beckwith cohosts curb appeal on hgtv. a car hit and killed him monday night as he road through the lower haight near oak and styner streets. it wasn't clear who was at fault. police say the driver of the car is cooperating. beckwith was 38. >>> new this morning a site with the web address similar to the california health exchange is linked to state republicans. this is what covering healthcare ca.com looks like. its url is closed to the original coveredca.com. it's a resource guide on the affordable care act act. critics say it's deceptive saying the look-alike site discourages people from enrolling. >>> today president obama is renewing his focus on the income gap between rich and poor. he will give a speech saying that inequality and wage stagnation are threatening americans' upward mobility and retirement. mr. obama plans to promote a hike in the minimum wage and promote the economic benefits of the affordable care act. >>> 80,000 californians have signed up for obamacare. kpix 5 is gathering experts for a hotline. rep

beckwith ran "b-b design build" in san francisco. and was a woodworker specializing in cabinets and decks. >> pam: friends remember him as adventurous and kind. >> reporter: developing tonight! >> reporter:the search for a missing san jose man and four others plane has been called off for the night in central idaho. >> reporter:dale smith is an experienced pilot and the co-founder and ceo of a san jose tech company. also on board.smith's daughter, her fiance, smith's son, and daughter in law. they lost contact with air traffic controllers sunday during bad weather in idaho. >> reporter:today some potentially good news.a faint signal from the plane's emergency beacon. >> reporter:but search teams have not found any sign of the plane.or the people that were on it. the plane took off sunday from baker city, oregon.it was headed to butte montana.and now crews are searching near the tiny central idaho town of yellow pine.where cell phone pings from people on board were last recorded. >> reporter:kron 4's j.r. stone is in the south bay ton

bill beckwith died last night. he was riding his motorcycle when a car struck him. the driver of that car is cooperating in this investigation. the 38-year-old renovation expert lived in the city and was the co-host of "curb appeal." a show about making over exteriors. he also owned a construction business. he was into motorcycles and a member of the piston and chain motorcycle club in soma. members there say he was cheerful and funny. >> we all had community. we enjoyed his presence. he was a very adventurous rider. he had a lot of pals here. a lot of good times. and there's a lot of people mourning. >> beckwith's family is organizing a memorial for this sunday. >>> where is anna? tonight, her family is desperate for any news. friends and family posted flyers today around pleasanton. she hasn't seen since sunday when she was seen in a car with three men near first street. she didn't leave home willingly, she is considered at risk because of her age. her family says they want her home safe. >>> new tonight at 11:00, 15% or 20% tip? how about 750% tip. that's what on

police say 38-year-old bill beckwith died at san francisco general after the crash at oak and styner last night. the car driver is apparently cooperating with investigators. beckwith was a san francisco- based contractor and carpenter and cohost of the show, curb appeal, on hgtv. >>> five san francisco giants minor league players are recovering from a crash near the team's complex in scottsdale, arizona. we're told a team van collided with a car while that van was pulling out of the hotel driveway this morning. the players were treated for injuries and released. the giants organization does begin spring training in scottsdale in february. >>> a 100th birthday celebration like no other. the incredible story of how a chinese woman became an american citizen. >> and 18 inches apart but 20 feet down. how a woman ended up wedged between two walls. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,, rare ceremony. as john ramos tell us that it's nev >>> every year, thousands of immigrants are sworn in as american citizens. but today, san francisco had a rare ceremony. as john ramos tells us, it's never too late to find a new

bill beckwith. co-host of 'curb appeal'. was killed monday night in a motorcycle accident in san francisco's lower haight. police say, beckwith was hit by a car near oak and steiner streets around 8:30. beckwith suffered head trauma and died at a hospital. the driver of the car that struck him is cooperating with the investigation. beckwith was a carpenter and general contractor. he owned his own bay area construction business. h-g-t-v says in a statement that his creativity, adventurous spirit and general love of life will be missed. line we have clear and cold conditions around the bay and i will talk about the freeze watch and what the temperatures will be light later on this afternoon when we continue. xñ >> welcome back. we are watching how cold it is at the ferry building and the embarcadero bart station in san francisco. >> we are ed freezing in oakland. san mattel is send the upper '30's. the temperatures will continue depp as we head into the next couple of days. approaching summarize the temperatures will be cooler

