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oh unaccompanied kids at the contra costa fair this weekend after reports of several fights breaking out. >> this is an event that's suppose to bring the community together. instead it's inciting violence. >> and then high demand for passports could mean huge delays in processing applications. how the u.s. postal service is helping out. of course, we've got all the highlights from today's beta breakers. at least the ones we e can broadcast. good evening, i'm brian hackney. >> i'm anne makovec. several fights broke out across the contra costa fair. >> betty yu has eyewitness news accounts. >> reporter: 15-year-old delie la clawson was at the contra costa fair saturday night when she witnessed one of reportedly several fights that broke out among young pele. >> me and my friends were sitting on the bleachers and a
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big group, a huge group of people started running towards the center of the fairgrounds. and they r with all attackin kid in a gray sweater and took his shoes. >> reporter: delilah and her older sister grew up in antioch. what was it like to witness that here in this fair? >> it is definitely something you don't see in antioch. >> reporter: so you were surprised? >> no. it was the fourth fight that had broke out that day. >> reporter: on sunday, the fair announced to ensure a safe and fun environment for all families and friends, we are implementing a chaperon policy. after 5:00 p.m. all youth must be accompanied by parent or guardian. >> it's reasonable, but it kind of sucks. i remember last night when we came to pick her up. we saw there were tons of police cars rounding everyone out because they could leave early. while we were here tonight, we called the performer on stage
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call for security. shortly after that, saw the aftermath of more fihappy to shut this place down again. >> reporter: we then saw security guards following the commotion at the fairgrounds on sunday night. >> i've been living down here for 12 years now. i feel they need more guy dense. >> reporter: chelsea brought her family for a little family fun on sunday. >> they got everything under control. seems like they've got a lot of staff around. >> it's kind of disappointing because this is an event that's suppose to bring the community together. instead it's inciting violence. >> the ntsb still investigating a small plane engine plane crash about 40 miles off the coast of half moon bay. the crash killed the pilot and co-pilot. officials say the plane was on its way to hawaii, but the flight tracker data shows the plane was turning
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back towards the coast. an unattended item was found in terminal two and that's all it took to evacuate hundreds of travelers and divert a number of flights today. it turned out to be nothing at all. everything is back up and running. and off they go. the moments the thousands of runners hit the streets of downtown san francisco for the 2023 beta breakers race. >> and that comes with everything you'll expect the. >> devin fehely was our man in the crowd. >> reporter: it is never entirely clear of the beta breakers is really just a massive costume party mast cur raiding as a race or vice masquerading for years. >> the people, the fun, the costumes, the music, the
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happiness, being able to run through the city of san francisco. >> reporter: we found phyllis maybin near the starting line of today's race, her 39th time running. dating all the way back to 1983. >> we just had a blast. it was so much fun. and so from then i explosion of colorful costumes yet again. >> this is maybe our sixth time providing chickens. >> reporter: like the race itself, the costumes have grown more elaborate with time. >> started with the hats. then we slowly little bibs. >> reporter: compare that to the minimalism of john francis of cleveland. >> it's warmer than ohio right now. you can see i'm prepared. i have a bag on. >> reporter: john francis, you get a pass this time, but you'll need to add at least a
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feather boa next year. you know who can give some advice? phyllis. she's got four decades of experience under her fuchsia tutu. >> it was the most fun race i've ever done. >> events like beta breakers and next month's pride celebration is bringing visitors back to san francisco as hotel occupancy creeps towards prepandemic numbers. as of this march, it was 66%. only 14% in 2020. more money is coming in as well with average hotel rates at $250. back to where it was before covid. now to san francisco's bay view neighborhood streets where they were transformed into a car-free space for the community. it was the kickoff to sunday's streets in the city. five blocks were closed, so families could have a safe
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place to gather and have fun. >> reporter: kids and families love the open street. most of our stresses, they have cars speeding down. the kids, i'm out here and i get to run around and play? everyone loves that. >> people in the community just get to come out to be together, use the streets for something other than cars. >> sunday's street event takes place all summer long in the city. the next one is coming up on june 4 in the tenderloin. meanwhile san francisco is moving forward with its goals to eliminate traffic deaths by the year 2024. new study shows the city has some of the lowest rates of cyclist fatality per capita with $1.4 fatal bicycle crashes for every million san francisco residents between 2017 and 2021. that's down 58% from previous years. the study says the reason for the decline has been the installation of new bike lanes and the other
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issues adopted to keep riders safe. >> feel safe, riding their bike or using a wheelchair in order to take their family from their neighborhood to any other neighborhood in the city. >> reporter: the transportation agency is working with the state to legalize speed safety cameras as another way to increase safety. they say more needs to be done. activists say the city should have done more to invest throughout the city. >> we could be creating a connective network of protected glands around the city. and that can first be done using paint and post and plastic. but it needs to be done very quickly. much quicker than mta has been doing it. >> the city already has more than 43 miles of protect bike lanes with the goal of adding 10 more in the city by the end of the year.
