Here. Im Julian Glover and im ahmad daetz. Our interview with the da comes as shes facing a recall effort from critics who accuse her of being soft on crime. Abc7 News Reporter antar hassan met with price to discuss her first nine months in office and the work shes done. So far. Hes joining us live now. Answer julian omar. Good evening. As you mentioned, da price has only been in office for about nine months. She says to those who say shes been soft on crime, too, she points to the 8000 cases that have already been charged. As for the recall, she tells me shes being targeted. How would you sort of describe the experience thus far . Its an adventure. Its a great adventure. We came into a situation that was highly unstable and ill prepared for the change that was about to come. What has followed Alameda CountyDistrict Attorney pamela price just nine months into the job, has been criticized and backlash for being soft on crime and now a recall effort. But to her critics, she reminds them that she was elected on a campaign of criminal justice reform. If you go today to Alameda County juvenile hall, you will only find black and brown children there. And theres a lot of reasons for that. But one of the challenges is that i have taken on and that i believe i was elected to take on as District Attorney is to eradicate the racial disparities. Da price says shes been reviewing county charging practices such as doing away with enhancements, which she says. Alameda county voters want as well enhance. Agents have been shown to be racially biased and applied in a racially biased way, and enhancements as nationally as people have looked at enhancements, they do not find that the longer sentence actually deters crime. Da price says she wants to make it clear that reducing enhancements or special circumstances, such as in the case of jasper wu doesnt mean crimes are going unpunished. Jasper woox is the child who was killed by stray bullets on i80. The wu family has raised concerns about da prices sentencing when the media said she dropped the special circumstances that that part was true. But what they did not say was that we never dropped the gun or the gang enhancements. The two men charged with murder in the case each faced more than 150 years behind bars. But concerns about sentencing have led to a recall effort. We know that the people who lost the election didnt want us to be here. We challenged and defeated the status quo. And so, yes, im very much a target. Da price says theyre currently reviewing 2500 cases that are eligible for re sentencing under the New CaliforniaRacial Justice act. And she says they will continue to press ahead. Im just proud of the job that we walked in here with. No support, no transition plan, no soft landing. And yet weve managed to thrive. And a price will continue to participate in Community Meetings as a town hall tomorrow in fremont at niles discovery church. Thats starts at 6 30 p. M. Back to you in answer, we know da price recently hired 100 new staff members. Can you tell us more about what those folks will be doing in yeah. Da price says, you know, part of what shes doing adding 100 new jobs in such a short amount of time is also a sign of her commitment at some of the things that they will be doing is to expand the felony trial team. Also to increase prosecutorial support for the Oakland Police department and also assigning a seasoned deputy to advise them. So some of the things that she will continue to work on reporting live on san hassan, abc seven news. Well continue to watch it. Thank you. Answer. A track coach and Communications Teacher at Diablo Valley College is facing charges for alleged pimping. One of the accusers is a student. 39 year old Kyle Lee Whitmore appeared in court today. He faces nine felony charges, including pandering and pimping and Human Trafficking involving two women. Hes currently being held without bail at the martinez detention facility in contra costa county. Sheriffs deputies arrested him last thursday. Whitmore is a track coach and Communications Instructor at dvc. The student accuser told authorities at the college about whitmore, which led to the investigation and arrest. Authorities say whitmore has no criminal history. From what i understand, this is possibly a first time offense. I mean, i dont know the details of the case beyond whats in the complaint. Whitmore has been placed on administrative leave. Happening now in San Francisco, a group advocating for safer streets for pedestrians is gathering near oracle park. At the site where a four Year Old Girl was killed. One month ago. Walk sf is distributing fliers encouraging people to email city leaders to push for safer intersections. Now the driver charged in that crash at fourth in king streets was in court yesterday. Police say 71 year old Karen Cartagena hit and killed that girl who was being pushed in a stroller. Shes pleaded not guilty to vehicular manslaughter. Crews removed the turn lane on one of the turn lanes on