jackie ward talked to the travelers. we will have her report coming up. >>> a massive cleanup underway on southbound 880. chopper 5 over the scene. a crane toppled over and spilled fluid across several lanes. crews are on the scene trying to cover up the mess. three lanes on the right are blocked off and it looks like the crane is upright. this mess is causing a huge traffic nightmare. you can see the backup. no word on when those lanes will clear up again. >>> today police in richmond shot a man armed with a knife. the suspect was a father accused of trying to stop his own family. it happened early this morning. police responded just after 2:30 am on a me on call. the caller said their father a window of the home to enter. the house does has some damage including window that appears broken. the officers confronted the suspect in the backyard and ended up shooting and killing him after police say he refused their demands. police say a woman and a boy suffered cuts. family is recovering in the hospital. investigators are

jackie ward, kpix5. >>> 6:56.ok at this morning's top stories. >>> an oakland police officer is recovering in the hospital after someone stabbed him. a he walked to his car after work. he's in stable condition and the suspect is under arrest. >>> a shelter-in-place order has been lifted ingh spd surrounded a home where a man was barricaded inside. police backed off saying there's no threat to the public. >>> hundreds of students and factuality are under quarentine at two california universities at ucla and -- >>> in colorado, a driver faces multiple counts of vehicular homicide after a fiery crash on interstate 70. a semi trailer slammed into several cars stopped in traffic. it's unclear how many people died in this crash. >>> uber shares will be priced between $44 and $50 per share when the company goes public. it will give uber an evaluation of 80 and $90 billion, whicheviousstimates. >>> if you're headed in via highway 24, you're going to need to give yourself extra time. double the normal amount of time. look

jackie ward, kpix5. >> jackie, thank you. >>> 6:57.r a look at this morning's top stories. >> bail is set for a dui suspect accused of killing a woman and her dog. a woman in her 70s was crossing butterfield road saturday when they were hit. one dog survived and investigators say james boswell has been booked on charges of dui and gross vehicular manslaughter. >>> a california -- a construction crane fell from the roof of a building saturday. the crane hit six cars and injured four people. >>> today the city of san francisco will hold a solidarity concert for the notre dame camacho tree dram-- cathedral. >>> a funeral is planned in poway for the woman killed in the synagogue shooting. kaye died after shielding the rabbi from a shooting. >>> the former vice-president will hold his campaign in event in pennsylvania. >>> let's get to the peninsula where we're starting to see issues, if northbound 101 is apart of your commute, you need extra time. willow road, there are several lanes blocked and down to 15 miles an hour as you make your wa

jackie ward is live in oakland with more. jackie. >>reporter: michelle, a lot of money has been put into wildfires, but berkeley and oakland are still at risk which is why governor newsom is visiting the east bay to meet with those local mayors and local fire officials and state officials and the memories of the devastating oakland hills fire that destroyed more than 3400 homes and killed 25 people are still vivid in people's memories. governor newsom approved 35 fuel reduction projects on an expedited basis which is the fuel bank which we're not far from. a state senate committee is trying to advance a measure to require developers to inea fire otections and making local government have to better protect existing home. so they don't burn. one hurtle to overcome -- one hurdle is to overcome homes that's vulnerable right now. governor newsom is holding this press conference at 11:30. we hope to learn more. jackie ward, kpix5. >>> this morning, free long -- free long camacho says -- this morning in sri lanka, there's more attackers tha

kpix5 jackie ward is in oakland with all the details. jackie. >>reporter: this trial has been a long time coming and it has been 29 months since the ghostship warehouse fire that killed 36 people. the two men on trial today, derrick almena and max harris face 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. if they're found guilty, they could be if prison for decades. the two men have been in jail for almost two years already. they were charged six months after -- the converted warehouse called the ghostship, illegally housed artist in a building that was never zoned for residential tenants. harris supporters have been outside the courthouse everyday. >> it's a terrible situation all the way around. i think it's wrong that -- that max is in jail. i think it's wrong that this tragedy happened. >> the jury consist of nine women and three men. they were chosen from a pool of 480 people and were sworn in yesterday. the trial is expected to last several months with a couple of breaks already scheduled. opening statements begin today. they are expected to conti

jackie ward has a look at the video and timeline from police, jackie. >>reporter: three police officers were involved combined. they have 28 years of experience. the police chief said she stands by her officers and they responded appropriately. this dash cam video shows a man lurking near washington hospital moments before firing his gun at a car. after being shot at, the police officer accelerates and makes u-turn back toward the shooter. felch is seen on the ground. you can see him lounging for his gun and pointing it at officers as they fire their guns. >> [gunfire] >> he didn't just start shootg him he suspect didn't comply and raised the gun at him, the proper reaction for police officer in that case is to return fire. >> felch was no stranger to police. the alameda police department sent out a bulletin to authorities and what -- >> he was quote going to get a gun and shoot the first officer he saw. >> this incident would have likely resulted in multiple innocent victims being shot or killed. >> as apart of the ongoing investigation, police are try

