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we begin tonight with some breaking news out of hayward. a police officer is in the hospital along with the suspect. police say the suspect was hurt after the officer opened fire. at this point unclear what prompted this officer-involved shooting. we do know it happened on hewitt place not far from tenneyson high school. at this point we don't know how the officer was hurt, only that it is a non-life-threatening injury. we do have a crew headed to the scene andof you more information as we learn it. also tonight, a 93-year-old woman is in the hospital after
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an unthinkable crime in the east bay. >> she was knocked to the ground during a purse snatching. her hip broken. investigators are closing in on her aattacker. terry mcsweeney is in concord at sun valley mall. >> reporter: it happened right here in this parking lot at the bank of america near sun valley mall. 93-year-old ann peterson and her 63-year-old friend had their purses ripped right off their shoulders and seriously injured. but tonight police are saying they found something out here. it could help them solve this crime. ann peterson has seen lots of things in her 93 years but never anything like this. broad daylight last friday afternoon, a 63-year-old friend oes courting peterson towards this bank of america. suddenly someone from behind grabs both of their purses, races to his car and drives off, leaving peterson on the ground with a broken hip. >> that poor lady. she was on the ground. she couldn't get up. there was several bank employees came out to help her out.
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>> reporter: the suspect described as 6'3", large build, bald with a goatee, possibly a pacific islander who inadvert t inadvertently heched police before the crime. >> he made the mistake of going inside the bank. there's several surveillance cameras set up through there. so we think we have a really good image of the suspect. >> reporter: tonight peterson's son tells me his mom is a 45-year resident of concord and is hospitalized after surgery for her broken hip. her 63-year-old escort is fine. >> that's crazy just because, you know, normally you don't really hear that too much around, especially in concord. it's like a nice and very like friendly area. >> i'm depositing money at night and i'm the only one here, and everybody is like, you know, it's not like i can have security coming here to escort me. >> reporter: i have seen those pictures that police have from inside this bank, and they are crystal clear. police plan to release them to the public tomorrow. live in concord, terry
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mcsweeney, nbc bay area news. >> we will then release those pictures for our viewers as well. new at 11:00, a scary situation for a woman getting gas in the east bay. two people threatened to kill her if she didn't give them money. this happened at the station in hercules on friday night. that woman was there with her kids, and says another car pulled up alongside her. the male driver pulled out a gun and demanded money. >> that happened and i told my girls, cover your head. go down. go down. cover your head. >> no money was actually taken. the man with a female passenger sped off in a 1997 toyota camry. it escalated quickly, a suspected car thief turns his car towards san francisco police officers, sending one running for safety and another officer firing at the car. nbc bay area's jean elle joins us live in the city where tonight that incident is raising questions about the use of force and body cameras at sfpd. jean? >> reporter: jessica, no one was hurt in that officer-involved
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shooting, but tonight the officer's actions are under review. police body camera video shows the tense moments. officers attempt to arrest a car burglary suspect. on may 11th, police say he drove at an officer and hit two sfpd patrol cars as he led police on a chase. a short time later, her shell hail was under arrest. at a community meeting tonight, the incident is raising questions about officers following department procedures that don't allow officers to shoot at moving cars and require officers to turn cameras on. >> we have to look at whether or not that was a reasonable deviation. >> reporter: surveillance video shows an officer running onto the sidewalk as hale's car drives by. another officer fired two shots at the moving car as it sped off. no one was hit. the officer who fired didn't have his camera on. other officers activated their cameras during the pursuit in
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time to see hale's car hit another patrol car as he speeds away. >> definitely we haven't gotten it perfect yet. there's been times they should have been on when there weren't. >> reporter: the police commissioner agrees improvements can be made. >> we'll take discipline action before people really start understanding it, but you have to understand they're in the moment. >> reporter: final decisions about disciplinary action may be delayed. the police commission is currently not meeting because it doesn't have enough sworn members. jean elle, nbc bay area news. we have some more breaking news to share with you. this time it's out of antioch. we want to let you know that all lanes of westbound highway 4 at hillcrest are closed for what the chp is calling a major crash. here's what we know. up to four cars are involved, and there are major injuries. we're showing you a location right there. right now that area so bad that three helicopters are landing on the highway to take patients
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from that car crash to the hospital hospital. you can see the red on the map. that's the area where the highway is closed. we do have a crew on the way to the scene. we'll bring you updates as soon as we get them. again, a big accident happening on highway 4. as soon as we get more information about those injuries, we'll tweet the details out. elon musk says it's unfair that tesla crashes are so widely reported and discussed. but the issue isn't necessarily the car crash. it's the technology that might be involved. keith leung was killed when his tesla model s crashed into a pond near san ramon. the car data will reveal if he was driving on the autopilot mode. the 34-year-old musician from the east bay was found buckled into his driver's seat yesterday with the car in that pond. his friends say he lived for music and worked as a chemical engineer to fund his passion. >> i remember when he first got the car, and then he showed it to me, and he was so happy.
