priamos, david scott from abc news. can i ask you, sir, about the dire conditions facing the turpin siblings in this county since they've been in the county's care? in some cases they're walking the streets late at night. sir? so we took our questions to the county's top elected official. excuse me, madam chair, may i approach? the board of supervisors chair, karen spiegel, who dodged them. we've heard credible reports of unsafe housing, of in some cases the siblings relying on food pantries and soup kitchens. >> we are currently looking into this. >> we have been trying to get these answers, and we have been unable to get anybody to return our calls, so we just figured we would come to you as the chairwoman. >> well, i am not -- have the information you're looking for. we're still in investigation stages, so i don't have anything to share with you. >> in a statement, espinoza's former boss, the head of the public guardian's office, dr. matthew chang, stood by his team's, quote, exceptional work, but says he welcomes an

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. >> we don't know that, but you think that susan smith and scott peterson and chris watts, when they fake cried, they smiled with the corner of the mouth, we don't see smiling here, when people fake cry, when stakes are high, the fake crying is a sound. the corners of mouth down go down, they go up and they curve in a smile. hit google look at those murderers when they fake cried, corners go up, duping delight. a picture we brute for you, difference top right, we neil murdered his wife and newborn baby, bottom lift we have susan smith. killings her kids, drowning them in a car, she was dating a car that didn't want to date a woman with kids and chris watts who kill his wife, who was pregnant and his two young daughters, 3 and 4, look at the smile, they are moments they made the crying sound, saying they were sadness. boom. now to kyle, that is authentic sadness, we don't know the catalyst. nancy: he was 17 year. >> wow. >> he was 17 years old when is happened i think he is guilty of low emotional intelligence. nancy: that say mouthful, brilliant. but the question, dr. -- is he sad he

abc's rachel scott tonight at the supreme court. >> roe v. wade has got to go. >> my >> reporter: today, as protestors rallied outside the supreme court, inside, for the first time, a majority of justices signaled they are not comfortable with the new texas law. the law bans abortions as early as six weeks into pregnancy. today, the justices zeroing in on the unusual way it is enforced. powered private citizens to sue anyone who helps a woman get unlawful abortion, from the doctors who perform them to uber drivers who take a woman to the clinic. >> there's a loophole that's been exploited here or used here. >> reporter: conservative justices brett kavanaugh and amy coney barrett, who weeks ago refused to block the law, today questioned whether that loophole should be closed. liberal justice elena kagan saying the law invites other states to deprive citizens of constitutional rights they object to. >> essentially we would be like, you know, we are open, you are oen for business. there's nothing the supreme court can do about it. guns, same-sex

>> all right, rachel scott at the court tonight. rachel, thank you. >>> now to the travel chaos across the u.s. more than 2,000 flights canceled over the weekend. hundreds more grounded today. american airlines hit especially hard, and it comes after the mess with southwest airlines weeks ago. so, what's going on with the thanksgiving travel just weeks away now. here's abc's marcus moore tonight. >> reporter: tonight, american airlines, the latest carrier to come down with a cascade of cancellations. >> cancel my flight? i got to go home. >> reporter: more than 300 friday, more than 500 saturday and eclipsing 1,000, nearly 1 in 5 flights canceled on sunday and hundreds more today. and the ripple effect was felt at airports across the country including here in kansas city, where over the weekend some travelers watched as those frustrating delays got longer and longer. american blaming high winds thursday at their largest hub, dallas/ft. worth airport. writing in a note to employees, quote, we could only use two runways instead of the

here's our chief washington correspondent jonathan karl now. >> reporter: today, capitol rioter scott fairlamb, seen here posing with a police baton and with a pepper ball between his teeth, received the harshest sentence yet for any of the january 6th defendants. 41 months, more than three years in federal prison. fairlamb was the first to plead guilty to soughting police officers. >> usa! >> reporter: prosecutors are now seeking a more severe punishment for the most high profile rioter, 51 months, more than four years, for the so-called q shaman, jacob chansley, who marched through the capitol with face paint and viking helmet, allegedly leaving a threatening note for mike pence in the senate chamber. while the justice department goes after the marauders, the house january 6th committee is investigating what donald trump and his top advisers did to lay the groundwork for the riot and incite the violence. overnight, a federal judge ruled against trump's efforts to block the committee from getting white house documents related to what he and his aides were doing right before and durin

