union square and the hilton in union square. pay raises, workloads and staffing cuts are at the core of the strike. we also know in the south bay, san jose hotel workers are on strike this morning. this includes employees at the doubletree and the insignia in san jose. the three day strike will affect housekeepers, front desk agents, cooks, servers and bellmen. at 723 right now, there is much more ahead on today in the bay. coming up, as we've been following, ricky pearsall remains in the san francisco hospital in serious but stable condition. we look at what this means as we are eight days away from the 49ers seasonpener. sports o so if buying this bag earns me miles... and i can check it for free anytime i fly alaska... even though i'm paying for the bag... it kind of feels like the bag is paying me. (♪♪) sure i've never surfed before... but if i don't get all this... technically, i'm not getting miles. if i'm not getting miles then my flight to maui won't be covered. so by getting the ultra surf package... i'm actually one st

this is only a block away from union square. the city began boosting law enforcement presence around union square several years ago, in the wake of high profile robberies, with extra patrols happening around the holiday season. police chief bill scott said that having that extra presence in union square, plus extra patrols nearby, helped to apprehend the suspect in this case quickly. still, he says after this incident, you will be seeing more police nearby. usually when things like this happen, people get very get get anxiety and we want to make sure that the public knows them. so l increase that deployment. and we were going to do that during the holiday season anyway. but we're going to move that up and union square is one of the city's most popular tourist destinations. we spoke with several tourists who stopped to look at the crime scene and ask questions. one woman from australia was startled to learn that she was so close to a shooting. it's just something completely foreign to me, like australia has quite strict gun laws.

union square. hilton. union square. westin. saint francis, which is at union square. the palace hotel. the doubletree by hilton and signia by hilton. this is part of a national action specifically planned for the holiday weekend, when a lot of people are traveling. hilton spokesperson says that hilton was, quote, committed to negotiating in good faith and that contingency plans are in place to ensure a smooth stay for customers. coming up, a warning for people visiting the russian river this weekend. why a popular beach was forced to close. plus, classic cars take over chinatown. we'll take you to the holiday weekend celebration, drawing crowds in the city. and right now, comfortable conditions in walnut creek. breezy and 80s. find out when 90s and 100 seconds will be in reach for those inland valleys inur is it possible to count on my internet like my customers count on me? it is with comcast business. keeping you up and running with our 99.9% network reliability. and security that helps outsmart threats to your data. moaire dida twoo? -your data, too. there's even r

it happened near san francisco's union square.ay, his mother says a 23 year old was shot in the chest and the bullet just missed his vital organs, adding he's in good spirits as he recovers. but this high profile shooting is br of attention to the city's ongoing crime problems. it certainly is. nbc bay area's christie smith joins us live with how mayor london breed and other city leaders are responding to it all. christie well, terry, the scene is clear right now. people are out and about here in san francisco. but this is where the attempted robbery on 49ers player ricky pearsall occurred. now, san francisco police have had a very visible presence for quite some time in and around union square. but the city saying they're upping that and today we caught up with city leaders about the impact of what happened. it was it was unnerving, especially because, you know, you hear of riff raff and kind of things going on. but the fact that it was in broad daylight and kind of so close to union square. a day after an attempted robbery and s

today mayor london breed making her presence known around union square. she was in the area speaking to the public and police officers. da lin has more. >> reporter: cell phone footage shows first responders walking football player ricky pearsall to an ambulance. the 49ers say he was shot in the chest. a police source tells me a single bullet enters through the right side of his chest and exited out of his back. missing vital organs. he was bloody, but able to walk to the ambulance with help from officers. >> i heard these loud shots, which i actually thought were fire crackers. i heard maybe four to five shots. >> reporter: eric works out of the corner store about 50 feet from the shooting. he saw pearsall again when they walked past each other as eric went on a late lunch. >> i just noticed he had on a pretty nice watch. i think it might have been a rolex or something like that. >> reporter: shortly after that, he heard the gunshots. he believes the robber targeted pearsall because of the nice looking watch. they said the 17-year-old suspect likely did

city scape sky bar is opening up at the union square hilton.nda hari has that story. . >> reporter: the cityscape bar is back in business. located within the union square hilton hotel, it shut down for renovations and rebranding. the director of marketing for the hotel, nick graham wells, says the bar survived the pandemic, so he knew it would survive this. >> we always have bounced back. we've always been able to grow back into things. >> reporter: when rob webb heard about the opening, he knew he had to come back with his girlfriend. >> we met here like a year ago. it's incredible. >> reporter: the bar is the tallest in the city, located on the 46th floor of the hotel and has a 360-degree view. >> there's no other place in san francisco that has this -- it's amazing. >> reporter: while this bar highlights recovery and rebuilding, it's not far from areas of union square where there has been trouble. just down the street, which you can see from the windows of the bar, is the area where wide receiver ricky pearsall was shot just two weeks ago. b

