kerry sanders explains >> reporter: today, deandre somerville came to court on time. the 21-year-old apologizing to the judge after he says he overslept, missing his first day serving on a jury somerville, who had never been arrested, now has a criminal record for contempt and spent ten days in jail with hardened criminals. >> i saw people getting beaten >> reporter: the judge today explained the punishment the critics charge was over the top. >> mr. somerville was the only african-american on our jury and represented a very important cross section of our community. >> reporter: in addition to ten days he's already served somerville was given a year probation, 150 hours community service, and fine. >> i accept your apology. >> reporter: if somerville now completes only 30 hours of community service and speaks to prospective jurors on the importance of jury duty, the judge says he will vacate his initial contempt order. >> glad it's over? >> yeah. glad it's over >> reporter: somerville who cares for his grandfather and works at an after school program with kids says he

rather than heading to the courthouse or alerting the bailiff somerville went to work.s later he was served with a summons and appeared before a judge. the presiding judge, john kastrenakes said it delay the trial by 45 minutes and originally sentenced him to ten days behind bar, one year of probation, 150 hours of community service and a $223 fine. >> he made the decision himself that it wasn't important for him to come back to court relationship but judge kastrenakes is now reducing the probation to three months, somerville's mother says she's relieved at the decision. >> i'm glad that everything was lessened so i appreciate the judge for doing that. >> reporter: somerville now calls the experience a lesson learned. >> i'm able to tell the next person who may feel like, oh, jury duty is stupid. i don't need to come. it's not stupid. it's a civic duty. >> the judge called this a classic example of good people making bad mistakes. he's now considering expunging the contempt of court charge from his record. one of the conditions for that somerville will now have to give

>>as one of the conditions of his probation somerville must c rvg on a jury trial. he also asked to complete 30 hours of community service. >>as we take a peek outside no store was on the horizon just a beautiful weekend setting up here for the bay area. what the temperatures will be like across the bay. >>rarely everywhere looks great around the bay area this weekend everywhere is going great. so yeah we're going joy that sunshine and beautiful weather wherever you live get out there and enjoy we may not have another weekend like this for the rest the year. outside right now we've got a quiet night at sfo nicely clear skies, gentle breeze blowing around the bay area now still some 60's inside the bay in san jose 60 in redwood city right now live more checking in at 60 degrees. a cool 53 now in pacifica but clear skies 58 in san francisco 15 berkeley and 54 degrees in the napa valley so working on a nice evening now high pressure sitting over head that big ridge is going to continue to build and tomorrow lot of sunshine and beautiful weather offshore winds. nice all

. >> today deandre somerville came to court on time.he 21-year-old apologizing to the judge after he says he overslept, missing his first day serving on a jury. somerville who had never been arrested now has a criminal record for contempt and spent ten days in jail with hardened criminals. the judge today explained the punishment that critics charge was over the top. >> mr. somerville was the only african-american on our jury and represented a very important cross section of our community. >> trevor: i'm sorry, but this right here is the biggest load of bullshit i have ever seen in a long time. ( applause ) this is crap. like, you know racism is bad in america when a black man can get thrown in jail at someone else's trial. that's like some m. night shyamalan end racism. the judge is, like, the defendant is free to go but we find this black juror guilty, take him to jail! felicity huffman got only 14 days for fraud. this guy came late to jury duty and he gets ten days and a year of probation, gets community service and a fine. that puni

quentin somerville, bbc news, beirut. to chris buckler, who's in washington for us this lunchtime. chris, president trump's expected to speak in the next few minutes. within minutes, after posting on twitter that there was something big to say, the world was wondering whether it was this. many people claim that donald trump allowed turkey to invade northern syria, essentially abandoning his allies there. the kurdish, who fought alongside the americans against is. now, donald trump can say that he has worked alongside turkish forces to finally bring this is leader, by the looks of things, to capture and death, something the americans have long wanted, you may remember, they offered a $25 million reward for his reward, —— information that led to his capture or death. the government says it will press ahead tomorrow with efforts to call for a general election, but hasn't ruled out working with opposition parties to get one if that fails. it follows an attempt by the lib dems and the scottish national party to get a election

