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anne makovec explains that the dueling plans have neighbors snapping at each other and anne, it's amazing how passionate both sides get over this. >> reporter: oakland isn't a dog-friendly city. there are only five dog parks in the city and compare that to san francisco's 17 dog parks. so dog advocates have long been trying to get a dog park especially in the citycenter. behind me here is astro park here in oakland. it is at lakeshore and mcarthur boulevard and they are proposing a half acre fenced-in dog park here. right now as you can see from the sign here, no dogs are allowed in the park and that is a similar theme throughout several city parks. they have been working on the plan for 10 years, this fenced- in dog park. the commission gave preliminary approval for it in december but a lot of neighbors got upset about it. they were concerned that this green area was going to turn sort of brown and obviously have more commotion, noise. they are concerned that it would ruin the neighborhood so those neighbors came one their own plan coming up with a dog park at the old police horse stable
anne makovec explains that the dueling plans have neighbors snapping at each other and anne, it's amazing how passionate both sides get over this. >> reporter: oakland isn't a dog-friendly city. there are only five dog parks in the city and compare that to san francisco's 17 dog parks. so dog advocates have long been trying to get a dog park especially in the citycenter. behind me here is astro park here in oakland. it is at lakeshore and mcarthur boulevard and they are proposing a half...
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anne makovec with the very latest at sfo.ou. >>> a woman whose final destination would have been sacramento is in jail in philadelphia this morning. she is from roseville. she was arrested after arriving on a plane from london. she is accused of threatening the flight crew and the passengers there. investigators say the woman said she would blow up the plane. >>> a high-speed chase in the east bay with the police is over and the two men are now behind bars. kristy seifkin explains how the incident ended. >> reporter: about 7:45 police saw a car with a license plate that matched that of two men who were wanted for murder of a man in grand junction, colorado, and also the murder of two individuals here in the bay area. they attempted to pull that driver over. he didn't stop and he continued and a multiple freeway chase began. the driver got on the 880 freeway, continued through fremont and then hayward, san leandro and oakland. multiple agencies were involved in the pursuit. and then that car merged on eastbound 980 then eastbo
anne makovec with the very latest at sfo.ou. >>> a woman whose final destination would have been sacramento is in jail in philadelphia this morning. she is from roseville. she was arrested after arriving on a plane from london. she is accused of threatening the flight crew and the passengers there. investigators say the woman said she would blow up the plane. >>> a high-speed chase in the east bay with the police is over and the two men are now behind bars. kristy seifkin...
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anne makovec is in san francisco where the chief is not giving up.e had a tough crowd. >> reporter: he really did. a lot of emotions expressed here in the bayview last night. in fact, the police chief left early promising more meetings in the future but just didn't like the format and how things were going last night. here's footage of him being shouted down. [ screaming ] >> reporter: chief greg suhr leftnot long after that happened. he did try several times to answer people's questions but a lot of residents were there to vent. the meeting was in response it a police shooting in the neighborhood last weekend that started as officers approached a 19-year-old for fare evasion on the bus. he took off. police say he was shooting at them as he ran and they shot him. he died soon after. here is his picture. kenneth harding is a parolee from seattle wanted for questioning in a shooting death up there. but a lot of people who came to the meeting last night said it wasn't about hardin per se, it was more about bad relations with the community for years, the
anne makovec is in san francisco where the chief is not giving up.e had a tough crowd. >> reporter: he really did. a lot of emotions expressed here in the bayview last night. in fact, the police chief left early promising more meetings in the future but just didn't like the format and how things were going last night. here's footage of him being shouted down. [ screaming ] >> reporter: chief greg suhr leftnot long after that happened. he did try several times to answer people's...
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anne makovec on what happened in court today. anne. >> reporter: well, his lawyer wanted his bail reduced to $2 million. and the judge said no way citing public safety concerns for local businesses. so mark lugo is still in jail here in san francisco this afternoon. this is footage from the courtroom this morning when mark lugo pleaded not guilty. the judge won't let us show lugo but according to police we have already seen him in this surveillance video walking out of the weinstein gallery in union square on july 5. a picasso sketch under his arm. that's the crime he is charged with today. his lawyer wanted his bail reduced from $5 million. the judge said no and his attorney admitted it was a moot point. >> we cannot post bail in california because he has a hold from back east. were he to post bail he would go into custody back east. >> reporter: once he was caught here, police searched his apartment in hoboken, new jersey. they say they found 11 stolen art works including this picasso stolen from an art gallery in new york last
anne makovec on what happened in court today. anne. >> reporter: well, his lawyer wanted his bail reduced to $2 million. and the judge said no way citing public safety concerns for local businesses. so mark lugo is still in jail here in san francisco this afternoon. this is footage from the courtroom this morning when mark lugo pleaded not guilty. the judge won't let us show lugo but according to police we have already seen him in this surveillance video walking out of the weinstein...
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anne makovec is on scene. anne..this fire wasn't easy to get to. >>> a firefighter had minor injuries from battling a fire at a building in oakland. anne makovec is on the scene. it wasn't easy to get to, right? >> reporter: i'm sorry. we have a very loud motorcycle coming past. >> i said the fire was tough to get to right? >> reporter: it was. that was the problem. you can see that from this building here. you can see the fence outside, barbed wire on top. there were several doors that were locked that firefighters in to get through. they said it was a real challenge to get into this warehouse and that is how one of the firefighters injured his hand. they had to force open windows and break some of the locks on doors to get in. when it they finally got in, there was a small fire in the back corner in a mechanical room of the building. there was a lot of machinery in there, compressor, things like that. that is why firefighters think that this whole fire caused about $70,000 worth of damage. it's not intention
anne makovec is on scene. anne..this fire wasn't easy to get to. >>> a firefighter had minor injuries from battling a fire at a building in oakland. anne makovec is on the scene. it wasn't easy to get to, right? >> reporter: i'm sorry. we have a very loud motorcycle coming past. >> i said the fire was tough to get to right? >> reporter: it was. that was the problem. you can see that from this building here. you can see the fence outside, barbed wire on top. there were...
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but as anne makovec shows us: some >>> buy anything this weekend? check your receipt. you probably paid less in sales tax. as anne makovec shows us, some shoppers see this as a prime time to buy big. >> seems like a good day to shop for a car. >> why? >> we heard that the sales tax dropped. >> reporter: he is right by 1% on july 1st making this the first weekend to take advantage of the savings. >> it is 1% on a whole bunch that you know you're going to save some money. >> reporter: and many people didn't even know it. >> it is a pretty nice surprise. came at the right time. >> reporter: last week california sales tax was 8.52%. today it is 7.52%. factoring city and county taxes now between 7.25 and 9.75% depending on where you shop. the down side, it is driving the state further into debt losing out on $5 billion this fiscal year alone. >> it is not what you have but it is how you manage what you have. and if you look historically over the years the state has been a very poor manager. >> reporter: but this shopper just might be. >> 1% is not an incentive for me enough
but as anne makovec shows us: some >>> buy anything this weekend? check your receipt. you probably paid less in sales tax. as anne makovec shows us, some shoppers see this as a prime time to buy big. >> seems like a good day to shop for a car. >> why? >> we heard that the sales tax dropped. >> reporter: he is right by 1% on july 1st making this the first weekend to take advantage of the savings. >> it is 1% on a whole bunch that you know you're going to...
