shawn chitnis, kpix 5. >>> looking live now at the roadways in dublin tonight. drivers, heads up. the chp maximum enforcement is in full effect. they are working to catch impaired drivers and other violators through late sunday night. >>> bay area transit agencies want to make sure you get home safely tonight. muni and caltrain are offering free rides starting at 8:00. accounting service and set 1:30 a.m. muni runs until 5:00 a.m. b.a.r.t. is not offering free rides, but is extending services until just after 2:00 a.m. >>> another jump in california's test positivity rate, almost 16%. a lot of people are being cautious, getting tested. this was the new year's eve rush in san jose today. cars lined up at the fairgrounds and drive-through testing site at east ridge mall. in castro valley, the state superintendent tony thurman visited kenya middle school to hand out free at home covid test kits. the state is handing out 6 million additional tests to student and staff as they get ready to go back to campuses next week. for more on covid testing and vaccines, you can check out the reso

in pleasant hill, shawn chitnis, kpix 5. >>> right now, the san jose unified school district is poised to bring police officers back to school campuses. the board is now looking to approve 27 police officers to be paid up to $8000 each to provide services on campus. tomorrow, each school will have the option to submit a request for a school resource officer to patrol on campus. it will happen during class hours are special events. officers were removed from this campuses back in june of 2021. >> it was my team, i would hire 27 counselors. i would be looking at more teachers of color not more counselors of color, you know, special education . >> until a more permanent policy is in place, the schools have discretion to bring officers back. >>> and other east bay teachers union is threatening a walkout. nearly 1500 teachers in west contra costa county could go out on strike tomorrow. of the united teachers of richmond delivered a list of demands to the school district on monday in an effort to keep teachers, students, and staff better protected from the virus. a strike would affect about

police identifying the man suspected of killing brianna kupfer as shawn smith, career criminal set free on $1000 bond. he remains on the loose and considered armed and dangerous. you are watching fox t.v. on wednesday morning. i'm carley shimkus. >> griff: good morning, carley, i'm griff jenkins in for todd piro. more on this breaking news in just a moment. let's begin at the white house where today president biden is gearing up to hold his first press conference in months as the administration is planning public reset of his tarnished image. all the details with ashley. >> ashley: the president is set to hold only his tenth news conference this afternoon, his first in several months. of his nine previous press conferences, six were solo. public reset of his failed agenda as senior white house official says the dynamic with the president needs to change. the reset man is said to be making conversations with congress less of a priority and focus on talking with americans, although his approval rating continues to drop, jen psaki insisted -- >> press sect. psaki: this has been a lot of pr

. >> shawn chitnis with the struggle for the bay area economy to bounce back. >> reporter: five little locations around the bay area, including two in the north bay. the business has been tested with each curve covid throws at them. >> we keep thinking we are made in the shade, and then suddenly something else will flare up. >> reporter: when challenge is finding enough employees. >> sometimes anyone body will do. we aren't in that situation yet. >> reporter: california doesn't have almost 1 million workers that were in jobs before the pandemic. our region continues to be behind. >> our recovery is lower than the u.s. recovery. the bay area is summer in california's overall recovery. you look at places like austin, boise, denver, salt lake city. many of them are much closer to full employment. 4 is is is here along grand avenue say they have to be concerned about the big picture, but to really know if we are coming out of the pandemic, they are focused on how other stores are doing here on the same street. >> i see hiring signs and some of the windows. i know we lost a couple of stores

shawn chitnis reports that 2022 is starting with a lot of covid cancellations. >> reporter: the fireworks won't go off tonight in san francisco, but some waterfront restaurants in san francisco told us earlier this week that they are expecting a strong turnout still. >> we will go forward with our party. the shifts are cooking. we are opening bottles of champagne at midnight. back in oakland, another new year's eve cancellation just today. the space and science center had to temporarily close until january 15. this means programs like the annual balloon drop did not take place. >> all of the plans got canceled. we had two parties that we were invited to, and they all got canceled. >> reporter: a similar story for people prepared to celebrate at home. they were lining up to enter a one-stop party shop in san francisco this afternoon, looking for decorations to help make the most of new year's eve. >> at first it was frustrating because i had plans with my friends, but you have to adapt. it will be nice, more intimate with family. >> reporter: staff at the store say the last 2 days have bee

