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rela live from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix 5 news. new at noon, work together to better police and community relations, how the state and city of san francisco plan to do just that. good afternoon, i'm michelle griego. >> and i'm kenny choi. more on the police collaboration in just a moment, but first we have some breaking news now at noon. another plunge for the dow as
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we take a live look at the board. it is down about 795 points. on friday, there was a huge selloff with the dow dropping more than 600 points on friday. this is the biggest two day drop for the dow since the brexit vote, and the worst three-day losing streak since january 2016. also new at noon, a run away dump truck causes chaos on the streets of santa rosa. it happened just about 9:30 this morning near fountain grove parkwayment one of the -- parkway. one of the areas burned by the fairs. the truck went out of control. at least ten vehicles were involved in chain reaction collisions. some caught fire. six people were injured and have been taken to the hospital. streets were shut down and drivers are being told to avoid the area. farther south, another crash has been cleaned out. all eastbound lanes are back open on the san mateo bridge this noon following a rush hour
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crash involving a u haul truck and cal trans truck. san francisco's police department is promising to keep up reforms that were recently deemed a lower priority by the trump administration. kpix 5 reporter, anne makovec on the changes many credit with reducing complaints against the sfpd. >> reporter: the california department of justice will now review how the sfpd is applying the recommendations made by the feds two years ago. that was part of a federal review of the police department in 2016 when san francisco police were dealing with several scandals, including the discovery of racist and homophobic text messages and several high profile officer involved shootings of minorities. after investigating the federal department of justice made 272 recommendations to help improve the department. in september, the department of justice under the trump administration announced it
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would no longer review the proposed reforms. now the state will. >> accountability, transparency, confidence and trust, they all come from giving people a sense that there will be an independent review of the work that's being done. >> san francisco police chief william scott said use of force has decreased 18% year over year and complaints against officers are down 8.5%. >> and today is the beginning of the rest of the journey in terms of making this department a better department. >> reporter: since reforms began in 2016, the sfpd has completed about a third of them. in san francisco, anne makovec, kpix 5. in the south bay, a large homeless encampment is being cleared out. this morning, caltrans workers began removing residents and belongings from the 280 interchange in san jose. it's estimated 70 people living in the camp, advocates say
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despite the area's tech wealth, not nearly enough is being done to help the homeless. >> the big cities, they move people from one location to another, and no one is happy with that. no one wins because the people that are here are destabilized. if you want to help save lives, you have to stabilize people. >> some of those ousted said they had no idea where this would go. caltrans san jose city workers visited the camps, offering help. the city admits it does not have nearly enough shelter beds or housing. the alameda housing department is determining whether to purchase cameras. they had them installed on four police patrol cars. the department gives them credit for alerting to a car thief, and helping officers locate a suicidal woman. the police chief wants funding for 13 more cameras to cover all the routes into and out of the island city. >> anything that they feel they
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need in order to empower them to do their job and keep the citizens safe, i think we should give it a shot. >> some critics fear that federal immigration officials could use those cameras to catch undocumented immigrants, but the chief says that the cameras would only focus on license plates, not the drivers and immigration agents would not have access to these cameras. sausalito has license plate cameras at entry and exit points, the city of piedmont has cameras to monitor cars driving in and out of the city. new at noon, cds are being put out to pasture along with old cassette tapes. kpix 5's jessica flores announced the big retail that will stop selling them soon. >> reporter: you won't be able to buy cds from best buy stores. the company is clearing the shelves after seeing a sharp decline in sales. it's sounding like the swan song for compact discs. it's so long for the revolutionary product. >> when's the last time you
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bought a cd? >> oh, it's a long time. >> i can't even remember. >> i haven't bought a cd in probably fifteen years. it's been a long time. >> reporter: how do you get your music? >> usually i listen to titles. >> consumers ditching compact discs in favor of online streaming services is dragging down cd revenue. according to riaa, the music industry trade group, cd ship now only make 16% of revenue. streaming services such as spotify, and title music account for 62% of the total market. in the first half of 2017. that's up 48% to the tune of $2.5 billion. and best buy isn't the only big box store turning away from cds. according to billboard, target wants to pass the risk of selling cds to the suppliers. and only pay for the shipment if the cd's in stores.
