Stephen stock good evening, im stephen stock. Thanks for joining us on nbc bay area, where we investigate. Were not far from a year into this pandemic that has put many parts of our lives on hold, but what happens if you cant wait for when we come out the other side of this tunnel . Terminally ill people are fighting for their day in court before its too late. Senior investigate reporter bigad shaban has the story. Bigad shaban how do you build a legacy . Alfonso rocciola spent his whole life building his. Alfonso rocciola if you drive through the city, you can say, wow, well, look what i did. You accomplished something. Bigad hes been in charge of some of the most iconic Construction Projects in San Francisco the cliff house, exploratorium, and his favorite, this chapel in north beach. Throughout his life, alfonso also built a marriage. Alfonso my wife is the number one bigad a family. Alfonso we have five grandchildren. Bigad and now hes building a court case. Alfonso is suing nearly
Arana has your microclimate forecast. It is so chilly out there. It is 47 degrees right now in san jose. And 40s really throughout the majority of the bay area so that crisp, fall feeling which i love so early in the morning but then its very california fall. We start cold and by the afternoon you want to have some layers because it will start to get warmer by midday. San francisco right now 51 degrees. There you can see the moon. Stunning moon. Lets talk about todays comfortable 70s and 80s, but we could see some periods of moderate area, you may have noticed some of the haze an thats because of the Central California fire. The good news, well be dry for today and tomorrow and i know its halloween and well be at home, but it will be warmer this evening. So well be in the 80s and then coming up ill talk about the chance of seeing rain returning. Details in a few minutes. See you in about 15. We did see that full moon. My older son loved it. Beginning this weekend, you have more options
Covid19 to fasttrack vaccine. Soledad pump soledad im soledad obrien. Welcome to matter of fact. Its the fourth of july holiday, a time to reflect on the nations beginnings its ideals, its dreams, its failures, and its flaws. And a time to consider what it means to be an american. For immigrants and refugees, the journey to becoming an american citizen can take years. First, learning a new language, then studying the countrys history, passing the citizenship test, and finally, taking the oath of citizenship. While covid19 put the traditional naturalization ceremonies on hold, this week the nation once again welcomed new citizens as federal magistrates across the country got creative and held ceremonies on sidewalks, in small groups, and one on one. Judge nancy joseph, a federal magistrate in milwaukee, invited our cameras to witness that special moment last fall at the marquette law schools Constitution Day event. There are people from almost every part of the globe. And we tell them w
Years ago. Were supposed to be celebrating our empowerment and our community as queer people, that we wake up to finding that people are bashing our building and breaking our windows because of their own hate. Swinging hard, as hard as he could and he was angry. Reporter cosmos was setting up his jewelry stand when he saw a young man breaking the windows with a golf club. Cosmos started yelling. Stop, stop, stop, as loud as i could. Then he saw me. Reporter he says the man took off on a bike. Joe hawkins was the first to carry the pink torch for this years pride weekend relay culminating in San Francisco and escorted by mayor libby schaaf whos outraged by the vandalism. And i am furious that anyone would find it appropriate to commit that kind of act on any building, but particularly this sanctuary. Reporter San Francisco pride celebrations have gone virtual due to covid19, and many say the Castro District has lost its party spirit this year. Because its supposed to be pink saturday to
No place or at least no other place than the street. The city shelters cant go in there because they would be too close to one another. Instead, nonprofit organizations are giving them tents and tell them to shelter in place. And in this case, in the tenderloin, that place is the sidewalk. The idea is that theyre contained, not going to be spreading the virus. But theyre going to stay in the tents. But the reality is different. Just take a look. Theyre not staying in the tents. Theyre out on the streets. And with it are the other problems, the Mental Illness, the drugs, the other things associated with population that are going with them. Its one thing what youre seeing on the streets. The other thing is what youre not seeing all the time. Those are the people that are living in the hotels here and apartments here that are virtually being held prisoner because they cant go out on the streets and mingle with this. Theres tents right down there. Theres people passed out. Theres tents dow