. >> kpix 5's shawn chitnis on the impact the cancellations are having on businesses, and the partiers. >> reporter: in oakland, another new year's eve cancellation just today. the space and science center had to temporarily close until january 15. this means programs like the annual balloon drop did not take place. >> of the plans got canceled. we had two parties that we were invited to, and they all got canceled. >> reporter: is similar story for people preparing to celebrate at home. they were lining up to enter one stop party shop in san francisco this afternoon, looking for decorations to help make the most of new year's eve. >> at first it was a bit frustrating, because i played with my friends, but you have to adapt. it will be nice. it will be more intimate with family. >> reporter: staff at the store said the last 2 days have been especially busy as people canceled their plans to get together in larger groups and instead are staying home. >> it will be nice to see close friends, and everyone can get covetous and stuff pretty easily . it will be good. it will be a nice way to s

and seven just go, shawn chitnis, kpix 5. >>> still ahead on kpix 5, and cbs news bay area, a couple renting out and airbnb leave with the neighbor's cat. the bizarre story out of the north bay. >> she's my kid and she has seen me through so many things, and they took her, and i want her back. >>> hackers targeting california businesses, even hospitals. the new report out highlighting okay, it's go time. team usa on the largest gig-speed network. which means this mega fan never misses a second. it's gig-speed wifi that's “mikaela shiffrin” fast. ok, that's fast! speed's cool, but does yours block threats? yup, even for these upstairs all-nighters rocking wifi speeds faster than a gig. can your internet do that? learn more about gig-speed wifi, or get started with xfinity internet for $19.99 a month for 12 months. click, call, or visit a store today. >>> a couple who rented an airbnb house in sonoma reportedly left with a neighbor's cat, but the cats owner has been fighting for months to get her back. as kpix 5's da lin reports, the owner says it is more than a cat, it's a family memb

sajo, shawn ix >>> st. clair county recommends home antigen tests be used by those who have covid symptoms, or needed to end isolation early after testing positive. the antigen test can also be used if you have been exposed to someone with covid, and are unable to get a pcr test. >>> the u.s. has begun requiring foreign visitors to be fully vaccinated across the border from mexico and canada. in washington state, the national guard is helping shortstaffed hospitals, nursing homes, and vaccination sides. cbs news correspondent michael george reports from new york. >> reporter: the u.s. is now requiring foreign travelers entering from mexico and canada to show proof they are fully vaccinated against covid-19. that could mean slower crossings for trucks transporting goods on the northern and southern borders, as the omicron fueled surge continues to cause worker shortages nationwide. washington state is sending help to another number of hospitals. >> it's a welcome sign of relief to have the national guard her

too many people like shawn laval smith been put back on the streets. are looking for a better day for sure. >> the lapd chief says in the meantime there needs to be a greater focus here on dealing with the twin crises of homelessness and mental health. listen again. the fact of the matter is, over the weekend if an individual suffering a mental health crisis they are likely the only resource they had was 911 in the police officer or firefighter. that is wrong. >> shawn laval smith meantime is out here somewhere police believe he is in the l.a. area or nearby in the region they say they're getting many tips from the public in their checking all of those out in their warning people not to approach shawn laval smith if they see him, simply call 911 because he is obviously armed and dangerous. david: extremely so, thank you very much president biden prepares to face the press just a couple of hours congresswoman nancy mace hopes to hear about the presidents pandemic strategy after experiencing her own breakthrough case. one is teaching for that next. ♪ at

