police arrested 45-year-old, troy mcalister , saying that he was behind the wheel of a stolen car. investigator confirmed that it's the same troy mcalister that is associated with this twitter account . the neighbor watch the deadly incident unfold from his window. >> they t-boned them through this intersection , and when they were escaping they tried to get away and hit those two people. the guy on the right ran out faster than the driver. you have to remember that the airbags were fully employed and he had a hard time getting out. >> reporter: bystanders stepped in helping them find the driver. >> as soon as he got out he went that way and there were 30 people chasing him. they were relentless. >> reporter: troy mcalister is facing multiple charges he is a felon and had a firearm in his possession eyewitnesses say that it could've been them in the intersection. >> it's the wrong place at the wrong time . >> could've been exposed to that. >> reporter: a supervisor says it's another example of how deadly the streets can be in the tenderloin and south market areas. the supervisor ha

the man was out on police say when 45-year-old troy mcalister hit the women last week on new year's evehile mcalister was not in jail he blames the system. although other agencies say they did their part. >> the fact of the matter is, my office cannot prosecute cases until the police present us with adequate evidence. >> if someone is on probation you make the phone call and e-mail notification to the patrol officers. >> sfpd did act in accordance to protocol? >> absolutely. >> and the parole office says it provided details on why mcalister's parole should have been revoked and daly city police say they also followed procedure. mcalister is suspected of stealing that car. now he faces several felony charges including vehicular manslaughter. the d.a. says he will now review the case and see if any changes can be made to keep a tragedy like this from happening again. live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you, amy. >>> governor newsom says we're seeing a temporary lull in the pandemic but warning that holiday gatherings are about to fuel a surge of new cases. the seven

police arrested 45-year-old troy mcalister.stigator confirm that it's the same troy mcalister that was associated with this twitter account. a witness watch the deadly incident unfold from his window. >> they t-bone that car and were spinning around and then they tried to escape. and that's when they hit the two people. >> reporter: he said there were two men in the car, one got away on the driver tied tried to take off. >> you have to remember that the airbags were fully employed. he had a hard time getting out, because he had to get through the window. >> reporter: he said that bystanders a step in helping police find that driver. >> this and easy got out he went that way and there were easily 30 people there were chasing him. and they got him they were relentless. >> reporter: one woman that died at the seen and the other at the hospital. the other is in jail facing multiple charges. they said he's a felon with a firearm

. >>> more than one reason troy mcalister was not in jail. abc7 news contributor phil tear explains. >> a movement actually to keep them out of jails in part because of the covid virus. jails and prisons are afraid of becoming hot spots and they don't want nonviolent offenders in there, as well. >> you can read his article every wednesday and sunday. >>> voters are heading to the polls in georgia and the two all-important runoff elections. jobina, we know the outcome of today's election will determine which party controls the senate. >> absolutely, kumasi. the stakes could not be higher right now. voting is under way. we'll take a live look at a polling location. the polls opened about an hour ago. if democrats could win both of today's races they'll have a majority in the senate and the house giving them control of congress. yesterday president-elect biden held a drive-in rally in atlanta backing democratic challengers and president trump rallying for republican incumbent senator david purdue and kelly loeffler. some fear the president's pho

police arrested 45-year-old, troy mcalister , saying that he was behind the wheel of a stolen car.r confirmed that it's the same troy mcalister that is associated with this twitter account . the neighbor watch the deadly incident unfold from his window. >> they t-boned them through this intersection , and when they were escaping they tried to get away and hit those two people. the guy on the right ran out faster than the driver. you have to reme

the driver was identified as 45-year-old troy mcalister.urglary of the he was arrested days before so some in the city are saying not enough was done to keep him behind bars and that online petition as well as a go fund me are both circulating to recall dtricis attorney chesa boudin and hire an investigative ournalist to looknto his office and his approach. now that online platform has gained more than 4,700 signatures and raised more than $40,000. right now in regards to that fatal hit-and-run we're waiting to hear from the district attorney when mcalister will appear in front of a judge facing several charges including voluntary manslaughter and driving under the influence. when we get that information we will relay it to you on air and online. live in san francisco, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >>> thank you, cierra. 6:57. happening today the state supreme court is scheduled to hear arguments to end california's cash bail system. back in november voters rejected a ballot measure that would have done the same thing, but supporte