in sunnyvale, jackie ward, kpix5. >> jackie, thank you. >>> 5:05. taking a live look in colorado this morning. this is the aftermath of a fiery chain-reaction crash on a freeway in jefferson county. several people are dead. and the freeway is still shutdown at this hour. this pileup involved 15 vehicles and three were semis. a semi barrelled westbound 70 and crashed into traffic. it appears the driver lost control. >> whether it was a lost load, some type of brake failure, we're looking at mechanical issues. >> traffic on i-70 was at a standstill because another accident up the freeway and the semi rammed cared stuck in that congestion and the number of fatalities is unclear at this hour. >>> a santa clara teacher is on leave -- music teacher kyle scheuerlein has been -- it's known to have organized the unite the right rally in charlottesville. scheuerlein's name surfaced when online names were leaked to the public. >> you look around, it's completely mixed so it's -- it would be really odd for someone that felt that way to go to this school. >> my

jackie ward is there. >>reporter: it's making the whale move a lot. yesterday, it was all the way down by the graffiti and people are watching waiting for what it will do next. >> it's crazy. it has been a long time since i have seen something like this. >> ben peters lives in the neighborhood next to the stretch of beach where this dead whale washed up tuesday. >> i saw the gash on the belly when i was down by the painted rock over there. pretty good size gash. >> marine biologist says the whale seems to be malnourished. >> biologist within california, alaska, oregon and washington are all seeing gray whales that's malnourished so skinny. >> another whale got washed up yesterday as well. from chopper 5, you can see this alone richmond and the carcass ended up along brooks island preservative reserve. >> they're going to do -- get out and get on the beaches and open these whales up to find a at's goi on with these guys. >> the marine mammal center is trying to figure out what's causing these whales to be malnourished. they're really skinny when they l

jackie ward tells us about the team effort to clean things up. >>reporter: people who live around me tell me that cleanup efforts fall by the waist waist side. >> it's awful and disgusting. >> part of the by 90th and g street has garbage and graffiti littering the streets and people have been dumping here for years. >> people are going to see we care. these are our streets. go somewhere else. you would feel embarrassed and it's a public safety issue where there's concern conditions and public safety and everything. >> houston works at the beatification council, a nonprofit that gets people to cleanup their own neighborhoods and some people don't think it's a matter of getting rid of the mess, but keeping it clean and holding people accountable. >> if it's patrolling regularly because they do come out and clean, once th no to monitoring, it's dumping again and graffiti again. >> alameda supervisor mildly is launching a pilot program that targets illegal dumping. >> the folks doing the illegal dumping go across the border and dump some where else.

let's get to jackie ward live at the scene. jackie. >>reporter: and there's one man in custody. the people who live around hearsay there's a sense of relief in the area. earlier this morning, the fbi, the oakland police, members of the alameda sheriff's office and a bomb squad, they got here around 6:00 this morning. the sheriff's office said this was apart of a bank robbery investigation. they found explosive device inside this home on stock bridge drive, but it was determined to be an hoa -- his wife would scream for someone to call police in the middle of the night. >> i had no idea it was going to be this big. we knew things weren't right and we were nervous on this block, but this is beyond. >> we did look into this to make sure there was no public safety threat. we did not find a public safety threat. >> makayla's dad was sad and did not want to talk to us on camera. only telling me it has been a rough day off camera. neighbors heard his son duane was arrested at a local hospital while his wife was giving birth to their child. they believe he has a pass that includes weapo

kpix5 jackie ward has the latest. >>reporter: fremont police tells a in a marked car was ambushed by a man with a gun. >> shots fired. >> just before 11:00 last night, a police officer's car was shot at and hit by a bullet as the officer was approaching the intersection of -- the officer made a u-turn and fired at the suspect hitting him. >> we have one suspect down. he's on civic, southbound civic west of washington hospital. >> two nearby officers responded to the shots fired call and a k9 unit was brought in to help secure the suspect. they told the suspect to stop moving, but he ignored their commands and he was able to crawl toward his gun and point it at the officers and the officers fired an undetermined amount of bullets at him. >> this is a dangerous oers gh >> tyaid t was given to the suspect, but he died 17 minutes after shooting at the police officer. >> we're transparent. our goal is to truly build trust within our community. we train our officers if you are shot at, have you to protect not just yourself

in san francisco, jackie ward, cpix5. >>> other bay area lead hes weighing in. san jose leader had -- in san jose and silicon valley, we welcome any families enduring hardship and it takes risk to end debar to be apart of our great country. >> gaston said -- it's an all time low for american discourse. and it's the clearest sign that the president fully intends to charter path to reelection on the back of racist rhetorics to divide us. a white house official denies implementing the idea. some politicians are about to face strict limits on free tickets they can get. it comes in the wake of a kpix5 investigation. >>reporter: the board of commissioners voted to crackdown on members who hoard free tickets to games and concerts. >> you know, our position -- >> with that unanimous vote, the board of commissioners adopted the set of tough new restrictions. >> this will ensure that members are not abusing tickets and using them for personal reasonings or things of that nature. >> chair mildly says the changes will bring order to a policy that kpix5 discovered that's bei

