ktvu christian captain joins us now live from union square. in the city with more on the plan, christian yes , san francisco police say when it comes to accessing privately owned security cameras like those here at union square, they have guardrails in place to protect civil liberties. but some people say they still have some reservations. san francisco police department is now outlining plans to the board of supervisors for how and when it would try to gain live access to private surveillance cameras. the chief saying, being able to monitor crime in real time would allow police to respond more quickly. if we can tap into that information, we can be more efficient, more effective and more surgical in terms of the people who are involved in activity, making sure we address those people and not others who are not involved in any activities. the department says it's been working on developing a system to protect civil liberties, asking on a case by case basis for permission to access private cameras on an as needed basis. the department also says

. >> san francisco mayor london breed reacting to friday's chaos in union square.ndalized and looted. the louis vuitton store ransacked and emptied out by a group of thieves. >> we cannot tolerate this kind of conduct at all in the city. nodded all. >> half of that viral video came out of the park e-books stolen. officers were destroyed at union square stayed there for three weeks at overtime cost of $2.4 million. we were told that they didn't have enough officers, sent a terrible message of the city's values and that they care more about a union square upscale handbag store, versus tenderloin families who do not feel safe walking down the sidewalks. police are now on board. we see definite improvement in the month of april. i hope it is going to continue. >> social work success looks different depending on who you're working with. i think there's a lot of myth that people don't want to help. i don't think that's true. i think it is time and patience and recognizing the amount of trauma folks have been through. some of it being untreated mental illness. it just tak

. >> san francisco mayor london breed reacting to friday's chaos in union square.es vandalized and looted. the louis vuitton story emptied out by a group of thieves. >> we cannot tolerate this kind of conduct at all in the city. not at all. >> half of that viral video came out of the pocketbooks being stolen and 48 officers were dispatched union square. stay there for three weeks at an overtime cost of 2.4 million. we were told tenderloin, we don't have enough officers. it's in terrible message about the city's values and its lack of equity that they care more about a union square upscale handbag store versus tenderloin families who don't feel safe walking down their sidewalks. police are on board. we have seen definite improvement in april and i hope it is going to continue. >> in social work, success looks different dependent on who you're working with. i think there is a lot of myth people don't want to help and i don't think that is totally true. i think it is time and patience and recognizing trauma folks have been through and some of it being untreated mental

i think union square is maybe one of the more obvious places where we have to think differently but the upper floors of those retail buildsings so a lot of zoning encourage retail on multiple floors and that isn't necessarily going to be the best approach going forward so that is a area that we already identified with planning that we will be looking at how we might be able to evolve the zoning to make it easier for folks to lease up the upper floors and not necessarily require them to have retail on multiple stories. i think south of market is going to be a very interesting area to look at. it is actually one of the most balanced compared to the otherer parts of economic core having housing as well as commercial space and you got huge new brand new buildsings like uber and you have all of the single double story buildings in the historic part of south of market, but i think are wonderful buildings that we should be looking how to encourage-i came out of the manufacturing industry so how can we invite more making to come back a little bit in to south of market if we have some of the bui

ktvu christien kafton joining us now live from union square with more on this plan. christian. yeah let's give you an idea of what kind of cameras were actually talking about. you can see these here in unions where these are privately owned cameras, either owned by businesses or in some cases, even by individuals and police are saying when it comes to accessing those private cameras. for a live. look at what's going on. they have guardrails in place to protect civil liberties. but some say they still have reservations. san francisco's police department is now outlining plans to the board of supervisors for how and when it would try to gain live access to private surveillance cameras, the chief saying, being able to monitor crime in real time would allow police to respond more quickly. if we can tap into that information, we can be more efficient, more effective and more surgical in terms of the people who are involved in activity, making sure we address those people and not others who are not involved in it activities. the department says it's been working on developing a system

alright christian captain live at a busy union square. christian. thank you. the bodies of three men who tried to rescue a child from the sacramento river have now been recovered. the three men were swept away by the current on sunday near the three mile slough bridge and highway 1 60. according to the rio vista fire department. the men went in when a child who was swimming began to struggle to stay afloat. that child was eventually pulled to safety. emergency crews searched the water for several days. and located the bodies of all three men last night family at the scene have identified the men as edwin rivas, edwin perez and danilo solorzano. all three lived in oakland. the chp is investigating a rollover crash in the south bay that sent three people to the hospital. it happened just after 8 30 this morning in san jose on north dont wanna one old bayshore highway. the crash caused both vehicles to go off the road and overturn. one was a taxi. firefighters had to cut its roof off to get the driver and a passenger out. one person was in the other car. all thre

