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don knapp joins us from oakland with the latest on the investigation. don. >> reporter: ann, as you know this community was already organizing to fight crime and violance at the time of the man's death. now many here see the death as additional motivation to really intensify efforts. sparked by the killing of popular restaurant owner jesus compost members of the international boulevard community are responding in numbers in fruitvale. this march for peace was organized under a city program to help communities measure why the event modified to honor the slain community and business leader. >> it was meant to honor all the lives we have lost here in the city of oakland because we have had so many this year so they wanted to send out a message that the killings and shootings have to stop. >> reporter: police say compost was shot and killed in an apparent botched robbery as he arrived at his restaurant about 5:30 a.m. yesterday morning. the crime outraged the community. >> he worked 16 hours a day, seven days a week trying to help the community. he used to p
don knapp joins us from oakland with the latest on the investigation. don. >> reporter: ann, as you know this community was already organizing to fight crime and violance at the time of the man's death. now many here see the death as additional motivation to really intensify efforts. sparked by the killing of popular restaurant owner jesus compost members of the international boulevard community are responding in numbers in fruitvale. this march for peace was organized under a city...
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don knapp has the latest. >> reporter: we are just to the northeast of oakland old field. you can see the airplane where it nosed in on the tip of land that juts out into shoreline park in san leandro bay. we have a closer look. let's look at video. police officers and investigators continue to look at the wreckage, just a little bit ago, of this airplane that crashed right into hard ground, across san leandro bay across from bay farm island. the plane is a singl engine, with u.s. air force markings. the plane is an older, retired airplane. the pilot killed in the crash was the only person on board. some witnesses who were on a golf course said they thought the plane was having engine trouble. they spoke with alameda police lieutenant joe mcneil. >> we have witnesses in the area that saw the plane in the air shortly before it went down and they heard what sounded like the plane in distress, in terms of the engine. >> reporter: the plane had just taken off from oakland's older north field. witnesses say it never got very high before it crashed. the ntsb will investigate the
don knapp has the latest. >> reporter: we are just to the northeast of oakland old field. you can see the airplane where it nosed in on the tip of land that juts out into shoreline park in san leandro bay. we have a closer look. let's look at video. police officers and investigators continue to look at the wreckage, just a little bit ago, of this airplane that crashed right into hard ground, across san leandro bay across from bay farm island. the plane is a singl engine, with u.s. air...
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don knapp in palo alto. >>> two attacks at uc berkeley. a woman was grabbed by a man near the valley life sciences building just before midnight thursday and then a few hours later another student reported being robbed and sexually assaulted. >>> the descriptions of both attacks is the same. a young white male about 5'6" with white wear. >>> a scuba dive turned deadly for two teens. part of a group from carson city high school. a reporter spoke with the man who saw the incident unfold. >> the waves come and go. >> reporter: today adam got certified to scuba dive. he came back to monterey bay to finish the program even after watching emergency response teams pull two teen divers from these waters yesterday. >> we saw the plane circling and fire trucks and stuff show up and we were wondering what was going on. >> reporter: investigators are still figuring out what went wrong. it took 45 minutes for search teams to find their bodies. >> it looks like a natural environment the marine environment is hostile and unpredictable. >> reporter: yeste
don knapp in palo alto. >>> two attacks at uc berkeley. a woman was grabbed by a man near the valley life sciences building just before midnight thursday and then a few hours later another student reported being robbed and sexually assaulted. >>> the descriptions of both attacks is the same. a young white male about 5'6" with white wear. >>> a scuba dive turned deadly for two teens. part of a group from carson city high school. a reporter spoke with the man who...
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don knapp in oakland, thank you. >>> now to the problem with southwest airlines. cracks were found and repaired on the same southwest 737 that made an emergency landing friday night in arizona. that's according to federal records. a year ago, cracks were found in a joint where two sections of the plane's skin are arrive rivoted together. at sfo, 15 cancellations, at oakland, 40 cancellations. we have not heard how many flights out of san jose are affected. >>> senator chuck schumer of new york said he wants to see tougher regulations on inspections of those highly popular 737 jets. >> i think that we have to do a thorough review of these aircraft. i think it's up to boeing, because it's not just southwest that flies these, but many other airlines that fly them. >> the 737 is considered the work horse of the airline industry, used mainly for short haul flights. tonight, southwest says two more of its 737's are now grounded after inspectors found small cracks in the planes as well. >> reporter: investigators found widespread cracking on the fuselage of the southwest
don knapp in oakland, thank you. >>> now to the problem with southwest airlines. cracks were found and repaired on the same southwest 737 that made an emergency landing friday night in arizona. that's according to federal records. a year ago, cracks were found in a joint where two sections of the plane's skin are arrive rivoted together. at sfo, 15 cancellations, at oakland, 40 cancellations. we have not heard how many flights out of san jose are affected. >>> senator chuck...
