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Attorney is reacting to this good evening. Dan. Good evening just in the bottom line they say is getting data is good thats a first step the bottom line after that is what you do with the stated you analyze it correctly and then do you take steps to make things better. Later police is one of several Law Enforcement agencies under scrutiny for its use of force. Now the department is collecting data and sharing some of that online with the public that our system is designed to do is to is. The blade. Hope Police Department the tools they need to identify highrisk incidents, i risk officers annabel you ate their policies and training. Bob scales with Police Strategy says the data looks at the use of force over 3 year period beginning in january of 2017. Among the finding 6. 7 of the time filling her Police Arrests involve the use of force thats higher than the average which is 3. 8 for 88 agencies using the system. But scale says theyve also found Something Else there officers appear to take longer. The control subjects once that started to use or worse than many other age. And this could be due to the fact that. Subset subject in blaine though are more difficult to control. There could also be that officers are not using their use of force tactics as effectively and as has officially as they could or could be a combination of both. The good also found over the last 3 years one officer used force 30 times and 8 officers use force between 2025 times thats a red flag civil rights Attorney John Burris is involved in several cases against the vallejo Police Department he says getting this type of data is important for departments. But the work doesnt stop there. Theyll have to drill down and find out if theres a problem and if so correct it. That would doubt it is supposed to do thats what Early Warning system thats supposed to do. And gives you at least some indication asked to whether that person performing in a constitutional way are there on the edge and if so why is that and who supervise and protect in the day supervisors to him its possible. A similar system is used by the san jose Police Department is you know valais hose police chief came from the san jose Police Department now using the system to improve things. Reporting live Dan Kerman Kron 4 news. Thank you so much dan we go now to the east bay where there has been nearly a dozen homicides this month in the city of oakland among those is the july 17th fatal stabbing of jeffrey chambers. An oakland Police Department spokesperson says investigators need the communitys help in solving these murders. We have 10 homicides for the month of july and that we really need are he cant do it ourselves. How these killings come admits City Council Approval of a task force with a goal of cutting the Police Department budget in half kron fours Haaziq Madyun has the story. City of oakland just got one step closer to significantly defunding its Police Department Oakland City Council unanimously approved the re imagining Public Safety task force the re imagining Public Safety Task Force Resolution was coauthored by Oakland City Council member Nikki Fortunato bad as she says the aim is dramatically reducing the Police Budget. And what were going to do is very rapidly put together a community that task force that is. She worked towards feeding a set of recommendations for the city as we plan our next twoyear budget to create more safety and equity in how we structure our Public Safety systems she says the 17 Member Task Force will work on a detailed plan on how to use that money to provide residents with mental and physical Health Services youth programs, safe Affordable Housing and high quality Job Opportunities what were going to do is really look hard at how are we using those resources, lets focus our sworn officers on Violent Crime a cofounder of the Anti Police Terror project cat brooks released a statement reading in part quote while there is still much work to be done this is a win for oakland unquote. You know i really appreciate that groups http the antipolice terror project and others who have been raising this issue. Of re imagining Public Safety of divesting from policing investing in community for over 5 years the Council Member says it is important to point out that reducing the Police Budget by half does not mean cutting the number of sworn officers and have you know there are some things we have to contend with and that includes. Measures e which is our violence ballot measure. That has a minimum number of all staffing. There are also some rules in need or Police Associations contract that we have to abide by. Has it made you kron 4 news. Kron 4 also spoke with richmans new police chief before she starts her new position this weekend at 00 30am tonight hear her plans for the department amid calls for systematic change and the coronavirus pandemic. So now all bay area counties are on the states covid19 watch list San Mateo County is the most recent edition and it was added to that list today. The county has reported nearly a 1000 new cases in the last 2 weeks and 4 new deaths. If the county can not get the k street under control in the next 3 days. It will be forced to shut down indoor operations for several businesses. This includes gyms places of worship hair and nail salons and indoor malls. More than 38 counties are on the covid watch list that represents about 93 of the states population and statewide there have been 197 new deaths from coronavirus in the past 24 hours. Thats a new singleday high since the pandemic began. There have also been more than 8700 new cases, the pot Positivity Rate from covid19 the test. Well its Still Holding firm at 7. 