for example, the sfpd recently [inaudible] as if sfpd occupied the community. this approach is [inaudible] of the community in the police approach. we thank those of you who came to our event last friday in the bayview. even in the terms of the very definition that sfpd seems to be having a community policing versus what the community itself is community policing is and should be. the high level sfpd officers at the event stated strongly that community policing was a state of mind achievable by any officer. community members on the other hand were adamant that the community policing must be structural. good vibes are not enough. community members want officers to know and understand the people they're serving and that level of understanding can only come from living side by side with people. anti-violence training is simply not enough. so what is the sfpd doing for this definition of community policing and make community policing come true in these neighborhoods. thank you. >> thank you, caller. good evening, caller. you have two minutes. >> hello, my name is s

recommendations for sfpd. requires officers. so when we do find discourtesy complaints, quite often as a recommendation during the finding, officers are required to go to specific training. we don't have that codified in a unit order, however. iad is in the process of drafting an order so that we can refer officers to attend. should emphasize with individuals claiming hearing impaired or from a specific case that had to do with officers' interactions in the field and, as a result of that, we've spoken to the academy and league instructors at the academy will be leading the process in that training and that officers are presented with some of the claims that they have or any other issue to take that on face value. recommendation number six. to ensure they're still in effect and have not changed. this came from a case that involved an incident where the officers were unsure of a law that had changed. the department recently has hired a new attorney who will be working on these issues. we're working on a regular legal update and th

for example, the sfpd recently [inaudible] as if sfpd occupied the community. this approach is [inaudible] of the community in the police approach. we thank those of you who came to our event last friday in the bayview. even in the terms of the very definition that sfpd seems to be having a community policing versus what the community itself is community policing is and should be. the high level sfpd officers at the event stated strongly that community policing was a state of mind achievable by any officer. community members on the other hand were adamant that the community policing must be structural. good vibes are not enough. community members want officers to know and understand the people they're serving and that level of understanding can only come from living side by side with people. anti-violence training is simply not enough. so what is the sfpd doing for this definition of community policing and make community policing come true in these neighborhoods. thank you. >> thank you, caller. good evening, caller. you have two minutes. >> hello, my name is s

for example, the sfpd recently [inaudible] as if sfpd occupied the community.s approach is [inaudible] of the community in the police approach. we thank those of you who came to our event last friday in the bayview. even in the terms of the very definition that sfpd seems to be having a community policing versus what the community itself is community policing is and should be. the high level sfpd officers at the event stated strongly that community policing was a state of mind achievable by any officer. community members on the other hand were adamant that the community policing must be structural. good vibes are not enough. community members want officers to know and understand the people they're serving and that level of understanding can only come from living side by side with people. anti-violence training is simply not enough. so what is the sfpd doing for this definition of community policing and make community policing come true in these neighborhoods. thank you. >> thank you, caller. good evening, caller. you have two minutes. >> hello, my name is susan

for sfpd, we urge for sfpd to get involved in necessary to assist survivors of anti asian hate crimes and get mental health and medical care, this is especially important for elderly and disabled survivors and of course, connect with them, culturally, competently and through language accessible source to minimize and trauma. we urge the san francisco police accountability to ensure sfpd supports all survivors of asian hate crimes, according to laws and regulations. of course, with an emphasis on intervention and prevention-based programs and such as the mayor's and programs and a little bit earlier in this meeting and lastly, the last thing i want to touch upon is just that we urge the mayor's office to deliver on their discussions to the create and anti asian crime -- anti hate -- an asian hate crime task forced to work alongside the mayor street violence intervention program so community members who speak asian languages to build trust and support when engaging with crime victims. so just very quickly, just so summarize over all, i would like to see the police commission push for cu