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don knapp says it was the victim of criminal neglect. and a warning, some of this video may be difficult to watch. >> hi, big boy. hi, honey. sweety, can't you stand up? >> no? >> what may have been years of neglect left this 4-year-old cocker spaniel tied up in knots in its own severely matted hair. >> these are toes with the nails. >> that's good. it looks like they are curled back into his pads. >> i'm sure they are. >> hair in his paws mat sod -- matted so thick the nails were twisted trying to get through. the lack of simple grooming admitted to animal cruelty and the dog they're calling van winkle crippled and in pain. >> come on. >> after emergency room grooming and medical treatment, van winkle is on the road to recovery. but it will take some time. >> he is being treated with pain medicine, because he has an ear infection. and his feet, from being matted for so long, and being deformed, that now that we've taken the mats off, it is like taking a cast off and there is not the normal muscle movement she have. >> free of the air th
don knapp says it was the victim of criminal neglect. and a warning, some of this video may be difficult to watch. >> hi, big boy. hi, honey. sweety, can't you stand up? >> no? >> what may have been years of neglect left this 4-year-old cocker spaniel tied up in knots in its own severely matted hair. >> these are toes with the nails. >> that's good. it looks like they are curled back into his pads. >> i'm sure they are. >> hair in his paws mat sod --...
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don knapp is in the area where they believe spending money now could save money down the line. >> reporter: oakland's firehouse number 13 may add another community service. health care. alameda county supervisors want to put health clinics in five fire stations, three in the city of oakland and two in the san leandro. they'll draw young people. >> latino and african-american males don't to to clinics. they go to places where guys are around. fire stations are a fit for them. >> reporter: they have about 200,000 uninsured people who need health services. the need was underscored dramatically when 800 people braved the cold last weekend outside the oakland coliseum for a free medical care and eye care clinic. >> i came here yesterday evening at 11:00. >>> i have been up since 5:00 friday morning. >> reporter: over four days the clinic doctors, nurses and other volunteers with remote area medical of tends were expected to see a thousand people a day. they say preventative care costs much less than emergency room care. >> we don't want people to come to the emergency room because they are viol
don knapp is in the area where they believe spending money now could save money down the line. >> reporter: oakland's firehouse number 13 may add another community service. health care. alameda county supervisors want to put health clinics in five fire stations, three in the city of oakland and two in the san leandro. they'll draw young people. >> latino and african-american males don't to to clinics. they go to places where guys are around. fire stations are a fit for them....
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in hayward, don knapp, cbs 5. >>> it could bring hundreds of jobs to the city. this particular company is far from welcome. >>> and better than buying? well, our own mike sugerman puts on the apron to see how a popular easter treat is made. >>> did something say easter? we certainly do have your easter weekend forecast. we'll pinpoint the day the rain should arrive as eyewitness news continues right here on cbs 5. when your eyes are smiling... you're smiling. and when they're laughing... you're laughing. be kind to your eyes... with transitions lenses. transitions adapt to changing light so you see your whole day comfortably... and conveniently while protecting your eyes from the sun. ask your eyecare professional which transitions lenses are right for you. hey marcel, watch this! [ buzzer sounds ] [ cheers and applause ] ♪ hey marcel, watch this! yeah, marcel! -marcel! -hey marcel! are you listening to me? marcel! [ male announcer ] only at&t u-verse lets you follow your favorite channels on one screen. just $29 a month for the first six months -- dvr included.
in hayward, don knapp, cbs 5. >>> it could bring hundreds of jobs to the city. this particular company is far from welcome. >>> and better than buying? well, our own mike sugerman puts on the apron to see how a popular easter treat is made. >>> did something say easter? we certainly do have your easter weekend forecast. we'll pinpoint the day the rain should arrive as eyewitness news continues right here on cbs 5. when your eyes are smiling... you're smiling. and when...
