joining us is mayor sam liccardo, who is in washington, d.c. right now. i know you were among a handful of lawmakers and police chiefs that were also there, speaking with the president about some of the gun reforms that he wants to do. the president has said that combating the gun epidemic in this country is one of his big priorities. so tell us about that meeting. >> well, i was pleasantly surprised the president spent so much time with us. there was a small number of us, police chiefs, another mayor, mayor muriel bowser and a couple of experts in community-based policy solutions and really spent more than two hours with us, talking about our communities and how the federal government can be a better partner. we talked about guns, it's been a long-standing passion of his to crackdown on illegal guns. and he was particularly interested in what we're doing in san jose and what we call straw purchasing. we talk add little bit about the videotaping and inventory regulation that we are involved in. >> mayor liccardo, i know you were very passionate about this

mayor sam liccardo. thank you. it's a pleasure.e investigation continues into the assassination of haiti's president and as foxes david lee miller tells us dozens of people have now been arrested so far. the investigation into the death of haitian president jovan elmo is ramping up. police in the nation confirming they have already arrested more than 28 foreign mercenaries who they believe organised the assassination of mali's interim prime minister claude joseph is hopeful everyone involved will be brought to justice and crazy dump. the investigation is our main concern because a president cannot die under these conditions, which we know he has been tortured, humiliated in a tragic way. meanwhile, the white house has turned down calls from haitian if it officials to send troops to assist and stabilizing the nation following morsi's death. on monday, the biden team was briefed on the situation and vowed to protect the people of haiti and the interests of the embattled nations. the safety and security of the people of haiti is of gr

sam liccardo kron four's, washington correspondent jessi tenure joins us live from washington tonight with more on that meeting. jesse. >> yeah, good evening, ken and pam. the president did most of the listening really this afternoon as those local leaders explain to him, what more they need from the white house to better combat crime in their communities. >> the familiar scene of gun violence is something president biden aims to stop there. better coordination at the federal, state and local levels. there's no one size fits all approach at the white house monday. the president encourage local elected officials and law enforcement to find the right ways to use federal covid money. toughen gun violence prevention efforts in their communities. we recognize that we have to come together the first responsibility congress. >> let's keep each other safe. eric adams, the democratic nominee for new york city mayor says president biden is committed to an equal system of public safety. other communities are waking up to a long clocks communities of black brown and poor people waking up to gunsh

president biden sits down with sam liccardo. the big agenda following a south bay tragedy. >>> do you need a covid booster shot? pfizer says yes. the big meeting set to take place later today aim at providing clarity. >>> the desperate search to find an east bay long distance runner not seen since saturday when triple digit temperatures were peaking. this is "today in the bay." >>> and a good monday morning to you. thanks for making us a part of your morning. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. mayor sam liccardo meeting with president biden to discuss gun violence in the wake of the vta rail yard shooting. >> tracie, who else is talking and taking part in this? >> reporter: so today's meeting at the white house is going to include local leaders, local elected officials, law enforcement, and the attorney general, merrick garland. the idea here is to get them onboard with the president's plan to deal with gun violence. that's the strategy that the white house unveiled a few weeks ago where they were talking about not only

san jose mayor sam liccardo and other city leaders met in person with president biden at the white house to talk about reducing gun violence is trying to understand what's happening on the ground and looking proactively for partnerships that will enable us all to reduce gun violence. the meeting in d. c happened less than two months after the deadly mass shooting at a to rail yard in san jose. it's clear that the creative leaders you see standing around me have been leading innovative efforts to tackle violence in their own communities. san jose is among them. the city has approved sweeping gun control measures, including requiring gun buyers to buy liability insurance and required gun sales to be recorded on video for the president. what do you wanted from the mayor's was simple. hear directly from each of them about reducing violent crime and particularly gun violence in their communities stemming the flow of firearms used to commit violent crimes. biden said his plan includes federal funding for law enforcement to be able to hire police and pay them overtime in order to advance commun

president joe biden is set to discuss the increase in gun violence with several mayors including mayor sam liccardo. >> reporter: hi, good morning, laura. liccardo meets with the president, merrick garland. washington's mayor, muriel bowser, the police superintendent from chicago, eric adams, the nominee for mayor in new york city all have been sitting down to talk about the biden strategy for dealing with gun violence. homicides are up 30% in the past year and a half. the white house announced a strategy that includes communit enforcement tools and cracking down on the flow of firearms. last week former president trump called it an assault. >> defunning police are also leading an all-out crusade to strip you of your god given second amendment rights. >> reporter: now this all comes after the deadly shooting at the vta rail yard in may nine employees killed by a co-workers and weeks later san jose approved landmark measures including a mandate requiring you to pay an additional fee when you buy a gun to help cover the cost. sellers are required to video record all sales. back to you. >> the federal

