129
129
Apr 25, 2016
04/16
by
KNTV
tv
eye 129
favorite 0
quote 0
christie smith continues our coverage. what are you hearing from fans? >> reporter: well, i can tell you, as she said. fans very thrilled with the win but also very concerned about steph curry. they went into this excited about seeing him back after he was out two games, but now this has happened. those fans arrived very early in san leandro at ricky's sports grill. but fans told us they really felt for curry who was out two games in the series due to an ankle sprain. they're hoping for the best, but one fan told us, he thinks whatever, curry should just blitz the next game. >> they said it was a sprain, i mine, honestly, i think they shouldn't play him. >> it's too bad that steph got hurt, but the rest of the team seemed to pick it up, especially klay and dre maund. >> reporter: the others were hoping it wasn't that serious. they would love to see the mvp back in action. of course the warriors came way out on top, 129-94, the team doing so well what they do. the next game is on wednesday. christie smith, nbc bay area news. >> wednesday is the night they
christie smith continues our coverage. what are you hearing from fans? >> reporter: well, i can tell you, as she said. fans very thrilled with the win but also very concerned about steph curry. they went into this excited about seeing him back after he was out two games, but now this has happened. those fans arrived very early in san leandro at ricky's sports grill. but fans told us they really felt for curry who was out two games in the series due to an ankle sprain. they're hoping for...
160
160
Apr 24, 2016
04/16
by
KNTV
tv
eye 160
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> nbc bay area's christy smith is live there. what's the situation? >> i just arrived on the scene and had a chance to speak with firefighters. what they're saying is that this three alarm fire is now under control but they will be here for quite some time, keeping an eye on things. at the height, it was a dramatic plume of smoke near highway 101 in gill row. i'm -- gill roy. it's a recycling plant that firefighters say recycles things like plastic parts from computers. i am told that the business was not open at the time. they tell me that the fire quickly grew to three alarms. official concerns was that there may be hazardous chemicals involved. some people were advised to shelter in place. but i'm told that that concern turned out actually not to be the case so that shelter in place should be leftied fairly soon. several agencies, fire departments from the area responded to help out with this because it did grow so quickly. no injuries to report, though. at this point the cause is still under investigation, but they're saying again it is under cont
. >> nbc bay area's christy smith is live there. what's the situation? >> i just arrived on the scene and had a chance to speak with firefighters. what they're saying is that this three alarm fire is now under control but they will be here for quite some time, keeping an eye on things. at the height, it was a dramatic plume of smoke near highway 101 in gill row. i'm -- gill roy. it's a recycling plant that firefighters say recycles things like plastic parts from computers. i am told...
178
178
Apr 22, 2016
04/16
by
KNTV
tv
eye 178
favorite 0
quote 0
christie smith is live and she spoke to those advocates today.tie, how long are they going to be on the hunger strike? >> reporter: one activist said they've tried other methods and it didn't seem to work so now they're going to try this. there are about four or five of them out there and they say they will hold out as long as they can. this is day one in front of the mission police station. >> you know, we're not looking at this as no type of stunt anything. it's drastic measures for drastic times. >> elias is a local rapper who goes by the name eclicto. >> it all comes down to mayor lee employing the chief's son. he's upset with the fatal police shootings in san francisco, alex woods and alex nieto and most recently luis gongorra. >> if he refuses to resign we want the mayor to fire him. if the mayor cannot step up and do the right thing at the will of the people then the mayor can go -- >> what do they call it, demonstration, march or hunger strike. we're going to respect that. >> mayor lee has had discussions with the department's use of forc
christie smith is live and she spoke to those advocates today.tie, how long are they going to be on the hunger strike? >> reporter: one activist said they've tried other methods and it didn't seem to work so now they're going to try this. there are about four or five of them out there and they say they will hold out as long as they can. this is day one in front of the mission police station. >> you know, we're not looking at this as no type of stunt anything. it's drastic measures...
116
116
Apr 24, 2016
04/16
by
KNTV
tv
eye 116
favorite 0
quote 0
christy smith is live with the latest. if you were driving by it at the time, a scary sight. >> that's right. firefighters have been on scene all evening making sure this doesn't flair up. yes, at the height of it, you could see a big plume of smoke going down the freeway. 60 firefighters had to be called in to help. arriving firefighters saw a dramatic scene. dark smoke visible from highway 101. >> they found what's pretty much ground up plastic burning. this is a plastic recycling facility. they take stereo bodies and grind them up into small pieces. >> reporter: the fire was limited to mostly outside the building. there was immediate concern about potentially hazardous materials that may have been used in the past. >> they were using chemicals to separate the components. we thought there was cyanide here. >> reporter: firefighters were able to monitor the water and air quality nearby and determine the business no longer used hazardous chemicals. >> a shelter in place went out over santa clara out of abundance of caution
christy smith is live with the latest. if you were driving by it at the time, a scary sight. >> that's right. firefighters have been on scene all evening making sure this doesn't flair up. yes, at the height of it, you could see a big plume of smoke going down the freeway. 60 firefighters had to be called in to help. arriving firefighters saw a dramatic scene. dark smoke visible from highway 101. >> they found what's pretty much ground up plastic burning. this is a plastic recycling...
