california has a new speaker of the state assembly. robert grievous was sworn in today to one of the most powerful positions in state government kron four's capitol correspondent eytan wallace was in the chamber as rivas delivered his first ever speech as speaker. indeed, it's been a historic day here at the capitol. new speaker robert reeva says he's optimistic about the state's future, but he's not shy about acknowledging the issues facing california. and now he says it's time to get to work duties upon which i'm about to enter. >> got the with that. robert officially becoming california, 70 for speaker of the state assembly and emotional moment for the central coast lawmaker who comes from a farm worker family now serving as one of the most powerful positions. >> the state legislature, my grandfather, he was a farmworker his entire life. >> my family and i we i grew up in farmworker housing. and today i stand before you as speaker of the california state assembly. that is the california dream. >> the california dream reverse believes

so that all of our young people need to do is learn. >> reporter: the bill already passed the state assembly. the state schools superintendent backs the measure calling it important for students to learn about all parts of history, the good and the bad. >> that is all we're trying to do is take care of our students, get support for them, not trying to trample on local control. >> reporter: scott mcgrew reporting. in your mond adds while other states are trying to strip away representation in student textbooks he wants to ensure california goes the opposite direction and has even created a special task force with the hopes of elevating this conversation. >>> barbie is coming in hot and pink not to mention green. lots of it with big time dollars for this year's biggest opening yet. the history it has already made after one weekend when we come back in two minutes. >>> apparently it is a barbie world and we're all living in it. barbie held her own as bararbie anand oppppenheimer tookk the to spspots withh barbie bringing i $155 million in north america. oppenheimer grossd m more than $8$80 mill

and today i stand before you as speaker of the california state assembly that. that is the california dream. >> the california dream rebus believes is attainable in the golden state. but during his remarks in front of a star-studded group, including governor gavin newsom, former u.s. house speaker nancy pelosi, labor leader dolores huerta and lawmakers from across the state read this morning. that dream is now becoming harder and harder to achieve for everyday californians. yes, california is the 4th largest economy in the world. >> but if in this room. >> if we do not act and act with greater urgency. it will get more and more difficult to build a good life here that he says includes the issue of affordable housing today. >> home ownership for anyone except the most affluent californians is simply out of reach. our state's average home price today, which recently dropped dropped to just under $775,000. entire generation of californians will be locked out of home ownership if we do not do more. other issues on his list include public university tuition increase c

but these are the kind of actions state assembly member dr. corey jackson seeks to eliminate with bill 1078. it would require school boards to reach a two-thirds approval to remove any textbooks from the classroom. and it would allow the state to fine school districts that do not provide material with, quote, inclusive and diverse perspectives. >> and now we are working together to continue to strengthen the bill as we see things happen on the ground. we have to get through this political turmoil before school traditionally begins so that all of our young people need to do is learn. >> the bill has passed the state assembly and is moving through the senate committee phase. state schools superintendent tony thurmond backs the measure, calling it important for students to learn about all parts of history, the good and the bad. >> that's all we want to do is take care of our students. loca control.ing to t on >> thurmondays whi oth school districts are trying to rip it from textbooks, he's created a special task force with hopes of elevating the c

california has a new speaker of the state assembly. robert remus was sworn in friday to one of the most powerful positions in the state government. capitol correspondent eytan wallace was in the chambers. rivas delivered his for his first ever speech as speaker. >> indeed, it's been a historic day here at the capitol. new speaker robert reeva says he's optimistic about the state's future, but he's not shy about acknowledging the issues facing california and now he says it's time to get to duties upon which i'm about to enter. >> got to lay fact. with robert officially becoming california, 70 for speaker of the state assembly. emotional moment for the central coast lawmaker who comes from a farm worker family now serving as one of the most powerful positions. >> state legislature, my grandfather, he was a farmworker his entire life. >> my family and i we i grew up in farmworker housing. and today i stand before you as speaker of the california state assembly. that is the california dream. >> the california dream reverse believes is attai

he served at the state assembly member and now our city attorney and doing great things for chinatown in the city and county of san francisco ladies and gentlemen please welcome, david chu. >> (clapping). >> thank you, a madam mayor and good morning san francisco chinatown who is existed for the summer you guys existed bring on the fwrog i'll start by saying we're standing in a special place not just referring to say that buff mini station but the neighborhood the fact is in 1848 three immigrants came infrastructure chino and two years later on 20 thousand immigrants decided to come and one hundred and 75 years later chinatown is not just the old historical chinatown in the country we are the culture and social and spiritual comparatively the chinese-american and want to say the first certificate of achievement to represent city hall i think about the history of our asian neighborhoods in san francisco the old in the country here in our city and the little saigon and the currently vicinity and chinese in the richmond and sunse