somerville wrote a letter, his lawyer making a plea to spare his record.-of-harsh. >> to? extent. i had to be punished, i should have come back. >> reporter: the judge shedding light on the punishment. >> the only african-american on the jury representing a cross-section of the jury, he decided on his own it wasn't worth his time to come back. >> reporter: now somerville completes 30 hours of community service and speaks to prospective jurors on the importance of jury duty, the judge will vacate his initial contempt order. >> hopefully this blip on your character won't be on your life. >> nobody is too cool for it. it's something you've got to do. >> reporter: somerville's family was there to support him throughout this entire ordeal. his mother said now that he has been to jail, he's determined he never wants to go back. she's confident this whole experience will motivate him to be an even better person. >> better in a different way. >> i feel like just having to address the judge with a letter could have been frighten enough. having to send him to jail f

quentin somerville, bbc news, beirut. tom batemen is at the turkey syria border.got an extremely vivid account from president trump of that special forces operation flyover territory which she repeatedly refer to as the most dangerous part of the operation because he said they had to fly over swathes of territory in syria which included that's controlled by russian forces, by turkish forces, repeatedly talking about the strength of firepower that those airborne troops had to potentially come into contact with. he said that they didn't apart from some limited fire but to believe that not to be from any of the main players. he described it as just individuals who don't like helicopters flying over them. but he said the eliminated or terminated that fire. as for cooperation, he again repeatedly talked about the different countries and actors that they had to coordinate with and specifically find people. i thought it was really noticeable that you had an american president thanking syria, thanking russia, thanking other countries with which there has been not exactly

. >> and i am frank somerville. the gallery worker tells us it was sitting on an easel by the door when it was taken. new at 10:00, ktvu , amber lee is outside union square where it happened. amber? >> reporter: frank, the artwork was stolen from the gallery around 4:30 yesterday afternoon. there is surveillance video of the thief. the fine art gallery at union square is now missing a valuable piece of artwork by salvador dali after a theft sunday afternoon. >> i turned my back for a minute or two to do something, or to talk to somebody, i don't know what , in the back of the gallery, when i turned around it was gone, just like that. >> reporter: the video from the henry square hotel next door shows the thief walking along gary street. >> it was a tall guy, wearing a typical hat and colorful short and he was heading down the street with it under his arm, i had never seen him before. >> reporter: the gallery was small and the hopkins says he was only about 20 feet from the artwork went it was stolen. >> i was upset.

but today, somerville apologized, and the judge agreed to erase the contempt of court conviction if heospective jurors about the importance of jury duty. >>> and celebrating a trailblazer of the stage and screen. diahann carroll, the first black woman to star in a non-servant role in a tv series as "julia" has died in los angeles following a cancer battle. her work also earned a tony and an oscar nomination. in the '80s carroll joined the cast of "dynasty" as the glamorous dominique devereaux. diahann carroll was 84. >>> when we come back, do you believe in guardian angels? the 94-year-old who jumped out of a plane, and says he's now a believer. stay with us. stay with us. plane, and says he's now a believer. stay with us. even when i was there, i never knew when my symptoms would keep us apart. so i talked to my doctor about humira. i learned humira can help get, and keep uc under control when other medications haven't worked well enough. and it helps people achieve control that lasts. so you can experience few or no symptoms. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, includi

somerville spent ten days in jail after sleeping through day one of jury duty. >> made a mistake out> reporter: and a formal complaint timed against the judge. transferred out entirely. >> not asking to be removed from the bench but i am saying presently he's shown he's unfit to serve or presides over jury trials near this countriy. >> reporter: local law makimake echoing for change. >> put in handcuffs and bput behind bars unthinkable. >> reporter: and the judge asked about it last month. >> the only african-american on the jury representing a cross-section of the community and he decided on his own that it wasn't worth his time to come back. >> reporter: the judge threw our somerville's charge of contempt but only after a handwritten apology. the 21-year-old says he values the new-found support. >> life is good. back to the basics, consistently helping my granddad, going to work, saving money to get back in school. >> nbc's morgan chesky and many compare this to a similar incident snabt same judge in march sentenced other african-american american in jail nine day just for missing

a judge found deandre somerville in contempt of court but judge cass t kastrenakes changed his mind and sentence. >> he can see now i'm not a bad kid, just someone who made a bad mistake. >> somerville was originally sentenced to ten days in jail, 150 hours of community service, a written apology of 150 words, a year proef bags and $250 in fees. that prompted outrage from social media. late last week the judge reduced his punishment calling him a thoughtful and respectful young man. deandre, we understand the need for sleep. >> you have to do this. thanks for joining us. i'm christine romans. >> i'm dave briggs. >>> escalating a standoff with house democrats, president trump is refusing the impeachment inquiry. >> how could it give congress the right to impeach but if you pursue impeachment, it's unconstitutional. >> the president is obstructing congress from getting the facts we need. >> you think about what the democrats are trying to do. impeach the president 13 months prior to an election. >> if the president believes he's going to prevent us from moving forward, he's sadly mistaken