she was separated from her sister and cousin when the crowd surged while travis scott was performing. she planned on going to grad school after graduating from texas a&m. >>> now to the abc news investigation tonight into the deadly ambush of four american green berets several years back. the grieving families accuse the pentagon of betrayal. those families turning to each other, they say learning they'd been given different accounts of what really happened. were there significant questions about this mission before their loved ones were sent into harm's way? here's our senior foreign correspondent ian pannell tonight. >> reporter: these are the faces of the four american soldiers killed in a 2017 isis ambush in niger, africa. their families say they were never given clear answers from the military about what happened, the mistakes that were made, not even how they died. so those families began comparing notes, and realized they had been given different stories. >> that's the only damn thing i asked them to do, from the very beginning. just tell me the truth. >> reporter: staff sergea

he says things will get better but it's going to take some time. >> rachel scott at the white house. thank you, rachel. >>> the awful news today that a fellow crew member who just flew to space with actor william shatner, that crew member die in the a plane crash just weeks after he and that crew made history. here's abc's gio benitez. >> reporter: he was one of the crew members on that historic flight to the edge of space with legendary actor william shatner. but tonight, word that 49-year-old businessman glenn de vries, one of the few private citizens to make it to space, was killed in a small plane crash thursday, along with flight school owner, thomas fisher. it was just last month when de vries soared 66 miles above the earth and shared with us his passion for science and rsearch. >> we love, both of us, advocating for stem and science and in a few minutes, we have a lifetime of stuff to understand and inspire people with. >> reporter: that lifetime cut short on a single-engine cessna in new jersey. tonight, blue origin saying in a statement, we are devastated. his passion for a

and here's abc's rachel scott traveling with the president. >> reporter: today, president biden traveling to new hampshire, in an effort to show americans his new infrastructure law will improve their lives. >> despite the cynics, democrats and republicans, we can work together. we can deliver real results. >> reporter: the president stnding in front of a decrepit bridge that's been marked as dangerous and in need of urgent repair for nearly a decade. in new hampshire alone, there are more 215 bridges in poor condition. >> this may not seem like a big bridge, but it saves lives and it solves problems. every mile counts, every minute counts in an emergency, and folks, this is a bridge that's been structurally deficient for years. >> reporter: the massive inf infrastructure investment making front pages across the country. infrastructure funds on way to michigan, $10 billion. in montana, "$3 billion for roads, airports, water projects." in ohio, "bill makes rail line possible." and in new york, "no subway fare hikes or service cuts." funding for new electric vehicle charging stations, broad

>> rachel scott tonight. thank you. >>> and tonight, the seb sentencing of the so-called qanon shaman. more than three years in prison for his role in the january 6th riot. leaving vice president pence a note that day that read, "it's only a matter of time. justice is coming." well, what he says now. and here's martha raddatz. >> reporter: in his horned helmet, fur pelts and face paint, jacob chansley became known as "the qanon shaman." but prosecutors called him, "the most prominent symbol of a violent insurrection that attempted to overthrow the united states government." one of the first rioters to storm into the senate chamber, chanceley, sitting in then vice president mike pence's seat, leaving a menaciny handwritten note on his desk reading, "it's only a matter of time. justice is coming!" a federal judge, today, sentencing the 34-year-old chansley to 41 months -- nearly 3 1/2 years in prison. chansley, who had pleaded guilty to one felony count, expressing remorse. telling the court, "i may be guilty o

manchin today telling abc's rachel scott the house should quit stalling and vote on a separate bipartisan bill to rebuild roads and bridges. house progressives are holding that up, demanding a vote on the president's social policy and climate plan, too. >> what do you say to democrats who say you threw the president a curveball while he was overseas on the world stage? >> not at all. not at all. i feel basically it's time to do something. >> reporter: the president tonight saying he's confident manchin will come around. >> i believe that joe will be there. i understand that joe is looking for the precise detail to make sure nothing got slipped in, in terms of the way in which the legislation got written that is different than he acknowledged he would agree to. but i think we'll get this done. >> reporter: but there is now late word tonight that democrats have reached a deal on a key sticking point in their fight, it's about the cost over prescription drugs. this plan would lower the cost of some of those drugs including insulin and it would cap out of pocket expenses. it's not as sweeping

chief bill scott and 7 on your side's michael. finney will have a look at what you could face if you inadvertently buy some of these goods. all right. now it all began friday when a large mob of people ran into the louis vuitton store in san francisco's union square. they also hit a burberry, bloomingdale. yves saint laurent stealing more than a million dollars in merchandise abc

