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this is cbs news bay area . >> big news in law enforcement in the bay area, the antioch police chief calling it quits, reaction into this surprise announcement, what is next for the embattled police department. a drop from homeowner insurance but is not from fire risk, what a menlo park family is left to do now and could happen to you? just one ticket won the big jackpot, but bay area folks have a little bit of a cleanup from the powerball cash, we will let you know what that is. thank you for joining us.
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we are starting in antioch with the sudden announcement from the police chief, steven ford is stepping down, we know the police department is under a lot of scrutiny right now, and anne makovec has been following this story and another big development. >> reporter: he has been chief for less than a year and is already planning on stepping down. he was a part of this texting scandal , and over the phone, he said this was a difficult decision for him and his family but he does feel like he has made progress in the draw. in a statement, he said he was grateful for the opportunity to serve and his last day will be august 11. the antioch police department is being investigated by the fbi. the feds uncovered dozens of racist and homophobic text messages allegedly sent back and forth between officers for years. nearly half of the officers in the department have been put on leave. at the same time, we have learned that
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chief ford is expected in court this week to testify about the scandal , ford was subpoenaed by the criminal defense attorneys who say the department violated the racial justice act . at several other antioch police officers were subpoenaed but at least five are fighting it, saying they have industrial injuries and cannot show up to court. the city has also been hit with a federal lawsuit for violating people's civil rights. so, a lot of drama here, what happens next? it is the city manager's job to appoint a chief, the problem is, the city manager just resigned, his last day was friday. the acting city manager could make the call but the council have to iron out the details. the naacp is calling on city leaders to include them in the process. >> nobody likes to be called guerrillas or anything like that, and it is the city's leadership job to bring the community together and show transparency and community building.
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>> reporter: the council is going to discuss the search when they meet on tuesday and we also reached out to the mayor, of course lamar thorpe , he said he does not want to do an interview because he has not yet spoken to the chief himself. >> and people are wondering what is next. >> reporter: it has been a lot of trouble for them, so hopefully somebody can come in and heal what has been an extremely gaping wound. back in april, chief ford said he wanted to see the department through, and we had a one-on-one interview, listen to what he said back then. >> this doesn't have to be your battle, you can walk away. >> i could walk away now, but i choose to stay. you know? i'm committed to the organization, i'm committed to the profession, i feel that everything, all the experiences, all the opportunities throughout my career , i feel that they have all culminated into this moment. and i don't believe
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anything happens by chance. this was supposed to be . >> that was april, what changed? we know that is the number one question for all of you watching today, we will be asking that question following this story, and of course what comes next for the people of antioch and your police department. we will keep you updated on air and on our website. the other big story around the bay, a deadly crash to report in san jose, we have new details. an suv hit a sedan at capital expressway around 1:00 this morning, the two men in the sedan were ejected, one died at the hospital, the other is in critical condition. witnesses say the suv ran the red light, they stayed on the scene and was arrested for felony dui. chp and vista getting another shooting in oakland, this time in the westbound lanes just after grand avenue. thankfully in this case, nobody got hurt. but, police shut
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down traffic for about 30 minutes while they investigated, so far no arrests. a car went into a school building in san jose today. a hazmat situation seen from our chopper over the scene , we are working to get more details on this hazmat situation and whether there were any injuries. right now obviously you can see the police tape and the investigation. a lot of people have been losing their home insurance because of fire risk but, the fire risk is not the only reason some insurance companies are canceling. last week we introduced you to a couple of various estates in napa county, many of whom have lost their insurance because of the high fire danger level. a viewer saw one of our stories about that situation and said we've got a situation of our own, so we found their insurance was also dropped for an entirely different reason. wilson walker has the story
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from menlo park. >> we fell in love with the redwoods when we drove up, we had our 2-year-old son, he was asleep, so we made an offer and they turned it down. >> reporter: it was 1995 when they found their way into this home, in which they would raise their family, 28 years here now, and suddenly a surprise in the mail. >> definitely caught me by surprise. >> reporter: it was a notice of nonrenewal for their homeowner insurance because the home is too old. >> the age of this property is no longer within the underwriters guidelines. >> reporter: the home is not considered to be a high fire risk , they have upgraded just about everything from the doors and the windows to the landscaping and the roof , and this is one of the younger homes in the neighborhood built in the mid 60s. >> it is what, 58 years old? you can go down the street here and about four houses, on the
