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Transcripts For KTVU KTVU 20240703

Good afternoon, im greg lee. We begin with that breaking news in San Francisco. Sky fox live overhead here along the embarcadero San Francisco fire confirming to us a 14 year old was hit by a car outside Francisco Middle School. Lets get right to ktvu. S Christien Kafton. Christian, what have you learned so far . Yeah, not a whole lot of details as this is a developing story as we speak right now. Now, this is where that crash occurred and this series of events ended. If you take a look here, you can see that this gray volvo, you might be able to see some debris on the ground. This is where that white mustang ended up crashing into this vehicle. We may have video of that to show you right now. Police say that this crash here was part of a chaotic morning. From what we understand, this same white mustang was involved in at least two hit and runs. Now, police say the mustang was involved in a hit and run in the tenderloin this morning, injuring a pedestrian. Police tell us that that happened earlier this morning at around eight or so, then involved in a separate hit and run, striking a 14 Year Old Girl at nearby Francisco Middle School. Were hearing that that may have happened sometime after nine. Now, at this point, we dont have the conditions of those who were hit, nor do we have much information on the suspect who was behind the wheel, other than the fact that that driver was taken into custody. Now, this, as we said, is a developing story. Were looking for more information on this. Weve reached out to San Francisco police and we are just about to head over to Francisco Middle School to find out more about this 14 Year Old Girl who was struck. But again, the highlights from what we understand, this same white mustang involved in two separate hit and run incidents ending with a crash here on the embarcadero at green. We will continue to follow developments here on this story and provide them to you on air and online. But for now, we are live on the embarcadero in San Francisco, Christien Kafton ktvu fox two news. All right, christian, thank you. Developing news now in the south bay, San Jose Police are investigating a fatal crash at the intersection of capital expressway and center road. Police say around 730 this morning, the driver of a red pickup truck was heading west on the expressway when he ran a red light plowing into a bicyclist and a white truck you see there who were both headed north. Police say the bicyclist died at the scene. No other injuries have been reported. The driver of the red truck here has been taken into custody. No word on any charges. It is still a very active investigation that is expected to take several hours. Authorities have blocked off seven trees boulevard to tours road in both directions. Center road from south side drive to singleton road is also blocked off in both directions. Police are asking people to avoid the area and use alternate routes. New at noon, tiktok is suing the Us Government and accuses a new law of violating free speech rights. The lawsuit argues a bill passed last month to force the apps chinese owners to sell or risk a national ban is unconstitutional. All us Lawmakers Said theyre concerned china could access data on americans or spy on them with the app. The anticipated lawsuit will likely further delay a multi year effort by the Us Government to ban tiktok. Adult film star Stormy Daniels took the stand and former president Donald Trumps criminal trial this morning. Prosecutors say trump falsified Business Records to cover up a payment of 130,000 to daniels to keep her from talking about an alleged affair ahead of the 2016 election, before heading into court this morning. Trump said there was no fraud. You pay a lawyer expenses payments. We didnt put it down as construction costs. The purchase of sheetrock, the electrical cost, the Legal Expense that we paid was put down as Legal Expense and everyone is saying, oh, gee, thats the fraud. Thats what theyre trying to get us on the fact that we call ilLegal Expense a Legal Expense. This afternoon, the judge also denied trumps lawyers request for a mistrial in court yesterday, the judge warned mr. Trump that he could face jail time if he continues to violate a gag order. San Francisco City leaders say according to their latest count, there are now fewer tents and encampments on city streets. But there is skepticism about whether that means theres been any improvement in the number of People Living on the streets. Ktvu allie rasmus joins us to explain the Citys Department on homelessness counted the number of tents, temporary structures and encampments in San Francisco last month and found the number declined by 41 from last summer. 