This is ktvu fox two news at 730. And that program is up and running in oakland and just received additional funding. Thanks for joining me tonight, everyone. Im heather holmes. Its called safe city connect and it includes dozens of cameras scattered throughout parts of oakland, ktvu Cristina Rendon spoke with a consultant overseeing this program and explains how it all works. Youre now in what i like to call the headquarters of downtown at an undisclosed location in oakland. This operation hub that keeps an eye out for crime is getting more robust in our command center here, we actually have the ability to monitor 175 cameras that are all in public view. We also are making sure that none of our cameras have anything to do with facial recognition. Retired opd captain ersie joyner is a consultant for the Oakland Chamber of commerce. He says the downtown and uptown areas have access to the safe City Connect Program. Its a Public Private partnership that allows them to have access to publ
Diane catherine Hurricane Patricia is making landfall in mexico tonight. Near the resort area of manzanilla. Its being described as the strongest hurricane ever in the western hemisphere. Thousands of residents have fled their homes along the southwestern coastline. And tourists have been removed from Coastal Hotels and taken inland. Forecasters say the storms winds have eased only slightly and its expected to be extremely dangerous. The Pacific Coast is dotted with sleepy fishing villages and huge resorts. Many of them empty tonight. Planes are being diverted but one air force reserve member says her crew flew into the outer edges of the huge storm. Filling our rollercoaster. Constant dropping out of your stomach we left it intensifying each half to the ill last night they kept getting stronger and stronger. Catherine the view from outer space is feared. It went from a Tropical Storm to a huge hurricane in less than 24 hours. The potential to cause death and destruction has led to the
Vanessa Murphy here at the scene we met a couple of members from a group called mars motorcycle awareness and rider safety. They say they learned about this crash on facebook and theyre trying to find out if they know the rider who was killed here. His name has not been released bryon olow mars when we see fatality, all of us hang our heads, we say a prayer. 22 15 we pray for the families, the hurt ones, the loved ones, the friends, the riding family, i mean, it affects all of us, it does and it affects everybody who rides, everybody who is part of the riding community, it hurts all of us. Vanessa Murphy police say although it appears the crash was caused by that driver who pulled in front of the sports bike she was not cited at the scene. Detectives have more work to do before any final decision like that would be made. Back to you. Dave Courvoisier vanessa, how long could that take . Vanessa Murphy police dont have a set time. But i can tell you because from the 90s. Theyre considere
Tourists staying on the strip conventions. But with the Consumer Electronics show just over a week away and a road project in full swing. She has one concern. Frezewd Asfaw owner, hudson cleaners we dont get that much business from the convention when there is construction. karen castro Road Construction along Convention Center drive is expected to be finished next summer. But clark county has a plan to make sure street closures do not cause more congestion in the area. As 165thousand people crowd the las vegas Convention Center. erik pappa spokesperson, clark county during ces that will go away all together so youll have full use of all the lanes. Karen Castro Clark county required the contractor to shut down all operations during major conventions. Crews are expected to clear out all the equipment and orange cones in time for ces. erik pappa spokesperson, clark county conventions are good for business. Ces is an important economic driver in this community so the last thing wed want t
And chase what matters. Right now, there is a rash of violence in one neighborhood. In bernal hi lls. This attack left her covered with bruises and he is still unfair. I was slammed against the pavement and i ran i got back to the main street and he was chasing me. I could hear his footsteps he slammed me and kicked me and pried it to pull my jacket over my head reporter his attacker and it up and a hospital but not everybody in this neighborhood that has been insulted can to protect themselves there is been a rash of violence. That has beeninsultedthese markings are happening in broad daylight. They have been assaultiv insulted. The Police Captain had been listening about the assaults. They are targeting cell phones and other electronic equipment did you could conceal those robberies are usually happening in broad daylight because people are texting and theyre not paying attention we have reached to outside resources and our Crime Prevention team. That can provide additional assistanc