and san jose mayor sam liccardo was one of them. kron four's. well, bellow talk to the mayor liccardo. after that meeting. >> the was more listening. the mayor, sam liccardo was among about half a dozen people who met with president joe biden monday. the group which included the mayor of washington, dc and chicago's police chief spent 2 hours discussing ways to combat gun violence and crimes across the country. it's going to take a lot of solutions. there's no panacea here. the mayor said president biden was interested in a plan approved just a few weeks ago in san jose that aims to crack down on something called the straw purchasing of guns that step. >> the mechanism that gangs and criminal organizations use ticket. their party process to guns from gun dealers said the things that we're doing around videotaping this transactions forcing gun purchases made through licensed dealers. those are the kinds of things i think he was particularly interested in. we also talked about how we're using federal dollars try to reduce crime in our community ea

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san jose mayor sam liccardo met with president biden this morning to discuss and gun violence. on your monday afternoon and today san jose mayor sam liccardo made a trip to washington, dc there. he met with president joe biden. >> about ways to combat gun violence and crime across the country. kron four's noelle bellow just spoke with the mayor about the meeting. she joins us now live with more details. noelle. >> so as mayor liccardo was one about half a dozen people who met with the president today. he said the big take away was just how much the federal government wants to be a better partner in stopping gun violence across the country. now the meeting today included meryl the mayor of washington, dc and chicago's police chief among others. mayor liccardo said the president was more in listening mode and spent 2 listening mode and spent 2 hours with them. he said he i encouraged by the resources and the money. the federal government wants to put toward fixing the problem. and he said the president seem particularly interested in a plan approved just a few weeks ago in san jo

this is sam liccardo, of course, the mayor. he is meeting with president biden. he was talking earlier on cnn about how important it is for cities to take action if the federal government isn't going to. >> we've been waiting for congress to enact many sensible reforms like, for example, reinstituting assault weapons ban that hasn't existed at least federally for nearly two decades. we can't continue to wait for congress to act to impose these reasonable measures. i think we're seeing mayors throughout the country step forward in saying we're not willing to continue to wait, we need to protect our communities. >> now we know the president has offered funding in the past for police departments but not a lot that can be done from that federal level. mayor liccardo is going to speak to us about the meeting. we'll have it coming up on the evening news. markus and laura, crime is very much spiking, up some double digits in some cities. you are safer now than you were in the '90s. so as we see these headlines and certainly people want to get this solved, you are still

. >> san jose mayor sam liccardo is taking his own efforts to combat gun crimes to the white house. he met with president biden to leaders of other american cities to discuss ways to combat gun violence and crimes across the country. kron four's. noelle bellow has the details. there. >> the was more listening. the mayor, sam liccardo was among about half a dozen people who met with president joe biden monday. the group which included the mayor of washington dc and chicago's police chief spent 2 hours discussing ways to combat gun violence and crimes across the country. it's going to take a lot of solutions. there's no panacea here. the mayor said president biden was interested in a plan approved just a few weeks ago in san jose that aims to crack down on something called the straw purchasing of guns that step. >> the mechanism that gangs and criminal organizations used to get their party process to buy guns from gun dealers said the things that we're doing around videotaping this transactions and forcing gun purchases made through licensed dealers. those are the kinds of things i th

. >> san jose mayor sam liccardo is taking his efforts to combat gun crimes to the white house. a big meeting today. he sat down with president biden and leaders of other american cities to discuss ways to combat gun violence and crime across the country. >> kron four's. noelle bellow has more on that meeting. >> was more listening. the mayor, sam liccardo was among about half a dozen people who met with president joe biden monday. the group which included the mayor of washington dc and chicago's police chief spent 2 hours discussing ways to combat gun violence and crimes across the country. it's going to take a lot of solutions. there's no panacea here. the mayor said president biden was interested in a plan approved just a few weeks ago in san jose that aims to crack down on something called the straw purchasing of guns that step. >> the mechanism that gangs and criminal organizations used to get their party process to guns from gun dealers said the things that we're doing around videotaping this transactions and forcing gun purchases made through licensed dealers. those are t