149
149
Apr 17, 2016
04/16
by
KNTV
tv
eye 149
favorite 0
quote 0
bay area's christie smith continues our coverage live in san francisco right now. where earthquake preparedness for the next big one was put into place today. christie? >> that's right. a fire lieutenant said one of the effects of the earthquake like the one we saw in ecuador it brings it to the forefront here. people talk about getting more aware, getting more prepared. it is timely as san francisco gets prepared to mark the anniversary of the earthquake. some training in the marina. happened in the district. suffered serious damage in the loma prieta earthquake. a disaster response drill with neighborhood emergency response team, nert volunteers. went through drills. members are trained. take 20 hours of courses to get certified. about what to do. and best ways to help. >> we give practical response skills such as providing basic medical care for people having critical injuries. search-and-rescue. fire resources can do heavily damaged buildings. >> san francisco mayor ed lee issued a statement on the recent earthquakes extending thoughts and prayers to the people
bay area's christie smith continues our coverage live in san francisco right now. where earthquake preparedness for the next big one was put into place today. christie? >> that's right. a fire lieutenant said one of the effects of the earthquake like the one we saw in ecuador it brings it to the forefront here. people talk about getting more aware, getting more prepared. it is timely as san francisco gets prepared to mark the anniversary of the earthquake. some training in the marina....
131
131
Apr 18, 2016
04/16
by
KNTV
tv
eye 131
favorite 0
quote 0
nbc bay area's christie smith is live in san francisco where earthquake preparedness put into action today in the recent week, christie. so many earthquakes across the world. >> that is right. and certainly timely with the earthquake in ecuador, and the anniversary of the 1906 earthquake and fire in san francisco. today, 250 volunteers gathered in various spots in the city including the marina district. went through drills. different scenarios. trained by the fire department on practical response skills. starting with caring for those closest to you in a disaster. turning off utilities. assessing people who might have light injuries. the classes take about 20 hours to get certified. we just spoke with a neighborhood emergency response team volunteer. >> to be prepare ford something we don't know will happen. trying to close the gap in preparedness. we can make mistakes do more right things. if we can save a life. if we can help somebody. we have done the job. >> the mayor ed lee also issued a statement through his office on the quakes inic wa-and japan, extending thoughts and prayers
nbc bay area's christie smith is live in san francisco where earthquake preparedness put into action today in the recent week, christie. so many earthquakes across the world. >> that is right. and certainly timely with the earthquake in ecuador, and the anniversary of the 1906 earthquake and fire in san francisco. today, 250 volunteers gathered in various spots in the city including the marina district. went through drills. different scenarios. trained by the fire department on practical...
176
176
Apr 24, 2016
04/16
by
KNTV
tv
eye 176
favorite 0
quote 0
christie smith is continuing our coverage from san leandro and the fans have to be in the dumps right now. >> reporter: it was a mixed reaction here. on the one hand, warriors fans were thrilled when the win but concerned with curry's knee. there were differing opinions on how they will play in to the scheme of things looking forward to the next game and the next series with his injured knee. we checked in this afternoon at a sports theater in san leeaale. here's how fans felt about the game and curry's sprained right knee. >> it is possible he will be back. i think he will be okay. they have a great training staff. >> i'm feeling great. too bad steph got hurt but the rest of the team seemed to pick it up, especially clay and draymond but my concern is for the future, for the next series if steph is hurt. >> he had come back from a hurt ankle. fans wishing him well as they were leaving hoping to see him soon. but some suggesting that if he does sit out the next game they are feeling confident in the rest of the team. reporting live, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >>> fans are hopi
christie smith is continuing our coverage from san leandro and the fans have to be in the dumps right now. >> reporter: it was a mixed reaction here. on the one hand, warriors fans were thrilled when the win but concerned with curry's knee. there were differing opinions on how they will play in to the scheme of things looking forward to the next game and the next series with his injured knee. we checked in this afternoon at a sports theater in san leeaale. here's how fans felt about the...
189
189
Apr 17, 2016
04/16
by
KNTV
tv
eye 189
favorite 0
quote 0
reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, "nbc bay area news." >> amazing story. christie, thanks very much. >>> turning now to the weather, a picture-perfect day across the bay area. there is a picture-perfect picture. >> beautiful. >> is that correct, picture-perfect picture? >> well said, terry. >> it looks fantastic, and you can see the flag blowing, so they've got some breeze there. meteorologist rob mayeda has latest on a weekend warm-up. >> we're seeing temperatures overall about 10 to 15 degrees warmer than they should be. here's another view from the north looking south to san francisco from belvedere, 79 degrees right now. average highs should be in the low 60s. instead, we're seeing mid-to-upper 70s around downtown san francisco. and out to the west, clear skies, no sign of fog there, just some high clouds on approach around ocean, temperatures in the low 70s. in dublin right now, 79 degrees. east bay hills as warm as the mid-80s earlier. you see caster valley. and look at the sinking warm air towards alameda, upper 80s right now where the temperatures,
reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, "nbc bay area news." >> amazing story. christie, thanks very much. >>> turning now to the weather, a picture-perfect day across the bay area. there is a picture-perfect picture. >> beautiful. >> is that correct, picture-perfect picture? >> well said, terry. >> it looks fantastic, and you can see the flag blowing, so they've got some breeze there. meteorologist rob mayeda has latest on a weekend...
140
140
Apr 18, 2016
04/16
by
KNTV
tv
eye 140
favorite 0
quote 0
christie smith is live in san francisco. this is where firefighters and volunteers are practicing for what happens if it hits here. >> reporter: yes, that's right. we spoke with one lieutenant who said when we see these devastating earthquakes like in ecuador and tomorrow we have the commemoration of the great earthquake and fire in 1906 here in san francisco, it does bring awareness to people and oftentimes people do start thinking more about being prepared. today, about 250 volunteers with a neighborhood emergency response team participated in drills. some of them in the marina district which suffered some serious damage in the loma earth yak in 1989. they're trained by the san francisco fire department and it takes about 20 hours to become certified, learning the best ways to help in a disaster, starting by caring for their own families. >> we give practical response skills, such as for writing basic medical -- providing medical care. fire resources can do heavily damaged buildings. >> the san francisco mayor issued a sta
christie smith is live in san francisco. this is where firefighters and volunteers are practicing for what happens if it hits here. >> reporter: yes, that's right. we spoke with one lieutenant who said when we see these devastating earthquakes like in ecuador and tomorrow we have the commemoration of the great earthquake and fire in 1906 here in san francisco, it does bring awareness to people and oftentimes people do start thinking more about being prepared. today, about 250 volunteers...
