the santa clara county public health department. they're saying you don't have to get vaccinated even if you work at high risk areas like prisons, homeless shelters, nursing homes and they point to the high vaccination rate in santa clara county. 87% of the residents in this county. they've already received their series of vaccinations, but 69% already got their booster shots. and because of that, they think covid-19, although still out there, although could wreak havoc for those with immune system problems they don't think is as deadly as it once was from a year or 2 years ago. and that's why they're not requiring those people to be vaccinated. as far as the mask. well, you might recall santa clara county, these based on a lot of heat being the only county last year, despite all the other counties in the bay area, the surrounding counties requiring not requiring people to wear masks, then all of a sudden you drive to santa clara county, then you have to mask up. it didn't make sense for a lot of people. but santa clara county, they

but for now in santa clara county, charles clifford kron, 4 news >> coming up, hurricane kay has made landfall in northern mexico where the storm is apparently headed next and elected official accused of murdering an investigative journalists. what police are revealing about the investigation. and it sometimes felt as though should be around forever. the world is marking the death of queen elizabeth, one of the most recognized figures on the planet. >> welcome back. the story of the week. he's been power outages. this is the life pg e power map showing where the outages are in the region. all of these or we believe most of these are because of heat related problems, equipment failures, overheating, and the like. but they are definitely not related to preplanned rotating. outages. either way, though, if you're without power right now, it's brutal. you see the different red, orange, yellow and green, indicating the number of people were without orange is the word we're not seeing any red. that's good. but orange indicates anywhere up to 5,000 customers are without power. this is the mor

but santa clara county, they saw the metrics and say, yes, you do well. now they're saying you don't have to mask up and you don't have to get vaccinated. >> all right. thanks a lot. we'll 6.10, is the time. and still ahead on the kron 4 morning news, a historic inflation reduction act is about to be signed into law. we'll tell you how president biden feels about all that and a woman's dna taken to investigate her assault case ends up putting her behind bars for an unrelated crime. will tell you what she's doing now to try to limit how sfpd uses evidence like that in the future. and after the break, the man accused of killing 3 people in a shooting spree across memphis is expected to be in court this morning. we're learning more about the charges will be facing. and cooler one than yesterday even was and >> in addition and maybe even more importantly, what's mcgee to we're going to drier and drier as the days goes by, which means those 70's are just going to feel really, really nice talking about the rest of the week's forecast. still to come and traffic

but in santa clara county, they kept it up. so this county was a little slower when it came to that just to make sure that everybody was safe. they caught a lot of heat for that. and this particular case, they're telling people you don't have to mask up if you don't want to and you don't have to get vaccinated because this county already has high vaccination rate will try to talk to the health director. she went out and talked about it yesterday, but we'll still still see if we can track her down to get her react this morning. good news. if you live in santa clara county, back to you. all right. good news. thank you very much. well, >> time now is 508. in an exclusive interview only on kron 4 governor newsom discusses several key issues facing the state, including energy and climate. he said that the state is doing what it can to respond to wildfires. and we have more from our capitol correspondent eytan wallace. >> yeah. during our interview, governor newsom made clear the state is ramping up its fire fighting abilities, inclu

clara county and be forced to wear a mask inside santa clara county says you don't have to do that anymore as wet. back to you. all right. thanks a lot. we'll >> 11 is that. i'm still ahead on the kron. 4 morning news. the historic inflation reduction act is about signed into law. we'll tell you how president biden feels about that. pretty big accomplishment for him. plus, a woman's dna taken to investigate her assault case ends up putting her behind bars years later. we'll tell you what she's doing to try and limit how the sfpd uses evidence like that going forward. and after the break, the man accused of killing 3 people in a shooting spree across memphis is expected to be in court this morning with more about the charges he'll reggie bush had something important taken from him, so wendy's is returning it. it gives me great honor to return this to mr. reggie bush. the pretzel pub. [ cheers and clapping] let's go! back with its rightful owner. come on. sike, don't touch my burger. yes sir, can't take this one away from me. we haven't told him it's back for a limited time. choose wisely, c