now, the alliance says union square is on an upswing. the shooting, the area is still seeing large crowds. well, san francisco police sergeant is talking about her actions, which may have helped save peirsol's life. sergeant joel harrell tells the chronicle she was about a block away when she heard gunfire. she says she ran to the scene and found pearsall bleeding from the head and chest. harrell says she quickly applied pressure to his wounds to stop the bleeding until an ambulance arrived. the items she used. pearsall shirt and her officer's baseball cap. it is 636 this morning. thousands of hotel workers on strike in the bay area and around the country. union leaders say nearly 2100 bay area workers launched a three day strike yesterday morning. this comes after months of failed contract negotiations. the hotels affected are in san francisco, san mateo and san jose. here's one worker explaining what the group is asking for. we're going to do whatever it takes for us to have a better contract, better wages, better work conditions. we r

san francisco police have increased patrols in union square after that shooting.number of officers patrolling union square, now from 6 to 12, after dramatically increasing police presence in recent years across the bay. the oakland mayor's office says the african american sports and entertainment group is set to sign a purchase and sale agreement for the city's half of the coliseum property today. the sale will help the city balance its books and avoid cuts to services for at least one year. now to the latest on the presidential campaign trail. as doug lozada reports from washington, the margins are still very tight. >> by all indications, this debate next week is still a go, even if there's still some wrangling over the rules. >> can we please give it up again for our president, joe biden? >> vice president kamala harris enlisted her boss to help her campaign yesterday in pennsylvania, a state where president joe biden has strong ties. and along with attacks on former president donald trump, there was a sense of urgency. >> so we're 64 days out from this election

san francisco police have doubled its patrols around union square.ice officer or patrol car on virtually every block of the shopping area on labor day yesterday. usually, six officers are assigned to that area. there are now 12. in an attempt to keep union square safe, we want this area to be the marquee area of our town because people come here from all over the world to shop and they need to feel safe. >> we need to make sure that they're safe. and yes, we do have crimes, but we will investigate them vigorously. >> police chief bill scott says his department is short staffed, which means many of the officers working union square are being paid overtime. as we mentioned, the san francisco da's office will file charges and could file charges in the pearsall shooting as early as today. and prosecutors say his accused attacker is a 17 year old boy from tracy, who was also injured during a struggle over the gun. his name is not being released due to his age. >> people from across the country have been sending text messages to ricky pearsall wishing him

had an increase presence of police officers in the union square. area. a minute. they were within the area. ella le rogó a la policía nuevamente que aseguró capturó al sospechoso rápidamente y admitió que este incidente afecta la imagen de san francisco que ella ha estado tratando de arreglar por ya algunos años. resaltó que el incidente, no obstante de criminalidad es bajo en la ciudad y reiteró que este es un incidente aislado. la policía está aún investigando este caso. se espera que ellos le presenten a la fiscalía este caso para que la fiscalía probablemente presente cargos al sospechoso en un tribunal de menores a mediados de la semana que viene. aquí el ambiente es de total normalidad. es la información que tenemos en vivo. andrés brender noticiero telemundo 48. y es que nuevamente la seguridad allá en san francisco en el ojo público. gracias andrés. y es que por tratarse precisamente de una zona altamente turística, hubo varios testigos de ese incidente de ayer. hablamos con una familia de origen sueco que presenció ese asalto, the safe parts but

we had police officers in union square all over this area, which is why the response was so fast. san francisco police chief bill scott says it does not appear the suspect knew he was targeting a player from the 49ers team. in studio bob redell today in the bay. well we do have more details on that. thank you. bob. the neighborhood business and investment agency, the union square alliance, issued a response following the shooting. the group says it is saddened by the violence. this is not the place to do criminal activity like that. you will get apprehended. there are police everywhere in the district, and it's just so unfortunate. you know, it is certainly a setback to the heart of our city. this is where we all come to celebrate life's greatest moments. we deserve to have a robust and bustling downtown center core. the lion says union square is on an upswing, and despite the shooting, the area is still seeing large crowds. meanwhile, a san francisco police sergeant is talking about her actions, which may have helped save peirsol's life. sergeant joel harrell tells the chronicle

well, just a day after pearsall we shot more police activity in union square. this was the scene last night around 6.30, outside the >> handler, a union square hotel between powell and mason streets. san francisco police say they're helping the oakland police department with an investigation, but they did not give us any information for a time, though. hotel guests were not allowed inside. so far, no arrests have been made. >> 10,000 hotel workers are striking across the country on this labor day. and that includes right here in the bay area. it is day 2 since they decided to walk out after failed contract negotiations here locally kron four's lezla gooden reports and think you learn it clear. them >> in 2000 hotel workers are making their voices heard outside of the marriott, hyatt and hilton hotels in san francisco. they're asking for consistent workloads higher wages and affordable health care. you know, as i beginning, but 94 a right and no and one who works in housekeeping at the grand hyatt says hotels are still operating from pandemic policies sharing. t

