joe vazquez reports. >> reporter: by all accounts water polo is a violent sport but should a player ever be charged with a violent crime? that's the question for a teenager at acalanes high school in lafayette. according to an email sent to the community with u.s. water polo association letterhead a 15-year-old boy is going to be charged by the contra costa county district attorney's office with a felony crime! according to people who have seen video of the incident, a player for acalanes hit a player for bellarmine college prep as they were jostling for the ball an aggressive hit to the nose. mary knox at the district attorney's office says she cannot confirm any charges and can't tell me any details about them. but the email has inaccuracies. it's a complete fiction. >> we won't make comments because of the student matter. but it is a little bit surprising that the d.a. is involved in this case. >> reporter: the superintendent says he can't elaborate on the

live in the newsroom, joe vazquez, kpix 5. >>> in the east bay a wild police chase end with a smashed car and a person killed. it ended with a driver smashing his car into a pole and hydrant in antioch. contra costa sheriff's deputies say he fled when they tried to pull him over for a traffic stop in oakley. after the crash, the driver took off running leaving behind a passenger who died from the impact and the fire. the driver was later arrested. >>> a south bay teenager who tried to stop a man who sped off with her car nearly paid with her life. kpix 5's devin fehely with more on the teenager's close call with an armed carjacker. devin. >> reporter: san jose police describe the 17-year-old victim as courageous and quick thinking and says she is lucky to have not been seriously injured when she confronted the suspect. san jose police say the 17-year- old left her car idling with the keys in the ignition when she went to talk with friends at a mall.

along the altamont pass, joe vazquez, kpix 5. >>> this crash on 508 in livermore. the chp believes it was weather related. several lanes were shut down so crew kos clean up that mess. >>> 4:35. roberta joins us. you were down in southern california heading back this way dash grab way -- >> facilitiesfatalities and rain-related. we outran another mudslide at the grapevine. a very busy weekend. good morning, everybody. heading on out the door. this is the scene out towards a embarcadero where we have clear skies. as a end result, we're picking up cooler air mass settling in, 47 degrees in san francisco. it is chilly and livermore at 36 degrees. winds have been blowing this morning. have settled somewhat in comparison to yesterday. but we still have north- northwest winds at 16 in novato. west winds at 5 in fairfield. that doesn't sound too bad. when you couple that up with the air temperature in the 30s, it makes it feel like it's freezing. under 60 degrees everywhere. we do have a chance of an inside slighter sideswiping the east bay and south bay with a slight chan

joe vazquez -- bay this weekend. joe vazquez is joining us with more. >> reporter: we are in an area where they are developing drones for sports competitions, and this is the morader racing drone, and behind me you can see the fighting drones going after each other. here they do it indoors, but for christmas, hundreds of thousands of people will get these drones and will fly them outdoors. you should know there's guidelines to follow. >> first thing i would say to the pilots, learn about your drone and about responsible flying before you put the drone in the air. >> reporter: mark corenblat from the aerial sports league in san francisco is showing us one of the many games of drones. [ laughter ] >> reporter: he says safety is top priority, not just for the people on the ground below, but also for the pilots above. take, for example, the drone that crossed paths with the chp chopper over martinez. chp was looking far stolen car when they had to make a steep right turn at 700 or 800 feet to avoid a drone. >> any time y

in san francisco, joe vazquez, kpix 5. >>> marijuana is not what it used to be. it is far stronger than it was decades ago. mark kelly says one strain in particular is so potent, it could be a dangerous high. >> there have been some reports that a gram of this wax is as strong as an ounce of cannabis. so 30 times stronger than the actual cannabis. i don't know anyone who needs that much medicine. >> reporter: matt lucero does not grow that dangerously potent cannabis here at buddy's, his new dispensary that just hoped this month. >> any idea how much thc would be in? >> about the mid 20% range. 25%, 26%. >> reporter: cannabis here has thc levels in the 20s. but wax, matt says, could be much higher. >> closer to 80%, 95% thc. >> reporter: scientist s are concerned extreme thc could cause problems to the brain, possibly psychosis. >> cannabis back in the '70s was very low in potency. it was brown. it had lots of sticks. it had lots of seeds. frankly, it smelled like dirt. >> reporter: today 's cannabis with its nice shiny packaging very different. the variety of po

