pretty much everything else has been reduced in chinatown. the central district includes chinatown. it doesn't take away from the crimes that you are describing. they are really awful crimes. the trend is downward except for the aggravated assault. >> and then this may again be based on some of the media reporting and some of the things that i have seen and there has been -- it seems like targeting of elderly individuals for street robberies or aggravated assaults, and again not that any other robbery is any less or any use of force, but when you are targeting older people, people with health issues, people that are unable to defend themselves not they should have to defend yourself, mind you is that also -- are we seeing trends in that regard? because i just, you know, it is beyond me what would go -- i don't know. seeing the nature of the crimes and the nature of the victims old people and children, to me it is like it is appalling. >> yes, sir. commissioners several of the ones that have gotten played on the news or social media have involved elderly victims. overall in the distr

because i'm told the chinese are very protective of their area. >> just walking around in chinatown, i do feel a little safer than other places, but sometimes it can get a little weird. >> reporter: this is the latest in a string of attacks on chinese victims in chinatown. last month police arrested 19-year-old desean pearson of oakland. he's one of three suspects accused of attacking two men in a strong arm burglary in july. a 56-year-old man was attacked first. roberts stole a watch then a 69-year-old man tried to help. he was punched in the face and knocked unconscious. >> i had every confidence that captain vick and his officers and sfpd are taking this incredibly seriously. as we saw in the stockton pacific case. they apprehended somebody. >> san francisco police say officers made four arrests in another set of robberies in this area. in san francisco, betty yu, kpix 5. >>> new tonight, side show activity persists in oakland despite a concerted crackdown. joe vazquez captured the scene on video. >> this is market and adline in north oakland. you can see the tire marks burned int

in answer to your question, what do chinatown leaders want? well, first of all, they want more police presence. in fact there's a police car sitting right behind me that's been parked there since we got here. they also want better or more community-based solutions, and they want better cross-cultural relationships. >> a number of increase in foot patrols listening to the community to make more investments in bilingual supported services. >> reporter: mayor london breed listed some of the things she would approve to make chinatown residents more comfortable. this after last weekend's disturbing assault. this cell phone video captured the violent scene. police say it started when one attacker jumped from a black suv and ripped a cell phone from a victim's hand. his friends intervened only to be attacked by other assailants, the three victims all in their 60s. the four suspects jumped in their car and sped off. >> we know the action has been disturbing. it's been heart breaking to see what's been happening, the targeted violence on our elderly co

all this happened over the weekend in chinatown in san francisco. christien kafton is in the city with new information on the investigation and we are learning this may have been the second of two attacks by the same group over the weekend. >> reporter: the supervisor for the district telling me san francisco police are looking to see if the same group of suspects are responsible for the two incidents that happened in the sense for cisco chinatown. we noticed a much increased presence of police officers around the square. the amateur video is shocking. group of men launching a violent attack in moments one man is knocked to the ground. he stopped moving apparently unconscious. that police are looking for the men who raced away from the scene and then suv. supervisor saying he talked to police leadership and the district attorney elect and says the attack may be linked to another attack on friday night. a violent purse snatching in front of the bakery on jackson street. the supervisor saying the incident was captured on video. >> the car that the per

over the summer two senior citizens were brutally attacked in chinatown in broad daylight. a 19-year-old oakland man was arrested for one of the assaults. >> what we saw last night is not going to be tolerated. >> reporter: supervisor aaron pes kin says people tell him the same suspects were spotted. >> the same car with presumably the same individuals was involved with a robbery that was an aggravated purse snatching on the 700 block of jackson on friday night. >> reporter: saturday night'sck for port mugt square. betty lily wants all chinatown residents to be safe, especially seniors. >> we can't get enough law enforcement behind this to at least tell these people they can't come to chinatown and do this. >> reporter: police say all three victims are recovering from the attack, luckily with minor injuries. supervisor peskin says police are following leads and could be close to making an arrest. >>> san francisco police still consider the death of a person to be suspicious after their body was found on a golf course in the richmond district. officers searched the lincoln p