shawn chitnis, kpix 5. >>> in santa rosa, a man accused of holding multiple people hostage including a 5- year-old child has been arrested. please got the call before 1:30 this morning of a man with a large knife holding people hostage in an apartment on apple creek lane. authorities say the suspect identified as gerrit cole, threatened to burn the home down and killed four people inside. officers were able to restrain him after he resisted arrest. authorities say how the people hostage for about 2 hours before the officers got there. >>> now to the 49ers. the team packed up and left levi's stadium this afternoon. they are bound for green bay and saturday's divisional playoff game against the packers. the team was given a rousing sendoff from fans who waited hours for the team to take off. >> they are taking their mittens because freezing weather is expected to be a factor in the game, but that is not keeping away the area niner fans who plan to tailgate at lambeau field. their goal is to try to chip away at the packers home-field advantage. >> we are going with a group of 20 i belie

. >> shawn chitnis shows us how people around the bay area reflect it on his words and took action. >> reporter: more than 50 years since dr. martin luther king jr.'s death, realizing his dream is a challenge across the country. many spent the day in his honor , reflecting on his words from the 1960s, and how they still remain relevant, today. >> go back and look at what happened with the people who stood up and said, we can't wait any longer. >> reporter: the work he did then is still the fight some here in the bay area are carrying on now. >> we are making a concerted and continual push for congress to pass voting rights. >> reporter: while many events to celebrate the life of dr. king were canceled or went virtual, caravan still took place. people participating on horses and driving in their cars. others in the south bay asking tough questions of their own community on how to be more inclusive. >> we are honoring the legacy of dr. martin luther king by creating an event where we are having conversations about equity and how our artistic practices can be part of that movement. >> re

shawn chitnis has more on frustrations as test kits remain in short supply. >> reporter: the search is on for at-home covid-19 tests. here in san mateo, we saw the difference just a couple of blocks can make for one store which still has some test but the other is already sold out. >> my son is home from school and wanted me to run and pick up one. this is my third place i checked and they have it. >> it's slowing down a bit because students are back-to- school. that was the big rush. >> this is the first store you came to? >> yes. >> reporter: this walgreens was the place to be on monday afternoon, to score some coveted take-home tests. the store could only take cash, so customers were quick to find an atm and come back to bite kits up to the limit of four. >> i have family in town and i want to make sure. >> reporter: what you need to covid-19 test today? >> because unpopular. >> i have to go back to work. tested positive and i'm trying to get back. >> reporter: not even a quarter mile away, this cvs was already out of tests with signs warning customers on the hunt. >> just to see hi

. >> shawn chitnis spoke with the woman and has more on why this particular breed has become a target. >> reporter: dezzie has been a part of rita's family for almost 7 years. since then, on the 1st day she has had to go better life without him, she is devastated. >> i was walking my dog in the neighborhood. i came home from work, and i just wanted to make sure he was out for a little bit. >> reporter: a horrifying moment for her to recall how much she can't believe this could happen so close to her home. >> this guy ran up from behind me. he started some stomping. had a gun in his hand. he shoved into me, and he took him, and he ran away in his car. >> reporter: oakland police are investigating this armed robbery that happened just before 8:00 p.m. on thursday. she was walking near montecito and parkview terrace in the adams point neighborhood. she knew people were targeting french bulldogs like dezzie. >> i heard about it and was on edge , and it was a fear of mine. >> reporter: some dog owners say they already make sure that they are only taking their pets out during the day, and i

in pleasant hill, shawn chitnis, kpix 5. >>> now to the latest information on the coronavirus. the city of san francisco announced it is easing some of its mask rules. beginning february 1, office workers, gym members, and other stable cohorts of people may remove masks indoors once again, but the groups must be up-to-date on vaccinations, and that includes boosters when eligible. >> this is big news for every small fitness business owner in san francisco today. they are rejoicing that we are going to moving towards getting the masks off, because nobody likes to do lunches with the mask on, and nobody likes to do sun salutations with the mask on. >> also ahmaud arbery one, oakland will require proof of vaccination to enter indoor public settings for all people 12 years and older. that includes restaurants, bars, entertainment venues, gyms, and theaters. >>> health officials in sonoma county are rolling back some of their health orders. the county is now allowing up to 50 spectators at indoor events, and this all comes as california continues to see a drop in infections. here is

