Right now at 5 30, we are counting down to carnaval San Francisco, the largest multicultural celebration in california. Good evening. Im elizabeth cook. More than 400,000 people attend the event every year. Latino Community Leaders are all about celebrating milestones, but as kenny choi shows us, theyre also shining the spotlight on a problem for many in their community. Reporter when marias husband got deported to mexico, she understood her journey would come with struggles, including cleaning three large homes a day, with most of the payments going to the Small Business she worked for. I started almost nine years ago with 80 a day. Reporter thats 26 and change per home and less than 9 an hour. At the onset of the pandemic when she couldnt find much work, she began volunteering at the Mission Food Hub which launched Food Distribution days to three times a week. The people asking for a little bit more, so im telling maybe two or three pieces more. Reporter reynosa not only served, but
1 . This socalled point in time count is done every two years and determines how much funding the city gets from the federal government. The city gets an overwhelming number of calls about the homeless, sometimes it can take police up to days to get to them. Well, in comes the socalled heart team. Their soul purpose is to respond to nonemergency calls. So far it is pretty effective. Reporter he has been given a Second Chance at life and he is using to give others a Second Chance too. Back to society and all of that. So, i never look at it like give me something, and it is me giving to them what i owe them. Reporter that debt comes from serving time behind bars, facing 59 days, eight months, four days for gangrelated activity. He was released after 16 years, today he is using that experience to offer a helping hand to people experiencing homelessness in San Francisco. I was a person destroying our community. All right. And now i have an opportunity to build up my community that is what
At 5 30, a live look from the nations capitol where the race for the white house is starting to ramp up. Cybersecurity experts are ramping up also to prevent outside interference one day after the president ial contenders agree to a pair of debates, Vice President Kamala Harris saying shes on board whoever her opponent may be. The Vice President accepted an invitation from cbs for a debate on july 23rd or august 13th. Former President Donald Trump has not yet named a running mate, but cbs news also extended the offer to the trump campaign. President biden and former President Trump agreed to face each other twice, the first on june 27th hosted by cnn in atlanta, the second hosted by abc on september 10th before early voting begins. The debates are not expected to have a Live Audience and the Biden Campaign wants moderators to be able to cut the mic when its not someones turn to speak. Homeland Security Officials are warning foreign actors could try to influence the upcoming elections,
President is retiring after making promises to pro Palestinian Protesters earlier this week. President mike lee sent out an email announcing deal with pro Palestinian Protesters on campus. Without approval, according to the Cal State University chancellor now wednesday, lee was placed on administrative leave by csu for insubordination boycott of academic and research institutions. Sponsored by israel and calling for a permanent cease fire in gaza. Lee later said the email was sent without the approval of any cal state system. Leaders, but he continues to support students listen to the reaction from his former student body. Yeah. I like mike lee. I wanted to stay feel like he was supporting the students. And was actually pushing for a change in the way the system works and helping palestine in the best way that we can, you know, as students um and i dont think there was anything that he did wrong. Well, michael is also receiving some criticism outside the university campus, some saying
Astin vacaville around 30 to 40 Miles Per Hour this morning. That notion cool. Theyre rushing up into the delta in doing so really quickly making for this brisk, breezy and great start 50s for current temps conquered sitting at 57 oaklandalameda at 56 sf at 54 right now later on today, daytime highs a little cooler than yesterday, but no huge changes in this forecast. Ill talk more details as we go. All right, john, thank you for that. Tracking in accident along south on 80 and west, a street in hayward. Things have been a little slow for us along 80 this morning. Mission boulevard might be a good option for you if you try to navigate around those delays. Checking on your bay bridge right now, 17 minutes into the city. No accidents as its there. Thats good news. Last hour, we had a hazard on the san mateo bridge thats now clear. 22 minutes a 80 to Richmond Center fell bridge around 12 minutes and the golden gate bridge. 37 to the tolls. 22 minutes, all regions. Back to you. Thanks. A l