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reporting live, tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. >> a lot of money at stake. tom vacar live, thank you. here is an over rue view of the reductions -- over view of the reductions. 8% reduction for the california public utilities commission. east bay mud is relying on volunteer reductions by customers. and san jose water company and marine water district are facing a 20% reduction. the san jose water company is also in the process of outlining a rationing plan for customers. one of the biggest walters users is the city of hillsborough that faces 36% reduction. and for a full list of the water reduction tear and to look up your provider go to our website www.ktvu.com. and look under the drought section. >>> mayor ed lee unfailed his budget -- unveiled his budget proposal today. the mayor presented the plan to the board of supervisors. hearings will to hash out the details and make changes. the mayor says the budget reflects the city's growing prosperity. the biggest winners are muni and first responders. >> we will through this budget hire 400 additional police officers, 198 firefighters,
reporting live, tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. >> a lot of money at stake. tom vacar live, thank you. here is an over rue view of the reductions -- over view of the reductions. 8% reduction for the california public utilities commission. east bay mud is relying on volunteer reductions by customers. and san jose water company and marine water district are facing a 20% reduction. the san jose water company is also in the process of outlining a rationing plan for customers. one of the biggest...
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ktvu's tom vacar went to the port of oakland to see what is going on. lingering problems, months after they settled a contract dispute. one insider told us he has never seen the port moving so slowly. more on what is happening and why. >> reporter: cargo ships sitting in the bay instead of sitting dock side where they should be loading and unloading. inside all the boxes, goods, products, parts, foods and material. he runs the biggest receiving and distribution company at the port. many of his clients are a who's who of the projects you buy. >> normally we -- when the ship arrives we pick up the containers within 24 hours or so. now it is delayed at least 2, 3, 4 days. >> they always claim there is not enough -- [ indiscernible ] >> changing game plans. we are not getting containers. >> reporter: he says the port is once again in a mess, long lines and long waits. >> our customers are paying more money and getting the worse service ever. >> reporter: west coast ports took a battering as well as losses during the slow down that sent a lot of the cargo to
ktvu's tom vacar went to the port of oakland to see what is going on. lingering problems, months after they settled a contract dispute. one insider told us he has never seen the port moving so slowly. more on what is happening and why. >> reporter: cargo ships sitting in the bay instead of sitting dock side where they should be loading and unloading. inside all the boxes, goods, products, parts, foods and material. he runs the biggest receiving and distribution company at the port. many...
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ktvu's tom vacar is -- the system. ktvu's tom vacar is here now with more. >> reporter: in passing next year's budget they want to give riders what they want. >> they want better on time performance, more train cars in service and cleaner stations. this budget seeks to do that. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. is in a transition period. trying to maintain what it has and prepare for a future of new cars and expanded routes. they will soon do a lot of hiring. >> it adds maintenance shifts over night and on the weekend to give the cars -- to get the cars into service. >> that is good. focus on the time that people get from a to b. is the most important thing. >> reporter: this will put 30 additional cars back on the traction. >> that will be huge because during the busiest time in the morning commute, you cannot get on. then it is busy at 10:00 p.m. at night. >> i think that would make everyone's commute easier. >> it may be more trains, it could work out. but it could mean there is more congestion. >> the cars will have more clean
ktvu's tom vacar is -- the system. ktvu's tom vacar is here now with more. >> reporter: in passing next year's budget they want to give riders what they want. >> they want better on time performance, more train cars in service and cleaner stations. this budget seeks to do that. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. is in a transition period. trying to maintain what it has and prepare for a future of new cars and expanded routes. they will soon do a lot of hiring. >> it adds maintenance...
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tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> the economy is prompting airlines to expand service at bay area airports. alaska said it will provide non- stop service between san jose and oregon. flights start on november 5 and will be operated by horizon air. australia announced it is restoring service between sydney and sfo after a four year break. flights begin december 20. >>> from sugary drinks to fresh fruit. >> they see how good fresh food can taste. >> how many from berkeley's soda tax is being spent. >> we have fog back at the coast and a chance at sprinkles out there. i will lay it out for you. (music) hey! let me help with that. oh, thank you! (music) introducing the one-and-only volkswagen golf sportwagen. the sportier utility vehicle. (scal): good day, m'lady! i am sir-can-a-lot, here to save you from another breakfast bore. wake up those eggs with glorious spam! see what spam can! do... at spam.com >>> hundreds of people opposed to vaccinations rallied today. a committee is listening to arguments for and against the bill and the debate is expected to go into the evening. it would remove t
tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> the economy is prompting airlines to expand service at bay area airports. alaska said it will provide non- stop service between san jose and oregon. flights start on november 5 and will be operated by horizon air. australia announced it is restoring service between sydney and sfo after a four year break. flights begin december 20. >>> from sugary drinks to fresh fruit. >> they see how good fresh food can taste. >> how many from...
