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we have the new details just released >>> former south bay politician, george shirakawa jr. learns his fate this morning but his troubles are not over yet. >>> let's take you live outside. wow, look at that sky. nice, bright orange for you, kind of matches marla's dress, more of a redish town on this national doughnut day, friday, june 7th. this is "today in the bay." >>> you saw the sky. now, you can see the dress. very vibrant for your start of the day. good morning. it is 4:30. i'm jon kelley. >> national doughnut day. you whet the appetite. >> i'm marla tallez for laura garcia-cannon. let's get a look at the forecast with christina loren. >>> i don't think anyone has mentioned it yet. happy friday, ladies and gentlemen! you made it. it is going to be a hot one, temperatures hotter than any day we have seen so far this year. right now, we are starting out pretty cool. we are at 55 in concord, 61, sunnyvale, 55 degrees to start the day in livermore as we head throughout the day. we are talking about triple digit. i'll break it all down for you coming up. first, let's find
we have the new details just released >>> former south bay politician, george shirakawa jr. learns his fate this morning but his troubles are not over yet. >>> let's take you live outside. wow, look at that sky. nice, bright orange for you, kind of matches marla's dress, more of a redish town on this national doughnut day, friday, june 7th. this is "today in the bay." >>> you saw the sky. now, you can see the dress. very vibrant for your start of the day....
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for a run off, the drop two vote getters among seven candidates if supervisor to replace george shirakawa jr. >> 20 major league baseball players could face suspensions up to 100 games investigating a miami clinic that sold performance-enhancing drugs including oakland a's pitcher and former giant cabrera. katie marzullo has dailies at 6:00. >> den more wries control volunteers from the bay area are headed to oakland to help in the recovery from several devastating tornadoes the team will join a dozen other bay area red cross workers already on the ground there. >> if you liked yesterday, you will like today, in fact, i appreciate kristen mentioning ground hog day is what we will have. as we look toward the future the heat is on and i give you an update on how hot it will be this week. >> we have a brand new problem that could hatcher your commute to sfo and we will tell you about that but, the bay bridge toll plaza is moving smoothly into san francisco. >> this morning, the super bowl champion ravens will visit president obama at the white house but one of the most important players from th
for a run off, the drop two vote getters among seven candidates if supervisor to replace george shirakawa jr. >> 20 major league baseball players could face suspensions up to 100 games investigating a miami clinic that sold performance-enhancing drugs including oakland a's pitcher and former giant cabrera. katie marzullo has dailies at 6:00. >> den more wries control volunteers from the bay area are headed to oakland to help in the recovery from several devastating tornadoes the...
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stunning new charge this morning against already disgraced former santa clara supervisor george shirakawa jr. under a new arrest warrant for the biggest campaign scandals in recent years. >> good morning, the prosecution is tying shirakawa to a fraudulent campaign flyer that tanked one candidate for city council. matt keller is in san jose with the story. matt? >>guest: here is a copy of the felony complaint filed against george shirakawa this morning. right now a press conference is being held by the district attorney. they announced they are now filing a felony charge of false impersonation against george shirakawa. the district attorney confirms the charge came after he gave a d.n.a. sample when arrested in march. the sample matched cells from a flyer with a communist flag sent out in a city council race appearing to be from another candidate. the d.a. is everyone whatting him because it said the flyer appeared to come from her campaign. a former aide to shirakawa won the election and shirakawa denied involvement back in 2010 and is scheduled to be sentenced friday for misusing campaign f
stunning new charge this morning against already disgraced former santa clara supervisor george shirakawa jr. under a new arrest warrant for the biggest campaign scandals in recent years. >> good morning, the prosecution is tying shirakawa to a fraudulent campaign flyer that tanked one candidate for city council. matt keller is in san jose with the story. matt? >>guest: here is a copy of the felony complaint filed against george shirakawa this morning. right now a press conference...
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we have the new details just released >>> former south bay politician, george shirakawa jr.his fate this morning but his troubles are not over yet. >>> let's take you live outside. wow, look at that sky. nice, bright orange for you, kind of matches marla's dress, more of a redish town on this national doughnut day, friday, june 7th. this is "today in the bay."
we have the new details just released >>> former south bay politician, george shirakawa jr.his fate this morning but his troubles are not over yet. >>> let's take you live outside. wow, look at that sky. nice, bright orange for you, kind of matches marla's dress, more of a redish town on this national doughnut day, friday, june 7th. this is "today in the bay."
