the bill included a ban on americans buying russian debts, sanctions and nordstrom to the senate will vote on the defense budget. next week, or t america who spends one sees the removal of sanctions from the bill indicates that the american president does not want them there. the fairly big deal. consider the fact that obviously when the house version was written, as you mentioned, these sanctions were included. the senate version, they're not included, that's something called reconciliation, where century of the bill has to match. and so it looks like those stations won't be there, which means that the biden administration is actually cutting ties with a lot of the rhetoric of the democratic party. right now in the u. s, which is insistent upon having these kinds of sanction built into these u. s. defense spending bills. and it's pretty significant for a couple of reasons. one is because the president himself has been indicating for some time that he does not want to continue to push forward on sanction, specifically over north stream too, because of pressure he's getting from german

the war proof nordstrom to will keep those high prices on natural gas because of political reasons. all simultaneously complaining about climate change and, and not reducing the cost of natural gas so that energy can be cheaper than coal. none of their rhetoric matches what they say they want to have happen. absolutely, and chris, i have about 30 seconds left. i'm gonna give you the final word in this. absolutely, and i think that right now everybody needs to take a step back and actually look at what we need. and right now there's an energy shores that need means we need more energy. that means we need more natural gas pumping from the back and we need more drilling in the oil. and the fact that right now, the regime and the u. s. is blocking them because they want to basically shift all of the u. s. pollution over to the middle east and import all of these oil assets. well, that means that the u. s. is basically just going to be dependent on the middle east for on other countries for their energy resources. and by that, by that means, that means that they basically control the sup

this comes after the nordstrom's and broadway plaza was ransacked by dozens of people last month kron fours camila barco is live in the newsroom. what are they going to do about it. camilla. >> well, city council members are going to consider spending about 2 planned dollars on more security. they're going to talk about weather. they should hire more police officers and by new surveillance cameras. now the idea is to discourage people from looting. the city's downtown area. so on the agenda today is a discussion of adding 5 more police officers and the city is also talking about spending $215,000 on more security cameras and $35,000 for security 12. now they'd all be placed in the downtown area and if you remember, that's where 80 people ransacked the local nordstrom and left with more than a $125,000 in merchandise the crooks injured 2 employees pepper sprayed another one and threatened another employee with a knife. now the city council improve see approves these resources. the officers would be hired to june of 2023. and they also allocate a $130,000 for overtime. pay for the addit

morning's discussion has been prompted by the robbing of the nordstrom where nearly 100 people stormed the store and took off with more than $120,000 in merchandise. >> 3 people were arrested. and later charged the conversation of adding more officers comes just a year after police departments across the bay area. we're facing the defund movement. walnut creek's city council has not followed those calls. and there's no expectation they will. this is nothing to do with social justice. this is organized retail theft, pure and simple. and we need to make sure that we have a fully funded police force. >> that can be a deterrent as well as fully investigating any crimes that happened reporting in walnut creek. dan thorn. >> kron 4 news on the creek. special city council meeting is scheduled to take place early 8.30, tomorrow morning. domestic terrorism is now being used to describe the flash mob. retail robberies like the one we recently saw in the bay area. the several that we've seen in the bay area professionals in the retail industry say the endless stream of flash mobs committing retai

this all comes after a group of about 80 people ransacked the nordstrom store in broadway plaza about a week ago. police say at least three employees there were punched, kicked and pepper sprayed. ktvu is rob roth reports from walnut creek now with the details on this new security plan. at this downtown walnut creek gift store , pay a mercantile, the manager says she worries about safety about packs of roaming looters returning to town. yeah, it does kind of freak me out, but it's always kind of like a fear of mine like, well, what would i do in that situation, but she says she has a reason to feel safer now. in a special meeting wednesday, the walnut creek city council unanimously approved a $2 million plan to hire five more police officers, plus at overtime shifts for officers, security cameras and a drone all aimed at deterring crime in the downtown business district. the money is coming from the american rescue plan act fund. i guess i am kind of eddie used to know that more cops are going to be patrolling. hopefully there'll be on foot, though the council vote comes 11 days after

the salvation army says it also saw a slump in shoppers in donations following the flash mob and nordstrom burglary and walnut creek where they have some bell ringers in the same shopping plaza. >> it's that time of year again. the salvation army is ringing in the holiday spirit at your local stores and retail shops. however, this year is off to a slow start. we are definitely down on all capitals is a few issues. >> i believe last christmas tree sort of like one of the covid effect i think was seeing people out of was losing the homes may be and the compassion level was a bit higher. >> major gwyn jones of the contra costa county salvation army says they're down about $30,000 in donations compared to the same time in previous years. not only is there a decrease in donations. but jones says they also have less volunteers this year. he believes covid has a lot to do with it. this is the recent spike in violence has also had a domino effect on donations specifically at shopping centers like the one in walnut creek where 80 plus burglars stormed the nordstrom a couple weeks ago. but it certai

