most beautiful cities in america. it s known for wealth and innovation. it s home to the highest number of billionaires per capita in the country. but it s also one of the least affordable places to live. it s san francisco, a city some say is in steep decline because of crime, homelessness, and drug use. more people die from drug overdoses in this city during the covid pandemic than from the virus itself. cnn s sara sidner heads to the bay area, a place she once called her home, to show us what it looks like now and find out it looks like now and find out what happened to san francisco. captions by vitac www.vitac.com so, when i first laid eyes on san francisco, i was enchanted. from where i am right now, driving over the bay bridge, and it looked like someone had taken an enormous vat of fog and just continuously poured it over the hills, like dry ice being poured over a perfectly sculpted city on a stage. and then you get down into the city and you meet these gloriou
good evening. welcome to the whole story. conclusion i m anderson cooper. tonight brings us to one of the most beautiful and progressive cities in america. a city known for its social activism as well as it wealth, particularly in the tech world. it s home to the highest number of billionaires per captain in the country. but it s san francisco, in steep decline because of homelessness and drug use. more people died from drug overdoses in this city during the covid pandemic than from the virus itself. cnn s sara sidner heads to the bay area, a place she once called her home to show us what it looks like now and find out what happened to san francisco. so when i first laid eyes on san francisco, i was enchanted. from where i am right now, driving over the bay bridge, and it looked like someone had taken an enormous vat of fog and just continuously poured it over the hills, like dry ice being poured over a perfectly sculpted city on a stage. and then you get down into the cit
good evening. welcome to the whole story. i m anderson cooper. tonight brings us to one of the most beautiful and progressive cities in america. it s a city known as much for its social activism as it is for its wealth and innovation, particularly in the tech world. it s home to the highest number of billionaires per capita in the country. but it s also one of the least affordable places to live. it s san francisco. a city some say is in steep decline because of crime, homelessness and drug use. more people died from drug overdoses in this city during the covid pandemic than from the virus itself. cnn s sara sidner heads to the bay area, a place she once called her home, to show us what it looks like now and find out what happened to san francisco? reporter: so when i first laid eyes on san francisco, i was enchanted. from where i am right now driving over the bay bridge, and it looked like someone had taken an enormous vat of fog and just continuously poured it
love basketball, but you notice very little about it. thanks for joining us. krnk thi cnn this morning oig starts right now. . good morning, everyone, glad you re with us. big debate last night. lots of headlines to get to on thursday, november 9th. the third republican debate, critical issues and foreign policy, abortion rights, did it make a difference with about two months until the iowa caucuses. former president donald trump skipped the debate for a third time, rallying just down the road, taking on his gop rivals and president biden. we are back in action, the hollywood actor s strike is finally over after four months on the picket line. just in this morning, new video from iranian-backed houthi rebels showing them shooting down an american drone. this happened off the coast of yemen. the u.s. struck back launching an air strike on a weapons facility warehouse in syria. the new york attorney general s office rests its case against donald trump and its family busin
reporter: voters elected her in november. the district attorney prosecuting people for the crimes they commit is going to be a game changer for our city. reporter: while there has been little measurable difference in crime rates thus far, the san francisco chronicle s reports police are bringing 20% more cases for prosecution to jenkins office compared to her predecessor. as for the controversial tenderloin center, its doors closed in december 2022. the center didn t do anything to make anything better. i see it as an absolute failure. the lincoln center. the tenderloin center not far from here. do you regret opening that, or was that something you feel like you tried something and it