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based on goals and risks. estrogens should not be used to prevent heart disease, heart attack, stroke or dementia. ♪ community leader known as 'miss flo.' good afternoon, i'm kenny choi. now on kpix 5 news at noon, a second arrest in the connection of a murder of a beloved community bay area leader, known as miss flo. good afternoon, i'm kenny choi. >> i'm michelle griego. kpix 5 reporter anne makovec.
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shows us what we are learning about the new suspect >> reporter: the second suspect in the case was arrested friday and is still waiting for her first appearance in front of a judge. 19-year-old jennifer hernandez jimenez is accused of helping cover up the murder of 18 a -- of 88-year-old flo douglas known to the community as miss flo. she was beaten in a home invasion robbery in september and died from injuries one month later. >> that was a sweet old gal there. she always had a smile and wave. >> reporter: today, people who lived near her cragmont avenue homes in the neighborhood is different now. >> it is without her for sure. >> reporter: primary murder suspect zachary omar cuen was arrested days after the crime, charged with robbery, elder abuse and when she died, murder. but the investigation into jennifer hernandez jimenez and her alleged involvement continued until her arrest on friday. >> it just goes to show you where all of that time went by with nothing.
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>> reporter: jimenez is currently being held without bail at the santa clara county jail. in san jose, anne makovec, kpix 5. >> jennifer hernandez jimenez is said to be arraigned in an hour. today, a bay area man accused of hopping over a white house fence is due in court. kpix 5's jackie ward joins us now with the details on the young man's bizarre attempt. >> reporter: the 26-year-old had been going through a tough time according to his family. he lost his engineering job and was living in his car. today he was in court for a bond hearing. the 26-year-old is from milpitas and graduated from san jose state in 2015. court documents say he jumped the fence on the white house and made a 200 yards before being arrested. he told a secret service agent he was friends with president trump and was expecting him. ron harsco is a former assistant fbi director and says it was very concerning that someone was able to get that close to the white house. >> what if this intruder had
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pulled a weapon out of the backpack and used it offensively on the secret service? or had multiple magazines and was able to shoot his way inside of the white house? where the president and first family are there. this is the crown jewel of american government. >> reporter: he was carrying two cans of mace, a passport, book written by president trump and a letter that mentioned russian hackers. if convicted he could spend 10 years in prison. he has no prior criminal record. jackie ward, kpix 5. california is challenging lawsuits challenging president trump's latest travel ban. attorney general xavier becerra calls it an overreach. he says changes which include allowing visa holders to come into the country do not go far enough. xavier becerra issued this statement. quote, it is still an attack on people, women and children,
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professors and business colleagues, seniors and civic leaders based on religion and national origin. we could soon learn how many americans could be covered by the new gop health care plan. as craig boswell shows us, president trump wants to ensure that the new legislation stays on track. >> reporter: president trump is trying to rally his party to get behind the gop health care plan. he hosted a white house listening session monday with americans who say obamacare failed them. >> americans should pick the plan they want, now they will be able to pick the plan and doctor they want. they will be able to do a lot of things at the upper plan was supposed to give but never gave. >> reporter: the white house is bracing for bad headlines about the gop plan to repeal and replace obamacare. the nonpartisan congressional budget office is crunching the numbers, and gives as its estimate of how much the plan will cost and how many people will be covered. >> reporter: outside groups like brookings and standard & poor's have already predicted 10 to 15 million americans will lose coverage. that is because the gop planned scales back obamacare subsidies,
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custom medicaid, and eliminates the individual mandate. >> what we are trying to achieve here is bringing down the cost of care, bringing down the cost of insurance, not through government mandated monopolies but by having more choice and competition. >> reporter: democrats say the bill has nothing to do with healthcare. but this has everything to do with a massive shift of wealth from working people and middle income people to the very richest people. >> reporter: senator sanders argues the gop plan shrinks aid to the poor as it cuts taxes for the wealthy. craig boswell, cbs news, capitol hill. >> the white house will host another group of skeptical lawmakers tomorrow. the president cannot afford many gop defections in order for the bill to clear the house in the coming weeks. the president is facing a deadline by the intelligence house committee, looking for evidence to support his wiretapping claims against former president obama.