despite the many for lease signs in the union square area. kazuko morgan, executive vice chair for commercial real estate firm cushman and wakefield, says there's a lot going on there right now. >> there are several other tenants that have signed leases or are in lease negotiations in union square. >> morgan helps find tenants for exclusive retail spaces in union square. >> rolex opened a few weeks ago. patek philippe is opening this month. saint john relocated from the four seasons hotel to post street. >> christopher clark gallery relocated from geary street to post street. max mara is under construction and will open by the end of the month. morgan says a lot of new businesses are expanding or moving into union square. >> there has been a lot of work that's been done over the last year and really getting leases done. >> downtown san francisco continues to grapple with record high office vacancy rates. during the second quarter of this year, it was nearly 37%. in union square, though, the vacancy rate during the same period was nearly 22%,

now we know union square has been an issue for a while. smash and grabs businesses leaving. there's been a concerted effort to make sure people feel safe when they go to union square. mayor breed says there has been an increased police presence in union square. is that true? from what you're hearing? >> i don't think there's another part of san francisco. wait, i'm not sure there's another part in california that has more police presence than union square has in the last couple of months. do you remember the smash and grabs people feeling like the area was just going downhill? that prompted a huge influx of overtime and police officers. a special unit was assigned there. in addition, you have the district patrols that go out regularly. on top of that, you have ambassadors who are retired police officers who we see in the vests and such that are suited up and being around there. i mean, it is probably has more police per square inch than any other part of san francisco, but julian, this is as they said, this could happen in downtown san francisco. it could happen in downtown

abc news talked to bay area resident jeff dillon and union square.ke to see criminals being prosecuted, and would like to see more police in the area. >> i'd take off my watch because i don't feel safe now walking around here. got a big guy like ricky peterson. i'm like, i'm somewhat big too, but but, you know, it's nervous that it happens to someone like that here in union square. >> mayor london breed says officers were on scene in less than a minute, able to make an arrest. she says extra officers were deployed to the area on sunday, and abc seven saw many and cruisers and also on foot. breed denies that the shopping district was understaffed at the time of the shooting on saturday. the san francisco police officers association says in a statement. given our severe staffing crisis, however, there's only so much we can do. this is just another reason why we need to implement strategies to retain our veteran officers quickly. police say the crime was random and that pearsall was not being targeted for being a niner. live in the studio gloria rodrigu

now to signs of improvement in san francisco's union square. area has seen a significant loss of retailers in the past four years, but there are new businesses starting to move in. abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn has more on the changes to help build a better bay area. >> if you're looking for a rolex watch, you can now find it on post street in union square. the new rolex store opened last month, despite the many for lease signs in the union square area. kazuko morgan, executive vice chair for commercial real estate firm cushman and wakefield, says there's a lot going on there right now. >> there are several other tenants that have signed leases or are in lease negotiations in union square. >> morgan helps find tenants for exclusive retail spaces in union square. >> rolex opened a few weeks ago. patek philippe is opening this month. saint john relocated from the four seasons hotel to post street. >> christopher clark gallery relocated from geary street to post street. max mara is under construction and will open by the end of the month. m

pearsall was shot in union square today. san francisco police say the 23 year old was shot in the chest during an attempted robbery. the suspect was also shot. he's been identified as a 17 year old from tracy. he was arrested at the scene. he's also being treated at the hospital as is pearsall. pearsall in stable condition. our team is going to continue to follow this story for you. we have another live update coming up at 830. now to a story in our making it in the bay series. san jose is now at the top of the list of most expensive cities to live in. according to data collected by real estate platform clever, san jose is the most expensive city to both buy a home or rent a home. the list ranks the 50 most populous cities in the u.s. the median price of a home is about $1.5 million. the median rent about 3300 a month. that makes it slightly cheaper to rent than buy. san francisco comes in at number two on the list, and los angeles number three. the san mateo county sheriff's department is celebrating women today for graduat

he was shot in the chest during a robbery attempt at union square.d, defensive end leonard floyd back at practice this week. that's a good sign that he'll be ready for week 1. floyd has the the one thing has new teammates have been chasing. a super bowl ring with the rams in 2021. >> it's at home on my mantel. like soon as you walk in the house you can see it. >> do you ever break it out of the case? just put it on to kind of, you know, get the feel of it again? >> yeah, i do, sometimes, when i have a family member come over and they haven't seen the ring yet? i just slide it on and hope they notice it. >> giants fans saw a glimpse of the prospect mason black earlier this year and he's finally back in the big leagues getting the start for the orange and black. he was making the the first appearance back in the bigs since may and had his major league performance to date. struck out 6 marlins batters over 5 innings. gave up 2 runs on just 4 hits when he left the game. but the giants still trailed 2-1. and in the 6th, conner added to that lead and pulle