the bill overwhelmingly passed in the state assembly and is currently awaiting a vote in the state senate. can mayor sheng thao will be spending the next week overseas? she's traveling vietnam with other local elected and business leaders to discuss expanding trade opportunities with the port of oakland. the delegation will visit oakland's sister city, man in vietnam for a signing ceremony. town will be in vietnam until august 8th. still ahead here at 9 o'clock slowdown, new technology is working to catch speeders around the state. >> a new program is slow down drivers in curb street racing using speed cameras. >> could soon go into effect in 3 major southern california cities. the devices would photographed the license plate of drivers going 11 miles or more over the speed limit in any given area. mary beth mcdade reports. >> putting people's eyes in a danger. so i think enough is enough stops beating. >> joshua moore knows just how dangerous a speeding driver can be. the 13 year-old lost his leg in boyle heights in march, one of person on a motorcycle hit him as he was crossing the stre

he has introduced a bill in the state assembly to reopen third west bound lanes during peak morning commute hours. it is currently used for bikes and pedestrians. >> we have to listen in particular to the voices that are most impacted, and those are the richmond residents who are either breathing the air or those sitting in soul crushing traffic every morning wondering why there are no solutions when the bike lane during those hours in particular is virtually unused. >> the bill passed through transportation committee but was killed in the appropriations committee. >>> fire has forced closure of several trails in yosemite national park. the fire has grown to more than 800 acres with no containment in sight. sunday, smoke from the fire led to warnings for hikers about hazardous air quality. the fire was sparked by lightning nearly three weeks ago. you have been keeping an eye on this. where did it start in the park? >>> at 800 acres it is big enough that the satellites can see it. i can show you where this is on a map and gain perspective. we have been hearing about this fire a lot. here is

the bill passed overwhelmingly in the state assembly and is currently awaiting a vote in the state senate. scientists are saying that july this month will be the hottest month on record for folks who work outside. it can be dangerous and there are calls tonight for new heat standards for outdoor workers to kick in as quickly as possible. this week, president biden directed the labor department to increase inspections of farms and construction site and called for more enforcement of heat safety violations in california. cal osha put rules in place to protect farmworkers in 2015 because of our different climate. both politically and environmentally. what works here might not work all across the country. >> our our standard for reasons that i don't understand doesn't allow you to use masters. what areas where you have people being able to rest when they need to. and i don't know why that is when a place like california where temperatures can be very high, but humidity can often be very low. the use of ministers might make sense. another part of the united states in the southeast in georgia,

that is state assembly member phil ting. good to see you. thank you. good to see you. thanks so much. on wall street, marks markets closed lower today, ending the dow summertime, 13 day winning streak which was the longest stretch of consecutive daily gains since january 1987. the dow closed down 237 points. the nasdaq was down 77. and the s&p finished the day down 29 points. analysts say the odds of the united states avoiding a recession have never looked better, despite the federal reserve announcing an interest rate increase yesterday. the gdp grew faster than expected in the second quarter. fox's kevin jarecki tells us what the interest rate increase means for americans pocketbooks. for the 11th time in 17 months, the federal reserve raised its key interest rate, part of a continued effort to curb inflation. it's an uncertainty right now for realtors. the continued hike has resulted in fewer buyers able to afford homes, with some saying because of the spike in mortgage rates, they've resorted to purchasing tiny or mobile homes. it's a lot easier on me and my pocket

the california state assembly passed a bill, a simile belt -- assembly bill 316. requires semi trucks and vehicles over 10,000 pounds to have a trained human operator in the vehicle. truck drivers like mike who have spent driving for nearly three decades the portobello. >> i concern is that ai won't be able to account for the things that a human can. i've got years of experience. i know to look down the road a mile to see potential hazards. 80,000 pounds driving headlong unmanned terrifies me. >> the autonomous vehicle industry association includes cruise and remote. they argue that autonomous vehicles and our official intelligence can drive more effectively than people in these vehicles could curb dangerous driving. >> we have these losses because of human behavior. drunk driving, impaired, distracting -- distracted driving. you're trying to look at technology and realize there is a better way that a thomas vehicles can operate. >> the bill heads to t for the vote. the public utilities mission delayed a vote that would allow crews and those self-driving car's to