. >> in areas like union square there has been smash and grab robberies. some people are worried about privacy. some people are worried about safety. >> we want to make sure that we have the possibility of bringing perpetrators to justice. jurors want video evidence. >>'s talk about your staff. what happens from your perspective? >> any change in administration's new and uncomfortable for people. that is understandable. as i said to them and as the article pointed out, i came into the room to extend my hand and say i know longer want us to be an office that is divided by who hired you. >> she often criticized his charging rate, which was higher than his credit -- predecessor. it's she is reelected in november, she bows to publish that information. >> does she think he will run against her in november? >> we did ask and she smiled and said i have no idea. that is completely up to him. if enough -- if he does, we will know by august 12 we asked her how she will balance both the job and the campaign. she said she will treated like motherhood area she said as

larry: a stabbing at a walgreens in union square.the victim, security experts, and the da's office. reporter: this walgreens in san francisco is in the heart of union square. a store frequented by locals and tourists. it is also the location where a security guard was stabbed multiple times with a knife the morning of july 1. >> it is not news for us. reporter: according to sources, the 61-year-old seen in these images used in the investigation has a history of causing trouble at that store. when the guard, who declined an interview with us, asked for the man to leave, sanders pulled out the kitchen knife. unlikely many high-profile shoplifting incidents abc 7 has covered in recent years were security often looks on, this guard attempted to diffuse the situation using this taser. >> yeah, in california laws have changed over the years, where most shop owners do not allow security to put hands on anybody. when someone pulls a knife on a guard, the guard has every right to protect himself, herself from great bodily injury. that include

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and crimes are written down and never followed up and why are they paid businesses to watch in union square to match the stores and only to see car break-ins and ignore it. police cannot watch all cameras at once and react instantly. we should not allow real time access to private cameras unless there is a warrant given by a private resident. >> thank you. i believe our caller will be the last caller. >> public speaker: i just wanted to say that i oppose this measure because this circumstance events the rights given to people to have more in place before security footage is pulled and it is a violation of our rights to have privacy. so please vote no. thank you. >> thank you. next caller, please. public speaker: thank you. i would like to agree with the previous person that these cameras will create a catch 22 where the police don't need evidence to begin arresting someone on the street aside from many unofficial laws that they don't often adhere to anyway and will lead to more obstruction to the policing in the communities. i come across these people every week. the drug dealers are not sc

. >> i did check so union square and valley fair in san jose you can do your christmas shopping therear so if you have kiddos in your life -- >> go there. >> and hopefully they'll have smaller and larger versions. i know the one in ceremony is quite small so i look forward to union square being a little bit more bigger and more options. >>> a healdsburg restaurant was named one of the best in the world. single thread took the number 50 spot, known for its seasonal tasting menus. the price tag per person can range from $325 to more than $500 with wine pairing. >> okay. right. >> one of the 50 best in the world. this is the second time they've won the honor and only three u.s. restaurants made the top 50 this year. number one went to a place called geranium in copenhagen. that tasting menu at geranium is 20 courses. the with unin healdsburg is 11 >> wow. >> how do you have all that much room? >> right, there are thousands of straubts around the world, i wonder how they rank them. >> this is the second time we'roucky i the bay area, . in the north bay and san francisco, there's beautiful

kristen: now to a frightening daytime stabbing at a walgreens near union square in san francisco. we've covered a number of issues involving the company-like recent store closures, shoplifting, and assaults on employees. dion lim spoke with the victim. and the das office and brings us the story you will see only on seven. >> this walgreens in san francisco is in the heart of union square, a store frequented by locals and tourists. it's also the location where security guard was stabbed multiple times with the knife the morning of july 1. crocks -- >> 61-year-old carlos sanders, seen here has a history of causing trouble at that store. when the guard, who declined an interview with abc 7, asked the man to leave, sanders pulled out the kitchen knife. unlike the many high-profile shoplifting incidents, abc 7 has covered in recent years, or security often times looks on, the guard attempted to diffuse the situation using this taser. >> for stealing good, and california, the laws have changed were most shop owners don't allow security to put hands on anybody. when somebody pulls a knif