good evening everyone, i'm frank somerville. >> i'm julie haener. 600,000 californians could have their power shut off wednesday due to a risk of wildfires. warnings have gone out in seven of the nine bay area counties for people to be prepared. only san francisco and marin counties are not included in this warning, a potential power shutoff. right now pg&e has not confirmed any outages, but we are told by police and other officials that parts of napa county along with danville, orinda, lafayette, and moraga should expect to lose power just before wednesday morning. >> we have live team coverage tonight, azenith smith is in the south bay with how officials are getting ready for power outages or potential power outages. and october, the peak of fire season, and it is almost exactly two years. >> reporter: it is hard to believe, isn't it, frank? this makes it an anxious anniversary even more so. 600,000 customers are at risk. half in the bay area. sonoma county have the most. 66,000 emergency centers are opening to cope with this unprecedented outage. >> and that would be terrible, you kn

good evening everyone, i am frank somerville. >> and i am in for julie. today did help firefighters make some progress. the eastern edge of the fire is moving into lake county, moving into new evacuation warnings. the new warnings include middletown, pike casino, and the surrounding area. cal fire said this evening the fire has grown to 74,000 acres. the lighter winds have allowed firefighters to contain the fire. 123 structures have been destroyed, 57 of those are homes. nearly 90,000 structures are still in danger. >>> as the winds continue to change and get into that red flag warning, northeast blow, it is going to increase that fire behavior to levels we saw when this fire initially began. >> here is a map now. sonoma county and the areas impacted by the kincaid fire. the red portion is where the fire is burning. the purple area is where mandatory evacuation orders are still in effect. that includes healdsburg and windsor. the blue zone includes places like granville, the bay, and occidental. today, people living in those areas, in the blue area, were

the judge found 21-year-old deandre somerville in contempt for not showing up the day after he was sworn in as a juror and sentenced him to 10 days in jail. 12 months probation and 150 hours of community service. now, the judge says somerville has apologized, he understands the critical rule jurors play so he's going to resend that contempt finding. >>> 5:10 am, it is time to start closely watching your mailbox. still ahead to the important voting information you'll be getting this week. >>> and the 49ers beat the clev >>> good morning, right now commutes are looking pretty good. golden gate bridge a little fos and into san fr if you like to and often for cooler temps today will be your day because they start to come down. the wind will be a factor tomorrow but fog and cooler temps already showing up. announcer: time magazine reports: "the new american addiction. how juul hooked kids and ignited a public health crisis." other news outlets report- juul took $12.8 billion from big tobacco. markets e-cigarettes with kid friendly flavors and uses nicotine to addict them. 5 million kids use e

i'm frank somerville. >> i'm julie haener. her family said she was found dead in her rental car in san jose yesterday. ktvu's andre senior joins us outside san jose police headquarters with the latest on the investigation. andre. >> reporter: tonight san jose police will not confirm the body found in that vehicle in that quiet neighborhood is that of erin valenta, but her family and friends say it is her body, in fact, and they're now looking for answers in this case and they're mourning her passing. there are flowers, a note with three hearts and the name erin written on it sitting on a sidewalk on the 6500 block of lane in san jose. her body was found in a car here saturday night. >> when we came out to walk our dog, we noticed all the activity. >> reporter: this resident told us he had an inkling of what might be happening here because he had been following a facebook page created by valenti's loved ones seeking information about the 33-year- old who vanished october 7th. >> that kind of drew us here, i guess, to really fin

hello, i'm frank somerville. >> i'm julie haener. the new program aims to make narcan available at single- occupancy hotels with more people trained to use it. ktvu's amber lee is live in san francisco where the city has seen a huge spike in fentanyl- related deaths. amber? >> reporter: julie, the mayor tells me a high number of drug- related overdoses take place at sro hotels. she says this plan is about not giving up on those struggling with drug addiction. option is user friendly. it is really ease is city. >> reporter: by the end of this year, narcan, the drug used to reverse an sro's, single room occupancy single hotels, which will often house the city's most vulnerable. >> sadly we know that over 30% of the overdose deaths that have occurred in san francisco have occurred in some of our sro's. >> reporter: the mayor is launching a plan to train staff and tenants at sro's on how to use narcan fay sal sprays to save lives. this resident at an sro in the tenderloin says she wants to be trained. >> it is really sad to step outside

