Breakers, the wacky and colorful race shutting down the streets of San Francisco for the annual event today. The news at five starts right now. Thanks for joining us. Im gia vang and im Terry Mcsweeney questions tonight about the status of irans president after his helicopter went down in irans mountains. The condition of president Ebrahim Raisi remains unclear. Right now. Thats according to reports out of iran media asking for prayers for his safety. Irans Vice President now reporting two people from the flight have made contact with the rescue team. But its still unknown whether raisi was one of those two. News of the crash landing comes as demonstrators around the world protested tehrans murder and imprisonment of critics. Nbc bay areas tom jensen talked to demonstrators in berkeley today after news of the iranian president s helicopter crash. Definitely on the minds of demonstrators at this event in berkeley and others like it around the globe today. And there is no remorse for the
Breakers race, and you might have to dish out some more cash on your next drive to tahoe. The road tolls that were just approved. The news at six starts right now. Thanks for joining us. Im terry mcsweeney. Im gia vang. Well, after a year and a half of roadwork traffic headaches on 680 will soon be coming to an end. Right now, several lanes between san ramon and pleasanton remain closed. That includes three southbound lanes of 680 between acosta boulevard and the five 8680 interchange in pleasanton, as well as one northbound lane. But crews are making progress in. Caltrans says the road is set to open on time tomorrow at 4 a. M. Before your morning commute, and these same lanes will be closed again two weekends from now, may 31st through june 3rd. But some good news a project is almost finished. This is part of ongoing roadwork that has intermittently closed the highway for weekends, dating back to december of 2022. June 3rd. Expected to be the last scheduled road closure for this repa
Workers contract expired last summer. Cargo is being delayed, and shipping containers have been stacking up. Produce and other perishables have rotted. Howellle sheenson says his business is suffering, because it hasnt been worth the risk trying to export organic products to asia. Right now, we have to stop that because those products only have 80 to 90 day shelf life total. Reporter if a lockout were to happen, it would affect 29 ports along the west coast, and have wide reaching impact. You jeopardize the u. S. Economy in the Global Supply chain. In oakland, there are 73,000 jobs that depend on the port of oakland. If theres a shut down, all of those jobs are in jeopardy. We need a settlement. We need it quickly. Reporter it says it wants to avoid a lockout, but contends both sides are still far apart on several issues, and it says cargo is so backed up, the system is barreling towards collapse in a matter of days. Is that five days from now, seven days from now, ten days from now .
In response to Tennessee s critical housing shortage, a new law allows local governments to incentivize developers to build more affordable housing. The Volunteer State has experienced increased job growth recently, but only six homes have been constructed for every 10 new jobs created over the past decade. Report author Adriane Bond Harris, ThinkTennessee s senior adviser for housing policy, said incentives may include increased density, reduced parking minimums and setbacks, and expedited permitting processes in exchange for more affordable rentals and housing prices within developments. .
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has vetoed several bills intended to do more to address the rights of renters in the Commonwealth. Along with protecting tenants from negligent landlords, the legislation would have given local governments more power to hold slumlords accountable for the living conditions of their properties. .