anne makovec, kpix 5. >>> time now 6:57.al 5. >>> today a vote is expected in the house on the latest version of the republican plan to repeal and replace obamacare. key gop leaders expressed confidence the measure has at least 216 "yes" votes to pass. possibly setting the stage for president trump's first major legislative victory. >>> prince philip has the support of the queen in his choice to decline new invitations after the summer. >>> former san francisco supervisor mark leno will reportedly announce's run for mayor later this morning. leno will hold a news conference at city hall at 10:30. according to the "chronicle," that's when he will announce his candidacy. >>> and today in san francisco, homelessness is set to be a key part of the conversation at a city budget meeting. the idea is to determine law enforcement resources have been used to address the problem. >>> the lafayette bart station's parking lot is getting an overhaul. a number of parking spaces will be closed off and wi have to find alternate parking. con

. >>> anne makovec is live in los altos where crews are getting ready before the flames spark. anne? >> reporter: you can see some of the very tall weeds here behind me. i'm in north santa clara county. these weeds are very pliable and still green if you have driven around the bay area and seen the green hills. it's beautiful. ait's dangerousthe rain has caused grasses and weeds all around the area to grow taller and thicker than they have been in years. with the weather warming up, it is starting to dry out. >> you have been here 14 years. >> 13. >> 13 years. have you seen the grass this tall ever? >> no, it's very tall right now. >> reporter: he lives across the street from a lot of dried out vegetation and says it's great to see crews out mowing down the dry grass on communication hills this week. there's a ready for wildfire app. it has step by step checklists for creating defensible space and evacuation plans. you can get wildfire alerts specifically for your neighborhood, as well. you can go to the app store and search cal fire. santa clara county firefighters are out prep

kpix5's anne makovec is live outside the courthouse with the very latest. anne. >> reporter: sierra lamar's body has never been found so we are talking about varying degrees of reasonable doubt in this case. and of course the burden of proof is on the state. antolin garcia torres is the defendant and he is charged with capital murder in the case of 15-year-old sierra lamar. he is eligible for the death penalty if he is found guilty today. sierra disappeared on her way to school in morgan hill in 2012 and in the weeks following the case was built against garcia torres. he was arrested two months after she disappeared. the forensic evidence, sierra's clothing fibers in his car, her hair on a rope in his trunk and his dna on her jeans. the challenge, though, for the prosecution, again, there is no body and there's no crime scene. the trial has lasted three months. >> we are very nervous about the process, disappointed in the process itself but we are confident in the work that law enforcement and the district attorneys have done. >> reporter: garcia torres is a

. >> kpix5's anne makovec is live in san francisco to show us what's happening locally and why the conversation includes a range of issues. anne. >> reporter: yeah, may day is known around the world as a day to fight for workers' rights. but immigration is also a huge hot topic right now politically and it has really been sort of woven into the thread of this day for some time and since it is such a hot topic right now with everything going on nationally, we are certainly expecting to hear a lot of passion behind the immigration issue but as several unions have told their members to walk off the job today and some businesses are going to shut their doors completely, activists all over the country have been preparing for a long day of demonstration, may 1st is a day of reflection about the workers -- rights of workers but the rally cries have expanded. all sorts of issues of justice. some organizers say rent control also plays in. >> it affects immigrants and it affects poor people and that is a majority of the people who will be out on the workers holiday of may day and we want to send a messag

kpix 5's anne makovec is live at oracle arena.. with more on tonight's game a is. >>> the warriors hope to keep their momentum going as they prepare for game 2 of the western conference finals. kpix 5's anne makovec is live at oracle arena with more on tonight's game. having fun already? >> reporter: yeah. it's chill here right now at 6 a.m. but the game starts 12 hours from now. and if the warriors win tonight, as well as their next two games in san antonio, this will be the final game at oracle before the championship series. so it's going to be a big night for fans. they have the court all covered up right now so it is pristine condition for tonight. the warriors own the number one seed in the western conference. they are up against the number 2 seeded san antonio spurs. some of the spurs feeling salty after sunday's game which the warriors won by 2 points. spurs star kawhi leonard left after reinjuring his angle in the 3rd quarter after zaza pachulia's foot slid under it. >> it's difficult. [ crosstalk ] >> how much more diffic

anne makovec, kpix 5. >> i don't know if she knows a lot about basketball. the hoop. >> got to get into warriors mode this morning. thank you, anne. [ laughter ] >>> president trump is under fire for allegedly sharing classified information with the russians. >> we have learned it could seriously undermine ican intelligence efforts in syria to. explain it, we turn to marc sandalow our washington insider. good morning, marc. so let's first go over what the president is being falsely accused of. >> reporter: good morning, michelle. so last week the president had a meeting at the oval office with the russian foreign minister sergey lavrov as well as the russia ambassador to the united states in that meeting according to the "washington post," the president boasted about the great intel he gets and talking about it he discussed specifically some threats that they had uncovered of isis trying to use laptops as bombs on airplanes and mentioned specifics in ways that would highly classified information the word they used in word is code word information meaning it