we had the incident in union square with the mass looting and private security cameras and unable to access because it did not meet the threshold that existed in the policy. it is a well known fact and -- there is pervasive flowns activity by way of narcotics dealing. in this area surrounding civic center. and -- they are surveillance cameras privately owned throughout this area that the police department is unable to utilize to be more efficient. and more effective and surgical and apprehending those that are committing those acts. we have a tremendous fentanyl crisis in the city the number one killer in the city and hen for a couple years now. we strongly believe the thoughtful use of surveillance within the constitution, within the values of this city will enhance this police department's ability to address that issue in an effective and efficient matter and hopeful low turn the tide what is going on with that issue. the other thing now with the advent is so many private surveillance cameras throughout the city, for many years. many resident and business ordinance cooperated with

union square is one of the areas with a robust camera network.artment may ask to access the union square alliance, saying it wants to work with the department to make sure access is granted to its network of cameras to prevent mob style robberies, but with the understanding that officers would not abuse the privilege, this is for keeping san franciscans safe. this is for keeping visitors who visit our beautiful city safe and really being mindful. there's a balance here. we want to make sure that this is under certain circumstances heightened circumstances right now. police can access cameras after the fact this proposal would allow them to access those private cameras. in real time, the committee is set to revisit the issue of police cameras. next week, the board of supervisors could vote on the plan by the end of the month in san francisco, christien kafton ktvu, fox two news we are hearing from a woman in the south beach tonight who says she was suddenly attacked by a police canine while walking her dog investigative reporter. evan sernoffsky h

ktvu christian captain is joining us now live from union square where the tourism industry says that we're not quite back to pre pandemic levels yet, but things certainly are on the upswing. christian yeah, that's right. 5 30 in the afternoon and union square, san francisco is still bustling with visitors from the u. s and abroad, and the businesses that rely on them couldn't be happier . one likes waiting in long lines. the long line at the powell street cable car turnaround is actually a good sign for the city's tourism industry. a lot of families taking advantage of the summer holiday to travel and they've chosen san francisco. we're from here from battery park, new york city, and i can't believe in san francisco is popping. we love it. we were great place for tourism. we never imagined that my son was the one that picked it out, and we're pleasantly surprised. dalesandro from travel sf says pre pandemic. nearly two thirds of the city's leisure travelers were from overseas. and while the city is not back yet, at that level, the international travelers are returning about 70% occup

we had the incident in union square with the mass looting and private security cameras and unable to access because it did not meet the threshold that existed in the policy. it is a well known fact and -- there is pervasive flowns activity by way of narcotics dealing. in this area surrounding civic center. and -- they are surveillance cameras privately owned throughout this area that the police department is unable to utilize to be more efficient. and more effective and surgical and apprehending those that are committing those acts. we have a tremendous fentanyl crisis in the city the number one killer in the city and hen for a couple years now. we strongly believe the thoughtful use of surveillance within the constitution, within the values of this city will enhance this police department's ability to address that issue in an effective and efficient matter and hopeful low turn the tide what is going on with that issue. the other thing now with the advent is so many private surveillance cameras throughout the city, for many years. many resident and business ordinance cooperated with

this issue first came up during those smash and grab robberies at union square back in november. police could not watch live feeds to see where the robbers were meeting up or where their getaway vehicles were waiting. most supervisors say it is important for the policy to strike a balance between public safety and privacy. a top white house official said today. monkeypox can be contained in the u. s a day after the world health organization declared the virus a global health emergency. we are seeing monkeypox in lots of countries around the world, many of them not doing a not really being able to manage it here in the united states, we have a little over 2000 cases. we have substantially ramped up testing. we have substantially render ramped up vaccinations. the doctor says. so far. no deaths have been reported in the us from monkey pox. president biden's doctor says his covid symptoms are continuing to improve quote significantly. meantime, the president's economic advisers are weighing in ahead of an upcoming report that could show whether the economy is in a recession. vargas