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this this is the newly formed fuels reduction crew, the santa clara county fire, they are working hard now so they never have to battle a massive wildfire in this very place. >> every summer we are eclipsing eclipsing a new record every single year, there used to be a joke this is the worst fire season ever, that's been the case for the last 10 years in a row. i don't see it improving much unless we start taking proactive steps to manage our watershed, which our program is trying to do. >> reporter: this fire crew is all from the south van diest bay. there removing dead trees and overgrown brush here on cycle road in the saratoga hills. cutting down all this dry dry vegetation, they are also cutting down a wildfire intensity. >> we are trying to invest time in putting in on charcoal road, it's a strategic field break which will allow us to box in a fire to start to the north or to to the south. it helps managers build the box. it takes the momentum out of the fire and gives it a fighting chance to make a stand and stop forward progress before it burns the whole watershed as opposed to

but for now in santa clara county, charles clifford kron, 4 news >> well, still to come on the kron, 4 morning news, a south bay city expanding its ban on single-use plastic. going to tell you what's changing. we'll be right back after the break. cupertino is expanding its ban on single-use plastics. this happens next month. the city officials voted to expand the ban this week after an initial unanimous vote in august restaurants and other businesses will be banned from providing single-use plastic cups containers bags and other food where for dine-in or takeout, other things ban will include styrofoam containers. restaurants will be allowed to provide take-out items made of bamboo wood or aluminum foil. the ordinance takes effect on october 6. some retailers and restaurants are taken lobsters off the menu after the conservation group said that harvesting could be dangerous to wales. the group seafood watch base out of the monterey bay aquarium says whales can be injured or killed there. get caught in the gear that connects the lobster traps on the ocean floor. thousands of companies

well, today, santa clara county leaders called on the department of transportation and the faa to do more to address the problem. >> because it is simply unacceptable in our community or any community in america for kids to be poisoned by leaded fuel at airport. if you can. >> land and take off with leaded fuel. you're going to pollute the children. this community. >> in a statement, the faa said it is working to move the county away from leaded aviation fuel, quote, just last week, the faa cleared the way for an an leaded aviation fuel to be used throughout the nation's fleet of piston powered aircraft. a major step forward. the faa also says it is committed to working with the county to have led free operations at the airport. meanwhile, the county is trying to stop federal funding to support reid-hillview airport to keep it open. >> well, let's take a look at our 4 zone weather forecast. of course, we're all hoping that today's the last day of the searing heat. this is a live picture of the san mateo bridge, which is pretty crowded right now, crowded and hazy out there. you can ev

clara county dust. dorsey abc 7 news we're tracking monkeypox cases in the bay area we have about a third of california's cases with the highest number 740 in san francisco. sorry, we're showing you the wrong video here, but we do have a map there. it is at abc7news.com. it's updated daily with the latest information released by individual counties as well as the state a silicon valley tradition will take place next week, unless the people at apple have something else up their sleeves apples hosting an event wednesday at the company's cupertino headquarters. the company has remained quiet about what will be revealed. but september is normally when they debut a new iphone the next version would be the iphone 14. you taking bart this weekend or today. if so, you can swing by the powell street station in san francisco and play vintage arcade games for free bart is setting up pac-man asteroids space invaders and galaga there are thank you to writers as bart celebrates 50 years of service in the bay area. th

a program in santa clara county threatening r clara county threatening similar enforcement is having great su. great success. you guys have 100% compliance. >> that is correct. >> reporter: the search the labor commissioner's list of und commissioner's list of unpaid judgments for businesses that sell food in the county. and they threatened to pull the food the food permit unless they pay up. while santa clara county youth program focuses on food, e were told it could be expanded statewide to pull a variety of businesses. state senator agrees. >> we had to take responsibility for trying to pass laws that have her teeth in them. in the reality, there is a counter inf. is a counter influence. >> reporter: both prolabor lawmakers vice pushback. how long could be until we have a statewide program that has penalties for businesses? >> let's be realistic. >> let's be realistic. in this building, it is going hard. >> reporter: the chamber insists chamber insists they want that s they want that actors held accountable. >> would you be opposed to some legislation similar to what santa clara c

incentive eric county, dustin dorsey -- in santa clara county, dustin dorsey. dan: health departments will begin offering second doses of the monkeypox vaccine. second doses will be available on tuesday. september 6. santa clara county announced that appointments within second dose are now open -- appointments for the second dose are now open. they should be received at least 28 days after the first dose. ama: still ahead, addressing the teacher shortage crisis locally and nationally. the powerful coalition announced by first lady jill bid want a permanent solution to homelessness? you won't get it with prop 27. it was written and funded by out-of-state corporations to permanently maximize profits, not homeless funding. 90% of the profits go to out-of-state corporations permanently. only pennies on the dollar for the homeless permanently. and with loopholes, the homeless get even less permanently. prop 27. they didn't write it for the homeless. they wrote it for themselves. ♪ ♪ entresto is the number one heart failure brand prescribed by cardiologists. it w