and a suspect in last month's nordstrom theft is a no show at court how the judge is responding plus. the recovery process in mayfield, kentucky, is just getting started, with many still processing the aftermath of those deadly tornadoes. i'm mallory vera in mayfield, when you have xfinity xfi, you have peace of mind built in at no extra cost. advanced security helps keep your family protected online. pause wifi whenever for ultimate control with the xfinity app. and family-safe browsing gives parents one less thing to worry about. security, control and peace of mind. with xfinity xfi, it's all built in at no extra cost. masks again indoors regardless of vaccination status, the state's health secretary, announced the new mandate today amid a rise in cases of the omicron variant. ktvu azenith smith here now, with reaction. azenith smith most very counties are already implementing an indoor mask mandate, with some exceptions for offices and jim's marin county lifted its mask mandate last month, and some people i spoke to tonight are not happy about the new rules. with high vaccination r

the war proof nordstrom to will keep those high prices on natural gas because of political reasons, while simultaneously complaining about climate change and, and not reducing the cost of natural gas. so that energy can be cheaper than coal. none of their rhetoric matches what they say. they want to have happen. absolutely, and chris, i have about 30 seconds left. i'm gonna give you the final word in this lane. i think that right now everybody needs to take a step back and actually look at what we need. and right now there's an energy shores that need means we need more energy. that means we need more natural gas pumping from the ball can be, need more drilling in the oil. and the fact that right now, the regime and the u. s. is walking them because they want to basically shift all of the u. s. pollution over to the middle east and import all of these oil assets. well, that means that the u. s. is basically just going to be dependent on the middle east for on other countries for their energy resources. and by that, by that means that means that they basically control the supply and demand

it's where 90 people ransacked the local nordstrom last month. they left with more than a $125,000 in merchandise the crooks injured 2 employees pepper sprayed another one and threatened another employee with a knife. now, if the city council members approved these resources. the officers would be higher through june of 2023. it also allocate money for overtime pay for the additional officers. now we caught up with the walnut creek. mayor kevin wilk before the meeting this morning. he's calling on the district attorney and the sheriff's office to also do their part in preventing the smash and grabs. >> we can do the arrests. we need to make sure that they are charging and prosecuting to the fullest extent of the law and ensuring that these criminals are off the streets and in jail. we can have people that have committed these kind of crimes or people that look at them and say we would potentially look to commit some of those crimes and be out on the street. we have to detour weekend in walnut creek. >> part of their meeting today will also be the

this all comes after a huge group ransacked the downtown nordstrom store and intact employees about a week and a half ago. ktvu is. rob ross joins us now he's live in walnut creek. with details on the security plan, rob. julie some of those safety measures are actually already in place. we've seen police course patrolling downtown, all in an effort to deter armies of looters from coming back. at this downtown one gift store, pay a mercantile, the manager says she worries about safety about packs of roaming looters returning to town. yeah it does kind of freak me out, but it's always kind of like a fear of mine like, well, what would i do in that situation, but she says she has a reason to feel safer now. in a special meeting wednesday, the walnut creek city council unanimously approved a $2 million plan to hire five more police officers plus at overtime shifts for officers, security cameras and a drone all in deterring crime in the downtown business district. the money is coming from the american rescue plan act fund. i guess i am kind of eddie used to know that more cops are going to

ted cruz has secured an agreement for a vote on possible sanctions for the nordstrom to pipeline. now as part of a deal to clear the way for dozens of by the nominees, the senate will vote on cruises, legislation on sanctions related to the construction of the pipeline by january 14th. it will need 60 votes in order to pass. now this, as europe has never needed the north stream to more than right now, electricity bills have surged as fears of a gas supply shortage drive up the price of power across the continent. joining us now discuss is our good friend, jose investigative journalist, ben swan. now ben, it seems that every country except poland and some of the scale, maybe in countries have recorded a price of over $300.00 euros per megawatt hour for the coming week. explain what is actually happening in europe currently. yeah, well, you know, we've been saying kind of tongue in cheek here for the last few weeks and months that winter is coming will now winter is here, right. the, the temperatures are in europe are falling dramatically. that means the need for more energy for hea

they all be placed in the downtown area and that's where 80 people ransacked the local nordstrom and left with more than a $125,000 in march and ice the crooks injured. 2 employees pepper sprayed another one and threatened another employee with a knife. now, if the city council approves these resources, the officers would be hired through june of 2023. they also allocate. a $130,000 for overtime. pay for the additional officers 3 days a week and the local mayor kevin wilk says that these are all proactive approaches. >> we do. we can to deter people from committing the crime in the first place and having more of a presence will help with that. >> now last month, bold heist at nordstrom happened at broadway plaza in downtown walnut creek. the mayor has sent close that street to traffic until at least the end of the year for the safety of everyone now adding 5 more police officers would cost the city about one 0.6 million dollars and the city council would use the money the federal government gave cities from the federal american rescue plan act to hire these officers and by the securi

