Dressed in decades. Right now, landlords not all, there are good landlords but bad landlords are preying on people who are afraid to fight back. This is the day that tenants fight back against the bad landlords. Reporter the city council is considering lowering the allowed 8 per year increase and requiring just cause for evictions and set up the first ever displacement for tenants forced out by redevelopment of apartments. Were hoping to say these are faces to people that youre displacing. Were not just human numbers. Were faces and we have stories and we have families. Reporter danielle is one of this em. Were going to lose people like myself that were born and raised here. Reporter again, the issues have drawn a big angry crowd as many as 500 people may address the city council tonight. Needless to say, any vote will probably take place late tonight. Live in san jose, robert honda, nbc bay area news. Thank you. A shooting caught on camera in berkeley. Take a look. The man in the hat
Just wanted to get started as mayor to repair relations with groups such as the police union who he fought with over pension reform. Im going to sit down with them as soon as theyre ready to sit down and look forward the finding ways to Work Together on issues of common concern. Reporter the police union is skeptical. Politics is rough and tumble. We all know that. And its the day after the election. And what happens is you try to leave that behind you. The adults come out, meet in a room and try to ork through the issues. Reporter San Jose State University political analyst Melinda Jackson is optimistic. Once we do have a final result, i think everybody will dust themselves off and get back to work. And i think that if liccardo is the new mayor of san jose, the police union will have to work with him. Reporter sot at this point, the citys direction remains uncertain, just like before the election. Live in san jose, robert handa, nbc bay area news. Also too close to call, the congressi
Reporting, the hiring process, training and staffing for the state agency has been accelerated by drought conditions. The field is already starting to dry out. We need that response capability right now. 60 days earlier than we normally would. Reporter for seasonal firefighters, the early start makes sense. But its still hard to get used to. Its really strange. And ive never experienced this early of a fire season in my entire career. Reporter the drought is also impacting the training since its difficult to practice firefighting without water. So the drills are set up so the well water goes back in to the ground. You couldnt skip using the water all together . No, were not able to. I need the muscle memory. If they need to water, they need the muscle memory to activate the nozzles and use them appropriately. Reporter and another fire academy will begin in two weeks. The firefighters trained starting this week will be in bay area stations starting on monday. Live in Milpitas Robert han
Information to contact them right away. Reporting live in oakland, im jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. The search for a south bay teenager is now into its fourth evening. Search crews and cupertino volunteers are out looking for 17yearold conor sullivan. They say theyve covered about half the city so far. The teen was seen monday at high school. The Sheriffs Office has no evidence of foul play but are still suspicious of his disappearance. Its suspicious because its out of his character. He wakes up goes to school, practices sports and then comes home right away. New at 5 00 this could have been much worse. The giant tree about five stories tall fell over today, crashing into that garage down below. This happened in san jose on ninth street north of downtown. A fence and that garage were flattened. Thankfully no injuries. No word yet on what caused this locust tree to fall. An emotional tribute to a fallen firefighter, Jose Martinez died of cancer three years ago, and today his name
Reporter wednesdays investigative hearing could be the committees last. Members promising it will be sweeping. It will tell the story of a key element of donald trump lot to overturn the election. Reporter questions remain, including whether the committee will speak to or Vice President pence and make clear referrals. Not clear before the fast approaching midterm elections. Liz cheney, a fierce trump critic who lost her primary, vasa she will keep writing to prevent trump from getting a second term. Going to keep make sure he is not the nominee. If he is the nominee i will not be a republican. She says that she would candidate for democrats. It will be the committee is not appearing as they move towards a final report. In washington, alice barr, nbc news. Hurricane ian strengthened into a category 2 storm. Just days away from possibly making impact in florida. People in tampa repairing mandatory evacuations underway with hurricane watch issued in floridas west coast. Its been centuries