Reporter he expects the is in suspense of the new legislation requiring land lords to have a valid reason to remove at t remove tenants. Redwood city leaders took action. They passed an ordinance issue preventing tenants from being displaced. Saying its a shame that come unscrupulous land lords have chosen to exacerbate displacement and homelessness in in order to make obscene profits. Theyre disregarding the issued three days after the ordinance went into effect. Hes ready to fight so he can stay home. The law is pretty clear. I dont think they have a leg to stand on. Theres a new housing study that unveils bleak numbers for california. The state is home to four of the nations most five most spencive housing markets. In case youre wondering, l. A. Is number 7. Theres more. Over 40 of californians pay more than 30 of their income just to keep a roof over their head. Thats the highest rate in the nation. It applies to owners and renters. A local story is making national headlines. And tonight we have the exclusive interview. The teacher at Milpitas High School who dressed in black face for halloween says hes remorseful and wants his job back. My actions were perceived that way and offended so many people. Im truly sorry and i apologize. He says he dressed up as the artist named common as a sign o whos an artist and social activist says he wants to meet with the teacher. Scott budman talked one on one with common who happened to be in town tonight. We begin with robert handa with the teachers side of the story. Robert. Reporter the teacher, david carter, told me when he did his impression of common the rapper it was part of a homage but acknowledges he did go too far is now seeking forgiveness. I had no intention to come across as black face. My actions were perceived that way and offended so many people. Im truly sorry and i apologize. Reporter 48yearold david carter is struggling to explain what he did while trying to deal with the worldwide mostly negative reaction to his decision to dress up as rapper and social activist common and teach class. He says the halloween presentation was planned for weeks and that his engineering students expected it. This was an homage to a man that i deeply respect. Black face is not an homage to a person. Its a din grags to an entire race based on false stereotypes and hate. I have no hate. Reporter carter says he hopes this whole episode can start a dialogue about understanding and appreciating culture, and he hopes he can do it in his classroom. My students are brilliant, and i miss them. And i need to get back to my class. What should they take into consideration since theyre dealing with such a backlash now . What should they take into consideration to take you back . They should take into consideration that i recognize that what i did was totally insensitive and a little bit tone deaf. Reporter now, carter also met with the local naacp and said the meeting went well but when i talked to the naacp president , he said the organization is still upset. For now carter remains administrative leave awaiting word from the School District. Thank you, robert. So, what does the man he was imitating think . Scott budman talked to common about an hour ago. Scott, the rapper would actually like to speak to that teacher. Reporter yeah, its interesting, jessica. Common told me he was disappointed by the whole thing and it all caught him by surprise. But he said its a chance to educate. He said if he had more time he wouldnt mind going by the school and meeting the teacher himself. Rapper and social activist common was in town for a keynote at a tech conference but took the time to talk with us one on one about the video of the Milpitas High School teacher who mimicked him in black face. My first initial response was like what the hell, like what are you doing . How could you even think about doing that . Reporter the artist says he first saw the video when his daughter sent it too him. Understanding for what it is for black people, brown people, people of color who have been treated less than. And that black face represents that in many ways. Reporter but common also calls the episode a teachable moment and says hed be willing to talk more about it including directly with the teacher. I believe in forgiveness. I believe in understanding and compassion enough to the point where im willing to sit and talk with the individual and also bring others who can dig deeper into the education of what black face has come from. Reporter common also wanted to make sure he got the word out that he was really impressed by the students in the classroom. During the video, he heard no laughing, no cheering, no disrespect. Live in san jose, scott budman, nbc bay area news. Air bnb says it will pay for funeral expenses for the deadly shooting in arenda. Five people were killed at a house party at an air bnb rental on halloween night. This comes after the family of one of the victims blasted the companys lack of response to the shootings. The search continue frs a gunman who shot a man on a busy corner in San Francisco. It happened this morning after 10 00 a. M. On 6th and market street. The victim suffered nonlife threatening injuries. Two former twitter employees are getting internationalio theyre accused of using their position to spy for the saudi government. We know saudi arabia has had a particular interest in controlling twitter and sneaking spies in as employees is a good way of doing that. Reporter these are the two spies that saudi arabia hired to steal information from twitter about people critical of the kingdom. Agents arrested this man yesterday, but his former twitter colleague ali alzabara is still wanted along with a third man who acted as an severe