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anne makovec in larkspur. marin county with why the strike has suddenly been called off. she has more. good morning. >> reporter: i just got off the phone with the union spokesman who says, they were thinking about striking so they wanted to let the public know that they were thinking about striking so the public wasn't surprised. then the golden gate bridge district decided to go ahead and call off the service because they didn't want people to be surprised either. so there is confusion between the union and the district, no surprise. we heard of these contract negotiations getting out of control before. in this case it was going to end up in a one-day strike here for golden gate ferry service between larkspur where i'm standing, san francisco, and sausalito all ferry service was going to be cancelled for the day. this morning it turns out that workers showed up for work. so there will be no disruption in service today. certainly a lot of confusion. i spoke with one passenger who was arriving, he actually had not heard about the strikes. so lucky for him he was wondering
anne makovec in larkspur. marin county with why the strike has suddenly been called off. she has more. good morning. >> reporter: i just got off the phone with the union spokesman who says, they were thinking about striking so they wanted to let the public know that they were thinking about striking so the public wasn't surprised. then the golden gate bridge district decided to go ahead and call off the service because they didn't want people to be surprised either. so there is confusion...
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anne makovec is in oakland to explain what is going on. good morning, anne. >> reporter: the first of 30 new security cameras was installed yesterday on this restaurant along international boulevard to deter criminals and help solve crimes after they are committed. and there is a reason that the first one was put here on this restaurant. this effort was inspired by the murder of this man, jesus chuy campos. he owned the restaurant on the corner otiz. he was a fixture and was shot on the morning of april 8. his murderer is on the loose. there was actually a security camera six doors down at the time that could have caught the shooter running away. unfortunately it was pointing the other direction so these new cameras are a major improvement. >> you think it will make you feel safer? >> i think. i think it will be more safety for everybody. >> i think wherever they have cameras, people feel safer. >> reporter: so we are going to see 17 being put up over the next few weeks here on international boulevard and 13 more will be installed above foo
anne makovec is in oakland to explain what is going on. good morning, anne. >> reporter: the first of 30 new security cameras was installed yesterday on this restaurant along international boulevard to deter criminals and help solve crimes after they are committed. and there is a reason that the first one was put here on this restaurant. this effort was inspired by the murder of this man, jesus chuy campos. he owned the restaurant on the corner otiz. he was a fixture and was shot on the...
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anne makovec joins us with more. >> reporter: good morning. the ticket agents contract expired at midnight and today begins a one-day strike meaning ferries like the one here behind me not going to be running between larkspur, san francisco and sausalito. the ticket agents are represented by the inland boatsman union. they are upset at the ferry division plan to replace them with automated ticket-selling machines. the union says seven full- timers and four part-timers will lose their job. the bridge district says it's one way to close an $89 million- dollar budget shortfall but it's catching passengers by surprise. >> i did not know that. >> reporter: what are you going to do? >> take the bus. >> also, we'll be sending buses through the larkspur ferry terminal sort of as sweep bus that can take people down to the golden gate bridge toll plaza where they can connect with other buses on our system. >> we are just not ticket agents who sell tickets but, you know, today people are asking me where other ferries were, where businesses were how to ge
anne makovec joins us with more. >> reporter: good morning. the ticket agents contract expired at midnight and today begins a one-day strike meaning ferries like the one here behind me not going to be running between larkspur, san francisco and sausalito. the ticket agents are represented by the inland boatsman union. they are upset at the ferry division plan to replace them with automated ticket-selling machines. the union says seven full- timers and four part-timers will lose their job....
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anne makovec is in fairfield. she just learned that the police will be holding a press conference in just a few minutes. she joins us now with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we are waiting for the tests of those air quality results to come in later on this morning. the concern is that we had a bunch of plastic burning here last night and that caused petroleum to melt and that has chemicals in it that got into the air. the macro plastics plant behind me, you can see a big fields of ash now because about five acres worth of plastic bins were burning here last night. if you move to the left, you can see the impact plastic bins. these are the things that burned here. it was all in an outside storage area. no actual buildings caught on fire. when you look at this video, it looks like there's a two-story building on fire. it's really just stacked-up plastic crates, though. the fire broke out around 1:00 yesterday afternoon near travis air force base and the smoke could be seen for 50 miles away, as far a
anne makovec is in fairfield. she just learned that the police will be holding a press conference in just a few minutes. she joins us now with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we are waiting for the tests of those air quality results to come in later on this morning. the concern is that we had a bunch of plastic burning here last night and that caused petroleum to melt and that has chemicals in it that got into the air. the macro plastics plant behind me, you can see a big...
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anne makovec is at sfo with pictures of the fight and she joins us now with more. anne, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the flight was delayed getting in here to sfo. it was supposed to land from miami at 11:45 and didn't land until 2 a.m. because of the drama in miami. these pictures are from one of the passengers on the plane. this is after the fight had already gone back to the terminal. according to passengers it started on the plane when two passengers were acting very strangely in the exit row. the pilot approached them, told them to get off. they did not want to get off the plane.a fight ensued. here's how one passenger described it. >> it's a scuffle that took place so about three or four of us went out there and tackled the guy. >> we were all really scared and we knew that these guys were really weird in the beginning and they shouldn't will be let on the plane because they were acting kind of funny and talking kind of weird and everything and they looked really, you know, different. and so it was pretty shocking that he punched the pilot. >> repo
anne makovec is at sfo with pictures of the fight and she joins us now with more. anne, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the flight was delayed getting in here to sfo. it was supposed to land from miami at 11:45 and didn't land until 2 a.m. because of the drama in miami. these pictures are from one of the passengers on the plane. this is after the fight had already gone back to the terminal. according to passengers it started on the plane when two passengers were acting very...
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i'm anne makovec. thanks for joining us. >> grace has the morning off. i'm frank mallicoat. time now, just turned 5:00. and it was a little cold this morning. we live in the same neck of the woods. >> a little chillier than we have seen it recently but, you know, relatively speaking. >> the big cooldown. >> not too cold. >> the cooldown has begun but it's relative. it will be cooler in spots. still hot in the valleys. 90s there. 70s in between in oakland and san francisco. only 60s at the coastline. we'll have more on that coming up. first let's check traffic with elizabeth. >> thanks, lawrence. pleasanton near the dublin interchange, westbound 580 so far so good. a little crowded as you approach the dublin interchange. but only about a 15-minute drive right now out of the altamont pass. we'll have more traffic in a bit. in the meantime, back to you guys. >> >>> search teams will be back at work this morning trying to find seven northern california men missing from the sunken fishing boat. many are from the bay area. the boat went down during a sudden storm early sunday morn
i'm anne makovec. thanks for joining us. >> grace has the morning off. i'm frank mallicoat. time now, just turned 5:00. and it was a little cold this morning. we live in the same neck of the woods. >> a little chillier than we have seen it recently but, you know, relatively speaking. >> the big cooldown. >> not too cold. >> the cooldown has begun but it's relative. it will be cooler in spots. still hot in the valleys. 90s there. 70s in between in oakland and san...
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anne makovec on the car wash today for the effort to raise money for her funeral and the trust for her son. >> she was happy and outgoing. she loved her son. i will tell you that much. >> she'll speaking about her best friend monica rodis who was found after having being set on fire. >> the human being who's out there did this. that should be alarming. >> police believe she was assault order killed some wrestle first. they don't know the motive and they have no suspects. >> a human being is dead. a human being was burned alive. as a bay area community, we need to be out rajon rajon -- outraged. >> she's from union city, a 22- year-old mother of a 2-year-old son. >> a beautiful baby. her baby is a large part of this fundraiser. the goal is to raise money for his future after they raise enough to pay for the funeral of his mother. >> this community may not have a lot of fun, but they're willing to donate five or ten dollars just to help out this family in deep, deep pain. >> she doesn't say much about the crime, just that there's one thing she wants. >> justice. long after the car wash,
anne makovec on the car wash today for the effort to raise money for her funeral and the trust for her son. >> she was happy and outgoing. she loved her son. i will tell you that much. >> she'll speaking about her best friend monica rodis who was found after having being set on fire. >> the human being who's out there did this. that should be alarming. >> police believe she was assault order killed some wrestle first. they don't know the motive and they have no suspects....
