practically discovered america. >> reporter: the statue of christopher columbus was donated to the city of san jose in 1958 by the italian american community. it's been housed in city hall for deck katades but a group sa city hall is not the place for it. members told us that national sentiment over hate speech, white supremacy and the removal of confederate monuments prompted them to start pea tigs -- a petition to have it removed. >> he was are moved one of the largest genocides on this planet. also he was responsible for rape and the slavery of the native americans. nobody wants to talk about that. we're here to bring that conversation front and center. >> much more focused on what we can do in response to charlottesville. >> reporter: the community has expressed their desire to have the statue removed from city hall. they don't want the statue destroyed. they feel it should be moved to a more appreciate location. some say little italy in san jose could be an option. there is san jose city council man that's working to put a memorandum together so the city council can take up that issue. we'll h

the statue currently stands inside san jose's city hall. those behind the petition argue, columbus was guilty of genocide and enslaved indigenous people ... and should not occupy such a prominent place on public property. san jose city councilman robert perales is said to be drafting a memo... suggesting a possible re- location of the statue. (grant)".....they go hand in hand, whether it's here in or in charlottsville, all injustice is bound together and it's the duty of every person in every country to speak out and take action against injustice and that's what were doing here in san jose...." san jose city councilman robert perales is said to be drafting a memo... suggesting a possible re-location of the statue. (steve) live look outside at san francisco. chief meteorologist brittney shipp is here with the foreacst. not expecting much change in weather conditions heading into thursday as temperatures remain slightly below seasonal averages with overnight and morning low clouds. a warming trend will then begin friday and extended into early

that is the latest from your dallas newsroom, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> still ahead, san jose city officials working to make streets safer for bicyclists. the effort to make the city a premier bicycling network. rethink what's possible. rethink your allergy pills. flonase sensimist allergy relief helps block 6 key inflammatory substances with a gentle mist. most allergy pills only block one. and 6 is greater than one. flonase sensimist. ♪ >>> stocks falling and trading on wall street led in part by declines in tech companies and banks. the dow jones is down 159 points, retailers also falling this thursday. macy's reported its tenth straight decline. the nasdaq is down 150 points. >>> the ceo of google is scheduled to hold a town hall meeting about an employee fired about writing a memo of women in the tech industry. we've got the story. >> google's campus budding with activity right now. we're four hours away from a town hall meeting. the ceo will be on hand to discuss the controversy regarding the issue of diversity in the workplace. to suggest that a group of our colleagues have traits tha

san jose....">(tiffany) san jose city councilman robert perales is said to be drafting a memo.suggesting a possible re-location of the statue. (tiffany @ bam) in the east bay.... concern is growing among the jewish community. for the second time in a week a hateful message was found. this time at a synagogue in piedmont. as kron4's justine wadlman reports -- some believe it's related to the upcoming alt-right rally. the hate speech stickers are long gone.. and their message is not sticking eithersot they were 2 inches tall and 3 inches wide and there were three of themthey were found on the front glass sign at kehilla community synagogue on grand aveune last thursday.sot the first one said marxism is murder and our understanding is that is some of the langue being used for the rallies in berkeley on sundayexecutive director michael saxe-taller tells me the other stickers said racist things about black people.and that the stickers appeared to share the hate spread by white supremacist and have no place on his synagogue's front steps.sot it is disturbing to see but it reminded me

san jose. a lot of complex solutions being thrown around. the city council meeting starts at 1:30 and this topic will come up about 4:00. sandra osborne, kpix 5. >>> time is 6:57 and time for the final five. >> meteorologists predict that harvey will break a u.s. record for the the most rainfall from a tropical system. the storm now out on the gulf is expected to make landfall again tomorrow. so far, at least three deaths are being blamed on the storm and that number is expected to rise. >> president trump plans to check out the scene and is set to take in the damage from the first major natural disaster of his presidency. >>> another missile launch by north korea. the country sent a missile over japan. president trump told reporters all options are on the table. >>> five of the people arrested in sunday's violent clashes will face a judge. police released mug shots of 11 of the 13 taken into custody. >>> hillary clinton will take the stage at uc davis october 90 as part of a nationwide book tour in the u.s. and canada. >>> and we have a traffic aler

people informing on their neighbors. >> san jose's city attorney says the city is throwing out all of the citations and reviewing the online system for reporting violations. by the way the people who paid the fines will be reimbursed. >>> a san ramon little league team won't be make thanksgiving to the world series this -- making it to the world series this year. >>> the new food line that oprah win free is launching and when you will find it in stores. ♪ [vo] progress is seizing the moment. your summer moment awaits you now that the summer of audi sales event is here. audi will cover your first month's lease payment on select models during the summer of audi sales event. >> the new developture has no connection to win free's deal with weight watchers. it will hit shelves this week and be available nationwide by october. >>> tesla moving ahead with plans to test self-driving big rigs. tesla officials met with authorities at the dmv yesterday in sacramento. also with officials in nevada. a dmv spokeswoman says the department is working with the chp on regulation that's would cover test