anne makovec explains. >> reporter: good news for muni riders. crime on the system from pickpockets to assaults are at a four year low. 3.8 crimes per 100,000 miles. crime hit the highest point in the last seven years in october, 2013, with 12.2 crimes. >> we have been putting a lot of effort and resources into making sure that we're addressing the riders' concerns of safety on muni. >> including concerning arranging for more police coverage. the latest rider survey showed only 55% of riders feel safe on the system. >> we want to see crime going down. and not just this year but year over year. >> reporter: the san francisco advocacy group -- >> reporter: we really need to think about the most vulnerable communities. what is safe to me might not be safe for a senior or a person or a disability or a parent who is putting their kid on muni for the first time alone. >> reporter: a swarm of 50 teenagers rushed a bart train in oakland in april and robbed seven people. the latest stats show crime on bart is up. 2.24 crimes per million riders versus -- m

kpix 5's anne makovec is live in richmond where a massive fire sparked a push for some change. >> reporter: yeah. labor unions are calling this a strong and enforceable proposal. and this is after several anxiety-inducing issues recently at local refineries. anxiety for workers and the surrounding communities. you may remember this fire back in 2012, big explosion here at chevron in richmond blanketed east bay with a dark cloud of toxic spoke with 15,000 people going to the hospital after breathing it. another more recent issue a flaring incident in december that led to dozens of complaints about a rotten egg smell that spanned the bay. chevron ended up with four citations for that for excess levels of hydrogen and creating a public nuisance. then this may 5th valero fire avenue had flare and plumas of black smoke forced evacuations of two elementary schools at the valero refinery. the refinery says that was flaring due to a power outage. there's been pressure from the governor and federal government to create new regulations in california. we'll hear today from labor units and

kpix 5's anne makovec joins us there live with a warning from the officials ahead of what is expected to be a busy weekend at the beach. anne. >> it is going to be a very busy weekend here at ocean beach and all the bay area beaches because the weather is warm. but specifically here at ocean beach this is where the bay to breakers race ends on sunday. so you might see some of the runners making a break for the breakers and it's not going to be a good idea because, a, the water is cold. 54 degrees. b, we have the possibility of rip currents. you can see this warning sign here behind me. behind that the ocean is looking calm. but some of the danger lies underneath those waves that you see on the top. and ocean beach ranks one of the most dangerous beaches in the united states. the biggest threat is those rip currents that can catch even experienced swimmers off guard. more than 80% of lifeguard rescues at the country's surf beaches involve people caught up in rip currents and there's not a lot of lifeguard coverage here at ocean beach. so that is something that is sort of fend for yours

kpix5's anne makovec has been following the trial and joins us live outside the courthouse. anne. >> reporter: the jury had so much circumstantial evidence to deal with in this case. the burden of proof of course is on the state and this verdict is going to be read here at 9:00 this morning. the defendant, antolin garcia torres, he is charged with capital murder in the disappearance of sierra lamar who disappeared on her way to school in morgan hill in 2012 so that was five years ago. her body has never been found. the prosecution highlighted forensic evidence throughout this case, like sierra's clothing fibers in garcia torres' car, her hair in a rope on his -- in his trunk and his dna on her jeans. the challenge for the prosecution is that there is no body and no crime scene. garcia torres is also accused of trying to kidnap three other women in 2009. and at the end of closing arguments last thursday, we heard from sierra's father. >> it's been a long trial but it's just a blink of an eye compared to how much time we haven't had sierra with us, so it's not anything. now we

. >> kpix5's anne makovec is live at san francisco city hall on what's happening locally and why immigrant rights are in the spotlight. ann. >> well, in a few hours civic center plaza here is going to be full of people. this is an annual rally cry for the rights of immigrants and workers but since immigration is really such a hot topic politically right now, that message is going to be given even more passionately. several unions are asking their members to walk off the job today and some businesses will be shutting their doors. activists in san francisco's mission district have been preparing for a long day of demonstrations today. may 1st, may day, has long been an annual day of reflection about the rights of workers. >> we are shutting down our businesses across the country. we are not going to work. it's a strike day. and if you have to go to work, you know, we are asking people not to shop. >> reporter: longshoremen at the port of oakland say they will also walk off the job today and there could be walkouts at schools as well. organizers say they hope to show their economic power and

anne makovec caught up with him today at an open house to talk about that issue and are the key challenges facing his department. >> reporter: a chance to check out a real, live fire engine brought neighbors to oakland's fire station 3 today. an open house to create community. but beyond today's social gathering, there is turmoil within the department when it comes to leadership, budget constraints, policies and procedures. we learned this week several oakland fire inspectors don't have the proper certification they need to do their job. >> no one was minding the switch. >> reporter: mark hoffman is the acting chief of the department. >> my one sadness is when i called the state, i thought there would be a clear road map to what is required. when they said -- oh, you know, it's whatever you want. now we're like what do we want? they're all tenured, you know, well-seasoned inspectors and we will work with them to meet whatever requirements are appropriate. >> reporter: oakland fire inspections were called into question after the ghostship fire in december. 36 people died in a warehouse that

