The encampment is located on Union Point Marina and oaklands embarcadero directly across from alameda. Tom vacar was at the park earlier this morning during the eviction and joins us live in the newsroom. Just to be clear, this is only 1 little section of a lot of other encampments that remained. It appears to be a problem that has neither any solution, resolution or end game. Reporter with a temporary federal restraining order lifted, the statement good in its longsought promise to clean up Union Point Park in an adjacent parking lot occupied by a grown was growing homeless encampment. We are getting complaint from the Coastal Commission because this is on a waterway near the park and that is unusual. There is a rat infestation that they will have to deal with. Reporter homeless advocates are in here to make sure the raptors follow the room rules. After being evicted last to come the city has promised me which they do not follow, which is why many encampments including this one and in
The purchase of the Tribune Tower. Reporter Thomas Henderson probably stands in front of the building he recently purchased, tribune town tower in downtown oakland. Authorities say henderson use illgotten gain to purchase the structure. Henderson and two other men, peter koo a Chinese National and stanford disco peter lee defrauded investors about the use of funds and made false statements in connection with the employment braced based eb5 visa program. Henderson was the founder of San Francisco Retail Center based out of the tribune building. The companys website says safe investments to set your family on a path of american citizenship. The company solicited and obtained 240 investors who believed they were investors in american countries through the eb5 visa program. The eb5 visa Program Allows for nationals to obtain permanent foreign residency by investing in qualifying american businesses and creating jobs for u. S. Citizens. Henderson and the two other men took the cash from the
Exploit the eb 5 visa program. Investors in china, india and vietnam each paid henderson 500,000 thinking they were funding one of seven businesses that qualified for the program. The federal Program Gives green cards to investors that contribute to a u. S. Business that creates at least ten fulltime jobs. Henderson diverted the money to buy the historic tower in oakland. The building and other properties, businesses and restaurants. All of these representations, all of these promises were made in the course of this scheme and those promises were not kept. According to the indictment, henderson lied to investors and the government for years providing paper work and Business Plans that seem legit from 2011 to 2017. I asked the u. S. Attorney how it was able to go on for so long. One of the ways the scheme was going is the diversion of money raised from later investors to cover over the losses that were being suffered by earlier ged wit conspiracy and wire fraud charges. Henderson pleade
Took advantage of me and put me in a chokehold like this. He says he was panicked and yelling for help. Thankfully, his 13yearold son, sebastian was with him and came to his rescue. It happened so fast and i was in the bathroom and i grabbed the bat and it was over. Reporter the video shows sebastian running toward the back of the store to grab the back. The customer told him to put it down but he feared for his dads life. I was thinking to myself if this keeps him going on, if this guy keeps strangling my dad im going to hit him. If it had lasted a couple of more seconds i would have hit him. Reporter 61yearold paul eagle onto was arrested that day. He has a previous arrest in oregon back in 2017. Im afraid of the bad guy gets out he will come back here. We started to call police. This is not the first incident like this. We are told on thursday homeless woman entered the business and grabbed something and tried to run out but the owner grabbed her and started to call police. When he
Good morning. I would like to welcome you to historic fort stevens. Come on up. On behalf of the National Park service, we would like to welcome you to historic fort stevens and the 55th anniversary of the battle of commemoration. I am the Program Manager for the civil war defenses of washington, and that is a long or what encircles the National Park Service Number which manages 18 of the forts, as well as battleground national cemetery. Presenttime, we will the colors. Today, representing the 54th regiment of massachusetts and the united colored troops from connecticut. Withe going to open now the presentation of colors. [national anthem] [applause] please be seated. For those who are wondering, that was the hymn from the 1861 weldon,itten by oliver sung by harold hartford. We have greetings from our part superintendent at this time, julia washburn. [applause] julia good morning, everybody. What a Beautiful Day we have. We really lucked out on the weather and it feels like it may be h