san jose. now the city is getting tech support. >> to be able to see where the problems are. >> reporter: it is called my san jose a free download which let's you tell the city. >> we know that residents on the street can see it and can report it a lot more effectively than city employees can. >> reporter: and when city crews pull up, they too pull out a smartphone to show that the job has been done. >> so it really helps pinpoint the location. >> reporter: it is helping san jose clean up. and city officials tell us they will gradually add features and services to the app in the months ahead. >> the capital of the silicon valley should have an app for that. >> it makes perfect sense. >> a lot of changes coming our way. hot temperatures right now and even hotter for tomorrow and also tracking monsoonal moisture ahead. let's look right now. top weather story is this area of high pressure. going to bring dangerous heat to the pacific northwest as well. you can get a preview of that on the scrolling seven-day forecast at the bottom of the screen. tomorrow morning, i don't see huge issues. fog near

in san jose, more than 1,400 peemt have signed a petition demanding this statue be removed from city hall. activists from the san jose brown berets say the statue is obscene and offensive to the native community. city leaders like councilman sergio jimenez understand the concern. >> certainly christopher columbus doesn't evoke images of positive, positive images for me personally but i understand obviously to the italian community they see him a little different. >> reporter: the plaque said the explorer discovered america. it doesn't mention his role in enslaving and killing native americans. >> individuals who may well have had a very prominent important role in history, also had a very dark engagement in history as well. it's important for us to have these public discussions. >> reporter: mayor sam ricardo welcomes debate, but said city leaders can make a bigger impact working to uplift communities. >> how we expand to the communities of color, protect our immigrant communities in the wake of what's happening right now in the white house, how to engage in concrete actions that matt

right out of the playbook of the police state when people are informing on their neighbors. >> the san jose city attorneys says the city is throwing out the citations and reviewing the online system for reporting violations. the people that of paid the fines will be reimbursed. >>> it is 4:09 am. >>> dealing with the santa rosa growing homeless problem, coming up why some are skeptical about how to deal with the quality of life times with jail time. >>> we now know what the fbi agents were looking for when they rated one of the homes of president trump former campaign manager. >>> we do see we are off to a decent start for the most part for the commute and you can see on the san mateo bridge traffic is looking pretty good heading out to the peninsula.>>> if you like fog and low clouds and the weather is looking good. from one extreme of hot inland to a good fog bank with thunderstorms of north. ♪ ♪ the day's looking new and bright, ♪ ♪ and you're gonna start it right, ♪ ♪ the best part of wakin' up is folgers ♪ ♪ in your cup. you give us comfort. and we give you bare feet, backsweat, and gordo's

san jose is asking about 50 homeless people to move out of their camp. the city posted flyers and most left leaving belongings and trash behind. this is a complex situation. the city council meeting is 1:30 and the topic won't be up until about 4:00. reporting live in san jose, sandra osborne, kpix 5. >> the next time you go to the dmv you may notice an option when filling out paperwork for a driver's license or an i.d. californians could have a third option when marking gender. currently, the only options are male or female. >>> let's get a check on the roads with jaclyn and see how it's doing. better than yesterday? >> yes, so far, so good. but we're getting reports of a crash. this is the first we're tracking this morning. if you're getting ready to head out the door. a new ride has you heading on 580. this is near hacienda. and the travel times in the yellow, a 28-minute ride from 205 to the dublin, pleasanton area. caltrans may have one lane shut down until this afternoon. no delays at the bay bridge toll plaza. things are running smoothly in both directions

. >>> a san jose woman's plan to create affordable housing for teachers was shot down by the san jose city council overnight. it is a disappointing outcome for the woman who was willing to give up some of her own property, real estate in willow glen to make it happen. >> reporter: this is a stretch of lincoln avenue. if you know the neighborhood it is some pretty prime real estate. but the city council decided this comes down to a matter of zoning and revenue. it is about a third of an acre. sarah chasener wanted to build housing units for teachers to rent inexpensively for three years while they save up for a down payment for a home of their own. sounds like a good plan. the city council for that district says it really comes down to money. >> which would be detrimental to the city's revenue stream. >> reporter: deb davis says the city just does not have enough commercial property and that commercial property is what generates jobs. at 6:00 we'll talk more about how much of the city's properties is set aside for commercial residents. that's at 6:00. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in th

thanks a lot. >>> we are expecting an update today on a natural disaster in san jose that is still affecting the city months later. happening today, the san jose city council will discuss lingering issues from the devastating floods that damaged hundreds of homes in february. about 200 residents are still living in the temporary housing. today the council is giving an update on recovery efforts and the plan to boost emergency management staffing. the meeting is set for 1:30 this afternoon. >>> buying and selling anything you want with a touch of a button. it's a way of life now with smartphones, but is it safe? we'll break down the best ways to protect yourself when you meet a stranger to make a trade. >>> and do you love flying jetblue? you may soon love them even more. how the airline is taking customer service to new heights. >>> and we're off to a great start once again, even had some drizzle this morning. looks like that will repeat itself again tomorrow. let's open the weather window. the sfo arrival delays are over. temperatures today anywhere from three to five degrees below >>> he's in his d