jackie ward is on the scene with the moments leading up to the mauling. >> reporter: the people i spoke to say there are a lot of neor that live in they he never seen one attack someone. the attack happened around 7:00 this morning in the backyard of this home. this man has lived in the neighborhood for more than 20 years and says he has never heard gun shots here before. >> a lot of dogs in this neighborhood. there's been an increase in dog ownership lately. i haven't seen anything unusual as far as aggressive dogs or aggressive neighbors due to the dogs. >> daly city police say they responded to a call of loose dog attacking someone. the dog was still going after the victim. a 40-year-old man, when officers got to the scene. police say out of fear for the safety of the injured man, they shot and killed the dog. the circumstances leading up to this attack are still unknown. >> if it's a threat, i can seee >> information about the dog's owner has not been made public. it did not belong to the man who was attacked. a neighbor i spoke to off camera was still visibly shaken hours after it

kpix5 jackie ward is live at dublin high school. swalwell's -- bust out the yearbook photo. >>reporter: there's been speculation about him running for months, but it's actually happening. >> i'm running for president of the united states. [cheers and applause] >> it's official. >> the democratic congressman from dublin represented california's 15 district for 6 years now. that includes parts of alameda and contra costa county. swallow owedos -- swalwell made the announcement. >> too many kids are dying and not enough people are doing enough about. it's investing in gang violence prevention programs and banning and buying back all 15 million of the assault weapons out there. >> swalwell is a member of the house intelligence and judiciary committees and he's seen on cable tv criticizing trump and swalwell is 38-year-old making his the youngest candidates and swalwell is the 19th democrat to throw his hat into nextunited states. jackie ward, kpix. >> a live look at capitol hill and that's where william barr will face the congressional lawmakers. this is the first time meet with

jackie ward is live in oakland this morning with more details. jackie. >>reporter: kenny, this trial has been a long time coming. it has been 29 months since the ghostship warehouse fire that killed 36 people. the two men on trial this morning, derrick alemena and max harris and they're facing 36 counts of manslaughter. if found guilty, they could be in prison for decades and they have been in jail for two years already. they were charged six months after 36 people burned to death at a music event that happened on december 2nd 2016. the converted warehouse called the ghostship illegally housed artist in a building never disowned for tenant. harris described as his second and command. harris supporters have been outside the courtroom everyday there's a court proceeding. >> it's a terrible situation. i think it's wrong that -- that max is in jail. i think it's wrong that this tragedy happened. >> the jury consist of nine women and three men. they were chosen from a pool of 480 people and sworn in yesterday. opening statements will start today. most likely

kpix5 jackie ward joins us live from san francisco to tell us about the reasons behind today's strike. jackie. >>reporter: michelle, i was here just three weeks ago for a strike, but uc workers are back out here this morning hours before the official start time of this strike. ask me local 3299 will put on this unfair labor strike at 9:00 this morning. they filed a ulp charge against uc. that claims that uc illegally interfered with workers' rights as an attempt to prevent them from continuing to strike. in fact, some protest over the last year or so turned violent. protesters will be out here speaking against how uc has responded to those events. >> what are you doing, officer? >> this is one of the incidents cited in the charge, it happened back in february of last year. an african-american employee at uc was tackled and pushed to the ground by three uc police officers and arrested. the event and video infuriated other protesters who say this man was singled out during what was supposed to be a peaceful protest. uc released a statement saying in part, uc focused on reaching an agree

kpix5 jackie ward picks up the debate. >>reporter: that is a place to go for a walk or take a view, but after the a -- after the vote, it could be a place for homeless. one ask if this should be an open space or transformed into a homeless center. >> this is my town and i have my kids here, so it's hard. it's hard to really pick a side. >> do we need help for homeless people and the issues they face? absolutely. but it needs to be handled at a state level. i think we need to reopen the mental hospitals that used to exist at the state level. >> bigs wants to turn the 78,000 square foot space that used to be for testing meat. >> homeless seniors are the largest growth of sectors in homeless. >> those of crab cove want to preserve the space -- >> we're hoping the people of alameda will stand up again like we did in 2014. and protect crab cove. and preserve the best place to bring your kids. >> the measure that gets the most votes will determine the fate of this land. if voters decide to leave the land it is, alameda may have

kpix5 jackie ward is in oakland with what was said in court this morning. >>reporter: cameras aren't allowed inside the courtroom, but i was there earlier and both defendants almena and harris stood, smile and nodded as each of the jurors wayinged into the room. both of the defendants faced 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. district attorney baits began his opening statements by showing pictures of each of the 36 people who died in the warehouse fire 39 months ago. baits said when people go to a show, they expect to leave safely. there was no adequate exhibits -- almena, the so-called master tenant of what was called the uga hired an unlicensed contractor to transform the space he was renting without their consent. contractors almena consulted with called the warehouse a death trap. supporters of harris had been at nearly every court proceeding. harris was the executive creative director of the collective. >> i'm ready to get this over with and see people heal. >> it's a terrible situation. i think it's wrong that max is in jail. i think it's wrong thi

with love, california. >>> i'm jackie ward live in san francisco at uber headquarters.expected to release its ipo today. we have a pretty good idea. uber is reportedly worth 90 billion-$100 billion. some ports i get them at 120 billion last year. this will be one of the largest ipo announcement in history and the stocks will be valued between $48-$55. this announcement will set off a chain reaction for the area to companies to release their ipos. some real estate agents say their clients are feeling the urgency to buy now but sellers are holding properties for bigger payouts. most employees have to wait six months before they can sell their shares. analysts predict that this will push housing markets up especially in places like alameda county. with this news the lyft stock prices have dropped. yesterday by 10.85%. life from uber headquarters, jackie ward. >>> time for a look at the top stories. >>> a bear area judge will decide if mayor schaaf can be called to testify. they claim she is a crucial witness because she oversaw an understaffed fire department>>> rememberin