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in san rafael, don knapp, cbs5. >>> a joyful celebration of easter today at glide memorial church. the tendserloin church has been administering to the neighborhood's poor and hungry for decades and draws people from all over the bay area for its high energy services and as volunteers to help cook and serve more than a million free meals a year. the church's pastor says they turn out with the biggest turnout in ten years. >>> lawrence with a look at your workweek forecast. more rain on the horizon? >> rain on the way. can't get rid of that but also have spring finally showing up. >> good news. >> we have been looking forward to that. more substantial storm system moving in overnight tonight. we are already seeing partly to mostly cloudy skies around the bay area and beginning to get a few showers now showing up in parts of the north bay. this is just some light stuff so far but high-def doppler beginning to pick up on some of the warm frontal moisture beginning to slide onshore and we will see more of this throughout the night tonight. so, yes, the cloud rolling back in right now a
in san rafael, don knapp, cbs5. >>> a joyful celebration of easter today at glide memorial church. the tendserloin church has been administering to the neighborhood's poor and hungry for decades and draws people from all over the bay area for its high energy services and as volunteers to help cook and serve more than a million free meals a year. the church's pastor says they turn out with the biggest turnout in ten years. >>> lawrence with a look at your workweek forecast....
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don knapp on the theory of what might be causing the deaths. >> reporter: residents of this communityre used to seeing fairly large populations of birds and other wildlife along the sloughs of the south bay. so when ailing sharks began to show up a few days ago they were concerned. over the past few days volunteers picked up about a dozen dead and dying sharks. another sign of trouble, a fish rolling in the water behavior not normal one observer says. >> he almost came out of the water just a few times right up on the shore. >> reporter: but rescue isn't easy. when volunteers carried it to open water it swam back. neither are starving. >> they can typically survive a lot of pollutants in the water and a lot of adverse living conditions. so to see one die indicates that something may have happened to the eco system. >> reporter: today investigators from the shark research lab were leaning to sufficient folks. in reports van summern says diminished water quality resulting from floodgates designed to hold water in the lagoons of the communities even as tides go out. without the flow of t
don knapp on the theory of what might be causing the deaths. >> reporter: residents of this communityre used to seeing fairly large populations of birds and other wildlife along the sloughs of the south bay. so when ailing sharks began to show up a few days ago they were concerned. over the past few days volunteers picked up about a dozen dead and dying sharks. another sign of trouble, a fish rolling in the water behavior not normal one observer says. >> he almost came out of the...
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don knapp is there, where the indian tribe is taking a stand over the site. don. >> reporter: elizabeth, the greater vallejo recreational district does not deny that there are ancient native americans buried here. but that's not the question. the issue is, do plans for the area constitute desecration of the graves or preservation? activists marched through vallejo on behalf of native americans who died thousands of years ago and who may be buried here on the shores of the carquinez strait across from the sugar company near the i-80 bridge. they are protesting what they say is the looming disgreat lakes of graves in what's now vallejo's glen cove waterfront park. the district says it will restore the grounds to a natural state and build a small parking lot and two bathroom stalls. >> because many, many sacred sites are under threat by the bureaucrats and developers, we may take a stand of indigenous people of this country. if we don't take a stand, they will continue to desecrate these sacred sides. >> reporter: but the management of the recreational district s
don knapp is there, where the indian tribe is taking a stand over the site. don. >> reporter: elizabeth, the greater vallejo recreational district does not deny that there are ancient native americans buried here. but that's not the question. the issue is, do plans for the area constitute desecration of the graves or preservation? activists marched through vallejo on behalf of native americans who died thousands of years ago and who may be buried here on the shores of the carquinez strait...
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reporting live in san rafael, don knapp, cbs 5. >>> we are learning more tonight about the murder of a 16-year-old boy in san francisco. now, according to prosecutors, one of the teenaged suspects was encouraged to cut up the body of andy zeng, to cut it in half to dispose of it more easily. now that grisly detail revealed in an arraignment hearing this afternoon. four teenagers were arrested in connection with the killing. only two have been charged. a 15-year-old boy's charged with murder, 18-year-old jimmy lei is charged with being an accessory to murder after the fact. >>> a 6-year-old girl frisked at the airport. why the tsa is defending this controversial patdown. >>> cup of coffee and an orange juice and hard pieces of bread. that was my diet for 7 days. >> practically starving and stranded in a foreign country because the fraud protection on his debit card worked a little too well. what you need to know before traveling with a debit card. >> it's kind of saved a lot of animals being injured and hurt by people who can't control their anger. >> protecting pets from abuse and ne
reporting live in san rafael, don knapp, cbs 5. >>> we are learning more tonight about the murder of a 16-year-old boy in san francisco. now, according to prosecutors, one of the teenaged suspects was encouraged to cut up the body of andy zeng, to cut it in half to dispose of it more easily. now that grisly detail revealed in an arraignment hearing this afternoon. four teenagers were arrested in connection with the killing. only two have been charged. a 15-year-old boy's charged with...
