and congressman eric swalwell getting involved in local politics. why he says alameda county district attorney pala price should b does mark farrell have the right experience to shake up city hall? in nearly ten years as supervisor, mark grew the bureaucracy by authorizing or creating a commission almost every year. he rubber stamped hundreds of millions to homeless nonprofits with zero accountability and orchestrated a pay-to-play scheme that sold out taxpayers to the highest bidder. mark farrell has all the wrong experience for the change we need. companies have reported a 266% increase in thefts over the past three years. the bill by san francisco assemblyman matt haney will allow the companies to use electronic surveillance technology after 24 hours. currently, they have to wait 72 hours. many stolen rental cars are being used for serious crimes such as organized shoplifting, home invasion, and robberies. east bay congressman eric swalwell, today endorsing the recall of alameda county district attorney pamela price. swalwell was joined in haywar

congressman eric swalwell joining residents who want her gone. how price is defending herself. >> new calls for help to stop a wave of violence in antioch. the city's mayor asking for a half million dollars to tackle the problem. and the new city leader starting today, who he believes will help. >> it's going to hit the pool, though, right here. >> the aftermath of halloween. the rescue, recovery and cleanup efforts underway as the devastation becomes more clear. this morning, we're hearing from a former abc seven news anchor also dealing with helene's destruction. >> and a live look outside as you get your day started. the relentless heat holding strong. a spare the air alert is still in effect. drew says the watches and warnings have been extended, but there is relief on the horizon. >> the horizon cannot come quickly enough because i was on the couch sleeping last night, tossing and turning. yeah in my house i left and it was 78 degrees right now. >> oh, wow. it is warm inside of there. so we do have to extend these heat warnings and advisorie

i reached out to da price for comment about congressman swalwell supported the recall. her office referred me to the protect the wind campaign which sent a statement saying, quote, his support for an effort that undermines a fellow democrat rejects the position of local democrats has left many of his constituents feeling betrayed. >> some are questioning whether swell well as out of touch with the very people he claims to represent. i know that this price and i are in the same political party. but this isn't about a political party. it's about the safety of the community prior to becoming a u.s. congressman swalwell worked in the alameda county district attorney's office as a prosecutor reporting in hayward. i'm rob nesbitt kron. 4 news. >> beautiful day in pacifica was just a slight ocean breeze. >> hundreds of people out there of flocking to linda mar beach as the temperatures climb throughout the bay area. the national weather service says the temps along the coast could reach into the 90's. you know, today tomorrow. and that's still slightly cooler than the triple-d

and mornings live now at six recall against alameda county da pamela price, congressman eric swalwell backing the effort to oust her from office. how she's responding to his claims that she has failed east bay residents. >> taking a live look outside. it is hot in your house, isn't it? especially if you don't have ac. the heat wave hitting the bay area is not backing down. we're on track for another day of record breaking temperatures. drew is here with what you need to know. >> all right. and cooling down. maybe with some ice cream. salt and straw out with their annual halloween series. a look at flavors you can dig into, including one with creepy crawly critters. >> i've had it, i've had it. >> oh, the insects with the insects in it. >> have you had it? >> no, but it sounds good. >> you know, in salt and straw, i trust. yeah, sure. so i did trust it. and i ate it. >> did you enjoy it? real insects or real insects? >> crickets. there was another one that had ants in it. >> oh, okay. >> i digested it. >> okay. well, you know, in mexico, it's a delicacy if you eat that. and i've tried

price posted comments about swalwell on facebook, back on october 2nd, the same day he had endorsed. recalling her. price wrote that swalwell was trying to oust her, to, quote, shield himself from unethical practices during his time in the da's office 20 years before. swalwell denies that claim, and he says price has two days to retract her statement or he will take her to court. tonight, price's campaign issued a statement saying constituents would be better served as swalwell, quote, focused less on trying to overturn the will of voters and more on defending our democracy. all right. business is expected to return to normal tomorrow after san francisco court cases came to a grinding halt today. that included the high profile trial of the man accused of killing cash app co-founder bob lee. the cases were called off because of a strike by court clerks. some 200 employees walked off the job for the one day strike. the clerks say they've been working without a contract since last month, and they have serious concerns, they say, over training and staffing, but they are set to be back on

i reached out to da price for comment about congressman swalwell supported the recall. her office referred me to the protect the wind campaign which sent a statement saying, quote, his support for an effort that undermines a fellow democrat rejects the position of local democrats has left many of his constituents feeling betrayed. >> some are questioning whether swell well as out of touch with the very people he claims to represent. i know that this price and i are in the same political party. but this isn't about a political party. it's about the safety of the community prior to becoming a u.s. congressman swalwell worked in the alameda county district attorney's office as a prosecutor reporting in hayward. i'm rob nesbitt kron. 4 news. >> that's the breaking news in santa clara county. crews are on the scene of what is now a 20 acre fire in this heat. this is near highway one. 52 in dinosaur point road. this is time lapse video. you can see that plume of smoke rising in the top right corner of the screen no containment at this time. people traveling in the area are to