i'm frank somerville. >> i'm julie haener. at a news conference tonight fire officials gave a sobering update. the fire has now burned more than 54,000 acres, a steep increase from this morning when firefighters said the fire was 30,000 acres. containment has fallen from 10% to just 5%. 94 structures have been destroyed and officials say another 80,000 structures are still threatened tonight. >> also today authorities evacuated another 90,000 people from sonoma county bringing the total number of people evacuated to 180,000. here's a look at the evacuation zone. you can see the evacuations stretch from healdsburg down to santa rosa and then all the way to the coast. we begin our live team coverage tonight with ktvu's jana katsuyama. >> reporter: we just got an update. the wind gusts have been pretty intense here. i understand from one of the officials here that the fire has already jumped font road. up the hill we saw about 15 minutes ago a number of vehicles coming out of shiloh ridge and dashing south down font road because

. >> the judge complained that somerville delayed the trial by 45 minutes and the court couldn't reach him. his sentence has been reduced to three months probation, 30 hours of community service and an apology letter and a $23 fine. he has already served 10 days in jail. >>> disney world visitors had to be rescued from the new aerial cable car transportation system. riders were stuck for nearly three hours on the disney skyline or on saturday. the cause of the problem is not clear. the gondola had opened last week and takes visitors from disney hotels to the theme park. >>> southern california edwhat caused a utility pole explosion during an explosion in california at huntington peach. the transformer exploded in an underground electrical vault and two firefighters along with two others were hurt. >>> the time is 4:41 and fleet week is well under way. we show you where you need to be to enjoy the events. >>> an unusual substance in san jose. coming up, the owner said they were snakes that were snatched. >>> the morning commute so far is mostly good except for a problem in the central v

. >> i'm frank somerville. the pentagon said commanders will watch the situation closely the next few days, but for now american forces won't be helping their kurdish allies. >> reporter: major developments in northern syria turkish forces continue to advance on the kurds. much of what is happening we can't show you. the images are too graphic, but there is evidence this weekend of war committed, civilians targeted and isis prisoners escaping. all of this after president trump withdrew a group of american forces meant to deter such an invasion from occurring and today u.s. secretary of defense mark esper confirmed that a fullest withdrawal from multiple times this morning about the situation saying he is dealing with congress about imposing sanctions on turkey. turkish president erdogan claims more than 20 kurdish villages have been taken over by his forces. he added turkey will advance around 20 miles into syria to help maintain the country's territorial integrity. >> we will divide the territory of 480 kilome

judge said in an explanation that the sentencing went forward because there was no good reason for somerville to miss jury duty. he didn't come and citing that the case is still pending. actor robert de niro is being sued by his former assistant for alleged harassment and discrimination. >>graham chase robinson who used to work at narrows company canal productions filed the suit. the narrow is accused of using sexist language and making suggestive jokes. robinson also says she was paid less than her male counterparts and the task she was given amounted to housework is attorney called the claims beyond absurd noting her salary this year was $300,000. she is seeking million in damages. now to talk about our 4 zone forecast here is the city of san francisco on the bay bridge still life out though, but it's getting darker and darker. fall is here, but this weekend is going to feel like summer a a the fun and that's right early in the day and not wait till night time try to fall is here but the fun continues on that we've got for fun things how about that guys for fun things. this is a cool one if

. >>> good evening everyone, i'm frank somerville. >> i'm julie haener. we begin tonight with the changing situation in syria. troops are moving to the north of that country now to confront an ongoing turkish offenses. >> this comes after president trump's order to withdraw all u.s. troops from that region. fox news tells us lawmakers on both sides are worried this will lead to widespread death of our kurdish allies. >> reporter: last night president trump ordered all u.s. troops to with withdrawn from northern syria, after he without the protection of american troops, u.s. officials say the kurdish fighters in the area are now cutting a deal with the russian backed syrian government forces to help push back their incursion and prevent a mass slaughter. on fox news sunday, defense secretary mark esper defended president trump's decision. >> and to take on the turkey's army, moving south. it puts news a terrible position. >> the president has received a lot of criticism for abandoning the kurdish fighters who have been the u.s.' staunches allies in the reg