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tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> a handful of other water districts do this type of recycled water. >>> you will be wanting to drink more water in the next few days. bill martin is in the weather center. some people argue what is hotter 90, i think we agree -- is what, 90, i think we can agree. [ talking at the same time ] >> 92 degrees isn't hot. 93 antioch. tomorrow, these numbers will go upwards 101, 102, 103. and wednesday, 106 or more. some of the air quality takes a hit here. not bad. you can see haze in the atmosphere. that is from the morning commute. the flow -- everything is coming up over the top. at the surface the hot air in vegas works its way towards the central valley and that heats things up as well. that is where the main sheet coming from. warm now but it will be hot tomorrow. the pattern is changing into the next couple days. we will see this high pressure send the heat in from the desert southwest, it will press towards the bay. the winds draw a line here. and it is not unusual. typical for this time of year. chance of thunderstorms. heat trying to escape the centr
tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> a handful of other water districts do this type of recycled water. >>> you will be wanting to drink more water in the next few days. bill martin is in the weather center. some people argue what is hotter 90, i think we agree -- is what, 90, i think we can agree. [ talking at the same time ] >> 92 degrees isn't hot. 93 antioch. tomorrow, these numbers will go upwards 101, 102, 103. and wednesday, 106 or more. some of the air quality takes a...
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ktvu's tom vacar is live tonight. he found out how you can appeal and who might be eligible. tom? >> consider this: in the last couple years many thousands moved in, moved out or around california as the economy has improved. >>> for people who moved since 2013 the year from which reductions will apply it will be impossible to establish how much they use since they weren't there back then. even for agencies not doing this excessive use penalties are now in place. >> there is no one right answer. california is so varied, you will see a wide range of solutions. >> young family is bound to use more water than an elderly couple. the one solution is this -- >> we understand that some people may have gone through change conditions since 2013. we have an exception process that people can apply online or in a form and bring it in, describe their situation and additional allocation can be provided. >> if we had customer who had a special situation, there was a housing situation or a large family and they are using that much water, there could be an appeal's process and we will work with th
ktvu's tom vacar is live tonight. he found out how you can appeal and who might be eligible. tom? >> consider this: in the last couple years many thousands moved in, moved out or around california as the economy has improved. >>> for people who moved since 2013 the year from which reductions will apply it will be impossible to establish how much they use since they weren't there back then. even for agencies not doing this excessive use penalties are now in place. >> there...
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ktvu's consumer editor tom tom vacar -- tom vacar. >> reporter: asking for free steal from the old easterneum was named in the original memorandum of understanding for the demolition of the bridge. >> the museum recruited a committee to approve or disapprove the proposals. >> people have expertise, art, history of the bridge, structural engineering, landscape. >> reporter: there are four requirements. one -- >> destined for public space. a public asset. a new and recrafted form. >> reporter: two, raise interest of the importance of the bridge. three, artists will be responsible for funding the art work itself and four securing a public pace. >> we don't yet know what artists are going to come up with. >> reporter: what is left of the old eastern span of the bay bridge is where the metal will come from. 450-tons of it. what is still standing contains tens of thousands of tons of steal-- steel. >> reporter: that is the weight of the jumbo jet. if it was scrapped it would be worth $2.2 million and come back as recycled consumer goods. what is donated should edgeicate and -- educate and entert
ktvu's consumer editor tom tom vacar -- tom vacar. >> reporter: asking for free steal from the old easterneum was named in the original memorandum of understanding for the demolition of the bridge. >> the museum recruited a committee to approve or disapprove the proposals. >> people have expertise, art, history of the bridge, structural engineering, landscape. >> reporter: there are four requirements. one -- >> destined for public space. a public asset. a new and...
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tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> plenty of damage in colorado tonight after severe storms sweat throughd spewing hail and rain southeast -- one tornado spewing hail and rain southeast of denver. look at this. heavy rain is to blame for this 15-foot sink hole that swallowed oppolice suv -- up a police suv. the police officer had to climb on to the roof of the suv and was able to pull himself out. >>> and some parts there was so much hail it covered the streets. you can see the white patches there, that is had hail. it was several inches deep. residents had to shovel it away. >> really something. >> it is. >>> our meteorologist now, mark tamayo, seems like i know the storms cause problems, everywhere else in the country they are getting rain except here. >> parts of the state fic p picking -- picking up rain towards the sierra. the thunderstorms, the tornadoes, every year a professor would chase those storms, every year we had to take our finals early so we could get to the mid-west to chase the storms. always active this time of the year into the summer. temperatures in the bay area, 60s
tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> plenty of damage in colorado tonight after severe storms sweat throughd spewing hail and rain southeast -- one tornado spewing hail and rain southeast of denver. look at this. heavy rain is to blame for this 15-foot sink hole that swallowed oppolice suv -- up a police suv. the police officer had to climb on to the roof of the suv and was able to pull himself out. >>> and some parts there was so much hail it covered the streets. you can see the...
