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. >> what we have here, dan smith smith engineering management union city california for the record. despite here is a simulation of traffic using mostly the topic scenarios from the eir. the intersection of 16th, seventh and mississippi's on the left of the simulation. 16th and third is on the right. 16th and owens, 16th and fourth in between. the project is at the upper right in each clip. the hospitals across third street. the caltrain tracks in the amber at the left. blue dots are cars. we would white backs are large trucks. buses are magenta teal and green depending on whether they are regular services or special event services. in the upper clip is the baseline scenario for the eir. that baseline scenario includes the assumption of the 22 fillmore priority lanes. most of you are aware my things down there in the peak period now work fairly well. when you take away two of the lanes on 16th st. to create the bus priority lanes, the traffic situation deteriorates, and you will notice on the screen, we've created as if you could look straight through the eye 283 freeway and see the

. >> what we have here, dan smith smith engineering management union city california for the record. despite here is a simulation of traffic using mostly the topic scenarios from the eir. the intersection of 16th, seventh and mississippi's on the left of the simulation. 16th and third is on the right. 16th and owens, 16th and fourth in between. the project is at the upper right in each clip. the hospitals across third street. the caltrain tracks in the amber at the left. blue dots are cars. we would white backs are large trucks. buses are magenta teal and green depending on whether they are regular services or special event services. in the upper clip is the baseline scenario for the eir. that baseline scenario includes the assumption of the 22 fillmore priority lanes. most of you are aware my things down there in the peak period now work fairly well. when you take away two of the lanes on 16th st. to create the bus priority lanes, the traffic situation deteriorates, and you will notice on the screen, we've created as if you could look straight through the eye 283 freeway and see the

he's a union city resident who got married in july. >>> the owner and operator of california's great america am e amusement park said it will appeal cal osha's fine of more than $70,000. the fine came after a train on the roller coaster hit a mechanic who had lunged for a cell phone which a rider apparently had dropped. one rider suffered a hand injury. cedar fair southwest didn't have adequate safety protocol and didn't properly train workers. >>> albany police are asking for your help in finding a man who tried to kidnap a girl on sonoma avenue. the girl screamed for help and fought back when the man grabbed her and tried to force her into a white pickup truck. he took off with another person inside the truck. the suspect is described hispanic in his mid-40s, 5'8" short dark hair and a short stubbled beard. >>> an nba referee decides now is the time to say he's gay. why he felt compelled to do it now. that's next. >>> plus -- >> up in flames. the fire danger that's everywhere this holiday season. >>> speaking of fire, hoverboards and overheating, seven on your side's michael finney

bus careened through san francisco, slamming in to a union square construction site, the california highway patrol inspected the entire fleet of city sightseeing buses. chp motor carrier specialist kevin dee was the man in charge. >> brake lights not functioning. emergency exits not functioning. we had one steering issue. >> reporter: of the six buses he inspected, he pulled four out of service. the inspection report earned city sightseeing an unsatisfactory rating in several areas including 45-day inspections. >> none of those documents indicated any kind of issues or violations they would need to correct. in other words they were all clean slates. >> reporter: but -- >> my inspections did indicate the same things. >> reporter: a backup system that wasn't working on one bus. it was flagged but that was it. >> not much we can do with it other than have them fix it. >> reporter: some drivers didn't have proper licenses and couldn't be tracked if they had a major offense like a dui. >> the driver records we found to be an issue weren't really the drivers themselves, it was a company issue. >> reporter: robert cartwright is the attorn

unionize. this week, the city of seattle is moving to allow uber drivers to unionize and in california, a new billould allow on demand workers to get together and negotiate with their boss. a union lawyer helped draft that bill. >> whatever they are driving towards it's the same outcome, resolving the power imbalances. the desire of the platforms like uber is to put them in a category of their own where they don't have any rights. >> mccracken says any tradition union path would not be practice because they are too numerous and diverse. >>> today supervisors in san francisco will hold a final vote on a new bike yield law. it would allow cyclist to slowly roll through any ind section where there's a stop sign -- intersection where there's a stop sign. it requires police to make enforcement against rolling stops a low priority following protests from cyclists after officers at a park station implemented a crackdown. >>> i don't agree with that. >> i don't either. >> as a cyclist, we have our kpix 5 cycling team, as well. one foot down at every stop sign at all times is our rule. >> what if you're a