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--un juez del condado de santa clara no dicto sentencia al ex supervisor de ese condado george shirakawa jr sentencia por corrupcion pero el juez "philip penny- packer" dijo que la corte contra shirakawa continuara el 19 de julio proximo... ---el politico enfrenta una sentencia de un aÑo luego de declararse culpable en marzo por manejo indebido de fondos publicos. cesar ---miles de dolares en multas tendra que pagar una compaÑia de redwood city, por cobrar de mas a gente a la que le remolcaron el carro de alguna propiedad privada. ---como nos cuenta pilar niÑo, ademas tendran que restituir dinero a cientos de personas. pkg la compania specialty towing que tiene una de sus oficinas en la calle middlefield de redwood city, y su titular isabel trujillo tendran que pagar mas de 42 mil dolares como parte de un acuerdo judicial, despues de que la fiscalia de san mateo iniciara una investigacion contra ellos por cobrar tarifas excesivas a los duenos de carros que remolcaban de propiedades privadas. chuck finney/fiscalia de san mateo-asuntos del consumidor :24 7:43 people being charge a la gente le
--un juez del condado de santa clara no dicto sentencia al ex supervisor de ese condado george shirakawa jr sentencia por corrupcion pero el juez "philip penny- packer" dijo que la corte contra shirakawa continuara el 19 de julio proximo... ---el politico enfrenta una sentencia de un aÑo luego de declararse culpable en marzo por manejo indebido de fondos publicos. cesar ---miles de dolares en multas tendra que pagar una compaÑia de redwood city, por cobrar de mas a gente a la que le...
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. >> santa clara county holding a special election for someone to take over for george shirakawa jr. they need 50% of the vote. he was forced to leave the board of supervisors after pleading guilty to abusing public funds. he is now expected to be sentenced this friday. it is also election day in several other bay area counties, in contra costa county, hercules residents will vote on measure a, which will raise taxes on utilities to bring in more revenue. the bolinas-stinson school district voting on a parcel tax. and watsonville measure would allow them to annex two plots of land for urban development. >> you say it with passion. >> i am passionate about the forecast too. christina loren? >> you can rock the boat. you can rock the boat, because we are going to see some winds picking up a little bit later on today. you know what? nothing that warrants any sort of advisory over the bay. it is going to be pretty nice the next couple of days. offshore winds pick up and it gets down right choppy. we show you how crystal clear it is for the time being. mostly clear conditions that will no
. >> santa clara county holding a special election for someone to take over for george shirakawa jr. they need 50% of the vote. he was forced to leave the board of supervisors after pleading guilty to abusing public funds. he is now expected to be sentenced this friday. it is also election day in several other bay area counties, in contra costa county, hercules residents will vote on measure a, which will raise taxes on utilities to bring in more revenue. the bolinas-stinson school...
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. >>> a curve ball today at the sentencing of george shirakawa jr. the judge worries he may now be a witness in a new case filed this week against the federal leader. he's plead guilty to 12 charges including perjury. nbc bay area's damian is live. >> reporter: >> well shirakawa was supposed to be sentenced today on the 12 charges and arraigned on the new charge of impersonating a political opponent. but it's the new charge that's creating new charges here. shirakawa comes from the courtroom surrounded by his lawyers and one of those lawyers asked the judge to dismiss himself. the judge thought the plea was going to take care of future charges against shir kau what. it's for a 2010 mailout. they were in a close city council race at the time and now he is a councilman in san jose. now the court is stuck in a dilemma. what to do with the ornl nal plea deal and how to handle the case where the judge may become a witness because of his involvement in the original plea deal. >> the normal remedy in cases like this is you allow the person to withdraw their
. >>> a curve ball today at the sentencing of george shirakawa jr. the judge worries he may now be a witness in a new case filed this week against the federal leader. he's plead guilty to 12 charges including perjury. nbc bay area's damian is live. >> reporter: >> well shirakawa was supposed to be sentenced today on the 12 charges and arraigned on the new charge of impersonating a political opponent. but it's the new charge that's creating new charges here. shirakawa comes...
