racial slurs at him. ktvu is henry lee is here now with how chan helped lead police to his attacker. well, andre carl chan has been a highly visible leader in oakland's chinatown. in fact, he was on his way to visit another asian assault victim when he himself was knocked to the ground. we must stand together and your night with love against hates carl. chan is a familiar face as president of the oakland chinatown chamber of commerce. we'll know she's putting up cameras not only inside in recent months, he's been invisible presence, denouncing recent attacks against asians in the bay area. but he became a victim himself. although we're resilient one. my a strong even stronger than before, and my determination is gonna be diminished because of this attack. it happened thursday afternoon. chan was walking your eighth and broadway in downtown oakland while running errands and getting ready to the nation assault victim without warnin

. >> i am not hungry anym >>> new illustrations are popping up all over oakland chinatown to spread messages pandemic. the ink illustrations of animals wearing a mask and physically distanced can see posting on buildings and part kiosk is. after we have new guidelines she can tweak the art. >> that would be nice. thank you for watching and ♪ ♪ ♪ captioning sponsored by cbs >> o'donnell: tonight, mask confusion, the c.d.c. says if you're fully vaccinated, you don't need to wear a mask, so why are some states and businesses saying something different? the reaction tonight to the sudden reversal, as states and businesses grapple with their own mask mandates. who is keeping them, and who is dropping them. >> when people come in and say they have been vaccinated, how do we know? >> o'donnell: violence rocks the middle east. israel ramps up its attacks on gaza as bombs and rockets fall, families race to shelters. nearly 1,000 palestinians have been wounded, including children, as the death toll rises in gaza and in israel. national tri

chinatown worked with the san francisco reckon park department to install the new lights. across the bay in oaklandas reportedly robbed and then hit by a car in chinatown. it happened around two o'clock this afternoon at eighth and franklin streets, this citizen ap reports that a man robbed the woman and then she was hit by the vehicle the robber was in as he drove off the suspects car is described as a great hyundai police confirmed they responded to a traffic accident and found a woman who had been robbed. she had her purse stolen and was taken to the hospital. and that incident comes as a prominent leader in oakland's chinatown was also assaulted. carl chan says his attacker knocked into the ground yesterday and yelled racial slurs at him. ktvu is henry lee tells us how chan helped lead police to his attacker. we must stand together and your night with love against hate. carl chan is a familiar face as president of the oakland chinatown chamber of commerce. well know she's putting up cameras not only inside in recent months, he's been a visible presence denouncing recent attacks against asians i

now the oakland where a woman was reportedly robbed, then hit by a car in chinatown. it happened just before two this afternoon at a thin franklin streets. the citizen ap reporting that a man robbed the woman and then she was hit by the vehicle the robber was in as he drove off. the suspect's car is described as a great hyundai police confirmed they responded to a traffic accident and found a woman who had been robbed. she had her purse stolen and was taken to the hospital. a prominent leader in oakland's chinatown, says that he's recovering after being assaulted yesterday. carl chan says he was hit and yelled racis at him. ktvu henry lee shows us how he helped lead police to his attacker. we must stand together and your night with love against hates carl chan is a familiar face as president of the oakland chinatown chamber of commerce. we'll know she's putting up cameras not only inside in recent months, he's been a visible presence, denouncing recent attacks against asians in the bay area. but he became a victim himself. although we're resilient one. my body is hurt

oakland's chinatown provides a way for new immigrants to make a living before mastering english, a placelthier immigrants to invest and generate revenue and taxes. for these reasons and the spirit of america, it's important for everyone to keep the towns viable. >> and it shows that the community has arrived, that they exist and that they will be acknowledged. that's why i think it's important to have these communities, even if you're not a member of them because again, it reflects the multiracial and multicultural diversity of our nation and the role that immigrants play. >>> millions traveling this memorial day weekend. next on "today in the bay," the complete coverage of the roads and the skies as americans head out. >>> plus, fire danger on the top of mind for just about everyone, with our dry conditions and spike in heat. we'll show you how to keep everybody safe. >>> and the bay area continues to grieve for the nine men killed in last week's mass shooting at a vta yard as the morning goes on, a renewed push for gun control. >>> right now at 5:00, family members in the entire bay ar