the bill passed overwhelmingly in the state assembly and is awaiting a vote in the state senate.m our sutro tower camera. overlooking the bay area. of course, the fog start to move in. we've seen throughout the day today here in the city, gayle ong. joining us now with a look at the forecast, a gale. >> hello, dan. yeah, we've got some pleasant weather, but that fog has been rolling in around this time is so you can expect that through the night and into the morning. here's half moon bay still holding on to some sunshine right before sunset. really nice day. a lot of people were out and about today. i've been watching that camera temperatures right now stepping out, still warm in livermore. we're 82 degrees and we're in the upper 60's. the bexar shoreline, hayward and 66 in oakland of 60's by the coast upper 50's and half moon bay. so still cooler. that's very seasonable. but we haven't really seen a difference in the temperature change. you can see just about 2 degrees cooler across the bay area. we have been in this weather pattern all week due to this system. we have a low to

the state assembly has passed the senate. >>> also worth noting, san jose has launch ad new campaign to limit speeders. the city is plastering the streets with poster like these. it come amidst an uptake in crashes. they are caused by speeders, it hurt 670 people last year and seriously wounded 58 people. >>> a judge in heyward could soon battle a religious battle between the city of albany and the lion's club. they're fighting over this 28-fat crash. it used to stand at the top of the park. in 1971, a lion's club member installed it. the developer sold the land to the city and some have felt the cross being on public land is exclusionary. so the city removed it last month. this morning some people rallied outside the courthouse in support of the cross. they say the sale to the city required a clause to keep the cross there. f the councilmembers has been saying that they do not like the look of the cross. and i think you cannot just take it down because you don't like it. >> a judge plans to decide whether the city was allowed to remove that cross. if so, what kind of settlement the

thurmond is actually from the bay area and once served on richmond's city council before the state assemblyor newsom will be out by 2026 and east bay native rob bonta. >>> deputies in the basin are looking for a hotel prowler with a bizarre agenda. women were awakened by 4:30 in the morning by that man touching their feet and then running away. this happened early sunday and early monday. this is at an undisclosed resort in the nevada side of the lake. this is below zephyr cove and douglas county. in each of the cases the rooms were on the ground floor and in one case the intruder left through a sliding screen door. >>> new at 11:00, investigators say they may never find who put cocaine in the white house on sunday. secret service agents found a bag with white powder in the west wing of the white house. the president was at camp david at the time. of a a few tests they confirmed it was cocaine. today the white house says it was found off the west executive drive entrance, so that means it is a secure area, but staff, military, even tourists are allowed there. the white house launched an inv

. >>> democrats in the state assembly did an about-face today, voting to advance a bill they had previously struck down to cut down on child traffickers . sb 14 would add the crime to the list of serious felonies, making it eligible for the california three strikes law, meaning anybody convicted of at least three serious felonies faces between 25 years to life in prison. the bill sailed through the senate but the public safety committee voted it down earlier in the week, saying longer prison sentences are not an effective way to deter ime. after major pushback from the public, republicans and the governor, democratic leaders forced the committee to vote again. it passed this time 6-0. liz ortega tweeted out this message after the vote, saying she made a bad decision voting against it originally. she apologized and said she will do what she can to make the legislation into law. the bill now heads to the assembly appropriations committee and has to make it out by tomorrow before the legislature goes on summer recess. >>> still ahead, they have got the talent, they have got the dream, but a ba

it passed the senate in may and is now moving through the state assembly.pproved, it would then head to governor gavin newsom's desk for his signature or a veto. >> major local housing initiative with the transit agency heavily involved son. house folks would be helps when the affordable housing will be moving ready. plus, as we get ready for another heat wave, we're going to take a look at how folks on the east coast are dealing with their weather. governor newsom signs the new state budget today. what he says it means for what he says it means for ho it's started. it's... the side hug. tween milestones like this may start at age 9. hpv vaccination—a type of cancer prevention against certain hpv-related cancers, can start then too. for most, hpv clears on its own. but for others, it can cause certain cancers later in life. you're welcome! now, as the “dad cab”, it's my cue to help protect them. embrace this phase. help protect them in the next. ask their doctor today about hpv vaccination.