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that means the justice department must turn over any relevant document. earlier this month, trump claimed obama ordered the wiretapping of trump tower in a series of tweets. not long after, fbi director james comey reportedly asked the justice department to publicly rajesh the president -- reject the present's claim. meantime, the new labor secretary pick will have to wait an extra hearing. -- week for his hearing. alexander acosta will be traveling with trump to a rally in nashville. white house press secretary sean pricer -- sean spicer was ambushed by a woman who called president trump a fascist. >> how does it feel to work for a fascist? have you helped with the russia stuff? are you a criminal as well? how do you feel about destroying our country? how do you feel about that? do you feel about the decisions you are making? about lying to the american people? >> the 33-year-old indian- american woman lived in
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washington dc and says she felt compelled to confront spicer as an act of public service. >> back here in the bay, one state lawmaker is looking to expand the use of technology to a community to help police respond to crime. eduardo garcia says the bill would provide state grants to law enforcement agencies to pay for gunshot detection systems and other technology to improve policing. san francisco and oakland are among 11 cities that currently use the system called shot spotter. it can detect the exact location of gun shooting incidents. today we have learned one of the victims in the i-80 freeway shooting has died in the hospital. the shooting happened last thursday near son pablo avenue in richmond. doctors declared demarcus dawes brain-dead. a woman from san pablo was also shot and is recovering. three people have been arrested in connection to the crime.
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in our bay area watch, highway 101 in palo alto is back open this afternoon. it was shot down overnight after crews repair -- repaired potholes. in santa cruz county, an estimated $70 million of damage was caused to local roads after the winter storm. you are looking at what is left of highway 85 which caltrans says may not be repaired this year. officials are seeking emergency, state and federal funding to repair at least 170 separate damage incidents. after being ravaged by the strong winter storm, the fight for canyon bridge in big sur is no more. this morning, crews used a wrecking ball to demolish the crumbling bridge on state route 1. plans are still in the works to replace it. today, san jose has an opportunity for the work ordinance to go into effect. this allows employees to get additional workhours if they are qualified before temporary staff are hired. employers must also maintain records for at least 4 years. coming up, a popular toy
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explodes killing a small child. the investigation into the deadly accident that is linked to the first death in the u.s. by a hover board. products for babies are safer than ever. but according to new research, more kids are ending up in the er. what you need to know to keep your kids safe. from the kpix 5 weather center, good monday afternoon. yesterday, sonoma topped off at 80 degrees. that is the first time we have hit 80 this year. more unseasonably warm weather to come. plus , i've got rain back in the forecast. the complete outlook coming up after this brief timeout. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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fire officials in pennsylvania believe it was a hover board responsible for this house fire. and killed a 3-year-old and critically injured two others. a firefighter was also killed in a fatal traffic accident while responding to the call. the family says they were charging a hover board when they heard it start crackling. >> these hoverboards are notorious for starting fires and causing fires across the country. >> consumers have reported nearly 100 incidents associated with overheating hover board battery packs. last summer, the consumer product safety commission recalled over half 1 million hoverboards produced by eight different manufacturers, all fabricated in china. it is not immediately clear what brand of hover board may have caused the deadly house fire. new at noon, strollers, carriers and other baby products have become safer over the years but as cbs news' chris martinez reports, research is seeing a rising number of kids going to the hospital with injuries. >> reporter: michael stagnalio is a stay-at-home dad. his full-time job is taking care of his five month old,
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bowen. whether they are at the house or on the go, safety is always a top concern. >> it's all you think about. is he safe in a crib, car seat, stroller? yeah. all of that stuff becomes basically part of every day. >> reporter: and for good reason. a new study in the journal of pediatrics find 66,000 kids under the age of 3 go to the emergency room every year with injuries involving a child product. >> or about one every eight minutes. >> reporter: tracy meehan from children's hospital says the top products associate injuries -- associated with injuries are baby carriers, strollers and cribs. overall, injuries are up 80%, mostly from balls that leave children with face or head injuries. families are aware so they take
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their children to the doctor more frequently and doctors are also diagnosing it more often. >> reporter: experts say it is important to make sure children are always strapped into a carrier or stroller so they cannot climb out. >> make sure not to put anything heavy like a purse or bag on the back of the stroller so it can tip over. >> reporter: injuries can also happen when a product malfunctions. >> 80% of the recalled nursery products remain in home. it is important to check and make sure it has not been recalled. >> he is five months, he's a tough kid. >> reporter: he says he is always looking for potential problems to make sure bowen stay safe. chris martinez, cbs news, burbank, california. >> researchers recommend parents and caregivers follow the four rs, do research, check for recalls, read the products and manuals. the northeast is bracing for a powerful late winter storm expected to bring heavy snow and strong winds from washington dc to parts of maine. in new york they are expected
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to get about 18 inches of snow and sanitation crews are getting ready. there is nearly 3000 tons of rock salt available, more than 1600 plows will hit the roads once the snow starts falling. >> this is a major storm. this is a potentially dangerous storm. >> blizzard warnings are already in effect. airlines have already canceled hundreds of flights in anticipation of the storm and more cancellations are expected. let's see how the weather is looking in the bay area with roberta. >> i blame all of that on punxsutawney phil. i've got to tell you, having lived in chicago, once you start getting that storm in the month of march you are just done. meanwhile, looking out west, 80 degrees yesterday in sonoma, 80 in big sur, this is our weather camera looking toward the bay bridge. visibility is limited, air quality is good, gentle breeze if you can see the flag on top, how about another view of the golden gate bridge swinging out toward tiburon.
