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more than a 1000 children at former indigenous residential schools run by the catholic church in san marcus. his 50th birthday behind bart this weekend, as the key witness in the case against him apparently admit lying, some saying now that could be fatal to america's legal action against the wiki leaks founder. and the highly infectious delta strain of the corona virus plunges russia into a new wave of the pandemic. moscow makes cobra status passes, mandatory to be able to get it to restaurants and cafes online in the capital, puts the system to the test find officially inside a free so i can get rid of the mask. ah good to happy with this this weekend. i'm calling bri moscow off the international . it's the weekly, so we're going to take you through some of the biggest stories of the past 7 days. first for you, then, canada has seen angus spilling onto the streets with mass rallies after the discoveries of the remains of more than a 1000 children at form an indigenous residential schools. cities council national day celebrations on thursday, while winnepeg statues of queen victoria and qu

in san marcus, his 50th birthday, behind bars this weekend as the key witness in the case against him apparently admit lying, some saying now that could be fatal to america's legal action against the we can expound a highly infectious delta strain of the corona. virus plunges russia into a new wave of the pandemic mosca makes coded status path, is mandatory to be able to get into restaurants and cafes are mine in the capital. put the system to the test find officially inside that free. and i get, get rid of a mask. ah . although it's sunday on r c and that means we're going to take you through some of the biggest stories we've covered here over the past 7 days and sundays. headline news for you as well . first for you though, canada has seen angus spilling onto the streets with mass rallies after the discoveries of the remains of more than a 1000 children of former indigenous residential schools. cities counseled national day celebrations, while winnepeg statues of queen victoria and queen elizabeth the 2nd were toppled. i'm defaced outside the provincial assembly building the . the b

a former indigenous residential schools run by the catholic church in san marcus his 50th birthday, behind bars this weekend as the key witness in the case against him apparently admit lying, some saying now that could be fatal to american legal action. against that, we can expound a highly infectious delta strain of the corona virus, plunges russia into a new wave of the pandemic. moscow makes cobit status part is mandatory to be able to get into restaurants and cafes online in the capital puts the system to the test design officially inside.

san marcus, still a blocking lane. i put the arrow there. you will get a slow down.r concord and walnut creek as well. >> that's going to do it for us on tuesday morning. we'll leave you with a live look of the bay bridge, we'll have a cut-in coming up at 7:25. make it a terrific tuesday. as we like to call it around here. >> hopefully the traffic is terrific. >> well, there you go. for somebody out there. thanks so much for joining us. the "today" show is next. >>> good morning. extreme weather coast to coast. severe storms pound the northeast overnight flooding roads and forcing evacuations. while out west, record high temperatures scorching millions. >> it's too hot. it's too hot. >> prompting new wildfire fears and calls for people to simply stay inside. al has everything you need to know. >>> covid questions. with cases on the rise and some hospitals once again struggling to keep up, a new warning from the fda about a vaccine nearly

san francisco state and mitchell. we have seen a spike in incidents like the one that we saw there. neiman marcus are corporations prepared to deal with this kind of criminal activity? well yeah, they are prepared heather, but they have to temper their prepper their preparations. with the political climate here in san francisco, there is almost an endorsement of the smash and grab, you know, the average citizen feels like. the government no longer has their back. you know, you just showed a clip of a of a county supervisor. but it's almost as if the perps. are the ones who are protected in this city. okay so what are businesses like an even marcus supposed to do to head off this problem given the political climate, the political atmosphere there in san francisco? well, first of all their comment that that that the safety of their of their staff, and their and their customers is number one is most important for safety first, that's to be that's to be said. something that targetre number of hours open so more daytime hours when there's more traffic, so that's one thing they can do. but again, it ge

