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lorraine blanco is there on the scene. talk about how the car ended up inches from that front door. lorraine. >> reporter: pam, the driver told us this morning that the roadway construction here on foothill and a street is confusing. you can see those right turn only signs behind me. that is when foothill becomes a one-way street here. that is where the 26-year-old driver swerved and hit a cement trash can before crashing into the cvs pharmacy. he was driving on foothill just after 3:00 a.m., driving to a friends house. he turned right quickly to avoid it and ended up crashing his accra into the drugstore. the san francisco state student says it's been a few months since he's been down here and wasn't aware of the recent changes. >> this came out of nowhere basically. i tried to go straight and then without any warning signs it said -- without any warning signs it says you're supposed to go this way. >> reporter: the change in the roadway is part of the 238 corridor project that is supposed to improve traffic flow in downtown hayward. i spoke to a fire captain on scene. he said this
lorraine blanco is there on the scene. talk about how the car ended up inches from that front door. lorraine. >> reporter: pam, the driver told us this morning that the roadway construction here on foothill and a street is confusing. you can see those right turn only signs behind me. that is when foothill becomes a one-way street here. that is where the 26-year-old driver swerved and hit a cement trash can before crashing into the cvs pharmacy. he was driving on foothill just after 3:00...
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ktvu's lorraine blanco is live where the family worked to protect their pets. >> reporter: a big bearyour backyard is a big deal. especially if you have thousands of dollars in fancy fish there. a teen stepped in so that she could make sure those fish wouldn't become their sushi. >> reporter: these coy are more than a hobby. >> they are our pets. part of our family. >> got close with them. >> reporter: after 8:00 a.m. this morning this bear wanted to take more than a nibble. >> right there in front of me was the bear. it was going to be breakfast for sure. it was swooping for the fish and drinking the water at the same time. >> reporter: that is when she acted on instinct. she rushed outside, faced the bear, hollering. >> get out of here. stop. go. i am like -- doing that. honestly. >> reporter: it worked? >> it did work. >> reporter: dad thought to stop her but he was in complete shock. >> can the -- the first thing we worry about is raccoons or birds. >> i am like is this real? like, did this really happen? >> reporter: yes. but it is hard to imagine that the peaceful serenity was n
ktvu's lorraine blanco is live where the family worked to protect their pets. >> reporter: a big bearyour backyard is a big deal. especially if you have thousands of dollars in fancy fish there. a teen stepped in so that she could make sure those fish wouldn't become their sushi. >> reporter: these coy are more than a hobby. >> they are our pets. part of our family. >> got close with them. >> reporter: after 8:00 a.m. this morning this bear wanted to take more than...
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lorraine blanco is there on the scene with the driver's explanation about what happened. >> reporter: you can see right now the tow truck has arrive to tow the car away. there is quite a bit of front end damage on that vehicle. a white accra you see in front of you. we just spoke with the driver. foothill is confusing now that it's become a one-way road. you can see there are signs actually you can't see the signs but they are behind me over here. there are signs in the area actually warning that it's right turn only over here. but the guy just didn't see the signs. kevin says he was driving south on foothill. just after 3:00 a.m.. heading to a friends house when he got to the light at eighth street. he didn't know it becomes a one- way street. he swerved to avoid it and ended up crashing into the pole. >> i didn't know all the street regulations and this came out of nowhere, basically. i tried to go straight and then without any warning signs it says -- without any warning signs you're supposed to go this way. and it didn't give any signs. >> reporter: the change in the roadway is is
lorraine blanco is there on the scene with the driver's explanation about what happened. >> reporter: you can see right now the tow truck has arrive to tow the car away. there is quite a bit of front end damage on that vehicle. a white accra you see in front of you. we just spoke with the driver. foothill is confusing now that it's become a one-way road. you can see there are signs actually you can't see the signs but they are behind me over here. there are signs in the area actually...