138
138
Apr 21, 2016
04/16
by
KNTV
tv
eye 138
favorite 0
quote 0
christie smith is there on site. what's the atmosphere like and what's the response? >> at 4:20 this afternoon we heard a collective cheer and people started lighting up again. it's been a hazy day in golden gate park. san francisco police say technically someone could get a citation for smoking pot in the park. the primary concern is on those who might get unruly. >> get high on some ice cream. >> reporter: the annual 4/20 gathering celebrating all things marijuana brought out thousands to hippy hill in golden gate park. >> i didn't see the weed ice cream. >> reporter: there's something for everyone. >> whether you're here pour the weed or not, you see interesting thing. >> everybody smoking their weed. i'm going to be real about it. i'll keep it real. >> and then they get hungry. >> and then they get hungry. ken baton says he's here to cure the munchies. >> i had one pan of spaghetti, now i have two. >> reporter: the city has taken steps to handle it all. police say there are multiple resources available. >> today's event is too large, so we're here to manage the sa
christie smith is there on site. what's the atmosphere like and what's the response? >> at 4:20 this afternoon we heard a collective cheer and people started lighting up again. it's been a hazy day in golden gate park. san francisco police say technically someone could get a citation for smoking pot in the park. the primary concern is on those who might get unruly. >> get high on some ice cream. >> reporter: the annual 4/20 gathering celebrating all things marijuana brought...
218
218
Apr 25, 2016
04/16
by
KNTV
tv
eye 218
favorite 0
quote 0
i'm christie smith. we'll have that story coming up. >>> then the government shaming people on twitter. the unique social media push to help stop a dangerous trend. >>> also the solar plane on a mission to break a world record, taking a lengthy break here in the south bay. we'll show you last night's big landing and the jurn tee's on to next. >>> and plan on a chilly start to tomorrow morning. we'll see temperatures in the low 40s in the wind-sheltered valleys as our attention shifts away from the wind to increasing chances of rain over the next couple of days. i'll look at those chances in the forecast when we come right back. about prince's famously private life, after his death. that includes charity work right here in the bay area. >>> well, tonight, we are learning more about prince's famously private life after his sudden death. that includes the charity work that he did right here in the bay area. many people didn't know about it. he wanted it that way. christie smith joins us live from san franci
i'm christie smith. we'll have that story coming up. >>> then the government shaming people on twitter. the unique social media push to help stop a dangerous trend. >>> also the solar plane on a mission to break a world record, taking a lengthy break here in the south bay. we'll show you last night's big landing and the jurn tee's on to next. >>> and plan on a chilly start to tomorrow morning. we'll see temperatures in the low 40s in the wind-sheltered valleys as our...
229
229
Apr 22, 2016
04/16
by
KNTV
tv
eye 229
favorite 0
quote 0
reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, christie. >> threeple dead -- separate crashes early this morning on i-80 in crockett. the paramedics in an ambulance from children's hospital oakland hit a truck stopped at a construction zone. the chp tells us the three were trapped for more than an hour. that was the first crash. then the second crash turned out to be fatal. this is what it looked like. happened a short time later in the backup caused from the crash. a driver of a mazda died. the car was crushed under the front of that big rig. the person has not been identified yet. a fire in the east bay killed a man this morning. crews responding to a warehouse fire near oracle arena just after 3:00 in the morning. the warehouse is on 6 in oak land. the alameda county coroner hasn't released the name of the victim. investigators trying to figure out what caused it. it appears someone was squatting in the warehouse because firefighters found candles and cooking items inside that building. >>> an active day for firefighters in the bay area. this rag
reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, christie. >> threeple dead -- separate crashes early this morning on i-80 in crockett. the paramedics in an ambulance from children's hospital oakland hit a truck stopped at a construction zone. the chp tells us the three were trapped for more than an hour. that was the first crash. then the second crash turned out to be fatal. this is what it looked like. happened a short time later in the backup...
140
140
Apr 16, 2016
04/16
by
KNTV
tv
eye 140
favorite 0
quote 0
reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, "nbc bay area news." >> what a story. christie, thank you very much. >>> let's turn to the weather and a beautiful day across the bay area today. take a look at the golden gate bridge. not only does it look beautiful, probably feels darn good. probably some wind blowing there. >> i would say so, considering we've got it down here. >> it's been blowing around the bay area. rob mayeta has the latest on the warm-up we're experiencing. >> the warm-up is thanks to winds blowing offshore. micro climate's in the north bay showing you 80s and upper 80s. look at that view from belvedere, 79 degrees. looking back to san francisco where we're seeing temperatures around downtown in the upper 70s right now and clear skies out to the coast, ocean beach popular place today. temperatures in the mid-70s. over towards the east bay, walnut creek right now 80 degrees. and you can see no matter where you are in the bay area, you're really seeing the same temperatures. upper 70s to mid-80s around the east bay right now and similar temperatures
reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, "nbc bay area news." >> what a story. christie, thank you very much. >>> let's turn to the weather and a beautiful day across the bay area today. take a look at the golden gate bridge. not only does it look beautiful, probably feels darn good. probably some wind blowing there. >> i would say so, considering we've got it down here. >> it's been blowing around the bay area. rob mayeta has the latest on the...