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after the break, tom vacar gets in one for a spin. he will show us all the features and just how well it did when it comes to parallel parking. >>> also, the story of a bay area pilot credited for the miracle on the hudson is now slated for the big screen. and we just learned the big name hollywood director behind the film. >>> we are tracking the clouds that were there this morning that will be back tomorrow morning. we'll let you know what you can expect as we head into your bay area wednesday. i feel better on the inside. to help, sleep train is collecting new clothes for kids big and small. bring your gift to any sleep train and help make a foster child's day a little brighter. not everyone can be a foster parent, but anyone can help a foster child. >>> san francisco's supervisor introduced a ballot measure today that would challenge a development by the giants for land near at&t park. the san francisco giants are leasing the land from the port. the team has fought for years. under kim's measure, the giants would have to build mor
after the break, tom vacar gets in one for a spin. he will show us all the features and just how well it did when it comes to parallel parking. >>> also, the story of a bay area pilot credited for the miracle on the hudson is now slated for the big screen. and we just learned the big name hollywood director behind the film. >>> we are tracking the clouds that were there this morning that will be back tomorrow morning. we'll let you know what you can expect as we head into your...
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. >>> tom vacar spent this week testing out a state of the art volvo suv that is equipped with drivernt technology. tom puts it to the test in bay area freeways. >> reporter: to be sure you're still in control but with a whole lot of high tech help from a dazzling array of technology. 12 sensors, 12 cameras, the steering, the breaks breaks -- the brakes all work hand in hand. it lane keeping technology keeps you in your lane until you choose to steer out of it. it's perpendicular and parallel parking technology requires that you just shift while minding the brake but that's just the beginning. the technology is probably the last technology we'll need to come up with truly pilotless, driverless cars. >> reporter: provided the real world test bed where i pushed two buttons. >> no accelerate, no foot on the accelerator or the brake. head light accelerates. brakes, followed by brakes. hard braking in this case. takes off. >> reporter: the beauty of this is you're not constantly hitting the accelerate and the brake. accelerate, brake, accelerate brake, that's what makes stop and go diving
. >>> tom vacar spent this week testing out a state of the art volvo suv that is equipped with drivernt technology. tom puts it to the test in bay area freeways. >> reporter: to be sure you're still in control but with a whole lot of high tech help from a dazzling array of technology. 12 sensors, 12 cameras, the steering, the breaks breaks -- the brakes all work hand in hand. it lane keeping technology keeps you in your lane until you choose to steer out of it. it's perpendicular...
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ktvu's tom vacar shows us the improvements b.a.r.t. riders will soon see. >> the board says it wants to give riders what they want. >> they want better on time performance. more train cars in service and cleaner stations. so this budget does that. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. is in a transition period. trying to maintain what it has but preparing for a future of new cars and expanded routes. so they will do a lot of hiring. >> the budget adds maintenance shifts to get the cars into service. >> i think that is a good idea. focus on the time people get from a to b. most important thing. >> this action will put 30 cars back on the tracks. >> that will be huge. because during the busiest time in the morning, you cannot get on. and then there is -- it is evey busy at 10:00 p.m. at night. >> i think that would make everyone's commute easier. >> may be more trains, it could work out but then it could mean there is more congestion. >> the cars will have more clean up crews and b.a.r.t. will hire 24 more folks to clean the stations. >> a clean environ
ktvu's tom vacar shows us the improvements b.a.r.t. riders will soon see. >> the board says it wants to give riders what they want. >> they want better on time performance. more train cars in service and cleaner stations. so this budget does that. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. is in a transition period. trying to maintain what it has but preparing for a future of new cars and expanded routes. so they will do a lot of hiring. >> the budget adds maintenance shifts to get the cars...