in sunnyvale, jackie ward. >>> there are some new safety measures. three emergency call boxes and cameras came online. we tested this. >> what are you reporting? >> that is a police dispatcher entering a test call. as soon as a rider pushes the button the phone is activated and so is the overhead camera is a part of the security action plan announced by march one month after this person was stabbed to death in oa a uioth events >> if these are successful bart could roll them out across the system and the estimated cost is $10 million. meanwhile the suspect will undergo a new mental health screening next month to determine if he is competent to stand trial. the judge said the information gathered cannot be used as evidence in a potential murder prior, murder trial. >>> voting on a surveillance program. if improved bart will install automated license plate readers in the parking lot and decided policy to govern the use. the plan has faced growing backlash from privacy advocates. they have been working on this. today's vote comes three years after a sim

jackie ward has much more on this story. jackie. >>reporter: kenny, in a 3-1 vote, the dixie school district in san raphael name will be changed. the group behind this name change says dixie was associated with white supremacy and racism. those against the name change refused to speak to us on camera. they said they feared for their safety. and claimed the dixie name was not racially motivated and they said the name dixie came from a native american woman who had ties to -- it got ugly throughout this debate. people were threatening lawsuits for defamation and there were hateful social media post and a lot of name calling. what the district will be called in the future, we don't know. that's up for debate. this name change will cost the district $40,000. in san raphael, jackie ward, kpix5. >>> a look at the notre dame cathedral in paris. authorities are still assessing the damage from monday's fire and damage from the millions of gallons of water used to extinguish the flames. in the past couple of hours, notre dame's director said

jackie ward is live in oakland this morning with much more. jackie. >>reporter: hi, kenny. we are at the oakland hills fire memorial park this morning and a lot of money has been put into wildfire prevention, but still urban communities like oakland and berkeley rather are still at risk. that's why governor newsom is visiting the east bay to talk to the local mayors and state fire officials and local fire officials and the memories of the devastating oakland hills fire that destroyed more than 34 homes and killed 25 people are vivid in people's memories. 3 people are still living in what are considered high risk wildfire areas. that's why governor newsom approved 35 fuel reduction projects on an expedited basis. in sacramento, a state senate committee is trying to advance a measure to require developers to increase fire protections -- governmentste existing homes. so one hurdle to overcome is meeting construction goals in a region that needs housing while protecting homes already built. we'll hear more from governor newsom and his plan at 11:30 this morning. jackie ward. >>

jackie ward joins us live from fremont with the latest. jackie. >>reporter: michelle, three police officers here in fremont were involved and as you can see, it is still an active scene here because police are still on scene. still investigating and trying to piece together what happened. the suspect is dead. civic center drive and south of mary avenue. that's where this shooting was reported. we're standing at civic center drive and bart way amidst a cluster of shopping center. and bart is to the left. but it didn't happen on bart property. there are no suspects outstanding and police are still trying to piece together what happened. they have not revealed what led to the shooting. so an investigation is still underway. all we know is bart service was not impacted last night. it's not going to be impacted from this investigation this morning. we hope to get a media press briefing at 5:30. so in about 25 minutes from now and we'll bring you the latest as soon as we learn more details. jackie ward, kpix5. >>> police stand o in benecia is over. the

kpix5 jackie ward is live in daly city with more. jackie. >>reporter: michelle, we're trying to confirm those details, but you can see ash here at the foot of the uber building outside in daly city. police reportedly has the man in custody who did this. this happened before 11:00 last night. a witness who lives across the street from the office says they saw a man lighting a fire trying to set the uber facility ablaze. >> you see an individual put something -- the flames got bigger and bigger and i called 911. by the time they got here -- >> according to the sf gate, the building is a driver service -- we have calls in to the local police and fire departments that are trying to learn more information. we'll bring you those details as we learn them. jackie ward, kpix5. >>> this morning, bail is set at half a million dollars for a dui suspect accused of killing a woman and her dog. a woman in her 70s were crossing butterfield road on saturday night when they were hit. one dog survived and neighbors put up an unusual sidewalk memorial. it has s

from oakland international airport, jackie ward, kpix5. >>> i'm anne mackovec. the u.s. supreme court and the court decided to hear cases talking about workplace discriminations, specifically in the current federal laws in place protect gay and transgender workers. they're going to be hearing two cases, one from new york and one from georgia that right now have different outcomes. back to you. >>> anne, thank you. >>> 6:56. time for a look at top stories. >> there's a hearing in san francisco to discuss the reservations and fees to drive down lumbar street and the council is looking to establish a pricing program. assembly member ting will be considered by the transportation committee today. >>> a condo complex caught fire in san francisco. it happened on sutter street near frankland and flames were quickly knocked down, but units have smoke damage. no word on what started this fire. >>> a san francisco police officer is recovering. three burglary suspects took aim at him with their truck. the driver tried to get away but was eventually caught. all three suspect