90
90
Apr 15, 2016
04/16
by
KNTV
tv
eye 90
favorite 0
quote 0
nbc bay area christie smith joins us and the sheriff says he's taking action. >> she's called for some one-on-one retraining and a safety bulletin went out yesterday, as soon as she found out that this occurred. and also an investigation is under way to figure out why the gun went off in the first place and to make sure it doesn't happen again. >> i was relieved that nobody was hurt, my first reaction. my second reaction is what were they thinking? >> san francisco sheriff vicky hennessy was alerted by text that a deputy accidentally fired a nonduty weapon inside the hall of justice. >> it appeared to be that somebody was showing somebody a weapon. >> and somehow it went off. >> and somehow it went off. >> as we reported exclusively last night, one bailiff, who doesn't carry a record in their current role, fired the weapon while talking with another deputy on the third floor yesterday morning. an investigation is under way. >> in the meantime, what we have done is we're organized one-on-one training for them. both on safety procedures, we've also put out a department-wide bulletin. for
nbc bay area christie smith joins us and the sheriff says he's taking action. >> she's called for some one-on-one retraining and a safety bulletin went out yesterday, as soon as she found out that this occurred. and also an investigation is under way to figure out why the gun went off in the first place and to make sure it doesn't happen again. >> i was relieved that nobody was hurt, my first reaction. my second reaction is what were they thinking? >> san francisco sheriff...
179
179
Apr 23, 2016
04/16
by
KNTV
tv
eye 179
favorite 0
quote 0
nbc bay area christie smith is live where crews made a temporary fix. we're talking about sacramento street. what are we talking about in terms of traffic or when the street will be open? >> reporter: what we're hearing is that the street, sacramento street, probably won't be reopening until sometime tomorrow night. they hope that that might happen today but crews had to move in some heavy equipment. the sink hole is about 18 feet wide by 10 feet deep. while utilities were not impacted, some neighbors say it certainly has been inconvenient. big pieces of the street that caved in were lifted from the huge sinkhole in san francisco today. a stunning sight for some. >> i just had no idea, and then i looked and it was like there is a giant hole in the middle my street. >> michelle lives and works nearby and had trouble parking because of the repair. jid to circle around a couple times before i could find a spot. >> reporter: sacramento street is now closed near lyon. yesterday a depression in the street was reported, then the sinkhole after the sewer line b
nbc bay area christie smith is live where crews made a temporary fix. we're talking about sacramento street. what are we talking about in terms of traffic or when the street will be open? >> reporter: what we're hearing is that the street, sacramento street, probably won't be reopening until sometime tomorrow night. they hope that that might happen today but crews had to move in some heavy equipment. the sink hole is about 18 feet wide by 10 feet deep. while utilities were not impacted,...
103
103
Apr 1, 2016
04/16
by
KNTV
tv
eye 103
favorite 0
quote 0
reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >>> thank you, christie. >>> take a look at new pictures of graffiti on san jose city hall. city employees say it's become a constant problem. and some cases about half a dozen suspects can be seen through surveillance pictures trying to tag the complex. nbc bay area's chuck coppola on the story. a live report on what they're doing about it in the next hour. >>> following up our stories about the so-called bearded band i had. he's apparently confessed. friends and family filled the court to see kenneth ellis in his first appearance in contra costa court. his eyes appeared to tear up as he looked back to wave. court documents said he told investigators he was having financial problems and used the money from bank robberies to pay bills. police caught him last week when someone recognized him from news reports. >>> want to show you a spot where police chase ended which slowed the commute on b.a.r.t. to walnut creek this morning. it started when officers spotted a burglar coming out of a home on walnut boulevard. officer
reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >>> thank you, christie. >>> take a look at new pictures of graffiti on san jose city hall. city employees say it's become a constant problem. and some cases about half a dozen suspects can be seen through surveillance pictures trying to tag the complex. nbc bay area's chuck coppola on the story. a live report on what they're doing about it in the next hour. >>> following up our stories about the...
157
157
Apr 16, 2016
04/16
by
KNTV
tv
eye 157
favorite 0
quote 0
christie smith is live outside of the home where the event will take place. clinton is not the only big draw there tonight. >> reporter: that's right. we're expecting george clooney. of course, we haven't seen him yet. but guests are expected in the next hour or two along with demonstrators that may be here. neighbors curious about what's going on. but it's the price tag that's raising eyebrows. along washington street with its incredible views, hillary clinton is coming to a fund-raiser at the home of a bay area venture capitalist. >> it's standard operating procedure for major party candidate. >> reporter: roehe's a professon political science. >> but they a-- >> reporter: what's really catching attention this time is the ticket price. for those looking to sit next to the big named guest tonight, hillary clinton and actor george clooney, that price is said to be $350,000 for two seats towards a hillary victory fund. wyatt ratlif supports democratic challenger bernie sanders. >> it highlights the contrast between the two campaigns. chargy bernie sanders on o
christie smith is live outside of the home where the event will take place. clinton is not the only big draw there tonight. >> reporter: that's right. we're expecting george clooney. of course, we haven't seen him yet. but guests are expected in the next hour or two along with demonstrators that may be here. neighbors curious about what's going on. but it's the price tag that's raising eyebrows. along washington street with its incredible views, hillary clinton is coming to a fund-raiser...
