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robert lyles on how cold it will be tonight but first elizabeth cook who is in rockville which is just west of fairfield. elizabeth. >> reporter: dana, rain, sleet, hail, wind, extreme cold. solono county has had its fair share of extreme weather today. in fact, i'm standing in the path of what experts say was probably a tornado. it started just a few dozen yards away. came through this parking lot. toppled this fence. crossed the street upward in some trees and left more than a few of the residents and people who work here a little shaken. >> we were in a van and it just started swirling and everything started blowing and then the fence fell down. >> reporter: she was working inside the tower market gas station when she saw a powerful force of nature barrel through the parking lot. >> and it started hailing and stuff. it was like, okay, what should we do? >> reporter: steve goldstein from the national weather service came to check it out. >> if it wasn't a tornado there would be maybe one site of damage but there is definitely linear patterns to the damage we saw today. >> reporter: w
robert lyles on how cold it will be tonight but first elizabeth cook who is in rockville which is just west of fairfield. elizabeth. >> reporter: dana, rain, sleet, hail, wind, extreme cold. solono county has had its fair share of extreme weather today. in fact, i'm standing in the path of what experts say was probably a tornado. it started just a few dozen yards away. came through this parking lot. toppled this fence. crossed the street upward in some trees and left more than a few of...
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robert lyles in vacaville. thank you robert. >>> more than 100 people turned out in san francisco tonight in support of a transgender woman who is attacked near the 16th and mission bart station two weeks ago. police say two men approached her, punched and kicked her. witnesses helped identify the suspects and they have been arrested now. at tonight's rally, demonstrators called for an end to violence. >> one woman could not escape. a cal train struck the car at the charleston road crossing tonight and that's where elizabeth cook is. elizabeth. >> dana, police plan to have this intersection blocked off until about 1:00 this morning. you can actually hear the sirens from the train coming right now. you take a look behind me, you can see that the down pedestrian crossing sign that car hit after it was struck by a train. officials say the car stopped on the tracks as a result of backed up traffic in the area. >> it was just a mangled piece of tangled metal. >> an indiana couple's california vacation ends with this.
robert lyles in vacaville. thank you robert. >>> more than 100 people turned out in san francisco tonight in support of a transgender woman who is attacked near the 16th and mission bart station two weeks ago. police say two men approached her, punched and kicked her. witnesses helped identify the suspects and they have been arrested now. at tonight's rally, demonstrators called for an end to violence. >> one woman could not escape. a cal train struck the car at the charleston...
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he's someone who has a long history with the department and as robert lyle shows us, he's seen his share of scandal as well. >> cbs5 learned the new chief is greg sir, he's currently working with the bay view station. he's been with the department for nearly 30 years and is described as a cop's cop, but the popular cop's road to chief has been a rocky one. in 2003, the da charged sir with conspiracy to obstruct justice in the now notorious fajita gate scandal. heather fong stripped away his head of patrol file. he was accused minutes later an officer was clubbed over the head by protestors. he needed 7 staples to close his skull. sir no longer patrolled the streets, instead he headed up security for the public utilities commission. by 2009, sir was in hot water yet again, this time completely demoted from command staff as a deputy chief to captain after accusations he failed to report a domestic violence attack of a personal friend. the friend suffered a broken shoulder. her attacker was ultimately arrested and charged with attempted murder. sir had been removed or rumored, that is, to b
he's someone who has a long history with the department and as robert lyle shows us, he's seen his share of scandal as well. >> cbs5 learned the new chief is greg sir, he's currently working with the bay view station. he's been with the department for nearly 30 years and is described as a cop's cop, but the popular cop's road to chief has been a rocky one. in 2003, the da charged sir with conspiracy to obstruct justice in the now notorious fajita gate scandal. heather fong stripped away...
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robert lyles show uses us if city leaders say no t will cost them in a big way. >> it has come down to the last second. this has been a con ten shows debate with some on one side, saying an expended wal-mart would lead to greater shopping experience and more jobs. on the other side, they are saying this isn't a wal-mart expansion, this is a political choke hold. either agree to wal-mart's demand or the company would leave this city financially dry. seconds ago, the city council agreed they are going to expand this store. >> it could be blackmail. >> harsh opponents of wal-mart saying they want special consideration or they will wipe dry. >> it would be in control of their makers. they are pretty much on the property. >> he is referring to the store at i-880 and 237. wal-mart wants to blow out the walls. it would become a super center by adding a supermarket. >> i'm a working mom and it's nice to to one stop shopping. >> a foot present too big, they rejected the expansion plan with us. but wal-mart didn't take no for an answer. >> stan claire county doesn't take a wal-mart. we have thre
robert lyles show uses us if city leaders say no t will cost them in a big way. >> it has come down to the last second. this has been a con ten shows debate with some on one side, saying an expended wal-mart would lead to greater shopping experience and more jobs. on the other side, they are saying this isn't a wal-mart expansion, this is a political choke hold. either agree to wal-mart's demand or the company would leave this city financially dry. seconds ago, the city council agreed...
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in vallejo, robert lyles, cbs 5. >> after a series of troubling incidents, the man in charge of all safety is stepping down. henry, chief operating officer at the federal aviation administration announced his resignation today. it follows several reports of tower controllers falling asleep on the job. the latest incident was in reno wednesday morning. a controller fell asleep, didn't respond to a medical emergency plane that was trying to land. >> i want the flying public to know we aren't sitting around trying to make excuses. we've stepped up. we added more staff and i believe personally that this is an outrageous situation nay will not stand on my watch. >> the faa is now increasing staffing in 27 airport towers including sacramento international airport to make sure at least two people are always in that tower. >> a bay area supermarket not only lets you fill up your cart, but also with a treasure you might remember for the rest of your life. juliette goodrich on the idea behind prom dresses you can get for free. >> safeway checker and head clerk had an idea. a way you can give back to
in vallejo, robert lyles, cbs 5. >> after a series of troubling incidents, the man in charge of all safety is stepping down. henry, chief operating officer at the federal aviation administration announced his resignation today. it follows several reports of tower controllers falling asleep on the job. the latest incident was in reno wednesday morning. a controller fell asleep, didn't respond to a medical emergency plane that was trying to land. >> i want the flying public to know we...