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i asked sfpd chief scott and the district attorney about how they're responding to this rise in crime against asians in san francisco. >> you can watch our kpix5 special "asians under attack, the bay area reacts" in full on our website, www.kpix.com. you'll also find a list of resources where you can go for information or donate to help the aapi community. >>> now to the fight against the coronavirus, while vaccinations at times, it doesn't anticipate having to cancel any appointments as it opens up eligibility to the next tier residents. last week contra costa county opened up its eligibility to anyone 16 and older with an underlying medical condition and that still stands here in contra costa. >> thank you. to find out if you are eligible for a shot, head to our website www.kpix.com/vaccine to check out our resource guide. >>> taking a live look at san jose tonight, santa clara county one of three bay area counties expected to enter the less restrictive orange tier this week clearing the way for more reopenings. kpix5's maria medina is live in santa clara county with more on the exp

i think we'll work to hear what sfpd has.i've looked through their california partnership community reports and it talks about diving into the cause of gun violence, it talks about what's the ethnic make up. and, you know, it's an interesting dive, but nothing pivotal. what are the fundamental interventions and changes that can be made for the community and partner together to really drive with changing the underlying conditions that is creating environments where the violent crimes can take place and is enabling that. children in the community are not only suffering from impoverished conditions. so [inaudible] -- anger post traumatic stress. we've been talking about this for a very long time. this issue hasn't changed. i think we're very much looking forward to hear what sfpd has. we need more radical change. because more of the same really hasn't seemed to be doing much to change things in the bay view. so looking forward to what you have to say. from radical some serious change and encourage you to join us at our event on

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sfpd has faced calls for defining of their work, while the coronavirus pandemic has created new challenges in day- to-day policing and taking a bite of their budget. department has done its own so solution. this week is hosting a discussion on please reform with lisa mcnair, an activist, his sister was one of four girls killed in the birmingham church bombing of 1963. joining me now by skype from san francisco, police chief william scott. hello, chief scott. >> how are you? >> thanks for being with us. and social justice activist lisa mcnair. thank you for joining us. >> hello, thank you for having me. >> chief scott come you invited lisa mcnair to speak to your department this week. what was the message you wanted your officers to hear? >> well, 2020 has been a terribly difficult year. it really brought a conversation about race in our country to the forefront. our country has a significant history with racially motivated hate incidents and the like. really, the theme of lisa's message, i think is so powerful. i wanted a snack command staff to hear a message of reconciliation, forgiveness

recommendations for sfpd. requires officers. so when we do find discourtesy complaints, quite often as a recommendation during the finding, officers are required to go to specific training. we don't have that codified in a unit order, however. iad is in the process of drafting an order so that we can refer officers to attend. should emphasize with individuals claiming hearing impaired or from a specific case that had to do with officers' interactions in the field and, as a result of that, we've spoken to the academy and league instructors at the academy will be leading the process in that training and that officers are presented with some of the claims that they have or any other issue to take that on face value. recommendation number six. to ensure they're still in effect and have not changed. this came from a case that involved an incident where the officers were unsure of a law that had changed. the department recently has hired a new attorney who will be working on these issues. we're working on a regular legal update and th

brings together department heads, our street violence intervention and prevention program teams, and sfpd, our community based organizations, and other leaders and our focus is to create change, bring the voice of community to action. our plan aligns with our vision zero for violent crimes and homicides resolution that office office took the lead on which is supported by the entire board of supervisors. i'm going to go overcome phone apartments, including the police department and other take holders as well. one is the increased role of the public safety that increase role includes bringing together our department heads and city leaders and also making sure that we have the resources that go into communities where we see the largest portions of violence or we see most shootings, we see high incidents are violence and making sure that we address them through the resource allocation from our public safety. we have work in district 10, violence prevention which works with all our violence prevention providers and community based organizations as well as community leadership that they have be

this is not the first time th sfpd has done this. frequent times where people have gotten too close to the edge and unfortunately fall in or suffer some sort of injury. >> is there a border crisis right now? the new homeland security secretary was grilled on capitol hill today about the surge of migrants that are at the southern border. it comes amid growing humanitarian crisis with the record increase in the number of unaccompanied children trying to cross into the united states. in a recent interview, president biden's message to migrants is to stay home until the u.s. gets asylum programs in place. secretary mayorkas sparred with republicans today about who's entering this country. >> cartels and traffickers see that the green light is on at our southern border, and the united states is open for business again. >> we are expelling under the cdc's public health authority in light of the pandemic single individuals who arrive at the border. we are expelling families under that same public health authority. >> he does say the u.s. is

