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san francisco's chinatown. we told you about the red lanterns being in desperate need of repair, but as tim johns shows, chinatown has a bit of its vibrancy back. ♪ tim: dangling above the of san francisco's chinatown is a site both old and new. >> they are iconic. it is part of us. it is part of chinatown. tim: for the past 10 years, these lanterns have welcomed locals and visitors along grand avenue until earlier this year when the heavy rains and atmospheric rivers of the winter destroyed them. >> they were tattered or torn. it was horrible. and you would see missing lanterns because they got blown off. tim: after months of fundraising, 180 new lanterns have gone up, a welcome sight for tourists -- >> when we take a picture of this area, we take a picture of this. tim: and local store owners who say the extra foot traffic the lanterns bring means extra business. >> there are lots of people walking the streets, taking pictures with their families. tim: the lanterns are also a way to help keep you safe. that includes eva lee, the cochair of the chinatown merchants association. since the pandemi community has bee

in san francisco, tim johns abc7 news. all right. and one note from from today, the soma tent had to close for safety reasons and so it could be repaired. there is no update on whether it will reopen tomorrow. and a second note dance performing. that's so exciting. oh, it's coming up. yeah, we're performing tomorrow at 1215 and outside lanes with my band, so that should be fun. i hope they get the soma back up and running. yeah. all right. it is a busy weekend in the bay area with numerous festivals and the giants at home. yeah. so let's get your 20 for our accuweather forecast from meteorologist sandhya patel sandhya. yeah and dan and the weather is going to be fantastic for outside lands. any of the other events that are happening around the bay area. let's take a look at what it looks like right now from our emeryville camera. yeah, typical summer fashion. we've got fog over 80 as you will notice in emeryville over the next 24 hours. here's what you can expect. morning will begin with fog and low clouds, 50s and 60s at 7:00. by no

we've got john in the weather center with the forecast sunday looking sky there over san jose. ah, definitely clear right here at san jose right now. and we're seeing those same clear skies for some areas like san francisco on over towards oakland, looking pretty clear as well. definitely a calmer morning that it was yesterday morning when i was talking about some isolated pop-up thunderstorms in the inland east bay up into solano county around this time, not seeing of that this morning. just a lot of clear skies. little fog at the coast. we do have thunderstorm development up in the sierra nevada and some showers up there. that's been a regular occurrence so far this weekend. it could be attributed to this low pressure area dragging in with it. some moisture rich air from that western coast of mexico that see a lot warmer out there. so pretty humid. and it's pushing that up into southern california in the sierra specially where thunderstorms have been a pretty common place this past week. and we saw little bit of that energy make its way up into the inland east bay yesterday. w

san francisco's chinatown. we told you about the red lanterns being in desperate need of repair, but as tim johns shows, chinatown has a bit of its vibrancy back. ♪ tim: dangling above the of san francisco's chinatown is a site both old and new. >> they are iconic. it is part of us. it is part of chinatown. tim: for the past 10 years, these lanterns have welcomed locals and visitors along grand avenue until earlier this year when the heavy rains and atmospheric rivers of the winter destroyed them. >> they were tattered or torn. it was horrible. and you would see missing lanterns because they got blown off. tim: after months of fundraising, 180 new lanterns have gone up, a welcome sight for tourists -- >> when we take a picture of this area, we take a picture of this. tim: and local store owners who say the extra foot traffic the lanterns bring means extra business. >> there are lots of people walking the streets, taking pictures with their families. tim: the lanterns are also a way to help keep you safe. that includes eva lee, the cochair of the chinatown merchants association. since the pandemi community has bee

kind of recreate their own magic and i feel that we're about to go through a renaissance in san francisco, tim johns, abc seven news. >> all right. so let's see, based on your answers, it looks like no clear winner at this point. seems pretty split. 39% say yes. that a carnival in downtown san francisco is a cool idea. 39% say no. some people don't care. some people say maybe something else. all right. but thank you for voting. well, mayor london breed has been kicking around this idea as well. a downtown soccer stadium . abc7 news confirmed san francisco city officials are developing a feasible study for the westfield mall site. a feasibility study at the westfield mall site at market and fifth sunday is the final day for nordstrom, which has or had a multi-floor flagship store there. >> right. moving to the east bay, oakland's mayor shengtao is speaking with abc seven news about her crime prevention strategy. in fact, today on midday live, she said she has more ideas for improving public safety concerns in town. >> we have the most officers under my administration than we've had in the last three

in san francisco, tim johns abc7 news. all right.ote from from today, the soma tent had to close for safety reasons and so it could be repaired. there is no update on whether it will reopen tomorrow. and a second note dance performing. that's so exciting. oh, it's coming up. yeah, we're performing tomorrow at 1215 and outside lanes with my band, so that should be fun. i hope they get the soma back up and running. yeah. all right. it is a busy weekend in the bay area with numerous festivals and the giants at home. yeah. so let's get your 20 for our accuweather forecast from meteorologist sandhya patel sandhya. yeah and dan and the weather is going to be fantastic for outside lands. any of the other events that are happening around the bay area. let's take a look at what it looks like right now from our emeryville camera. yeah, typical summer fashion. we've got fog over 80 as you will notice in emeryville over the next 24 hours. here's what you can expect. morning will begin with fog and low clouds, 50s and 60s at 7:00. by noon time yo