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plus, the 71st speaker of the california state assembly was sworn in at a special session last week. the big changes he's already making. following a number of recent supreme court rulings. lawmakers in dc now worried about the impact they're going to have on the american people. why they say court reform is more important now reform is more important now than ever before. at denny's, we're celebrating baconalia. with new creations starring black label® thick cut cherrywood bacon. ready to satisfy your bacon obsession? at denny's... it's diner time. and now, rewards members get 2 free strips of our new premium bacon for a limited time. over the supreme court's controversial rulings last week. he's far from over. frustrated democrats are calling for further action both to combat the recent decisions. >> washington correspondent raquel martin has more. >> read the democrats are renewing calls for policies like court reform following the supreme court's decision to end affirmative action block. the president's student loan forgiveness program and expand a religious liberties. they say t

both state senator dave cortez and state assembly member ash carra attended the meeting. listening to people talk about the challenges they face as rents continue to rise. pastor gerard vazquez padilla says he came to support his parishioners because they can't afford the rent. so they need to have 2 or 3 jobs to afford the rent and sometimes they share to other families, 2 or 3 families in one apartment earlier this month, zillow reported median rent in san jose at $3,400, making it more expensive than san francisco and los angeles. senator cortez also released this statement about the housing crisis, saying in part, we need to treat the housing shortage like the crisis it is and quickly secure housing for the unhoused. and anyone who is housing insecure. assembly member carra and i are also committed to making it easier for immigrants. people without documentation and people suffering from poverty to qualify for rental housing. when people want to go for running an apartment, okay, it's going to only cost you a couple of thousand dollars by the time you're through. you

. >> grant, this idea comes from a new state assembly bill. if passed, speeding cameras would be installed in 6 cities across the state, including san francisco, oakland and san jose. those 3 bay area cities have seen a rise in pedestrian deaths in the last few years. los angeles and long beach are on this list as well. assembly member laura friedman of burbank authored this bill. she says drivers caught speeding 11 miles over the posted limit would automatically receive a citation. the first take it as a warning. >> so you'll get a ticket that warns and then after that, the second ticket on words are nominal fine compared to hundreds of dollars that you would get from a traffic cop. the start of just $50, which is cut in half. if you're low income. >> san jose mayor matt mahan supports the program. he says his community has suffered a great deal from pedestrian deaths. we've, of course, reported on several just this week. now up in oregon, a similar system is already up and running and traffic deaths in that state have decreased by 46%. but no

it passed the senate in may and is now moving to the state assembly.it's approved, it will then head to governor newsom's desk for his signature or his veto. >> senate majority leader chuck schumer is calling on the fda to investigate an energy drink launched by youtube stars logan paul and ksi schumer and doctors say prime energy has potentially dangerous levels of caffeine for children. one can contains 200 milligrams of caffeine. that's almost twice as much as a can of red bull. >> the strength and the amount of caffeine in the strikes can give children and teens headaches. you can give jitters nervousness. it can interfere with the sleep cycle, which is so important to the developing brain. >> and for prime energy says the product is labeled not recommended for those under 18, but donna's shows in san francisco of officially been postponed. the singer was scheduled to perform a chase. enter on october 4th and 5th. but the concerts have been pushed back until further notice due to her recent health concerns at this time on his 3rd show at chase that

the bill passed overwhelmingly in the state assembly and is currently awaiting a vote in the state senate. the city of is planning on renaming one of their streets in honor of rapper e 40 city council members unanimously voted to name nearly a mile stretch of magazine street east 40 way. the rapper grew up in that area and as the song is called magazine street, the city plans to unveil the honorary street sign later on this year. pickleball has been taking the nation by storm. one of the biggest indoor facilities in the entire country can be found right here in the bay area. it's called the hub and it's on hamilton avenue in campbell today. the pickleball facility held a soft opening. as you can see, a lot of people showed up to it. if you don't have a membership, you can join this weekend and starting on august first, which is the facilities grand opening. >> it will only be open to members. >> it was a full house on pacifica state beach today for the 23rd annual kahuna kapuna benefits are for contest. the term means big chief wise elder in hawaiian. the event is the only amateur serve c

