Heightened surveillance here in the united states. The American Council on American Islamic relations is handing out booklets reminding people of their rights and after 60 people were held for questioning this weekend at the u. S. canada border in washington state. They were detained for between six and 11 hours in some cases. They were people of all ages including a number of u. S. Citizens and asked questions about their iranian identity and the heritage and family and connection to the country. All of this is very concerning. Customs and Border Protection claims they did not detain iranian americans at border. They said they have not received any reports of bay area iranian americans being detained however Immigration Attorneys are are on standby. This crisis with iran is tlud. Were tracking the story on all of the digital platforms. We posted new information about u. S. Troop movements. It is on the top story box at nbcbayarea. Com. Well back here at home, a new plan to tackle vioy
Nerve in the bay area. Good evening. Im dan ashley. And im kristen sze. Thanks for joining us. Two men have been arrested and are facing charges in the case. Iteam reporter Melanie Woodrow spoke with one of the suspects today at santa rita jail. She is in the newsroom now with the very latest on this. Melanie . Dan and kristen, i spoke with 21yearold javon lee over an internet video visitation to santa rita jail. He did not want to appear on camera, but he did answer several of my questions. For the first time were hearing from one of two men accused in connection with 34yearold shuo zengs death. The man died in oakland as he attempted to get his stolen laptop back. 22yearold byron reed and 21yearold javon lee are in custody. Reed is the suspected getaway driver and lee was involved in taking the laptop. They agreed to speak to abc7 news, but did not want to appear on camera. He says reed is his friend. When i asked if he was with reed december 31st, he said, quote, im not trying to ta
Removed dozens of postits from the montclair starbucks in oakland. The memorial a tribute to shuo zeng. The 34yearold was killed on his birthday, december 31st, as he attempted to recover his stolen laptop. I came down here on the 2nd and put a postit up and left some for others. I was hoping that one window pane would be covered. Reporter sues hope fulfilled more than she would imagine. Yesterday zengs coworker, neighbors, friends filled the space sharing his talent at ibm for his passion for krav maga and photography. Theyll be turning all of the postit notes, sentiments and pictures for a scrapbook for zengs family. It will be nice to have the memories. I thought they should be shared with the family. Over the weekend, his parents arrived from china. Meantime, the aunt of one of the suspects arrested said she is also thinking of zengs family. My prayers definitely go out. My prayers also go out to my nephew. Teresa jones nephew is 23yearold byron reed jr. Who is charged with murder
Fall. The incidents triggered a community rally for change, but merchants i spoke with say they have seen no improvement since, despite the sfpd increasing patrols, so theyre taking matters into their own hands. Police need to police people. If theres no people here to police, of course theyre going to go somewhere elsewhere theres more action. Reporter for the past six months, steven lee, a Business Owner and entertainment commissioner for San Francisco has been working with the sfmta, San Francisco recs and park and the garage to lower evening time parking rates to draw in business and get the city to step up safety efforts. This will hopefully boost our nighttime economy. Reporter from 5 00 p. M. To 2 00 a. M. Used to cost 36. Now its just 8. Spent 40 or more at participating merchants and the rate goes down to 3. While it seems like a step in the right direction, there are skeptics the program will actually work. I dont think that is the key. The key is you need to have something l
The fight between a Silicon Valley billionaire and the access to a bay area beach. And the grandmother oak. How Sonoma County has lost one of its oldest trees. Now news to build a better bay area from abc7. As we continue with our News Coverage this evening, we are just now getting some answers about what happened at this gas station in san jose this weekend where police shot and wounded a man who was trying to light a gas pump on fire. Good evening. Im dan ashley. And im kristen sze. Lets get right to chris nguyen. With new developments on this story. Chris . Well, tonight that suspect remains in stable condition at a local hospital. We spoke to the police chief. He says his officers had no choice but to open fire. This afternoon, customers at this typically busy gas station near East Ridge Mall say theyre somewhat in shock. It was like wow. Something like that happen around here . Its like unheard of. Chaos saturday morning as San Jose Police responded to the arco at quimby road and