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his motive. i'm kenny choi. >> i'm michelle griego. >> cbs reporter meg oliver is live in manhattan with the latest. >> reporter: 24 hours later as you can see, streets are still blocked off around the scene of the deadly attack. meantime, investigators say the suspect bragged from his hospital bed about the rampage saying he would have continued driving down the street if he hadn't crashed into that school bus. the mangled rental truck used to mow down people on a bike path still sits on a street in lower manhattan. investigators want to know if the alleged driver sayfullo habibullaevic saipov had any accomplices in planning his deadly rampage. cbs news has learned he told police he did it for isis and that he was pleased with the results. >> it appears that mr. saipov had been planning this for a number of weeks. he did this in the name of isis. >> reporter: president trump says his administration is coordinating between federal
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and local agencies. >> to investigate the attack and to further investigate this animal. >> reporter: the attack took place on a scenic bike path into your the hudson river. the suspect drove about eight tenths of of a mile striking pedestrians and bikers. after he rammed a school bus, he ran through traffic armed with a pellet gun and paintball gun yelling, "allahu akbar." >> we were really, really terrified of what had happened. >> reporter: the deadly attack ended when new york police department officer ryan nash took down the suspect with a gunshot to the stomach. >> officer nash five years on the job, 28 years old, he was a hero. >> reporter: the 29-year-old suspect came to the u.s. on a green card from uzbekistan in 2010. new york city police say saipov has links to people who have been investigated but a person who knew him in florida says he did not seem like a terrorist. we're also learning more about the victims. two were young americans, one
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from new york, one from new jersey. five were from argentina all here for a reunion. and a young mother from belgium who left behind a 3-month-old baby and a 3-year-old child. live in lower manhattan, i'm meg oliver. now back to you. >> meg, any other details about what investigators have found? >> reporter: michelle, as you know, that truck is still parked on the other side of those black trucks down there and investigators have uncovered several knives inside the truck and a lot of letters written in arabic praising the "islamic state of iraq and syria" also saying that isis will endure. we do know that he was a commercial truck driver and worked for uber recently. the company said that he passed a background check and had been with them for about 6 months. >> meg oliver live in manhattan, thank you. now, although saipov came to the united states legally in 2010, president trump is blaming new york senator
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charles schumer for letting him enter the country. >> we're being stopped by democrats because they are obstructionists and honestly, they don't want to do what's right for our country. we need strength. we need resolve. we have to stop this. so we're going to get rid of this lottery program. >> the president wants to replace the immigration lottery program with a merit-based program. senator schumer from new york said this. >> instead of dividing, instead of politicizing, do something real, mr. president. restore these funds now. >> reporter: the house judiciary committee will hold a hearing on immigration review today. the diversity lottery program is expected to come up. an early-morning exchange of gunfire sent a suspect and a san francisco police officer to the hospital. kpix 5's anne makovec is live in the castro with an update on their conditions and what led up to the shooting. anne. >> reporter: both the officer
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and the suspect who were both shot were in surgery as of this morning. police have had this area blocked off since about midnight over 12 hours now. this is at 18th and market. you can see there, it's hard to see but there's a gun, there's an officer's hat and article of clothing there in the foreground as officers continue to collect evidence here at the scene. [ pause ] >> reporter: this video posted on youtube captured shots about midnight in the castro. >> officer down, officer hit! >> reporter: calls for help over the police radio, an officer and a suspect had both been shot. >> all officer assistance! please, i want to block locked down. if you are not actively helping the suspect or the officer, back up to the corner! block off this area! >> reporter: the trouble started just a few minutes earlier when witnesses flagged down a pair of officers to point out what they believed was a suspicious man in a
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vehicle at 18th and collingwood. >> as the officers approached the vehicle to investigate, there was an exchange of gunfire between the suspect and at least one officer. >> reporter: the officer who was shot is 41 years old. he normally works csi but was assigned to foot patrol last night as extra coverage because of halloween. the investigation continues right now. an investigation from the sfpd, the d.a.'s office and now the new office of police accountability here in san francisco. live in the castro, anne makevoc, kpix 5. it has been more than a decade since a violent home invasion and sexual assault in el cerrito but now police say that they have found the suspect. police say that dna evidence helped them link 33-year-old keith as bury to the crime. according to investigators, he forced his way into the apartment in 2005 after two women got home. he robbed them, raped them and took off in their car.