live interview, san francisco district attorney addressed the double fatal hit and run involving troy mcalister on parole. the case which ignited a firestorm from critics say this tragedy could have been preve prevented. he's been arrested in numerous time since april 10th 2020. he has a history of referring to parole instead of prg. the parole office made a statement which provided you all the details needed to revoke bail but yet you chose to do nothing. why are you blaming the parole office instead of taking direct accountability here? >> this is about recognizing that there are numerous law enforcement agencies and that we all have to depend on each other to do the job properly. >> the california department of corrections and rehabilitation seine us this statement saying none of the parolees arrests have yet to result in filings. he was critical of police, referencing an incident when mcalister stole the car. >> they had his address, his phone number and most importantly they knew that he had a fire arm in his possession, and instead of going out and trying to arrest him or instead of notif

on december 29th, daly city police say 45-year-old troy mcalister stole a car during an hours long date with a woman he met on an online dating site, two days later on new year's eve, san francisco police say he ran a red light, and killed two women as they crossed a crosswalk at second admission. >> he was released on parole after being convicted of robbery in april of last year. since that time, court records indicate, he was arrested five times in the next seven months and services go. he was arrested in june for burglary and possession of burglary tools, again in august, for stealing a car and possession of stolen property. october 15th, also stealing a car. november 6, he was busted for auto burglary, december 20th, possession of a stolen car, stolen property and burglary tools. last night at 11:00, i asked the district attorney, why mcallister was out on the streets? >> there are missed opportunities here. you are right, every single law enforcement agency involved in supervising, this man, or dealing with his arrest, is taking a hard look at what happened and what might have happ

the da announced charges against troy mcalister. the crash happened last thursday afternoon, new year's eve on second and mission street. police say they caught him trying to run away from the scene. the two victims are a 27-year- old and 60-year-old. both were walking in a crosswalk when they were struck and killed. while the da was still a public defender he was listed as mcalister's lawyer during a preliminary hearing. the police officer's association is calling on him to recuse himself from the case, calling it a conflict of interest. >>> we just got this new video from alameda firefighters of a car crash as you can see here. this was in san leandro overnight on washington avenue. this happened at about one this morning. police found this vehicle on its side, one person was trapped inside. they were able to get that driver out. that driver is now in the hospital. we are not sure of their condition. they have been able to clear the scene but the investigation into how the car ended up like that underway. back to you. >>> somethin

on december 29 daly city police a 45-year-old troy mcalister stole a car. two days later on new year's

on december 29 daly city police a 45-year-old troy mcalister stole a car. two days later on new year's eve, police say he ran a red light, with that car, and killed two women as they cross the crosswalk at second and mission. he was released on parole after being convicted of robbery in april of last year.'s and that time records indicate he was arrested five times in the next seven months in san francisco. he was arrested in june for burglary and possession of burglary tools, again in august for stealing a car in possession of stolen property. october 15 also still the car in possession of meth. november 6 he was busted for auto burglary. does of the 20th, possession of a stolen car, stolen property and burglary tools. last night at 11:00 i asked the district attorney chesa boudin why he was out on the streets. >> there are missed opportunities here and you're right that every single law enforcement agency involved in supervising him or dealing with his arrest is taking a hard look at what happened and what might have happened. >> reporter: a few years ago

troy mcalister, the suspect, made his first court appearance on homicide charges in the deaths of the two women pedestrians. the fallout over this tragedy is getting more intense. joining us to talk more about it is retired san francisco miss commander and current university of san francisco law professor rick koreaa. >> i'm not a law professor. i wouldn't want to upset those people over there. >> i think they might have used that in a tweet. perhaps in an honorary way. we're happy you're here all the same. we agree this is just a real tragedy. where there is disagreement is who was responsible other than the driver. a parolee charged with stealing the car he hit those women with. >> here when mr. mcalister was arrested on december 209, the san francisco police department neglected to even notify his parole agent. we cannot expect parole to intervene or to effectively supervise people if other agencies fail to communicate to them. that's what happened on december 20th. >> already. he thinks mcalister was on the streets because of a communication problem. mainly sfpd should have should

police say troy mcalister was drunk when he drove a stolen car through a red light plowing into two women crossing the road in downtown san francisco. one victim, 27-year-old hanako abe, grew up in japan, lived in the city. the other identified as elizabeth platt. they say mcalister is a repeat offend offender. they've arrested him several times since april after he was released from a five-year prison sentence. "the chronicle" says he stole the car from a woman he met on a dating site. >>> well, back to the forecast, our storm ranger certainly busy this morning checking rain across the bay area. taking a live look outside at sfo and some of the roads in fremont. "today in the bay's" kari hall is back tracking just how long this wet weather will stick around. good morning, kari. >>> good morning. we're going to see most of the rain during the early hours especially for the north bay. it's already falling. but areas south are not seeing much of that wet weather right now. so if you're getting ready to head out the door and you're in the east bay expect spotty, light rain. some of the heavi

