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i'm janelle wang. >> and i am raj mathai. latinos continue to lag behind when it comes to civic engagement. >> researchers at uc berkeley and san jose state say it's an issue that needs an immediate response. here is nbc bay area news's damon trujillo. >> reporter: researchers say it's not that latinos are at home sitting at their hands there are many other factors limiting them from getting involved. >> in this election it feels a lot of apathy. >> reporter: too many latinos are sitting on the political sideline. it is a headline that many community leaders are describing is both eye-opening and deeply troubling. >> latinos not only lag behind in voter turnout compared to other groups the researchers say many latinos don't get involved in neighborhood issues let alone citywide concerns. the president of the neighborhood association danny garza has been ruffling feathers for years in a push to get more resources into his community researchers also offered clear reasons why latinos are sitting on the sidelines and they blame t
i'm janelle wang. >> and i am raj mathai. latinos continue to lag behind when it comes to civic engagement. >> researchers at uc berkeley and san jose state say it's an issue that needs an immediate response. here is nbc bay area news's damon trujillo. >> reporter: researchers say it's not that latinos are at home sitting at their hands there are many other factors limiting them from getting involved. >> in this election it feels a lot of apathy. >> reporter: too...
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thanks for joining us, i'm janelle wang. >>> the supreme court heard argument on what could be the grant -- landmark case. you expand access to that abortion pill. abortion-rights advocates fear what will happen if the court agrees. here's nbc's ian cole. the supreme court, as justices inside heard arguments about access to the abortion pill, mifepristone. they have these early pregnancies and eight years ago, the agency expands access to it allowing women to get a prescription without in person doctors visits, it's also accessible at major drugstores, the challenges say that the fda disregarded safety issues. regardless of when -- used about abortion, women's health matters. women deserve the fda to do its job, they deserve the federal government to look out for their health and safety. >> there is a increase in states that do not have the ban on abortion. the care that they are providing. the case is just the latest attempt to impede a women's right to choose, and says it will not be the last. we thought this was settled and will be fun, they are attacking another aspect that could aff
thanks for joining us, i'm janelle wang. >>> the supreme court heard argument on what could be the grant -- landmark case. you expand access to that abortion pill. abortion-rights advocates fear what will happen if the court agrees. here's nbc's ian cole. the supreme court, as justices inside heard arguments about access to the abortion pill, mifepristone. they have these early pregnancies and eight years ago, the agency expands access to it allowing women to get a prescription without...
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i am janelle wang. >> and i am garvin thomas. b.a.r.t. says it's plan to have more officers patrolling trains appears to be paying off. felony arrests more than doubled last year compared to 2022 and officers seized more firearms during that same time period. this comes as b.a.r.t. works to hire more officers but does all that equal to riders feeling safer on the train? christie smith answers that question. >> reporter: marisol bills relies on b.a.r.t. to get around. she says recently she's noticed a difference on board. >> people are aggressive but now it's better. i see it is cleaner, and i see more police interaction when there is a problem. >> reporter: she says seen police and other changes matter. >> it makes me feel better and safer. >> reporter: the transit agency says felony arrest on b.a.r.t. increased 62% last year compared to 2022. part officers log 726 felony arrest in 2023 compared to 448 the prior year. >> we are making a lot of good arrests and addressing the issues that i think our employees and customers are most concern
i am janelle wang. >> and i am garvin thomas. b.a.r.t. says it's plan to have more officers patrolling trains appears to be paying off. felony arrests more than doubled last year compared to 2022 and officers seized more firearms during that same time period. this comes as b.a.r.t. works to hire more officers but does all that equal to riders feeling safer on the train? christie smith answers that question. >> reporter: marisol bills relies on b.a.r.t. to get around. she says...
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i am janelle wang. >> i am raj mathai. >>> the polls close at 8:00 and mail in ballots must be postmarked or dropped off at your local ballot box also by 8:00. as of this morning, santa clara county counted within 170,000 mail in an early voting ballots. all counties are expecting hundreds of thousands of votes as the evening unfolds. we have team coverage tracking the presidential, local and state races that are political analysts is with us. we are also tracking local and state ballot measures attracting national attention. we begin with candice nguyen at the santa clara registrar office with a look at the ballot counting process. >> reporter: we are right outside were last-minute voters come in and get questions answered. behind the scenes is where ballots get counted. i just got new numbers a moment ago. the registrar tells us 220,000 ballots have arrived at the office so far. we want to show you video we got a moment ago for behind-the- scenes where the ballots get repaired. they get scanned and the boats get counted. will not know with the voter turnout looks like until tomorrow at
i am janelle wang. >> i am raj mathai. >>> the polls close at 8:00 and mail in ballots must be postmarked or dropped off at your local ballot box also by 8:00. as of this morning, santa clara county counted within 170,000 mail in an early voting ballots. all counties are expecting hundreds of thousands of votes as the evening unfolds. we have team coverage tracking the presidential, local and state races that are political analysts is with us. we are also tracking local and state...