bill beckwith cohosted the show curb appeal on hgtv. a car hit and killed him last night as he rode through the lower haight. the crash happened near oak and styner. the driver of the car is cooperating. beckwith was 38. >>> the owner of an award winning san francisco restaurant has died. judy rodgers was an influential chef owner at zuni cafe. she won the james beard award for outstanding restaurant in america in 2003. she died monday night after a long battle with cancer. rodgers was 57. >>> developing out of arizona, tragedy struck as hundreds of skydivers gathered in the arizona desert. two skydivers died during a midair collision. the two were floating to the ground when they collided causing their parachutes to collapse. investigators are trying to learn what went wrong. >> both of their canopies were open. and at the point that they collided it's estimated they were 200 to 300 feet in the air. once they collided both canopies collapsed and then they both fell to the ground. >> skydivers from around the world are in the area. satu

bill beckwith cohosted the show curb appeal on hdtv.day night as he rode through the lower haight near oakland and styner streets. it's not clear who was at fault. police say the driver of the car is cooperating and beckwith was 38 years old. >>> happening today, the man accused of going on a deadly rampage at l.a.x. will make his first court appearance. paul ciancia will have a hearing this morning at a jail being held in federal custody. investigators say ciancia targeted tsa officers when he pulled a semi-automatic rifle from a bag and opened fire inside terminal 3 on november 1. one tsa agent was killed. >>> also happening today, 911 calls from that mass shooting at sandy hook elementary school will be made public. the connecticut state prosecutor originally wanted to keep the calls confidential to protect survivors and victims. but the state attorney has now dropped that fight. 20 children and six adults were killed in the 2012 shooting. >>> tragedy struck as hundreds of skydivers gathered in the arizona desert. two skydivers died

beckwith's family has created a facebook page where peach -- where people are remembering. >>> the fire at the marina apartments forced dozens their from homes. flames broke out in a unit that had been vacant. woman who lived there had been gone for days and someone broke into the apartment before the fire started. >> it looks like the apartment had been burglarized. the window had been -- the front door had been knocked out and i believe there was an accelerant placed within that apartment. >> the fire displaced at least two dozen people. the firefighter who was injured suffered second-degree bushes. >>> a 56-year-old man was arrested for theft at the new site of apple's space ship headquarters on saturday night. he's accused of stealing copper pipes and wiring from the future site of the apple 2 campus. he faces burglary and possession of burglary tools charges. >>> a popular walnut creek business has closed its doors after 26 years in business. the owner of yogurt park says he's one of many tenants that have to move out by the end of the january. all of these buildings are being torn

beckwith lived in san francisco and was a co-host of hgtv's show called "curb appeal" that did makeovers of home ex-tiexterior. his motorcycle and another car crashed. he was taken to sf general where he was pronounced dead. >>> reports of a dump truck slamming into a building in cupertino today had first responders fearing the worst. the building turned out to be an empty detached garage. the truck sheered off a utility pole. the garage sits on busy foothill boulevard near stevens creek. commute traffic turned into a mess after sheriffs deputies closed foothill. no word on what caused the truck to veer off that road. >>> it feels like the holiday time. jeff ranieri in here to update us with our freezing temperatures or near-freezing temperatures overnight. >> yeah, we've got a lot to digest here. look at these temperatures. upper 40s currently. just a few nights ago, that was what we had for the overnight lows. there are a lot of room for the numbers to continue to drop as we head throughout tomorrow morning. the coldest, the north bay averaging 48. you're being rivaled in the south bay

beckwith was 38 years old. >>> new clue tonight in the search for that missing san jose pilot and his family. betty yu says the crews have a much better idea of where that plane went down. >> the smiths are a tight-knit mormon family. after spending thanksgiving weekend in oregon, silicon valley xhektive dale smith left for montana. his son daniel and his son's wife, his daughter amber and her fiance were in his beach bonanza similar to the one pictured here. it ran into engine trouble over central idaho sunday. smith intend today land at the remote johnson creek airstrip seen in this you tube video, but they never made it. >> the temperature really dropping tonight. that's probably the biggest concern. they've got their winter parkas and clothes so they can layer up and stuff, but this is the third night out. >> his founding business partner know it is wilderness is unforgiving but knows smith to be kaushsz. >> he's so intelligent that i figured anybody could get out of the situation he's in, he would be one that could put that airplane down. >> today idaho search teamed detected a f