california regulators just approved the expansion of those controversial self-driving vehicles in san francisco. tim johns in on that meeting and is here with the story. reporter: now, nothing will change right away. that's important. way moana cruise have not set a date of when passenger services will begin. it's an issue that divided opinion for many folks in san francisco. that was obvious by the hours of public comment at today's meeting. >> you guys aren't stupid. don't be stupid. reporter: after hours of public comment, the california public utilities commission voting thursday night to expand the use of robo taxis by companies. the commission's vote coming after months of heavy debate across san francisco with everyone from politicians to first responders to everyday citizens weighing in. >> it's not ready for prime time. >> i trust them more than distracted drivers or angry drivers. reporter: they will be able to offer rides to paying customers in the city at all times of the day. assume to be reality that will cause more problems than it's worth, says the union president. >> they've interfered wi

ama: our work in building a better bay or get includes building a better downtown san francisco. tim johns chance to check out a new carnival now open at the civic center plaza this weekend. the hope is to boost the city's struggling image. we want to see what you think about it. go to our website 2:00 a.m.. -- to weigh in. reporter: the civic center was alive with the sights and sounds of a carnival. >> it's awesome to have this downtown. i love seeing all the families that are out here. reporter: food to gain surprises. we can't forget about the rides. some of which were popular with kids. >> anything you want to go on, the fares feel. >> others unpopular with their pam -- parents. >> this one looks intense. tim: the first time the city is hosting a carnival. they wanted to be a way to not just bring out local residents but also help revitalize a struggling area. >> we want to be able to have these outdoor urban spaces so makers and businesses in san francisco can be out here. reporter: the mayor says this is the first of a series of ongoing events the city has planned in neighborhoods a

tim: in san francisco, tim johns, abc 7 news.ma: it is our guiding focus every day at abc 7, finding places of progress in our work to build a better bay area. tonight, we are taking you through those breakthroughs. her first took us for a ride on barge. we jumped on board with bart's general manager and state senator scott wiener. they went to the bart headquarters in oakland. they chatted about ways to bail out the transit agency after a state funding bill was paused. >> this is not optional. once the transit system starts to unravel, we will see dramatic increase in congestion on the roads, low income workers will not be able to get to work. ama: the senate bill would have hiked bridge tolls by $1.5 to help raise money for bay area transit. now, a strategy to use fewer car trains as an alternative. >> it will save us $12 million, and that is real money and savings. it will say to our stakeholders we are willing to and savings without cutting service. ama: bart debuts a new schedule on september 11 with a focus on nights and we

california regulators just approved the expansion of those controversial self-driving vehicles in san francisco. tim johnson that meeting and is here with the story. reporter: now, nothing will change right away. that's important. way moana cruise have not set a date of when passenger services will begin. it's an issue that divided opinion for many folks in san francisco. that was obvious by the hours of public comment at today's meeting. >> you guys aren't stupid. don't be stupid. reporter: after hours of public comment, the california public utilities commission voting thursday night to expand the use of robo taxis by companies. the commission's vote coming after months of heavy debate across san francisco with everyone from politicians to first responders to everyday citizens weighing in. >> it's not ready for prime time. >> i trust them more than distracted drivers or angry drivers. reporter: they will be able to offer rides to paying customers in the city at all times of the day. assume to be reality that will cause more problems than it's worth, says the union president. >> they've interfered with f

san francisco. exactly one week after a four year old girl was hit and killed. a rally is held in her honor at the intersection where it happened. abc seven news reporter tim johns was there and has the grief, the frustration and the call to action. >> this is your wake up call. >> this is it. >> calls for change in the form of strollers at a san francisco rally tuesday, neighbors and activists all demanding action after last week's deadly crash. a four year old girl killed while her parents were pushing her in her stroller at the crosswalk of fourth and king for years old. >> four years old. >> news of the girl's death has especially impacted julie nicholson, who spoke at the rally back in 2020. nicholson broke her back and neck after being hit herself by a speeding driver on a san francisco street. >> it hit me, i thought i was going to die. flew about 30ft, landed on the ground. >> advocates say last week's accident is just another example of how deadly the city streets can be in 2022, 39 people were killed in traffic related deaths, the highest number in 15 years. many at the rally want the city to redesign hundreds of especially dangerous intersections to m

a group of north bay residents and the allies have started out on the three-day march to san francisco and johnd a long journey just to get to the united states. now they're saying it has been an even longer journey to win the right to stay here. >> in the late 1920s, the tired, poor, huddled masses of immigrants began arriving from europe. fulfilling the promise inscribed on the statue of liberty. those who lived here for seven years