the civil trial for santa clara county sheriff laurie smith is under way. today it was about selecting a jury. now this is a case that we've been following for a very long time. smith is accused of trading concealed weapons permits for campaign donations. and also, withholding information after an inmate was hurt while being transported from the jail. the trial is looking to remove smith as sheriff and ban her from running again. >> the one person who can give us direct evidence about laurie smith's state of mind is laurie smith. and having her testify is a very difficult strategic decision that her attorneys have to make. >> i want to bring in robert handa who was in the court today. as we know, robert smith has been sheriff for some 24 years. she's weathered a lot of storms so far, but this one has caught up with her. >> yeah, this is sort of a culmination of a lot of different things. kind of indicates the bad year that laurie's had because people of today kept coming up to me and saying oh, is this about this? or is this about that? so when you have tha

clara county. you're looking at video from a viewer showing us some of what people are dealing lawns really turn up. the bill lowers hunting fees for killing the wild pigs, animal rights and hunting groups have been urging the governor not to sign that bill. one neighborhood in concord has also been dealing with feral hogs ripping up their lawns has been going on for about 2 months. kron four's philippe djegal shows us how homeowners are trying to protect their lawns. >> since the start of august, neighbors in the canyon creek community in concord say wild pigs have hit more than 2 dozen homes tearing up lawns and landscaping. and nic, thank us. was the first think that probably 75% of my lonnie was destroyed on august second and kuz says the pigs had a feast and then returned for more consecutive nights. each time he patched the lawn back up with his son but gave up once he realized the pigs would keep coming back. puppy, by the way, the the fishing and wildlife and i open the support is with them

plus, west nile detected in santa clara county where exactly those infected mosquitoes were found and what the county is planning to do about it. >> but first rally was held today outside the office of the san francisco district attorney. what demonstrators are saying about recent policy changes when it comes to juvenile offenders. (swords clashing) -had enough? -no... arthritis. here. aspercreme arthritis. full prescription-strength? reduces inflammation? thank the gods. don't thank them too soon. kick pain in the aspercreme. have you seen my new phone yet? it like, folds in half. i would never switch to samsung, i love my phone. what??? ♪ (...it folds in half.) you see i love my phone. i would never switch to samsuuu... (gasping) ♪ >> developing this evening, should juveniles be charged as adults in certain criminal cases? will san francisco's district attorney brooke jenkins says yes, but youth advocates in the city say doing so could set a dangerous precedent as kron four's. charles clifford tells us there was a rally outside of jenkins office this morning urging her to rethin

jury selection began today in the civil trial of santa clara county sheriff laurie smith. smith is accused of public corruption in connection with how the county jail was managed, and also for the way her office allegedly used its power to grant permits for concealed carry weapons. she has also been accused of withholding documents during an internal affairs investigation of jail operations. smith denies all allegations she is scheduled to leave office in january. but if the jury finds any of the counts against her to be true, she would be removed from office immediately. the wife of supreme court justice clarence thomas has agreed to be interviewed by the house committee investigating the january 6th. u. s. capitol riots. a lawyer for conservative activists. virginia virginia, thomas says she's quote eager to clear up any misconceptions about her work relating to the 2020 election. virginia thomas communicated with people in former president trump's inner circle ahead of that riot, and on the day the attack happened. and she contacted lawmakers in arizona in wisconsin as

as of friday . 14 people have died while living on the streets in santa clara county in one night. i think two years ago, four people died in one captain in one night during the cold weather, so there's a lot of factors obviously out there on the streets that contribute homeless advocates like pastor scott wagers, say the number of people dying on the streets continues to climb a year after year. the truth is, if you get people indoors you're gonna help save their lives so far this year, 167 people have died living in the streets in santa clara county, the majority of them in san jose county board supervisor cindy chavez says the fentanyl crisis plays a major role in overdoses. in my mind that thing that we need to

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she's been santa clara county sheriff since 1998. he's had 6 terms of this. unlike a criminal case where you have to have beyond a shadow of a doubt in a civil case is a preponderance of guilt. so what they want to do is remove or even if they find her guilty, guys, she will not face any jail time. instead she will be removed from office. >> and according to the people behind this, they say this trial could last about 17 days. we will cover this from beginning to end. sheriff laurie smith has faced a lot of controversy during her time. in fact, at one point, her assistant ran against or so she has not without controversy in this particular case. she and her lawyers. they were hoping that she would just ride out the term end in january. but in this particular case, there is a chance that she could be done 3 months earlier. then she would like. and of course, this case it's all about according to a lot of people about her legacy. back to you. okay. thank you. will. >> times. and also today, the man accused of murdering an 8 year-old hayward girl is going to be

