Allie rasmus was with the governor. Reporter the governor and lawmakers are selling this plan as the only viable way to fix problems like potholes. They even put out a breakdown of what each city and county would get. Orinda, where we are, that city, for example would get 4 million to fix local roads over the next 10 years. Oakland on the other end of the spectrum would get nearly 100 million to foxpitt holes over the next decade. What makes this a tough sell in some cases is the fact that this would be paid for through a fuel tax and higher registration fees. The fuel tax would cost drivers an extra 12 cents a gallon if passed. At a News Conference this morning Governor Brown says he knows that new taxes are not politically popular but he says there is really no other choice. You have to pay for it with new money. Our present gas tax, vehicle fees pay for the highway patrol, they pay for the road maintenance. This is where it is. I know a lot of people can say, oh my god, just get it
Or raville and shasta. Theres concerns in the southern sierra. And efficiently managing the reservoirs to ensure that we dont have in downstream problems. Reporter hoping that after all of our rain the summer is a mild one. We checked in with the state water board to get their take on the snow pack. Theyll release their figures next month. Nbc bay area news. Lets bring in chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. It lets talk about the drought and where things stand for us right now. The drought is across the sierra and right back into the bay area. Only a small section in southern california, los angeles and san diego that remains in a slight drought. The sierra snow pac look food for california. Lake tahoe included in the central, 164 for the southern sierra. Totals so far, 615 inches, which is equivalent to 51 feet. Now another way to mesh what has happened and what has been so epic the last couple of months is called the precipitation index. Now currently were standing at 83. 3 inches. Bac
Ian . Reporter jessica, this parking slot surrounded by business, strauntsz. It was very busy when this happened just before 8 00 tonight. But witnesses tell me that a man believed to be in his 20s was stabbed right here following a fight. This is around 1100 lincoln avenue. They say that the victim was trying to walk away but a small group of men would not let him go. They were allegedly kicking and punching the victim. Apparently one of them had a knife and stabbed him at least once. He was transported to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. One witness says he was talking with police and appeared to be all right. Still many people out tonight in this area were shocked to see this. Never had any problems. Never any robberies or even any suspicious activity. So, yeah, its a little bit unnerving. Reporter the search is on for the suspects. Helicopters were overhead earlier. Crime scene investigators were taking pictures of the parking lot. And the clothes left behind. Police
The students at the high school walked out in protest today. They claimed racist incidents have been going on on for several months including freshman students greeting each other in the hallways with nazi salutes. A look now at an emotional confrontation. You cannot be on me. Reporter the High School Students attempting to block a car with students who they say were involved in a hate filled Instagram Page. I was sitting next to my coach who is africanamerican and we had nooses around our neck and that was the joke. The kids need to go to another school. They need to be expelled. Reporter School Administrators are not sure what disciplinary is being taken. Today a meeting was held. Amber jones was at the meeting and she says the three boys who created the Instagram Page were not. You need to own up to what you did and realize that what you did and your actions were ra racest and you need to realize thats wrong. Reporter while the meeting was held students had a rally while the student
East palo alto home at the 1200 block of cypress street. There were dozens of injured roosters there after being called about dogs. They noticed supplies used for cockfights and antibiotics for the birds. They were in such bad shape they had to be put down. Many of them had injuries that were so severe, that they couldnt wouldnt have survived. They were suffering greatly. And the other birds were so aggressive they wouldnt have been safe candidates for adoption. The homeowner was arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty. His identity hasnt been released. A pedestrian killed in the south bay just hours ago after being hit by a vta light rail train. This happened just before 3 p. M. In campbell Near Civic Center drive and campbell avenue. Systemwide delays are expected as Police Investigate the fatal accident. Well continue to monitor the situation there and will bring you an update at 6 00. Within the past hour, we learned San Francisco police have made an arrest in connection with a tri