swalwell says he supports that concept, but that price has gone too far. >> what we have right now is defense tables in every alameda county courtroom. there's two defense tables, and there's no prosecutor. >> swalwell worked in the alameda county da's office for seven years under two of price's predecessors. he prosecuted everything from hate crimes to murder cases, including those in which children were victims. >> this recall is about putting a prosecutor and accountability back into place. so we all can be safe. >> price has at times declined to charge the most severe gun enhancements that had often been lodged by her predecessors. her office has also been busy prosecuting officers accused of misconduct. price has opted not to file special circumstances on top of murder charges in cases like the separate freeway shooting deaths of jasper wu in oakland and five year old eliana crisostomo in fremont. in a statement, a spokeswoman for price's campaign said in part congressman swalwell's actions have raised questions about whom he truly represents and what impact his support may have

the campaign's response questions swalwell's motives asking, quote, could his support in the recall be an attempt to shield himself or former colleagues from being implicated in unethical practices, unquote, a reference to swalwell's time in the d.a.'s office. >> the alameda county district attorney's office changed my life. >> reporter: the congressman invoked his time in the district attorney's office during his remarks. we should note he made those remarks in heyward, which reflects his district, which of course covers one chunk of alameda county. and we eshould also note that this election really is upon us now. the ballots will be mailed out this week. >>> san francisco police are welcoming the largest police academy class since 2018. 50 recruits started this week. police chief bill scott says in the last few years there have been classes with as few as nine graduates. he says competitive salaries and incentives are attracting new people. >> we're losing fewer people now. less people are leaving the department to go to other departments, and on top of that, our lateral hires are i

east bay congressman eric swalwell. he's speaking out against the controversial prosecutor. >> new at five ktvu henry lee live tonight in hayward with the latest development here. henry >> well, guys, eric swalwell is himself a former alameda county prosecutor who's made clear he believes pamela price should be removed from office because she's making the community less safe. >> now, swalwell came to hayward today and joined others who say that price should be recalled. price was elected on a platform of reforming the criminal justice system. swalwell says he supports that concept, but that price has gone too far. >> what we have right now is two defense tables in every alameda county courtroom. there's two defense tables, and there's no prosecutor but a member of my family. >> now, swalwell worked in the alameda county da's office for seven years under two of price's predecessors. he prosecuted everything from hate crimes to murder cases, including those in which children were victims. price has routinely declined to c

swalwell says he supports that concept, but that price has gone too far. >> what we have right now is two defense tables in every alameda county courtroom. there's two defense tables, and there's no prosecutor. >> swalwell worked in the alameda county da's office for seven years under two of price's predecessors. he prosecuted everything from hate crimes to murder cases, including those in which children were victims. >> this recall is about putting a prosecutor and accountability back into place. so we all can be safe. >> price has at times declined to charge the most severe gun enhancements that had often been lodged by her predecessors. her office has also been busy prosecuting officers accused of misconduct. price has opted not to file special circumstances on top of murder charges in cases like the separate freeway shooting deaths of jasper wu in oakland and five year old eliana crisostomo in fremont. in a statement, a spokeswoman for price's campaign said in part, congressman swalwell's actions have raised questions about whom he truly represents and what impact his support may

price wrote swalwell was trying to oust her, to quote, shield himself from unethical practices during his time in the da's office 20 years ago. he denies that claim. congressman swalwell says the price has two days to retract her statements, or he will take her to court. price's campaign issued a statement saying constituents would be better served if swalwell focused less on trying to overturn the will of the voters, and more on defending our democracy. well, now, two decision 2024 13 former trump white house staffers say general john kelly is right to warn americans about donald trump scott mcgrew. kelly was trump's longest serving chief of staff. right. that's right. yeah. one of three. good morning. so kelly really has spent more time behind closed doors with trump in the white house than any other person. and you've heard the allegations kelly has made that trump fits the description of a fascist, that he praised the loyalty of hitler's generals. well, this morning, 13 white house staffers have released a letter backing kelly's claims. all life long. republicans who applaud gener