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anne makovec was there. >> she was very outgoing, happy. he loved her son, i'll tell you that much. >> reporter: she's speaking about her best friend who was found dead after being set on fire early thursday morning in oakland's rock ridge district. >> a human being that did this is out there, you know. that should be very alarming. >> reporter: police believe she was assaulted or even killed somewhere else first. they don't know the motive. they have no suspects. >> a human being is dead, and a human being was burned alive. as a bay area community, we need to be outraged. we cannot live in a society that's okay with this kind of violence against women. >> reporter: she's from union city, a 22-year-old mother of a 2-year-old son. >> one beautiful baby. one beautiful baby. >> reporter: and her baby is a large part of today's car wash fundraiser at this oakland ymca. the goal is to raise money for his future after they raise money to pay for his mother's funeral. >> they're willing to donate five or ten dollar just to help out this family in
anne makovec was there. >> she was very outgoing, happy. he loved her son, i'll tell you that much. >> reporter: she's speaking about her best friend who was found dead after being set on fire early thursday morning in oakland's rock ridge district. >> a human being that did this is out there, you know. that should be very alarming. >> reporter: police believe she was assaulted or even killed somewhere else first. they don't know the motive. they have no suspects....
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anne makovec is at the scene in fairfield. , why did it take so long to put out the fear. >> reporter: there were only three fire hydrants here in the area so firefighters did have trouble getting enough water here to the scene. but the main problem is what was burning. it was these plastic crates and it just kind of erupted almost like a tire fire would. you can see the scene here behind me this chain-link fence was melted because it was just burning so hot yesterday afternoon. and if you look a little to the left you can see those plastic crates there. that is what was burning. they were stacked about two stories high. and that's why there was a real concern for air quality yesterday because of the chemicals involved in these sorts of plastic crates. the fire broke out at around 1:00 yesterday afternoon here at macro plastics in fairfield. it's very close to travis air force base and as you can see in this video it was huge thick, black smoke could be seen for more than 50 miles away. the fire was fueled by these plastic prod
anne makovec is at the scene in fairfield. , why did it take so long to put out the fear. >> reporter: there were only three fire hydrants here in the area so firefighters did have trouble getting enough water here to the scene. but the main problem is what was burning. it was these plastic crates and it just kind of erupted almost like a tire fire would. you can see the scene here behind me this chain-link fence was melted because it was just burning so hot yesterday afternoon. and if...
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anne makovec shows us big shoppers are taking advantage. >> seems like a big day to shop for a car. we heard the taxes dropped. >> reporter: he's right. by 1% on july 1st, making this the first weekend to take advantage of the saving. >> it's 1% on a whole bunch, so you know you're going to save money. >> reporter: many people didn't know it. >> it's a nice surprise. came at the right time. >> reporter: last week it was -- and factoring city and county taxes, it's between 7.25 and 7.95% depending on where you shop. the down side, it's driving the state further into debt, losing out on $5 billion this fiscal year alone. >> it's not what you have. it's how you manage what you have. if you look historically, the state has been a very poor manager. >> reporter: but this shopper might be. >> 1% is not an incentive to go two, three, four hundred dollarss in debt. >> reporter: if you need to buy it, it's not a bad idea. >> i bought a coke with the $2 i saved. >> reporter: sales people are keeping their fingers crossed. >> hopefully it drives people to come back in. it draws our economy up.
anne makovec shows us big shoppers are taking advantage. >> seems like a big day to shop for a car. we heard the taxes dropped. >> reporter: he's right. by 1% on july 1st, making this the first weekend to take advantage of the saving. >> it's 1% on a whole bunch, so you know you're going to save money. >> reporter: many people didn't know it. >> it's a nice surprise. came at the right time. >> reporter: last week it was -- and factoring city and county taxes,...
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anne makovec though is in walnut creek, that's where one of the teens is in critical condition. good morning, anne. >> reporter: good morning. the good news is that all three teens were recovered. but one of them in bad shape, critical condition here, a 17- year-old girl. she was flown here to john muir hospital. all three teenagers were from marin county and check out this video of them being rescued yesterday evening. these pictures from chopper 5 even the rescuers as you can see there having a tough time with the heavy surf. this is near tennessee cove. they are hoisting a 17-year-old girl on a chp helicopter. she and two friends have been hanging out at the beach and didn't realize the tide was coming in. so this ended up stranded behind a rock. and they could not get back to the main beach when those waves started pounding. all three of them, two broke free and witnesses ran to help. >> she was too exhausted. she couldn't say anything. we just pulled her out and what we did we just took all our clothes and towels and just tried to warm her up as much as we can and we just ra
anne makovec though is in walnut creek, that's where one of the teens is in critical condition. good morning, anne. >> reporter: good morning. the good news is that all three teens were recovered. but one of them in bad shape, critical condition here, a 17- year-old girl. she was flown here to john muir hospital. all three teenagers were from marin county and check out this video of them being rescued yesterday evening. these pictures from chopper 5 even the rescuers as you can see there...
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anne makovec reports live from san francisco. police are prepared for angry reaction. has it gotten heated so far? >> reporter: well, the protests here are much smaller than last time there was an increase of tuition. you can see some small groups here. but police were certainly prepared. over there you can see some police barricades lined up ready for the regents' decision, which hasn't come in yet. [ yelling ] >> reporter: a handful of protestors wearing costumes of cartoon characters saying the government seems to care more about corporations than colleges. >> i'm here today to defend public education for all california students. >> reporter: the regents are voting on a 9.6% tuition increase this fall on top of an 8% boost already approved bringing undergrad tuition to more than $12,000 a year. and that's without room, board or books. >> why are students being stripped down by heavy student loans, huge class sizes. many of us have to stay in school for longer than necessary because we can't get the classes needed to finish. >> reporter: the regents say they have no
anne makovec reports live from san francisco. police are prepared for angry reaction. has it gotten heated so far? >> reporter: well, the protests here are much smaller than last time there was an increase of tuition. you can see some small groups here. but police were certainly prepared. over there you can see some police barricades lined up ready for the regents' decision, which hasn't come in yet. [ yelling ] >> reporter: a handful of protestors wearing costumes of cartoon...
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i got a home. >> sold. >> reporter: in oakland, anne makovec, cbs5 >>> she loves animal but one pest has got to go. one woman's crusade to protect property as well as preventing injury to people who are enjoying the outdoors. i know you're worried about making your savings last and having enough income when you retire. that's why i'm here -- to help come up with a plan and get you on the right path. i have more than a thousand fidelity experts working with me so that i can work one-on-one with you. it's your green line. but i'll be there every step of the way. call or come in and talk with us today. ♪ i want to sell more tea cups. ♪ i need help selling bread. ♪ i want to sell more crabs. [ male announcer ] you know where you want to take your business. i want to design more buildings. [ male announcer ] in here, small business solutions from at&t can get you there. starting with the at&t all for less package -- just $70 per month, voice plus broadband. it's the at&t network. helping you do what you do... even better. destroying the very ground beneath your feet. but san sco is fighti
i got a home. >> sold. >> reporter: in oakland, anne makovec, cbs5 >>> she loves animal but one pest has got to go. one woman's crusade to protect property as well as preventing injury to people who are enjoying the outdoors. i know you're worried about making your savings last and having enough income when you retire. that's why i'm here -- to help come up with a plan and get you on the right path. i have more than a thousand fidelity experts working with me so that i can...