4 . And there is a new Health Ordinance in Contra Costa County. It authorizes Law Enforcement to issue tickets to people and businesses for ignoring health orders. Now some are wondering how that law will actually be enforced. Kron 4 saluted all reports the county is still working on that. The latest update to Contra Costa Countys social distancing health order requires face coverings be worn even in Outdoor Dining settings staff and customers are to remain covered up at all times except when eating or drinking which explains why one minute youll see a person messed up and the next minute without indoors as where theres the danger theres really no danger out here to dos santos plaza in concord is spacious enough to allow for proper physical distancing and most people seen Walking Around where at least in possession of a face covering. But if caught now without one in a social setting Contra Costa County has empowered Law Enforcement to issue tickets and potentially fines for breaking the rules a point of concern for some nothing is other crimes they could be you know put in there used to the office of the sheriff says it has no intention of sending out teams of deputies searching for violators, instead they will continue to educate nc compliance then refer repeat offending people and businesses to the District Attorneys Office on the whole i think what its going to do is more rile up the anti massacres get them upset make them want to. Not where it just approved points the District Attorneys Office says while it will continue to follow up on complaints from the public about offenders the way there investigators intend to enforce the urgency ordinance passed by the board of supervisors tuesday. Is still being worked out by a group of county official side are a lot of Walking Around the block that i dont always wear my mask. Those are hard to breed our water. And of course our cross paths with people and were going to find that odd that would move pilot blue pretty difficult so far no notice of fines have been issued in concord phillipe djegal all kron 4 news. Also in the east bay, a new free covid19 test is now available in the city of berkeley according to city officials the goal is to increase the speed and availability of testing people will be able to swab their own mouth while under supervision of the kiosk at San Pablo Park city Officials Say results can be expected in 24 to 48 hours. It is free for people who do not have insurance and testing is open to the public, but you have to make an appointment so all that information is on our website kron 4 dot com. The United States has passed yet another grim milestone more than 150,000 people have now died from coronavirus with both california and florida setting new death records today, the john hopkins covid19 tracker shows the u. S. Death toll now stands at more than 150,000 people with more than 4. 4 million cases. America leads the world in both cases and deaths, california is also struggling to contain the virus. There have been nearly 9,000 deaths across the state with 197 new deaths as we said reported just today. Health officials are warning the death toll could grow into hundreds of thousands. More if americans dont take precautions seriously the head of the association of american medical colleagues is sounding the alarm tonight. He says quote if we dont do something to change our course we will have multiple hundreds of thousands of deaths in this country. Now if Republican Leaders get their way their coronavirus aid package could mean more money in your pocket. The gop plan calls for checks up to 12,000 for most taxpayers plus an additional 500 for an independent. The word. Any is the key that could mean more money parents of older High Schoolers and College Students who are dependents could also get this bonus. Anyone taking care of elderly relatives who are dependents could get this bonus as well in the first round of stimulus pay payments only parents of dependent under 17 received that additional 500 so we now have a breakdown of this stimulus plan including how much money you could receive in the next check. And you can find all this information on our website. Theres a big article there just go to kron 4 dot com. Another National Story were following tonight. The Trump Administration has reached an agreement with the state of oregon to withdraw federal agents from downtown portland. The decision to send troops into the city earlier this month escalated tensions, there which has seen a prolonged and violent protests for the past 2 months over demands for Racial Justice and police accountability. President trump claimed the officers were there to protect a federal courthouse, but they have also clashed with demonstrators. Oregon Governor Kate Brown says the officers will leave portland as early as tomorrow. And there are some similar concerns growing in new york city tonight after this viral Video Shows Police officers getting out of an unmarked van grabbing a teenager. And then putting the teenager into the back of the car they arrested 18 yearold Nicholas Stone in charge her with criminal mischief for Damaging Police cameras, 5 separate times over the past 2 months. Mayor bill de blasio says yesterdays protest was quote the wrong time and wrong place to arrest the teenager. Coming up here tonight on kron 4 news at 5 the calls to remove a statue of sir Francis Drake have been answered. What drove Warren County leaders to remove the statue overnights plus at 5. 