States will restore relations with cuba for the first time in over half century opening the door to Economic Development and travel between the two countries. Good afternoon, everyone. Im frank mallicoat. Im michelle griego. The thaw in relations was announced immediately after the releasing of an american who had been a prisoner in cuba for the last five years. Craig boswell reports from the white house with more details. Reporter american alan gross is back in the u. S. After five years as a prisoner in cuba. The 65yearold returned with his wife at his side. Im incredibly blessed finally to have the freedom to resume a positive and constructive life. Reporter president obama announced the u. S. Is reestablishing diplomatic relations with its cold war enemy. Neither the american nor cuban people are well served by a rigid policy thats rooted in events that took place before most of just born. Reporter the u. S. Plans to open an embassy in havana east travel and allow for more business
Of your choice for primetime news. Pam breaking news out of richmond. Grant were getting reports and images from our viewers concerned of a fire. Actually appears to be flaring at the chevron refinery. Pam grant lodes is here now with the latest. Grant a brief break from the wet weather but more is coming. Preparations ahead of the storm are underway. Grant we will continue to stay on top of this and bring you updates throughout the show. Pam . Pam the bay area is gearing up for another round of rain. To end out the week. Pam good evening, im pam moore. Pam tonight several cities are bracing for more flooding, mudslids, downed trees and power outages. We have team coverage. Pam kron 4s chief meteorologist is timing out when the rain will arrive. Pam lets first check in with jr stone. Pam he is live in Sonoma County an area where the last storm caused an estimated 18 Million Dollars in damage. Pam jr, youre in healdsburg tonight. Most of money loss from that last storm. Happened there.
Reporter , a makeshift memorial sits next to the scene at the shooting. Commissioner bill branch and attended a memorial for the officers. The two men were ambushed while sitting in their patrol car. He posted on his social me the media site that the murders for a retaliation. Both of the officers lived in brooklyn. Gm says he was the best father. I can ask father. Reporter and the officers may not have seen the killer,. Here in the bay area several Police Agencies have given their condolences. The ra Reporter Police are beginning to paint a picture of the man accused of shooting and killing two new york Police Officers. Before turning the gun on himself. Detectives say Ismaaiyl Brinsley had a troubled and violent childhood. That ultimately ended in more violence. But before he took his life and is suspected of taking the lives of two others. Police say he spoke out on social media. New speaker yonew speaker he y mentors Michael Brown and mary gardner c dura reporter brinsley also told
Offshore will show you that in just a hole in it. Not a lot near the lows. In the Oakland Hills tried to make its way through the San Ramon Valley. The south bay like moderate arab down the road. Through millepede this of the stretch of 880. And the tag in the next halfhour you will see some wet weather. The wide perspective as i said is more offshore. Its more than likely going to track in the north a. Bay. We will keep uyyou updated , dial process for cisco 670 62. We are still looking at plenty of slow traffic. This is solidly backed up into the macarthur base. Theres drive times of 24 minutes. Even that 880 approach is backed up well be on the east all lanes of the toll plaza. Looking at stop a go traffic from the toll plaza west found. a deadly accident reported on northbound 101 in sunnyvale. It happened around 2 40 just south of lawrence expressway. Officers responded to reports of a motorcycle vs a big rig. The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators say wi
Phillipe djegal as you can imagine a, it was quite a spectacle. The county says the arrest 7 00 tonight there was a problem at the refinery. That included lighting a fire with the flames visible for miles away. The speak they take the excess fuel thats in the unit, incentives to, to, and that burns the at extra. Chemical extra this is to make sure it doesnt overpressure is a unit. Phillipe djegal is here some videos and photos from our viewers from what they saw. Chevron says there could be more flaring, the situation is under control, has met cruise are monitoring the air. Pam moore this brought back memories of the devastating chevron fired back in 2012. Our other big news tonight, the bay area preparing for another round of rain, still recovering from the last storm Jacqueline Bennett we have a few showers going on in santa rosa right now. The rain is approaching santa rosa, the main band of rain is sitting to the northwest. By 6 this the rain still largely impacting the north bay.