from oakland international, jackie ward, kpix5. >>> nightly closure was in effect. the brand new transit center has been shutdown since september when workers discovered cracks in two beams. the work on fremont street will take four weeks. a one-block stretch between howard and mission will be closed overnight, sundays through friday and the signs on first street will come down later and -- there's no date set for the reopening. >>> 5:06. the body of a swimmer who went missing last night in pacifica has been found near san francisco owe oat body of 28-year-old tyler turned up nine miles from where he was spotted. collins and friends decided to go for a swim on the early morning of may 26th. he was swept out to sea. the coast guard conducted a 15-hour search that day. rockaway beach is known to have dangerous currents even for experienced swimmers. >>> tes will get a look at driverless -- it's expected to report a loss. the electric car company is putting a restraining order on an alleged harasser from free mom. according to the l.a. times, the men trespassed and swe

kpix5 jackie ward joins us live from san francisco to explain. jackie. >>reporter: michelle, the "washington post" says it has the e-mails to prove it saying that president trump wants to bus mexican immigrants to new york, chicago and here in san francisco. a post article explains that president trump was frustrated during his standoff regarding the border wall and that's why the white house decided to embarrass the democrats by releasing detainees. -- >> almost nothing this administration can do will be shocking. >> the post says white house officials approached this plan on march 15th when they asked whether members of the caravan could be arrested at the border and bussed to sanctuary cities and they have called this unnerving and ice attorneys were able to shutdown this plan before it began. in san francisco, jackie ward, kpix5. >>> new fallout from that wide spread college admissions scandal. today, a florida prep school administrator is set to plea guilty to taking entrance exams for students. mark faces charges in boston that include mail fraud a

. >>> the trump administration wants to get -- jackie ward joins us live from san francisco to explain. jackie. >>reporter: michelle, the washington post has e-mails saying that president trump wants to bust mexican migrants from the border to sanctuary cities like chicago, new york and here that p trur his standoff regarding the border wall and that's why the white house decided to try to embarrass de children and quote sanctuary districts whether those immigrants had ties to those places. san francisco supervisor raphael had this to say about the report. >> super outrageous, i would say that i'm shocked, but at this point, almost nothing this administration could do would be shocking. >> the post says white house officials first broached this plan in -- home land security says this type of report is quote, unnerving and ice attorneys allegedly mixed this plan before it had the chance to happen. in san francisco, jackie ward, kpix5. >>> five minutes after 5:00. a call from a terrified daughter led to a shooting in richmond. she said her fear was attacking family members with a knife.

kpix5 jackie ward joining us from san francisco to tell us the reasons behind today's strike. jackie. >>reporter: i was standing in basically this exact same spot three weeks ago. that was the last time these uc workers were striking, so ask me 3299 members are getting ready for an unfair labor practice strike. they filed what's called a ulp charge against uc who claims that uc illegally interfered with workers' rights to prevent them from strike. protesters will speak about how uc has responded to those events. >> what are we doing? >> this is one of the incidents cited in the charge. it happened back in february of last year. an african-american employee at uc berkeley was tackled and arrested and the event and video infewer ated other protesters who said this man was singled out. uc released a statement saying uc focused on focusing an agreement -- we offered competitive proposals. meanwhile ask me leaders haven't presented any counter offer since bargaining started in 2016. this will happen from 9:00 to 5:00. people are starting to get organized and setup for the day. this

jackie ward has been on this story all morning long and she'll have an update later this broadcast. >>> a student from heyward is missing and presumed deadlf moon bay. the sheriff's office got the report from popular state beach about 3:00 yesterday afternoon. authorities say the 18-year-old was boogie-boarding with his friends -- the friends went out to look for him, but the waters got into rough. janet sylvester says her grandson was friends with -- >> he was -- he felt like he was drowning and he said he just gave up when someone from the shore grabbed his hand and pulled him in. >> at one point the rescue mission became a recovery operation. the victim's identity has not been officially released. >>> happening today, a major groundbreaking in san jose. the city's biggest affordable housing project which plans to bring 135 unit to the downtown market by 2022. construction crews are clearing out the point 7 acre site near highway state 87. it's funded by a $950 million v 6:11. more bad news for lyft. >>> carlafog is back future cast and what that means for the weekend. >>> it's affe

jackie ward is live in oakland to tell us how this could be possible. >> reporter: the idea behind the bill is to tax big corporations and force them to put money into schools to help us better educate our kids. the chronicle is reporting the corporate tax rate under this bill if approved would move from a .84 percenrcent 10.84 pe we are talking about the top .02 percent businesses in california that generate a net income of $10 million or more. these other companies like google, facebook, apple, chevron. if this bill were to pass it would generate about $2 billion in money. she is proposing that companies that pay their ceos up to 300 times what their average employee is making, they would have to pay a tax rate of 14.84 percent. this is partially in hopes of preventing strikes with teachers from happening again. teachers have been on picket lines to demand better nicle i 37 may soof ese companies have e sang from esident donaat instat because of that legislators say companies doing business in california have saved $17 million. they argue the money is there any to be put into our sch

