how "mineta san jose airport" just hit a hit major milestone.nats] >>> silicon valley is soaring to new heights. kpix 5's len ramirez explains how mineta san jose airport hit a major milestone. >> reporter: this shows in hyperspeed what frequent flyers out of san jose international have been experiencing for months. >> there is a dramatic increase in traffic. >> reporter: for years, it was slow growth coming out of the recession. but airport officials say the last few months have seen double-digit growth and in may the biggest yet. >> we broke a million passengers in may which we have been done in more than 10 years. >> reporter: by popular demand they have more nonstops to the east coast, europe and asia. it's obvious to this man what's happening. >> there's so much boom going on in this industry and around here as far as silicon valley is concerned, we have facebook, all these things, place where everybody wants to be. >> reporter: it may only get busier. a real estate deal between san jose and google could bring 20,000 more workers to the dow

. >>> big upgrades to the mineta airport. it's getting two new federal grants totaling $1.2 million. it's going for safety equipment, like a generator and a vehicle for firefighting. last year the airport received $15 million for infrastructure and security upgrades. >>> and then a staggering $365,000 in combined overtime last year for three b.a.r.t. workers. each was assigned to clean stations in downtown san francisco. b.a.r.t. says they implemented a no-over time policy and hiring freeze for janitors. >>> california can continue to collect a $5 fee on gun sales. money is intended to identify and track down those that have weapons where their license has been revoked. >>> the bay area's largest city is seeking help from autonomous automakers to help make streets safer and less congested. here's abc7 news reporter, david louie. >> reporter: by this fall, they could test how autonomous vehicles could improve safety and break the bottle necks drivers curse. >> we could see that it improves safety, and not be a beta test. we wa

if you flew out of mineta san jose maybe you noticed something. a record-breaking month for that airport. the airport announced that it served more than one million flyers in the month of may and it is the first time in ten years that the airport hit that seven-figure monthly passenger count. san jose international's passenger count has grown year by year. >>> consider this maybe the strangest question you're going to get all day. can you handle the stench of rotting flesh? hopefully you never have to ponder that. the famous smelly flower is back in bloom in san francisco. this only happens every seven to ten years, so it is definitely something you don't want to miss, right, kris? lovingly called the corpse flower, the six-foot tall plant started blooming late yesterday. that is from sumatra, indonesia, and it's at the conservator of flowers in golden gate park. if you want to go smell that, you better go in a hurry because the bloom lasts only another three or four day. >> i would love to see the scale of it but the rotting flesh smell, no, than

as secretary mineta and said the administration wants to go to the upper limits of the law and keeping those sanctions on russia. why not support this legislation that basically keeps what has been slapped down and placed? >> we are continuing to read a process and other spinal legislation there. i got another skype question from greg meriwether in louisiana. >> sarah are questions on health care. specifically our governor put out a number that perhaps hundreds of thousands of people in louisiana will lose their health care if this bill goes through. if you add up the other states that kind of puts it into the -- is there an acceptable number behind the scenes of people losing coverage to get the greater bill through? >> again i'm having a little difficulty hearing but as best i could understand you were looking at how obamacare repeal and replace would affect the state of louisiana. i mean frankly louisiana has been one of the hardest hit states in the country by obamacare. their insurance. m.'s have gone up over 125% to the goal here is to give people in the country choices. no one w

are sun-soaked, just checked one minute ago, sfo has no delays and neither does oakland or san jose minetaour highs. 77 san jose, 76 cupertino, 74 in santa cruz. along the peninsula sunny skies. sunshine at half moon bay. 62. downtown san francisco 66. 67 the number in south san francisco. into the north bay 78. today in novato 76. 76 napa, 75 ha 70 in richmond and look at this inland 80 in concord, 83 brentwood and 79 in livermore. accuweather seven day forecast, we are heating up. look at the weekend. we're going back into the triple digits inland. 90s popping up around the bay. that's weather. let's get a check of traffic with alexis. >>> good morning, drew. sounds like we are improving if you're trying to cross the san mateo bridge so the actual prosh suspe problem isn't on the bridge, just getting there westbound before the toll plaza, a crash in the left center lane. sounds like they're pushing that off to the left center divide. you are backed up to 238 if you are coming from hayward so beyond 580. took a while but we're filling in through walnut creek. southbound 680 looks okay. de

