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christ. first we have new developments in the destructive "valley fire." good afternoon, i'm michelle griego. >> i'm brian hackney. this just in. the remains of a fourth person found until the burn area of "valley fire" fire. lake county sheriff's every sheriffs found the body of a missing cobb man. it's 66-year-old robert taylor fletcher. he was reported missing on september 16. the fire claimed the lives of three other people. 72-year-old barbara mcwilliams was burned to death in her home. 69-year-old leonard neft and 65- year-old bruce burns couldn't escape the flames. right now the fire is 80% contained. it burned 76,000 acres and destroyed 1900 structures. uber is planning to move to a history oakland building. as kpix 5's cate caugiran discovered, not everyone is happy about the move. >> reporter: oakland is getting a tech upgrade with new
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resident uber. >> exciting to have a big tech company come to oakland to revitalize the city. >> the good part is that it will bring more jobs to this place. >> reporter: the rideshare company plans to expand its corporate headquarters in oakland former sears building now called uptown station the building has been vacant and subject to vandalism attacks over the past few years. oakland's mayor welcomes uber. but not the neighbors. >> people won't be able to afford to move here. >> reporter: uber's move has many worried it will force locals to move. >> i can barely afford it for ten years ago. i don't know where to go next. >> reporter: people are afraid that businesses along broadway will be subject to a fate like this. a lot of mom and pops shops will be affected, with rents through the roof. >> reporter: and they are worried about the culture of
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the city. >> hire local, don't kick the local people out. >> reporter: they think they will become broke-land. >> it will be just tech rows and no artists and no real people that have a soul that have been here for a long time. >> welcome, uber. keep tech culture out. >> reporter: cate caugiran, kpix 5. >> neighbors who support uber hope the company will partner with the city and hire locals. long delays on caltrain after a man was struck by a train. the man was standing too close to the tracks at the san antonio station in mountain view when a train hit him. some commuters were delayed an hour while trains single- tracked through the area. the man hit was transported to a hospital no word on his condition. back to school today for students at a south bay charter school that had been shut down in the wake of an alleged sexual assault on a student. spark charter school in sunnyvale had been closed since
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monday. during that time teachers had fingerprints taken and background checks. last week a lunch monitor was arrested accused of molesting an 8-year-old student. people in hayward awoke to the smell of smoke when a home caught fire this morning. firefighters responded to the scene at 3:30 a.m. on meekland avenue near a street. the front of the home was damaged by the flames. but nobody was hurt. over in sausalito police are trying to catch an armed robber. a man with a gun entered a home on central avenue last night. a woman inside confronted him and yelled at him to leave. he ended up running away empty- handed. police scoured the neighborhood. they didn't find the suspect. the woman inside the home was not hurt. today pope francis was welcomed by thousands of catholics in the nation's capital's made his way to meet president obama at the white house. cbs reporter weijia jang has more on the first full day of the pontiff's landmark tour.
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weijia. >> reporter: well, michelle, anywhere you go, you can feel the love for the pope pouring in from all directions and today, at the white house, he addressed americans using english for the first time during this trip. it's not a language he is that familiar with. but nothing was lost in translation. he was emotional and political weighing in on many important issues here in the u.s. [ applause ] >> reporter: a joyous crowd welcomed pope francis to the white house this morning during his first official visit to the u.s. speaking in english, he was grateful for the warm reception. >> as the son of an immigrant family, i'm happy to be a guest in this country, which was largely built by such families. [ applause ] >> reporter: the pope's remarks went beyond pleasantries to address america's improving relations with cuba.
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he also called for americans to reject unjust discrimination and to protect religious liberty. the centerpiece of his speech was dedicated to climate change change. >> mr. president, i find it encouraging that you are proposing an initiative for reducing air pollution. >> reporter: president obama said pope francis set a profound moral example. >> you shake our conscience from slumber and give us confidence that we can come together in humility and service. >> reporter: among the crowd in washington, to see the pope, bob massey who brought his family from salt lake city. >> it's a really special, a chance in a lifetime. >> reporter: the pope blessed children during a late morning parade. he will say mass this afternoon, then visit a seminary. and that mass is set to begin in just about an hour at the basilica of the national shrine of the immaculate conception.