>> rachel scott at the white house. rachel, thank you. >>> and of course, the other concern going into this thanksgiving holiday, the numbers tonight. new covid cases up 40% overall in the country, as we near thanksgiving. and cases among children, this number tonight, nearly 142,000 new cases just last week. here's abc's erielle reshef. >> reporter: tonight, pediatricians warning covid infections among children are once again on the rise, up 40% since late october. nearly 142,000 new cases just last week. >> over the past two to three weeks, we've seen a significant increase. >> just a little pinch and it will be over quickly, okay? >> reporter: with children accounting for one in every four new covid cases, there's a push to get more shots into arms. >> as much as we'd all love to be past this pandemic, we're not and cases rising is always a concern. kids are not as severely affected as adults, but they certainly can and do get hospitalized. >> reporter: in virginia, 8-year-old ashlyn south was hospitalized with that

it's unbelievable. >> rachel scott at the white house. president biden appearing to send a message to his fellow democrats in congress. voters want democrats, he said, to get things done. of course we know moderates pointing the finger at progressives for refusing to pass that bipartisan plan passed in the senate until they get their way with the president's other bill. and the american people are watching all this, the voters sending a message. so, are democrats on the hill going to vote, are they going to get anything done here on the president's domestic agenda? >> reporter: david, this was a wakeup call for many democrats. house speaker nancy pelosi insists the agenda has not changed. she is promising to bring both bills to the floor for a vote by the end of the week. but a growing number of democrats say after last night's results, they cannot afford to miss another deadline. david? >> rivhe ch, thank you. >>> now to the pandemic. tonight, children across this country 5 to 11 years old are now getting vaccinated, less than 24 hours a

rachel scott standing by tonight. >>> the first covid vaccinations now under way for children ages 5 to 11. the government shipping 15 million doses of the pfizer vaccine across the country. tnight, parents with questions. how will this work and how soon can my child get the vaccine? whit johnson reporting. >>> tonight, the bulletin warning of a threat to an american electrical grid. abc news obtaining a newly released intelligence bulletin revealing a potential plot to disrupt an electrical grid in the northeast. tonight, homeland security describing the alleged plot involving a drone. gio benitez with late reporting. >>> guns in new york state. tonight, the supreme court taking up the biggest second amendment case in more than a decade. justices hearing arguments over new york's strict gun control laws, banning most people from carrying guns in public. but what the justices signaled today. pierre thomas standing by. >>> the explosive new allegation about the deadly movie set shooting in santa fe. the attorney for the woman in charge of the guns now suggesting sabotage may be to bla

rachel scott on the hill. >>> also news this evening about the high profile trial of three white men charged with murdering ahmaud arbery in georgia. >>> alarming evidence revealed tonight of a white supremacist plot to incite a racial civil war here in the u.s. abc news now obtaining chilling video and audio of two members of a hate group accused of planning a deadly attack. pierre thomas standing by. >>> tonight, police looking at these new images emerging. henry ruggs and that dead ly collision in vegas. >>> we are also tracking tonight the coldest temperatures of the season moving in this evening, from new mexico up into the northeast. frost and freeze alerts tonight from texas to new england. >>> and after our reporting on the children of southern madagascar, what the world food program told us today. we are overwhelmed by what you've done. >>> good evening and it's great to have you with us here on a thursday night. we have a lot to get to. that scare for american tourists, the deadly shooting outside a hotel in cancun. but we begin tonight with the new federal deadline for ten

