i began as a young social worker in south los angeles. with gang infested housing projects that are now almost mythic, jordan downs and nickerson gardens, and i worked in these projects during what is referred to as the decade of death, when crack and unregulated gun availability laid waste to communities of color. in los angeles during the late 1980's and early 1990's, there were 1000 homicides per year in the city of los angeles, not the county, the city. now, we have between 203 hundred homicides per year. people talk about the gang problem having been addressed. i want to share with you, what i experienced, what i have learned, i am not a typical academic. i will not quote statistics to you or talk about theories. i will talk with you about practicality. pragmatic approaches, and i will talk about reality. san francisco, like los angeles learned, will never saw or deal with its gang problems effectively unless there is true collaboration. i will talk to you about what this looks like and feels like. i will speak to you about the lesso

. >> final split of the space shuttle will be a long one through streets of south los angeles at the price of 400 trees. crews are cutting down trees along the route from los angeles international airport to the california science center. residents along the route say having stumps instead of trees will lower property values. the science center promises to plant two new trees for everyone chopped down. >> the space shuttle will pass through the bay area and you can mark the date on the calendar. september 20th, the shuttle will do a low level fly over in mountain view. going to go over san francisco and other cities sou want to stay tuned. >> and cal al is now relying on emergency funding to pay for the soaring cost of fighting this year's unusual number of fires. all reserve fire engines have been staffed and there are the funds that were a last minute increase to the state budget. in 24 hours cal fire crews responded to 23 fires around the state. and started by 200 different lightning strikes. >> that is remarkable. >> we're looking at low risk of fire danger for the day. and headi

, though, in los angeles, you've been seeing some heavy rain showers, flashflood watches in effect in southern california towards nevada and arizona due to the mon soona flow from the south. los angeles with a high of 29, denver at 32. look at houston. rather hot for you at 32 as well here on your monday. over towards europe, a very strong low-pressure area moving through the british isles. all due to this cold front in here. rain showers and thunderstorms activity is going to be expected. some gusty winds as well. what's fuelling this is the difference in temperatures. out ahead of it, rather warm, above average in places like germany and poland. take a look at london. as this front goes by on tuesday, only 17 for the high. paris at 20. expecting this to get down to right around 15 to 16 degrees going into wednesday for your high temperatures. definitely have a jacket ready as autumn sets in across western europe. here's your look at your forecast. >>> we'll be back with more updates in 30 minutes. i'm gene otani in tokyo. for all-us here at nhk world, thanks for joining us.

officers where they jumped out of the vehicle then into the toussaint freeway and 110 south to south los angelesatches a suspected bank robber in the back seats begins throwing money at the window. >>> people watch in the pursuit on television came running out into the streets trying to grab the salutes. others jump in vehicles and began to chase the trail of money and running red lights and flying to crosswalks filled with pedestrians. deputies confronted the arm suspected bank robbers and crowds of onlookers trying to get to some cash inside the alleged getaway car. police officers ordered them to move back. two suspected bank robbers were taken into custody here one other suspect was investigated police say there were two minor injuries and officer in his foot was run over by passing motorists. this man is says he was struck by a passing patrol car police at the scene say his injuries were minor. police think the suspects were trying to slow the officers down but as you just saw that plan backfired. the dash for cash cloth clogged up traffic so badly the suspects for simply stop. apple fans g

los angeles county police caught up, an 80-minute 40-mile chase in south los angeles.rsuit, two bailed and then were quickly fault. the remaining two decided to get the neighborhood involved, win over the people. win the battle for public opinion by throwing money out the window. first just a few bills tossed. eventually the crooks were throwing handfuls of cash into the streets, making it rain from a v mog vehicle. as the suv sped into the narrow residential neighborhoods of south l.a., the suspects became almost strategic, they waited until crowds gathered on the curbs before throwing a another wad of crash, sending police swerving. in the end, traffic got the best of them as it always will in l.a. they pulled the men from the car and arrested them. onlookers swarmed the scene with the crowd swelling to hundreds in minutes some locals hailed the robbers as robin hoods. captain mike parker did not agree. he told an nbc affiliate, i can't imagine they did this for the good of the community. good call. >>> you remember the big bear hug president obama received from flor