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robert lyles shows us what is happening on sicamore drive in an antioch. >> reporter: it is lined with apartments. tonight we found it lined with u haul trucks to get out. >> this is the last straw. >> reporter: renters are runing from what they call the most dangerous street in antioch afraid they will become collateral damage. >> it makes me feel really insecure. i thought this place was safe and i feel really insecure. this is my children's room. how could there be a sun shot through a child's room? i can't live here any more. >> reporter: because three bullets from a high powered gun ripped through the bedroom window of her 9-year-old son. he was saved by a late supper. the target lived next door. >> there were 50 rounds. at least 50 rounds. >> reporter: this eyewitness didn't want to be identified because she says the five assailants are still out there. >> reporter: witnesses say the shooter stood right here, took a firm stance, took aim, shooting and smiling the entire time. >> it was pop, pop, pop, pop. pause. pop, pop, pop, pop. pause. >> reporter: the teenage victim was shot
robert lyles shows us what is happening on sicamore drive in an antioch. >> reporter: it is lined with apartments. tonight we found it lined with u haul trucks to get out. >> this is the last straw. >> reporter: renters are runing from what they call the most dangerous street in antioch afraid they will become collateral damage. >> it makes me feel really insecure. i thought this place was safe and i feel really insecure. this is my children's room. how could there be a...
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it didn't seem to have that much impact. >> reporter: in oakland, robert lyles, cbs 5. >>> get readyhot. the six bay area cities shop. sales takes going up. >>> the latest workout craze that melts away the pounds, coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, with my friends, we'll do almost anything. out for drinks, eats. i have very well fitting dentures. i like to eat a lot of fruits. love them all. the seal i get with the super poligrip free keeps the seeds from getting up underneath. even well-fitting dentures let in food particles. super poligrip is zinc free. with just a few dabs, it's clinically proven to seal out more food particles so you're more comfortable and confident while you eat. a lot of things going on in my life and the last thing i want to be thinking about is my dentures. [ charlie ] try zinc free super poligrip. workers from getting some pretty sweet deals. the governor plans to put ghter controls on >>> governor brown wants to stop public workers from getting sweet deals. the governor plans to put tighter controls on pensions. it would limit processes like pension spiking in whic
it didn't seem to have that much impact. >> reporter: in oakland, robert lyles, cbs 5. >>> get readyhot. the six bay area cities shop. sales takes going up. >>> the latest workout craze that melts away the pounds, coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, with my friends, we'll do almost anything. out for drinks, eats. i have very well fitting dentures. i like to eat a lot of fruits. love them all. the seal i get with the super poligrip free keeps the seeds from getting up underneath....
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robert lyles on what caught the attention of a park ranger that led to the man's rescue. >> reporter: the boulevard is known for two things. its distance and grizzly car plunges over the side and few drivers survive. that's why jim's plunge fits the title, miracle on grizzly peek. >> i feel extremely lucky i could help this guy and i'm so happy that he is okay. >> dave was patrolling grizzly peek boulevard around 10:30 this morning when the nine year veteran ranger noticed something peculiar. so peculiar, he knew he had to race into the deep. >> i ran down the hill, about 200 feet and there was a guy in the car. and i opened the door and he was okay. >> not just any guy. the man behind the wheel, jim wright. >> the teacher at north gate high school. >> a popular biology and zoology teacher at the high school in walnut creek. he just started spring break on monday. that's what makes this crash crazy. he has been at the bottom since monday morning. that's when he vanished, his wife linda reported him missing monday night. with no cell phone, there were no calls for help. so wright spent
robert lyles on what caught the attention of a park ranger that led to the man's rescue. >> reporter: the boulevard is known for two things. its distance and grizzly car plunges over the side and few drivers survive. that's why jim's plunge fits the title, miracle on grizzly peek. >> i feel extremely lucky i could help this guy and i'm so happy that he is okay. >> dave was patrolling grizzly peek boulevard around 10:30 this morning when the nine year veteran ranger noticed...
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as robert lyles reports, shark experts have theories about what may be causing these deaths. >> reporter survived not one, but five mass extinctions. >> which is why we're concerned. >> concerned that the spotted leopard shark is dying in the waters. >> my first gut reaction is that this is a very hearty species that has been taken out. >> we have never seen dead sharks. >> in less than a week, at least a dozen carcasses of the bottom feeding shark have washed up on the bay. a shallow canal that feeds into san francisco bay. >> all the time we've seen here, we have never seen a dead shark. maybe it's a coincidence. >> maybe not, because our cameras captured more than a shark dieoff. we found this bat ray. it swam in small circles for hours often barrel rolling, then flipping on the surface. completely out of character say researchers. >> what suggests this he is disoriented? >> he almost came out of the water a few times right up on the shore. >> but even when rescue crews physically moved the rays into open bay water, they swim right back. it's a slow and hard to watch watery death. >>
as robert lyles reports, shark experts have theories about what may be causing these deaths. >> reporter survived not one, but five mass extinctions. >> which is why we're concerned. >> concerned that the spotted leopard shark is dying in the waters. >> my first gut reaction is that this is a very hearty species that has been taken out. >> we have never seen dead sharks. >> in less than a week, at least a dozen carcasses of the bottom feeding shark have...