immediate yar. For a lot of countries in that region, they want to control what happens on that site. Reporter daniel brian works for the Electronic Frontier foundation, an organization that aims to protect human rights and Civil Liberties on the internet. He says many governme some of their strongest critics use that site a lot. Addresses, i. P. Ing informa addresses and dates of birth to the saudi government. Twitter issued this statement about the case saying, quote, we recognize the lengths bad actors will go to try and undermooine r service. Our company limits access to sensitive account information to a limited group of trained and vetted employees. The fbi here in San Francisco wants saudi arabia to send them back to the United States to face charges including acting as an unregistered agent of a Foreign Government and threatening national security. Reporting live in San Francisco, anoushah rasta. Thank you. Shares of gap fell today on e stepping down. Art pack has been ceo since 2015. The chairman of the board will take over in the interim as gap continues to struggle with slumping sales. The legendary San Francisco based Company Opened in 1969 and is now in the process of dividing its many brands into two separate companies. Slow down, thats the message contra costa is sending to messages. Officers arresting a driver on highway 4 speeding and driving without a license. Last night they posted two other drivers they arrested. Each of them clocked in over 100milesperhour on the same highway. The tweet, instant karma. Cops on campus as parents wait anxiously. Plus he doesnt want to be called a hero but hes going to get a heroes welcome tonight. How the raiders are planning to honor the b. A. R. T. Employee who saved a mans life on the i chif raniere, after a high of 78 in concord down to 61 ill show you where we dip into the 30s tomorrow morning, new updates in 8 minutes. A tense day for a lot of parents and students in san ramon. The School District says graffiti was found in the bathroom warning that there would be a School Shooting at noon. District officials locked down the school as extra Police Officers were brought in. They ultimately determined the threat was a hoax but not before dozens of parents gathered right here campus hoping to get their children out. He called me first. He text me there is an official there and i go through the emails and there is an email saying the same. What went through your mind . Im so scared actually. The allclear was given around 1 15 this afternoon. Extra officers will be on campus tomorrow as well. The raiders wont be the only ones cheered tonight. A b. A. R. T. Employee who saved a mans life will be honored as well. No matter how many times youve seen it, john oconnor is the b. A. R. T. Supervisor and saved lesean jacksons life. Jackson stumbles on to the tracks as the train closes in. Oconnor will be recognized on the field. Well bring it to you at 11 00 so you can see it. A couple of high profile races in San Francisco are still way too close to call and this is two days after the election. Hours ago Election Officials sent us updated numbers for the district attorneys race. You can see it here, neck and neck, less than 900 votes separate the top two candidates. Interim suzy lotftus and bowden. Attacks as high as 3 would be added to uber and lyft rides in San Francisco. 67 are yes votes. A two third super majority is needed to mass. A top aide to president ial candidate is apologizing for offers he made to politicians. Pat murphy says hes sorry for any miscommunications. Several lawmakers say they offered him Campaign Contributions in exchange for endorsement of steyer. The offers dont violate campaign law unless they are not publicly disclosed. One specific flavor is the top choice for underagedmint, bs out. The San Francisco based Company Announcing it will stop filling orders immediately. Mint is the popular pick for the underage smokers. While the decision comes straight from juul itself, cities across the bay area have stopped selling flavored ecigs months ago. A person familiar with juuls expenses says mint pods account for 70 of sales. Jacqueline berlin says her son is now sober and back at home after living on the streets for years. That was the easy part, she says. She says the tough part is getting him in treatment before his disease leads him back out on the street. Melissa colorado spoke to the mom about the reunion. Kind of like a honeymoon phase right now where hes getting loved on a lot by his family. If this week is the honeymoon, the last two years have been hell. Jacqueline berlins son is addicted to heroin. For the last two years he was homeless in the bay area. A b. A. R. T. Passenger snapped this photo of him. It was a sign he was alive but desperate need of help. Two months ago, berlin broke her silence and asked viewers to help find her son. He told me i dont know what you did but so many people are coming up to me telling me to go home, you are loved. He got more clarity and realized he wanted to stay that way. Reporter on halloween, a clean and sober cory ended up at his mothers doorstep. Were at a critical moment. Reporter berlin has been placed on a wait list at a rehab program. Leaving him alone is scary. Reporter berlin says her son needs inpatient care as soon as possible. Dr. Charles florez, a Board Certified addiction specialist who has never treated sylvester agrees. Most likely is going to need some level of Residential Care because spending that much time out in the street youre going to come across a lot of challenges. This was an open bed in a rehab, please let my son in. Reporter we reached out to the Alameda CountyBehavioral HealthCare Services but did not hear back from