some free dance music that is going to be union square in san francisco.f you want to get out there and enjoy that, that start to 1 o'clock. also tomorrow, temperatures will be a little bit cooler numbers there, mainly in the mid 60's. a couple patches of fog early on if you're headed out. but i think as we look toward the afternoon, those temperatures warming up nicely, mostly sunny skies, mild numbers in the app. that breeze will be kicking in late in the day. another fun one. how about this of us during the day might want to check this out. this call the night market, although does start at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. so the temperatures then will be in the mid 80's. but that goes on until 10 o'clock on saturday night. that's in cupertino. and it's going to be great time to get out there. checking all the festivities, going to be all kinds of things, all kinds of food and drinks and well, just a nice evening to get out there and enjoy. it will be nice and clear plan on those temperatures. cooling off into the 50's as you head toward 9.10, o'clock on sat

last november's massive union square looting spree first raised that issue.uggested police could access those doorbell cameras and store cameras in a public emergency. dozens of people showed up to talk to the supervisors in person at a hearing or wait online to speak by phone. >> progressives. should just stop entertaining and listening. >> the heavy handed corrections of the amendments is just a reckless overreach. >> the people in san francisco have nothing to fear by having ssp watching them on the sidewalk whether in person or on camera. >> now today was about letting the public weigh in. supervisors will vote at a later meeting. >>> despite a formal ban a confederate flag was spotted at the sonoma raceway this past week that has the naacp questioning the seriousness of this ban. the raceway created the ban four years ago, but during a drag racing competition over the weekend at least one confederate flag was spotted flying over an rv in the parking lot. that triggered a formal letter from the naacp sonoma county. now here's what the group had to say in

have supported the installation of the cameras and now from 2012 expanded the program around # union square and there were 20 cameras. in my professional opinion, because i know the system inside and out, the people of san francisco have nothing to fear by having sf p.d. watching them on the sidewalk whether in person or the camera. to my knowledge people don't feel safe walking on sidewalks or parking on our streets. providing sf p.d. with the tools to be more efficient with the officers they do have make sense. thank you very much for your time. >> thank you. next caller, please. >> public speaker: yes, this is david elliot # lewis and i do not feel safe in san francisco because the police do not have access to video. i feel this ordinance will make our city, especially my neighborhood of the tenderloin feel safer for elders, for minorities, for all. it will give us access to the public safety that we have been lacking. i think the one year that will give us a chance to check this legislation if it's not working right and let's give it a shot and a try. we are in danger right now, and i w

we saw the worse example of that last thanksgiving and what was happening in union square so real time access to crimes often times turn violent and can be violent think is very important. the second is open air drug dealing and this is something that i have spoken a lot about and feel very strongly about. it is something that has gained so much more prominence in the city then it ever has before in the sense it is so much more pervasive. there are so many more people out there doing this and we need the tools to be able to stop this illegal activity in real time. it is extremely harming our communities and harming san francisco so i thank chief scott and his team. i want to thank supervisor peskin for taking this on and working diligently. i dont think the ballot is the right way and glad that the ballot measure was taken off by the mayor because i don't think that would have been the right way. i think we need to have this go through the legislative process and get to the right point where we can all agree that this is something that will be beneficial to the city and done through co

we saw union square back in november.watch live feeds to see where the robbers were meeting up or to see where getaway cars were waiting supervisor say it's privacy. i s agreement. i mean around exigent circumstances. i agree that the police should have should have access in real time to live monitoring to do their work. civil liberties groups opposed the proposal, calling it an extreme escalation in the surveillance powers of the police. will happen today. the san francisco board of supervisors will discuss the proposal to change the date of when voters choose a mayor right now the elections for offices, including mayor, sheriff and district attorney or held on odd years, but this proposal wants to add an amendment to the city charter changing voting dates to even numbered years to coincide with the presidential elections in an effort to increase turnout. san francisco mayor london breed is expressing some doubts. l. a did a process. san jose did a process to just really understand how voters feel about it and whether or