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>> don knapp with the latest.>>> in other bay area headlines a man shot at a san francisco market during an i'm over his chihuahua is suing shop owners. lawyers for michael stafford tell the examiner their client is now a paraplegic. last february he brought his dog in to fred's new light market on haight street. an employee kicked the animal, an argument followed an then gunshots, the store employee is facing charges of attempted murder. >>> medical marijuana dispensaries will be up for debate at tomorrow's san jose city council meeting. the council tentatively approved zoning for the clubs limiting them to industrial and commercial areas. they are still trying to determine how many pot dispensaries they'll allow. right now there are up to 125 in the city but some council members want to limit that number to 10. >>> a peninsula city's budget crunch could mean that its fire department might have to be run by a private company 3,000 miles away. the city of san carlos considering contracting the city's fire response
>> don knapp with the latest.>>> in other bay area headlines a man shot at a san francisco market during an i'm over his chihuahua is suing shop owners. lawyers for michael stafford tell the examiner their client is now a paraplegic. last february he brought his dog in to fred's new light market on haight street. an employee kicked the animal, an argument followed an then gunshots, the store employee is facing charges of attempted murder. >>> medical marijuana...
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>> don knapp, thank you. >>> all right. don was kind of his own mini forecast there. saw the wind blowing. >> let me show you how hard it is blowing in the city of san francisco. this video just sent into us. columbus avenue between vallejo and grant avenues in north beach. winds blowing so hard that the tree limbs actually got tangled up with the muni lines. obviously causing a hazard there and the proper officials have it notified. foster city 44. at the airport in napa 30-mile- per-hour wind gusts reported. out and about obviously it is blustery especially along the immediate coast where those winds are blowing out of the west. tonight cooler air mass surging into the bay area. overnight low 38 in santa rosa and in livermore. mid-40s pretty common across the bay into the santa clara county. well established north of the bay area. button up against the ridge of high pressure that is really clearing out nicely here in the bay area. tomorrow we will have the same deal with that friction causing the gusty winds. a pressure gradient. so therefore tomorrow's afternoon wi
>> don knapp, thank you. >>> all right. don was kind of his own mini forecast there. saw the wind blowing. >> let me show you how hard it is blowing in the city of san francisco. this video just sent into us. columbus avenue between vallejo and grant avenues in north beach. winds blowing so hard that the tree limbs actually got tangled up with the muni lines. obviously causing a hazard there and the proper officials have it notified. foster city 44. at the airport in napa...
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don knapp shows us for several politicians and business leaders that murder hits close to home. don? >> reporter: allen, you're right. jesus compost was a well known, well liked mover and shaker along this stretch of international boulevard who got things done so his death is not only a loss for this community but for the folks in downtown oakland who say there is a tremendous void left behind. every morning about 5:30 a.m. he would arrive at his international boulevard restaurant. this morning when he got here two men were waiting for him in what police describe as a botched robbery he was shot and killed. >> officers immediately came to the area and located a male in his 50s that had been shot. and, of course, paramedics were called in and unfortunately the male who turned out to be the owner of this location was diseased from the gunshots. >> reporter: as the owner of the restaurant and other businesses in the area the 58- year-old man is well known and highly regard and appreciated for his service to the community. >> this used to be a warehouse here and he bought and cleaned
don knapp shows us for several politicians and business leaders that murder hits close to home. don? >> reporter: allen, you're right. jesus compost was a well known, well liked mover and shaker along this stretch of international boulevard who got things done so his death is not only a loss for this community but for the folks in downtown oakland who say there is a tremendous void left behind. every morning about 5:30 a.m. he would arrive at his international boulevard restaurant. this...