now, to some signs of improvement in san francisco's union square. the area has seen a significant loss of retailers in the past four years, but there are some businesses moving in. abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn has more on the changes to help build a better bay area. >> if you're looking for a rolex watch, you can now find it on post street in union square. the new rolex store opened last month, despite the many for lease signs in the union square area. kazuko morgan, executive vice chair for commercial real estate firm cushman and wakefield, says there's a lot going on there right now. >> there are several other tenants that have signed leases or are in lease negotiations in union square. >> morgan helps find tenants for exclusive retail spaces in union square. >> rolex opened a few weeks ago. patek philippe is opening this month. saint john relocated from the four seasons hotel to post street. >> christopher clark gallery relocated from geary street to post street. max mara is under construction and will open by the end of the month. morgan

that's how i feel about it. >> do you feel safe here in union square? >> i do now, but i'll tell you the truth. coming out, you know that you know my senses are heightened. >> san francisco native stephen graziani said he drove his wife to union square because he didn't want her to venture out here alone. i hadn't been down actually shopping in union square for a long time. >> what kept you awake? >> just the security to safety. yeah, i mean, i come down, i run in, run out after my appointment. i don't really stroll along today. it's a little bit different. >> sfpd chief bill scott said the department will expand its already solid footprint, doubling officers to at least 12 on top of those who are already assigned to major stores. >> we want this area to be the marquee area of our town because people come here from all over the world to shop and they need to feel safe. we need to make sure that they're safe. and yes, we do have crimes, but we will investigate them vigorously. >> the chief added that the department has made remarkable strides in crime re

but, you know, we don't have a lot of people living in union square and actually we see moving into thethat that change and we would like to see in square move toward being more of full service, urban neighborhood where people live, where people work with people to all those other things. and we think this is one of the tools we need to keep moving toward that. it take a while. it won't happen overnight. but this is a really critical. too, so unlock those possibilities. we've got lots of beautiful buildings. some of are not well utilize up on the upper floors and we love to get going with this in. see how many we can convert over the next few years. have you gotten any early interest at all yet from housing developers at this time? >> folks are waiting to see, you know, that the economics of these projects tricky. it's expensive to convert. >> and really until this happened, it didn't really work very well. i know there's lots of people that are interested and we will certainly we do all we can to reach out and so make sure that everyone owns the buildings in union square and really all

pearsall, now out of the hospital after being shot in union square over the weekend. the shooting putting a new spotlight on crime in san francisco. plus i'm abc's em nguyen in washington, violent protests erupting in the streets of israel demanding for the government to do more to rescue the hostages still in gaza. this after six were found dead this weekend, including an american. the latest coming up and special session. >> governor newsom's latest move to save you money at the pump and prevent a spike in gas prices. >> good morning everybody. happy labor day. it's monday, september 2nd. >> yes, we're happy that you are with us today. we're going to start with a check of our forecast with spencer. >> yeah. >> you know i'm happy to be here today because the world is looking really nice. >> and who wants to deliver bad news about weather on a holiday, right. so here's a look at our satellite radar composite image. you can see that we've got this low pressure system offshore that's kicking up well over the weekend. it was kicking up a significant onshore wind flow. ri

there was again, major police activity at union square. we'll show you the same. this was about 6.30, last night outside the handler, union square hotel between powell and mason, the san francisco police department says it was helping the oakland department with an investigation didn't tell us what that meant. no details were released for a while. hotel guests were not allowed inside. bus services were disrupted for a time, but have, of course resumed. no arrests have been reported. that police presence, of course, follow saturday's attempted robbery and shooting. 49 or rookie ricky pearsall and the union square area and just into our newsroom, espn is reporting the rookie will be out for 4 games. video shows him getting into an ambulance moments after the shooting. he was released from the hospital sunday news nation's jorge ventura has the latest. >> in an unusual sight in the upscale union square neighborhood in san francisco when shots rang out. police say ricky pearsall was walking alone when he 17 year-old approached him and attempted to rob him during the s

this is video san francisco's union square.er today, hotel workers at some of the biggest change in the world. now on the picket lines. and tonight, even more of those union members may join in and walk off. nbc's antonia hilton reports. reporter tonight, some 10,000 hotel workers are walking off the job during the busy holiday weekend. from greenwich, connecticut, to boston, san francisco, seattle and even in hawaii. we want our share. the strike expected to last up to three days in some cases, is affecting the hyatt marriott and hilton chains and workers organized by hospitality union unite here say they're fighting for higher pay, better staffing and reduced workloads after months of stalled negotiations. american hotel chains made major cuts to services and staff during the pandemic, but now travel has rebounded. but the workers say they're still feeling the squeeze in. the hotel industry has bounced back from the covid era. right. they're seeing record profits now in 2024. we need some of those profits so that we can actua