. >>> i'm shawn chitnis in richmond where the west contra costa unified school district is closed for a second day, but offering testing here at its central office to help families prepare for students returning to the classroom on tuesday. testing at the central office was provided after the school district initially said this location would be closed. the line wrapped around the block and down the following street. some people waiting as long as two hours to get tested. others, though, were unable to wait so long, and went home. the school district tells us more than 1200 people were tested at this location alone. >> it is important to everybody's safety, especially the kids. a lot of them, they are not vaccinated yet. >> this thing is very good. >> one of the school officials gave us an at home test, we were saving it to have it. we will use that. >> reporter: the school district will provide testing throughout the week but wants to remind families that they need an appointment. shawn chitnis, kpix 5. >>> the hayward unified school district now reverting back to virtual instruction

thanks for joining shawn. and that's all the time we have for t a show, but i promise this is a conversation which will continue to follow me on twitter. i try to use the hash tag team and be a and for the show more download the portable dot to be after app or android device . thanks for watching. ah, ah, join me every thursday. i'm alex simon show. and i'll be speaking to guess in the world, the politic sport business. i'm show business. i'll see you then me exaggerated rhetoric, massive arm shipments and endless threats. and this is how nato presents is asian of pan european security. meanwhile, moscow weights to the us and its allies to respond to it, demands and vision for the say, the status quo is untenable. burger, ah, russia's foreign minister says the u. s. has failed to address moscow's concerns about nato expansion. but added that the 2 sides can start a serious conversation about secondary issues. panic over ukraine crisis takes a bizarre turn among the western media, with one outlook suggesting so

it has to do with the evidence we're getting, the heat on shawn hannity. he's also someone that many people feel has been an aider and abetter of trump until the very end and yet it is from this investigation, i can't underscore this enough, that we learn new things that show different hannity in private than his public trump defense. the text where he was privately urging mark meadows, i do not see january 6th happening the way trump is being told. then the day before the insurrection, one year ago tonight, i'm very worried about the next 48 hours. then days later, when it had already gone down he was still pleading with trump to drop the big lie asking him through meadows and others to literally just never mention the election again, ever. what does hannity say now? tonight as this has all burst into public view. does he explain to his fox audience why he did sound so different in private than on air? does he argue that in his view maybe the texts show he was the reasonable person in the room, whatever else he's ever said, when the riot was actually comi

welcome to a brand-new hour of fox news live, i am eric shawn. arthel: i'm arthel ”-double-low-quote beacon to reporters and the american people on wednesday after the supreme court walked the mandate for large businesses with 100 or more workers. warnings from the pentagon that russia is laying the groundwork for invading ukraine, all that on top of runaway inflation record. lucas is live with more in delaware for the president is spending the weekend. lucas. reporter: the president arrived here last night, some of the strongest supporters say this week has been a disaster. >> there's a lot of talk about things we haven't done. reporter: this week u.s. inflation hitting fastest inflation nearly four decades. prices of houses 7% spike including 50% increase at the gas pump and 12 and a half points the grocery store in the fish in exile. the white house jen psaki lames nobody saw this coming. >> we are getting out of a pandemic the economic downturn at a rate faster than anyone thought could've happened. >> week from hell some call it, talks from

police identifying the man suspected of killing ucla student brianna kupfer as 31-year-old shawn laval smith, a career criminal who was free on $1000 bond. he remains on the loose and is considered armed and dangerous. here is a look at some of the mug shots he's acquired over the years, 10 from one city. charleston, south carolina, alone. a stunning image there. you are watching fox t.v. on this wednesday morning. i'm carley shimkus. >> griff: i'm griff jenkins in for todd. we'll have more on this breaking news in just a moment. first, this hour at it is white house, today president biden is gearing up to hold his first news conference in months and administration is planning public reset of his tarnished image. ashley kicks off with more. >> ashley: the president is set to hold his tenth news conference today. of the nine past, six were solo and the other three being joint pressers. a senior white house official said they realize the dynamic with the president needs to change his reset plan is said to be making conversations with congress less of a priority with the public and focus

