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sal castanedo, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, sal. >>> san leandro's mayor says i will not support a proposal to fly the flag of another country over city hall. the idea was to temporarily fly the chinese flag in place of the city flag. that sparked yesterday's protest of supporters of tibet who say the chinese flag is a signal of oppression. last night the protesters went to the city council meeting. one councilman says the idea to fly foreign flags is about unity and culture. but the mayor disagrees. >> to do it at city hall is a severe mistake. that no longer becomes a group of people celebrating the culture. it becomes our city government linking itself with the chinese government. >> reporter: after hours of debate, the city council said this is an issue they can bring up for a vote on a case-by-case basis but the mayor says he will not allow any nation's flag other than our own to fly above city hall. >>> people are buying up megamillion tickets today as the multi-state lottery game hosts its third largest jackpot ever. many lined up hoping to win the $400 million prize. the
sal castanedo, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, sal. >>> san leandro's mayor says i will not support a proposal to fly the flag of another country over city hall. the idea was to temporarily fly the chinese flag in place of the city flag. that sparked yesterday's protest of supporters of tibet who say the chinese flag is a signal of oppression. last night the protesters went to the city council meeting. one councilman says the idea to fly foreign flags is about unity and...
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live in concord, sal castanedo, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. thank you, sal. >>> a livermore man was burned and had to be airlifted after an eaum fire early this morning. this is cell phone video of the fire taken by a person who lives nearby. moments after it broke out, just after 1:00 this morning and it's not clear how the fire started but at least two apartments were damaged. at least 11 people were evacuated. firefighters say the victim had severe burns to his hands and face but also respiratory problems which is why he had to be treated immediately. >> you know, the people -- the by sleep in this apartment came out like this quickly, like that. it was really bad. >> it took about 25 minutes for fire crews to put the fire out. overall, they estimate the damage to be about $100,000. at this point, they say it's too early to tell if it's suspicious. but it remains under investigation. >>> breaking news out of san francisco regarding the corruption case involving leland yee. we want to go to john sasaki on the phone, where yee's attorney is sp
live in concord, sal castanedo, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. thank you, sal. >>> a livermore man was burned and had to be airlifted after an eaum fire early this morning. this is cell phone video of the fire taken by a person who lives nearby. moments after it broke out, just after 1:00 this morning and it's not clear how the fire started but at least two apartments were damaged. at least 11 people were evacuated. firefighters say the victim had severe burns to his hands...
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sal castanedo is in el cerrito with a look at all of the damage and the charges the driver now faces. sal? >> reporter: tori, you can still see some of the damage here. there is a cleanup crew that's arrived to clean it up. there were skid marks on the sidewalk and police say it's lucky no one was seriously injured. it was aferred midnight when police say an out-of-control compact sedan barreled on the sidewalk, took out a sign, a tree and a bus bench before plowing into a car dealership here on san pablo avenue. >> this is a pretty -- a pretty large collision scene. this is probably one of the larger ones i've seen. but it is amazing that no one got hurt. >> reporter: two witnesses told police they narrowly escaped being hurt by the car which they said traveled at entire city -- an entear city block before stopping -- entire city block before stopping. police say the 25-year-old driver tried to run away but was captured by officers. there was one passenger in the vehicle. we saw her shaken up at the scene. police say she was not seriously hurt. today we spoke to someone at the car bu
sal castanedo is in el cerrito with a look at all of the damage and the charges the driver now faces. sal? >> reporter: tori, you can still see some of the damage here. there is a cleanup crew that's arrived to clean it up. there were skid marks on the sidewalk and police say it's lucky no one was seriously injured. it was aferred midnight when police say an out-of-control compact sedan barreled on the sidewalk, took out a sign, a tree and a bus bench before plowing into a car dealership...
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live from the golden gate bridge, sal castanedo, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the second largest u.s. pharmacy chain is now facing $29 million in fines for reportedly losing track of some of its medication. cvs cannot account for 37,000 pills from its fairfield, modesto, turlock and dixon stores. this according to the dea. nearly 3,000 of those pills are for vicodin and similar pain killers. drug agents say they may have been sold on the black market and could be worth $10 each. >>> senator dianne feinstein is calling it a serious breach of the u.s. constitution. the accusations she's making against the cia and how the agency's director is responding. >>> sunny and warm around the bay area. even a bit breezy today. rosemary will be here to tell you which areas could be under a wind advisory by tonight. >>> and the reason the search for a missing malaysian plane is focusing in an entirely different location as we learn about two passengers on board with stolen passports. >>> california's senator, dianne feinstein, a making harsh accusations against the cia today that she describes as a
live from the golden gate bridge, sal castanedo, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the second largest u.s. pharmacy chain is now facing $29 million in fines for reportedly losing track of some of its medication. cvs cannot account for 37,000 pills from its fairfield, modesto, turlock and dixon stores. this according to the dea. nearly 3,000 of those pills are for vicodin and similar pain killers. drug agents say they may have been sold on the black market and could be worth $10 each....