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car suffered a minor leg injury, jaw dropping video of a brazen crime thieves storm uneven marcus store in san francisco, smashing displays snatching. spence of merchandise there, and in a matter of seconds they are gone. ktvu crime reporter henry lee has more on the lightning quick crime and the search for the suspects. cellphone videos share with ktvu shows about 10 men and women escaping with designer handbags and purses from the neiman marcus store in san francisco's union square. you can see the sign on the door reading curbside pick up here. clearly this is not what the store had in mind is just really unacceptable and we can't this is the first class city rodney fong heads san francisco's chamber of commerce. we can't continue to live like this in san francisco and we ask all of you all of our elected and everybody to really focus on this. it happened about 10 minutes before the store closed at six monday evening. the next thing you know you heard glass breaking the group smashed display cases and grab expensive purses and bags from the wrecks and knocked over, man. begins. we know that

a wild video of a smash and grab at a san francisco neiman marcus. what they are saying about this outrageous heist. >>> a suspected home intruder shot and killed. the police reveal new details about the suspect. >>> and, disneyland is cutting prices for the first time since reopening. how you can snag a discount on tickets. all of that and more coming up. >>> first here is a look at what is coming up on jimmy kimmel live wi guest host wanda sykes. >> watch this because i said so. when was the last time you got a speeding ticket. >> they can pull me over and i ask them if they want a signed cd for their kids and >>> another high end heist in san francisco caught on video. look at this. 10 people stealing handbags from a union square department store. abc 7 news i-team reporter explains why an added layer of security was missing on that day. >> reporter: in less than a minute 10 individuals ran out of union scares neiman marcus, their arms filled with high end handbags many with security rope still attached. >> we believe they are organized groups. >>

the president of the san francisco police unions said today these crimes continue to happen because of a lack of punishment. in a statement, neiman marcus said the store is relieved no one was hurt and that they are cooperating with the police investigation. an update now on a violent attack on mew knee. san francisco police have arrested a suspect accused of randomly stabbing a man on a bus. police say they arrested this man identified as mario hills over the weekend. he's accused of stabbing a man on money back on june 10th. the victim told police he was riding the bus in the afternoon near the pacific heights neighborhood when the suspect who was sitting next to him, stood up and stabbed him twice. the victim said. it was unprovoked and he didn't know the man. suspect took off and the victim was treated for his injuries this past saturday, an off duty officer spotted hills and he was arrested on several charges. so thefts of catalytic converters are becoming increasingly common. just this morning, san leandro police responded to two separate catalytic converter thefts in under two hours. ktvu is amberleigh shows us how police cornere

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chances are you have seen this really stunning video, a group of 10 people running out of a neiman marcus in san francisco's union square with designer bags in hand. police call it organized retail crime. a growing trend. the president of the california retailers association says we are starting to see real consequences. >> stores closing early and locking their doors and an environment where it seems as if there is no reprecautions for these types of behaviors for these criminals. >> she says the bags you saw will end up on an online marketplace. one thing that might help, the governor put $5.7 million in the budget for an organized retail crime task force to try to get a better handle on this problem. >>> new research shows california is still golden despite indications there was a mass exodus of people from the state. university of california study found 18% of residents moved last year, up 2% from 2017. and while musk left, affluent americans are the most satisfied. overall most residents still believe in the california dream. >> it is unique to the 40 million californian that we have there.

this is cell phone video taken outside the neiman marcus in san francisco.t before 6:00 tonight, multiple people, you can see them there, grabbing shelves of merchandise and running out of that store, helping into several different getaway cars. take a look now here. these pictures were taken inside that people in dhan marcus right afterwards. you can see the shattered glass, empty shelves and dangling security chains. so far no arrests. >>> this is happening just about everywhere in the city. to the point that walgreens has closed more than a dozen stores in san francisco. target cut store hours in san francisco and now safeway is taking action at its market street location. it is all about those shopping carts. here's scott budman. >> reporter: we found jim loading up his car outside a market street safeway. he carried his groceries from the store because carts are not allowed in the parking lot. >> good to have a cart. >> reporter: a store employee said dozens of shopping carts have been stolen recently. reports say as many as 160 in the past few weeks. n

chances are you have seen this really stunning video, a group of 10 people running out of a neiman marcus in sanuare with designer bags in hand. police call it organized retail crime. a growing trend. the president of the california retailers association says we are starting to see real consequences. >> stores closing early and locking their doors and an environment where it seems as if there is no reprecautions for these types of behaviors for these criminals. >> she says the bags you saw will end up on an online marketplace. one thing that might help, the governor put $5.7 million in the budget for an organized retail crime task force to try to get a better handle on this problem. >>> new research shows california is still golden despite indications there was a mass exodus of people from the state. university of california study found 18% of residents moved last year, up 2% from 2017. and while musk left, affluent americans are the most satisfied. overall most residents still believe in the california dream. >> it is unique to the 40 million californian that we have there. the real question is

