Accident that happened about 24 hours ago. Police believe that crash caused this. Take a look at the wreckage behind me. The roof is caved in. Theres debris and charred metal everywhere. The employees are now looking for a job and the owners are trying to figure out if theyll be able to open again. Its been here for a long time. Reporter for many here in santa clara, this plaza has been a reminder of the way things used to be. Kind of a neighborhood family here. Reporter today, that family is in disbelief, seeing whats left after flames ripped through the plaza. Getting a close look at the way its destroyed and the remains. Its tough to see. Reporter yesterday, jerry watched as his bar and lounge burned to the ground. Today, hes worried about his staff. A lot of single mothers, how theyre going to provide for their families. Reporter police say a driver drove into the gas line around 4 00 yesterday and left the scene as the fire started. Today, officers say two people turned themselves
Erika lashed puerto rico with high winds. Several people are missing on the island of douminica. Let meteorologist bill karins is here. An island thats prone to flash flooding and mudslides. Thats the case today too. Very weak storm. But its headed for to dominican republic. The path has been shifting to the south in the last 24 hours because the storm is tracking for west. And then maybe, just barely off the coast of cuba, because its so close to land and the upper level wind are unfavorable, its may dissipate before it gets to florida. Could get some squally type weather in florida but not a devastating storm. Thats good. Were also focusing on another deadly storm. 10 years ago, Hurricane Katrina plowed through new orleans. 80 of the city was underwater. More than 1500 people died in louisiana alone. Good morning, jay. Reporter in the Early Morning hours 10 years ago, there was already a lot of concern and a lot of fear. There was confusion and the beginnings of what could be chaos.
National. Reporter yeah, thats right. A long history here, it started in 1996. This is the Market Street location, last day for this place for these loyal customers. Looks like business as usual, but dedicated customers know better. Some of them decided to document the last day the doors will be open. Little bit of outrage in the office. Everyone is pretty bummed. I dont know where im going to go. Im not going to be Drinking Coffee any more. Starbucks bought them in 2012 for 120 million. The Company Announced a decision in june to close all of the cafes, after determining the stores were not sustainable for long term growth. Maybe cannibalizing regular Retail Stores too much. Everybody i know loves the brand. I live in the east bay, one on lafayette, theyre always packed, too. It is unfortunate. Starbucks says it will continue to carry their pastries, but thats not enough for these people. We have 100 employees within a block of here. We have to find a new spot. Everyone is sad. Everyo
Recommend taser if you have a lethal option behind you. So that in the event the taser fails, you have somebody with a lethal option. This is the only officer that was on scene at the time. Reporter the protestors say they rally here and march to city hall and Police Headquarters later on this evening. As for the police officer, she is in stable condition right now. Last we check she was still at highland hospital. As for the suspect, the man killed, police havent released his name. Live in oakland, im da lin, kpix 5. There have been six officer involved shootings in oakland this year four deadly. The last one led to protestors. An armed gunman led officers on an eight mile chase that ended with a crash and attempted carjacking. Police say the 24yearold man killed was carrying a 9 millimeter semiautomatic weapon and refused orders to drop it. San jose police are looking for a hitandrun driver who went careening up on a sidewalk striking and killing a woman. The shattered windshield giv
Fire. The crew is there to take a sick homeless person to the hospital. Its a common scene. In fact, in San Francisco only about 1. 5 of all fire calls are for house or building fires. About 29 of the calls are for other types of fire emergencies. The other 70 are for medical calls. The number of homeless calls have increased. Reporter when the bell rings the men and women of the department respond professionally not knowing who they will encounter but when get to the scene they often recognize the caller. Yeah. We we have our frequent flyers who we know by first name. You know . And yeah, its but again, you dont know who is on the other end of the phone when the call comes in. Often times we are responding to homeless. We are an integral part of that but just a piece. Reporter the fire chief says city agencies are working together to come up with creative ways to deal with the volume of 911 calls for Homeless People. The next door homeless shelter at polk street had a high volume of 9