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once the future of music, the compact discs now facing its final act. in emeryville, jessica flores, kpix 5. new details on disgraced sports doctor larry nassar convicted of abusing over 150 athletes. today he apologized to his victims before his final sentencing. young women have described how nassar's sexual abuse left them traumatized. a total of 265 young women have come forward to share their stories. a few hours ago, nassar addressed them in a michigan courtroom. >> it is impossible to convey the depth and breath of how sorry i am to each and every one involved. the visions of your testimonies will forever be present in my thoughts. >> nassar received a final sentence of 40 to 125 years in prison and is starting his time behind bars with a 60 year federal term for child pornography crimes. today amtrak's ceo says a free train operator is responsible for yesterday's deadly train accident in south
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carolina. an engineer and a conductor were killed. 116 others were hurt. a track switch was locked in the wrong position which diverted the train in another direction. the national transportation safety board is investigating why the switch was set incorrectly. the house committee is expected to vote today to declassify a memo on the russia investigation. weija jang reports on what's next. >> reporter: president trump lashed out on twitter against the top ranking democrat on the house intelligence committee, writing little adam schiff is one of the biggest liars and leakers in washington. the tweet comes as the house intelligence committee prepares to vote today on a democratic response to the gop memo released friday that details information about fbi surveillance related to the russia investigation. the fbi objected to the memo's release and democrats say it presents a slanted view.
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>> the goal here really isn't to find out the answers from the fbi. the goal is to discredit the fbi, discredit the mule egg investigation, do the president's bidding. >> but president trump and his family say the gop memo serves as vindication claiming the fbi and the justice department used an unverified dossier as evidence to get approval to spy on a trump campaign aide. >> there is a little bit of sweet revenge for me and certainly probably the family. >> not all republicans agree. four gop members of the house committee have rejected the memo which was authored by the republican head of the committee. >> russia tried to interfere with our election in 2016, with or without a dossier, so you need an investigation into russia. >> lawmakers will soon have to concentrate on another matter government funding. the current stopgap spending bill expires at midnight
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thursday. weija jang, cbs news, the white house. >> the surveillance of the trump aide was not just approved once, it was also authorized on four occasions. the presidential and first lady left for ohio in a rare joint domestic policy trip for the first couple. mr.trump is expected to comment on the benefits of the recently passed gop tax bill while melania will talk about the opioid epidemic and the administration's plans to combat it. today, jerome powell was sworn in as the federal reserve chairman. the 64-year-old was appointed by president trump and confirmed by the senate last month. powell served as a federal governor for more than five years but he'll be the first chairman in more than four decades who is not a formal economist. new at noon, researchers have discovered tens of thousands of ancient mayan structures in guatemala. it existed thousands of years ago in central america. researchers say they found a
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megalopolis. researchers say the discovery shows the civilization was much more complex and populated than they once thought. the eagles made history winning their first ever super bowl. what we know so far about the team's victory parade. and below freezing conditions, why some surfers say they prefer to pound the waves in the winter months. well, we are technically in the winter months right now, but it doesn't feel like it outside, taking a live look at san francisco's skyline, a little bit hazy but it is warm and mostly clear. i'll tell you how long that weather is going to stick around after the break. and you can see the dow is down an astonishing, 1500 points, the market is coming off the worst week in two years. the stocks fell sharply on friday, and it keeps plunging, again, the dow down almost 1500 points. we're going to be right back. it was known as the rock, then three inmates made a
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famous escape. >> the federal bureau of prisons say they drowned once they got off alcatrez. >> the writer says he spent many years in seattle. >> lab results were inconclusive. >> this leaves everything in limbo. >> expect original reporting, kpix 5 news. expect more. fire fighting is a very dangerous profession. we have one to two fires a day and when you respond together and you put your lives on the line, you do have to surround yourself with experts.
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the breaking news now at noon on wall street.. the down is down _ _ we'll be right back. , we are staying on top of breaking news, the dow plunging today. on friday, there was a huge selloff, dropping more than 600 points and today the selloff and the plunge continues. right now, the dow is down about a 1185 points, hovering around 24350. we'll keep an eye on this throughout the newscast and throughout the day. more than 50,000 soldiers in south korea are preparing for every possible terrorist scenario days before the winter olympics get underway. they conducted drills, including shooting a drone into the sky. one of the biggest concerns is north korea, which is just 50 miles away from the olympic games in pyeongchang. the north's decision to send a large delegation to the games is thought to reduce the chances it will disrupt the
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event with a missile launch. the games officially start on friday. lots of celebrating there. the philadelphia eagles are still basking in the glow of their first super bowl win in franchise history. they pulled off the upset to beat the patriots, 41-33 in super bowl lii. eagles backup quarterback nick foles held the super bowl mvp award this morning after leading his team to victory. >> it wasn't necessarily me. it was everyone around me that did an amazing job. >> the win over the new england patriots sparked celebrations in the streets of philadelphia. fans got a little rowdy and at least three people were arrested. philly is cleaning up and getting ready for the big victory parade. the mayor still deciding whether to hold it on wednesday or thursday, but thursday is
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looking more likely because it's forecasted to be sunny with a high of 34 degrees. still sounds chilly. a million people are expected to attend. most people spend the winter bundled up in jackets and warm clothes, others prefer to surf in frigid conditions. lake michigan's waves are much more fun when the temperatures are below freezing. some even growing icicles on their beard like this guy, but they say you build up a lot of body heat. >> the waves are stronger in the winter time because we get a stronger north wind, and the waves have a chance to build over the long part of the lake. >> surfing not recommended for beginners and you have to have proper equipment, which includes a wet suit, boot and gloves. you might think i'm crazy, but i would do that. >> i need to be warm.