also we're following some breaking news right now a deadly shooting on the edge of oakland's chinatown. it happened in broad daylight. we'll have the latest on this investigation. from ktvu. fox two news. this is the four welcome everyone to the four. i'm alex savage and i'm heather holmes. and we begin this afternoon with that breaking news happening right now. in oakland, where police are investigating their latest homicide this afternoon, oakland police say this shooting happened on eighth street near broadway and oakland's chinatown neighborhood less than two hours ago. you can ski see from sky fox at the intersection is now blocked with crime scene tape. investigators say 20 or more rounds were fired. you could see many of those shell casing indicators right there on the sidewalk, possibly with the high powered weapon or several weapons and we're told the victim is an adult male and suffered several gunshot wounds. we are waiting for more details about the person who died, as well as the search for the shooter or shooters. we have a crew there on the scene in oakland, and we'll ke

that's carl tran, president of the oakland chinatown chamber of commerce, who himself was recently the victim of an attack. he was joined by an agent from the fbi, san francisco field office who laid out this strategy for addressing the recent surge in violent crimes against asian americans. here in the bay area, the fb. eyes offering help the local police departments to investigate potential hate crimes and offering training twol hate crie standing here today with you to make it clear that hate crimes are not acceptable way will not stand by and let people be attacked on our streets. everyone deserves to feel safe in their community, and everyone deserves a voice. the fbi special and change a special agent in charge of this effort, said in order to bring hate crime charges under federal law, you have to prove bias, which is often very difficult to do. the fbi says it believes hate crimes are significantly under reported because some victims are afraid to come forward and the fbi urging anyone who has been victimized to report those crimes to authorities. and you could do so by sending

when carl chan, president of the oakland chinatown chamber of commerce was attacked two weeks ago he did not hesitate to snap a photo with his phone and then reportto

the district attorney's office has charged the man who they believe attacked in oakland chinatown leader, 25-year-old james ramsey is facing a number of charges including a hate crime. carl chan, the president of the chamber of commerce was beaten along eighth street last thursday. he was able to take a picture of the sauce act, which helped police tracking down. >>> tournament officials investigating a racially charged fights that broke out during a youth basketball game in oakland. this happened yesterday at the aau tournament. parents of a 14-year-old filipino players says that he was punched in the head and called racist names by another player. grassroots 365 being in a statement today, we are sickened by the senseless and deplorable actions of individual players on the court this past weekend and oakland's pick a we have taken swift action to address the individuals involved, and will continue to investigate. >>> still ahead on kpix5 and cbsn bay area, on the brink of a new travel ban. >>> who won't be allowed into the u.s. starting tomorrow, thanks to the covid crisis. >>> vaccine

the man suspected of assaulting the president of oakland's chinatown chamber of commerce is now facing criminal charges. the alameda county district attorney's office has charged 25 year-old james lee ramsey with assault and a hate crime in connection to last thursday's attack. karl chan seen here tells us it was right across the street from chinatown. ramsey came up behind him and hit him in the head. chan was able to take pictures of ramsey before he fled the scene, which ultimately led to his arrest. >> and that attack was just one of the latest of several disturbing acts of violence against asian americans. a lot of them elderly both in the bay area and across the country. in response, an executive with the restaurant chain burma superstar teamed up with the oakland chinatown chamber of commerce. the san francisco police officers association to establish a special reward fund. it's already raised more than $20,000. it's also led to at least one arrest. >> really want to. this courage criminals. communities trying to really think you should think twice know, we will resources behind