the broader impact of the shooting in union square. a forty-niners rookie, ricky pearsall. good afternoon, and thanks for joining us i'm j.r. stone ricky pearsall is out of the hospital one day after being shot in the chest during a robbery gone wrong. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard is following the story with reaction and an update on pearsall's condition. cornell. >> hey, j.r. lots of get well wishes coming in from across the bay area and across the country for ricky pearsall. london breed says it is a setback for the union square shopping district, but she says plenty of officers were on duty when that shooting occurred yesterday. >> we are so grateful that he is okay and that he is doing well >> mayor london breed sending get well wishes to 23 year old forty-niners wide receiver ricky pearsall. the san francisco 49 ers confirming that ricky pearsall was released from the hospital this afternoon as he continues to recover from a bullet wound to his chest. lebron james posting on x foxborough home work and back home prayers for ricky pearsall. pearsall was in uni

on strike until 10:00 tomorrow night and oakland workers could also join in on this strike at union square. gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. >> presidential candidate kamala harris reached out to union workers in key battleground states today. >> abc news reporter perry russom has a look. >> the harris campaign on a labor day blitz with rallies in wisconsin and michigan. good afternoon. detroit. vice president kamala harris making a push in the battleground states, reaching out to union workers standing on stage in detroit with labor leaders on labor day. >> and every day we celebrate the dignity of work, the dignity of work. we celebrate unions because unions helped build america and unions helped build america's middle class. >> harris, also in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, today campaigning with president biden. it's their first official campaign event together since biden dropped out of the race after former president trump's controversial visit to arlington national cemetery last week, where he was accused of political activities on cemetery grounds. harris writing online it is not a pla

, grand hyatt union square, grand hyatt sfo, and palace hotel also walked off the job. bill fong is one of the many fighting for better pay to help pay the bills in a city where the cost of living is soaring. >> inflation, you know, and also we are living in the high cost area, you know. in here, however, the company, you know, they ignore all these things. >> reporter: the union says hotel staffing per room was down 13% from 2019 to 2022 due to the covid-19 pandemic. union advocates say as tourism bounces back, they want hotels to restore staffing to prepandemic levels. >> i'd like to see the hotel industry reopen those restaurants and bars, keep those fool hours open, the fitness center hours and to clean your room every day, to return hospitality to what it used to be. >> reporter: san francisco still has a tourism is back to what it was precovid. according to the city, in 2019 more than 26 million people visited san francisco. last year it was 23 million, but officials say hotel occupancy is on the rebound and went from a low of 13% in january 2021 to 79% last octob

despite the many for lease signs in the union square area.uko morgan, executive vice chair for commercial real estate firm cushman and wakefield, says there's a lot going on there right now. >> there are several other tenants that have signed leases or are in lease negotiations in union square. >> morgan helps find tenants for exclusive retail spaces in union square. >> rolex opened a few weeks ago. patek philippe is opening this month. saint john relocated from the four seasons hotel to post street. christopher clark gallery relocated from geary street to post street. >> max mara is under construction and will open by the end of the month. morgan says a lot of new businesses are expanding or moving into union square. >> there has been a lot of work that's been done over the last year and really getting leases done. >> downtown san francisco continues to grapple with record high office vacancy rates. during the second quarter of this year, it was nearly 37%. in union square, though, the vacancy rate during the same period was nearly 22%, acco

cleaning carpets at hilton union square for nearly 30 years. he's one of the many fighting for better pay to help pay the bills in a city where the cost of living is soaring inflation. you know, and also, we are living in a high cost area you know, in here and however the company, you know they ignore all these things the union says hotel staffing per room was down 13% from 2019 to 2022 due to the covid 19 pandemic. union advocates say as tourism bounces back, they want hotels to restore staffing to pre-pandemic levels i'd like to see the hotel industry reopen those restaurants, reopen those bars, keep those pool hours open, those fitness centers hours and and to clean your room every day to return hospitality to what it used to be. san francisco still has a ways to go before tourism is back to what it was pre-covid. according to the city, in 2019, more than 26 million people visited san francisco. last year it was 23 million, but officials say hotel occupancy is on the rebound and went from a low of 13% in january 20th 21 to 79% last october.

next year, a new nintendo store will go up at 331 powell street in union square.francisco macy's flagship store that's expected to stay open until the property is sold. macy's released this statement saying, quote, macy's union square remains open as the fall and holiday season draws near. we are working in close partnership with the mayor's office and others as we explore options for this location. morgan says people often think san francisco is a challenging market to enter, that it's expensive, that the best locations have been taken, but not now. >> for the first time in my career, there's a lot of good opportunities for brands and landlords are most flexible we've ever seen. >> morgan and others hope the momentum continues for businesses survive and thrive in union square in san francisco, suzanne phan abc seven news. >> now, if you haven't gotten a real id yet, you may get a reprieve. the tsa wants to push back full enforcement of the real id requirement at the nation's airports. right now, the deadline is may 7th. well, the deadline would not change, but en

