>> ed foulke headed osha, the u.s.eated to safeguard workplaces, from april 2006 to november 2008. in march 2008, he told congress that osha was on the case. >> we are doing the job. and we are getting to the places we need to get to. >> when we talked with foulke in 2008, he told us that some 50 of his 1,029 inspectors had extensive dust training. he says osha sends inspectors to companies with the greatest risk of a dust explosion. and it turns out there are a lot of those. you've identified 30,000 workplaces that are at risk. how many of those will you inspect over the next year? >> well, approximately 300 or more. >> if you do 300 a year, it'll take you 100 years to inspect all those places that you've identified. >> we're not gonna get into every work site every year. we're not gonna get-- it would be physically impossible from a monetary standpoint and on a personnel standpoint to get in every facility once a year or even every five years. >> [blows whistle] >> foulke blames employers for the dust explosions. too

they have osha stopping in. they have the epa that may stop in they have you who may stop in they got state facilities who may stop in. some will tell you, it becomes overwhelming. so don't we have a responsibility to coordinate just a little bit better and have a single point of contact for these kinds of things, particularly with regard to the very specific question about how much we have and the form of certain chemicals on your property? >> i think you're right, that we do. and we're committed to doing just that. the executive order that the president has signed incorporates a pilot through which we are going to work with our interagency partners, epa, osha, atf to look at doing joint outreach, to look a at -- >> my time is expiring and i want to ask mr. caldwell one specific question. i get it. i know you're working-but the bottom line is, there's a lot of information already out there. osha is already correcting it. epa is collecting it. state facilities are collecting this very information. we seem to be

and osha. can you give us an idea of how your agency coordinates with osha and the e.p.a. to ensure hat incidents like this do not occur? >> what we're doing with e.p.a. and we will also be looking to with osha is to share our respective databases so if there is a facility that is, you know, known to one of us but not the other, we will be cognizant of that and ensure we can work with the facility to bring it in to compliance with the appropriate regulatory framework. >> so we had a list of every refunnyry in the country over which e.p.a., osha and cfats had jurisdiction over, would you be able to come in and give us an idea of what kind of interaction the three agencies had over concerning each of those facilities on such a list? >> i think that would be a possibility. i would be remiss if i didn't mention that the executive order issued today is designed to foster among other things the possibility of a shared database such as that. one of the things that the working group that's been chartered by the president that the interagency working group will be looking at is the

we had cal osha out here doing test weeks. >> cal-osha comes out because the state of california, unlike the city of new york or other places, in the state of california, cranes are inspected by the state, not the local jurisdiction. in the wake of the crane collapse in california in 1990, the board of supervisors passed legislation which is now still in it regulations in the building code that requires crane safety programs to make sure that the building department is collecting all the information, but we reply. we rely on kali should do the actual infection. what did they do for an inspection? >> they bring about 20,000 pounds of test weights and check all the weight limits and wells and electronics and connections and the limits. they do everything. >> is there somebody up there right now? >> there is thomas in the cab. >> can you get him on the radio and have him we've to us. -- and have him wave to us. there is a job. >> there is no bathroom. we will not discuss that. >> the safety rules say there have to be some provision. >> there is a provision. >> don't stand under. >> we have

the investigation is now in the hands of cal osha. a 62-year-old man who works for the robert bossman who was based out overshoes of -- of san jose. for some unknown reason the truck rolled down the hill, struck and killed the man. while this was going on outside, inside the school, students and parents were taking part in orientation. it is believed some of the students may have seen what happened. >> we think some of them actually saw it as well. they were in the garden getting a tour of the garden so it happened just below. they moved him out quickly, but they were somewhat exsupposed to it. >> reporter: now, there are cal osha members out here. there are also members that were working part of the crew out here talking right now as they conduct their investigation. cal osha has about sick months before they give any additional information on how it actually happened. the school wasn't planning on using the field for at least 60 days from when it was completed. we will have more coming up on bay area news at 7:00, butly tell you onc

osha is investigating. hours after the accident, the college chancellor and president held a press conference and couldn't say much only that the woman was on foot when the front loader hit her. >> it's typical when construction projects are taking place, precautions are taken to make sure people don' -- to make sure people don't walk into it. >> reporter: in san jose, kiet do, kpix 5. >> there is still no word whether the victim was connected to the college or the construction crew. >>> today there's another push for people to come forward with any information in the case of the murdered toddler 1-year-old drew jackson and his father shot while they slept in east oakland last week. the rewards in the case -- has grown now to $30,000 and police are asking for the public's help. >> everybody knows about the code in the street. we understand that. we understand this rule of no snitching, stop snitching. however, what part or what role is killing innocent children part of this gain, this code? >> investigators

