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Old. You know, i think Law Enforcement has to take care of business. The city has got to take care of business. Its every other night, sometimes its 5 00 p. M. Sometimes its 6 00 p. M. 10 00 p. M. Like last night, 10 00 p. M. Sometimes its 2 00 in the morning. Reporter jenny recorded this scene from her backyard last night watching the spectators put their lives on the line. It concerns me because how come they are not afraid . Reporter residents say they are afraid and frustrated and dont understand why the city isnt doing something to stop it. Somethings got to be done about all this. The issue we had last night were our lack of staffing, our lack of resources and other calls for service that had higher priority. When we were able to respond to the sideshows, they were already concluded. Reporter Vallejo Police say its a staffing issue. They say they understand sideshows are dangerous and a two sans but claim they are doing their best. Right now we are trying to recruit, and we are trying to beef up our staff which will help us respond to these sideshows. Reporter but residents say they are fed up. Last nights sideshow activity start on one side of the city and moved to the other and it ended when shots were reportedly fire and the crowd dispercents. We need to make sure that this type of behavior stops. It cant continue to be like this. Reporter in vallejo, jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. It is a race against time to find survivors in moroccos deadliest earthquake that struck 25 miles west of marrakech twilg 2,500 people so far. Today crews from spain, britain and qatar searched through the rubble. They say the worst destruction is in a Mountain Area which are difficult to access. Well have much more on the earthquake that leveled parts of morocco in our 6 00 p. M. Newscast. Robert honda speaks with local moroccans raising funds to help the survivors. President biden wrapped up a weekend in asia by visiting the john mccain memorial in vietnam where the senators plane was shot down in hanoi back in 1967. Mccain was seriously injured and taken as a prisoner of war. You see President Biden there, a close friend of mccains, paying his respects at that site. He also met with the vietnamese government officials and Business Leaders to spotlight new deals and partnerships between the two countries. As we sit side by side,ment, were reminded of the hard work yall did to get here. Reporter the president s visit follows the g20 summit in indgentleman over the weekend where he met with leaders of the Worlds Largest economies. Governor newsom is under the microscope for comments he made about possibly appointing someone to temporarily take over senator Dianne Feinsteins seat. Heres the exclusive interview on nbcs meet the press yesterday. No, i dont want to make another appointment. I dont think the people of california want me to make another appointment. Because you would be appointing both seats. That said, its my job, its my responsibility. If we have to do it well do it. Youll abide by your pledge . Interrim appointments, i dont want to get involved in the primary. Three highprofile democrats are running to replace senator feinstein who is retiring when her term ends in january of 2025. But the 90yearold is under increasing pressures to step down before that. Governor newsom promised to appoint a black woman to the next Senate Vacancy if there is one, andd and right now the only black woman in the race is senator barbara lee. She says be a interim appointment would amount to a token. Joining us now is our political analyst larry gertzin. The governor uneasy discussing a feinstein replacement. To be very clear here, if she serves out her term, then the candidates run for her open seat. Thats right. This is all talking about if she doesnt finish her term who would he replace, who would he appoint . Shes very frail. We know this. This is no see cell. The question is will she step down . Will she pass . We dont know. Youve got to be set up, thats reasonable. The problem with Governor Newsom or for Governor Newsom is he said two and a half years ago i will appoint a black woman should there be a vacancy before feinstein leaves, and he said that because he found himself in trouble when he appointed a Latino Alex Padilla to replace kamala hairs. Sure. A lot of balls are in the air and not everybody is happy. Why far is this a story . So far its speculating that perhaps this would happen, maybe we wait until it happens if it does at all. Of course. You hope it doesnt happen. Newsom said it himself. You hope it doesnt happen, and youve got to be red and the problem for newsom right now there are a lot of good talented black women up and down politics and erected office but very few of them if a want to leave their post for a short pier. Youre talking about a few months they would serve ashat you call a praiseholder, okay, and thats the problem and then theres barbara lee. And why not barbara lee. Wellknown in northern and southern california. Why not just say if it comes to that well go with barbara lee. Fair question. What newsom says i would tilt it tn. Weve got three people, among others. These are the tee leaders. You see it right there on e screen. Shes in a