the statue currently stands inside san jose's city hall. those behind the petition argue columbus was guilty of genocide and enslaved indigenous people ... and should not occupy such a prominent place on public property. san jose city councilman robert perales is said to be drafting a memo... suggesting a possible re- location of the statue. now to our four zone forecast. taking a live look outside at s-f-o.(pam) kron-4's chief meteorologist brittney shipp is here now with the forecast not expecting much change in weather conditions heading into thursday as temperatures remain slightly below seasonal averages with overnight and morning low clouds. a warming trend will then begin friday and extended into early next week as high pressure builds over the region. by sunday and monday, very warm to hot daytime temperatures will be possible across inland areas. new ahead at 8. she was born with down syndrome --- but she's not letting that stop her from becoming a varsity cheerleader. the inspirational story of a teen who made the team on her own m

. >> chily tracy joined more than 120 people who gathered at san jose city hall. staying at home was not an option, doing nothing. >> do you think this is going to make a difference? >> i do think it's going to make a difference. we need to show support and show that we're un willing to go through this again. >> the pastor talked about the rise of fascism in nazi germany. >> if we don't push back here, when will we push back? until they're tortured in the streets? >> no. >> until people are running cars through crowds of people? is that what we wait, until we get angry? is that when we wait until we make a difference? do we wait until this violence happen and then finally say, no, and then do something? >> kpix5. >>> more crowds are expected at san jose city hall tonight, a vigil for the victims of the charlottesville violence will be held at 7. it's one of several across the bay area this evening, including the fremont senior center. stay with sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com for continuing coverage of the violence in virginia. we'll have more coming up at 6:30. >>> a n

san jose is working with the woman who made the proposal. damian trujillo is live outside san jose city hall to explain how they are hoping to work together. >> reporter: she lost her battle. good idea. bad location they told her. the mayor wants to help her find the right piece of land. school opens tomorrow. today this group of moms getting the eating area. >> i want to clean for everybody. >> reporter: the mom says they need to find a way to keep good quality teachers. last week the city council turned her down. >> i am not going to let this go. >> reporter: the mayor has now assigned a point person to help her to find the right property to launch her program. >> we are hoping for other opportunities. >> went to work in partnership with the city and the mayor's office to find a solution for affordable housing for teachers. >> the city would help chaffin identity houses that are. >> it is worth exploring and we want to explore it with her. >> reporter: the mayor is not making promises on this specific project but does promise to work with chaffin. >> up next, tech companies have a mes

(nats: fireworks)the city of san jose has cracked down on illegal fireworks this summer. despite warnings many warriors fans let some loose to celebrate the championship win on june 12th.a fine from the city claims amy guzeles is one of them.sot: amy guzules, fined for fireworks// "i don't really follow basketball no. i mean the warriors are great and all and i'm glad they're doing well but i was in my house working. (chuckles)" except she's been fined $500 due in the next two weeks. she says someone reported the claim on the city's illegal fireworks website. sot: amy guzules, fined for fireworks// "my jaw about hit the floor i was so shocked."that when she made a call to the fire department guzeles says she was told there is no need for photo or video evidence to be fined - just two reports from alleged witnesses.sot: amy guzules, fined for fireworks// "you have to pay to prove you're innocent which is just shocking and it's just not right."guzeles says to contest the fees guzeles has to pay up before she get's a hearing. then will be refunded if proven innocent. and she'

as contractors dig in a san francisco garage. >>> and a north bay city takes on the homeless problem. the new tougher penalties that could mean jail time. >>> teachers in san josehey're frustrated. the city council just rejected a proposal to build designated teacher housing on private property. ann rubin is in san jose tonight where the city is saying they're still committed to looking at other solutions that might help. ann? >> reporter: yeah, city officials say they are working on a plan to help those with moderate income. still, teachers worry this help will be too little too late. ms. sanchez is preparing for the start of the school year in san jose. she's also preparing to move into yet another shared apartment. at least this time she'll have fewer roommates. >> for the last seven years i've been living with a teacher and her husband and her children as their family has gotten bigger. >> she says it's hard to live in san jose on a teacher's salary and many people aren't. they're traveling from places like fresno or moving away completely. the san jose city council said changing the zoning to allow it would set a dangerous precedent. officials admit the ho

right out of the playbook of the police state with people informing on their neighbors.>> the san jose city attorney says that the city is throwing out all the citations and reviewing the online system for reporting violations. the people that have already paid the fines will be reimbursed. >>> happening today in san francisco a ceremony will take place to honor first responders that rush to the scene of the deadly shooting at the ups facility and the mayor is honoring the police and firefighters for the active shooting situation at the ups facility that left four dead and two injure. they still do not know what led the shooter to open fire on his coworkers before shooting and killing himself. >>> dealing with the santa rosa growing homeless problem, why some people are skeptical of the new plan to fight the quality of life crimes jail time. >>> we now know what the fbi agents were looking for when they rated one of the homes -- rated one of the homes belonging to the president trump campaign manager. >>> traffic still looking good coming around the corner to the bay bridge and we have an u