bus careened through san francisco, slamming into a union square construction site, the california highway patrol inspected the entire fleet of city sightseeing buses. a chp motor carrying specialist was in charge. >> brake lights not functioning. emergency exits not functioning. we had one steering issue. >> reporter: of the six buses he inspected he pulled four out of service. the report earned city sightseeing an unsatisfactory rating in several areas, including 45-day inspections. >> the documents indicated any kind of issues or violations they would need correct. my inspections didn't indicate the same thing. >> reporter: among other problems a backup brake system that wasn't working on one bus. it was flagged but that was it. >> not much we can do other than have him fix it. >> reporter: some of city sightseeing's drivers didn't have proper licenses and couldn't be tracked if they had a major offense like a dui. >> the driver records weren't the drivers, it was the company issue. >> reporter: robert cartwright is the attorney for the bus driver involved in the union square crash. he says the chp's findings don't surprise him

. >> what we have here, dan smith smith engineering management union city california for the record. despite here is a simulation of traffic using mostly the topic scenarios from the eir. the intersection of 16th, seventh and mississippi's on the left of the simulation. 16th and third is on the right. 16th and owens, 16th and fourth in between. the project is at the upper right in each clip. the hospitals across third street. the caltrain tracks in the amber at the left. blue dots are cars. we would white backs are large trucks. buses are magenta teal and green depending on whether they are regular services or special event services. in the upper clip is the baseline scenario for the eir. that baseline scenario includes the assumption of the 22 fillmore priority lanes. most of you are aware my things down there in the peak period now work fairly well. when you take away two of the lanes on 16th st. to create the bus priority lanes, the traffic situation deteriorates, and you will notice on the screen, we've created as if you could look straight through the eye 283 freeway and see the

. >> what we have here, dan smith smith engineering management union city california for the record. despite here is a simulation of traffic using mostly the topic scenarios from the eir. the intersection of 16th, seventh and mississippi's on the left of the simulation. 16th and third is on the right. 16th and owens, 16th and fourth in between. the project is at the upper right in each clip. the hospitals across third street. the caltrain tracks in the amber at the left. blue dots are cars. we would white backs are large trucks. buses are magenta teal and green depending on whether they are regular services or special event services. in the upper clip is the baseline scenario for the eir. that baseline scenario includes the assumption of the 22 fillmore priority lanes. most of you are aware my things down there in the peak period now work fairly well. when you take away two of the lanes on 16th st. to create the bus priority lanes, the traffic situation deteriorates, and you will notice on the screen, we've created as if you could look straight through the eye 283 freeway and see the

runaway bus careened through san francisco slamming into a union square construction site, the california highway patrol inspected the entire fleet of cityseeing buses. chp motor carry specialist kevin dee was in charge. >> brakes and other things not functioning and steering issues. >> reporter: of the six buses he inspected four were removed from service. they got an unsatisfactory rating in several areas including 45-day inspections. >> the documents indicated any kind of issues or violations, that they would need to correct, in other words, they were all clean slates. >> reporter: but -- >> my inspections didn't indicate the same thing. >> reporter: among other problems, a backup brake system that wasn't working on one bus. it was flagged but that was it. >> not much other than have them fix it. >> reporter: some of the drivers didn't have proper licenses and couldn't be tracked if they had a major offense like a dui. >> the driver records that we found to be an issue weren't really the drivers themselves, it was the company issue. >> reporter: robert cartwright is the attorney for the bus driver involved in the union square crash. h