tight spot, number three. A lot of undecideds early on, and its been that way for a long time. The lead for the first two schiff and porter have been separated from least. Imagine what happens if lee becomes the incumbent. There will be a tremendous advantage and its what newsom says. Hes backed into this corner. He has to find somebody and is having a hard time somebody willing to take that spot for a short period of time and give up an office. Whats the next move . Does he even have a next move . Will he stay quiet if he has to do something . Maybe prayer. Hes got a problem here, and hes hoping, he is hoping, that feinstein goes ahead and manages to eke out her term. He doesnt want to make a decision. He doesnt want to find somebody. It could be somebody we dont think of right now, somebody we dont know very well and nonetheless talented, but he has to go on expedition finding that person should the opening have to come. Sure, senator feinstein has 15 months remaining in her term. Thanks. Covid boosters are on the way and for the first time you may have to pay for them. The fda gave the goahead to target the two dominant variants. The cdc needs to sign off on the boosters but that will likely happen this week. The shots will be available for that. This is the first time the government isnt paying for vaccines but most Health Insurances will cover it. You may be able to get a booster at Free Community Health Centers if you are not insured. Well, some of the biggest names in tech are set to weigh in on the debate over artificial intelligence. The Rapid Development of ai has led to many calls for the technology to be regulated. So congress is turning to several tech titans for advice on how to do just that. On wednesday the senate is having its first closed door brainstorming session. In attendance elon musk, bill gates, Mark Zuckerberg and a host of other prominent tech leaders. The meeting is called the ai insight forum. Sessions will run throughout the fall. And speaking of elon musk, shares of tesla went through the roof today. Financial Services Company Morgan Stanley set a very high valuation of tesla stock saying the supercomputer project could add tons of value to the company, and investors seem to agree. Teslas stock price rose over 10 today. Id theft is everywhere. It drains your wallet and your energy, but can you defend yourself, and we want to help. Im consumer investigator chris chmura. Well show you how next. Im chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. Were tracking some storms to the south on the satellite radar. Ill show you whats moving in our identities are under attack. A recent report found many i. D. Theft vic strims had their identities stolen more than once. You need a stronger password and, yes, you need to change it often. Our consume earl investigator chris chmura compiles five other ways to protect yourself. Reporter lets establish something. Identity theft is more than just a nuisance. Identity Theft Resource Center says it triggers anxiety, causes sleeplessness and in some cases people have trouble passing a background check for a new job. This doesnt just go on for a day or a week or a month or a year this. Can be lifelong. Reporter so lets prevent Identity Theft. First, protect your paperwork, like your tax and financial documents. Each is a puzzle piece for a thief. Steve mcfarlane at the Better Business bureau says do not just toss those papers in the trash. Shred them, shred them. Reporter second, audit thursday. Check your bank statement. Reporter read every line and set up alerts. Look for tiny unknown trans actions. They are a clue that a scammer is testing your account to see if they have connected enough dots to impersonate you. Third, freeze your credit file. Identity thieveses want to open credit cards and loans in your loan. A frozen Credit Report would reject their application. Visit the three big Credit Unions and fourth post fewer details on social media. Sharing specifics about your life dares a pretender to impersonator. Raging about a bad cell carrier feels good but it discloses a nugget that might help age poster impersonate you so dont do it. Step five, insurance. Consider Identity Theft coverage or insurance. Reporter before you buy check to see if you already have it. Some homeowners and renters policies include coverage and some credit card throw in i. D. Theft protection as a perk. A major declaration for President Biden, the president climbing that Climate Change is now a bigger threat than nuclear war. The president made those comments yesterday in vietnam. He was referring to concerns raised at the g20 summit in india that Global Temperatures could rise rapidly in the next two decades. The president also says wealthier nations need to support the rest of the world to fight off Climate Change. Kilauea is erupting again on the big island of hawaii. Take a look. This is video from earlier this morning as lava spewed from the volcano. Kilauea had a series of small earthquakes and started erupting tomorrow afternoon. Fortunately no buildings or people are in danger right now but scientists warned that they are releasing volcanic smog. This is actually the third eruption this year for that volcano. A powerful video. Jeff ranieri is there. Happy monday to you, jeff. Not