Dionne lim, and im dan ashley. Thanks for joining us. Its been a controversial topic because the proposed name change wouldnt be San Francisco bay, Oakland Airport and San Francisco Officials Say it would cause confusion, and they have threatened to sue if the name change moves forward. So for the very latest on this, lets go to abc seven News Reporter tim johns, who has been monitoring todays vote. Tim. Yeah. Dan dion, i just stepped outside this Board Meeting literally just minutes ago. They are still in discussions over whether to vote aye, yay or nay on this name change. I have to tell you, though, there were a lot of folks who came out for public comment, of course, very impassioned both for and against wanting to make their voices heard. Ahead of its Board Meeting thursday, the port of oakland, standing by its recommendation to change the name of Oakland Airport, really, its about bringing the geographical location to oakland , uh, getting people to understand where oakland sits
President Volodmyr Zelensky again called for more air defence supplies, urging the west not to turn a blind eye to russias continuing attacks. Russian president Vladimir Putin has hosted talks with the belarusian leader, alexander lukashenko. Putin said that the latest attacks on ukraine are part of an effort to demilitarise ukraine. 0ur Eastern Europe correspondent sarah rainsford, reports from kharkiv. Here in kharkiv there was just another air raid. And those are happening almost every day now. We heard the sound of explosions and thats when metro stations like this one become a shelter for people. People head underground to hide from those missiles, because itjust takes a few seconds before they reach this city from russia, which is around about a0 kilometres away. Now, we dont know what was targeted this time, but we do know over overnight here in ukraine, there was a Massive Attack by russia on the Energy Infrastructure right across the country, from west to here in the northeast
Wave of retail closures. We get a taste of the concept that can pave the way for brighter days ahead. 3, 2, 1 [ cheers and applause ] reporter it was an exciting day for San Franciscos midmarket neighborhood as a brandnew food haul food hall opened up. A rice dish, this is meat surrounded with potato and deep fried. Reporter cynthia is visiting the city from washington. She told me that she was just walking downmarket street when she noticed the opening. I was like what is going on . A celebrity there . Oh, it is food. Reporter it is a twostory space that offers guests close to a dozen food and drink options. The restaurants vary from the halls own nordic Food Concepts on the first floor to restaurant vendors and a Cooking School on the second floor. Hudson kramer works at the ikea and told me the whole story was buzzing about this opening i think we are excited to have options and easy to get to downtown that has a bunch of options for everyone. Mayor breed was in attendance. She says
Right now at 5 30, a developing battle over the biden administrations new plan to restrict gun sales, todays announcement drawing immediate criticism from republicans. A major new conservation effort to our north, the potential expansion of the berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument. And the family of o. J. Simpson has announced the former football star has died at age 76. The San Francisco native achieved fame on the gridiron and on the big screen, but that was, of course, eclipsed by his 1995 acquittal in the brutal killings of his exwife and her friend. The trial made celebrities out of the defense and prosecution teams, the judge and even the witnesses, including kato kaelin, who was living in simpsons guest house at the time of the killings. I wish to express my love and compassion to the goldmans, to fred and to kim. I hope you find closure and finally, to the family of the beautiful nicole brown simpson. May we always cherish her memories. Nicole was a beacon of light that bu
Polarizing figure. Obviously, we know about that trial in the 90s that really transcended the way people cover those court cases. And his background as an athlete for years, simpson was an honored athlete, an incredible one coming from a poor neighborhood in San Francisco and turned into a superstar. We know his legacy changed during that murder trial in the mid 90s outside the betrayal Hill Recreation Center is an old, faded mural. One of the athletes on the mural is oj simpson. This park and this gym is where he spent a lot of time playing sports as a kid. There is simpson on a Baseball Team in the late 50s. There he is again years later, posting with kids outside the ballpark. Everybody in San Francisco was so, so proud that he was a san franciscan. He attended Galileo High School before playing at city college. He finished his collegiate career at usc and spent 11 seasons in the nfl, finishing with the 40 niners. But for the neighborhood, he left behind, there are questions about t