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To crack down on crime. We in the tenderloin want children to be able to walk, bike, play, thrive and grow in a safe environment. Concerned Community Members called out city leaders at a town hall safety meeting in San Franciscos tenderloin thursday. The Saint Anthony Foundation Hosted the event and invited the police chief, the sheriff and district attorney, to take questions from the public and explain efforts to crack down on a variety of issues plaguing the area, including the fentanyl crisis and organized crime. You have got to get a handle on this problem, not only a drug abuse, but homelessness. You go to wall greens, everythings locked up. While the situation has deteriorated. Nils banki, ceo of the Saint Anthony foundation, said conditions in the tenderloin are the worst. They have ever been. He said they have seen a rise in violence, open drug use and just last month there was a daytime shooting half a block away. We had some people on our staff assaulted volunteers dont want to come here anymore. Probably most sad is that some of our guests are too afraid to come and see us here. We certainly are more interested in the people who are selling and who are peddling death on our streets. District attorney Brooke Jenkins said. Her office has filed more than 100 motions for egregious crimes from repeat offenders, but said sometimes those efforts are impeded by the courts. Were going in filing these motions, arguing about the deadliness of fentanyl and about the dangerousness of this conduct. And yet and still the judges are ignoring it. Recently, the city launched a collaborative effort led by sfpd and other agencies to disrupt and dismantle drug markets. The chp and National Guard have also been called to the tenderloin to crack down on fentanyl dealing. Were arresting people who are using in public. We barely, barely did that at all last year. And, you know, we made hundreds of arrests and really, this collaborative effort is only two months in the making in San Francisco. Im Elissa Harrington ktvu fox two news. An update now on the east bay missionary group trapped in the west african nation of niger after a military coup. Were told that senator alex padilla is now involved to help the group of 11 members of the Cornerstone Christian center in antioch. They were running a summer camp there, the daughter of one couple says that a state Department Employee has contacted them about plans to get them out. Congressman John Garamendi is also helping to coordinate efforts. A fast moving grass fire is under control tonight in East San Jose. Crews have stopped forward progress but are still urging caution as fire danger remains. Zac sos has more now on the firefight as flames move dangerously close to homes over head and on the ground, crews descending on a fast moving grass fire in East San Jose as it crept perilously close to area homes. Its quite frightening. Barbara hurst, watching nervously from her house around 230 thursday afternoon as the fire, which started near clayton road and villa de la vista, rolled over the hillside. The fire burning some 66 acres. I drove home and saw the smoke, so i knew this was going to be bad. Pamela kenyon prepared to evacuate her home and horses as the fire approached. Two years ago, we had the fire that went right up mount hamilton. So we get them here every once in a while, but nothing thats come this close. Evacuate a step. She says she thankfully never had to take. Crews able to get a handle on the grass fire before it damaged any homes or buildings. And how outcome aided by the work of more than 70 cal fire and san jose fire fighters, an aggressive firefight from our aerial resources and our resources on the ground as well as in coordination with the Defensible Space of the Property Owners was a key element in no structure loss on this incident. And with more hot weather expected in parts of the bay area this weekend, cal fire encouraging Property Owners to take a second look at their yards in san rafael. Homeowners with italian cypresses on their property reminded to remove them or face a fine. And in orinda the city asking homeowners to cut down any bamboo or juniper trees that are within ten feet of a roadway just make sure that if youre going to do any work with any kind of equipment, youre doing that before ten in the morning. And if youre planning to haul a trailer, double check your chains and make sure that youre maintaining your vehicles so that you can mitigate the possibility of a fire starting and again, crews still here doing mop up. They hope to wrap all this up at some point on friday in East San Jose zac sos ktvu. Fox two news. Fire agencies in marin county have been awarded 4 million to help with wildfire prevention efforts. The state has granted the money to the Marin Wildlife Prevention Authority and marin county fire department. County Officials Say the money will be used for a project to create fuel breaks around the entire Novato Community and increase fuel reduction measures throughout the San Pedro Mountain area in san rafael. And for the very latest on wildfire season here in california, just head to our website at ktvu. Com. New at 11, the California State University system is likely to fall short when it comes to Graduation Rate goals. A new Progress Report released this week shows 62 of students earned a diploma within six years last year. Thats short of the 66 expected back in 2015. Csu officials started the Graduation Initiative 2025. It sets a range of goals for all 23 campuses, including increasing its six year Graduation Rate to 70. Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty today on federal charges that he tried to change the results of the 2020 election. The former president said very little during his short arraignment. Mr. Trump is facing up to 55 years in prison on two conspiracy and two obstruction counts. Earlier tonight, we spoke with loyola law professor jessica levinson. She says the of the three criminal indictments mr. Trump currently faces, this one is the most severe. I think this case is very serious. And if people read the 45 page indictment and of course, there is a big difference between an indictment and a conviction, you can see that the special counsel lays out a very powerful case here, a case where the special counsel is saying this is a former president who really tried to create a self coup, who tried to harm the government from within and who tried to deprive us of our right to an honest counting of our votes. Mr. Trump was released on his own recognizance , but before he boarded the plane back home, he spoke with reporters. This is the persecution of the person thats leading by very, very substantial numbers in the republican primary and leading biden by a lot. So if you cant beat him, you persecute him or you prosecute him. The judge set the next hearing for august 28th, five days after the first republican primary debate. But still to come tonight, a pause on encampment clearing in our states capital. Why a judge has ordered the city to stop clearing homeless camps. Also, a Mountain Lion caught on camera in the north bay. Todays alert from police in Sonoma County. And they call themselves the San Francisco nighthawks, the womens soccer team that is helping field teams across the world subways now slicing their deli meats fresh. Thats why the new titan turkey is proferred by this football pro. And proferred by this football pro who actually uses her feet. And if we profer it, we know youll prefer it too. I use my feet. Have you seen me scramble . Tonights west coast rap, the Sacramento Homeless Union successfully argued that while the city has offered to relocate people to a park, the chosen area offered little shade. And people were hot, crowded together in tents. They asked the judge to prevent the city from doing any more sweeps through midseptember. The judge agreed, saying there was an obvious danger of exposure to extreme heat in washington state. Elections officials and two counties are investigating suspicious mail. The King County Elections Office received a letter that tested positive for fentanyl. It came monday as election workers were processing primary ballots. Yesterday, an envelope with an unknown substance arrived at the Okanogan County Elections Office that led to the courthouse being evacuated. Officials say theres no known connection between the two envelopes. Back here in california, investigators have released video footage of an Armed Robbery in west hollywood. This Surveillance Footage is from july 19th, capturing at least three suspects on camera. The local Sheriffs Department says the victim was walking down the street around 12 30 a. M. Near the sunset strip when a black suv stopped in front of him. Thats when the victim was approached and held up against a fence. You can see each suspect holding a gun to the victim. The suspects took the mans cell phone and wallet and then ran away. New tonight, a womens soccer team in San Francisco enjoying some special moments during a number of world cup matches. Players who are former members of their team have reached what they consider the ultimate goal competing in the world cup. Amber lee has the story. Kezar stadium near Golden Gate Park is home to the San Francisco nighthawks and amateur womens soccer team. Players range in age from 14 to 32. They come from all over the bay area. The team was founded in 1995 and has been nurturing talent ever since the philippines will not be denied this time. Ball in with the goal, including Serena Bolden of santa clara, who scored the winning goal representing the World Cup Team from the philippines monday in a match against new zealand. We were screaming like crazy. I got chills all over. It was it was a really special moment, a proud and inspirational moment for members of this team. Many aspired to play professionally. Im really competitive, so yeah, i dont know. I like getting better. Theres always something you can get better at. Lucinda anderson of San Francisco says shes been playing soccer since she was four. Shes now 21 and attends brown university. She plays with a school team, and when shes home, shes a nighthawk. If i could play in the in the next world cup and a few world cups, id love that. So, yeah, im not going to shoot low. Im going to shoot high. Samuel adam of santa clara plays professionally in italy and is a member of the Egyptian National team. A nod to her dads home country. Theres so much more opportunity for us and so i think its just to play as long as i can. I mean, as long as im healthy and able. Thats probably what i want to do until im well in my 30s. None of our players pay to play. Its all done with sponsors and donations. The teams gm says 20 of its members go on to play professionally. Believing in yourself, you have to believe that youre capable of doing it. The team motto is love the game. Success will follow. Totally do it. Thats my advice. Just get out there, play every day. Its an amazing community. I think this team is a testament to that. Recruitment starts in august. The gm tells me some players left to go pro, so there are spots open. The team starts the fall season, september ninth. Amber lee ktv, fox two news. A major spike in revenue for a San Francisco based company. Coming up, the record breaking quarter just hit by doordash. Plus, we are meeting the cif 2023 male scholar athlete of the year. His success in water polo and in school. Now we are tracking that weekend. It is just around the corner now. Tomorrow friday, well have a warming forecast wi back in the day, sneaker drops meant getting online to wait in line. Now with Xfinity Mobile. We get the Fastest Mobile Service and can get the freshest kicks asap. I got this. Get the best price for 2 lines of unlimited when you switch to Xfinity Mobile for 30 a line per month. Nice job, little sis they grow up so fast. Im a fan. From xfinity. warehouse ambience esh Artisan Bread piled high with tender roast beef, smothered with melty provolone cheese and served with hot au jus for dipping. Try the roast beef or pastrami french dips today only at togos in quarter the San Francisco based company says