along the altamont pass i'm joe vazquez, kpix5. >>> this big rig crashed on 580 and livermore as well. the chp believes it was weather related. no one was hurt. the truck ended up with a punctured gas tank. several lanes were shut down so crews could clean up the mess. >>> the roads are also treacherous in the sierra tonight where all this rain turned to snow. chains are required for all trucks and most cars. so if you're headed that way, be prepared. >>> in southern california mudslides have shut down a 40- mile stretch of the grapevine tonight. traffic is backed up for several miles at cha stake as the ch -- castaic as the chp routes people off interstate 5. there's no word whether any drivers are actually stuck in the mud. caltrans crews are trying to get at least a couple lanes open tonight. also down in los angeles -- >>> also down in los angeles the shooting death of a young african american father by two l.a. county sheriff's deputies is raising new questions tonight about use of force. chris martinez reports on the deadly confrontation caught on camera. >> reporter: store surv

richmond i'm joe vazquez, kpix5. >>> we are learning more about a bay area family of five killed whenr small plane crashed on the way to nevada. kpix5's maria medina is live where the plane took off. >> reporter: i just got off the phone with a close family friend of the victims about an hour ago and you could hear the grief in his voice after learning it was the price family from gilroy who was aboard that plane. this is the first picture of the family a close friend said was on board the single engine plane that crashed near bakersfield yesterday around 4:00. the family friend said jason and olga price and their three children were on their way to see friends before the holiday and took off at reid airport in san jose, but halfway through their flight something went wrong. the pilot made a mayday call before crashing into an orchard. weather reports say it was raining at the time. the victims' friends say they are devastated about the loss of the price family, especially before the holidays. and the ntsb investigation into what went wrong could take a year to 18 months. live in san

. >>> tonight kpix 5's joe vazquez shows us warriors star steph curry is the new face in the movement to end gun violence. >> reporter: the best shooter in the nba is now asking america to guard against gun violence. >> i heard about a shooting involving a 3-year-old girl over the summer. my daughter riley is that age. >> reporter: stephen curry joins us basketball superstars in a series of public service announcements to begin airing christmas day. the ads also feature families who have endured the horror of gun violence. >> we're americans. we don't have to live like this. >> growing up where i grew up, i've lost friends. i've lost people super close to my family and i think it's a great thing that the nba is doing. >> reporter: the ads featuring nba players specifically focus on gun violence but never mention gun control. still the ads will be seen as some by political. they're being funded by every town for gun safety, a group that advocates for gun control. the group was founded by former new york mayor michael bloomberg to provide a counterweight to the powerful nra. >> of cours

kpix 5's joe vazquez was there. as the day's strange events unfolded. >> shrimp boy testified about his early days when he ran an escort service. quote, not pimping, just management, he said. he talked about the time in '86 when he was convicted for a shootout at a china town restaurant with 28 people. he said it was in self-defense. nobody got hurt but he was sent to prison. he testified about another criminal conviction in 2000. he got out after three years of a 24-year sentence because he turned government's witness against another organized crime figure. >> doesn't it open it up for the jury? they may have thought well, maybe he did. maybe he didn't. now hearing him testify you hear him speak sometimes nonchalantly about crimes he's committed. >> he's already written a book and he admits to everything. he has moved forward in life because of his experiences and those experiences were criminal. >> reporter: shrimp boy said after he got out of prison in 2003, he changed, began to meditate, and made a vow not to ge

but we are looking fines in the thousands per violation. >> reporter: joe vazquez, kpix 5. >> the front for the heavy metal band motor head has died. ian killmeister died yesterday in los angeles two days after being diagnosed with cancer. he founded motorhead in the mid- 1970s. the band record today 2 albums over the years including ace of spades. he was 70. >>> a hoverboard caught fire in a mall near houston forcing shoppers to evacuate. and it's scattered debris as it burned. the fire department says it was returned because it wasn't charging properly. no injuries after the fire was put out. >>> fires aren't the only dangers from hoverboards. videos show people trying without success to balance. california has new laws. all hoverboard riders must wear helmets. you have to be 16 to ride them. they cannot go faster than 15 miles an hour. and, wow what a mess, and they can only ride in bike lanes, pathways and on roads that have speed limits up to 35 miles per hour. >> that makes good sense. you shouldn't share the road with cars trying to drive faster than 35 miles per hour. my hometow

