providers," including irvine auto towing.mpany with this kind of history, where they're operating without a license, without insurance, should they be shut down? male: yes, they should. vicky: after we started asking questions, chp inspected the tow company's offices in oakland and anaheim, and cited irvine for towing cars on a suspended permit. they also issued two unsatisfactory ratings for other safety issues. jose: i want these guys off the street, you know? companies like that, they have no business being out on the street. vicky: jose preciado says nothing can fill the hole left by lilianna's death, but with law enforcement's limited power, legal action may be the only way to take this tow company off the road. jose: i want justice. we already lost one life. we don't nobody else, you know, to lose no more lives. vicky: we reached out to the owners of irvine auto towing, andy and noelle yocko, but they did not return our calls for comment. meanwhile, chp is expected to conduct a follow-up inspection later this fall. if t

tow it. >> they're going to tow it, pick it up and tow it. when you're talking about the coordination that is involved, how many agencies are involved? the manpower involved here. it's huge. but maybe not surprising when you think of who was targeted here. you're talking about two former presidents of the united states that are targeted in this attack. >> yeah. i mean, probably hundreds -- excuse me, agents on this case from new york to miami. all over the country. it was striking to hear the assistant director yesterday say this was a coast-to-coast investigation. we don't know about all the leads they were following. empty leads. he said they had lots of tips. they could have been running everywhere on this. this is quick. and this tells you why kind of the tone changed yesterday and why they really, really started feeling comfortable yesterday. >> joining our conversation is former secret service agent larry johnson, and ray lopez. larry, what do you see here? you see this activity that's

he had gotten 30 parking tickets in the 10 months before his car was towed in march. he would need to pay more than $11,000 to get it back. a preliminary injunction found serious questions about the constitutionality of towing a car for unpaid tickets without warrant or a hearing. and it ordered the car be immediately returned. bay area legal aid says the city has been punishing people for being poor. >> before the state or the city can impose a punishment on a person to seize their property it has to determine that they their nonpayment was willful. here, the nonparticipate of those tickets was due to an inability to pay. >> reporter: it taubs about the hardship. for many of us, the loss of personal effects may pose an inconvenience, it could be devastating for the homeless. the city attorney's office responded stating while it is sympathetic to the homeless plaintiff, the fact of the matter is these citations were issued lawfully. it is not contested in court. what this court case is really about is an attempt to invalidate the state law at hand. >> reporter: the ci

and that doesn't include towing and storage fees, bringing the total to about $640 minimum. council member sylvia arronyas says most impacted drivers can't afford that. >> when something breaks down, sometimes our working families need to wait one or two paychecks to get those problems fixed with their cars. between those times they're saving up to fix that problem, they can get towed. >> reporter: and so the city's vice mayor are calling for san jose to slash the retrieval fee to $185. a recently released auditor's report d thcurrent fee is unintentionally more than 40% above the rate it should have been. meanwhile working families have to decide whether it is even worth it to get their car back. >> these are cars that are more than 20 years old, so most of the time, no. there isn't the value. so families are actually leaving their cars in the impound. >> reporter: morrison says towing in san jose isn't contracted to do work for the city, but recognizes its efforts. >> that fee does not come out of the tow company's pockets sort to speak. it may actually help them in the se

he had gotten 30 parking tickets in the 10 months before his car was towed in march. he would need to pay more than $11,000 to get it back. a preliminary injunction found serious questions about the constitutionality of towing a car for unpaid tickets without warrant or a hearing. and it ordered the car be immediately returned. bay area legal aid says the city has been essentially punishing people for being poor. >> before the state or the city can impose a punishment on a person and seize their property, it has to determine that their nonpayment was willful! here, the nonpayment of those tickets was due to an inability to pay. >> reporter: the preliminary injunction highlights the hardship of homeless people. for many of us, the loss of our personal effects may pose a minor inconvenience. however the loss can be devastating for the homeless. the city attorney's office today responded stating that while it's sympathetic to the homeless plaintiff, the fact of the matter is these citations were issued lawfully. that's not being contested in the could. what this court ca