its Grocery Store and Convenience Store deliveries are growing. Total orders rose 25 to 532 million for the april to june quarter. Doordash also credited improved driver efficiency for the bump in revenue. San jose mayor matt mahan announced today his proposal to ban homeless encampments near schools. At the press conference, students shared their stories of being followed home and of Homeless People breaking into schools during teaching hours. Mehan says the city has removed encampments for security reasons before, like clearing the encampment near the San Jose Mineta International airport. This proposal would ban encampments within 150ft of san jose public and private schools, as well as daycares. This is about in increasing that accountability on both sides, starting with governments role there are a lot of places to park and camp that dont have to be right next to a school and weve got to give our students that piece of mind of having even just a modest buffer around their learning environment. Mehan says the ban is not to place blame on homeless communities, but make sure schoolchildren feel safe. The death of a man who was beaten in san jose last year has now turned into a homicide case. Police took 29 year old david gregg into custody last october after he allegedly assaulted his housemate. Investigators say the housemate refused treatment after being struck repeatedly by gregg. Days later, the housemate died. Now, the Santa Clara County Coroners Office has ruled the housemates death a homicide. Gregg was initially arrested for felony assault, but the case has now been submitted to the Santa Clara County District Attorneys Office to determine whether gregg should face additional charges. All right. Heading towards the weekend, your friday looks pretty nice. A little warmer tomorrow. So the trend is going to be for these cooling temperatures to begin to warm. And thats that happens tomorrow. So these are the highs from today. And well below the average. Certainly the coolest day weve seen this week. And then temperatures tomorrow, we can add maybe 4 or 5 degrees to these. So friday and what were looking at is low clouds and fog in the morning for most of us. But a quicker burn off. Right. So today it didnt burn off quickly at all. Today it was lingering throughout much of the day. And so tomorrow, with the quicker burn off, more sunshine , higher temperatures, increased temperatures, so 59 degrees in oakland right now, 60 in napa. Its about where it was last night at this time, which makes sense because its very similar pattern in terms of the fog. Weve got winds that are 21 miles an hour out in fairfield and sfos at 14. So again, typical weather this weekend. And as you look at tomorrow morning, this weekend is going to be kind of a classic summer weekend for the from start to finish from saturday to sunday when we find temperatures on sunday easily getting into the upper 90s, low one hundreds with cool on the coast very warm in the bay hot inland thats saturday and sunday more so and then theres saturday afternoon tomorrow night or tomorrow morning theres the fog footprint. Its all the way in. Its all the way up into the delta and then it burns back and you get this temperature footprint, which looks a heck of a lot like today, but slightly warmer. And then on friday or on saturday, youll notice more warming and blah, blah, blah and so on and so forth. So this is kind of an up and down little roller coaster we have right now. Were on the upswing and then were going to drop down as we go into early next week. But thats sunday, monday or saturday. Sunday, monday looks pretty darn hot, especially inland. Ill see you back here on sunday night. All right, bill, thank you. New video tonight of a Mountain Lion in the north bay Cotati Police say around six this morning, the Mountain Lion was seen walking there in the area of myrtle avenue. Police officers saw the big cat when it was leaving the area. It has not been spotted since this morning. The department of fish and wildlife, as well as Sonoma County wildfire rescue were notified. If you see a Mountain Lion, try to keep to yourself and keep family and pets indoors. We have an update tonight on the red tide wave thats washing over the bay area. The San Francisco bay Regional Water Quality Control board said today the harmful algae blooms known as red tides have not brought any widespread fish deaths. Large quantities of fish deaths were attributed to red tides last summer. The board and other agencies have been monitoring the blooms since last week. However they recommend people and pets dont swim or come in contact with any discolored, discolored bay area water. Heres a look now at the stories trending tonight on kctv, one of our top stories. The man charged with stabbing and killing two people in davis and seriously injuring a third victim has been found in competent to stand trial. Also, one San Francisco woman is working to reunite stolen baggage to their rightful owners in history in australia, in an upset, morocco has advanced to the knockout round in the womens world cup after defeating colombia. You can find these stories and more at ktvu. Com. This patch, its more than thread and stitching. Its a symbol of our city. Coming up the San Francisco giants sporting a new look the logo that will soon make its debut this patch. Its more than thread and stitching. Its a symbol of our city, an emblem of conviction, of progress. How about that . The giants and cruised together, driving our city towards a brighter future. Giants coach gabe kapler introduced the patch today. The three colors there represent three shades of a San Francisco sun set. The logo logo will make its jersey debut during selected thursday games before it becomes a permanent addition to the giants uniforms and east Bay Little League team is just three wins away from punching their ticket to the Little League world series, the bollinger canyon, Little League all star 12 year old team just won the Northern California state championship. But before they go all the way to williamsport, pennsylvania, they will have