on february 18th, sfpd community liaison members handed out flyers to raise awareness in chinese, andpeskin touted extra visibility on the streets. since then, the effort hasn't let up. >> if anything, we've increased our efforts in patrols and in the ability to respond to the community's needs. >> reporter: according to sfpd documents, the three attackers may also be tied to multiple auto burglaries in the area. the san francisco police officers association union is offering a $2500 reward for information leading to an arrest. police continued to ask the community to be on alert in order to stay safe. in san francisco, dion lim, abc7 news news. >> sfpd continues to encourage those in the community to report these crimes and have set up a chinese language hotline. you can find it, along with a phone number to call with reward information at abc7news.com. and we're hearing from celebrities daniel wu and daniel dae kim on the recent attacks on asian americans. both are using their voices to raise awareness about the attacks like this one and others in oakland's chinatown last month. the

to this day, sfpd does not conduct community policing.iew safe during this recent spit of shootings, the sfpd's answer was to place a trailer on 3rd and catal a. it's almost as if sfpd was an active outside military force instead of a local force to protect and serve that community. we find it unacceptable that the sf community continues to exhibit a lack of competency or even to work alongside the community to help people and that's all people in the community safe. this is particularly certain given that sfpd was called out in 2016 and was supposed to be working on this ever since. we'd like to hear from sfpd as to what other as was recently placed at 3rd and we'd also like to know if it was done in the past specifically when and in which community this has occurred. we also hope that sfpd and community policing will be -- >> reporter: thank you, caller. good evening, caller. you have two minutes. >> hello, police commissioners. my name is paul. i want to pass for the sfpd to no longer respond to we have these private gather ergs where

the addition of a resource is, but i would urge sfpd to make sure you know that these police officers who are coming into our communities. are really working to be a part of the community expressing confidence that the sfpd will come through. young says the job is enormous in these asian american and pacific islander communities, they're experiencing vastly increased race, hate and violence, which allows federal law enforcement also to be involved. it's incredibly disheartening to see these incidents happened. it's incredibly disheartening that a lot of these incidents are targeting seniors across the nation since the pandemic began. and complaints of anti asian pandemic, hate violence and discrimination came in it more than 300 a month, almost half in california hate speech, the most common form of race hate encourages much worse. it's clear hate speech. i'm opens up doors to fiscal of thoughts and hate crimes. it has been a serious challenge for mayor. london breed ever since she assumed office in 2017, and long before that, sadly, grew up in a community where gun violence was a nor

for sfpd, we urge for sfpd to get involved in necessary to assist survivors of anti asian hate crimes and get mental health and medical care, this is especially important for elderly and disabled survivors and of course, connect with them, culturally, competently and through language accessible source to minimize and trauma. we urge the san francisco police accountability to ensure sfpd supports all survivors of asian hate crimes, according to laws and regulations. of course, with an emphasis on intervention and prevention-based programs and such as the mayor's and programs and a little bit earlier in this meeting and lastly, the last thing i want to touch upon is just that we urge the mayor's office to deliver on their discussions to the create and anti asian crime -- anti hate -- an asian hate crime task forced to work alongside the mayor street violence intervention program so community members who speak asian languages to build trust and support when engaging with crime victims. so just very quickly, just so summarize over all, i would like to see the police commission push for cu

for sfpd, we urge for sfpd to get involved in necessary to assist survivors of anti asian hate crimes and get mental health and medical care, this is especially important for elderly and disabled survivors and of course, connect with them, culturally, competently and through language accessible source to minimize and trauma. we urge the san francisco police accountability to ensure sfpd supports all survivors of asian hate crimes, according to laws and regulations. of course, with an emphasis on intervention and prevention-based programs and such as the mayor's and programs and a little bit earlier in this meeting and lastly, the last thing i want to touch upon is just that we urge the mayor's office to deliver on their discussions to the create and anti asian crime -- anti hate -- an asian hate crime task forced to work alongside the mayor street violence intervention program so community members who speak asian languages to build trust and support when engaging with crime victims. so just very quickly, just so summarize over all, i would like to see the police commission push for cu