360 tents and structures this april, down from 609. There was a lot last couple of months, i think reducing more or less noticed fewer tents. Yes. I dont believe that. I feel like it increased. I would say its just the same old, you know, the same amount of homelessness and issues that have always been here. Overnight outside civic auditorium, we saw a single tent pitched and dozens of people on the ground in sleeping bags. This 33 year old man from pleasanton told us hes been homeless in San Francisco for the past three years. He says every morning just before five, San Francisco police and department of public works crews tell him to pack up his belongings. Hes been offered a spot in a shelter before. Ive been to a couple of shelters and i didnt like how they were. Its like a joke. So why . Whats wrong with them, they give for a bed. It was just a chair. So, like, youre slanted a certain way the whole entire time. They flash flashlight in your eyes every hour doing the check. The Mayors Office says they believe the 41 decline in the number of tents on city streets is because of their outreach efforts. In january, the city was also given more Legal Authority to clear tents when the ninth Circuit Court of appeals said San Francisco could compel people not to sleep or camp in public areas if they offered them a shelter bed. According to the city, 60 of the time people declined the offer. The coalition on homelessness, which sued the city for its policies on encampments, released a statement in response to the citys report. It reads in part, a reduction in tents does not necessarily mean a reduction in homelessness. Homelessness only decreases when more housing is available. There is still great unmet need with long wait lists for shelter and housing. End quote. Now this count was for tents and encampments, not people. The official count of unhoused people in the city is done every two years. The last one was done in 2022, and the data from that showed that there were more than 7700 unhoused people in San Francisco. So the data from this years count is expected to be released sometime in the next month. In San Francisco. Ali rasmus, ktvu, fox two news after more than one year without a Permanent Police chief, oaklands new chief starts this weekend. Mayor shengtao says chief floyd mitchells First Official day on the job will be this saturday. A public swearing in ceremony will take place on another date, which has yet to be set. We spoke with mayor tao earlier on mornings on two the nine, she says. Mitchell is already working with interim chief Darren Allison to go over procedures and the departments Crime Reduction strategies. Of course, ceasefire is the strategy that were operating off of. We know it works. You know, we have homicides are down by 17. We want to continue that roadmap. And so with that being said, hes already being trained up in all of these different strategies. The first order is Crime Reduction. Yeah. The latest data shows crime is down in oakland, 33 overall compared to 2023. Homicides are down 17. Rape is down 21, and burglaries have decreased by 50. However, the number of robberies have increased by 11, according to mayor tao. The Police Department is hyper focused on bringing the number of robberies down. Were still up by 6 in robberies, but that is that has flattened since february. So february we were double that number. So we are seeing the trend coming down. Were going to continue to focus on that. And again you know we know that overall crime is down. And but the next step that im working towards is the sense of feeling safe. The mayor also says the city is promoting positive aspects of the city through various types of media to fight the perception of high crime in oakland. Happening tonight, the San Jose Earthquakes will take on the oakland roots at paypal park. Its the first ever bay area derby between the two professional soccer teams. Ktvu james torres previews the matchup and explains why theyre facing off back in 2021. Major League Soccers San Jose Earthquakes played a preseason friendly against United Soccer Leagues oakland roots. It ended in a three two win for the quakes. Tonight, they play again for the first time in competitive play under the u. S. Open cup. This game matters tonight. The open cup is a nationwide tournament full of professional and amateur soccer teams, with 96 teams to start the competition, only 32 are left and this draw sees the quakes host the roots. Roots head coach gavin glinton, who just took over last week, looks forward to the challenge of home field advantage. Thats their home. Theyre very, very comfortable. Theyre theyre a very dynamic team. We know how good they are, you know, its going to be a really tough match for us on the on the best of days. And obviously in a competitive of, matchup and obviously the first one in the bay its huge. Everybodys going to be up for it. Both teams are struggling in their league play but just came off big results over the weekend. While introducing big signings for the roots, a22 draw against sacramento as they look to see if they can debut their newest star, former u. S. International and mls veteran striker dom dwyer. The cup is a very special