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ktvu's tom vacar is live with more. . >> reporter: there is no way the documents themselves can tell the whole, complete and truthful story. >> reporter: despite these volumes of documentation the balcony collapsed brought about by water seeping in to the support beams that failed. they take up 57 pages listing each and every inspection. the city reloosed drawings -- released drawings and plans, which include the two removed balconies. what the city provideicide a lot of -- provided is a lot of paper work that is meaningless unless you have somebody to explain it. whether or not it was built according to code, whether or not the flashings to keep water out were installed or installed correctly. >> reporter: nonetheless when properly explained, it will figure into establishing who might be responsible in court. from the designer to the contractor, subcontractors, material suppliers and private inspectors to city inspectors and the city itself. on yelp the complex got 20 comments, 13 are low. one or two stars out of 5. complaints about services and the condition. the grade was 2.3 star
ktvu's tom vacar is live with more. . >> reporter: there is no way the documents themselves can tell the whole, complete and truthful story. >> reporter: despite these volumes of documentation the balcony collapsed brought about by water seeping in to the support beams that failed. they take up 57 pages listing each and every inspection. the city reloosed drawings -- released drawings and plans, which include the two removed balconies. what the city provideicide a lot of -- provided...
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tom vacar, ktvu news. >>> solano county has the highest, and san marin has the lowest. best are in the three and 4% rage. >>> new rules for buying cigarettes. the landmark legislation that raises the legal age for smoking in hawaii. female announcer: don't miss sleep train's 4th of july sale! save $300 on beautyrest and posturepedic. plus, pay no interest for 36 months on tempur-pedic and icomfort. sleep train's 4th of july sale is on now! ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >>> a car crashed through the front window of a taqueria in walnut creek this afternoon injuring a woman who was sitting outside. you can see the damage it caused. the victim was rushed to the hospital but we're told she was conscious. crews then started boarding up the front windows and posted a sign saying the restaurant in the shopping center was closed. the owner told us he believes the driver may have hit the gas instead of the breaks. >>> police in santa cruz are hoping someone identifies a car involved in a hit-and-run. this picture was taken by a security camera, police say it appears
tom vacar, ktvu news. >>> solano county has the highest, and san marin has the lowest. best are in the three and 4% rage. >>> new rules for buying cigarettes. the landmark legislation that raises the legal age for smoking in hawaii. female announcer: don't miss sleep train's 4th of july sale! save $300 on beautyrest and posturepedic. plus, pay no interest for 36 months on tempur-pedic and icomfort. sleep train's 4th of july sale is on now! ♪ your ticket to a better night's...
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reporting live, tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. >> all right. thank you. >>> there is a website where you can look up every agency in california. you can find information on that on our website www.ktvu.com under web links. . >>> man is under arrest in connection with a cold case homicide out of orange county from 30 years ago. the 65-year-old was arrested in santa rosa in march for domestic violence. authorities say a dna sample matched evidence from the 1974 murder of a 30-year-old. he was scheduled to appear this afternoon in court before being transferred to orange county where he will mace a murder charge. -- face a murder charge. >>> more tar balls washed up along the southern california coast line and now miles of beaches are closed. the question is, where is the oil coming from. >> the clean up operation is underway here in long beach after tar balls started washing up yesterday afternoon. now, four miles of beaches remain closed and authorities say they don't know where the oil came from. >> this is what is causing us concern now. >> re
reporting live, tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. >> all right. thank you. >>> there is a website where you can look up every agency in california. you can find information on that on our website www.ktvu.com under web links. . >>> man is under arrest in connection with a cold case homicide out of orange county from 30 years ago. the 65-year-old was arrested in santa rosa in march for domestic violence. authorities say a dna sample matched evidence from the 1974 murder of a...
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ktvu's tom vacar spoke with three different water agencies today. including one of the biggest. there is a lot of money at stake. >> reporter: there is because take a look. this is becoming more and more precious every day. each water agency has been assigned to make it or break it based on its success in getting customers to use less than they did two years ago. the big change get your customers in line or face a huge fine. >> reporter: your water agency is looking more closely at your meter because the state's water cops are taking a look at your provider's meter. >> the state has made all water agencies accountable. >> they will be tracking to make sure we are meeting our conversation goals they layed out. >> the state has basically said they have a big stick for enforcing their regulations and i think that put people on edge and they want to make sure they meet the regulations. >> reporter: a $10,000 a day fine for providers that fail to reach their goals. that money would have to be passed on to customers in higher rates or surcharges. >> the message got across. >> reporter
ktvu's tom vacar spoke with three different water agencies today. including one of the biggest. there is a lot of money at stake. >> reporter: there is because take a look. this is becoming more and more precious every day. each water agency has been assigned to make it or break it based on its success in getting customers to use less than they did two years ago. the big change get your customers in line or face a huge fine. >> reporter: your water agency is looking more closely at...