we sent johnny to union square park to find out. >> reporter: what does the american flag mean to you? >> it's a tricky subject. >> can you answer the question? >> no, it is a trick question. >> it represents a country that has a lot of issues right now. >> bye-bye. >> the flag means togetherness. >> it's a symbol of freedom. >> reporter: why is the flag red, white and blue? >> the blue stands for the blood. >> the blue would be for the democrats. >> white people? >> i feel it was an artistic choice. >> we came from england and took the colors from their flag. >> the white just means the clear son and knowing that we have global warming and all types of stuff going on. >> if greta thunberg goes around , most likely. >> how dare you. >> reporter: how many stripes are on the american flag? >> i want to say 16. >> 20. >> lower. >> are we really doing this? >> 28. >> 20. >> lower. >> 10. >> higher. >> 12. >> lower. >> 13. >> reporter: there you go. >> reporter: why are there 13 stripes on the american flag? >> 13 amendments. >> why does an elevator lift the number 13 on certain floors? >>

have supported the installation of the cameras and now from 2012 expanded the program around # union square and there were 20 cameras. in my professional opinion, because i know the system inside and out, the people of san francisco have nothing to fear by having sf p.d. watching them on the sidewalk whether in person or the camera. to my knowledge people don't feel safe walking on sidewalks or parking on our streets. providing sf p.d. with the tools to be more efficient with the officers they do have make sense. thank you very much for your time. >> thank you. next caller, please. >> public speaker: yes, this is david elliot # lewis and i do not feel safe in san francisco because the police do not have access to video. i feel this ordinance will make our city, especially my neighborhood of the tenderloin feel safer for elders, for minorities, for all. it will give us access to the public safety that we have been lacking. i think the one year that will give us a chance to check this legislation if it's not working right and let's give it a shot and a try. we are in danger right now, and i w

now you have on union square, all of these where people come in with guns.y come in with guns from the east bay to steal and according to some of the comments, we are supposed to allow them to have free for all. this is stupidity of the highest order. we should have high quality cameras to nip this in the bud. these are high issues and we don't have this discussion and let's get to what happens on the roads or drugs and they are doing those things. >> thank you. >> caller, you have two minutes. public speaker: hi, this is gloria berry. i'm concerned because the chair said how this can be used for racial purposes, over criminalize black and brown people and the answers given to her is we would monitor that and audit it, whatever. however, the chief keeps mentioning the tenderloin and we know what that means who is down there. there is no mention of the open drug sales at the marina district bars or mission bay bars. as well as political events. until reform is done of the department of the areas they continuously over police and the biases in this department

the issue came up during those smash and grab robberies at union square last november. police could not watch live fees to see where the roberts were meeting up or where their getaway cars were waiting . supervisor aaron peskin says it is important for the policy to strike a balance between public safety and privacy. i think there is agreement i mean around exigent circumstances. i agree that the police should have should have access in real time to live monitoring to do their work. civil liberties groups, including the electronic frontier foundation and the w opposed the proposal. they say it would be an extreme escalation and police surveillance powers. tonight. drucker's are staging a protest at the port of oakland. this follows similar demonstrations at the ports of los angeles and long beach over a new law that could restrict some truck drivers from using the ports. ktvu tom vacar joins us live tonight with the ongoing story, tom well, the situation basically is this it is a slowdown and a showdown from the truck drivers who basically say this law is unfair to them

this issue came up during those smash and grab robberies at union square back in november. police could not watch live feeds to see where the robbers were meeting up or where their getaway cars were waiting. supervisor aaron peskin says this is important for the policy to really strike a balance between public safety and privacy. i think there is agreement. i mean around exigent circumstances. i agree that the police should have should have access in real time to live monitoring to do their work. civil liberty groups, including the electronic frontier foundation, and the you oppose the proposal, they say would be an extreme escalation in police surveillance powers. firefighters in pittsburgh say they have stopped the forward. progress of a fast moving brush. fire can't fire says an aggressive initial attack help firefighters establish a line around the fire and contained it to 39 acres. this is in the area of alta vista circle at an old golf course on fire, and cal fire crews will remain at the scene for a while to watch for hot spots and to make sure there are no flare ups