after city sightseeing union square bus crash investigators discovered the bus wasn't registered with the the california p uc. it's not the only company with potential violations. we spotted 2 tour bus driving around san francisco with plates meant for1 a car. 113 with plate this here the dmv sits issued one of the plates to dlubing sightseeing on february sixth but that it doesn't have any record of what vehicle dmv issued it to. dmv says it issue the other plate to them july 14th but again no record to what vehicle. deluxe sightseeing might not want to you know. that why are you blocking our camera. >> because my boss told me too. >>reporter: what is your name sir. >> no she can have you been opened on california roadway if improperly rental strd e-officer hill says it's against the law. violations can include the company doneing taxes or not smog checking the vehicle. >> driver of the vehicle operating unregistered vehicle faces citation and em pounding. >>reporter: ceo says dmv made the mistake and pull the vehicle out of service and take care of it if the morning. >> check that open regular basis i

union member's reaction to her visit in sioux city. (matt) coming up tonight on news 4 at 6, i sit down with the democratic presidential candidate. hear her reaction to the mass shootings in california, and her proposals to tighten america's gun laws. (matt) donald trump brings his back to siouxland tomorrow. the republican front-runner will hold a rally at the clay county events center in spencer tomorrow morning at eleven. doors open at ten. the new quinnipiac university poll shows trump leading the g-o-p field with 27 percent, followed by marco rubio with 17 percent, then ben carson and ted cruz with 16 percent. there's even less doubt now that the federal reserve will raise interest rates later this month. the labor department reports employers added 211,000 jobs in november, leaving the jobless rate unchanged at five percent. construction, government and retail jobs have experienced the most growth, while factories are losing jobs. the growing job market is another sign that steady consumer spending is powering the economy. as a result, the fed will likely raise interest rates during it's mid-december meeting. awesome biker nights has been in sioux city for the past 15 years. a

grant: 28 tonight results of the california highway reporter and to a bus company you might remember this 20 people seriously hurt when the city sightseeing bus and union square just been waldman tells us the company failed and that a few different places. >> reporter: 4 had been put out of service over all the company got on satisfactory rating random inspection happened after the tour bus crash in union square and results and this report showed that the city sightseeing prevented in the program is not adequate to ensure fair kept in safe proper operating conditions. >> reporter: that allows employers to monitor employee is driving records plus the company did not keep proper driving laws in several drivers were not enrolled sofa drug-testing background check program was company has 120 days to fix all the issues and then it will review another inspection to see if the violations are corrected the city sightseeing davis' statement that after the cp inspection now has a new procedure in place still waiting for a chp report on a tour bus involved been hurt the crash >> reporter: people in the hospital with life-threatening injuries and now facing murder

california. >>> two bay area cities will hold candlelight vigils for the victims tomorrow. 10 of the 14 victims were members of the service employees international union. local union members will gather at the san andreas regional center in campbell at 5:00 and faith leaders will hold a brief vigil at 5:00 at the county government center in san jose. >>> republican presidential candidate donald trump is standing by his public remarks about muslims in america. in an interview today with face the nation, trump says u.s. leaders have to address radical muslims even if that means keeping track of them. n to say that he's not call database... >> you have people that have to be tracked. if they're muslims, they're muslims, but you have people that have to be tracked and i use the word vigilance. we have to have it and if we don't, we're foolish people. >> trump went on to say that he's not calling for a muslim only database and says he's only advocating common sense policies. >>> well, democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton today defended her choice not to use the phrase radical islamic terrorism. >> i don't want to do that because no. 1, it does

this week the california highway patrol released its findings and to the november 13th crash of a city sightseeing bus in union square. the chp sited the company for issues with the fleet and other issues, 20 people were hurt in that incident. >>> now to those rapidly dropping temperatures tonight. a freeze warning is in effect throughout parts of the bay area. and this morning black ice covered part of tahoe's road. there were patches of ice off highway 24 and in lafayette it really looked like winter. homes had white rooftops this morning during some daring east bay residents refused to let the cold stop them from celebrating the holidays. >> i'm freezing. it's very cold out here. but we're having a good time and the kids play. so wanted to stay inside. just want to celebrate winter right now. >> well the cold conditions also did not stop people from enjoying the winter ice rink in walnut creek today. >>> let's head right to abc 7 news meteorologist drew tuma who is tracking those dropping temperatures. >> caroline, we dropped below freezing in spots already. look at the temperatures in the north bay. 31 and

