and instead, it was defined as an unincorporated territory. and so this is one legal way in which the united states is able to define the island as both parking lot of the united states and also -- part of the united states and also outside the united states. because the supreme court ruled that the constitution does not extend to the island people because they're defined as unincorporated. so it's, it's almost as if the u.s. is holding the island at kind of arm's length, but yet we're not allowing the people on the island their own sovereignty. racial ideas are also an important part of understanding this, this moment in our history because both imperialists who supported the u.s. occupation and those who opposed it defined their and justified their positions often in racial terms. so, for example, those that supported the u.s. occupation this puerto rico often claimed that puerto ricans were inferior in intelligence to the chinese and the chinese at this moment were, of course, being excluded with the exclusion acts from the 880s. 1880s. so

of the united states -- colonies of the united states in the is sense that they are defined as unincorporated. and so this means that they're different from, say, arizona, texas, california, other territories that we had acquired that were expected to be future states and its people were expected to be future citizens. in the case of puerto rico, we know from the supreme court ruling in downs-bidwell that puerto rico would not be understood that way legally and instead was defined as an unincorporated territory. so this is one legal way this which the united states is able the to define the island as both part of the united states and also outside the united states because the supreme court would rule that the constitution did not extend the island people because they're defined as unincorporated. so it's almost as if the u.s. is holding the island at arm's length, but yet we're not allowing the people on the island their own sovereignty. racial ideas are also an important part of understanding this moment in our history because both imperialists who supported the u.s. occupation and those wh

. >>> east bay teen helped rescue his young brother after a house caught fire had unincorporated hayward. 18-year-old jumped out of second story window his brother was still in the house on the second into floor, neighbor brought over the ladder to reach him. >> he seen everybody outside and got anxious and scared and deposit the want to come out the window so had to go and yank him out. >> the boy suffered smoke inhalation pattelo will leave to the navy for training next month. >>> a big fire in freemt started last night at a mini store age. 18 units damaged by fire. 18 others received smoke damage. the cause is still under investigation. >>> up blue whale we are learning more how it died. d. >> one scientist said it is the largest whale she's ever seen and tonight believe she's likely been struck by a passing ship. >> absolutely a magnificent creature. >> it's a startling site on agate beach. >> i find it shocking. i've never seen it. i think it's just a shame. >> was over come with emotion on the sights of this giant 80 foot blue female c it's pretty amazing it's largest living thing

. >>> east bay teen helped rescue his young brother after a house caught fire had unincorporated hayward. 18-year-old jumped out of second story window his brother was still in the house on the second into floor, neighbor brought over the ladder to reach him. >> he seen everybody outside and got anxious and scared and deposit the want to come out the window so had to go and yank him out. >> the boy suffered smoke inhalation pattelo will leave to the navy for training next month. >>> a big fire in freemt started last night at a mini store age. 18 units damaged by fire. 18 others received smoke damage. the cause is still under investigation. >>> in the north bay the washed up blue whale we are learning more how it died. d. >> one scientist said it is the largest whale she's ever seen and tonight believe she's likely been struck by a passing ship. >> absolutely a magnificent creature. >> it's a startling site on agate beach. >> i find it shocking. i've never seen it. i think it's just a shame. >> was over come with emotion on the sights of this giant 80 foot blue female ccarcass. it's prett

his office is located on treat boulevard in unincorporated contra costa county. investigators are asking anyone with information to step forward. >>> today about scheduled on a measure that would require city council to approve any new police surveillance equipment. it's been under discussion since the surveillance center was announced back in 2013. that would allow police to monitor feeds from city traffic cameras, license plate readers, and cameras at public schools. the vote will take place tonight at 6:00. >>> oakland city leaders getting tough on tobacco, specifically flavored tobacco. jessica floor is on the new legislation they are proposing this afternoon to keep fewer young people from getting hooked. >> reporter: honey, blueberry, grape, countless flavors you will find in tobacco products, but not for long. in oakland, that's if two councilmembers have at their w products band being the fruity products are eye candy for kids meant to get them hooked on tobacco. >> strawberry, then all, this and that. >> there's already a federal ban on food flavored cig