for many people who live in chinatown, this is their backyard. this is where many people come to congregate, and we are so happy to be able to deliver this project on time and under budget. >> a reason we all agreed to name this memorex center is because it is part of the history of i hear -- to name this rec center, is because it is part of the history of san francisco. >> they took off from logan airport, and the call of duty was to alert american airlines that her plane was hijacked, and she stayed on the phone prior to the crash into the no. 9 world trade center. >> i would like to claim today the center and the naming of it. [applause] >> kmer i actually challenged me to a little bit of a ping pong -- the mayor actually challenge me to a little bit of a ping- pong, so i accept your challenge. ♪ >> it is an amazing spot. it is a state of the art center. >> is beautiful. quarkrights i would like to come here and join them >> usf donates 100-120 pounds of food a night. for the four semesters we have been running here, usf has donated about 18

this violent attack the agaist 3 seniors sparking outrage in s francisco's chinatown neighborhood. >>on tuesday mmunity activists held a rally asking for more safety and protection. we knew ost we need told you can gauge how can we do that when we co to you how is it like attacking all niors. and although the bulk communitnation america about the community that is unacceptable the vicious attack on 3 niors in their 60's. happened saturday night in fort can see one suspect meeting at least 2 of the 3 male victims in the crowd, one of the seors was aprently knocked unconscious, they say this is one of many rent targeted attacks and community is coming together. >>to see a month or victims and families to call for justice to police be call at the held accountable to take this seriously city leaders, including aaron peskin responded on tuesday. >>saying they're listeninand working to get more resources tohe neighborhood this is china town's living room. you are standing really on sacred ground this is where all of the senrs were all of the kids the plane. conggate socialize and i am ac

>>families living in san francisco's chinatown are speaking out following ye another vicious attack which is caught on camera this video sho 3 people getting assaulted over the weekend. thank you for joining us tonight i'm pam moore and i'm ken wayne today, san fransco leaders addressed the pattern of targeted attacks on seniors. >>at a rally organized by and activist groups, including the chinese progressive association, the chinese for kron four's terror attack he was there and she joins us now live from the wsroom to her hothe city responded all of this. >>well city leaders likmayor london breed a supervisor aaron pesk and the san francisco police chief. so they're all rking to pour more investments and foot patrols into the area to prevent another k aclike this from happening. now community members came togetr today say that they stand with these victims they're asking for more protection and more cross culture engagement in e neighborhood. >>is violent attack against 3 siors sparking outrage in san francisco's chinatown neighborhood on tuesday community activists held a rally asking

over the summer two senior citizens were brutally attacked in chinatown in broad daylight. a 19-year-old oakland man was arrested for one of the assaults. >> what we saw last night is not going to be tolerated. >> reporter: supervisor aaron peskin says police tell him the same suspects were spotted november 8th. >> we know the same car, presumably with the same individuals was involved with a robbery that was an aggravated purse snatching on the 700 block of jackson on friday night. >> reporter: saturday night's attack happened at the entrance to support smith square, where senior citizens gather day and night. betty lily wants all chinatown residents to be safe, especially seniors. >> we can't get enough law enforcement behind this to at least tell these people they can't come to chinatown and do this. >> reporter: police say all three victims are recovering from their attack, luckily with minor injuries. supervisor peskin says police are following leads and could be close to making an arrest. cornell barnard, abc7 news. >>> in the east bay, contra costa county will take u

francisco's chinatown. >> the weekend beat down injured 3 men. it's just one of several attacks within miles of each other. andria borba is live with more on the disturbing acts of violence against asian-americans. >> reporter: ken, veronica, it has the community here in chinatown scared. behind me is what's called the living room in this community. the supervisor says he wants to make sure the people that live around here feel safe to get out of their homes. this is another video of a terrible robbery and assault saturday night near the square that sent 2 elderly men to the hospital. the man on the ground appears to be th >> i've seen the same video you've seen, where the same individual who got punched and head hit the curb did any profo is a miracle. and i'm, you know very, very thankful for that. >> reporter: the suspects in the saturday assault at the corner of clay and walter lum appear to be linked by get away vehicle to this violent purse snatching of an employee outside garden bakery on jackson street friday night. >> acar the perpetrato