announced charges against troy mcalister including vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. the crash happened last thursday afternoon, new year's eve, on second and mission streets. police say that they caught mcalister trying to run away from the scene. the two victims, 27-year-old hiro ko abe and 60-year-old elizabeth platte were struck and killed while walking in the crosswalk. mcalister was paroled on conviction of robbery last year. since that time court records indicate he was arrested five times in seven months in san francisco. d.a. chesa boudin was questioned why mcalister was out on the street. >> there are missed opportunity here's and every law enforcement agency involved in supervising mr. mcalister ordealing with his arrest is taking a hard look at what happened and what might have happened. >> while boudin was still a public defender he was listed as mcalister's lawyer during a preliminary hearing. the police officers association is calling on boudin to recuse himself from the case calling it a conflict of interest. >>> still ahead tonight it is a major shake

prosecutors say that troy mcalister was under the influence when he ran a red light in a stolen car and struck the two women in a crosswalk. some critics say that the victims may still be alive if the da took mcalister off the streets when he had the chance. he has been arrested several times since he was paroled but the police union said that the da's office didn't prosecute him as part of its restorative justice effort. a new petition to make the da resign has been collected. >> i think this could be a wake up call for the da to pay attention to repeat offenders. >> the new petition is separate from an official recall campaign that launched months ago. >>> a group of federal agencies are pointing fingers at russia for a massive hack targeting them and another airline will ask you to pay extra when traveling with support animals. we have those details. >> stocks bounced back on tuesday. the dow gained 167 points, the nasdaq was up 120, the s&p500 added 26. wall street is waiting for the results of the two georgia runoff election that will decide the balance of power in the senate. cbs

the suspect, 45-year-old troy mcalister, appeared in san francisco court today to enter not guilty pleasral charges. he is charged with two counts of vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, leaving the scene of the collision, and drug and firearms charges. public defender scott grant saying it's still very early in the course of this case. >> questions of exactly what happened, and why, are very important. i've only just begun to receive the information necessary to make a legal determination in this case. >> the vigil for the victims is set to take place tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 at second and mission streets, where that crash took lace. >>> dr. dre is in the hospital after suffering a brain aneurysm. tmz reports that the 55-year- old is in the icu at cedars- sinai medical center in l.a., after being rushed to the hospital yesterday. he said to be in stable condition and lucid..yours don't know yet what caused the bleeding. they're doing a battery of tests. dr. dre is in the middle of a contentious divorce with his estranged wife, nicole, and was due in court tomorrow for a hearing o

. >> reporter: troy mcalister entered a not guilty plea on charges related to the deaths of two womenr's eve in san francisco. the women were in a crosswalk in the selma district at the time. san francisco police say mcalister, on parole for a robbery, was trying to make a getaway after committing a burglary and hit and kill the women. >> i'm honestly shaking right now still talking about and thinking about what happened. >> the tragedy has sparked outrage as san francisco police officers association president tony montoya says mcalister should have been in custody. >> this just highlights the current climate of the district attorney's office where mr. bodine and his staff are having their criminals first agenda with a victim being an afterthought. >> reporter: montoya is calling for an independent oversight panel to review the san francisco district attorney's office charging decisions an conflicts of interest. after mcalister's court appearance today the deputy public defender scott grant said this. >> there have been a lot of quick comments, accusations and attempts to point finger

troy mcalister was allegedly under the influence when he hit the two in a crosswalk. >>> the time is now 6:08. a bay area couple living life without lockdowns or masks. >> how they managed to have normal lives in the middle of the pandemic. that's straight ahead on kpix5 and streaming on cbsn bay area. >>> our next weather system. we are bringing more showers to the region. we have another weather system right behind that late thursday into early friday. >>> and we are monitoring a traffic alert. are you looking at delays. ly have details on the latest information coming up. >>> here is a live look outside before we head to break from the sales force camera looking east. a beautiful shot even with that fog as we . >>> welcome back. it's a dry start to the day. watch as the rain pushes in. this is at 10:00 a.m. pushing in to the north bay by midday, 1:00 p.m., 1:00 p.m. you can see the showers pushing across the san francisco area, peninsula, parts of the east bay and then it fall as part. by 3:00 p.m. the south bay you may not see anything with the system. back to you. >>> new, alame