30 a blockbuster hearing on capitol hill, lawmakers accuse leaders of the countrys Top Tech Companies of having too much power. And more than 24 hours later a destructive fire in downtown San Francisco is still burning its still an active scene right now how well happening now the cleanup is still ongoing after a massive fire tore through several buildings in downtown San Francisco and this is new video of the destruction from our quad copter 4. The fire destroyed 6 buildings and displaced 3 people crews have remained on the scene all day today monitoring for hot spots and will remain there for a couple of days so there will be some road closures in the area. This video really showing us the extent of the damage here. No cause has from released just yet. We will talk now about our 4 zone forecast as we take a live look outside at the clouds and fog rolling in this is supposed to be that camera that shows us downtown San Francisco. But it is foggy in the city tonight, lets check in now with our chief meteorologist Lawrence Karnow for a look now at where the fog going to go tonight. Yeah, hey there just i think a lot of folks going to see that around the bay area by tomorrow morning that fall going to surge well on shore in tonight. Maybe bring a little drizzle along the coastline to so little damp out toward the beaches and you see that layer that is beginning to make its way on shore right now looking for him temper on you see the clouds moving to the Golden Gate Bridge and that will start to march further on shore throughout the evening. Now on well into the temperatures are going to be toastie in fact today we had some numbers running up in the 90s inland. But along the coastline of course get the fog kind of locked in out toward the beaches that keeps you cool there. As much as 30 degrees cooler out toward the coastline again for today. So we kind of said in the summer like pattern theres going to be some minor fluctuations over the next couple of days that sea breeze again being in a blowout there to 25 Miles Per Hour at sfo, 18 into fairfield 14 in oakland right now to the west and 13 in San Francisco, weve got a temperature right now of 77 degrees as you make your way into san jose 88 in livermore still 90 in concord 90 in pittsburgh, 91 and fairfield so temperatures still on the hot side inland but approaching the coastline that sea breeze really keeping those numbers down low clouds and fog likely to march back on short patch coastal doesnt tomorrow morning, some fog early on the giving way to some sunshine. This coming weekend. Weve got some morning clouds and some sunshine some pretty nice weather. A really cool looking low on the middle of pacific right now to keep trying to get a little bit closer but this is the stubborn ridge that sits out ahead of it so its kind of holding it at bay and so thats what im really not going to move much closer and that means were going to be in for some warm weather away from the coastline about this overnight tonight, well see some low clouds and fog surgeon well on shore and you see the green showing up that is some patchy drizzle along the coastline just teams. Thank you so much for its not to the north bay where a controversial statue of sir Francis Drake in marin county has been taken down. A petition to remove the 30 foot statue had reached nearly 10,000 signatures protesters have called for the statues removal for weeks citing sir Francis Drakes history as a slave trader, the statue was first installed near the larkspur Ferry Terminal in 1990. And now that its gone. There are some mixed emotions. He obviously studied about sir Francis Drake in Elementary School but. Like many children of today we were not really given the full story. So as much as you always look at that statue and thought it was really beautiful and honored it really. I represented a lot of bad things for the coastal me walks who are enslaved. Here. City leaders say the statues removal came after demonstrators claim they were going to take the statue down themselves and the move could be temporary the fate of the statue will ultimately be determined by a City Council Meeting that should be held next month. There was a separate petition. Thats circulating to rename the entire sir Law Enforcement<\/a> agencies under scrutiny for its use of force. Now the department is collecting data and sharing some of that online with the public that our system is designed to do is to is. The blade. Hope Police Department<\/a> the tools they need to identify highrisk incidents, i risk officers annabel you ate their policies and training. Bob scales with Police Strategy<\/a> says the data looks at the use of force over 3 year period beginning in january of 2017. Among the finding 6. 