project on june 6th is added some imply conditions based on the flooding and fire safety and a cal osha. the new conditions have equipment identify the equipment room for potential substantially and overflow event as feasible. fire safety identify the message to construct and modify the equipment room in order to achieve the rating above fire code minimums as deemed feasible. the so-called methods to seal the equipment room in the first condition remain unidentified. if d b w doesn't seem those as feasible they don't have to be implemented. and only now the discretion to implement or ignore this condition rests with d b i. given dp w they expect dp w to roll over to at&t. the next time the building floods with the grand jury consistent application of codes and preferential treatment of certain parties we have no contest that the measures will be implemented if you choose to vote for a permit for at at therefore i ask you to deny the permit. thank you >> next speaker >> good afternoon supervisors. my name is charles baldwin. this is a copy of the documents that was found in the file for

>> he was taking a load of dirt into one corner of the job's site >> it is not yet clear of cal-osha will also investigate. one city want to know if the pedestrian was at fault or the construction site is dangerous. >> they could have been more caution roping off or making it more noticeable for people going through that part that this is not an area that you go through. >> how about for you, are you going to be more caution now? >> definitely >> the coroner's office says they have not contacted the family and will not release the details of the victim tonight. in san jose robert honda ktvu channel 2 news >>> god bless our family. friends of sandra coke reacted with sadness after police identified the body of the missing woman. convicted rapist of randy alana is a person of interest of this case. investigators say he was seen with coke of the night she appeared. the 52-year-old is now being held of parole violation. >> randy alana is still considered a person of interest. >> >> investigators are not revealing any details of the case including how coke died. >>> coke's family is devas

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right now, san jose police and cal osha are investigating. live in san jose, abc 7 news. a plea from family of a 1-year-old boy and father who were killed in oakland2bnç last week. the 20-year-old and his son fwhr a bedroom of a home. someone fired into the building. they were visiting from fresno today family members called for peace urging friends not to retaliate with violence. they asked anyone with information to contact oakland police immediately. a plea from the family of a 1-year-old boy and his father killed in oakland last week. the 20-year-old and his son were in a bedroom of a home when they were killed. now, we move on a man arrested last night has led fleece his girlfriend's dead body. police found the woman stabbed to death investigators say the statements made in jail led them to make this discovery. they say the 47-year-old lived with the district. murder. >> and the 10-year-old boy attacked by a pit bull set to undergo more surgery tomorrow to perform skin grafts. his mother says the boy was awake and feeling sick. he was hauled sunday morning. the dog h

cal osha police and campus police are trying to figure out what, and why this, happened. >> san francisco police need help tonight to find a man suspected of attacking someone with a knife near the marina district. these images shot man. investigators say he stabbed a man several times during an unprovoked attack. the victim is recovering and needed surgery to repair nerve damage. the family hopes someone recognizes a young woman who disappeared in mountain view last night last seen about 7:00 p.m. her sister dropped her after after the two had an argument. police believe she does not have a cell phone or identification with her. >> weather it's been five weeks since a toddler disappeared from her father's car. this afternoon they held a march to city hall urging her save return. the 21-month-old vanished in east oakland. you can imagine this has been hard on the family. we're more is and more anxious to get her back. >> anyone who may have information, if you don't could be a piece that connects the dots. >> police maintain her father and mother are not suspects. >> a 4th grader attacked

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they say at least one employee habitten by a rat and they have notified osha and workers have gathered in oakland with a rally, the second protest in a week. >> the f.b.i. is asking for the public's help catching problem we whose targeted five bangs in san francisco and on the if peninsula in four months. the f.b.i. calls them the high jumper bandits after they are shown jump over the top of bank counters, usually with thick jackets and hoodies and are increasingly violent pointing guns at tellers and recently they pistol-whipped a teller. >> powerball fever is heating up at $425 million and growing. many do not buy tickets until the pay off is big and the $425 million prize is the third large of the jackpot in the history of the multistate lottery game that is $244 million if the winner chooses to lump sum it. the pot for saturday if no one wins rolls into world-record territory. the last person to win big was a florida woman back in may who now is $590 million richer. >> did you put your money in the office pool? >> of course. >> hear from a woman held captive at the house of horrors

