To fix it nationally. A report blasts federal highway regulators for failing to protect the public to a guardrail system that has been linked to injuries and deaths across california and the country. This report is three years after the abc7 news i team first investigated. Dan and ama, you can see them every day. The end pieces that are supposed to protect you in a crash but this report finds a lot of work must be done to keep you safe on the road. The report from the General Accounting Office urges more robust department of transportation oversight on guardrails. Why did you push for this study . Started with your investigative reporting. I brought the issue to him three years ago, complaints about an end unit. Its supposed to slow a car down by letting the guardrail peel away. But losses allege it can lock up, causing the guardrail to pierce the car or kick off to the side, allowing the car to continue on. That appears to be what happened to Bay Area College football star Darrell Bla
Bay area, every day. Reporter there are growing calls for the mayor to resign. Theyre coming from the police unit and one City Council Member and this is not the first time the mayor had been in trouble with the law. The mayor participated in a boozefilled game at a camp for kids according to the arrest this morning. This didnt have to result in an arrest. Theyve been talking about this for a year, they can make a call and say were going to have a court date in august. Charges include felony eavesdropping, misdemeanor sale of alcohol to a minor, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and child endangerment. The allegations stem from the stem if a strip poker game at camp last summer. The audio was confiscated by the fbi. According to the d. A. , it contains a conversation between participants involved in a strip poker game. The conversation indicated they were naked, one of the participants was a 16yearold male. In all, investigators say they found 23 photos and four clips related
Foreman yesterday and 356 with the full moon responding. Patchy clouds forming but closer to the coast and not the bay, not moving inland, maybe by 7 am. A lot of 50s in here, a few 40s, a couple of isolated 60s, we had south and 48 Boulder Creek in santa cruz at 52 in santa clara is 51. Cool readings and a fight between high in the Desert Southwest and the lowpressure to the north, gradual warming and even though they get the sun later the breeze will pick up. 60s and 70s and that they and then near 90s inland. We are going to start with 580 and tracy but we will talk about the freeway in a moment. Lets start out with 580 westbound, as you drive through we have traffic that will be slow on the tracy commute. Traffic is slowing down onto a five and 580 as you drive to the area, slow traffic to be sure, once you are in the livermore area is much better driving to all the way to the 580 interchange. Steve mentioned 880 and because of the Police Activity there have been no significant del
Its just one of many theyll face this year. We have to make sure were continuously staying alert. Its not just this fire. Its not just clayton fire last week, its fire after fire after fire. Its a month of this to continue. Here is a look at the blue cut fire, smoke is rising if the canyons there. Six firefighters this morning, west of cajon pass had to shelter in place. Two suffered minor injuries but theyre back on the front lines fighting the fire. Right now, 83,000 people are affected by the orders. You can get updates on abc7news. Com. Cal fire stopped progress of a brush fire in morgan hill this afternoon. Here is a picture we took. The fire was 100 acres and nearby golfers were asked to shelter in place. Sky 7 was over a brush fire that broke out before 4 00 p. M. In the Guadalupe Park area in san jose, burning west of highway 87. Crews were able to put it out quickly. There is no word yet on how it started or if anyone was hurt. And firefighters have gotten the upper hand on th
The, the book of highway 29 lake clearlake creek lake and wrote a you are shut down, and Evacuation Center has been set up in months. And that is one of several fires. A stretch of the highway will be shut down. Closures start at afternoon. The fire has scorched 72,000 acres over the past to 60 contained. Smoke from the photos are making things healthy. And there is smoke because of the upper air into the east bay and have spared we have seen unhealthy levels of smoke particles particles. Knew at 11 oclock, police opened fire after suspects in a stolen car rammed cruisers. Police, caught calls about him two different men inside. The driver rammed to them and also hit an officer on foot. And he tried to get away and hit two other cars. The vehicle came to rest and one occupant was captured a short time later. A man was arrested and taken to the hospital. Happening now, protests have turned violent in milwaukee. A a gas station was torched. A brick was thrown through the window of the sq