>> right now on the kron 4 morning news east bay congressman eric swalwell now threatening legal action against alameda county district attorney pamela price for alleged defamation. we'll explain in a live report. plus workers at an east oakland macdonald's 8 speaking out against working conditions. it's costing them their jobs. what a cal osha complaint is accusing managers up. and a million dollar payout. bart having to hand over millions now to former employees who were fired over the covid-19 vaccine mandate. good morning. thank you for joining us here at 08:00am on a friday. i'm james fletcher and i'm reyna harvey in for darya folsom. today we've been talking about how the weekend might take a turn for the weather just a little bit. yeah, wetter. >> weather on the horizon. hey david, wright and james, good morning. good morning, everybody. they'll be just a some showers on your sunday is going to spoil your weekend here. so keep those plans on tap. they have some colors. ation in the skies, though, in the morning hours because of some scattered clouds like we have this morning, tho

why swalwell is now threatening to sue pamela price. >> there will be eligible for parole immediately. >> they've spent decades in prison for killing their parents. now, the menendez brothers could be just weeks away from getting out. today, the l.a. county da plans to take the first step in granting their freedom. good morning. it is friday, october 25th. >> happy friday to all of you. the weekend is here. almost adult. >> halloween is upon us. fantastic. today that warm sunshine continues for another day. a live look outside from sutro tower showing you we have good visibility once again this morning we're taking a look a peek inside the weather window at sky conditions and again, just like yesterday, most areas you can clearly see reporting clear skies out there. we'll have some cirrus clouds moving through from time to time today. but all in all, it is shaping up to be another beautiful afternoon. not quite as chilly today as we were this time yesterday, but still. we have numerous cities in the 40s like santa rosa, concord, right now, at 49 degrees, you're down to 46. in palo alt

representative eric swalwell recently sent a letter to price demanding that she retract what he calls malicious and defamatory statements. price posted comments about the congressman on facebook october 2nd, the same day he endorsed. recalling her. price wrote swalwell was trying to oust her, to, quote, shield himself from unethical practices during his time in the da's office. 20 years ago. he denies that claim. congressman swalwell says that price has two days to retract her statement, or he'll take her to court. price's campaign issued a statement saying constituents would be better served to swalwell focus less on trying to overturn the will of voters, and more on defending our democracy. well, here we go, san francisco 49 ers getting ready for a must win game against the dallas cowboys sunday night. right here. you can watch it on nbc bay area. the niners need to win to recover from their loss against the chiefs. and to be really in a better position to make a playoff push in the second half of the season. yeah. today in the bay's kris sanchez joining us live from levi's stadium

>> as well it's all throughout the region. >> swalwell was identified by the ccp not well on the houseof great benefit for beijing they started grooming him when he was on the city council of dublin city california that's not to say swalwell did anything wrong but china's efforts are extremely pervasive and there's got to be hundreds of swalwell's in this country. maria: that's what i met i want to get your take learning about this morning, louisiana attorney general liz marrero is filing an emergency lawsuit against alejandro mayorkas and other by the nearest ministry should officials after chinese migrant with a rare and drug-resistant orme of tuberculosis entered the u.s. illegally and has potentially exposed hundreds of people in the state to tuberculosis entered tubercular kids it was moved through different facilities in louisiana exposing 200 detainees and staff. this sounds eerily similar to what happened with covid months before the last election. >> on this particular migrant release into the general population while she still had tuberculosis is certainly a dangerous side, t

outside congressman eric swalwell's office here in castro valley. this back and forth between him and alameda county district attorney pamela price started after the congressman said he was in favor of her being recalled. while the congressman's lawyer said she made some comments that went a little bit too far. now they may be heading to the courtroom. congressman eric swalwell says alameda county district attorney pamela price has made false and malicious statements that aren't true and he will sue for defamation if she doesn't take those students back. his lawyer telling us for claims range from. >> professionalism to racism. pretty much anything that that she could think of to tarnish the congressman. the congressman says da prices accused him of trying to push her out of office in an effort to cover up his own unethical practices from when he served as the county's deputy da. >> that the congressman once endorsed the death penalty, which he says is a true congressman is a patriot. he is honest. he's ethical public servant. this is just an obviou

swalwell's attorney office. swalwell's attorney saying, quote, in what would seem to be the most deliberate and malicious aspect of your false attacks, you raised the sinister implication that my client's actions were motivated by a desire to hide something. shield himself from being implicated in unethical practices, and that the truth would reveal uncomfortable connections. we have reached out to the d.a. for comment. >> new at ten a woman charged in the death of a vacaville police officer has been found mentally incompetent to stand trial. 24 year old serena rodriguez of auburn was charged with murder in the deadly accident back in july. chp says she was under the influence of drugs when she struck and killed matthew bowen. the solano county district attorney has suspended proceedings in the case. officer bowen was killed while making a traffic stop. he was married with two children. >> today, a major development in the menendez brothers case. los angeles county district attorney george gascon, recommending t