marcus store. this in downtown san francisco. they have. >> hands full of expensive handbags and purses. they say there are as many as 10 fees that took off with high and bags out of the store in union square. you could see looks like several getaway cars. there's a white one that takes off and then you'll see one after it there. and another one racing down the street. police are looking for these thieves, but they seem to get fast in different directions is the second neiman marcus to be hit in the bay area. it was a similar purse heist that took place in may at the stanford shopping center. >> we'll take a break. it is a 10 still ahead on the kron 4 morning news vice president kamala harris touting president biden's infrastructure plan as lawmakers get ready for what many hope to be a bipartisan vote on capitol hill. we'll bring you the latest from dc and after the break, california's we know is dealing with several large wildfires burning across the state. the illegal fireworks we saw over the weekend didn't help matters much 4 firefighters will have an update coming up. >> and outsid

mark says it reminds remains to be seen if the latest heist at neiman marcus will push san franciscosue. homeowner shot and killed a man he says was breaking into his house this morning in solano county, fairfield police say the intruder knocked at the door of the home on vintage valley drive at about 8 30 this morning when there was no answer the suspect kicked in the door. the homeowner had already reached for his gun. when the intruder entered, he fired twice, hitting the intruder in the chest. authorities say the suspect died near the scene and a gun was found nearby. whatever the motive was, it does not look like it was peaceful or legal. we do know that the suspect was armed with a handgun and semiautomatic that was loaded with an extended magazines. as far as i know, there is no known relationship between the homeowners who are true victims here and the suspect. the suspect has been identified as a 27 year old man from suisun city. he was on parole for home invasion in alameda county. police say the homeowners are shaken but otherwise doing okay. 15 year old boy from fremont i

hundreds of thousands of people have viewed this video of 10 individuals running out of san francisco's neiman marcust laurent high-end handbags. >> they stop at nothing to get in, get out, and get away. >> reporter: he works in the burglary auto unit at the san francisco police department. he says the people you see here are organized criminals filling an order for items they are stealing and fencing. sometimes on retail sites like posh mark and fashion file. >> we are definitely finding those items on those platforms. >> reporter: detectives have methods to decipher stolen items, where buyers probably do not. >> i will not share those with you, because i do not want those out there. >> reporter: investigators are working with task forces up and down the bay area. they say this was likely not a one time hit. >> we are talking about a very dangerous situation, i believe. >> reporter: it's not just large department stores. retailers like target and walgreens are also dealing with theft. videos like these highlight the problem. the san francisco district attorney says people who commit these crimes are

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hundreds of thousands of people have viewed this video of 10 individuals running out of san francisco's neiman marcusls of saint laurent high-end handbags. >> they stop at nothing to get in, get out, and get away. >> reporter: he works in the burglary auto unit and says the people you see here are organized criminals, filling an order for the items they are stealing and then fencing. sometimes on retail sites. >> we are definitely finding those items on those platforms. >> reporter: detectives have methods to decipher stolen items, where buyers probably don't. >> i don't want those out there. >> reporter: san francisco investigators are working with taskforces up and down the bay area. they say this likely was not a one time hit. >> we're not just talking about a property crime, we're talking a very dangerous situation. >> reporter: it's not just large department stores. retailers like target and walgreens are also dealing with theft. videos like these highlight the problem. san francisco district attorney chesa boudin says the people who commit these crimes are being held accountable. >> when police

san francisco nieman marcus ransacked in broad daylight. i am never there for the good sales.eves caught on video sprinting out the store with high end handbags and electronics but i did not nieman marcus electronic spirits who are democrats blaming for the crime wave? they are pointing the finger at gun owners in fact new york governor andal cuomo, why is he still in office? tennis and the gun violence state of emergency to target gun sellers and manufacturers, watch. >> so today, first state in the nation is going to declare a disaster emergency on gun violence. [applause] what does this do this executive order? it says i want you to understand understand the extent of the problem no one should understand how serious this is. and it also allows us to move even faster and free up money, free up programs we can get on the street we can get on the street. some are probably nothing more money's not going to help with more problems for cuomo's critics say the real problem is the push to defund police. so what is the real cause of all this violence and how can we possibly fix it?