now she is trying to fulfill for 6 terms as santa clara county sheriff. right now, it looks because it's a civil case, guys. you need to know it's just a preponderance of guilt. not like a criminal case where it needs to be beyond a shadow of a doubt. >> all right. thank you very much. well, 704 is the time and happening today, the man accused of murdering an 8 year-old hayward girl is going to be arraigned. dante jackson is charged with first-degree murder and child abuse for the death of sophia mason. sophia's body was found in his home in said in march he was arrested in newark along with 3 women who police say helped him to hide from the police for 6 months. jackson was supposed to be arraigned last week, but it was pushed back twice because he appeared in court without an attorney. >> well, in the east bay, one man is dead and another hurt after being shot in front of city hall in oakland on tuesday. the incident, the 4th homicide, the police have been investigating. now in a 24 hour period. welcome. police say they found 2 men in their 20 suffering

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ktvu south bay reporter lamonica peters breaks down santa clara county's data which shows that nearly half of its homeless population as people 55 older. 68 year old adrian lawton says she started working at 18 years old, and now that she's retired , she's serving as an associate pastor with pam deliverance ministry in san jose. been in house myself. it wasn't long and it was a number of years ago, but no that's our flesh and blood out there on the streets. people that we worked with dying. yeah. just. so it still hurts. she helps those in need of housing and other services, even though she still struggles to keep herself afloat on living just above $1000 a month. it's not easy when you're paying 30% of your income for brands, a recent u. s. census bureau report shows that last year a million more seniors aged 65 older fell into poverty. that's more than 10% of seniors, the highest level since 2002 santa clara county also reported 40% of its homeless population was at least 55 years or older in 2019, and i've seen a lot of senior citizens out here, um, like there's a gentleman across

>> there are 156 cases in santa clara county. the community makes up about 55% of the cases in about 80% of those infected are and bisexual men, similar infection trends are happening throughout the area. >> anybody can get monkeypox. why is that latinos are becoming becoming more affected? that ise socio-culture factors that put e at risk. >> i don't think there is enough enough public awareness that had has reached the population that needs to be reached. for mackeys the medical director at the gardner family health services in san jose. poverty, often crod living conditions and efficientg efficient messaging to spanish-speaking people are all. all factors. >> the majority of canvassing is is primarily in english. it needs to reach the hispanic pop. it needs to reach all the ethni. ethnic populations. not just hi. just hispanic. unfortunately its the hispanic population that han affected the most. >> santa clara county public heh announced partnerships with community groups to help disseme health information in spanish. > >> th

live in santa clara county, abc7news. kumasi: the community organization pushing to create california's preparation task force for african-americans is urging the governor to veto legislation extending the deadline for the committee to complete its work. the co--- the coalition for a just and equitable california says the extension sends a message to -- a bad message. the chairperson says that the final report will be released within its original timeframe which is next july. reggie: san francisco's new da is changing course on a policy on how teenagers are handled when they are accused of a crime. he will abandon recall da's policy to never ask that juveniles be charged as an adult. jenkins says effective immediately she is forming a juvenile review team that will consider whether to recommend that a 16 or 17-year-old should be tried as an adult. >> we cannot allowr victim themo remain without justice or accountability in very serious and egregious cases. reggie: the review will collaborate with all parties involved incl

. >> santa clara county is taking steps to make pricey medication prescriptions more affordable. medications are being added to the that assist program. middle income earners are sometimes forgotten when it comes to financial aid. >> folks who are making what we used to think of as a middle-class income are eligible for this program because it is designed to serve the missing middle of health care. the missing middle is the folks who make a little too much to qualify for government support typically. >> according to county officials, nearly 120,000 people and santa clara county have diabetes. >> news from san francisco schools. student enrollment is up. the district expected fewer students so the budget ended up being lower. our reporter is here to explain what happened and the ramifications. >> it's a pleasant surprise. somewhat. san francisco unified has a $1.1 billion operating budget. part of that was based on the number of students they thought they would have this year. they miscalculated and now this could have an impact on the revenue. san francisco saw fewer students in

the santa clara county board of supervisors. you're marking $135,000 for the purchase of narcan kits. each of the county's 65 high schools would receive one supervisor cindy chavez spearheaded the effort person could think they're taking, um, a percocet or something that they bought that online and it could be laced with fentanyl and kill them. that scenario cost 17 year old star athlete leno sis bloom , his life detective mentioned that like they i suspect that is there's been a you know, alleged peel that he was able to get access and that that list bill probably had a dosage of mila. health experts say narcan administered by spray through the nose prevents an overdose immediately without the danger of addiction, so the way that narcan works. is that an essentially when it enters the brain, it takes off the binding of fentanyl to the opioid receptors in the brain, and then the body can resume normal functioning. county school officials say the vast majority of high school communities welcome this latest safety tool similar to