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ktvu's lorraine blanco is live at the toll plaza and says it was slow going this morning. >> reporter: that's right. traffic is expected to move slowly here westbound. this morning it was a huge mess. this evening it is moving more smoothly. tomorrow, though, you should give yourself an extra few minutes. >> construction crews on the bridge shifted westbound traffic lanes to the eastbound bridge deck causing a big delay. >> traffic was sat 2 miles, took an hour to go 2 miles. >> reporter: it won't be as bad tomorrow. a 5-8 minute delay for three months while it replaces the bridge decks. the western drive on ramp is closed to traffic and there are four lanes on the eastbound side. >> we have narrower lanes and a traffic shift. we need have people observe that speed limit. the chp will enforce it. >> reporter: drivers are devising strategies. >> i will leave earlier and maybe i will see san francisco. i will go the other way and loop around. >> take it in stride. everybody has to stay calm and traffic will flow. flow slower but it will flow. >>> there is a good chance it may end sooner
ktvu's lorraine blanco is live at the toll plaza and says it was slow going this morning. >> reporter: that's right. traffic is expected to move slowly here westbound. this morning it was a huge mess. this evening it is moving more smoothly. tomorrow, though, you should give yourself an extra few minutes. >> construction crews on the bridge shifted westbound traffic lanes to the eastbound bridge deck causing a big delay. >> traffic was sat 2 miles, took an hour to go 2 miles....
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lorraine blanco.will have more on the reason you are expected to see rattle snakes. >>> the charges to george shirakawa, he is facing a new charge called dirty trick. dna on a postage stamp links george shirakawa to a candidate magdelaine and was running against him in 2010. it shows her with a flag of communist vietnam which may have offended vietnam knees immigrants. >>> four california public utilities commissions have resigned earlier this week or setting a fine. the san francisco chronicle is up to look into it instead of paying a fine which goes in the national fun. now on our website www.ktvu.com we have posted a letter from the city of san bruno and you will find the tab on the top of our home page. >>> new details about a deadly confrontation between vallejo police and another suspect. it was modified to a shotgun and a police officer was called to respond to a disturbance and when he got there, the map shot and killed him and recovered a 22 action bolt rifle that had a silencer. >>> they are
lorraine blanco.will have more on the reason you are expected to see rattle snakes. >>> the charges to george shirakawa, he is facing a new charge called dirty trick. dna on a postage stamp links george shirakawa to a candidate magdelaine and was running against him in 2010. it shows her with a flag of communist vietnam which may have offended vietnam knees immigrants. >>> four california public utilities commissions have resigned earlier this week or setting a fine. the san...
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reporting live at ocean beach, lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> sal is back.g care of highway 24, sal? >> we are. we're looking at it dave and pam. westbound 24 between walnut creek and oakland has become better. if you are driving through the tunnel, the lanes have opened up very nicely. when you get to the toll plaza, i think you will like what you see. it's improved this week. we've seen very nice driving into san francisco. also on 80, we've had some improvement between pinole and richmond down to the oakland area. we also have traffic moving okay. a little bit slow approaching the construction zone on 580. let's go to steve. >>> all right, sal. thank you, sir. well, well, well. a lot of low clouds around. fog, still, i heard from tom at blossom hill, he said overcast, 58. a couple of interesting developments. pittsburg, 18, 28-mile-an-hour wind w 58 degrees. antioch is 54 to 57. almost a 9, 10-degree spread in a few locations. most areas are under this vail, this blanket of -- this veil, this blanket of fog. we've been held down the last couple of days. s
reporting live at ocean beach, lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> sal is back.g care of highway 24, sal? >> we are. we're looking at it dave and pam. westbound 24 between walnut creek and oakland has become better. if you are driving through the tunnel, the lanes have opened up very nicely. when you get to the toll plaza, i think you will like what you see. it's improved this week. we've seen very nice driving into san francisco. also on 80, we've had...