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left-hand side, you can see some older houses. >> reporter: he asked his provider what is considered old. >> any house built before 1970, they are rejecting out right. >> i think what we are seeing is insurance companies reacting to a lot of different forces, they are reacting to climate change, they are reacting to all the technology that is giving them a much more vivid view of the homes that they have been insuring. >> reporter: and he is with united policyholders, she says the industry is getting more cautious about which homes to ensure and letters like this one are becoming more common. >> before the last year or so, i would have said to that homeowner , don't worry about it, you will find another insurance company that is going to take you. but today, the options just keep shrinking. so, it's tough out there. >> i'm just shopping around, just getting a bunch of quotes
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right now. >> reporter: he is finding options and not without outrageous prices, but he still can't understand how his perfectly normal home would suddenly lose coverage. >> this was a surprise because we don't have a fire hazard. >> having a policy dropped because of the age of the home is not unheard of, although more commonly associated in a place like san francisco where a home might be well over 100 years old, not 58. >> we want to tell your stories, insurers can nonrenewal for just about any reason, as long as they are not just terminating on the basis of gender or ethnicity. the only real requirement is that they provide you with 75 days notice to find another insurance carrier. there is a third big winner , in the powerball jackpot , the winning ticket sold in downtown los angeles at the
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minimarket, it was the only ticket to match all five of those numbers and of course the much-anticipated powerball. no word yet on who the winner is, but we know the store's owner also gets a win out of this, he is a father of four, he could use a boost. he is expected to get a payout of about $1 million. >> what will $1 million mean for you and your family? >> three players in the bay area also hit it big last night, matching five of the six numbers , one at this store in hayward, another one sold in san francisco. in santa clara, each of those tickets is worth about $500,000. only months left for an east bay horse racing track for the people who work there. >> i feel terrible for all the people and the workers on the backside, where are they going to go? >> you will will hear more
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office today and the office in santa cruz is closing tomorrow, if you already filed for assistance, your claim will not be affected but make sure you get there before they close. hundreds of workers at golden gate fields are scrambling to figure out what comes next after the race track announced they will permanently shut down this summer. lance ramirez talked to some of those workers. >> reporter: the bay area was once home to three major horseracing tracks but soon, the number will be down to zero when golden gate fields closes, but it's not just the racetrack that will disappear. there's an entire ecosystem here of people, of trainers and people who work in the stalls who will have no place to go. jackie said she was born into the stable life. >> this horse came from santa anita. >> reporter: for her, that means training thoroughbreds like this one, he is a five-time winner on the track. >> he has been on vacation for two weeks.
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>> reporter: but, her fortunes took a turn for the worst with the announcement that her home track will shut down at the end of the year. >> of the logistics of it all is just a little scary, a sudden six months, and your life is going to change completely. >> reporter: jackie and her husband steve both work at golden gate fields, the couple isn't sure what they will do or where they will go. and there are hundreds of others like them including many low-wage workers who not only work at the track but live in dorms or trailers near the stables. >> i feel terrible for all the people , and the workers on the backside, where are they going to go? >> reporter: golden gate fields opened in the 1940s but in recent years, it has been the target of animal rights protests, eight horses have died at the track this year including three racing deaths according to the california horseracing board. the group which owns the track says it is
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consolidating racing operations and the higher profile tracks in southern california, santa anita park and san luis raids downs , they will probably not make the move. >> the only ones that might have jobs at santa anita are the goldengate employees that work at the office, the rest of us are on our own. >> reporter: she said the industry is shrinking and much of that is caused by the rise of off-track betting. although, for her and steve, it has been a good run. >> as for what happens to the site , there will not be a redevelopment plan like we saw at baymeadows because of zoning restrictions, but, the mayor of berkeley said he's excited about the opportunities the site presents. new research from ucsf is getting a lot of insight as to why some people do not show symptoms when they get covid-19. if you are one of those, there is a name, it is super dodgers, covid super dodgers, they are more than
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twice as likely to carry a gene variation called hla b 15 . it helps the immune system spot covid quickly and target it. the researcher say about 10% of people in this study carry that mutation and they say this information can lead to better treatment. first alert weather, we are watching this wildfire in southwestern oregon, it is at 15,000 acres and it continues to blow smoke, we are seeing it real-time. paul heggen is here with more on air-quality advisors. >> tomorrow the air quality is going to be a little bit worse, and also the locally produced ozone at ground level. let's take a look outside, it is hazy. this is from mount diablo, that is the wildfire smoke , a lot of which is elevated in the atmosphere. the heat is also going to be a