. >> a few years ago, santa clara county commission to study that found elevated levels of lead in the blood of children near reid-hillview airport. in response, the county ban, the sale of let it fuel at the airport a little over a year ago. but if a pilot purchases leaded fuel somewhere else, they can still land and take off here. that has raised concerns that the use of leaded fuel could still be causing health problems for neighbors. >> on thursday, some of santa clara county's top elected officials called on the department of transportation and the faa to do more to address the problem. >> because it is simply unacceptable in our community or any community in america for kids to be poisoned. i let it feel at airport if you can. >> land and take off with leaded fuel. you're going to pollute the children. this community in a statement to kron 4 on thursday, the faa said that they are working to move the country away from leaded aviation fuel. just last week, the faa cleared the way for an unloaded aviation fuel to be used throughout the nation's fleet. a piston powered aircraft, a m

some of santa clara county's top elected officials called on the department of transportation and the faa to do more to address the problem. >> because it is simply unacceptable in our community or any community in america for kids to be poisoned by leaded fuel at airport. if you can. >> land and take off with leaded fuel. you're going to pollute the children. this community in a statement to kron 4 on thursday, the faa said that they are working to move the country away from leaded aviation fuel. just last week. the faa cleared the way for an unloaded aviation fuel to be used throughout the nation's fleet. a piston powered aircraft, a major step forward. the statement was welcome news on thursday, but the county says the faa needs to move faster. i'm glad we finally got a statement that it shouldn't take press conferences and it shouldn't take hearings to get. >> the faa to move. this is the last sector in transportation where leaded fuel is allowed. we don't have it in commercial aviation. we don't have it in our automobiles needs to stop. >> the faa says they are also committed to

he made a brief virtual appearance in santa clara county court yesterday. and a judge reset the preliminary hearing 4 november 14th, large say in the meantime, remains out of custody on bail. but alaska's is still being held behind bars with no bail. he is charged with attempting to kill rta in a drive-by shooting. >> 9.36, the time it's been nearly a month since a fire at the corner of the calais turned to visit daraa left some san francisco residents without a place to live 13 residents in all were forced out by those flames. one person was seriously hurt and adding insult to injury in that time between when the fire was put out by firefighters and when contractors got their board of the building, looters got inside and stole what was left of any value. >> my gps watch stolen. i had my by compare. still our wedding ring stolen that the traumatic event. just one part of the you know what it is and recoveries from that can be harder and a lot of ways. >> well, he says he and his fiance started a gofundme page to try and raise money that will then be divided

jury selection begins today in the civil trial of laurie smith , the santa clara county sheriff . smith is accused of public corruption involving the way the county jail was managed and also for the way her office allegedly used its power to grant permits for concealed carry weapons. she's also accused of withholding documents during an internal affairs investigation of jail operations. smith is denying all allegations. she scheduled leave office in january. what if the jury finds any of the counts against her to be true, she would be removed from office immediately. francisco supervisors approved legislation that allows police to use privately owned surveillance cameras. the one year pilot program will allow officers to use private cameras in real time. the owners of the cameras have to give police permission to use them. the use must be connected to a life threatening emergency or to make a decision on where to send officers during a large event where there are possible public safety concerns. please can also use the cameras in criminal investigations, but only with written perm

. > >> and santa clara county announces a plan to help residents pay for life saving medicine. > >> and coming up at 6:00, one of the bay area's biggest homeless homeless camps is cleared, but the problem has only moved down the street. >> santa clara county residents are getting more help paying for for diabetes medications. the county med assist program is nog now adding all diabetes medications to its roster of coverage. it is available to residents who use private pharmacies like cvs and walgreens and includes individuals with middle incomes. incomes. residents receive a monthly grant to help pay for those medications. >> our goal was to rollout a program that will allow people to keep themselves well, without without spending an arm and a l. a leg. >> eligibility criteria and the application process can be found on the med assist website. > >> if the ntsb has its way your next new car could come of alcohol sensors. it comes following an investigation intoa deadly crash in the central valley. nine people were killed when a drunk driver ran into a truck, including seven kids who died

but for now in santa clara county, charles clifford kron, 4 news >> well, united airlines expands its footprint now in future air taxi services. the airline is investing about 50 million dollars in eve air mobility. the company that creates sort of drone like taxis that you see there, united is going to be purchasing about 200 of these 4 seat electric aircraft with the option of by 200 more. the air taxi has vertical and taking land off capabilities. you can see in these animations and a range of up to 60 miles. so we'll see what united airlines to cool now. i think so. yes, it cost too much. >> and whatever. republican members of congress are urging people to file lawsuits in an attempt to block president biden's student loan forgiveness. yeah, raquel martin has a close test. examination of what this is all about. >> republican lawmakers say they want to see president biden, student loan forgiveness plan blocked in the courts that there's no authority for the president to wave a wand and to forgive. >> billions of dollars of student loan debt and he did it anyway, missouri republican