. >> i'm frank somerville. the dangerous winds continued tonight, but tomorrow firefighters are hoping they'll be able to make some progress. here's the current numbers. the fire has now burned more than 54,000 acres, a big jump from this morning when firefighters said the fire was only at 30,000 acres. containment has also fallen from about 10% down to 5%. so far 94 structures have been destroyed and officials say another 80,000 structures are threatened still tonight. >> today authorities evacuated another 90,000 people from sonoma county. that brings the total number of people vac waited evacuated to more than 180,000. you can see the evacuations stretch from healdsburg to santa rosa to the coast. we begin our live team coverage tonight with jana katsuyama. the situation in shiloh near windsor has changed since your last report at 10:00. >> reporter: just in the past 15 minutes, julie. we were down on shiloh road right at the intersection for all of the evening and now they are moving trucks both in and out

quentin somerville, bbc news. you're watching newsday on the bbc.e and duchess of cambridge are starting a week—long visit to pakistan — we'll look at how previous royal visits have influenced islamabad's relationship with the uk. parts of san francisco least affected by the earthquake are returning to life, but in the marina area where most of the damage was done, they are more conscious than ever of how much has been destroyed. in the 19 years since he was last here, he has gone from being a little—known revolutionary to an experienced and successful diplomatic operator. it was a 20—pound bomb which exploded on the fifth floor of the grand hotel, ripping a hole in the front of the building. this government will not weaken, democracy will prevail. it fills me with humility and gratitude to know that i have been chosen as the recipient of this foremost of earthly honours. this catholic nation held its breath for the men they called the 33. and then, bells tolled nationwide to announce the first rescue and chile let out an almighty roar. will all thi

. >> i'm frank somerville. the problem is the dry vegetation and some potentially strong winds, and the combination that will be putting up parts of the state at high risk for wildfires. right now pg&e isn't confirming any outages, but we've been told by police and other officials, the parts of napa county along with danville, orinda, and muraga should expect to lose power on wednesday morning. pg&e has issued warnings for 29 counties including seven of the nine bay area counties, only san francisco and marin counties are not included in that list. >> we have live team coverage for you tonight. ktvu's debora villalon is in santa rosa with how people there are getting ready. but first, let's go to meteorologist with more on the conditions we are facing. >> it'll get a little difficult starting on wednesday going into the overnight on wednesday night. and that is why the national weather service has us under a fire weather watch beginning early in the morning on wednesday. the reason for that? we're expecting gus

i'm frank somerville. >> i'm julie haener. that fire is 30% contained. it started along a road in american canyon near highway 80. people who live nearby were asked to evacuate as a precaution, but that advisory has been lifted now. ktvu's andre senior joins us now live in american canyon with the latest on >> reporter: we're here at american canyon high school in flamt see any flames on the horizon. normally when you cover these wildfires and at night, you can see that. we smell a lot of smoke in the area. it's very potent. the wind that caused this fire to explode to hundreds of acres earlier today has since died down. on any other sunday evening this would be considered a picture perfect sunset in american canyon, but there was no time to admire the beauty here because as the lights started to slowly disappear, there was an earnest effort to stop the spread of a wildfire burning in the hills nearby. >> it's like a worry out here all the time. >> reporter: wayne and his dog sonny watched the firefight totally aware he lives smack in the middle of a tin

quentin somerville, bbc news.ents of 19—year—old harry dunn, who was killed in a road accident involving an american woman with diplomatic immunity, have arrived in the united states, where they hope to raise awareness about the case. the driver, anne sacoolas, left the uk shortly after the crash in northamptonshire in august. 0ur correspondent, duncan kennedy, was on board the plane with harry's parents and sent this report. harry's parents ha rry‘s pa rents left harry's parents left heathrow, in what has now become a transatlantic search for justice. what has now become a transatlantic search forjustice. harry dunn died last august after his motorbike collided with a car. the car was driven by anne sacoolas, who left britain for the united states shortly after the accident. she has issued a statement through her lawyer. but speaking to me on board their flight but speaking to me on board their flight to new york, charlotte and tim said while they want to meet mrs sacoolas, too, it is the british police she should

quentin somerville, bbc news.o run a marathon in under two hours. the kenyan athlete, eliud kipchoge, covered the 26.2 mile course in one hour 59 minutes a0 seconds in the vienna, austria. this morning he spoke to bbc brea kfast‘s sally nugent, who asked him how he celebrated his historic feat. we celebrated as a team. the whole team from the local organisation, all the organisers from ineos and my management and even vienna city marathon. the local organiser celebrated in a positive and in a good way at night. so it was cool and i enjoyed. is there any chance now that you might try and do the same thing on a competition course? for now, i am purely concentrating on my recovery. after recovery, then i am working with the team and will follow my team, we will discuss what next and then in one or two months i will relate my programme and let you guys follow us. what were the hardest moments for you? were there any moments that were really challenging along those nearly two hours? yes, when i woke up and from the tim