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the city council approved plans to build a 137,000 square foot story on shoreline parkway but as don knapp shows us the victory did not come easy. don? >> reporter: winners say they got what they wanted. a target store near the home depot bringing jobs and revenue for the community. losers say winners aren't getting the entire picture. roberto hernandez and the pta board in san rafael's canal district consider themselves winner. >> we are struggling to get more jobs. there are a lot of people that are having a hard time putting food on the table right now and having target here will bring around 164 jobs. >> reporter: hernandez expects local residents to get some of the construction jobs to build the store and half of the retail jobs once the stores open. city of san rafael will get $3 million for mitigation for construction. and taxes. and target offered $25,000 a year for 10 years for libraries and other community needs. resident of the canal area will have the target within walking distance on this path and hernandez says at target the prices are right. >> the affordable prices what the
the city council approved plans to build a 137,000 square foot story on shoreline parkway but as don knapp shows us the victory did not come easy. don? >> reporter: winners say they got what they wanted. a target store near the home depot bringing jobs and revenue for the community. losers say winners aren't getting the entire picture. roberto hernandez and the pta board in san rafael's canal district consider themselves winner. >> we are struggling to get more jobs. there are a lot...
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don knapp is there where the tribe is taking a particular piece of property. >> reporter: no one denies that ancient native americans are buried here. that's not the question. the issue is do plans by the regional park district constitute desecration of graves or preservation? activists marched through vallejo on behalf of native americans who died thousands of years ago and who may be buried here on the shores of the strait across from the sugar company near the i-80 bridge protesting what they claim is the looming desecration of native american graves in the park. they want to restore the grounds to its natural state. >> because many, many sacred sites are under a threat by the bureaucrats and developers and we must take a stand as indigenous people of this country. >> reporter: the manager of the recreational district says the issue is not desecration but preservation essentially undoing the desecration of the past. >> the property has been privately owned for a long time and it has been everything from a dairy farm to a farm to a ranch to a pleasure resort to a house of prostitution
don knapp is there where the tribe is taking a particular piece of property. >> reporter: no one denies that ancient native americans are buried here. that's not the question. the issue is do plans by the regional park district constitute desecration of graves or preservation? activists marched through vallejo on behalf of native americans who died thousands of years ago and who may be buried here on the shores of the strait across from the sugar company near the i-80 bridge protesting...
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but don knapp is showing us the magic of disney could bring us some big bucks to the bay area. don? >> reporter: that's right, allen. if you think you're seeing more cruise ships tying up the embarkadaro these days you're right. putting a lot of people on the street all with a little bit of money in their pockets. about 900 kids and 1500 adults cruised into san francisco bay on the cruise ship disney wonder. a one-time trip to san francisco. but the port hopes it is part of a growing trend in cruise ship arrivals. >> we generate $30 million to the city itself and 60 million to the region. >> reporter: it is a growing business for disney too. the wonder is one of three disney ships with a fourth one coming soon. with 11 decks, 977 staterooms, and a hall nearly 1000 feet long this feels more like a big hotel than a ship. nonstop entertainment for the kids keeps them busy. >> more fun than just being home in los angeles? >> yes. >> because? >> because there are so much things to do on the ship. >> reporter: keeping the kids busy keeps the 144 people in the entertainment department busy
but don knapp is showing us the magic of disney could bring us some big bucks to the bay area. don? >> reporter: that's right, allen. if you think you're seeing more cruise ships tying up the embarkadaro these days you're right. putting a lot of people on the street all with a little bit of money in their pockets. about 900 kids and 1500 adults cruised into san francisco bay on the cruise ship disney wonder. a one-time trip to san francisco. but the port hopes it is part of a growing...
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. >>> i'm don knapp. oh, that bridge. abandoned navy base. until today. now it is the bay area's newest wildlife refuge. >>> the golden gate bridge has been standing for nearly 75 years and it will keep standing thanks to a brand-new repair. i'm simon perez in the marin headlands. i will tell you what it is coming up. >>> it sparks conversation about it. and having the focus be about coffee. >> a coffee shop without internet access in san francisco? no, it is not technical difficulty. tonight the wireless strategy gets another look. ,,,,,,,, they were thrilled. she's a natural vibrato. oh. we started saving for this music camp in vermont. so i told them about some of the wells fargo online savings tools like my savings plan, which helps them set up and monitor a savings goal. until we found out that maybe her teacher uses certain terms a little bit loosely. rebecca is clearly very gifted. [ banker ] we decided to roll that money into ashley's college account. turns out there's seven gifted kids in ashley's class of nine. [ male announcer ] wells fargo. wi
. >>> i'm don knapp. oh, that bridge. abandoned navy base. until today. now it is the bay area's newest wildlife refuge. >>> the golden gate bridge has been standing for nearly 75 years and it will keep standing thanks to a brand-new repair. i'm simon perez in the marin headlands. i will tell you what it is coming up. >>> it sparks conversation about it. and having the focus be about coffee. >> a coffee shop without internet access in san francisco? no, it is...
