Skip to main content

tv   CBS News Bay Area  CBS  May 8, 2023 3:00pm-3:30pm PDT

3:00 pm
this is cbs news bay area, with reed cowan. the oakland teachers a strike reaches day three of people pounding the pavement. the headline is no deal yet.
3:01 pm
families we know are left waiting for a resolution. more than anything else, we need this strike over. >> and update straightahead. crisis intervention without police? the new team about to hit the streets to make antioxidant for. good afternoon everybody, i'm really cowan. here is where we are with that open teachers strike. starting out the week once again on the ticket lines, and anne makovec continues to follow the story o the latest contract negotiations. >> recommit is not just negotiating between the distric and teachers, there is fightin within the board itself. the district says they have set aside $70 million for teacher raises but the sticking point seems to be these common good proposals. that includes money to house homeless students, reparations for black students, and shared decision-making within schools between educator and the district. >> as a former teacher, i know that all of these issues in the common good goals, i saw in the classroom . unhoused youth, man of my students were unhoused, many of my students needed mental health services. these are not just -- these are
3:02 pm
things that matter to our students and their education. >> the items that are outside o the scope of the contract, whic are basically compensation and working conditions, are not going to be negotiated. >> that was the school board president, mike hutchinson. he said he and two other board members agree with the principles of those common good proposals but the differences, they do not think they should b in the contract. valerie batchelor said today, if negotiations don't change soon, they are ready to escalate the already tense situation and som reporters asked what that would look like, she said it might reach a point where the board would not be able to do normal business. meanwhile, students who do go to school these days are simply without teachers. >> what a word. escalates. a blue skies peeking throug over some of the area, darren peck looks at the rest of the work week. >> i will show you another one
3:03 pm
we have more blue sky now than anything, 60 degrees in the city. if we go to first alert stopper, there is still rain through northern california. it is snowing right now on donner pass from this week cold front moving through this morning. bu in terms of what is going on at home, we are not seeing any mor showers, it has moved on. we ar watching futurecast but there i not a lot here. there will be clouds tomorrow, another week system off the coast keeping clouds around. what we have thi morning, measured about a 10th of an inch of rain in the north bay. this is the grand total over the past 24 hours you can see the pattern, northbay got about a 10th. everybody else wa lucky if you got anything. a lo of places did see some streets this morning but we are now drying out and it is 5 degrees warmer in san jose than it isn' in cisco right now for temperatures will be the story. there is a significant warm-up coming our way in the seven day forecast. i will show you more 90 degree days coming back for parts of the day, anyway, in just a few days. for now back t you. >> thank you so much. san
3:04 pm
francisco district attorney brooke jenkins is out today defending her decision not to release surveillance video another evidence in the death o banko brown. brown was shot an killed by a security guard at walgreens on april 27th. that guard, michael earl and anthony was let go. no charges. jenkinson said releasing the video would compromise the investigation, which is still open. the board of supervisors will vote on a resolution urgin her to publicly release all the evidence. a new 24/7 crisis response team is on the streets in antioch. they have a big goal, they want to lower handle lower-level 911 calls without calling police. >> they know where the issues will come up, they know the people, and they can focus time and attention on making sure that we are proactive. >> this is the angelo canto community response team, whose goal is responding to nonviolen calls, especially mental health cases and then follow up with people after incidents. it is countewith antioch police in v
3:05 pm
2020. his family says he was having a mental health breakdown at the time thomas of his sister thought they needed help, she called 911 but she said that choice to make that call is something that she will regret for the rest of her life >> now, there is somebody else to call, and i am so hopeful that people can learn about this, and continue to pass this resource on, because it is so important. >> the city budgeted roughly $2 million per year for the progra which will be operated by the felton institute, a social services nonprofit. this is th first mobile crisis team in contra costa county. redwood city, police their interest to getting a shooting which inder jude injured five people in including a 16-year-old. they say a man opened fire on a sidewalk on redwood avenue early sunday morning. victims were rushed to the hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. no arrests have been made in this case. headline today, the roman catholic diocese of oakland filed for chapter 11 bankruptc