plus east bay congressman eric swalwell threatening legal action against alameda county district attorney pamela price. we're alleged defamation. and stepping outside shows new details on a crackdown to stop this activity. thanks so much for joining us here on kron. 4 news at noon. i'm stephanie lin. >> we start this hour with details of a deadly crash in san francisco. police say this morning in the area in the area of geary boulevard and a visit darrow streets, a car hit a pedestrian. this is the western addition neighborhood from video you're looking at there. the person involved in this did not survive. the driver waited for help to arrive and is cooperating with police. police are rather people are asked to avoid the area as police continue to investigate. new at noon, chp announced their latest crackdown on sideshows today. officers seizing more than a dozen cars involved on september 8. chp responded to reports of cars doing dangerous stunts, blocking the westbound lanes of the bay bridge. this was around 03:30am, in the morning. the group left about an hour later. authorities say

congressman swalwell's lawyer says the statements by pamela price included saying that swalwell wants to recall price to shield himself from unethical practices that occurred while he was a deputy district attorney. the congressman, swalwell's lawyer said, quote, in what would seem to be the most deliberate and malicious aspect of your false attacks, you raised the sinister implication that my client's actions were motivated by a desire to hide something, shield himself from being implicated in unethical practices, and that the truth would reveal uncomfortable connections. so far, we haven't heard a response from district attorney pamela price. >> some community leaders in san francisco are now fighting to save the troubled dream keeper initiative. the program is designed to help black families buy homes and create more minority owned businesses in the city. its supporters say the city must continue to invest in the black community, despite the program's recent setbacks. the city decided to hold off on future funding. the executive in charge of the dream keeper initiative stepped down

price's office to ask about congressman swalwell joining the effort to recall her.he has not responded to our request for comment. >> also in oakland, the search is for on a missing mother and son. police released these pictures of 29 year old makayla king and her five year old son, king scott. both were last seen over a week ago. that was on september 24th in oakland. investigators say there's no information about how or why they disappeared. anyone with information is asked to call the oakland police department. >> there's a new deal on the table between the city of oakland and the organization set to buy the city's stake in the coliseum. the new terms of the agreement call for the african american sports and entertainment group to pay most of the $110 million purchase fee in one payment. the prior agreement called for the group to make an initial $10 million payment to the city by october 7th, and an additional $95 million payment by the end of may of 2025. that's on top of $5 million in revenue that city. the city has already received. the city council still has

east bay congressman eric swalwell threatening legal action against the d a the congressman says price has made false and malicious statements about him in response to his support to recall her. the da has accused swalwell of trying to push her out to cover up an ethical practices from when he served as a deputy d a lawyers representing swalwell say price has 2 days to retract her statements or be sued for defamation. >> her claims range from professionalism to racism. pretty much anything that that she could think of to tarnish the congressman and the congressman is a patriot. he is honest. he's ethical public servant. this is just an obvious attempt. desperate act of someone who is seeing the walls close in on her regarding the recall effort. >> this legal threat comes just a day after former da nancy o malley came out in support of the recall. the campaign team for da price as the lawsuit is political grandstanding. >> still ahead here at 11 d% o'clock, why fire officials are concerned about diwali, the hindu festival of lights. >> plus, why court sessions at the san francisco super

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a lawyer for congressman swalwell says, among other things, d.a. price said that swalwell wants to recall pamela price to shield himself from unethical practices that happened while he was a deputy district attorney. congressman swalwell's attorney says in what would seem to be the most deliberate and malicious aspect of your false attacks, you raised the sinister implication that my client's actions were motivated by a desire to hide something, shield himself from being implicated in unethical practices, and that the truth would reveal uncomfortable connections. so far, we haven't heard a response from d.a. pamela price. >> our time is 706. we're turning now to contra costa county, where there's an election dispute between a priest and a politician. brentwood city councilwoman jovina mendoza mailed out campaign postcards in her reelection bid. one of the photos shows her in a public ceremony with father robert wrenn, the pastor of saint ignatius church in antioch. he says that photo was used without his permission or his knowledge. councilwoman me

coming up, we've got details but why congressman swalwell says planning to district >> welcome back to the kron. 4 morning news as we take a step into this friday this week in dave's been talking about potential sprinkles in the north bay. >> warning, right? a good morning, everybody. happy friday while we're at it and some scattered clouds got to get your day started. they will part out, however, is we get to the afternoon. it looks but they'll be more kind of upstream to make a note of a check out those temperatures now lot of 40's but 50's to happen. happened bay. 46 61, by the way, pacifica, kind of a freakish number there along the coast. 40's again, off to the east bay and up north 58 for sonoma. same cleanup. 46, there's a bit of a breeze you can see from the flag there to hear some of the things we're looking at. some early clouds today afternoon, clearing. meanwhile, about of some clouds on saturday as well. mild, though 80 ish inland and then for sunday, a few showers to make note of again as reyna said in north bay, they'll be the concentration might spread out a little bit