san jose mayor sam liccardo met with president biden today to talk about ways to reduce gun violence. the sit-down comes after that shooting massacre and after san jose passed many controversial gun control proposals recently. nbc bay area's robert handa joins us from san jose city hall after speaking with the mayor, the white house and gun advocates who are not happy about today's meeting. >> reporter: well, the gun control measures that were passed here at city hall recently definitely caught the ear of the white house, especially after a mass shooting that drew national attention. the vta rail yard shooting was the last straw for mayor sam liccardo, a long-time gun control advocate. shortly after a vta employee killed nine co-workers on may 26th, he pushed for a package of gun control measures. many had never been approved by a city before, including requiring merchants to video record gun sales, requiring gun owners to carry liability insurance, and a new annual fee for gun owners to compensate taxpayers for the cost of responding to gun-related incidents. today as part of a natio

and san jose mayor sam liccardo is in washington visiting with folks in the white house to talk about ending gun violence. and after the break, as more states begin to enact laws that could restrict access to voting. president biden is going to be delivering a big speech on voting rights will have a live report on that coming up from d c. >> and another cool and cloudy one at the coast need the jackets all day out here with 50's and 60's inland areas. you've got the best weather today, some 70's and some 80's lots of sunshine. really nice change of pace from this weekend. your forecast ahead. >> and i'm tracking in accident on the carquinez bridge will tell you some ways to get around that. and as you're heading into the city this morning traffic is starting to pick >> 6.14 is the time right now. we are checking out the weather on a tuesday and there's sfo. the happiest place on earth that it looks busier and it looks on time. i don't hate it like a used to. >> because i well, yes, because i have been traveling every now and then. the little saying that oakland is always on why can't

violence prevention. >> it's 9.51 and san jose mayor sam liccardo was about a half with about a half zen people who met with president biden to talk about gun violence and crime prevention. liccardo told the president and the president, a la carte of that. he was interested in some of the things that san jose is doing now and they have a new plan there which cracks down on what's called straw purchasing of guns. >> the mechanism that gangs and criminal organizations used to get their party process to buy guns from gun dealers said the things that we're doing around videotaping this transactions and forcing gun purchases made through licensed dealers. those are the kinds of things i think he was particularly interested in. >> the white house says that these types of meetings with local government officials are going to continue as they talk about ways to reduce gun violence. we'll be right back. >> 9.55. and we're just about don't stop on kronon. well, ey bellow is in the newsroom with a preview. good morning. good morning. daria. we're going to continue following the search for that m

the san jose mayor sam liccardo was part of the group. san jose city council voted to impose yearly tax on gun owners. we spoke to the mayor about that before the white house meeting. >> we have certainly passed our protections in san jose. but we need other parts of the country to do the same because we know guns are typically purchased in states without restrictive gun laws and moved into california. being able to have federal tracking and monitoring would help so we can crackdown on organizations that are moving guns in and out of cities. >> the mayor also approved a budget that allocates $20 million from the american rescue plan and fema to employ hundreds of low income adults as part of their resilience core program. we have posted our interview with the mayor on our website. go to kpix.com. >>> checking on wall street, taking a look at the big board, dow is up about 120 points. >>> the new child tax credit will start hitting bank accounts this week. eligible parents will get monthly payments for each child starting thursday. it's pa

. >> san jose mayor sam liccardo is taking his efforts to combat gun crimes to the white house. he met with president biden and leaders of other american cities today to talk about ways to combat gun violence and crimes across the country. kron four's. noelle bellow has more on that meeting. >> the was more listening. the mayor, sam liccardo was among about half a dozen people who met with president joe biden monday. the group which included the mayor of washington, dc and chicago's police chief spent 2 hours discussing ways to combat gun violence and crimes across the country. it's going to take a lot of solutions. there's no panacea here. the mayor said president biden was interested in a plan approved just a few weeks ago in san jose that aims to crack down on something called the straw purchasing of guns that step. >> the mechanism that gangs and criminal organizations use ticket. their party process to guns from gun dealers said the things that we're doing around videotaping this transactions and forcing gun purchases made through licensed dealers. those are the kinds of th

the mayor, sam liccardo was among about half a dozen people who met with president joe biden monday. the group which included the mayor of washington, dc and chicago's police chief spent 2 hours discussing ways to combat gun violence and crimes across the country. it's going to take a lot of solutions. there's no panacea here. the mayor said president biden was interested in a plan approved just a few weeks ago in san jose that aims to crack down on something called the straw purchasing of guns that step. >> the mechanism that gangs and criminal organizations used to get their party process to guns from gun dealers said the things that we're doing around videotaping this transactions and forcing gun purchases made through licensed dealers. those are the kinds of things i think he was particularly interested in. we also talked about how we're using federal dollars try to reduce crime in our community earlier this year, 350 billion dollars in federal funding through the american rescue plan went to state and local governments to address the challenge of gun violence. it's money. mayor