3:06 pm
today. the diocese is facing 33 child sexual abuse lawsuits going back decades because of a 2019 state law which temporarily lifted the statute of limitations on people and their ability to file those claims . so, the bishops of the filing will not impact any of the diocese schools or charitie or vendors, and assures employees that you will still get paid. but, he added, eventually, they will need to close some worship sites. if you're keeping track this is tw months after the santa rosa diocese filed for bankruptcy in the wake of nearly 200 sexual abuse lawsuits there. the sacrament in san diego diocese are also considering bankruptcy . a california panel approved the most sweeping recommendations yet, to determine potential reparations for black americans. the committee also studied policies that have harmed black american for generations. donya bacchus reports on if and how these proposals play out could shape
3:07 pm
other parts of our nations. >> reporter: california's reparations task force approved recommendations on how the stat could potentially compensate eligible black residents, and apologize for generations of harm.'s budget is about more than a check. >> reporter: the final vote in oakland over the weekend follow two years of study, 15 public hearings, and some disagreement >> how are we confused on who should receive this repair? >> reporter: the panel defined eligibility as descendents of enslaved people living in the united states at the end of the 19th century. they did not tak into account the monetary amounts but looked at policies. >> whether it is generational wealth, or redlining or the ability to own property, the criminal justice system , and how that has impacted us financially , what would that look like. that is what was put together for us.
3:08 pm
>> reporter: what happens here in california could serve as a model for other states and minutes about his grappling wit the issue of reparations. >> a promise of 40 acres to enslaved people made 40 years ago has yet to be filled. >> reporter: california advocates say it is up to the legislators. >> standing in solidarity and saying i support this, but now will you vote for it? that will be the real test. >> reporter: that test comes on july 1st 20 task force deliver its final report. >> incidentally, the panel also approved recommendations for a policy to be issued in front of the descendents of enslaved black people. still ahead, keeping fire convention top of mind. how one city is going all out to protec properties. they are down but not out. what the warriors need to do tonight to bounce back from a big loss in
3:09 pm
3:10 pm
3:11 pm
join us around the water cooler, time to talk sports. no exactly a must win situation, but it sure feels like it, right? the warriors face the lakers tonight in game four. th dubs are looking to even things up. vern glenn shows us, we
3:12 pm
have been here before, my friend. >> yeah. if you are a fringe fa or a diehard fan, i get it. if you want to believe it is best win, so be it. but, the warrior aren't feeling that way, read. here is head coach steve kerr. >> must win is when the other team has three wins and if you lose you are done but that is must win. i have faith that our team can win any series as lon as we have more games to play. >> the warriors are in familia territory. as a point of reference, this is the third straight series they have trail 2-1, and in both of those matchups, they responded with wins to even up the series. >> there are a lot of things that you can kind of tap into i terms of experiences we have had, where we have been on the road, on the ropes, and we have decided for that
3:13 pm
opportunity. >> we are in the deficit right now so we have to bring our bes tonight, >> the ball goes up in just under four hours. we will be watching a lot of things, especially those two guys that you heard from. they need to shoot better, i need andrew wiggins to be andrew wiggins an read, i will be watching how draymond green plays in the paint. they will be banging inside, but how it is called, that will be key. >> it is a lesson for all of us when your back is against the wall you have to perform which is what makes winning the most sweet. >> that is why there is a chance. a northbay community is peri this. a firebreak will encircle the entire city. >> reporter: while other bay area counties have suffered catastrophic wildfires, so far, marin county has been lucky. but, they are putting lessons learned to good use. now they
3:14 pm