san jose. according to the san jose mercury news, the project could face opposition from city council because the proposed site where the housing would be built is zoned for commercial use only. >>> there is a meeting tonight in moraga talking about the town's fiscal emergency. this stems from a sinkhole that opened last year on greene boulevard. the town council said the sinkhole along with the closure of a bridge on canyon road has caused moraga $5 million and has left only $1.5 million in the reserves. the meeting is open to the public and starts at 6:00 at the city council chambers. >>> there is a commission with power to make changes at the oakland police department. the decisions that could be made today on who will sit on the council. >>> a call for action. researchers say climate change already is affecting the united states. a new report demanding action from the trump administration. >>> on the road this morning, 80 westbound is a good commute heading out to the macarthur maze and to the bay bridge toll plaza. >>> our cloud deck is making a push. it has no problem clearing the coastal h

and helps prompt a major "about face" at san jose city hall. we were first to report that the city was slapping people with $500 fines with litt o >> bay area responds and helps prompt a major about face. the city was slapping people with $500 fines with little or no proof they set off fireworks. >> well, the city is now dismissing those violations. >> on garrison circle there's a collective sigh. >> it's awesome. >> i feel relieved. >> they exposed a large flaw in the new fireworks enforcement. several homes here as well as other parts of san jose without a single visit from law enforcement. >> how many police officers visited you? >> none. >> firefighters? >> none. >> they came about when the city invite peemd to report illegal fireworks using this online form. we found those accusations rarely had video or photo evidence. sometimes including one word and in several cases didn't even cite a specific address yet the fire marshall still issued 45 citations. now san jose is conceding mistakes were made and the fiens were unjust. >> we all apologi

but now it's caught the attention of a san jose city council member. kpix 5 reporter kiet do is in san jose with his reaction. kiet. >> reporter: yeah. ever since this hill went vacant and out of business two years ago, this parking lot has become a magnet for littering, loitering, homeless and drug dealers. it's a disagreement between the tenant and landlord. city hall is now getting involved. he heard the rumors and had to see for himself. saw the rats. >> i saw the rats. so they were literally crawling everywhere. >> reporter: jimenez took these photos of rats everywhere, dead and alive. the council member then called code enforcement for an inspection to begin the process of cleaning up the site. that was last month. and the rodents are now long gone. hill's parent company raley's has sanitized and removed the fixtures to prevent it again. >> what was your resnacks. >> disgusting! it was disgusting. >> what was your resnacks. >> it was disgusting. i thought this didn't belong in our community. >> reporter: hill shut down two years ago because of lag

san jose, matt keller, abc 7 news. >>> happening today, the san jose city council considers a plan to how's the homeless in so-called tiny homes. the san jose americakiry news says they're considering two sites, it's way down from the 99 potential sites when they propose the idea last year. community outrage forced the stoi trim the tloift four in july. the tiny home villages would without 25 people. they have an estimated 4,000 homeless people. >>> contra costa will hold a hearing to create a separate school district. that starts at 4:00 this afternoon. board will decide whether to recommend the state break up the mont diablo unified skul district and form a new district which would be called north gate. five schools would be part of that district. the mount diablo districting is too big and opponents say if you split it up it would just help students in the wealthier neighborhoods. >>> percent i can is taking their battle again a recall effort to the state court of appeals. a judge lifted a restraining order yesterday that had stopped recall organizers from collecting signatures. any new sirkts collected be invalid

helps prompt a major "about face" at san jose city hall. ere first to report that the city was ap >>> nbc bay area responds and helps. prompt a major about face. we were the first to report the city slapping people with $500 fine. >> the city is dismissing the violations. >> big win. they are off the hook. fines they say were unfair from the start. >> on garrison circle, a collective sigh. the small street exposed a large flaw. how many police officers visited you? >> how many firefighters? >> none. >> when the city invited people to report illegal fireworks using this form. and in several cases didn't even site a specific address. yet the fire marshal still issued 45 citations. san jose is conceding mistakes were made and the fines were unjust. >> we apologize for anyone who was issued a citation unfairly. >> reporter: all 45 citations are being dismissed. >> there is room for improvement. so that is why we decided to dismiss the citation. >> this has been going on for a month. >> city hall was too stubborn. >> $500 is not easy to come by.