he served on richmond city council before moving to the state assembly. torney general and east bay native. deputies in the tahoe basin are looking for a hotel room prowler with a bizarre agenda. twice this week women were woken up by a man touching their feet and running away. this happened at an undisclosed resort. in each case, the rooms were on the ground floor. >>> clouds have been a rare sight in recent days. they are hanging around a lot in the coastal area. kari hall has more of that in our forecast. >> look at these highs for today. it is going to be cool and cloudy near the coastline. san francisco may not see much sunshine today with a high of 62 degrees. the sky clears up a little bit more sooner for parts of the peninsula. upper 70s. downtown san jose, 75 degrees. mid to upper 70s for the interior east bay. into tomorrow, we see the north bay is trending warmer with a high of 81 in santa rosa. nice weekend as well, saturday with mostly 70s across the bay area. we will look at that seven day forecast in 30 minutes. >> very pleasant. thank you s

reporter: a state assembly member passed legislation creating a green zone from pittsburg through brentwood and is encouraged by the project. >> we are the center for energy in northern california and what this does is it takes already what existed and re-purposes it to keep it the center of the energy sector for northern california. so that means jobs, community. and a strong economy. dion: we are preparing for more heat ahead. dan: triple digits are coming. spencer christian is tracking things closely. spencer: they are close. here is a look at live doppler 7 and you can see the diminishing marine layer compressed by the high pressure system coming our way and it will bring us a heat wave. we have a nice onshore flow. it is breezy at the coast. blue skies oversensitive -- over san francisco. we have low 70's in mountain view. 82, san jose. 57 at half moon bay. looking at the city from our camera we have 83 degrees in napa and at low to mid 90's in santa rosa, fairfield, concord and livermore. and the beach will be a popular destination this weekend. there will be more people there tomorro

stuart: democrats in california's state assembly refused to make child trafficking a serious felony.ornia's assembly joins me now. the bill would have sent human traffickers to prison for life. obvious question, why didn't it pass? >> this is a bill that is good policy, that we need to go after these monsters trafficking children. we have the highest rates of human trafficking in california. shannon grove proposed this bill. 's stuart: on what grounds should the safety commission reject this kind of deal? >> no no penalties for crime, locking up too many people. these are people trafficking, no justifiable reason but there's good news on this story, based on the pressure we brought, pressure was brought by the public. the bill did pass and moving forward because of that public pressure. stuart: that's the good news in this. thanks for being with us. we always put california republicans on this show when we can find them. i want to say thanks to brian for joining us for the hour. be sure to watch your show which is called "the big money show" weekdays at one:00 p.m. eastern on fox bus

he's from the bay area, once serving on richmond city council before moving on to the state assembly.newsom will be termed out in 2026, and other names are being tossed around, one being bob alta. >>> in may the bald eagle was caught on camera carrying the hawk later named toughie. a photographer tells "the chronicle" toughie probably died of starvation. >> that was sad. let's move on. >>> this is the east bay overlooking walnut creek. no air-conditioning you are saying today, kari? >> you can see it there, we have natural air-conditioning, and that comes in the form of the morning clouds we see blanketing the bay area. we can see it's mostly cloudy, but at least visibility is clear as you are crossing the san mateo bridge. our morning commute starts out in the bay area in the upper 50s and the clouds linger a little longer today, but as we head into the afternoon once the valleys clear out we will head for the mid to upper 70s. only a few spots reaching the upper 80s like morgan hill. hayward reaching 69 degrees, and for napa, a high of 79 degrees. tomorrow about the same, but maybe

the bill passed overwhelmingly in the state assembly and is currently awaiting a vote in the state senate. >> a rally outside the alameda county courthouse in oakland this morning, demanding justice for stephen taylor. taylor was shot by san leandro police officer jason fletcher back in 2020 after allegedly trying to steal from a walmart. taylor's family says he was suffering a mental health crisis when that shooting happened. this morning's group rallying outside the courthouse ahead of fletcher's hearing. fletcher was charged with voluntary manslaughter. community leaders in oakland. they're demanding an end to what they consider is a public safety crisis in that city. they tell our kron four's haaziq mod-yoon why they want a public safety state of emergency declared. >> deadly shootings, home invasions, carjackings. i'm legal side businesses robbed at gun being used to rob an 80 year-old ice cream as you can see on this map, these crimes are happening throughout the city of oakland. you guys are out there in east oakland. talk about what you hear from out there. >> when the police tell