he's in walnut creek, which is just adjacent to the nordstrom. i don't know why off to that coin happened. that big con. the mo was pretty coy. fortunately. and this a lot more police presence that now, but yeah, it's shocking and sad. >> and because of the safety concerns bell ringers are instructed to stand closer to the entrance doors. if that makes them feel any better. you might notice that. but we already talked to the retailers association and they were saying how this is scary employees and shoppers alike. >> all right. let's go to the south bay where there's a story now that's san jose mayor sam liccardo is outraged about apparently a decision was made to release 2 murder suspects from custody without bail. so the 2 men are charged in connection with the murder of a man on halloween, a judge released him from custody without bail. this weekend. that move has a number of law enforcement agencies furious. mayor liccardo says that something has to be done to balance defendants rights with protecting the community. you know what we're seeing

ted cruz has secured an agreement for a vote on possible sanctions for the nordstrom to pipeline. now as part of a deal to clear the way for dozens of bite and nominees, the senate will vote on cruises, legislation on sanctions related to the construction of the pipeline by january 14th. it will need 60 votes in order to pass. now this as europe has never needed, the nord stream to more than right now electricity bills have surged as fears of a gas supply shortage drive up the price of power across the continent. joining us now discuss is our good friend, an investigative journalist, ben swan. now ben, it seems that every country except poland in some of this game, maybe in countries, have recorded a price of over $300.00 euros per megawatt hour for the coming week. explain what is actually happening in europe currently. yeah, well, you know, we've been saying kind of talking and she's here for the last few weeks and months that winter is coming will now winter is here, right. the, the temperatures are in europe are falling dramatically. that means the need for more energy for hea

ted cruz has secured an agreement for a vote on possible sanctions for the nordstrom to pipeline. now as part of a deal to clear the way for dozens of bite and nominees, the senate will vote on cruises, legislation on sanctions related to the construction of the pipeline by january 14th. it will need 60 votes in order to pass this as europe has never needed the north stream to more than right now. electricity bills have surged as fears of a gas supply shortage drive up the price of power across the continent. joining us now discuss is our good friend, jose investigative journalist, ben swan. now ben, it seems that every country except poland in some of the scale, maybe in countries have recorded a price of over $300.00 euros per megawatt hour for the coming week. explain what is actually happening in europe currently. yeah, well, you know, we've been saying kind of talking and she's here for the last few weeks and months that winter is coming. will now winter is here, right. the, the temperatures are in europe are falling dramatically. that means the need for more energy for heati

so why is there such hesitation to allow nordstrom to, to go into operation? well, pleasure to be back with you, rachel, as to pass my question. one part of course, is there point about the crisis. i mean is absolutely darcy in the u. k. audrey i gallagher, or i'll defer to him, he's the chief executive officer of the deputy, actually there of the army, u. k. retail energy group, energy u k. and he's, as the energy crisis is industry crisis as worse than it's ever been. he said the industry has never been more vulnerable energy bills in the u. k. at the moment, for consumers are expected actually to leap armor to over their cap. um for from 2000 pounds, that's up from 120200000 pounds. so, i mean, this is really a terrible situation with soaring prices, so it's absolutely ghastly on the wholesale market. now to the 2nd part of your question, i mean in terms of the likelihood of them letting not stream to operate. well, list trust at her 1st on foreign ministers meeting on when she was in riga. but in member he written that article for the telegraph and then sh

and nato will strike back against nordstrom to if russia invades ukraine, which russia has said that it does not plan to do so. sure. why is there that belief there? and once again, why is the us acting like they are in charge of this pipeline on the other side of the world? well, ok, so this is merely speculation on my part. but if look at the rhetoric and how it's being framed right now, and this is what i'm talking about, the framing now seems to be surrounding the idea that nor string to was becoming an act of war. and that intervention on north stream is about national security for ukraine. we talked about financial security, few cram because obviously russia pays a transit fee to be able to run natural gas and oil across pipelines through ukraine to get to the rest of europe right now. nor stream to bypasses that system, rushes already said they'll continue to pay that into the near future so that they don't leave the ukraine in a lurch. however, the way the president by then talked about this week was essentially to say, we will target financially and possibly even militarily

so why is there such hesitation to allow nordstrom to, to go into operation? well, pleasure back with you, rachel, as to pass that question. one part of course, is there point about the crisis? i mean, is absolutely darcy in the u. k. audrey i gallagher, or i'll defer to him, he's a chief executive officer and the deputy actually there of the arm u. k. retail energy group, energy u k. and his as the energy crisis is industry crisis as worse than it's ever been. he said the industry has never been more vulnerable on energy bills in the u. k. at the moment that for consumers are expected actually to leap army to over their cap . um for from 2000 pounds, that's up from 120200000 pounds. so i mean, this is really a terrible situation with soaring prices, so it's absolutely ghastly on the wholesale market. now to the 2nd part of your question, i mean in terms of the likelihood of them letting not stream to operate. well, list trust at her 1st on foreign ministers meeting on when she was in riga back in november. he written that article for the telegraph and then sh