competition, has a lot of history, you know, and its a great opportunity for the club. You know, its a local rivalry and youre playing against a bigger club in a higher league. And its exciting. You know, its an opportunity for the guys. So theyre looking forward to it. For san jose they just won huge over lafc at levis stadium in front of a crowd of more than 40,000 fans. There we saw the first of their newest signing, 23 year old hernan lopez, the kin of the late great diego maradona. Head coach Luchi Gonzalez will likely have him on the field tonight. Were going to be, mindful of the few things were going to put the team that we know is going to be the best in this moment on tuesday to represent us at a high level, because this is a game we take personally. Its a local derby. Yeah. You know, its a local type of rivalry. And were super excited for the opportunity to play oakland. Winner moves on to the final 16 of the tournament. Loser has to wait for better luck next year. Either way, both sides want the bay area to show out, but mentally youve got to be prepared because oakland is going to come and fight. Its a its a no brainer, right . Youve got to youve got a cup competition. David versus goliath with the first match between the two professional teams in the bay area, i mean, i yeah, it sells itself. Kickoff is at 7 p. M. 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Ktvu is amber lee talked to one of the witnesses and his mother soon after boarding the 29 bus on his way home from lowell high school, a 14 year old vietnamese american student stood just a few feet away from a man sitting at the back of the bus who went on a rant. The teen asked us not to show his face. He was screaming like multiple racial slurs against asians. Using the c slur. He said things like, these people are ruining america and they should go back to their country. I felt pretty shocked. At the same time, i felt pretty fearful because because i didnt want to do something that would, like, trigger him or offend him, the student says. A latina teenager and a young caucasian woman tried to intervene, and the situation escalated. At one point, he, he pulled out a taser and turned it on and pointed it at her. The muni driver pulled over along sunset near taraval, and all the passengers ran off the bus. The driver called 911, but Police Officers were not able to locate the man who caused the chaos. The teens mother wants to raise awareness. I think its the only way that we can help prevent it for someone else. I mean, right now the suspect is still at large. The sfmta says it does have Surveillance Video of the incident and has turned it over to police. A spokesperson for the Transit Agency said we do not tolerate crime, harassment and attacks of hate on muni and we thank the riders who reported this to us as quickly. Reporting incidents of crime and harassment helps us begin our investigation immediately and help sfpd identify a suspect. They should, have them arrested and he shouldnt just be roaming around freely. The teen says hes grateful to the two people who tried to intervene. They were very brave for doing that, and i respect them a lot. Police tell me theyre investigating this incident, but declined to release Surveillance Video or an image of the man in San Franciscos sunset district. Amber lee, ktvu, fox two news a jury in Santa Clara County will decide the market value of property thats needed for a future bart station in downtown san jose. Thats after an attempt at mediation failed between the owner of the property and the Santa Clara Valley transportation authority. A vta appraiser says the property is worth nearly 9 million. The Property Owners appraiser says its worth 17 million. That case will now be sent to a jury. All right. Now to our weather. It is a beautiful start to the day and a warm up is headed our way. Lets check in with meteorologist rosemary oroczo. Hi, rosemary. Hi, greg. Yes, a nice one this afternoon. Eventually going to be a little toasty for some mid to upper 80s in the forecast for the days ahead. Not today. Today we are slightly warmer than yesterday giving you a live look here over San Francisco, the Golden Gate Bridge, plenty of blue sky after a little bit of a chill in the air this morning. Temperatures ranging from upper 50s right now to upper 60s in the inner east bay of concord. We have 65 degrees in the north bay of napa, san jose. Hello to you. As 65 temperatures in most areas up by a couple degrees in novato, petaluma, napa, concord, even by 4 or 5 degrees or so as we take our eyes towards the north bay, santa rosa, and along the peninsula, weve got palo alto up by five, Half Moon Bay up by two. The winds expected to pick up a little bit this afternoon. Onshore breeze right now at oakland reporting a 14mph where the as game is getting ready to get underway there. Napa and onshore breeze at seven. And as i back up here showing you why we remain kind o

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