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anne makovec has the story. >> reporter: among the fast talking auctioneers and investors buying in bulk there are people like beverly. >> today i purchased a home. >> reporter: she saw this foreclosed property in antioch online. it is a fixer upper but instantly -- >> fell in love with the house. >> reporter: she had been living with her son for the past two years. >> everything was out of my price range. >> reporter: the auction said it was once valued at $219,000. she paid $115,000 cash. >> i have been saving a long time. don't buy unnecessary items. >> reporter: all of the homes were available for viewing before today's auction. now, this home here in richmond was once valued according to auctions.com at $324,000. today's starting bid was $25,000. it sold for $62,000. the buyer also has to pay tens of thousands of dollars in closing costs depending on the property. and there are plenty to choose from. in california one out of 51 homes receive ad foreclosure notice over the past six months. that is over 263,000 homes. >> the banks will lose an arm. they don't want to lose a leg in thi
anne makovec has the story. >> reporter: among the fast talking auctioneers and investors buying in bulk there are people like beverly. >> today i purchased a home. >> reporter: she saw this foreclosed property in antioch online. it is a fixer upper but instantly -- >> fell in love with the house. >> reporter: she had been living with her son for the past two years. >> everything was out of my price range. >> reporter: the auction said it was once...
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anne makovec is in downtown san francisco with a discount for diners. you can't get much for a dollar these days. you can really get a whole lunch? >> reporter: yes. this afternoon you can up until 2 p.m. the website living social has already sold 13,500 of these deals. that means their website is actually running quite slowly right now and you can see the line is moving slowly, as well. it is a scene that you can see repeated at dozen of san francisco restaurants today. >> can't beat it, a dollar for lunch today. >> reporter: as long as you're willing to put up with long lines, more than 100 restaurants in san francisco are participating in a marketing blitz offering up to 10, even $20 worth of food for a dollar. >> i bought five of the deals. so this is my second place i'm doing right now. then i'm going to a few more later. >> reporter: why are you doing this? >> i can get food for two or three days for five bucks. >> reporter: it's part of living social's rollout of instant deals another on a long list of daily deals sites trying to capitalize on th
anne makovec is in downtown san francisco with a discount for diners. you can't get much for a dollar these days. you can really get a whole lunch? >> reporter: yes. this afternoon you can up until 2 p.m. the website living social has already sold 13,500 of these deals. that means their website is actually running quite slowly right now and you can see the line is moving slowly, as well. it is a scene that you can see repeated at dozen of san francisco restaurants today. >> can't...
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our anne makovec is in the newsroom with how the police chief plans to deal with the growing community backlash. anne. >> reporter: the first step is a community meeting which is going to be held tonight. last night, 35 people were arrested in these protests. take a look at our own crew getting attacked yesterday evening. our cbs 5 photographer was attacked while interviewing one of the protestors as you can see there. and somebody comes up from behind right there... knocked down camera out of his hands. luckily, the police were able to arrest a suspect in that case. all told, 35 people were arrested after a crowd before 150 marched from dollars park ending up near union square. along the way reports of people throwing smoke bombs, paint and a hammer. several windows were broken along the route as well. there were disruptions to traffic, muni service and bart. all of this in response to the police shooting of a 19-year- old man on saturday kenneth wade harding who was riding a bus in the bayview. police got on to check people's tickets and harding took off. you're looking at some youtu
our anne makovec is in the newsroom with how the police chief plans to deal with the growing community backlash. anne. >> reporter: the first step is a community meeting which is going to be held tonight. last night, 35 people were arrested in these protests. take a look at our own crew getting attacked yesterday evening. our cbs 5 photographer was attacked while interviewing one of the protestors as you can see there. and somebody comes up from behind right there... knocked down camera...
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anne makovec is following the story at sfo. anne, we understand there can now be federal charges filed, is that right? >> reporter: it is against federal law to attack any member of a flight crew. and i just got off the phone with american airlines. they confirm that the fbi is now investigating and that could mean federal charges. >> these guys, they just went berserk and it was -- it was awful. >> reporter: an awful start to a flight from miami to sfo overnight. >> we knew that these guys were really weird in the beginning and they shouldn't have been let on the plane because they were acting funny. >> reporter: jonathan and louis baez brothers from florida under arrest accused of aggressive battery against the captain. here's a photo of the fight taken by another passenger who says it all started with the flight attendant trying to get jonathan baez to buckle up. >> kind of leaning across a couple seats and really incoherent. >> reporter: the pilot ordered him off. it seemed like both brothers were going to and one of them st
anne makovec is following the story at sfo. anne, we understand there can now be federal charges filed, is that right? >> reporter: it is against federal law to attack any member of a flight crew. and i just got off the phone with american airlines. they confirm that the fbi is now investigating and that could mean federal charges. >> these guys, they just went berserk and it was -- it was awful. >> reporter: an awful start to a flight from miami to sfo overnight. >> we...
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i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm anne makovec. new details in the fishing boat accident that left one man dead and several missing in mexico. >>> the boat went down in a storm sunday in mexico's search cortez south of san felipe. the boat was ordered to skip the trip, one person saying the mexican police said could the captain not to leave because of the upcoming storm. a c-130 is heading to mexico from sacramento to assist in the search. this is the second help in the search. >>> there are a total of seven missing men from the boat. four are pictured here. russell >>> a berkeley man is one of the survivors of the boating accident. gary wong was on the trip with his brother when the boat capsized. >> we paddled with our hands. we found a little icebox, a little ice chest. we used it for a paddle. the rest of us using hands that paddle all the way to shore. but we're in water over 14 hours. >> wong and eight other men health on a life ring until rescue. wong's brother brian is still missing this afternoon. the mexican navy says the
i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm anne makovec. new details in the fishing boat accident that left one man dead and several missing in mexico. >>> the boat went down in a storm sunday in mexico's search cortez south of san felipe. the boat was ordered to skip the trip, one person saying the mexican police said could the captain not to leave because of the upcoming storm. a c-130 is heading to mexico from sacramento to assist in the search. this is the second help in the search....
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our anne makovec is in san francisco where stow remains in the hospital. morning, anne. >> reporter: good morning. he is still in serious condition here at san francisco general. the positive news is that doctors say he has been able to blink his eyes and mouth his last name on command. in the meantime the case continues to unfold in los angeles. we are waiting for more information this morning. at last word though we heard that the lapd was bringing in witnesses to help identify their two new suspects. of course, bryan stow was beaten back on march 31 nearly to death after a game between the giants and the dodgers down in l.a. then in may, police named giovanni ramirez their prime suspect in this case. they seemed sure he had done this. that was after his parole agent noticed tatoos similar to a suspect description on his neck. well, ramirez has been in jail since then for a parole violation but never charged in the case stow beating. when asked about the news that ramirez could be cleared and two others detained, stow's family was guarded. >> no matter w
our anne makovec is in san francisco where stow remains in the hospital. morning, anne. >> reporter: good morning. he is still in serious condition here at san francisco general. the positive news is that doctors say he has been able to blink his eyes and mouth his last name on command. in the meantime the case continues to unfold in los angeles. we are waiting for more information this morning. at last word though we heard that the lapd was bringing in witnesses to help identify their...