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ktvu's tom vacar is live with one of the water suppliers that got a break. . >> reporter: you will see water savings every place. from lawns to dry grass. >> reporter: initially the town's water department was ordered to cut use by 28%. one of the larger cuts ordered. >> the numbers didn't look right. >> reporter: the target now adjusted down from 28% to 20 was not a roll over by regulators but an analysis of documents proving their past water reduction programs have been working. >> i don't let the water run or i don't let the water run when i am rinsing myditious. >> drip -- my dishes. >> drip systems. being conserving. >> reporter: 49 other agencies have received reductions in the water they must save. including four in the bay area. >> applied for new numbers. this was a reduction. >> reporter: napa's target was reduced from 24 to 20% because they showed a spike in water use there came from an earthquake that ruptured water mains. they went from 16-12% because of a huge increase in the population. that was also the case in hills burg and discovery bay. they received 4% cuts. >> cal
ktvu's tom vacar is live with one of the water suppliers that got a break. . >> reporter: you will see water savings every place. from lawns to dry grass. >> reporter: initially the town's water department was ordered to cut use by 28%. one of the larger cuts ordered. >> the numbers didn't look right. >> reporter: the target now adjusted down from 28% to 20 was not a roll over by regulators but an analysis of documents proving their past water reduction programs have...
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ktvu's tom vacar explains now the contradiction. >> reporter: here at america's one stop job center incord. some stations are empty as fewer people need to come here now. though the bay area job market is boom, unemployment ticked up because people who dropped out of the job market are coming back. for layed off staff members from the corinthians college, news of more job seeksers a double edged sward. . >> more competition. >> reporter: she is seeking a teaching job at a junior college. >> i would like to be a student adviser because i was doing that anyway. i know i was skilled at doing it. >> reporter: instructors and trainers are in demand across the board. >> i look for trainers, educators in all kinds of positions and they are not necessarily, like, a college. it could be for any kind of company. yeah. i am broadening my church. >> reporter: even some without a steady job for years sees things are improving. >> i have that competition but i still think i might be able to get something if i really wanted it. >> reporter: one other indicator, the take this job and shove it indicato
ktvu's tom vacar explains now the contradiction. >> reporter: here at america's one stop job center incord. some stations are empty as fewer people need to come here now. though the bay area job market is boom, unemployment ticked up because people who dropped out of the job market are coming back. for layed off staff members from the corinthians college, news of more job seeksers a double edged sward. . >> more competition. >> reporter: she is seeking a teaching job at a...
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tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> our weather now.ere saying you had a couple spin outs. >> right. i am driving like a grandma. there is so much oil on the road. any amount of rain -- [ talking at the same time ] >> let's go in reverse here. you said that earlier, i said -- [ talking at the same time ] >> i had my children in the car. driving to school. i mean -- >> scary. >> right. it is a -- [ talking at the same time ] >> very good point you bring up. my daughter went off driving today, light rain like this, it draws the oils out and makes it slick. heavy rain blows the oil off. you know, you get slick out there, you get this wet weather like now and it makes driving difficult. we talked about that. the wrecks. the chp doesn't even have a number. noelle walker was talking about that. they haven't put a number up to how many accidents they had today. the accumulations were light. again, sounds odd. we have been dry for a while. light rains, like in san jose, you have a recipe for slick roads. there is the radar right now. you can se
tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> our weather now.ere saying you had a couple spin outs. >> right. i am driving like a grandma. there is so much oil on the road. any amount of rain -- [ talking at the same time ] >> let's go in reverse here. you said that earlier, i said -- [ talking at the same time ] >> i had my children in the car. driving to school. i mean -- >> scary. >> right. it is a -- [ talking at the same time ] >> very good point you bring...
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tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> in south carolina hundreds of people lined up today in 90- degree heat it pay their respects to one of the 9 people killed in the charleston church massacre. the body of senator clementa pinckney arrived at the south carolina state house. senator clementa pinckney is the first african american to lie in state at the state house since reconstruction. president obama will deliver the eulogy on friday. vice president joe biden, michelle obama, speaker of the house john boehner are scheduled to attend. the casket was carried past the confederate flag today. this as the leaders of more states are calling for the removal of the emblem from grounds. both of mississippi's senators called for its removal and alabama governor issued an order all confederate flags be taken down. >>> in california a right to die bill is stalled in the legislator. at this time there is not enough support to pass the bill in the committee so the vote has been postponed till july 7. the effort gained traction after brittany maynard moved to oregon to end her life. she had been sufferin
tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> in south carolina hundreds of people lined up today in 90- degree heat it pay their respects to one of the 9 people killed in the charleston church massacre. the body of senator clementa pinckney arrived at the south carolina state house. senator clementa pinckney is the first african american to lie in state at the state house since reconstruction. president obama will deliver the eulogy on friday. vice president joe biden, michelle obama, speaker of...