the discovery was made on the property off atherton avenue in unincorporated novato. >> in our initial investigation we are not identifying any reason that there's any threat to the community, this neighborhood or novato as a whole. there's no information to that. it appears at this point that those involved in this have connection with the residents with the property. >> authorities say that family members checking on the victims in the home called for help around 8 a.m. >>> this afternoon, the penalty phase continues for the man convicted of killing morgan hill teenager sierra lamar. a jury is considering whether antolin garcia-torres should face the death penalty or life in prison without parole. garcia-torres appeared in court this morning but the jury was not present. >>> new at noon, housing help for dozens of east bay families. kpix 5's jackie ward shows us the new alameda apartment complex four years in the making. >> reporter: this 32-unit apartment complex will serve what the city of alameda calls very low-income families by limiting their rent to 30% of their income. it's th

. >> this is unincorporated hayward so i called and the call dropped.>> he grabbed a ladder and put it under the window. and he took one kid out of there. but he was still closing the window on himself. >> i was so scared. finally they got to the window and they drug him out. when they got him outside he started vomiting.>> reporter: neighbors call the 18-year-old a hero for saving his little brother. but the neighbors all played an important part. for stanfield after hitting out of prison, it feels good to give back. >> i'm just glad i could help somebody out.>> reporter: i'm mae martinez for ktvu fox2. >>> investigators are looking into a case of indecent exposure. a man exposed himself to a woman in san carlos. it happened at about 11:15 am not far from an elementary school. he is described as 70 years old, gray hair, and khaki shorts. he drove away in a silver sedan. be aware of suspicious activity and please report it. >>> a federal judge has ordered a -- an albany school district to not discipline youth involved in offensive images on another students instagram account. the stude

technically this is unincorporated alameda county between livermore and tracy.een called to the scene. the sedan was in the chp's words obliterated. a sig alert has been issues. you see the traffic impact. it will hurt you from livermore to tracy or perhaps even pleasanton out to tracy. this is not in the typical commute direction. this being eastbound 580 this time of day. we will stay on top of it. there are a couple of lane closures. >>> all right. moving on now. another tough day for retailers on wall street. >> a familiar theme, pam. the business report has been loaded with these. >> it really is. the retail sales in general for the industry for the group, for april, came in this morning. they are lower than economists predicted. specifically we have talked about specific stocks nordstrom and jc penney are the latest to report disappointing numbers for the whole quarter. their stocks headed down when the opening bell rang this morning just about 8%. the retail report also shows consumer spending is down. that is taking the broader markets down. live look at

the lane is back open, and gongora is in the san mateo county jail.in unincorporated half moon bay, spencerblake, kron four news. (justine) tragedy for a family in the east bay. a toddler was killed after he was run over by a car in the parking lot at shopping center. this happened yesterday afternoon at the shopping center off decoto and alvarado-niles roads in union city. police say the 23-month-old boy darted away from his parents who were shopping in a store... and ran into the parking lot. that is when a slow moving car hit the boy. he became trapped underneath it. the driver is cooperating with the investigation. this appears to police to be a tragic accident. we now know the name of the man found dead on the oakland waterfront. police have identified the victim as kevin mulholland of alameda. the 48-year-old's body was found around eight friday morning beneath a pier near the embarcadero. it is unclear how mulholland ended up there. but officers say there were no obvious signs of foul play. an autopsy is scheduled for tomorrow. (justine) in los angeles... police are investigating whe

i'm standing next to highway one near an unincorporated part of half moon bay.over here, near furtado laneis where emergency responders arrived saturday morning to find a man lying on the shoulder of this very narrow stretch of roadwho had been hit by a car.(vo)according to c-h-p officer art montiel, there was a trail of debris around the man that suggested he may have been riding a bike when the car hit him.there's still an orange reflector lying in the dirteventually evidence brought them to a nearby home, where they arrested angel gongora.they say the victim's bike was still lodged under gongora's s-u-v as he drove away from the scene of the crime.another cyclist i talked to about it was taken aback.(sot)"i don't even have the words to say. i can't believe that really happened, that somebody would be so callous as to just take off with it, not stop at all." (vo)the victim in this case died at the scene.the northbound lane was closed for about three hours, but c-h-p says there wasn't much traffic at the time.it's a two lane highway at this point, and the area that was taped off is á

