live from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix 5 news. now at noon, the environmental protection agency is announcing it is scraping rules requiring vehicles to be more fuel efficient, setting up yet another battle with the golden state. and as tech stocks plummet in fear of a trade war with china grows a message to silicon valley. >> new tweets from president

trump blasted amazon while lawmakers call for government oversight of facebook. >> reporter: facebook's issues stem from the allegation they shared 50 million users personal data with a research company working for president trump during the 2016 presidential election. >> my belief is people had to have known when they picked that data up. it shouldn't be out there. >> reporter: senator dianne feinstein made the comments yesterday saying she's looking forward to an interesting conversation with facebook ceo mark zuckerberg during a senate committee hearing into the matter next week. >> i think they're going to have to be some controls and i said, you know, if you don't control your platform, we're going to have to do something about it. >> another tech giant is also facing criticism from washington today. president trump doubled down on his attacks on amazon. he tweeted just a few hours ago, i am right about amazon

costing the united states post office massive amounts of money for being their delivery boy. amazon should pay these costs and not have them born by the american taxpayer. >> the president's attacks on amazon are making investors nervous about the ecommerce company which has seen unbridled growth until now. >> reporter: trump's attacks started saturday morning during a tweet storm where he wrote the u.s. post office will lose 1.50 on average for each package it delivers for amazon. a cityand should be revised. >> reporter: epa chief scott pruitt is not only rolling back the obama era plans to make cars more fuel efficient, he's also setting up a legal show down with california. under the clean air act, california has a waiver that allows the state to set its own emission standards. but the trump administration is threatening to revoke the waiver. california governor jerry brown says the ep a's decision will poison our air and jeopardize the health of all americans.

and state attorney general javier bassera tweets they could file suit if needed to protect the state standards. we spoke to residents driving fuel efficient cars and gas guzzlers, with rising gas prices, they want fuel efficient cars. pruitt says the epa will now go through a process to determine new mpg standards. in oakland, jessica flores, kpix 5. and just a few hours ago, president trump announced that he wants to use the military to protect the u.s. mexico border. during a meeting with the baltic leaders, the president stated that quote, we're going to be doing things militarily until we can have a wall and property security. 7 jurors have been picked in bill cosby's sexual assault retrial. it will eventually consist of 12 jurors and 6 alternates, the 80-year-old is charged with drugging and molesting a woman at his suburban philadelphia home in 2004. cosby's first trial ended in a

hung jury. in sacramento, assembly members are holding a press conference about a proposed bill that would change the current reasonable force rule to a necessary force standard when police open fire. that legislation is a first for california. >> law enforcement is charged with protecting and serving all communities. at times, the use of deadly force is used at a terrible cost to all that's involved. we need to ensure that our state policy governing the use of deadly force stresses the sanctity of human life and is only used when necessary. >> the goal is to get officers to diffuse confrontations or use less lethal methods. this comes after the shooting death of 22-year-old stephon clark. officers say that clark was moving toward them with a gun but he was holding a cell phone

instead. we are learning more about last month's massive fire in north beach. san francisco fire marshal says the restaurant where the fire started did not have a sprinkler system. the fire marshal said one had sprinklers. investigators say the march 17th fire started in a flue above the restaurant's kitchen but they're not saying which one. good luck getting a room, a saudi prince is expected in town with a large entourage. the staff says they are prepping for a visit from a large vip delegation. mohammed bin salmon rented out the entire 200 room hotel for the next five months. the crown prince is on a three week tour of the u.s. having met with the ceos of amazon and microsoft while in the northwest. the san francisco giants and their fans are gearing up today for the afternoon home

opener. >> the orange and black welcoming the seattle mariners, game time an hour away. and vern glenn is live for us at at&t park. how is it feeling out there? >> reporter: well, you know, it's my annual opening day noon live shot with you guys, and i'm glad to do it. yeah, it is the 19th season that the giants have been here at at&t park, and it's got the usual excitement and enthusiasm. right behind me right now, the seattle mariners are taking the field for this 1:30 first pitch. earlier, the giants were out on the field. let's roll that tape up as in left field. as i say this, the giants have won 14 of their last 17 on opening day. so let's hope that it gets a little bit better there. here's andrew mccutchen, it's his first opening day. pablo, he might play tomorrow. buster posey not behind the