. >> representative eric swalwell, now threatening to sue embattled alameda county district attorney pamela price. why, he says some of her social media posts crossed a line. >> then we know nfl players love to eat, but wait until you hear the popular lunch snack that athletes are eating a lot of before and after games. a lot of us loved it. it sounds like an interesting story. okay. >> good morning. it's 6:00. what is today? it's the 25th. 25th of october. friday. all day long. >> it is. >> we got the date right. that's that's a good first step right there. >> you never know what the date is. >> if a date is not written in front of me, i don't know. >> yes, it's june 6th. there you go. >> it's july 4th. >> it's a christmas we don't know. this morning is going to be a warm afternoon. we are finding temperatures back into the 70s and 80s sutro tower. you can see clear skies out there this morning. we'll look at current sky condition. and again, you can see most areas we have no problem with fog this morning. and we will have plentiful sunshine again this afternoon. temperatures right

east bay representative eric swalwell announced his support of the recall effort today, surrounded by families who've lost loved ones to crime. abc seven news reporter tara campbell has the congressman's take and reaction from the da herself. >> district attorney pam price has failed. the people of the east bay, and we are uniting to seek her recall from office. >> congressman eric swalwell, joining the call to recall alameda county district attorney pamela price. >> the cops catch and price releases surrounded by the families of crime victims. >> the congressman accusing her of being too lenient. >> violent robberies and burglaries and home invasion robberies continue to be on the rise. >> the district attorney defending herself wednesday saying the congressman should know better as a former deputy district attorney, he's parroting the same unfounded claims that we're not prosecuting, that we're releasing people. price telling me several times she's disappointed in the congressman. can you expand a little bit more on what to you is most disappointing? >> i think people expect our con

east bay representative eric swalwell announced his support of the recall effort today, surrounded by families who've lost loved ones to crime. abc seven news reporter tara campbell has the congressman's take and reaction from the da herself. >> district attorney pam price has failed. the people of the east bay, and we are uniting to seek her recall from office. >> congressman eric swalwell, joining the call to recall alameda county district attorney pamela price. >> the cops catch and price releases surrounded by the families of crime victims. >> the congressman accusing her of being too lenient. >> violent robberies and burglaries and home invasion robberies continue to be on the rise. >> the district attorney defending herself wednesday saying the congressman should know better as a former deputy district attorney, he's parroting the same unfounded claims that we're not prosecuting, that we're releasing people. price telling me several times she's disappointed in the congressman. can you expand a little bit more on what to you is most disappointing? >> i think people expect our con

east bay congressman eric swalwell is throwing his support behind the effort to recall alameda county district attorney pamela price. swalwell is a former alameda county deputy d.a. he held a news conference today with the families of victims of violent crimes. d.a. price, as you may remember, elected in 2022 on a platform of criminal reform and reducing incarceration. supporters of the recall argue she's been too lenient on criminals, leading to rising crime in 2023. now, crime stats for the first half of 2024 do show some crime categories have declined. but just last month, the governor announced that state prosecutors would be taking on cases of violent and organized crime in the county to speed up prosecutions. what we have right now is two defense tables in every alameda county courtroom, there's two defense tables, and there's no prosecutor. and this recall is about putting a prosecutor and accountability back into place so we all can be safe. passes campaign released a long statement saying in part, quote, swalwell support for an effort that undermines a fellow democrat and rej

east bay congressman eric swalwell.s speaking out against the controversial prosecutor. >> new at five ktvu henry lee live tonight in hayward with the latest development here. henry >> well, guys, eric swalwell is himself a former alameda county prosecutor who's made clear he believes pamela price should be removed from office because she's making the community less safe. >> now, swalwell came to hayward today and joined others who say that price should be recalled. price was elected on a platform of reforming the criminal justice system. swalwell says he supports that concept, but that price has gone too far. >> what we have right now is two defense tables in every

price said that congressman swalwell wants to recall d.a. price to shield himself from unethical practices that happened while he was a deputy d.a. congressman swalwell's attorney says in what would seem to be the most deliberate and malicious aspect of your false attacks, you raised the sinister implication that my client's actions were motivated by a desire to hide something, shield himself from being implicated in unethical practices, and that the truth would reveal uncomfortable connections. so far, we have not heard a response from district attorney pamela price. >> the new york times has released a poll just a week and a half ahead of election day. it has former president donald trump and vice president kamala harris in a dead heat. nationwide, voters are divided down the middle, which means this election will likely come down to the seven battleground states. rebecca castor reports she's actually imploding. >> if you take a look, because, look, i'm not supposed to say i, but we are leading by so much. >> at a rally in las vegas thursd