alameda county did district attorney's office has charged the man they believe attacked and oakland chinatown leader. 25-year-old james ramsey is facing a number of charges including a hate crime. carl chan, the president of chinatown's chamber of commerce, was a tax on eighth street last thursday. he says he was going to visit a victim of another attack when the suspect came out of nowhere. he was beaten, and the man yelled racial slurs at him. he was able to get a picture of the attacker which helped police track him down. >>> two women accused of attacking a san francisco uber driver will go to trial. arna kimiai in malaysia king both pleaded not guilty but dash camera video from the uber shows kimiai grabbing the drivers phone and ripping off his math pickle king is accused of pepper spraying the driver after she got out of the car. kimiai is charged with attempted robbery, battery and violating health ordinances pickle king is also been charged with battery. >>> a live look at san francisco, where guidelines on wearing facemasks in public should be relaxed in the next few days. the city

we'll talk about what's being done to try to fix plus, late details on the shooting in oakland's chinatowngoing have a live update from the scene and also hear what police are doing to try to track down the shooter. those stories and more next on kron. 4 news at 6.

craig fehr joined oakland chinatown community leaders at a press conference to discuss the issue. he says they are increasing their resources and that there are ongoing investigations in the bay area, although he wouldn't be specific. he says the fbi is solely focused on helping people. our ultimate goal is to protect victims to help them get justice and to stop violent offenders from hurting people. >> and to deter people from committing these terrible crimes of >> fair says the fbi has a big challenge here because hate crimes are notoriously difficult to prosecute the fbi has to prove intent and motive in order to charge a hate crime. it's not simply a burglary or robbery. they have to prove motive here and that requires assistance from the public and they're asking that if anyone has any information about hate crimes to come forward to local law enforcement or reach out to the fbi. but for now in the east bay, charles clifford kron 4 news. >> tonight. an investigation is underway after the president of the novato unified school board used a racial slur during a discussion with

continuing to follow a couple of shootings, one at the sun valley mall in concord and one in oakland's chinatownre working on new information that they were going to have coming up at 8 o'clock and we'll see you then. thanks very much, everybody. ♪ ♪ >> announcer: fear on the freeway. >> dozens of motorists sniper fire. >> is a serial shooter on the loose? >> announcer: then come a party at usa. return of roaring crowds everywhere. and car rental crisis. right before the memorial day weekend crush. >> the car rental scene is a disaster. >> announcer: then the wanted poster on all these cookies. the bakery bandits. >> about 18 minutes, several people in the community had identified him. >> announcer: plus, too much skin? the yearbook photo

we've seen plenty of agent related attacks in this neighborhood here in oakland chinatown. that is not this case. this is a different kind of incident. this was a targeted shooting around to: 12 this afternoon at the corner of eighth and broadway in front of ming salon. we will have much more on the story as it develops.>>> in the newsroom kpix5 is taking a closer look at crime in san francisco. in our half hour special last night we asked what it would take to make the city safer. in an interview with district attorney, i asked him about his campaign promises. and forcing the law equally. reducing reliance on incarcerations. and supporting victims of crimes. >> i admire your position. i wonder though how you can feel so confident that this philosophy of yours is actually going to bear fruit.>> everything we do in our office is data-driven. we are focused on the numbers. we are focused on the data and empirical evidence. it is working.>> some of you are weighing in about crime in san francisco. we would like to hear your thoughts. do you feel safe? is the city doing enough?

ceo of the restaurant group teamed up with the san francisco police officers association and oakland chinatown chamber of commerce to establish a crimes against asians reward fund that he says in just a few weeks already raised over $20,000 and directly resulted in one arrest. you can really want to. >> discourage criminals, communities trying to really think you should think twice because no, we will resources behind that. we felt important for for government, particularly state to be involved in this to be involved in tracking and monitoring ensuring appropriate both to investigate. >> incidents that occurring as well as to provide assistance to victims. >> state assemblyman david chiu is pushing a bill that would create a 24 7 statewide hotline for victims and survivors of anti asian hate a second bill would expand compensation and improve services for victims of hate crimes but also fund restorative justice programs for those incidents fueled by hate that don't rise to a level of a crime. but if someone is walking by someone else and yells out. >> a racial how do you adjust and restore jus