high end heist tonight from the neiman marcus store in san francisco all caught on camera. the video taken by a man nearby who shared this video with abc 7 news. you can see 10 people running out of the store in union square carrying all they could, armfuls of designer handbags. the police say multiple get away vehicles were waiting for the thieves and they did escape. >> just incredible. >>> tropical storm elsa made landfall in cuba this afternoon. areas on the out skirts of havana were drenched. elsa is turning north now and hit the florida keys tomorrow. the governor declared a state of emergency for 15 counties along the florida gulf coast. >>> abc 7 weather anchor spencer christian is watching elsa. >> now moving into the gulf of mexico over the warm tropical waters it is expected to intensify tomorrow gaining tropical storm strength of 65 miles per hour as it moves up along the west coast of florida as a potential flooding rainmaker. in fact, there are flash flood watches and warnings out along florida's west coast. and as the storm moves tomorrow up along the coastli

dramatic video from monday evening 10 individuals are seen fleeing from the union square neiman marcus store in sanncisco. there are arms are full of apparently stolen goods. but this most likely was not a crime of opportunity but an organized effort. >> this is a pattern of behavior. we're seeing this happen over and over again here in san francisco. tuesday afternoon, san francisco supervisor ahsha safa. he said he believes that the robbery is the result of organized retail theft and that they were targeting specific merchandise. 10 individuals getaway car focused on him bags. these are very expensive handbags. they can be spot sold domestically or internationally for a lot of money in these bags. oftentimes go for thousands of dollars. in a statement to kron 4 on tuesday. the district attorney's office agreed saying no retailer or its employees should have to suffer from the brazen organized theft depicted in this video. police have not yet presented us with an arrest or identified suspects related to this incident. we will immediately review any arrests. police bring us for prosecution so fine.

now san francisco has been in the national spotlight for its shoplifting problem with several news outlets reporting on the crimes in response to the video of those shoplift lifters at neiman marcus the daily mail wrote, quote, crime is basically legal in san francisco. the new york times saying, quote, the mundane crime of shoplifting has spun out of control in san francisco. and lastly cnn saying san francisco confronts a surging crime drugs and homelessness as it tries to bounce back from covid-19. so we looked into san francisco's recent crime statistics and here's what we found since the economy started reopening in may. larceny theft is up 41.3% compared to the same time period of may to june of last year in just the past few months. there have been more than 4500 incidents. we've reached out to mayor breed's office for a statement or an interview on what's being done to stop these crimes. but we have not yet heard back. over in the east bay. a deadly weekend crime wave in oakland brings attention to the police department. the police chief says they were overwhelmed on the 4th of july. but as kron four's phillipe djegal reports community activists and city leaders say addin

organized theft rings like the group seen on a viral video right here, running at the nieman marcus store in san francisco. >> we've all seen image, people rushing in, all across the state of california. those organized efforts. and they are organized, disproportionately, efforts. and we want to go after those rings. when they see these thing goes viral, the perception of lawlessness, the perception that anything goes really -- that has to be overcome too. people fear crime when they city the way we're seeing it. >> chief scott says law enforcement not only has to deal with the people committing these crimes but get out the message that something is being done about it. >>> moving on, pg&e says it wants to bury 10,000 miles of power lines underground in areas at high risk for fire. >> we will bury the lines. >> the company's ceo made the announcement in butte county. she says they have already started that process. they're burying lines in the rebuilding town of paradise where pg&e equipment sparked the deadly camp fire in 2018. engineers expect to bury 1,000 miles of line per year over the next

patrol justice department and local authorities to track criminals like the group that hit a san francisco neiman marcus organized in a very deliberative manager to address organized retail crime for a number of years. we're doubling down on those efforts today with this bill. >> california retailers have been hit so hard recently it has prompted some retailers to reduce hours in some of their locations, neil. >> neil: all right, alicia. thanks very much. a little too late for my next guest but welcoming it the same. we have the california retailers association president and ceo. you think this will do the trick or at least calm things down a bit? >> you know, this is a great first start. the california retailer's association, we sponsored the legislation and the advocates to the governor to includes $5.7 million in hills budget for the organized retail crime effect the force. i was thrilled to join the governor as he signed the legislation. a lot of work to be done on this. the retail crime aspect in california and nationally is getting worse. while the task force is amazing in some of the work that it