sfpd are still reviewing the case and working to determine what type of charges they could bring. >> i hope they get arrested soon. i've been in contact with san francisco police department and they have assured me they're going to find them pretty soon. >> reporter: a go fund me was established to help the driver lost wages and legal fees he may have. so far that page has raised more than $25,000 and in oakland an arrest was made in the attack of an older asian man in the adams point neighborhood, early tuesday morning, a 75-year-old asian man was shoved to the ground and robbed and left with severe injuries. opd is not releasing what led to that arrest, but some living in the neighborhood are still shocked by the crime. >> i can't imagine pushing someone, someone so frail and someone so weak and he's probably just trying to do his morning exercising. >> reporter: and in that oakland situation, oakland mayor libby schaaf says opd is working to determine if that was a hate crime or just a vile attack against an older gentleman. we're live in san francisco, cierra johnson for "today i

. >>> san francisco mayor also weighed in saying i asked sfpd to increase patrols in areas with the high number of asian residents, visitors and businesses. more long term effects will also be announced shortly. nobody should have to live in fear that their race could make them a victim. >>> new at noon the suspect accused in a deadly shooting spree at spas in the atlanta area is telling police it was not racially motivated. he is facing four counts of murder, one count of assault. six of the victims were identified as asian. authorities are investigating the deaths as hate crimes. >> robert aaron long, a 21- year-old accused of opening fire at three spas in the atlanta area has told police that he finds the spas too tempting. >> indicators that he has some issues potentially sexual addiction. >> the spree started 5:00 p.m. tuesday at young's asian massage parlor 30 miles north of atlanta. two victims died at the scene. two others at the hospital. less than an hour later police were called to the atlanta parlor, gold spa where three asian women have been shot and killed. >> while at that

sfpd to kill asian-americans and disturbing attack in new york city is raising new safety concerns. white house is responding. jean elle. >> reporter: san francisco police arrest hate crime suspect darryl hunter in the tenderloin. victim says he repeatedly threatened her at her business. >> he came to lean on the door and pretend a gun to shoot people. >> reporter: booked on hate crime enhancement charges. one of many instances against the asian-american/pacific islander community. including this disturbing video of witnesses watching a man beat woman in new york. painful scene for the aapi community. >> most painful part of that video was watching that man close the door on that woman. i hope as a country we don't do the same thing. >> reporter: the biden administration is reacting, allocating nearly $50 million for aapi survivors of violence and assault and establishing a committee dedicated to ending xenophobia against the community, and will highlight reports of hate crimes. tenderloin community meeting, captain assured residents take this seriously. victim says she's relieved p

we're feeling an immense pain and fear the mayor goes on to say, quote, i've asked sfpd to increase patrols in areas with high numbers of asian residents visitors and businesses immediately more on long-term efforts will also be announced shortly. no one should have to live in fear that their race or ethnicity could make them a victim and kron four's. dan kerman is following up in the city's efforts to protect the asian community have more tonight starting on kron. 4 news at 5. that today is the deadline to submit signatures in support of recalling governor gavin newsome, organizers of the recall say they've gathered more than 1.5 million required signatures to force a special election. so what happens now 4 enforced is live for us now. the newsroom with more on the recall timeline. good afternoon to good afternoon. just seen. >> organizers say they've collected more than 2 million signatures has since june of last year. and reports say that 80% of signatures submitted so far have been validated. they say recall support surged in the fall and winter last year as frustrations grew among some

the addition of resource is but i would urge sfpd to make sure you know that these police officers whoes. are really working to be a part of the community expressing confidence that the sfpd will come through. young says the job is enormous in these asian, american and pacific islander communities, they're experiencing vastly increased race, hate and violence, which allows federal law enforcement also to be involved. it's incredibly disheartening to see these incidents happened. it's incredibly disheartening that a lot of these incidents are targeting seniors across the nation since the pandemic began. and complaints of anti asian pandemic, hate violence and discrimination came in it more than 300 a month, almost half in california hate speech, the most common form of race hate encourages much worse. it's clear hate speech. i'm opens up doors to fiscal spots and hate crimes. it has been a serious challenge for mayor. london breed ever since she assumed office in 2017, and long before that, sadly, grew up in a community where gun violence was a normal thing. truth is, it's an age old ba