. >>> gun control measures led to mayor sam liccardo talking to the president about gun violence.face-to-face at round table at white house today. weeks after mass shooting at vta rail yard in san jose. mayor introduced strict gun control measures after that, opponents call them unconstitutional, like asking retailers to videotape all firearm purchases. >> president is deeply committed to partnership with local committees, is passionate about this issue how to reduce violence in our cities. >> he knows that you cannot put preconditions on the exercising of a second amendment right. can't be done. >> guns rights advocates are working on legal challenges in state and federal court. >>> federal authorities tracked down rioters from january. mill valley man accused for attacking people in the insurrection and wanted foy federal authorities. facing six charges, assaulting, resisting or impeding officers, obstruction and violent entry. counts filed in march but under seal until recently. prosecution argues the judge should lift the seal for the public to help track him down. >>> new at

and i talk with sam liccardo after a big meeting at the white house on the issue of guns.nd more for you tonight on the 7:00 newscast. >>> but first, with lester holt, following the historic flight by sir richard branson into the edge of space, how close are we to space tourism becoming more mainstream? that's coming up in about one minute. ? . >> we'll see you back here at 7:00. have a good evening. see you soon. >>> tonight, the new fda warning on a rare but serious side effect from the johnson & johnson covid vaccine. the cdc reporting roughly 100 cases of rare neurological disorder that can cause muscle weakness or even paralysis, maybe linked to the johnson & johnson shot but health officials saying the benefits still outweigh the risks. how the company is responding it comes as cases surge in more than half the u.s., fuelled by the highly contagious delta variant. hospitalizations up 30% or more in 11 states the undervaccinated hot spots most at risk >>> the largest anti-government protest in cuba in decades. what's driving the anger. and president biden's new messag

and san jose mayor sam liccardo was among about half a dozen people who met with president biden to talkiolence liccardo says the president was interested in a plan approved just a few weeks ago in san jose that aims to crack down on something called straw purchasing of guns. >> the mechanism that gangs and criminal organizations use ticket. their party process to guns from gun dealers said the things that we're doing around videotaping this transactions forcing gun purchases made through licensed dealers. those are the kinds of things i think he was particularly interested in. >> the white house says these types of meetings with local government officials will continue as they discussed different ways that they can try to reduce gun violence. >> san francisco's mayor london breed and police chief bill scott held a news conference to show the latest crime statistics and the new information paints a very different picture of the city. then what is reflected in viral videos which surgests a crime is out of control and while burglaries are up thefts and robberies are actually on the decline

concerned there may be other victims out there. >> it's 7.36 and the south bay san jose mayor sam liccardomong about a half dozen people who met with the president to discuss gun control. liccardo tells the president that he's interested in a plan approved. the president tells a he's interested in something. so that san jose a and acted a few weeks ago. it's a plan that aims to crack down on what's called straw purchasing of guns. >> the mechanism that gangs and criminal organizations used to get their party process to buy guns from gun dealers said the things that we're doing around videotaping this transactions and forcing gun purchases made through licensed dealers. those are the kinds of things i think he was particularly interested in. >> the white house says that these types of meetings with local government officials are going to continue as they're talking about different ways they can try to reduce gun violence. >> we'll take a break its 7.37 coming up next on the kron 00:00am morning news the mlb all-star game is tonight festivities kicked off with a home run derby last night. so

mayor sam liccardo says these ordinances are certain to be challenged in court by gun rights advocates. it comes to sensible gun regulation. no good deed goes on litigated and we expect there will be lawsuits and we've certainly been threatened with lawsuits. already lawsuits will imagine get fouled as soon as we approved an ordinance, which i would hope will happen this fall. now. gun rights advocates say that these measures punish law abiding gun owners san francisco international airport airport poised to help kick start the post pandemic economy, the massive project that's wrapping up a year early. coming up tonight at 5 30 coyote sightings have become more and more common in bay area neighborhoods. but there is concern that the animals are getting more comfortable around humans, including children in a san francisco far also bill cosby's conviction is thrown out. and tonight he's home and out of prison legal expert michael cardoza joins us live on why the pennsylvania supreme court ruled the way it did, and a very pleasant cool down today. temperatures drop between 5 to 10 degrees

san jose mayor sam liccardo and other city leaders met in person with president biden at the white house to talk about reducing gun violence is trying to understand what's happening on the ground and looking proactively for partnerships that will enable us all to reduce gun violence. the meeting in d. c happened less than two months after the deadly mass shooting at evita railyard in san jose. it's clear that. creative leaders you see, standing around me have been leading innovative efforts to tackle violence in their own communities. san jose is among them. the city has approved sweeping gun control measures, including requiring gun buyers to buy liability insurance and required gun sales to be recorded on video for the president. what he wanted from the mayor's was simple. hear directly from each of them about reducing violent crime and particularly gun violence in their communities stemming the flow of firearms used to commit violent crimes. biden said his plan includes federal funding for law enforcement to be able to hire police and pay them overtime in order to advance community po