that task force turns in its final report to the state assembly thursday. it included a model for cash payments and laid out who would be eligible. it's also included policy recommendations such as a formal state apology for disenfranchising black residents, and a repeal of the states affirmative action ban. while this is happening in the country's most populous state, there's been a renewed push by some house democrats to take up the issue in congress. if democrats retake the house in a year, does that happen, and do we now face the threat of someone suing that, going to this court, and overturning it if they overturn affirmative action, which is why voting becomes important. >> it is absolutely why voting is important. why every election matters. reverend sharpton, i want to underscore this point around affirmative action. affirmative action still exist for the privilege. for those who have been under legacy programs. people who are third generation college students who get accepted because their parents were involved, or their big contributor to the unive

the bill passed overwhelmingly in the state assembly and is awaiting a vote in the state senate. francisco animal shelters are getting overcrowded by rabbits. rescue officials say it all began when the animals were dumped at a park in the outer sunset area and were there for months. a group of teens recently trap some of the rabbits and took them to san francisco. animal care and control. and now the shelter is getting overcrowded with these animals. officials say that these rabbits have been spayed and neutered and they are available for adoption and adoption fees are also waived. still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news at property tax scam targeting homeowners in the east bay. as we head to the break for the weekend, there is positively summer at thrive city and francisco. >> includes pet friendly activities like a and a craft station. people are encouraged to rsvp. it starts at 10 this morning at thrive city outside morning at thrive city outside chase ce grand canyon university's rn to bsn online degree program makes earning your bachelor's in nursing possible. balance online

the bill passed overwhelmingly in the state assembly and is currently awaiting a vote in the state senate. >> when the time now as we get a check on the 4 zone forecast on this friday night, a beautiful picture here with just little wisps of fog coming in over the marin. headlands has written likes to call it nature's air-conditioning. looks like we've got a fair amount of that. >> yeah, always. i think you money time stress and frustration right in the weather center with a beautiful day. average temperatures which is great because some places way above average. and that's going see in the next couple of days as we take a live look around the region, you can see for the most part, it's clear we are going to see some overnight fog during the overnight hours. and as you wake up tomorrow, which will help with those temperatures, keep them cool for a little bit. a san francisco. 56 right now as we speak. oakland, 63 san jose, 70 livermore. 75 santa rosa. 70. once those temperatures a little bit warmer compared to yesterday, although we are seeing some breezy conditions that delta breeze real

the bill passed overwhelmingly in the state assembly and is currently awaiting a vote in the state senate. all right. let's get you a check. your 4 zone forecast tonight. we're taking a live look from our sutro tower camera really zoomed in on a sales force and not really much of a look at the fine that we've seen on the other side of the city. you can see little bit over there in the bottom left-hand corner of your screen. there, gayle ong joining us this give us look at the forecast >> colored and good evening. it's nice to be here in side. but yeah, we have some fog rolling in later tonight. but overall, very quiet on the weather front. here's a look statewide where we are. >> i'm really just a seasonal temperatures. 60's and upper 50's everywhere except for phoenix. one 10 105. in las vegas. so over by the desert, they're still dealing with that heat. we are not thanks to our proximity to the ocean. here is sunset at the golden gate bridge, a little breezy out there. i saw flag a moment ago was blowing storm tracker. 4 really showing not much activity. just some of those clouds fog ro

begins so that all of our young people need to do is learn. >> the bill has already passed the state assemblymittee phase. state school's superintendent tony thurman backs the measure, calling it important for students to learn about all parts of history, the good and the bad. >> that's all we're trying to do, take care of our students, get support for them. we're not trying to trample on local control. >> thurman says while other states are trying to strip away representation in student textbooks, he wants to make sure california is going the opposite direction. he's created a task force in hopes of elevating the conversation and getting more californians involved. >> and maybe california will be at the forefront. >> i wouldn't be surprised if there's a proposition. >>> in the north bay people in novato are being warned about a family of black bears spotted yesterday afternoon in the park. police were called about a mother bear seen with her two cubs in one of the busiest areas. the bears were gone by the time officers arrived but there were clear signs they had been there. police are tellin

somebody put him in place as a controversial story here in colorado because he didn't pass the state assembly but he but he bought his way onto the ticket but nonetheless, the problem that. well, the long run even worse. what do we do? i know, but the people are are having a hard time doing anything about it. so powers that be that are in there are controlling. a lot of people don't want that. but joe day nonetheless was our guy. but do we should we do ballot harvesting like? they do for our long election seasons. i'm sorry, should we do ballot harvesting like they do? i mean. well, that's trump's attitude is do what they do. i think we have to. and that's closer to the mentality that's needed. you don't want to become what they are because. they're disgusting. but we need to compete. no, we don't want to be them for sure. but you do. you know, if if they're going to make the voting over six months, you organize to recruit republicans to vote in those during those september to november. i think he's right about that and if ballot i mean i don't i'm not in any serious way involved in politics