kpix 5's joe vazquez live in san anselmo with how officials are preparing. joe. >> reporter: veronica, it's a glorious fall evening here in san anselmo. dry now but hours away from the storm and coming up, el nino which is promising a wet winter. cutting tree branches away from power lines, cleaning out storm drains, filling sandbags, the bay area is getting ready for tomorrow's big storm. >> every year, we don't know what's going to heap but getting sandbags in case. >> reporter: locals are also getting ready for el nino expected this winter. >> if we're lucky we'll be overprepared. i think that's the way we deal with expected dangers. >> from san francisco to sacramento, el nino preparations are under way and, in fact, fema was in the state capital to hold what they call a tabletop exercise, a drill that includes some 50 emergency managers throughout the region. the idea is to react quickly to everything from mud slides to floods. >> it's northern california that can go both ways but once we get this strength, we have a lot more confidence that northern cal

kpix 5's joe vazquez on what they hope will come from his death. joe? >> reporter: ken, the funeral was emotional at times, mario woods' mother asked the public for compassion. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: tears flowed in the bayview as hundreds gathered to say good-bye to mario woods. [ inaudible ] >> reporter: the killing of mario woods has prompted outrage here in the bayview community and intense scrutiny on the police department's tools and tactics use in police shootings. the graphic video has sparked a conversation that has neighbors, activists, city leaders and mario woods' own mother all calling for reform. [ inaudible ] no right to kill my baby. >> no. >> reporter: police say woods had just stabbed somebody still had the knife in his hand and refused to drop it. they say they had no other choice when he made a move toward them. here as he is about to be buried there's doubt about the police story and some hope that the way officers operate will change. >> the present circumstance of our country and police violence especially as it happens to commun

joe vazquez has learned more about him and what police tried first to try to stop him. joe. >> reporter: police chief said today, allen, that his officers did what they needed to do but some in the community are wondering why the police officers had to kill him or, for that matter, had to shoot him in the first place. [ sirens ] >> oh my god, oh, my god! >> reporter: that first shot you heard was police firing a beanbag gun. a nonlethal weapon. but it seems to have no effect. the man refuses to drop the knife in his hand. so officers fire another beanbag shot. no effect. quickly after that real gunshots. [ repeated gunshots ] >> oh, my god!! >> reporter: mario woods died at the scene. he was a suspect in an earlier stabbing in the afternoon. >> the officers you can hear them yelling over and over again drop the knife. they had enough time to get the beanbag guns there and deploy it as many time as they did. i -- i -- i really don't know how -- how much more you can make it plan to a wanted felon who had just abbed somebody that we needed him to drop the knife. >> he was

at stern grove, i'm joe vazquez, kpix 5. >> in october a coyote killed a small dog at that same park. >>> san jose police hope this surveillance video will lead to the arrest in a burglary of a nonprofit group the bay area children's association. they say a man broke into the office over the weekend stealing cash and equipment. the group provides mental health services for children, teens and young adults. anyone who may recognize the man in the video, call the police department. >>> and children's hospital oakland is being sued by the biological father of jahi mcmath. "oakland tribune" says he filed a suit last week. the girl was 15 two years ago when she went into cardiac arrest after tonsil surgery. she was declared brain-dead but her mother wanted to keep her alive leading to a legal battle that made headlines. she is currently on a ventilator in new jersey. >>> tonight nine republican candidates for president will face off in a debate in las vegas. donald trump will be at center stage with with ted cruz and ben carson on either side. it's the fifth debate since terrorism and nati

i think that's a little bit heavy. >> reporter: in lafayette, joe vazquez, kpix 5. >> the u.s. water polo association later put out its own email saying the local group should not have sent the letter out to the community and that it was an unauthorized use of the association's letterhead. >>> developing now, new weapons regulations are coming for san francisco police officers. two weeks after the deadly shooting of mario woods was caught on camera, city leaders are ee evaluating the use of deadly force. a meeting today put in place a new system that holds officers accountable every time they point their firearm. >> anytime that an officer points their gun at somebody, they have to document that and write a report as to why. >> at today's meeting the san francisco police officers association urged city leaders to cut through the red tape and issue tasers to officers immediately. >>> it has been a marathon day in court in the south bay case of neighbor versus neighbor. some homeowners in sunnyvale are suing the parents of an 11- year-old autistic boy who used to live on their st

kpix 5's joe vazquez with a look at the tape and the response from the officer's lawyer. >> reporter: the crash happened off camera to the right of the screen. surveillance video captured these pictures from a parking lot across there street. you can see on lookers rushing to help the pedestrians who were run over and then a figure darts away running westbound on broadway. >> everyone is running towards the accident. someone is running across like the opposite direction. curious. maybe trying to get help. we don't know. we can't tell. >> reporter: was the runner christopher kohrs the 38-year- old officer, the hot cop of castro? is this the moment police say he took off from a hit-and-run crash? police are not saying. christopher kohrs turned himself in after the wreck sunday morning and gave a statement -- gave a statement. >> sobriety is something investigators are looking into as part of their investigation. and i don't have any further details on that. >> i don't believe he was intoxicated. i haven't seen anything. >> reporter: he is officer thofficer's -- the officer's attorney. >