. >> >>> they are set to announce changes for those have had their cars towed. the cars to get them are ditching their cars. >> reporter: getting your car impounded is a huge bummer. but if it is going to happen you don't want it to happen here. they have the highest fees of any city in the bay area. here is how it breaks down. now, the city charging $290 to release the car after the first day. that is basically a processing fee and it doesn't include -- towing and storage fees which brings that total to $640 minimum. and some impacted drivers simply can't afford it. >> these are more than 20 years old so most of the time, there isn't the value so families are leaving their cars in the impound. >> reporter: a report found that the currency is unintentionally more than 40% higher than it should be. it calls for the retrieval free data retrieval fee to go down -- the retrieval be to go down to $185. it is to help the lower poorest. they are undoing audits for towing companies. right now the state regulates those companies. today's vote is set to take place at 1:30

. >>> so your car gets towed but you can't afford to pick it up. well, betty on how the city could give drivers a break. >>> a city councilmember and the mayor are pushing to cut the fee to get an impounded car and they are fighting to get it done right away because they say that families can't afford to survive otherwise. they say that they have the highest fee of any city in the bay area to reclaim an impounded car. right now they charge $290 to release the car after the first day essentially a processing fee. and it doesn't include telling and storage fees and bring the total to $640 minimum. sylvia says most of the impacted drivers can't afford it. >> when something breaks down some of our families have to wait one or two paychecks to get this problem fixed. in between those times that they are saving up to fix the problem can get towed. >> so, they are calling for san jose 2/the fee to $185. a recently released report found that the currency is unintentionally more than 40% of what it should've been. meanwhile, they say that working families h

we have several tow trucks on the scene there. they hopefully will be able to tow them quickly. the latest we are hearing from chp is still we should have the roadway back open by 6:00 this morning. sky7, back a little bit there, all the headlights are being forced off at alvarado-niles. do not take northbound 880 out of union city. stick to surface streets instead. union city boulevard or mission pwhrfld are your best alternates right now. the latest at 5:20. >>> if you use bart, the 8th and market street entrance at civic center will be off-limits. that's in front of the hotel. bart is permanently closing that entrance for future improvements. the announcement follows also cloche last year in front of burger king and grove. it's part of a larger effort to increase peak capacity. >>> a building inspector accused of taking thousands of dollars in bribes from people's properties he was inspecting. >>> and cheering on a day care fight club. >>> plus, now we have seen a lot of scary stuff on bart. here are the facts.leading attacks against prop c. the city's chief economist says pr

a tow truck operator says many of the rvs he tows are rentals. >> i'm coming to tow now, they're like i'm living in it. are you the owner? no. i rent it from a guy. >> reporter: but it's an arrangement with a problem for the tenants who can lose their belongings if the rv gets towed. >> they are not even legally the owner. they can't claim the property out of it until the enter helps them out. >> the last several months the police department has received definite increase in complaints with rvs on the el camino corridor and other neighborhoods in palo alto. >> reporter: could it be that rv landlords are increasing the number of rvs on palo alto streets in palo alto police are looking into it. >> we have been made aware of it recently and we'll be exploring our options. >> reporter: one source who didn't want to go on camera said that rv landlords are charging between $400 to $500 a month for people to live in their vehicles parked here on the curb. he said that they are also looking for rvs in people's driveways asking them if they want to sell so they can buy them and use them for th

what areas, if it's the tow-away. just to look at it more inclusively. great. i think everybody can look what we are talking about. >> what you see here is market to howard street at the top frame. on the far left is market street and you are looking south. so this span of the corridor is where we are proposing the southbound lane removal and starting from market street, in the yellow zone you will see, i'm sorry it's similar yellows but the dotted line is showing where the sidewalks will be expanded to and it will be around five feet along with an additional four feet at the bulb outs. so the bulb outs will be the intersections you see at stevenson, jesse, mission, minna and natoma. the traffic signals are at stevenson and natoma street. minna had that signal added. mission has a signal, market and jesse's signal will be turned on pretty soon. >> commissioner g. borden: but stevenson won't have one? >> it will be one added. so stevenson and natoma will have the added traffic signal. as you can see when we are widening the sidewalks a lot of the parking will be