> reporter: today san jose fire department arson investigatiors joined forces with an atf team to determine the cause of the deadly fire and a dog was brought in to help. san jose city counselman tam nguyen talked with witnesses. >> one lady, she was in great shape and heard the boom sound. she looked up to her window and saw a man engulfing fire who was collapsing. >> reporter: neighbors say they heard a loud pop and saw flames. they say in less than ten minutes, the home was gone, leaving the van family clutching only a photo of their daughter linda. investigators have not determined the cause of the fire. neighbors say at 6:00 tonight, they will canvass the park going door to door asking neighbors to donate money for the verdictict families. >> that is very sad. marianne has been tweeting and victims throughout the day to get the news as it develops. you can follow us on twitter 24/7 at nbc bay area. >>> take a look at this, surveillance video. san jose police say this man is wanted in a murder investigation. the killing happened in june. a 63-year-old man was found stabbed on everglade avenue. he died at the hospital. police had yet to identify a suspect in this

san jose. now the city council has approved a new contract with big raises to try and keep more officers from quitting. >>> there is some outrage tonight over dozens of fines handed out in san jose. the city accused some people of setting off illegal fireworks, but there's a problem. veronica de la cruz tells us there's no proof. >> yeah, liz, that's right. we talked to some people who say they are wrongly accused. illegal fireworks lit up the sky in san jose on the 4th of july and now the city has sent fines to dozens of people accusing them of setting them off, but neighbors say the fines are based on anonymous reporting and unsubstantiated claims. done or anything by city officials." a city receive >> i just was furious. i couldn't believe that somebody could report something online and automatically i'd get a ticket. >> they're just issuing these citations. there's no investigation been done or anything from the city officials. >> a city spokesperson said the city received more than 1,000 complaints but only issued citations if there was photo or video evidence, multiple reports or at the very lea

san jose... now -- as kron4's rob fladeboe reports -- the city is rolling out a new tool to help adress the problemladeboe/san jose "...beginning today san jose residents with access to a smart phone have access to a new tool that will help them report cases of illegal dumping and a faster response from the city..."san jose mayor sam liccardo announced the launch of a new smart phone app called 'my san jose," a new web tool that makes it extremely easy forfor residents to notify the city about illegal dumping in their neighborhoods. users have the option to attach photos of the dumping.they can also tag the locations to better direct clean up crews to the scene. the reporting party can also track the status of their requests and receive notifications about how and when the complaint is to be resolved.mayor sam liccardo/san jose mayor "...what this app does is to provide a streamlined way for the request for service to get to the right place, we've put a lot of at city hall work into the back end of the process so the complaint gets to the right person right person at city hall..."it's not just for

the city was slapping people >>> nbc bay area responds and helps prompt a major about face at san jose city we reported the city was slapping people with fines with fireworks fines with little or no proof they ever did it. >> now the city is dismissing those violations. >> reporter: on garrison circle there's a collective sigh. >> it's awesome. >> i feel really relieved. i feel great. >> reporter: fines were sent to homes here along other parts of san jose. it came about when the city invited people to report illegal fireworks using this online form. we found those accusations rarely had video. and sometimes didn't even cite a specific address. yet they issued several citations. now san jose is conseeding mistakes were made and the fines were unjust. >> we all apologize for anyone who were issued a citation unfairly. >> reporter: all 45 citations are being dismissed because the criteria had not been applied. >> there's obviously room for imp provement. >> reporter: the unfairness wasn't always so obvious to the city. they were initially too stubborn to see the flaws, so she kept the pressur

kpix 5's kiet do spoke to some people who say, a statue in san jose's city hall is offensive to them! kiet. >> reporter: yeah. we're live here with the statue in the lobby of city hall. this was donated by the italian- american community in 1958 but some people say just because it's been here a long time doesn't make it right. the base of the christopher columbus statue echoes what we read in the history books. discoverer of america. but an activist says there's more to the story. >> have the statues in city hall is akin to having a statue of hitler in jerusalem. >> reporter: he is a member of the newly formed activist group the brown berets. they started an online petition to move it somewhere else saying, this statue is obscene and offensive to the native community whose ancestry has suffered years of oppression, race and genocide at the hands of the figure that now stands at our city hall. >> we're being true. we're fighting for justice so, um, if you want to label it political correctness, you can do that. but we're fighting for justice. plain and simple. >> reporter: the presiden

at the san jose city hall, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> it is 4:45 am.>>> a father that was angry about his children ignoring his text messages created in app to change that in the app is designed to freeze the phone of the kids until they answer the text messages of the parents. an alarm will go off on their phone until they answer it or acknowledge the text. the alarm works even if the phone is on silent. the app also works both ways and the kids can use it in case of an emergency when they really need to reach their parents immediately. >> that sounds like a really good idea. my kids are too young for the phones. >> mine are old enough to ignore me. >> maybe you need to download that app. >>> sal, your kids are too young for cell phones i would imagine. >> yes, they are still too young but who knows what will be happening in a few short years. it can change drastically. >>> if you are trying to get on the road we have some slowing on the super commute. people are asking what is a super commute, and these are the people that drive a very long distance and very often early morning to get to their j

. >>> the san jose city council rejected a rezoning -- sarah wanted to build affordable housing for teachers on part of a land she owns. she was going to charge them $2,000 a month in rent and half would be set aside for a house when they were ready. neighbors were worried it would create parking and traffic problems. >> there's not going to be enough parking for the business owners and the customers and the employees and residents of that apartment complex. >> i had a kindergarten teacher get marry north dakota may. they couldn't afford a house here so they moved to san diego so i lost a great teacher because of the fact there isn't affordable housing for teachers. >> the council voted 8-3 against the zoning change that would have made the housing proposal possible. the land owner says she won't give up on her idea and plans to take the issue to the state legislature. >>> time is 4:07. there's a new fire fighting tool for battling wild fires. this helicopter available for cal fire to take on the biggest fires around the state. >>> he has the infrastructure to reach pretty much everyone in a