. >>> san jose mayor sam liccardo was among the city and law enforcement leaders invited to the white house today for a roundtable discussion on reducing gun violence. san jose recent.new rules requiring that all gun purchases be recorded, and mandating that gunowners carry insurance. the bay area is among five major metros where the feds are deploying gun trafficking strike forces. >> the president is genuinely engaged with local communities, trying to understand what's happening on the ground. >> we recognize that we have to come together to fulfill the first responsibility of democracy. that's to keep each other safe. >>> in the biden administration says it stands by cuban demonstrators who just mounted the biggest protest in decades against the communist government. they say they are angry over a lack of freedom, along with a failing economy, and shortages of food, medicine, and power. cuba's president blames the unrest on u.s. sanctions. we asked bay area cubans for their take. >> the party line is that the embargo will just simply end, than a lot of these troubles wouldn't be oc

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san jose mayor sam liccardo and other city leaders met in person with president biden at the white house to talk about reducing gun violence is trying to understand what's happening on the ground and looking proactively for partnerships that will enable us all to reduce gun violence. the meeting in d. c happened less than two months after the deadly mass shooting at evita railyard in san jose. it's clear that. creative leaders you see, standing around me have been leading innovative efforts to tackle violence in their own communities. san jose is among them. the city has approved sweeping gun control measures, including requiring gun buyers to buy liability insurance and required gun sales to be recorded on video for the president. what he wanted from the mayor's was simple. hear directly from each of them about reducing violent crime and particularly gun violence in their communities stemming the flow of firearms used to commit violent crimes. biden said his plan includes federal funding for law enforcement to be able to hire police and pay them overtime in order to advance community po

mayor sam liccardo was clearly pleased as he announced the city council's unanimous vote. >> our innovativepproaches to address what we know has been an epidemic throughout hour country. >> reporter: the city council passed a total of nine gun reduction ordinances last night. they include a gun insurance mandate, requiring firearm owners to carry liability insurance and anyone purchasing a firearm will be required to pay an additional fee to offset the gun violence cost. the costs are estimated at more than $440 million a year. >> we believe insurance and fee mandates won't be followed by crooks. and precisely by that reason, when those crooks are kroptsed by the police and gun is identified, if they haven't paid their fee, or if they don't have insurance, there's a lawful basis for the seizure of the gun. >> reporter: the san jose chapter this organization says this is exactly what we need. >> whatever we are doing is not working. and we do know that it takes a variety of tools to curb this epidemic. >> reporter: but gun rights advocate brian wang says it's an overreach that will put an un

plus san jose mayor sam liccardo visits the white house to talk about ending gunfire. and after the break, as more states begin to enact laws that could restrict access to voting president biden will deliver a big speech on vo happening today, president biden will warn americans about efforts to restrict their rights to vote. >> his speech comes as several states enact laws that democrats say or make it harder for people to cast their ballots. republicans say they're just trying to strengthen voting laws of washington, dc correspondent kelli meyer is live in dc with the very latest. good morning, kelly. >> good morning. well, the president will talk about protecting what he calls the secret and tonstitutional right to vote. his speech comes as democrats across the country rally against efforts to restrict voter access. >> president joe biden returns to philadelphia tuesday to deliver a speech on protecting the right to vote, one that he himself wanted to deliver white house press secretary jen psaki says president biden will make the moral case for why denying the righ

san jose mayor sam liccardo met with president biden and other officials at the white house to discuss how reform can be done nationally. >> the president is genuinely engaged with local communities, trying to understand what's happening on the ground and looking croat to flee for partnerships that will enable us all to reown communities. >> mayoral accardo spoke with kpix 5 ahead of his meeting with the president. you can watch his entire interview on kpix.com. >>> on the fire watch, crews are up again severe drought conditions, gusting winds in their battle against several big wildfires. right now it's the beck worth complex, officially the largest california wildfire of the year, growing to more than triple the size of the city of san francisco. the flames torching dry timber, burned more than 99,000 acres. that is up from more than 55,000 on saturday. but fire crews say they're gaining some ground. containment there up to 23% no regettg w video of some of the destruction from that wildfire. authority say it scorched through the small community of doyle and it has burned more than 2