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reporting live, lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. >> it has been a violent 48 hours in oakland. 7 shootings occurred in the city and it started early saturday when a 25-year-old woman was shot during a side show. so what are police doing about the latest surge in violence? ktvu's cara liu posed that question to the police chief. >> he focused in on side show, tells us they breed violence and that is why he is shifting resources to target them. >> reporter: he told us police have seen an uptick in side show that includes the one on saturday, gunfire broke out. community groups will play a role. chp will help patrol. but the chief says one of the strategies is to shift crime reduction teams and have them work on the side show problem. >> shifting is the only way i will accomplish it. not going to manufacture new police officers by the weekend. i have to take them off other duties to put them on this. is it ideal? no. but that is the reality. >> reporter: i asked what else he plans to do, he says saturday they will launch a plan where there will be one captain over each district, tha
reporting live, lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. >> it has been a violent 48 hours in oakland. 7 shootings occurred in the city and it started early saturday when a 25-year-old woman was shot during a side show. so what are police doing about the latest surge in violence? ktvu's cara liu posed that question to the police chief. >> he focused in on side show, tells us they breed violence and that is why he is shifting resources to target them. >> reporter: he told us...
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. >> in oakland, lorraine blanco, channel 2 news. >>> some pretty wild weather, just atypical. things are normaling out. >> we've been through a lot. with we had the triple digit heat, and 60s, 70s, and 80s. >> you can see the temperatures range with the mid 80s toward fairfield and antioch. >> pacific 82. >> it's basically to our south. >> there's los angeles to the south of that. >> they have some overcast near parts of the southern california shoreline. >> we have some gusty winds and the winds still a big factor towards fairfield at 22 miles an hour. >> some more neighborhoods, san jose 18 miles an hour, and, sfo, still pretty breezy there, and half moon bay, at 23 miles an hour. >> the with with the northerly winds in place, clear skies with the shorelines, and as a result we have been tracking basically clearing out, so lots of clear skies, fog free for this evening. >> we are expecting a few patches to develop coast side. >> another key headline, look at these 40ings. >> you want to bundle up in san jose and napa. >> livermore starting around the lower 50s, as well. >> w
. >> in oakland, lorraine blanco, channel 2 news. >>> some pretty wild weather, just atypical. things are normaling out. >> we've been through a lot. with we had the triple digit heat, and 60s, 70s, and 80s. >> you can see the temperatures range with the mid 80s toward fairfield and antioch. >> pacific 82. >> it's basically to our south. >> there's los angeles to the south of that. >> they have some overcast near parts of the southern...
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live in oakland, lorraine blanco. >>> a man who allegedly tried to kidnap a fremont teenager reportedlypolice the whole thing was a misunderstanding. aaron roy was in court today but did not enter a plea. roy hid in the 16-year-old victim's car while she was in a grocery store monday. roy allegedly threatened her with a knife. the teen managed to stop the car and escape. the surveillance video shows her running to get help from a neighbor. >> she said he's chasing me with a knife so wait for her to come so she met me halfway up my driveway. we ran in the house. >> roy is charged with kidnapping, robbery and possession of cocaine. roy told police that he got into the wrong car by mistake and the girl wouldn't let him out. >>> the family of brian stow says it is scaring for him at home because his health insurance stopped paying for his stay in a residential treatment center. health and hospital system officials meeting today in san jose said his situation shows the need for healthcare changes. some critics say dealing with long term health problems would drive up costs beyond acceptable
live in oakland, lorraine blanco. >>> a man who allegedly tried to kidnap a fremont teenager reportedlypolice the whole thing was a misunderstanding. aaron roy was in court today but did not enter a plea. roy hid in the 16-year-old victim's car while she was in a grocery store monday. roy allegedly threatened her with a knife. the teen managed to stop the car and escape. the surveillance video shows her running to get help from a neighbor. >> she said he's chasing me with a knife...
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lorraine blanco is there now. what's happening there now?porter: well, right now, employees are getting ready to open up the cvs pharmacy. there's still a hole there at the train -- entrance. the driver says this street is very confusing. here's why -- you can see foothill right here, drivers going southbound. they are forced to take a right turn. that's because it suddenly becomes a one-way street at a street and foothill. there are right-turn only signs but many drivers agree that it is still confusing. kevin bow said he was driving south on foothill, just after 3:00 a.m. heading to a friend's house. he stepped on the gas and didn't notice it had become a one-way street until the median was right in front of them. the daly city resident said said he swerved and -- said he swerved and crashed into the pharmacy. we talked to a lot of people who agreed with him and they are not happy with this 238 corridor. >> down here, i've seen investigator people go straight where it's turn -- i've seen several seem go straight where it's a turn only. >>
lorraine blanco is there now. what's happening there now?porter: well, right now, employees are getting ready to open up the cvs pharmacy. there's still a hole there at the train -- entrance. the driver says this street is very confusing. here's why -- you can see foothill right here, drivers going southbound. they are forced to take a right turn. that's because it suddenly becomes a one-way street at a street and foothill. there are right-turn only signs but many drivers agree that it is still...