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supervisor george shirakawa, jr. resigned in march amid charges of misusing public funds. there are six candidates on the ballot to replace him. if a runoff is needed it will be july 30. >>> the new bay bridge light show is having some problems. our political insider phil matier reports in this morning's "chronicle" that the $8 million light show is having technical difficulties. some 25,000 l.e.d.s won't come on and others just won't turn off. organizers are scrambling to figure out what's wrong and how it fix it. >>> a bay area carjacking suspect wanted for murder in oregon is due in court today. authorities say jeffrey boyce kidnapped a man in rohnert park and attempted to carjack a woman in greenbrae. the suspect is being held without bond and is scheduled to be arraigned in san rafael today on a long list of charges. >>> opening statements expected this afternoon in a trial of two men accused in an attack on a teenager. the girl was he raped outside richmond high school. kpix 5's cate caugiran on the crime in the unusual legal twist in the trial. >>> reporter: it's be
supervisor george shirakawa, jr. resigned in march amid charges of misusing public funds. there are six candidates on the ballot to replace him. if a runoff is needed it will be july 30. >>> the new bay bridge light show is having some problems. our political insider phil matier reports in this morning's "chronicle" that the $8 million light show is having technical difficulties. some 25,000 l.e.d.s won't come on and others just won't turn off. organizers are scrambling to...
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costing taxpayers $1 million to elect a replacement for former santa clara county supervisor george shirakawa, jr. who is charged with abusing public funds. kpix 5's len ramirez with more on the candidates. >>> reporter: election day is on tuesday, but east san jose resident mariel caballero is one of those who voted early. >> this election is very important to me. >> reporter: it's the special election to replace disgraced supervisor george shirakawa who is up on felony charges for misuse of public funds and using campaign contributions to gamble at casinos. >> the public expects their elected officials to be trustworthy and to do the public good and then to hear that someone was misusing public funds was disappointing and discouraging. >> i would very much appreciate your support. >> reporter: of the six candidates running to replace shirakawa in district 2, teresa alvarado and cindy chavez are the front-runners. alvarado is running as the reform candidate. she is an engineer who never held public office but has experience running nonprofits and recently managed the communications office of the
costing taxpayers $1 million to elect a replacement for former santa clara county supervisor george shirakawa, jr. who is charged with abusing public funds. kpix 5's len ramirez with more on the candidates. >>> reporter: election day is on tuesday, but east san jose resident mariel caballero is one of those who voted early. >> this election is very important to me. >> reporter: it's the special election to replace disgraced supervisor george shirakawa who is up on felony...
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will be a few weeks before voters pick a replacement for santa clara county supervisor george shirakawa, jr. in yesterday's special election. former san jose vice mayor cindy chavez finished with 41%, 31 voted for teresa alvarado. there were among -- they were among the six candidates on the ballot since no one got a majority of the 50%, chavez faces a july 30th runoff with alvarado. shirakawa resigned from the district 2 seat in march part of a plea deal on charges that he misused public and campaign funds. he is due to be sentenced on friday. >>> in contra costa county, voters in hercules have passed a tax hike aimed to ease the city's financial crisis. measure a needs a simple majority and leads 71-29%. it will increase the utility user tax and extend it to include previously untaxed bills like cable tv. >>> time now is 4:36. what did you say? this is the last cool weather day? >> yeah. after this, we are going to start to heat up. we are going to crank these numbers up probably going to see some numbers moving to the 90s and triple digits possible. but today we have some low clouds and
will be a few weeks before voters pick a replacement for santa clara county supervisor george shirakawa, jr. in yesterday's special election. former san jose vice mayor cindy chavez finished with 41%, 31 voted for teresa alvarado. there were among -- they were among the six candidates on the ballot since no one got a majority of the 50%, chavez faces a july 30th runoff with alvarado. shirakawa resigned from the district 2 seat in march part of a plea deal on charges that he misused public and...
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two days before he is due to be sentenced, disgraced former santa clara county supervisor george shirakawa, jr. is in more trouble with the law. prosecutors brought new charges against him for being involved in a dirty campaign trick in 2010. george shirakawa is accused of impersonating a candidate. he mailed fake flyers appearing to come from her aimed at destroying her reputation. the district attorney has the dna to prove george shirakawa is guilty. >> the dna from the stamp matched george shirakawa. >> prosecutors say george shirakawa turned himself in this morning, booked and released. >>> a run off election has been set for july 30 in the race to replace george shirakawa. she fell short of the 50% required to win during yesterday's election. she received 41% followed by another who had 31% of the vote. elections officials say they are still counting some mail-in ballots but not enough left to put her over the top. >>> boundy found. ktvu's patti lee is -- body found. ktvu's patti lee is live with the man who found the body. >> reporter: he found something right here in this corner that ha
two days before he is due to be sentenced, disgraced former santa clara county supervisor george shirakawa, jr. is in more trouble with the law. prosecutors brought new charges against him for being involved in a dirty campaign trick in 2010. george shirakawa is accused of impersonating a candidate. he mailed fake flyers appearing to come from her aimed at destroying her reputation. the district attorney has the dna to prove george shirakawa is guilty. >> the dna from the stamp matched...