in oakland, joe vazquez, kpix 5. >>> could a simple shift change solve the problems at the santa clara county jail? kpix 5's len ramirez on a new report on something that reveals something surprising when most of the trouble is happening. >> reporter: when it comes to excessive force at the santa clara county main jail a small number of correctional deputies is generating the most complaints. >> of all use of force complaints made at the main jail, 43% came from the d shift, one of the shifts in the main jail. >> reporter: about 70 out of almost 7700 deputies 700 deputies make up that shift. >> they work the night shift and weekends and so it's generally the junior people including the supervision and management. >> reporter: the three correctional deputies charged with the murder of mentally ill inmate michael tyree worked the d shift. but the sheriff says it was only after tyree's death investigation when the pattern emerged. >> why did it take such an alarming crisis for there to be such a thorough review? >> reporter: the police watchdog group silicon valley d bug says the pattern

joe vazquez, back to you. >> so tough and those roads still probably tough after the weekend. let's check in with gianna. >>> we have this accident out of marin county, southbound 101 at lucas valley. the vehicle that spun out is over to the right shoulder t was blocking the number two lane from the left. it's causing a bit of a backup. that will take you a few extra minutes out of marin. westbound highway 4 a few brake lights mostly through pittsburg. south 242 taking a hit. we had an earlier-morning accident. traffic is stop and go all the way through walnut creek. metering lights are on at the bay bridge. now a 27-minute ride as you work your way to oakland. it looks like we're seeing delays as well as the approaches on the bay bridge. northbound 101 through san jose, starting to fill in a little bit as you come away from 280. seeing delays out of morgan hill as well. let's get a look at weather. >> 6:04. just about 6:05. we do have very chilly temperatures. let's head out to sfo where we have clear skies there. currently at the airport, the winds are calm. air temperatures

kpix 5's joe vazquez sorting out the details from the newsroom. e. >> reporter: veronica, police are still trying to get their heads around this one. a 9-year-old girl was found underweight in las plumas county in an awful state of neglect and abuse and now we are learning the identities of two young children associated with this case. redding police just released these photos of the children, a 3-year-old delila and 6-year- old sean had been reported missing in salinas. their bodies were found in a commercial storage unit in redding. the suspect, 39-year-old tammi joy huntsman of salinas and her 17-year-old boyfriend are accused of murder. police say the children were in the custody of the couple in recent days. but where and how did the kids die? last night in salinas, police in hazmat uniforms canvassed the house the couple used to live in. they were looking for evidence. but the salinas police chief told reporters the kids didn't die in salinas. this afternoon, redding police also released this photo of a blue suv driven by the couple. police s

kpix 5's joe vazquez explains how a promotional stunt could lead to a lawsuit. >> reporter: his fameas stretched well beyond his allotted 15 minutes. still, justin bieber's name is all over san francisco. here it is spray-painted on divisadero. the haight. at least 8 locations citywide. probably more. the sidewalk ads appear to have the express purpose -- ♪[ music ]♪ >> -- >> reporter: of promoting a justin bieber album just released last month. ♪[ music ] >> you give me purpose ♪ >> reporter: often guerrilla marketing campaigns like this use chalk so the ads will be temporary. but in this case, it appears they used permanent paint. take a look at this graffiti on howard street south of market. it is still visible despite several rainstorms. the city attorney now says enough is enough! he fired off a letter to bieber's record company def jam records threatening a lawsuit unless the company gives details about the marketing campaign. >> i think it's high time that corporate america starts following the rules that all the rest of us follow. >> reporter: meanwhile, supervisor aaron pesk

joe vazquez reports. >> reporter: as popular as that might be around the bay area, here's san francisco city hall -- here at san francisco city hall it may be a different story. the police chief wants tasers but not everybody here wants to even talk about it. >> what we witnessed was an assassination. >> reporter: at the end of a raucous police commission meeting last night -- >> chief suhr, you need to go. >> reporter: -- the chief formally asked again for tasers reviving an effort shot down just two years ago. tasers are used in the police forces of every major city in the country except two, detroit and san francisco. tasers international says the stun guns have been effective and that it's extremely rare for anyone to die directly from a taser strike. in 29 million uses in the field over 22 years, taser international says there have only been 10 direct deaths. but that number goes up if you count all the deaths from people who were in custody after a taser was used. so far this year, there have been 48 deaths in america, including this man last month in virginia. that's about one de

