tv KPIX 5 Noon News CBS September 13, 2018 12:00pm-12:30pm PDT
12:00 pm
12:01 pm
bears down on the coastline. the american flag is ripped and the seas are swirling out there. the storm is bringing dangerous winds and rain. mary lee has what's to come. and conditions continue to get worse by if hour. tracking this, heavy rain bands and tropical storm-force winds now moving over the carolina coast there. ment so even though ths a category -- it's a category 2 storm, this is a catastrophic hurricane for the carolina coast. so the very latest, it is now 105 miles, east, southeast, of wilmington, north carolina. it's a slow mover and also it will stay close to the coast. because of that, we are looking at a lot of rainfall. so for even friday night, it is still a hurricane. a category 1 storm. and then a tropical storm by
12:02 pm
saturday. how much rain are we talking about? we are looking at feet of rain expected. so the width of hurricane winds increased. landfall may be a prolonged event tomorrow and life threatening inland flooding the likely. we're talking 20 to 30 inches of rain with isolated 40 inch totals by saturday. >> thank you. officials are sounding the alarm about hurricane florence as it approaches the coast of the carolinas. mola lenghi has the latest from wilmington, north carolina. >> reporter: big waves crashed ashore? shore in atlantic beach, north carolina, as the outer bands of wind and rain reached the carolina. the storm was downgraded to a category 2 with maximum sustained winds op 110 pirp -- of 110 miles per hour. but it is still extremely dangerous. >> please do not let your guard down. the storm surge associated with the storm has not changed.
12:03 pm
it remains the same. >> reporter: they example a storm surge up to 15 feet in areas and florence could dump up to 30 inches of rain or more. >> this is a powerful storm that can >>eporter: on north carolina's outer banks, most heeded the call to evacuate. there are always a few hold outs. >> i would rather be here and know what i'm dealing with. >> reporter: and the beach is under a mandatory evacuation. those who chose to stay behind might be on their own. >> i won't put our personnel in harm's way for people who were told at that evacuate and failed to. >> see you in a few days. >> reporter: residents in jacksonville, north carolina, 20 miles from the atlantic, moed their boats -- moved their boats ahead of the storm. >> it's a gloomy feeling knowing that the coast of north carolina will be changed
12:04 pm
forever. >> reporter: heavy rain and high surf are expected until saturday. mola lenghi, cbs news, wilmington, north carolina. >> and we'll continue to update you on hurricane florence on air and online at d riw, protesters will blocking some streets in san francisco. he hope the send a message to governor brown during the global action summit. communities are calling for solutions and change. ann is live near the scene of if the -- of the protests. >> reporter: yeah. the crowd drind led over the -- dwindled over the last few hours. they're right across from the gardens in san francisco. police cleared them out from the entrances and exits of the center. at that point, two people were arrested. there were hundreds of people around the center earlier this morning, demanding that
12:05 pm
governor brown stop oil production in california. they came from all over the state concerned about pollution and the health of people living near rigs and wells. >> the people that don't want this to happen are the people nokt affect -- not acted by it. >> reporter: since 2011 when jerry brown became governor for the second time, the state has issued more than 21,000 drilling permits. >>. >> and what we're saying is communities over corporations. >> reporter: brown sat down with michael bloomberg who found irony outside. >> we have environmentalists protesting an environmental conference. >> my plan is been integrated plan built up over time that is subject to review on a regular basis. and we welcome any suggestions people have. .