nordstrom, alter, home depot have signed asking congress to help stop organized retail theft but you get what you pay for. what the companies paid for, massive crime rates. fox news reporting corporations donated to left-wing politics in 2020 like blm and aclu who use the money to wage war on police so should congress help them now or is it a local issue for mayors and city council to tackle without corporations dictating the terms? >> absolutely, it is ironic nordstrom funding to the tune of six figures, blm and aclu and other local groups who wanted to defund police, i would probably think if we dug into it, we are supporting local das that have helped increase the crime wave are now actually facing reality of these idiotic decisions and as i always say, we often get in life what we deserve and i hope they get good and hard because they didn't have the courage to stand up last year end say we are not going to go along with this, they helped fonda and now they are actually experiencing the result of it and i hope it continues and i hope they understand the implications of their weak

nordstrom timely gaining today, but down 9% for the week, 33% in a month. denim players, kontour, and levi, down, but gap still off 9% for the week something nor joyful for the online players the real real, didn't really juice up its own shar, but secondhand competitors gained 5% now there's some strength in some special names, bed bath & b yond, still down 19% 2309 week, though designers brands, that's the parent of 2k6789 sw,-- dsw down this week. jll, tanker outlets up 5%. so we'll have to watch this trade closely, brian, and see if today was an anomalio beginning of a trend i don't know >> courtney, thanks very much. tapestry, at leasttoday it was the carole king of retail, but long term it's not done very much you like that's correct guys karen? my biggest retail position is target, i do own capri, i do own some footlocker. i think it's a rotation into cheaper stocks some are mid single digits, so we are going to see higher rates, coming back again to that pullet pal, just the pressure of gravity of the higher rates, to me, makes these more attractive,

it's important shoppers feel comfortable. >> the nordstroms incident just happened. a lot of customers would come in and they were concerned. and now sin the police is more active, customers don't talk about it anymore and we see a lot more flowing traffic in the area. >> reporter: the city will hire five new officers to patrol downtown stores. but that hiring and training process will take months. the mayor says that's why it is so important to get mutual aid from the sheriff department right now. in walnut creek, i am da lin, kpix five. >>> california's attorney general is coming hard on people accused of involvement in organized retail thefts. they announced a six year prison centers for a man identified as a ring leader. >>> somebody fran's police chief is speaking out after he says three officers were asked to leave a restaurant. chief bill scott says it happened friday at hilda and jesse's. the officers were all in uniform carrying their service weapons when they stopped by for lunch. however instead of taking the order, employees asked them to leave. the resta

in walnut creek, 80 people stormed the nordstrom's store. the city in san josÉ voted this week to spend quarter million in license plates readers to try and detour and solve the crimes. but they say if they solve the crimes, it won't matter if the criminals walk free. we are going to be listening to the attorney general's message today, but many say they want an end to the statewide policy that ended last year, but some counties kept it in place like los angeles county and santa clara county. >>> the city of oakland is trying to heal and move past the recent surge of violence there. eight events will happen across the city tonight, all listed on your screen. the times range from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. all events are free and open to every one. if you missed yours, town nights will happen again, next friday. >>> trending this morning, if your heart is two sizes two small and you can't stand christmas, we found the perfect holiday getaway for you. >> it's a cave in boulder, utah. it's modeled after the home of dr. seuss's "how the grinch stol

gas must never flow through nordstrom -- nordstream 2's pipeline. firm opposition and clear recognition of the authoritarian threats are necessary to ensure freedom and democracy prevail around the globe. these goals must not be a partisan issue. the destabilizing maligned actions from moscow and beijing and the threats they posted democracies across the globe demand and deserve our full attention and i look forward to hearing from you all today on these pressing matters, particularly as it relates to the existential threats posed by the chinese communist party and putin regime. i yield back. rep. keating: thank you. i will now introduce our witnesses. thank you for being here. thank you for your commitments to democracy. first, mr. vallo is the mayor of press lava -- of bratislava in slovakia. he served in a position since 2018. he is an architect by trade and an urban activist. welcome. mr. karacsony has served as the mayor of budapest in hungary since 2019. he previously served as the mayor of budapest's 14th district and member of the hungarian

saturday, november 20th, about 80 to 90 thieves stormed the nordstrom's department store here and took off in cars that were jammed in the streets. when you add up the merchandise and the damage done to the store, the loss was $125,000. four employees in the store were also hurt. this morning the city council will consider giving money to hire five more police officers, and increase over time budgets so officers can work security at high profile stores. the purchase of cameras, they are upgrading those and the possible purchase of a drone, even buying a drone that could scan high-profile areas. >> these brazen acts frighten shoppers, and residents and worry employees. it's amazing there have not been more serious injuries. >> this proposal could cost $2 million and would be paid for with similar money from the american rescue plan act that was passearch by congress. again, walnut creek city council holding a special meeting in a couple hours from now at 8:30 this morning. reporting live in walnut creek, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> bob, thank you. walnut creek is not alone in tak