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>> the winter surfing requirement would be a trip to mexico. that's the only place i would get in the water in the middle of the winter because that is too chilly for me. it doesn't feel like winter outside though we're here in the beginning of february. nice, clear, sunny and beautiful. it's going to look like this for a while. right now in san francisco, 65 degrees. 69 in santa rosa. warming up in the east bay, 72 degrees in livermore, south bay as well, 72 degrees in san jose. this high pressure system here is what we have to thank or to blame for the sunny, dry trend we're going to see over the next several days. it is parked right on top of us, not going anywhere. we might see a few high clouds that will kick off, but for the most part, it will be beautiful and blocking any kind of moisture coming in. this afternoon, sunny, some high clouds here and there. mild to warm temperatures, and then tonight, again, mainly clear. we might see a little bit of patchy, valley fog, especially in the north bay, the low lying areas. you're waking up there. be careful driving to work in the morning. long range, we're going to be
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dry and unseasonably warmment your high temperatures today in the 70s -- warm. your high temperatures today in the 70s. 65degrees in pacifica. in the east bay, temperatures mid-70s there as well. 74 in livermore. cooler closer to the bay, 72 degrees in vallejo. dipping into the 60s around the bay. 68 in berkeley. sausalito, san francisco, but then getting up to 75 degrees in the north bay, warmer still in the far north bay, 76 in ukiah as well as in st. helena. sunset tonight, 5:37. sunrise tomorrow at 7:08:00 a.m. your 7-day outlook is sunny and beautiful, really the only change we're going to see is midweek when the temperatures bump up and get close to 80 but not necessarily hitting it before we cool back off going into the weekend. it's going to be sunny, dry and beautiful for at least the next seven days. guys. >> that sound nice, emily. what's not nice is looking at the big board. the dow is down. just a few minutes ago, it was
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battled depression and lost people in his life he loved. >> this sra scholar overcame his troubles all because of the one stable force in his life, his grandmother. >> here's all of his report cards since 7th grade. >> middle school was a turning point for jesse hernandez and his grandmother. he battled depression and hopelessness. moving in with her became his lifeline. >> just knowing that somebody loved me was the moment that everything became more clear. >> i made sure he got up and went to school every day. something they didn't always do at home. because i wanted jesse to make something out of his life. >> jesse is solemn when he explains that his mom and dad didn't know how to parent. >> i don't want to bash on my parents, and say they were bad people, but they were going through the wrong times, and dealing with their own
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addictions and they are trying to overcome them today. i believe both of my grandmothers and my surrounding family are the reason i'm still alive. >> and the reason why he's not only still in school. >> i know i'm going to work hard. i have nothing else to go to. it's either education or nothing, you know. >> but making the grade at richmond high. >> i'm excited to be in the classroom and learn things that i didn't know. and to better myself. >> he's a hard worker, he's the kind of person when you write about grit, you know, when you talk about the things, the resilience that young people in schools like richmond high school need, he's the kind of student that you would hold up and take a picture of and say this is what we're talking about. >> we're going to say the probability of an event. >> jesse says he promised both his grandmothers he wouldn't give up and he can hardly believe college is now an acceptance letter away. >> you know, he came out of a
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bad situation. and he's just turned his life around. >> i want to show kids that you're not bound by your past. >> you can learn more about sra and the students it supports by going to our web site, cbssf.com/sra, for students rising above, i'm sherry who. >> free specialized phones are available to californians who have difficulty seeing, moving, speaking or remembering, no income requirements, no hidden fees, to apply for the state program, call (800)330-5100 or download an application, fill out the first section, ask your doctor to sign, then mail, fax or e-mail your form. you may be eligible for a free specialized phone. visit californiaphones.org or call (800)330-5100.
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at five. our big story this afternoon, the dow taking a huge plunge yet again, a deep dive on friday. and yet again, we see the dow plunging at a big sell off, down about 843 points. it has been fluctuating throughout our noon newscast. it's plunged about 1500 point. there's been a little bit of a rebound. we'll definitely keep you updated on this. visit our web site at cbssf.com for the very latest and we'll have much more today at five. >> and of course ken and liz will be back here right at five. have a good afternoon, everyone.
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