Stop that bullet from traveling further. The shot went through the foot, through the floor and into the leg of a 9yearold boy asleep in his bed in the unit below here at the amaden apartments. Both the boy and man with the gun were taken to the hospital. Both expected to survive. San jose police figuring out what led up to this shooting, if it was purely accidental, if drugs or alcohol were involved or if there was an argument upstairs beforehand. We spoke to a friend of the boys mother. You know, shes told me in the past that theres a lot of like issues upstairs with the couple upstairs. Theyre always arguing. Theyre always fighting. Theres a lot of, you know, physical violence involved. So i dont know if one thing led to another and then all of a sudden theres the gun. And now someones hurt because of that. Floor is not going to stop a bullet. So our gun safety has to be of the utmost importance. Anybody who does have a weapon has to be careful when theyre handling the weapon in the
Welcome to a special edition of reality check. For the next 30 minutes, well use hard data and expert analysis to get to the truth behind todays top headlines. And we begin with the hottest topic in San Francisco right now, housing. The citys grappling with rising costs and an increasing population, forces that have pushed out countless low and middleincome families. City officials want to create more Affordable Housing and also preserve whats left. They say proposition a, mayor ed lees housing bond, would help ease that crisis. We decided to crunch some numbers and see if the money would make a dent. Lost in the melody of San Franciscos Mission District, amidst the humming motors, slow strollers, and jumping new joints lingers the memory of what it was like to actually live here for some. Like anna lanuza, who moved out of the city 5 years ago, but left her heart in the mission. Anna we should be able to afford it. My sons should be able to live here. They were born here, San Francisc
Why recordbreaking numbers could be inflated with smoke and mirrors. And finally. Kath tsakalakis we have to get guns out of american schools. Sam some call it an american epidemic. Gun violence on School Grounds another week, another incident. But are the oftenused statistics about Americas School shootings reliable . We look at the numbers and get to the truth in tonights reality check. And good evening, and thank you for joining us. Im sam brock. Welcome to a special edition of reality check. For the next 30 minutes, well use hard data and expert analysis to get to the truth behind todays top headlines. And we begin with the hottest topic in San Francisco right now, housing. The citys grappling with rising costs and an increasing population, forces that have pushed out countless low and middleincome families. City officials want to create more Affordable Housing and also preserve whats left. They say proposition a, mayor ed lees housing bond, would help ease that crisis. We decided
With the stronger winds arriving for the weekend. For the sierra, 1 to 2 feet for round one coming in through tomorrow morning and yes, stronger storms to follow towards the weekend. The timeline on the three storms coming up in a few minutes. Back to you. Rob, thank you. This rain is doing major damage to our coastline. Beaches and cliffs are eroding at an alarming rate. Take a look. This is happening in pacifica. Some homeowners fear the el nino storm system and all the storms were getting will destroy their properties. Nbc bay areas Michelle Roberts is in pacifica. Youve seen it firsthand. How significant is the damage . Reporter there are a lot of homes and properties in discrepancy di. Theres a deck behind me teetering on the cliff. Some has fallen into the water. Much of the damage has happened in the last few weeks, which has been very worried about the rest of the season. You see the waves coming. The erosion from the waves. Once the deck goes, its right at the house. Reporter
Sam and a good evening. Thank you very much for joining us for this special edition of reality check. Im sam brock. Tonight, for the next 30 minutes, we dive into the stories dominating News Headlines and fact check the claims concerning your neighborhoods and everyday lives. Well rely on hard data and expert analysis to separate the truth from the bunk. And what better place to start than in San Francisco with housing . Or for many city goers, a loss of their housing. Rising rents and low supply have made conditions tough to begin with, but a rash of evictions has some residents claiming that longstanding state law is being used as a vehicle to kick them out. Its called the ellis act. We look at whether the efforts to amend that law will actually work. Theresa flandrich and his familys been here since 1966. Sam its just one city block. Theresa ive always called it a village. Sam but for Theresa Flandrich, whos lived here for decades, this little strip in north beach tells a fuller sto