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he was really proud of that car. >> a tesla spokesperson tells us they are still collecting facts about this crash. elon musk tonight tweeting a thank you to all the people who support tesla. a terrifying new look at the frantic minutes and hours as last year's north bay wildfires broke out. the video you're looking at is from hundreds of hours of police body camera. obtained by the bay area news group. those multiple views capturing the panic and the confusion of people awakened by police pounding at their doors. >> get in my car, ma'am. get in my car. >> it's so terrifying. >> you can hear the agony in that woman's voice. also recorded, police confronting a stubborn homeowner who wanted to stay and fight the fire on their own. you can hear officers eventually convincing the man to leave, telling him he was putting way too many people's other lives at
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risk. power lines are believed to be the cause of some of the north bay fires. tonight as fire season draws closer, power poles are under extra scrutiny. if they're old, poorly maintained, they can start a fire. state regulators spent the day pointing out problem poles in the south bay. the california public utilities commission wants to establish a statewide database in an effort to keep up with the power pole maintenance. within the past 20 minutes, a controversial decision in palo alto. it's angering a lot of people. cell phone towers have been approved. the city council just now approving a proposal to install small verizon cell nodes on utility poles around the city. opponents worry that it's going to drive down home values. also a concern, possible health risks from radiation. but supporters say the city needs to upgrade lagging cell service. >> i also cannot work at home because i cannot get calls from work on my cell. >> we have right to privacy and
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safety. these cell phone towers 15 to 50 feet from our house will not do that. >> palo alto is reimbursed by verizon for the entire cost of the installation. the company also will pay the city about $230 a year to rent the space on each pole. more national headlines for oakland mayor libby schaaf. this time she's under attack by a congressman from wo. republican congressman steve king is proposing legislation that would make it a crime to tip off undocumented immigrant of ice raids. she says her goal was to give immigrant families information about their rights. time is running out. if you want to register to vote for the june election, you've got about 45 minutes to do it. the deadline to register online is midnight. you can register in person up until election day, june 5th. it's easy to do. we've posted a link on our website, nbcbayarea.com. still ahead here at 11:00,
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keeps getting worse. dramatic new video of that volcano on the big island. the new health threat that is spewing tonight. did you feel like you were risking your life? >> i knew that i was risking my life. >> new undercover video shows sea life mangled and killed off the california coast. fishermen say they need the nets to make a living. we untangle the controversy next. i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. fog rolling in now, but we're talking about shower chances this week. my brand-new update in about my brand-new update in about eight minute
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marshall tuck will change that. in california, 3 million kids can't read at grade level. tuck turned around struggling schools, raising graduation rates over 60%. marshall tuck for state superintendent. marshall tuck. marine animals strangled and killed on the california coast by the thousands. and a type of fishing gear is to blame. now, other states have banned or restricted the use of these nets. but they're still allowed off our shores. >> there is a new plan to phase out these nets but there are
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also fishermen who feel they could lose their jobs. we want to warn you some of the video you're about to see may be disturbing. let's bring in investigative reporter bigad shaban. >> that fishing gear is infamous for its deadly catch. they're called drift gill nets and they trap sharks, dolphins, whales and other sea life, including endangered species. these massive nets are mainly used to catch swordfish, but they nag asnag and kill a lot m. we first told you about these nets two years ago. state and federal lawmakers are taking action to do away with the gear that's been entangled in controversy. marine life now lifeless, caught and killed in mile-long fishing nets off the california coast. we obtained and analyzed nearly three decades of federal inspection records and discovered 87,000 sharks were killed in drift gill nets over the past 28 years. 4,000 dolphins. 1,200 sea lions.