177
177
Apr 2, 2016
04/16
by
KNTV
tv
eye 177
favorite 0
quote 0
reporting live in sfrarngs christie smith, nbc bay area news. >>> a hospitalized toddler. the american bulldog belongs to the girl's uncle who wasn't home there at the time. details are vague at this point but apparently the 3-year-old girl was alone with the dog when she was bitten in the face. she was rushed to the hospital. investigators say they don't know whether the dog has been aggressive in the past but it is now in quarantine at the animal shelter in martinez where it will be monitored. >>> an development some parents are calling unacceptable. the kids will be shown videos of the lgbt community that are not age appropriate. nbc bay area's lilleli tan. >> reporter: as for any more changes. the school district says they're moving forward with the current plan oochlz parents say they're willing to pull their kids from school. >> we're going to boycott school for the week. we'll pull our children out for the whole week and deal with it that way. >> reporter: 30 people attended a closed meeting with the school's superintendent to voice concerns over a week-long lgbtq e
reporting live in sfrarngs christie smith, nbc bay area news. >>> a hospitalized toddler. the american bulldog belongs to the girl's uncle who wasn't home there at the time. details are vague at this point but apparently the 3-year-old girl was alone with the dog when she was bitten in the face. she was rushed to the hospital. investigators say they don't know whether the dog has been aggressive in the past but it is now in quarantine at the animal shelter in martinez where it will be...
195
195
Apr 1, 2016
04/16
by
KNTV
tv
eye 195
favorite 0
quote 0
reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >> okay. thank you, christie. >>> now an update on that original texting scandal. in the end police chief greg suhr recommended eight officers be dismissed for sending those racist and homophobic text messages. the officers appealed. a state judge agreed with the officers saying they could not be dismissed. some of the officers are still not back at work, though, but all are being paid while the city appeals the judge's decision. >>> just into our news room in the past hour. the town of moraga has sent a letter to governor brown to ask for financial assistance after the sink hole open up. the hole opened up during the storms we saw earlier this month, rupturing a gas line. investigators finally got up a close look at the problem last week. now they say the repairs are more than they anticipated. it's going to cost $3.5 million to fill the sink hole and nearby boulevard. >>> the abortion debate is taking center stage tonight at u.c. berkeley. student leaders are demanding abortion services are o
reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >> okay. thank you, christie. >>> now an update on that original texting scandal. in the end police chief greg suhr recommended eight officers be dismissed for sending those racist and homophobic text messages. the officers appealed. a state judge agreed with the officers saying they could not be dismissed. some of the officers are still not back at work, though, but all are being paid while the city appeals the...
217
217
Apr 15, 2016
04/16
by
KNTV
tv
eye 217
favorite 0
quote 0
nbc bay area's christie smith joins us from san francisco. christie, the sheriff is now taking action over these bullet holes. >> reporter: yes, that's right. we spoke with the sheriff. she said there will be two separate inquiries into this. she's also talking about additional training for those deputies. she sent out a bullet bulletin to the department to make sure it doesn't happen again. >> i was relieved nobody was hurt was my first reaction. my second reaction what were they thinking. >> reporter: san francisco sheriff vickie hennessey says an investigation began immediately after she received word that a deputy accidentally discharged a nonduty firearm at the hall of justice. >> in the meantime, what we have done is we're organizing one-on-one training for them, both on safety procedures. we've put out a department-wide bulletin for the department about gun safety. >> this is that bulletin. as we reported exclusively last night a bailiff who doesn't carry a weapon in their current role showed it to another deputy in a bailiff's office.
nbc bay area's christie smith joins us from san francisco. christie, the sheriff is now taking action over these bullet holes. >> reporter: yes, that's right. we spoke with the sheriff. she said there will be two separate inquiries into this. she's also talking about additional training for those deputies. she sent out a bullet bulletin to the department to make sure it doesn't happen again. >> i was relieved nobody was hurt was my first reaction. my second reaction what were they...
176
176
Apr 21, 2016
04/16
by
KNTV
tv
eye 176
favorite 0
quote 0
christie smith is down below at golden gate park. it's normally a peaceful gathering. what's the buzz tonight. >> reporter: the crowd is starting to thin out a little bit. overall, it seems to have been peaceful. you can still smell a little bit of marijuana in the air. technically someone could get a citation for smoking pot. the focus is on those who might get unruly. the annual gathering celebrating all things marijuana brought out thousands to hippy hill and golden gate park. >> i didn't see the weed ice cream. i would love to try some to say that i did. >> there's something for everyone. >> whether you're here for the weed or pot, you see a lot of interesting things. >> smoking their weed. i'm going to keep it real. >> they get hungry. >> ken says this is his second year offering food to cure the munchies. i'm doubling up this time. i had one pan of spaghetti, now two pans. >> they have taken steps to handle -- the key is safety and patrol. there are about 25 extra park rangers, too. >> the park code says you cannot smoke in the park. today's event is too large. s
christie smith is down below at golden gate park. it's normally a peaceful gathering. what's the buzz tonight. >> reporter: the crowd is starting to thin out a little bit. overall, it seems to have been peaceful. you can still smell a little bit of marijuana in the air. technically someone could get a citation for smoking pot. the focus is on those who might get unruly. the annual gathering celebrating all things marijuana brought out thousands to hippy hill and golden gate park. >>...