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anne makovec is at san francisco with an update on stow's condition. good afternoon. >> reporter: he is still in serious condition here at sf general but some positive signs over the last 24 hours. he was attempting to make a thumbs-up sign according to doctors and also tried to mouth his last name. so while he continues to recover here at the hospital, the case unfolds down in los angeles. the latest that we heard last night was that two people had been arrested, two new suspects in this case. and this morning, we are hearing that a woman may also be detained. >> you can expect that something will happen within the next 48 hours since they are in custody. >> reporter: but as of yet, no word of official charges against the two people police are now blaming for the beating of bryan stow, the 42-year-old who has been in a coma since the incident at the giants season opener in l.a. in march. in may, police named giovanni ramirez as their prime suspect after his parole agent noticed tatoos similar to a suspect description. here's the comparison to the sket
anne makovec is at san francisco with an update on stow's condition. good afternoon. >> reporter: he is still in serious condition here at sf general but some positive signs over the last 24 hours. he was attempting to make a thumbs-up sign according to doctors and also tried to mouth his last name. so while he continues to recover here at the hospital, the case unfolds down in los angeles. the latest that we heard last night was that two people had been arrested, two new suspects in this...
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i have the police to protect me. >> reporter: in east palo alto, anne makovec, cbs 5. >> police tellople turned in 75 guns today. . >>> checking out bay area headlines san jose's police chief is reassuring the public that a partnership with federal immigration agents to coming bat gang violence will not result in a witch hunt for illegal immigrants. she showed up at a protest last night, by some concerned community leaders. and now they say the feds will be closely supervised. and san jose's murder rate is already twice what it was for all of last year. most of the killings blamed on gangs. >>> golden gate ferry riders won't be seeing ticket agents at larkspur and san francisco anymore. the bridge district is eliminating seven full-time positions. tickets will be available from vending machines installed months ago. special tickets to at&t park, on game days, will be sold by agents in larkspur at the ballpark and online. >>> a pledge belligerent pit bull had to be forcibly removed from a restaurant last night. the dog wandered into the fish king at 65th and international at 9:00. som
i have the police to protect me. >> reporter: in east palo alto, anne makovec, cbs 5. >> police tellople turned in 75 guns today. . >>> checking out bay area headlines san jose's police chief is reassuring the public that a partnership with federal immigration agents to coming bat gang violence will not result in a witch hunt for illegal immigrants. she showed up at a protest last night, by some concerned community leaders. and now they say the feds will be closely...
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and anne makovec got an earful at a town hall meeting in the east bay. >> well, it is very frustratingey're not being honest with the american people. >> until robin hood shows up, we have politicians trying to hammer out a deal. and the rest of us waiting for word. >> i'm going to be 62 in august. >> reporter: nervous about the effects on government programs. >> there is a lot of people living on social security and that's all they have. >> i feel as if all of our representatives in congress are essentially addicted to money. and they're not aware of the actual impact on real people of their positions. >> reporter: congressman pete stark held this town hall meeting in almeda to answer people's concerns, and share his own. >> i think people are jockeying for structure, stature, they want to be the ones who have written, including the president, the definitive answer to how we're going to solve these budget problems, and i don't think there is a definitive answer. >> reporter: even though there is a fair amount of cynicism out there, most people we spoke with were confident that some so
and anne makovec got an earful at a town hall meeting in the east bay. >> well, it is very frustratingey're not being honest with the american people. >> until robin hood shows up, we have politicians trying to hammer out a deal. and the rest of us waiting for word. >> i'm going to be 62 in august. >> reporter: nervous about the effects on government programs. >> there is a lot of people living on social security and that's all they have. >> i feel as if all...
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anne makovec on what's been a very confusing day for commuters. some showed up, they didn't know, then the boats went. >> reporter: yes. very confusing, but bottom line is everything is back to normal. in fact, it was never disrupted for the golden gate ferry service. everything is on schedule. but last night we were told there would be no service at all today. here's a look though at the first ferry going off as scheduled at 5:50 this morning from larkspur. the inland boatsman union sent out a press release yesterday saying they were going to strike. well, the bridge district responded by canceling all the ferry service. and two of those parties went back and forth. they are having a lot of contract disputes. this morning, workerred showed up for work after all. the union says it's not striking but it still might within the next five days. here's a spokesman for the golden gate bridge district. >> we just want to to say how unfortunate it is for our customers that the inland boat mans union felt it was right to call a strike and then call it off.
anne makovec on what's been a very confusing day for commuters. some showed up, they didn't know, then the boats went. >> reporter: yes. very confusing, but bottom line is everything is back to normal. in fact, it was never disrupted for the golden gate ferry service. everything is on schedule. but last night we were told there would be no service at all today. here's a look though at the first ferry going off as scheduled at 5:50 this morning from larkspur. the inland boatsman union sent...
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including the guard who made the mistake. >> reporter: in san francisco, anne makovec, cbs5 news. >> tomorrow is the day for the san francisco giants as the reigning world champions, they're scheduled to meet with president obama at the white house and also he will recognize the team for giving back to the community. the meeting takes place at 1:00 our time. ed lee is expected to attend. >>> the a's stage a very late rally against mariano rivera and if the giants' third base coach beats the throw home. should it count as two runs? that's tonight on sports. this year's post- season... the >>> a sneak preview perhaps? giants, the rubber game with the team they could face in this year's postseason brewers, mccovey cove. only this case they're giants fans, not parrot heads. keppinger singles to left field. madison bumgarner scores or will he? bumgarner is in there. game tied at 1. giants added another run in the 4th and then bumgarner just money. seven and two-thirds, only one run allowed. allowed two or fewer walks and he has no walks today. turn it over to that man, brian wilson. the 1
including the guard who made the mistake. >> reporter: in san francisco, anne makovec, cbs5 news. >> tomorrow is the day for the san francisco giants as the reigning world champions, they're scheduled to meet with president obama at the white house and also he will recognize the team for giving back to the community. the meeting takes place at 1:00 our time. ed lee is expected to attend. >>> the a's stage a very late rally against mariano rivera and if the giants' third...
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in fairfield, anne makovec, cbs 5. >>> and a developing story. we are just learning that the brother of a man shot and killed by san francisco police has been arrested in seattle in connection with a murder there. 21-year-old ondrell harding was arrested monday night in the beating death of a 50-year-old man over the weekend. he is the brother of 19-year- old kenneth harding, who died after being shot by police during a muni fare check in the bayview. police later determined harding may have shot himself. kenneth harding was a person of interest in a separate seattle murder. >>> early-morning police chase in oakland left a 19-year-old driver dead. officers say he may have been driving drunk. the man was thrown from his car when he crashed on the 29th avenue off-ramp from i-880. officers say he was not wearing a seatbelt. chp was trying to stop him after they saw his car weaving on international boulevard. the investigation had the off- ramp closed for about six hours. >>> less than an hour earlier, a 29-year-old man was shot while he and his fami
in fairfield, anne makovec, cbs 5. >>> and a developing story. we are just learning that the brother of a man shot and killed by san francisco police has been arrested in seattle in connection with a murder there. 21-year-old ondrell harding was arrested monday night in the beating death of a 50-year-old man over the weekend. he is the brother of 19-year- old kenneth harding, who died after being shot by police during a muni fare check in the bayview. police later determined harding...
