Signed by the mayor and approved by the board of supervisors, which is the immigration detainer policy. And we released him on april 15th. Reporter today, steinles father had this reaction to the revelation that sanchez was released, rather than deported. We dont need that in our hearts and souls. Were just were here for kate and so its its i think i can speak for my wife and brad that its a nonissue. Reporter at pier 14 where steinle was shot people have been leaving flowers. Nick dumbrowski wanted to pay his respects. I asked him if the killing changed his mind about San Franciscos policy regarding cooperation with immigration. Its such a slippery slope on that matter. We have more details now on sanctuary cities that mark was mentioning. The bay areas three largest cities are all sanctuary cities. 31 in the u. S. Have sanctuary status. In 1989 San Francisco passed the city and county of refuge ordinance, which prohibits City Employees from helping i. C. E. With immigration investiga
Detainers. He was held by us until april 15 confirming with the feds that there were no outstanding warrants or judicial orders to return him. There were none. There was a request from ice that he be turned over for deportation deportation, but as we said the city doesnt comply with those requests. If they had, sanchez in all likelihood would have been in mexico, not on a pier with a gun wednesday evening. Today stanleys parents had this reaction to the news from ice. We dont need that in our hearts and souls. Were just were here for kate and its i think i can speak for my wife and brad that its a nonissue. It would have been so much better, of course if he were gone and they would have done what they should have done absolutely, without a guess, definitely. Reporter from time to time we have been seeing people walking on pier 14 to bring flowers and lay them at the spot where kate stanley was shot. None of them have said that they thought the city should change its sanctuary city poli
At its peak. Crews now say they have the fire surrounded. The fire is at Joaquin Miller park, this is very close the chabot space center. No structures were threatened. Take live heres live pictures from our traffic camera. You can just barely see the smoke anymore. Well continue to follow this and bring you the latest as soon as we get it. Terry cu new at 5. Two campers are recovering tonight, after a tree came crashing down on their campsite. Take chy it happened last night athe the Live Oak Campground in mount ablstate apark. The site is not far from the parks south gate enterance. Map pull thats where nbc bay areas Chuck Coppola joins us live. Chk, el diablo state park the site not far from the south gate entrance. And that is where chuck joins us live. What happened . Well i can tell you that a 47yearold man was air lifted to a hospital in walnut creek with a serious head injury, that is according to a ranger on the scene. The other camper described in late 30s, early 40s was also
Scrapes and bruises. Then we heard some crackling. Though thought maybe fireworks, fourth of july. And it started crashing and a loud boom. Reporter are there any limitations to where campers they camp given the fatstatus of the trees . The only one that is restricted is the one where the tree failed. As far as we know Everything Else should be fine. Reporter so no evacuation happening. Camp grounds are full tonight and campers are being allowed to stay throughout the park. As far as surveys to evaluate dangerous trees in the camp ground areas, the ranger said those surveys are done periodically but could not recall when the last one was done or how often they are done where this incident happened. Im chuck coppola, nbc bay area news. Thank you very much. New video just in of a brush fire in the oakland hills. Firefighters say they now have to blaze contained. Our nbc chopper caught this video of the scene. You can see theyre knocking it down making sure the hot spots are cold. The fir
Reporter coming up well hear more about what was going on behind the sheriffs back and why the deputies were doing it. Thats the story were working on for 6 00. Reporting from the hall of justice, Mark Matthews nbc bay area news. Thanks mark. The San Francisco Police Officers association issued a strong statement about Kate Steinles murder today, saying quote, bottom line as a young innocent woman has been murdered in cold blood in front of her father, by a fivetime deported illegal alien drug dealer and he was where he belonged mexico this innocent victim would still be alive. Senator Dianne Feinstein also weighing in urged the city to take part in the priority enforcement program. Its Immigration Enforcement focused on convicted criminals. She said i strongly believe an undocumented individual convicted of multiple felonies and with a detainer request from i. C. E. Should not have been released. We should focus on deporting convicted criminals, not setting them loose on our streets.