california attorney general rob banta is hosting a virtual press conference in just a few hours.t to announce new initiatives at the california department of justice and discuss efforts to tackle hate. his office did not go into specifics of what those initiatives could entail but as mentioned state attorney general rob banta has spoken about this. the first filipino-american to hold that position so we are expecting news here today. we're live in sausalito, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> what angers me more is you could hear them laughing on that security video as they are walking away. hopefully police could find out who these people are and arrest them. cierra, thank you for that. >>> a follow-up this morning a man accused of stabbing two elderly asian women at a san francisco bus stop last week is due back in court thursday for a bail hearing. 54-year-old patrick thompson pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and other charges. barring new evidence, hate crime charges are not expected to be filed. one victim was stabbed in the chest, still in the hospital, the oth

attorney general rob banta has been an advocate for combating those crimes against asian-americans, it's something he's been speaking about since he first took office earlier this year and yes, as you mentioned, that crime against this asian-american did play out in broad daylight and it was captured on home video. now, take a look at this video, this happened around 4:00 broad daylight in san leandro, there with where he see an 80-year-old man robbed by two younger guys. they managed to rough him uhm and get away with his fitbit. he wasn't seriously injured but as you can imagine that peace of mind for this man as well as the neighbors has been rattled. >> pay attention to the surroundings. normally that wasn't the case, i could walk freely down the street and not have a care and g that i have to factor in when i >> police are still looking for those suspects. they drove away in a dark colored sedan. anyone with any information are urged to contact police and as more communities grapple with an increase of violence against asian-americans, especially here in the bay, the state's attorne

rob banta says office will conduct an independent investigation involving monterrosa. an officer mistook the hammer for a gun. the solano county d.a. recused herself citing public arrest and distrust, a decision the attorney general is criticizing. the d.a. says the a.g. is playing politics. accusing him of telling her one thing and then announcing another. monterrosa's family say they feel hopeful about the new development. >>> happening today, b.a.r.t. is organizing a film screening tied to its not one more girl initiative, meant to shed light on sexual are harassment targeting young women on public transportation. today the documentary is called "together we ride." the event includes a virtual watch party. >>> check out our digital series on b.a.r.t. called "derailed." earlier we rolled out the second season, you can find it on our app, youtube channel, apple tv and nbcbayarea.com/derailed. check it out. it's good. >>> the focus of our climate in crisis this morning, the state released its new drought monitor report and the sierra snowpack is 7% of what it should be

rob banta says office will conduct an independent investigation involving sustain montarosa. an officer mistook the hammer for a gun. the solano county d.a. recused herself citing public arrest and distrust, a decision the attorney general is criticizing. the d.a. says the a.g. is playing politics. monterrosa's family say they feel about the new develop. . >>> b.a.r.t. is organizing a film screening tied to its not one more girl initiative, meant to shed light on sexual are harassment targeting young women on public transportation. today the documentary is called "together we ride." the event includes a virtual watch party. >>> check out our digital series on b.a.r.t. called "derailed." earlier we rolled out the second season, you can find it on our app, youtube channel, apple tv and nbcbayarea.com/derailed. >> find it just about anywhere. >>> happening tomorrow muni brings back the historic street cars and that's not it. all subway stations are back in action for the first time since they were closed last august so the plan was to shut down service for just three days, but w