san francisco says it will likely go bankrupt following hundreds of sexual abuse lawsuits. the diocese of oakland as well as santa rosa filed for bankruptcy because of numerous lawsuits. tim johns shows us how people are reacting. >> after hundreds of lawsuits were filed, there diocese of san francisco saying it will likely go bankrupt. in a statement released friday, the archdiocese said, for several months now, we have been investigating the best options for managing and resolving these cases. after much contemplation and prayer, i wish to inform you that a chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization is likely. >> they have hundreds of millions of dollars in property. they are not bankrupt. if they are, it is morally. >> the news has frustrated people like joey. he says he was sexually abused as a child. he now works with a group called snap with a survivors network. >> the potential filing causes several worries for him. one of the main ones being the delayed process of getting some form of justice for victims. >> everything stops during the bankruptcy proceeding. >> rick simmons is an attorney who currently represents around 75 people with sexual abuse cases. he says if it happens

i'm in san francisco, tim johns, abc news. >> okay. a lot more there, tim. thank you. >> since a bill to bail out bart using bridge toll hikes has been put on hold, the transit agency is making other changes. efficient mass transit systems are a key part of building a better bay area. abc7 news reporter leslie brinkley looks at how bart is trying to cut costs and improve safety. >> this afternoon, bart's general manager took california senator scott wiener on a ride from san francisco civic center to the bart police department in oakland along the way, talking to bart workers to discuss what's next with the agency needing a bailout, a controversial bill to raise bridge tolls by $1.50 to help finance strapped transit systems in the bay area was just not gaining enough support. >> we've been working all year to try to deal with a potential train wreck coming our way in the bay area. >> senator wiener says they've hit the pause button on considering the toll hikes until at least next year. >> this is not optional. if our transit systems start to unravel, we wil

the san jose fire department gave away hundreds of free backpacks today at john montgomery elementarylies unable to afford school supplies, they say they are trying to bridge the gap. >> it green brings us great joy to see the impact these backpacks are having on the kids. they also see the fire engine here and the firefighters give them stickers, fire helmets, this is a great event. >> the department collected funds themselves and they were able to buy over 500 backpacks for the event. >>> check this out, this is an east bay teacher, he has found a way to make math fun for students, do you remember this story last year? since then, he has become a local celebrity, truly. he is using his rap and rhymes to bring math alive. >> it's his sixth year of teaching here. but, now he is taking math to another level for students to watch at home. >> what is really nice, parents also use these tutorials to help, too. >> reporter: here is his latest release, he decided it was time to get his students to start paying attention. >> he is going onto year two of taking math to a new level. >> you are

tim: in san francisco, tim johns. abc7news..r.: let's focus on the travel troubles as we look like out at sfo tonight. when you add it all up, hundreds of flights and countless passengers from oakland to chicago are being affected by the storms. southwest airlines, the busiest carrier for inter-california or flights saw 714 flights canceled today. a majority of them operating out of southern california. if you are planning to fly tomorrow, it is best to check with your airline on your flight status. united airlines has issued a hurricane travel waiver for southern california airports. that has never happened before. travelers booked on sunday and monday flights can reschedule without having to pay change fees. the nine affected airports are on your screen. bakersfield, burbank, lax, ontario, palm springs, san diego, san luis obispo and orange county. barbara lee says the federal government stands ready to help those who need help from the effects of the storm. >> i stand ready to do everything i can do personally in my capacity

. >> in san francisco, tim johns. >> organizers say the tank closed yesterday because of safety concernsan outside lands spokesperson said the flooring needs repairing. there is no update on whether it will reopen. dan ashley is performing at outside lands at 12:15. if you are going, check him out. will it be a good day? >> yes, starting with clouds and mild temperatures. low to mid 60's. partly sunny conditions. we will have another 10 degrees of warming here and into the 90's, close to 100 by the time we get to the end of the weekend. details in a few minutes. >> also coming up, afghan evacuees in limbo. how bay area advocates are trying to take action at the federal level for permanent residency. the music continues in the south bay. the biggest boom in business during the san jose jazz festival this year. you're making the most of every hour of your life. except the hours that you're sleeping. so why do we leave so much untapped potential on the table? this is a next level bed, for a next level you. my circadian rhythm is kicking your circadian rhythms butt! it's not a competition. i

san francisco. james. >> thank you, john. 5.18, is the time and happening tomorrow.anizations are planning a memorial to honor that 4 year-old girl who was hit and killed by a car as she cross the street with her parents in san francisco. that crash happened last tuesday, right near oracle park, flowers. now late side of that crash. the memorial happens tomorrow. it will be from 5 until 06:00pm at the plaza. next to caltrain at 4th and king streets walk sf. he's asking people to bring stuffed animals and strollers to show their support. >> a large group of dirt bikers took over. >> bay area bridges and freeways once again, chp says they've got reports of these events happening for the last several weekends. video shows the bikers right along riding along the embarcadero in san francisco as well as through geary and off streets in the presidio parkway tunnels stopping to do wheelies and tricks along the way. chp says they've been monitoring the activity. the santa clara county sheriff's office has launched their firearms relinquishment program in hopes of getting guns