at 2:06 am where a burned and charred sedan exploded in a fireball at 1300 block of lanita in unincorporated lafayette. 15 minutes later another car and lafayette, where the sedan was burned out, the serial arsonist covering a lot of ground.>> the total number is at 7 for the week. we are investigating other fires to the 1st of the year, at this point were confirming it's more than 12 but we don't know the exact number. >>> in walnut creek, david bloomberg tries to make sense of his loss. >> it's a total violation. it is scary. if not for the vigilance of the neighbor that called i was sound asleep. this would've spread to my house and god knows what would've happened.>> reporter: the anxiety for homeowners rising as steadily as the fires, all connected officials who event kept busy trying to stay ahead of the serial arsonist.>> we have all or fire investigators on it. we have other folks who work for the fire district who are part of the investigation and assisting were necessary. we have partners throughout the county through law enforcement, and other agencies in the county. >> reporter:

one in the unincorporated area and then one [ indiscernible ].>>put this in context force please, there's been a number of fires that you believe are connected. >>there have been five fires this week that you guys have been reporting on. we believe that these two ladies fires are related to those other fires. we believe that there are at least 10 fires that are all connected. through some common threads and again, we believe these to be related to the fires as well. >>very fortunate that no one has been injured so far but that doesn't mean that somebody could be injured. we're talking about a very dangerous situation.>>correct. the two fires this morning were set on the street. the other fires have been set in driveways at homes in the homes have had sleeping occupants. so, with the car that close to a structure, there's always the chance that it could spread. one of the fires in brentwood yesterday morning did start to spread to the structure was right under the bedroom of a young child. we are hoping that the public can help us out if they live

that's off atherton avenue in unincorporated novato.eputies searched the house and property and say they believe there is no threat to the community. the names of the victims in a their 70s are not released. >>> a show of support for a fruit vendor seen getting arrested in a viral photo. friends say he got a raw deal. why deputies aren't backing down. >> and even the people who make road signs need spell check. caltrans rushing to fix this embarrassing mistake. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, in san francisco today. ((nats of breaking down wall)) u-c students broke down a symbolic wall... they want the re >>> the university of california regents met today in san francisco today. [ screaming ] >> the uc students broke down iowa. they want the regents to roll back a tuition increase approved in january. they broke down a wall. an audit showed uc failed to disclose $175 million in funds. >> we're fired up. we can't take it any more. we are tired. we don't do this for fun. >> [ indiscernible is ongoing. students are at the university for at least four yea

this home is at 611 bugeia lane in an unincorporated area of navado. people who live nearby are stunned by what happened. >> it's a shock. sad to hear that anything bad happened to anybody but two gunshots that i didn't hear and two people dead, that's bizarre. >> based on our initial investigation i don't feel there's any further threat to the neighborhood or the community in general. this appears to be an isolated incident involving people who know each other who are connect odd this residence. >> reporter: according to the sheriff's office it appears those two victims were likely inside the home for maybe the past 24 hours before being discovered by relatives early this morning. now the sheriff's office wouldn't talk about any prior calls that may have been made from this home or any prior calls for service for the sheriff's office here. right now detectives are staying outside of the home. they're awaiting a search warrant so they can legally go back inside that home and start collecting evidence and then eventually recover those two bodies. the vi

so what i was going to see is if in these unincorporated communities with low property values in texas we created decades ago water districts that are local levels of government, water and sewer and other things if they would like, but again you can't create that if you have low value for your property because you can't sell bonds if you can't afford to pay them off. is there a federal program for these areas, similar to what ural water authorities would be to help get water and sewer? these are very urban areas but, you know, our traditional sources of water and sewer are not there. so what they have is water wells and septic tanks that are in urban areas not designed to have that much usage, i guess. is there anyone on the panel that would help that? our couldn't commissioners have helped with that can. but they don't have the budget except to provide this little bit of money. we have a partner but we would need a partner to do it. anybody? yes, sir. >> rural development in the water program in illinois my system itself was conserved back in the late '80s and we got a group of people

so what i was going to see, if these unincorporated communities are very urban and i'm sure rural areas have the same problem with low property values. in texas we created decades ago water districts that are actually local levels of government for water and sue es and other things if they would like. but then you can't even create that if you have low value for your property because you can't sell bonds if you can't afford to pay them off. is there a federal program for these areas similar to what rural water authorities would be to help get water and sewer? because again, these are very urban areas. but our traditional sources of water and sewer are not there. what they have, they have water wells and septic tanks that are, again, in urban areas not designed to have that much usage, i guess. is there anybody on the panel that has a federal program that would help that? our county commissioners have helped with what they can. but again, they don't have the budget oftentimes except to provide just a little bit of money so that we have a partner but we would need federal funding to do it