sfpd has confirmed. he has filed a police report. sfpd is investigating. according to police, the suspects exited the car and the third passenger reached into an open window and sprayed what's believed to be pepper spray into the vehicle and towards the driver. the suspects then left the car. >> you know, the pepper spray that was sprayed inside my car, it was everywhere. literally everywhere. >> reporter: subakar reached out to uber asking for help to get his car cleaned. he sent abc7 news screen shots with his correspondence of that. he said at first uber only offered him $20. >> so i literally have to beg them for the mess to be cleaned out of my car. >> reporter: uber told abc7 news the behavior seen in the video is appalling. the rider no longer has access to uber. a gofundme page has been started for subhakr. he is one of the original investors and appalled that uber hasn't done the right thing. he says he is too traumatized to go back to work. >> it was unbearable. it was threatening. i was scared of my life. >> reporter: kris reyes for abc7 news. >

are really working to be a part of the community expressing confidence that the sfpd will come through, young says the job is enormous in these asian american and pacific islander communities, they're experiencing vastly increased race, hate and violence, which allows federal law enforcement also to be involved. it's incredibly disheartening to see these incidents happened. it's incredibly disheartening that a lot of these incidents are targeting seniors across the nation since the pandemic began. and complaints of anti asian pandemic, hate violence and discrimination came in it more than 300 a month, almost half in california hate speech, the most common form of race hate encourages much worse. it's clear hate speech. i'm opens up doors to fiscal of thoughts and hate crimes. it has been a serious challenge for mayor. london breed ever since she assumed office in 2017, and long before that, sadly, grew up in a community where gun violence was a normal thing. truth is, it's an age old battle against racial and social ignorance. historically anti asian violence has been a driving theme i

are really working to be a part of the community expressing confidence that the sfpd will come through, young says the job is enormous in these asian, american and pacific islander communities, they're experiencing vastly increased race, hate and violence, which allows federal law enforcement also to be involved. it's incredibly disheartening to see these incidents happened. it's incredibly disheartening that a lot of these incidents are targeting seniors across the nation since the pandemic began. and complaints of anti asian pandemic, hate violence and discrimination came in it more than 300 a month, almost half in california hate speech, the most common form of race hate encourages much worse. it's clear hate speech. i'm opens up doors to fiscal of thoughts and hate crimes. it has been a serious challenge for mayor. london breed ever since she assumed office in 2017, and long before that, sadly, grew up in a community where gun violence was a normal thing. truth is, it's an age old battle against racial and social ignorance. historically anti asian violence has been a driving theme

if you recognize any of the passengers, you're urged to call sfpd. >>> someone jumped into a car when their father was shopping and drove away. but the kids are safe thanks to the quick thinking of a fedex driver. >> reporter: the abduction happened here at the walgreen's on east dunne in morgan hill. the man went inside to briefly shop. when he came out -- >> an unknown suspect had taken his truck. and inside the truck was his three children. >> reporter: the suspect, 24 year old caleb holderfield drove the stolen truck up the 101 toward san jose where he apparently dropped the kids off here near hellyer park. >> we had a report saying that a fedex driver just found three kids near the front of a business. south end of town, over by hellyer park. and it was the three missing kids. >> reporter: the kids were all scared but fine. holderfield later crashed the truck and was arrested shortly after. meanwhile, police say holderfield is in custody tonight, charged with, among other things, kidnapping, child endangerment and driving under the influence. at hellyer park in san jose, scott bu