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father john walks his parishioners from his chapel to san jose city hall. putting down a hymn book and the bible to pick up a bullhorn asking his followers their friends and anyone who will listen to resist. >> you are better than that. >> reporter: resist what he says are growth and hate groups during the first 200 plus days of the trump administration. >> we know they're giving license to attack immigrants, to beat up on african-american youth. >> reporter: many people including minorities and immigrants are feeling that they are the targets of increasing hate in the u.s. even religious leaders are apparently being targeted. >> these white supremacist, the first thing they attacked was the clergy. they gathered them to resist and those were the first people they attacked. >> reporter: this pastor says he will continue to preach from the pulpit. >> we believe in each other. >> reporter: and the bullhorn asking people to rise up and resist hatred. >> the only thing that brings us together is us coming together as a people. >> reporter: alt-right groups are

they gathered outside san jose city hall in a peaceful rally to unite against racism and white supremacy. >> it's important to stand together to resist white supremacy and resist the violence from the klan, from the alt-right. >> organizers are seeking to end racial injustice and encourage people to speak out. >>> more support from charlottesvi fm east bay. more than a hundred people held a vigil and organizers say the aim was to show the power of love and tolerance. >>> a berkeley restaurant says it does not support the action of those in charlottesville. top dog posted this sign after a flurry of social media posts suggested a man at the rally worked at top dog. effective saturday, 12th of august, cole white no longer works at top dog. the actions of those in charlottesville are not supported by top dog. several uc berkeley students stopped by and many were horrified by the violence. >> i feel like it's good that top dog against this stuff. it's crazy, it's 2017, people can't wrap their heads around incluesively. >> our coverage continues on the app. you can find video and photos from

. >> [ music playing ] >> people gathered at the san jose city hall to protest the violence in charlottesville organizing the event as an expression of solidarity with other groups across the state and country focusing on music, speeches and community peace. >> a vocal group calling themselves the "individual resistors of walnut creek" spreading a message that all americans should have love, peace, freedom and equality. >> i think we are all here to try to make a statement that is loud and clear, as unified a voice as we can that we condemn racism and the violence we've seen in charlottesville and in other places. we don't want this in our community or our country. >> northbay congressman jared huffman spoke out of petaluma yesterday where a drama circle was -- drum circle was featured, declaring petaluma a peaceful and hate free zone.>>> the petaluma police are looking for individuals that shot and beat a homeless man. investigators say that the 51- year-old man said he had been sleeping under the overpass and the men attacked him. he managed to escape and flagged down a stranger that called

san jose. earlier this morning, the san jose city council voted against that plan. the mercury news reports three councilmen oppose the vote. a woman who owned a vacant lot wanted it to be rezoned to build 14 affordable residential units specifically for teachers. opponents argue the commercial land should be used for businesses and rezoning it could be a slippery slope. >> a new development in the google diversity memo controversy. the man who wrote the memo said he filed a complaint before he was fired on monday. he claimed he was subjected to coercive statements while at google. the memo argued women don't have the biological makeup to succeed in silicon valley. he claims his firing was illegal retaliation against the labor complaint he made. google says it didn't know anything about that complaint. he's now considering legal action. google's ceo will address staff about the controversy in a town hall meeting tomorrow. >>> new developments in the road rage suspect facing arson charges for the fire that burned for several days in the berkeley hills. they arrested

is prominently displayed in the main lobby of san jose city hall. it was donated to the city back in 1958 by the community. but an online petition recently surfaced to have it removed. >> i think they're crazy. i think you just leave it alone. christopher columbus is a good buy. he practically discovered america. >> reporter: a group called the brown berets say national sentiment over hate speech, white of confederate monuments prompted them to take action. they say columbus' dark history shouldn't be dploglorified. >> he was behind one of the largest genocides on this planet and responsible for rape and the slavery of the native americans. nobody wants to talk about that. but we're here to bring that conversation front and center. >> reporter: they say they don't want the statue destroyed. they feel it should be relocated to a more appropriate place. the alone indian community has also expressed a desire to have the statue removed. >> did he have significant history to the americas? >> absolutely. >> but is it a piece that i think deserves to be glo