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what happened next had our robert lyles asking, can police really do that? >> i'm going to take the phone because that's going to be evidence. >> evidence? >> you want to go to jail? give me your phone. >> the message is that there are bad officers out there. there are police that use the badge to bully and i believe that's who i met. >> reporter: he stands in his vallejo garage where he said he confronted officer scott yates. >> i definitely believe that he was wrong period. >> reporter: dushane were restoring this old car. when he opened the garage door. >> and then i see something else. then i start videotaping. >> reporter: videotaping three young men and a young woman that he says vallejo police had detained outside his front door. nine police cars responded allegedly for a sandwich store robbery. he said he had to press record. >> we don't want another incident like the bart police situation. >> reporter: that's when officer yates approached. >> i am thinking this is crazy. i'm thinking are you serious. it kind of got a little scary. i'm in here by mys
what happened next had our robert lyles asking, can police really do that? >> i'm going to take the phone because that's going to be evidence. >> evidence? >> you want to go to jail? give me your phone. >> the message is that there are bad officers out there. there are police that use the badge to bully and i believe that's who i met. >> reporter: he stands in his vallejo garage where he said he confronted officer scott yates. >> i definitely believe that he...
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neighbors tell robert lyles pimps find new girls not far from there. >> reporter: if you thought they were ladies of the night, you haven't been down oakland's international boulevard lately. homeowner herman coalman says now it is 24-hour wholesale prostitution. >> a prostitute was at the bus stop and she told me that i should move to another bus stop because i was ruining her business. >> reporter: cbs5 cameras easily captured women adorning corners and tipping into the passenger windows of cars. he said he called the cops. >> i don't know if the cops ever showed up. >> reporter: so he took snap shots to document what he calls brothel boulevard but that put him face-to-face with a furious pimp. >> he got into my face. like he was going to hit me or something. >> reporter: perhaps that's because these aren't ladies of the night, they are girls. >> the youth on the street are between 12, 13, 14 years old. >> reporter: the mayor acknowledges the problem is out of control. >> there are thousands of girls on circuits around the state. >> reporter: those who live here are trying to put a
neighbors tell robert lyles pimps find new girls not far from there. >> reporter: if you thought they were ladies of the night, you haven't been down oakland's international boulevard lately. homeowner herman coalman says now it is 24-hour wholesale prostitution. >> a prostitute was at the bus stop and she told me that i should move to another bus stop because i was ruining her business. >> reporter: cbs5 cameras easily captured women adorning corners and tipping into the...
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detectives trying to solve those killings tell our robert lyles why it is likely to get worse. >> reporter: this is beyond reality t.v. it is surveillance video of the making of a murder. and this is the west oakland. the man in the center of your screen a hitman unafraid to pull out his gun switching it from right to left. here is the murder victim. talking to someone in this white sedan. within seconds the gun shrinking reaper passes tompkins. as he turns to face him he is shot and killed instantly. his toddler daughter plays in the park just a few feet away. >> anytime someone is murdered in broad daylight the goal is to send some kind of message. >> reporter: sergeant tony jones and his lieutenant were the first oakland pd homicide detectives on the scene. of what would become one of 11 murders in january alone. >> i really don't think most people in the city are aware of the case load. >> reporter: what case load? consider these numbers. there have been 34 murders in the city of oakland so far this year. that's 17% more than this same time last year. yet the number of homicide detecti
detectives trying to solve those killings tell our robert lyles why it is likely to get worse. >> reporter: this is beyond reality t.v. it is surveillance video of the making of a murder. and this is the west oakland. the man in the center of your screen a hitman unafraid to pull out his gun switching it from right to left. here is the murder victim. talking to someone in this white sedan. within seconds the gun shrinking reaper passes tompkins. as he turns to face him he is shot and...
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>> all right, robert lyles with the latest on that one. thank you, robert. >>> discouraging news for anyone who can't afford to buy a home here. rents are going even higher. three cities in the bay area are in the nation's top 10 when it comes to rent increases over the last year and it might surprise you to hear that san francisco isn't number 1. another bay area city. >> i'm looking at this one. >> 2350. >> reporter: john johnson works in san jose but lives in stockton. so he is looking to rent an apartment to move his family to the south bay but he has sticker shock. >> i was shocked when i saw the price. i was like wow. i'm trying to get rid of the commute. but with the price i'm like maybe i'll stick around with the commute. >> reporter: johnson says the 2350 he would pay each month for the 1200 square foot apartment he is considering could get him a large house in stockton. >> i think i will stick around stockton. think about coming here maybe next year. we will see what happens. i just can't believe the price. >> reporter: according
>> all right, robert lyles with the latest on that one. thank you, robert. >>> discouraging news for anyone who can't afford to buy a home here. rents are going even higher. three cities in the bay area are in the nation's top 10 when it comes to rent increases over the last year and it might surprise you to hear that san francisco isn't number 1. another bay area city. >> i'm looking at this one. >> 2350. >> reporter: john johnson works in san jose but lives in...
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let's check in, robert lyles with a look at how high the winds have been going. pretty gusty right? >> significant winds as a matter of fact. we saw 50-mile-per-hour gusts at mount diablo. they are now seeing sustained winds at 10. in san francisco, where we saw that sign dangling, wind gusts recorded at 44 miles per hour. now sustained at 36. so still quite breezy out there with temperatures in the 50s in all of those winds, it's feeling colder. what's going on? the upper-level low that's been pushing through bringing some of that shower activity that we saw. it is squeezing together the pressure gradient as they get closer together we continue to see those winds. we'll see breezy gusty conditions throughout the evening and then it looks like we are going to have a change. how much of a change, i'll tell you about that coming up in your pinpoint forecast. back to you. >> thank you. >>> panic all over again after another strong earthquake rocks tsunami ravaged japan. >> and it's been a haven for squatters for years. how neighbors have fought back and what will happen next to oakland
let's check in, robert lyles with a look at how high the winds have been going. pretty gusty right? >> significant winds as a matter of fact. we saw 50-mile-per-hour gusts at mount diablo. they are now seeing sustained winds at 10. in san francisco, where we saw that sign dangling, wind gusts recorded at 44 miles per hour. now sustained at 36. so still quite breezy out there with temperatures in the 50s in all of those winds, it's feeling colder. what's going on? the upper-level low...