presenting itself as the person who's the victim here, and they're not clearly, they're not in san francisco. >> tim johnsews. >> in the east bay, some people are finally back home after a hazmat situation that went on for three days, forced to evacuate as cleanup crews gave the all clear at 530 last night. acids and explosives were found in bottles, vials and containers in a shed behind a home on stanton avenue earlier this week , investigators had to process more than 600 different chemicals. neighbors say a man who lived in the home was a retired chemistry professor who recently passed away. well, six months of repair at least. that's how long it will take for san francisco. chinatown, rose pak subway station to get fully repaired on thursday. a leak shut down one side of the platform. the stairway in the area is now closed, but the escalator is an elevator are up and running. according to muni, there have been no delays or disruptions. and the agency plans to give a temporary fix by injecting grout to stop the leak. well this next story we've been following since it broke a bay area church group stran

a group of north bay residents and the allies have started out on the three-day march to san francisco and john ramos has their story. >> reporter: many of these people faced a long journey just to get to the united states. now they're saying it has been an even longer journey to win the right to stay here. >> in the late 1920s, the tired, poor, huddled masses of immigrants began arriving from europe. fulfilling the promise inscribed on the statue of liberty. those who lived here for seven years became eligible to stay permanently. but in the 1980s, that door was slammed shut. >> if we don't do something, no one will do it for us. if we need to walk three days for these had congress people to wake up, that's what we're going to do. >> reporter: the march will begin on saturday and it won't end until they reach downtown san francisco. about 100 people will take part in the 40-mile long hike, and if the protest doesn't wake people up, the music might. >> is it difficult walking this much? >> with the music following us? no. i like it. our legs are kind of tired, but it's all right. it feels like

shop last week. 6 year-old johannes to wal v who was also referred to as john was assaulted with a baseball bat during a robbery in san francisco's richmond district. when police arrived, they found john unconscious. he was brought to the hospital where he later died. no arrests have been made in the case. the community is encouraging anyone who knew him to participate in the vigil will be held in front of the richmond market on the corner of 41st avenue and balboa street at 09:00pm. the east congressman mark the discuss the challenge of addressing food insecurity. >> kron four's. philippe, your dog reports now from concord with representative visited a food bank in e listens to pound nonprofits are trying to tackle the problem. >> east bay congressman mark disowned paying a wednesday morning visit to the food bank of contra costa and solano touring the nonprofits warehouse concord. well, discussing the work being done to combat food insecurity, improve leaks out of the month washington, >> 2 big country. so this is an opportunity to listen. half of ports army college that live bank representatives explained how essen

you might remember you honest a wall d was also known as john was assaulted with a baseball bat during a robbery in san francisco's richmond district police arrive. they found john unconscious. he later died in the hospital. arrests have been made in this case. district attorney brooke jenkins asking for the public to come forward. anything they may know and the community is encouraging. anyone who knew to wall d to take part in the vigil that's happening tonight. it's going to be held in front of the rich and market on the corner of 41st avenue and bill bullets street at 09:00pm. take a look at this car after car after car. >> with their windows busted in san francisco, one of our viewers said is video from sacramento street was right near the fairmont hotel. police say in total about 6 cars were burglarized in that area last night. gayle ong has that story. >> a man has lived in san francisco for more than 40 years. he says he wants accountability from elected officials. and while car break-ins are a common sight across the city, this latest rash of auto burglaries happened less than a week after the

thank you, john. san leandro student who's going to college in hawaii organized a donation drive. >> here in the bay area. and that is because from the bay area. kron 4 dan kerman spoke with the bay area now. >> once we got there, you can definitely feel everybody gets there to try to help when they can't do as much as they could. >> stanley native lee was in maui last week with a group of volunteers unloading sorting and distributing a warehouse full of donations for those impacted by the fires in la hina. >> we wish lists from families needed supplies we would go essentially their warehouse of donations and kind of selection. a lotwof that stuff was food items. a lot of that was want to keep your close. some of the bare necessities. lee is studying to be a physician's assistant in kona before he and 4 other students flew to maui last wednesday they launched a donation drive gathering. 2300 pounds of items for fire victims. we're in a program to be physician assistants, to be able to be there when people

john. we're still tracking that hot spot on the san mateo bridge.hour, stay away from the san mateo bridge. if you can ok, look at those drive times around. 91 minutes, we have an accident right near the center span to 2 lanes are blocked there on the bridge. i'm saying that the dumbarton bridge would be a much better option at this hour. if you are going to take any other bridge navigate to get around that delay, look at that. the dunbar bridge still sits at 14 minutes. you can also take the bay bridge if you are trying to get across towards the peninsula, just going to have to take 1, one or 2.80 when you get into the city, if you are going to be driving across the bay bridge right now, drive times 18 minutes. and our richmond, sandra fell bridge sits at around 12 tolls to 101. there, golden gate bridge. 37 to the tolls. no major blockages justice at 20 minutes. all right. james, back to all right. well, thank you. rate at legends who had an impact on the bay area teed off at the golf course in hopes of raising money for few. so you're saying they