in seattle monday, the city council voted to allow uber and lyft drivers to unionize, a right reserved for employees. drivers in california filed a class action lawsuit against the company demanding recognition as employees. >> there are a lot of lawsuits ing on. >> reporter: uber continues to demonstrate a willingness to go to court. bright sees those looking to control uber finding more success through political negotiations. >> ultimately i think uber will be regulated one way or the other. uber or lack thereof interests many parties, from the drivers, to unions, local governments, environmental and disability groups and urbanists. >> it needs to be thought of of limiting innovation and mobility >> reporter: the center of transportation transportation's sarah kaufman expects uber and companies to face some sort o national set of rules in the future. >> local govnments are grapplg with howo regulate uber. >>eporter: we can count new york city's government as part of that. >> it indicates where taxis are limited and where taxi service should beampe up. >> reporter: might tell the city how, when and wrehe to restrict the

up next, what a court ruling for a driver's union means and a similar case right here in california. >>> three cities the most liberal in the country. we'll tell you which three are landing in the top ten and which part of the country is being called the most conservative. >>> good morning. looking at the east bay commute. the traffic is going to be slow from san francisco into the east bay. >>> the temperatures in boston are warmer this morning than they were on july 4th. how about that? we're cold, but sunny. we'll have your chilly forecast coming up. . >>> welcome back. it's 8:46. concerns about el nino and rain forcing some people in one daly city neighborhood to think about moving away. the weekend rain we had is threatening the stability of ocean front homes along northridge and avalon. people are saying land erosions and landslides often happen after major storms. >> if we get as much rain as they're predicting, it's going to saturate the ground and cause slides. >> these bluffs have had massive landslides. this area along northridge has been fenced off. back in 2000, a landslide caused the ci

last week the california highway patrol released their findings into the november 13th crash of a city sightseeing bus in union square. the chp sighted the company for numerous mechanical issues on their fleet and 20 people were hurt in that incident. >>> a popular restaurant on bay street closed after a fire saturday night. christine mason in our abc7 new community took this video of the fire on the roof of the elephant bar at the bay street shopping center be around 5:30. smoke and flames could be seen from interstate 80. firefighters say the fire started in the kitchen. nobody was hurt. thanks to christine for sharing this video on our social media. if the you see news where you live, post it with the #abc7now. >>> new details of a shooting of a man by a police officer. the man shot and killed was a patient at the mental health home where it happened. a resident, who didn't want to be identified, said a 31-year-old man checked into the home only three days before friday's incident. they believe he reported a false emergency to 911 dispatchers for officers would response. the man told the dispatcher there wa

california's watching this very carefully. and it is not clear that it would be legal for them to form a union for various reasons, but we'll wait to see. guaranteed, lots of cities are watching this development right now. >> and everyone watches closely. >> thanks bill. >> see cow tomorrow. >>> temperatures may not have you thinking about new year's eve just yet, but perhaps this will. the famous seven foot tall numbers that will help ring in the new year, rolled into manhattan this morning. we ian got a little preview of what to expect when the clock strikes midnight. there you go. the giant 1 and 6 will complete their journey. had to look at that closely. you see. >> yeah. >> see, i'm observant, they call me sherlock holmes over here. one and six, there you go. >> that's all they have to change. >> excited. >>> the weather's not making us -- >> to be honest with you -- >> nothing. >> i thought they were rolling in the temperature, you reverse that, you're at 1i6, and it's where we are right now. you know what, another record last night, 2:00 a.m., it's unofficial because the someday not over. 68 degrees it was. and right now, it is 60. 60 degrees outside, a be

last week the california highway patrol released their findings into the november about 13th crash of a city sightseeing bus in union scare. the chp sighted the company for numerous mechanical issues on their fleet and 20 people were hurt in that incident. >>> a popular restaurant on bay street closed after a fire saturday night. christine mason in our abc7 new community took this video of the fire on the roof of the elephant bar at the bay street shopping center be around 5:30. smoke and flames could be seen from interstate 80. they say the fire started in the kitchen. nobody was hurt. thanks to christine for sharing this video on our social media. if you see news are you live, post it with the #abc7now. >>> new details of a shooting of a man by a police officer. he was a resident of a halfway home where it happened. the resident who didn't want to be identified said a 31-year-old man checked into the home only three days before friday's incident. they believe he reported a false emergency to 911 dispatchers for officers would response. the man told the dispatcher there was a person who wanted to hurt someone at th