firearm there, the national foundation for gun rights sent a cease and desist letter to mayor sam liccardo and the city council saying the requirements would violate the second amendment. a spokesperson for the group says, quote, right. the u have to pay a tax to exercise is not right at all. you would not dream of imposing a tax to attend church or read a newspaper which are protected by the first amendment, end quote. mayor liccardo is office says the city will move forward with its plans to spite that letter. the city council is expected to vote on the changes in september. >> to the north bay now shoppers in one santa rosa community aren't on edge tonight following a shooting in a safeway parking lot happened last night. the shopping center is on marlowe road in santa rosa shooting left one man in critical condition. we are told the victim's friends drove him to the hospital before police showed up. so far there's no information on a suspect also in the north bay. police are trying to find whoever killed a 15 year-old teen in the somebody reported a shooting on main street just east of

first city leaders approved sweeping gun reform changes a unanimous vote chose to adopt mayor sam liccardo'sl which will require gun owners to carry liability insurance and have to pay an annual fee to cover the cost of gun violence. this comes just weeks after council members passed legislation requiring video and audio recordings of all retail gun sales and san jose de the new proposals also follow the may 26 the mass shooting. if the tea a railyard in san jose. the new ordinances are expected to be challenged in court by gun advocates, including the firearms policy coalition. some city leaders are confident that they will withstand the opposition. the second big change, this one coming from the san jose unified school district board of trustees which voted to end. >> school resource officer programs. this after community members called on officials to remove police officers from campuses in the san jose school district students and parents. some of them protested against officers said the district middle schools and high schools been protesting that for nearly a year now many opponents of

franciscans both are and feel safe in san francisco christian captain ktvu fox two news, san jose mayor sam liccardo was in washington d. c today meeting with president biden to talk about reducing gun violence. the meeting comes less than two months after the deadly mass shooting at the vita rail yard in san jose. the city has approved sweeping gun control measures, including requiring gun buyers to purchase liability insurance. president biden said that his plan and. includes more federal funding for law enforcement for states cities and to be able to hire police and pay them overtime in order to advance community policing. the president is genuinely engaged with local communities trying to understand what's happening on the ground and looking proactively for partnerships that will enable us all to reduce gun violence in our own communities. the president says his administration will also focus on mental health and substance abuse as well as job training. a ruling tonight on how governor gavin newsom is name appears on the september recall ballot. he will not be listed as a democrat, a sacramento

the vote was unanimous mayor sam liccardo's proposal will require gun owners to carry liability insurance and pay an annual fee to cover the cost of gun violence. this comes just weeks after council members passed legislation requiring video and audio recordings of all retail gun sales in san jose new proposals also follow the mask shooting on may the 26 at the vta railyard in san jose. >> california, attorney general rob bonta says that the golden state finds itself in the middle of an epidemic of hate during a stop in oakland today. california's top law enforcement officials said that while hate crimes are typically under reported overall hate crimes here in california are now at their highest reported level in more than a decade. he says it's especially prevalent in the atp i community were hate crimes involving asian americans are up more than 100% since last year. bonta says his office is making sure that law enforcement agencies not only know the laws and penalties on hate crimes. but it's also offering new guidance for prosecutors and providing resources for help in 25 languages. t

the poll has a margin of error of 2.9% locally, san jose's mayor sam liccardo, is reportedly being accused of using private emails to get around public records laws. the news publication san jose spotlight says it obtained emails between liccardo and a community activists about police corruption, according to that report, the advocate feared his information would be made public, so liccardo gave him his private gmail account and allegedly promised to delete their emails from the public server, a constitution attorney criticized the cardo, saying any time of public official communicates with someone regarding official business. it's subject to the public records act in response to that report, the mayor's office says the city quote prematurely closed out the spotlights request for information about the case without asking the mayor to search his personal account. all right, turning our attention to the weather. we had a pretty nice day out there a little bit cooler in spots, but still some heat in linden. you can see it there and conquered and liver more. 95 degrees 96 in antioch 95 in fair

. >> the san jose mayor sam liccardo, thanks so much for joining us. >> great to be with you both. >>39 is the time. >>> coming up on kpix5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, businesses may be reopening but travel is lagging. why it could take years for the airline industry to bounce back. >>> paying to get your nails chipped. we'll explain, straight ahead. >> we need an explanation on that. >>> in the money watch report, we'll get a check of the numbers plus why lots of bay mo hope you had a wonderful weekend. if it was too hot, we will cool it down as we kick off a new work week. south bay, downtown san jose, cloudy skies. i am also tracking mist and drizzle along the coast and around the bay. the forecast where you live, coming up. >>> a live look at sfo, united airlines reports business travel is lagging as leisure travel surges. the airline says business travel may not recover fully until 2023. >>> united ceo tells cbs news business demand is off by 60% as some heading in the right direction. as for vacation tr weather locations next winter in anticipation of high demand. >>> stocks