during the smash and grab robberies and union square back in november. the police could not watch live feeds to see where robbers were gathering or where their getaway cars were waiting. supervisors say it's important for the policy to strike a balance between public safety and privacy. i think there is agreement. i mean around exigent circumstances. i agree that the police should have should have access in real time to live monitoring to do their work now. civil liberties groups opposed this idea, they say would be an extreme escalation in police surveillance. polar powers. police in berkeley are investigating carved swastikas on cars as a hate crime. this happens sometime during the overnight hours saturday through sunday morning. someone tagged three cars that were parked in a row on monterey avenue in north berkeley. 1/4 car had a window smashed by a brick people who live in at least two of the households nearby that were vandalized or jewish. i'd like them to know that this symbol was a symbol of mass murder and that many people were killed in view

that look like where were you union scwairp or downtown union square.k down there like he knows that place. >> look, exactly. i live there for exactly year before going to hoboken because nef more bars per square mile talk about in a second time. point is i'm old enough to remember when nbc lester holt said while accepting the edward r. award let me share this quote with you guys. fairness is overrated he said unquote, and both sides should not be explored on issues and i'm unfortunately old enough to remember when cnn lemmon said this with a straight face. while saying that cnn doesn't do opinion but just straight news i hope you're sitting down, quote, republicans are doing something that's dangerous to our societies and we have to acknowledge that. we have to acknowledge that as americans we must acknowledge that as journalists, because if we don't we're not doing our jobs. and in other words reporting both sides means reporting the conservative side of a perspective on things like abortion second amendment, government spending -- you know, education

reporter: this is the head of the union square alliance and she says the past several months, the numberstors coming to the city has exploded. that means support for thousands of jobs in the bay area as well as more money going toward the city general budget. >> they are coming to our businesses, frequenting our shops and restaurants, staying in our hotels. reporter: the uptick noticeable at local hilton properties as well. figures show hotel room occupancy climbing from around 30% in january to nearly 75% in june. growth that she says is broad-based. >> beginning of the year it was domestic terrorism. now we are seeing an uptick from europe, especially the u.k. reporter: the return of tourism has on economic impacts, it is also about the intangible things , making the city come alive again and giving us back a sense of vibrancy many have not felt since 2019. >> it is good for the morale of the city as we come out of a challenging pandemic and moving forward. reporter: in san francisco, tim johns. >> syndicates have some new safe places to play. -- city kids have some new safe places to p

. >> melissa rodriguez is a head of the -- is the head of the union square alliance.rs to the city has exploded. that means thousands of jobs throughout the bay area. >> they are coming to our businesses, frequenting shops >> and restaurants. >>the uptick in visitors has been noticeable. figures from sf travel shows hotel occupancy climbing from 30% in january to 75% in june. growth that is broad-based. >> at the beginning of the year, it was pretty much all domestic. we are seeing it coming from europe, especially the u.k. >> the return of tourism is also about the intangible things, making the city come alive once again and giving us back a sense of vibrancy many have not felt since 2019. >> it is good for the morale of the city as we are moving forward. >> in san francisco, tim johns, abc 7 news. stephanie: the disney magic is back this weekend. wait until you hear what the park is cooking now you can save big on supersonic wifi from xfinity. can it handle all of my devices? all that. and it comes with a 2-year rate guarantee. what?! ok! no annual contract. no equi

the t third line will serve south of market union square.uth castaneda. sal was happening on the roads now. it looks okay, then we do have a little bit of slowing that's developing at the bay bridge, which is something that everyone always wants to know about. what is the bay bridge looking like and i can show it to you. there's a little bit of a backup here. it's not all that significant, but it is getting a little slower and probably will grow in the next 20 minutes or so. this is a look at interstate 80. and that looks okay if you're driving to the south day. we've had just a little slow traffic, but not a lot. i like what i see here. but one thing i've noticed is if you're driving towards the south bay, let's say from hayward and union city. you are going to see some slowing in hayward and a bunch of it. union city to fremont here heading south and also north in this area, so just keep keep in mind that that's there. now it's 6 38. let's bring steve back in with today's weather. alright sound. today's weather is exactly like it's been si