cal-osha is handling the investigation. >>> a new lawsuit has been filed against chevron on bav of 5 people 5000 people who are seeking for -- jeopardizing the health of the entire area. >>> the federal highway administration says that the temporary fix for those 32 broken bolts on the span of the bridge is good enough for caltrans to open the bridge before other repairs are finished. now, it is up to caltranses, the bay area told authorities to review the federal's government decisions, even if the temporary fix is approved. officials are saying number of factors are still need to be considered before it can be open. >> there is still a lot of work to be done and prepping the road way, there is other factors that's being taken into consideration, how many time does the public need and how soon can -- >> the bay area told authorities they'll hold a public meeting on thursday to possibly announce the opening date for the bay bridge. caltrans need a full closure for the full day from the transitions of the old span to the new one, we'll have more of that later on. >>> we are back in th

cal/osha says the victim was a woman. she was taken to valley medical center across the street where she was pronounced dead. we saw officers inspecting the front part of the rig where the bucket is located so it's not clear if that he was a point of impact or if the woman was backed over and that's where she ended up. it's not clear who she was, a student, faculty or construction worker. they are between sessions so anyone on campus would probably be a visitor or prospective student. the chancellor and president were somber at a press conference this afternoon. >> we do, however, want to express our sincere condolences to the individual's family on behalf of our board of trustees and all of us. >> reporter: cal/osha is coming down here to open an investigation. obviously, this will delay this water project happening here at city san jose college. they don't know how long. >> this was in preparation for the fall session. is that still on schedule? >> yes. so fall session happens in september. a month away. so very unlikel

coming in contact with rodents every day saying one employee has been bitten so they notified cal osha woman has become the first person from santa clara county to test positive for west nile virus this year. health officials say the woman became ill and was hospitalized now recovering at home this, is the 14th human case this year. west nile transmitted through the bite of an infected mosquito. >> turns out dolphins not only have names for each other but can remember long lost friends but just sound of their voichls a study found dolphins responlded faster to the whistles of other dolphins they once shared tanks with, even after 20 years. than the calls of strangers. it's the longest recorded social memory in the animal kingdom. researchers believe it helps dolphins join and leave many different groups over a lifetime. they are remarkable creatures very smart. >> they are. >> hi, sandhya. >> my. cheryl and dan. looking for the sun? a lot of cloud cover here. but clouds are sort of insulating us andÑÑ7ó only peaks of blue towards treasure island but there is a lot of sun elsewhere. you

. >>> cal osha is investigating a deadly construction accident in san jose city college. a construction vehicle backed up and hit and killed a woman yesterday. the school has not said if the person killed was a student and will not release the victim's identity until her family is notified. one person left flowers at the accident site. >> everybody is so close to each other. even though you didn't know the person, it's like losing somebody who you did know. >> reporter: classes are not in session right now, many students and professors are on campus preparing for the start of the school year at the end of the month. >>> now that the body of sandra coke has been identified, investigators are looking into how she died. oakland police would only say a body of a woman found in vacaville last week was coke. they are not commenting on how she died. convicted rainest alana was found with -- rapest alana was scene with coke. >> what we will say at this time is that randy alana is still considered a person of interest. >> coke's relatives did not mention alana in a statement they

we have calls into cal/osha recording their investigation and my colleague, robert who handa, is working -- robert handa, is working on this for our evening newscast. live in san jose, katie utehs, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, katie. >>> a 10-year-old boy mauled by a pit bull in antioch is scheduled to undergo more surgery today. in a few hours, hunter killborn will have head and face skin grafts. he already had surgery on monday to reattach his right ear. doctors say he may be paralyzed on the right side of his face. the boy was visiting a friend in antioch over the weekend when attacked by two pit bulls. one dog was quarantined and hunter wants the other dog euthanized. >>> the 16-year-old san diego girl kidnapped after her mother and brother were killed may be speaking out about her ordeal on social media. a person claiming to be heather anderson posted that her abductor, james dimaggio, "threatened to kill me and anyone who tried to help." she also wrote that dimaggio deserved to be killed by fbi agents, "he deserved what he got." one of heather anderson's friends confirm the p