they may have to leave the area because of the profound erosion of the city of san francisco's condition. gumps owner, johnopen letter to governor newsome and mayor london breed, blaming democratic policies and allowing the homeless to occupy our sidewalks, openly distribute drugs, defile the city's streets, such abject disregard for civilized conduct, he writes, makes san francisco unlivable for its residents, unsafe for our employees and unwelcoming to our visitors. john chachas joins me now. thanks for being here. >> thanks for having me. >> martha: this is one of the great department stores families have spent time going christmas shopping in and going to lunch with mothers and daughters. what has happened? >> it's a sad state of affairs. i spoke to a customer to us today that has come to us for 50 consecutive christmass ant won't come back because the city is in a difficult and awfully dirty condition. our business is a business that people love and people want to come in to san francisco, want to visit a store. if you can't get around around when you're trying to walk the streets you step over needle

>> there hasn't been a single dull moment with the quarterback situation here in san francisco sits kyle shanahan and john lynch took the reins. but now the trey lance issue is finally resolved. he will no longer be wearing the red and gold. and tonight will be having to focus on lots of other roster, decisions that still need to be made before the forty-niners week. one game in pittsburgh for now sending it back to you from levi stadium. kate rooney kron 4 thanks, kate. yet, lawrence and i were just talking about how lucky. >> kyle shanahan and john lynch are that brock purdy turned out to be as good as he is because you give up 3 number one picks for a guy who doesn't work out. that could be bad for your careers. >> lawrence, time to talk weather. and obviously there's a football came. they're going to be playing in santa clara as we see a little bit of fog there looking over downtown san francisco. they're still going to play the game, lawrence. everybody is going to be talking about what happened trey lance. yeah, i mean, you quite the story. they knew something was coming. but hey, what a great night

thank you, john. 8.30, in san mateo county officials are warning you if you go to the beach and get inr >> being hallow state beach be on the lookout because there's an aggressive shark out there crawford's michael thomas is out at the beach for us this morning with what we need to know. hey, michael. >> hi, good morning, everyone. that's right. you know, is a kayaker who came encounter with this. char can take a look. there's even a sign here. we'll zoom in for you. you know, it's it's close. ultimately, it says closure because of a shark. and just to give you more details of where we are on location. go ahead. we're going put a map up on your screen so you can see this is at pebble beach, which is part of being how low state park here in san mateo county. and according to officials with the senate to sheriff, they say that the encounter happened yesterday when the kayaker was in the water. thankfully, no injuries were reported. but again, officials are warning people about the sharks saying that it was an aggressive in this area. and this speech specifically, as you saw on that sign

san francisco since 1988. it takes up the top floors of westfield mall. the closure make shoppers like johnlexander even more frustrated with the state of the city. post-pandemic could just going down here. so i i decided to move to new >> and he's not the only one we met. disappointed to see the store go to tragedy for san francisco. julie over to lou martin lives in new york. but she has been coming to san francisco every year to visit her sister. she even went to the opening of westfield mall and it was so thrilling, especially for this neighborhood. she says out of all her trips here, this visit has been one of the worst and every single block we were costed by many quite threatening. >> some not threatening but drinking and shooting even westfield has announced it's pulling out of operating the city's largest mall because of declining sales and what it's calling unsafe it's kind of shocking. just cause. i feel like once the main shopping area of a city >> goes down. that's the city's kind of going under mayor london breed has mentioned getting creative with the space on market street,

sports, kate will have with the ne >> and now kron 4 sports since kyle shanahan and john lynch took the reins in san francisco. the forty-niners quarterback room has been a never ending source. >> a fascination and that even extends to former forty-niners quarterback trey lance was officially introduced as a dallas cowboy. today. lance will be qb 3 for dallas. dak prescott is the starter and cooper rush is the backup. so it's unclear what kind of playing time lance we'll see in dallas. but he said he's excited to learn from head coach mike mccarthy and the guys in the quarterback room and of course, he was asked to reflect on the day he learned his time in san francisco but be coming to a close. >> car really trying to move yeah, it definitely took some you know conversation obviously, you know, wasn't something i want to hear, that's reality of the i learned a time like i said, this is very thankful for everyone you know, it's it's not how i expected to go is not. i think, you know, a lot of people expected it to go but, you know, i believe that everything happens for a reason. i'm not big on here