the idea is to follow the stolen goods out of nordstrom or whatever store has been hit and catch the perpetrator, trying to sell the goods. so, there have been ceos and representatives from 20 major companies that wrote a letter to congress, in response to the uptick in thefts happening in stores and they are asking congress to require people who are selling goods online to use their real name, not a screen name and provide other information to make sure they are legitimate. >> they would simply have to provide some very basic business information. name, phone number, a tax id. things they have to provide, anyway. >> the biggest online marketplace is amazon. a spokesperson for that company tells us amazon does not allow third-party sellers to list stolen goods in our store. we work closely with law enforcement, retailers and brands to stop bad actors and hold them accountable. amazon sellers must interview with them. either in person or in video chat, before being allowed to sell. the hope is congress will act on this in the early months of the new year, so they can put a stop to all

it was shattered about 11 days ago when 90 criminals stormed in to the nordstrom with hammers, and other weapons, snatching $83,000 in items, assaulting workers, shoppers and leaving $37,000 in damage. detectives say it was done in less than a minute. >> people are concerned and frustrated. they are concerned because they want to make sure that walnut creek is doing what we need to do today interest this kind of activity. these are brazen thefts. ist during a special council meeting today city leaders talked about adding five new police officers assigned to that area along with more security cameras and drones. >> the goal is to deter or displace these types of crimes. >> police in walnut creek say there could be gang activity involved in this and other bay area retail thefts where mobs have smashed and grabbed. three suspects were arrested the night this all went down in walnut creek. one of them had a loaded gun, police say. lead investigate you'res are going over video to track down all 90 crooks and the meantime the police chief added more police presence in that shopping area, espec

a security guard and nordstrom sprayed with pepper spray, and if security guard that has been killed trying to stop these retail thefts, we are in a whole new arena right now in a has to stop. and the retail industry, we are waving her hand saying we will work with anyone and everyone that wants to find solutions to a end to the crime california. >> neil: very quickly as i have you as our retail expert as well, these things that might be slowing down because the prices come to you see any evidence of that? >> not yet. i think that we had, i was just reading some numbers and we have a pretty good black friday, pretty good weekend and cyber monday for the retail industry, but time will tell, inflation is a big issue, we need to get a handle on that. but so far, so good as long as we can deal with their retail theft piece of it, we will be in pretty good shape. >> neil: you took my line, i always say, you never know, time will tell. great seeing you again, rachel, president and ceo, things are so bad here that they were going to get help from politicians who would not even normally care

dan: council approved new funding today in response to the nordstrom robbery two weeks ago. council members agreed to spend $2 million to pay for five new police officers and increase the police overtime budget. >> this is the actions with the most immediate impact, to increase over time and allow for additional officers. dan: additional federal stimulus funds will help pay for new security cameras. ama: this comes as we learn about yet another error in the arrest of three suspects. one is a formally convicted felon was on parole. that is information walnut creek police should have had. abc 7 has the story. reporter: when police arrested dana dawson, they say she had a glock, nine millimeters handgun, a violation of parole. walnut creek police did not know she was on parole. when officers ran her name, the police chief said a hit did not come back. >> i don't know if it's a system failure or a delay in information getting to us. reporter: that matters. had officers known, they would have had a parole hold issue. >> it would give us more to hang onto that person. typically wh

the city council approved a $231,000 contract to the nordstrom score. >> the agreement freed up city dollars could officer to keep watching the during voluntary overtime money great read to reimburse on a quarterly basis but grab and run deaths have continued and escalated on downtown. >> because in effect so much of everything that is going. on around it. less than 2 weeks after to nordstrom employees and broadway plaza were injured while the city says 90 people move to the school or getting away with $125,000 worth of stuff. >> during a special meeting wednesday. the council approved a resolution. it authorizes 2 million dollars still available from funds. the city received from the covid-19 stimulus package to improve safety measures. downtown. we need to arrest. >> charge and prosecute to the fullest extent of the law. the city staff report says 1.6 million dollars will be used to staff 5 additional officers in a new downtown patrol be through june 2023. >> it could take between 5 to 18 months to recruit and train the new officers. but in the meantime, the council approved $130,0

why not go into apple, nordstrom and steal if you're a criminal? it is an invitation and just approaching it the wrong way. the funding should not go to helping these criminals. the funding should go figuring out how to do away with proposition 47. which is in my view government malfeasance. elizabeth: we have the "new york post" posting that people, wall streeters, people working on wall street saying they will not go to jpmorgan's 40th annual health care conference in the san francisco bay area in january because they're scared of smash-and-grab looting, that quote, the amount of lawlessness is astounding. violence going on there is a huge top i can of discussion on wall street. so the word is out in the country, that california is in chaos because of this right now? >> it is. you have to just look at los angeles and 10 cities in los angeles full of people who are disturbed, who will not go into shelters. san francisco basically ceded their city to criminals. i don't blame them one bit not going to california. i looked tonight, a woman in her dri

dan: there is an arrest warrant out for a suspect in the walnut creek nordstrom theft that was already arrested and released. melanie woodrow has the story. melanie: dana dawson walked out of court two weeks ago and has not returned since. he is one of three suspects walnut creek police arrested in connection to this recent flash mob style nordstrom theft. to use the gun, a violation of her parole. officers do not know she was on per wall when they arrested her. >> i don't know if it is just a system failure or a delay in the information getting to us. melanie: subsequently, dawson was eligible for and posted bail. during her arraignment, the contra costa county deputy district attorney said the parole agent was attempting to get a warrant signed by a judge which would've have put dawson back in custody but the parole agent missed doing so by about 15 minutes, according to the deputy district attorney jordan sanders. without that parole warrants, it was up to dawson to return to court which the deputy d.a. says she did not do on friday or monday. parole has been trying to locate her an