still that serves 2000 district in the chinatown in the past it was the tradition and my family was the royal chef in the pot pals that's why we learned this stuff and moved from here to have dragon candy i want people to know that is art we will explain a walk and they can't walk in and out it is different techniques from stir frying to smoking to steaming and they do show of. >> beer a royalty for the age berry up to now not people know that especially the toughest they think this is - i really appreciate they love this art. >> from the cantonese to the hypomania and we have hot pots we have all of the cuisines of china in our chinatown you don't have to go far. >> small business is important to our neighborhood because if we really make a lot of people lives better more people get a job here not just a big firm. >> you don't have to go anywhere else we have pocketed of great neighborhoods haul have all have their own uniqueness. >> san francisco has to all >> are we ready? okay. five, four, three, two, one. here we go -- whoops. roll it. [applause] >> the hon. london

still that serves 2000 district in the chinatown in the past it was the tradition and my family was the royal chef in the pot pals that's why we learned this stuff and moved from here to have dragon candy i want people to know that is art we will explain a walk and they can't walk in and out it is different techniques from stir frying to smoking to steaming and they do show of. >> beer a royalty for the age berry up to now not people know that especially the toughest they think this is - i really appreciate they love this art. >> from the cantonese to the hypomania and we have hot pots we have all of the cuisines of china in our chinatown you don't have to go far. >> small business is important to our neighborhood because if we really make a lot of people lives better more people get a job here not just a big firm. >> you don't have to go anywhere else we have pocketed of great neighborhoods haul have all have their own uniqueness. >> san francisco has to all >> hi. i am cory with san francisco and we're doing stay safe and we're going to talk about what shelter in place or safe eno

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this is one of the several recent attacks in chinatown. back in july, 57-year-old chinatown resident walter wong was beaten and robbed on stockton and pacific. only a few days later's man used a broom to break windshields of cars stopped in traffic. and official held a meeting to discuss safety concerns with residents police told ktvu they would add extra foot patrols around the area and the city planned to install a additional security cameras around chinatown. it's unclear what the motive was in this most recent attack. but according to the san francisco chronicle, police were called to the area for a robbery and then when they arrived they called an ambulance. reporting live in san francisco a. elissa harington. >> thank you. >>> we have developing news out of vallejo there was a shooting witnesses say an off-duty richmond police officer shot and killed a man near a val are yogas station a short distance from six flags discovery kingdom. the shooting happened at about 5:30 last night. witnesses say there was some kind of confrontation b

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. >> oh my gosh, a water main break and multiple leaks in petrero hills and chinatown for people waking up in a turkey coma to jackhammers and workers trying to fix their streets and their water mains. our thom jensen is there live for us this morning with the latest. hi, thom. >> reporter: good morning, you guys. you can see the crews here still hard at work trying to fix this 12 inch line. this is the big one that broke, that caused most of the damage. until they get the repairs made here, they will not be able to return service to this area on petrero hill. after this line broke late last night, it was incredible what happened on the streets here, water just came screaming down the asphalt, turning the street into a river. it was deep enough to flood garages and basements of at least three homes and caused a lot of damage to the pavement. a six inch line and an eight inch line were also affected by this, according to san francisco puc. we're not sure if the lines broke or backed up, but there was some minor flooding there as well as nearby streets. the water ran on to northbound lane

this happened saturday night at a san francisco park known as chinatown's living room. i understand there was a silent protest calling for peace and unity this evening. >> reporter: and neighbors say this is the just the latest of several attacks on seniors in and around chinatown. this hits the community hard because this is portsmouth square, their safe place where they come to play cards, picnic, and for evening strolls. this woman in deep meditation thinking of her 89-year-old grandmother who was randomly attacked in january and who is permanently disabled. after the attack saturday night, yi is calling for an end to the violence and renewed peace and unity in san francisco. >> this is a problem that happens too often. we don't know how to live further. how do we go on? >> reporter: close friend serves as yi's spokesperson as yi focuses her energy on peace with her grandmother's image nearby. >> are we bringing street gang violence to chinatown and exert it on little senior, little old lady, little old man? i don't think this is acceptable. >> reporter: portsmouth s