. >> sfpd said they have arrested 53-year-old victor brown for assault and battery with a hate crime enhancement. we're told he already had three warrants out for his arrest at the time of this latest attack, ken? >> these guys are walking around beating on people. >> yeah, and these victims are unsuspecting at the time. it's when they're out running errands most often. >> exactly. betty yu, thank you for that. >>> and within the last few minutes, we learned the family of a san francisco grandmother who fought off her attacker plans to give away the money donated to her through gofundme, nearly $900,000. family says that they plan to donate all the funds to help the aapi community recover and stop anti-asian hate. the 75-year-old was attacked last week on market street. >>> developing in colorado right now, the search for a motive in a mass shooting that left ten people dead at a supermarket. tonight reporter alan gionet is in the city of boulder with the very latest on the investigation. >> reporter: police have yet to release the identities of nine out of the ten victims here. but

sfpd said we're flood to hear ms. kimiai plans to turn herself into the nearest law enforcement agency and we hope it happens promptly. we were the first to inform the uber driver subhakar khadkas of the arrest. >> i am relieved that they -- they have apprehended the suspects. >> reporter: this happened sunday. khadkas decided to end the uber-ride early because they wouldn't wear a mask. he hoped they would apologize, but instead they took to social media. >> i myself believe in second chances. but instead of that, defending what they did made it worse. >> reporter: malaysia king was booked in nevada on several charges including assault and battery and assault with a caustic chemical. when they exited the uber following the confrontational ride, one of them reached into the window and sprayed pepper spray. khadkas has received an outpouring of support saying that he's fighting for their cause too. >> that what made me feel like i was doing the right thing. >> to be clear, they're not girls, but women. >>> police are h

." >>> sfpd continues to encourage those in the community to report these crimes and have set up a chineseguage hotline. find it along with a phone number to call at abc7news.com. >>> developing news, washington is on high alert tonight with officials warning that domestic terrorists could be plotting another attack on the capitol building. >> the capitol is fortified like a compound. >> reporter: intelligence analysts have spent week tracking online chatter who believe donald trump will return to power march 4th, the original inauguration date set in the constitution. abc news obtained a bulletin from police, saying "an unidentified group of me lisha extremists discussed plans to take control of the u.s. capitol and remove democratic lawmakers. even though officials described the threats as aspirational, they're not about to get caught flat footed again. the capitol has been a fortress since the january 6th attack. but tonight, police are stepping up security around the complex even more. >> it's scary. i actually am at the capitol right now. i just learned this afternoon that we've been

immediately available for the 3 male suspects but if you have any information you're being asked to call sfpd. >>still to come right prices are still falling in san >>for your money tonight rent prices in san francisco. they are again according to zumper the national rent report the median one-bedroom price fell by more than 24%. in san francisco since last year but hey that certainly doesn't mean that read in san francisco is cheaper a bargain. san francisco still ranks number one in the country with the most expensive one-bedroom apartment on average price of more than 2600 bucks new york city's in second place 2400 followed by san jose, an average of 2100 for a one bedroom and oakland is number 5 5th most expensive to rent a one-bedroom talking $2000 a month for that know clint and the national highway traffic safety administration is looking into nearly 2 million toyota rav 4 small suvs. >>following almost a dozen complaints involving the 2013 through the 2018 models the agency says fires have been sparking in the engine compartment and may be tied to a car battery short. most fires happe

." >>> sfpd continues to encourage those in the community to report these crimes and have set up a chinesee hotline. find it along with a phone number to call at abc7news.com. >>> developing news, washington is on high alert tonight with officials warning that domestic terrorists could be plotting another attack on the capitol building. >> the capitol is fortified like a compound. >> reporter: intelligence analysts have spent week tracking online chatter who believe donald trump will return to power march 4th, the original inauguration date set in the constitution. abc news obtained a bulletin from police, saying "an unidentified group of me lisha extremists discussed plans to take control of the u.s. capitol and remove democratic lawmakers. even though officials described the threats as aspirational, they're not about to get caught flat footed again. the capitol has been a fortress since the january 6th attack. but tonight, police are stepping up security around the complex even more. >> it's scary. i actually am at the capitol right now. i just learned this afternoon that we've been told

