Pellets, and this coxs creek. Reporter take a trip up cox creek off the gulf of mexico, and its impossible to miss this gigantic petrochemical factory. Thats a massive plant. Whats sometimes harder to see is whats finding its way out of it, plastic pellets, sometimes called nurdleles. How many pellets are going into the water on a daily basis. They managed to scoop up 79 billion in two years. Reporter diane wilson is a fourth generation fisher woman, who used to captain a fishing boat. This is the all over the bay. Reporter she is now an environmental activist, fighting one of the largest plastics manufacturers in the world. This was never the plan, to go from a fisherwoman to an environmental activist . No. People dont believe it, but i am normally very quiet. Im an introvert. Reporter so why this . Because it fell flat in my lap. Reporter the taiwanese conglomerate Formosa Plastics first opened this factory in 1983. It now covers 2500 acres of land near port lavaca, texas. Trillions
Vegas home set to open by next summer the silver and black are now moving on from the bay area kron fours dan thorn. Met up with tailgating fans who wanted to give the team a proper sendoff at todays game he joins us now live from the coliseum with more on this final farewell pay down. Well jr and justine a lot of emotions here today as the raiders are leaving the bay for the desert. It started off on a high note but that loss brought out the long faces. Im sad man our last game and we have to lose ios said a man who no feelings are high dr. Arnett held afghan here in oakland. Were hoping for a lot more i think is disappointing they can give a better way we need a new quarterback he had go weve got mean they were going to take the wind. Were not the ones time were not the ones making the decisions. Its on the front office so it is what it is well see next year the big bright lights of vegas, i guess. Well it was definitely a tough loss, but before todays game there was a celebration ha
Morning no cloud cover no fog out there whatsoever but we are seeing is a lee fog out in the central valley, but for the bay area. We are looking at some pretty Clear Conditions in a nice calm start to this morning as well so a good way to be kicking off a new week, Clear Conditions means no visibility issues as you head into work, we also dont really have any rainfall in sight for the day today High Pressure situated just to our south and west thats making sure that at least for the moment it is sending any sort of rainfall to our north thats not going to last necessarily all week though we do have some changes in that regard arriving come wednesday as for your current temperatures we are definitely chilly a lot of us in the 30s livermore on up through dublin and eventually into the north bay for Fairfield Napa saint helene and santa rosa. All in the 30s right now 40s closer to the bay and closer to the coast with berkeley at 45 and oakland right now at 43 degrees temperatures are coo
At the coliseum with more this final farewell so dan, what did fans tell you they will miss the most about the team. No longer playing in oakland. Well obviously theyre going to be missing the tailgates just being able to come together and really enjoy the atmosphere out here unfortunately, todays loss things didnt turn out the way that they were hoping, but they still partied like there was no tomorrow. A celebration takes over the parking lot of the Oakland Coliseum its the final bay area tailgate for the raiders. The fans wanted to give their team a proper sendoff before the silver and black had to without the raiders sundays in oakland just wont be the same for some its a sad day, but its a great debut come here for over 20 years. Every moment has been memorable. The kids are right now, im really here in oakland, and i think the oakland hurts. Well pick up for greatness. Optimistic about a win long faces instead streamed out of the coliseum one last time, im sad man our last game a
Reporter in San Francisco neighborhood, dozens traded unwanted guns for cash. 100 for handguns, 200 for assault weapons. Theres no questions asked. You dont have to say where you got the weapon or if you have any more left. We just want to get the guns we can off the street. Reporter partnered with the sfpd on the buyback. 317 turned in including 93 rifles, 75 revolvers and even a few antique pistols. Im surprised but only says they wish to be wishing to save lives as opposed to being promotors of taking liveles. Reporter gilroy hosted it, the first in 25 years. People were running from the festival right by our front yard. Reporter last summer, shooting at the garlic festival prompted his soninlaw to turn in 15 guns. He and his wife wanted to make sure these got off the streets. Everybodys been strongly influenced by what happened at the gilroy garlic festival. Reporter we just learned gilroys buyback collected almost 500 guns today. Live in San Francisco, Cornell Barnard, abc7 news.