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officials will plan a run off election to decide we fills the seat last by disgraced supervisor george shirakawa jr. there were seven candidates, and the top two vote getters will be in the run off because no one got 50 percent. voters in hercules approved a hike in utility tax passed with 70 percent approval. the utility taxes go up to 8 percent from the 6 percent right now. the revenue keeps the police department in hercules at current staffing levels. >> a mom and dad are hospitalized after a horrifying traffic accident that killed their son. the boy's father gilbert gil was driving very fast on paseo padre parkway in fremont yesterday. he lost control of the vehicle, hit a tree, and the honda slit -- split if half. the boy was in the back seat and landed in a yard where he died. the father could face charges. >> new details of a violent crime spree and manhunt in oakland. the police released a photo of this man, who suspected of two shooting, three carjackings, and two possible kidnappings in the span of an hour yesterday morning. police say the spree ended when three crashed into a light pole
officials will plan a run off election to decide we fills the seat last by disgraced supervisor george shirakawa jr. there were seven candidates, and the top two vote getters will be in the run off because no one got 50 percent. voters in hercules approved a hike in utility tax passed with 70 percent approval. the utility taxes go up to 8 percent from the 6 percent right now. the revenue keeps the police department in hercules at current staffing levels. >> a mom and dad are hospitalized...
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. >>> a new charge coming against former santa clara county supervisor, george shirakawa jr., when hesentenced tomorrow, he will be arraigned on one more charge, felony impersonation. police say he mailed phoney fliers meant to discredit a city council candidate in 2010. that flier was meant to look like it was from magdalena corosco's campaign. evidence found on one of the mailers matches his dna. >>> for now, 5:50. wine, t in a can, the airline that's serving that >>> how much google interns make? it is a lot. ahead in business news. >>> we take you to downtown san jose. some construction cones. isn't that beautiful? this is all for president obama. he arrives at 6:00 and going to stay the night in downtown. >> great-looking orange. >>> the notoriously cheap spirit airlines has found another way to cut corners. it is now serving up wine in a can. the low cost carrier is offering two wines, courtesy of friends fun wine. the airline likes the wine because it is easier to store on planes which has limited storage space. they weigh less than bottles. the down size, 6% alcohol. sutter ho
. >>> a new charge coming against former santa clara county supervisor, george shirakawa jr., when hesentenced tomorrow, he will be arraigned on one more charge, felony impersonation. police say he mailed phoney fliers meant to discredit a city council candidate in 2010. that flier was meant to look like it was from magdalena corosco's campaign. evidence found on one of the mailers matches his dna. >>> for now, 5:50. wine, t in a can, the airline that's serving that...
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. >>> a new charge against former santa clara county supervisor, george shirakawa jr. sentenced tomorrow. he will also be arraigned on a brand new charge, felly impersonation. police say he mailed phoney flyers meant to discredit a city council candidate in 2010. the flier was meant to look like it was from magdalena corosco's campaign. the d.a.'s office says evidence found of one of the mailers matches shirakawa's dna. >>> we are going to lose clouds much earlier than any other day. good morning to you, jon and marla. good morning to you at home. san jose. a beautiful start to the day here. what a cool picture we have to show you. as you can see, those low clouds coming in. we still have a sliver of sunshine. low clouds which are dropping off as we head throughout the day today. we're going to lose that cloud cover by about 10:00 a.m. we are in the 50s right now. your futurecast tells that story between 10:00 and 11:00. mostly sunny conditions across the greater bay area. we continue the futurecast at 3:00. here is difference between yesterday and today. we had that b
. >>> a new charge against former santa clara county supervisor, george shirakawa jr. sentenced tomorrow. he will also be arraigned on a brand new charge, felly impersonation. police say he mailed phoney flyers meant to discredit a city council candidate in 2010. the flier was meant to look like it was from magdalena corosco's campaign. the d.a.'s office says evidence found of one of the mailers matches shirakawa's dna. >>> we are going to lose clouds much earlier than any...