jackie ward is in sunnyvale where the crash happened.er: we are on el camino royale and you can still see the tree behind me, some of the damage left behind. we will hear from police later more on this investigation. right now isaiah peoples is at the center of the investigation. he is an army veteran they think eight counts of attempted murder. his brother said that peoples suffers from ptsd and we spoke to his mother and she said what happens when he goes off his medications. >> he didn't come to my house because he said my house was being watched. he said they are watching the house and trying to take him out and he didn't want to go to the military hospital because they were after him.>>reporter: peoples told police he intentionally slammed into eight people in the crosswalk. witnesses saw a car speeding and driving into the crowd without showing any signs of slowing down. we spoke to one of the victims that described what happened after the crash. >> he went to the floor and he was facing the floor and he was saying i love you, jesu

kpix5's jackie ward is at montclair elementary school to tell us how it could be possible. >> reporter: the idea behind state senator nancy skinner's bill is to tax corporations and ceos, rather than families, in order to help better educate our kids. this corporate tax hike would target the top .2% of businesses in california. they generate about $10 million in net income every year. it would bump up the current tax rate from 8.84% to 10.84%. skinner says this would target companies like google, facebook, chevron and all of the revenue without a to $2 billion. the bill would also target companies who paid their ceos an average of 300 times what their average employee makes. so they would have to pay a rate of 14.84%. if this bill were to pass, it would hopefully prevent things like strikes from happening with teachers demanding better wages and more funding for proper teaching tools. the chronicle reports that measure sb 37 may also offset some of the money that the companies are saving for president trump's 2017 corporate set tax cut. companies doing business in california has saved

shop top-brand appliances including kenmore at sears. ♪ >>> i am jackie ward in oakland.fornia law is now, you may have a couple of drinks with dinner and not think anything about it. but these two bills passed today, they may think twice about doing that drivers right now in california face pretty average drunk driving laws. however, these two bills, the first one being proposed is named after 22-year-old matthew when he was killed by a drunk driver. if passed this bill named after him would require everyone convicted of a dui, even first-time offenders to use interlocking ignition devices. a second post bill would bring california's legal drinking lemon down from blood alcohol contact of.08 to.05. that amounts to one or two drinks per hour for women under 160 pounds and no more than two drinks for men under 200 pounds. this would make california have some of the harshest and toughest drunk driving laws in the country. the bills are being proposed at 10:30 this morning in sacramento. live from oakland, jackie ward, kpix 5 news. >>> time for your final five. >>> a pedestr

jackie ward is standing on the field getting us already.ve the tarp on the field right now, and yes it's going to rain. but by the time 1:35 rolls around in the game is supposed to start, most of the rain will be done. this will be a close call. there may be a delay, but the game is going to. be not it was 135, but it will happen today. we'll talk about what this means for your commute, but that is bigger issue with this rain. >>> a tech startup is looking at what san francisco's new navigation center will look like. the virtual-reality demonstration is set up in the parking lot of seawall lot are 30. with the vr glasses, what will only be realized. you can see a rendering of the imposed embarcadero center from geo pogo. >> we felt that a lot of the discussion on it is a lot of hypotheticals, what it might be and what it might not be. we thought it might help to just kind of show it and create a visual representation that allows us to actually see what it would look like. >> the fight between the city and neighbors in south beach opposed th

jackie ward has more on this controversial plan, jackie. >>reporter: kenny, so this is where mayor breed wants to build a navigation center. we're across the street from piers 30 and 32 on the embarcadero. it coincides with haney's plan. he wants to put a -- and that has some people worried that the center will attract more crime into their neighborhood. the chronicle reports that the city's 8 navigation centers are in districts, 6, 9, and so. they have large groups of people experiencing homelessness. the safe overnight parking program, that would create a navigation center for those living out of their vehicles. we'll hear more at the board of supervisor's meeting. >>> business groups are teamingp trying to overturn san francisco's prop c. prop c imposes a tax on big companies to generate funding to help the homeless. businesses claim the measures should require a 2/3 vote to pass. >>> while you may be paying more to the federal government this year, several big silicon valley companies aren't paying a dime in federal income tax. companie

jackie ward live at dublin high school with reaction from some students. jackie.eporter: and he's pretty well-known around here. he stops by dublin when he can. he made his presidential campaign official. he told goebbert that he has spoken to people across the country who wants harsh gun control. >> none of that is going to change until we get a leader who is willing to go big on the issues we take on, be bold it the solutions we offer and do good in the way we govern. i'm ready to solve those problems and i'm running for the president of the united states. >> swalwell moved to cniwa when he was five and graduated from dublin high school in 1999. >> he met him on my trip to dc and he met us on the steps of congress. he seems like a cool guy. and it was fun to meet him. >> swalwell is a member of the judiciary committee -- swalwell is 38-year-old, making him the younger candidates in what's become a crowded field. swalwell is expected to visit south floor today to talk more about gun control. live in dublin, jackie ward, kpix5. >>> an effort underway to make sure

jackie ward on the heated debate leading up to today's vote. >>reporter: there's been a grassroots effort to sway the board to get rid of gun shows since last spring. today that item was on the agenda. [applause] >> i think we're part of a movement. we're going to end gun shows everywhere on state property in california. >> ruth has led the charge since last year. she says momentum against the show here and across the state is in her favor. >> san mateo county, san francisco county, daley city voted to stop endorsing gun shows and our surrounding counties say they don't want gun shows on county property. >> it offers shows for children under 12 which gloss fews and normalizes guns for young people. no one was -- person after person shared stories about the people they've lost to gun violence. >> it was easter sunday, april 16th 1995, he was shot and killed. >> i want to thank you, the board here at the cal palace for passing and approving this piece of important legislation to end gun shows here at dekalb palace. >> any gun show on schedule for