. >> now to efforts to build a bay area, a bill from a local state assembly maker aims to make life easier for drivers and pedestrians on city streets. abc 7 news southbay reporter dustin dorsey explains how visibility can be increased by decreasing parking in high-risk areas. >> walking, biking, driving the most anywhere continue to be increasingly dangerous activities. in san jose there have been six deaths from traffic crashes. five people were riding bikes or scooters are walking when they were killed. >> pedestrian deaths account for 49% of deaths in the city of san jose alone. california's pedestrian fatality rate is 25% higher than the national average. so we are seeing an increase in pedestrian fatality and a lot more traffic collisions. >> southbay assembly member alex lee believes the numbers could decrease by increasing visibility. he has authored a bill that would set a standard no parking area along the approach side of intersections or crosswalks making it easier for pedestrians to see it, like shining a light on crosswalks -- shining a light on crosswalks. >> you do not have

the legislature in california where i served for six years in the state assembly tried to pass zero bailenator hertzberg and it did and then the voters had to overturn it. let's get real. i'm not i'm not a listener of 50-cent he has a lot of influence and a lot of followers. it's about time that the music industry and hollywood elite got their arms around this problem and started to speak out. >> steve: absolutely. and to your point, todd, about this started during covid, the intention was back then that the cover story was we want to reduce overcrowding. you know, if covid is super contagious, try to get as many people as out of the jails as possible. now cody is no longer a problem but that's still the intent. >> it's always been the intent. listen, there is a social agenda sweeping america that was implemented before the pandemic now that the pandemic is over the social progressives are not going to allow the pandemic to stop them from trying to transform america. the worst enemy enabling all of this in los angeles is the "l.a. times" there is a front page article today in the editori

it's to your final report to the state assembly of california and they will now consider its proposals for preparative justice for a black residents. and then last night on the show, we had the kansas city mayor, quinton lucas who recently convened his own commission on reparations. kansas city now joining several american cities who have taken a preparations in some fashion over the last few years. as we watch the survivors of the tulsa race massacre be denied restitutions what are your thoughts on this piecemeal push for reparations and how it relates to tulsa then and now? >> so i would say that in 2001, we had thanks to -- senator maxine warner, we had race mask or study at commissioner. report in that report there were five other nations. i have for four years tried to get through that legislative biden state house to address the status of where we are since that report was done. and that report, reparations were recommended. economic developments, scholarships, if we were to find remains of our decease that they might be having provided a decent crisis. all of that was recommende

california's task force on reparations joins me later in the hour, three days after the california state assembly and its governor took up the task to force final recommendations -- it says that the state should consider to make amends for anti black discrimination going back to slavery. while our most populous state takes up the issue, there is a renewed issue by some house democrats, your colleagues, cori bush and jamal bowen to bring into the house floor. if democrats retake the house and eight year, do you expect to see real movement, and do you think the affirmative action decision and dangerous possible reparations in california? >> that's a good question, reverend. i don't know. i can't see that far down the road with respect to california. it becomes something that clearly becomes a consideration in all that, but in the house, there is the reparations bill on the federal side. obviously, that sheila jackson as champion for a long time. remember years ago, i worked with john khan, when he first introduced this. that bill has got to get out of the house and onto the floor, and it really dep

and that even included scholarships, even the speaker of the wisconsin state assembly, days after, implied the state legislature would be pursuing similar legislation. so, did the supreme court in your opinion create this loophole that can mean an end to scholarships intended to help students of color? >> the ruling actually has quite a bit of a window of opportunity to consider -- to continue to consider race on an individual level. chief justice roberts and his majority opinion made a point of saying that colleges and universities are not barred from considering of the way race may have impacted individual students lives. so in that sense, it is narrow. on the other hand, clearly there are some limitations that vp -- is now going to put on colleges and universities, and that is why rooting out all of the other unfair preferences is so necessary at this moment in time. >> oren sellstrom, thank you for your time. i will be following this complaint closely. i appreciate it. >> thank. you >> thank you. i want to turn now to jamal bowman, democratic congressman from new york and member of the