evan low only serves himself. >> expect congressman eric swalwell is ready now to take alameda county district attorney pamela price to court over alleged defamation getting dirty here this afternoon. the da's firing back kron four's michael thomas reports from castro valley. >> this back and forth between congressman eric swalwell and alameda county district attorney pamela price started after the congressman said he was in favor of recalling the d a well. she made some comments and now his lawyer says they may be heading to a courtroom. a congressman eric swalwell says alameda county district attorney pamela price has made false and malicious statements that aren't true and he will sue for defamation if she doesn't take those students back. his lawyer telling us for claims range from. >> professionalism to racism. pretty much anything that that she could think of to tarnish the congressman. the congressman says da prices accused him of trying to push her out of office in an effort to cover up his own unethical practices from when he served as the county's deputy da. >> and that the

congressman swalwell says he supports that, but claims pamela price has failed the victims of violent crime. this recall is about putting a prosecutor and accountability back into place so we all can be safe. >> but what we have right now is two defense tables in every alameda county courtroom, there's two defense tables, and there's no prosecutor. >> now, in a statement, a spokeswoman for pamela price's campaign said in part, congressman swalwell, support for an effort that undermines a fellow democrat and rejects the position of local democrats has left many of his constituents feeling betrayed. >> the san jose university, san jose state university women's volleyball team will be back in the spotlight today when they play colorado state. now, the spartan volleyball team is undefeated, but under scrutiny. three colleges have forfeited their matches against the team over concerns about a transgender player. >> a school which had never started a season seven zero is now seven zero, yeah. it raised some eyebrows. >> there's so much negativity against trans folks and the lgbtq community.

wednesday, congressman eric swalwell announced his support of the recall kron four's. rob nesbitt has the latest details >>congressman swalwell says that public safety is one of the biggest concerns here in alameda county, but that the da has failed the victims of violent crimes. we have gathered. to make a statement to the community that. district attorney pam price has failed. the people of the east bay. >>district attorney pamela price faces a possible recall, depending on what voters decide next month she launched her campaign with supporters against the recall back in may. but on wednesday, congressman eric swalwell announced his support of the recall efforts. >>the cops catch and price releases. violent robberies and burglaries. and home invasion robberies continue to be on the rise. the united states congressman was joined by several families who have lost a loved one to gun violence, including lori, most whose son blake was shot and killed while working security at a home depot in pleasanton. >>she says price refused to meet with her after the shooting and neve

east bay congressman eric swalwell is ready to take out me. the county district attorney pamela price to court over alleged information, defamation this afternoon. the da and her office is firing back on course. michael thomas reports in castro valley with the latest. >> this back and forth between congressman eric swalwell and alameda county district attorney pamela price started after the congressman said he was in favor of recalling the d a well. she made some comments and now his lawyer says they may be heading to a courtroom. congressman eric swalwell says alameda county district attorney pamela price has made false and malicious statements that aren't true and he will sue for defamation if she doesn't take those students back. his lawyer telling us for claims range from. >> professionalism to racism. pretty much anything she could think of to tarnish the congressman. the congressman says da prices accused him of trying to push her out of offi e in an effort to cov up his own unethical practices from when he served as the county's deputy

in fact, east bay congressman eric swalwell is ready to take alameda county district attorney pamela price to court over alleged defamation mourning the da's campaign firing back from michael thomas line cast a ballot with the latest. michael. >> hi, good morning, everyone. will this political back and en representative eric swalwell and alameda county district attorney pamela price started not too long ago and that's when the congressman said he supported recalling the da. it's all now leading to possibly a lawsuit. that's kinda video as they talk about these details. now, the congressman says that da price allegedly made comments that were malicious and false statements about him. he says that she does not stop and take him back where he plans to sue her for defamation on grounds of ruining his personal and professional reputation. he says the da has accused him of trying to push her out of office in an effort to cover up his unethical practices from when he served as the county's deputy da. adding that she also said the congressman had once endorsed the death penalty. what she say

>> right now, the kron 4 morning news east bay congressman eric swalwell is threatening legal action against alameda county district attorney pamela price for alleged defamation. we're live with the latest. plus, several san jose city council members are now calling on their battled colleague omar torres to resign a major change. they want to make the city's rules. and a million dollar payout. bart forced to hand over millions to former employees were fired over the covid-19 vaccine mandate for explains. >> it said. good morning. thank you for joining us on this friday morning. i'm james fletcher and i'm reyna harvey in for darya folsom this morning. >> look at that sunshine behind so we can we might get a little sprinkle sprinkle. this is true. we've got the details with dave. good morning rain and james. good morning and good morning, everybody. happy friday and were starting the day off with some variable clouds working their magic. they're going to hang around for the morning hours and after lunch going to take off and we'll go back to mostly sunny. we're going go back and forth