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john. 6.30, in san mateo county officials are warning beachgoers. there is a shark and he's a mean one is aggressive. >> in bean hollow state be that's the story. the kron four's michael thomas is on for out at the coast this michael. >> hi, good morning, everyone. beautiful views this morning. but again, a scary thing. a kayaker actually encountered this shark and just to give you an idea of exactly where we're talking about, we're going to map up on your screen you can see those exact locations. now the incident occurred yesterday at pebble beach, which is part of being a hollow state beach here in san mateo county. and according to the mateo sheriff's office, ec that a kayaker was in the water when they encountered the shark and thankfully, no injuries were reported. but officials are now warning people saying that the shark was aggressive when it did coming count or did come face-to-face with that kayaker. again, no injuries right with that kayaker or being reported at all. but there are signs placed here along the beach for those entering the w

james, thanks a lot, john. 7.31. in saneo county beach goers are being worn. >> there is an aggressive shark in the water. it being hello, state beach. >> watch out. we were talking about. i want to me to aggressive to me, michael thomas is standing by with you. him in the wrong move. michael. >> good morning, everyone. and they say that you should always remain calm in those situations, even as much as you want to, you know, start screaming. but it was a kayaker who actually encountered this truck. thankfully, they are okay, me talk about the location. we're going to map up on your screen so that we can go ahead and take a look where we are now. the encounter happened yesterday at pebble beach, which is part of being how low state beach here in san mateo county. and according to the san mateo sheriff's office, they say that it happened while the kayaker was in the water again, thankfully, no injuries were reported, but officials are now warning people that a shark is near the area and that it aggressive. >> you know, back

tim johns, a beast -- reporter: tim johns, abc 7 news. larry: san francisco is hosting a summit known as aipac. according to our media partners at the san francisco standard, the city is $13 million short of its goal. the city has only raised $7.1 million of its private donation goal of 20 million. that money would be going toward special events during the week like a welcome concert and gas dinners. aipac brings together business leaders and a list political leaders in the indo pacific reason -- region. president biden x pectin to attend. >> we ran over right away. we asked 91 want to be called right away. larry: critical seconds playing out on the court. the lesson hidden in what happened next. lack to school solutions through a new online site. bay area parents banding together to get students the aid they need. when the parents aren't home, sometimes you have to throw your own pool party. this stealthy one risking it all to go for a swim. every business deserves a great deal. that's why comcast business is launching the mobile made free event. w

the worst airplanes and we are not out of the woods yet, san diego, harry reid in las vegas, john wayneed out of san diego, 23% of flights canceled today out of ontario. this is why southwest airlines is getting hit especially hard, true to the name, they've canceled about 17% of their flights yesterday, we're talking about 714 flights in total. so they will still have to play catch up today and the airline on its website is warning of diverts, delays, cancellations as the day goes on. also why airlines have offered these travel waivers, allowing you to change your flights free of charge, especially if your plans change because of the storm. american, united, southwest, alaska have all put into place these travel waivers. you can rechange your flights without much penalty, although we are not totally out of the woods yet. the faa warning of ground stops today as the day goes on in the wake of this storm, big winds expected in las vegas, also low cloud ceilings in san francisco and that could cause flights inbound to be delayed, sara? >> it remains to be seen. santa ana, john wayne and b

mister walden, who was also known as john was assaulted with a baseball bat during a robbery in san francisco's richmond district. when police arrived, they found john unconscious. he later died at the hospital. no arrests have been made yet in this case, district attorney brooke jenkins is now asking for the public to come forward with anything they may know and the community is encouraging. anyone who knew too all day to take part in today's vigil, it will be held in front of the richmond market on the corner of 41st avenue and balboa street at 09:00pm. it's 6, o for another big story that we're following this hour. dozens of parents in the north bay are fighting to keep their childcare place open in their neighborhood. had a fairfax several children center's lease is set to expire today and crawford's amanda hari. >> was at last night's school board meeting. >> parents, community members and even former students pleaded with the board to do it. they can to save the children, they say it's a necessity for many families that have nowhere else to send their kits. the ross valley school district

san francisco since 1988. it takes up the top floors of westfield mall. the closure make shoppers like john alexander even more frustrated with the state of the city. post-pandemic could just going down here. so i i decided to move back to new york. >> and he's not the only one we met. disappointed to see the store go to a tragedy for san francisco. julie of the 2 little martin lives in new york. but she has been coming to san francisco every year to visit her sister. she even went to the opening of westfield mall and it was so thrilling, especially for this neighborhood. she says out of all her trips here, this visit has been one of the worst and every single block we were costed by men. many quite threatening. >> some not threatening but drinking and shooting even westfield has announced it's pulling out of operating the city's largest mall because of declining sales and what it's calling unsafe conditions. i mean, it's kind of shocking just cause. i feel like once the main shopping area of a city >> goes down. that's the city's kind of going under mayor london breed has mentioned getting

john fisher, talked about the relationship he has with the giants, and how the giants block to the capital a's for moving to san jose. we posted the entire, unedited transcript of our interview with john fisher, on our website. nbc bay area .com. you can find it on the nbc bay area application. >>> we will get you caught up with other headlines this evening on maui. the fbi is working to release an official list of those people who remain listening to sirens, and missing. this is two weeks after flames tore through the island. officials are now asking for the public to contact them with more information to help them figure out who really belongs on that missing list. once they get a more accurate number, they may release those names to the public. >> that has been very helpful for us to identify who these unknown people are, and try to limit the list, so that we can concentrate on those that are still missing. >> it is a brutal process. a 72-year-old woman from california has been identified as one of the victims. terry cook, was her name. her family says she was traveling alone when her hotel was evacuated. th