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. >>> another felony charge for former santa clara county supervisor george shirakawa, jr. the d.a.'office is challenging him with impersonating former -- charging him with impersonating former city council candidate magdalena carrasco. prosecutors say shirakawa's dna was found on a stamp on a fraudulent campaign mailer sent back in 2010. the mailer claimed to be from carrasco's campaign but showed her photo next to an image of the flag of communist vietnam. carrasco lost a close race to xavier campos. >> he was a county policy aide to mr. shirakawa and mr. shirakawa had supported campos in the election he was running. >> shirakawa is set to be arraigned tomorrow the same day he will be sentenced for misusing money. >>> there is a charge against a man accused of stealing from bags at sfo. the baggage handler george reyes was arrested. stolen items were found in his car and home. he was in court yesterday and a new count of embezzlement was added. >>> no knives allowed. the tsa is abandoning a plan to let passengers carry small knives on planes. that decision comes three months after
. >>> another felony charge for former santa clara county supervisor george shirakawa, jr. the d.a.'office is challenging him with impersonating former -- charging him with impersonating former city council candidate magdalena carrasco. prosecutors say shirakawa's dna was found on a stamp on a fraudulent campaign mailer sent back in 2010. the mailer claimed to be from carrasco's campaign but showed her photo next to an image of the flag of communist vietnam. carrasco lost a close race...
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special election being held today to replace a disgraced santa clara county supervisor, george shirakawa jr the board of supervisors after he admitted to abusing public funds. seven candidates are vying to replace him. he will be sentenced on friday. >>> the "today" show is next. we'll be back at 7:25 with a live local news update and every half hour after that. >> and you and i are back at 11:00 to start it up and update you throughout the day. that's what's happening on "today in the bay." thanks a lot for joining us. we will see you tomorrow. >> have a great tuesday, everyone. >>> good morning. developing now, top commanders to come face to face today with lawmakers who want answers over a rash of sex assaults in the military. this as a new case emerges within the renowned football program. >>> new this morning, oscar pistorius makes his first court appearance in months overnight. why the prosecutors want more time in the murder case against the olympic sprinter. and harrowing delivery, a frantic call to 911 as a mother carrying twins goes into labor on the side of a highway. >> his lips
special election being held today to replace a disgraced santa clara county supervisor, george shirakawa jr the board of supervisors after he admitted to abusing public funds. seven candidates are vying to replace him. he will be sentenced on friday. >>> the "today" show is next. we'll be back at 7:25 with a live local news update and every half hour after that. >> and you and i are back at 11:00 to start it up and update you throughout the day. that's what's happening...
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. >>> not only will george shirakawa jr.ed later today, the former santa clara supervisor will be arraigned on new charges, felony impersonation. police say they have dna evidence linking him to focus fliers mailed out in 2010 meant to discredit a competing city council candidate. he is being punished today for using campaign funds to fuel a gambling addiction, something he pleaded guilty to back in march. hi his attorneys telling us he took that plea for leniency. >> elsewhere in the south bay, how about some proof controversy i good for business. this morning, a gourmet gimmick in the south bay is attracting police. >>> psycho donuts says threats ofyko violence have been made against psycho donuts. >> reporter: people have been lined up at this location here in campbell. they want to get there. you are looking at a foie gra. the sale of this is considered inhumane. they fatten up ducks and grease and that's what makes foie gras. many people online have been jun s upset about this. they say they are a long d-time customer.
. >>> not only will george shirakawa jr.ed later today, the former santa clara supervisor will be arraigned on new charges, felony impersonation. police say they have dna evidence linking him to focus fliers mailed out in 2010 meant to discredit a competing city council candidate. he is being punished today for using campaign funds to fuel a gambling addiction, something he pleaded guilty to back in march. hi his attorneys telling us he took that plea for leniency. >> elsewhere...
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>>> it will be a few weeks before santa clara county gets a replacement for supervisor george shirakawa, jr. in yesterday's special election, former san jose vice mayor cindy chavez finished with 41% of the vote. 31% voted for teresa alvarado. they were among six candidates on the ballot. since no one got a majority, chavez faces a july 30th runiot with alvarado a valley water district official, a july 30th runoff. shirakawa resigned in march part of a plea deal on charges he misused public and campaign funds. he will be sentenced friday. >>> in contra costa county, voters in hercules have passed a tax hike measure aimed at easing the city's financial crisis. measure a needs just a simple majority and leads 71-29%. it will increase the utility user tax and extend it to include previously untaxed bills like cable tv. >>> coming up, car safety concerns from two big automakers. why one is refusing to issue a recall. >> military leaders get a grilling on capitol hill. how they are vowing to fix the problem of sexual assaults in the armed forces. >> and apple's planned spaceship campus is the ta
>>> it will be a few weeks before santa clara county gets a replacement for supervisor george shirakawa, jr. in yesterday's special election, former san jose vice mayor cindy chavez finished with 41% of the vote. 31% voted for teresa alvarado. they were among six candidates on the ballot. since no one got a majority, chavez faces a july 30th runiot with alvarado a valley water district official, a july 30th runoff. shirakawa resigned in march part of a plea deal on charges he misused...