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during which he will canonize junipero serra, who is an 18th century missionary who brought catholicism to california. it's another moment in history. the first canonization on u.s. soil. michelle? >> weijia jang, thank you. we're an hour away from the mass where the pope will in fact declare sainthood for the spanish missionary junipero serra. it is the first time the canonization mass will be held on u.s. soil. and as you know, serra founded nine california missions in the 18th century. that's not a statue of him that we keep seeing. it's a statue of the man who actually funded all of the statues back in the 1930s. he modeled it after himself. the real serra actually introduced agriculture and literacy to americans in california. but some oppose sainthood for serra saying he mistreated the native people. locally a viewing party will be held starting in 45 minutes at the plaza theater in campbell. and you can call it a case
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of divine interference. apple says the pope's landmark u.s. visit could create shipping delays for the new iphone. preorders of the iphone 6s and 6s plus models are set to be delivered on friday. but apple is telling people they might arrive a little bit late because of traffic jams in philadelphia and new york because of the pope's visit. apple's ceo tim cook says they will deliver to most locations by saturday. an elderly driver is not being charged after her suv slammed into a livermore gym killing one person inside. the woman was killed when the mercedes came crashing through the front of the gym. five others in the exercise class of lifestyle fitness were hurt along with the driver. police say the 80-year-old mistook the gas for the brake. the woman killed is 49-year-old kathy baker. she was the cfo at the lawrence livermore lab. it's going to be tougher for landlords to raise rent and
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evict tents in a san francisco after protections were passed for tenants making it more difficult for landlords to evict tenants for minor vallations without a chance to correct the violations. it limits the ability of landlords to raise rent on units after no fault evictions. a south bay traffic plan years in the making has the green light. plans are submitted for two lanes between san jose and palo alto to be used as high speed bus lanes. the vta shows what it would look like along the 17-mile stretch of el camino real. the vta wants to install the express bus lanes down the middle of the road. passengers would board on medians and bike lanes would be added in each direction. the plan now advances to a policy advisory group. if passed, the controversial plan could be up for a vta board vote by january. coming up, a big pharmaceutical ceo is backtracking today amid major backlash. his plans to reverse a 5,000%
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price hike for an important life-saving drug. >> a baseball great has died and today his famous words are being remembered as much as his time on the hill. >> on this first day of autumn the boys of summer have a baseball game tonight. we'll have the oakland as forecast plus a warming trend and how hot it will get this time as the news continues right here on kpix 5.
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the ceo behind a massive drug price increase is backtracking today. the drug company that makes the drug daraprim says it will lower the price of the pill. it reesely raised it from -- recently raised it from $13 to $750 per pill. the move sparked a backlash. no word on the new price but the company says it will make
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the drug more accessible. new at noon, volkswagen's ceo resigned because of the vw emissions scandal. in a statement, he said the company needs a fresh start. vw has admitted 11 million of its diesel vehicles worldwide were fitted with software to help beat emissions tests. the justice department is now launching a criminal investigation into volkswagen's cheating on those tests. the tsa is on track to set a record for the number of guns it has confiscated across the u.s. this year. it took just two days to fill this box of prohibited items that passengers tried to bring through tsa checkpoints. this is in washington, d.c. item like stun guns, knives, cleavers, anyone. >> throwing stars and nunchuks. through august, officers stopped nearly 1900 firearms nationwide. >> i'll ask a passenger direct to the face, do you have anything prohibitive in the bag? no. we open up the bag they will have a knife, they will have a gun. >> there are concerns about
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what's not being caught at checkpoints. an inspector-general report shows that tsa checkpoints failed 67 of 70 tests allowing undercover agents through with weapons. fans are remembering the life of baseball great yogi berra. the hall of famer yankees catcher died at the age of 90. cbs' charlie rose takes a look back at berra's captivating life both on and off the fold. >> it's not over till it's over. >> reporter: yogi berra had a quick wit. and an even quicker bat. it was berra's unique spin on the english language combined with his brilliant play on the field that endeared him to generations of fans even presidents. >> we may be lost but we are a making good time. >> when you come to a fork in the road, take it. >> a high drive, that's trouble! it's an even up ballgame. >> reporter: berra played the game big, despite standing only 5'8" tall. he was an integral part of some
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of the greatest yankees team ever assembled playing alongside joe dimaggio and mickey mantle. he had as many world series rings as did he fingers. >> here comes the pitch, strike three! a no-hitter! >> reporter: this was his iconic leap into pitcher don larson's arms after larson pitched a perfect game in the 1956 world series. his exuberance burned into the american memory. >> there's so many "yogi-isms." >> reporter: in 1998 i spoke with the hall of fame catcher for my pbs program. >> it's due. >> view all over again -- deja vu all over again. >> when mantle hit two homers. >> it was hard to have a conversation. there were too many people talking. 90% of the game -- >> mental. [ laughter ] >> i finish them. i'll tell the first half. >> you can observe a lot. >> by watching. >> you don't have to be a manager, either. you can do it by playing. >> reporter: overnight, the yankees remembered berra saying we are deeply saddened by the