cal osha can be called in to investigate air quality, but only if the complaint is filed by a teacher or a staff. because there is an occupational standard that adequate ventilation must be provided to workers, but not for students. really? and get this, researchers say if veptslation rates were raised, there would be a 3.4% reduction in absences because of illness. schools would actually gain $33 million annually in funding that's linked to attendance. and families? they would avoid about $80 million annually in cost caring for a sick child. so clearly a lot is on the line for both families and schools. >>> some headlines for you now. with the start of the new year, san francisco and oak hand unified will get a special reprieve from no child left behind. the two are some to get a historic waiver from the law. it frees up more than $100 million for the districts to use as they please. the department of education had previously rejected a waiver application from the state. this marks the first time that the feds will work directly with actual districts. they're getting the cash but not

. >> cal osha is investigating the death of a woman in a freak accident involving construction equipment at san jose city college. a construction worker in a front loader backed up on a walkway hitting a woman on a sidewalk. the college has not revealed the woman was a student an employee or campus visitor. the school is on break. a witness says a fence enclosed the entire work site and walkway until monday. >> the family of a one-year-old boy and his father who were murdered in oakland is making an appeal for appeal for help in catching the gunman, the 20-year-old andrew thomas and his son were in a bedroom when someone fired in a house killing both. they were in town to attend a funeral. the no snitching rule on the streets is hampering their investigation and the reward is $30,000. police say a body found in vacaville is that of sandra coke. the 50-year-old woman disappear add week and a half ago. they have not revealed how she died. 56-year-old randy alana who dated her years ago was seen with her the night she disappeared and considered a "person of interest" in the case, a register

osha is investigating. the college chancellor and president held a somber press conference. only that the woman was on foot when the front loader hit her. >> construction projects are taking place, matters are taken to make sure people don't walk into what they cordenned off at the time. >> i cannot answer any details. >> the crews were there to upgrade the campus system. delayed the project indefinitely. kpix5. >> it is now clear the victim was a student, faculty, or construction worker. >> official confirmation came today. the body found near vacville on friday is sandra koch. the federal investigator vanished august 4 after leaving her north oakland home. sandra told her teenage daughter at the time she was heading to the store and would be right back. what happened then? police are not saying much. >> at this time, the oakland police department will not be releasing any additional information other than the identification. >> police later arrested 56- year-old, ran di allen alana. he and sandra dated some twenty years ago. at this point, he has not been charged in her de

. >>> cal osha is investigating the death of a construction worker at martin luther king middle school. it happened at 12:45 yesterday afternoon when the students were attending an orientation. they were laying asphalt for a new track at the school when he was hit and killed by a big rig. he was a 62-year-old man from livermore. his name has not been released. >>> we continue our coverage of the rim fire. here are the latest numbers. it's burned more than 184,000 acres or 200 square miles. 111 structures have been destroyed including 31 homes. the number of firefighters there stands at nearly 4100. >> that fire is is traveling up the tree to the dry bark. once it gets established up in those canopies with the wind that is how it happens. >> so far san francisco's water supply remains safe. the fire is impacting yosemite's tourism. starting at noon today they will close the popular road to accommodate fire crews. >>> one man has been arrested and they are still searching for another in connection with a home invasion robbery. they entered the home posing as pg&e workers. it happened on

. >> cal-osha is investigating the crash. it released records showing in july of 2011 the mill pea dis dis-based company was fined $560 for improperly securing loads. and in 2009 the pipeline was fined $4,000 for a serious violation involving heat illness standards. many on campus just couldn't believe what happened. >> very scary. usually it is a very quiet area. they had a lot of construction and had it cordoned off. >> up until yesterday, a large chain link fence enclosed the entire work site. it even blocked access to the pedestrian walkway. he had no idea why the fence came down. calls to the chancellor and preston pipelines regarding the fence have not been returned. in san jose, lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >>> a plea tonight from the family of a one-year-old boy and his father who were killed in oakland last week. 20-year-old andrew thomas and his son drew were in a bedroom of a home on gormley avenue when someone fired into the building killing both of them. they were visiting from fresno to attend the funeral of a

they say cal-osha visited on tuesday. the actress shot a scene on july 31st and it was her last scene before she tested positive for hiv last week. >>> a young cancer survive being denied the swing set his dad built for him. >> i did what was right. >> what a homeless man did to rescue a san francisco police officer. it is a story you will only see on abc7 news. >> and a man who saved the bay bridge troll. what he thinks should happen to it. >> and i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. good visibility and we will check out your wake up weather and a look at the changes that labor day weekend will bring and whether these changes will affect your weekend fought cancer is learning his family must now fight to keep his beloved swing set. abc7 news reporter with the story from loss altos. >> are you ready for another? here we go. >> reporter: for the last few months little weston has been enjoying his backyard swing set. it has been a tough year for this 5-year-old. >> we found out he was diagnosed with lymphoma. he was in a termin