>>yove tohigh d ome neiman marcus store in san francisco all caught on camera. the video taken by a man nearby who shared th 7 ws. you can see 10 people running out of the store in union square carrying all they could, armfuls of designer handbags. the police say multiple get away vehicles were waiting for the thieves and they did escape. >> just incredible. >>> tropical storm elsa made landfall in cuba this afternoon. areas on the out skirts of havana were drenched. elsa is turning north now and hit the florida keys tomorrow. the governor declared a state of emergency for 15 counties along the florida gulf coast. >>> abc 7 weather anchor spencer christian is watching elsa. >> now moving into the gulf of mexico over the warm tropical waters it is expected to intensify tomorrow gaining tropical orm strength of 65 miles st asof ramaker. infact, there arfloo o west coast. and as the storm moves tomorrow up along the coastline it is expected to make landfall early wednesday over the panhandle and southern georgia and up on the coastal carolinas as a severe flood thr

moving smoothly once again for the san mateo bridge. marcus showed how clear the bay bridge toll plaza was. scott is going to point out different stuff. >> good morning, good friday to you. all eyes on boeing this morning. boeing is one of the 30 stocks in the dow after the faa told boeing it needs to inspect some switches in every single 737 flying today. the 737, the world's most popular airliner. the faa says the switches that control cabin pressure could fail, though there's not been a single instance of that happening in air. >>> the white house is increasing pressure on social media to crackdown on false claims about covid and vaccines. the u.s. surgeon general says just 12 accounts are responsible for 65% of the misinformation out there. >>> but it was something that press secretary jen psaki said at that very same press conference that really caught the attention of some americans. here she is describing what the white house is doing. >> we've increased disinformation research and tracking within the surgeon general's office. we are fl

and a handbag heist at the neiman marcus store in san francisco's union square. we'll show you what the robbers got away with. what if you could push a button and less carbon would be put into the air. if there were a button that would help you use less energy, breathe cleaner air, and even take on climate change... would you press it? >> from the area's local news station. you're watching the kron 00:00am morning news at 7. >> good morning and thanks for waking up with us on the tuesday after the long holiday. hope you enjoyed july 4th. i'm darya folsom. and i'm james fletcher. today is july 6 looks like. we've got to a couple of nice days ahead of us and then things really start heating up as we head into the let's check out the details morning. john. good morning, guys. you're exactly right. we're going to be heating up into the upcoming weekend 4th of july weekend wasn't so bad at all temperatures across the bay area. >> i actually felt pretty good and higher humidity levels help to spare us from some of the highest a fire danger title changes this upcoming w

this is cell phone video taken outside the neiman marcus in san francisco. look at this. now police say just before 6:00 last night, multiple people grabbing shelves of merchandise running out of that store and then all hopping into different getaway cars. want to give you another look at what happened. these are pictures from inside the neiman marcus after it all happened. this is the aftermath. shattered glass and empty shelves, dangling security chains. so far, no arrests have been made. >>> an oakland firefighter and paramedic is reflecting about his trip to the white house. gustavo gonzalez spent a day at the white house with the president and first lady being honored for his work as a first responders during the pandemic. gonzales a first generation mexican american born and raised in san jose, a member of the national association of hispanic firefighters, chatting with the president of the united states. >> it was a brief conversation. we were able to thank him and the first lady for their continuous support of firefighters all around the country. >> gonzales and o