weather, bay area cities are reminding folks that the fight against covid continues, and kpix 5's shawn chitnis has more . >>> the journey back to normal keeps taking twists and turns in the pandemic, leaving people uncertain about what to expect from one weekend to the next. around severance is good today, people saw a chance to get outside, as well as take part in cultural celebrations that could have been canceled like so many others because of covid. >> tonight is better than we expected. we didn't know if this was going to even happen. >> reporter: kicked off the week before the literary new year, and they filled out block after block in chinatown. a needed boost of business for community struggling to get past the economic challenges of the pandemic. >> i do enjoy everyone getting back out again. make many more people enjoyed the sights and soaking up the sun. some say this about the need to be cautious. >> there was a lot of people. it's nice being around people again, but it's definitely scary. >> reporter: the same guidelines about being up-to- date on vaccines, wearing a mask,

shannon. >> shannon: eric shawn in new york, thank you.icy racking up plenty of criticism in the big apple tonight. the front page, free pass, i won't lock up guys for a slew of crimes. let's get reaction in the lightning round from hate crime author and professor, greg, great to have you back. great to be back on the show. >> shannon: "the new york post" has a memo that says went from bragg to prosecutors here. this is a quote from the memo they say "armed robbers can do guns or deadly weapons to stick up stores and other businesses will be prosecuted only for petty larceny a misdemeanor provided no victim seriously injured and no genuine risk of physical harm to anyone. what do you make of it? >> i think there is usually a risk of physical harm during an armed robbery. i mean, if you read through this guys letter to his staff, what he is doing is the exact reverse of the broken windows policy that made cities like new york and chicago livable again in the 1990s. i mean we can literally go point by point decriminalizing turnstile, jumping

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in san jose, shawn chitnis, kpix 5. >>> a covid outbreak at a homeless shelter in santa rosa have exposed more than 120 residence to the virus. city officials confirmed three dozen cases this month. the facility experienced a covid outbreak last summer, when the delta variant first arrived in sonoma county. there will be no more folks taken in until the shelter has confirmed two rounds of negative tests. >>> for more information about covid testing and vaccinations, we have provided a complete guide at kpix.com. >>> the city of burlingame is moving forward with a controversial plan horsing restaurants to pay to keep their parklets. this is owners tell kpix 5's max darrow that they have a tough decision. >> reporter: weather on burlingame avenue or on broadway, parklets have become an integral part of burlingame's downtown landscapes. >> right now it is good for businesses. >> i think they are good for the community. >> reporter: but some of the more than 40 parklets that popped up are starting to disappear. parking spaces replaced the parklet in front of el picollo cafe. they took it down

>> sandra, shawn laval smith will be arraigned on murder charges in moments. 4:30 eastern, 1:30 p.m.ime here in l.a. smith was arrested after a man hunt and the help of the public. police got the help when someone spotted smith about 15 miles from the site of the brutal killing of brianna kupfer. >> i'm calling because i see a gentleman that looks very similar to the man in the kupfer stabbing in l.a. >> shawn smith had a long criminal history and appears to have slipped through the cracks in the justice system on several occasions with both democrat and republican prosecutors involved on both coasts. at least 11 arrests for instance in south carolina, including on an assault charge, a theft charge here in south call calling where he was free on $1,000 bail. in northern california, he served four months for assaulting a police officer. combined with covid related problems, smith went to los angeles last thursday and to the store where brianna kupfer was working alone. hundreds of people gathered yesterday outside of that store paying tribute to the 24-year-old and calling for the cit