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many marin county, don knapp, cbs5. >>> some native americans have filed a formal complaint with the city of vallejo wanting to stop development over an ancient burial site where some of the graves date back 3500 years. juliette goodrich is at the site where bulldozers are expected to break ground this week. >> reporter: that's right. on friday. dana, native americans say they are going to do everything they can to protect this sacred area from being desecrated. they say the city of vallejo is violating their civil rights. american indians like wounded knee say the sacred site glen cove is an important cultural and burial site. >> there are remains found. >> reporter: the final resting place of thousands of indians dating back more than 3500 years. but the city plans to break ground friday and build a park, parking lot and restrooms. >> to think it is okay to build a toilet on top of where people are buried. we think it is an outrage that they want to put a parking lot on top of where people are buried. >> we are asking and pleading with them, do not disturb this sacred site. >> repo
many marin county, don knapp, cbs5. >>> some native americans have filed a formal complaint with the city of vallejo wanting to stop development over an ancient burial site where some of the graves date back 3500 years. juliette goodrich is at the site where bulldozers are expected to break ground this week. >> reporter: that's right. on friday. dana, native americans say they are going to do everything they can to protect this sacred area from being desecrated. they say the city...
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don knapp on where that city is considering slashing services to make up the difference. >> reporter: hercules has the look and feel of a very nice place to live. a diverse population of 20 thousands. nearly 1000 acres of parks and open space. and many neighborhoods of new homes along the bay. >> we will go from a city that provides a lot of services and was in a flat out growth in every direction mode to one where we don't provide a lot of services. >> reporter: they are short on its $18 million budget and has started talking drastic cuts in services. among those at a city council meeting tuesday night protesting cuts was michele harrington, a city spokesperson speaking not for the city but personally as a city employee. >> my family and i have come to terms with the fact that more than likely in three weeks i will be out of a job. what i'm asking tonight is for you to make the tough decision. you must determine what is absolutely positively beyond a shadow of a doubt essential. >> reporter: roy spoke at tuesday evening's council meeting to ask the city not to close the senior center
don knapp on where that city is considering slashing services to make up the difference. >> reporter: hercules has the look and feel of a very nice place to live. a diverse population of 20 thousands. nearly 1000 acres of parks and open space. and many neighborhoods of new homes along the bay. >> we will go from a city that provides a lot of services and was in a flat out growth in every direction mode to one where we don't provide a lot of services. >> reporter: they are...
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don knapp is in redwood city where shark experts have theories about what may be causing the deaths. >> reporter: we won't say mystery solved yet but a research groups think they have a pretty good idea what went wrong and they are focusing on that flood gate that sits between the open bay and the slough. residents of this redwood shores community are used to seeing fairly large populations of birds and other wildlife along the south bay. so when ailing sharks began to show up a few days ago they were concerned. volunteers picked up about a dozen dead and dying sharks. another sign of trouble. >> he almost came out of the water just a few times right up on the shore. >> reporter: but rescue isn't easy. volumeneither the bat rays or sharks are starving says randy faulkner. >> they can survive pollutants in the water and adverse living conditions. so to see one die indicates something happened to the eco system. >> reporter: today scientists were leaning towards a not so obvious reason. suffocation. this flood gate may have been closed blocking the flow of water from the bay allowing t
don knapp is in redwood city where shark experts have theories about what may be causing the deaths. >> reporter: we won't say mystery solved yet but a research groups think they have a pretty good idea what went wrong and they are focusing on that flood gate that sits between the open bay and the slough. residents of this redwood shores community are used to seeing fairly large populations of birds and other wildlife along the south bay. so when ailing sharks began to show up a few days...