146
146
Apr 17, 2016
04/16
by
KNTV
tv
eye 146
favorite 0
quote 0
we have christie smith and she spoke to witnesses. this is a notoriously dangerous beach. >> reporter: that's right. late this afternoon the command post came down late this evening, rather, and a lot of the search activity we saw earlier it rapped up this evening. and two responders were shaken up as the two teens swept away were not found. word went out to their families that arrived on scene. >> we indicated to them what our course of action will be and that will be suspending this search at dark. >> it was just before 4:30 when distress calls came in. >> five boys at waist deep water were swept out to sea. three of the boys were able to self rescue and came back into shore and two were not, and our thoughts and prayers go out to the families. >> firefighters say one 17-year-old and two 18-year-olds were taken to the hospital and are in stable condition, and many came out to just enjoy the warm weather. >> they were very distressed and in shock. it was hard to see them in that state. >> what makes this difficult, these individuals
we have christie smith and she spoke to witnesses. this is a notoriously dangerous beach. >> reporter: that's right. late this afternoon the command post came down late this evening, rather, and a lot of the search activity we saw earlier it rapped up this evening. and two responders were shaken up as the two teens swept away were not found. word went out to their families that arrived on scene. >> we indicated to them what our course of action will be and that will be suspending...
276
276
Apr 16, 2016
04/16
by
KNTV
tv
eye 276
favorite 0
quote 0
nbc bay area's christie smith is live outside of the home that is hosting clinton. it's attracting a lot of a-listers tonight and money. how much are supporters spending to go tonight? >> reporter: well, peggy, the best seats in the house i have to tell you will set you back quite a bit. we're talking possibly hundreds of thousands of dollars. we're starting to see just a few early arrivals here this evening. i've not seen george clooney yet. but they're starting to limit access around here. a few demonstrators have also shown up. we also talked with some earlier who had issues with that price. on nob hill hillary clinton is expected for a fundraiser at the home of a bay area venture capitalist. >> it's standard operating procedure to go to democrats hollywood and wall street and corporations. but they all go to persons with huge sums of discretionary money. >> reporter: professor robert smith believes high dolly vents in general need to be addressed. the fundraiser's top seats for a couple won't come cheap alongside clinton. actor george clooney and his wife a repo
nbc bay area's christie smith is live outside of the home that is hosting clinton. it's attracting a lot of a-listers tonight and money. how much are supporters spending to go tonight? >> reporter: well, peggy, the best seats in the house i have to tell you will set you back quite a bit. we're talking possibly hundreds of thousands of dollars. we're starting to see just a few early arrivals here this evening. i've not seen george clooney yet. but they're starting to limit access around...
114
114
Apr 30, 2016
04/16
by
KNTV
tv
eye 114
favorite 0
quote 0
reporting live, christie smith. >>> strong winds a big concern today throughout the bay area. a live look outside right now from our tower cam, the wind blowing steady. we have more with today's dangerous weather. >>> we've been watching a few wind gusts and occasionally a few dust devil events like what happened in san jose. 23 mile an hour winds in san francisco. high pressure building off to the north and west a strong area of low pressure and the bay area in between these two areas of pressure. at times we've been seeing those wind gusts up to about 45 miles an hour. wind speeds begin to back off and as our skies are relatively clear a mild evening. temperatures in the 50s and 60 and tomorrow morning temperatures running cool, low 50s to start, but the wind tomorrow turns more offshore. as it does so we will see temperatures in some spots warming another five to ten degrees. we'll talk about that warm up in a few minutes. >>> in the north bay crews are cleaning up a mess after a tree came crashing down on cars and homes. it happened at about 8:00 this morning. you can see
reporting live, christie smith. >>> strong winds a big concern today throughout the bay area. a live look outside right now from our tower cam, the wind blowing steady. we have more with today's dangerous weather. >>> we've been watching a few wind gusts and occasionally a few dust devil events like what happened in san jose. 23 mile an hour winds in san francisco. high pressure building off to the north and west a strong area of low pressure and the bay area in between these...
116
116
Apr 18, 2016
04/16
by
KNTV
tv
eye 116
favorite 0
quote 0
nbc bay area's christie smith joins us from vallejo where the students attended high school. christie, what are you learning from the families? >> reporter: well, tonight we've been speaking with one of the teens of brothers and his friends. and as you said, it's absolutely devastating for them that a day at ocean beach could end like this. that family member did identify one of those teens swept away as 16-year-old wayne ausa, a junior at vallejo high school who he says was part of the engineering academy there. wayne was described as very well like, personable, into fashion, one of four brothers who had moved here from the philippines. we haven't spoken with the other missing teen's family, friends also identify him as a 16-year-old student who is also in that engineering academy. the agency involved in the search, though, have not released names. the teens were part of a group of five who the coast guard says had linked arms in the surf at ocean beach late yesterday afternoon and was swept thought the water. known for its rip currents and rough conditions. three of the teen
nbc bay area's christie smith joins us from vallejo where the students attended high school. christie, what are you learning from the families? >> reporter: well, tonight we've been speaking with one of the teens of brothers and his friends. and as you said, it's absolutely devastating for them that a day at ocean beach could end like this. that family member did identify one of those teens swept away as 16-year-old wayne ausa, a junior at vallejo high school who he says was part of the...
397
397
Apr 1, 2016
04/16
by
KNTV
tv
eye 397
favorite 0
quote 0
nbc bay area's christie smith is live in san francisco where the messages have been discovered. christie tell us more. >> reporter: well, this is actually a different set of allegations of san francisco police officers. allegedly sending racist and homophobic text. the district attorney's office is looking night. we spoke with the police chief just a short time ache. he says that he reacted and dealt with it swiftly as soon as it came to his attention. but there are serious questions now being raised about how this could happen twice. of course a similar scandal came to light in 2014. there are differences between the district attorney and police chief about the timing of this. the police chief says he knew and acted on this late last year. the d.a., though, says that the text only recently came to his attention. but that according to the d.a.'s office, the five officers involved in this latest incident did refer to other officers previously being investigated for the same
nbc bay area's christie smith is live in san francisco where the messages have been discovered. christie tell us more. >> reporter: well, this is actually a different set of allegations of san francisco police officers. allegedly sending racist and homophobic text. the district attorney's office is looking night. we spoke with the police chief just a short time ache. he says that he reacted and dealt with it swiftly as soon as it came to his attention. but there are serious questions now...