he said it seemed more like organized crime. >> anne makovec in the newsroom.k you. >>> today a court hearing puts san francisco status as a sanctuary city in the spotlight. a taxpayer filed suit against the sheriff's department claiming her money shouldn't be used to restrict sfsd from sharing immigration-related information with federal officials. but san francisco has filed its own suit insisting the sanctuary policy be declared legal. excluding federal funds, the san francisco sheriff's department gets over $200 million in taxpayer support every year. >>> californians who want the state to leave the union are taking another shot at a cal exit ballot initiative. a previous effort to get the initiative on the november ballot ended less than three months after organizers started collecting signatures. a group that calls itself the california freedom coalition is now leading the cal exit movement. it's planning a march on sacramento on friday to raise awareness of the cause. >>> governor brown is going back to china. it's been four years since his last trip acr

kpix 5's anne makovec was there as the talks heated up and so did the protests. [ screaming ] >> reporter: uc students broke down a symbolic wall in front of the uc board of regents meeting today. >> we're fired unfortunately. ha ha. we can't take it anymore. we're really tired. we don't do this for fun. >> reporter: they are hoping the board will roll back a tuition increase approved in january that would cost students an extra $300 a semester starting in the fall. a recent state audit revealed some bombshells about how the system has been handling its money. that it failed to disclose $175 million in funds, is providing exorbitant salaries and benefits, and interfered with the audit by changing the responses to surveys. >> i think it's, like, an even greater sense of the uc not supporting us and the uc treating us like we are a part of their business. >> reporter: inside the regents meeting today, dozens of people speaking out for topics ranging from workers rights to fossil fuel divestment all votes of no confidence in the board. [ screaming ] >> reporter: uc president janet napolitano

in oakland, anne makovec, kpix 5. >> we reached out to representatives of chevron an valero for commentno response yet. >>> singer chris cornell of the rock band "soundgarden" and "audioslave" committed suicide at the age of 52. he was found hanging in the bathroom of his hotel room last night following a show in detroit. cbs's anthony mason looks back at his long career. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: chris cornell helped redefine the sound of rock and roll in the late '80s and early '90s. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: emerging from the seattle grunge scene as the front man of "soundgarden" the singer was known for his octave- smashing vocal range. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: his talent spilled across a number of line-ups over the years including the super group temple of the dog. [ heavy metal rock ] ♪[ music ] [ screaming ] >> reporter: and seven years with former members of rage against the machine in "audioslave." >> exactly, it's exactly in the works. >> reporter: last month, he told me he was working on a new "soundgarden" album. >> and how far away is the new album, do you thing. one of the thin

kpix 5's anne makovec spoke to excited fans who hope that the team will keep the momentum going tonight after one of the biggest comebacks in nba play- off history. >> reporter: the court is polished and oracle arena is ready to host game 2 of the series tonight and it could be the final home game before the championship. >> look at this! this is nice, too. >> reporter: fans are gearing up for another showdown between the warriors and the san antonio spurs at 6 p.m. >> want to look nice tonight. >> reporter: get in the game. >> get in the game on, game time. >> i'm excited, definitely, go warriors. >> reporter: the last game was intense. the warriors overcame a 20- point halftime deficit going on to win game one by two points. spurs star kawhi leonard left the game after injuring his ankle in the 3rd quarter when golden state zaza pachulia's foot slid under it. leonard is out for tonight. >> i feel bad that it happened. a different result. but the game is the game. that's the way it is. >> reporter: and the spurs coach is hot under the collar. >> you know how we feel about it. you want

anne makovec is live in san jose where the closing arguments are underway. >> reporter: they are taking a lunch break, but the prosecution created a time line for the day that sierra lamar disappeared. he says that it was the collision of two worlds. the innocent sierra lamar and the defendant who was trying to find her. the defendant's name, ansalin garcia-torres. he has been in custody since may of 2012 for the disappearance of sierra lamar. her dna was found in his car, but her body has never been found. she was last seen leaving her school from her home near morgan hill and didn't show up to her bus stop that morning. her cell phone was found in a field south of san jose. her purse and clothes were found in a field near her home. on her clothes, his dna, and dirt that was not in sierra's normal environment, but is found near the south bay reservoir where several unsuccessful searches for her body have been conducted. >> the closing arguments of a vital as perfect aspect of what has been a long trial. what is the most likely scenario that could have occurred here. >> reporter: the pr

anne makovec, kpix5. >>> we could hear a verdict today in the high profile murder trial. angele garcia-torres is on trial for killing sierra lamar. jurors began deliberations yesterday. prosecutors highlighted evidence connecting the suspect to lamar, but the defense is doubting the dna evidence. the defense also suggests the teen was unhappy at home and decides to run away. >>> san francisco officials are getting input from the public. the sfmta is considering putting striped bike lanes on vicente street between 29th and 40th avenue and putting parallel parking in the area to add spaces. more parking sounds good, but some people are saying not so fast. >> i have kids under 11. i don't want kids parked in front of where they are playing. >> the sfmta intend to remove spots on the corner of intersections by schools so drivers can easily see people in crosswalks. >>> republicans are focused on the senate after their healthcare plan passed yesterday in the house. meg oliver is on capitol hill. >> reporter: president trump praised house republicans thursday for passing the go