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clara county public. director dr. sarah cody recommends everyone to make one according to wastewater data, dr. cody says the county is still seeing a lot of covid circulation and 10 to 15 residents are dying weekly. she applauds the work the community has done thus far and says this is the next step in saving lives. people are tired of adapting their behaviors. people cannot adapt their behaviors for two and a half years and that's why it's incredibly important to have a updated vaccine an updated booster that you can get boosted and you can feel more confident that you have protected yourself cdc recommendations as to when you should receive your booster for optimal protection will be announced soon in santa clara county dust and dorsey abc 7 news. and we are tracking monkeypox cases in the bay area we have about a third of california's cases with the highest number 740 being in san francisco. this map is at abc 7 news.com and it's updated daily with the latest information release by individual counties

but for now in santa clara county, charles clifford kron, 4 news. thanks a lot for that important information, charles. we appreciate it. >> and new at noon, police arrested 3 suspects in a $30,000 rolex robbery. this arrest comes after a license plate reader alerted officers and officers released this photo of the suspect vehicle. police say the suspects tried to use a fake jewelry scam on an 85 year-old man at a costco parking lot when that did not work. the suspects followed the victim and robbed him of his $30,000 rolex and took off. those suspects were later arrested in sacramento. and the search continues for suspect this afternoon after 2 people were shot in a san jose parking lot. this happening around 10, 30 last night along east william street and la plaza market parking lot. and that's near mckinley elementary school and martin park. police say both victims suffered at least one gunshot wound. and we are learning of another death in the bay area, a tree, a sieve senior living facility atria senior living confirming with kron 4 in a statem

how advocates work to confront the new numbers coming out of santa clara county. some heavy scattered showers and even thunderstorms in the livermore valley this afternoon. there's a potential for some more of that late tonight and into the morning hours. i'll have that forecast coming up. also hurricane fiona heading north after the devastating polo rico and the dominican republic, the severe damage left behind want a permanent solution to homelessness? you won't get it with prop 27. it was written and funded by out-of-state corporations to permanently maximize profits, not homeless funding. 90% of the profits go to out-of-state corporations permanently. only pennies on the dollar for the homeless permanently. and with loopholes, the homeless get even less permanently. prop 27. they didn't write it for the homeless. they wrote it for themselves. around the scene of a two alarm fire at a business photos here posted by the alameda county fire department can see a large amount of flame coming out of that rooftop ladder trucks on scene dumping water on those flames.

in the south bay water officials in santa clara county say that residents have met their water savings goals, but they may have to do more back in june, the water district declared a water shortage emergency and asked all customers to reduce water use by 15%. customers are asked to only water outdoors twice per week and also prevent water waste like sprinklers spring on the sidewalks. well, now the district says that in july customers actually exceeded that 50% goal and actually reached a 16% reduction. >> we don't know when this drought is going to and we don't you know how long we're going to have to continue. and although we've met the goal for the first time again in 2022, the cumulative numbers are you know, still have some some ways to go. so there is further to go as we need to understand and be prepared for possible dry next year. >> so again, a reminder anyone found violating water use restrictions will be provided what they're going to call educational materials on the first offense. meaning you're getting a warning and some tips on how to save water. but if they continue to

he's now been booked into the santa clara county main jail. but if you have any information on this case, you're encouraged to call san jose police. let's check in with newsnation to see what they're working on for tonight. >> tonight on dan abrams live x, trump adviser steve bannon facing a new indictment accused of bilking hardworking americans out of millions. they donated to help build the border wall that it claims it's all political. maybe the government is just trying to get justice for conservatives whose money allegedly went to paying for bannon's lifestyle. that's tonight on dan abrams live now. here's ashley with a look at then sealed. >> thanks, dan. tonight on banfield, he was trump's right-hand man was pardoned for a crime, but now he's been indicted again. steve bannon, his lawyer joins me tonight. plus, the obamas official portraits are finally unveiled but why 6 years after he left office on banfield. you can find newsnation on the channels listed right here. more details on our website. kron 4 dot com. >> and we'll have a lit