san jose has among the highest tow fees in the state, but that may be changing. damian trujillo is live at one of those tow yards and there is a new proposal the city is considering. >> reporter: we've seen a lot of cars arrive to this location today. this is a city auditor's report. it has very few nice things to say about the city's fines and fees for towed cars. no driver wants to be here. this is a police administration building where you can check on the status of a towed car. this man was too embarrassed to show his face. you couldn't afford it? [ speaking in spanish ] this driver says he wasn't able to retrieve his car because the impound fees were more than his vehicle was worth. in san jose, a one-day impound can cost the car owner almost $640 overnight. and one man found out it's not just cars. >> i didn't have the money at the time. >> reporter: what did you do? >> i left my book. >> reporter: they look for ways to bring down the fees. >> the fees are oppressive for those residents who struggle every day to be able to make ends meet and they depend on

they also plan to audit towing companies which are regulated by the state. the vote takes place at 1:30 pm. >>> and it is 5:46 am. and 5:47 am it just changed. you know that i love sunny beachy weather. >> right. it's nice to get a little bit of a change. >>. that's true. i had no idea. >>> the roads are pretty slow. it is crawling and as you are making your way over towards 580, the tracy triangle dealing with an earlier accident as well as ongoing roadwork so, slow stop and go heading over towards the altamont pass. when you hop on 580, you are in the yellow and 880, those bright lights. no reports of any accidents or stalls. as you make your way from 238 down towards dakota road. if you're heading over to the san mateo bridge, good news, everyone is on their best driving behavior but even in the eastbound direction, we are seeing he was headlights. and making your way out of san mateo, looking okay. so if you have a flight to catch, up and down the peninsula, still in the green. the freeway, likely to jump into the yellow. and we are getting closer to the

. >> jimmy: did the tow truck driver then jump start the truck for you?do his job. >> jimmy: well, we all are, really. wow. well, i was impressed, i have to say. i really -- i have to hand it to you. i don't think -- i would just quietly mutter for the rest of hi days on the block if something like that happened. >> that's kind of what they did. >> jimmy: yeah. you haven't heard from them, have you? >> no, but i'm going to send them a cake. of my truck. >> jimmy: that's a good idea. we're going to take a break. we'll take a break right now. when we come back, the movie is called "bad times at the el royale." dakota johnson is here. we'll be right back. we'll be right back. ♪ you're it! ♪ toyota. let's go places. i'm an imaginary friend of a kid just like you.ada! you probably have lots of questions. but look, we'll get through this together. >> what do you want? >> oh, ma'am, yeah, it's laramie sullivan. we met in the hotel lobby there earlier. would you mind opening the door. >> no, i ain't going to do that. what do you want? >> we -- we can talk through

now they are lifting that van off of that tow truck bed. perhaps, as you say -- >> melissa: you can say they're at it, there's another image of the side of the van. during the speed of time in the tarp came off, and you could see closely, a lot of the stickers -- this monitored his work, but we can see over here. >> harris: we don't want to miss them rolling the van. >> melissa: you can see was on there. >> my guess is that you're right, that they couldn't fit the van because of the height. >> harris: you never saw it breach the doorway much. >> melissa: there we go. >> harris: wow, look at how much information there is. we did have wsb end, our fox affiliate, following along from the air. we had a different vantage point of images, because -- that is back where the band was originally parked. i remember that pole was in the original pictures. as we look away from that, we have got some interesting points of view from the air. they have a zoom lens up there, all salsa. it's fascinating. if you go background to the left pictures, because we

and we see a tow truck that appears to be getting in position to try and tow this van. the van, we're looking at it just like you are at home from a distance. it would appear to be a van that's got lots of bumper stickers all over it. again, it looks like at this point they are going to be towing this van away. we're keeping a close eye on that. pete, let's talk about these bombs if we can for just a moment here. we're talking about 12 bombs. these pipe bombs made from pvc pipe. they contain a digital timer according to our reporting. there is powder in these bombs, x-rays showing there was likely some type of shrapnel inside as well. what might investigators be able to determine from these bombs? what might we learn about the bomber based on these bombs? >> well, so now that there's an arrest, this changes the way the investigation's going to work. i mean, obviously the -- and it's hard to read these bumper stickers. i agree, they are kind of interest, but this is clearly something that the authorities want to haul away because they want to check it for possible eviden