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. >>> another felony charge for former santa clara county supervisor george shirakawa, jr. the d.a.'s office is charging him with impersonating former san jose city council candidate magdalena carrasco. prosecutors say shirakawa's dna was found on a stamp on a fraudulent campaign mailer sent in 2010. the mailer claimed to be from carrasco's campaign but showed her photo next to an image of a flag of communist vietnam. carrasco lost a close race to xavier campos. >> xavier campos was a county policy aide to mr. shirakawa and mr. shirakawa had financially supported campos in the election he was running. >> shirakawa is set to be arraigned tomorrow. the same day he is to be sentenced for misusing public money and campaign funds. >>> no knives allowed. the tsa is abandoning a plan to let passengers carry small knives on to planes. the decision comes three months after the agency proposed loosening its rules for carry ons. it didn't set well with flight attendants and lawmakers who side it would put passengers and crews at risk. >> 20 minutes now before 7:00. a serious health warning for
. >>> another felony charge for former santa clara county supervisor george shirakawa, jr. the d.a.'s office is charging him with impersonating former san jose city council candidate magdalena carrasco. prosecutors say shirakawa's dna was found on a stamp on a fraudulent campaign mailer sent in 2010. the mailer claimed to be from carrasco's campaign but showed her photo next to an image of a flag of communist vietnam. carrasco lost a close race to xavier campos. >> xavier campos...
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. >>> not only will george shirakawa jr.ntenced today later on but the former county clara supervisor will be arraigned on a brand new charge, specifically felony emper son nation. they have information linking him to information meant to discredit a city council candidate. he is being punished today for using campaign funds to fuel a gambling addiction, something he pleaded guilty to march. he took that plea in exchange for leniency. his punishment will likely be supervised probation >>> get ready for triple digit temperatures depending on where you live. >> let's get jon a misty. >>> i always wish i could get to that point where i say, fetch me a misty mate. >> beautiful start to the day here in the bay area, 55 degrees. right now, 75 in palm springs where you will be headed later on. they are going to see highs close to 107 today. mr. president, of course, as mike said, we thank you for choosing us. make sure you are ready for that heat down south. it is going to be a scorcher. for us, we are really not going to see any e
. >>> not only will george shirakawa jr.ntenced today later on but the former county clara supervisor will be arraigned on a brand new charge, specifically felony emper son nation. they have information linking him to information meant to discredit a city council candidate. he is being punished today for using campaign funds to fuel a gambling addiction, something he pleaded guilty to march. he took that plea in exchange for leniency. his punishment will likely be supervised probation...
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. >>> george shirakawa, jr. is scheduled to be sentenced this afternoon at the san jose hall of justice. he reached a plea deal in march resigning his seat and pleading guilty to several charges involving the misuse of public money and campaign funds. but there could be a delay because of a new unrelated charge against him this week. in that case he is accused of being involved in fraudulent campaign mailers attacking a san jose city council candidate back in 2010. >>> u.s. stock futures rose this morning after the may jobs report came out. global markets gained ground too. the labor department says the economy added 175,000 jobs in may indicating steady hiring. the unemployment rate rose to 7.6%. it's considered a good sign because more people are looking at work instead of staying on the sidelines. >>> coming up, you don't often see an alligator on the road. the 911 call police didn't believe. >> bogus shark warnings in northern california beaches. the one theory about who is behind it. >> ladies, the key to p
. >>> george shirakawa, jr. is scheduled to be sentenced this afternoon at the san jose hall of justice. he reached a plea deal in march resigning his seat and pleading guilty to several charges involving the misuse of public money and campaign funds. but there could be a delay because of a new unrelated charge against him this week. in that case he is accused of being involved in fraudulent campaign mailers attacking a san jose city council candidate back in 2010. >>> u.s....