. >>> and police in san francisco's chinatown are rattled after new video surfaced showing a violent altercation over the weekend. some of that video you're about to see is considered graphic by some. "today in the bay's" sergio quintana has details on what happened and the response from city leaders. >> reporter: the video is pretty tough to watch, what you can clearly see is one of the attackers violently hitting a man, and then just a few seconds later, a second man is hit, and seemingly knocked out cold. the scuffle continues for a few more seconds as the main attacker tries to help one of his friends, then they get back into the dark colored suv and drive off. san francisco's supervisor aaron peskin tells me the three men who were hit were actually good samaritans. >> folks took the law in their own hands. they tackled one of the perpetrators, and then other perpetrators came and assaulted them. >> reporter: witnesses told police there were four people in that dark colored suv. supervisor peskin says officers have several very good leads including information from a potentially

they had the jack hhammers out, heavy equipment in chinatown. they did repair that and we are being told that cable car service will not be affected later this morning. as far as what caused so many lines to open up, looked like it was just this one main line that broke, causing damage to two more lines in this area, and then the leak in chinatown, unrelated to this. the main point is getting repairs done so they can restore water service to this neighborhood. we're live in san francisco, thom jensen, "today in the bay." >> that is a lot of work and other people will have an early morning with the jackhammers. >>> other news investigators are looking into another case of something being thrown or shot at a car in monterey county. this is the 43rd time this has happened this year in the prunedale year north of salinas. the latest incident happened before 8:00 last night on eastbound 156, a car full of a family was headed toward the san miguel canyon when something hit the car. it shattered the glass and fell onto a man inside the car and cut his

police though are looking for the suspects in this chinatown incident. >>yeacover story kelly live for us and china town near where the assault occurrenot related to that video you just saw. what can you tell us about the victs in this case. >>welbeck's the can tell you that the city officials are saying at the victims in this case our age 63. and now while 2 of them were hospitalized. the good news is all 3 men have been checd out and are going to be ok. meanwhilewe're al learning that the suspect in this case could be connected to another mugging the night before here in chinatown. the video posted on cial media shows the attack underway in your 4 square saturday night. >>one suspect is seen feeding at least 2 of the 3 male ctims in the crowd as bystanders screen one of the seniors was apparently ocked unconscious supervisor, aaro peskin says he was briefed by the captain of central staon sunday. robbery. and as a cell phone that as he explained a number of seniors took the law into their own perpetrators at which point the othererpetrator that you see

in the violent attacks here in san francisco's chinatown. meanwhile, the supervisor for the area telling us that police are looking to see if the same group of suspects is responsible for these two crimes. while, there is an increased police presence right here. the amateur video is shocking, a group of men wanting a violent attack. in moments, one man is knocked to the ground and stops moving, apparently unconscious. now, police are looking for the men who raced away from the scene in a dark-colored suv. supervisor saying he has talked to police leadership and the district attorney elect and says the attack may be linked to another attack on friday night. a violent person matching in front of this bakery on jackson street. the supervisor saying that incident was also captured on video. >> the car that the perpetrator jumped into, appears to be the same car that the individuals jumped into at this corner that was filmed from up above. >> reporter: supervisor also providing new details about the chinatown attack. the victims were three men, a

they wanted to discuss safety concerns with residents in chinatown. they would add extra foot patrols around the area and the city also installed 18 additional high-definition security cameras. >> it remains unclear what led to the altercation that happened saturday night and the chronicle is reporting that police were called here for a robbery that happened. in san francisco, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> a deadly shooting in vallejo, they say an off-duty police officer shot and killed a man at a gas station a short distance away from six flags discovery kingdom. it happened at 5:30 pm yesterday. there was some kind of confrontation and the police are not saying they know what it is about. neighbors say they heard gunfire. >> they came back from the store. i heard five or six shots roughly. the kids just walked into the house, so we looked outside and we saw some police officers driving so we went outside and we saw this gentleman laying on the street. >> police have not released the name of the man and people say they knew him as eric. they say he was in his

