Suspended this 30 days unless it appeals. An uber spokeswoman says theyll appeal. The requests are also beyond the authority of the commission and will not improve public safety. With the threat of a lawsuit just hours away san jose has reached a tentative agreement with the citys police and fire unit. The mayor announced tonight that the agreement addresses the pending lawsuit over pension Retiree Health care and disabity benefits. The unions have threatened to sue by tomorrow if they could not reach an agreement over measure b pension reform passed by voters. The longrunning pension battle has led to massive retirements from both the police and fire departments. Ill begin by thanking the over 1600 hard working Police Officers and firefighters who continue to serve our residents day in and day out. With honor and courage. They have ignored the buzz of the naysayers who tell them they should chase dollars in other cities. The agreement marks the culmination of more than three years of
Fortunately my car is up to date, but anybody driving a car is looking for trouble. Sky 7hd shows the aftermath of a second fire on the eastern span of the bay bridge. Cal trans has narrowed down a possible cause. At this point in time it appears to be flares that were left on the side of the lane. Flares left behind by maintenance crews, but why and when has yet to be determined. There is video that is being reviewed to make those determinations. The first fire on monday night burned six feet of the expansion joint just east of the tunnel. Todays fire burned another three feet of the same rubber like material. It is not performing the task. How can we improve that . He is a forensic engineer. He says these fires do not undermine the bridges integrity, but they are still a concern. Not an immediate structural problem. If the fire is extensive it can damage locally of course the expansion joint. Not all drivers are hitting the breaks. I trust the bridge. I know there is a lot of talk ab
Rules that have been around forever. Thank you. One other note on uber. Republican president ial candidate jeb bush plans to hail an uber during his visit to San Francisco tomorrow. He is trying to show that he embraces new technology drawing a contrast with hillary clinton. Clinton has bashed the Business Practices of Companies Like uber. San jose police will be begin testing body cameras in the field next week but critics say it wont work. Kpix 5s devin fehely found out thats because officers wont always have to keep them on. Reporter thats right. Its taken the Police Department years to get to this point. Its on the verge of equipping its officers with body cameras and while that might sound like a major milestone, a watchdog of this Department Says this new policy has major problems. After years of false starts and food dragging San Jose Police will begin field testing body cameras on monday a reform that watchdog groups have long hoped would provide greater accountability and over
That. Flairs that today proved to be fire hazards twice this week. The new eastern span of the bay bridge, plagued with problems, experiences a new issue. The potential danger of discarded roadside flairs. They are believed to have sparked this smoky fire around noon today, and a similar fire in the same spot monday night. Surveillance footage of the area helped identify flairs as a cause of both fires. We have crews that were actually seen in the video, actually placing flairs on the eastbound lanes. It is thought that those flairs were probably either moved by the wind, or passing traffic, that rolled a flair into the great area. Reporter the rubber seal that covers the expansion joint caught fire. There was approximately 6 feet of seal that was damaged from the fire on monday evening, and today, there was approximately half of that. About three feet. Reporter caltrans crews carry flairs and routinely use them to warn drivers of maintenance work. They raise questions about the vulner
I remember hearing a whole bunch of voices. Leon when a prank becomes a nightmare, only on 7 the victim speaks out about swatting. And a driver takes off, dragging a Police Officer in the car door. And grizzl allegations grizzly allegations in a cold case. Now abc 7 news at 11 00, on your side. Leon first,a 7 on your side exclusive, shot between the eyes and a mistaken police response, a new crime trend in our area. Swatting is what is called when a stranger places a fake call to 911 and the Police Respond in full force to an innocent persons home. The fbi says it is happening to everyday people. Crime investigator Jennifer Donelan has the story. A warning, some of the images are graphic. I still have nervous pain in my face. Jennifer here he is five months ago, shot between the eyes with a rubber bullet from a Police Officers gun. I think its a miracle he is not blind and still alive. Jennifer this is the first time we are during about a cold february afternoon in a 911 call that turn