here's our middle east correspondent, quentin somerville.adi died in the dark in northern syria. the ferocious sound of the firefight was heard for miles. pictures of donald trump watching the operation live have now been released by the white house. he later described how baghdadi he had fled into a tunnel wearing a suicide vest, taking three of his children with him. he reached the end of the tunnel as our dogs chased him down. he ignited his vest, killing himself and the three children. a brutal killer, one who has caused so much hardship and death, has violently been eliminated. he will never again harm another innocent man, woman or child. he died like a dog. he died like a coward. the world is now a much safer place. this was the scene this morning. donald trump thanked russia, turkey and the syrian kurds, but said only americans were involved in the raid. a neighbour told the bbc what he saw. translation: around 11pm, they started shooting the house of abu mohammad. the house was completely destroyed. we recovered seven bodies from un

here's our middle east correspondent, quentin somerville.al—baghdadi died in the dark in northern syria. the ferocious sound of the firefight was heard for miles. pictures of donald trump watching the operation live have now been released by the white house. he later described how baghdadi he had fled into a tunnel wearing a suicide vest, taking three of his children with him. he reached the end of the tunnel as our dogs chased him down. he ignited his vest, killing himself and the three children. a brutal killer, one who has caused so much hardship and death, has violently been eliminated. he will never again harm another innocent man, woman or child. he died like a dog. he died like a coward. the world is now a much safer place. this was the scene this morning. donald trump thanked russia, turkey and the syrian kurds, but said only americans were involved in the raid. a neighbour told the bbc what he saw. translation: around 11pm, they started shooting the house of abu mohammad. the house was completely destroyed. we recovered seven bodies

hello again everyone, i am frank somerville. >> i am heather holmes, in for julie. 1000 customers could be affected in this next round of shutoffs. the outage will stand 29 counties, affecting much of the bay area and the sierra foothills. pg&e has not given us a timeline for the outage it but say a event is expected for tomorrow morning in the north bay. pg&e is warning people without power now may not have their power restored before this next shut off begins. >>> as in smith in tonight with the latest. >> reporter: at last check, pg&e says 570,000 customers still do not have power. these businesses in san jose's alberton valley got power around 8:30 this evening. many people left in the dark as to when the power will be turned back on. >> they have not given us any idea in terms of when the power is going to come back on. we don't know whether to stick it out, try to go to a friends house. >> reporter: he relies on a small generator to survive the latest round of power shutoffs, without power since saturday at 6:00 in the evening, he's able to hook up his appliances, unable to take a

we‘ll be hearing from washington in a moment but first our middle east correspondent quentin somerville

hello again everyone, i am frank somerville. >> and i am julie haener. at 10:33 tonight, we've been getting a lot of calls and messages to our newsroom and through social media. the shaking was felt just about everywhere from the north bay to the south bay, east bay, and the peninsula. some people say it woke up. so far, no reports of any major damage, just a few broken glasses here and there and something being knocked over from shelves. this is one of the several earthquakes that have hit the bay area over the past week, including two in san jose, and one in,. >> right now we want to bring increase from pleasant hill. chris, are you there? hello, chris? >> while we are waiting for chris, i want to mention, we are just three days away from the 30th anniversary of the big earthquake that was a 6.9. no one will forget that one, centered in the santa cruz area. >> can i do something? this is very low-tech here, i don't have time to send this. i got this picture, is there anyway to zoom in on this? >> frank, where is that from? >> it shows picture frames th

quentin somerville, bbc news.berdeen now, ian black foot is opening the snp conference. counsellor for this foot is opening the snp conference. ... counsellor for this great foot is opening the snp conference. counsellor for this great city, who won her seat... applause jessica won her seat in a by—election just ten days ago. i am going to say to conference, a stunning new poll from the sunday times show support for independence up times show support for independence up at 50%. cheering the snp is projected to make gains right across scotland, and the clear majority is believing that the scottish economy will be better off with independence! cheering conference, on a deeply serious note, we gather here today during one of the most turbulent times in modern political history. when we last met in edinburgh, way back in the spring, i warned that within months, we could face borisjohnson becoming prime minister, a real nightmare scenario. well, conference, we are now living that nightmare. the uk government is in cris

credit to the bravery of the humanitarian organisations and the bravery of journalists like quentin somerville surely mr speaker, children do not carry the sins of their parents? in relation to minors and unaccompanied minors or orphans, i can tell him that, assuming that they would represent no security threat, that is something... of course, in relation to — minors goes right the way up to close to 18, but we would be willing to see them return home if it can be done in a safe way given the situation on the ground. the foreign secretary, dominic raab. a former director general of m15 has said that the public pressure mps are coming under to change their vote on issues like brexit is threatening democracy. he said that if that pressure had come from another state it would be a national security issue. jonathan evans, now lord evans, told the home affairs committee that he was genuinely worried about the situation. we are dependent on, in a representative democracy, on debate, freedom of speech, and people willing to say what they believe to be the case. and, by deterring people from coming in