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stanford university, don knapp, cbs5. >>> two attacks are also being investigated at another bay area university. a student at uc berkeley says she was grabbed by a man while she was near the valley life sciences building just before midnight thursday. then another student reported being robbed and sexually assault. the descriptions in the attacks is the same. young white male about 5'6" with light brown hair. >>> a fatal stabbing outside a concord burger king. a 19-year-old man was stabbed in the chest. a suspect was arrested at the scene and a weapon recovered. this is concord's first murder of 2011. >>> still no information being released about the bodies of two people found inside a coopertino home. the man and woman were found dead in a house in the 10,000 block of west acres drive yesterday. police tell us no third parties were involved. >>> in monterey bay a scuba dive turned deadly for two nevada teens. part of a group from carson city high school taking an oceanography class. >> as calmed as it looked yesterday and today the waves still come and go. >> reporter: today adam go
stanford university, don knapp, cbs5. >>> two attacks are also being investigated at another bay area university. a student at uc berkeley says she was grabbed by a man while she was near the valley life sciences building just before midnight thursday. then another student reported being robbed and sexually assault. the descriptions in the attacks is the same. young white male about 5'6" with light brown hair. >>> a fatal stabbing outside a concord burger king. a...
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don knapp shows us that victory did not come easy. don. >> reporter: allen, decision by city council to allow a target store to be built here along bay land next to a home depot in eastern san rafael does end the battle essentially but not the debate. the winners are saying, well, they got a store, some jobs, they got some interest in the community, but they say the losers say, well, the winners aren't seeing the big picture. roberto hernandez and the pta board of an elementary school in san rafael's canal district consider themselves among the winners in the battle over target. >> we are struggling to get more jobs. there is a lot of people that are very hard to put footed food on the table right now. have been target here will bring around 164 jobs. >> reporter: he expects local residents to get some of the 260 construction jobs to build the store and half the 250 retail jobs once the store is open. the city of san rafael will get about $3 million from mitigation and construction, about $650,000 in taxes and a last-minute push target
don knapp shows us that victory did not come easy. don. >> reporter: allen, decision by city council to allow a target store to be built here along bay land next to a home depot in eastern san rafael does end the battle essentially but not the debate. the winners are saying, well, they got a store, some jobs, they got some interest in the community, but they say the losers say, well, the winners aren't seeing the big picture. roberto hernandez and the pta board of an elementary school in...
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. >> don knapp, thank you. >>> medical marijuana dispensaries will be up for debate at tomorrow's san jose city council meeting. they tentatively approved zoning limiting them to industrial and commercial areas. they are still trying to determine how many pot dispensaries they'll allow. right now there are up to 125 in the city. some council members want to limit that number to 10. >> a man shot at a san francisco market after an argument over his chihuahua is suing shop owners, michael stafford lawyers tells us their client is now a paraplegic. he brought his dog in to fred's new light market. an employee kicked the animal and an argument followed an then gunshots. the store employee is facing charges of attempted murder. lawyers suggest that the store should not have given him access to a gun given his mental health history. the dog died two weeks later in an unrelated accident. >>> well help is finally on the way for the santa cruz harbor and a lot of other areas hit by the march 11th tsunami. ide california now you remember that scene, president obama signed a disaster declaration
. >> don knapp, thank you. >>> medical marijuana dispensaries will be up for debate at tomorrow's san jose city council meeting. they tentatively approved zoning limiting them to industrial and commercial areas. they are still trying to determine how many pot dispensaries they'll allow. right now there are up to 125 in the city. some council members want to limit that number to 10. >> a man shot at a san francisco market after an argument over his chihuahua is suing shop...
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. >> thank you don knapp. >>> a giants fan is in critical condition after being attacked by dodge fans. doctors plan to put him in a medically-induced coma. joe vazquez reports from santa cruz where the victim's friends are just learning about the attack. >> reporter: i just talked to the brother-in-law, david collins, who lives right here in scotts valley. he tells me his brother-in-law brian stowe from scotts valley a paramedic was at the game last night. did he not see the group coming. and he was severely beaten. as a matter of fact, according to collins, brian stowe has just had surgery. he is in the middle of the surgery right now. the doctors have cut off a piece of skull to relieve the pressure. just after the giants lost some giants fans were attacked outside in the parking lot. police say a group of three men in the bay area wearing giants insignia were walking to their car. suddenly two dodgers fans started chasing them. police say the attack was entirely unprovoked. they say the giants fans were not acting aggressively. two young men in their 20s ran ahead but police say th
. >> thank you don knapp. >>> a giants fan is in critical condition after being attacked by dodge fans. doctors plan to put him in a medically-induced coma. joe vazquez reports from santa cruz where the victim's friends are just learning about the attack. >> reporter: i just talked to the brother-in-law, david collins, who lives right here in scotts valley. he tells me his brother-in-law brian stowe from scotts valley a paramedic was at the game last night. did he not see...