for many people who live in chinatown, this is their backyard. this is where many people come to congregate, and we are so happy to be able to deliver this project on time and under budget. >> a reason we all agreed to name this memorex center is because it is part of the history of i hear -- to name this rec center is because it is part of the history of san francisco. >> they took off from logan airport and the call of duty was to alert american airlines that her plane was hijacked, and she stayed on the phone prior to the crash into the no. 9 world trade center. >> i would like to claim today the center and the naming of ait. [applause] >> kmer i actually challenged me to a little bit of a ping pong -- the mayor actually challenge me to a little bit of a ping- pong so i accept your challenge. ♪ >> it is an amazing spot. it is a state of the art center. >> is beautiful. quarksrights i would like to come here and join them >> usf donates 100-120 pounds of food a night. for the four semesters we have been running here usf has donated about 18,0

the 3rd victim was treated and released at the scene reporting from chinatown maureen lly kron 4 news. >>all th comes after chinatown saw a string of attacks this pastear in augu, 18 new security cameras were installed along stockton street in san francisco's chinatown the high-definion cameras cover stockton from the tunnel at sacramento stet to washington streets. police say there have been at least 8 high-profile violent attacks there. police have also beefed up foot patrols video from the cameras will be used to help the munity and police when criminal activity occursn northeast community federal credit union and as seth safe paid for those cameras. >>shuoff last month the state used a lot of its resources to keepommunities sa and functioning. well the state says it's time for pga need to pay up we're going to take it up add a little bit to see the sights and sounds of today's veterans day parade. >>and today we do honor our veterans for their service to our country atimes as we know that service can cause a serious traumao our heroes, we'll show you one man's effort to combat pts

francisco officials and community members spoke out against this violent attack on 3eniors in chinatown over the weekend. the attack happened saturday night at rtsmouth square good evening. i'm ken wayne and i pay a more us where is the same location of today's rally. >>organed by community groups, including t chinese progressive association, the chinese for affirmative action and more well for sale of the sacking was there she joins us live now from our newsroom. so tayloras the latest on the attack also what changes do they want in that community. well today, san francisco police saidhey're searching for 3 suspects who drove off in a vehicle described. >>as a great or dark gray early 2 thousands jeep cherokee suv city leaders like mayor london brd supervisor aaron peskin and the san francisco police chief.so they're all working to pour more investnts in efforts into the neighborod to prevent another attack like this from happening again in is most recent attack you can see one suspect meeting at least 2 of the 3 male victims in the crowd. one of the seniors was apparently unconscious.

i'm a renter here in san francisco in the chinatown neighborhood. and although i hope you've gotten a chance to find out, chinatown there's a lot of great restaurants, a lot of diversity of food, affordable options for people who often don't have a lot of good options in the rest of the city for affordable places to get their food. i think that's largely because for a long time in san francisco's history people have been allowed to go into chinatown and be industrious and set up a business as they see fit. there was not a lot of control exercised over chinatown for a long time largely for bad reasons the neighborhood was largely written off by the city. but that allowed a lot of diverse tastes to flourish there. and i think it would be a shame to try to choke off the same thing happening in other neighborhoods. so please support this project and reject the discretionary review. >> thank you. next speaker please. >> i'm hillary, i live in glen park. for my public comment i would like to read from an article that appeared on sf gate in december of las

line as long 2 years in chinatown. that evidencemmunity activist groups including the chinese chinese for affirmative action and rally toaddress saturday's it happened 3 seniors inhe works for square. >>here you can see one suspect being at least 2 of th 3 ma victims in the crowd, one of e seniors was apparently knocked unconscious, they say this one of many recent targeted attack we believe it is acceptae. >>that elderly seniors are being targeted in this way. there to and their victims and families to call for justice to call that the police held accountable. take this seriously vicious attack happened in an area descred as the neighborhood to living room. >>the supervisorron peskin he says the city is no working to keep it a secret place this is a no fly zone. we are going to saturate is area with additional law enforcent personnel we are going to let everyone. >>of my constituents behind me know that they can be safe here any time of day or night, san francisco police say ncreased patrols in october. the mayor lond