. >> somerville was sentenced to ten days in jail, a years of probation, fees for oversleeping for jury duty. late last week the judge reduced his punishment called him a thoughtful and respectful young man. >>> half a million california customers were without power overnight after the power company shut down the power. the threat of high winds knocking down electric lines and showering sparks has implemented a safety power shut-off in 34 counties am second phase will affect another 300,000 customers. pg&e says after the winds die down around midday tomorrow, it could take up to five days to restore power. classes at uc berkeley have been canceled at least for today. >>> the white house will not cooperate at all, not at all, with house democrats impeachment inquiry. what that means next. when we started our business we were paying an arm and a leg for postage. i remember setting up shipstation. one or two clicks and everything was up and running. i was printing out labels and saving money. shipstation saves us so much time. it makes it really easy and seamless. pick an order, print ever

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ktvu's frank somerville visits an encampment in oakland and talks to people living in singular their cars. >>> it could happen to anybody anywhere. >>> time is 7:46. you may see picking outside car dealerships today as the general motor strikes continues. >>> fox business news reporting that the united auto workers members will bring the picket lines to general motors dealerships today. they ha been striking outside the factories, that strike is in its 4th week and it affecting sales. the opening bell has rang out and coming back. a mixed picture as we look at the big board on the new york stock exchange. the dow jones up 26 points to 26840 and s&p 500 unchanged and the nasdaq gaining just a tiny bit. it is at 8061. >>> cosco has good news for chicken lovers. it is going to extreme lengths to keep the prices of its popular rotisserie chicken at 4.99. cosco is recruiting farmers to work at its chicken plant in nebraska to keep the prices down. rotisserie chickens typically costs 7 to $10 at groceries. >>> there is text messages now for job applicants to communication. recruiters say w

deondre somerville was appointed on a case and overslept.e didn't call the jury office and then was served with a subpoena. he lives with his grandparents and takes care of his grandfather, who told him it was best to go to the hearing and be honest but he was sentenced to 10 days in jail, 30 days probation and 150 hours of community service. >> i messed up. i honestly overslept. i have never been arrested. >> it will show others that you have to take this seriously and this 21-year-old with no prior record now has a misdemeanor conviction. >> the judge said that he delay the trial by 45 minutes and the sentence has since been reduced to three months probation, 30 hours of community service, an apology letter and a 223's dollar fine. he has already served 10 days in jail. >>> in texas, the key witness in the amber guyger murder trial was shot and killed. joshua brown was killed at an apartment complex and he had lived across the hall from botham jean, who was shot by amber guyger. he had testified about what he heard the night botham jean wa

margaret waiting in somerville, massachusetts. thanks for waiting. go ahead. >> caller: hi there. i'd like to talk about the criminal justice system. my daughter went into a store a few years back and bought a little plant. the cashier went in back to get the right place. three ladies tired of waiting leaped on her and beat her to a pulp. the three ladies ran out and got the policemen. the policemen threw my daughter on the floor, handcuffed her, and took her to the police station, took her shoes off. one of the gentlemen that was there who saw it all called me up and said, she didn't throw a punch. he said that three times to me. so i rushed over there, and the two policemen were still out there, and i says, where's my daughter? they said, she's down at the police station. i went down there, and there she was. she was a mess. she was a wreck. they had beat her to a pulp. they found her guilty. howing s how could she beat up three women to begin with? she had no chance at all. >> we're running out of time, but thanks for sharing your story. governor, what do you take of larger iss