12:06 pm
>> reporter: on saturday, brown signed legislation to block new oil drilling off the state's coast. but on shore is still allowed. an advocate for the california energy industry says ending it is counterproductive and could lead the increased imports from regions with looser protections. local politicians signed a petition demanding the governor phase out fossil fuel production. and these protesters say that's a good sign. >> local movements increase the state mochls and national movements. we're bringing the local wins to help the state win happen. . >> reporter: and one of the organizers here just told me that they do have act viss inside -- activists inside the center and we can expect, quote, unquote, disruption later this afternoon. kpix 5. while the government prepares for the impact of hurricane florence, president
12:07 pm
trump is tweeting about hurricane maria, which hit puerto rico a year ago and defending himself over the response. >> here's more details from the white house. . >> i think that puerto rico was an incredible, unsung success. >> reporter: president trump continues to defend his administration's response to hurricane maria, which devastated puerto rico last year. this morning, he tweeted 3,000 people did not die in the two hurricanes that hit puerto rico. when i left the island after the storm had hit, they had anywhere from 6 to 18 deaths. then a long sometime later, they started to report really large numbers like 3,000. this was done by the democrats in order to make me look as bad as possible. >> say that again? >> the president is blaming democrats for the puerto rican death toll. what do you make of that? >> i don't know anything about that. >> reporter: a commission
12:08 pm
report estimates nearly 3,000 people died in puerto rico six months after march's impact. that's up from the initial death toll of 64. >> the casualtied mounted for a long time. >> reporter: the san juan mayor this is what denial following neglect looks like. in the real world, people died on your watch. your lack of respect is appalling. >> if the president thinks losing 3,000 lives on his watch is a success, i hate to think what he considers a failure. >> reporter: fema admits it was unprepared for maria's destruction but learned lessons to help with future storms like florence. >> just minutes ago, b.a.r.t.'s police chief says information collected from a data base was not shared with i.c.e. they send license plate numbers
12:09 pm
to a data base i.c.e. could access. jackie ward has more. . . >> reporter: there wasn't a seat to be had at the board meeting this morning. >> i'm in agreement that they need to do something about safety. not surveil the public without permission and awareness and transparency. >> reporter: information from more than 57,000 license plates from this parking garage was sent to a data base that i.c.e. has access to and up to 20,000 were sent after the safe transit policy. the board direct tosh says he -- director says he just found out about this yesterday. . >> it's disappointing to me. the values were around safety for individuals. >> reporter: they're arguing an ordinance, not a policy, be
12:10 pm
a policy is less likely to be followed because it's enforceable by the board of directors. they said in a statement that these cameras were turned on by accident. today, the policy discussed would require the staff to tell the board members about new surveillance technology before it's used. jackie ward, kpix 5. >> the data was reportedly sent to the northern california intelligence center. the police asked the information be deleted. on the fire watch, we know the cause of the irving fire. the blaze scorched 152 achors and -- acres and still burning three days later. it is 90% contained. downed pd and e power lines sparked the flames. in shasta, the delta fire burned 58,000 ache ergs. the fire -- acres. the fire continues to rage.
12:11 pm
other 3,000 firefighters were deployed to fight the fires. i. -5 is open with limited traffic control. and some evacuation ordered were liflted. -- lifted. now the fire is only 17% contained. and crews responded to this crash on the bay bridge. chopper 5 captured the video. you can see a person on the road just east of the hair son street off-ramp. the lanes are reopened. and pittsburgh police and emergency personnel on the scene of a rollover crash. police say the driver swerved to avoid hitting a deer and caused the bmw to roll over. the driver sufshed minor injuries. new information on a deadly shooting spree in bakers field. that story is coming up.
12:14 pm
ooting rampage s six people including the suspected gunman are dead a shooting spree in bakersfield. it started shortly before 5:30 last night at a trucking business. a husband killed another man and his wife, shot and kill a witness and two others at a home. the suspect reportedly turned the gun on himself after police confronted him in a stolen car on the interstate. >> we're trying to find out if he had the right to posses the hand gun. >> investigators are trying to figure out what kind of relationships these people may have had. and today, two top u.s. cardinals meeting with pope tran sis to -- francis to discuss the widening sexual abuse scandal. and there's a summit set to happen in february. the cardinal in texas called for the meeting in august.
12:15 pm
but the cardinal is accused of not doing enough to stop a predatory priest in his home state. more than 1600 priests and clerics accused of abusing someone over 36 -- someone, over 3600 minors over the years. i did not get a chance to get outside. >> i wanted to. >> once you step outside, we are looking at a glorious afternoon with that sunshine. we started the day with the clouds. we now have the sun. and pretty refreshing. a cool down is here for sure. you can get outside and eat lunch outside and enjoy the weather. now, we've been talking about the cool down. it's here. also the dry weather. the dry stretch continues. no rain any time soon. downtown san francisco, it has been 95 days since we saw measurable rainfall.
