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The strawberry crates of a vendor on store property. Veronica hernandez fears that there is so much hate right now against the Latino Community and showed up to a resource fair for Street Vendors put on by the city. Veronica wants to operate her own street carts, selling goods. These are Small Businesses and we as a city need to do whatever we can to get the proper permits, to make sure they are safe. And hot dog cart downtown, and shes been victim of assault and harassment. She says that a woman recently pushed her cart over, knocking over everything on it so she came to see how the city can protect her and her colleagues. We want our vendors to earn an honest living and to be able to do so safely and we need to maintain public trust and peoples access to the right of way. They are teaching thhow to growall busine and perhaps turn a kand mortar storefront. At city hall, nbc bay area news. Tomorrow is National Night out, coming at a difficult time. Crime is increasing in oakland. This
And sarah has the weather. Good morning to you. Lots to talk about in terms of the weather. Snow and ice warnings as well as strong winds and potential flooding around the east coast. A full forecast in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story the army is on standby to help evacuate communities along the east coast, where a tidal surge is expected to hit. The Environment Agency has issued seven severe Flood Warnings, meaning there is a danger to life. Andy moore reports. All along the east coast, floodgates have been closed in preparation for the storm surge. Gale force winds are combining with high tides to threaten coastal defences. In jaywick, in essex, there is a severe Flood Warning, meaning a risk to life. The Emergency Services have arrived in force. The residents are being urged to leave. Evacuation centres a re being urged to leave. Evacuation centres are on standby. Weve got exceptionally strong winds, between 40 exceptionally strong winds, between a0 and 50 miles an h
There were several adiments and children on the goat adults and children on the boat. A 4yearold and his father were trapped and one person had to swim down to save them. The little boy wasnt breathing by the time he was pulled out. There was one child wh a citizen started cpr on. It was heart wrenching when you see the baby getting cpr. That was a hard part. Passengers nearby tried to hill p. Help. Were yelling at them telling them to put on life jackets. Nearby bystanders were critical. They transferred those people to fire boats, to the police boats. And were able to get everybody back and accounted for. Investigators are trying to figure out what caused the boat to sink. We had 30 people in the water on one of the days with more boats than any other. This is a lot of good fortune and good luck. The 4yearold that needed cpr was taken to the General Hospital with lifethreatening injuries. Last we heard he was critical but stable. There were five other adults and two children also hos
There were several adiments and children on the goat adults and children on the boat. A 4yearold and his father were trapped and one person had to swim down to save them. The little boy wasnt breathing by the time he was pulled out. There was one child wh a citizen started cpr on. It was heart wrenching when you see the baby getting cpr. That was a hard part. Passengers nearby tried to hill p. Help. Were yelling at them telling them to put on life jackets. Nearby bystanders were critical. They transferred those people to fire boats, to the police boats. And were able to get everybody back and accounted for. Investigators are trying to figure out what caused the boat to sink. We had 30 people in the water on one of the days with more boats than any other. This is a lot of good fortune and good luck. The 4yearold that needed cpr was taken to the General Hospital with lifethreatening injuries. Last we heard he was critical but stable. There were five other adults and two children also hos