now authorities chased them all the way to south los angeles and look closely. you can see one of the suspects throw a bag of money out of the window of the suv. and people can be seen running to go pick up that cash. even in front of police cruisers. well, officers finally concerned about the suspects -- the suspects at the intersection and they arrested them but some pretty remarkable video to watch this morning. >>> a rare spider -- you might scream if you see it -- but it can actually make you cry. run away depending on how you feel about them but this one actually stopped construction and made it go to a halt. an 18 month project was supposed to create an underpass to eliminate traffic and congestion on a highway near san antonio, texas. however, a new discovery now in a bat cave. it changed things, look at this a rare spider in a crack and it's put the $15.1 million project on hold. officials say it is the second time the species has ever been seen by humans. >> the last time it was seen was 32 years ago, 1980 and a little piece of private property not far

now be wise to implement 20-hour workweeks with massive guarding programs based on the 14 acre south los angeles urban gardens which would provide work he for everybody forever. and if martin luther king saw the promised land, where do you think we are? i am that i'm and i am here. i speak the truth i've got no fear. one man that's in prison is going to be executed on october 3rd in pennsylvania. his name is terry williams. you should look the case up. and, so, i here with all my heart put forth the message to law enforcement nationwide to refuse the execution of terry williams and also to make sure that dr. jessie mcdonald, regardless of how his case comes out, is not sent back to prison because our law enforcement is a very powerful tool and our sheriffs are the number one authority in the country, not the feds. and, so, it is given that the promised land will be found by the mystical magical beautiful path of a 40-day general strike. it is time for the students and the women to lead this nation with a beautiful 40-day general strike where we spend time with our families, our gardens, and put

. >> the chase team to a halt in south los angeles and one suspect was pulled out of the back seat andhe other from the driver's seat, a growing crowd quickly surrounded the police cars to watch the rest. >> it was televised so there were lots of people out on the streets. it was complete gridlock and sheriff's deputies called for backup. >> when we get these crowds it is very difficult to work in deputies are threatened. >> police took the suspects into custody and they're looking for two others that jump out during the chase. police are asking people that pick up the cash to give it back because it is now evidence in a federal crime. >> i figured it was something i owed and i was going to pay it >> it turns out that she paid the debt of a criminal. " by the state did did to her bank account without her consent? >> doctors say tha,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >> a mixup with a criminal cost one california grandmother hundreds of dollars. how could this happen? julie was found out that when felons go to prison, they can give any name, social security number, or birthday, that it wants. >> he likes ha

wednesday in south los angeles, police chased a vehicle with four suspected bank robbers at speeds reachingiles per hour. >> oh, wow, look. >> reporter: as many as a dozen cruisers jumped into the pursuit. but the real excitement was the money. >> oh, look at the money. look at the money. >> reporter: for reasons known only to them, the suspects rolled down the windows and started tossing out cash. >> whoa, look at that. >> reporter: with the chase playing out live on tv, it didn't take long for people to start lining the streets, waiting for a passing windfall. rushing for the dollars they created a human obstacle course for the officers. >> this is really crazy. >> reporter: more than an hour after it began, the money trail and the pursuit came to an end. people pulled in front of the suspects and they were taken into custody. but the lure of free money had drawn a crowd. >> it could get ugly. this is a mob scene. >> reporter: hundreds of spectators swarmed in, some perhaps looking for a stray bill. >> robin hood for me. >> reporter: additional officers were called to the scene and soon o

