Accidentally crashed into the chinese consulate. Then he heard what the man was saying and realized it was likely intentional. We zoomed in to try to give you a better perspective. They tried to hold him and calm him down. He seemed very angry. I hear him shouting. Reporter he believes it was a reverence to the Chinese Communist party. Neither the police nor the medical Examiners Office released any information on the identity of the driver who was shot and killed by police. Theres no official word about any weapons the man may have had. He saw knives at the scene but couldnt tell if they belonged to the driver. Last night, an sfpd spokesperson said this will be a complicated investigation because of where it happened. This is a unique vest biden administratio unique investigation because it did happen in the lobby of the chinese consulate. Theres agencies and jurisdiction involved. Reporter the state department has not responded to a request for information. The Chinese Government iss
Accused thieves. Good afternoon. Welcome to nbc bay area news at 4 30. We are getting the latest from police. We are tracking other stories on this tuesday, including that car crash into the chinese consulate if San Francisco. We are talking to investigators about what led up to it and why officers opened fire on the driver. Postal carriers robbed on their routes. Big developments in the cases. Trying to attract companies focused on the hottest tech in silicon valley. How san jose is luring new businesses to the south bay. Lets go ahead and begin with a violent robbery at a high end south bay store that left an officer injured. Ian cole has the video from inside the store. Lets start with exactly what happened. Reporter San Jose Police are releasing this video. They are asking for the publics help to identify the men who stormed into you gucci store at the Valley Fair Mall last thursday. You see them ripping handbags from the shelves before eventually running off. 50,000 in handbags st
Had since been cleared. But now in the last 10 to 15 minutes, we have another accident. This one also involving 3 cars. This time at the base of the incline, which is often the distance in this shot. And you can certainly see a lot of the cars here are stacked up. Theyre actually moving a little bit. So we had a slight improvement last 5 minutes. But 3 vehicles involved. Theyre sort of scattered across various lanes. We have ambulance. We have tow trucks on the way. Were told that a minor injury crash, but theres a lot of debris. They got to clear out of the way in order to get more lanes moving in here. You can see on the left side, we have some Police Vehicles heading up that way here in studio course. Weve got john following the very latest from the traffic center. So lets get an update from him on both that john and also the forecast again with the san mateo bridge at thank you, james. You know, this is our second incident of the morning on this bridge alone. Weve seen so many othe
All the heavier rain is out of here. It is a cool morning farther to the north. Now that that cold front is coming in, 43 in santa rosa and 53 in san jose. The High Temperature this afternoon reaching low to mid60s. It will be nice and cool, but hey, at least we have sunshine here. As we head over to mike, a totally dim totally different view of the roads today. A different view of the maps. This is 880 and 66. Yesterday was blurry and sparkly because of the rain. Its barely damp at all. Look at the map. We dont see the green highlighting except for a patch here and there in the trivalley and brentwood area. A smooth drive across the bay. A very light rain. No major problems. There may be a crash in suniville. Im going scan the reports on 101. Thank you, mike. New muni trains are hitting the streets this morning. Thom jensen is live. I know you have information on the changes coming in San Francisco. Reporter good morning, you guys. This is a big day for muni riders. In a couple hours,
Theres activity on the scene and flashing lights as emergency crews are there doing their investigation so a heads up if you are traveling in that area. Do be advised there is quite a bit of activity along that stretch. You may be tapping those brakes through there. Over at the bay bridge toll plaza, a little bit of a backup in the cash lanes. But other than that, youre looking fantastic. Making your way into San Francisco this morning. Anne. A violent bay area crime spree is over. The youngest suspect is just 11. Kpix 5s maria medina reports from san jose with more on why the police chief says the case is so frustrating. We feel they are being released too quickly. Reporter as detectives work to figure out how many crimes the young suspects committed over the weekend, chief eddie garcia is speaking out about his frustration over the juvenile justice system. They are the same causes and facts that we have, they would still be in jail. So there is there seems to be a double standard. Re