guy. >> reporter: but it's an arrangement for those who could lose the belongings if the rv does get towed. >> they are not even the legally registered owner of it. they can't claim the property in it until they get the owner to help them had out. >> the police department has received a definite increase in complaints of rvs. >> reporter: could it be rv landlords are increasing the number of rvs on palo alto streets? palo alto police are looking into it. >> this is something we have been made aware of, and we are looking into that. we will be exploring what we will do with that. >> reporter: one source told us rv landlords are charging between $400 to $500 a month for people to live in their vehicles. they are also looking for rvs in peoples driveways, asking them if they want to sell, so they could buy them and use them for this purpose. in palo alto, leramirez, 5. >>other ble e being accused of registering hundreds of people who may not be eligible to vote. kpix 5 political reporter melissa caen on the fallout tonight. melissa? >> reporter: allen, with early voting already underway in ca

you immediately said, did you guys tow my grandfather's truck?id tow your grandfather's truck. [ laughter ] they went, ha, ha, and then they just kind of disappeared. they were gone. they were just off into the ether. >> i don't know what happened. i turned into medusa. i, like, flung around and i was like, arrgh! and i'm not a confrontational person at all. >> jimmy: i was wondering about that because i thought, wow, dakota is surprisingly confrontational. >> just people that i don't know. i don't know them. >> jimmy: i also felt like, oh, if i have problems on the block, i'm going to come to you first and tell you about them so you can handle them. >> it was so bad. i felt really bad. >> jimmy: it was great. it was great. i laughed about it the whole night. i mean, i really did. i could not stop thinking about it and laughing about it. has there been any fallout from that? >> no, i think i really scared them. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah. >> i really scared myself. >> jimmy: what happened? your grandfather left you this truck. it's a really cool

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because they had been towing those it would have been extremely unlikely for her to be sunk by a mine. perhaps the final nail in the coffin is this argument, a book published in 1920 by the rear admiral who sent the secretary saying that mines do not rise until 48 hours after they had been laid, this feature was intended to prevent a u-boat from being sent from one of its own minds. it would have been obvious by the navy that they were not sunk by a mine and we must add that none of the reported secondary explosions were caused by merlot striking a mine after she had been torpedoed contrary to what some historians have suggested. the question i am sure you want to ask, why would the navy not insist they were struck by a mine and not owe torpedo? there are many possible answers but after much analysis on my part and the sources, it is my conclusion that the u.s. government thought it was better for the american public to be told allied ships were being sunk by mines and not repeated because the navy could relatively easily sweep up mines but it had few and practical ways to defend agai

the city towed it in march because he could not pay parking tickets he had accumulated. sean kayode said most of the tickets were issued while he was sleeping in the car. >> all you need to do is knock on the window. >> reporter: yesterday a judge forced the city to give his car back pain the impound would have cost him $11,000. he bought the car for $1500. >> this is a significant victory. i think we have moved forward. >> reporter: on the heels of his victory his lawyer issued a another request for san francisco to stop towing cars unless the city can determine the vehicle's owner has the ability to pay. a spokesperson said we are very sympathetic to sean kayode being homeless, at the same time homeless are not you if you have a car and park it you have to park it legally. he went on to point out the city has policies in place that sean kayode could have taken advantage of. if he had proved he was low income he could have paid of tickets with community service. he says he did not know that. >> i would have loved to work this out with them. i would have loved to do comm

police towed sean's mercedes back in march. he parked his car in a street cleaning zone outside of the shelter he was staying and then he got dozens of tickets. he says he can't afford to pay the tickets or to get the car back so he filed a lawsuit claiming police violated his fourth amendment rights. the fourth amendment protects citizens against unreasonable searches and seizu a district judge ordered the city to give him his car back until the case goes to trial. >> i'm very happy today. today is absolutely -- i would say -- it's not my best day but it's like my birthday. >> this year, the city reduced towing fees for low income people but says homeless or not, people still need to park their cars in a legal manner. >>> walmart and paypal are hoping to give you an alternative to traditional banks. the companies announced that paypal users will soon approximate able be able to deposit or withdraw money at any walmart cash registerer. the idea is to help shoppers with limited banking options. the convenience comes with a price