craig fehr joined oakland chinatown community leaders at a press conference to discuss the issue.says they are increasing their resources and that there are ongoing investigations in the bay area, although he wouldn't be specific. he says the fbi is solely focused on helping

also at today's rally was oakland chinatown chamber of commerce president karl chan is been a very vocal advocate for the asian american community. chan says that on thursday he was attacked while walking in chinatown e received minor injuries to his hands and knees. he was able to identify his attacker in opd has taken someone. >> into custody. but chan says that sba to to needs to be stopped. we want to keep everybody safe. we want to make sure that the fda to were not passed. now as be 82 has a long ways to go before becoming a law that ever does. it would have to pass the senate and then the assembly and then be signed by the governor. but for now in the east bay charles clifford kron 4 news. >> the set outside see how things look at the golden gate bridge. looks there's a marine layer shrouding the tops of the towers there. yeah. and conference chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is back and sounds like it could be a windy weekend. yeah, we've got the fog out there now republic see some drizzle tonight. but i think by tomorrow after the fall kind of swept away winds going to be whip

the man suspected of assaulting the president of oakland chinatown chamber of commerce now facing criminal charges. the alameda county district attorney's office has charged 25 year-old james lee ramsey with assault and a hate crime in connection to last thursday's attack. karl chan tells us he was right across from chinatown. ramsey came up behind him and hit him in the head. chan was able to take pictures of ramsey before he fled the scene, which ultimately led to his arrest. may is asian american pacific islander heritage month. but given the rise in crimes against the community. what should be a time to celebrate is taking a much darker turn kron four's. maureen kelly takes a look at the stop asian hate movement. >> over the past year. we've seen shocking acts of violence against asian americans. many elderly here in the bay area and across the nation literally thousands of anti-asian incidents in this past year with a huge percentage of them coming from california to northern california. some of the crimes believe sparked at least in part by language. the former president use when tal

deal with hate crimes against the asian american community in the bay area earlier today in oakland's chinatown the fbi talked about how they're enhancing their anti hate crime efforts. the fbi says they're working closely with local police departments and increasing their federal investigative activity. they also say they're using hate crime coordinators who are training fbi agents on the complexity of civil rights and hate crime investigations. i know that many people are afraid for their personal safety and for the safety of their friends, their family and their neighbors. no one should be afraid to walk down the street or feel like they could be targeted by an act of violence based on how they look where they're from, or any part of their identity. the fbi says they believe that hate crimes reported because some victims are afraid to comerging anyone s been victimized to report the crime to authorities. fremont police arrested a man today after two women reported being attacked just hours apart what was sexually assaulted and hospitalized, but the other fought off her attacker and told ktvu

also at today's rally was oakland chinatown chamber of commerce president karl chan is been a very vocale for the asian american community. chan says that on thursday he was attacked while walking in chinatown e received minor injuries to his hands and knees. he was able to identify his attacker in opd has taken someone. >> into custody. but chan says that sba to to needs to be stopped. we want to keep everybody safe. we want to make sure that the fda to were not passed. now as be 82 has a long ways to go before becoming a law that ever does. it would have to pass the senate and then the assembly and then be signed by the governor. but for now in the east bay, charles clifford kron 4 news. >> coming up, it is been 412 long days. but the wait is finally over out. disneyland is welcoming back visitors after its longest closure in 65 years. plus a side show that included fireworks shut down the bay bridge overnight. we will hear from the chp. >> and how it will stop this from happening again. and that window is now open for people who signed governor gavin newsom's recall petition to change

the man suspected of assaulting the president of oakland's chinatown chamber of congress person is nowiminal charges. >> the alameda county district attorney's office has charged 25 year-old james leave ramsey with assault and hate crimes in connection to last thursday's attack. karl chan tells us he was right across from chinatown when ramsey he says came up behind him and hit him in the head. chand was able to take pictures of ramsey before he fled the scene, which ultimately led to his arrest. police are searching for the suspect from a shooting that left a woman injured outside the grand hyatt hotel at sfo san francisco police in san mateo county sheriff's deputies responded to the scene last night around 8 o'clock and discovered a woman outside the hotel. >> had been shot. 30 say the shooting may have been the result of a failed carjacking at this time. they do not have a solid description of the gunman to pass along to the public. the woman shot suffered non-life threatening injuries. the incident did not dramatically affect airport operations happening tonight. warren county wil