david. >> rachel scott again tonight. rachel, thank you. >>> in kenosha, wisconsin, tonight a juror in the trial of kyle rittenhouse dismissed after he told a court deputy a joke about the police shooting of jacob blake, which, of course, launched those protests. kyle rittenhouse on trial for killing two and wounding a third person during the protests that followed blake's shooting. before testimony today, the judge asking the juror if he would be comfortable repeating that joke. when he declined, he was dismissed. >>> in georgia tonight, to another high profile racially charged case. three white men on trial for murder in the shooting death of unarmed black jogger ahmaud arbery. tonight, just one black juror now on that jury. and what the judge said about this today. here's abc's steve osunsami. >> reporter: there are people watching this tonight who say this is another example of what happens in south georgia. of the 12 jurors seated in this racially sensitive case, only one of them is african-american. and this is a co

>> let's get to rachel scott live on the hill again tonight. rachel, where does this stand? >> reporter: house progressives have now been meeting behind closed doors for more than two hours. i'm told at least 20 members of their caucus would vote against the bipartisan infrastructure package tonight. house speaker nancy pelosi can only afford to lose three democratic votes. the speaker has said she does not bring bills to the floor to lose, and tonight she is under immense pressure to pull this thing off. >> a long night ahead for rachel scott and our team on the hill. rachel, we thank you as always. >>> meantime, this other news this friday night and to the pandemic. pfizer announcing its own new covid pill. they say it's taken within days of getting symptoms and pfizer says it cuts down the risk of hospitalization or death by nearly 90%. we also have important news tonight for parents who want to get their children vaccinated this weekend. here's whit johnson. >> reporter: tonight, a potential new weapon in the fight against covid. vaccine maker pfizer announcing early tri

rachel scott leads us off with late reporting from the hill. >> reporter: tonight, president biden could be on the verge of a major victory. nancy pelosi announcing they will vote before the day is done. urging reluctant progressives to vote yet. >> the american people want to see project in their communities. it's very important that we pass it. i hope they make a judgment on the merits of the legislation. >> reporter: tonight, pelosi hoping to call the bluff by scheduling the vote. after she spoke, the progressive caucus huddling behind closed doors. president biden calling the chair of the caucus, congresswoman pramila jayapal. earlier today, biden demanding that congress pass the bill right now. >> let's get this done. >> reporter: it would install electric vehicle charging stations across the country. it's estimated to create more than a half a million >> do you have 218 votes to pass it? >> we'll see. >> rachel, where does it stand? >> reporter: house progressives have been meeting behind closed doors for more than two hours. i'm told at least 20 members of the caucus would vote ag

fans surging toward the stage when rapper travis scott began. concertgoers overcome with fear, pushed to the ground by the crowd. some people trampled. others crushed against each other while standing, hardly able to breathe. those killed ranging in age from 14 to 27 years old. several still hospitalized. what we're learning tonight about the victims and the criminal investigation. >>> also in the news tonight, the victory lap for democrats after that $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill passed the house with bipartisan support. now awaiting president biden's signature. what it took to get it across the finish line and what challenges lie ahead for the fractured party. >>> the justice department defending the biden administration's vaccine mandate for all businesses with 100 employees or more. this, after it was blocked by a federal appeals court questioning its constitutionality. and tonight, federal officials promising to ramp up the vaccination effort for kids. the new numbers just in, nearly 300,000 children 5 to 11 years old already receiving

several lawsuits have been filed against travis scott and promoter live nation. new and terrifying images of the chaos. people trampled. the crowd surging toward the stage, crushing fans against barricades. tonight, questions about crowd control. and news the police chief spoke to travis scott before the concert about safety. marcus moore now from houston. >> reporter: tonight, the fbi is now assisting in the criminal investigation into this deadly crowd surge at houston's astroworld music festival. the families of the eight killed, who range in age from 14 to 27, demanding answers. >> you go to a concert to have fun, you don't go to a concert to die. >> reporter: 50,000 fans filled nrg stadium friday for the first night of the two-day concert headlined by rapper travis scott. when scott took the stage a little after 9:00 p.m., concertgoers pushed their way forward, seen here in this apple livestream, pressing others into the barricades. quentin sauvage's brother fell and got trapped underneath a mountain of bodies for 20 minutes. once free, they made their way t