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reporting live, tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. >> any changes could take a while. in the mane time -- mean time what could people do if they are concerned? >> reporter: anyone who has a old balcony, any landlord, especially landlords of the dwellings that might have an issue ought to get it done now because it will become a law. in other jurisdictions you have to ask yourself a question, what happens if that does collapse when you can have someone take a look. i would say it is worth wild to have somebody professional take a look. >> thank you. >>> a grass fire this afternoon caused tense moments. the fire started on a hillside in fairfield and burned 15 acres. helicopters and a air tanker helped to put out the flames. a lot of homeowners cleared the brush and dry grass from around their homes creating a defensible space. >> investigators say a house fire may be been started by a man welding a leaky gas tank on a car. firefighters say the flames were so intense they had to use chain saws to cut holes in the roof to vent the flames and smoke. firefighters say the ma
reporting live, tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. >> any changes could take a while. in the mane time -- mean time what could people do if they are concerned? >> reporter: anyone who has a old balcony, any landlord, especially landlords of the dwellings that might have an issue ought to get it done now because it will become a law. in other jurisdictions you have to ask yourself a question, what happens if that does collapse when you can have someone take a look. i would say it is worth...
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ktvu's tom vacar goes for a ride and finds out what it's like on the freeway and parallel parking.nd much more are coming up at 6:00. >>> california could become one of the first states to raise the legal smoking age. right now it's 18 and a bill passed by the state senate would raise the age to 21 for buying tobacco product. next, it has to go to the assembly and on to governor brown. the bill's author wants to prevent another generation from getting hooked. there's no comment from the tobacco industry. it's now before its governor. >> today the u.s. senate passed a new version of the patriot act now called the u.s.a. freedom act. the bill changes surveillance indivisible were enacted after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. the bill ends the national agency bulk collection of phone records and replaces it with a more restrictive measure. the nsa will now have to obtain court records to get data from phone companies. the freedom act allows other surveillance programs to continue president obama plans to sign it. that could happen late today or tomorrow. >> facebook says it will be open t
ktvu's tom vacar goes for a ride and finds out what it's like on the freeway and parallel parking.nd much more are coming up at 6:00. >>> california could become one of the first states to raise the legal smoking age. right now it's 18 and a bill passed by the state senate would raise the age to 21 for buying tobacco product. next, it has to go to the assembly and on to governor brown. the bill's author wants to prevent another generation from getting hooked. there's no comment from...
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tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. >> that is something hearing what they are saying. thank you. >>> this afternoon police released the mugshot of a man accused of kidnapping a child from a library in milpitas. police arrested alfonso david edington at the b.a.r.t. station an hour after he took the child. ktvu's ann rubin is in milpitas where she talked to a bus driver who stopped the abduction. >> reporter: alfonso david edington of pittsburg is in custody accused of abducting a three-year-old. he was apprehended here. authorities say he was carrying the child and they had to pry him away. the driver realized what was going on. >> all the parents that are asking for their child to be brought back home. that came to my mind. they were going to be in front of the camera if he got away with it. >> reporter: authorities believe he took the child from the library in milpitas. he then boarded a bus. the driver says it wasn't the suspect that caught his eye. it was the child. he looked at the alert and then the boy and realized it was a match. >> i hit the break. i said i am
tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. >> that is something hearing what they are saying. thank you. >>> this afternoon police released the mugshot of a man accused of kidnapping a child from a library in milpitas. police arrested alfonso david edington at the b.a.r.t. station an hour after he took the child. ktvu's ann rubin is in milpitas where she talked to a bus driver who stopped the abduction. >> reporter: alfonso david edington of pittsburg is in custody accused of abducting a...
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tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> time check the weather now. cooler today but a warm up is heading our way. bill is back in the weather center. >> it will go up towards the middle of the week. today in some places it was cooler. some places warmer. but there was more wind today and that kept things breezy and cool along the bay shore and ocean beach in san francisco where the sand blowing. highs from today, 79 fairfield. 80 antioch. 85 morgan hill. highs tomorrow the same. these i didn'ts in here, fairfield, antioch, areas in here, fairfield, antioch, 80s. similar. back in san francisco, looking back towards the bay bridge. you can see the fog and low clouds pushing inland. that will have an impact on the morning. cloudy for the bay. especially livermore valley. fog pushing through. right? right here. tomorrow morning we will have fog into this area. livermore valley. the model keeps it out of san rafael but i think it will be there. strong winds, the fog, this is the result of that. right? current temperatures. greens are the cooler numbers. m
tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> time check the weather now. cooler today but a warm up is heading our way. bill is back in the weather center. >> it will go up towards the middle of the week. today in some places it was cooler. some places warmer. but there was more wind today and that kept things breezy and cool along the bay shore and ocean beach in san francisco where the sand blowing. highs from today, 79 fairfield. 80 antioch. 85 morgan hill. highs tomorrow the same. these i...