anne makovec explains. >> reporter: this ban would mean that nothing larger than a cell phone could go into an airplane's cabin. it would have to go into your checked bags. transatlantic travelers might need to find a new way to entertain themselves. >> they really need to think about what they are going to do for passengers. >> reporter: a current ban on electronics could be expanded to include u.s. bound flights from europe. right now, the ban applies to people traveling from airports in eight countries in the middle east, and north africa, the expansion would apply to passengers leaving europe and the u.k. they began discussing additional precautions. a security spokesperson says dhs continues to evaluate the threat environment and will make changes when necessary to keep air travelers safe. >> it will be difficult, but we will get used to it and maybe they will find a way. >> reporter: in the meantime, airlines are concerned about the impact it could have on business travelers. >> time is really important nowadays. >> reporter: traveling from europe to california takes more than 11

anne makovec, kpix5. >> what do we know about the jury, anne? >> reporter: it is seven women and five men. most of them middle-aged. i could only count three i would really consider younger jurors. and, they were listening very intently throughout this three- month trial. i also noticed that every time that we took a break that the jury was able to leave the courtroom, that the defendant tried to make direct eye contact with each one of them. maybe hoping to make some sort of personal connection knowing that his fate is in their hands. michelle? >> anne makovec live in san jose. thank you. >>> right now, investigators are on the scene of a deadly shooting in san jose. we are told one of the victims was shot by the police. officers were first called to the scene last night outside a home on lauraville lane. when they arrived two people were already dead. and an officer-involved shooting occur. an adult male suspect was killed by police. it is unclear what led up to either shooting. but the officer who fired has been placed on administrative leave

in los gatos, anne makovec, kpix 5. >>> all right. taking a live look outside right now at the east bay, you can see the wind blowing in dublin right now. roberta, is it cooler out there today? >> yes, it is cooler and windier. current conditions around the bay area, the flag is on the fly on pier 9 and we have mostly cloudy skies. a little bit of a break -- oh, look at that! this is mount vaca a good 63 miles inland with the low clouds and fog marching all the way in towards the vacaville area affecting temperatures "aversely." 54 santa rosa to now 68 apiece in livermore and san jose. the winds have been problematic today. right now 17 san francisco. 16 san ramon. 14 in livermore. 15 sfo. 26 fairfield. it's a blustery day and our temperatures are significantly cooler. check out concord yesterday. 89 degrees. today 68. we're talking about a 21-degree cool down. you'll feel the difference. we are going to talk about the cooler air, how long it will stick around and how it will affects your weekend coming up later on in this newscast. >

anne makovec, kpix 5. >>> a former football player at day lasalle high school has been found guilty of felony sexual assault in juvenile court. the boy was 15 years old when the assault took place in november. it happened on the day lasalle campus in concord during a varsity football game. the victim, a student at a nearby hospital -- high school, reported it to police. the district attorney is praising her for coming forward. back in november, kpix 5 spoke exclusively to the girl who had a message for her attacker. >> it is not okay for this to happen to anyone. and, it is not okay for people around the society to make a person that has been hurt feel like they have done something wrong or feel ashamed about the situation. >> no further details have been released about court proceedings since this is a juvenile case. >>> an assistant preschool teacher is under an arrest for calling in a bomb threat to his own school. 22-year-old pablo munoz works at laporte montessori in san francisco. police got word of bomb threat voicemails targeting that school on may 8, and again may 16. no devic

in san francisco, anne makovec, kpix 5. >>> that was san francisco. this was the scene in san jose. a silicon valley coalition of immigration rights groups and various unions held an afternoon rally at the mexican heritage plaza. and some students in san jose holding their own version of may day. today, parents and their children held a march and dance performance at cesar chavez elementary school. >>> airbnb and the city of san francisco just signed a deal. the two sides had fought over whether airbnb should be fined every time a property owner offers a short term rental without registering with the city. now owners will have to register, but they can do that right on airbnb's website. and the company must give the city a monthly list of all rentals. >>> other bay area headlines, a strike has been averted in sunnyvale. the city and its employee association has reached a tentative agreement. terms of the agreement have not yet been released. >>> a tractor trailer's cab was engulfed in flames this afternoon on an east bay freeway. blocked all but one lane on 580 westbound on eden can

anne makovec, kpix 5. >>> time now 5:07. a big victory for late show host stephen colbert in his feud with president trump. >> oakland students want the district [ indiscernible ] sexual harassment. tonight they go before the school board to propose major changes. i'm jessica flores live with the details coming up. >> 14 degrees cooler today in throughout the tri-valley. the big impact this will have on your holiday weekend. coming up. >> traffic light on 80 but we are tracking slowdowns on 680. details coming up. >>> standing proud 600 montgomery street in san francisco, that's where you'll find that right there, the transamerica pyramid. [ foghorn ] we are shrouded in a deck of low clouds and fog. cannot even see the top of the pyramid this morning which leads us to believe it's the return of the stratus. it has marched inland at least a good 40 to 50 miles. it's going to make a huge impact on your temperatures today. we'll nail your forecast that's coming up in less than 4 minutes. >>> a former football player from de la