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i have the police to protect me. >> reporter: in east palo alto, anne makovec, cbs 5. >> police tellus people turned in 75 guns today. >>> the contra costa county community district police chief met today and it is not to talk about the department or the problems in the community. charles gibson talked about his harrowing experience as a passenger on the fishing boat that sank off the coast of baja california. he described what happened after being knocked in the water without a life jacket. >> there's a lot of chaos. because it was pitch black. the ship went down. it was dark. there was a smell of diesel. the burning fuel on your body. not knowing where you were. >> this is search video from earlier this week. gibson says he watched the ship sink and described it as being like the titanic. 19 fishermen from california are among the survivors. seven others are still missing. the mexican navy is continuing its search. >>> the inspectors are examining the rollercoaster that an army veteran was riding before falling to his death. 29-year-old sergeant james hackermer was ejected from the
i have the police to protect me. >> reporter: in east palo alto, anne makovec, cbs 5. >> police tellus people turned in 75 guns today. >>> the contra costa county community district police chief met today and it is not to talk about the department or the problems in the community. charles gibson talked about his harrowing experience as a passenger on the fishing boat that sank off the coast of baja california. he described what happened after being knocked in the water...
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anne makovec shows us the hands on training without the risk. >> this is the future of the faa. >> reporter: from the days of waving flags and snow cover signals this $750,000 computer system is the new way of training air traffic controllers. this is a model of sfo from the tower with people playing pilots in the periphery they can get the real feel of the job without the risk involved. >> you can say stop and that in training an individual with live airplanes it gets busy especially for newer people. they become monitors rather than interrer active in the training process. >> reporter: right now this training facility only has simulations for sfo and oakland airports in but in the near future they are expanding to 11 other airports in northern california. the simulator can change the time interest day to night and the conditions from clear skies to san francisco fog. faa says working digitally in these conditions is accelerating air traffic controller training by up to 30%. >> we are really finding here is the success rate of the people that come into the tower simulators greatly improvin
anne makovec shows us the hands on training without the risk. >> this is the future of the faa. >> reporter: from the days of waving flags and snow cover signals this $750,000 computer system is the new way of training air traffic controllers. this is a model of sfo from the tower with people playing pilots in the periphery they can get the real feel of the job without the risk involved. >> you can say stop and that in training an individual with live airplanes it gets busy...
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and anne makovec says they had plenty to say. >> well, it is free frustrating. -- very frustrating. they're not being honest with the american people. >> until robin hood shows up, we have politicians trying to hammer out a deal, and the rest of us waiting for word. >> i'm going to be 62 in august. >> reporter: nervous about the effect on government programs. >> there is a lot of people living on social security and that's all they have. >> i feel as if all of our representatives in congress are essentially addicted to money. and they're not aware of the actual impact on real people of their positions. >> reporter: congressman pete stark held this town hall meet until almeda to -- in almeda to share his concerns and answer others. >> i think people are jockeying for stature, structure, and they are the ones who want to have written, including the president, the definitive answer as to how we're going to solve these budget problems and i don't think there is a definitive answer. >> reporter: even though there is a fair amount of cynicism out there, most people we spoke with were conf
and anne makovec says they had plenty to say. >> well, it is free frustrating. -- very frustrating. they're not being honest with the american people. >> until robin hood shows up, we have politicians trying to hammer out a deal, and the rest of us waiting for word. >> i'm going to be 62 in august. >> reporter: nervous about the effect on government programs. >> there is a lot of people living on social security and that's all they have. >> i feel as if all...
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. >> anne makovec talked to the man's mother, who is reflecting on his life. >> he didn't have much but whatever he had, he shared. >> reporter: that's the mother of paris powell, seen here as a child in oakland. he died this week at age 29, a man with a passion for helping the homeless. >> it was like his calling. they could be the stop him. >> reporter: that's what he was doing when he was shot early wednesday morning. brother john as he is known on the streets was giving out food with his pregnant wife and their two children in the fruitvale neighborhood and someone shot him. he died later at the hospital. >> he tried to fight. he tried to. >> reporter: powell's wife had been hit in the shoulder, his 3- year-old stepdaughter grazed with a bullet. there's going to be a vigil here at the site of the shooting on 47th avenue at 8:30 tonight but some family members don't know if they will show up. they are nervous because the killer is still on the loose. >> it's traumatic. that's what's going on around oakland anyway. >> reporter: that's his aunt who raised him along with other family me
. >> anne makovec talked to the man's mother, who is reflecting on his life. >> he didn't have much but whatever he had, he shared. >> reporter: that's the mother of paris powell, seen here as a child in oakland. he died this week at age 29, a man with a passion for helping the homeless. >> it was like his calling. they could be the stop him. >> reporter: that's what he was doing when he was shot early wednesday morning. brother john as he is known on the streets...
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anne makovec is in oakland now with the latest. anne? we don't have anne just yet so we'll move on. >> it's 5:00 now. >>> the discovery of two bodies in a home near los gatos is being investigated as a possible murder-suicide. sheriff's deputies were called to the home on clara street in unincorporated santa clara county. investigators are not revealing the eye tis or the potential motive in this case. -- are not revealing the identities or the potential motive in this case but it's said to be ed and andrew dow. the sources say the university of san diego student had recent battles with cancer. >>> in san francisco, police have a weapon used in a gun battle with officers in the bayview. neighbors led them to the pistol that police say belonged to kenneth harding. they say this is the gun that fired the bullet that killed harding but police don't know if he shot himself on purpose or by accident. >>> a huge crowd at a memorial service this morning for a marin county deputy who died helping in a domestic violence dispute. police are warnin
anne makovec is in oakland now with the latest. anne? we don't have anne just yet so we'll move on. >> it's 5:00 now. >>> the discovery of two bodies in a home near los gatos is being investigated as a possible murder-suicide. sheriff's deputies were called to the home on clara street in unincorporated santa clara county. investigators are not revealing the eye tis or the potential motive in this case. -- are not revealing the identities or the potential motive in this case but...
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anne makovec is at the police station this morning. i guess things got heated. >> reporter: certainly. now, the police chief says there will be more meetings to come but none are scheduled just yet. it was a rough night for the police last night. take a look at this scene. this is the police chief getting shouted down. [ screaming ] >> reporter: chief greg suhr left not long after that. he did try several times to answer people's questions but a lot of people were mainly there to vent. [ screaming ] >> people are upset. an act of violence happened in their town square. but we were doing our best to make sure mr. harding didn't do any violence to the community. >> the meeting was held in response to a police shooting you just heard suhr referring to. it happened as officers approached a 19-year-old for fare evasion. he took off. police say he was shooting at him as they ran. they shot him and he died. his name is kenneth harding a parolee from seattle wanted for questioning in a shooting death out there. people say it wasn't about him,
anne makovec is at the police station this morning. i guess things got heated. >> reporter: certainly. now, the police chief says there will be more meetings to come but none are scheduled just yet. it was a rough night for the police last night. take a look at this scene. this is the police chief getting shouted down. [ screaming ] >> reporter: chief greg suhr left not long after that. he did try several times to answer people's questions but a lot of people were mainly there to...
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anne makovec is in oakland, where police are still work on a motive for an overnight shooting. anne joins us now. >> reporter: no motive, no suspects at this time. that man at last word was in critical condition, life- threatening injuries, after being shot in the chest. and if he do end up passing away, that would be oakland's 59th homicide so far this year. that number just keeps climbing. take a look at the scene. this happened just before 10:00 last night at 19th avenue near adeline in west oakland. the man shot in the chest. he was in his 20s. police originally thought this might have been an attempted robbery but they haven't said for sure. the only clues they have is that two men were seen leaving from the scene. so obviously, a lot more pieces of this puzzle to put together. but when it comes to unsolved homicides, oakland is no stranger to that, either. and we have seen a lot of cuts in the police force as well so again they have their work cut out for them. frank. >> anne makovec live in oakland this morning, thank you. >>> house republicans meet this morning to decide
anne makovec is in oakland, where police are still work on a motive for an overnight shooting. anne joins us now. >> reporter: no motive, no suspects at this time. that man at last word was in critical condition, life- threatening injuries, after being shot in the chest. and if he do end up passing away, that would be oakland's 59th homicide so far this year. that number just keeps climbing. take a look at the scene. this happened just before 10:00 last night at 19th avenue near adeline...