Fourth Street to make that intersection safer. But advocates are calling for pedestrian only phases of the turn signal, among other safety improvements. One of the biggest retailers left at San Francisco center is suing the owners of the mall, American Eagle claims management didnt do enough to curb crime. The lawsuit filed by the fashion brand cites more than 100 significant security incidents at American Eagle. San Francisco Center store between may of last year and this year. Earlier this summer, the malls former operator, westfield, blamed crime for declining sales. When it was announced it had defaulted on a 558 million loan and handed over San Franciscos center to its lender in San Francisco, hundreds of Property Owners are dealing with the damage from the water and mud after a water main break flooded the area late sunday night. Crews continue to repair a giant sinkhole that opened up at green and fillmore streets after the area flooded on union street. The owner of marina submarine has Surveillance Video showing that water rushing into this business. The whole basement is flooded. Even the sidewalk, you know, the water went between the cracks and there is an office downstairs and theres a basement. Its all flooded. I have a lot of equipment such as like freezers. You know, i have fridges and i have a lot of inventory downstairs. Now, i have to toss everything you feel for those Business Owners down the street. Two smaller holes have opened up in the ground today. The road closure is impacting foot traffic for shops that rely on walk in customers and some nearby residents say they are still without running water. Pga is shopping for new technology that could speed up the process of burying power lines underground. Its first ever pitch fest in san ramon even included a company that was featured on shark tank. Abc7 News ReporterLeslie Brinkley talked to some people who were making pitches. See those dangling power lines . There are 25,000 miles of above ground power lines in northern california. The pga wants to bury 10,000 miles of them in the next decade with the focus on fire threat areas. But its a notorious, slow and expensive process. So pga heard pitches today from Nine Companies with inventions that could speed it up. Its the utilitys first pitch fest on the heels of a summer innovation summit, 600 contenders were whittled down to this weeks 54 finalists. So the big advantages to having the lines underground and is making the system more reliable so youre less potential to have weather related events. So less outages. Its safer in the fact that you would have reduced wildfire risk. So were not subjected to having lightning strikes on our lines or having trees fall into the lines. The biggest challenge in the bay area is finding space to put the lines underground. Theres Ground Penetrating radar right, that can go and look under the ground at obstacles. And then theres the export of that, the data. So that you can see before you dig , hey, theres a pipe there. Theres a boulder there. There will not be any delays in finding out or hitting a pole or an underground line or a cable finish. Projects on time and reduce cost. Other ideas discussed include how to manage the dirt from digging and using more resilient new materials. Currently the process that theyre using right now is extremely labor intensive and material intensive. Mark melni pitched his product on shark tank today. It was pgandes, he claims what takes them an hour could currently be reduced to a few minutes with a simplified connector. It is a three step, four step process compared to a 50 to 54 step process. Shefs. Pg and hopes to bury 350 miles of underground line by the end of this year. Right now, they are digging in san mateo, woodside and concord along kirker pass road. Im leslie brinkly, abc7 news. The San Jose City council will vote today on a tentative Labor Agreement announced in august. But the mayor continues to distance himself from that deal. Mayor matt mehan says the agreement could come at the expense of the citys overall budget. Last month the City Council Approved agreements with two unions representing nearly 4500 city workers, preventing a strike that threatened to disrupt basic city services. Mayor mehan held a News Conference ahead of todays vote, saying approval of the new Labor Agreement could lead to, quote, extremely painful cuts in other areas. I refuse to sign up for and endorse horse races that are unsustainable. That put us in a in a position of potentially having to lay folks off and require reductions in the years ahead. Mehan estimates the new deal could add up to 20 million in additional cost to san joses general fund within the next three years. Coming up, could there be a possible Supreme Court legal battle on the horizon . Were going to tell you about the gun control action taken today in sacramento and its impact on concealed carry rules. Abcs seven news at five. Well b stop turned into a violent encounter and left him badly