kpix 5's anne makovec is live at ocean beach in san francisco where strong rip currents are expected. anne. >> reporter: yeah. not only are we going to see a lot of people heading to the beach because the weather is going to be so warm this weekend it's also "bay to breakers" day here on sunday. that means allotted of people who end the race here at ocean beach might be tempted to take a dip. unfortunately, a lot of those people are also going to be drunk. so there is some danger here this weekend when it comes to these rip currents. there is a sign here beside me. but a lot of people simply ignore it. ocean beach is rank one of the most dangerous beaches in the united states. the biggest threat is those rip currents that can catch even experienced swimmers off guard. more than 80% of lifeguard rescues at the country's surf beaches involve people caught up in rip currents. and there is not a lot of lifeguard coverage here at ocean beach. so the best advice you may have heard it before, swim parallel to the shore until you are out of the current and then swim toward the beach. there's

kpix 5 reporter anne makovec is live in los altos where crews are getting ahead of the flames before they ignite. anne. [ pause ] >> reporter: ... here in the los altos hills, they are almost as tall as me in some spots and i'm 5'9" so that's no joke. and it's beautiful when you're driving around, our hills are really green, but it does mean that this fiber season is going to be more hazardous. so a lot of the bay area fire departments and cal fire have been trying to ramp up for the fire season the santa clara county wildfire department is doing training this week learning how to set up a relatively new tool portable 1800-gallon water container nicknamed the pumpkin. crews pump water into the pumpkin then used to resupply the trucks getting in shape for the heat and stress of the fire season takes time. >> we get out here to make sure we're in top shape for the real thing. >>> reporter: officials are urging home owners to remove weeds and flammable debris from the property. the rain is drying things out and that is happening even more so as the weather gets warmer. >> thank you. >> a

kpix 5's anne makovec is live at the richmond chevron refinery where a massive fire sparked calls for change. anne. >> reporter: these rules have been about five years in the making. this morning there is going to be a hearing on regulations for refine rice around the state of california including the chevron refinery where i am right now. and there's been pressure on the state to crack down on refineries since this 2012 explosion that blanketed the east bay with a dark cloud of toxic smoke causing 15,000 people to seek medical attention after inhaling the smoke. richmond then sued chevron claiming the refinery willfully disregarded public safety as a matter of corporate policy. >> decisions that we believe created and set up what happened on august 6 of 2012 are decisions that are made in board rooms and those decisions deal with how much money are you going to budget for safety? >> reporter: another more recent issue for the refinery the bay area air quality management district issued four violations to the chevron refinery here in richmond over a flaring incident in december that l

anne makovec has more from muttville. we love all your friends this morning, anne?> reporter: oh, and this one is perhaps the most irresistible. he looks like a teddy bear. this is colby. now, you may notice he is a pomeranian. he did lose some of his fur because he was in rough shape when he got here to muttville so they had to, um, start anew with his coat to some extent rescued from a hoarding situation. tell us about their situation. >> they came from a hoarding case in el dorado county. there was a fire actually in the laundry room and when responders came, they found 40 animals in the home an confiscated them. muttville rescued all the seniors that they had. >> reporter: these dogs are now up for adoption. tell us about some of the benefits of adopting a senior dog. >> they are just wonderful animals. as you can see, they're all just so friendly and sweet and loving. >> reporter: jim is giving you a picture my mother of giving you a picture of queen jelly because she sort of hangs out in the corner and reigns over the room. but there are so many friends here r

kpix 5's anne makovec is live in san francisco to break down the topics on the table. anne. >> reporter: and this meeting comes with a lot of criticism about how the uc system is spending its money. so much so that there's talk of the board possibly rolling back some tuition hikes that were approved in january. one of the members of the board lieutenant governor gavin newsom already tweeted about this issue saying the board must reverse its tuition decision. that decision raised tuition and fees by about $300 a semester in january. the regents said it was necessary because the university was strapped for cash. well, a few months later the state auditor released explosive findings about the office of the uc president that failed to disclose $175 million in funds, is providing exorbitant salaries, benefits, and interfered with the audit by change the responses to surveys. at a hearing about the audit, uc president janet napolitano apologized for the meddling and promised to make changes going forward but lawmakers aren't so sure. >> auditor mentioned she had a previous au

kpix 5's anne makovec is live outside the factory with more on their claims. anne. >> reporter: yeah. publicly we see these shiny new state-of-the-art electric vehicles coming out of this factory here in fremont. but behind closed doors, some employees say that tesla is putting its products over its people and some new numbers by a workplace safety nonprofit appear to back that up. the nonprofit is called work safe. it says that injuries at the fremont factory was 31% higher than the industry average in 2015 and serious injuries double the industry rate. tesla employees say they were worked to exhaustion. >> literally like four of us doing a six man job burned-out everybody in our area burned- out. >> not really reflective of the environment that you see here. and that you'll hear from the rest of our employees. >> reporter: now, we did hear from a current tesla factory worker who wanted to remain anonymous. he says, do i see unsafe practices? yes. however, he says, they aren't tolerating them anymore. the electric car company admits some employees worked signi