dish, he's going to play flatbed. for these guys, opening day, pretty much old hat, but according to bochey, there's still some excitement around it. >> there's nothing more exciting that arehome opener, too -- your home opener. you have your fans around you. that's contagious for these players. i know they have been looking forward to this. >> reporter: all right. so again, 1:35, it will be ty block on the mound, he got the giant's first win of the season last week at the dodgers, so we'll see how it all unfolds and however it all unfolds, we'll bring it to you on kpix 5 at five and again at six. back to the studio with two of my favorites kenny choi and one of my favorite names in all

of news, anne makovec. driving down the lane, jammed by makovec, i love it. >> you know, normally i would be out there with you reporting but of course i'm filling in for michelle today, but i'm a little bit jealous. there's supposed to be a lot of action, chris isaac singing the national anthem, there's going to be a special tribute to mayor ed lee. what is the vibe out there? it's always such a great atmosphere. >> well, it's always hope springs eternal with this thing. the gates open at 11:00 a.m., and the fans just came pouring right through the turn styles. everybody loves their orange and black. they love their giants and as you alluded to, a whole lot is planned with chris isaac, the tribute to ed lee. that starts at about 1:05. 25 minutes before first pitch. 12:45, we have to be off the field so they can get ready for it. it's going to be something as it always is. this is my 28th, giants home

opener. >> best assignment of the day, vern glenn, one of a kind. thank you so much for that report. former san francisco mayors will be honored, including the late ed lee. as anne mentioned the chronicle reporting that the giants will stage a living memorial. in addition, giant's president larry bare will make a presentation to mrs. lee. ed lee died of a heart attack in december. warriors tickets for the nba playoffs go on sale tomorrow to the general public. if you're a season ticket holder or season ticket wait list member, you can snag tickets today. fans are able to purchase single game tickets for the warrior's first three home games at oracle arena. a new study on car seats and the direction they faced, what researchers found during safety tests to keep your child safe. you may have seen them when yow taken b.a.r.t., the new lime green bikes left on platforms. b.a.r.t. is in the process of figuring out what to do with them. it's perfect baseball weather out there. we're going to have your game

day forecast and talk about the rain that's on its way. the end of the week is going to look a whole lot different than today.

my name is cynthia haynes and i am a senior public safety specialist for pg&e. my job is to help educate our first responders on how to deal with natural gas and electric emergencies. everyday when we go to work we want everyone to work safely and come home safely. i live right here in auburn, i absolutely love this community. once i moved here i didn't want to live anywhere else. i love that people in this community are willing to come together to make a difference for other people's lives. together, we're building a better california.

the san francisco board of supervisors will consider naming terminal 1 at s-f-o he was c a vote today in san francisco is set to honor harvey mill. the san francisco board of supervisors will consider naming terminal one after milk, california's first openly gay elected official. he was assassinated in 1978 after fighting for gay rights, low income tenants and the homeless. car seats can protect a child during a front or side crash and now researchers are looking at how they perform when a driver is hit from the rear. laura podesta reports. >> reporter: heather hope was driving home with her 16-month-

old daughter when another vehicle hit and flipped her car. heather was killed, but her baby who was strapped in a rear facing car seat like this one, survived with minor injuries. heather's family said she had been very careful to pick out a safe seat. >> it paid after. i'm so thankful. and i know she -- it paid off. i'm so thankful. and i know she would be so happy knowing her daughter is with us. >> rear facing seatings can be highly effective in front and side collisions but researchers at wexter medical center wanted to see how they would perform in rear accidents, when the child is facing the crash. study author julie mansfield conducted tests on multiple rear facing seats. all were effective at absorbing the force of the crash and protecting the child. >> those crash forces are going to be transferred from the shell of the car seat into the vehicles seat and into the frame of the vehicle. that keeps the crash energy away from the occupant himself.

>> the american academy of pediatrics says parents should keep their toddlers in rear facing seats until they are 2 years old or when they reach the maximum height and weight. >> the rear facing seat does a good job of keeping the head, neck and spine aligned and supported. >> and that can save a child's life. b.a.r.t. is tackling a new problem at its stations, those lime green bikes popping up all over the place and being left on platforms and sidewalks. b.a.r.t. is trying to figure out what to do with that. the bikes are dockless. that means people can leave them wherever they want, like here, outside the b.a.r.t. station in south san francisco. b.a.r.t. wants the bike stowed in a designated area that's out of the way of pedestrians and won't pose a tripping hazard. lime bike says it wants to work collaboratively with b.a.r.t. to address any issues and identify good parking zones. it's the home opener for the san francisco giants, how is it looking out there? >> it's looking gorgeous. great baseball weather. conditions are just right.