earlier this month, san jose mayor sam liccardo visited the white house to talk about the issue and he said biden wanted to form partnerships with local communities. in san francisco, supervisors are considering legislation to ban ghost guns. >>> in the fight against trend went. we've heard a lot about the delta variant lately and there is another variant on the radar. hospit hotohas st case of the lambda variant. the u.s. has fewer than 700 cases of this variant but their cospread among unvaccinatepele is. the world health organization called the lambda variant a variant of his strengths. some think we should be required to wear masks indoors now. >> the variants have moving through the area. all bay area counties recommend you mask up indoors regardless of your vaccination status. amy hollyfield is live in walnut creek with what some doctors are saying. >> reporter: if you are vaccinated, don't throw the masks away yet or maybe order more. we did talk to an expert who does think that mask mandate's indoors, inside a store when shopping, could be coming back. he said that's because of

. >> the national foundation for gun rights sent a cease and desist letter to mayor sam liccardo and the city council say the requirements would violate the second amendment. a spokesperson for the group says, quote, a right that you have to pay a tax to exercise is not right at all. you would not dream of imposing a tax to attend a church or to disseminate disseminate or read a newspaper which are protected by the first amendment, end quote. merrill cardoz office says despite the letter the city will move forward with its plans. the city council is expected to vote on the changes in september. another big story we are following tonight nfl star and stanford alum richard sherman is in a seattle jail tonight after a dramatic series of events kron 4 has obtained the 911, call from chairman's wife which took place shortly before he was arrested on suspicion of domestic burglary while 4 sports reporter kylen mills joins us now with details from that. >> really disturbing call kylen. yeah. it's crazy. guys. how the story has kind of develop throughout the day it went from kind of like wha

san jose mayor sam liccardo was one of several leaders invited to the white house.president biden hosted this meeting yesterday. it'll deploy to five u.s. cities including san francisco. >> the president is genuinely engaged with local communities trying to understand what's happening on the ground and looking proactively for partnerships that will enable us all to reduce gun violence. >>> president biden's crime prevention strategy includes funding toward mental health and substance abuse service. >>> federal agents are looking for a mill valley man charged in the capitol riot in january. evan newman, no stranger to bay area news. in 2018 evan and his brother mark went to trial. both plead guilty. they paid the fines, they did community service. now evan is facing six federal counts including assaulting officers. abc news learned newman told his home after those charges were filed. we spoke with the new owner of that house who wonders if that might explain newman's request to do the deal in two and a half weeks. >> the last we heard in negotiations was he was in uk

plus, san jose mayor sam liccardo is meeting with president biden today. they're strategizing on how to address gun violence. i'm going to be speaking with the mayor live at 2 o'clock this afternoon said a catch that interview live in to get real-time updates on local and national headlines. just be sure to grab your phone scanned, the qr code that you see on your screen there, it's going to take you straight to your app stores. you can download kron on for free. back to you guys. >> thanks a lot. is 95. and check this out. now, remember the spelling bee winner. she just graduated middle school. but now she's on the college. james 14 year-old zaila avant-garde won the scripps spelling bee and then she got a full scholarship offer from louisiana state university because she is just that smart so tickled by her when you know what else, though. she's a world record holder in like 3, 4, records for basketball and she did because of her dribbling skills. i remember she was in a steph curry. that's right. in 2018, steph curry, by the way, who is not playing in t

. >> sent a cease and letter to mayor sam liccardo and the city council saying that the requirements would violate the second amendment. a spokesperson for the group says, quote, a right that you have a tax to exercise is not right at all. you would not dream of imposing a tax to attend a church or to disseminate or newspaper which are protected by the first amendment, end quote. mayor lockhart, his office says despite the letter the city will move forward with its plans. the city council is expected to vote on the changes in september. happening now, the search for philip kreycik who went missing during a run in pleasanton. >> ridge natnal park over ove weekend that search has officially been scaled back nearly 300 volunteers joined the pleasanton police department and dozens of other agencies searching for the missing 37 year-old over the past 5 days. last night a search team say they heard a ry for help along a trara near son old. but that turned out to be a dead end investigators say they've retraced his planned route and gun down a viravine said they say they know that he left b