kpix 5 anne makovec reports.ll released today supports hiring locals. >> reporter: now they want to change the rules currently in place here in san jose. you can see some of the labor union members who are picketing here behind me in front of one of many new developments and they are demanding that local union labor be used to help build some of these things in san jose. the issue came up earlier this month when the largest housing project in the city was approved by the council with almost 700 homes on south almaden. the council voted unanimously to approve it without imposing new requirements on who developers should hire to do the actual building. >> the greater workers from sacramento, paying people very low wages which undermines the ability to [ indiscernible ] support themselves in the city. very expensive to live here. >> reporter: today, the groups including the south bay labor council will release results from a poll they took. they asked 900 likely voters: a >> they are referring to 17 bucks an hour. l

anne makovec is live in san francisco on steps transportation officials are taking today to save lives. >> reporter: there is a big vote today by muni for a new beds and bicycle plan at octavia and market behind me. it would be a mile stretch west to castro street. so this is right through the heart of the castro district in san francisco. that is after those two deadly accidents here in the city in the past few days. 77-year-old woman was killed crossing the street saturday night at lake merced boulevard and font street a pickup hit her and then yesterday, a 56- year-old man died at market and octavia hit by a car at the on- ramp. >> there's a lot of traffic and people don't always look and there's a lot of things you have to look at. >> reporter: 70% of san francisco's traffic crashes happen on 12% of the industry streets the streets shown in violent. some dangerous areas have also seen improvements like lights that let a pedestrian walk three seconds before cars get a green light and stopping lines that keep cars farther from pedestrians. the plan today would add expanded medians, i

kpix 5's anne makovec is live with the very latest. anne. >> reporter: police are still on scene. they have blocked off this private driveway here behind me. this is off of laura valle lane in san jose's willow glen neighborhood. they have been here all night collecting evidence. what we do know is there were shots being fired around 9:00 last night. that's why police were originally called to this scene and when they got here, they got into a short standoff with a man and shot him killing him. and then and then when they enters the home he had come from they found two people dead inside. so we have three people have been killed here in the neighborhood, one by police the other two presumably by the man that they shot and killed. but this is still under investigation this morning. the officer who fired the fatal shot that the one man is on paid administrative leave and this is all being looked into by the san jose pd and the city attorney's office. live in san jose, anne makevoc, kpix 5. >>> a subway sandwich restaurant in san francisco was closed for business following the stabbi

kpix 5's anne makovec is live in san jose with the stakes in this high-profile case. . >> reporter: yeah. and a lot of this case depends on circumstantial evidence. the prosecution laid out its closing argument yesterday. today we are expecting to hear from the defense. antolin garcia-torres has been in custody since 2012 for the murder of 15-year-old sierra lamar who disappeared two months earlier after she left home for school in morgan hill and her body has never been found. yesterday the prosecutor held up key pieces of evidence sierra's purse, her muddy jeans and underwear found near a shed in a rural area that he dropped each item courtroom floor saying that's how garcia-torres discarded her after he had his way. but most of the day was spent highlighting forensic evidence. sierra's clothing fibers in garcia-torres's car. her hair on a rope in his trunk. and his dna on her jeans. the prosecutor also played the 911 call that sierra's mother made reporting her missing. an emotional moment in court. >> it did have a big impact on me. i can't imagine that poor mother

kpix 5's anne makovec joins us now to tell us the impact it may have if it becomes law. >> reporter:his plan would mark a sea change in what americans would expect in healthcare coverage. that is of course if it gets through the senate. the changes in the house plan are profound. the measure would provide tax credits to help people buy insurance. many low income and older americans would get less than obamacare currently provides. it also allows states to opt out of obamacare's protections for people with pre-existing conditions. replacing them, instead, with federally funded high risk pools. there would be big changes to medicaid. after 2020, no new enrollees would be accepted. the bill scraps the federal mandate that everybody must enroll in healthcare or be taxed. >> premiums will come down substantially. the deductibles are going to come down. >> reporter: nancy pelosi calling it robin hood in reverse. democrats already gearing up to use the issue to take back control of the house in next year's midterms. >> you had every provision of this bill tatooed on your forehead. you will

republican plan *did pass through the house of s it stands: >>> i'm anne makovec.e debate, it is not over even though the latest republican plan passed the house of representatives. as it stands, it would provide tax credits to help people buy insurance. many low income and older americans would get less that under obamacare. states can also opt out of protections for people with pre- existing conditions replacing them with high risk pools. and the bill scraps obama's mandate that forces people to buy health insurance or get taxed as a penalty. the president tweeted this morning, big win in the house! very exciting! but when everything comes together with the inclusion of phase 2, we will have truly great healthcare. >> let me break the bad news to the president. that the president, i'm sorry to disappoints you, this bill in its current form is not getting through the senate. >> well, it will be a tough fight. the republican majority in the senate is much slimmer. several gop senators have already expressed qualms about the house bill. democrats are virtually unite