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i'm sydnie kohara. >> i'm robert lyles. fridge has the morning off.w -- frank has the morning off. time now is 6:30. let's check traffic and weather. kristy seifkin is standing by and is telling us, we are going to have to take the umbrella with us. >> it's a great start to the day. a little bit of drizzle and mist in the bay area. there are scattered showers in the forecast. let's check the roads with gianna. >> they just turned the metering lights on so we are seeing a backup at the bay bridge toll plaza. at least to the first overpass at this point so very slow and go through there off the eastshore freeway also looking busy and as christie said we have slick surfaces out there this morning. live look at the golden gate bridge. give yourself some extra time. back to you. >> thank you. >>> an early-morning shooting killed two people and wounded four others inside a bar and restaurant near jack london square. sharon chin joins us from oakland to explain what may have led to the violence. sharon. >> reporter: good morning. in the last hour police have
i'm sydnie kohara. >> i'm robert lyles. fridge has the morning off.w -- frank has the morning off. time now is 6:30. let's check traffic and weather. kristy seifkin is standing by and is telling us, we are going to have to take the umbrella with us. >> it's a great start to the day. a little bit of drizzle and mist in the bay area. there are scattered showers in the forecast. let's check the roads with gianna. >> they just turned the metering lights on so we are seeing a...
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robert lyles on what happened and who is involved here. robert? >> reporter: well, at the center of this growing controversy is a popular former relief pitcher for both the mets and the phillys. roger mcdowell. but a giants fan says what mcdowell pitched was a homophobic rant and he went public today outraged that it all played out in front of his 9-year-old twins. now, the rant allegedly happened last saturday during batting practice just prior to the atlanta braves taking on the giants. roger mcdowell now a pitching coach for the braves was on the field when allegedly three men from the bleachers started heckling him. mcdowell in turn is accused of shouting sexually suggestive comments much of it too explicit for t.v. right next to the trio of men was justin quinn and his 9-year- old twin daughters. quinn said he shouted to mcdowell, hey, there are kids here. quinn claims mcdowell then unleashed on him charging the bleachers section with a bat in hand asking how much are your teeth worth? through their attorney the entire quinn's family held a p
robert lyles on what happened and who is involved here. robert? >> reporter: well, at the center of this growing controversy is a popular former relief pitcher for both the mets and the phillys. roger mcdowell. but a giants fan says what mcdowell pitched was a homophobic rant and he went public today outraged that it all played out in front of his 9-year-old twins. now, the rant allegedly happened last saturday during batting practice just prior to the atlanta braves taking on the giants....
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. >>> all right, let's go to robert lyles. he is 234 for roberta. robert. >> merely an ideal day today with the exception of a daytime temperature. we were about 8 to 10 degrees below seasonal averages. but if you were out at the ballpark i don't think you mind at all. clear skies and when we have clear skies that means chilly temperatures overnight. now that cold front that pushed through bringing thunderstorms and hail has now moved south into southern california. a few showers remain off the coast of southern california. a wrap around effect. it is out of our skies and that means we will warm back into seasonal averages tomorrow. a few clouds still remain out there. 67 degrees. at the coastline still mild for tomorrow. about 57 degrees expected high. you will see those mid-60s hold on inside the bay. this is the dominant weather store for the next week. high pressure over this low pressure system. it will begin building and it slowly begins to slide back into our area. muscles out that low pressure. warms us up quite nicely. 37 degrees for santa r
. >>> all right, let's go to robert lyles. he is 234 for roberta. robert. >> merely an ideal day today with the exception of a daytime temperature. we were about 8 to 10 degrees below seasonal averages. but if you were out at the ballpark i don't think you mind at all. clear skies and when we have clear skies that means chilly temperatures overnight. now that cold front that pushed through bringing thunderstorms and hail has now moved south into southern california. a few showers...
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robert lyle is at at&t with details on the heightened security tonight. robert? >> reporter: allan, not just tightened security. considering this wearing team colors is the sign of the ultimate fan. as the dodgers take to the field in warmup, wearing team colors has taken on a dramatically different definition. we talked to dodger fans who made the trip north. and they say wearing blue and white has led to some evil stairs and now worries about making it to the 9th inning. now, the dodger fans we talked to tonight say they had already purchased tickets and made the travel plans when they learned of the gruesome attack of brian stow during the first face off of the giants and dodgers and still they made the trip nonetheless. but that attack has the giants organization on heightened alert. tonight cbs 5 has learned the team has hired outside security firm landmark security and brought security from major league baseball. that's all in addition to sfpd. they have already saturated both outside and inside at&t. at this hour, no one within the giants' organization wil
robert lyle is at at&t with details on the heightened security tonight. robert? >> reporter: allan, not just tightened security. considering this wearing team colors is the sign of the ultimate fan. as the dodgers take to the field in warmup, wearing team colors has taken on a dramatically different definition. we talked to dodger fans who made the trip north. and they say wearing blue and white has led to some evil stairs and now worries about making it to the 9th inning. now, the...