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sal castanedo is live. >> reporter: a driver going very fast blew through this intersection at the -- here at decoto and fremont boulevard. police say an officer witnessed the crash as he was trying to pull the speeding driver over. the driver became belligerent at the taco bell. he reportedly tried to pay with a healthcare card. he hit a motorcycle killing the rider only described as a male. >> the suspect tried to get out of the vehicle and flee over a fence. the initial responding officer was finally able to catch up with him. >> reporter: as we mentioned, the driver was arrested. the violent crash took down several utility poles. we see crews waiting until officers finish the investigation to fix it. the busy intersection here has been blocked since early this morning. as of now, the suspect has been arrested. police say he will be charged with dui and other charges. the name of the person killed has not been released to the public. back to you. >> thank you. >>> in san francisco, a driver was arrested for driving under the influence after a crash involving a fire hydrant. it happ
sal castanedo is live. >> reporter: a driver going very fast blew through this intersection at the -- here at decoto and fremont boulevard. police say an officer witnessed the crash as he was trying to pull the speeding driver over. the driver became belligerent at the taco bell. he reportedly tried to pay with a healthcare card. he hit a motorcycle killing the rider only described as a male. >> the suspect tried to get out of the vehicle and flee over a fence. the initial...
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sal castanedo will be here in just a minute about what you can do to avoid the mess. look at that line of cars. >> a lot of headlights. >> good morning. i'm tori campbell. >> i'm brian flores in for dave clark. let's get your monday started here. it looks like mr. drizzle is on its way out. >> light grizzle and -- drizzle and taking out. not a lot to this system. but there is a little bit. a little line from half moon bay back to danville, san ramon. 50s on the temperatures. come down the last couple of hours. they were near 60 for a while. already a back edge to this. if you've had rain to the north, you are probably done to this. there is more to the sierra. the breeze has picked up. it will be a breezy day. rainfall projections about .10. i think that's kind of the extreme. cloudy, mild, morning drizzle. breezy for some. partly sunny, partly cloudy this afternoon. that wind will pick up. it will be more northerly by tonight. 60s and 70s. here's sal. >>> we're looking at a commute on 580 that's not great because of an earlier truck fire that did block lanes for a ti
sal castanedo will be here in just a minute about what you can do to avoid the mess. look at that line of cars. >> a lot of headlights. >> good morning. i'm tori campbell. >> i'm brian flores in for dave clark. let's get your monday started here. it looks like mr. drizzle is on its way out. >> light grizzle and -- drizzle and taking out. not a lot to this system. but there is a little bit. a little line from half moon bay back to danville, san ramon. 50s on the...
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want to check in with sal castanedo on this monday morning. is it looking at the bay bridge toll plaza? >> well, it's crowded. we haven't had any major problems on the span. we haven't had a lot of major problems but it's still very slow. the drive time is about 40 minutes and that's including the time it will take to you cross the -- you to cross the bridge but most of the time will be spent waiting on the span. as we look at the commute in san francisco, just a little while ago we were able to see it. but patchy fog now. can't see much. there's headlights. it's moderate. 580 coming in from the altamont pass to lirl, a lot of slow traffic -- to livermore, a lot of slow traffic hear. then it gets better for the ride to castro valley and look at 880 from 238 all the way down to about stevenson where there is a minor crash. traffic has been slow heading to fremont. if you are driving south, please give yourself extra time. here in the south bay, northbound 101 approaching capitol expressway, there is a crash and slow traffic for southern san jos
want to check in with sal castanedo on this monday morning. is it looking at the bay bridge toll plaza? >> well, it's crowded. we haven't had any major problems on the span. we haven't had a lot of major problems but it's still very slow. the drive time is about 40 minutes and that's including the time it will take to you cross the -- you to cross the bridge but most of the time will be spent waiting on the span. as we look at the commute in san francisco, just a little while ago we were...
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. >>> we want to head to sal castanedo. there's traffic implications.ts of the city just around the building area where it's still an active fire scene. >> muni has told us that the third street line is running as normal. that's a good thing for muni. but it's a good area to avoid because many streets are still closed. let's go and take a look at the approach to the bay bridge. 30 to 45-minute delay at the toll plaza unless you are using carpool lane. also looking at the san mateo bridge. that traffic is improved a little bit. there's a little bit of a slowdown when you get to the peninsula. highway 4 still very slow unfortunately. and so is highway 80 as you drive out towards the richmond area from hercules and pinole. here's steve. >> hold on there, sal. >> beautiful day yesterday. >> yes, it was. it was a forejis day -- gorgeous day. >> yes. some areas hardly any around san jose. had very few reports of breeze. yesterday was up there. one of the leaders of the pack. windy conditions. things are calming down it looks like a little bit. it will be anot
. >>> we want to head to sal castanedo. there's traffic implications.ts of the city just around the building area where it's still an active fire scene. >> muni has told us that the third street line is running as normal. that's a good thing for muni. but it's a good area to avoid because many streets are still closed. let's go and take a look at the approach to the bay bridge. 30 to 45-minute delay at the toll plaza unless you are using carpool lane. also looking at the san...