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. >>> tomorrow is the special election in santa clara county's district 2 to replace george shirakawa, jr. on the board of supervisors. he resigned in march part of a plea deal on charges that he misused public and campaign funds. he is due to be sentenced this friday. there are six candidates on the ballot. if no one gets majority of the votes, a top two will have a runoff on july 30. >>> 6:10. a health scare involving costco berries. the hepatitis outbreak that's spread to the bay area. >> and one of music's biggest names selling out at the america's cup concert series. some neighbors were actually wishing the noise was a little louder. we'll explain coming up. >> plus, pedal power. thousands of cyclists join together to spread aids awareness across the state. ,, look at 'em. living on cloud nine with that u-verse wireless receiver. you see in my day, when my mom was repainting the house, you couldn't just set up a tv in the basement. i mean, come on! nope. we could only watch tv in the rooms that had a tv outlet. yeah if we wanted to watch tv someplace else, we'd have to go to my aunt
. >>> tomorrow is the special election in santa clara county's district 2 to replace george shirakawa, jr. on the board of supervisors. he resigned in march part of a plea deal on charges that he misused public and campaign funds. he is due to be sentenced this friday. there are six candidates on the ballot. if no one gets majority of the votes, a top two will have a runoff on july 30. >>> 6:10. a health scare involving costco berries. the hepatitis outbreak that's spread to...
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>>> it will be a few weeks before santa clara county gets a replacement for supervisor george shirakawa, jr. in yesterday's special election, former san jose vice mayor cindy chavez finished with 41% of the vote. 31% voted for teresa alvarado. they were among six candidates on the ballot. so they face a july 30th runiot with chavez and alvarado. shirakawa misused public and campaign funds and will be sentenced friday. >>> in contra costa county, voters in hercules have passed a tax hike measure aimed at easing the city as financial crisis. measure a needs just a simple majority and leads 71 to 29%. it will increase the utility user tax and extend it to include previously untaxed bills like cable tv. >>> a san jose man suspected in the shooting deaths of two teenaged students is expected in court today for the first time. prosecutors haven't filed specific charges against 19- year-old matthew clifford. police arrested him in connection to a double homicide on may 26 near reinhardt drive and caribe way. investigators don't have a motive but don't think it's gang-related. >>> richmond putting
>>> it will be a few weeks before santa clara county gets a replacement for supervisor george shirakawa, jr. in yesterday's special election, former san jose vice mayor cindy chavez finished with 41% of the vote. 31% voted for teresa alvarado. they were among six candidates on the ballot. so they face a july 30th runiot with chavez and alvarado. shirakawa misused public and campaign funds and will be sentenced friday. >>> in contra costa county, voters in hercules have passed...
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. >>> tomorrow is the special election in santa clara county's district 2 to replace george shirakawa, jr. on the board of supervisors. he resigned in march part of a plea deal on charges that he misused public and campaign funds. he is due to be sentenced on friday. >>> time now is 5:11. more turbulence ahead. the latest battery issue plaguing boeing's dreamliner. >> taking the fight against aids across the state how cyclists are spreading awareness from community to community. >> llama on the lam, how police nabbed the 6-foot-tall animal. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, this one got loose yesterda tallahassee... touching off face-off between man >>> wow! a little llama drama in florida. this one got loose yesterday in tallahassee touching off a noisy little face-off between man and beast. they are stubborn, i guess. there was some screaming. there was some spitting. and a little bit of wrestling to get the llama into the trailer. still working on it. deputies used a taser, of all things. the llama is back with its owner, won't be facing charges. >> can we hear the screaming again? >> llama drama the
. >>> tomorrow is the special election in santa clara county's district 2 to replace george shirakawa, jr. on the board of supervisors. he resigned in march part of a plea deal on charges that he misused public and campaign funds. he is due to be sentenced on friday. >>> time now is 5:11. more turbulence ahead. the latest battery issue plaguing boeing's dreamliner. >> taking the fight against aids across the state how cyclists are spreading awareness from community to...
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a special election in santa clara county district 2 to replace former supervisor george shirakawa, jr deal on charges of misusing public funds and campaign contributions. shirakawa will be sentenced on friday. six candidates on the ballot and a runoff will be held next month if no one gets a majority >>> one man was killed in oakland and another went to the hospital last night near maddox drive and gormley. the victims were shot while traveling in a car. next update at 8:25. ,, ,,,, Ñáçwçñ ♪ benjaminmoore.com/bayarea. >>> it is 8:00 a.m. in the west. welcome back to "cbs this morning." senators are confronting the pentagon's top generals about sexual assault in the military today. senator mccaskill tells us why congress has to step in. >>> good news for people who wear sunscreen all the time. they tend to look younger. >>> plus, a fresh look at elvis presley before he was the king. we'll show you the photos that have just come out after 57 years. >>> but first, here's a look at today's "eye opener at 8:00." >> that senate hearing now is under way into a series of incidents that appear
a special election in santa clara county district 2 to replace former supervisor george shirakawa, jr deal on charges of misusing public funds and campaign contributions. shirakawa will be sentenced on friday. six candidates on the ballot and a runoff will be held next month if no one gets a majority >>> one man was killed in oakland and another went to the hospital last night near maddox drive and gormley. the victims were shot while traveling in a car. next update at 8:25. ,, ,,,,...