hours later police tracked her down in south los angeles at her apartment and while attempting to take her into custody for child endangerment there was a scuffle and she collapsed in the patrol car and died on the way to a hospital. she was 35. >> she got beat, kicked in the groin, that is female organs. >> it would this in the apartment told her that, police will not confirm that but they did say that in all likelihood mr. thomas was handcuffed when there was a scuffle. >> people that are handcuffed can still buy back, officers are injured all the time the suspects that are handcuffed >> when asked it took why for officers to subdue her? one witness in the apartment unit said that police swept her off her feet by kicking out her legs, but did not want to talk about it today. >> were the police being aggressive? >> police confirm a patrol car video shows ms. thomas having trouble breathing in the back seat. no comment on how much of the incident was captured on video. >> it is just unbelievable, so unbelievable. >> the coroners office said it would take two weeks of testing before the

bampblg robbery suspects led police through the streets of south los angeles.cts started throwing money out of the car windows. the cash went flying sparking a mad dash for cash. people started running into the streets to grab the money. crowds swarmed the scene hoping to cash n police arrested three suspects but they don't expect to get the money back. and that is your last call. thank you for being with us tonight. we'll see you again tomorrow night. make sure you go

finally, in denver heads south towards los angeles.osts of that will then be taken off of the 7 47th 7 47th >> there has been a steady line on the outside of the box offices as the oakland coliseum where tickets for four potential games, one wild card in three playoff games were made available starting at 10:00 a.m. into teams die-hard believers were happy to be here >> it is incredible. >> i a.m excited. >> thousands of tickets are snapped up in the first hour. within an hour the cheap seats were sold out. they are using in dynamic pricing meeting because of the tickets will increase as demanded source. >> i think their chances are amazing. >>pam: a full wrap up the bay area sports >>pam: as we told you, occupy wall street is a year old today. >>stanley: some people are calling occupy sf a protest. that was one of the segments i did last year about occupy is in francisco. now, it is one year later, cal we should take a look back. here is something else i cannot figure out. if your camping out for weeks, where's the money coming from f

country together and not just to mississippi but inner cities, we walked together in watts, south central los angeles after the urban unrest there. that was just powerful for me to learn in that firsthand way. that's the way he learned. he went to listen to people and to see for himself, and i got that from him. then, of course, as you already strongly implied, in 1967 i went down with him for some hearings on the continuation of the war on poverty, the economic opportunity act, and i met marian, and that's also when we saw children in this country she showed this to him, and secondarily to me who had swollen bellies. these were families that had no income, because it was the purpose of the governor and the power structure of that state to drive black families out of mississippi because they were worried what the right to vote was going to do to their power. so i've had it in me ever since. tavis: so peter and marian hook up, and the rest, as they say, is history. [laughter] they spend a lifetime loving each other and loving poor people, and so it is the case all these years later that this long-dist

wednesday in south los angeles, police chased a vehicle with four suspected bank robbers at speeds reaching 110 miles per hour. >> oh, wow. look. >> reporter: as many as a dozen cruisers jumped in pursuit. the real surprise was the money. for reasons known only to them, the suspects rolled down the windows and started tossing out cash. >> whoa, look at that. >> reporter: with the chase playing out live on tv, it didn't take long for people to start lining the streets, waiting for a passing windfall, rushing for the dollars they created a human obstacle course for the pursuing officers. >> this is really crazy. >> reporter: more than an hour after it began, the money trail and the pursuit came to an end. a vehicle pulled in front of the suspects and they were taken into custody. but the lure of free money had drawn a crowd. >> we want money! >> this is a mob scene. >> reporter: hundreds of spectators swarmed in, some, perhaps, looking for a stray bill. >> he's a robin hood for me. >> reporter: additional officers were called to the scene and soon order and good citizenship were restored. >>