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. >> steve: career criminal by the name of shawn laval smith.ian invasion of ukraine could be imminent. >> this is an extremely dangerous situation. >> i strongly, strongly hope that we can keep this on a diplomatic peaceful path. >> brian: dismissing parents role in education. >> i hope we see the same results that happened in virginia. >> biden administration accepting limited orders for free, at home covid tests. >> what bothers me is they are not saving the tests or targeting the tests and the masks to the people that are the most vulnerable. ♪ ready or not ♪ here i come ♪ ready or not ♪ here i come. >> ainsley: ready or not, it's wednesday morning. get the kids ready, as brian would say, get dressed. this is kentucky's largest city. this is louisville, kentucky. and it sits on the ohio river. you are going to get some rain if you live there today. so take your umbrella, a high of 49 degrees. but tomorrow will be a lot prettier. i looked at what's the coldest month in louisville and it's usually in january. average at night is about 25 degre

shawn smith was arrested after a member of the public spotted him and called 911.l following a misdemeanor shoplifting a wrist here in california. his long criminal record began on the east coast. the most serious charge appears to have been for firing a flare gun into a vehicle where a young boy and man were sitting. that was in 2019 in charleston, south carolina. it was a charge that could have meant ten years in prison. we understand that smith was freed on $50,000 bail and less than 10% of that was paid before it seems smith took advantage of the march 2020 covid-related court shut down to skip town, leave the state and head west. in october, 2020, he was arrested for stealing from a home depot in covina california and released on $1,000 bail for that charge. a year ago today, just outside of san francisco, he was arrested for vandalizing a car and biting a police officer. he served a little more than four months behind bars and at some point made his way back to l.a. and that fateful day a week ago. we expect smith's initial arraignment to happen tomorrow. his

shawn hopes this option will save lives in the bitter cold. >> two weeks ago, seven people died in one week, five of them expected to be exposure. >> reporter: across the bay area, people are bundling up, braving chilly weather. in campbell, people dined outside but relied on fire. >> i wish i was wearing winter coat, i have one, doesn't get much use but that would be nice right now. my arms are bare. >> reporter: even with the sun out, felt chilly. this san jose family headed home, planned to grab blankets and crank up the heat. >> had the heater running all night long, kids have their own as well. >> reporter: freeze warning in effect overnight for santa clara valley, also scrambling to protect pipes and plants. avocados are susceptible, this homeowner covered tree with the tarp. but biggest concern is unhoused, at risk of hypothermia as the temperatures drop. nbc bay area news. >> track the freezing temperatures from palm of your hand, find out how cold it's going to be in your neighborhood, download the nbc bay area app. >>> prime conditions at tahoe ski resorts. palisades is repor

you that from prosecutors to police officers, we're looking for a better day for sure. >> we expect shawna vigil for brianna kupfer will be held tomorrow to mark one week from the moment she was so brutally killed. bret? >> bret: jonathan hunt, live in los angeles. jonathan, thank you. newly sworn in virginia governor glenn youngkin is already facing a voter lawsuit tonight about a dozen parents are suing the governor over his executive order make face masks in schools optional. but many parents of students are relieved that the mandate is gone. brought you this story chief washington correspondent mike emanuel has an update tonight where things stand. >> it's optional and it's kind of disgusting. >> loudoun county virginia fifth grader who says he has been struggling with frequent headaches and nose bleeds from wearing a mask all day. his parents are appealed to the school system for relief seeking religious or medical exemption. they declined to say if their son had an underlying medical condition but say their request has been contentious battle. >> it's gotten to the point where it's

who shawn's the performative aspect of public life? and who is viewed as a boogeyman by the radical left what would i know about that? like all of you. i do graduated from law school. but actually that's where our past diverge. i've been fortunate to be in the presence of a number of talented lawyers over the years. actually, none more talented than when i was young. and in a lowly staph position down at doj. at the time when lawrence silverman was deputy attorney general. robert bork was a solicitor and nino scalia was head of the office of legal counsel. so for a while i got invited to the staff meetings, you know for a guy that i wouldn't recommend you go to to write a simple will. there there i was in the presence of all that legal genius. and extraordinary humor and so larry you got me off to a good start. and by the way, ironically larry's sister lives in louisville, kentucky. been a long time friend of mine and as part of our football tailgating group. so congratulations larry on winning this award. a piece of trivia you may not