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. >> i'm robert lyles. frank is off. the time now is 5 a.m. let's get a quick look at traffic and weather. take an umbrella with you. >> we are starting to see showers on hi-def doppler. all that green up into the north bay and showers through the golden gate. these showers will be widespread by this afternoon. so you want to hold on to that umbrella and we'll time that out later. >>> 101 in marin counties we are accident-free near mill valley. golden gate bridge also off to a good start. we have roadwork in the south bay. details on that coming up. but right now back to you. >> thank you. >>> six people shot inside an oakland bar and restaurant overnight. sharon chin joins us now with what may have triggered the deadly violence. had good morning. a man was denied entry at sweet jimmy's on the 300 block of broadway. detectives say he opened fire at 12:45 this morning. two were killed, four others injured critically. officers have made no arrest and have no information yet on the suspect. police say this area near jack lodged square is not a hi
. >> i'm robert lyles. frank is off. the time now is 5 a.m. let's get a quick look at traffic and weather. take an umbrella with you. >> we are starting to see showers on hi-def doppler. all that green up into the north bay and showers through the golden gate. these showers will be widespread by this afternoon. so you want to hold on to that umbrella and we'll time that out later. >>> 101 in marin counties we are accident-free near mill valley. golden gate bridge also off...
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robert lyles recently sat down with detectives and mayor quan before she put out the plan. >> reporter: this is beyond reality t.v. it is surveillance video of the making of a murder. and this is 16th street west oakland. the man in the center of your screen a hitman. unafraid that it is daylight he pulls out his gun. switching it from right to left. then covering it beneath some coverup and this is terrence thompkins murder vick talking to someone in this white sedan. within seconds the gunman passes thompkins. as thompkins turns to face him he is shot and killed instantly. his toddler daughter plays in willow park just a few feet away. >> i think that anytime someone is murdered in broad daylight i think the goal of the offender is to definitely send some kind of message. >> reporter: sergeant tony jones and his boss were the first oakland pd homicide detectives on the scene. of what would become just one of 11 murders in january alone. >> i really don't think most people in the city are aware of the case load. >> reporter: what case load? consider these numbers. there have been 34 m
robert lyles recently sat down with detectives and mayor quan before she put out the plan. >> reporter: this is beyond reality t.v. it is surveillance video of the making of a murder. and this is 16th street west oakland. the man in the center of your screen a hitman. unafraid that it is daylight he pulls out his gun. switching it from right to left. then covering it beneath some coverup and this is terrence thompkins murder vick talking to someone in this white sedan. within seconds the...
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robert lyles in tonight. robert, what are you seeing?> allen, i think the fix is n roberta gets the night off in time for me to bring you the bad news about changes in the weather. live look at our mount vaca cam. we already see the high clouds streaming into the bay area. it's first all part of a low pressure system that's sagging out of the north bay. it will ultimately make its way our way. but otherwise, it has been a beautiful day today. mostly sunny skies. we saw temperatures well into seasonal averages in the upper 60s and low 70s. we are going to see some drastic changes as allen mentioned. breezy conditions will continue to be our weather story as we move into the evening. skies will remain clear. sfo saw wind gusts at about 3 p.m. at 51 miles per hour. the latest wind gusts recorded were 238 miles per hour. we will, however, continue to see those clouds pushing in at the coast. we do see about a 50% chance of showers, first starting in the north bay, then sagging down into the east bay. that means tomorrow morning for your morn
robert lyles in tonight. robert, what are you seeing?> allen, i think the fix is n roberta gets the night off in time for me to bring you the bad news about changes in the weather. live look at our mount vaca cam. we already see the high clouds streaming into the bay area. it's first all part of a low pressure system that's sagging out of the north bay. it will ultimately make its way our way. but otherwise, it has been a beautiful day today. mostly sunny skies. we saw temperatures well into...
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in redwood shores, robert lyles, cbs 5. >> other headlines making news around the bay area tonight, target is coming to san rafael. after years of debate, the city council approved plans for a large target store. some local merchants say a big box store will hurt their businesses. others say the giant retailer will bring in jobs and money to the city. >>> the bay area is now home to a new source of solar power technology. on this earth day, gavin was on hand. project developers and electric utilities. >>> move over, blast is here. the chief option for drinkers who has lawmakers worried. >> record high prices for a modern day gold rush and not just jewelry for sale. you might be surprised what some people are willing to part with. >> golden sunshine in your easter forecast. the day the rain will arrive and when to expect it? eyewitness news continues right here on cbs 5. ,,,,,,,,,,,, we need to solve the problem. the state budget crisis threatens our economy... and our schools. loans to small businesses on hold. job creation at a standstill. 30,000 teachers already laid off. can we really a
in redwood shores, robert lyles, cbs 5. >> other headlines making news around the bay area tonight, target is coming to san rafael. after years of debate, the city council approved plans for a large target store. some local merchants say a big box store will hurt their businesses. others say the giant retailer will bring in jobs and money to the city. >>> the bay area is now home to a new source of solar power technology. on this earth day, gavin was on hand. project developers...
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robert lyles on what about behind is involved. robert. >> reporter: elizabeth, at the center of this controversy is a once popular pitcher with the new york mets. but a giants fan says what roger mcdowell pitched from the field here at at&t park was a vile threatening and homophobic rant and he said it all happened right in front of his 9-year-old twin daughters. now, it all happened last saturday during batting practice just prior to the atlanta braves taking on the giants. roger mcdowell, who is now pitching coach for the braves, was on the field when allegedly three men in the bleachers started hedging him. mcdowell in turn is accused of shouting sexually suggestive comments far too explicit for tv. right next to the trio of men was 33-year-old justin quinn and his 9-year-old twin daughters. quinn said he shouted to mcdowell, hey, there are kids here. quinn claims mcdowell unleashed him asking how much are your teeth worth? through their attorney... the family held a press conference a short time ago describing what they called
robert lyles on what about behind is involved. robert. >> reporter: elizabeth, at the center of this controversy is a once popular pitcher with the new york mets. but a giants fan says what roger mcdowell pitched from the field here at at&t park was a vile threatening and homophobic rant and he said it all happened right in front of his 9-year-old twin daughters. now, it all happened last saturday during batting practice just prior to the atlanta braves taking on the giants. roger...