. >>> a host on hgtv is dead. 38-year-old bill beckwith cohosting the show curb appeal was struck and killed last night. the cause of the crash is under investigation. the driver of the car is cooperating with investigators. >>> last night on kpix5 at 11:00, we told you about paul walker's random act of generosity to a military couple. the couple came forward and shared their story with cbs reporter, tom wait. >> it's still to this day, the most generous thing anyone has done for me. >> reporter: an unexpected gift as eternal as love itself. the glittering symbol was an anonymous present from paul walker himself. >> when i tell the story to people, they brush me off like okay. >> reporter: it was back in 2004, kyle was in a the army, set for deployment in iraq, and before he left, the couple from victorsville got married. when kyle returned a few months later, he wanted a new ring for his bride. they made a trip to a high end jewelry store in santa barbara where they would meet a celebrity where his heart was as big as his wallet. >> i noticed somewhere else was in this. he kept wanti

this morning, friends and family are mourning the death of hgtv host bill beckwith, the host of "curbhe also owned a construction business. he loved motorcycles and was a member of the piston and chain motorcycle club. members there say he was always cheerful and adventurous. police say he was riding his michael vick when he was hit and killed by a car monday night. >>> police on the peninsula trying to track down three armed men who held up a fast food restaurant. police say the masked men walked into mountain view on monday night and robbed customers and employees at gunpoint. they ran off. right now, police are not saying how much money and valuables the gunmen got away with. >>> a 15-year-old girl in custody this morning accused of robbing and assaulting a woman in her 60s in the parking lot in san leandro. on monday afternoon, officers say the teen knocked the woman to the ground and kicked her repeatedly before taking off with a woman's purse. police found her and two 16-year-old boys in oakland later that day. they believe she was helped to get away from the crime scene. >>> th

to include the following items, statement of the national indian gaming association, statement of beckwith on behalf of the national association of convenience stores, statement of independent software engineer, number four, correspondence between mr. bill young of florida and the fbi. hearing no objections, so ordered. the next item of business is that we have -- we as the right to- have the submit questions to you, written questions. we will hopefully have those done within the next couple weeks. out 14d appreciate ab you get written questions from this committee that within about 14 days you have them back. all of ourhank witnesses for being here, this was a good discussion. sometimes we made it a little light, but this is an important issue. i will make this comment, when mr. barton first introduced this lot of us thought it was pretty out there. but with this decision by the justice department, it makes it a very relevant question and one that we have to deal with. bill that i introduced in this committee was to repeal the natural gas policy on natural gas. that was way out there at t

bill beckwith was hit by a car riding a motorcycle in san francisco.ly's farm in maine. he was just 38 years old. >>> a california couple defies the odds giving birth to identical triplets without the help of fertility treatments. the odds, one in 8,100. >> a friend pointed out how many years of -- question it all at once. >> they're doing well this morning and they should be able to go home in a few weeks. all three of you have three children, right? >> yeah. >> can you imagine raising them all at once? >> no. i count on my first to help me raise the third. >> what part of a job. i had to feed my baby brother. >> i asked grace, why didn't you teach your brother to tie his shoes? >> mom, that's why they made straps. velcro. >> what did i say? >> straps. >> isn't straps like velcro? n it depends if there is velcro on the strap. >> okay, fine. >>> meanwhile, talk about adding insult to injury, a father whose daughter is battling cancer just found out that his family has been dropped from his insurance because his insurance not good enough for obamacare.

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