mostly sunny skies. make sure you wear your baseball cap when you head out there. here's a live look at at&t park, and the bay behind it. beautiful day out there. it's looking like the first pitch, temperatures are going to rise a little bit into the low 60s is what we're expecting for game time today. first pitch of course happening at 1:45 and mostly sunny as they take on the mariners for the home opener at at&t park, there's an a's game, 7:00 today, we'll be clear for the game and conditions, pretty cool, low 60s, not bad at all, that one starting at 7:05. here's a look at some of the low clouds, but this has just been hanging right over the golden gate bridge, not quite extending beyond that. it's staying put right there. earlier this morning, we saw coastal cloud coverage, but for now, it's all starting to burn off. 58degrees at the moment in san francisco. 66 in livermore. 59 in oakland. 70degrees in concord. a lot of inland locations, get ready, today will be warmer than yesterday. mid- to upper 70s for the afternoon highs. we're looking at 7:5 for fair

-- at 75 for fair field. sunset happening tonight at 7:34. sunrise at 6:50 in the morning. nice clear conditions to start off the day. i want to show you what it looks like in hawaii right now. this is a live look, thanks to surf line, and for now, not too bad. earlier they saw some rain coming through. they're going to see more rain coming through. the reason i show you is because what's happening in hawaii is making a straight line to california. here's the atmospheric river, picking up a lot of moisture as it heads into hawaii by tomorrow afternoon and look at this, it merges together and the subtropical moisture headed to us. for now, that's where the bull's eye is and mixed with a couple lows to the north. that's when we'll see the heaviest rainfall. most likely friday will be the day where we are going to get significant showers coming through. we're looking at a few inches of rain expectedment flooding and mud slides all possible, in

fact, we're looking at a flood watch for the tahoe area starting friday afternoon into saturday because of the flooding potential and rock and mud slide possibility and then by sunday, everything should be drying up. >> all right. i know that you're going to continue to track that as it makes its way over here. it's going to be interesting. thanks, neda. thank you, the dow jones has been fluctuating over the last week. a big sell off yesterday, and the dow rebounding today, it's up about 330 points. the uk's tough new ban on the sale of ivory, what british lawmakers are doing to help save the world's elephants.

according to buckingham palace officials prince philip will undergo prince phillip has been admitted to a london hospital, according to buckingham palace, prince phillip will undergo hip surgery tomorrow. they say it was a planned procedure. the 96-year-old has missed several public events in recent weeks, including an easter church service in windsor. prince phillip has largely retired from public life but does accompany the queen on a occasion. the british government has banned a sale on ivory to protect the world's elephant population. the government will impose tighter exemptions on musical instruments and rare artifacts, antiques will need to be at least one hundred years old,

and instrumented made before 1975 and include less than 20% ivory. anybody caught breaching the rules will face up to 5 years in prison of an unlimited fine. >> we will not tolerate the illegal trade in ivory, which is contributing to the destruction of an iconic fee expertise. >> animal rights groups say it send a strong message to the rest of the year. it is estimated each year 20,000 elephants are slaughtered for their tusks. out with the old at general motors, they will no longer report monthly car sales. the 30 day snapshot does not accurately reflect performance. going forward, gm will post quarterly sales. analysts generally rely on the monthly numbers as an indicator in the confidence of the american economy. panera bread had a flaw in the web site that leaked customers personal information other an 8 month period. it says that day a that

includety -- data including payment information was in plain sight. the information came from people who signed up online for an account at panerabread.com. here's a reminder, if you have a consumer problem or question, you can e-mail us, consumer watch at cbsf.com or call our hot line, 888-5-helps- u. we'll be right back.

today's tip of the day is frost kissed artichokes, they look like there's something not right, but that enhances the sweet nutty flavor of the artichokes, when a frost comes in from the growing areas in the pacific and central coast of california, and hangs around, then when it goes back, a little frost kissed. that's why it's called frost kissedment make sure they have a tight set of leaves, they're nice and fresh when you bring them home in the refrigerator right away. don't let the looks fool you. they taste even better. you see frost kissed artichokes, sweeter, nuttier than the regular artichokes. that's a beautiful thing. i'm tony tantillo, your fresh grocer. remember to eat fresh and stay healthy. remember, squeeze them. a california teen rescued from a sewer drain is telling his incredible story. what he was thinking as he waited 13 hours to be rescued. we'll have that story and much more tonight at five.

>> that is such an interesting story how that kid made his way out of that. >> good chance for parents to remind your kids, hey, don't play on top of a sewer when there's plywood there. >> good call. >> let's play ball, how about that. a live look outside, at&t park right now, we are about 45 minutes away from first pitch. go giants.

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