Starts now. Good evening. Im julie julie haener and im mike mibach. We begin with some dangerous driving in the bay areas two most populated cities. In san jose, a cyclist was killed in a crash that shut down a major thoroughfare for hours. The suspect is now in custody and facing multiple charges. Ktvu south bay reporter jesse gary joins us now. Hes at the intersection of east capitol expressway and center road with the latest. Jesse, what can you tell us . Julie, good evening to you. And just within the past few minutes, San Jose Police telling us that suspect you mentioned was arrested with a weapon. He was tackled to the ground by bystanders until police could come and put the handcuffs on him. The intersection that was closed reopened around 130 this morning. This after a chaotic and congested morning following a collision that cost a cyclist his life. Reporter from sky fox, the mess littering the intersection of east capitol expressway and center road speaks to a collision and death. San jose police say was preventable. Every collision is preventable, right . Thats why they called them accidents. But its not really an action. Theres some type of vehicle code that was violated that if not violated, then the action would have occurred. Investigators say around 730 tuesday morning, the driver of this red pickup truck was moving at a high rate of speed westbound on capital expressway. He ran a red light and collided first with a cyclist and then with the driver of this white pickup truck, both of whom had a green light northbound on center road. The collision killed the cyclist and strewn debris across the intersection, shutting down traffic in all directions for hours. The bus did not, pick up my great grandson from school on time. She was like ten minutes late and she said it was a problem on capital and center. And after that i seen that, the traffic was all backing up. They were walking the street. Neighbor Esther Barron says this intersection is dangerous because drivers dont always stop for red lights. That, coupled with the three lanes of traffic in each direction on both capital and center and the turning lanes brings a large volume of vehicles to one point, sometimes at high speeds. Theyre always rushing to work and theres always a lot of kids around here because they go to school, police say the driver of the red pickup truck was arrested after the crash, and is facing multiple charges. The driver of the white pickup truck suffered nonlife threatening injuries. The cyclist was pronounced dead at the scene. I think everybody just needs to be aware. I think, road safety is everyones responsibility, so it includes being defensive on your own, right . Im not sure that theres a whole lot that the bicyclist could have done here, if youre following the rules of the road, somebody wasnt. And unfortunately, thats what occurred. The name of the cyclist will be released by the Santa Clara County medical examiner once his family is notified. Police say this is the 17th fatal collision of the year so far here in san jose. And city Officials Say while this is not the number one intersection for collisions, it is among the top intersections for collisions. Were live in the seven trees section of san jose this evening. Jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news. Julie, back up to you. All right jesse, thank you. And tonight in San Francisco, a man is in custody after police say he hit two people with his car in two separate incidents. One of the victims, a 14 Year Old Girl who was walking to school. Ktvu christian captain live tonight there at market and jones in the city where the story began with the car hitting a man and then taking off. Christian. Yeah, mike, we have been following this crazy story since this morning. If you take a look, here we are at the intersection of market and jones. And if you look carefully, you can see some of the burnout left possibly by that incident here this morning. It all began here when that driver hit an urban alchemy worker. Police say that that same driver then went on to hit a 14 Year Old Girl near her school. A wild chase and two hit and runs ended with a collision here at embarcadero and green street in San Francisco. But police say the story started here at the intersection of jones and market. At around 7 50 a. M. Police say a driver in a white mustang was spinning donuts in this intersection and collided with a worker from urban alchemy, then sped away. Police responded to the area and say the victim was taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. Investigators also say that a witness was able to provide detailed information about the white mustang, including a license plate number. Later on, at approximately 920, officers observed the suspect vehicle continuing, continuing to drive recklessly and committing multiple vehicle violations. Police say those officers tried to pull over the mustang, but instead of stopping, the driver sped off with officers in pursuit. That pursuit led to Francisco Middle School, where the driver of the mustang hit a 14 Year Old Girl crossing in the crosswalk. The pursuing officers stopped to help that girl. She, too, was taken to the hospital with what were hearing were nonlife threatening injuries. San francisco unified schools released a statement reading in part, quote this morning, a Francisco Middle School student was struck by a car while walking in the crosswalk on their way to class. At around 9 30 a. M, the student was in stable condition and with their family. Officers say continuing to pursue the mustang was too dangerous. The driver too erratic and too careless. Its based on the fact that the individual fled the scene after hitting a pedestrian, and continued to drive recklessly and failed to stop at another vehicle collision involving a juvenile pedestrian. He posed a risk to the public. Officers say the suspect ultimately crashed at embarcadero and green, about three quarters of a mile from where he struck that 14 Year Old Girl. Officers say they were then able to arrest him. Investigators say he, too, was transported to the hospital with injuries. They say were not related to the multiple crashes in which they say he was involved. In. At this point, investigators arent releasing the name of that driver or saying where hes from. They say multiple felony charges are pending. Live in San Francisco, Christien Kafton ktvu fox two news. All right, christian, thank you for that. A fire blew right through an Apartment Building in oakland this afternoon. It was first reported at 130 at the corner of sixth avenue and east eighth street. Dozens of firefighters responded. They were able to get this one under control in just about 90 minutes. The flames spread to a nearby Single Family home, both buildings suffering significant damage, no injuries reported and no word how many people have been displaced. The cause is not yet known. New at five tonight, the Alameda County das office said that Holding People accountable is its highest priority as it released its annual report today. Da pamela price said in her first year in office, prosecutors saw a slight rise in the number of reports from local Law Enforcement. At just under 12,000. About 63 of those resulted in a case being filed. The office said they are working to provide data on specific charges and outcomes, but price said that cases resolved through the Alameda CountyNarcotics Task force rose from 66 in 20 22 to 80 7 in 2023. We know that this is an important moment for the residents of