Duty. Thanks for joining us for our midday news now. And friday afternoon, im Chris Sanchez and im bigad shaban. Laura and marcus are off. Well, a somber service is just now getting underway for Fallen Police officer jordan wingate. Crowds are gathered at Three Crosses church in Castro Valley. And thats where we find nbc bay areas Christie Smith. Christie, i know dozens have shown up as part of this treaty. Yeah, a very sizable crowd out here. There are, of course, Law Enforcement from the Oakland Police department, but also other Law Enforcement agencies from around the bay area here today. Of course, all to remember, officer jordan, the ransom for my life. All hes done is you are good. Fellow officers are describing 28 year old jordan wingate as a true hero who dedicated his life to making the community safer, according to police, he passed away after recently battling injuries sustained in a vehicle collision while on duty in 2018. I wanted to show you what its looking like right no
San jose bakery stealing merchandise. Nbcs ian cole shows us more how this happened and what the owner of this bakery wants from the city. Reporter surveillance cameras captured the moment a stolen ford truck smashed into the cafe queen bakery in san jose at 4 00 a. M. The thieves jumped out and rummaged through the business allegedly taking tens of thousands worth of cash, cigarettes, and lottery scratchers. Peter tran and his wife have owned the bakery for 14 years. He says the Alarm Company called to wake him up. I look at my phone, the camera, and i saw the whole vehicle went inside so i called police. Reporter his cameras also caught what he believes to be the same person casing the store about 40 minutes before the smash and grab. Tran says burglars keep hitting his business even after he installed metal bars and surveillance systems. He spoke with us today but didnt want us to show his face. Now its going to cost a lot to get repaired. Reporter work to fix the store began this m
Of dirt in a trench collapse. The investigation now under way. Good afternoon. Welcome to nbc bay area news at 4 30. Our Sergio Quintana is in the city tracking the latest with Recovery Efforts this afternoon. Hes going to be joining us in just a little bit. Some other stories were watching today. A cold case possibly coming closer to being solved. Today was the First Court Appearance for the man accused in the 1987 killing of a 6yearold vallejo boy. Were going to hear from the boys mother who was at court today and also why investigators are looking into this same suspect for a another murder less than a month before. Also crazy video of a smash and grab robbery. This is in san jose. You see right here this truck just drives straight through the storefront. What the thieves got away with. Were also looking into the numbers and trends for these brazen breakins. And heads up sfo is warning people to leave early for the airport this weekend. Highway 101 is going to be fully closed starti
4 30. Our ian cull is coming over the new numbers right now. He also spoke to airquality leaders today and he is speaking with us with what he is learning. We are also tracking other stories today. A new bright 11 911 call center. This is coming after a critical dispatcher surgeons shortage. Also expanding Abortion Access for people in arizona. The governor making sure they dont have to leave their state for care. And will tiktok that working in the west . A lot of questions our scott budman is looking into the bill that President Biden just like today. His would be filling us and i was going to happen with the popular app. Lets begin today with a new report that shows the bay area had some of the worst air quality in the nation recently. In fact, it was worse than los angeles. Before you Start Holding your breath, you should know that the bad news comes with a catch. Nbc bay areas ian cole explains the findings for us. Show us what the major factors are for us. Important to note that
Our cynthia is monitoring the air and we are monitoring shooting at a Toyota Service center in the east bay. What detectives are telling us about who was involved in how it ended. Also, a San Jose Team took his own life after being extorted in an online scheme. Our ian cole is important for the punishment and reaction from the teens mom. The 49ers look to stay perfect in their home opener and we check in with our Anthony Flores live in our levis stadium. Lets go on ahead with what everyone is talking about. The smoke is in the air. We just cant get away from it right now. This is the nbc sky ranger over the east bay this afternoon. If you want to see the air quality in your neighborhood scan the qr code and it will take you straight to an air quality tracker that we have linked to our website. Cynthia has been keeping a close eye on the air quality and do you have anything for us yet . Not at this moment. I promise you as we go into tomorrow, friday and the weekend we should see condit