and today jury selection begins in the trial of longtime santa clara county sheriff laurie smith. >> she's accused of corruption. yeah, the case against the sheriff is a civil trial which looks to remove her from office. >> crawford's will transmit following the story for us. he joins us now live from san jose with the latest. good morning. well, >> good morning, james. this will happen right behind me. jury selection will begin once the trial begins. it's expected to last about 17 days now, sheriff laurie smith. she's accused of taking bribes, also mismanaging the jail house. here's the caviar. even if there was not a trial, she is supposed to leave office in january. she has been the santa clara county sheriff since 1998. 6 terms as sheriff and she decided not to run again. so she would be done in 3 months. but this civil case brought forward by the civil grand jury hopes to remove or 3 months before that end date for her. she has been surrounded by controversy over the last decade or so. at one point, guys, even her assistant ran against her, that she denies all that these allegat

clara county, a santa clara county supervisor explained how gun-related issues are affecting her community. >> we now have up a ration, a proliferation of untraceable, illegal ghost guns being manufactured and distributed here. we know they are everywhere and what we know from the district attorney's office is that we have collected over 900 firearms from car stops this year alone. we didn't get to 900 over the entirety of last year. >> those leaders encourage voters to participate in the upcoming november election and to choose candidates who are also in favor of gun control legislation. coming up next on kron, 4 news at 6, a new report reveals details about the nuclear documents. >> found at the home of former president donald trump. ♪ (customer) save yourself?! money with farmers. (burke) that's not wrong. when you bundle your home and auto policies with farmers, you save yourself up to twenty percent. (customer) that's something. (burke) get a whole lot of something with farmers. kinda creepy. ♪ we are farmers. bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum ♪ - hey honey. - hey dad. that smell coul

the faa says they are also committed to working with santa clara county to have safe lead free operations at the airport. >> as things stand right now, reid hillview could close in the coming decade and that's because the county has decided not to accept the federal grants needed to keep the airport operating. but for now in santa clara county, charles clifford kron, 4 news. >> an extremely rare tornado was caught on camera just outside of rome the summer months in the country of italy have been marked by extremely high temperatures and dryness. now rain is causing mudslides and flooding so far no injuries have been reported. we may be one step closer to finding life out in space. 2 new planets just been discovered. both have been dubbed super earths because they're so similar to our planet. but a lot bigger. astronomers say one of the planet's could be able to support life. it located about 100 light years away. so chances are pretty slim that will be meeting aliens from those planets anytime soon. >> now you can catch pokemon in the sky and airline and singapore has launched a new pokem

santa clara county sent today it's expanding its met assist program to cover medications for diabetes care announcement came at the mountain view, multi specialty clinic. the program, launched earlier this year provides eligible people and families in santa clara county with a monthly check to help pay for their prescriptions, officials say nearly 120,000 adults in santa clara county live with diabetes. and about a third of them require insulin or other drugs to control the condition. the american diabetes association now recommends these newer medications as first or second line treatment for almost every patient with type two diabetes. yet these life saving drugs cost tens of thousands of dollars per year. hundreds of dollars a month, even with health insurance officials say providing these medications will save the county money on treatment as well as improved the lives of those with diabetes. santa clara county's medicis program also covers other vital medications, including asthma inhalers and epipens lord, now for parents, a new study finds some children's school uniforms may no

. >> santa clara county health department is telling workers in high-risk places like prisons and homeless shelters. they do not have to get vaccinated against covid. the county says 87% of residents within the county have already received their first series of vaccinations. the risk of covid still there, which is why the department is telling people to mask up if they want, but they don't have to get a shot to work. >> in the south bay water officials in santa clara county say residents said that a good job. they've met their water, saving goals, but now they say they need to do more back in june, the water district declared a water shortage emergency and asked all customers to reduce water. use by 15%. customers were asked to only water outdoors twice a week and also prevent water waste like what you saw there, letting sprinklers spray water on the sidewalks. the district says in july customers actually exceeded that 15% goal. and reduce their water use by 16%. >> we don't know when this drought is going to and we don't you know how long we're going to have to continue. and although we'v