. >> cal-osha is investigating the crash. it released records showing in july of 2011 the mill pea dis dis-based company was fined $560 for improperly securing loads. and in 2009 the pipeline was fined $4,000 for a serious violation involving heat illness standards. many on campus just couldn't believe what happened. >> very scary. usually it is a very quiet area. they had a lot of construction and had it cordoned off. >> up until yesterday, a large chain link fence enclosed the entire work site. it even blocked access to the pedestrian walkway. he had no idea why the fence came down. calls to the chancellor and preston pipelines regarding the fence have not been returned. in san jose, lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >>> a plea tonight from the family of a one-year-old boy and his father who were killed in oakland last week. 20-year-old andrew thomas and his son drew were in a bedroom of a home on gormley avenue when someone fired into the building killing both of them. they were visiting from fresno to attend the funeral of a

. >> cal-osha is investigating the crash. it released records showing in july of 2011 the mill pea dis dis-based company was fined $560 for improperly securing loads. and in 2009 the pipeline was fined $4,000 for a serious violation involving heat illness standards. many on campus just couldn't believe what happened. >> very scary. usually it is a very quiet area. they had a lot of construction and had it cordoned off. >> up until yesterday, a large chain link fence enclosed the entire work site. it even blocked access to the pedestrian walkway. he had no idea why the fence came down. calls to the chancellor and preston pipelines regarding the fence have not been returned. in san jose, lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >>> a plea tonight from the family of a one-year-old boy and his father who were killed in oakland last week. 20-year-old andrew thomas and his son drew were in a bedroom of a home on gormley avenue when someone fired into the building killing both of them. they were visiting from fresno to attend the funeral of a

they say cal-osha visited on tuesday. the actress shot a scene on july 31st and it was her last scene before she tested positive for hiv last week. >>> a young cancer survive being denied the swing set his dad built for him. >> i did what was right. >> what a homeless man did to rescue a san francisco police officer. it is a story you will only see on abc7 news. >> and a man who saved the bay bridge troll. what he thinks should happen to it. >> and i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. good visibility and we will check out your wake up weather and a look at the changes that labor day weekend will bring and whether these changes will affect your weekend fought cancer is learning hislyo family must now fight to keep his beloved swing set. abc7 news reporter with the story from loss altos. >> are you ready for another? here we go. >> reporter: for the last few months little weston has been enjoying his backyard swing set. it has been a tough year for this 5-year-old. >> we found out he was ith lymphoma. he was in a terminal condi

cal osha is investigating. >>> a former east bay elementary schoolteacher now faces more sex abuse charges. contra county prosecutors today charged 35-year-old joseph martin with 16 more counts of molestation. they say the new charges did not involve any additional victims. martin had taught fifty game he had been at wood side in concord since 19916789 he 19916789 he faces in prison if convicted. >>> now to our continuing coverage of the devastating rim fire in and around yosemite. that fire has drone to almost 180,000-acres. that is up from yesterday at this time. so is the containment. it is now 20% contained. the 10 day old fire is quickly moving up the list for largest fires ever. it is now 27th largest in california history. the massive wildfire has now reached the area which provides water to a large part of the bay area including san francisco. the san francisco public utilities commission told us today the fire snot expected to affect water quality, but it is monitoring the fire line and the water source. >>> for residents, today they feel miles an hour optimistic. our robert honda

. >> in january cal-osha fined chevron almost a million dollars, the maximum legally allowed amount for worker safety violations before, during and after that fire. >>> arson investigators in hayward are investigating what started a fire on several cars this morning at a carport at an apartment building on montgomery and simon streets. six cars were torched there. when firefighters arrived, flames were shooting almost 30 feet in the air. here's another look at the damage left behind this morning after the flames were put out. it is a mess. crews stopped the flames from spreading to an apartment building though. several people who live there believe the fire was intentionally set. >> i am suspicious. i'm no fool. my mama raised no fool. you know what i'm saying? i lived in neighborhoods where he seen cars get on fire. but you never seen 7 cars get on fire altogether. this is a first. >> some neighbors blame the fire on a man who got his truck out before it burned. he was taken to the hospital after someone punched him. that person denies he started the fire. >>> in the middle east the st