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>> sandra, police say shawn laval smith left the store via a back alley, leaving brianna kupfer dying, covered in blood, just 30 minutes later laval smith was seen on this video at a nearby 7-11, calmly walking in and out. he is believed to be homeless and long criminal record in several states. the most serious incident we have uncovered happening not here in california, but all the way across the country in south carolina where laval smith was charged with firing a weapon into a car where a man was sitting with his toddler son in 2019. he apparently left south carolina after being freed on bail there. now before and since brianna kupfer's murder there has been a lot of talk about prosecutors here in l.a. and obviously elsewhere being soft on crime and too soft on too many criminals like laval smith who are being put back on the streets. listen here. >> it's just heartbreaking and infuriating, and from prosecutors to police officers we are looking for a better day for sure. >> the lapd chief here says there needs to be a greater focus on dealing with the twin crises of homelessness a

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if in fact they ever got their hands on but he decides to send it instead to william shawn the new yorker. to fulfill that contract. potentially because we talked about the new yorker pays better. had abigger office . and it was just a kind of you know, practical decision for him as a writer. but when it appeared in 1962, i think you would attest to the new yorker has not ever runanything like that . and one of the things that i thought was most subversive and intriguing is the fact that the new yorker tradition of having letters from divers geographic locales. that people would write the correspondence writing from all over the globe and baldwin is writing this in america and he frames it as a or from a region in my mind. which is just as complicated and fascinating and provocative as any other distant locale you could have thought of. and i think that was part of what made it an instant classic. >> part of it to call things as they are, the new yorker had not published black writers very often at all. it's not very uncommon in what we now think of as mainstream american publications tha

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reporter: the arrest comes just 24 hours after police released this surveillance video of the suspect shawnlieve is responsible for the death of brianna kupfer. the 24-year-old was alone in a furniture store when smith allegedly entered and stabbed her multiple times. minutes earlier she texted a friend saying someone at the store gave her a bad vibe. her father condemned the seemingly random attack. >> i would love to tell you there's going to be a point where we're going to be better. i feel like's just going to be a big missing piece. >> we will get him prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. >> reporter: homicides in los angeles jumped nearly 12% in 2021. nationwide, there was a 20% increase in violent crime from 2019 to 2020. ♪ in times square, hundreds gathered to mourn another violent death. the murder of michelle go. >> we have a right to feel safe in our streets and in our subways. >> reporter: the 40-year-old was killed when a suspect who police say suffered from mental illness pushed her in front of an oncoming subway train saturday morning. >> not all individuals who are st

judge good in that aspect does play a decisive role vendor yet shawn, if we were at the point of delivering boosters everywhere in the world, when the risk of new variance emerging would be significantly lower toyed leash, he would see that. and if we can't manage to comprehend and address the pandemic as a global challenge for, it will continue to spread around the world lighter. that's part of the problem open owns on to and this is help me to problematic. russell satellite needs to happen so that we can look back at all this in a years time and say, okay, the pandemic over for bi. you're missing the respect for we have to take it seriously and be prepared to respond to an evolving situation in amish. we need to be prepared for the likelihood that there will be new vaccines even which again, should be made available to everyone. so it won't even, and it's vital that we fight this pandemic on a global level. became that includes consequences not always directly linked to the viruses, like mental health and the economic impact on certain parts of society. we have to consider the effect on c

they say 31-year-old shawn smith is homeless. he's now wanted for stabbing kupfer while she was working at a furniture store. a $250,000 reward is now being offered. police say smith was walking down an alley after that attack. >> this individual responsible for this vicious, senseless and brutal crime walks amongst us, i'm convinced of that. >> while police say the attack was random, kupfer's father spoke out blaming politicians for being too soft on crime. >>> cracker barrel restaurant as ordered to pay a customer $9 million after he was served a glass filled with cleaning fluid instead of water. his lawyer says the tennessee restaurant used unmarked water pitchers to mix cleaning agents. the jury took only 30 minutes to reach their verdict. >>> we're getting our first look at a rare find by a classic car hunter. this 1965 ford mustang shelby gt was 1 of only 500 ever built. it was found inside a vacant home in georgia and could be worth $300,000. >> that is quite the find there. >>> and coming up, new legal action from britney