shocked reaction continues including in union square itself. kron four's philippe djegal all caught up with some shoppers. >> private security guards and san francisco police officers intentionally visible in union square public safety along the busy shopping corridor. top of mind just days after rookie san francisco forty-niners wide receiver ricky pearsall was shot during an armed robbery here. so start sunday. >> there's friction suspects. oh, yeah. pretty pretty scary. ask are heinous. visiting from sweden and booked his family's hotel room nearby. should safe. what they heard a maybe not despite the high-profile violence checkers still making trek for high-end products in recent years, the public plaza has been a priority for the police department after a rash of large-scale smash-and-grab robberies prompting some retailers to relocate to other cities being is looking sources walking. >> you know, nobody the union square alliance says it is saddened by the shooting and relieved to hear pearsall is doing better. in a statement, the alliance

what it did was it tested our baseline here union square and showed us that it is working. >> but our level of support meant immediate apprehension of the suspect. and of course, life-saving interventions. >> super critical, super important. and we have that here in square kron 4 ask the voters of san francisco if they thought union square is a safe place to visit and 41% of people polled said they somewhat agree. according to the san francisco police department, violent crimes and property crimes are down compared to last year. but about 43% of voters polled said they think crime in san francisco is increasing a majority that roberto hernandez with the mission merchants association agrees with. people have come in with guns and have robbed. >> you know, our our business and so problems that we're having a mission street some employees don't want to work. if businesses. >> signs warning not to leave. valuables in cars are posted all around san francisco. police are now using technology such as drones to crack down on smash-and-grabs. tlc glass is one of the many places drivers go to w

there was again, major police activity at union square today. you're looking at the scene about 6.30, outside the handler, union square hotel between powell and mason. the san francisco police department said it is helping the oakland department with an investigation. didn't give us any details for while hotel guests were not allowed inside. bus services were disrupted. they, of course, have resumed. no arrests have been reported. the police presence does follow saturday's attempted robbery and shooting of 49, a rookie, ricky pearsall and the union square area. video shows him getting into an ambulance moments after the shooting. he was released from the hospital today news nation's jorge ventura has the latest. >> in an unusual sight in the upscale union square neighborhood in san francisco when shots rang out. police say ricky pearsall was walking alone when he 17 year-old approached and attempted to rob him during the struggle. both peer saw in the gunman was struck with bullets. pearsall being shot in the chest. police responded quickly in a

do we have enough police foot patrols at union square today? a heavy police presence in union square. now, this isn't something new. mayor breed and police chief bill scott beefed up patrols in this area a few years ago. back in 2021, according to city leaders. there are usually between 6 to 10 officers patrolling the neighborhood at any one time during a tour of the neighborhood yesterday, mayor breed called the shooting horrific. she said it puts a damper on the hard work her police department has been doing to combat crime in the city. we have one of the lowest violent crime rates of any major city in the country, and we've been making incredible gains around public safety. but when something like this happens, those numbers, that data, it doesn't matter. it's how people feel. so we have to continue to be aggressive and not let up. interesting what she's saying there and what do the numbers what does the data show in terms of crime in san francisco? we pulled the data from sfpd. citywide violent crimes are down from last year by about 13%. n

. >>> and a 49er rookie shot in union square before he could take the field. we'll have the latest on his condition. >>> we begin tonight with vigil held in berkeley for hirsch goldman-polin. he was found dead. many blaming benjamin netanyahu for in their words sabotaging a cease fire deal with hamas that has been under negotiation for months. tonight at the synagogue attended by the family, hubs remembered to gather the life of the victim. >> reporter: right behind me is the synagogue where hersh goldman-polin worshiped with his family. people gathered to remember the 23-year-old they saw as a symbol of hope. a symbol that is now gone. it was standing room over at congregation beth israel at a memorial remembering hersh goldman-polin. the 23-year-old was taken hostage by hamas. he was one of six hostages found dead this week in a tunnel in gaza. president joe biden says all were killed by hamas. >> completely heartbreaking. and crushing. there is profound grief and mourning in this unit. >> reporter: yonin is the rabbi here where he utters his first prayer. >

both citywide and in the union square area citywide, down nearly 20% in the union square area, more than 45%. we also know, regardless of these numbers, it often comes down to the narrative and image of san francisco. this evening i sat down with mayor london breed for an exclusive interview, but we still hope you are prepared for anything. obviously, as mayor, it's labor day weekend and this comes across from union square involving the 49ers. what goes through your mind initially? well, initially what went through my mind was i hope he's okay and immediately had to get on the phone and find out what was going on and headed over to the area. was headed to the area, but then headed to the hospital, but we're so glad that he was okay. how frustrating is it for you that this is happening? knowing that crime data and crime numbers are going down in san francisco, however this happens and it's so high profile. yeah. look, san francisco has one of the lowest crime rates, violent crime rates in the country. it's the lowest we've had in ten years. but i consistently say that if something happens