are working on the largest fire prevention effort this area has ever seen. >> i will blabber on, because you will add it to whatever you want. >> reporter: ray douglas took m to see the new backyard he installed two months ago at his novato home. it looks fire safe, but the open land behind the house could be a problem. >> fire is always a consideration, here.'s budget is. you have thought about thi for a while, now? >> yeah. we have bay trees and we have oak trees. >> reporter: but, he says it helps that there is not a lot o thick underbrush beneath them. >> if you have heavy underbrush you will set your trees on fire it is hard to get trees to burn >> reporter: that is the situation just up the street on thunderbird drive. the neighborhood is involved in a giant fire reduction project called the novato neighborhood fuel break, a 360 mile buffer zone which will bring the
3:15 pm
entire city of novato. the tree will stay but over the next fiv years, work crews will remove grasses, bushes, falling debris and low-lying branches to creat a cleaner forest floor. >> all the landscape full of fuels that have accumulated ove these many years of fire suppression can create a reall intense fire behavior , which can move embers up and into neighborhoods. >> reporter: during recent wildfires, officials learned ho even region firestorms can be checked by removing the low-lying ladder fuels that sen flames up into the tree canopy. >> some of the places in the sierras, esau fires go from 150 foot tall flames, to seven foot tall flames. so it can really make a big difference, with what firefighters can do. >> reporter: 17 fire department and local agencies have joined forces to create a regional fir prevention effort funded by an annual parcel tax approved by voters in 2020. the residents o marin are putting their money
3:16 pm
where their mouths are, and officials are using lessons learned to make sure that disaster preparedness is not being left to blind luck. >> i like the fact that they are proactive. that is a good thing. we are talking about government and somebody actuall being proactive? be still my heart. >> reporter: for 100 years, we have done everything possible t keep fires from burning , but that has resulted in a buildup of fuels on the ground. we now know that removing them can mea the difference between a fire and a catastrophe. >> john ramos, thank you so much, my friend. the fuel break in novato is by far the largest one ever attempted. work will start thi summer and even after it is finished there is likely to be funding left over to keep it maintained. so, that is a good sign in our community. time for a look at our forecast, first alert meteorologist darren peck. >> good afternoon, it is
3:17 pm
snowing right now i donner pass let me show you where that is right now, this is the same system that brought us a bit of light rain. we got a 10th of an inch in the northbay, this morning and it is gone, but it is still in the state. if you take a look , there is still light snow falling on donner pass. that is a live picture courtesy of caltrans. traffic i moving along just fine, and it is cold up there. 30 degrees right now on donner pass road. so, that is one location, let's come back home and we will use the camera sitting above the tri-valley looking out over dublin right now. the number there, is a much more comfortable 64 for that part of the day. we are done with the system that came through this morning, and that fit. here is why we did not get much. you ca see the center of this thing on short well to the north . that was the center of the low, we just got the very southern edge just a cold front that got dragged through the bay this morning. so, let's look out at the next one come out here, and if we put that into the futurecast, it will get stopped we go into the long-range, we are already looking at thursday nothing is happening between
3:18 pm
now and thursday and if we take that forward, watch it get pushed away. that is because w will build in a big center of high pressure over the west, warming us up and when we look at the long-term, here, looking at 6 to 10 days with a high degree of confidence, temperatures above average. you can visualize that when you put in the color code which shows if you are below average or above average. sunday into monday, you can see the shades of blue but watch how this transition through the week into much deeper shades of orange that are to show up here by the time we get into saturday, some parts of the bay will be as much as 15 degrees above average but take a look a some of the inland valleys, santa rosa, you can do it. just to put some numbers on that, we can put the saturday forecast o there. so, we're looking all th way ahead to saturday's daytime highs, santa rosa goes to 89, 90 in concord, 88 in san jose. there is a warm-up coming by sa we keep a few
3:19 pm
clouds around, still only in th middle and upper 60s. those numbers are still coming in a few degrees below average. we are shaded blue on the map but if you look across the next seven days, you can see what happens, the numbers start climbing. oakland near 80 by saturday. northbay valleys, you temperatures as we see get near 90. 87 in san jose, and we do likely get to that 90 degree mark, the inland and east bay valleys, we saw this when we di saturday forecast. it is a dramatic change. from thursday, 74 to friday, 81, to saturday 91. it will go pretty quick . does not look like we will stay long. we cool back down again from there going through sunday and monday. read, over to you. >> thank you so much. coming up, a call to action to fill a big bay area need. >> there is no higher calling than to help an aging widow eat, a mom with young kids eat i tell volunteers, this is the best thing you will do all day. >> reporter: the need for food