last week the california highway patrol released their findings into the november about 13th crash of a city sightseeing bus in union scare. the chp sighted the cop for numerous mechanical issues on their fleet and 20 people were hurt in that incident. >> a popular restaurant on bay street closed after a fire saturday night. this is a video on the roof of the elephant bar on the bay street shopping center around 5: 30. smoke and flames could be seen from interstate 80. they say the fire started in the kitchen. nobody was hurt. thanks to christine for sharing this video on our social >> new details of a shooting of a man by a police officer. the resident who didn't want to be identified said a 31-year-old man checked into the home only three days before friday's incident. they believe he reported a smalls emergency to 911 dispatchers for officers would response. the man told the dispatcher there was a person who wanted to hurt someone at their home on forest avenue. >> and our officers responded. as soon as the first units arrived and got out of their cars, the suspect charged at officers while wielding a knife. two

union city faces up to a year in jail. >>> the faa is banning planes from flying over a gas leak in southern california over fears the fumes could suddenly ignite in midair. the restriction bars aircraft from flying below 2,000 feet near porter ranch. the gas leak started in october. it's forced hundreds of people nearby to leave their homes. >> you think of it, it could be catastrophic. something of that magnitude. an airplane, you know. i mean, obviously if they do change it to where they have a flight restriction, again, it's all about the safety of the people. it's all about the safety of the neighborhood. >> the airspace isn't busy so the restrictions shouldn't cause major delays. >>> world leaders will spend another day negotiating a global climate change agreement. the president and 190 other world leaders all working to reach a deal on how to reduce manmade carbon emissions. early this morning negotiators announced they would need at least until tomorrow. governor brown is also there discussing the global climate change. >>> liza battalones has the traffic report. >> it's wet out there. it's slippery and we have ma

union leaders say is the city is not working quickly enough to bring reform to rikers. rob? >>> now we will turn to the latest on the massacre in southern california. isis is praising the attack. it has not yet claimed responsibility for it. the fbi is officially investigating the shooting as an act of terrorism after the agency determined there was extensive planning involved in the attack. officials say there is no indication that syed farook and tashfeen malik were part of a larger plot of members of a terror cell meaning it was likely inspired by but not directed by isis or even al- qaeda. about the massacre inside the conference room that left 14 people deed. survivors and -- dead. survivors and first responders sharing their horrific stories. cecilia vega has the latest. >> my supervisor yelled, run, said shooting, gunshots. >> reporter: there were four minutes of sheer terror. jenna was inside the building when the shooting started. people were running from the gunfire across the hall into sitting. >> where i saw the police and the people -- like, yeah, we will leave. >> reporter: syed farook and his wife wearing tactical gear wearing extra

also, the seattle city council unanimously approved a bill allowing riders for those drive-sharing companies to form unions. now the same change could be coming here to californiahow lift is responding to the union vote and with challenges it could face before it actually takes it back. some of the stories we're following in the newsroom. i'll join you in a minute for more mornings on 2. >> all right, gasia, i'll see you then. >>> 6:45. the investigation into the cause of a big fire that ripped through a historic building in el dorado county. the flames started at 3:30 at the sierra nevada house at the gold rush town. when firefighters got there, the flames had already engulfed. the second moore of the historic inn and restaurant. cal fire says the floor was destroyed. one firefighter was hurt. the sierra nevada house was no longer serves as a hotel, but its restaurant was filled with can you tell us hers when that fire started. everybody got out without being hurt. >> this place has been a huge part of everyone's life in this community. plus just tons of visitors. it's huge. >> this is not the first fire. it burned in 1902. it burned again in 1926 and this 196