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. >> reporter: susan park came to oakland's chinatown to be part of a movement. >> there's always beenvery underreported. and so, a lot of reasons for being here and showing support. >> reporter: people gathered for the rally, one of many events for rally against hate. >> solidarity and community against anti-asian hate and all forms of racism, violence. >> wore doing so much to protest against hate and attacks. and recently i know many of you know that i was -- >> reporter: carl chan urged unity. many community groups came with mayors and elected leaders. >> we have too much that's in common with all of us to divide us. >> reporter: california attorney general addressed the crowd. >> this week i announced that the beginning of the racial justice bureau in the justice department to fight back against hate and against hate violence. >> reporter: daniel wu spoke. >> unite together. so let's say united for oakland. >> reporter: then they blew whistles demonstrating solidarity and self protection and then marched downtown. >> what do we want? >> unity. >> when do we want it? >> no. >> in o

. >> the head of the oakland chinatown chamber of commerce said attacks have increased since the startemic. >> >> you can report crimes on the website tips.fbi.gov. tips.fbi >> against the api community has shaped our commitment to amplifying voices. >> those attacks are empowering people to speak out. dion lem shows us how the power of our voices altogether can make change. >> accompanying the message was a photo of a grandma. i stared at it for a long time and thinking this looks exactly like my own grandma. we have as asian americans this unwritten cultural stigma that talking out is bad. staying in our lane is the way to success and not cause a fuss. a law enforcement official told me these attacks weren't anything new and they had been happening for decades. it even went so far as to call them the bay areas dirty little secret. asian americans wouldn't report these crimes because they didn't feel like they would be heard. no one would pay attention or even care. when the pandemic broke i made a promise that i would champion their stories out of the darkness. finally, after all of

the president of the oakland chinatown chamber of commerce. karl chan was joined by about 100 people who are opposed to the bill. this comes one day after chan was attacked as he walked through chinatown leaders say that if it's passed, local communities will be at risk once again. >> protecting law abiding citizen has to be a top priority for all the legislators. at a time when we have so many highly visible and notorious cases. people protection but not mask. >> the bill by berkeley senator nancy skinner would change. robberies were less than $950 were stolen. no weapons involved nor serious injuries caused from felonies to misdemeanors a pointer appointments are opponents point out that many of those crimes still involved. violent attacks while supporters claim there are simply too many people doing time for relatively minor offenses. dave. >> okay. quite a bit of a fog around the bay that we're dealing with this morning. that will break up into the afternoon to watch out. it's kind of breezy and their water will be chilly today. look at yo

the head of the oakland chinatown chamber of commerce says these attacks have increased since the pandemic. >> because of the rhetoric former president has something to do with it. covid-19 plus competition between china and the u.s. there is so much rhetoric. >> prosecuting a hate crime on a federal level is harder because you have to prove there was bias. >> one out of santa cruz recently where there -- during that commission in that act of violence, that bias was expressed verbally. >> usually it is easier to prosecute on a local level because if that hate crime enhancement doesn't stick, they can still prosecute the person for that assault. the fbi also said it is training special agents to investigate hate crimes. >> thank you.>>> fremont police officers arrested a man today after they saw him sexually assaulting a woman. it happened this morning in a neighborhood near irvington high school. the victim was taken to the hospital. police identified the suspect as alexander lomax. they say he is also also also a in the assault of a woman that happened earlier today. >>> is continued you