7 of the time filling her Police Arrests<\/a> involve the use of force thats higher than the average which is 3. 8 for 88 agencies using the system. But scale says theyve also found Something Else<\/a> there officers appear to take longer. The control subjects once that started to use or worse than many other age. And this could be due to the fact that. Subset subject in blaine though are more difficult to control. There could also be that officers are not using their use of force tactics as effectively and as has officially as they could or could be a combination of both. The good also found over the last 3 years one officer used force 30 times and 8 officers use force between 2025 times thats a red flag civil rights Attorney John Burris<\/a> is involved in several cases against the vallejo Police Department<\/a> he says getting this type of data is important for departments. But the work doesnt stop there. Theyll have to drill down and find out if theres a problem and if so correct it. That would doubt it is supposed to do thats what Early Warning<\/a> system thats supposed to do. And gives you at least some indication asked to whether that person performing in a constitutional way are there on the edge and if so why is that and who supervise and protect in the day supervisors to him its possible. A similar system is used by the san jose Police Department<\/a> is you know valais hose police chief came from the san jose Police Department<\/a> now using the system to improve things. Reporting live Dan Kerman Kron<\/a> 4 news. Thank you so much dan we go now to the east bay where there has been nearly a dozen homicides this month in the city of oakland among those is the july 17th fatal stabbing of jeffrey chambers. An oakland Police Department<\/a> spokesperson says investigators need the communitys help in solving these murders. We have 10 homicides for the month of july and that we really need are he cant do it ourselves. How these killings come admits City Council Approval<\/a> of a task force with a goal of cutting the Police Department<\/a> budget in half kron fours Haaziq Madyun<\/a> has the story. City of oakland just got one step closer to significantly defunding its Police Department<\/a> Oakland City Council<\/a> unanimously approved the re imagining Public Safety<\/a> task force the re imagining Public Safety<\/a> Task Force Resolution<\/a> was coauthored by Oakland City Council<\/a> member Nikki Fortunato<\/a> bad as she says the aim is dramatically reducing the Police Budget<\/a>. And what were going to do is very rapidly put together a community that task force that is. She worked towards feeding a set of recommendations for the city as we plan our next twoyear budget to create more safety and equity in how we structure our Public Safety<\/a> systems she says the 17 Member Task Force<\/a> will work on a detailed plan on how to use that money to provide residents with mental and physical Health Services<\/a> youth programs, safe Affordable Housing<\/a> and high quality Job Opportunities<\/a> what were going to do is really look hard at how are we using those resources, lets focus our sworn officers on Violent Crime<\/a> a cofounder of the Anti Police Terror<\/a> project cat brooks released a statement reading in part quote while there is still much work to be done this is a win for oakland unquote. You know i really appreciate that groups http the antipolice terror project and others who have been raising this issue. Of re imagining Public Safety<\/a> of divesting from policing investing in community for over 5 years the Council Member<\/a> says it is important to point out that reducing the Police Budget<\/a> by half does not mean cutting the number of sworn officers and have you know there are some things we have to contend with and that includes. Measures e which is our violence ballot measure. That has a minimum number of all staffing. There are also some rules in need or Police Associations<\/a> contract that we have to abide by. Has it made you kron 4 news. Kron 4 also spoke with richmans new police chief before she starts her new position this weekend at 00 30am tonight hear her plans for the department amid calls for systematic change and the coronavirus pandemic. So now all bay area counties are on the states covid19 watch list San Mateo County<\/a> is the most recent edition and it was added to that list today. The county has reported nearly a 1000 new cases in the last 2 weeks and 4 new deaths. If the county can not get the k street under control in the next 3 days. It will be forced to shut down indoor operations for several businesses. This includes gyms places of worship hair and nail salons and indoor malls. More than 38 counties are on the covid watch list that represents about 93 of the states population and statewide there have been 197 new deaths from coronavirus in the past 24 hours. Thats a new singleday high since the pandemic began. There have also been more than 8700 new cases, the pot Positivity Rate<\/a> from covid19 the test. Well its Still Holding<\/a> firm at 7. 