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anne makovec reports. >> reporter: stow here at san francisco general in serious condition. the latest on his condition is that he has been blinking his eyes and apparently was able to mouth his last name to doctors recently. meantime, the case unfolds down in los angeles. the last report we have heard last night was that the lapd was bringing in some new witnesses to identify these to new suspects. of course, bryan stow was beaten nearly to death in march after the game between the giants and the dodgers in l.a. that was the season opener. in may, police then named giovanni ramirez their prime suspect after his parole agent noticed tatoos similar to a suspect description. well, ramirez has been in jail for a parole violation but never officially charged in this case. when asked about the news that ramirez could be cleared and two others detained, stow's family was guarded. >> no matter what happens on that side, you know, it's never going to really help bryan. will it possibly help someone else down the line? absolutely. we are really focusing on bryan trying to make himbe
anne makovec reports. >> reporter: stow here at san francisco general in serious condition. the latest on his condition is that he has been blinking his eyes and apparently was able to mouth his last name to doctors recently. meantime, the case unfolds down in los angeles. the last report we have heard last night was that the lapd was bringing in some new witnesses to identify these to new suspects. of course, bryan stow was beaten nearly to death in march after the game between the...
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but anne makovec reports, the drama may not be over yet. >> shame on the bridge! wasting taxpayers' money. >> reporter: from picketing at the golden gate bridge to confusion at the ferry terminal, it's been a rough day in the north bay. >> we are running services this morning at the golden gate ferry system. >> reporter: this announcement from golden gate bridge district came at 5:30 a.m. after they said last night that there wouldn't be service at all. >> i was surprised and i was going to take the bus. and when i saw you on the news and said hey, the strike's office i was really happy. it's a great day to be on the ferry. >> reporter: the on and off stoppage was because the ticket agent union said they would strike. >> we wanted everybody to understand that we are serious and we were prepared to do that. >> reporter: they are upset because automated machines are taking the jobs of seven full- time employees and several part- timers, as well. >> obviously sometimes you need a little personal assistance to get these things done as i'm finding out. >> reporter: as
but anne makovec reports, the drama may not be over yet. >> shame on the bridge! wasting taxpayers' money. >> reporter: from picketing at the golden gate bridge to confusion at the ferry terminal, it's been a rough day in the north bay. >> we are running services this morning at the golden gate ferry system. >> reporter: this announcement from golden gate bridge district came at 5:30 a.m. after they said last night that there wouldn't be service at all. >> i was...
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anne makovec in larkspur, thank you. >> it's the holiday weekend. what the heck, thank you. >>> some bay area commuters will be paying more. golden gate bridge district ferry and bus fares all going up today. buses by 5%. and in san francisco, the cost of a muni first pass is $2 a month higher. and cable car rides are now $6 instead of 5. caltrans fares 25 cents more for a one-way trip and a big rig and other multiple axle vehicles are paying more on all bay area bridges. >>> this is the first day of the new fiscal year in california. actually we have a budget in place signed into law yesterday by governor brown. the new budget kicks in today. consumers can now spend a little less when buying things here in the state because a one- cent sales tax increase has expired. so the state sales tax has dropped from 8.25% to 7.25%. and that can vary between cities and counties since many of them charge an additional local sales tax. but a good deal today. >>> 4:35 now. it's a shocking revelation from pg&e. the utility says that as many as 14 people may have
anne makovec in larkspur, thank you. >> it's the holiday weekend. what the heck, thank you. >>> some bay area commuters will be paying more. golden gate bridge district ferry and bus fares all going up today. buses by 5%. and in san francisco, the cost of a muni first pass is $2 a month higher. and cable car rides are now $6 instead of 5. caltrans fares 25 cents more for a one-way trip and a big rig and other multiple axle vehicles are paying more on all bay area bridges....
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i'm anne makovec. frank has the morning off. it is 4:30. you have an all blonde girl show this morning. thanks for joining us. quick check of traffic and weather. we are cooling down. >> it's going to be warm again today so enjoy the warmer temperatures. it will cool a lot into the weekend but it might be a nice change in the state of weather for those who have been hot inland. we are going to continue to see temperatures in the mid-90s in our warmest spots today. cloud cover at the coast but a sun break, high of 68 in san francisco today. 70 for oakland. 58 san jose and 95 in concord, 85 in san jose. we'll have a full look at the extended forecast in a bit. but let's check traffic with elizabeth. >> i think one of us is going to have to wear a wig today! [ laughter ] >> san mateo bridge traffic is friday light. we hope it will stay that way. we'll have roadwork in a bit. back to you. >> thank you. >>> two more of the fishermen who survived in the sea of cortez are on the way to san jose right now this morning on a bus. their truck broke do
i'm anne makovec. frank has the morning off. it is 4:30. you have an all blonde girl show this morning. thanks for joining us. quick check of traffic and weather. we are cooling down. >> it's going to be warm again today so enjoy the warmer temperatures. it will cool a lot into the weekend but it might be a nice change in the state of weather for those who have been hot inland. we are going to continue to see temperatures in the mid-90s in our warmest spots today. cloud cover at the coast...
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anne makovec at sfo, thank you. >> usually the case. okay. it is 4373 now. >>> on capitol hill the house today expected to vote again on another debt ceiling plan the latest version backed by the republican house speaker john boehner. his renewed version. it was reworked after the congressional budget office determined the original would not cut as much spending as promised. some tea party-backed republicans in the house plan to oppose it saying it still doesn't reduce spending enough for them. all 53 members of the senate democratic caucus signed a letter to boehner saying they oppose it. now, if the plan is not locked in by tuesday's deadline, the u.s. may default on its debt for the first time in history. that likelihood is already affecting the stock market as you can see. the dow jones industrial average fell 198 points or about 2% yesterday. the nasdaq lost 75 points. >>> jeopardy host alex trebek will have surgery at the end of the week avenue hurt his leg trying to run after a burglar in his san francisco hotel. he was in town it at g
anne makovec at sfo, thank you. >> usually the case. okay. it is 4373 now. >>> on capitol hill the house today expected to vote again on another debt ceiling plan the latest version backed by the republican house speaker john boehner. his renewed version. it was reworked after the congressional budget office determined the original would not cut as much spending as promised. some tea party-backed republicans in the house plan to oppose it saying it still doesn't reduce spending...
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anne makovec is in san francisco to explain the police chief tried to talk but many in that crowd were not there to listen, were they? >> reporter: no. and he ended up leaving early because of that, though the chief said there will be more meetings to come. he has not scheduled any of those meetings yet but here's the footage of the chief being shouted down last night. [ screaming ] >> reporter: chief greg suhr left not long after that. he did try several times to answer questions but a lot of bayview residents were there just to vent. a city supervisor says she understands. >> you're talking about a group of people that have been voiceless, victimized. there are countless stories. it's a human response and i think that's what we are seeing out here today. >> reporter: the meeting was held in response to a police shooting in this neighborhood last weekend. it started as officers approached a 19-year-old for fare evasion on the bus. he took off. police say he was shooting at them as he ran. they shot him and died soon after. here's his picture. kennedy . kenneth harding a parolee wanted
anne makovec is in san francisco to explain the police chief tried to talk but many in that crowd were not there to listen, were they? >> reporter: no. and he ended up leaving early because of that, though the chief said there will be more meetings to come. he has not scheduled any of those meetings yet but here's the footage of the chief being shouted down last night. [ screaming ] >> reporter: chief greg suhr left not long after that. he did try several times to answer questions...