been released. 25 year-old james lee ramsay has been charged with assaulting the president of oakland's chinatown chamber of commerce. >> ramsey is accused of attacking karl chan last thursday, chances ramsey came up behind him, hit him in the head. ramsey is facing assault and hate crime charges. >> the fbi is conducting more background checks for gun owners. the agency says it carried out more than 3 and a half million checks last month. that's compared to a little less than 3 million checks in april of last year. agents say they conducted even more of these reviews back in march yesterday. several gun-related stocks rose in value. some people are buying more guns. now in case the president next stricter gun firearm laws. meantime, north bay congressman mike thompson, who's the chairman of the gun violence prevention task force wrote to the president today asking him to prevent the publication of online files that would allow people to 3 d print untraceable firearms at home. >> happening now, a marine county water officials they are meeting to decide whether to call for more water use restricti

legislation that would robbery cases from a felony to a misdemeanor couch and president of the oakland chinatown chamber of commerce was joined by about another about a 100 people, all of them against this bill chan was attacked yesterday while walking through chinatown. he was hurt but will be ok. >> protecting abiding citizen is should be a top priority for all the legislators. at a time when we have so many highly visible and notorious cases. people protection but not mask. >> the bill would change robberies were less than $950 has taken that would change those from felonies to misdemeanors. opponents are pointing out that a lot of those crimes still involve violent attacks supporters claim that there are too many people doing time for relatively minor offenses. >> coming up, president running low where we're seeing the lowest water levels in the bay area. also an illegal sideshow overnight in the bay bridge complete with equally illegal fireworks show and made a preparations underway in oakland. why some local businesses are boarding up for the weekend. >> and get ready for that wind picking

in oakland, it will be at the pacific renaissance plaza, that's where the oakland chinatown chamber of commerce is. people in san mateo county are encouraged to join for the communities united rally off central park in san mateo. and in union city, a protect the elders event will pass out on smith street. all rallies begin at 11:00 this morning. >>> also happening today,t will be a lot easier to around the city. all light rail stations that were closed during the covid outbreaks are back open again. this will be the first time since last august. new bus routes are also debuting as well as updated wi-fi service. and the historic f-line from the castro to the embarcadero will be running once again. >>> also happening today, if you take b.a.r.t., you might experience some delays. the transit service will begin work today between the south hayward and union city stations. parts of the track will be shut down for crews to replace parts of it. some of the track has been in use nearly 50 years since 1972. b.a.r.t. will offer free shuttle buses to bridge passengers over that closure. you shoul

but first, a shooting in broad daylight in oakland's chinatown leaves one person dead and that is where we begin tonight. welcome to kron 4 news at 8 o'clock. >> i'm ken wayne. and i'm catherine heenan in for pam moore. oakland. police are continuing to investigate that shooting. it happened just a block from police headquarters a section of the downtown area had to be closed for several hours. kron four's. dan thorn has more on the shooting from oakland. >> the violent year here in oakland continues after this latest killing police are saying that this was not a random shooting and now they're working to identify the suspects. police investigators cordoned off a busy intersection of downtown oakland. it's the scene of another fatal shooting in the city. >> police say several rounds were fired at the unidentified victim tuesday afternoon. we know that over a dozen. >> rounds were fired from several different types of weapons, one being a very high power. 5 high powered rifle. we have over 2 dozen k scenes. officers say they heard the gunshots from police headquarters and rushed to the 4

different cultures within the aapi community, not just big communities like san francisco or oakland's chinatownsntown or little saigon. almost a quarter of people in the bay area of asian, native hawaiian or pacific islander according to 2010 data, the most recent available. according to the census, the aapi community is the fastest growing population in the country, it's a pop plalgs made up of 20 different ethnicities and 20 million citizens. these are the 19 different ethnic groups represented here in california, and while that can mean a lot of differences, a professor of ethnic studies told me it is possible for everyone to feel like they belong. >> on an individual level, talking to your neighbor, right, even if they may be from a language may be a barrier, but there's ways to try to break down there and reaching out and just saying hello goes a long way, but you know, community building takes work and that's the part we have to understand, but it also takes a mindset. you have to be willing to do it. >> reporter: this is a difficult time with hate crimes on the rise but over the next few