a niemann marcus spokesperson tells them and they're cooperating with the san francisco police department in their investigation. niemann marcus dealt with this in the bay area before and a group of people stole handbags from the niemann marcus from the palo alto in may. a spokesperson tells me areteo two cases are related and also reaching out to sfpd. in the news room for the i team, melanie woodrow, abc7 news. >> thank you. we want to get reaction from phil mater. your response to this video? seems to be a trend that's increasingly growing here. >> it does and appears to be organized. it is not the first time and not the second time. the third, fourth, fifth time. in june 21st, we had a coordinating group of seven suspects that went into the real, real store in downtown palo alto and made off with and $50,000 of handbags and june 10 a group group group group group and stole bags and it goes on and on and on. sacks fifth avenue got hit as well in union score for $90,000 worth of merchandise. these are organized boosters and this is how it works. you go in there with a group, rental or s

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marcus. this time in san francisco's union square. it was all caught on camera. we'll have that video for you. plus, vice president kamala harris is touting president biden's infrastructure plan. this is lawmakers are getting ready for what many are hoping to be a bipartisan vote on capitol hill will bring you the latest from dc and coming up after the break. yeah, we're tracking wild fire. several large ones burning across california. illegal fireworks didn't make it easier for firefighters over the holiday weekend. we'll have the full story. >> for 15 is the time while firefighters here in the bay area were busy responding to spot fires wildfires up and down the state have been keeping crews busy for weeks in right now there are about 2 dozen fires actively burning throughout california crews say the hot, dry conditions feel more like late august right now early july. nancy loo has the story. >> and ongoing air attack in shasta county is helping. but the salt fire rages on a spark from a vehicle along i 5 ignited the fire last week and it is now grown to about

a middle of the day theft going on in san francisco at neiman marcus. broad daylight.rs in california because of this. this is popping up everywhere. joe is not surprised, the former nypd lieutenant with us right now. i'll tell you, joe, when i see this, it's crazy to put it mildly but it's increasingly common. what do you think? >> well, the stores themselves allow it by not getting the please involved because they can't accepted the way police want to do their jobs. their own security guards watched them go out the doors with this. you're down to provide security for your customers, but how are you doing that when you allow this to happen in front of your customers? who wants to shop? a store where you're spending thousands and thousands of dollars for these items and then somebody is walking in, running out the door and nobody is challenging them. it's bizarre. it is bizarre. this is the climate that we live in today, this is what is created. these stores create it for them. they don't challenge them at all in the store where it should be happening. the security sho

my name is mark sullivan and i'm the general meaning of neiman marcus in san francisco. as you know, neiman marcus sits across the intersection from 233 geary a spot we've held for 40 years. i want to let you know that we've been appreciative of the outreach from the project team and i'm expressing support. union square is an internationally nope neighborhood and while we face problem in our neighborhood. i believe that the future of union square is strong and the plan for 233 geary not only will ensure the building remains corner stone of the shopping directing but also brings vitality to our neighborhood with residential units. union square has been heard by the pandemic and the change of retail and i'm excited to see residential units come into our neighborhoods which will not only help our retail establishment and also help our restaurants, cafes and bars which are critical to the success of the cities' premier shopping direct. i appreciate the work that they have done to retain the beauty of the building and keep its iconic look but also the work that has been comple

san francisco, neiman marcus where a lot of this was going on.hborhood you can get. obviously it transcends the economic conditions of the community. the fact so many of these retailers to your point are considering cutting hours. usually that is a step one. the next step is just removing stores from the area all together, or shutting them down. are we close to that? >> we've already seen some retail pharmacies in san francisco who have closed their doors. that happened even prior to covid because of this issue. you know, i hope not. and that is why i'm doing everything i can to try to work within san francisco, across the state to really find a solution to this problem. because san francisco used to be, it was the mecca for shopping. retail, it was famous for shopping. i mean, took my girls to macy's at christmastime and the tree in union square. i have wonderful memories going to that city, i care passionately, personally, about trying to find a solution and it breaks my heart to hear people, read commentss of folks don't want to come to the ci