joining us now is california congressman eric swalwell who served as an impeachment manager in trump'sing the january 6th insurrection. congressman, good to see you. let's start with the filing itself. what stood out to you the most in this trove of new evidence that was put forward by the special counsel? >> two things, ana, one was the amount of people around him in his inner circle who he was listening to, who were working overtime to try and defy the will of the voters. you know, individuals who were saying, make him riot as well as the president's own acknowledgment that he knew these claims were crazy, which shows you that this was never about a unique belief that he had actually won the election. it was just a selfish belief that he should remain in power, in defiance and counter to the will of the voters. >> trump says the timing of this latest filing by the special counsel amounts to election interference by jack smith and the doj, what do you say to that? >> election interference is when the american people in a landslide, not just in the popular vote by over 70 electoral vot

east bay congressman eric swalwell is ready to take ella many county district attorney pamela price toged defamation this afternoon. the da's office is now firing back kron. 4 s michael thomas reports. >> this back and forth between congressman eric swalwell and alameda county district attorney pamela price started after the congressman said he was in favor of recalling the d a she made some comments and now his lawyer says they may be heading to a courtroom. a congressman eric swalwell says alameda county district attorney pamela price has made false and malicious statements that aren't true and he will sue for defamation if she doesn't take those students back. his lawyer telling us for claims range from. >> professionalism to racism. pretty much anything that that she could think of to tarnish the congressman. the congressman says da prices accused him of trying to push her out of office in an effort to cover up his own unethical practices from when he served as the county's deputy da. >> and that the congressman once endorsed the death penalty, which he says is a true congressman i

here outside congressman eric swalwell's office. and again, this all started after he essentially said that he was in favor of recalling the da. take a listen to all the information that we found out from both sites. a congressman eric swalwell says alameda county district attorney pamela price has made false and malicious statements that aren't true and he will sue aren't true and he will sue for defamation if sh take those students back. his lawyer telling us for claims range from. >> professionalism to racism. pretty much anything that that she could think of to tarnish the congressman. the congressman says da prices accused him of trying to push her out of office in an effort to cover up his own unethical practices from when he served as the county's deputy da. >> that the congressman once endorsed the death penalty, which he says is a true congressman is a patriot. he is honest. he's ethical public servant. this is just an obvious attempt. a desperate act of someone who is. >> seeing the walls close in on her regarding the reca

price has accused swalwell of trying to push her out to cover up an ethical practices from when he was a deputy d a lawyers representing swallow say price set a deadline of today to retract the statement, be sued. we have not yet heard any update on the deadline. price's team is calling the lawsuit political grandstanding. crews say they stopped forward progress on a wildfire in santa cruz county tonight. it forced earlier evacuations. it's called the summit fire near highway 17 and some road just over an acre. at least that was the good news near santa cruz, santa clara county line. and it road is expected to reopen sometime around one tomorrow morning. people are being asked to avoid the area until in fremont a newly-opened sneaker store has been broken into and burglarized. that business is called hi limit sneaker and apparel kron four's. lindsey ford talked to one of the owners who shared video of what happened. >> you can see behind me plywood now replacing the entrance of high limit sneaker and apparel just before 5 friday morning burglars slammed vehicle into the storefront surv

. >> east bay congressman eric swalwell getting involved in local politics. the state lawmaker is joined the effort to recall alameda county's district attorney pamela price. kron four's rob nesbitt reports. we have gathered. >> to make a statement to the community that. district attorney pam price has failed. the people of the east bay. >> district attorney pamela price faces a possible recall, depending on what voters decide next month she launched her campaign with supporters against the recall back in may. but on wednesday, congressman eric swalwell announced his support of the recall efforts. >> the cops catch and price releases. violent robberies and burglaries. and home invasion robberies continue to be on the rise. the united states congressman was joined by several families who have lost a loved one to gun violence, including lori, most whose son blake was shot and killed while working security at a home depot in pleasanton. >> she says price refused to meet with her after the shooting and never prosecuted the 2 suspects to the full extent of the law

swalwell is a former alameda deputy county deputy d.a.he held a press conference today with the families of victims of violent crimes. d.a. price, as you may remember, was elected in 2022 on a platform of criminal reform and of reducing incarceration. supporters of the recall argue she's been way too lenient on criminals, leading to rising crime in 2023. crime stats for the first half of 2024 do show some crime categories declining. but just last month, governor newsom announced that state prosecutors would be taking on cases of violent and organized crime in alameda county to speed up prosecutions. the district attorney of the county is the highest law enforcement officer in the county, but pam price doesn't act that way. the cops catch and price releases the recall against price will be on the upcoming november election ballot. we reached out to price's campaign for comment, but we have not heard back. we have an update now on the congressional debate we plan to host this evening. it's been canceled after former san jose mayor sam licca