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tom vacar, 2news.>> san mateo and marin have the lowest unemployment rates.>>> dozens turned out, some in civil war costume, for the 150th anniversary of oakland's mountain view cemetery. a new orleans jazz band was on hand. mountain view cemetery was founded in the piedmont oakland hills 10 days after the civil war ended. it was designed by frederick olmsted, the architect who designed central part.>> haec -- central park.>> reporter: he called for it to be located in the suburbs of oakland and berkeley. hundred 50 years later, we are in a metropolis.>> be celebration was held in part of the cemetery called millionaires row. several -- some of the most famous graves include the grave of chocolate king ghirardelli..>>> the baseball commissioner is in town this week, and he tackled a tough subject. >>> hillary clinton -- find out what hillary clinton called for after the shooting in charleston. >>> mayors from around the country have converged on san francisco for a conference of mayors. hillary clinton touched on several issues including gun control and race relations. [ cheering and a
tom vacar, 2news.>> san mateo and marin have the lowest unemployment rates.>>> dozens turned out, some in civil war costume, for the 150th anniversary of oakland's mountain view cemetery. a new orleans jazz band was on hand. mountain view cemetery was founded in the piedmont oakland hills 10 days after the civil war ended. it was designed by frederick olmsted, the architect who designed central part.>> haec -- central park.>> reporter: he called for it to be located...
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elmundo tiene eldeber de vacunae parayudar al pueblo 47:59 52:01 la gente de entder que el riesgo de vacar09 asi lo sostuvo upadre cuyohijo sufrio de ucemia, y su situacion hubiereeorado, si hubiera estadoen contacto con guien contagiado pornenfermedad prevenible con vuna.. 45:15 y si este proyec se convierte en y est madres dijeron que es listas demandarlo e pedir que se implemente..desdrkeley 45:26 vo-blanca ---nues estadisticas dic que en las carceles de lifornia se reporta casil triple de muert de sobredoside reos, comparo con el resto delais. ---ureciente estudiouestra que ms de 150 pros han muto por sobredosisdesde 2006, el nros alto de muertes se rert el 2013, con 24 fatides. ---para hacerle ental problema...el dertanto de correccionales viert8 millones de dlar este a en escners corporal y entrenamiento dperros pararastrear estupeentes. blanca -aalmente ms 59 mil personas muerenor contra el virus de la rab. ---alonso castil de "temundo 48 responde" estcon nosotros...o open under ...para decios como podem preven esta enfmedad, que est ms cerca de que pien. alonso. take alonsoive alon
elmundo tiene eldeber de vacunae parayudar al pueblo 47:59 52:01 la gente de entder que el riesgo de vacar09 asi lo sostuvo upadre cuyohijo sufrio de ucemia, y su situacion hubiereeorado, si hubiera estadoen contacto con guien contagiado pornenfermedad prevenible con vuna.. 45:15 y si este proyec se convierte en y est madres dijeron que es listas demandarlo e pedir que se implemente..desdrkeley 45:26 vo-blanca ---nues estadisticas dic que en las carceles de lifornia se reporta casil triple de...
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. >>> and tom vacar tells us what a budget will mean for riders. >> reporter: in passing next year's budget the b.a.r.t. board says it wants to give riders exactly what they want. >> they want better on time performance. more train cars out in service and cleaner stations. this budget seeks to do that. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. is in a serious transition period. trying to maintain what it already has but preparing for a future of new cars and expanded routs. so the maintenance shop will soon do a lot of hiring. >> what we do is add maintenance shifts in the overnight hours and weekend hours to get the cars out of maintenance and out into service. >> i think that's a great thing. >> reporter: this action alone will put 30 additional existing cars back on the track enough for three long trains. >> that's going to be huge. because during the busiest part of the morning commute you literally cannot get on. there's even, it's even busy like at 10:00 at night. >> it's super crowded in commute times. i think that would make everyone's commute a lot easier. >> there's a lot more trains. it could
. >>> and tom vacar tells us what a budget will mean for riders. >> reporter: in passing next year's budget the b.a.r.t. board says it wants to give riders exactly what they want. >> they want better on time performance. more train cars out in service and cleaner stations. this budget seeks to do that. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. is in a serious transition period. trying to maintain what it already has but preparing for a future of new cars and expanded routs. so the...