the daily mail says, quote, crime is basically legal and san francisco in response to the video of the shoplifters at the neiman marcus in union square. the new york times says, quote, the monday in crime of shoplifting has spun out of control in san francisco. and lastly cnn say san francisco confronts a surge in crime drugs and homelessness as it tries to bounce back from covid-19. so we looked into san francisco's recent crime statistics. here's what we found since the economy started reopening in may. larceny theft is up 41.3% so far this year compared to the same time period of may to june last year in just the past few months there have been more than 4500 incidents. we reached out to mayor london breed's office for a statement and an interview on was being done to stop this crime. we have yet to hear back. >> now to our coronavirus coverage the highly contagious delta variant is now the dominant strain here in california. it's now being blamed for 36% of all the cases in the state. that is a dramatic increase from may when the delta variant accounted for less than 6% of all cases and just 2% to back in april. i

san francisco with more. pete? >> yeah. good morning to you, marcus. sco city hall are no longer required if you're fully vaccinated and it's happening as the delta variant cases are on the rise in the state of california. these changes at city hall line with state guidelines but you can continue to wear masks if fully vaccinated. as far as the delta variant in california it makes up more than 35% of covid cases in the state up 5% in the month of may. some health officials say it could make up to 90% of new cases in a few months. i want to point out that top health officials say vaccinated individuals are mostly protected from the variant. pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> details on the breakthrough cases in california. 7,500 people who were fully vaccinated have gotten covid-19. that's out of more than 19 million californians who have rolled up their sleeves. >>> the drought is deepening and that will mean more water restrictions in our bay area counties. here's a live look across the bay area today. marin county could approve new mandatory meas

earlier this month, shoplifters hitting neiman marcus in san francisco, walgreens close in 1 stores in shoplifting concerns. in la last week shoplifting incident at a rite aid turn deadly. the worker was shot and killed after he confronted to shoplifters who we're grabbing cases of beer. thefts have been on the uptick in recent months with critics claiming california law allowin shoplifters to be hit with just a misdemeanor for thefts up to $950. los angeles police officer toda says criminals have gotten the upper hand. to get these guys are getting away with literally murder, and in our politicians are responsible for it. bottom they come up with band-aid solutions for the gaping hole they caused. >> jesse watters. >> prop 47 passed, a couple of years past and it was funded by soros big time, and now you can basically steal with impunity u to $1,000, so remember back in the day used to go into a walgreens and just get lost, take the floss and pay for the floss? now you go into a walgreens and you have to hit the little button, someone has to come over , unlock the floss, and then give

niemann marcus from the union scare after another grab and run at the run palo alto niemann marcus with $150,000 and in sanis theft, we caught it on camera last month. >> abc7 news iteam reporter melanie woods has been following this story. hi, melanie. >> the theft happened around 5:30 p.m. yesterday and many people had the holiday off, including sfpd ambassadors usually patrols the area. the san francisco police department will note say whether any suspects have been identified or any arrests have been made. >> in less than a minute, ten individuals ran out of union scare niemann marcus and hands filled with high end handbags. >> we believe this is organized groups. this is not crimes of opportunity and somebody that's down and out. >> three get away cars sped off as what appears to be a nearby security guard took cell phone video. we've seen similar thefts including at this walgreens last month. the mayor said arrests have been made. >> he was apprehended and arrested and he's currently being charged. >> stores like

marks says it remains to be seen if this latest highest at neiman marcus will force san francisco lawmakers to call for sweeping changes to address this issue. san francisco police are looking for two people suspected of kidnapping a man and then releasing him in oakland. the man says the kidnappers approached him just after midnight last saturday when he was in. his car on ocean avenue a few blocks from san francisco city college, he says they were armed and demanded money. the suspects, then got into his car and drove him to different locations in oakland before telling him to get out. the suspects drove away and the man walked to a nearby restaurant and called police. he was not hurt. oakland police are investigating a deadly shooting at a homeless encampment. it happened at about 5 30 this morning at the camp at east 12th street and 17th avenue. when officers arrived, they found 35 year old leonardo rainey jr dead at the scene. investigators say it is unclear if he was living at that camp or visiting someone there. the motive for the shooting is under investigation, and no arrests have