the da announced charges against troy mcalister including vehicular manslaughter. police say they caught him trying to run away from the scene. the two victims are a 27-year- old and 60-year-old. they were walking in a crosswalk when they were struck and killed. mcalister was released on parole in april of last year. since then he was arrested five times in just seven months. this morning some are calling on the da to recuse himself. while he was still a public defender he was mcalister's lawyer during a public hearing. >>> the sfmta has announced it's first youth advisory board to give younger residents the chance to work for the needs of their peers. any san francisco resident between the age of 14 and 18 can apply. members will be expected to serve a one year term and will receive $25 a meeting. they have until january the 18th to apply. >>> let see how busy the roads are as many of you plan to head out. >> good morning. woe are seeing some break lights, tracking them across the upper deck of the bay bridge. things getting crowded for that ride as you work into

prosecutors say that troy mcalister was under the influence when he ran a red light in a stolen car and hit the two women in a crosswalk. >>> a man suspected of stealing a lemur from the san francisco zoo has been release from custody. he made his first court appearance yesterday, prosecutors warned him to stay away from the zoo as he awaits trial. when police arrested him for stealing a truck in october they found photographs of the lemur on his cell phone. a few days later the lemur was found at a preschool and was safely returned to the zoo. >>> time now is 5:08. >> still ahead, also streaming on cbsn bay area how a vaccination plan could help every classroom reopen to students in one bay area county. >> i'm tracking a weak weather system that will bring more showers for today, picking up anywhere from a hue hundredths, to a quarter inch of rain and then another weather system behind that and that's from late thursday into early friday with the second chance of some more showers. >>> we are starting off your early morning ride with a traffic alert. >>> and a live look outside from th

the driver was troy mcalister, allegedly under the influence, and police say he just committed a burglary. boudin says he chose to refer his cases to state parole agents. >> jackie, we're all disappointed in the outcome, of course. the outcome is horrific. we're all taking a close look at what might have been done differently that could have possibly prevented this. and what changes we can make going forward. it's certainly too late for the two women who died and for their families. >> reporter: hanako's boyfriend jason mayes saying he couldn't imagine 2020 being any worse and then he had to confirm the body. the world is not the same without her in it. jason's post he writes her family is facing existing medical conditions and that she was helping them financially. now her friends are trying to raise $60,000 so her family can come to the u.s. and bring her home to japan n. san francisco, jackie ward, nbc bay area news. >>> federal investigators reveal the nashville bomber sent political messages to several people before his christmas morning attack. 63-year-old anthony warner blew up the

the da announced charges against troy mcalister including manslaughter while intoxicated. the crash happened last thursday afternoon, new year's eve on second and mission. police say they caught him trying to run away from the scene. the two victims are a 27-year- old and a 60-year-old. both were walking in a crosswalk when they were struck and killed. mcalister was on parole from a robbery and was then arrested five times in just seven months in san francisco. this morning some are calling on the da to recuse himself from the case. while he was still a public defender he was listed as mcalister's lawyer. the police officer's association is calling a conflict of interest. >>> time now is 5:08. >> still ahead, where two tornadoes touched down in northern california. . >>> all right. and here is a live look in the bay area. our hamilton camera. it's a chilly start to our day. catching a break from the rain for now and then tracking the next weather system. i will show you future cast. >>> and foggy freeways. what areas chp has issued an advisory and we will look at the bay a

now police say troy mcalister was drunk when he drove a stolen car through a red light, plowing intown. one victim, 27-year-old hanako abe grew up in japan, lived in the city. the other is identified as 60-year-old elizabeth platt. authorities say mcalister is a repeat offender. they've arrested him several times since april after he was released from a five-year prison sentence. "the chronicle" reports he stole a car from a woman he had met on a dating site. >>> back to the forecast this monday morning, our storm ranger busy this morning tracking rain across parts of the bay area. a live look outside at sfo and the roads in fremont. slick out there. take it easy. "today in the bay's" kari hall is tracking how long this wet weather will last. nice to see the rain, kari. >>> it is. and we are tracking it with storm ranger. i want to show you where it's raining. not all of us are starting out with wet weather yet but we will see it moving on through in the north bay, parts of marin county moving to solano county. make sure those windshield wipers are working and you have the umbrella b