the news at 6:00 starts now with violent attacks in san francisco's chinatown. >> the weekend beat down injured 3 men. it's just one of several attacks within miles of each other. andria borba is live with more on the disturbing acts of violence against asian-americans. >> reporter: ken, veronica, it has the community here in chinatown scared. behind me is what's called the living room in this community. the supervisor says he wants to make sure the people that live around here feel safe to get out of their homes. this is another video of a terrible robbery and assault saturday night near the square that sent 2 elderly men to the hospital. the man on the ground appears to be th >> ve

san francisco is such an exciting and diverse city from the golden gate bridge chinatown there's such a wonderful mix of people places and it's just always nice to live here. where we are san francisco's famous fisherman's wharf where over a century fishing boats and fleets of gone out to catch a seafood in san francisco bay in the pacific ocean and they're still doing it to the thing. one of the big attractions here are the seals they came here about 30 years ago nobody knows why but i guess they just like francisco who can blame them. on a typical summer day in san francisco when it's cold i love to come here to say they can eat it's a huge arcade full of antique and contemporary arcade games you can come inside. and have a great time. this is one of my favorites very much. and if you're in san francisco you can't mistake your trip on the cable car. and the cable car takes us right to grand avenue which is the heart of trying to tell. us. chinatown is really exciting very different very much its own little community which is the oldest trying to town in the united states still vital

district 5 e 3 is in the northwest surrounded by the san francisco bay the district is the boosting chinatown oar embarcadero financial district fisherman's wharf exhibit no. north beach telegraph hill and part of union square. >> all of san francisco districts are remarkable i'm honored and delighted to represent really whereas with an the most intact district got chinatown, north beach fisherman's wharf russian hill and knob hill and the northwest waterfront some of the most wealthier and inning e impoverished people in san francisco obgyn siding it is ethically exists a bunch of tight-knit neighborhoods people know he each other by name a wonderful placed physically and socially to be all of the neighborhoods north beach and chinatown the i try to be out in the community as much as and i think, being a the cafe eating at the neighborhood lunch place people come up and talk to you, you never have time alone but really it is fun hi, i'm one the owners and is ceo of cafe trespassing in north beach many people refer to cafe trees as a the living room of north beach most of the clients are loca

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yesterday participanted in a press event in chinatown -- participated in a press event. and it was regarding recent incidents that had gotten quite a bit of coverage in chinatown. robberies assaults and the like. and i want to give a quick and very brief summary of some of the results. several of these incidents have gotten a lot of media attention and public attention and rightfully so. they are vicious attacks and heinous incidents. but here are some of the results. i'll be very brief on just a list of some of the ones that we have actually had success in identifying and arresting the perpetrators. we had a robbery in july of this year at pacific and stockton street that received a lot of media attention. there was a videotape robbery and beating of our victims that resulted in a victim being knocked unconscious as he was struck in the face by the suspect. we've made an arrest on that case actually on october 22nd, 2019. and those charges were filed by the district attorney's office. second incident, july 9, 2019, aggravated assault on stockton. suspect pulled out a mu

. >>> a little bit of tension in san francisco's chinatown this afternoon as the mayor and some to be district attorney made their first public appearance together. >> emily turner shows us together might actually be a bit of a strong term. >> it was an interesting exchange. the district attorney did appear to be keeping an eye on mayor london breed from apart. as you know, he defeated her preferred candidate to win last week's election. community leaders called the event to demand action to chinatown seniors after a violent attack that happened this weekend. in her comments, the mayor made a point at one end out with the new da should do about it. >> now, it is up to the district attorney's office to hold the people that are the perpetrators of these crimes accountable. >> is the number one priority for my administration is to enforce the laws with regards to serious and violent crimes like this one and hold people accountable, not just in ways that signify the severity of the crime, but also in ways that break the cycle and prevent this sort of thing from occurring again in the futu