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robert lyles on what caught the attention of a park ranger that led to the man's rescue. >> reporter: grizzly peak boulevard is known for two things, vistas and grizzly car plunges over the side. and few drivers survive the latter which is why jim wright's plunge fits the title miracle on grizzly peak. >> i'm lucky i could help this guy and i'm just so happy that he's okay. >> reporter: dave flores was patrolling grizzly peak boulevard at 10:30 this morning when he noticed something peculiar glistening below the road and knew he had to race into the deep. >> i ran down the hill about 200 feet in the steep ravine and -- and there was a guy in the car. and i opened the door and he was okay. >> reporter: not just any guy. the man behind the wheel, jim wright. >> he is a teacher at north gate high school. >> reporter: a popular teacher at the high school in walnut creek. wright just started spring break on monday. that is what makes this miraculous because wright was at the bottom of the ravine on monday morning when he vanished. it is when his wife reported him missing monday night. but
robert lyles on what caught the attention of a park ranger that led to the man's rescue. >> reporter: grizzly peak boulevard is known for two things, vistas and grizzly car plunges over the side. and few drivers survive the latter which is why jim wright's plunge fits the title miracle on grizzly peak. >> i'm lucky i could help this guy and i'm just so happy that he's okay. >> reporter: dave flores was patrolling grizzly peak boulevard at 10:30 this morning when he noticed...
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. >> in antioch, robert lyles, cbs 5. >>> anger, grief, and a demand for justice tonight as the survivors of the deadly san bruno explosion offered solutions for strengthening safety rules for the industry. grace lee on what they had to say. >> san bruno explosion on september 9 not only revealed a network of aging gas lines, but has a california public utilities commission realizing it needs solutions. that's why it held its first public meeting in san bruno today. hundreds attended offering their own remedies. >> it should be banned. and not the cost of the customer, either. >> the fines need to be severe to make sure pg and e takes this seriously. so what i would propose is, for the eight people that died, $100 million each. throw in another $200 million for the people that were injured. bring it to a $1 billion fine, which is the level of profit that pg and e makes in one year. >> others suggested emergency procedures be set for first responders and practice annually. what has not changed in the seven months since the explosion, the victims anger. it flaired tonight. >> there was noth
. >> in antioch, robert lyles, cbs 5. >>> anger, grief, and a demand for justice tonight as the survivors of the deadly san bruno explosion offered solutions for strengthening safety rules for the industry. grace lee on what they had to say. >> san bruno explosion on september 9 not only revealed a network of aging gas lines, but has a california public utilities commission realizing it needs solutions. that's why it held its first public meeting in san bruno today....
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robert lyles, thank you. >>> police say two men approached her and punched and kicked her.nesses helped identify the suspect and they have been arrested. >>> it sped toward them at 80 miles an hour. one woman could not escape. a train struck a car on the cal train tracks at the charleston road crossing in palo alto tonight and that's where elizabeth cook is standing by. elizabeth. >> reporter: ken, police have planned to have this intersection blocked off until about 1:00 tomorrow morning. take a look behind me. you can see the downed pedestrian crossing that the car hit after it was struck by the train. officials say the car stopped on the tracks as a result of backed up traffic in the area. >> it was just a mangled piece of tangled metal. >> an indiana couple's california vacation ends with this. at 5:00 p.m., a northbound express train struck their rental car at speeds topping 70 miles an hour. the wife who was driving the car was killed. the husband survived. he was able to escape moments before impact. nobody on the train was hurt, but all cal train service was delayed
robert lyles, thank you. >>> police say two men approached her and punched and kicked her.nesses helped identify the suspect and they have been arrested. >>> it sped toward them at 80 miles an hour. one woman could not escape. a train struck a car on the cal train tracks at the charleston road crossing in palo alto tonight and that's where elizabeth cook is standing by. elizabeth. >> reporter: ken, police have planned to have this intersection blocked off until about...
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. >> robert lyles, cbs 5. >> also tonight, police are looking for the gunman who killed a richmond motheroting. this happened last night in west oakland. police think the gunman made a mistake. elizabeth cook talked to the grandmother who learned of the woman's death just hours after seeing her. >> patrice burton was a divided mother of two children. a beloved granddaughter and a cherished friend. >> she was my granddaughter, my friend, my everything. and she was always there for me. >> glatis is patrice's grandmother. they had dinner together monday night. it would be the last time she would see her. >> it was about 9:30 and the phone kept ringing. i said well it must be an emergency or something. so i answered it and it was a sister calling and heard she got shot. about 30 minutes, her brother called me because he heard about it and he rushed over. and so he called me and said grandma, she didn't make it. i said no, you got to be kidding. > patrice was shot in this area. friends who loved her set up this small memorial. she worked two jobs, one as a lunch lady for the berkeley school di
. >> robert lyles, cbs 5. >> also tonight, police are looking for the gunman who killed a richmond motheroting. this happened last night in west oakland. police think the gunman made a mistake. elizabeth cook talked to the grandmother who learned of the woman's death just hours after seeing her. >> patrice burton was a divided mother of two children. a beloved granddaughter and a cherished friend. >> she was my granddaughter, my friend, my everything. and she was always...
