A senate agent on robo call fraud. A pennsylvania sheriff, u. S. Postal inspector and Telecommunications Consultant testify on the impact of robo call scams and how to better educate the public. An hour and 45 minutes. The hearing will come to order. Good morning. Protect american seniors from scammers who seek to defraud them is a central goal of this committee. In the past six years we have held 23 hearings on fraud and scams targeting our seniors. Using phones and the internet, they have proven to be relentless. To protect our nation seniors, we must continue not only to prosecute con artists who steal literally billions from our seniors, but to also find new, more effective ways to block a legal spoofing and robo calls at the network level. Last year robo callers generated more than 26 billion unwanted calls that reached American Mobile phones. When land lines are included, the number soars to 48 billion. In may alone, our residents received an astonishing 93 million robo calls las
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Suv and hayward. We have a live report on the investigation. Plus, a major bust out of Alameda County where they have recovered 75,000 worth of stolen property station. Hes calling for news 2. Thank you for joining us here on kron. 4 to im just involvement in this afternoon. Recovering at comes from super tuesday. Democratic congressman adam schiff and republican steve garvey will face off in november after finishing as the top 2 vote getters in the u. S. Senate primary. Former san jose mayor sam liccardo currently leading the race to replace the retiring congresswoman. And as you plus, only statewide proposition prop one which would overhaul the States Mental Health care system is in a very tight race with 50 of the vote counted. The tally is split right down the middle. Also, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will move on to the general election in november. Well dive deeper into each of these headlines throughout the hour here this afternoon. But first, begin wit
Their investigation here along winton. They had been here since early in the morning after an officer was injured during a pursuit of multiple suspects. According to Hayward Police around 5. 30, wednesday morning, an officer responded here to the 2500 block of west wind avenue on reports of a burglary according to police. When the officer arrived on scene, he saw multiple suspects fleeing the area. The officer pursued but lost control of his car and crashed into a ditch a few blocks away along cabot boulevard. He suffered minor injuries. A fire hydrant was also damaged in the crash. The suspects got away. Following the pursuit, Hayward Police obtained a warrant and searched the building along wit and where this all began. They also interviewed neighbors in the area and collected evidence so far, investigators have not identified any suspects or released a vehicle description. Theyve also not said if anything was stolen during the alleged burglary in hayward. Charles clifford kron, 4 ne
Shooting rather quickly. Reporter three of the victims are men in their mid20s and theyre lifted in stable condition. One of the victims was shot trying to drive away lost control and smashed his car into a light pole. The bar owner says a female employee of his was also shot in the knee trying to break things up. She, too, is listed in stable condition. Crews worked today to fix the damaged storefronts. Greg lock owns the vendors boutique just next door who wants people to know this is a safe part of town. Its too many innocent people being shot and it needs to stop. Thats the ing 58ing part because this is a beautiful neighborhood. Reporter okay, at this point no word of an arrest though as you heard from the chief inspector. They are confident they are going to find the shooter quickly. As for the 7165 bar and restaurant behind me it is closed right now. The owner says its going to remain closed after this happened. Reporting live in East Mount Airy bob brooks channel6 action news.