the 3rd victim was treated and reased at the scene reporting from chinatown i maureen kelly kron 4 news. >>3 minutes sonoma unty were arrested after stealing from a busines in santa rosa the men were seen on camera walking around the propertyarly sunday morning. deputies responded in apparently interrupted 2 men who were loading electronics into a box truck. a 3rd an was found inside the business is fenced area that man was also a suspect from an assaul case it and deputies have been searching for him since saturday. the prperty is all 3 men were arrested. and many are still reactingafter last incident end of pleasant hill bart station today parts general manager issued a statement regarding the incident that statement includes an apology that was not accepted by the man o was cid for eating the sandwh he tells kron four' haaziq why. >>the sandwich eating the pleasant hil bart station platform that led to stephen foster being confrond by a bart police officer ultimately cited for a violation of conduct has prompted this statement which includes an apology for a bart general manager bob

it is what it is. >>> police are increasing patrols in san francisco's chinatown. christien kafton tells us investigators are trying to figure out if the attempted robbery is connected to a purse snatching just the day before. >> reporter: the amateur video is shocking. one man is knocked to the ground and stops moving apparently unconscious. now police are looking for the men who raced away in a dark colored suv. the supervisor saying he has talked to police leadership and the district attorney's elect and says the attack might be linked. that incident was also caught on video. >> the car appears to be the same car that they would jump into at this corner that was known from up above. >> reporter: supervisor peace peace peskin also revealing details. ages 63, 67, 68. despite the violence of the attack, none were left with major injuries. >> i've seen the same video that you've all seen and how the profound injuries happened. >> reporter: at portsmouth square today, community members reflecting on the recent acts of violence. supporters are saying attacks like this

police are looking for the people connected to an attack on 3 seniors in san francisco's chinatown now part of the attack was actually captured onideo kron four's maureen kelly has the latest on thinvestigation. the video posted on social media shows the attack underway in your 4 square saturday night. >>one suspect is seen beating at least 2 of the 3 male victims in the crowd as bystanders screen one of the seniors is apparently knocked unconscious. servisor aaron peskin says he was briefed b the cap central station sunday. robbery. and that as he hone exained a number of seniors took the law into their own hands and tackled one of the perpetrators at which point the other rpetrator that you see in the video on the folks who are on top of his buddy and start randomly. meeng on other peole the 4 men were seen by witnesses clean eastbound in the dark colored suv. >>the vehicle that has been says this description geaway vehicle connected with an aggravated pue snatching outside the garden bakery. >>on jackson street friday night, so it appears that. the done at least to try. the beatings

in 1989 we move from chinatown to richmond district. we have opened for a bit, over 29 years. we carry products from thailand, japan, indonesia, vietnam, singapore and india. we try to keep everything fresh daily. so a customer can get the best out a bit. >> normally during crab season in november, this is the first place i hit. because they have really just really fresh crab. this is something my family really likes for me to make. also, from my traditional chinese food, i love to make a kale soup. they cut it to the size they really want. i am probably here once a week. i'm very familiar with the aisles and they know everyone who is a cashier -- cashier here i know when people come into a market such as this, it looks like an asian supermarkets, which it is and sometimes it can be intimidating. we don't speak the language and many of the labels are in chinese, you may not know what to buy or if it is the proper ingredients for the recipe are trying to make. i do see a lot of people here with a recipe card or sometimes with a magazine and they are looking for specific items.