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456 whales, which includes endangered species. and 136 sea turtles, which are all either endangered or threatened. >> they were drowning to death in these nets. >> this man agreed to speak with us under the condition we protect his identity. he shot over 100 hours of video while on two fishing boats off the california coast. he tells us he managed to get permission from crews to be onboard, but what they didn't know is that he's an undercover camera man working for animal rights groups. >> dolphins and sea lions have to go up to get air. so they were struggling as hard as they could. they just constricted themselves in the net and died. so when they came up, wound up in the net, the crew would cut them to pieces to get them out. >> reporter: so they were so tangled, the only way they could get them out was by cutting off their fins? >> that's correct. >> reporter: the undercover and underwater videos are being released by a coalition of animal advocacy groups, including mercy for animals, shark water, sea legacy, and
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turtle island restoration network, all in an effort to get the nets banned. what was it like being onboard? >> it was bizarre, the crews and captains were so casual in telling me how many dead sea mammals would come up in their nets. >> reporter: fishing boats drop these drift gill nets from sunset to sunrise so the nets are left out overnight. they can stretch up to a mile long. that's nearly the entire span of the golden gate bridge, roughly 6,000 feet. the netss are typically about 100 feet tall. fisherman gary burke has been using drift gill nets off the california coast since the practice started in the '70s. >> what have we got going on here? >> reporter: we first met him two years ago in southern california, but we recently caught up with him at the state capitol, where he's been lobbying lawmakers to vote against new legislation that aims to phase out drift gill nets. the plan would offer to buy back fishing permits and raise the
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annal fee from about $300 to $3,000 over the next two years. what would the impact of this be? >> everybody is going to lose their livelihoods. they're pigeon holing in a corner with this bill. take what little we offer you or we'll put you out of business. >> reporter: environmental groups want fishermen to use a different type of gear that uses buoys to drop fishing lines 1,000 feet before the surface where they can better target swordfish and avoid marine mammals that prefer the warmer waters up top. if there are other options that make less of an impact on the environment, why not make a switch? >> they don't produce. >> so you worry you'd be making less of a profit? >> oh, i'd definitely be making less of a profit. >> reporter: burke says tougher standards are already in place for drift gill nets.
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holes in the netting are now larger and noise making devices have to be attached all along the net to scare away unintended victims like dolphins and whales. these will emit a constant sound. >> a beep, beep, beep. >> since the pingers were required, the number of entan e entangled marine life has been cut in half. but 15 whales were entangled and killed. while the gear is also used to net certain types of sharks, half the sharks pulled aboard last year weren't the right catch. they were tossed back, most of them dead. >> it's extraordinarily damaging, deadly, inhumane. >> reporter: senator ben allen of santa monica offered that legislation to phase out gill nets. if some fishermen are pushed out of this industry because of this, is that a price california just needs to pay? >> the damage caused by this
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equipment is so high that if there are a couple people who lose their jobs, you know, i think that that is a cost worth paying. >> reporter: back in 1990, 141 fishermen used drift gill nets. today only about 20 rely on the gear. how much are we going to allow this really small group of fishermen with this one particular type of gear to cause this amount of damage off of our coast when there are other alternatives that can still get good fish onto people's plates but do so in a much less damaging way? >> reporter: fishermen argue they've made several major changes to reduce the amount of marine mammals killed. >> they have, but it's not working. it's not stopping it. i would say the evidence speaks for itself. >> reporter: the federal government is now considering installing cameras on boats to keep closer watch of what's caught. senator dianne feinstein is also proposing a federal ban on drift
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gill nets by 2020. about 76% of the swordfish in the u.s. is actually imported from other countries, many of which use drift gill nets and have even fewer regulations than the u.s. to see the entire list of sea life that's been entangled, log on to our website. you can even search by species. that's all at nbcbayarea.com. >> thank you. if you have a story for bigad shaban or anyone in our investigative unit, give us a call or simply our website, nbcbayarea.com/we investigate. let's bring in chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. a warm-up by the end of the week? >> it's going to be really, really nice. before we get to that, we will have the possibility of rainfall coming in the forecast. let's take you to our microclimate weather. we'll begin with tomorrow morning. expect that typical may gray with us. low clouds throughout the bay area. also the possibility of some drizzle here for the peninsula and 55.
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south bay starts with 56. san francisco commuters also may need the windshield wipers a little bit with some drizzle and 53. the east bay, 55. by the after, a remarkable rebound on tuesday as you're looking at sunshine coming back to the south bay and temperatures right near average. 73 in downtown san jose. los gatos at 75 right through contra costa, alameda counties we're up as warm as 77. antioch. cooler from oakland to hayward, in the 60s. cloud cover lingering through the peninsula tomorrow. we are at a nice 70 in palo alto. you've got that cold breeze in half moon bay, 56. san francisco, nothing out of the ordinary here. upper 50s and low 60s. do watch out for the breeze, though. it's going to be out of the west at 16 miles per hour. marin, napa, sonoma counties, probably some of my best weather here tomorrow. check this out. napa, 76 degrees. sonoma, 74.
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novato, a bit cooler with some bay breeze coming in and 71. next change coming your way will be that possibility of rainfall. everything shows this happening. it's not a big storm system but still looks like thursday into friday. we have the possibility of some showers. here's how it lays out on my forecast. once we hit thursday, 6:00 to about 11:00 at night, a shower chance. that will continue into friday morning. trace amounts to about two tenths of an inch. north bay coastline better chance of getting that accumulating rainfall. mild 70s returning in san francisco by memorial day and 71 degrees. for cities away from the coastline, check out these temperatures. 74 tomorrow. 69 on friday, okay? then look at this. by sunday, we're at 86 and possibly the warmest day of the year for inland valleys, memorial day and 90. i see someone very happy right there. >> ah, yeah. thanks, jeff.