. >> and the nordstrom and walnut creek last month according to a wall street journal report that thieves use snapchat to organize beforehand. however, snap chat responded to our questions about this alleged activity happening on their platform writing, quote, this type of activity is a clear violation of our guidelines in terms of service. >> in this case we have looked into these reports and haven't yet found evidence of it happening on snapchat. attorney general rob bonta address the use of social media in these rampant retail crimes in la on tuesday saying it's important to go after the higher level thieves calling the shots, most of whom aren't new to organized crime these are not necessarily new. organized criminal groups that are popping up and committing organized retail theft for the first time existing organization and a lot of cases taylor bisacky kron 4 news. >> the chp announced that it has arrested 2 people that they believe are involved in a large theft ring. they say the suspects in that ring have stolen more than $200,000 worth of merchandise in recent weeks. the discover

eric: you look at it looks like orbital one why is president by not shut down nordstrom? if he does what would happen? >> i think he thought it was already pretty much complete. there was not much he could do. the trump administration rightly put sanctions in place. this is something the germans have wanted even other have begged them not too. and ukraine has begged them not too. because again the end of the day merkel was catering for her own political reasons to want cheaper gas for germany. eric: congress has asked the bite administration to provide more weapons, leave the weapons to ukraine. he spent about four to $50 million they went helicopters, stingers to shoot down aircraft. they want some of the material that had been in afghanistan. should we provide a more lethal assistance to ukraine to help it defend itself? >> i want to make a distinction there's not anyone in the bipartisan manner that's advocating for massive u.s. troops into ukraine. that is not what we're talking about. but we could be doing a lot more when it comes to lethal aid to help ukraine defend

they weren't helped by nordstroms print or about some of kohl's prints and i think where people look at the department store space and these are businesses that at least were broken structurally and the same thing with the gap. these are stories that have run, 200%, off the bottoms, whether they have a life ahead of tem and outside of a brand and retail footprint that had to shrink and so if you look at xrt, member when the r in xrt was reddit and i think if you look at the pain going on in some of the names, some of that is bleeding into the etf and then getting back to the high quality names like target and walmart and home depot and lowe's, as karen pointed out, these are stories that have had such an enormous run walmart no, but the others yes it is not necessarily a change in character i don't think the health of the consumer, let's be clear, has not changed at all in the last two months with or without these inflation prints so i think that is a head fake i don't think you should be saying that it is a function of where retail is going in the short-term >> i feel like there is

. >> took place at the broadway plaza nordstrom in downtown walnut creek. 21 year-old jordan san felipe is now charged with 4 felony counts, including robbery, burglary, possession of stolen property and organized retail theft. san felipe has been booked into the martinez detention facility. this is the 4th arrest police have made since that theft happened last month. police say they continue to investigate the case and they're trying to identify and arrest additional suspects. that latest arrest and walnut creek is a following on the heels of another bus by the california highway patrol. the chp says that it has arrested 2 people believed to be involved in a large after ring. authorities say the suspects in that ring has stolen more than $200,000 worth of merchandise in recent weeks. the discovery was made after executing a search warrant in the late last week. >> that's when investigators found a large amount of goods which they say were taken from bay area stores, including victoria's secret gap target nordstrom's walgreens and many more. no word yet on whether or not other suspects

police did not say whether she was involved in that theft involving 80 people at the nordstrom's last month. the city has added extra patrols downtown. dane: city leaders in oakland are considering ways to help blunt a spike in violent crime. it includes an effort to add officers to the understaffed police force. 61 officer positions are vacant. the city council is considering a proposal to add two more police academies. councilmembers heard a public comment, but have yet to vote. the police chief talked about the problem of officers leaving the force. >> i think the most important thing for the department is to retain the officers we have retained and trained for many years. department has launched a pre-academy to expose trainees to the training environment and is trying to recruit candidates at local colleges. >> alameda city council will consider adopting a vision zero action plan aimed at making significant safety improvements to alameda streets. one of the intersections identified is shoreline drive in grant street where supervisor willman chan was hit and killed last month. mel

it's what happened here at the louis store in san francisco and the nordstrom in walnut creek last month. >> according to a wall street journal report that thieves use snapchat to organize beforehand. however, snap chat responded to our questions about this alleged activity happening on their platform writing, quote, this type of activity is a clear violation of our guidelines in terms of service in this case we have looked into these reports and haven't yet found evidence of it happening on snapchat. attorney general rob bonta address the use of social media in these rampant retail crimes in la on tuesday saying it's important to go after the higher level thieves calling the shots most of whom aren't new to organized crime these are not necessarily new. organized criminal groups that are popping up and committing organized retail theft for the first time existing organization and a lot of cases. >> and to prevent these crimes from happening in the first place. anderson says law enforcement and prosecutors have to target the people that are fencing it, people who are buying and selling t