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loss of a legend and an american hero. >> one might have favorites, i didn't really say everything i said. >> oh. >> something else that he did. >> so many "yogi-isms," right? >> yeah. what a great guy. both he and joe if you remember joe garagiola, and now joe is still alive and well, um, both grew up in st. louis neighborhoods. >> yogi berra will be missed. you can also head to our facebook page at facebook.com/cbssanfrancisco to tell us your favorite "yogi- ism." a lot of people are weighing in. roberta has one. >> actually my very favorite one is, somebody walked up to yogi and said, hey, you're very cool. he said, um, you're not so hot yourself. [ laughter ] >> okay. you know? i love about my weather watchers? they give me lines and tell me observations in and around our microclimates. in fact, 70 degrees was the kathy munch, she says bluer than blue. i want to check in on how did
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it go overnight. 40s and 50s for overnight laws. it was a crisp start to the first autumn day 2015. right now is bluer than blue skies. haze toward the mount vaca area. towards lake curry, temperatures 60s and 70s. it's 77 in livermore. it's warmer today than yesterday and the coast is clear. we have a little bit of a hazy view from sausalito and san francisco. at the uc-berkeley, lawrence hall of science, we have lots of sunshine. again, warmer today but it will be hotter tomorrow. right now an area of low pressure has enhanced the marine layer. whatever status we had early this morning, it burned off very rammedly. ocean water is cooling so the temperatures are refreshing overnight. 73 in monterey bay. sun goes down at 7:05.
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by the time it makes an appearance tomorrow morning, 40s and 50s after seeing highs today 70s and 80s. up to about 90 degrees for the warmest location. that will be in brentwood and tracy. west winds 5 to 15 miles per hour. here's the extended forecast. we take a bump up in the temperatures on thursday and friday. only to gradually see it cooling over the weekend. baseball, boys of summer tonight. we do have doubront on the mound for the good guys. we'll be out there tomorrow for our noon newscast for the a's last daytime game of the season. >> should be fun. thank you. and the 30th season of "survivor" kicks off tonight on kpix 5. 20 former castaways return for a chance to become sole survivors. viewers voted them in and picked the castaways for the season. i asked the host about how they picked this season's contestants. >> yeah. that was a really big idea that
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a popular fava bean dish is about to get a makeover. they say the dish does amount to a hill of beans. >> fava beans one of my favorite. my mother made it all the time. my father would bring it home. they made a lot of different recipes with it but not like this. >> this is a pretty popular recipe. fava beans have a very earthy and very bean-y flavor the best way to describe it but what pairs better than sugar snap peas? saute them not too much cooking. then you add in the pasta with a little bit of pasta water. >> what kind of pasta? >> any cut will do. few fusilli. any cut will work. >> a little pasta water for the density. >> when you have a high quality pasta like that, when you add
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in the pasta water it brings out the starches which makes a creamy base. >> would you like at that, steph. >> there's some mint in there. i think for fun, i'm going to put a little bit of fresh mint on top to really build up the flavor profiles. >> you were talking about the beans he was eating the pasta. >> i saw that. [ laughter ] it's the first day of fall and to ring in the new season starbucks is announcing a new fall flavor. move over, pumpkin spice. a toasted graham latte is now here. it's an espresso drink with milk, cream, sprinkle of cinnamon graham crumbles. it was going for the taste of grownup milk and cookies. jill schlesinger looks at which careers are seeing a jump in starting salaries in today's jobs report. reporter: there's good news for some workers. as competition heats up to lure talent, starting salaries in professional occupations are expected to increase an average of 4.1% in 2016. according to staffing consultant robert haas, the technology sector is projected to see the greatest pay gains
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next year with base salaries rising an average of 5.3%. and the position seeing the highest increase is wireless networking engineers. researchers project their starting salaries to rise 9.7% in the coming year. and that's a big jump considering that here in the bay area, the broader category of network critical thinking and project architechts earned a mean annual wage of more than $127,000 last year. unlike many other high paying technical jobs, those computer network architects require just a bachelor's degree in a computer-related field. i'm jill schlesinger for kpix 5. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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>> brooke: hey. >> ridge: hey. before you even start, no, i didn't tell caroline. i got home last night, and she was just so happy, you know, and -- and i'm trying to wrap my head around this thing. it's -- it's a process for both of us. >> brooke: and you're positive there's no way you could have been misdiagnosed? >> ridge: we ran the test twice. same result. >> brooke: are you sure there's noth
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