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santa clara county sheriff faces claims of misconduct. the big question is, what will this trial really do? criminal defense attorney paula canny says a guilty verdict can't mean jail time for smith. the worst outcome would be smith being removed from office and can't run for office again but the sheriff had already announced her retirement for january 2023, which is the end of her term. >> it's not like you can go to the code of civil procedure and figure out which rules apply, because it's a hybrid, it's not a criminal case and it's not quite a civil case, even though it's being prosecuted by a district attorney. >> reporter: it's unclear at this point if smith will take the stand. that could change the outcome of the case as well to leave more of a criminal prosecution if that does happen. so far the very latest that's happening inside the courtroom, they're dismissing jurors based on their questionnaire. we'll continue to follow the story as it unfolds. we're live in san jose, ginger conejero saab, nbc bay area moves. >> thank you. >>

ama: fruit flies have been found in a second location in santa clara county. they've turned up in sunnyvale. the county along with the state will be putting out bait starting tomorrow to catch them. a couple weeks ago, they were found in san jose. they can do extensive damage to crops. dan: let's turn our attention to the weekend weather forecast. great to see some rain coming. ama: it is so nice. sandhya: better late than never. we are getting it early this season. you will need your umbrellas. make sure you start looking for them if you haven't done that yet. let's talk about what you can expect this weekend. here's your storm alert. minor flooding on the roadways. possibility of lightning. this is your time to clear your storm drains and gutters if you haven't done it. avoid any major problems. the early-season storm dropping down from the gulf of alaska. it will be a slow mover and it's going to stall just off the california coast which is why we are concerned about hazardous travel. the likelihood of that will be high. ponding on the roadways. downed tree

liz: santa clara county and state ag officials are sounding the alarm, launching emergency action to kill non-native fruit flies found in san jose. abc 7 news has the details. >> small flies significant impact. the state is stepping in and taking emergency action to help santa clara county stop oriental fruit flies from multiplying. the species is native to asia. they want to prevent a widespread infestation that could potentially impact california's $50 billion ag industry. >> we provide the road with fruit and vegetables. do not ship your infestation. >> california's department of food and agriculture says the value of crops threatened by the fruit fly in 2020 was $19.3 billion. county agricultural commissioner -- among the list of valuable crops, avocados, apples, citrus fruits. in october, a large portion of the county was under a fruit quarantine after nine tropical flies were found. >> we successfully eradicated the whole infestation. we are finding more this year. there is obviously a pathway because this insect does not occur in the united states. >> he said it is not a good

. >> harry goularte made a brief virtual appearance in a santa clara county court today where a judge reset the preliminary hearing date for november 14th, large remains out on custody on bail however, velasquez is still being held behind bars with no bail. the mma star is charged with attempting to kill who locked in a drive-by shooting. >> mosquitoes in santa clara county have tested positive for west nile. the mosquitoes were found in small areas in mountain view. the los altos hills area and sunnyvale, the district's mosquito management program is scheduled to treat adult mosquito populations on thursday night. people in affected zip codes will be alerted via next door and the county's emergency alert phone system, the treatments themselves should last about 4 hours since 2003 west nile virus has killed nearly 400 californians last year. there were a reported 12 deaths. all right. back to the weather now and a live look outside. this is walnut creek in 6.80. yeah, but not far from there. there is storm brewing. >> yeah. boy watching it erupt here over the last couple of hours. tha

as of friday . 14 people have died while living on the streets in santa clara county in one night. i think two years ago, four people died in one captain in one night during the cold weather, so there's a lot of factors obviously out there on the streets that contribute homeless advocates like pastor scott wagers, say the number of people dying on the streets continues to climb a year after year. the truth is, if you get people indoors you're gonna help save their lives so far this year, 167 people have died living in the streets in santa clara county, the majority of them in san jose county board supervisor cindy chavez says the fentanyl crisis plays a major role in overdoses. in my mind that thing that we need to do is house people, but we're doing all that we can. so while people are on the street, we're keeping them as healthy as possible, while we're working to get them into permanent housing, chavez says county nurses and doctors go to the streets to offer health care and provide narcan to help prevent overdoses. still, county data shows 250 people died on housed last year, t

in the county, santa clara county board of supervisors is now earmarking $135,000 for the purchase of narcan kits. now it's in response to the growing threat from opioids disguised as candy on school campuses. a young person could think they're taking, um, a percocet or something that they bought that online and it could be laced with fentanyl and kill them. the treatment is administered by a spray in the nose that prevents an overdose immediately without the danger of addiction. county school officials say the vast majority of high school communities welcome this new safety tool time. now 406, a high school football coach in ballet, hill is recovering this morning after being shot while trying to stop a fight outside of alejo high school. ktvu s cristina rendon talked to his family and friends who say he works hard to keep students away from violence. the bond between coach joe pastrana and coach alfonso hadn't goes beyond coaching high school football, played sports together as children and give back to their community as coaches for the vallejo generals basketball team they started