. >> and i'm frank somerville. amber is in oakland. >> reporter: frank, the governor and others will gather here tomorrow morning the bay bridge as the back drop. they say the first of this kind warning system could present vent peep from getting hurt. >> the earthquake from 1989 is an event few people in the bay area will forget, en now, 30 years later. >> i lived in san francisco and it would've been helpful to know how to check in with other people. >> reporter: if you feel a quake -- >> reporter: the nation's first statewide quake warning system will be officially launched by governor newsom and others on thursday. it'll be the same system that issues amber alerts and an app called my shake. download the my shake app to get a warning when the earthquake shaking is headed your way. >> reporter: if a quake is at least a magnitude 47.5, people in the area will get a warning. >> drop, cover and hold on. >> reporter: the warning can come seconds before, during and after a quake, depending on how far you are from the

somerville described the punishment as, quote, alearning experience. >> is he the first?hat's my question. >> i don't know -- >> to oversleep for jury duty -- >> no, jeff. >> that punishment seems out of whack. >> yes, it does. >> seems a little out of line. >> i believe in jury duty. >> yes. >> serious responsibility. >> all right. >>> it is 22 minutes after the hour. here's a look at the weather for your weekend. ♪ >>> flavorful hops aren't the only things giving craft brewing a punch. a tax law is helping producers expands production. the special break could be ending. we'll hear how it could take the fizz out of a growing industry. >>> plus, ideas that can change the world. that's the draw at a special conference in san francisco where creative minds offer amazing innovations including some that are truly lifesaving. >>> and later, their sketch show changed the comedy world. we'll look back at pyth python's "flying circus" years after its debut. you're watching "cbs this morning saturday." i don't care where you're from, we're all just people. we want people to feel l

chaotic, in efficient, various organizations tried and failed to serve people like robert johnson and somerville. veterans care was a national embarrassment. major general frank times, a world war i veteran himself led the consolidation and reform that unified and approved veterans across america. the wake of world war ii, 16 million returning world war ii veterans after 22 years at the helm general hide stepped down and a grateful president truman turned to the one man he knew could carry on the legacy, general omar bradley. when anyone tells me the problems in this town for this country are intractable i ask them to think about the first eight weeks omar bradley served as head of the veterans administration, 11 million americans demobilized. in two years general bradley built 52 hospitals, established the academic relationships that today serve as the core veterans care in 172 hospitals and 1200 clinics. the washington post praised omar bradley's revolution. va brings new hope to disabled veterans. medical care of veterans rated at top, turn the va on a dime and completely overhauled and revol

i think the frank somerville and he is not here and i think of scott reese. i believe scott reese is standing by live and he will join us ringside from the mengs scott. the vegas golden knights are fast becoming the sharks biggest rival, don't you think? >> reporter: i tell you what, you might get some wwe smack down here tonight. these two teams legitimately do not like each other. it is actually fascinating how much this rivalry has estimated escalated. the golden knights have only been in play for two seasons. last year their meeting culminated in game seven of the playoffs. the sharks won that series and moved on. the schedule makers have a sense of humor. they schedule the sharks at night in the first two games of the regular season. first game was on wednesday night in vegas. marcus scored the loan shark school. if you are sharks and watching the game you think what is different about this? oh yeah, no joe pavelski. the captain, a shark for the last 13 seasons onto dallas via free agency leaving a huge void on the ice and in the dressing room tomas hert

frank somerville asks them about what might be causing the problem, why it is getting worse and whats being done to solve it. that is sunday night during the 10 pm news. >>> we have some storms developing north of the bay area. but by the time they get here it will just be called for us. tomorrow we could have a few sprinkles show up in portions of the north bay. as far significant rainfall not showing up just yet. here's the plan for the weekend. partly to mostly cloudy for your weekend. we begin our warming trend with a few spots flirting with 80 degrees. we will get used to that warming trend as we head into next week because it looks like a long stretch of sunny, dry and warm weather. right now the clouds showing appear moving into the pacific northwest approaching northern california. just to the north of eureka right here. some of this activity will move into the bay area in the form of cloud cover as we head into the overnight hours. san francisco right now 59. napa at 63. walnut creek and san jose 66 degrees. here's our life camera looking out to sfo as we head into friday ev

hello, i'm frank somerville. >> i'm julie haener.the new program aito make narcan available at single- occupancy hotels with more people trained to use it. ktvu's amber lee is live in san francisco where the city has seen a huge spike fentanyl- related deaths. amber? >> reporter: julie, the mayor tells me a high number of drug- related overdoses take place at sro hotels. she says this plis about not giving up on those struggling with drug addiction. >> the nasal option is really user friendly. it is really ease is city. >> reporter: by the end of this year, narcan, the drug used to reverse an overdose should be available at sro's, single room occupancy single hotels, which will often house the city's most vulnerable. >> sadly we know that over 30% of the