san francisco. a look at the bay bridge. marcus' request. let's get a look at the south bay temperatures. headed up to the mid-70s today. 76 in san jose. 78 for a high in morgan hill. east bay we are still looking at some low 90s in brentwood but most of the rest from the tri-valley and livermore up to 82. 75 in martinez. cooler in oakland at 66 degrees. daly city up to 60 today but palo alto mid-70s. san francisco mostly in the upper 50s and low 60s. north bay cool. 74 degrees for a high temperature in sonoma. we see the blue shades that indicates that there could be some smoke coming in, especially going into early in the afternoon. but it does look to clear out by tomorrow. with breathing problems limit the time outside with the fires burning in the region. not seeing them impact the air quality at the surface level. we haven't seen that much of the week. as the temperatures remain cool seeing the highs in low 80s. quick spike in temperatures up into the low 90s. not as hot as the past weekend. mike, how's the commute? >> looking at a pattern seeing here in the south bay. north 87 shows

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lauren: that is a neiman marcus in san francisco.ay car. becoming rampant in san francisco, los angeles. target are closing some much their stores four hours early at 6:00 p.m. walgreens they have closed entirely 17 stores in san francisco over the past couple of years. so, yeah, there are security guards at these stores, told, look it is not worth it. don't go after the shoplifters. those shoplifters get away with not even a slap on the wrist, ashley. ashley: complete anarchy, what it is called. lauren, a senior official in the san francisco district attorney's office is linking this recent surge in crime to racism. what did she say. lauren: her name is kate sheffield. she works in the san francisco da's office. she was responding to a tweet about residents and families worried about these crime levels. let me show you her response. husbands an wives, husbands are scared for their wives. i apologize. your reminder the crime surge crowd shares the same ideology as the birth of a nation. that is the highly controversial film from the

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san francisco's union square, where there has been another brazen robbery. this time the thieves got away with some high-end handbags. kpix 5's john reynolds reports on the troubling trend. >> reporter: neiman marcus is one of the pillars of luxury shopping here in san francisco, but now it's become a symbol of just how far the city may have fallen. the criminals couldn't be more brazen. nine suspects run out of neiman marcus, their arms full of expensive handbags, and jump into multiple getaway cars. the crime would be shocking, if the same exact thing hadn't happened at the neiman marcus in palo alto in may. the only way to stop them is by holding these people accountable and keeping them from further committing these crimes. >> reporter: but not holding people accountable maybe why it's happening, and many point a finger of blame at san francisco district attorney chesa boudin, who has been open about his relook is to prosecute people for retail theft. the problem has gotten so bad that walgreens has announced it is closing 13 stores in the city. supervisor osher soph ie has said the board has sent dean a letter of inquiry asking what coordinated strategy he may have to stop the theft. >> this

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san francisco's union square. this time a group hit the neiman marcus store just before 6:00 yesterday evening. cell phone video shows nearly a dozen suspects running out of that store at stockton and geary, their arms full of merchandise. police say they took off in multiple vehicles because most of the suspects wore masks, gloves, hoodies, there's no description other than some appear to be male, some female. >> the only way to stop them is by holding these people accountable and keeping them from further committing these t city? >> i don't know. it's hurting the city. your tourism -- i mean who would want to come to a filthy city? >> investigators believe mass shoplifting's are part of an organized crime operation that sells the stolen items, both domestically and internationally, but it's not just the high-end stores getting hit. the bay area has seen quite a few bold burglaries, including one at this walgreens in el cerrito last week. police say the suspect walked in,worth merchandise to a emplwitha baton anentook off in a gold mercedes-benz. >>> six target stores in san francisco, they no

san francisco. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, marcus and laura. that's exactly right. f you or a loved one work for the city of san francisco or at the state level, both of those entities are imploring their employees to do what they can to flatten the curve. now let's start with those working for the city of san francisco. starting on wednesday all new city employees are being asked to get vaccinated before they start their job with the city. this is in addition to an announcement made last month that asked all city employees to get vaccinated once the shots are fully approved by the fda. now these rules will impact about 35,000 city workers. as i mentioned, it's not just the city of san francisco taking what some view as a drastic step in an attempt to flatten the curve. we have learned those working at the state level, california, will require state employees and all health care workers to show proof of a covid vaccination or get tested weekly. now this move will impact millions of workers in the state according to the state controller's office. there are at least 23