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up next, a back flip with a bad ending. the message the chp is sending along with this video tonight. and we have jimmy. >> hey, guys. we are playing charades with emilia clarke. matt bomer. the donna summer musical. it's a great show. stay tuned. happening now, we're still following that breaking news in hayward. a police shooting in a neighborhood near tenneyson high school. an officer is in the hospital at this hour, and so is the suspect. this is a live look at the scene. it's unclear what led to this gunfire. we do know, though, the officer's injuries are non-life-threatening. again, this is happening in hayward. we're back in a moment, and we're tweeting the latest details. people next door - for service? the important lesson one family learned - and how you can avoid their mistake. plus: we )re watching the supreme court. the big decisions coming soon - that may impact you. )today in the bay ) - 4:30 to .
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a spectacular display of nature's power. take a look. this is the latest from the kilauea volcano on the big island of hawaii. not just on the ground but in the air at sea. the lava flow has reached the pacific ocean for the first time. the mixture of magma and water is creating a toxic hazard called laze. it's poisonous and burns on contact. experts say strong winds could
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worsen the situation. important to be better safe than sorry this summer. the chp is warning about river safety. the department is sharing that video. watch it. it didn't go well. the girl back flipped into the yuba river last year. the 21-year-old broke several bones, had to be rescued out of the water by a chp helicopter, and then flown to a nearby hospital. she's better now, but it could have been very bad. the agency says they want to show a different side of how accidents can happen and just remind everyone not to take those kinds of risks. up next, we'll tell you why some of the most legendary bay area athletes all gathered in san francisco tonight. we'll show you next.
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you know at the heart of what mayor villaraigosa is doing today, he's fighting to make this country more equal and more just. president obama called him one of america's finest mayors. he's more prepared to get things done. antonio for governor. he's more prepared to get things done. ♪
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when i first came to ocean bay, what i saw was despair. i knew something had to be done. hurricane sandy really woke people up, to showing that we need to invest in this community. i knew having the right partner we could turn this place around. it was only one bank that could finance a project this difficult and this large, and that was citi. preserving affordable housing preserves communities. so we are doing their kitchens and their flooring and their lobbies and the grounds. and the beautification of their homes, giving them pride in where they live, will make this a thriving community once again. ♪ brought business and labor together to expand career training and apprenticeships,
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invested in transportation and helped create over 200,000 living wage jobs. antonio villaraigosa for governor. okay. tomorrow night, oracle arena will be game four of the conference finals. warriors will take a commanding 3-1 series lead over the rockets. but they may have to do it without one of their stars. andre iguodala is listed as doubtful after hurting his knee during last night's game. x-ray showed no major damage but he does have a deep bruise. >> he'll be okay eventually in the playoffs. tonight they rolled out the red carpet for some local legends. >> bay area sports hall of fame.
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hello to brandi chastain, etched in bronze forever. also inducted tonight, former giants ace matt cain and warriors star tim hardaway. >> to be spoken in the same sentences as these other athletes and people who have participated in a growing sport in this community is -- i'm very grateful. >> we're very grateful to have watched her compete. and matt cain. harris barton along with former 49ers g.m. john mcvey also inducted tonight. all the memories watching all those athletes. >> in the same room at the same time, wow. back in a moment. i'm dianne feinstein and i approve this message.
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i thought after sandy hook, where 20 six and seven year olds were slain, this would never happen again. it has happened more than 200 times in 5 years. dianne feinstein and a new generation are leading the fight to pass a new assault weapons ban. say no to the nra and yes to common-sense gun laws.
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california values senator dianne feinstein all right. get ready for a spectacular light show on a nightly basis. this is a live picture of san francisco where tomorrow night, salesforce tower right there, that light installation will go live. the nine-story steel topper turns on permanently beginning tomorrow night, using imagery from cameras scattered across the city.
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video artist jim campbell will translate things like traffic and the sky into art. here's the real catch. it will be visible for 30 miles in every direction. this is the tallest building on the west coast. >> it will be interesting to see how that interplays with the fog when we get those heavy foggy nights. >> if you're at the top, you should be able to see usually above the marine layer. >> beginning tomorrow night. it will be live. thanks for joining us tonight. have a great night. >> bye-bye. we'll see you. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- emilia clarke, matt bomer, a performance from "summer: the donna summer musicial", and featuring the legendary roots crew. >> questlove: 876! jamaica!

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