Alameda County who have just barely begun to see the work that we are doing and that we will continue to do to protect public safety. Price also touted a new organized retail theft team that started in 2023 with a 2 million grant from the governor. This report comes as the District Attorney is facing a recall fueled by claims that the office is not pursuing maximum charges in cases of Violent Crime happening now, new protests in some major cities across the country calling on the Israeli Government not to move forward with its invasion of rafah. Tonight, sky fox was overhead. One of those rallies in uc berkeley, sproul plaza, the demonstration involving a few hundred people here, as you can see, began just around 4 00 this afternoon. No word on how long its going to continue. Israel is under more scrutiny from protesters across the country after rejecting a cease fire deal that hamas had accepted. The Israeli Government said the proposal did not meet its demands. Today, university of Chicago Police began clearing a propalestinian encampment at the schools hyde park campus. So far, there have been no reports of injuries or arrests. Tensions rose over the weekend between propalestinian supporters and counterprotests. Others who have displayed israeli flags on the quad. Officials say the protest had crossed a line and caused concerns concerns rather about safety. Also, protests continue at George Washington university. Thats where students are preparing in case police come to arrest them. Today they were seen practicing locking arms and dead waiting across the country. An estimated 2600 people have been arrested since these protests began last month. The white house is urging israel not to move forward with the rafah offensive. Even so, President Biden, doubling down on his support for israel and strongly condemning antisemitism. Foxs Rebecca Castro reports on the president s speech at a Holocaust Memorial ceremony, and how the us support for israel is dividing many here in america. Never again simply translated for me means never forget President Biden vowing to never forget the 6 million jews killed during world war two, and those killed by hamas on october 7th during a holocaust day of remembrance ceremony on capitol hill. The president also took aim at protests popping up on College Campuses around the country, some of which have featured hateful rhetoric towards jews. There is no place on any campus in america, any place in america, for antisemitism or hate speech. As israels war with hamas continues, President Biden reiterated his ironclad support for the jewish state even as its military moves into the city of rafah, something the president has tried to deter israel from doing. This appears to be a limited operation, but of course, it that much of that depends on what comes next. Israels actions in rafah and the president s support is also causing divisions on capitol hill. And some democrats are calling on President Biden to take a tougher stance. My great hope is that we that the United States and that the president does not allow this horrific tragedy to happen with us support. It appears that hamas has consolidated itself in that one section of rafah. This is an opportunity for israel to take out that infrastructure. As the Israeli Military continues its operation in rafah, delegations from israel and hamas are in egypt, continuing discussions on a proposed cease fire. But its unclear if the two sides are close to an agreement in washington. Rebecca kaster ktvu, fox two news. Uc berkeley has reportedly opened a civil rights investigation into a confrontation between a law professor and a student. It happened last month during a dinner at the private home of dean Erwin Chemerinsky in an incident that went viral, cell phone video captured one of the students grabbing a microphone to speak in support of garza. Thats when the deans wife, law professor kathryn fiske, tried to take the microphone away from that student who accused fiske of violating her First Amendment rights. The council on American Islamic relations issued a statement praising the universitys decision to investigate the incident. Tiktok is suing the Us Government over a law that would force the apps chinese owner to sell the company or face a ban here in the us, the lawsuit claims. The law, passed last month, violates the First Amendment by effectively denying millions of americans access to an app they use to share their views. Us lawmakers say theyre concerned tiktoks parent company, bytedance, could share sensitive user data with the chinese government. In the last hour, we did speak with legal analyst and law professor Jessica Levinson about whether tiktok has a legitimate case. I think the first question is, what are we going to treat this as . Is this truly a ban . Because because what the Us Government has said is divest or its a ban. And so the first question is, is that divestment a true choice . Will a court say that this isnt a ban . The lawsuit will likely further delay any momentum towards a ban of tiktok heartbreak in the east bay, after a mother and 911 dispatcher is killed by an alleged drunk driver ahead at 530. What those who knew her best say they will remember the most. Plus is this possibly one of the solutions to the mass transit problem of getting people to ride it and ride it more often . It may well be, and its happening in the east bay. And up next is San Francisco actually making progress on its homeless encampments. People living in the city weigh in on whether the new numbers reflect the reality. 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I would say its just the same old, you know, the same amount of homelessness and issues that have always been here. The Mayors Office credits the decline in the number of tents on city streets to their outreach efforts. The city was also given more Legal Authority to clear tents in encampments. When the ninth Circuit Court of appeals said San Francisco could compel people not to sleep or camp in public areas if they had them a shelter bed. City Officials Say 60 of the time people declined that offer after more than one year without a Permanent Police chief, oaklands new chief starts this weekend, mayor shengtao said. 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. Mayor tao tells us 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 that 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. But the mayor says more needs to be done this comes as the city is promoting positive aspects of the city through various types of media to fight the perception of high crime in oakland. The city of richmond is now considering a resolution which urges the state of california to replace pg and e as the states main supplier of electricity. The Richmond City council scheduled a vote tonight on this resolution. Supporters of the resolution say they want a nonprofit called Golden State Energy to take over. Prior to this vote, supporters say they will present Research Showing problems with pg and e, including the impacts of pg and e fueled wildfires and utility shutoffs, and increasing electricity rates. As more and more people return to work, the commute becomes ever more unbearable, especially in the more remote suburbs. Ktvu is tom vacar shows us a homegrown solution that will soon be under construction in contra costa county. Thank you. At san ramons bishop ranch roadhouse tuesday, the ninth annual redefining mobility summit showed off what it calls the Autonomous Vehicle of the future and the star of the sho