happened south of los angeles. officials say one officer had second degree burns. ladder to try to pull the man out before crews arrived. the guy got stuck in the window. police say he's now in critical condition. >>> tennessee. the owner of a marina says a fire caused about a million dollars worth of damage to dozens of boats and part of his dock. he says the flames burned about 60 boats, some of them completely destroyed. police say faulty battery probably started the fire. that's a fox watch across america. >> shep: i'm shepard smith. this is the fox report. it's the bottom of the hour. time for the top of the news and the republican and presidential candidate, mitt romney, keeping the partisan attacks with his competitor for the president to a minimum today. both sides agreed. they say it's out of respect for the victims of 9-11. but the race for the presidency really never sleeps. today the president's top campaign strategist, david axelrod, went after governor romney, as well as one of the governor's biggest supporters. in a tweet axelrod wrote, yowza, aidlet

they have been on the 101 south going into los angeles. ade, basically there is a break in traffic on the 170 north. they are on the 101 south going into l.a. we're told officers are getting in front of him as well. there have been three chp vehicles following this older mercedes. there are two individuals inside. one is wearing a red shirt, the passenger. the driver is in a white shirt. they have been making some strange gestures out the top of the sunroof. this guy has been looking really relaxed gregg, with his arm out the window, kind of like everything's cool. and is surprising they have not come yet to a totally dead stop, as you would expect at 9:00 a.m. in the morning west coast time heading right into l.a. and i expect them to hit even heavier traffic than you're seeing now. and the question is, will cph attempt to box them in as we're being led to believe they're now positioning some units in front of him, gregg? gregg: they have come to a stop. they could use the pit maneuver right there where you bump the backside of the vehicle

he told me he did ride-alongs with actual police officers in south central los angeles, in californiad he actually saw someone get murdered before his eyes. this is all during training for a movie. and i mean, these guys go through so much. to see an actor talk about that and become a character, very interesting. we'll have the interview next week on fox 5 morning news. >> kevin, thank you so much. >> follow me on twitter and i'll tweet out all my interviews there. >> great. thanks, kevin. >> thanks. bill murray, baby! >>> well, the nats are up next against the braves. they need to stay alive in the division race. a full report, coming up. >> well, today's a great day for any kind of activity outside. we've got the sunshine. mother nature is cooperating. we'll have a look at your forecast coming up, after the break. anufacturing when president obama took office. this is china's. under obama, we've lost over half a million manufacturing jobs and for the first time, china's beating us. seven times obama could've stopped china's cheating. seven times he refused. it's time to stand up to

school play, a drama competition with the star-studded alumni lift that draws high schools from los angeles to southtral. david wright brings us a story of one team who went from drugs and bogans to the stage. >> oh! the play is the thing. >> macbeth, now shall be king thereafter. >> reporter: in this case not to catch the conscience of the king but rather inspire young people that no dream is beyond their reach. that's the theme of shakespeare high, the new showtime documentary about an annual competition for high school actors. here in southern california it's been going on for decades. >> it happens in this room. i actually can pinpoint that as a moment i realized i no longer wanted to be an actor, i was an actor. >> reporter: kevin spacey isn't the only famous alum there's his classmates. val kilmer. . >> you must have had a great high school play. >> it was a lucky experience. always a difference when you have someone to look up to. kevin was more just getting started. >> did you guys win? >> we never lost. >> there was tough competition even for them. others include cuba gooding jr., richard d

the shuttle will head south down the coast toward los angeles where it will make a brief tour over theity before landing at lax before noon. >> here are some of the best places to watch the shuttle. the berkeley marina is also a good spot, fisherman's wharf, christie feels and sausalito. anywhere near the water will be a good theory. endeavor will be circling over the golden gate. if the fog is not to take, anywhere near the bridge should be it. >>pam: before nasa astronauts blastoff they make a stop in the bay area. kron4 takes you behind the controls at the nasa simulator coming up later. >>jaqueline: cooler weather over the past couple of days. that will continue into tomorrow. here is a live look from the ba temperatures right now are on the cooler side. fifties and low 60s for the inland valleys. another chilly night with temperatures are in to the '40's and '50's. the fog is spreading all the way inland. into the afternoon, sunny and cool with temperatures in the '60s and '70s. >> contest on a 193, the new 24-7 news channel. >>vicki: what is the culprit behind childhood obesity?