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don knapp with more. >> reporter: folks gathered at the mexican restaurant to honor and remember the owner. a movie and shaker bent on improving international boulevard and fruitvale neighbors. campost was shot and killed in an apparent botched robbery as he arrived at his restaurant about 5:30 a.m. the crime outraged the community. a march for peace and barbecue was planned before but it was held in honor of campost. >> we want to take our communities back. >> i also believe by people coming out they will be able to say some things hey, i saw this dude do such and such and i believe we can solve some of the crime. >> reporter: for the second time in two days oakland officials returned to the area. this time for a town hall meeting to discuss violence. >> i brought out my deputy chiefs because i want them to hear from the residents. just like i come out and my mayor and i come out i wanted my deputies to be more aware. >> reporter: the mayor tried to offer some reassurance with statistics showing things were improving. >> despite these high profile crimes and despite the fact we have
don knapp with more. >> reporter: folks gathered at the mexican restaurant to honor and remember the owner. a movie and shaker bent on improving international boulevard and fruitvale neighbors. campost was shot and killed in an apparent botched robbery as he arrived at his restaurant about 5:30 a.m. the crime outraged the community. a march for peace and barbecue was planned before but it was held in honor of campost. >> we want to take our communities back. >> i also believe...
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don knapp shows us, it comes at a time when drivers have been caught on tape, breaking the rules.
don knapp shows us, it comes at a time when drivers have been caught on tape, breaking the rules.
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don knapp is l >>> the threat of a federal government shutdown has wide reaching implications.uch of washington, dc, including many of the city's most popular tourist sites could close. dan knapp live in vallejo where the civic lessons could hit some high school students pretty hard there. >> reporter: been another long day for the choir members of st. patrick's st. vincent high school here in vallejo. they are doing double duty singing in the choir tonight of les miserable. they hope a federal government shutdown doesn't ruin everything when they get to washington, dc, next week. >> they could use more of that. >> reporter: since september vallejo st. patrick's st. vincent high school choir has been working on its music for a national competition. working too for the money to pay for the trip to washington, dc. $50,000. >> all my close friends are going. it will be exciting to share this experience with them too and i think we all deserve it. we have worked really hard. >> reporter: the director commutes from sacramento. an hour a day each day in his car. listening to his radi
don knapp is l >>> the threat of a federal government shutdown has wide reaching implications.uch of washington, dc, including many of the city's most popular tourist sites could close. dan knapp live in vallejo where the civic lessons could hit some high school students pretty hard there. >> reporter: been another long day for the choir members of st. patrick's st. vincent high school here in vallejo. they are doing double duty singing in the choir tonight of les miserable. they...
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don knapp is in oakland to what finally led to her captor's arrest. don. >> it was cool thinking of the most challenging circumstances that may have saved the life of a woman who was beaten, bound, gagged, tossed in the trunk of her car, kidnapped and driven to southern california. this all began in east oakland about a week ago. >> she was beaten. she was threatened with a knife and eventually tied up and put into the trunk of her own vehicle. from there she was driven all the way down. >> police say the woman's exboyfriend and alleged kidnapper, is 42-year-old marco vasquez. he lured the woman to an east oakland neighborhood, kidnapped her, and headed for southern california. in route, according to officer holly, the victim was able to talk from the hatchback trunk, engage him in conversation, and convince him she needed medical care. he took her to the hospital. >> that's where they stopped off to receive medical attention. the suspect told her to tell the medical staff a story about how she received her injuries. she agreed to do that, but once ins
don knapp is in oakland to what finally led to her captor's arrest. don. >> it was cool thinking of the most challenging circumstances that may have saved the life of a woman who was beaten, bound, gagged, tossed in the trunk of her car, kidnapped and driven to southern california. this all began in east oakland about a week ago. >> she was beaten. she was threatened with a knife and eventually tied up and put into the trunk of her own vehicle. from there she was driven all the way...