city attorney told people, they don't have enough cops, go inside and get their guns. the that their police department has been so essentially crippled by unionization in california, lawnforcement i did so well, i fear every busy body on earth looking at everybody's garage and call the cops everybody is putting together a racetrack in their garage at 2:00 in the morning getting ready for christmas. we do have to be careful because we can't infringe on civil liberty abouts. we have to realize this is huge intelligence failure. yes, that does start with the administration but we also have to take stock what happened in paris what happened here, say really, what did we miss? melissa: lots of failure to go around on this one. we are learning more about the 14 innocent victims killed in that massacre. there are fair faces. we know the female shooter pledged allegiance to isis online. we have a live report on that. plus it was the cover that sparked outrage. the "new york daily news" front page mocking prayer in the face of tragedy. they're at it again. the latest page 1 shocker. what it means for the national conversation after the san bernardino mass shooting. jeb bush: h

california company celebrating. >> everybody that almost died feels the same. >> only on 7 news hear from the bicyclist hit by the out of control city sight seeing bus in unionrack the rainfall tonight. another look at our radar and what it means for your travel christmas plans. >>> incredible survival story. boy scout leader mead it out alive after bear dragged just press clean and let roomba from irobot® help with your everyday messes. roomba navigates your entire home cleaning up pet hair and debris for up to 2 hours. which means your floors are always clean. you and roomba from irobot® better together™. >>> tonight california base space x successfully landed the unmanned rocket for the first time. falcon 9 flight took off from cape canaveral in florida after 2 delays. first space x mission sense june when a space x rocket exploded in mid-air. the goal of this mission is to put 11 small satelles into low orbit and then safely land the rocket back on earth. so that they can be reused. as you can see it stuck the landing. big cheers. learneding represents big step forward making space travel cheaper, the landing. >> only on 7 news. we hear from the signatur

the union leaders say the city is not working quickly enough to bring reform to rikers. >>> now the latest on the massacre in southern california. the fbi is officially investigation the deadly san bernardino shooting as an act of terrorism after the agency determined that there was extensive planning involved behind the attack. if confirmed, that would make the shooting the deadliest at this point there is no indication syed farook and tashfeen malik were part of a larger terror cell, looking that this was inspired by a terror group as opposed to directed by one. the fbi says the two look like self starters and there are new questions surrounding the woman, malik with investigators trying to figure out if she is the one that radicalized her husband. overnight a ups distribution center was evacuated in san bernardino after a driver spotted a package addressed to syed farook. officials quickly determined that high tide item did not pose any kind of threat. michelle? >> thank you, rob. >>> we got the first look inside the home shared by the couple. the eyewitness news reporter n.j. burkett was the only new york television reporte

california got help paying for it. find out if you could be one of them at coveredca.com enroll by december 15th to be covered by january 1st. new name, and it's >>> welcome back. union city school getting a new name and it's making history. this friday alvarado middle school will officially be renamed vera cruz middle school, making the first in the country to be named in honor of filipino americans. larry and phil veracruz helped organize the united farmers. >>> if you plan ongoing to the post office today to send your christmas cards and your presents, make sure you set aside plenty of time because you're going to have a lot of company. the united states postal service says this is the busiest mailing day of the year. people will bring in estimated 612 million pieces of mail to post offices around the country. if you aren't making the trek today, don't worry, you still have time. officials say as long as you send packages by december 21st they should arrive by christmas. but the later you wait the more it will cost. >>> up next, why a building boom in one bay area city has residents citing the city leaders. t's what egyptian >>> well, no evidence of any illegal or terr

california. ventura county officials say the 101 freeway and the pacific coast highway near the city of ventura have been shut down. the same as happened with unioncific railroad traffic in that area. firefighters are working to battle an uncontained 250-acre fire north of the city. that wraps this hour of "cnn newsroom." i'm george howell at the cnn center in atlanta. i'll have more news after the break from around the world. you're watching cnn, the world's news leader. . >> the southern part of the united states braces for more severe weather. this after heavy rain and dangerous flooding. the battle for ramadi, troops say they are making inroads taking back the city from isis militants. and later, nearly 40 years later, people who were else hostage in iran after the takeover of the u.s. embassy will be compensated for their ordeal. from cnn world headquarters in atlanta. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world him i'm george howell, cnn newsroom starts right now. a good boxing day to you. we start this hour right here in the southeastern part of the united states. this is where severe weather continues to threaten