sfpd says they're reviewing the case and are working to determine what type of charges they could bring. >> i hope they get arrested soon. i've been in contact with san francisco police department, and they have assured me they're going to find them pretty soon. >> a go fund me was established to help the driver with lost wages and illegal fees he may have. so far, that page has raised more than $25,000. >>> you can help in the effort to stop the hate. nbc bay area, telemundo 48 and our parent company, comcast, have partnered with asian pacific fund to stop attacks against the asian community. go to nbcbayarea.com. we put a link up there for you. >>> this is a live look for you right now in d.c., where the house has just passed that $1.9 trillion stimulus package. president biden is expected to sign it on friday. we'll have more of that on nbcbayarea.com and more for you tonight at 5:00. >>> let's get a look at that forecast for you here in the bay area. of course, if you looked outside, you know that rain is coming down in many parts of the bay area. meteorologist kari hall has been tr

. >>> sfpd sources tell us this morning thatre still determining what type of charges they might bringward following an altercation inside of an uber car. while things captured on video in san francisco, there are many layers to this story. "today in the bay's" ian cull spoke with the driver and an uber investor who is now calling out the company. >> i got corona. ter: this video is going get out for refusing to wear a mask. they yell profanities and slurs, one of them reached over the seat and ripped his mask off. we spoke with the driver subhakar khadka. >> i wanted them to leave my car. >> the women eventually got out and one of them pepper sprayed the inside of his car. >> i was frightened, scared. i had never, ever, ever experienced that kind of intimidation in my life. >> reporter: he says uber first offered him $20, then $120. the community is rallying around him, without him asking, me for and to clean out his car and any legal fees he'll need. >> i am truly amazed by the support i got. it's overwhelming, and i really appreciate it. >> reporter: the organizer, cyan bannister is

. >>> closer to home, sfpd arrested a man threatening to kill asian-americans while a disturbing attack in new york is raising safety concerns. the white house also responding, a warning for you, some of the video is very disturbing but here's "today in the bay's" jean elle. >> reporter: san francisco police arrest 46-year-old darrell hunter. the victim who wants to remain anonymous says he repeatedly threatened her at her business. >> he leaned by the door and he said he got the gun and he shoot the chinese people. >> reporter: jail records show hunter is booked on hate crime enhancement charges, one of a growing number of incidents against the asian-american pacific islander community including this disturbing video yo of a man beating a 65-year-old asian woman in new york. witnesses watch but don't help, a painful scene for the aapi community. >> the most painful part of that video was watching that man close the door on that woman, and i hope that as a country we don't do the same thing. >> reporter: the biden administration is reacting, allocating nearly $50 million for aapi surviv

sfpd says a 59-year-old man was punched in the head several times while walking. police say that man has life threatening injuries. another attack happened this morning on 7th street in oakland. police say a 76-year-old man was punched in the face by another person who walked away. no word on how that man is doing tonight. >>> san jose has a new top cop, anthony macho named san jose's new police chief today. he already faces some tough questions. how different communities are reacting to this new chief. >> today the council confirmed tony matta. >> reporter: the announcement was made by city manager at the city council's meeting this afternoon. >> i'm truly honored and beyond words, and i'm just grateful for this opportunity to lead our optional workforce at this time. >> reporter: he is a long-time deputy chief and 25-year veteran of the force. his appointment was cheered by many community leaders including the naacp president reverend moore. >> i believe we have a man who is going to reach out and try to change and correct a lot of things in the department. >> r

oakland police say that they are monitoring the situation in georgia and sfpd police chief telling us that the department stands with the aapi community against these horrific crimes, and in new york counterterrific officers, they have been deployed throughout the city as a precaution. now you can help fight against hate. nbc bay area, telemundo and our parent company comcast, we've pardner with the asian pacific fund and we'll provide grants looking to stop the attacks against the asian and asian-american community. if you want to donate we've added a link to our website at nbc-bayarea.com. >>> san matteo county getting the light to the orange tier and people will be allowed inside and bars that have been opened for so long can reopen. cierra johnson joins us live with more. >> reporter: yes, good morning, marcus. looking here you can't tell that anything significant has happened, but what's happening is actually indoors. this county entering a new tier and for many businesses lining this downtown street this means increased capacity so under this tier most businesses can increase th