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he is in custody for other sexual assault cases. he was charged for the el cerrito case on october 20th. new at noon, a one-alarm fire in antioch started at 9 a.m. near east 16th and kimball court. you can see crews still digging through debris and investigate the cause. no injuries. a san jose train trestle in flames near willow glen this morning. it was out in 45 minutes. it could take two days to make repairs. officials say it appears that the fire was started by a transient. one person is dead after an early-morning crash on interstate 80 in the east bay. investigators say at least 2 cars collided around 4 p.m. near san pablo dam road. chopper 5 was overhead as officers began re-opening all four westbound lanes a couple of hours later. today is the day a higher gas tax goes into effect for
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california. kpix 5's jessica flores shows us where the money will be going. >> reporter: more pain at the pump could mean less pain on california roads. the 20 cents more for diesel and 12 cents more for gasoline is set to pump in $50 billion over the next 10 years. in alameda county alone, that's $700 million for road repairs, transit upgrades and fixing bridges. $40million will go to a project to reduce congestion on i-680. another $16 million already going to bart. >> before today, when the revenue starts, we were falling behind in keeping up with the taking care of our infrastructure. today going forward, we can start to catch up and get to the condition of the infrastructure that we would like to have for the people of california. [ chanting ] >> reporter: but as california transportation officials celebrated the bill sb1 in dublin this morning, nearby protestors gathered. >> i'm here because i'm tired of paying the highest rate of gas taxes in the nation! >> reporter: the opposition is already gearing up to put a
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measure on the 2018 ballot to repeal the gas tax. >> 20 cents a gallon increase in diesel is going to affect deliveries. small businesses will have increased costs for receiving goods. >> reporter: supporters say it would kick the can down the road. >> every year we wait, it's like $4 billion to $5 billion additional maintenance backlog making the situation worse. >> reporter: on the 2018 california ballot, voters will see a measure asking them whether or not there should be a constitutional amendment ensuring that all sb1 funds go only to transportation projects. in dublin, i'm jessica flores, kpix 5. for the second day in a row, executives from some of the bay area's top tech companies are been questioned by lawmakers on capitol hill. kpix 5's jackie ward is live in the newsroom. jackie, within the last half- hour we have learned that lawmakers have released several facebook ads linked to russian.
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>> reporter: representatives from google, facebook and twitter testified in front of the senate intelligence and judicial commits and now they are speaking to a house hearing an hour ago. to start the hearing, a congressman presented several facebook ads he claims have been identified as being created by russian actors. these were some of the most viewed posts between 2015 and 2017. he claims they weren't meant to provide shock value but, instead, provide a clear example of what they will cover this afternoon. earlier this week, facebook disclosed that content created by russian group called the internet research agency potentially reached as many as 126 million viewers. he told the audience that he recognize that is in a country of free speech, it is difficult to make sure the content on social media platforms is not created by foreign adversaries. >> americans are free to read
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whatever they want. but we must not let technology provide foreign enemies to spread information to divide us. >> yesterday at a hearing when asked if any of the companies have identified the full scope of russian on their platforms, they all said no. and that their respective investigations continue. senator dianne feinstein said she has been very disappointed with these companies that they are obligated to make this right. the hearing in front of the house intelligence committee is still under way. we'll recap what happens this afternoon as part of our evening newscast. jackie ward, kpix 5. still ahead, a terror group using social media to recruit new followers. how experts say isis may be getting around the rules. >> plus, one month after the deadly mass shooting in las vegas, how a young survivor is trying to get back to normal. ♪[ music ] >> we have clear conditions out there and cooler conditions ahead of a storm that's on its way. so coming up, i'm going to talk more about the rainfall that we're about to get. stay with us.