. >> after being shot in the chest during a robbery attempt at union square on saturday afternoon. and now the earliest the first round rookie can play is in week 5 at home against the arizona cardinals on october 6th. and that is all depending on how pearsall as recovery goes and reaction to that shooting is continuing to pour in tonight. >> from around the city, including union square itself. kron four's philippe djegal all caught up with some shoppers there. >> private security guards and san francisco police officers intentionally visible in union square public safety along the busy shopping corridor. top of mind just days after rookie san francisco forty-niners wide receiver ricky pearsall was shot during an armed robbery. so they all the police cars on there. >> restrictions is so pretty pretty scary. ask are heinous. visiting from sweden and booked his family's hotel room nearby. should safe. what they heard a maybe not despite the high-profile violence checkers still making trek for high-end products in recent years, the public plaza has been a priority for the police depar

son decenas y decenas de trabajadores en union square.are es una zona turística por excelencia donde hay muchos hoteles y se han parado en muchos de estos hoteles donde ellos están pidiendo mejoras en sus condiciones laborales. justo aquí estoy con nicolás javier. Él trabaja en 1 de estos hoteles. qué es lo que piden? cuáles son las condiciones que ustedes quieren que ellos mejoren para para nosotros? nosotros estamos a cientos y cientos de nosotros estamos aquí en las calles, peleando por beneficios mejores y accesibles para nuestras familias. un retiro retiro con dignidad y con el sueldo. un pago mejor. eh? además del salario, también dicen que tienen problemas con el seguro. bueno bastante, bastante movimiento. aquí. en. estamos teniendo problemas de audio. gracias andrés por esta intervención. en vivo desde la ciudad de san josé. vamos a pasar a otra información. vea el jugador del equipo de los 49ers ricky purcell se recupera en casa después de recibir un disparo el sábado durante un intento de robo en la zona turística de union squa

thank goodness, after being shot in the chest this weekend during an attempted robbery at union square. now we're hearing from witnesses and the police sergeant who was the first to respond to the shooting. abc seven news reporter tim johns has been following this story very closely and is here with the very latest, tim. >> yeah. dan, the witness saw everything. the scuffle, the gunshots, and ricky pearsall on the ground being helped by the police. even with a front row seat to the shooting, though, his response to questions over san francisco safety may surprise you. john wendell says he was leaving his offices on san francisco's geary street saturday afternoontnessed sometr seen before. >> i saw two guys fighting about 20 yards away, 30 yards at the most. i thought, oh, great, you know, another punch up on the street and then bang, bang, bang. >> that scuffle and shooting wendell witnessed involved 40 niners, rookie and first round draft pick ricky pearsall. pearsall was shot through the chest after a 17 year old attempted to rob him while he was walking down the street near union sq

he was shot on saturday during an attempted robbery near union square. he was released from the hospital on sunday and saw his teammates yesterday at the team facility for the first time since the shooting. he is. calls that i received were were extremely scary. hey you know, we believe ricky's been shot in the chest and that outcome is not usually a good one. nothing short of miraculous that he came out of this as good as he did. just so, so grateful that everything worked out the way it did. super happy. super happy that he's alive. we're able to see him and talk to him. by the grace of god, he's still here with us and we're praying for him. we love him. and just wishing him a speedy recovery. anthony flores joins us now from levi's stadium. anthony pearsall came back to the facility just yesterday, just a couple of days after he was shot. i'm wondering what's the mood like out there today? yeah. audrey, really a strange day because it was a very emotional day. on one hand, there's excitement. trent williams ending his holdout back at practice for the

and the usual squad cars, parked around union square. right after the attempted robbery and shooting, mayor london breed said the city would be tripling the number of police officers in the area. >> and there is always police here. like around this area, so that always makes us feel safe too. >> reporter: but safety continues to be a concern for montgomery, who was covering a shift at graystone hotel, located right across from where pearsall was shot in the chest. >> it was an unfortunate situation. i'm happy that he's doing better. both sides are fortunate. he's a kid. >> reporter: the district attorney's office is expected to file criminal charges against the suspect in juvenile court by tomorrow. san francisco police say he is 17 years old and from tracy. it was unlikely the suspect knew that pearsall was a football player. >> it's a learning lesson for him. for him to realize how important life is under the decisions you make. >> reporter: pearsall, a rookie wide receiver, was released from the hospital less than 24 hours later, and

they're still looking at surveillance video from union square in san francisco. terry mcsweeney, nbc, bay area news. terry, thank you. and terry did mention there i sat down with mayor breed today who is running for reelection this november. we posted the entire conversation on our website, nbcbayarea.com. just scroll down to the local section to watch it. for other high profile candidates, want mayor breed's job also on our website. our one on one interviews with all of them. head to nbcbayarea.com. slash sf mayor. we are following a developing story now in a scenic spot of san francisco. a deadly car crash near the historic cliff house. two cars went over the cliff and investigators are trying to figure out why and how this happened. let's bring in nbc's pete suratos, who joins us right there at the cliff house with the very latest. pete yeah. raj. and look, it's still an active scene here along point lobos way near that crash. i want to show you. you still got parked. police in place. san francisco fire, as well as some tow trucks that have been there for the