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. >>> former santa clara county supervisor george shirakawa, jr. susing public money and campaign funds. but the sentencing could be delayed because shirakawa is also being arraigned now on a new charge involving fraudulent campaign mailers. >>> it's friday. that means the weekend is upon us. here's lawrence with a peek at your all important weekend forecast. >> looks like another little mini heat wave outside as high pressure builds in overhead. a lot of sunshine coming our way as we toward the afternoon. we sun in san jose now, patchy fog in the distance, but high pressure really strenghtening today and that is going to send these temperatures soaring especially inland. along the coastline enough of a sea breeze to keep the temperatures cool. 60s at the beaches. we'll see 70s and 80s inside the bay. and even some upper 90s in the valleys. the next couple of days, going to get hot in spots. almost 100 degrees in the hottest spots inland. then we'll cool down. clouds on sunday. >>> we're going to check your "timesaver traffic" coming up next. ,, ,,
. >>> former santa clara county supervisor george shirakawa, jr. susing public money and campaign funds. but the sentencing could be delayed because shirakawa is also being arraigned now on a new charge involving fraudulent campaign mailers. >>> it's friday. that means the weekend is upon us. here's lawrence with a peek at your all important weekend forecast. >> looks like another little mini heat wave outside as high pressure builds in overhead. a lot of sunshine coming...
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. >>> a brand new charge against george shirakawa jr. when he is sentenced.tion. fliers meant to discredit magdalena corosco's campaign. evidence found on one of the mailers matches his d.n.a. we may notice some clouds. never fear, the heat is coming. christina is here to tell us about it. >>> good morning to you. good morning to you at home. those clouds are going to clear up earlier than any day so far this week. temperatures are going to end up warmer, comfortable. a little too warm for comfort in livermore at 85. we will hit 77 in places like los gatos. cool in san francisco at 64 degrees. the heat really cranks as we get into the upcoming weekend. triple digits. saturday will be the hottest. sunday, temperatures tumble. maybe a few showers. >>> it is very tough here southbound 110 heading through central san rafael on your way to the golden gate bridge. the golden gate bridge itself, low clouds, visibility okay on the span. the map shows you getting there through san rafael is the problem. the crash is at the central san rafael exit and that's what's cau
. >>> a brand new charge against george shirakawa jr. when he is sentenced.tion. fliers meant to discredit magdalena corosco's campaign. evidence found on one of the mailers matches his d.n.a. we may notice some clouds. never fear, the heat is coming. christina is here to tell us about it. >>> good morning to you. good morning to you at home. those clouds are going to clear up earlier than any day so far this week. temperatures are going to end up warmer, comfortable. a little...
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george shirakawa, jr., left the supervisors after he admitted to abusing public funds. district voting or a partial tax for school programs. watsonville would allow to an ex for development. >>> a look at the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. >>> hey, thanks, marla. it's going to be nice today and tomorrow as we see a pretty robust on-shore flow. as low clouds hug the coastline, the cool westerly flow, nice air moves inland. a nice day today and tomorrow, then we crank the heat. enjoy, 74 livermore, 63 in san francisco, might need a coach. if you want to hit the beach, not too bad, much better beach weather at the end of the week. 98 oppose friday, triple digits for saturday. check the drive with mike. >> speed limit, selling for that is. had a crash around 66, the overcrossing and clearer traffic recovering. both directions approaching coliseum 880, 580 clear, no problem. other side of the bay, approaching 101, a crash near the connector but the connector is open. we have slow south through san mateo. traditional through the airport down towards hillsdale. b
george shirakawa, jr., left the supervisors after he admitted to abusing public funds. district voting or a partial tax for school programs. watsonville would allow to an ex for development. >>> a look at the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. >>> hey, thanks, marla. it's going to be nice today and tomorrow as we see a pretty robust on-shore flow. as low clouds hug the coastline, the cool westerly flow, nice air moves inland. a nice day today and tomorrow, then we...