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. >>> tom vacar asks pg&e about the power outages. >> reporter: power outages bay area wide that cut power to 75,000 customers. all but one was due to the high heat and high demand for electricity. >> there were multiple things that were involved. some incidences could be transformers and equipment. but, you know, due to that load and amount that people were using at once. >> much of your transmission and distribution equipment is limited by the amount of heat that it can tolerate. >> reporter: many parts of the electric grid are nearing the ends of their life spans. >> if you have a transformer that might be on the verge of over loading it might be okay on a cold day. that power through the transformer on a hot day will put it over the edge. >> reporter: 45,000 customers were out thanks to a squirrel. >> we have mitigations to prevent animals from getting into our stations and equipment. but in this case it did and we are investigating exactly what happened so that we can prevent it from happening again. >> while they are a inconvenience, at 6:00 p.m., tom will look at pg&e's over a
. >>> tom vacar asks pg&e about the power outages. >> reporter: power outages bay area wide that cut power to 75,000 customers. all but one was due to the high heat and high demand for electricity. >> there were multiple things that were involved. some incidences could be transformers and equipment. but, you know, due to that load and amount that people were using at once. >> much of your transmission and distribution equipment is limited by the amount of heat...
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ktvu's tom vacar is at the scene of the accident with more on what the city is saying. >> reporter: we are not only going to get to all of the reasons that this collapsed, the folks, the victims will have their day in court. >> reporter: a week after the balcony collapse berkeley's building department says the code should be upgraded. >> we will make recommendations. >> reporter: all future balconies, decks, stairs will have to have ventilation holes to prevent water build up and ports to make inspections easy to do. they would have to be made using approved materials. finally all existing balconies, the onces out there right now, they would have to be inspected that owners cost within six months of this requirement's adoption plus reinspections every 5 years.
ktvu's tom vacar is at the scene of the accident with more on what the city is saying. >> reporter: we are not only going to get to all of the reasons that this collapsed, the folks, the victims will have their day in court. >> reporter: a week after the balcony collapse berkeley's building department says the code should be upgraded. >> we will make recommendations. >> reporter: all future balconies, decks, stairs will have to have ventilation holes to prevent water...
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tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> a cable car operator is in critical condition after being hit by a motorcycles north beach neighborhood. investigators say the 50-year- old operator was getting off a cable car at the corner of taylor and francisco streets at 10:30 last night when the motorcyclist hit him from behind. the man suffered a fractured skull. he was taken to san francisco general hospital with life threatening injuries. the motorcyclist is identified as 22-year-old william makepeace of san francisco. he was arrested and booked into jail on suspicion of felony driving under the influence. >>> we have another heads up for b.a.r.t. riders this weekend. b.a.r.t. plans to shut down service between the fruitvale and coliseum stadium in oakland all day tomorrow. ac transit will provide a bus bridge. the closure is part of b .a.r.t.'s ongoing repair work. a switch that allows trains from one track to another is in bad shape. they also say the wooden ties are worn. service will resume in time for game five of the nba finals on sunday night at oracle arena. >>> a closure day is now set. the ro
tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> a cable car operator is in critical condition after being hit by a motorcycles north beach neighborhood. investigators say the 50-year- old operator was getting off a cable car at the corner of taylor and francisco streets at 10:30 last night when the motorcyclist hit him from behind. the man suffered a fractured skull. he was taken to san francisco general hospital with life threatening injuries. the motorcyclist is identified as 22-year-old william...
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tom vacar tested a 2016 volvo suv.s that work hand in hand with the state of the art on board computer. tom tried it out during the afternoon commute using only the steering wheel push buttons. >> slowing down. brake's on. i'm not touch -- no foot on the accelerator on the brake. cadillac accelerates. volvo accelerates. brakes followed by brakes. >> taking a leap of faith in a way letting the car be in charge. tom says this type of driver assist technology eliminates the constant going back and forth from accelerator to break that makes stop and go driving so annoying. the car features lane keeping technology that keeps you in your lane until you choose to steer out of it. and then also the self-parking as well. >> are you ready to depend on that? i'm gonna push this button. this car is gonna stop. >> i would hope so. probably want to test it out before i did it on the freeway. >>> let's see what sal is seeing on the roads. you are watchth the bridge -- watching the bridges as well as the roads. >> we're still looking
tom vacar tested a 2016 volvo suv.s that work hand in hand with the state of the art on board computer. tom tried it out during the afternoon commute using only the steering wheel push buttons. >> slowing down. brake's on. i'm not touch -- no foot on the accelerator on the brake. cadillac accelerates. volvo accelerates. brakes followed by brakes. >> taking a leap of faith in a way letting the car be in charge. tom says this type of driver assist technology eliminates the constant...