Bill gates weighed in earlier. I think over time the tech world is naturally very, very competitive. Im not saying that the authorities have to be totally l laze fair, but they will have to come into the space. It is 2020, folks, bill gates weighing in on other people es antitrust issues. That is weird for me to see them talking about it i think he love its, this is the time of his life i also think, and i wonder your thoughts on this. Were in an environment where too many people are pointing fingering at big tech for what are government shortcomings. It is like blaming Car Companies for polluting when you dont have emission standards a or you have not creating the epa yet. Thats right i think it has not been a focus for a long time this is the first time in 50 years and congress has not been paying attention to this or this industry which has Network Effects and scaling effects. This a pretty good turning point. Were talking about this being heat on big tech, but this should be heat o
On kpix5 news at 6 pm. Breaking news out of San Francisco where a construction worker fell 40 feet, and it happened on 11th street between mission and market. Betty yu is live at the scene. Reporter im told by San Francisco police, this construction worker suffered broken bones and was unconscious when he was rushed to the hospital. It happened here on 11th street near market. Im told by police, that construction worker was on top of a platform on the top of a red crane. One of the welds that held together a pin broke and that sent the man falling to the ground. There will several other construction workers who witnessed this fall at tiarwork on a new building here on 11th street. At this hour, it seems many of those construction workers have returned to work. We are expecting osha to be en investigate. Just a recap for you, this afternoon, a construction worker fell 40 feet from the platform to the ground. He has been rushed to a Trauma Center in serious and critical condition. We con
When the me will open. The chp officer i spoke with says that he expects this highway, the southbound lanes torques be closed at least until 8 00 tonight. And they are asking people to avoid this area if at all possible. And we will bring you more information as it becomes available. Reporting live in san jose, im andrea nakano, kpix5. Thank you. Now, onto that breaking news in the San Francisco District Attorneys race just over an hour interim da susie loftus conceded the race to chaseateyin thpublic Defenders Office who ran on a platform of reducing prison populations and promoting Restorative Justice and rehabilitation programs. Loftus is currently the interim da appointed by london breed last monthment she tweeted i didnt win the race, but we won the support of so many in San Francisco demanding our city work more effectively together to build safety congratulations to chase. I will work to ensure a smooth transition. As for the District Attorney elect. He tells kpix5 the people of
we ve called on the dprk to refrain from further provocations and engage in a sustained and substantive dialogue. this is something we ve proposed going back many months. if they continue going down this road, it will only increase the condemnation, increase the isolation, increase the steps that are taken in response to their actions. let s go live to cnn s paula hancocks in south korea for us. another missile launch overnight. what do we know about this strike group being moved into the waters between japan and the korean peninsula? reporter: well, christine, the information we are getting at this point is coming from the joint chiefs of staff here in south korea. they say that the u.s.s. ronald regan is back in korean waters and has been carrying out naval drills with the south korean and japanese destroyer this afternoon, this thursday. now it was just last week when there were naval drills which angered pyongyang and they are now back in the waters just up the east
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