124
124
Apr 25, 2016
04/16
by
KNTV
tv
eye 124
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> christie smith is joining us from san leandro. what are fans saying now that we have seen the video? >> reporter: no one wanted to see that steph curry suffered an injury. that's what folks were talking about here. there was a different tone in the room when steph curry took a spill and sprained his right knee. >> we are concerned but like i said we are deep. we have a deep -- he needs to rest. >> rest of the team seemed to pick it up, especially clay and draymond, but my concern is for the future, for the next series if steph is hurt. fans are pulling for him and excited to have him return to the game. most are saying he should sit it out if he needs it and they are confident the rest of the team can step up if that is the case. >> thank you so much, christie. we are debating that as we speak. fans know they can do it. they hope to clinch the series for game five wednesday night. there's the home court advantage. tipoff at 7:30 at orble. >> wind advisory took effect for the bay area. look at at&t right now. san francisco and the
. >> christie smith is joining us from san leandro. what are fans saying now that we have seen the video? >> reporter: no one wanted to see that steph curry suffered an injury. that's what folks were talking about here. there was a different tone in the room when steph curry took a spill and sprained his right knee. >> we are concerned but like i said we are deep. we have a deep -- he needs to rest. >> rest of the team seemed to pick it up, especially clay and draymond,...
307
307
Apr 23, 2016
04/16
by
KNTV
tv
eye 307
favorite 0
quote 0
==boxes== nbc bay areas christie smith is live in fairfield near where the girl lives.... ggy cu== police in the north bay say they've arrested a 14-year-old boy
==boxes== nbc bay areas christie smith is live in fairfield near where the girl lives.... ggy cu== police in the north bay say they've arrested a 14-year-old boy
164
164
Apr 2, 2016
04/16
by
KNTV
tv
eye 164
favorite 0
quote 0
here's christy smith. >> this is a huge bombshell. >> reporter: the public defender's reaction to a new round of accusations regarding police officers related to texts. >> last time with the racist texts that came to light two years ago, there were over a dozen cases dismissed. so we are going to have to conduct a similar review. >> reporter: his office shared this request he sent out today. >> i've sent a letter to the district attorney asking for every arrest of these officers involved in for the past ten years rfrnlts the text involving four officers were uncovered during an unrelated investigation of officer jason line last year. some texts reportedly mocked the first text scandal involving 14 officers. the police chief says in this latest case he acted swiftly and suspended all four officers. >> he seems to be very disappointed and also very angry at what's gone on. >> reporter: teresa sparks is with the human rights commission, previously served on the city's police commission. >> now they're getting educated on some of the issues of both implicit and explicit bias, and so i was a
here's christy smith. >> this is a huge bombshell. >> reporter: the public defender's reaction to a new round of accusations regarding police officers related to texts. >> last time with the racist texts that came to light two years ago, there were over a dozen cases dismissed. so we are going to have to conduct a similar review. >> reporter: his office shared this request he sent out today. >> i've sent a letter to the district attorney asking for every arrest of...
284
284
Apr 17, 2016
04/16
by
KNTV
tv
eye 284
favorite 0
quote 0
first christy smith has the latest on the rescue mission. what do we know right now? >> reporter: we just got an update from the coast guard just a couple of minutes ago and san francisco fire department. what they're telltioning is us right now there are boats in the water and helicopters in the air. they have been searching for several hours for two 17-year-old young men. but it appears what they're saying is they will likely be suspending this search when it gets completely dark. you can see how dark it is now. they're thinking within the next 30 minutes or so. now, this started this afternoon at around 4:20. that's when distress calls started coming in requesting emergency help in the surf for five teenagers. what they're telling us is they friends locked arms and went in the water. and that's when they were swept out. they were about knee-deep or waist-deep. three of them made it out, 17-year-old and two 18-year-olds. they were taken to the hospital as a precaution. but then two 17-year-olds did not make it out. so the coast guard and fire rescue were out here fi
first christy smith has the latest on the rescue mission. what do we know right now? >> reporter: we just got an update from the coast guard just a couple of minutes ago and san francisco fire department. what they're telltioning is us right now there are boats in the water and helicopters in the air. they have been searching for several hours for two 17-year-old young men. but it appears what they're saying is they will likely be suspending this search when it gets completely dark. you...
220
220
Apr 29, 2016
04/16
by
KNTV
tv
eye 220
favorite 0
quote 0
christi smith is on the call campus this evening. what a special night for the goff family and the university there. >> reporter: absolutely. i have to tell you, this room just absolutely exploded in cheers when jared goff's name was announced. in the room, teammates and friends, some say they knew him his entire time here at cal. they were packed into the dining hall here at memorial stadium, really cheering every time that goff was shown on screen. they tacalled him a great guy. the rams wanted a quarterback badly. they traded up to get the top pick and goff is their man. >> goff, to watch him grow and see it all pay off right there, unbelievable. >>the rams are getting the best quarterback in the draft, project one of the best they're going to see for what while. >> we're told goff is the first cal player to take the top overall spot since steve bartkowski went to the atlanta falcons back in 1975. friends here say they can't wait to congratulate him, they've been trying to reach out to him ever since they got the news. >> i'm coli
christi smith is on the call campus this evening. what a special night for the goff family and the university there. >> reporter: absolutely. i have to tell you, this room just absolutely exploded in cheers when jared goff's name was announced. in the room, teammates and friends, some say they knew him his entire time here at cal. they were packed into the dining hall here at memorial stadium, really cheering every time that goff was shown on screen. they tacalled him a great guy. the...