i'm outside the grove where the nordstrom was hit just before thanksgiving, to keep thieves out they're putting up barbed-wire fencing up every night. these retailers are doing what they can. yesterday's california attorney general held a meeting with retailers and online marketplaces were a big focus. crime rings often resell the line and led to fingerpointing to tech companies that provide such a platform. fox business, a spokes person supports the efforts though asserted it quote ashas zero tolerance on criminal activity on our program, we have policies in place to monitor the marketplace for stolen items. shortage of police resources, lax bail and sentencing policies in california are being blamed. i asked l.a. residents what they thought to do about the crime surge. >> there needs to be stricker penalties and fines people get caught. >> i think more security. it is scary, especially for business owners an small business owners. >> i'm not going to lie, i carry a taser on myself, as a woman i have to keep myself safe because i mean if we're not going to have police patrolling the ar

deciding whether to spend two main dollars to enhance public safety after a mop style theft at the nordstrom a week and a half ago. >> the goal is to deter these crimes. >> during a council meeting today, city leaders talked about adding five new police officers assigned to the area along with more security cameras and drones. police say there could be gang activity involved in this and other bay area retail theft. three suspects were arrested that night but this happened. one had a loaded gun. the lead investigators are going over video to track down all 90 suspects. >> people are concerned and frustrated. they want to make sure that walnut creek is doing what we need to do to stop this activity. these are brazen thefts. >> the police chief has already added more police presence in the shopping area, especially on weekends. >>> today, law enforcement escorted the body of a security guard and former police officer killed while protecting a tv news crew. chopper 5 was in the east bay as the motorcade proceeded along the freeways. the procession started at the alameda county court north this m

one group has to compare the types of cars parked outside nordstrom with those outside jcpenney which are different socioeconomic markets they are serving. the estimate the annual revenue i get dell and engineers who have a business ideaea send them or compare the lighting for the flooring i know those are critically important but subtle like the place of a class 45 countries i have a video stream all over the world. i am always just watching people watch how are they walking how fast are they walking? what kinds of phones are they using how do they treat their kids? as a retailer and applied social science the great economic soup of the university of chicago. i love the sociology visits is more important finance and marketing groups. sometimes more rare to understand the retail they're applying geography. tomography, sociology, psychology, economics. she really grasp the world in almost the human aspect of the world which is an important aspect. just watching. you going to eat any well-run supermarket going for a half in her even should become out of their until the ethnicity of the

. >> this comes after the nordstrom on broadway plaza was ransacked by dozens of people on november 20th, you know, kron, four's, dan thorn reporting today from walnut creek. police standing guard at broadway plaza in walnut creek. it's a presence meant to discourage another criminal take over in the popular shopping area. >> the city is now looking at adding even more officers we need to we can to deter people. >> from committing the crime in the first place and having more of a presence will help with that walnut creek. mayor kevin wilk says 2 million dollars from the federal american rescue plan act would be used to hire 5 more police officers secure additional security cameras and pay for a surveillance drone. arpa funds were designed to help communities with covid-19 relief. but the mayor says the situation of retail theft has become an emergency, but it is a valid use of the funding. and i think that right now with especially looking at an emergency time, not just in our health safety been a public safety. this is absolutely a valid reason to be using part of these funds wednesday.

he's in walnut creek, which is just adjacent to the nordstrom. why off to that coin happened. that big con. the mo was pretty coy. fortunately and this a lot more police presence there now. but yeah, it's shocking and sad. >> and you know, if their feel for all about somebody hit in the kettle trying to steal, you know, from the cattle if they're fearful about somebody doing a mob. robin. they could get her. what they've done at this point is they've instructed the bell ringers just and closer to the entrance of the doors of the stores. so you will notice that. >> in the south bay san jose mayor sam liccardo is outraged over a decision to release 2 murder suspects from custody without bail. so the 2 men are charged in connection with the murder of a man on halloween and the judge apparently released him from custody without bail this week, a move that a number of law enforcement agencies are furious about. mayor liccardo says that there something needs to be done to balance defend its rights with protecting the community. you know what we're seeing because the bell policies fo

an update now on that mass robbery at the nordstrom store and walnut creek . two suspects appeared in court today in martinez. dana dawson is facing burglary and robbery charges. contra costa county prosecutors say that she is also facing charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm or told to warrant was signed after her appearance to hold her on a parole violation at her next court date. the sheriff's office says that joshua underwood was released last week due to a computer input error. he is now being held in lieu of $140,000 bail. this is outrageous, and this is absolutely unacceptable . we need to hold these people accountable. and if one of the offices that is tasked with defending the public safety is allowing criminals to be released and accidentally released. this is something the community will not stand for. now. a third suspect, rodney robinson, was arraigned yesterday and remains in custody . all the violent thefts have businesses taking precautions, while the city of walnut creek looks to add security. get this . cristina rendon tells us