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anne makovec says they are preparing to fix things on their own. >> they are upset because we may havego it alone.>> show was the leadership you promised us. >> reporter: now that republicans have passed in obamacare replacement, all eyes are on democrats. the vote in washington happened as members of california state senate were wrapping up for the day but senators stayed an extra hour to talk about the vote. senator joe anderson had a message for california democrats.>> quit whining and start leading. complaining and start introducing things that make sense. quit blaming republicans. this is a state that is run by one party. it is time to see you lead. >> reporter: senate democrats said they are ready. >> we do have work to do. the point is not to complain and whine a. the point is to mount resistance on behalf of those we represent who depend upon us to not accept what has just happened in washington dc. >> i am not a complainer. i am a fighter. you can delmo -- damn well better believe i will be fighting on this issue.>> reporter: in washington, it is a different story. democrats a

live in the bayview, anne makovec, kpix5. >>> president donald trump is in israel continuing his first overseas trip since taking office and spent the weekend in saudi arabia where he inked $110 billion arms deal with the saudi's and urged muslim leaders to join the global fight against terrorism. the president steered clear of the words radical islamic terrorism, opting for a message of unity. in washington, some of president donald trump's party criticized him for staying silent on human rights abuses in the middle east. >> we have to stand up for what we believe in or we are no different. >> the president and first lady touched down in tel aviv, receiving a warm welcome from israeli officials including prime minister benjamin netanyahu. they will meet with israeli and palestinian leaders in the region and the president is expected to releases first major budget or postal. according to the washington post, it includes more than 800 middle -- more than $800 billion in cuts to medicaid over the next 10 years. those are included in the packed with house republicans. some gop lawmakers h

kpix 5's anne makovec is live in san francisco this morning on steps the transportation officials are taking today to protect people. anne. >> reporter: they are taking a vote on a package of sweeping changes for the city's roadways and here's one of them behind me. you can see this is a dicey intersection. it is the beginning of the castro district so a lot of people walk in this area and that is the on- and off-ramp for highway 101. so that is where we saw an accident just a couple of days ago. this is one of the areas the city is focusing in on here on market street from octavia to castro and that's after two deadly accidents in the past two days. a 77-year-old woman was killed crossing the street saturday night at lake merced boulevard. a pickup hit her. and then yesterday morning a 56- year-old man died here at market and octavia hit by a car at the on-ramp. >> these crashes are happening on high injury corridors. but the good news, if we know where crashes are going to happen and why, we can prevent them. >> reporter: 70% of san francisco's serious traffic crashes happened on 12

kpix 5's anne makovec is live in our newsroom on the power outage that gave the city little choice but to act. >> reporter: you expect that when you dial 911 you will get immediate attention but that's not always the case. san francisco has been short 911 dispatchers for some time but it became very apparent last month when a massive power outage cut off electricity from around 90,000 homes and businesses. that was april 21 and that morning, there were only a dozen dispatchers on duty to handle hundreds of calls, situations from people stuck in elevators to typical medical emergencies. so in response to being overwhelmed that day, the agency is hiring more dispatchers. here's a look at some of the numbers. san francisco received more than 1.2 million emergency and nonemergency calls per year. that's an average of more than 3400 calls per day. for the past 6 years, the agency has experienced a 37% increase in call volume. during tonight's fire commission meeting we are going to learn about a new computer program that will help dispatchers send the closest medics to emergencies. right no

. >> kpix 5's anne makovec got a peek. >> reporter: it's a room known as the south witch's cap one of 40 rooms in the winchester mystery house open to the public for the first time today. >> i know that there are several people who would love to have a seance in here. >> reporter: the third floor corridor is one of many areas of the house said to be visited by ghosts. >> sometimes you'll hear someone which is sper your name. >> reporter: this is going to be the first time that tourists are actually allowed in the front door of the winchester mystery house. word is that sarah win cherster didn't want anyone to see it because it wasn't furnished. >> there's a story about teddy roosevelt knocking on the door and she wouldn't let him in. >> reporter: and in the north wing you can see remnants of damage and artifacts from the great san francisco earthquake of 1906. the mystery house is about topeka lot more interest. the story of sarah winchester is now being produced as a film starring actress helen mirren. >> this house is a manifestation as of sarah winchester and i think in that sense

anne makovec is live outside the factory with more on the claims >>> reporter: we are hearing from former workers saying that they were exposed to conditions here at the tesla factory exhausting and dangerous. a health and safety advocacy group called work safe says injuries at the fremont factory was 31% higher than the industry average in 2015 and serious injuries double the industry rate. tesla employees say they were worked to exhaustion. >> we're trying to run as hard as we can. by the time we look for a break we were so tired we were ready to walk right into the highway and sat on the ground. >> reporter: now, we did hear from a current tesla factory worker who wanted to remain anonymous. he says, do i see unsafe practices? yes. however, he says, they aren't tolerating them anymore. the electric car company admits some employees worked significant amounts of overtime so the company could survive but they have now added a third shift to improve safety. further they said, we may have had some challenges in the past. but we now have the lowest injury rate in the industry by far. the co

anne makovec, kpix 5. >>> the federal government spelled out their plan to punish sanctuary cities. we got a copy of attorney general jeff sessions' memo even before the city of san francisco did. >> the question is is this more bark or bite? according to that latest order, the feds will only withhold money from programs with the department of justice and department of homeland security. >> reporter: that's a far cry from what was previously threatened for sanctuary cities. >> if we're talking about cops funding, that's 4 or $5 million nationwide. >> reporter: they're look at losing about $15 million for policing: >> that's what it says now. but the executive order itself at the beginning said this was going to impact a broad range of federal funding. in fact, much broader than they're saying now. that's why we need clarity from the court. >> reporter: sanctuary cities have been a hot button issue nationwide in part because of the death of kate steinly right here by a recently released drug dealer who had been deported 5 times. >> we have policies in place that would ensure that the