live in san francisco, joe vazquez, kpix 5. >>> speaking of plans, san jose is mulling over an idea to use a hotel to house the homeless. city leaders are considering turning part of the santa clara inn on alameda into a shelter. it's the latest attempt by the city to house some 4,000 people who live on the streets every night. under this plan, 30 hotel rooms would be set aside to house the homeless. >> we'll be able to provide transitional housing for homeless for many, many months while they are able to get back on their feet. >> if the city approves the avenue the santa clara inn would be the second hotel in san jose to help the homeless. >>> is it a new jail needed in san francisco? supervisors are set to vote on a proposal to build a new multi- million dollar jail at a budget meeting tomorrow. researchers with the jsa institute say a new $240 million detention facility is not needed. it says jails in san francisco are half empty. they credit programs that focus on alternatives to incarceration. >>> a dramatic anding to a chase in san jose. this started with reports of a stolen suv

kpix 5's joe vazquez on this rare case of a sporting event that turned into a criminal case. >> it seemsunfair when it's sport. >> reporter: it's the talk of lafayette. a high school water polo player for acalanes high school in trouble with the law because he hurt another player during a game. >> i don't think that's fair. >> yeah, that's not right. >> too young. it's a physical sport where things gonna happen. >> reporter: according to an email sent out to the community with u.s. water polo association letterhead, a 15- year-old boy is going to be charge by the contra costa county district attorney's office with a felony crime! >> i don't know. i really don't know. i would want to see the video. >> reporter: according to people who have seen video of the incident a player for acalanes hit a player for bellarmine prep for the game as they were jostling for the ball a hard-hit to the bellarmine player's nose. mary knox cannot confirm any charges and can't give details, from the district attorney's office, but says the email has absolute factual inaccuracies. she says it's a fiction. >> w

kpix 5 reporter joe vazquez on what they hope will come from the death of mario woods. joe? >> reporter: ken, today's funeral took place right across the street from where mario was shot to death by police. his mother is asking the public for compassion. [ loud voice inaudible ] >> reporter: it was an emotional farewell for mario woods. hundreds gathered for funeral services at cornerstone church in the bayview. >> this moment has to turn into a movement a movement for justice. not only for the family of mario woods but for all of us who live and work in this community. >> reporter: the killing of mario woods has prompted outrage here in the bayview community and intense scrutiny on the police department's tools and tactics used in police shootings. [ screaming ] >> reporter: the graphic video has sparked a conversation that has neighbors activists city leaders and mario woods' own mother all calling for reform. [ inaudible ] >> reporter: police say woods had just stabbed somebody, still had the knife in his hand and refused to drop it. they said they had no other choice whe

at stern grove, i'm joe vazquez, kpix 5. >> kind of a tough place.ack in october a coyote killed a small dog at the same park. >> not good. >>> a couple of bay area sports teams are making holiday wishes come true. the raiders took time out from football to do a little bit of shopping. >> several players pushed carts around as they took kids on a shopping spree at an oakland walmart. each had $200 to spend as part of the shop with the jock program. the event is hosted by raiders offensive lineman donald penn and his foundation to help low- income families. >>> the golden state warriors also in the holiday spirit. players, coaches and volunteers put together 20,000 bagged lunches monday at an oakland hotel. the players put their own personal touches on some of the bags decorating them with christmas themed artwork. the lunches are being donated to bay area food banks. >>> time now is 6:53. one of the most violent cities in the bay area votes tonight on a new plan to crackdown on gun ownership. >> i'm kiet do. coming up, we'll have more on a case in gi

joe vazquez on broadway, thank you. >>> fire on a cruise ship delaying a hawaiian vacation. kpix 5's juliette goodrich following developments. >> the scare started this morning with a fire in the engine room, caused the ship to lose power. it left from san francisco 5 days ago and 500 miles from hawaii and that is when the fire erupted. this pictures was sent to us from a passenger. the crew put out the fire but left the ship with power outages. they have been told the trip is going on with just one engine and they won't stop in hilo as planned. and they are heading to honolulu for repairs. that is supposed to happen tomorrow. they gave us a statement a couple hours ago. the incident was isolated but did cause a power outage resultingane temporary use of emergency lighting and limited air conditioning. power has now been restored and no one was hurt in the fire. there are 2600 passengers on board. they are supposed to return to san francisco on december 10. no word on whether today's fire is going to delay the ship. juliette goodrich, back to you. >>> live pictures of the bo