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. >> and i am janelle wang a young dog named marley shot in the head for no apparent reason. this is marley. she did survive but the people who did it got away and san jose police are asking people for help finding them. marianne is in san jose with our top story. >> after she was shot she was taken here to the san jose care center where the medical team stabilized her. >> this votto shows her shortly after she was shot. a bullet went through her muzzle , traveled through her jaw and hit her paul. one of her toes had to be amputated. >> how can somebody shoot a dog that is very defenseless? >> san jose police say the shooting happened near the dog's home and neighbors are stunned.
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i'm janelle wang >> an abandoned tanker, a lack of labels and a lot of concerns prompting the shutdown of a busy road for hours. >> a lot of frustrated drivers and local business owners. the latest on this mystery substance. >> after hours of being shut down the main thoroughfare is reopened to traffic with fire crews clearing the scene of this hazmat investigation and focused on that sinker. around 9:dirty, hazardous material teams took over several brox blocks of the boulevard and the goal was to figure out what was inside of a tanker abandoned on the side of the road, and whether it was dangerous. employees working nearby say this is not the first time a suspicious item has been left behind on the busy street. >> occasionally you get people dropping off containers on the street, on the shoulder. it's an ongoing problem and has been going on for years. >> a tow truck driver first called police after noticing that there was still liquid inside of it without any identifying markers, investigators say they had no choice but to close down the street and call hazmat in the name of safety.
i'm janelle wang >> an abandoned tanker, a lack of labels and a lot of concerns prompting the shutdown of a busy road for hours. >> a lot of frustrated drivers and local business owners. the latest on this mystery substance. >> after hours of being shut down the main thoroughfare is reopened to traffic with fire crews clearing the scene of this hazmat investigation and focused on that sinker. around 9:dirty, hazardous material teams took over several brox blocks of the...
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i'm janelle wang. >> i'm raj mathai. days of frustration for people showing up to the santa clara county family courts they arrived to find the building is closed because of a power outage. all this is having an impact on a lot of families. here is marianne favro. >> reporter: we found a steady stream of people headed to the court family justice center today. only to be turned away. >> i was just here to drop-off documents and the door is locked. >> reporter: a power outage forced the center to close monday and it's remained closed ever since that means divorce proceedings, child custody cases and other hearing had to be postponed. marie showed up for a hearing for her daughter and is frustrated it won't happen today. >> i didn't know it was closed i wasted half my afternoon. i took time off work. >> reporter: this is this third day of being turned away his divorce proceedings is now delayed and he will have to wait for the court to give him a new date. >> i was very much an inconvenience. >> reporter: a spokesperson say
i'm janelle wang. >> i'm raj mathai. days of frustration for people showing up to the santa clara county family courts they arrived to find the building is closed because of a power outage. all this is having an impact on a lot of families. here is marianne favro. >> reporter: we found a steady stream of people headed to the court family justice center today. only to be turned away. >> i was just here to drop-off documents and the door is locked. >> reporter: a power...
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good thursday, thanks for joining us i am janelle wang. >> oakland is going digital, as part of an effort to get locals and visitors better information all at your fingertips. >> everything from dining options to social services nbc bay area has more from oakland. >> restaurants and emergency services all at the touch of your fingertips. >> they will not only modernize how we find our way throughout the city of oakland and also empower businesses, nonprofits, boost tourism. >> that's what these new digital touchscreen kiosks are intended to provide, the 20 to their specific neighborhood. you will start seeing them pop up throughout busy business courses including downtown, jackson square east brooklyn. >> we want to make sure it's across the city because we know it's been some of our most marginalized parts of the city, it is our lack and brown businesses located there that they should have people there as well. >> users can access social services including shelters and food resources. the kiosks also act as a free hot wi-fi hotspot in an emergency button to contact police. a resource tha
good thursday, thanks for joining us i am janelle wang. >> oakland is going digital, as part of an effort to get locals and visitors better information all at your fingertips. >> everything from dining options to social services nbc bay area has more from oakland. >> restaurants and emergency services all at the touch of your fingertips. >> they will not only modernize how we find our way throughout the city of oakland and also empower businesses, nonprofits, boost...