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the annual meals on wheels gala took place in san francisco today. the event raises funds to support seniors in need across the city and provide them with a warm meal. >> it's important for us to step up to help them fight that food insecurity. to be a part of the food security blanket for them. >> nearly 600 events attended the event. 80 restaurants and more than 70 wineries from napa and sonoma counties were a part of this night. >> well, it's exciting to get out here and see all the people. do something nice in the community. >> meals on wheels provides nearly 700,000 meals for seniors every year. in celebration of aapi heritage month, palo alto woman honored railroad workers with an exhibition at her home. the
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display commemorates america's first transcontinental railroad and the 20,000 chinese immigrants who helped build it. >> having this piece of education is important, widely to people i know who are chinese. you don't have to be chinese to learn about this. everybody should learn about this because this is a part of the american history. >> that building with the railroad is an epic story. today is the last day of the exhibition, but monni fern does put it all on display every year to celebrate aapi month. with this weekend now in the rear-view mirrors, we're looking ahead to memorial day weekend when travelers will be facing packed plans. high demand means it could take months to get your passport. >> john ramos explains how some post offices are stepping in to help. >> reporter: the post offices are closed on sunday, right?
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that's what it looked like at the avenue station in san francisco. but a lucky few found out otherwise. >> it's crazy. i didn't know post offices were open on sundays. they didn't allow me in. >> reporter: benjamin williams was looking to renew an expired passport, a task that formally takes month. when he accidentally found out about a passport fair going on at 12 different post offices across northern california. lately appointments are booked at least a month out and walk-ups are not and the next tree. >> this is a rare opportunity? >> it is. >> reporter: and the backlog is due to an explosion of travel demand due to the pandemic. more than half a million applications per week. >> we are working expeditiously
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as we can. knowing that the a legitimate interest in travel. >> thnt warninthat procngco taleast 13 weeks, not including the document travel time, which could add another month to the wait. and lines to submit an application in southern california lasted for months. >> i feel lucky then. i was actually -- my appointment was at 12:15 and i came here at 12:00 and they just took me in. >> you think because no one knows about it yet? >> yeah, probably because no holds about it. but for the next three sundays, it could get a lot more crowded. robert was happy to discover the sunday session since refer storing, but it also came in handy for the little one. >> we are looking forward to
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see which days we could take off work, so we could come together. >> reporter: officials remind the public that applications should be in black ink only with no erasers, and should include both an original and photo copy of proof of citizenship, as well as a photo copy of the front and back of the applicant's i.d. the rules are strict. make a mistake and the whole process well after the break, we'll tell you how a group in southern california is taking matters into their own hands after their city puts. there is travel ahead as shallow lakes continue to fill with the runoff. the extraordinary steps that water officials are taking. sunday night is a little different than the last couple of nights. you can see things. this is a sign of how tomorrow is going to be different. a lot more sunshine, and it will be the warmest day of the entire
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with every-other-month cabenuva, i'm good to go. welcome back. the lake basin getting some much needed relief. an executive order will allow floodwaters from the current river to be diverted to the basin. the kern river is one of the main rivers feeding the lake. the river is carrying four times as much wateas of
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th tee using usuane from intertie. that intertidy verretts and darren has something, this is fascinating. >> you should watch this. this is good. >> you're talking about the old kern river intertie? >> yeah, nothing. a little context. first of all we are all acquainted of the lake an where that is. let me show you why there is still an enormous amount of snow in the southern sierra that still has to melt. first of all there we are. we'll get through the snow in a second. but first your refresher. and the lake, that's down here. closed basin in the
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san joaquin river. the kern river is flowing down towards an intersection where they have a technological engineer ability down here at the kern river to take the water and put it into the aqua duct ined like it wants to to the kern river. they've got to do that because the lake is teting into overwhelmed. here is where it is coming from. have you ever heard of lake isabella? it's a popular area. and also a major reservoir to store all the snow melt coming out of the sierra. it's full. they can't hold more water in that. they have to let it going. if you keep going up river from there, you see the snow pack. and that is one reading right there, which shows you there is still three and a half feet of water in the snow pack. the snow pack itself is more like six and a half feet deep. when you melt it off, three and a half feet of standing water there. just one reading for one location.