in oakland's chinatown assaults our way up on asian americans because you do not have police officers department. this year they are given 27 million back. i predicted this from the beginning part i predicted this that with that sloganeering you are never going to have meaningful reform. all that was going to happen is the pendulum was going to swing the other way, which it has with homicide skyrocketing, homicide up eight 100% in portland. on then have more money, angry cops, resentful public. i do not know how you restore faith in those communities. >> i can tell you, kennedy, and the black neighborhoods crime is up in an unprepared manner. what you found is there are good black citizens out there who cannot just make a regular living. a good example, kennedy, i know your audience perhaps is never heard the name jocelyn adams. she was a 7-year-old child at a mcdonald's in chicago when in fact she was shot in the head and killed. in the neighborhood. and it's like nobody gives a damn. we know who george floyd is and we should know that was a horrible situation with george floyd. but,

with hate crimes against the asian american community here in the bay area earlier today in oakland's chinatowned about how it's enhancing its anti hate crime efforts. the agency says they're working closely with police departments and increasing their federal investigative activity. they're using hate crime court. maters who were training special agents on the complexity of civil rights and hate crime investigations. i know that many people are afraid for their personal safety and for the safety of their friends, their family and their neighbors. no one should be afraid to walk down the street or feel like they could be targeted by an act of violence based on how they look where they're from, or any part of their identity. the fbi says they believe hate crimes. significantly under reported because some victims are afraid to come forward. they're urging anyone who's been victimized to report the crime to authorities. we're coming up a film festival celebrating the asian and asian american experience kicks off today. what the festival director says can be gained by one of the most important thin

. >>> the surge of crimes against asian americans have people in oakland's chinatown pretty anxious rightomething about it. >> they have been on foot patrol in chinatown every day for the last four months trying to keep their elder safe. cnn's has more. >> reporter: the group goes -- >> the group goes out on a daily basis. we show a presence to the shop owners. we also show a presence to the shoppers, you know, to the residents of the area. >> any problem, we just call and they just come out to help? >> yeah, the patrol really helps, and most of the clients say that they feel safer. >> can you go back to your country, something like that, so we have to stand up and fight for our safety. >> reporter: 75-year-old mr. ma has l has lived in the bay area for 23 years. in february, he recruited other seniors from his social club to patrol the neighborhood. >> normally they're a family association that, you know, kind of just get together for food and drinks and camaraderie, and you know, just kind of playing games and things like that. probably 2/3 of the walkers are ladies in their 60s and ear

the man suspected of assaulting the president oakland's chinatown chamber of commerce is now facing criminal charges. stay alameda county da's office. >> has charged 25 year-old james lee ramsey with assault and a hate crime in connection to last thursday's attack. karl chan tells us he was in the chinatown area when ramsey came up from behind him, hit him in the head. chan was able to take pictures of the attacker before he fled the scene which police say ultimately lead to ramsey's arrest re imagining public safety in oakland is now one step closer to reality now that the oakland city council approved funding for community alternatives to policing our forces. he could you spoke with the council member behind this resolution. >> in a unanimous vote. the oakland city council approves funding community alternatives to policing and resolution introduced by oakland city council member carol, fight the policing alternatives. i recommendations put together by the re imagining public safety task force which the council member says focuses proactive crime reduction funding the things that. >> with

. >> the man suspected of assaulting the president of oakland chinatown chamber of commerce is now facing criminal charges down. county district attorney's office has charged 25 year-old james lee ramsey with assault and a hate crime in connection to last thursday's attack. karl chan tells us he was right across from chinatown. ramsey came up behind him and hit him in the head. chan was able to take pictures of rat ramsey before he got away, which ultimately led to his arrest. and jurors and italy will soon decide the fate of 2 young bay area men who are charged with killing a police officer 21 year old finnegan lee elder and 20 year-old gabriel and that ali, your thought or accused of stabbing the officer during a vacation in 2019. both are graduates of mount tam a pious high school. the officer and his partner were in plain clothes pursuing an alleged extortion attempt following a botched drug deal. but defendants said they thought the officers were criminals elder testified. he stabbed the officer in self-defense. the defense will wrap up their arguments tomorrow and the defendants are