>> i think on the stuff around massacre mbs, he was towing the white house line. i think it's unusual for him to speak at all in public. i think that's his first serious televised interview ever, but i think he was towing the trump administration line on that one. >> in terms of towing that line, too, in watching the interview this morning, you point out, he doesn't do a lot of interviews. we don't see him a lot. >> people haven't heard his voice. >> ever, in terms of his voice. and in watching it, i mean, we're all looking for signs when we watch these things, he seemed a little nervous. did he seem that way in person? >> look, he doesn't do interviews. i would say most people these days are megaphone leaders. he's a cell phone leader. he goes one on one with people, he doesn't try to seek a big audience. and so, yes, he was nervous before and he was nervous during and he was nervous after wit, b don't think because he had something to hide, i just think because he doesn't do this kind of stuff. i think we learned something important. first of all, it is very cle

police towed his mercedes in march after racking up dozens of unpaid tickets. the car was parked on a street cleaning zone outside of the homeless shelter where he was staying. he filed a lawsuit saying his fourth amendment rights which protect against violated when police towed his car. the judge ordered the police to give back his car until the case is decided. >> i'm very happy. it feels like my birthday. >> now the city recently reduced towing fees for low income people, but the city maintains homeless or not, people still need to park their cars legally. >>> years of debate led up to this moment. this is the valco mall parking structure getting demolish. the man is to build a new one with housing and parking. it's expected to include a voter referendum. >>> with less than four weeks until the election, one most contentious races is also one of the closest. incumbent dana rohrabacher versus harley rueda. our sister station introduces us to those candidates. >> reporter: at his costa mesa campaign headquarters, harley rueda. >> are you excited! >> reporter:

they are calling for a tow truck to the scene.re's the backup all the way to 580 down to just 4 miles an hour approaching and about 15 miles an hour once you leave that 580 split. so, not great. i would stick to 84, that will save you a little time. still won't get you past that incident. you can stick to 580 and head south on 880. here's a check of the bay bridge toll plaza. we had a crash in the fourth lane from the right. it sounded minor. i have not spotted any flashing lights on the camera. next traffic update coming up just before 7:00. >>> happening today, "jeopardy!" coming to netflix. >> the streaming service has acquired 45 hand-picked episodes of the show. they'll feature the tournament of champions competition and the one-time battle of the decades. this is "jeopardy!'s" second streaming deal. hulu scored 60 episodes of the show back in august. if you want to watch any new episodes of "jeopardy!" tune in right here to abc 7 at 7:00 p.m. >>> our instagram picture of the day. if you haven't yet, follow us at abc7news. >>

lifeguards pulled the man from the wreckage and rescuers were just using a jetski to tow the sinking plane to shore. as you can see, the plane is on shore and a lot of people are witnesses to this crash with a lot of lifeguards on scene. it is unclear how many people were on board or how the plane went down. we will keep monitoring the situation and bring you updates. >>> new video to show you just outside of austin, texas where this bridge has collapsed. the area experiences record breaking flooding, this river is expected to rise to 41 feet. the area received 10 inches of rain in 40 hours. crews have already performed several water rescues where they are also experiencing flooding. >>> a man's frightening close call with the tiger at the oakland zoo. this happened on sunday, here is a closer look -- the man climbs over the wall, in between the wire fence separating himself from the tigers then. the tiger inches the tiger watches from below, zeroing in on the man as he scrambles back over the fence. the oakland zoo is responding to this incident saying the zoom needs and exceed safe

you can see the tow truck in position.been there for going on two hours and the traffic is backed up. the ramp is closed as they try to get the cable to write the trailer so they can get it out. it is going to be a long process. we are going to be looking at this and with my experience, i think that we will be here until 9 am. i hope i am wrong but i think at least 9 am. let's look at 80 southbound, backed up from hayward, union city, fremont, 680 slow as well and you can see 680 through concorde is slow. now you are filling in for steve. >> we started the show at 4 am. we actually had mostly clear skies over a good portion of the bay area with the clouds ramping up in coverage over the past few hours near the coast and portions of the banquet temperatures this afternoon as the clouds clear back, expecting 60s for the beaches. around the bay, 70s and in the neighborhoods come around 83 and a few spots closing in on 85. we are starting to see action in the pacific. no rainfall for us yet. for us we are talking about eventua