3:20 pm
is 24 seven 365. not just holidays. why food banks need your help more than ever. you can watch us anytime, anywhere, on our streaming service at cbs news bay area, newscast and weather updates all throughout the bay and day and night, you can find
3:21 pm
3:22 pm
welcome back, everybody. volunteers in hard hats got their hands dirty working on building 42 affordable homes
3:23 pm
near the wasn't filled b.a.r.t station. the good folks at habitat for humanity say these homes will be cost effective an zero net energy, but it seems like these are still not happening everywhere. the numbe of people volunteering nationwide is dropping while the need is only growing. lesli goodman introduces you to bay area builder who is making it a tradition to give back and encouraging you at home to do the same. >> reporter: every thursday at 8:00 a.m. sharp, you can catch herbert smiling and prepping groceries at a pop-up pantry in chinatown. >> beusmy heritage, and i grew up in thi neighborhood, so, i want to giv back and that was one of the key reasons i chose this site. >> reporter: herbert started volunteering at the sf marin fo sign up to help on a regular basis. >> a food bank is so convenien
3:24 pm
for everybody, and to fit into everybody's work schedule and personal life schedule that there is no reason why you cannot volunteer. >> reporter: in the past three years, the number of people volunteering nationwide has dropped by 7%. that is accordin to a new study by the u.s. census bureau, and americorps. >> reporter: a trend that the food bank says they have noticed, as well as seeing a increase in households taking advantage of their services. staff like jason says being abl to help some of the most vulnerable families is what keeps him going. >> there is no higher calling, then to help an aging widow eat a mom with young kids eat, one out of five seven siskins are not sure where their next meal is coming from . i tell volunteers this is the best thing you will do all day today >> reporter: herbert says that he is grateful to be a part of the program his family could
3:25 pm
have used when he was growing up. >> we grew up poor, we did not have any of this. and so, understanding that the ability to share, to help, is a heartwarming feeling. >> reporter: they will continu to offer pop-up pantries, and will allow everyone to shop again. >> it is national hospital weekend one of the first americans to have cove it just paid a visit to the southern california medical team stepping forward to save his ow life. greg garfield was the first coveted patient at providence st. joseph in burbank, three years ago. he returned home from a ski trip i italy, just as the virus was starting to spread. he had a 1% chance to survive it, but he beat it all, beat the odds, and was released from the hospital after a two-month stay. he says he owes all of it to healthcare workers who stepped forward to save his life. >> they deserve everything. i would not be here today without them. i am incredibly grateful
3:26 pm
they don't get the accolades that they deserve. the most unappreciated profession out there. >> let's follow his example. if you see a medical worker today or this week, say thank you to them. garfield said he got back to work after finding his healing, by urging all of us t take the virus seriously. we know concert tickets ca reach into hundreds of dollars. still ahead, how you can watch some of your favorite acts for just $25. a community heartbroken after another mass shooting, this time, in texas. eight killed after a gunman opened fire in an outlet mall. why investigators say it
3:27 pm
3:28 pm
3:29 pm
welcome back. coming up a 5:00, slow down, san jose. we will tell you about the city's new safe driving campaign with the goal of reducing and hopefully eliminating traffic fatalities. liz cook and ryan yamamoto are coming about 5:00. from country to k pop and rock to hip-hop, you can buy tickets for some of your favorite musical acts for as little as $25. it is real, liv nation says it is holding an annual all in concert ticket sale. cheap tickets for 3800 acts will be available on the company's website , just to be ready to log on and hit the button because i have a feeling they will be gone in two seconds. >> from country to k pop, but was very well done.
3:30 pm
cbs evening news is live next, loca ♪ ♪ 's be on tonight to the tragedy is in texas including a massacre at a crowded shopping mall, the new information tonight about the victims, the heroes who save neo-nazi beliefs, here are tonight's headlines... ♪ ♪ a typical saturday at the mall turns to panic as we learn the shooter was terminated from the army for mental health issues. >> it was at least 50 to 100 rounds, it was nonstop. ♪ ♪ >> norah: new charges after a man allegedly charges his suv over migrants at a bus stop. investigators looking into whether it was intentional. ♪ ♪

55 Views

info Stream Only

Uploaded by TV Archive on