>> rachel scott with us again tonight. thank you, rachel. >>> we learned late today of new subpoenas in the january 6th investigation, targeting several members of former president trump's inner circle. and tonight, new reporting by jonathan karl on trump's threats to his own party on his way out of the white house. here's jon. >> reporter: on the day donald trump left the white house for the last time, he decided that if he lost the election, he would take the republican party down with him. >> so have a good life. we will see you soon. thank you. thank you very much. >> reporter: inside, he was fuming. as i report in my upcoming book, "betrayal: the final act of the trump show," soon after boarding air force one for the very last time, trump took a call from republican party chairwoman ronna mcdaniel. according to multiple sources familiar with the conversation, trump told mcdaniel he was done with the gop. "i'm starting my own party," he said. "you cannot do that," mcdaniel told trump. "if you do, we will lose forever."

now the fire chief saying travis scott and others should have called an end to the concert. and tonight, new and troubling video here showing the crush of people. one person trapped in a pile of others, but still managing to dial 911 at the same time. an ambulance trying to get to the injured. you can see the flashing red lights. someone jumping right on top of it. and those images showing 18-year-old aiden cruz climbing a camera platform, pleading with the crew to get help. abc news tonight obtaining a copy of the operations plan. did it account for any possible crowd surge? we know dozens of lawsuits already filed tonight. and abc's marcus moore from houston again tonight. >> reporter: tonight, new videos from the astroworld music festival revealing just how tightly packed fans were near the stage to see travis scott. in their criminal investigation, authorities in houston are trying to figure out what led to the surge that has now killed at least eight people, all younger than 30. houston's mayor telling me every aspect of the disaster is under review. >> looking at the s

travis scott and other performers made similar pledges. promoters are also offering refunds to all attendees. >> by now you probably heard the football game against usc has been canceled after more than 40 players and staff test positive for covid. the coach at a couple of players held a news conference to address the issues brought up by the berkeley department of public health. here is lee and melendez. >> last saturday, it was because they were playing with a depleted roster. those out had tested positive for covid. >> there has been a lot going on. the feel outside of a lot of people's control. kind of playing shorthanded and frustrating. >> a few days later, another test for an outbreak. players and coaching staff have been infected. the athletic director said early on, players and staff were tested every day. as the season continued and 99% received a vaccine, they only tested those who were symptomatic. >> that is really how we worked our way through the season as symptomatic. any symptoms we test, we have the availability on campus

.: scott weiner authored a bill that would make safe injection sites legal on a state level in san francisco, oakland, and los angeles. he is in support of making this a safe drug use site. >> i would be surprised if joe biden took the same right wing position as donald trump. no kid should have to see that and have to step over people who are shooting up or potentially a syringe. we do not want that in our neighborhoods. j.r.: but will it work? >> i'm not sure the people shooting up drugs on the streets are going to say i want to go over to this safe site. they will do it when they get it. j.r.: as for the next step, there is still a long way to go and a decision may not be made until well into next year. j.r. stone, abc 7 news. dan: after four decades in politics, jackie spears says she will not run for congress again. reaction tonight from her can chew winds and her peers. two lake tahoe ski resorts delaying their openings now. their plea to mother nature. an oakland teenager takes her first steps by herself despite being told by doctors she never would. her inspiring story is next. sandh

safely scott says multiple arrests were made the brazen crime sparking reaction and fear around the city's number one shopping destination cities not the same and just the lifestyle that it's going around here. it's not good from for families. we can't have it. we cannot tolerate. this kind of conduct at all in this city. i mean not at all the union square alliance says the crimes are unacceptable especially less than a week before black friday and the national start of the holiday shopping season. it's really important that we recognize that this impacts all of us. in the officials say more say my will soon be added around the square providing more security for visitors with new traffic controlled measures added to limit cars in the area, but you to allow people to freely flow in and out of this city commit these acts and get away with it. in san francisco cornell bernard abc 7 news earlier today at the airport in atlanta. there was a mad dash to get out of the terminal after a passenger going through security accidentally fired a gun the tsa says as agents were searching a bag the person