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anne makovec reports for buyers there are still plenty of homeowners on the auction block. >> 40,000.reporter: among the fast talking auctioneers and investors buying in bulk there are people like beverly. >> today i purchased a home. >> reporter: she saw this foreclosed hospital in antioch online -- she saw this foreclosed house in antioch. >> reporter: paid $115,000 cash. >> i have been saving for a long time. >> reporter: all of the homes were available for viewing before today's auction. this home here in richmond was once valued at $324,000. today's starting bid was $250,000. it sold for $62,000. the buyer also has to pay tens of thousands of dollars in closing costs depending on the property and there are plenty to choose from. in california one out of every 52 homes received a foreclosure notice over the past six months. that is over 263,000 homes. >> the bank will lose an arm, they don't want to lose a leg in this type of deal. >> reporter: but all of this prizing has to be put in perspective. >> prices in california have fallen by almost half in the past four years since the
anne makovec reports for buyers there are still plenty of homeowners on the auction block. >> 40,000.reporter: among the fast talking auctioneers and investors buying in bulk there are people like beverly. >> today i purchased a home. >> reporter: she saw this foreclosed hospital in antioch online -- she saw this foreclosed house in antioch. >> reporter: paid $115,000 cash. >> i have been saving for a long time. >> reporter: all of the homes were available...
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anne makovec is in san francisco with what that can mean for the man police initially accused of the attack. we're talking about giovanni ramirez. right, anne? >> reporter: yeah. this new development is pretty stunning, grace. last we heard last night, police were bringing in witnesses to help identify these two new suspects. of course, bryan stow was beaten nearly to death back in march after a game between the giants and the dodgers down in l.a. then in may, police named giovanni ramirez their prime suspect. they seemed sure he was their man after his parole agent noticed tatoos similar to a suspect description on his neck. well, ramirez has been in jail for a parole violation but he was never officially charged. his lawyer said he knew all along ramirez was innocent. he was offering alibis, offering to participate in a line-up. >> i remember talking to him for the very first time and i was impressed with his sincerity and his demeanor. i asked him a few questions. he told me that he had been asking the detectives to give him a lie detector test right from the beginning. >> reporter
anne makovec is in san francisco with what that can mean for the man police initially accused of the attack. we're talking about giovanni ramirez. right, anne? >> reporter: yeah. this new development is pretty stunning, grace. last we heard last night, police were bringing in witnesses to help identify these two new suspects. of course, bryan stow was beaten nearly to death back in march after a game between the giants and the dodgers down in l.a. then in may, police named giovanni...
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i'm anne makovec. >> hi, everybody. i'm frank mallicoat. time now 5:00. we kick it off with that water main break that's left hundreds of homes without water in an east bay community. >> a ream nightmare for anybody trying to get ready -- a real nightmare for anybody trying to get ready for work this morning. kristy seifkin reports live from lafayette. a lot of activity there behind you. >> reporter: yeah. i imagine most people actually were asleep until a couple of minutes ago when this jackhammer started going. they have been digging a hole for hours. they got a call last night. east bay m.u.d. came out around 11:30 and has been working since. there is a hole 5 feet deep dug underground cutting through tree branches. it's a big hole of water right now. they don't know where the break is. there are to pipelines here a 16" pipeline and 8" pipeline and it's the 8" line that was broken. like i said before they are not sure where that break is but one resident who we talked to had just moved into the area, had moved his moving boxes into his garage and then
i'm anne makovec. >> hi, everybody. i'm frank mallicoat. time now 5:00. we kick it off with that water main break that's left hundreds of homes without water in an east bay community. >> a ream nightmare for anybody trying to get ready -- a real nightmare for anybody trying to get ready for work this morning. kristy seifkin reports live from lafayette. a lot of activity there behind you. >> reporter: yeah. i imagine most people actually were asleep until a couple of minutes...
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anne makovec live for us this morning in walnut creek near john muir. thank you. >>> the coroner in san jose is trying to find out what killed a person whose body was found near a golf course. investigators say that a fisherman found the body in coyote creek yesterday evening just north of capitol expressway. the body has not been identified. apparently the process takes a couple of days. >>> california legislators want to introduce a new bill inspired by the casey anthony trial. caylee's law would make it a crime to fail to quickly report a child's disappearance or death. they are seeking the change after anthony was acquitted of murder in her two-year-old daughter's death. the pill would make it a felony not to report a missing child within 48 hours of the child's death or within two hours of a child's death. there are similar bills pending in at least 17 other states. >>> protests are expected today as university of california regents are likely to approve yet another tuition increase. anser hassan joins us from san francisco, where that vote is plan
anne makovec live for us this morning in walnut creek near john muir. thank you. >>> the coroner in san jose is trying to find out what killed a person whose body was found near a golf course. investigators say that a fisherman found the body in coyote creek yesterday evening just north of capitol expressway. the body has not been identified. apparently the process takes a couple of days. >>> california legislators want to introduce a new bill inspired by the casey anthony...
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. >> i'm ann makove -- anne makovec. jim has the morning off. i'm on my way in. highs around the mid-50s to lower 60s. tonight is expected to be cloudy with more fog and drizzle. sunday expected to be cloudy with fog and drizzle in the morning. we will look at the full forecast. 7-days coming up in the next few minutes. first, stopping our news this morning, the military's policy of don't ask, don't tell for the gay service members will continue for now. a federal appeals court in san francisco issued the order last night the justice department says ending the policy now would end the process of rolling it back. but in the court ruling they said the government cannot penalize anyone under don't ask, don't tell. pose -- people opposed about gay lessons to social studies classes hopes to pup the issue to a vote. they want a referendum on the ballot. the group has to collect nearly half a million signatures. the law signed by governor brown will allow the first state toe teach about gays and lesbians in public schools. >>> someone shot and killed a man in hayward, a
. >> i'm ann makove -- anne makovec. jim has the morning off. i'm on my way in. highs around the mid-50s to lower 60s. tonight is expected to be cloudy with more fog and drizzle. sunday expected to be cloudy with fog and drizzle in the morning. we will look at the full forecast. 7-days coming up in the next few minutes. first, stopping our news this morning, the military's policy of don't ask, don't tell for the gay service members will continue for now. a federal appeals court in san...
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. >>> anne makovec, cbs 5. >>> checking other headlines, the sea plane that crashed friday night in richardson bay has been located. the pilots attempt to take off and failure was captured on video. it nosed into the choppy waters. the pilot and passenger were rescued by boaters. workers are removing it. >>> a crop dusting helicopter is lucky to be alive after crashing in brentwood. the chopper came down hard at 6:30 in morning. the pilot was medevaced, but first responders tell our partners that his injuries were not serious. the faa is investigating. san francisco to recreate the world cup enthusiasm from a year ago by showing the women's games in civic center plaza starting on saturday. that's when the fifa women's world cup begins. soccer fans can own joy other games and food trucks. >>> why drivers need to be extra cautious on the roads tonight and tomorrow. a population explosion in the heart of the silicon valley. the one group you never think is overtaking the region. ,,,, man: everybody knows you should save for retirement, but what happens when you're about to retire? woman: how do y
. >>> anne makovec, cbs 5. >>> checking other headlines, the sea plane that crashed friday night in richardson bay has been located. the pilots attempt to take off and failure was captured on video. it nosed into the choppy waters. the pilot and passenger were rescued by boaters. workers are removing it. >>> a crop dusting helicopter is lucky to be alive after crashing in brentwood. the chopper came down hard at 6:30 in morning. the pilot was medevaced, but first...