joe vazquez on the pop sta' promotional stun sco city leaders say >>> the bieber in hot water, he could gt slapped with a lawsuit -- get slapd with a lawsuit, the promotional stunt that san francisco city leaders say goes too far. >> reporter: his fame has stretched well beyond his allotted 15 minutes, still justin bieber's name saul over san francisco, here it's on visidero, the hate, at least three locations citywide, maybe more, the express purpose -- >> you give me purpose! >> reporter: of promoting a justin bieber album just released last month ♪ you give me purpose! ♪ >> reporter: often marketing campaigns like this use chalk so the ads will be temporary. but in this case it appears they used permanent paint, take a look at this graffiti on howard street south of market, still visible despite several rainstorms. the city attorney says enough is enough. he's fired off a letter to the record company, def jam records threatening a lawsuit unless there's information about the marketing campaign. >> i think corporate america should start following the rule l rules the rest of us follow

the midair encounter nearly ended in disaster over the east bay and our joe vazquez says the drone owner could be in some serious trouble. >> had he not made an abrupt maneuver to avoid collision it, would have been a calamity by any account. >> reporter: the near mishapped along highway 4 above mart -- mis happened along highway 4 above martinez. a drone appeared right in front of the aircraft 100 feet. the chp pilot turned right and narrowly avoided crashing into the drone. >> if you go through the windshield and hit the pilot, that's game over. if it goes into the rotor blades depending where and what it hits, it could be the same situation. >> reporter: the drone was a finance top 3 advanced model the chp said. eventually cops followed it back to roux court in martinez. the drone operator we have learned is an exchange student from china. his host family says they're very surprised by all this. he said last night he was just taking the drone out to test the software. >> it had two red lights flashing and two green lights flashing. it kind of looked like something from out of space in

reporting live i'm joe vazquez, kpix5. >>> drama in another courtroom today as the shrimp boy takes the stand. >> coming up his lawyer's blunt assessment of their chances to win the case. >> plus silicon valley tech shuttles are all over san francisco as you know. still ahead why you may see less of them. >> and she captured hearts all over the bay area, when juanita the duck will finally be able to go home. openly gay service members the u-s military-- was killn afghanistan. air force major >>> we're learning tonight that one of the first openly gay service members in the u.s. military was killed in afghanistan. air force major adrianna verdagruden was at an air base when a motorcyclist carrying explosives rammed his bike into the group and detonated. she married heather lamb on the left in 2012 a year after don't ask don't tell was repealed. she also leaves behind a young son. >>> raymond shrimp boy chow back on the witness stand. today chow was cross-examined by the prosecution. chow tried again to convince jurors he was a reformed criminals. clowe's lawyers argue government agents e

at stern grove, i'm joe vazquez, kpix 5. >>> back in october, a coyote killed a dog at the same park.>> take a good look at this guy in the video, suspected of stealing cash -- donations from a bay area nonprofit, the children's association said it happened over the weekend in the san jose office, burglar also stole other equipment, the association provides mental health services for children, teenagers and young adults. >>> also tonight, some big changes could be coming to ride sharing services like uber and lyft. mark kelly is in san francisco to explain. mark? >> reporter: well, ken, they want to give workers more power, as one lawyer are described it many of those workers have as few rights as workers did during the industrial revolution. >> are the desire of the platforms like uber, is to put them in a category of their own where they don't have any rights. >> reporter: and union lawyer mccracken says that power structure got not one, but two wake up calls today. seattle washington allowing uber drivers to unionize, and a new california bill that, if passed, allows all gig worker

as joe vazquez reports, investigators believe he planned to attack bay area muslims. >> i think it's crazy. kind of scary, too. >> reporter: for most of the day, cops were swarming all over the 5100 block of mcbryde. >> helicopters, s.w.a.t. team. >> reporter: police surrounded this house, then arrested the owner, 55-year-old william celli. police say he planned to harm the muslim community. police found a device in his house. neighbors say they saw police bring out what appeared to be a milk crate, maybe a homemade explosive. maybe one. >> i don't know what else was in the device but there was something in there. i heard a pop. >> reporter: that pop was the bomb squad detonating the device. police can't elaborate on the threat other to say celli's actions drew the attention of law enforcement and they were very concerning to law enforcement. so they are treating his threats as legitimate. celli is in jail charged with trit thefts and police don't think he's associated with any oh, but any organizations but they are working to see if his threats were part of a larger threat. back to