12:16 pm
the last time was june 9th. let's check out napa. and it's been 110 days since you've last seen measurable rainfall in napa. the last time was may 25th. and then also in oakland, 150 days since you have last seen measurable rainfall. the last time was april 15th. so cool weather. still dry. and it does look like the dry stretch will continue for us over the next several days. right now, we're looking at 74 in concord. liver moore, 61. 71 in santa rosa. so a beautiful afternoon for us with the sunshine. the cool weather will continue thanks to the upper level low. you can see the jet stream that has taken the dip and we will continue to cool off over the next few days with below norm l
12:17 pm
temperatures -- normal temperatures. and we'll continue with the cooler temperatures throughout the weekend. you have the cool weather for quite some time. today, upper 60s in liver moore and san jose. and 70 from mountain view. here's the extended forecast and what you can expect. you can see the temperatures staying on the cool side through the weekend. so inland tomorrow, upper 70s for inland locations on friday. and looking at upper 60s for the bay. and upper 50s for the coast. and then for the weekend, mid to upper 70s there. inland, mid to upper 60s for the bay and the coast. and slightly warmer by early next week. but nice and cool over the next few days. >> thank you for arranging that. i have to move this weekend. tts not too hot -- it's not too hot for the guys doing the heavy lifting. i'm happy for them. >> and you'll be sitting there
12:18 pm
eating bons bons. and meet the jefferson award winner after the break. i'm april kennedy and i'm an arborist with pg&e in the sierras. since the onset of the drought, more than 129 million trees have died in california. pg&e prunes and removes over a million trees every year to ensure that hazardous trees can't impact power lines. we've doubled our efforts. i grew up in the forests out in this area and honestly
12:19 pm
12:20 pm
has the brands you want...oss fall fashion event nooo... yes. ...at "oh, yes!" prices. like that handbag for-wait-how much? what? or that cute jacket that says "check me out" at a price that makes you say... check this out. that's yes for less. find your new fall look at the ross fall fashion event. ross has the trends you want and the brands you love. and it feels even better when you find them for less. get to the ross fall fashion event. yes for less. n has helped anybody who's filled out an application knows that looking for a job can be frustrated and depressing. >> a man helped countless people in silicon valley
12:21 pm
through a networking service. . >> it's all about networking. >> reporter: he teaches job seekers what he's learned. when he lost his job 17 years ago in the crash, he asked a strapger to lunch -- stranger to lunch. >> my goal is not to be alone. i wanted to have lunch with someone and i'm out of a job. what about you? i'm out of a job too. >> reporter: they started meeting each week. >> and we had 100 people and 200 people and everybody was required to bring job leads. >> reporter: he founded a nonprofit in 2001. it's a free job resource. in the first years in the recession, an average fooi people a week -- five people a week were getting jobs through them. they gather weekly to network, share job leads over lunch. the church offers the space rent free and helps offset meal
12:22 pm
costs. guest speakers give job hunting ing tips and employers share openings. pam landed a job at a start-up. >> i found the opportunity because i spoke to the gentleman who stood up and said he might be looking to hire someone. >> reporter: she became director of business development and hired others she met at c6. it gives hope to job seekers. >> you come here and you have a friendly environment. and you learn something. >> and the face to face networking kopts on the -- continues on the outside. there's weekly hiking and motorcycle meetups. >> people come. they help each other. they net woshgs. >> reporter: -- network. >> reporter: they've grown to 7,000 members. the pastor says there's no doubt he's making a difference.
12:23 pm
>> we're just so fond of his energy and good will and his attention to the person. >> it's a great feeling. you go at the end of the day and say i helped someone land a job. >> reporter: providing networking turn -- opportunity and hope for thousand it is of job seekers. . >> you can nominate your local hero for a jefferson award online at kpix.com/hero. we'll be right back.
12:26 pm
ken and liz will see you at five. today's tip of the day, collard greens. top nutritional value and priced right, pennies on the dollar. collard greens. they're loaded with knew tigs l value -- nutritional value. i love to sauti and boil them. i like to buy them like this. see the big leaves, very pornts. nice -- important. nice and big. and they're locally grown. so the flavor is there. right here, the stem is clear. check the bottom. look for bruning. -- browning. in the refrigerator right away. and remember one thick thing. -- thing. the higher the nutrition l
12:27 pm
value, the faster it depletes. buy and enjoy them in two or three days to get the value. cal -- collard greens. i'm tony tantillo. eat fresh and stay healthy. look how beautiful. >> and they're tasty with hot sauce. >> oh, yeah. . >> and you eat brussel sprouts. >> we're going to for the greens here. the b vitamins.
12:30 pm
♪ ♪ >> quinn: if you are second-guessing yourself, don't. allocating funds for intimates over hope for the future was the right decision. >> ridge: i'm not second-guessing myself. i know it's the right choice. i just wish that my wife felt the same way. >> quinn: ooh. things still a little tense with her? where is brooke, anyway? >> bill: thanks for in
161 Views
IN COLLECTIONS
KPIX (CBS) Television Archive Television Archive News Search ServiceUploaded by TV Archive on