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then, the tow company responsible for the death of a san francisco city worker never should have been on the road that day. jose preciado: i want this guy off the street, you know? companies like that, they have no business being out in the street. announcer: tonight, you'll hear from the family now taking action to keep that company from towing another car. but first, we'll go inside an underground market that lets people rent rideshare accounts and drive without being vetted. some may not even have a driver's license, which puts you at risk if you get in their car. here's investigative reporter liz wagner. liz wagner: good evening, and thanks for joining us.

they fell pretty hard. >> couple here, the older couple in belarus, never expecting that would be a towtween the two cars. didn't slow down to look. the wife stumbles a bit. but the husband, he goes down hard. but he did go to the hospital later and they found a broken leg. >> oh. >> yeah, just an unfortunate accident. this is new york city. this guy is recording his walk. you don't see it, but you hear it. >> oh. >> what was that? >> that car is scraping through the intersection and actually comes to a stop. the good samaritan is going to help out. >> oh, snap. >> who's bumper is that? >> it's not a bumper. it's a pallet, a wooden pallet knocked off in the street. and it got stuck under there. >> oh. >> i got it buddy, see you later. these guys go the extra step and set it off to the side. >> that's why they're laughing about it. >>> when it comes to the various types of art, i have to be honest, one of my favorites is tattoo. they blow my mind. you see this one here. she's got like -- right there actually on her arm. but there's a pretty cool surprise in this tattoo. and it all comes

that does not include towing and storage fees bringing the total to about $640 minimum to get your car back. some drivers say they simply cannot afford that. >> when something breaks down sometimes are working families have to wait one or two paychecks to get those problems fixed with their cars. >> a recently released auditors report from the current fee is unintentionally more than 40 percent above the rate it should be. the city is looking at ways to help the poorest drivers, including subsidizing fees and lowering the cost for first- time offenders. the boat is expected in about an hour. >>> to combat the growing homeless problem in the bay area , the mayor is showing off a new tuff shed site. this new site will be the third location in oakland. our reporter takes us on a walk- through. >> reporter: there are 20 of these tough sheds at this new site. the city calls them cabins. each houses two people. here's one of the beds. they stopped to get a thicker mattress here on this bed. you can see there is a privacy curtain in between roommates. there is the second bed. there is room fo

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right behind the vehicle that's just been towed on to the truck. >> oh! oh, no. no!> like lightning doesn't strike in the same place twice. >> he just got punted. >> yeah. another vehicle almost in the same exact form loses control. >> yeah. >> that's heart breaking. >> he was taken to the hospital, unfortunately with serious injuries. >> something has to be done. people are getting hurt. >> i agree with you, nick. from the loose translation i gather this is a thing that happens way too often. this is better in the next video. the anti-land mine vehicle somehow ended up ramming this car that has four family members in it. the driver is banging on the truck. >> does she even know they're there? look at the size of the truck. >> yeah. well, eventually, others come out and wave the drivers of the larger trucks down and are able to stop. >> the driver is like, i think i left the emergency brake on. what's going on? >> fortunately, no injuries reported in this incident. >>> oops, somebody is excited. >> madison is 13 and she's got a big smile. that means that school hasn'

they've moved the car on to a tow truck that should be towed out in just a few moments.ever, traffic is very slow for a couple of miles approaching the 680 interchange and this happened as a result of a chase and a crash at 3:45 this morning. and westbound on the altamont pass is slow and 205 from mountain house parkway. >>> as we look at the rest of the commute, 880 north and south, that's looking very good and the bay bridge toll plaza you can see traffic is moving well. >>> at 4:48 lets bring steve in with today's forecast. >>> yesterday was a lot of high clouds, the breeze is a factor in the higher elevations, there's blustery conditions for a few. a mild quiet pattern, no rain expected, maybe november temperature. 60s and 70s, man more sun, it will be warmer today. we talk about that breeze, it's out of the north, hour elevations, and we have a red flag warning there. it's not critical really, gusty winds 35 to 45, in salinas, and the higher elevation clouds are zipping out of there. there's a northerly breeze right above the caldecott. it's not roaring or anything.