anyone with a Substance Abuse treatment program. In the meantime jacqueline says cory is attending a recovery meeting tonight. Melissa, thank you. A first of its kind preschool in the south bay opens next fall. This morning the School District unveiled the adelante campus, the first dual version preschool where students learn english and spanish. It lays the foundation for students to become successful in college and beyond. This is the commitment our School District has for creating students ready for the Global Economy and literacy. Registration for the school is open regardless of where a student lives. Super warm outside still. Feels like were almost back in summer. Its like everybody is looking at the counter going this is not right. Yes. Were going to get changes that eventually will help to drop us down. Lets get into the microclimate forecast on this thursday night. If you live anywhere near the coastline, you know it was all about that fog today which did provide a nice cool breeze. We only had a short window of sun rays in San Francisco and now that fog is back thick. Thats the top story at this hour, currently 52 here in San Francisco. Hang on to low 50s tonight stay another day where if youre commuting over any one of our bridges you should be ready for that fog and also the potential here of drizzle. So, might encounter slick spots. I wanted to make sure youre ready for that. Otherwise well start with sunshine back here for the interior valleys. But go near the bay or san l have h hit the afternoon, sunshine returns for a little bit in San Francisco. I did want to focus in on the temperatures tomorrow morning. Its another day where you have to get that jacket ready especially in marin, and napa. 44 here in napa, 46 in navarro. Contra costa county, 46 in livermore and 40s from san jose down through valley. Really everybody be on the look out for that patchy fog. Once we t san jose, close to 80 in concord an. 70s doesnt feel like the holidays, but if you want to get into the holiday spirit head out to union square in San Francisco. We have the safeway holiday ice rink open tomorrow night. By 10 00 p. M. Itll be dropping to the 40s. Thats the best we can do for holidayish weather right now. Well have a look at the extended forecast in about 25 minutes. Up next bringing technology to the great outdoors. The controversial idea that includes food trucks and amazon. At at t we believe in access. The opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. Connecting with the things that matter most. And because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet. Weve created access from at t california households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefits. May qualify for Home Internet at a discounted rate of 10 a month. No commitment, deposit, or installation fee. Visit att. Com accessnow, to learn more. Mull over this idea. What do you think of food trucks at yosemite . It is an idea as park administrators struggle to balance commercialization. Updating historic parks with better wifi, food trucks, and maybe even amazon deliveries at camp sites. Not sure why you would need amazon packages to get delivered to you. We dont need food trucks. We dont need wifi. We dont need more garbage and people dropping hot dog wrappers. While concessions are very important we worry theyre going to price families and outf our parks. Its supposed to be nature. That is a concern, especially with the National Park service expecting sharp budget can you tells next year. Its the end of an era for an iconic flower shop. On sunday Bay City Flower Company will close its doors after nearly 110 years in business. The store survived the Great Depression and the world war ii internment, but the owners say theyre no longer available to weather high labor costs. It is seen as an ominous loomin recession. A unique groundbreaking recession featuring nancy pelosi back at home joined children and other dignitaries in the city to kick off the tunnel tops project. Its going to be a 14 acre public park on top of the freeway tunnels. Now, the park will correct crissy field to the main post. Soil had to be brought in to help start the project so instead of a groundbreaking, they dubbed it a ground making. Whatever title you want to give me, no title is better than being the representative of San Francisco, california. Its so beautiful. Foggy and beautiful today. The 110 million project will be completed in 2021. It will be gorgeous. Okay. He was called butr mevber o trumps cabinet who was ordered to testify at the president s impeachment inquiry. One year later we investigate pg es role as the cause of the devastating fire in boout county. My parents never taught me anything about managing money. The amount of Student Loan Debt i have, im embarrassed to even say. We just decided we didnt want debt any longer. I didnt realize how easy investing could be. Im Picking Companies that i believe in. I think sofi money is amazing. Thank you sofi. Sofi thank you, we love you. Right now at 6 30, new testimony and a noshow. The impeachment investigation ramps up on capitol hill a week before the showdown goes public. The first televised hearing starts next wednesday, but today House Democrats released new transcripts of what theyve heard behind closed doors. Also behind closed doors testimony from a new witness, that witness not on President Trumps team, but the Vice President s team. Janelle wang joins us with the latest. The public hearings dont start until next week but House Democrats continue to call witnesses now to build their case for impeachment. One of the Vice President s top advisers testifying in the impeachment inquiry in washington. Meantime, the vp in New Hampshire showing h