kpix 5's anne makovec is live in san jose with details on the new ballot measure and poll results thatill be released today to help hire local labor. anne? >> reporter: there could eventually be a ballot measure, it could be up to voters to possibly force new developments here in san jose to hire local construction workers and also pay them a sustainable wage. the people behind this push say that this was the straw that broke the camel's back the largest housing project in san jose just approved by the city council. it promises 708 units and 14,000 feet of retail at 70 south almaden. the council voted unanimously after nearly two dozen people lined up to demand the developer use union labor and local labor. >> to pay a substandard wage to unskilled underpaid workers and fatten their profit margins and that's unacceptable. we need to have local developers, local labor, skilled labor, union labor. >> reporter: what the city cannot legally dictate what kind of labor that developers use. the developer in this case did agree not to use contractors with a history of wage theft. the group spe

kpix 5's anne makovec is live in san francisco on the changes that could come from these topics. anne. >> reporter: a lot going on here during these three-day meetings. the regents are talking about putting a cap of 18% on nonresidents' enrollment in the uc system. they are also talking about rolling back a tuition hike of 2.5% that has already been approved. that was approved in january when the uc board of regents voted to raise tuition and fees by about $300 saying university was strapped for cash. well, a few months later the state auditor released explosive findings about the office of the president that it failed to disclose $175 million in funds, is providing exorbitant salaries and benefits, and interfered with the audit by changing the responses to surveys sent by the auditor. >> they should freeze the budget and the salaries and administrative expenses within the office of the president until all the of the budget recommendation in the audit report are adopted fully. >> reporter: that's assemblywoman catherine baker one of many uc administration critics right now. and at

time now 6:30. >>> kpix 5's anne makovec is live at sfo this morning where this ban could apply to all flights from europe to the united states. anne. >> reporter: the department of homeland security secretary is going to be talking about this with lawmakers on capitol hill today. and the ban could mean that any electronic larger than your cell phone would have to be in your checked luggage. you couldn't be making use of that in the cabin on a trans- atlantic flight. right now, the ban applies to people traveling from ten airports in eight countries in the middle east and north africa. the expansion of that ban could apply to passengers leaving europe and the uk on flights bound for the u.s. airlines are working with the department of homeland security to discuss the issue but they have expressed some concerns about the impact it could have on passengers especially business travelers. >> eight hours uninterrupted by phone and be able to just be connected to your laptop to do what you need to do i think is a great option. >> if they feel that's necessary for safety i would not disagree.

i'm anne makovec in for michelle griego. >> i'm kenny choi. >>> later this morning investigators wille at the new water park in dublin. they are trying to figure out how a little boy flew off one of the slides. kpix5's jessica flores is live outside the wave with the latest. jessica. >> reporter: kenny, the wave water park here in dublin just opened. it was the grand opening on saturday. a lot of folks were trying to ride all the slides here and one of them was a 10-year-old little boy. he climbed that slide behind me, went down and then when he reached the bottom, the landing area, that's when he fell off. now, that slide is called the emerald plunge. he fell off at the edge of the slide. the ground was 2 feet below. the boy was able to walk away with scrapes and his parents had to take him to the hospital to get checked out. the city of dublin owns and operates the park and after the accident they closed the emerald plunge, they also closed another slide citing safety. the city says the emerald plunge slide can be found around the world. >> and until we can, you know, resolve what o

kpix 5's anne makovec is live at the scene with the very latest. anne. >> reporter: 13 construction workers were injured here this morning. none of those injuries are serious, all minor injuries. i'm going to give you a street view here of what we're seeing. i think the better pictures, though, are coming interest chopper 5. this investigation is just beginning. but what we know, a very scare scene of people stuck in wet concrete. others hanging from scaffolding this morning. construction workers had been pouring concrete on to the floor of this building unconstruction into a garage area when the deck the platform they were standing on collapsed under them. >> next thing i know everything collapsed. coworkers just fell in. you know? it was too much -- too much weight. it was just too much weight. everything broke. >> reporter: that was one of the construction workers at the site this morning. the 15 to 20 workers who fell in, some were stuck in the wet concrete that they had just been pouring and it was knee deep concrete. others were hanging from t

anne makovec joins us live from muttville with the story and a new friend. >> reporter: meet my friendsthis is frisco. and don't mind his tongue. it's an added feature to this guy. his tongue actually hangs out because he has no teeth. he is 13 years old. and that's what they do at muttville, they rescue senior dogs from shelters that may be people would say are otherwise difficult to adopt out. there's something special an unique. i'm here with bunny rosenberg involved in a big rescue operation this week. tell us about -- these dogs came from a hoarding case in el dorado county? >> yes. so we're looking for [ indiscernible ] reached out to el dorado municipal shelter and they got back to you guys and said we don't just have one pomeranian, we have 10. and 30 chihuahuas. so we took 18 of the dogs that were confiscated from a hoarding case. they arrived on tuesday. our vet staff has been working overtime to see all of them in time for today's big adoption event. >> so were you able to help the municipal shelter by taking these dogs off their hands and now you are overloaded with dogs. th