.>> the police department morning this vehicle will be towed at owners expense. >> reporter: she showed me the red tag placed on her windshield by gilroy police. a means she will have to move her small camper office street where she lives with her dog peaches or risk losing it and all her possessions.>> help us. somebody please help us. it is not easy to live out here but >> reporter: the rv is still packed on -- parked on gilroy street. this he began cracking down last summer. the mayor says it's a growing problem that the city wants to get a handle on.>> all we are really trying to do is reduce the blight and enforce parking restrictions for and eliminate any kind of illegal activity that may be associated with those vehicles. rv owners must move every 72 hours and last week the city increased the fees paid to tow companies from 500 to $1000 car for every rv they moved to make it more cost-effective for the tow companies homeless advocates a the city should be doing more to help the peeethe longtime gilroy residence.>> it is way less safe for the families that lose their rvs to be sle

they have now hooked up two large tow trucks. they are clearing rig you can s cables attached here. let's walk over here. i will show you. the second one is attached to the backside. looks like they are trying to lift this they do not want the cab to slide down the embankment and make things worse. these tow trucks which cost in excess of $1700 an hour are trying to hoist up both parts off the guardrail and back onto the pavement. i'm not sure how long it will take. it can get done before 1 pm. let's look at the video. this happened between 5 am this morning. this is southbound 680. the two vehicles were driving erratically. they crashed. the honda sped off. it ran into the tab section of the big rig. it caused that vehicle to crash. it lost its load. 27 tons of sand. it looks like dirt but it is sand it used to make concrete. it spilled all over the freeway. they closed all lanes except the shoulder. that has caused a huge delay. we talked to the truck driver involved in this accident. he got hit on the side and crashed. it's a scary situation for him. >> it was really really dange

on average it could cost about $640 to reclaim a towed car after just one night.icials are looking at lowering the fee by $150, and are now working out those details. >>> also tonight a warning from the dmv about some fake websites. the agency says some sites are charging customers bogus fees to complete a driver's license and i.d. card application online. the dmv says it does not charge fees to complete an electronic application. it is investigating whether there are any violations of the consumer protection laws. >>> let's get back to paul. paul, we saw a little lightning in the north bay. >> it got very ting st befe 10: a cell developed over the city of san francisco and then marin county. and it's sonoma county's turn. the rain spreading as far north as the park, still raining in petaluma. just about to leave novato. but you heard the thunder, maybe you saw the flash outside, right in between your two fine cities east of 101, south of 116. we had a lightning strike. the rest of the bay area is quiet, this is one cell right over a very populated area. a warm hu

they towed his mercedes in march. he parked it in a street cleaning zone outside the shelter where he was staying and got dozens of tickets. he says he can't afford to pay to get the car back. he filed a lawsuit claiming police violated his fourth amendment rights by towing his car. that amendment protects citizens against unreasonable searches and seizures. until it goes to trial, the judge ordered the city to give the car back. >> i'm very happy today. today is actually i would -- feels like my best day. >> the city reduced towing fees for people. homeless or not, people still need to park their cars legally. >>> now to the continuing coverage of the wine country wildfires. it's been a year since they destroyed the area. in all that devastation hit close to home for a member of our own nbc bay area family. vicky nguyen, her husband's family's home was destroyed in santa rosa. a home in which vicky very much grew up as well. her in-laws shared the decisions to start over again in the very same spot where they lived f

by the way i spoke to campbell towing and they say he never worked for them. live in san jose, maria medina, kpix 5. >>> if you live in napa county, you may have received an alert this morning on your phone. officials are testing out a new emergency alert system. as kpix 5's emily turner reports, it is still a work in progress. emily? >> reporter: i think there is a perception, liz, because my phone is in my hand and according to my gps knows where i am that a wireless emergency alert should be able to find me right here in the middle of the city of napa. while that expectation is here, the technology isn't quite there yet. >> head southeast towards fourth street. >> reporter: we rely on our phones to give us information and in some cases save our lives. >> i know i rely on my phone too much. >> reporter: when it comes to wireless emergency alerts on those phones, it's clear they are not always your guardian angel. >> everything is technological with its glitches too. you know, everything in our lives right now that has technology attached to it. sometimes it