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.-- >> ktvu's cara liu asked the police chief what changes he is making but ktvu's lorraine blanco spokehbors who watched a teen die on the streets in front of him. the police say the community has been a real asset in this caw case. the victim is a 17-year-old of oakland. investigators are looking closely at surveillance video that may be key in catching his shooter. >> reporter: you are looking at video obtained by ktvu of a cold blooded killing. >> what is wrong with this dude? >> reporter: he was grilling burgers yesterday afternoon when a man shot several rounds. >> i am very upset. it drained me. i went in the house. >> you see people darting in every direction. one man gets hit by a trailer, sending his shoe into had air. the victim a17-year-old boy falls to the ground. the gunman continues to shoot into the street. we paused the video there, because what happens next is tooographic. the shooter -- too graphic. the shooter shoots and the boy puts his hands in the air. >> he shot him again. that was beastie right there. i call beastie. that was -- no record for life. >> reporter: f
.-- >> ktvu's cara liu asked the police chief what changes he is making but ktvu's lorraine blanco spokehbors who watched a teen die on the streets in front of him. the police say the community has been a real asset in this caw case. the victim is a 17-year-old of oakland. investigators are looking closely at surveillance video that may be key in catching his shooter. >> reporter: you are looking at video obtained by ktvu of a cold blooded killing. >> what is wrong with this...
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in san jose, lorraine blanco. >> the san jose kitty council approved a 2.6 billion budget with an emphasispublic safety and putting more officers on the street. they have seen a spike in crime. the city is also offering up to a 9% raise for police officers to be distributed over the next two years. >>> more details now, the san jose budget includes $4 million for police officer overtime that's intended to be spent as a stop gap measure while new officers are hired and trained. another $3 million is earmarked for gang prevention and suppression efforts. and the budget funds 21 new community service officers to assist with nonemergency calls. >> just days after 2 change was robbed in san francisco, he has been taken into custody in los angeles. according to celebrity news outlet tmz, they say that drugs were found inside the rapper's checked luggage. tmz says he was in possession of the drugs and less than one ounce of marijuana. 2 change was taken off the plane and into police custody. >> a big change in the san francisco housing market. plus -- >> you don't see that every day. in eight min
in san jose, lorraine blanco. >> the san jose kitty council approved a 2.6 billion budget with an emphasispublic safety and putting more officers on the street. they have seen a spike in crime. the city is also offering up to a 9% raise for police officers to be distributed over the next two years. >>> more details now, the san jose budget includes $4 million for police officer overtime that's intended to be spent as a stop gap measure while new officers are hired and trained....
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in san jose, lorraine blanco. >> the san jose kitty council approved a 2.6 billion budget with an emphasis on public safety and putting more officers on the street. they have seen a spike in crime. the city is also offering up to a 9% raise for police officers to be distributed over the next two years. >>> more details now, the san jose budget includes $4 million for police officer overtime that's intended to be spent as a stop gap measure while new officers are hired and trained. another $3 million is earmarked for gang prevention and suppression efforts. and the budget funds 21 new community service officers to assist with nonemergency calls. >> just days after 2 change was robbed in san francisco, he has been taken into custody in los angeles. according to celebrity news outlet tmz, they say that drugs were found inside the rapper's checked luggage. tmz says he was in possession of the drugs and less than one ounce of marijuana. 2 change was taken off the plane and into police custody. >> a big change in the san francisco housing market. plus -- >> you don't see that every day. in eight
in san jose, lorraine blanco. >> the san jose kitty council approved a 2.6 billion budget with an emphasis on public safety and putting more officers on the street. they have seen a spike in crime. the city is also offering up to a 9% raise for police officers to be distributed over the next two years. >>> more details now, the san jose budget includes $4 million for police officer overtime that's intended to be spent as a stop gap measure while new officers are hired and...