and city leaders are once again promising to keep people safe at union square.hat's where police say an armed robber shot pearsall in the chest saturday afternoon. in a facebook post, pursell's mother says her son was incredibly lucky that the gunfire missed his vital organs. police say the 17 year old suspect from tracy was somehow also shot by the same gun. he's also in custody. yesterday, mayor london breed walked through union square thanking officers and vowing to do more to keep people safe. since 2021, we've had an increased presence of police officers in the union square area, which is why when this event occurred, the police responded within a minute. they were within the area. so we typically especially on weekends, we have an increased police presence. but in light of the events yesterday, we've increased it even more. so to address some of the concerns that people might have. police chief bill scott says there are no signs the suspect knew who he was targeting, but the investigation is ongoing. district attorney brooke jenkins expects to file charges

may have helped save the life of 49ers ricky pearsall and the extent of her heroic behavior in union square didn't stop there. plus, a homeless encampment near san jose mineta airport now cleared out. city leaders cite federal requirements as a reason for taking the action, but homeless advocates are questioning this move. then, when mother nature and objects built by man collide, a phenomenon of beauty appears in the sky of san francisco. and it had photographers up before dawn ready to capture this special moment. the news at noon starts now. >> this is ktvu fox two news at noon. >> good afternoon. thank you for joining us. i'm andre senior. a spare the air alert in effect for today and tomorrow. it follows a clear weekend that saw good air quality. the bay area air quality management district says higher temperatures and light winds will result in more smog starting today. and photographers gathered in san francisco to capture a rare phenomenon known as california henge. here's a time lapse video taken earlier this morning. you can see the sunrise as seen from california street in goff,

he says video from the incident and union square back in august. we'll show that the teen was only attempting to rob pearsall and that there was no intent to kill him. if you don't give me your watch, i'm going to kill you. >> all of that's going to go into the calculus of how this gets resolved either by way of a court trial ended in juvenile court or a jury trial in adult court. and that intent, according to legal analyst steven clark. >> we'll be one of the deciding factors if the 17 year-old accused of shooting peer so in the chest, we'll be tried as an adult or a juvenile. a big factor. >> and whether this case gets moved to adult court, is that specific intent? clark says an attempted murder charge could mean up to life in prison. >> which dunlap says the teen from tracy does not deserve really, you know, shows genuine remorse. >> for being involved in this incident in the first place, san francisco police say during the attempted robbery both pearsall and the 17 year-old were shot across the street and saw the police cruiser there. he held u

so walk us through the situation that union square faces right now. i should people be concerned about their personal safety and what is the foot traffic looking like at this time? >>from traffic is steadily going up. you know, it dropped during the first year of covid and has every year. since there's more police and other security that we've ever seen incidents to occur. but you've got to really look at them from the larger picture. pretty few and far between. >>you see a picture that showing that one of the events we have in union square. office is right in the middle. i walk around that. go to it's clean. it's you know, it nothing to worry about. people should come down. there are stories in union square that really are the only place you can access those stores for miles around. so people should come and check out what we've got. >>all right, ken rich pending a very hopeful, a picture of the future of union square. thank you so much. >>thank you very much for having me. >>lawmakers are concerned about recent misinformation about haitian immigrant

we asked about how safe people felt in union square. and we also asked how safe they felt parking their vehicles here on the streets in san francisco. we know smash-and-grabs have been an issue for the past few years of take a look. these are the polling numbers that we found after doing this research. you can see we asked specifically if people felt safe parking their cars on san francisco streets. 32% said they strongly disagreed, meaning they would not park their vehicles here. but 9% said that they do strongly agree. and 31% said they somewhat agree. 28% said they somewhat disagree now than we did even deeper. we talk about union square as we know just a few weeks ago. the san francisco forty-niners rookie per salt was shot during an attempted daylight robbery in union square. so our question to people how safe do you feel going union square? and is it a place for families to visit now? take a look. these are the poll numbers and responses. we got 16% said they strongly agree it is a safe place for families to go and visit. 17% said

union square. >> this was a terrible and rare incident in union square. >> reporter: mayor breed and police chief scott said there are office -- officers in union square and after this incident they are continuing to increase that. breed emphasize she does not want people coming into san francisco and committing these types of crimes. she said district attorney brooke jenkins will prosecute this case and cases like it to the fullest extent. >> this is how we hold people accountable. in san francisco. robberies and any violence like thisbe tolerated in our city. >> sfpd police chief bill scott said as far as they know the suspect was acting alone but there are many cameras in union square and investigators will be looking at all of them to confirm details, as this investigation unfolds. >>> to oakland, where firefighters battled a two alarm fire last night on a building on the 17th street about 9:30 at night. oakland fires of the flames torch three stories of the building. all of the people staying there were quickly evacuated. nobody was hurt. >>> in nevada, investigators are coming