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that's all got to melt. this is why they're coming to the extreme circumstances to try to divert water away from the lake, which can't take anymore. okay, back here at form. you could see your hand in front of your face there the past few days. so clearer skies now. much sunnier skies tomorrow. we will have a marine layer, but it won't be too widespread. just a quick look at the daytime highs because this will be the warmest of the week. we'll go to the mid-80s, 86 in livermore. 81 in santa rosa with a lot of mid to upper 70s. we'll go to 80 in san jose. 82 in los gatos. those are the warmest numbers. by the time we get to friday, some of those will be degree cooler. you see the marine layer? we're losing the onshore flow and temperatures are going up. but
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here is how we will have a dramatic cool down after that. this is tuesday. that's an area of low pressure. you can see the clouds, a thick little cloud. that's where we get the area of low pressure overhead. we couldn't see it any other way. that's why the temperatures are going to go down. oakland from 72, you'll go down to 64. that's not as dramatic. north bay valleys, it will be dramatic. 81 tomorrow to 68 on thursday. south bay valleys from 80 on m kpix news kpix news kpix news kpix news kpix news th y, oa bus
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major changes to the supreme court. streaking giants from the mouth of babes. that is pure jubilation. man on a mission in upstate new york. he did not register a one when a score card like this blocked it. >> i appreciate you making me cry. >> father-son moments, and things got heated. miami heated. it's all ahead on
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in southern california, lgbtq activists and supporters displayed a proud flag on a huntington beach pier in response to the city's recent legislation banning such flags at city hall. the city of huntington beach voted in february to restrict flags flown at city hall to only government flags. and plus the prisoners of war flown. >> i took that as a challenge as i have been flying it in front of the pier. it's been about 12 sundays now. every sunday i want to be out here just flying it myself because we got to provide our own representation. >> demonstrators plan to continue gathering throughout the upcoming pride month. meanwhile in san francisco, some are getting e ready to set up the pink triangle on the
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face of twin peaks. but organizers say they need some help. the symbol has been reclaimed by the community after it was first used by the nazis to identify gay men. organizers are asking for more volunteers to help out ahead of the ceremony, which is coming up on june 17. you can find a link to sign up on our website kpix.com. well when we come back, president biden is back in washington tonight
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barbara lee was back in oakland today as a part of her just majority national bus tour calling for more justices to be added to the u.s. supreme court. she says that's necessary to also import ethics, corruption codes, term limits. and to open an investigation into the justices that she disagrees with. >> not to mention the very blatant corruption driven by corporate influence. these extreme justices are protecting the wealthy, special owner. not the people of the country. >> barbara lee is running for dianne feinstein's senate seat in next year's election. meanwhile back in washington, negotiations in tween the republicans and the president to try to get a deal done on
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the debt ceiling. if they don't, there is big trouble ahead. william reports on something you stand here tonight. >> reporter: house speaker kevin mccarthy emerged from his office after what he said was a productive phone call with president biden. >> the agree would something they clearly understood what they were talking about and what they're talking about. >> reporter: biden called mccarthy from air force one en route to washington from the g7 seven summit in japan. cutting short the overseas trip to address the crisis. mccarthy welcomed the chance to reengage face to face. the president said he has addressed deficit concerns at the heart of the stalemate. >> i've done my heart. we put forward a proposal to cut spending by more than a trillion dollars. on top of the nearly $3 trillion in debt and reduction than i previously proposed is a combination of spending cuts and new revenue. >> reporter: the house republicans want spending cuts beyond what biden has proposed.
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two others on unspent covid relief funds and imposed requirements for medicaid and food stamp recipients. >> i believe if you're an able body man, you ought to be working. >> reporter: the treasury secretary janet yellen says the deadline is june 1. but some they suggested that the could end in june. >> the odds of it reaching june 15, while being able to pay all of her bills is quite low. >> reporter: some democrats have urged biden to avoid default even if congress does not raise the debt ceiling by invoking the 14th amendment. which states the nation's debt should not be questioned. >> look, my view is the president should use all legal options out there. i think that's a legal option. >> and president biden says he thinks he has the authority to use the 14th amendment. he also says he is not sure if that is the right move because it will get tied up in the courts. you can stay up to date with negotiations on the kpix app, which will give you 24/7
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♪[ music ] ♪ little more beta breakers before we wrap up tonight. the creative and fun costumes are always outdoing themselves each year. with all the fun it's easy to forget runners take this seriously. they're competing. and here are your 2023 beta breakers champions. colin benny won the men's top spot. and sarah anderson took first place among the women. oh, that's ryan yamamoto. [ laughter ] >> i'm going he looks familiar. it's ryan yamamoto here with his wife at the starting line. i don't know how long it took him to finish, but he was in
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there among the throngs. it looks like they had a lot of fun time. >> ryan and suzanne looked great. >> he was determined to finish. we're looking forward to hearing stories from hi wake up, achievers. you're making the most of every hour of your life. except the hours that you're sleeping. my circadian ris yo circadian ! it's not a competition. so, it is a competition. of course. save 50% on the sleep number limited edition smart bed. plus, special financing. only at sleep number.
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all over the place today, but w will start 2.5 miles from our kpix 5 studios. that is where the giants finished up their 5-1 homestand! it was an in gam wedding. miami leading, 1-0, bottom of the second. patrick bailey it's his first career home run! mom, wife, baby all excited. to the bottom of the third now tied at two. j.d. davis launches one 433 feet to center field! a two-run blast gave san francisco the lead. tied again and mitch henegar with a single to right. davis gives the giants back the lead! the bottom of the eighth. 6-4. another rookie, casey schmitt brings in haniger. giants win
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