. >> reporter: mineta san jose international airport is only five miles away from diridon station home of caltrain and someday high-speed rail but the two are not well connected. mayor sam liccardo says driverless cars could see provide the missing link. >> the question is when and how. they're coming. >> reporter: to answer that the mayor is sending out a request for ideas to the autonomous vehicle industry much of it based in silicon valley. the idea is to lay out ground rules for autonomous cars. where could be here on roads between the airport and the train station. >> we know that for example is very expensive project by rail. it would cost about $800 million to build. we don't have those dollars so we're looking at a autonomous as providing a solution. >> reporter: it could be special lanes or driverless cars just blending into traffic. a second route would be between downtown san jose and santana row which is usually heavily congested. >> basic purpose would be to reduce collision and accidents and death on the road. that's one issue. the other one is reduce congestion on the ro

several sections of the city would fit the bill including the corridor linking the train station with minetaan jose international airport and stevens creek boulevard from valley fair mall to downtown. both are choked with traffic, and research shows the problem will worsen as san jose's population swells 40% by 2040. >> there will be a variety of advantages that we get from vehicle automation but it is going to happen over time. it will be step by step. some systems are already on the market. they're helping people drive more safely, helping people drive with more convenience. but it is going to take a long time before we get to the point that the vehicles will do all the driving. >> reporter: experts say integrating autonomous vehicles could reduce congestion and fatalities. but cities serving as test sites have had issues with this type of testing. in san francisco last year this self-driving car drove through a red light. that potential hazard has some in silicon valley's capital urging caution. >> human life is very important, and malfunctioning cars shouldn't be at the risk of those who

several sections of the city would fit the bill including the corridor linking the train station with mineta san jose international airport a and stevens creek boulevard from valley fair mall to downtown. both are cloaked with traffic, and research shows the problem will worsen by 2040. >> there will be a variety of advantages that we get, but it is going to happen over time. it will be step by step. some systems are already on the market helping people drive more safely, but it is going to take a long time before we get to the point that the vehicles will do all the driving for people. >> reporter: experts say integrating autonomous vehicles could reduce congestion and pedestrian fatalities. but cities serving as test sites have had issues with this type of testing. in san francisco last year this self-driving car drove through a red light. that potential hazard has some urging caution. >> human life is very important, and these malfunctioning cars shouldn't be at the risk of citizens that live here. >> reporter: others question the cost associated with establishing test zones on existing r

mineta international airport or oakland international airport no delays.the only airport seeing delays in the entire country right now is in miami. and guess where i'm heading today? that's right. hey, we have traffic and weather coming up at 6:14. >>> thank you. butte county search-and-rescue teams have called off a search for a hiker swept over a waterfall. they believe the man was swimming before he was swept over feather falls east of oroville yesterday afternoon. that waterfall is 410 feet tall. yesterday cal fire crews hiked about five miles to the falls but didn't locate the man. two helicopters also surveyed the area. >> where he was at he was just above the falls in the water and there's no place for you to grab on. >> cal fire crews considered sending men to rappel down the falls but decided it was too dangerous because of low visibility. now, this is not the first time this happened. in 2012 a hiker fell down the falls after getting caught in the current. >>> today san francisco mayor ed lee will announce the beginning of repairs on san francisc

mineta or oakland international airport. you can see the plane on time as it sits on the runway.nd in redwood city. later today, with the sunshine back to the beaches, in the 60s. mid-70s and low 70s common around the lip of the bay. up to 79 degrees in redwood city. and good morning to you in san jose, 81 degrees. up from 76 to 85 in livermore. low 80s napa and sonoma. extended forecast, identical conditions sunday, cooler monday, warmer monday through thursday. wayne: (screeching) jonathan: it's a trip to ireland! (irish accent): hello, wayne mcbrady. wayne: oope: oops, i'm naughty. jonathan: it's a new motorcycle! omg. wayne: come on, brother, let's do it! what?! tiffany: wake up! wayne: if you're having a good time say, "yeah!" (cheers and applause) jonathan: it's time for "let's make a deal." now it's time for tv's big dealer, wayne brady! (cheers and applause) wayne: what's up, america? it's wayne brady. thank you so much for tuning in to "let's make a deal." i need a couple. i need a couple to make a deal with me right now. you folks right there, you-you must be a couple,