joe vazquez will have more on that at 6:00. >>> a police pursuit of a stolen car ended when that car slammed into a dublin motorcycle cost sending him to the hospital. kpix 5's cate caugiran says that four men got out of that car and ran away. they were eventually arrested. >> reporter: when we arrived on scene, investigators were assessing the aftermath of this crash. we'll give you a closer look. you can take a look at that dark colored compact vehicle. it appears to have some kind of damage. investigators were paying close attention going in and out trying to collect any evidence they can. we know it may have been involved in this crash. we are still waiting to confirm that information. off to the side, we do see the officer's motorcycle badly damaged next to that red pickup. we know that that officer is currently in the hospital right now. this all started when chp started to chase a stolen vehicle. take a look at shots from chopper 5. the chase started westbound on 580 in dublin around 10 a.m., ended 15 minutes later at dublin and demarcus boulevard. also we know the driver ramm

in oakland, i'm joe vazquez, kpix 5. >>> drivers trying to get to sfo today saw this. "black lives matter" protestors linking arms and blocking traffic on the connector ramp from 101 into the airport. they held banners saying, justice for mario woods. he was killed three weeks ago. it took the chp 10 minutes to remove them and arrested nine. >>> it is part of a national coordinated protest. protestors marched on the 405 freeway not far from l.a.x. blocking traffic for about 15 minutes. they spray-painted something on the pavement before police moved in. eight people were arrested. in minneapolis protestors blocked access to an airport terminal. from there they moved by light rail to the mall of america. dozens of stores closed their doors. kiosks were covered. santa left the building. police removed them. activists sent out a release saying the national action was to put a halt to christmas as usual in memory of people who died to what they call law enforcement violence. >>> passengers took off from oakland international airport for what should have been a four-hour fl

as joe vazquez reports, investigators believe he planned to attack local muslims. >> i think it's crazy. kind of scary, too. >> reporter: for most of the day, cops were swarming all over the 5100 block of mcbryde. >> helicopter, s.w.a.t. team. >> reporter: police surrounded this house and then arrested the even -- the owner, 55-year- old william celli. police say he threatened to harm the muslim community. police found a device inside his house. neighbors saw the police brick out what appeared to be appear bring out a milk crate. >> i don't know what else was in the device. but there was something in there. i heard a pop. >> reporter: that pop was the bomb squad detonating the device. nobody was hurt. richmond police can't elaborate on the threat right now other than to say celli's actions and statements due the attention of law enforcement and they were very concerning to officers. so they say they are treating his threats as legitimate. he's in the contra costa county jail charged with terroristic threats and richmond police say right now they don't think he's associated with any orga

joe vazquez reports. >> reporter: as popular as that might be around the bay area, here's san francisco san francisco city hall it may be a different story. the police chief wants tasers but not everybody here wants to even talk about it. >> what we witnessed was an assassination. >> reporter: at the end of a raucous police commission meeting last night -- >> chief suhr, you need to go. >> reporter: -- the chief formally asked again for tasers reviving an effort shot down just two years ago. tasers are used in the police forces of every major city in the country except two, detroit and san francisco. tasers international says the stun guns have been effective and that it's extremely rare for anyone to die directly from a taser strike. in 29 million uses in the field over 22 years, taser international says there have only been 10 direct deaths. but that number goes up if you count all the deaths from peop w

joe vazquez. >> we reached out to justin bieber's publicist and so far no response. >>> it happened outside a residential treatment center for the mentally ill. on forest avenue on christmas night. 31 year old william raft called 911 to report a false emergency. raft charged at the officers when they arrived. >>> a cleveland police officer will not face charges in the shooting death of a 12 year old holding a pellet gun. an ohio grand jury decided not to indict the officer in the death of tamir rice in 2014. a witness who called 911 reported the gun was probably fake, but that was not passed on to the two patrol officers. the prosecutor said it was clear rice reached for his waste band, but there was no way for officers to know the gun was not real. >> the death of tamir rice was an absolute tragedy. but it was not by the law that binds us a crime. >> rice's family released a statement saying they were saddened, but not surprised by the decision by the grand jury. >>> while we've had this cold spell, it had incredible weather out in parts of the east. at least 24 people are dead following t