273
273
Apr 23, 2016
04/16
by
KNTV
tv
eye 273
favorite 0
quote 0
reporting live in san francisco, christi smith nbc bay area news. >>> also in the city, a dozen peopleeed a place to stay after a fire ripped through their apartment building in san francisco's mission district. our nbc chopper, you can see overhead around 10:00 a.m. on san jose street at 24th not far from the b.a.r.t. station, it took almost an hour to get the fire under control. now, on the ground level, this is some cell phone video showing how smoky it was in the area. investigators say it does not appear suspicious. this fire fortunately no major yourries. >>> in the south bay, new details on the problem that brought out the san jose bomb squad. tonight, a san jose man is in custody facing a number of charges, including having a pipe bomb. it all began when a traffic cop stopped this man, 39-year-old done purdue, for expired registration yesterday. police say the convicted felon did not have a license but did have a stun gun and drug paraphernalia. they also say he appeared to be driving under the influence. but it was that pipe bomb that raised bigger concerns. police called a bo
reporting live in san francisco, christi smith nbc bay area news. >>> also in the city, a dozen peopleeed a place to stay after a fire ripped through their apartment building in san francisco's mission district. our nbc chopper, you can see overhead around 10:00 a.m. on san jose street at 24th not far from the b.a.r.t. station, it took almost an hour to get the fire under control. now, on the ground level, this is some cell phone video showing how smoky it was in the area....
254
254
Apr 11, 2016
04/16
by
KYW
tv
eye 254
favorite 0
quote 4
. >>> governor chris christie chooses a democrat to fill last vacant seat in the new jersey supreme court. >> today i will smith a notice of intention to nominate walter capone for associate justice of the new jersey supreme court. the senate president has agreed to see his nomination will be scheduled for hearings and in a timely manner. >> he is expected to be confirmed by the state's senate, the selection will maintain the current partisan balance in the state supreme court, three republicans, three democrats, and one independent. >>> philadelphia's mayor jim kenney appoints adam thiel to be the cities new fire commissioner. thiel most recently served as virginia's public secretary of home land security. before that he served as fire chief in alexandria, virginia. >>> coming up next on "eyewitness news" neighbors fight what they called a construction crisis. >> unpaved street and unfinish work, neighbors are speaking out against a local developer who has not kept his prom toys finish the work. i'm anita oh and we will tell you why the township is getting involved. >>> summer is just around the corner, snow i
. >>> governor chris christie chooses a democrat to fill last vacant seat in the new jersey supreme court. >> today i will smith a notice of intention to nominate walter capone for associate justice of the new jersey supreme court. the senate president has agreed to see his nomination will be scheduled for hearings and in a timely manner. >> he is expected to be confirmed by the state's senate, the selection will maintain the current partisan balance in the state supreme...
86
86
Apr 27, 2016
04/16
by
CNBC
tv
eye 86
favorite 0
quote 0
for example this turbine meter from smith systems of corpus christi, texas, the iranians say it was installed. once american companies were prohibited from doing business with iran, they could no longer get the replacement parts. so iranian engineers manufacturered them themselves. on the walls of the room, photos of the severe damage suffered in the war in the 1908's. outside, a tribute to the first victim of that war. side by side with the former and current leaders of the country. ayatollah's khomeni and komanehi, the first and second clerics to rule over iran since the revolution in 1979. yet another reminder that politics and oil are deeply intertwined. that same ayatollah who is complaining about the deal so iran just this week the oil minister announced that he thinks they're going to be back to their presanction levels by end of june. that would mean theoretically that they're back to their opec quota. so it's raised the question in the market, if iran does get back to those levels, does that mean they finally be willing to make a deal? remember they're the ones that scuttled the whol
for example this turbine meter from smith systems of corpus christi, texas, the iranians say it was installed. once american companies were prohibited from doing business with iran, they could no longer get the replacement parts. so iranian engineers manufacturered them themselves. on the walls of the room, photos of the severe damage suffered in the war in the 1908's. outside, a tribute to the first victim of that war. side by side with the former and current leaders of the country....
141
141
tv
eye 141
favorite 0
quote 0
smith was a photographer for the cleveland plain dealer. that spring, he takes action shots of established stars like nap lajoie, christy mathewson, and a clevelandjoseph jefferson jackson. >> hi, joe. >> good to see you. >> so great to see you. to learn more about that rookie, i pay a visit to baseball memorabilia maven joe orlando. when the names of greats come up, is shoeless joe still in that category? >> babe ruth, who most people consider to be the greatest player who ever lived, patterned his own swing after joe jackson's. >> safe! >> if that doesn't tell you what type of a hitter joe jackson was, i don't know what -- what will. >> joe jackson is born in pickens county, south carolina, in 1887. what kind of family did he come from? >> well, he came from humble beginnings. he worked at a textile mill as a teenager, as a mill hand, and he was virtually illiterate for the remainder of his life. >> but on the diamond, he's a true phenom. at the age of 13, he stars on the cotton mill's team and picks up a lifelong nickname. >> legend has it that while he was a teenager playing in a mill game, his cleats were bothering him so much that he took h
smith was a photographer for the cleveland plain dealer. that spring, he takes action shots of established stars like nap lajoie, christy mathewson, and a clevelandjoseph jefferson jackson. >> hi, joe. >> good to see you. >> so great to see you. to learn more about that rookie, i pay a visit to baseball memorabilia maven joe orlando. when the names of greats come up, is shoeless joe still in that category? >> babe ruth, who most people consider to be the greatest player...