jackie ward, kpix5. >> the suspect did not give a statement, so they can't say whether they were targeted or if he worked for them. >>> the fbi revealed threatening social media post tipped them off five minutes before the synagogue attack, but it was too late. people are remembering a woman who died trying to from the hail of bullets. >>reporter: at the front doors of the synagogue is a sign that reads please allow us time to grieve and process. for the first time since the shooting, inside people prayed including stuart cosh. >> i came here to pray and i was taken in with an open heart. i wasn't searched. there was no question about who i was and where i was from. it was i wanted to do a -- i was able to do that. >> as the congregation comes together, they're saying goodbye to their own. 60-year-old kaye who stepped in front of rabbi goldstein to protect him for the shooter. >> laurie took the bullet for all of us. she died to protect terrible. >> rick sloss, a friend of kaye says she leaves behind a wife and daughter and she was a helped start the ha bob. >> there were dozens of interv

jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> the man attacked in his driveway had just installed the security cameras last week. he is recovering from the injuries. so is the person hit in the car accident. >>> police in brentwood looking into a single car crash that left two people pinned inside of the vehicle early this morning. officers initially had responded to a report of shots fired and that is when they found this car that had crashed into a wall on oak street at lot drive. then three people described as suspects were in the car. one ran off and was chased down by police. firefighters had to extricate the other two. all three were brought to the hospital. police did find a gun hidden in nearby bushes. >>> today a law firm filed a wrongful death lawsuit against boeing. it is representing the family of a passenger killed in last month' p in ethiopia involving a boeing 737 max airplane. 24-year-old was an advocate for healthcare and was travelling for work at the time of the crash. she was a niece of consumer advocate ralph nader. attorneys representing them held a news conference in chicago this mor

jackie ward, kpix5. >>> the university sent a statement saying quote, uc focused on reaching on an agreement while ashmy is intent to staging strikes. we offered -- >>> new reports indicate uber could have one of the top ten ipo's of all time. the san francisco based ride share company is reportedly seeking to sale about $10 billion worth of stock. that will make it the biggest ipo. they're seeking 100 to $90 billion and investors could get a peek. >>> shares of rival lyft dropped to a new low. ahead of work aboutay uber's plan, trhe as questionean gas ion in downtown north carolina killed one person and sent 15 others to the hospital including a firefighter, and a utility company employee. the explosion partially collapsed a building and blew out the windows of others nearby. residents liking the sound to a bomb going off. the explosion was triggered by a contractor to struck the gas line while boring under a sidewalk. >>> hundreds of people across san francisco ditched the bus commuting to work by foot. it's apart of walk to workday in the city. christin ayers talks about the dangers that

in oakland, jackie ward, kpix5. >>> we'll hear from the trps department on how they plan on improving the section of oakland on the kpix news at 5:00. >>> new at noon, full house actor lori laughlin pleaded not guilty in the college admission scheme. laughlin and her fashion designer husband are accused of paying $500,000 to the fake charity. the alleged scam helped get their two daughters as accepted into usc. they waived their right for arraignment. more than a dozen other parents were indicted and pleaded guilty. boston prosecutor sent letters to some of the adult children of parents charged in the college admission scandal saying they could face criminal charges and the letters went to people believed to have known about the scam who were at least 18 years old at the time. it's unclear how many letters were sent out and no comment from the u.s. attorney's office in boston. >>> new at noon, driving down one of san francisco's most iconic streets will soon cost you a pretty penny. it's part of a new plan to ease traffic congestion on lombard street. a family member wants to charge d

jackie ward is headed to the scene>> police ard a man for dui after dog. the victim, a woman in her 70s were crossing butterfield road when two dogs were hit. the dogs survived. there's a homemade sign urging those to slowdown to 25 miles per hour. >> she's a good friend, and her dogs were our dog's buddy. she was a good person in this community. >> investigators say james bondwell has been charged -- >>> a funeral is planned this afternoon for a woman who sacrificed her life to say a rabbi near san diego. the suspectesye shoong attack is due in court on wednesday. >>reporter: hundreds gathered in poway to honor the victims of the deadly synagogue shooting. >> we love you and we'll stand with you now and forever. >> one person was killed and three injured when a gunman opened fire in the middle of sabbath service. dayhan was hit with sharp noel. >> today she's here with us. this is bravery. >> her uncle, 38-year-old perez was hit in the leg while helping those escape. and kay was killed. >> laurie took bu all of us. she died to protect all of us. >> rabbi

jackie ward tells us how the driver escaped, essentially unscathed. >> this is the scene mill valley fire pulled up to. a good will tractor trailer on its side down an embankment and on fire. >> according to the driver, he was driving northbound on 101 and it felt like he hit black ice and lost control of the back end of the truck. >> this happened at 8:40 this morning, just south of the spencer avenue exit. >> we have accidents in this particular area of 101. >> amazingly, the driver walked away with minor injuries. only a few scratches he got using a fire extinguisher to break a window so he could crawl out. >> the stars were in alignment for him, including, since we had a fire, we got rain all day long today. if this was in september, october, this could have been a different scenario. >> traffic was brutal. it tooks us an hour to travel a little more than six miles. these wet road conditions are why firefighters are telling drivers to still take it slow when you can. in marin county. >> in santa rosa, 140 people are displaced after a fire burned this apartment complex. that fire