. >>> seniors caring for the allies after a string of violent meetings in chinatown. city leaders are taking action right now after the high file attack. >>> the plan for a major reboot after the e-cigarette giant juul survived a late nationwide backlash against vaping. >>> we have got one more day with this near 80 degree temperature in land and even above the bay. then, by thursday, we are all going to have to experience what eight average daytime high feels like for the middle of november. i will say that coming up. >>> kpix 5 weather is sponsored by mancini sleep world. come in and say be during mancini sleep world largest mattress sale ever. visit sleep go to world.com. >>> some demands tonight that the city of san francisco do a better job of protecting its senior citizens in chinatown, the city and community leaders wrapping up a news conference outside of the square tonight where a robbery and assault sit to elderly into the hospital on saturday. a third victim suffered minor injuries. the suspects still on the loose tonight. the community says this is just on

in answer to your question, what do chinatown leaders want? well, first of all, they want more police presence. in fact there's a police car sitting right behind me that's been parked there since we got here. they also want better or more community-based solutions, and they want better cross-cultural relationships. >> a number of increase in foot patrols listening to the commito m more ted services. >> reporter: mayor london breed listed some of the things she would approve to make chinatown residents more comfortable. this after last weekend's disturbing assault. this cell phone video captured the violent scene. police say it started when one attacker jumped from a black suv and ripped a cell phone from a victim's hand. his friends

because some of the chinatown, like, residents, they may be immigrant family or they may be, like, kinda older, like senior, and then they kinda, like, just worry about what will happen with the policy change. so, overall i think just, like, the information is not very updated so they kind of worry about it. robert: yeah, and the multilingual thing is a big part of it, huh? roy: yeah, that's true. robert: in terms of trying to-- how many people you're trying to reach in the communities and everything, what is the outreach now for community food bank? how many people do you serve and how hard is that demand to keep up with? michael: the demand, we're-- thankfully, we're keeping up with the demand. i think the issue is reaching people who maybe don't yet realize that they could use our help. so, our research shows there's about 330,000 people in alameda county alone who can use our assistance. and what the challenge is a lot of people don't-- basically anybody who relies on a food bank or needs food assistance is not going to identify as food insecure. so, a lot of our work is making sure

. >>> people living and working in chinatown in san francisco say they are fed up with violent attack targeting seniors. this afternoon dozens of community members gathered at portsmouth square where three senior citizens were attacked over the weekend in an apparent attempted robbery. community leaders say this is nothing new and that senior citizens in chinatown have long been victims of crime. >> an incident like this continues to separate our community. there should be no violence on seniors, on our children or anyone for that matter. >> the heart of san francisco is right here is hurting. we will work hard and we will do something this time. >> reporter: near london breed and newly elected district attorney were both at the event as well. community members are calling everyone to help make chinatown more safe. >>> survivors of the gilroy garlic festival are taking legal action. they went to san francisco to file a lawsuit against festival organizers saying they didn't do enough to protect them. christien kafton has more. >> reporter: the physical injuries for though who survived

. >>> san francisco police searching for 4 men involved in a business meeting in chinatown. elissa harrington reports a piece of prose test was set to happen at 10:00 this morning at the site of the attack. >> this attack has left residents in chinatown taken, i spoke with the founder of -- an organization in the city that focuses on crime against the chinese community and the elderly. the woman told me that she plans to have a group gather here on the corner where that assault took place, where they will meditate and call for peace. this busy area at the edge of portsmouth square is were at least three people were attacked over the weekend, the suspects jumping into a car and speeding -- speeding down the street. the video of the incident shows one man who knocks another man out cold, that victim hit his head and several minutes later, still lying there, unresponsive. was a they are searching for four people involved in this vicious attack, the motive remains unclear, but the san francisco chronicle reports this happened during a robbery. when police arrived, they called an

confidential" and "chinatown," and things like that. i love those films that really take you-- take you back into a sensual atmospheric time where, you know, the magic of movies, that you go into those worlds and you go, "wow, this is really cool. the music is great. the actors are adult and great and the dialogue is great." and then they take you down into sort of a dark weave of the dark things that are going on in society. but i really liked the idea of doing that with a character who is a little different than your typical gumshoe. >> trevor: it's interesting that you say, "the story takes us back to a time," because although the story is set in the 50s, it feels very much applicable to what life is like today. because-- i won't spoil anything for you, but this is basically a story about a racist landlord from new york who is destroying the world. >> yes. ( laughter ) i-- ( laughter ) and he's played by alec baldwin. ( laughter ) ( applause ) >> trevor: well. >> yeah. i want to qualify that because there's no wigs involved, no small