the national foundation for gun rights sent a cease and desist letter to mayor sam liccardo and the city council saying the requirements violate the second amendment. a spokesperson for the group says, quote, a right that you have to pay a tax to exercise is not right at all. you would not dream of imposing a tax to attend a church or read a newspaper which are protected by the first amendment, end quote. merrill carlos office says the city will move forward with its plans despite the letter city council is expected to vote on the changes in september. >> if you are driving in marin county today. you may have seen some smoke and there there was a vegetation fire in west to moran. but firefighters stop is forward progress. and this is a live look at the obviously is so dark. can't those fog. of course, help tamp down any signs of a flames in the area. they are calling that the bill see any fire burn. 33 acres is 60% contained ways battle in a row between the casio valley road and the bottle boulevard closed for a time. the cause under investigation. new tonight at 10 crews have mostly put

washington, carolina shively fox news, a big vaccination milestone for the city of san jose mayor sam liccardo 85% of those who are eligible have now received at least one shot of the covid-19 vaccine statewide. 60% aged 12 and over are now fully vaccinated and another 9.5% are partially vaccinated. a new study out of israel suggests that the pfizer vaccine may be less effective at preventing mild illness from the delta variant reese. searchers found that pfizer provided 64% protection against infection compared to 94% before the delta strain started spreading more widely. that study also found though that fighter was still 94% effective in preventing severe disease and hospitalizations, but it is down from 97% a few months ago, authorities in sonoma county are investigating the death of a 21 year old college student who was killed while crossing the street. it happened around noon yesterday on east chedadi avenue, just outside of the campus of sonoma state university. investigators say the student was walking back from campus from a shopping center across the street when he was struck by a ca

mayor sam liccardo says that these measures are certain to be challenged in court by gun rights advocates. when it comes to sensible gun regulation. no good deed goes on litigated and we expect there will be lawsuits and we've certainly been threatened with lawsuits already, lawsuits will imagine get fouled as soon as we approved an ordinance, which i would hope will happen this fall. gun rights advocates say the measures punish law abiding gun owners well, also in san jose, a new law that finds and possibly jails illegal signed show promoters is believed to be the first of its kind in the nation. the city council last night gave police a green line to crack down on people who promote side shows on social media. violators can be charged with a misdemeanor and fined up to $1000. they could also face six months in jail. san jose police will track promoters through witness testimony and social media posts. the lava fire in siskiyou county has now grown to more than 17,000 acres. the u. s forest service says that evacuations remain in effect. while the fire is growing. they say that crews con

. >> the national foundation for gun rightd sent a cease and desist letter to mayor sam liccardo andy council saying that the requirements would violate the second amendment. a spokesperson for the group says and will quote him here. a right that you have to pay a tax to exercise is not right at all. you wouldn't dream of imposing a tax to attend a church or read a newspaper which are protected by the first amendment end quote. now mair the coroner's office says the city will move forward with its plans despite this letter, the city council is expected to vote on the changes in september. an ap. a woman is under arrest now for reportedly offering medicine claiming it could prevent people from getting covid federal agents claim that the scheme involved fake vaccine cards with falsified dates and a lot of numbers of the moderna vaccine or lot numbers of the moderna vaccine. federal agents allege that julie cents neuropathic doctor offered to sell pallets to families and minor children telling them to, quote, unscrew the cap poor 2 to 4 pellets from the cap and dumped under the tongue.

san jose mayor sam liccardo is among city leaders from around the country meeting with president biden house. the meetings focuses on the recent rise in violent crimes and the availability of guns in many of america's. biggest city's mayor. liccardo is joined in the meeting by the attorney general merrick, garland, police chiefs and mayors of chicago, new york and washington, d. c last month, president biden unveiled a comprehensive gun strategy to reduce gun violence. and includes cracking down on holding rope gun dealers accountable for violating the federal war. it includes the justice department, creating five new strike forces to crack down on illegal gun trafficking and mccarter supplying weapons. uh two cities of new york from new york to the bay area. mayor liccardo agrees with the president's anti gun violence strategy and says he's also going to push for stronger national gun laws during the meeting, parts of highway to 42 conquered her now back open, but caltrans says this weekend's heat wave caused some problems during a highway replacement project crews have been working t

san jose mayor sam liccardo responded to the threat by the national foundation for gun rights.realm of sensible gun regulation, the gun industry and their lawyers ensure that no good deed goes unlit. a gated i suppose that i should not be surprised that they have threatened to sue the city before they've even seen a single word. in the ordinance with the opening of school just weeks away, many bay area school districts are now scrambling. still scrambling to hire teachers ktvu is rob ross spoke with officials from one east bay district who are trying to fill a huge shortage of openings in special education. crazy grace cannon says she's looking forward to starting in person learning next month at northgate high in woman creek timer seen my friends, grace has special needs, and there's concern in the mount diablo school district these days about a significant shortage of special education assistance to help students like grace in the classroom, break the things down for her and repeat them for her, and, um, just be there to support her through the day so she can get the most out