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i'm robert lyles. >> frank is off today. >> i'm sydnie kohara. a wild and deadly night in oakland. eight people shot in less than three hours. two of those shootings happened within blocks of each other. sharon chen joins us now on what we've just learned about the search for suspects. sharon? >> reporter: police say they're looking for four young men who got away in a white newer model dodge avenger. at least one suspect apparently had an assault rifle as he opened fire here at the sweet jimmy's earlier this morning. officers say when the suspects were denied entry, at least one of them fired random shots in the restaurant and bar around 12:45 this morning. detectives say six people got shot. two men died. one of them, 27 years old. the other, unidentified. the four wounded went to the hospital. two men are critically injured. two women listed in stable condition. the manager of sweet jimmy's told me that 10-15 family and friends were playing video games when the gunfire erupted. apparently, the restaurant had no security. now, just around the corner, a little more than an hour la
i'm robert lyles. >> frank is off today. >> i'm sydnie kohara. a wild and deadly night in oakland. eight people shot in less than three hours. two of those shootings happened within blocks of each other. sharon chen joins us now on what we've just learned about the search for suspects. sharon? >> reporter: police say they're looking for four young men who got away in a white newer model dodge avenger. at least one suspect apparently had an assault rifle as he opened fire here...
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robert lyles. >> reporter: the husband and wife are big dodgers fans and have been going to opening games for more than a decade. they were walking out with their daughter when they heard the first punch and turned to see what was happening to brian stowe the giants fan from santa cruz. >> we heard a punch, at least that's what i heard, a solid punch to the head and we saw the victim, brian, get knocked to ground and he just fell over like a log, straight to the ground, back of his head onto ground. at that point the attacker, one of them, came over and started kicking him in the head and that's when i decided i was going to get involved at least get over there and chase them away if not get involved myself. unknown to me they started following me and i got up to the thug kicking him and i was yelling at him get off him and he tried to again punch him but he was so drunk he basically almost fell over, looked at me and kind of came toward me but i think at that point he realized there were a couple more people behind me and his friend, the other thug pulled him back and they started backin
robert lyles. >> reporter: the husband and wife are big dodgers fans and have been going to opening games for more than a decade. they were walking out with their daughter when they heard the first punch and turned to see what was happening to brian stowe the giants fan from santa cruz. >> we heard a punch, at least that's what i heard, a solid punch to the head and we saw the victim, brian, get knocked to ground and he just fell over like a log, straight to the ground, back of his...
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. >> i'm robert lyles. frank has the morning off. the time is 4:30. >> let's get a quick look at traffic and weather. we'll start off with kristy seifkin and back-to-work monday. >> and back to sprinkles, as well. a little bet ofmoisture this morning, grab the umbrella. hi-def doppler showing us a little green out there, light showers into the north bay and that system will continue to drop to the south and bring showers to most of the bay area. gianna has traffic. >> right now so far, so good. live look at the golden gate bridge problem-free. we'll have more coming up but back to you. >> thank you. >>> gunfire kills two people and wounds four others inside an oakland bar and restaurant. >> sharon chin joins us from oakland where the shots rang out early this morning. sharon, good morning. what's the latest? >> reporter: good morning. the investigation continues. police have closed off the 300 block of broadway street. police say that six people were shot inside this sweet jimmy's restaurant and bar at about 12:45 this morning when a
. >> i'm robert lyles. frank has the morning off. the time is 4:30. >> let's get a quick look at traffic and weather. we'll start off with kristy seifkin and back-to-work monday. >> and back to sprinkles, as well. a little bet ofmoisture this morning, grab the umbrella. hi-def doppler showing us a little green out there, light showers into the north bay and that system will continue to drop to the south and bring showers to most of the bay area. gianna has traffic. >>...
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i'm robert lyle live at&t.e baseball rivalry that brought out an unprecedented number of companies cops. >>> a judge rules on the disputed origin of facebook. >> good evening i'm allen martin. >> i'm da
i'm robert lyle live at&t.e baseball rivalry that brought out an unprecedented number of companies cops. >>> a judge rules on the disputed origin of facebook. >> good evening i'm allen martin. >> i'm da
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as robert lyles shows us, shark experts do have some theories about what may be causing the deaths. >> reporter: they have survived not one, but five mass extinctions. >> which is why we're concerned. >> reporter: concerned that the spotted leopard shark is now dying in the waters of redwood shores. >> my first gut reaction is that this is a very hearty sea piece that's been taken out. >> we've never seen sharks, and now this is two this less than a week. >> reporter: in less than a week, at least a dozen carcasses of the bottom-feeding sharks have washed up on the shallow canal that feeds into san francisco bay. >> all the time we've lived here, we've never seen any dead sharks. maybe it's coincidence. >> reporter: maybe not. because our cameras captured more than a shark die-off. we found this one swimming yards from a decomposing leopard shark. it swam in small circles for hours, then flipping on the surface, completely out of character, say researchers. >> what suggests to you that he's disoriented? >> he almost came out of the water just a few times, right up on the shore. >> rep
as robert lyles shows us, shark experts do have some theories about what may be causing the deaths. >> reporter: they have survived not one, but five mass extinctions. >> which is why we're concerned. >> reporter: concerned that the spotted leopard shark is now dying in the waters of redwood shores. >> my first gut reaction is that this is a very hearty sea piece that's been taken out. >> we've never seen sharks, and now this is two this less than a week. >>...