tim johns, a beast -- reporter: tim johns, abc 7 news. larry: sanco is hosting a summit known as aipac. according to our media partners at the san francisco standard, the city is $13 million short of its goal. the city has only raised $7.1 million of its private donation goal of 20 million. that money would be going toward special events during the week like a welcome concert and gas dinners. aipac brings together business leaders and a list political leaders in the indo pacific reason -- region. president biden x pectin to attend. >> we ran over right away. we asked 91 want to be called right away. larry: critical seconds playing out on the court. the lesson hidden in what happened next. lack to school solutions through a new online site. bay area parents banding together to get students the aid they need. when the parents aren't home, sometimes you have to throw your own pool party. this stealthy one risking it all to go for a swim. having triplets is... -amazing -expensive. so, we switched to the bargain detergent, but we ended up using three tim

. >> san jose sports authority executive director john poach says having yet another national sporting event take place in the south bay is critical for other big events to come to town in the future. >> we don't get 2026 world cup. >> we don't have a proven record of hosting mega events. let's not forget we have the 94 world cup matches at stanford stadium. well yeah, by the way, we had two super bowls, one is stanford and one levi's stadium. so people know the way to san jose. >> the competition will begin thursday for the junior and senior men. and friday for the junior and senior women. the four day event will culminate with champions crowned on the weekend in san jose. dustin dawsey, abc seven news. that's awesome. >> i love watching gymnastics. i don't know. incredible. i don't know how they do it, to be honest, is incredible. good for them. good luck. all right. let's turn our attention now to the weather forecast. >> abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel is here. sandhya. >> yeah, and it was a nice day today. >> dan and amy, you probably noticed it, but one thing you may h

all right, john, thank you for that. well, san are getting their debts erased by using taxpayer dollars. mayor london breed says the city allocated a little more 2 million dollars towards the free city college program which will forgive the debt of 13,000 student who attended city college between august 2017 and december 2022, the city hopes this by forgiving their debt students who did not receive their associate's degree will re enrolled in classes. meantime, there's another federal student loan forgiveness program in legal trouble. an appeals court in texas blocked biden administration rule to help out students who claim they were misled and defrauded by for-profit schools. biden administration already approved roughly 13 billion dollars debt forgiveness and the fraud it for different students. and about half of that, their debts cleared and that lawsuit you got careered colleges arguing that the rule change the cause financial and reputational harm to for-profit schools and is, quote, enormous executive overreach. while the ne

all right, john, thank you for that. >> happening today, unions that represent thousands of san josennouncing if they're going to go on strike over pay raises and benefits. the announcement is expected to happen at 8.30 this morning. how will tran live in san jose with the latest on that morning. well, >> yes, they will release the results in about 3 hours from they took the vote last week. 4500 workers? we know that we're talking about everything from librarians to airport workers to dispatchers for the fire department. they are going to let us know whether or not they will go on three-day strike. they have been negotiating with the city of san jose for quite some time. in fact, they have been working for more than a month now without a contract. what raise. they say they're overworked and underpaid to the point where a lot of them are working overtime hours to fill in the gaps when they don't want to work overtime. and even when they are working, they say they're being severely underpaid where they claim san jose despite being a beacon in the bay area, the heart of silicon valley t

we caught up with the john dennis chairman of san francisco, republican party and worry little a uc hastings law professor. >> i mean, the case is about his frame of mind of what he actually believes and the president has been consistent since he left office. that this you know, that that that he feels like election stolen. >> you'll see other you'll probably unconstitutional motion filed by trump at some point playing some sort of immunity. and the former president for his free speech or does it is official, you know, actions taken while he was still president. >> and as for what we can expect to see in this upcoming trial, loyola marymount professor jessica levinson tells kron 4 she doesn't think that trump would take the stand because it would just be far too risky for a cross-examination in the newsroom, ella sogomonian kron, 4 thank you for that kron. 4 grant lodes joins us now with a look at the other crimes. donald trump is accused committing. >> grant quite a few now can the former president is now facing more than 90 charges across 4 different jurisdictions back in march. you may re

. >> last week you on us to all it was also known as john was assaulted by with a baseball bat during a robbery in san francisco's richmond district. when police arrived, they found john unconscious. they rushed him to the hospital, but unfortunately he died. no arrests have been made in this case just yet. district attorney brooke jenkins, in fact, is asking for the public to come forward. if they have any information that might be helpful and the community is encouraging anybody who knew to wall to take part in today's vigil, it will be held in front of that richmond market at the corner for 41st avenue and balboa street at 09:00pm tonight. >> it's a 10 in the north bay. dozens of parents and north bay. they're fighting to keep a child care center open in their neighborhood. the fairfax several children center. the least 40 expires today. and as you can see, the rust valley school district board meeting was packed last night. with people voicing their concerns about this. the superintendent says that updating the ellie isn't a financially viable option, the fairfax and in selma childcare center will

