Come within seconds of gettg killed on the caltrain live from the cbs bay area studios this is kpix5 news. What a close call. Check this out. Tonight we see a guy come within seconds of getting killed on a caltrain tracks. Andria borba has the video. You got to wonder what was this guy thinking. At the redwood ain passes and t reporter clearly this guy was thinking waiting another five seconds to cross those tracks would have just about killed him when, in fact, not waiting nearly did. Ile someone stes one of their this is what the luckiest man in redwood city looks like. Caltrain released this Surveillance Video of a near miss at the redwood city station. One train passes and then about a minute into the video with the guard arms down and with the express train bell barreling ever closer a group scampers across the tracks and then one more guy makes a run for it. Feet, possibly inches from death. In a release on their blog caltrain says incidents like these throw the whole system into
Live. You can see a small group of folks right here still doing their dancing, still celebrating may day. Live in east oakland, ill send it back to you. All right. Da lin reporting live from oakland. He says theres a traffic problem more than anything else now but well keep an eye from chopper 5. Meanwhile, in san jose, protestors marched in solidarity pushing for changes to deportation laws. Immigration was a big topic today. People chanted. This group started at our lady of Guadalupe Catholic church and headed to city hall. Within the last half hour a march in San Francisco has gotten under way. Well bring you video of that as soon as it comes into the newsroom. The nba took the first step an hour ago in forcing Donald Sterling to sell the l. A. Clippers. It comes as the clippers and and warriors are about to play game 6 of the playoff series. Christin ayers is at oracle arena where the game has once again taken a back seat to the scandal. Christin. Reporter thats right. Game six 90
This morning, russian president Vladimir Putin said russians actions in ukraine are, quote, in compliance with international law. President obama spoke with president putin for nearly an hour and says a Diplomatic Exchange is possible but putin says theyre still far away from resolving any crisis. A referendum is set for nine days from now. President obama says the referendum violates international law. Any discussion about the future of ukraine must include the legitimate government of ukraine. In 2014, were well beyond the days when borders can be drawn over the heads of democratic leaders. The u. S. Imposed travel and financial sanctions on the opponents of ukraines new government. Putin was not on the list of those to be punished. In western ukraine, Public Opinion appears sympathetic toward kiev and the new government. But to the east there is a growing promoscow sentiment. Charlie dagata reports from donetsk. Reporter mobs of prorussian demonstrators broke through lines and storm
Kpix 5s betty yu says there could be lower prices but some are not convinced. Reporter safeway is hooking up with albertsons not because it wants to but because it has to. Safeway is pushed in the middle. Reporter Santa Clara University retail expert [ non english language ] says this 9 billion deal was inevitable. Safeway faces growing competition from Discount Stores like walmart and upscale chains. What safeway is not the number one destination. It doesnt have a brand. Its that other store you go to, to kind of get what you didnt get anywhere else. Reporter albertsons Parent Company says this consolidation will mean lower prices and better customer service. It doesnt expect to close any safeway stores. But there are going to be stores that are closed. I think theres going to be unfortunately jobs lost. Reporter and if thats the case, the Traditional Shopping Center landscape could also change. Safeway has been here a long time. I think a lot of people would be affected in the local
The greatest takeaway from the Trayvon Martin case is that not everyone looks at young black men as human beings. Reporter youth radio is where hershaw grew up. Its about amplifying the youth voice and making sure justice is heard from all levels. Reporter from a teen to a man to a story teller. Theres always a story to tell in downtown oakland. Reporter but last night, the place that taught harshaw how to be a journalist became the story. Someone smashed the windows of youth radio. Ironically, in the aftermath of a Trayvon Martin protest. We are in the eye of the storm. Reporter a storm executive director richard rias says that turned against youth radio last night at the hands of vandals. More than likely he was not from oakland because if you are from oakland youre aware of the Community Institution that youth radio is. Reporter that may be the problem. Of nine people arrested during last nights protest, Oakland Police say a majority did not have oakland addresses. And perhaps no wa