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robert lyle on what caught the attention of a park ranger that led to this man's rescue. >> grizzly deep boulevard is known for two things, its vista and car plunges over the side, and few drivers survive the latter, which is why 53-year- old jim wright's 200-foot plunge aptly fits the title "miracle on grizzly peak." >> i feel luckien could help this guy. i'm so happy that he's okay. >> reporter: he noticed something peculiar. he races into the deep. >> i ran down the hill. about 200 feet, a steep ravine, and there was a guy in the car. i opened the door to make sure he was okay. >> reporter: not just any guy. the man behind the wheel -- >> a teacher at the high school. >> reporter: a popular byiology and zoology teacher at the high school in walnut creek. wright had just started spring break on monday. that's what makes this crash miraculous, because wright had been at the bottom of that oakland hills ravine since monday morning when he vanished. his wife reported him missing monday night; but with no cell phone, there were no calls for help, so wright spent four days and four nights w
robert lyle on what caught the attention of a park ranger that led to this man's rescue. >> grizzly deep boulevard is known for two things, its vista and car plunges over the side, and few drivers survive the latter, which is why 53-year- old jim wright's 200-foot plunge aptly fits the title "miracle on grizzly peak." >> i feel luckien could help this guy. i'm so happy that he's okay. >> reporter: he noticed something peculiar. he races into the deep. >> i ran...
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. >> in oakland, robert lyles, cbs 5. >>> the race is on to repair a damaged pipe in capatola before the rain hits tomorrow. two flash floods last week sent more than two feet of water through a mobile home park and caused significant damage to the downtown area. the flooding was caused by a failure of a storm drain. city leaders say a replacement pipe arrived yesterday and they hope to have the work finished before any rain comes tomorrow. >>> it's been called spring cleaning for the driveway. what the city is offering to do for free to your old unused car. why some people are saying no thanks. >>> new jobless numbers out today. how the situation in the area fits. >>> and back into the wild. the yearlong effort to get this falcon back into the sky. ,,,, [ banker ] when ashley's violin teacher told her parents she was gifted, they were thrilled. she's a natural vibrato. oh. we started saving for this music camp in vermont. so i told them about some of the wells fargo online savings tools like my savings plan, which helps them set up and monitor a savings goal. until we found out that
. >> in oakland, robert lyles, cbs 5. >>> the race is on to repair a damaged pipe in capatola before the rain hits tomorrow. two flash floods last week sent more than two feet of water through a mobile home park and caused significant damage to the downtown area. the flooding was caused by a failure of a storm drain. city leaders say a replacement pipe arrived yesterday and they hope to have the work finished before any rain comes tomorrow. >>> it's been called spring...
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. >>> let's check in with robert lyles. manning the radar tonight for us. robert? >> i am. because that means something wintery this way comes. we first take a look here at the first indicator of what is about to happen with our weather. high clouds are already streaming into the bay area. right now this does not have a lot of precipitation with it. but just wait, it is on its way. inland areas for this evening are expected to be 61 degrees. breezy conditions at sfo. we saw 51 miles per hour gusts. that has diminished to 48 miles per hour. temperatures in the mid-50s. and they hold on at the coastline. it will be a rain-out starting tonight, late tonight after midnight. and then well into tomorrow, where we will continue to see those showers spread throughout the bay area. so heads up as you start your morning commute tomorrow. certainly we will see some rain out there. and it is all because of this low pressure system that is sagging out of the pacific northwest and bringing some showers and some snowfall to oregon. we are not going to see that. but we will see the much co
. >>> let's check in with robert lyles. manning the radar tonight for us. robert? >> i am. because that means something wintery this way comes. we first take a look here at the first indicator of what is about to happen with our weather. high clouds are already streaming into the bay area. right now this does not have a lot of precipitation with it. but just wait, it is on its way. inland areas for this evening are expected to be 61 degrees. breezy conditions at sfo. we saw 51...
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robert lyles, now with more on the case that includes a novel interpretation of the 14th amendment. >reporter: the department of corrections sees him as a he, yet inmate 79267 is lyra lisa stevens, with high dose estrogen. prescribed and injected by prison doctors, paid for by your tax dollars. but corrections says that's where it ends. in documents we've secured, the department writes, sexual reassignment surgery is not a covered benefit. at this time, it's denied. but stevens, convicted in 2002 for the shotgun murder of a san bernardino woman over a $400 clothing debt, sued the state. we uncovered this letter from 2008. stevens wrote the court, saying i believe i am entitled to this relief because it is vital to the due process of my rehabilitation. what rehabilitation? stevens developed a brain tumor while behind bars that had to be surgically removed. a prison doctor believed the tumor was connected to the high dose estrogen and reduced the hormone. but that's the twist. the doctor wrote, the current dose appears to be inadequate to accomplish and maintain femininization quality o
robert lyles, now with more on the case that includes a novel interpretation of the 14th amendment. >reporter: the department of corrections sees him as a he, yet inmate 79267 is lyra lisa stevens, with high dose estrogen. prescribed and injected by prison doctors, paid for by your tax dollars. but corrections says that's where it ends. in documents we've secured, the department writes, sexual reassignment surgery is not a covered benefit. at this time, it's denied. but stevens, convicted in...
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i'm robert lyles.or news headlines. >>> as many as 20 people had to rush out of a residential building that was on fire overnight in san francisco's north beach. three people suffered minor injuries as they raced out. the fire caused so much damage to the interior, it's now unlivable. >>> a standoff in vallejo over native american burial grounds could be resolved this week. a federal mediator will meet with city leaders today to try to resolve the dispute. a native american tribe has been clamped out at glen cove waterfront park for 10 days demanding vallejo change its redevelopment plans. >>> a palo alto teenager concerned about antigay bullying is acting to help others. the 13-year-old says he was deeply affected by news of the gay student at rutgers university who committed suicide. so he organized a concert in san francisco last night bringing in more than $20,000 to benefit a help line. >>> stay right where you are. a look at traffic and weather when we return in just a moment. ,, i'm a curious se
i'm robert lyles.or news headlines. >>> as many as 20 people had to rush out of a residential building that was on fire overnight in san francisco's north beach. three people suffered minor injuries as they raced out. the fire caused so much damage to the interior, it's now unlivable. >>> a standoff in vallejo over native american burial grounds could be resolved this week. a federal mediator will meet with city leaders today to try to resolve the dispute. a native american...