kpix 5s joe vazquez tells u in federal court today two different descriptions of fremont man accused of aiding a terrorist group overseas. the man's lawyer says this was all about a charity trip. joe? >> ken about three dozen supporters showed up in this hearing in federal court this afternoon as this young man from fremont and his attorney tried to ask the judge to reduce his bail. the feds say 22-year-old adam shafi was providing support for a terrorist group. according to court documents he denies that. he told fbi agent he's just wanted to help syrian refugees. >> he did not support them. he did not meet with anybody. he did not do anything wrong. all he did was say something is not proper about -- the way things are going. he doesn't like the way things are going. maybe he doesn't like -- the way muslims are -- [ indiscernible ] >> today prosecutors worry his vow to shed blood and possibly die if for the group makes him too much of a flight risking. the judge agreed and ordered him to remain the jail with no bail >> obviously we are disappointed but we will appeal it. >> accordin

reporting live at the federal court house, i'm joe vazquez. >>> a richmond man is behind bars tonight suspected of plotting against bay area muslims. found out there were incriminating facebook posts and even a homemade bomb. >> reporter: neighbors say william selly was quiet and kept to himself. the 55 year old plumber was allegedly making home-made bombs and threatening the muslim community. >> so much about people scared about isis and, you know, what happened over there. you know, so i think some people overreacting. >> reporter: the bomb squad detonated what is believed to be a home-made bomb found inside his home and charged him with making terrorist threats. the council on islamic relations praised -- >> that's terrorism. it's malicious. it's criminal. it's violent. it's dangerous and it's unamerican. >> reporter: it's not clear he intended or was truly close to carrying out an attack. on facebook, he praised republican presidential candidate donald trump as a man he would, quote, follow to the end of the world. his facebook page also included rants against immigrants and musli

joe vazquez with more on this latest attack. >> reporter: stern grove here at 19th avenue and sloat is hardly what anyone would call the willerness, but wild coyotes live here. >> when i think about it, i feel a terror inside of me. >> reporter: 8:05 p.m. side. eva was walking her dog off leash at the stern grove dog park. she looked up and saw something that horrified her. a coyote had stolen jasmine away. >> i heard screaming. she started screaming. and i turned around and saw her hanging out of the coyote's mouth. she was still laying motionless. we clamored up the hill, which we kept sliding down because the dirt was soft. but finally she came to and ran toward me. >> i look up and see this dog in the coyote's mouth. it looked like it was dead. >> reporter: suddenly, another dog walker sprang into action. sue sicked her dogs on to the coyote. >> at that point, we're both standing there like what do we do? i looked at the dog and said mia, get the coyote. she ran up the hill and confronted the coyote and it dropped the dog and she came running back to me. >> reporter: the coyote let

our joe vazquez spoke with her today. >> his behavior was like that of a predator. >> reporter: 80-year-old helen hayes of san anselmo is the oldest of the more than 50 women who have accused cosby of some form of sexual assault. >> he came up behind me and rubbed his body against me and reached his right hand over my right shoulder and grabbed my breast. my right breast. >> reporter: it was 1973. she was 38 at the time with some friends at a tennis tournament. >> if i were 19 i would have said, oh, bill, you're so silly. but at 38, i said, what the hell do you think you're doing?! and it scared him i think. and he left. he said have a nice dinner, ladies. i never saw him again to this day. >> reporter: but unlike the case now before the judge in pennsylvania, helen and dozens of others cannot file charges against cosby. that's because in california, the statute of limitations for sexual assault is a decade. a group of california women who say they have been his victims are pushing for a change in state law. >> because it's not fair. if you have evidence, you should be able to bring a claim

joe vazquez was there as yesterday's events unfolded. >> reporter: shrimp boy testified about his earlys when he ran an escort service. not pimping, just management, he said. he talked about the time back in '86 when he was convicted for a shootout at a chinatown restaurant with 28 people. said it was in self-defense. nobody got hurt but he was sent to prison. he testified about another conviction in 2000. he got out after three years of a 24-year sentence because he turned government's witness against another organized crime figure. >> doesn't it open it up for the jury they may have thought, well maybe he did. maybe he didn't. but now hearing him of it you hear him speak, sometimes nonchalantly about crimes he's committed? >> sure. he's moved forward about those experiences and those were criminal. >> reporter: he said after he got out of prison in 2003, he changed, began to meditate, did community service and made a vow not to get involved in any crime. his attorney asked him, have you fulfilled your vow? yes. have you program pated in any crime no. taken money for any crime in no. s