4 . And there is a new Health Ordinance<\/a> in Contra Costa County<\/a>. It authorizes Law Enforcement<\/a> to issue tickets to people and businesses for ignoring health orders. Now some are wondering how that law will actually be enforced. Kron 4 saluted all reports the county is still working on that. The latest update to Contra Costa County<\/a>s social distancing health order requires face coverings be worn even in Outdoor Dining<\/a> settings staff and customers are to remain covered up at all times except when eating or drinking which explains why one minute youll see a person messed up and the next minute without indoors as where theres the danger theres really no danger out here to dos santos plaza in concord is spacious enough to allow for proper physical distancing and most people seen Walking Around<\/a> where at least in possession of a face covering. But if caught now without one in a social setting Contra Costa County<\/a> has empowered Law Enforcement<\/a> to issue tickets and potentially fines for breaking the rules a point of concern for some nothing is other crimes they could be you know put in there used to the office of the sheriff says it has no intention of sending out teams of deputies searching for violators, instead they will continue to educate nc compliance then refer repeat offending people and businesses to the District Attorneys Office<\/a> on the whole i think what its going to do is more rile up the anti massacres get them upset make them want to. Not where it just approved points the District Attorneys Office<\/a> says while it will continue to follow up on complaints from the public about offenders the way there investigators intend to enforce the urgency ordinance passed by the board of supervisors tuesday. Is still being worked out by a group of county official side are a lot of Walking Around<\/a> the block that i dont always wear my mask. Those are hard to breed our water. And of course our cross paths with people and were going to find that odd that would move pilot blue pretty difficult so far no notice of fines have been issued in concord phillipe djegal all kron 4 news. Also in the east bay, a new free covid19 test is now available in the city of berkeley according to city officials the goal is to increase the speed and availability of testing people will be able to swab their own mouth while under supervision of the kiosk at San Pablo Park<\/a> city Officials Say<\/a> results can be expected in 24 to 48 hours. It is free for people who do not have insurance and testing is open to the public, but you have to make an appointment so all that information is on our website kron 4 dot com. The United States<\/a> has passed yet another grim milestone more than 150,000 people have now died from coronavirus with both california and florida setting new death records today, the john hopkins covid19 tracker shows the u. S. Death toll now stands at more than 150,000 people with more than 4. 4 million cases. America leads the world in both cases and deaths, california is also struggling to contain the virus. There have been nearly 9,000 deaths across the state with 197 new deaths as we said reported just today. Health officials are warning the death toll could grow into hundreds of thousands. More if americans dont take precautions seriously the head of the association of american medical colleagues is sounding the alarm tonight. He says quote if we dont do something to change our course we will have multiple hundreds of thousands of deaths in this country. Now if Republican Leaders<\/a> get their way their coronavirus aid package could mean more money in your pocket. The gop plan calls for checks up to 12,000 for most taxpayers plus an additional 500 for an independent. The word. Any is the key that could mean more money parents of older High Schoolers<\/a> and College Students<\/a> who are dependents could also get this bonus. Anyone taking care of elderly relatives who are dependents could get this bonus as well in the first round of stimulus pay payments only parents of dependent under 17 received that additional 500 so we now have a breakdown of this stimulus plan including how much money you could receive in the next check. And you can find all this information on our website. Theres a big article there just go to kron 4 dot com. Another National Story<\/a> were following tonight. The Trump Administration<\/a> has reached an agreement with the state of oregon to withdraw federal agents from downtown portland. The decision to send troops into the city earlier this month escalated tensions, there which has seen a prolonged and violent protests for the past 2 months over demands for Racial Justice<\/a> and police accountability. President trump claimed the officers were there to protect a federal courthouse, but they have also clashed with demonstrators. Oregon Governor Kate Brown<\/a> says the officers will leave portland as early as tomorrow. And there are some similar concerns growing in new york city tonight after this viral Video Shows Police<\/a> officers getting out of an unmarked van grabbing a teenager. And then putting the teenager into the back of the car they arrested 18 yearold Nicholas Stone<\/a> in charge her with criminal mischief for Damaging Police<\/a> cameras, 5 separate times over the past 2 months. Mayor bill de blasio says yesterdays protest was quote the wrong time and wrong place to arrest the teenager. Coming up here tonight on kron 4 news at 5 the calls to remove a statue of sir Francis Drake<\/a> have been answered. What drove Warren County<\/a> leaders to remove the statue overnights plus at 5. 