john. >> 603, is the time. and today the strike involving thousands of san jose city workers has postponed for 24 hours. yeah, the city council will be meeting this morning. they're going to consider the labor unions proposal. there are kron four's will tran is live in san jose with the latest. what we know right now will. >> well, area that means dispatchers librarians airport workers are told head to work. this is in contrast because last week there were says starting today, don't go to work for a three-day strike. and then let me show you video. they announced it last weekend. we took it live for you on kr n. 4 morning news that 99% the 4500 workers. they voted to go on strike looking 4 more wages, more pay, more benefits and they say that because they don't have that they can't even live in their city or at least make ends meet. and they're forced to work overtime that they don't want. so they were supposed to go on strike. but they did give this caveat that in the meantime, they were open to negotiations and that's what they've been doing for the past week. to the point where they have a proposal t

. >> reporter: john is among those who come to san francisco for the city's buyer friendly drug market, and anyone who has ridden bart knows the drug crisis is coursing through the transit system. so far this year, 20 people have died on trains, station, or someone else on bart property. the presumed overdoses are referred to as unattended deaths, a number that's now surpassed last year's total. >> i mean, there's so much of it that i don't think they can do anything about i. >> hello? hello? >> reporter: this is one way bart is responding. 19 crisis intervention specialists are part of the effort to deploy as many different uniformed bodies as possible, both to respond to people in trouble, and as a deterrent to keep the drugs out. >> police officers, crisis intervention specialists, fare inspectors, community service officers. we commit more uniformed personnel to our trains and stations. >> reporter: not only are they trying to get more people in more place, bart leadership is hoping some of this is mitigated with new fare gates. but managing the drug challenge is becoming something

john, thank you for that. he will still have issues. >> honor san mateo bridge in the last hour. we have an accident on the eastbound side. looks like they're close to getting that clear. but the westbound side, that's what's impacted. lot of people slowing down to see what's going on on the eastbound side. there. 34 minutes factor that into your right, the bay bridge. no accidents or hazard. definitely uptick in traffic. 20 minutes traveling into the city this morning, richmond center fell bridge about 13 golden gate bridge. if you're taking that right now, 37 to the tolls. 37 of the north, but you're a little sluggish right reaches back to you. thank you. reyna. >> 801. is the time and red flag warning is in effect for parts of the north bay until about 08:00pm tonight. and that means there's increased risk of fires. kron four's will tran is live in youngsville with what we need to know. good morning will. >> good morning. i'm in front of the napa county fire department and you can see the garage doors are open. they are ready to me. they are ready to go just in case there is a

john muir health will acquire san ramon regional medical center and that transaction is also underway so consolidations is happening right here. the-i will talk about the ucsf, uhc thing in just a second. i just want to make sure--the school district-we continue to work with the school district on the technical issues that they have. we are far from resolution. we are concerned and we will continue to report on this. i am escalated some of our concerns with them as we speak. miner comments on dr. follansbee pointed the last meeting in the aon contract approval, we corrected that or recognized it wasn't necessary. we do have some race equity diversity inclusion updates, transjnder history month is this month and there is quite a bit of activity in the city celebrating that. so, that leaves me to talk a little about the subject many people are here and sure listening on the call. we had been informed that the united healthcare is working to-on their contract with all five university of california medical sentter for their ma product. it is my understanding that the university california

he worked at last week, a harness to all day, who was also known as john was assaulted with a baseball bat during a robbery and san francisco's richmond district. when police arrived, they say they found john unconscious and he later died at the hospital. no arrests have been made in the case. district attorney brooke jenkins is asking for the public to come forward with any information they may have and the community is encouraging anyone who knew too all day to take part in tomorrow's vigil, it will be held in front of the richmond market at the corner of 41st avenue and balboa street at 09:00pm. still ahead, tonight's and all too familiar sight in the city of new data revealing just how common car break-ins have become. plus. >> as sales force gets ready to put on this year's dreamforce conference in the city, there's a possibility it might be the last one held in san francisco with leaders are trying to do to keep it. and the vaccine in the works. it could curb overdose deaths. >> take a look at this car after car with their windows busted out in san francisco. one of our viewer sent us this video from sacrame

and the start of next week right now. >> john, unfortunately, we still have this hot spot. all the sanrning accident right near the high rise drive times over 137 stay away from the san mateo bridge because we're moving very slow there. now people have to take an alternate they've been staying on 8.80, taking the some barton bridges you can see here drive times have gone up. they're not nearly as bad as the san mateo bridge about. 25 minutes there. that's a good alternate for you. remember, you also have bar to take if you don't want to be on the highways, the bay bridge right now. 24 minute rise. you could take that. you can take 101, or 2.80. traveling to the city to make it towards the peninsula. there. the good news is a richmond center fell bridge at 60 minutes and the golden gate bridge. no major issues there. so just be mindful. the san mateo bridge is pretty backed up and will be that way for undetermined amount of regions. back to you. >> thanks a lot. reyna. it is 7.51 and we have some new data that shows 116 countries air pollution levels are tied to increased resistance to