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history... when a gunman opened fire from a las vegas hotel onto a country music ing 58 people. today is one month since the deadliest mass shooting in u.s. history when a gunman opened fire from a las vegas hotel on a country music festival killing 58 people. laura podesta medical with a young victim working to get her life back on track. >> reporter: for the rest of her life, she will have fragments a bullet lodged in her right leg. it reminds her of the night of october 1st when she was shot by a stranger and then helped by another stranger. >> the bullet went through the
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boot and it was all so he took my boot off and i had a white sock on and it was covered in blood. >> reporter: since she couldn't walk, a man lifted her over her shoulder and ran her to safety, a stranger. today she is focused on healing. >> are you angry at all? >> um, i mean, there has been a few times that i thought about it. i don't think it's really hit me yet. i've had a few nightmares. but it hasn't really, like, fully hit >> reporter: from here, you can see up to the 32nd floor of the mandalay bay hotel where stephen paddock shot at people. for days glass was on the street. investigators are still frustrated by the lack of clues as to what motivated his rampage. they have interviewed friends and relatives and now scientists are doing a forensic analysis of his brain looking for neurological clues. without answers, add ie's mother is struggling to accept
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what happened. >> i'm more angry than addison s that's a really difficult thing as a mom to not be angry about. >> reporter: they are grateful for community support and the first responders. now addie is thinking about becoming a police officer herself. laura poe testa, cbs news, las vegas. isis followers have posted messages of support after yesterday's deadly truck attack in new york city. and terror experts say the group is making huge gains in online recruitment. in the past year, terrorists have used vehicles to barrel through crowds in europe five times. investigators say those who carried out the attacks were inspired or directed by social media content from isis. one terrorism expert says they are using the telegram app to circulate propaganda. telegram has blocked dozens of isis-related chat groups but isis continues to operate on the app's private members only service. >> platform like telegram [ indiscernible ] with the authorities as a badge of
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pride. it doesn't do much to help this fight. >> hours before last year's christmas market attack in berlin, isis was reportedly using telegram to recruit volunteers. house republicans have delayed the public release of the new tax plan until tomorrow. the tax writers worked through the night making last-minute changes but still couldn't present a final proposal today. president trump said that he wants to have this tax plan approved by christmas. let's take a look at the big board, see how the markets are doing. the dow is up about 66. let's check the forecast with neda. >> it looks nice over san francisco now. our camera giving us a beautiful view. it's hazy but it looks like mostly clear conditions for most of us. the bay bridge is looking good. 50s and 60s. it was cold this morning. we were down into the 30s for santa rosa. and our temperatures will be cooler than average similar to
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yesterday. here's the cloud coverage at the coast north of san francisco. that's all we're going to get for today and your high temperatures this afternoon in the upper 50s along the coastline, 67 for redwood city. 6le in milpitas. and over in the east bay we go. upper 60s, low 70s. 70 for pittsburg. antioch 71. san francisco high today to be 61. that's about it. 69 kentfield, novato 70. to the north temperatures in the low 70s for ukiah, lakeport and clearlake. sunset happening tonight at 6:10. and it should be clear for that sunset. later on clouds come in tomorrow morning. it's ahead of the storm that arrives late thursday, early friday morning bringing us rain, wind, sierra snow. clouds thursday. then here we are 1 a.m.
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friday. so while you're sleeping the rain will start to fall and when you wake up you may see widespread rain throughout the bay area especially the north bay hills and at the coastline. those are the areas that are expected to get the most from this system. and friday night into saturday, to the south the rain will stay strong. as far as totals go, a quarter to inch for most locations. one to two inches across the mountains and the coast. and here's a look at the temperatures. we'll be in the 50s and 60s for the next seven days as this colder air comes through with the storm system. we'll be right back. after the break.
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their earnings reports later today. apple will do the same, after the closing bell tomorro a busy week for bay area tech companies. facebook and tesla will release earnings reports today. apple will do the same after the closing bell tomorrow. analysts will be looking for clues about apple's release of its iphone 10 this friday. supply will most likely not meet demand. at $1,000, it's apple's most expensive phone to date and it debuts just weeks after the iphone 8 and 8 plus. that's led to an unprecedented spike in trade-ins of a new phone, according to the tech recycling site, declutter. positive news on the job front. u.s. businesses added 235,000 jobs last month according to adp. the gains are the largest in 7 months. the surge in construction jobs
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safe the slowdown following multiple hurricanes. the price fixing lawsuit against generic drugmakers is bigger. the lawsuit filed by 45 states and the district of columbia now includes 18 companies like mylan and novartis. it named 15 medicines, as well. prosecutors allege that there's a widespread industry conspiracy to boost generic drug prices and even agto price increases in advance. ree mylan said in a statement that it found no evidence of price fixing by employees. a reminder if you have a consumer problem or question, email or call us:
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ell, today's tip of the day is going to be is pumpkin pie pumpkin. they are great for pumpkin pies. and they are very small. the sugar content is higher than a regular pumpkin and the flavor is great. let's talk about selection and storage. when you buy them, nice and orange like this all the way around. very, very important. and very firm to the touch. stem green. when you bring them home store them in a cool, dry place. because of sugar content, store them for five to seven days at the most, that's it. otherwise they will break down. it's almost like a soft squash. they look like thick gourds that hold for a long time but they don't of course, a
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super food loaded with vitamin a and other vitamins we need. pumpkin pie pumpkins. i love it! 'm tony tant illo, your fresh grocer. nd always remember to eat fresh and stay healthy. >> the city of palo alto thinks about closing a stretch of university to cars making it pedestrians only. we'll have that story and much more at 5:00. and that is going to do it for kpix 5 news at noon. go out and take a walk outside, right? >> it's nice out today. ahead of the storm, enjoy it. ♪[ music ]
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