to get a win in san bernardino. Thats where theyll compete in the Little League west region tournament. The team left san ramon today with a grand sendoff at city hall. Its been a ride the last three years. Weve won the state championship. Of course, this year is the one that you can go further, but, you know, everyones stuck together. Theyre theyre theyre a family. They treat each other like brothers and just a great group. The teams first game is saturday. They will play against el segundo if the team can win that game plus two more, then theyll leave next sunday for the Little League world series. Good luck to them. A preview now of an upcoming sports focus episode. We talked with the cif 2023 male scholar, athlete of the year. Its just one of many titles hes earned. Yeah, hes a graduate of San Ramon Valley high school who is now preparing to start his freshman year at uc davis, playing for the mens water polo team. Cristina rendon has his story. One day i was like, this water polo thing. What is it . You know, i want to i want to check it out. So i was able to sneak over to one of their practices and watch, and that was around the same age that, you know, i really liked superheroes and aquaman being a favorite. And so when i was watching, i was seeing these kids and swimming. Youre used to people just swimming in Straight Lines really fast, right . But in water pool, you need to be super mobile moving around. And so these people were sprinting up and down fast. Theyre getting their up to theyre like theyre out of the water. Theyre throwing the ball 30, 40 miles an hour. I was like, whoa, if i want to be like aquaman, this is what i need to able to do it. So thats kind of where the love started. Ive been playing water polo since i was like seven years old. Ive always been super competitive and ive loved it a bunch. And so id say when i got to the age of around like 13 or 14 years old and i started like playing up with some of the High School Kids and stuff, i started to see like, okay, like playing in college. Thats something thats a possibility for me. What is it about the game that you love . So water polo is a sport. Its a really hard sport. You know, we play in these 25 yard pools. You cant touch the bottom. Youre swimming, fighting for position constantly. And something that i really appreciate about water polo is that compared to a sport like basket ball, for example, where youre super mobile in the water, the ball is going to move much faster than you are. So you need to make sure that youre ready for what position you need to be in by the time the ball gets there. So you need to be thinking ahead. What is your role with the Special Olympics . How did you get involved and what kind of work do you do . So i originally got involved because when i was around in middle school, i was part of this National Charity organization that has a local chapter in my area called boys team charity, and it helps young boys find philanthropies like volunteer with different philanthropies that they can find a niche that they want to make a specific impact in. And so one day i signed up for a Special Olympics, and i absolutely loved it because the kids it was a track and field event and the kids were so competitive, so passionate trash talking each other about whose shoes were faster celebrating every time they finished and i saw these kids and i thought like, wow, like if i want to get to where i want to be as an athlete, i need to have the same confidence and passion that these kids do. And so that inspired me to really help them. And help expand the opportunities they have to compete in sports. What are your goals for your College Career and beyond . What is what are your hopes for the future . Gotcha. So for college, im entering as an Electrical Engineering major and my goal with that, obviously is to complete it. And go become an electrical engineer. And its a tall task, but its something im really excited for because discipline and hard work, anythings possible. And water polo is, of course, the goal. We just went into a new conference, the big west conference, and the goal is for us to go become conference champs and then punch through. And when the ncaa championship, what kind of message would you give to kids who are watching this . Maybe water polo is something theyd like to try or theyre just kind of not sure if they want to try sports in general. Do you have a message for kids . Um, yeah. So like for me, sports or something that its so deeply important to me because a lot of the best friend, my best friends that ive made have come through sports because going and doing hard stuff like that sort of experience brings people together. And on top of it, it teaches you what youre capable of so that when you go want to do other things that arent sports like i want to go be an engineer, it gives me that confidence knowing i can do hard things and it really inspires me and inspiring young man that was Cristina Rendon reporting. The warriors steph curry making an appearance in a new rap video. Daddy taught me how to flip my wrist. How my father son think im pistol packing, how that ratchet on me like a gun. They should put the basket in the casket that im done. The song is called lil fish big pond. Curry appears alongside toby wig with a little swagger about currys talents on the court. However, sfgate and some other sites are saying that curry is actually lip syncing over wigs voice either way, steph curry is there literally anything he cant do . I was just going to say, is there anything hes not good at . I mean, he totally sold that to me. I was like going, what . Oh, really good at that. Very impressive. All right. Well, that is our report for tonight. Thanks so much for joining us. Our news will continue with mornings on two at 4 a. M. Good night, everybody. Dylan . Oh, mr. D. You jog here, too . Im a half a block from my house. Are you wearing boots . Okay, this is less of a coincidence than it seems. Ive been following you around for a few days. Its about haley. I know shes in a relationship, but i love her, and i think she loves me