our from cbs as best buy nordstrom, which you're looking at video right now from them. when the 90 people stormed and ransacked. the walnut creek location in the letter written by these executives. it says as millions of americans have seen on the news in recent weeks and months. retailers of all kinds have seen an uptick in organized crime. the letter continued to say this trend has hurt businesses and increased consumer exposure to unsafe and dangerous counterfeit products, house and senate members actually have recently produced versions of legislation which seek to fight the sale of stolen counterfeit and dangerous consumer products sold online by increasing transparency. this legislation backed by lawmakers on both sides of the aisle is advocating for online retail marketplaces to really confirm the identities of high volume 3rd party sellers. some say this will help people from selling stolen products online, help prevent them rather and then make sure that people were buying them online. know who they're buying from the various retail executives endorsed the bill

everything from cvs to victoria's secret the gap target nordstrom's walgreens and a lot more. no word yet on if any others are being sought in connection with this retail theft ring. but we'll keep you updated on the story as it continues to develop. >> in san francisco ups driver. billy. she was racially profiled by san francisco police officers who gave her a ticket for doing something. she says a lot of drivers do. now. look at this. this is when it happened. december 7th and on haight street near a sonic. and here's the video. the driver ups drivers in a key shift. ferguson and she was double parked delivering multiple packages to a mail depot. and she says this is the first time police have ever cited her while she's been doing her job with the little reindeer on around head. she believes officers targeted her because she's a black woman. >> that never knew they pulled out people asked the ups drivers drivers. amazon drivers. everybody that double park and took her to deliver. i feel like if i wasn't. >> this young black girl, i would have got to take it up. hollywood got

. >> they found 15,000 stolen items from cvs, nordstrom and others. >> it was worth $200,000. the police say they searched a home that led them to storage facilities in vallejo and san francisco, two people were arrested in all of this. pretty crazy. >> kpix5 kenny choi joining us now with more and how criminals are finding ways to organize. >> exactly. so, the authorities believe that arrests are part of the solution. tonight the attorney general says organizers at the top are using social media and text. >> we need to make arrest, that is how you detour crime. >> reporter: from mobile command center. officers on corners and cameras on union square. a notable presence. >> does not make people feel more safe. >> someone, you know, that is armed and able to take down, you know. >> reporter: they are shopping and soaking in the holiday spirit. [music] >> reporter: they both work in retail and see what happens inside of stores as criminals leave with arms full of stolen merchandise. >> i feel like there has been a lot more happening. >> there is no say if it is organizeed or if t

walnut creek police arrested three people in last month's robbery at nordstrom. police say they expect to make more arrests in the weeks to come. governor newsom is responding to the string of mass lootings across our state, calling the thefts and the lack of prosecution unacceptable. governor newsom has pushed for criminal justice reform and defense prop 47. the 2014 bill that lowered certain theft and drug possession offenses from felonies to misdemeanors. when questioned about prop 47 yesterday, governor newsom said that property crimes have dropped significantly since the bill passed. but he added, there are still laws against shoplifting. we need a rest and we need prosecutions. we need people held to account. no one condones that behavior quite the contrary. prop 47. seems rather insignificant in relationship to what's been happening with these organized crime units because it's well well beyond the $950 limit millions and millions. the governor added that even thefts under $950 should be prosecuted as misdemeanors or be stacked into felony complaints for r

he's in walnut creek, which is just adjacent to the nordstrom. i don't know why off to that coin happened. that big con. the mo was pretty coy. fortunately. and this a lot more police presence that now. but yeah, it's sort of shocking and sad. >> because of the safety concerns he'll may notice when you go shopping. the bell ringers have been instructed to stand closer to the entrance of the stores. >> in the south bay. we have san jose mayor sam liccardo. outrage now over decision to release 2 murder suspects from custody without bail. so the 2 men charged in connection with the murder of a man on halloween are seen on the screen here. a judge released him from custody without bond this week and that has local law enforcement agencies furious mayor liccardo agrees saying something has to be done to balance defend its rights with protecting the community. you know what we're saying because the bell policies folks are back out there while they're still high on methamphetamine that. but let's make sure we actually have a defendant who is there in co

it's what happened here at the louis store in san francisco and the nordstrom in walnut creek last month. >> according to a wall street journal report that thieves use snapchat to organize beforehand. however snapchat responded to our questions about this alleged activity happening on their platform writing, quote, this type of activity is a clear violation of our guidelines in terms of service in this case we have looked into these reports and haven't yet found evidence of it happening on snapchat. attorney general rob bonta address the use of social media in these rampant retail crimes in la on tuesday saying it's important to go after the higher level thieves calling the shots most of whom aren't new to organized crime these are not necessarily new. organized criminal groups that are popping up and committing organized retail theft for the first time existing organization and a lot of cases. >> how to prevent these crimes from happening in the first place and says law enforcement and prosecutors have to target the people that are fencing. it, people who are buying and selling the stol