beaten. The former officers faced numerous federal charges, including Excessive Force and failure to intervene. Tyree nichols should be alive today. No one in this country should have to bury a loved one because of police violence. S the Justice Department will never stop working to fill fulfill our duty to protect the American People from excessive and unlawful use of force by officials acting under color of law. The former officers also face state charges, including Second Degree murder. Californians over the age of 21 will be allowed to carry concealed handguns with some restrictions. They have to complete a Training Course and cannot carry concealed weapons at places like schools, playgrounds or parks. State lawmakers passed the legislation today in response to a Supreme Court ruling last year. The high court invalidated gun laws in eight states, including california, over the freedom to possess guns in public. Coming up, the newest line of products from apple was unveiled today. Were going to tell you about all the special features prices and what you need to know about charging ports on the new devices every business deserves a great deal. Thats why comcast business is launching the mobile made free event. 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Features include the best zoom ever for an iphone camera and even a way to call for Roadside Service without having a phone signal. Abc7 news south bay reporter Dustin Dorsey got to test out the latest models. Heres what stood out to him. The familiar fall time buzz surrounded the apple campus in cupertino for the debut of the all new apple watch series nine and iphone 15. Their innovative features and Industry Leading Technology edges help improve our lives in so many meaningful and delightful ways. The apple watch series nine costs 399. The first apple product considered carbon neutral. And now you can control your apple watch almost hands free by just tapping your index finger and thumb. You can answer phone calls. Scroll through your dock and more. It uses a Machine Learning algorithm to detect the unique signature of tiny movements and changes in blood flow. When your hand and fingers perform a double tap. It has a lot of potential. Even more potential. I think that theyre even hinting at from an iphone standpoint, i think they really did a nice job of adding functionality. The iphone 15 and 15 pro offers new features like a new Action Button on the pro that you could set shortcuts to control your phone as well as the ability to request roadside assistance through triple a. Even without a signal, youll never see Steven Spielberg or someone like that make a movie about someone stranded on a Desert Island because it will just never happen again. Because the new iphones have really eliminated that possibility. Of all the new features that were most excited about, especially while shooting on an iphone comes behind with the all new camera on the iphone 15 pro, the 48 mega pixel lens offers the equivalent of seven camera lenses in one with five x zoom the longest optical zoom yet at 120mm. If youre at that taylor swift concert, you want to get as close as you can. And five x zoom is like getting 1,000 more expensive seat. I mean, there wasnt really anything that i think that it would stop the world. But from an iterative change standpoint, i think theyre doing a lot of interesting, practical things. The one negative some consider is the new charging ports. All usbc apple is moving away from the previous lightning cables to streamline devices. The iphone 15 base model costs 7. 99 and the iphone 15 pro cost 9. 99. Preorders can be made now and theyll be available in stores next friday in cupertino. Dustin dawsey, abc, abc7 news. All right. You know, some people are going to be rushing out to get their new iphone. Exactly. And finally you wont have to have like five different cables, right . Thats nice. Yeah, i appreciate that. All right, lets get a check on our weather. Abc 70 meteorologist sandy patel is here with that forecast. Hey, sandy. Hi there. Yeah. And julian and omar, the forecast is looking good today. Temperatures came down, the winds came up. Let me show you some live pictures from our tower cameras. And you can see just a lovely mix of sun and fog out there. Right now. The winds are steady, 27 miles an hour are coming off the ocean in San Francisco. So breezy out there. So if you are stepping out, you may need to bundle up as we go hour by hour, 6 00 tonight, 20 to 25 mile an hour winds. They pick up a bit along the coast at 9 p. M. Over 30 miles an hour. And then the winds will drop off in the overnight hours. And then tomorrow afternoon, itll be another breezy one, but not quite as strong as today. The upside to the onshore winds. We have good air quality across the entire bay area. And as we look at a live picture from our san rafael camera, it is a sunny view. Good air quality will continue the next three days for any outdoor activities. A trough to our north