this idea comes from a new state assembly bill. if passed, speeding cameras would be installed in 6 cities across the state, including san francisco, oakland and san jose. those 3 bay area cities have seen a rise in pedestrian deaths in the last few years. los angeles and long beach are on the list too assembly member laura friedman of burbank authored the bill. she says if the measure passes, drivers caught speeding 11 miles over the posted limit would get a citation. >> the first take it as a warning. so you'll get a ticket that weren't you. and then after that, the second ticket on words are nominal fine compared to hundreds of dollars that you would get from a traffic cop. the start of just $50, which is cut in half. if you're low income. >> san jose mayor matt mahan said he supports this initiative. he has. his community has suffered from pedestrian traffic deaths. and we've reported on several happening in san jose just this week up in oregon, a similar system is already up and running and traffic deaths in that state have dec

it needs approval from the state assembly. >>> it is 5:35.ke a live look at the golden gate bridge. a few cars on the road and for a second i thought that was the moon shining bright. that's just a light out there. the sun looks likes it's trying to make an appearance. >> it's going to be a cool weekend. let's get a look at san francisco, where throughout the weekend it's going to be breezy, mostly cloudy, and temperatures in the 60s. for san jose this weekend, there's the south first friday art walk happening tonight. it's going to be 70 degrees and very comfortable at dinnertime and dropping into the upper 60s at 6:00, and then as the sun sets those temperatures go from upper 60s to lower 60s into the upper 50s later tonight. in san jose, the obon festival is happening saturday and sunday. weather about the same with the high of about 70 degrees during the middle of the afternoon. really nice and lots of sunshine. so really perfect weather. if you're going to pebble beach for the women's u.s. open, it's going to only be in the upper 50s. so

state assembly member billy salie. jackson's bill and jackson said that he is a white supremacist. he is a muslim republican. i mean, this guy literally is untethered from reality. he is a bully and a bigot. he has no place in public office. >> trace: he has been on this show many times. antiabortion seats. electronic frontier foundation says the following. sharing lpl data with law enforcement and states to criminalize abortion undermines california's extensive efforts to protect reproductive health policy and the sheriff says in return, or enforcement agency common use information. >> i played leaders to investigate serious crimes such as homicide, child kidnappings, human traffickers and drug traffickers across state bor borders. >> see the pattern? this is there -- the toolkit the left is using. when they can't argue on facts, they call it either racist anti-lgbt or they say it is antichoice. it is going to illuminate abortion. the fact that the sheriff is sharing this data is important to put people behind bars wh

recently the california state assembly passed a bill, assembly bill 316, requiring autonomous big rigsmi trucks and vehicles over 10,000 pounds to have a trained human operator in the vehicle. veteran truck drivers driving for nearly three decades support the bill. >> my concern is ai won't be able to account for the things that a human can. i've got years of experience. i know to look down the road a mile to see potential hazards. 80,000 pounds driving headlong unmanned terrifies me. reporter: the vehicle industry association argues that artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicles can drive more effectively than people. and autonomous vehicles could curb dangerous driving. >> we have these losses because of human behavior. we have things like drunk driving and impaired driving, distracted driving and drowsy driving. autonomous vehicles is looking at technology and realize there's a better way that autonomous vehicles can operate these vehicles. reporter: it now heads to the state senate for a boat, the commission deletable that would allow crews and self-driving car's to offer a p

the idea comes from a new state assembly bill. and if it's passed, speeding cameras would be installed in 6 cities across the state, including san francisco, oakland and san jose. those 3 bay area cities have seen a rise and pedestrians being killed in traffic accidents over the last few years. los angeles and long beach are on the list to to get the cameras assembly member laura friedman of burbank authored the bill. she says the drivers caught speeding 11 miles over the posted limit would get an automatic citation. >> the first it as a warning. so you'll get a ticket that worn and then after that, the second ticket on words are nominal fine compared to hundreds of dollars that you would get from a traffic cop. the start of just $50, which is cut in half. if you're low income. >> san jose mayor matt mahan supports the program. he says that his community has suffered a great deal from pedestrian deaths. and we've reported on several just this last week and up in oregon, a similar system is already up and running in traffic deaths i