Good morning, everyone. Im scott mcgrew. I dont immediately understand every trend in technology. Im not much of a snapchat user, for instance. But i try to get the gist of every new thing but this really surprised me. This is the inside of the s. A. P. Center in san jose during a video game tournament. Thousands of people packed to the rafters watching other people play video games. Now, they did this in person and they have watched online. Its a huge business. Amazon paid 1 billion for a video game channel called twitch and other channels have shown up as well all showing off video games to people. Rafter has more than 1. 5 Million Viewers created by dennis fong. Hes the most famous video game player of his era. If youre of a certain age, dennis fong is the joe nameth of video games. Joined by jacob ward and Michelle Quinn of the mercury news as well. Going back to all of those people packing the s. A. P. Center, if you walk through the s. A. P. Center, is it like people saying, who
Live, from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix 5 news. Rescuers test the limits, braving the dangerous bay area surf after a couple is swept out in to the ocean. Just an hour ago, we learned that one of them has died. A big wave caught the pair off guard at shark park beach in pacifica. Andria borba is there tonight. Reporter just a short time ago, the San Mateo County Coroners Office confirmed the name of the man who passed away, 60yearold larry moore, pronounced dead shortly after he was pulled out of the water. On an unusually warm february day, people were pounding the streets of the pacifica. Its safe for me to be out there and they realize theyre getting in trouble. Reporter around 2 00 this afternoon, a couple met the oceans pier here. A wave came and grabbed her, they were holding on to each other, took her out, the guy went in after her. Reporter the women, went against her natural human instinct and didnt reis sift the rip resist the rip currents. She was floating way out
Found himself in the middle of special interests. One side several members of the powerful commission who want him fired. He crashed with developers in banning county where were from and now they want to knock him out. Reporter environmentalists who see him as a strong coast protecter. An overflow crowd turned out to support him. He spoke in his own defense. The last few weeks have been stressful for me, the staff and im sure for the commission. But i wouldnt have chosen this path if i didnt believe that my leadership has been strong, focused and effective. I believe i am the right person to continue directing the existing on a path of forward. Reporter the Coastal Commission was formed 40 years ago to Police Coastal development and apply state law under the California Coastal act on some of the most valuable real estate in the world virtually nothing getting done without its approval. But lester has been under fire by Commission Members for being an ineffective leader and for causing
Oceans pier here. A wave came and grabbed her, they were holding on to each other, took her out, the guy went in after her. Reporter the women, went against her natural human instinct and didnt reis sift the rip resist the rip currents. She was floating way out there, but i could see that her head and like, [ indiscernible ] reporter she eventually made it back to the shore. He on the other hand was trying to fight it and get back up, he actually got close to getting out, like, about two times, despite wastes taking him back in. Reporter using a long line, a coast guard rescue swimmer dropped from a helicopter in to the ocean to pluck the man out and load him in to an ambulance. Hours later, surfers like greg enjoyed seven to eight foot waves hitting every 10 seconds and saying the beach is not to be trifled with. 10 feet deep, the water slams off the beach and that water suck in underneath under that hole as the next wave comes in, its a cycle peck where people just effect where peopl
Airlines flight leaving seattle forced to turn around minutes after takeoff. We hit some birds on takeoff. Well have to come back and have the plane looked at. It lands safely but leaves a huge dent on its nose. And key clue . Local authorities find powerful prescription painkillers on princes body and in his home. The feds called in. Where the have education goes from here today, thursday, april 28th, 2016. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everybody. Welcome to today on a thursday morning. Will you be my running mate . Are you running for something . No, but ill be yours if youll be mine. Absolutely. I was thinking czar germ eradication. Oh, thats what i get . Exactly. Okay. Another odd day in politics. A twist for the race to the white house. Ted cruz naming a running mate three months ahead of the Republican Convention and even though hes not the nominee. Donald trump did not waste an