. >> reporter: 45-year-old troy mcalister appeared in a san francisco courtroom tuesday to enter nots to a long list of felony charges, including two counts of vehicular manslaughter while intoxicant, leaving the scene of the collision, drug and firearms charges. public defender scott grant saying it's still very early in the course of this case. >> the questions of exactly what happened, and why, are very important. i've only just begun to receive the information necessary to make a legal determination in this case. >> reporter: the judge saying that given the risk to the community, mcallister will remain in jail for now. >> the court does find the presumption related to this violent felony, that the release at this time is indicating that there would be -- >> reporter: the district attorney's office under fire, recently facing critics saying that the office is too lenient, released a statement saying the incident was a tragedy and, quote, we filed numerous felony charges against mr. michalek are and we're seeking his attention in jail pretrial. we will hold mr. mcallister accountab

troy mcalister is accused of being drunk when he drove a stolen car through a red light plowing intobe, grew up in japan and lived in the city. the other is identified as 60-year-old elizabeth platt. authorities say mcalister is a repeat offender police arrested several times since april when he was released from a five-year prison sentence. and despite recent criticism district attorney chesa boudin tells us everything was done to send him back into custody. >> all of us did what we could. we tried to intervene and prevent the criminal conduct that so tragically cost two lives on new year's eve. what we did was not enough. >> "the chronicle" reports mcalister stole the car from a woman he had recently met on a dating site and was under the influence of drugs or alcohol. >>> it's 6:37. how about some nice news, a fully recovered fox is headed back to the wild. back in september this little fox was badly burned in the north complex fire in butte county. you can see all four paws were burned and bandaged up. the wildlife rescue says after six weeks he's fully recovered and he is ready

troy mcalister has pled not guilty. >>> the san francisco school district is trying to find out who postedigh school bulletin board. students had just view ad schoolwide lesson about racism when they were asked to share their thoughts. instead they saw posts with racial slurs, hateful comments and pornography. the district immediately deactivated the bulletin board. >> can only deduce that the person who -- who created this harm is within our student body or within our school district system. >> students were ununderstandably upset. some saying racism has an an ongoing issue at lowell. as the bay area deals with issues of race and social justice we're hear to help. just head to our website abc7news.com slash take action for a list of local resources. >>> new developments about a yoga studio. a county judge ordered pacific beach yoga to immediately shout down. a story our iteam has been covering months. when abc7 drove by the studio last night it was still open. the studio has been open for months offering indoor mask-free classes. the county filed a lawsuit to close the business after the

27-year-old hanako abe and 60-year-old elizabeth platt were in the crosswalk when police say troy mcalister hit them with a stolen car. he's a repeat criminal offender out on parole. yesterday he pled not guilty in their deaths. both families of the women, including abe's mom who traveled from japan will append the vigil today at 3:30. >>> a san francisco woman is sharing a chilling story. she says she was assaulted at gun point and had her puppy stolen while she was on a walk in russian hill. sarah vorhaus says she was walking with her two dogs, chloe and colton at hyde and broadway when a man came up behind her and said give me your dog. she turned and claims the armed man punched her in the face. the man then took her 5-month-old bulldog chloe and sped off in a car with two other men. she says she would give anything to get chloe back. >> we will pay truly anything. i don't care what happens to this guy. i just want to get chloe back. >> chloe is not microchiped. she was supposed to be next month when she got spade. she has blue/gray eyes, a small white spot on her chest. if you know or

27-year-old hanako abe and 60-year-old elizabeth platt were in the crosswalk when police say troy mcalister hit them with a stolen car. he's a repeat criminal offender out on parole. yesterday he pled not guilty in their deaths. both families of the women, including abe's mom who attend the vigil tonight at mission and 2nd starting at 3:30. >>> a san francisco woman is sharing a chilling story. she says she was assaulted at gun point and had her puppy stolen while she was on a walk in russian hill. sarah vorhaus says she was walking with her two dogs, chloe and colton at hyde and broadway when a man came up behind her and said give me your dog. she turned and claims the armed man punched her in the face. the man then took her sped off in a car with two other men. she says she would give anything to have her dog back. >> she will pay truly anything. i don't care what happens to this guy. i just want to get chloe back. >> chloe is not microchiped. she was supposed to be next month when she got spade. she has blue/gray eyes, a small white spot on her chest. if you know or saw anything, go to a

prosecutors say that troy mcalister was under the influence when he ran a red light in a stolen car.ong delay to its federally mandated count of homeless residents. counties required to conduct counts of unhoused residents every two years in january to receive federal homeless assistance funds. >>> san mateo's board president wants to shut down in person classes at schools. this as hospitals are running out of icu beds. school officials say that will no evidence of virus transmission in schools. >>> the traffic center. we are still dealing brake lights along 880, pockets of slowing out of heyward, slowing into fremont as well. your travel time now at 26 minutes to go down to 237. looking better toward the peninsula. >>> i'm tracking a weak cold front that will bring wet weather in spots. on future cast here we are at 10:00 a.m. with the rain push across the north bay. by midday, 1:00 p.m. parts of the peninsula and east bay but it really falls apart as it moves across the area, likely dry for the south bay today. ♪ >>> it is wednesday, january 6, 2021. welcome back to cbs this mornin

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