a bad start here on our monday across the bay area. We did manage some blue skies. Temperatures not too hot, and were going stay with a similar trend as we roll through tomorrow, but overall numbers dropping off a couple of degrees. Not going to become cold outside by any means, but instead of upper 80s inland, well drop it down into a lot of mid to low 80s through the inland valleys tomorrow. Again, from this cold front. Kind of keeping it pleasant outside for september, and well also have some of the morning fog back. So as we move it into tomorrows forecast, well start it off with lots of 50s here well have you down to 56. South bay 57, and we continue with very, you know, typical weather here through the east bay, San Francisco and the north bay as 509s begin again with some areas of fog. Let me get you a better look at the fog tomorrow morning. This is at 7 00, and notice at the coastline the bay, also a little bit here for the south bay. Well see the low clouds to start. Do i think its going to hang on near the bay into about 10 30 in the morning and then everybody, even the coastal areas, will get in on some sunshine for tomorrow. So overall tomorrow this is looking really good here for us. Numbers cooling off by 3 to 5 degrees snow will bring us back down to 80 in napa and 48 in concord and 28 in san jose. 70s oakland to palo alto and 60s right there at the coast. Now if youre doing any traveling tonight, i did want to show you what were going to be seeing in the travel delays here coming up in just a bit. As you look ahead to the bay area forecast by thursday, well undergo some quick warming from this area of high pressure. Theres no way well get into the 100s but i do see upper 80s returning again by thursdays forecast. Not going to last long because by this weekend check it out. We get a cooler system dropping on down. Its going to hang out into next week, and thats go continue to keep numbers below average as we start off next weeks forecast. So not a bad trend here over the next seven to ten days. Now when it comes to travel delays, if youre doing anything at the airports, were watching storms over the midwest and northeast putting us 81 minutes behind in boston and 45 minutes behind in newark. Now when it comes to traveling tomorrow, some storms over albuquerque, phoenix, also back here towards new orleans and orlando could bring in some delays. On the sevenday forecast here in San Francisco, here we go. 60s coming back in as you roll through the next seven days. That morning fog, afternoon sunshine, and through those inland veils, were going to go back up a little bit here wednesday and thursday into the upper 80s, and then there we go, that gradual drop at sunday. Were at 18, looking ahead towards next monday 78, and that trend next monday is something we could be with for a good part of next weeks forecast, so so happy this time of the year to not be talking about 100s. We can still get into the 100s into about october the 15th. Okay. You know, speaking on those averages, so this is kind of an enjoyable trend. Okay. Country club weather. Yes, i like that. Thanks, jeff. Yeah. Up next, an american finally pulled to safety after being stuck in a cave for nine days. Well tell you how crews got him out. We made it bmo has arrived. Hello . You said it. Hello to more ways to save money, grow your wealth, grow your business. Just what we needed, another big bank. Not so fast. How many banks do you know that reward you for saving every month . Hes got a good point. Did i mention bmo has more feefree atms than the two largest us banks combined . Uh, bmo . Just beemo, actually. Quick question, will all this stuff fit in your car . should i get rid of the mug . Bmo a tense night for a south bay neighborhood after s. W. A. T. Teams invade it had overnight. Milipitas police say it started around 7 30 last night when they responded to a home on spence avenue due it a Domestic Violence situation. They called for the home owner to come out, but the person did not. After 14 hours, the police sent in the s. W. A. T. Team but came up empty. We were told it was a hostage situation. Two gentlemen, a woman and a baby, were in a car. The two gentlemen had a fight and somehow the one of the gentlemen accosted the woman. She got away with her baby, and the other man, they were across the street, and the one guy ran into the house and it seems like he holed himself up. Well, neighbors say they are just frustrated about the lack of information they were given while everything was going on. The house in question bangs right up to spangler elementary. School remained in session during the incident. Overseas north Korean Leader kim jongun is headed to russia to meet with russian president vladimir putin. The media is sparking western concerns about a possible arms deal between the two countries. U. S. Intelligence believes putin will focus on getting more arms from north korea for his war on ukraine. In exchange, kim could get advanced weapons technologies as well as energy and food aid for north korea. Rescued from 3,400 feet below ground, crews have pulled out that sick american researcher from one of the deepest caves in the world. Scientist mark dickie, thats his name, was exploring the morninga gave in southern turkey. More than a