a tow truck operator says many of the rvs he tows are rentals. >> they'll be like i'm living in it. and we'll ask are you the registered owner? they're like no. >> reporter: it's an arrangement with a big problem for the tenants who can lose belongings. >> they're not the registered owner of it. they can't claim property until they get the owner to help them out. >> last several months the police department has received a definite increase in complaints with rvs along the el camino corridor as well as other neighborhoods. >> reporter: could rv landlords be increasing the number of rvs on the streets? police are looking into it. >> this is something we've been made aware of and we're looking into that. >> reporter: one source who did not want to go onthatv landlordg between $400 and $500 a month for people to live in vehicles on the curb. he said that they're also looking for rvs iny want to sell so they can buy them and use them for this purpose. in palo alto, len ramirez, kpix. >>> a san francisco bus driver has died from injuries after crashing into a building last month. surveill

for all of us at nbc towing troubles. how a south bay city is taking some of the sting out of >>> right now at 6:00, how a south bay city is taking some of the sting out of getting towed. >>> also number one in the country. san francisco tops a new list, but it's not a flattering one. >>> but first, the fbi investigation could wrap up tonight, but a bay area man who roomed with supreme court nominee brett cakavah feds. the news at 6:00 starts right now. >> the fbi has been instructed to wrap up its investigation by friday. as of tonight, palo alto's christine blasey ford has not been questioned by the feds. >> but the fbi may interview another person from the bray area, jamie coach. today he spoke with marianne favro about the sexual assault allegations and the investigation. >> reporter: jamie roach is now a ceo of a bay area company and today he told me he expects the fbi to talk to him about allegations from a second accuser, debra ramirez. she alleges kavanaugh exposed himself to her while they were both students at y

the case that could change towing practices across san francisco. >> and, a neighborhood hero. the firefighter who put community ahead of his own property. are being questioned in a new federal court ruling. today - the u-s district court fo >> san francisco's towing practices are being questioned in a new federal court ruling. today, the u.s. district court for northern california issued a preliminary injunction against the city after it towed and impounded a homeless man's car for unpaid parking tickets. his lawyers claim that violates the fourth amendment by unreasonable seizure. they say they want to work with the city to develop a new policy. >>> turns out, california has nearly a billion dollars worth of unclaimed cash. state leaders say there's more than $700 million waiting to be claimed and it comes from forgotten bank accounts, uncashed checks, stocks, and other things. californians can check to see if any of that money belongs to them. you can search the state's new website. claimit.ca.gov. >>> he's a leader in the recovery effort. but he has a rebuilding project of

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that was towed away and no one was short. we had a full closure of the freeway. all lanes reopened about 15, 20 minutes ago. all residuals are clearing out. >>> more breaking news. this time on the peninsula. a family of eight has escaped a house fire in south san francisco. >> firefighters battled smoke and flames at this home on fairway drive earlier this morning. it heavily damaged the house. a woman that lives there says she woke up around 1:00, smelled something burning and found the garage on fire. she says her family recently moved into this rental home. she doesn't know what started the fire. nobody got hurt. >>> developing news in the east bay. this morning we are waiting for an update on a 3-year-old boy who was shot in oakland. the shooting happened last night on roblado drive not far from the san leandro border. police say someone drove that boy to san leandro hospital. he was later moved to benioff children's hospital. we'll stay on top of this story and bring you any information as it comes in during our newscast. >>> the threat of fire danger conti

make sure the tow chains are not dragging along the ground. a lot of people think about doing it, but we ask that they don't and that's cutting their weeds. just the act of cutting the grass can actually start a fire."> thanks sara. we will check back with you through out the morning. now we want to get a check of the weather with dave spahr. (dave)offshore flow will result in warm and dry conditions region-wide over the next few days, along with critical fire weather conditions in the hills of the north and east bay. winds are forecast to diminish by monday afternoon, but dry weather with mild to warm temperatures are forecast to persist through the week ahead. ( marty ) breaking news we are following... highway 1 is closed in both directions in sonoma county after a traffic accident. this is near smith brothers road. according to the c-h-p... the crash started a fire which has spread to a home. we will keep you updated and let you now as soon as the highway is reopened. ( marty ) crews rescued two people trapped in their car following an acc