the police chief bill scott says he needs help on the technological front when it comes to fighting these crimes. >> we can't -- the view live footage. >> there's a camera perched up on union square that is showing live what is going on, you cannot watch the real-time feed on a weekend night? >> we cannot. ama: district attorneys from around the bay area have been talking about ways to be more aggressive after the wave of smash and grabs. dan: san francisco was just the start of the high and organized retail thefts in the bay area. a nasa group at the nordstrom in walnut creek just minutes before closing time. in san jose, security and police officers were not enough to stop the bandits. the south based on its first major organized retail theft on sunday. a band of these hit the lululemon shop on centeno -- santan a row. one man was working security just a few doors down and tried to stop them. >> they saw me chasing them and they hopped in their vehicles across the street. i went to try to stop them but the indicated they were willing to run me over so i seized that effort. >> stores are

dan: chief scott brought this up yesterday during a one-on-one with insider. currently, san francisco law allows sfpd to view footage only after an event occurs except certain conditions. ama: today, oaklands mayor responded. the police chief called out city leaders yesterday after a weekend of organized group that's like this one at a pharmacy. please also dealt with shootings and sideshows. she says she wants more help from california highway patrol. she says more resources are needed on every level. >> i will continue to amplify my call to our city government to increase funding and increase staffing for the oakland police department. we are at one of the lowest staffing levels we've had more than a decade. ama: the mayor also focused on the court system which he says has been a huge problem during the pandemic and is working way it used to. as part of our coverage today, we spoke with retail workers and store managers about their safety concerns. he combined those stories on our website, abc7news.com. sandhya: dan: it is chilly out there, more on of frost

district attendees there gathered holding candles in remembrance of the two civic leaders state senators scott wiener. spoke at the eve tal change thes the first openly gay politician and activist in the city while george mosconi is remembered as the people's mayor. just ahead a big day for small businesses. the pandemic has certainly thrown the bay area's mom and pop stores for a loop. see if they could finally cash in with the arrival of the holiday shopping season. and a little later a hardware store becomes the target of a flash mob robbery what the thieves were after that could be an indicator of a much bigger crime in the future. it's a beautiful clear evening. we had gorgeous weather today and if you like that we have quite a few more on the way just get i'm also tracking our next chance of rain and i'll tell you there's never been a better time to switch to xfinity. get the fast and reliable internet you deserve for only $19.99 a month for 12 months for an epic deal this holiday season. and score 12 times the speed for the same price when you add xfinity mobile. that's more speed and m

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it was a little area, but that's something that you kind of expect that festival scott one of music's biggest young stars founded the astroworld festival in 2018. i just want to send out prayers to the so the ones that was lost last night. i mean, i'm honestly just devastated and i could never imagine anything like this just happening tom abrams abc news, houston the house of representatives has passed a 1 trillion dollar infrastructure plan after months of deliberations. the bipartisan deal comes as a victory for president joe biden and the democratic party this legislation will provide money for the nation's roads rail systems electric car charging stations safe, drinking water and high-speed internet. i'll go see the effects of the bill. this bill probably starting within the next two to three months things are going to move it is a build is paid out over a number of years. the new law is expected to create jobs and bring necessary improvements to the nation's roads. it is the single largest investment in the country's infrastructure in decades. california is expecting to receive t

the suit names rafer -- forever, -- rapper travis scott, nation. mark is more with the story. >> the travel unfolded friday night, 50,000 fans were at the house sold out music festival in houston, when the crowd began to search towards the stage. >> 25 were transported to the hospital. 13 are still hospitalized. including five that are under the age of 18. >> eight lives were lost in the chaos, the youngest just 14 years old. among the victims, 16-year-old high school junior, and a 21-year-old engineering student. concertgoers describing what they saw. >> i saw people getting pushed, passed out, trying to leave and exit. >> i felt like i was drowning underwater, like i was gasping for air. >> travis scott seen here in this livestream asking for help. >> somebody is passed out right here. >> an icu nurse says after waking up, she sprang into action. >> i'm just trying to go around and control the chaos as much as i can. >> i just want to send out prayers to the ones that was lost last night. >> a makeshift memorial now stands where those eight lives