week ago he began bleeding in his stomach and fill ill. On saturday 190 doctors, paramedics and experienced cavers mobilized from across europe to save him. The most challenging part was widening the narrow passages to allow that stretcher to pass through. This afternoon they got him out, and hes in stable condition. A scare tore hawaiian airlines. A night from tokyo to hawaii hit turbulence over the weekend. The plane turned around and landed back in japan. Hawaiian airlines said one passenger had an ankle injury and a Flight Attendant sustained pinor injuries. Well, up next, the 49ers are going to the super bowl. No, not quite yet. What . Not quite yet. Only one game, burks wow, they lookedood. G wow, you get to watch all your favorite stuff. Its to die for, and its all right here. Streaming was never this easy, you know. This is the way. Get gigabit extra internet on the xfinity 10g network made for streaming for 25 a month for 2 years. Could you turn down the volume . Here, you can try. Get way more into what youre into when you stream on the xfinity 10g network. With Chevy Silverado and silverado hd, you can take on the mountains. Or you can move them. With the power of up to thirtysix thousand pounds of max available towing. 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When hes healthy, hes so good. 149ers beat the steelers 307. Heres purdy and the new money man, nick bosa. You know, once i hit that touchdown, i wasnt thinking surgery or anything like that. Were here to win. This is it. This is how were going to play. We have so many players and its fun to watch aiyuk do his thing and purdy shuts the haters up, so its nice to be on a really good team. That shut some haters up. Bosa, looked like he was wearing a backpack and purdy wears a jacket, a sportscoat. Very stylish. Hes the man now. Next up, 49ers at the rams. Wont be easy. Sunday at sofi stadium. Were counting down to the Paris Olympics which is next summer, and the buzz is we could have another dream Team Including steph curry and lebron james. They are going to go play . Thats the buzz. Two years ago, tokyo olympics, k. D. And Draymond Greene led the u. S. To the gold medal. Lebron and curry investigation pressed strong interest on being on that paris team. Curry, by the way, has never played in the olympics. But hes been the coach, right . Steve kerr. The head coach of team usa. Is he going to continue to do that in paris . He will. Thats exciting. Jace aguirre will be in paris and joins us with whats coming up next. Im hoping for curry in paris. That would be fantastic. Right now at 6 00, dangerously long wait times for oaklands 911 calls. Tonight we investigate the ongoing issue. Just how much money the city is willing to pledge to tackle that problem. Plus, americans pausing to remember the lives lost 22 years ago in the 9 11 terrorist attacks. How a school in the south bay is paying tribute tonight. The Evergreen Islamic Center in san jose is trying to help rays funds for earthquake victims in morocco. Well show you how. The news at 6 00 starts right now. Good evening. Thanks for being with us on this monday. Im raj mathai. And im jessica aguirre. A land standing issue that has put several lives at risk and oakland is moving forward to finally address its failing 911 calling system this. Action after an nbc investigate and grand jury report. Reporter Investigative Reporter Candace Nguyen uncovers many issues and joins us from the newsroom. The Investigative Unit has been spotlighting oaklands 911 problem since july revealing dangerously long wait call times and people losing trust in the 911 system amid a budget deficit. Mayor sheng thao says the city is fast tracking millions of dollars to bring 911 answering times down. After more than two months of unanswered emails and calls from the Investigative Units to all of these oakland officials about the dire state of the citys 911 system, a major announcement monday. Thanks to additional revenues collected this year, were able to direct an additional 2. 5 million over the next two years to strengthen our 911 response. Reporter surrounded by the city administrator and City Council Members the mayor said the 2. 5 Million Investment will directly support 911 staffing and system upgrades. In addition to a recent civil grand jury report blasting current and former oakland officials for their outdated and understaffed 911 center, in july we told you oakland has the second worst average 911 answering time in the state. At nearly a minute long its quadrupled the state standard. Will these changes be bringing down the 911 answering times and if so when . Absolutely. Everything were working towards to bring down in closing that gap. I wish it would be tomorrow. You know, we know that systems dont change overnight. Help me understand why did you freeze the fulltime dispatcher position in your latest city budget . That position was actually an hr situation that happened, and so it actually did not impact at allnist call services. We are adding more positions. Reporter yesterday the Investigative Unit told you about 50,000 abandoned 911 calls in oakland last year, meaning callers hung up before an answer, and we also told you how interconsistent oakland has been reporting 911 data to the state. For example, the city