our hearts go out to the families and loved ones of those killed in the metro atlanta shooting spree sfpd stands in solidarity with our asian american pacific islander community against these horrific crimes working together. we must prevent violence and hold perpetrators accountable to stop asian hate. we'll continue to follow developments throughout the morning on this story. you can stay up to date with the very latest by going online or downloading our kron 4 app. another top story this morning out of the north bay anyone 50 years and older now qualifies for the covid vaccine in solano county, kron four's taylor sacking has the details. well, this is a first for bay area counties for county to expand eligibility to those 50 years and older and county supervisors here say that appointments are filling up faster than they had before. >> vaccine appointments in solano county filled up on monday and tuesday after news that the county expanded its vaccine eligibility to anyone 50 years and older super excited. but this i think it's wonderful news. and the more people to get vaccinated, the

i think we'll work to hear what sfpd has.ommunity reports and it talks about diving into the cause of gun violence, it talks about what's the ethnic make up. and, you know, it's an interesting dive, but nothing pivotal. what are the fundamental interventions and changes that can be made for the community and partner together to really drive with changing the underlying conditions that is creating environments where the violent crimes can take place and is enabling that. children in the community are not only suffering from impoverished conditions. so [inaudible] -- anger post traumatic stress. we've been talking about this for a very long time. this issue hasn't changed. i think we're very much looking forward to hear what sfpd has. we need more radical change. because more of the same really hasn't seemed to be doing much to change things in the bay view. so looking forward to what you have to say. from radical some serious change and encourage you to join us at our event on friday at mendel plaza with the community and the

ktvu is amber lee has their story and the response from sfpd, thies three men from oakland. tell me a shopping trip at san francisco union square wednesday around noon turned into what they described as a scary, embarrassing and humiliating experience. if peta word they shared with me the cell phone video of the incident. inside the saks fifth avenue store on post street on the left, greg pierson has seen handcuffed. police say he matched the description provided by a caller who reported a man brandishing a firearm inside the store. hey, you three. get down on the ground. that's a scary thing. toe have my life on somebody else's hands like that, like, especially being innocent. why are we still here? the men say they complied and were detained for more than two hours, even though no weapons were found. excuse but i was down on the ground. i was listening to everything they said to me, just like i was supposed to just cause i don't want to do so because shoot me. it was racial profiling to me when i see from my, a san francisco police spokesman says the officers acted accordi

sfpd saying in a statement, we are glad to hear that ms. kimiai intends to do the right thing and turn herself into the nearest law enforcement agency. we were the first to inform the uber driver of the arrest, tonight. >> i am relieved that they -- they -- they have apprehended those suspects. >> reporter: this whole confrontation happened sunday. he decided to end the uber ride because ms. kimiai refused to wear a mask. he tells us tonight he hoped the girls would simply apologize after the confrontation. but instead, he says, they took to social media. >> i, myself, believe in second chances. but instead of that, defending what they did made it worse. >> reporter: malaysia king was booked into clark county jail on several charges. san francisco police say when the girls exited his uber, following the confrontational ride, one of them reached into an open window and sprayed, what investigators believe, was pepper spray. he's received an outpouring of support from around the world saying people tell him he is fighting for their cause, too.

the addition of resource is, but i would urge sfpd to make sure you know that these police officers who are coming into our communities. are really working to be a part of the community. across the nation since the pandemic began more than 300 complaints of anti asian hate violence and discrimination have been logged each month, almost half of those complaints were right here in california, dramatic mountain lion attack in san mateo county after the break how the owners rescued their pet after the kruger grabbed their £50. australian shepherd, plus today's cyber attack that targeted the oakland a's your mission: stand up to moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. and take. it. on... ...with rinvoq. rinvoq a once-daily pill can dramatically improve symptoms... rinvoq helps tame pain, stiffness, swelling. and for some rinvoq can even significantly reduce ra fatigue. that's rinvoq relief. with ra, your overactive immune system attacks your joints. rinvoq regulates it to help stop the attack. rinvoq can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious infections and