. >> now, shawn smith is somewhere out there.ing a lot of tips and in particular they've got ten several in the covina area. police are warning though members of the public not too approach sean smith if they see him because he's quite clearly armed and very dangerous. martha? >> martha: that man hunt underway for this suspected killer. let's hope he does not act again before they're able to close in on him. jonathan, thank you. let's bring in "fox and friends" reporter lawrence jones who has covered the crime surge on the ground most recently in chicago. lawrence, you look at those mug shots. i think there were about ten of them on the screen. starting in 2010. i tried to put myself in a place of this girl's family. can you imagine if you see this and you realize that he's been taken into custody 12 times, 12 times, he's been arrested. and i'd be asking, how is it possible this person was free on the street? >> he's free because there's a new standard in our justice system. it started off talking about inequity and talking about

about that and their experiences, so they're getting better at it and recognize that we're now, ah, shawn ah, look forward to brighter sky's the weather. sponsored my cousin airways. hello, good to see it's the weekend. here's your weather forecast. for asia, we're going to begin in the northwest of india, where there are rounds of heavy rain gems, cashmere into bun, job, well dora conn and west month of pradesh. we could see some thunderstorms and even hail, so wild weather to go for the next 24 to 48 hours. we'll call it pretty much ma'am . bye south. we're in the clear, but a few clouds drifting around in some showers where can from tom on the do rate in to care lot of to southeast asia and getting down with rain. once again for sumatra, there has been flooding toward the northeast and indonesia as popular island. at least 6 people had been killed in flood waters there. or then 200 people force from their homes and that rain is still falling. the ne monsoon not as active as it has been over the last few days, so just some showers for central areas of vietnam but looked toward the west.

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reporter: the arrest comes just 24 hours after police released the surveillance video of the suspect, shawn who they believe is responsible for the death of brianna kupfer. the 24-year-old was alone at work in a los angeles furniture store when smith allegedly entered and stabbed her multiple times. minutes earlier, she texted a friend saying someone at the store gave her a bad vibe.st kupfer's father condemned the seemingly random attack. >> i would love to tell you that there's going to be a point where we're going to be better, but i feel like it's just going to be a big missing piece. >> we will get him prosecuted t. >> we will get him prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. >> reporter: homicides in los angeles jumped nearly 12% in 2021. nationwide, there was a 20% increase in violent crime from 2019 to 2020. in times square last night, hundreds gathered to mourn another violent death, the murder of michelle go. >> we have a right to feel safe in our streets and in our subways. >> reporter: the 40-year-old was killed when a suspect, who police say suffered from mental illness, pus

a possible you would owe a shawn was a good years ago. so can you hear me broke? can you scoop on what you might go to the present or not? it's obvious that i tell him was a child prodigy when his mother realized that books were no longer enough. she persuaded some professors at them in the life institute to talk to her son, and they allowed him to attend their lectures. what is a mixup with coin mom? i should do a fixer or job. she manager picking him up. he can speak to you or do me actually joke. bonner can any more with it. so in the middle, in the mo, the logo can you show the gifted child went to an ordinary school on the outskirts of moscow. of course, he could easily have skipped grades quickly or transferred to a school with a gifted program. but his family decided that actually should stay with regular classes and he will call buttons to we'll, we'll just, mutual agree with our company was going to rebuild the another. you really did. you want to move for you both one of the directors at the one you just want to work with you on. this is to want to give