(mark) the city of san jose is seeing a spike in illegal dumping and now city officials are rolling outiccardo announced the launch of a new smart phone app called "my san jose." the app can be used to notify city officials about illegal dumping in their neighborhood. users can attach photos and direct cleanup crews to the location. the app will also send notifications to let people know when the reported area is cleaned up. (mark) the app is not only meant for illegal dumping. people can also use it to report graffiti... pot holes... abandoned cars and streetlight outages. ( darya ) the j-c penney's at richmond's hilltop mall has closed its doors for good. despite the closure, there is a plan for a major upgrade of the mall. the store has been in richmond since the 1970's. but an investment group recentl

coming up at 7:30, why san jose city council voted down a plan to build affordable housing for teachers. >>> up next, farmers taking issue on the debate over immigration. why they say their crops are going bad. >>> and we do have traffic that will be busy in some areas still. as you can see, the san mateo bridge. but it is not as bad as yesterday. we are getting more crowding by the minute. >>> well, we've gone from fog to foggier to really foggy today. there is a big fog bank and it will be cooler for most inland today. >> welcome back to mornings on 2. it is now 7:12. in china, at least 19 people known to be dead. more than 240 others were hurt after last night's magnitude 6.5 earthquake. it hit in a mountainous area near a national park that is popular with tourists. at least five of the people killed are believed to be tourists. power and phone networks were also knocked out. thousands of people evacuated. the search for survivors continues. >>> missouri police have arrested a man they believe shot and killed an officer during a traffic stop. 39-year-old ian mccarthy was arrested ye

city officials were unavailable for comment.in san jose ella sogomonian kron 4 news. ((grant/ots))new at 11... hayward police are investigating a homicide at a motel 6. police say they discovered the body of a 44 year-old man in a rented room... just after 2:00 this afternoon on industrial parkway southwest. it is unclear how the man died...but his death was ruled a homicide. the victim's name has not been released...and no one has been arrested. ((pam)) novato police just released new video of a 'smash and grab' robbery at a costco. take a look.. you can see the men scooping up jewelry... this comes on the heels of several other stores ripped off, including a store in danville, where thieves struck twice. police are reviewing this videotape surveillance inside and outside of costco .... hoping to identify the suspects. they also say, they are working with detectives from danville and foster city. a costco representative says, they are still reviewing inventory to assess what was taken and the value. novato police say, they are also keeping watch to to see if the thie

is prominently displayed in the main lobby of san jose city hall. to the city back in 1958 by the italian-american community. but an online petition recently surfaced to have it removed. >> i think they're crazy. i think you just leave it alone. christopher columbus is a good buy. he practically discovered america. >> reporter: a group called the brown berets say national sentiment over hate speech, white supremacy and the removal of confederate monuments prompted them to take action. they say columbus' dark history shouldn't be dploglorified. >> he was behind one of the largest genocides on this planet and responsible for rape and the slavery of the native americans. nobody wants to talk about that. but we're here to bring that conversation front and center. >> reporter: they say they don't want the statue destroyed. they feel it should be relocated to a more appropriate place. the alone indian community has also expressed a desire to have the statue removed. >> did he have significant history to the americas? >> absolutely. >> but is it a piece th

abc 7 news was at san jose city hall where people are upset over a statue of christopher columbus. a group has started an online petition to get the statue relocated. they say a man responsible for the genocide of native americans should not be glorified at city hall. >> happening today, proceeded from the taylor street market will be donated to the oakland firefighters fund. two off-duty firefighters were shot. one victim, jake walter, died. to help the victims' families, they pledge to donate all revenue they will make tonight and next thursday. >>> running over the golden gate bridge is one of the reasons so many people do the san francisco marathon. now that iconic part of the race is in some question. the bridge's board of directors will consider a proposal to stop closing one side of the bridge to traffic. remember, we saw that this year during the race. organizers of the san francisco marathon and half marathon may have to reroute the course or limit runners on where they can go. one option could be to create a protective barrier to separate the runners from the traffic alon

. >> the san jose city attorney said they are throwing out all citations and reviewing the online system for rewarding -- reporting violations and those that paid online for the fines will be reimbursed. >>> the two-year-old boy found walking around the san jose parking complex early yesterday morning is still in child protective custody. grandmother talked with ktvu but did not want to show her face her tell her nine -- tell her name. she called to report the child missing and by that time the child had been with the police for several hours. the grandmother said that the little boy has been living with her, her husband and six children for about a year and last monday they all moved in to the house about a half-mile from where the child was found.>> there was no locks on the door because our last house we had to put a lock on the top of each house door because he is smart and knows how to unlock the him. this is an accident, really an accident. i am just so embarrassed. >> she said the little boy has been diagnosed autistic, very smart and very active. the grandmother said they already

. >>> there is a new app out there designed exclusively for people in san jose. city leaders hope it's going to help folks connect easier. david louie is here to show how it works. >> reporter: there's a pothole right here in the middle of the road. there are a lot of abandoned cars. things that off don't get reported. but this app that citizens have available is going to put a lot of pressure on the city to deliver results. like many cities, san jose has potholes grashgs feet s potholes, graffiti and lots of trash. san jose is counting on this new app to give residents an easy way to report them. if they don't tell someone, it only gets worse. >> if there's one item or just a small pile, that is left behind somewhere, it will attract other people that were already looking somewhere to dump. >> reporter: take quincy drive. people just dump things illegally, like these couches. the rapid response team is taking care of them. how long have they been there? >> two weeks. >> reporter: over a six-month period, the rapid response team ticked up 2,000 mattresses, 680 tons of