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interestingly enough, cal osha can be called in to investigate classroom air qualify but only if the complaint is filed by a teacher or staff. that's because there is an occupational standard in california adequate ventilation must be provided to worker but was not students. really? get this, researchers at berkeley lab say if ventilation rates were raised to current standards there would be i 3.4% reduction in absences, schools would gain $33 million annually in funding linked to attendance, and families, they would avoid $80 million in cost caring for a sick child annually. clearly a lot is on the line for both families and for schools. >>> headlines for you now. san francisco and oakland unified get a special reprieve from no child left behind. remember that? two districts among eight in california to win an historic waiver from the federal law. what does it mean? well, it frees up more than $100 million for 8 districts to use as they place. u.s. department of education previously rejected a waiver application from the state. now this marks the first time the feds will work direct

osha got the call shortly after it happened and is investigating.rs after the accident, the college chancellor and president held a somber press conference and couldn't say much, only that the woman was on foot when the front loader hit her. >> it's typical when construction projects are taking place, matters of precautionary measure are taken to make sure people don't walk into them. >> was it core donned off. >> i cannot answer any details to that at the time. >> the crews were there to update the campus water system. in san jose, kiet do, kpix 5. >> the school won't say if the woman was a student, a member of the faculty or another construction worker. >>> official confirmation came today. the body found near vacaville on friday is sandra. the 50-year-old federal investigator vanished august 4th after leaving her north oakland home. sandra told her theen age daughter she was heading to the store and will be back soon. what happened then, well, police aren't saying much. >> at this time, the police department will not be releasing any additional i

the investigation into this accident is just beginning, but according to cal osha this will be preston pipeline's third accident in the last five years. in july of 2011, the company got a violation for improperly securing a load, and the summer before that preston pipeline was also investigated but in that one was not found to be in violation. the company's spokesman says he does not know when the construction will pick up again on that water pipeline, but students will start returning to campus for classes on august 28th. in san jose, chris sanchez, nbc bay area news. >>> she was a loving mother and daughter and devoted her life to helping the poor. today the family of sandra coke is mourning her death after the coroner confirmed the body is hers. her ex-boyfriend is being questioned in connection with her death. jodi hernandez has the story. >> reporter: today the worst fears of sandra coke's friends and family were confirmed as oakland police released the identity of the body found in vacaville just four days ago. the coroner's office has identified the woman as sandra coke. >> repo

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approved for the window washing equipment, the reason that it had to go before the commission to be osha compliant the equipment involved extending the parapit of the building and so that triggered review by the full commission and it was unanimously approved and i believe it was on the consent calendar. >> commissioner antonini? >> mr. fry, thank you. and in regards to the bali building it was the certificate of appropriateness was granted, but did it include putting the brick wall back or not? >> a good question, it did not include putting the brick wall back. the reason the commission decided that the brick was not necessary is the few pieces of photo documentation that we have along that elevation suggest that the building was glad and stucco prior to commis comfortable approving a glading material that they had substan ated evidence was there rather than the brick which it is somebody's guess when that brick was covered in the past. and so rather than creating a false sense of history and seeing the character of the place and many of the buildings and the rear are glad and stucco th

it is not clear if the victim was a student, faculty or construction worker with you cal/osha says it was a female. she was pronounced dead at the hospital across the street. we saw officers inspecting the front part of the rig so apparently that was a point of impact. summer session ended and fall session hasn't begun so anybody on campus would likely be a visitor or prospective student. the chancellor and president were somber at a press conference a few minutes ago. >> we do, however, want to express our sincere condolences to the individual's family on behalf of our board of trustees and all of us. >> reporter: obviously, this delays this water project happening here at city san jose college. they don't know how long yes. fall session starts in september so the chances of the start date on that getting affected unlikely. live in san jose, kiet do, kpix 5. >>> it's the news many people expected but no one wanted to hear: the body of a woman found in a vacaville park is missing federal investigator sandra coke. kpix 5's mark sayre outside sandra coke's home in oakland. her family un