Kids health pointing to berkeley which has a soda tax as proof that it works. But does it . So what we found is that to a surprising extent the tax is spread around in berkeley. Reporter Brad Williams is a former chief economist for the California Legislative Analyst Office an antisoda tax group hired him to look at the numbers. Dont have a major increase in price on sugary drinks, you wont get a significant effect on consumption. So youre not going to get the Health Benefits into the proponents would like to see. Reporter critics says its a grocery tax. Grocer can recoup the tax charging higher for other items. Thats what a survey of 180 small grocers in San Francisco, oakland and berkeley found. 70 said they would raise the cost of many products not just sugary drinks. If the tax is spread around, its going to affect a Broad Spectrum of residents of San Francisco whether or not they drink sugary drinks. Reporter according to the study, the cost of soda in berkeley isnt much different
Bay even at the 7 00 hour. Wrenching some scattered clouds that studies yet to see that may be potentially a rainmaker as a goat work monday and something we will be watching for the next eight hours heres the breakdown 63 by 11 00 3 00 variable clouds and scattered cloud 73 on that. This is the new ram will be safer and offer easy access looking to exit here that construction for the 98 million project started back in 2014 the bill steve bridge bypass the eastern span has been completed starting today and bainbridge past will connect and had a dead and since it opened back in 2014 the path that starts an emeryville, be open to the public only on weekends and holidays. I did drive over this morning 30 mexico caltrans trucks blocking the new exit ramp and we will update you as soon as it opens. Well check back in with her vicki happening today. A big change coming to the bay bridge. Drivers headed westbound on the bridge will now have new ramps to enter and exit Yerba Buena Island and T
Reporter investigators say Sherri Papini has been interviewed twice since she was found. They say she has been cooperative and courageous as shes forced to relive her ordeal. In those interviews, papini did give a more in depth description of the women who took her. Reporter she says the women both spoke mostly in spanish during the 3 weeks she was in their captivity. She also said they kept their faces covered and were armed with at least one handgun. She says the younger of the two women has long by curley hair, thin eyebrows and a thick accent. Reporter the older of the two women has straight black hair with some grey and thick eyebrows. Investigators also confirmed that papini had been burned by her captors. Reporter thats something papinis husband told good morning america. I will confirm that the suspect did brand her. I will not give details of what was branded on her body. Or what was it. For the integrity of the investigation. Reporter investigators did say those details relea
Whoosh steve disturbing new details about the kidnapped Northern California mother. Police urging caution as her abductors are still out there. Whoosh moore. Vicki 6 tsk tsk tsk thank you for joining us i am vicki thankyou for joining us i am Vicki Liviakis in for pam moore. Steve and im steve aveson. Steve a double shooting happened just off the freeway this afternoon. Kron4s alecia reid is tracking the investigation. Vicki alecia do we know how this reporter dan to the number of shootings and oakland over the last week. Officers have stepped up patrols. We have all of officers on extended shipped. We are all working together with our other organizations. As a tank. As a team we are collectively working as one unit. Alecia because of the number of shell casings at the same police are trying to confirm their were no other that some spirit that you were once thought 80 and saw bullet holes in your car please make sure to contact the police. Alecia alecia reid, kron4 news vicki thank you
His clothing was on fire. c he was the third victim in critical condition, but alive. Two victims inside of the burning pick up were pronounced dead at the scene. All three have been shot. Everybody knows the violence in the city is paramount, its overboard. Were tired of it. Police wont say what led to the shooting and fire. We observed this. A black limousine with four fans next to it. Investigators÷u wont confirm i the Fatal Shooting and fire were an effort to siphon gas from the limousine. Two officers and a third person were injured and all three rent to the hospital. There is no word on the condition of the other driver. An alarming wake up call for a san jose family this morning. A stolen truck crashed into their home and shattered a gas meter. Makes me nervous. You know, its something we train and get familiar with. You dont know where its had an opportunity to get to. Crews took an hour and 45 minutes to cap the leak. The driver of the pickup truck took off. No clues tonight