30 a blockbuster hearing on capitol hill, lawmakers accuse leaders of the countrys Top Tech Companies<\/a> of having too much power. And more than 24 hours later a destructive fire in downtown San Francisco<\/a> is still burning its still an active scene right now how well happening now the cleanup is still ongoing after a massive fire tore through several buildings in downtown San Francisco<\/a> and this is new video of the destruction from our quad copter 4. The fire destroyed 6 buildings and displaced 3 people crews have remained on the scene all day today monitoring for hot spots and will remain there for a couple of days so there will be some road closures in the area. This video really showing us the extent of the damage here. No cause has from released just yet. We will talk now about our 4 zone forecast as we take a live look outside at the clouds and fog rolling in this is supposed to be that camera that shows us downtown San Francisco<\/a>. But it is foggy in the city tonight, lets check in now with our chief meteorologist Lawrence Karnow<\/a> for a look now at where the fog going to go tonight. Yeah, hey there just i think a lot of folks going to see that around the bay area by tomorrow morning that fall going to surge well on shore in tonight. Maybe bring a little drizzle along the coastline to so little damp out toward the beaches and you see that layer that is beginning to make its way on shore right now looking for him temper on you see the clouds moving to the Golden Gate Bridge<\/a> and that will start to march further on shore throughout the evening. Now on well into the temperatures are going to be toastie in fact today we had some numbers running up in the 90s inland. But along the coastline of course get the fog kind of locked in out toward the beaches that keeps you cool there. As much as 30 degrees cooler out toward the coastline again for today. So we kind of said in the summer like pattern theres going to be some minor fluctuations over the next couple of days that sea breeze again being in a blowout there to 25 Miles Per Hour<\/a> at sfo, 18 into fairfield 14 in oakland right now to the west and 13 in San Francisco<\/a>, weve got a temperature right now of 77 degrees as you make your way into san jose 88 in livermore still 90 in concord 90 in pittsburgh, 91 and fairfield so temperatures still on the hot side inland but approaching the coastline that sea breeze really keeping those numbers down low clouds and fog likely to march back on short patch coastal doesnt tomorrow morning, some fog early on the giving way to some sunshine. This coming weekend. Weve got some morning clouds and some sunshine some pretty nice weather. A really cool looking low on the middle of pacific right now to keep trying to get a little bit closer but this is the stubborn ridge that sits out ahead of it so its kind of holding it at bay and so thats what im really not going to move much closer and that means were going to be in for some warm weather away from the coastline about this overnight tonight, well see some low clouds and fog surgeon well on shore and you see the green showing up that is some patchy drizzle along the coastline just teams. Thank you so much for its not to the north bay where a controversial statue of sir Francis Drake<\/a> in marin county has been taken down. A petition to remove the 30 foot statue had reached nearly 10,000 signatures protesters have called for the statues removal for weeks citing sir Francis Drake<\/a>s history as a slave trader, the statue was first installed near the larkspur Ferry Terminal<\/a> in 1990. And now that its gone. There are some mixed emotions. He obviously studied about sir Francis Drake<\/a> in Elementary School<\/a> but. Like many children of today we were not really given the full story. So as much as you always look at that statue and thought it was really beautiful and honored it really. I represented a lot of bad things for the coastal me walks who are enslaved. Here. City leaders say the statues removal came after demonstrators claim they were going to take the statue down themselves and the move could be temporary the fate of the statue will ultimately be determined by a City Council Meeting<\/a> that should be held next month. There was a separate petition. Thats circulating to rename the entire sir Francis Drake<\/a> boulevard that runs through a huge chunk of marin county as well. Now also the words, sir Francis Drake<\/a> were taken down today off of the sign. The front of the high school in san anselmo a group has been asking for a name change. I did speak with the superintendent today and she told me while they have been engaging the process of renaming the school. They believe that its important to remove or cover the harmful symbols associated with the Current School<\/a> name. But that a new name is likely to be recommended to the board. But the end of october or early november. The cost of office space is expected to get cheaper over the next few years here in the bay area as a result of the pandemic driven recession. Thats according to a new survey of commercial Real Estate Developers<\/a> that came out today kron fours Maureen Kelly<\/a> reports the results are about as grim as they were during the 2008 financial crisis. You can see the effect of the pandemic right here in this video shot at lunchtime