. >>> the power of city government in the palm of your hand. san jose launches a new way to connect to residents. >>> an east bay family's fight to reunite after immigration officers detain a man who they weren't initially looking for. >>> live, where you live. this is "abc7 news." >>> the owner of a prime piece of real estate in the bay area is having a hard time sell thing house. >> it's the perfect place for someone who doesn't mind living on the edge. good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. we begin with a clear indication how outrageous the housing market is in the bay area. >> this home on chapel drive seems like a steal, priced at $830,000. an area where the median price is $1.4 million. there is a catch, though. >> the home looks like it's about to tumble down the side of a cliff. laura anthony is hive with the latest on t effort to sell this teetering home. >> reporter: we should give you some perspective. the median home price here in lafayette, well over $1 million. this home is priced well below that, bu

. >>> the san jose city council is going to discuss several issues relate together devastating floodsomes. they meet at 1:30 this afternoon to update the current recovery efforts. they also flooenl prove its emergency planning and strengthen its management staffing. there are still about 200 residents who are still living in temporary housing. >>> coming up on 4:30 in the a.m. if you're just joining us let's get over to meteorologist mike nicco. >> hey are you everybody. drizzle, there's a little bit more of it this morning so be aware of that as you're traffic around the bay and towards the coast. a look out at the roof and you can see some of the wetness hanging in the air. had to use my windshield wipers several time coming through oakley, berkeley and san francisco and the bay bridge. 12-hour day planner same as yesterday, during the morning temperatures 58 to 61. we stay in the low 60s whether it's noon, 4:00 or 7:00 at the coast. middle temperatures, 70, 75, you 70. 76, 85, and 76 inland. . let's find out how hour morning commute is beginning. alexis. >> here's a live look at go

first on the scene averted a potentially huge catastrophe.maureen kelly kron4 news here in san jose...the city's crackdown on illegal fireworks has backfired, at least for now. citations like this one, that carry a $500 fine, went out to 45 people earlier this summer. now, after the recipients complained that they were falsely accused, the city has dismissed the fines, citing problems with it's pilot on-line reporting tool. the citations to be replaced with warning letters. those who already paid the fines will be reimbursed. in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news in oakland... a registered nurse at highland hospital... says she and her husband, a truck driver... are being deported. they're suppose to leave the country and head back to mexico next week. they have four children, and all but one are expected to stay behind. the family says they've received stays on their pending deportation in the past... but not with the trump administration.. the family says outside of coming here illegally, they've never broken the law. in oakland, philippe djegal, kron four news. on thursday, a state appeals cou

the statue currently stands in the main lobby of san jose's city hall. e people behind the petition...say columbus should be equated with genocide, not discovery. (james) in san jose, prosecutors say 27-year old oliver juinio gunned down two oakland firefighters in an unprovoked, surprise attack. handcuffed and shackled at the waist and feet, juinio was arraigned yesterday afternoon, charged with one count of murder and one count of attempted murder. police arrested juinio in connection with last thursday's shooting of two off duty oakland firefighters after a party in san jose's japantown neighborhood. jake walter was killed -- and another firefighter was wounded. (sot) <"....based on the initial investigation, ...it appears to be an unprovoked attack as these two firefighters were shot without warning or provocation....">(james)(james) (james) prosecutors say there is no evidence the firefighters and juinio... had any contact prior to the shooting. (james) a 200- acre fire in dublin was stopped short of some brand new homes and students attending their

san jose...." (rob live) stay tuned. san jose cityouncilman raul peralez is said to be drafting a memo suggesting a possible re-location of the statue to a more appropriate venue. live in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meterologist brittney shipp. not expecting much change in weather conditions heading into thursday as temperatures remain slightly below seasonal averages with overnight and morning low clouds. a warming trend will then begin friday and extended into early next week as high pressure builds over the region. by sunday and monday, very warm to hot daytime temperatures will be possible across inland areas. (vicki) coming up - the powerball jackpot continues to climb... reaching record numbers. your odds of winning - just ahead. (grant) and next - hillary clinton calls out donald trump. what he did - that she says - made her "skin crawl". keeping lake tahoe in mint condition...is unfinished business. that's according to the federal government. tonight... lawmakers ha

south bay, 77 san jose, upper 60s in santa cruz and upper cities -- upper 70s and redwood city's. daly city and half moon bay mid- 70s. temperatures will warm as we get into wednesday, thursday in the upper 80s. as the weekend rolls in temperatures come back down slightly. 60s at the coast and 70s around the bay and mid to upper 80s inland.>> monday will be touching go?>> yes, definitely. the morning clouds could be in place and it's during those hours we expect to see the partial eclipse.>> we will stay tuned. thank you.>>> we have a look at the stories that are coming out. >>reporter: officers are continuing to investigate another freeway shooting that left one man in critical condition. coming up, the latest on the investigation and the please being made to the public. school is back in session at palo alto high school. it's just months after our investigation broke the story of the sexual scandal and changes are being implemented. we will talk to students about whether or not they have notice the changes. ges. >>> the government has denied el chapo visits with his friends and