jackie ward has an update from court. >> reporter: david xu allegedly tried to kill a woman he worked with, by putting a toxic substance in her food and water over the course of more than a year. david xu's attorney accompanied her clients family out of the courtroom this morning, and explain how she plans on defending tran37. >> he is presumed innocent, these are only allegations. charges have been filed, and i think all of you the public knows, that once charges are brought, an individual per our constitutional system is presumed innocent, and that is exactly how i intend to receive this case. >> reporter: according to court documents, david xu's coworker noticed a strange taste, or smell from her water and food, left unattended in her office. starting back in october 2017, she even allegedly suffered immediate and significant health problems after consuming this water and food, at times, requiring emergency care at the hospital. after months of getting sick, documents say an officer the camera shows david xu adding something to her water bottle . a sample of that water tested posit

kpix5 jackie ward says these days, earthquake experts are worried that people are just biding their guarddown. >> reporter: emergency personnel tell me this wall in big earthquakes is one of the worst things that can happen. they say, this relaxes people, and makes them not as prepared as they could be when the next emergency hits. >> keeping people awake to that reality, is a challenge that we go out every day. >> reporter: among city leaders like the fire chief, but this goes emergency department wants to send a message to the public as well. >> anytime we have anniversary whether the 1906 earthquake, or others or an earthquake happened somewhere else, it tends to motivate people. and think about the reality of the chance of this happening again here in san francisco. >> reporter: going along with the theme of preparedness at 11, a test alert was sent out to people cell phone to make sure the emergency management department, has a right cell phone numbers and to work out any bugs. >> we know that san francisco is earthquake territory. we grew up, and learn from day one, it's not a matte

. >>> i'm jackie ward in san francisco. this is a big day as we mark the 113th anniversary of the 1906 earthquake. former mayor brown spoke to the crowd. hundreds of gathered and you can see the fire chief speaking about what today means. we have a live look from 20th and church where the fire hydrant is that saved san francisco. here at lotta's fountain they will serve an important reminder. they want to remind people that because of this historic moment we need to a word of advice. >> we are commemorating a defining moment and also this few minutes they will be a wreath laying ceremony taking a moment to remember all who died. a vintage street car will be here and free rights will be offered from here to the corner of dolores park where the fire started. this is always bittersweet. we remember the people lost in the fire that lasted for days and we need to remind people to prepare for the next one. and the next half hour we will be live at the ceremony and have a timeline of these events. >>> new this morning oakland poli

. >>> that's at the center of -- kpix5 jackie ward is on the embarcadero where talks of a center are going on there. they've been heated, jackie. >>reporter: they have, michelle. ask anyone in san francisco if there's a homelessness population problem here. they'll most likely say yes, but when it comes to finding shelter, building shelter or housing for these people, when things goes -- the mayor wants to build a center. this proposal coincided with mayor breed's plan to put a 200-bed navigation center across from pierce 30 and 32. this idea come with a lot of backlash from the people who live around here because some believe it will bring more homelessness and crime to their neighborhood. sfpd promises four patrols a day, 7 days a week to look for loitering and drug activity and tents. >> we're taking -- >> the city's 8 navigation centers are in districts 6, 9 and 10 which includes soma, the mission and the bay view. haney's proposals want to put -- so later on today, is when we'll hear more detail was this legislative proposal at the board of vup his ear-- the board of supervisors

jackie ward joins us from san raphael with more. >>reporter: in a 3-1 vote, the dixie school district will officially be changed to some other name and that's yet to be determined. the group behind the driving force for this name change says the word dixie is -- the debate between the two sides boiled over for months. the we are dixie group, those against the name change refused to speak to us on camera. they said they feared for their safety and claimed the dixie name was not racially motivated. people were threatening lawsuits for defamation and a lot of name calling. the name it will be changed to is up for discussion. do you think it was necessary. tweet us at kpixtv. >>> an update this morning, some compromise on plans for a new homeless navigation center along san francisco's water front. there's been a lot of backlash from neighbors on the embarcadero and the revised plan calls for fewer beds, a shorter lease, and officers patrolling the area 7 days a week. the supervisor who represents that district says he wants to see all

kpix 5 jackie ward is in berkeley where he is being held. >> reporter: david xu is accused of putting a toxic substance into the food and water of one of his coworkers that she left unattended while at work. according to court documents that started back in october 2017. xu works at berkeley engineering and researching. she believes that cadmium was being slipped into what she was eating and drinking for months. she suffered immediate health problems after consuming this water and food. at times requiring emergency care at a hospital. after months of getting sick court documents an office surveillance camera shows xu adding something to her water to different times. a sample later tested positive for cadmium. it was also found in the bloodstream. xu is being held and will be appearing in court at 8:30 am. >>> also happening today the warehouse trial is set to begin after numerous attempt to get the case dismissed or delayed. 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter for a fire that killed 36 people on deceer e dn lengthy court process. last september and alameda county superior court sche