in downtown San Francisco<\/a> know hustle and no bustle. Some call it a ghost town. The proprietor of this flower stand says business is very slow traffic nobody, nobody wants to stop many storefronts are boarded up or gated shut and lots of windows have for lease signs posted. The cost of renting office and retail space is expected to get cheaper relative to inflation over the next 3 years because of coronavirus thats according to a survey of bay area and Southern California<\/a> commercial developers conducted by the atkins ucl a anderson forecast, although they are not as pessimistic when it comes to demand for industrial space and multifamily apartments the pandemic has tended to accentuate trends that were already there retail was already struggling that will continue and accelerate industry was booming already hitting the economy was growing a lot every single year the pandemic is of course put that little earlier are some of the family have always been a little bit more of a stay issued go because people have to have a place that they have offices the most interesting. Because you have a trend before for for a long time for smaller footprints. With a lot more communal space everybody working close together. Thats just a show right now chris foley is a San Francisco<\/a> based developer who expects this downturn to play out as other boom and bust cycles have in the bay area the world is not going to end. The only thing is going to happen is were actually get some rational construction pricing. When you get grants 3 of them more rational for residential. All of a sudden. In 6 1218 months. People are going to start saying the pandemic is over. Lets Start Building<\/a> again and then were going to go right through another cycle again, and it will be white hot in 7 years. One of the people behind the survey i spoke to says he expects the economy will recover and ultimately the commercial real estate sector will be fine. But not without a lot of pain hearst Maureen Kelly<\/a> kron 4 news. Still ahead tonight, a woman is shot and killed while driving with her kids in the backseat how they were saved from drowning in the sacramento river. And a 101 yearold world war 2 veteran is making his way through the bay area today. The story behind his a nationwide tour honoring one of the oldest world war 2 veterans has hit the bay area, a 101 vehicle caravan honoring a 101 yearold man named Sidney Walton<\/a> passed by San Francisco<\/a> city hall today eventually will make its way to sausalito but it started in san jose and thats where we find kron fours rob fladeboe who got to meet a veteran as part of his tour and hes standing by live now with details good evening, rob. Good evening justine yeah, you know it isnt every day you get to meet her a real live veteran of world war 2 there are that many left frankly, much less a 101 yearold veteran, but thats the whole idea behind this tour. Sidney walton is up to meet as many people as he can in all 50 states. Heres more. Well by a Police Escort<\/a> us out of a Motorcycle Club<\/a> and dozens of world war 2 era classic cars. The go sydney, no regrets tour set up for San Francisco<\/a> in sausalito after first setting out from san jose this morning. But not before the caravans namesake 101 yearold Sidney Walton<\/a> was honored by fellow veterans outside his hotel. Small token. Your service to our country. Of the 101 years old the Sidney Walton<\/a> can still carry it to you know the way to san jose and is the oldest world war 2 veterans Sidney Walton<\/a> is driving across the country with his son paul ambassadors for all world war 2 vets to build awareness of their dwindling numbers and the sacrifices they made the army you join the army 9 months before pearl harbor why did you join the army. What set down then and on february 11th 1919 walton broken ankle 90 was supposed to ship up to the battle of the bulge. He never heard from his unit again while serving in china, burma, india, as to why hes calling his latest mission than or regrets tour youve always told us about your regret that you never met civil war veterans. Right right you had a chance to meet civil war veterans is that right, yes, and you never do it and the and thats why are on tour meeting all 50 governors in all 50 states. Because. You dont you want to give everyone an opportunity to meet a world war 2 vet before its too late right. Right and thats why its called the no regrets tour. Right right right a sense of humor intact with the city says the best way to live to be 101 is to first get to 100 right dan a 101 years old and still going strong 32 states down 18 more to go live in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news. Rob thats so cool. You got to meet him. Has good days and bad days today, he wasnt quite as a as active as he normally is, he says he is real quick to bounce back youll just keep on going until he cant go anymore just the. Sounds like a plan, thank you so much rob. Next here at 5. 30 President Trump<\/a> is still brushing off reports that russia allegedly paid bounties to the taliban to kill us troops in afghanistan. Plus for tech ceos grilled on capitol hill in a congressional hearing. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle concerned with how much power. 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