i'll check this out san francisco state senator scott weiner got into the halloween spirit today dressed up as a hot dog a wiener hot dog. you know you get it taking to twitter to poke fun a little fun at himself. he said quote after all of these years. i finally broke down and did it. it's not pretty but it has character. happy halloween everyone glad to see you can poke. himself like that. well, the queen of talk is ready to help us all gear up for the holidays. oprah will reveal her favorite things list tomorrow. it'll mark the 25th anniversary of her holiday tradition the list includes budget friendly must-haves and this year. it'll also focus on black businesses and women-owned brands oprah will announce the list. tomorrow afternoon, but before that you can get a sneak peek on good morning america the creative director of the oprah magazine will be on to share some deals you can tune in to gma at 7 am right after abc 7 mornings intro. i'm always amazed at how these local businesses could really like take off after they make the totally this is a launching pad for a lot of people tom

travis scott and other performers made similar pledges. promoters are also offering refunds to all attendees. >> by now you probably heard the football game against usc has been canceled after more than 40 players and staff test positive for covid. the coach at a couple of players held a news conference to address the issues brought up by the berkeley department of public health. here is lee and melendez. >> last saturday, it was because they were playing with a depleted roster. those out had tested positive for covid. >> there has been a lot going on. the feel outside of a lot of people's control. kind of playing shorthanded and frustrating. >> a few days later, another test for an outbreak. players and coaching staff have been infected. the athletic director said early on, players and staff were tested every day. as the season continued and 99% received a vaccine, they only tested those who were symptomatic. >> that is really how we worked our way through the season as symptomatic. any symptoms we test, we have the availability on campus

.: scott weiner authored a bill that would make safe injection sites legal on a state level in san francisco, oakland, and los angeles. he is in support of making this a safe drug use site. >> i would be surprised if joe biden took the same right wing position as donald trump. no kid should have to see that and have to step over people who are shooting up or potentially a syringe. we do not want that in our neighborhoods. j.r.: but will it work? >> i'm not sure the people shooting up drugs on the streets are going to say i want to go over to this safe site. they will do it when they get it. j.r.: as for the next step, there is still a long way to go and a decision may not be made until well into next year. j.r. stone, abc 7 news. dan: after four decades in politics, jackie spears says she will not run for congress again. reaction tonight from her can chew winds and her peers. two lake tahoe ski resorts delaying their openings now. their plea to mother nature. an oakland teenager takes her first steps by herself despite being told by doctors she never would. her inspiring story is next. sandh

the police chief bill scott says he needs help on the technological front when it comes to fighting these crimes. >> we can't -- the view live footage. >> there's a camera perched up on union square that is showing live what is going on, you cannot watch the real-time feed on a weekend night? >> we cannot. ama: district attorneys from around the bay area have been talking about ways to be more aggressive after the wave of smash and grabs. dan: san francisco was just the start of the high and organized retail thefts in the bay area. a nasa group at the nordstrom in walnut creek just minutes before closing time. in san jose, security and police officers were not enough to stop the bandits. the south based on its first major organized retail theft on sunday. a band of these hit the lululemon shop on centeno -- santan a row. one man was working security just a few doors down and tried to stop them. >> they saw me chasing them and they hopped in their vehicles across the street. i went to try to stop them but the indicated they were willing to run me over so i seized that effort. >> stores are

dan: chief scott brought this up yesterday during a one-on-one with insider. currently, san francisco law allows sfpd to view footage only after an event occurs except certain conditions. ama: today, oaklands mayor responded. the police chief called out city leaders yesterday after a weekend of organized group that's like this one at a pharmacy. please also dealt with shootings and sideshows. she says she wants more help from california highway patrol. she says more resources are needed on every level. >> i will continue to amplify my call to our city government to increase funding and increase staffing for the oakland police department. we are at one of the lowest staffing levels we've had more than a decade. ama: the mayor also focused on the court system which he says has been a huge problem during the pandemic and is working way it used to. as part of our coverage today, we spoke with retail workers and store managers about their safety concerns. he combined those stories on our website, abc7news.com. sandhya: dan: it is chilly out there, more on of frost