. >> i said city because ellicott city but it's actually an unincorporated area. >> yeah. of the largest in the na nation. >> county seat for howard co county. >> this guy's almost hometown. >> mike, i know you live right down >> i live ten minutes from here. i come here often. haven't been back since the flood. it's great to see that they've rebuilt so well since then. >> love it. >> i love it. new businesses moving in too. now the sun is out. we lost the jackets. >> i'm about to lose mine. >> baby steps. >> weather forecast weiss for today the sun is now shining here in ellicott city. it will be beautiful day. we will have to watch out for maybe a shower later on this afternoon. but for the most part it's a nice day. there we go. there's look at your satellite/radar. again we see some pockets of sunshine. some pockets of clouds, too. watch out for a stray shower later on this afternoon with much drier day. we have popped to 70 now in washington, d.c. here in baltimore mid 60s. here's look at your forecast if you're plan your memorial day. 78 for saturday. watch tout for

i'm standing next to highway one near an unincorporated part of half moon bay.over here, near furtado laneis where emergency responders arrived saturday morning to find a man lying on the shoulder of this very narrow stretch of roadwho had been hit by a car.(vo)according to c-h-p officer art montiel, there was a trail of debris around the man that suggested he may have been riding a bike when the car hit him.there's still an orange reflector lying in the dirteventually evidence brought them to a nearby home, where they arrested angel gongora.they say the victim's bike was still lodged under gongora's s-u-v as he drove away from the scene of the crime.another cyclist i talked to about it was taken aback.(sot)"i don't even have the words to say. i can't believe that really happened, that somebody would be so callous as to just take off with it, not stop at all." (vo)the victim in this case died at the scene.the northbound lane was closed for about three hours, but c-h-p says there wasn't much traffic at the time.it's a two lane highway at this point, and the area that was taped off is á

cost $4 trillion over ten years to lower the rate to 15% because you to do it for pass-through, unincorporatedorporate tax, it's a stupid obsolete uncollectible, you know, burden on commerce. charles: how do you make up for that revenue? >> we have to pay for it. this is where the white house is ducking. we have to pay for with either a bad which isn't an all bad or a bad. the problem is we tax labor and income and we should be taxing consumption and until they -- charles: everywhere there's been a bad tax the monster that grows and grows from its original rate to the point where you become europe and you get no growth, you get permanent high unemployment and you all live happily ever after. >> i don't buy that entirely. but the worst ones in that in europe is the payroll tax here, 15% on employer, employees, we have the highest cost labor in the world. it's a job-killer, it's a take-home pay killer and costs 1.1 trillion a year. charles: i'll come back to that. big tech guys at the center of new lawsuit brought by san bernardino, google, facebook, all at fault for knowingly providing accounts

. >> i should say the corporate rate 15% taxing rate unincorporated businesses 15% will will roughly dowling the standard deduction will cost over a trillion getting rid of minimum taxing nearly a trillion. >> they said could cost from 3 to 7 trillion dollars this is four or five trillion-dollar gap nobody is putting a price tag on. >> it they say 7 1/2 trillion, i am part of it. >> 3, 3, and 7. >> i am port of that i know what they said growth -- 7 1/2 trillion may be earn a back two trillion, to loophole closings base broadening my argument is after they rule out charitable contributions which they did ruled out home mortgages at the did after congress said we won't touch health care exclusion 200 million a year, it is logical they are not going to take away your ira 405 ks employer pension preservations another 200 billion go through math there is no two billion that this congress and this republican party will even remotely be able to put together. >> putting take a break over how much it cost aside steven mnuchin gary cohn have both said clearlyed a mabtly they believe growth of