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big story, heat advisory for many inland parts of the bay area tomorrow and saturday, it is also spare the air alert day on friday. temperatures will be back to average or slightly below by next week. the smoke in the atmosphere will be tough to shake because the wind is blowing parallel to the coast, taking the smoke from southern oregon and sending waves down to us. it's not going to be overly thick tomorrow, just a combination of wildfire smoke and locally produced ground-level ozone. we want it up in the atmosphere to protect us from ultraviolet radiation. that combination of wildfire smoke and ground-level ozone is likely to prompt another alert on saturday with air-quality reaching the unhealthy for sensitive groups category inland and east bay and in the santa clara valley and probably monday it'll be moderate. in terms of any fires getting started around here, it is certainly possible, we have hot temperatures and very dry
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vegetation, but we won't have any gusty offshore wind. the fire danger index will be peaking at about half way up the scale, maybe open even a little bit lower. tomorrow, a few more potential trouble spots especially in the mountains of parts of solano county and into contra costa county and alameda county. and in the same category once again for saturday, just continuing in this same vein with hot weather feeding into those usual hazards of wildfires and potential breathing issues. the fog is pretty compressed by the weight of the air on top of us. 80s and 90s inland with temperatures in the 60s and 70s around the bay. if you are heading out to the a's game this weekend, it is going to be really nice weather, around 70 degrees. temperatures backing down into the 60s the rest of the day. some fog but it's not
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going to be widespread, again, a compressed marine layer and the fog should dissipate quickly allowing temperatures to rapidly warm-up. we will start off in the mid to upper 50s, hies tomorrow are going to be well above average inland, to a few degrees above average around the bay. mostly 70s with the hottest spots topping 100 degrees. that is where we have the heat advisory. upper 70s in oakland and everybody will be back down to normal temperatures monday through thursday, and sunday is the transition day on the downward slope of the temperature world coaster but the alert days highlighted tomorrow with that heat advisory. okay, thank you so much. usually summer is peak time to go on vacation and get a rental coming up, why some hotspots in the bay area are still open to fill up their calendars. remember, you can watch us anytime, anywhere, we made it
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of what it was pre-pandemic levels, but international travel is now at 93%. the second thing that people look at is hotel occupancy rates. before the pandemic, 85% of our city's hotel rooms were constantly booked but right now, they are down by about 20%, they are at 65% and the rest are empty. it's not only hotels, airbnb hosts are also feeling the pinch. we talked to some who are still waiting but some are booking calendars to fill up. >> reporter: 13 years ago, catherine bloom was looking for a way to make extra money when she stumbled on a craigslist ad for a little-known startup called airbnb. it was so new that when she signed up, she was only the 36 host in san francisco. >> having this extra stream of income just as a cushion really helps, it has been a real godsend in fact. >> reporter: even though times were tough during the pandemic, last year people started to return, with more reservations
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than she could ever handle. >> here is july 2022 and august, look how busy august was pre-september was good, october was good, november. >> reporter: but these days, her home which she affectionately calls the nest is empty. >> and here we are, july, 2023 , august, september, october, november. >> reporter: the few people who inquire are hesitant to book because of safety concerns. >> people are saying it is a terrible place and there is crime everywhere. that unfortunately had an impact of people coming to visit. >> san francisco, the city is in steep decline because of crime and homelessness. >> as the city faces a barrage of bad news, some hosts say it is having a direct hit on their bottom line. >> this is the end of july and august, right here. >> reporter: keith freeman is
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the owner of host well, a company that manages more than 40 short-term rentals in san francisco. last year he had over 96% occupancy. these days, he is lucky to get half of that. he says the number one question among his guests is san francisco safe? >> i cannot blame the press for stating what is true because it is true, but i do feel they are unfairly picking on san francisco. >> reporter: according to sf travel the decline could be a result of several factors including a sharp drop in asian and business tourism, not to mention the wave of travelers picking up for lost time after the pandemic. the good news, visitor volume is expected to exceed 2019 levels by 2025. but, that might be too late for hosts like catherine who may have to move if things do not turn around. >> this is home, so to have to , you know, at this stage of
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welcome back, today we know fans around the world are remembering bruce lee on the 50th anniversary of his tragic death, and in chinatown where he was born, there is a new mural to celebrate, and this is the beautiful unveiling. the mural is there to promote season three of warrior which was the season inspired by his writings. his daughter was on hand for the recent unveiling, and the mural will be featured as a stop in an augmented reality of a walking tour of chinatown. how cool is that. 50 years, isn't that crazy? ♪ ♪ >> norah: tonight, our new reporting on the suspected gilgo beach serial killer, as the search for more victims expands to at least forgo states. plus, cbs news h l
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