swalwell is a former alameda county deputy da. he's critical of how price handles cases, saying she's kept too many criminals on the stree. here with us tonight is san francisco district attorney brooke jenkins, district attorney jenkins, nice to have you back on the program. we thought you'd be really good perspective for this topic here. you once worked for chesa boudin, who was recalled as d.a. in san francisco. boudin and pamela price, both ran on a platform of reform. the da's office there. what's been the problem from pamela price, from your perspective? the problem has been much like it was for chesa. you cannot compromise public safety in the name of reform. you have to be able to balance both of those interests at the same time. and what we are seeing is an implosion of crime spreading across alameda county, especially in oakland. and people are fed up and they want a district attorney that will do their job fundamentally, which is enforce the laws, prosecute those who are committing crime. and when you don't do that, the

but first, let's take a look at your news headlines east bay congressman eric swalwell is joining forces with supporters of the pamela price recall campaign. he says public safety is a paramount concern of alameda county residents. and the district attorney isn't getting the job done when it comes to protecting communities >>>>there's a culture right now in the county and i believe a message that you can use a firearm and you're not going to be charged with using a firearm. a vote for your safety. vote for your kids future and vote for accountability and recall. pam price >liz>now in response, the price campaign said in part, quote, his support for an effort that undermines a fellow democrat and rejects the position of local democrats has left many of his constituents feeling betrayed the martinez refinery has been hit with a $5 million fine by the air quality district. the district says that's the second largest fine it has ever issued. the district says the penalty is related to dozens of air quality violations between 2018 and 2022. and according to the district, that includes flaring

el apoyo de swalwell a un esfuerzo que debilita a un compañero demócrata y rechaza la posición de lostivos y su lealtad al partido demócrata. ahora queremos actualizar la información sobre el debate que estaba por iniciar a las 7 de esta noche entre el exalcalde de san josé, san ricardo y el asambleísta evan law por el distrito 16, debate que sería difundido por nuestra estación hermana nbc bay area y mañana por telemundo 48. como le mencionamos previamente, el exalcalde ricardo se retiró del debate. su campaña informó que es debido a que él tiene laringitis. su equipo agregó también que está afónico y que quieren reprogramar el encuentro poco después, ricardo mandó un mensaje por la red, citando lo mismo y que había tenido que cancelar varios eventos de campaña. ahora, horas tras ese mensaje, el director de campaña del asambleísta evan lowe envió un comunicado cuestionando la razón por la cual el ex alcalde se retiró de este debate, diciendo en parte es extremadamente sospechoso, dice el comunicado, especialmente porque viene días después de que la policía y bomberos de san josé lo a

>>east bay congressman eric swalwell is now threatening to sue that. the congressman says pices may false and malicious statements about him. that's in response to his support to recall her. the da has accused swalwell of trying to push her out to cover up an ethical practices from one. he served as a deputy d a lawyers representing swalwell say prices today's to retract her statement or be sued for defamation. >>claims range from professionalism to racism. pretty much anything she could think of to tarnish the congressman and the congressman is a patriot. he's honest. he's ethical public servant. this is just an obvious attempt. a desperate act of someone who is seeing the walls close in on her regarding the recall effort. >>this legal threat comes just a day after former da nancy o malley came out in support of the recall. the campaign team for da price says the lawsuit is political grandstanding. and here's a live look at the bay bridge tonight. the cars crossing it could go off for the next 6 years. >>that's if officials approve a new proposal. the

false and malicious statements about him in response to his support of the recall prices accused swalwell of trying to push her out to cover up an ethical practices when he was a deputy d a lawyers representing swalwell say price center deadline for today to retract the statement or be sued. we have not had an update on that deadline. price's team is calling the lawsuit political grandstanding. starting today through election day, you can vote early in-person 29 counties have open voting locations and santa clara county. more than 2 dozen voting locations opened today, meaning a lot of busy election workers. kron four's check moment has the story. >> for the next 10 days, this room in the santa clara county registrar of voters office will sound like this. it's a ship. making sure your vote is counted. this is like the super bowl for us. michael has been with the santa clara county registrar of voters since he was a volunteer himself seeing this room fully staffed is music to his ears. i see a lot of familiar faces here that have been helping us for many years. but today it's extra special

congressman swalwell says while he supports that effort, price's failed.ent crime. >> this recall is about putting a prosecutor and accountability back into place. so we all can be safe. but what we have right now is two defense tables in every alameda county courtroom, there's two defense tables, and there's no prosecutor. >> reporter. in a statement, a spokeswoman for pamela price's campaign said in part, congressman swalwell, support for an effort that undermines a fellow democrat and rejects the position of local democrats has left many of his constituents feeling betrayed. >> time now is 817, and we still have a lot of slow traffic. i want to mention that there was an encampment fire on 880 near high street. the fire department got there and made short work out of it, but southbound traffic is slow. northbound is also slow. in oakland, as you can see, so don't let that catch you by surprise. bay bridge in oakland backed up to the maze. metering lights are on and that's been a very typical commute. typical commutes have been highway four. six 8242. all