los angeles. humid down south, will go with mostly clear and dry tonight. 43 santa rosa. 54 at livermore. in the south bay san jose warm up to mid-seventies. 784 santa clara. 73 a word. to the east bay numbers almost reached 90 degrees. 76 the like hell. 82 danville. upper seventies in mill valley. stinson beach 66. santa rosa hit 84. an extended forecast will nudge the mid '80s. the latter half of the week we flirt with '90s. ,,,, [ female announcer ] you want family dinner to be special. dad, we want pizza. you guys said tacos. [ female announcer ] it doesn't always work out that way. you know what? we're spending too much money on eating out anyway. honey, come look at this. [ female announcer ] my money map from wells fargo is a free online tool that helps you track your spending. so instead of having to deal with a tight budget, you could have a tighter family. ♪ wells fargo. together we'll go far. >>> more private school parents in california decide not to immunize their children. associated press reports the number of children and private schools the not have some or all of their s

will fly over the golden gate bridge and do a low pass over the nasa researcher and continue south in los angeles placed onpermanent displays at the california science center. a crowd gathered by moffett field even though the flight is hours away. they say this is a once in a lifetime opportunity. if fact, one man drove from virginia to be here. >> it's a very meaningful dayp there will be a lot people that will never forget this. and, i will be one of them. >> reporter: there will be speeches, displays and a count down to the flyover which should happen sometime between 9:45 and 10 a.m. live at moffettfield, ann rubenktvu channel # news. >> besides -- 2 news. >> besides moffett field there are other places to see it. a charge crowd is expected when it flies over the golden gate and the ch abc ot sighs sense and explore toreium in san francisco and lawrence hall of sighence in berkeley. weather could prevent parts the bay area from getting a clear shot of the shuttle. >> yeah. let's go to steve who knows all about it what do you think? >> for most it will be all right. there's a little fog formin

gyllenhaal star of the new movie "end of watch" who plays a police officer touring the streets of south central los angelesl you a story? do you have a story about this and a story about this and a story about that. >> dude, all you've got to do is this is mm-hmm, mm-hmm, yeah, mm-hmm. >> want to come to my cousins and brothers and -- >> there's always something happening, bro. better than do you know the new kind of flavored coffee i have? do you like this coffee? >> jake, good to see you. >> we were laughing here because you were wondering why i was sweating profusely and really it's because i get really nervous around movie stars. and a little bit of the dancing. >> a little uncomfortable with me. >> a little dancing with dogs. >> and with psy as well. i haven't had this much fun since my bar mitzvah so it's been a good morning. the best way to describe this is raw. this is a raw and intense film. >> yes. >> talk a little bit about it. that clip belies a little bit of the intensity of the film. >> yeah. there's tons of action. once we get out of that car, we meet a lot of different scenarios like police

los angeles, north to south we are baking go here with 93 in l.a. 99 in sacramento. still warm numbers in the 70s. hundred in fresno. 83 at big sur. beach hazard through tomorrow. we talk about santa cruz how quickly it's going to warm up there. be careful because the large shore break, strong rip currents once again around santa cruz and twin lakes. back home, temperatures in the mid-70s. very pleasant for the bridge to bridge walk run here in the city. we've got the little league folks up in petaluma going to six flags to sign autographs in vallejo. warm day 84. 89 in san jose and about 95 in gilroy, it's a warm late september day. at some time starts october. we'll see minimal transition and warmer afternoon into inland valleys and cooling will get underway. you probably heard about all the likes at facebook, 49,000 viewers have liked us on facebook and eligible for the sweepstakes. you have to go there and click to win 49,000 button. that will take you to this page. that is your entry form. could win. we'll a announce the winner at 49ers game and abc7. it's getti