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clear skies as well. look at the temperatures jumped to 70 in livermore. 64 degrees in redwood city, low 60s in oakland. that should be your afternoon high but instead temperatures are averaging 10 to 12 above average. meanwhile, here's a look at other reporting stations according to weather watchers, bill, 67, charlie reporting 72 degrees, robert in redwood city in the mid-60s and ron in concord, high 60s. thank you all for checking in with us. satellite and radar suggests we have a huge dome of high- pressure. it is big, diverting that storm track well to the north of the bay area but the area of low pressure will begin to break it down and he wrote. we will see the return of the marine layer starting tomorrow on the immediate seashore, the late afternoon hours, playing tag with the coast, pulling it down. wednesday upstream, it is a disturbance. it is this week area of low
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pressure that will brush the north bay by 7:00 in the evening hours on wednesday, then filter it through with mostly cloudy skies. we will have a dip in our temperatures as a result. meanwhile, mid-and high 70s, approaching 70 in monterey bay, 60, springtime skiing in the lake tahoe area. i have seen melting conditions at the base. 60 again on tuesday, chance of snow returns by next week. 60s, 70s, up to 80 degrees in our area, 82 for the north in coal -- cloverdale., and reports say that the count is on the high side. similar conditions as far as temperatures on tuesday, rain chances on wednesday, thursday and friday we rebound. that weekend is really iffy, i did put in that chance of rain showers, a weak system on sunday, could remain unsettled for the first day of spring monday and beginning of next week as well. >> there is a lot of time for it to change. >> i think we'll have a shift in the weather pattern. >> i like that dance moves. teach me. >> we are sleep deprived!
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>> i've got the moves. let's take a look at the big board. dow is down 22 points. next week, at the students rising above gala, scholars will get a chance to meet the donors who support them. coming up, the surprising exchange one sra alumni remembers eckstein years later. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,ay.
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while the goal is fundraising, sherry hu shows us the gala has a deeper meaning to the young sra scholars and graduates of the program. the big annual gala for students rising above is less than two weeks away. >> while the goal is fundraising, the gala has a deeper meaning to the young sra scholars and graduates of the program. >> 90% of our students will graduate from college. >> reporter: every year, their faces stand out in the crowd. young, eager, and grateful. >> thank you. >> please welcome. >> reporter: in 2001, inoq was one of the new students rising above scholars. >> hello. >> reporter: he not only attended his first sra gala, he was the keynote student speaker. >> to be able to meet everyone at the gala that year and see that the people wanted to see us do well in life. >> reporter: there was one donor in particular he will not
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forget. she and her son drove him to the event that evening. >> you need school supplies, you need a backpack. i said, i need underwear. [ laughter ] >> reporter: in the 15 years that followed, he graduated from cal poly and became an engineer. >> coming from the background that we come from, in my case, a broken home, alcoholism, abuse, i had the will to succeed. i just did not know how to do it. >> reporter: back then, he says only one dozen students received scholarships, compared to the 100 now. today, he is an sra mentor and a proud paying guest at the gala. >> i try to give back anyway that i can, just make the world a better place. i think everyone in the scholarship is like that. the students. to all of the members in the gallery, you are producing positive role models, future leaders, before sra, life was dark.
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how supporters in half moon bay say commercial marijuana could be the answer to struggling industries. that story coming up at 5. just a reminder that kpix 5 and kcbs studios will hold the -- the winner will represent the bay area at the national competition in may. >> so much fun to watch. these kids mean business. >> they do. they hire coaches, tutors and trainers. >> to remember how to spell -- >> no! ,, (upbeat music)
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sky drone 5 showed you the power of mudslides. at big sur, a community broken in two after cracks left this highway 1 bridge beyond repair. while in the santa cruz mountains, a chunk of highway 35 has rushed away. and near mount hamilton, the view of a slide that swallowed half of the road. expect original coverage from kpix 5 news.
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expect more. >> katie: i debated about whether to tell you or not. i mean, you're so happy. you're about to marry the love of your life. but i can't deny what i saw. >> brooke: which is what, exactly? >> katie: ridge and quinn... standing very close to each other, the way he... touched her. >> brooke: quinn or the necklace? >> katie: i kind of felt like the jewelry was really a prop, to be honest, and an excuse to be intimate. and this isn't the first time i've seen them like this together. i wish i didn't have to say anything. >> brooke: no, no, gosh. go ahead -- say it. get it off your chest. >> katie: i think there's something going on between ridge and his father's wife. >> brooke: [ scoffs ] >> quinn: so, there's nothing to
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