On the table thats signed by all parties to move forward. Reporter the proposed changes to restore pension and disability benefits were designed to help the Police Department retain officers and boost recruiting. Now the unions say the city wants to delay the process, even bringing up the idea of putting the issue to voters in 2016. The poa says the recent spike in Violent Crime shows the city cant wait. Those 48 hours where we had major crime scenes, major violence in the city, wiped us out. The calls for service arent being answered. Theyre sitting in a box and theres no cops to respond. The city manager has declined to discuss details but emphasized talks are still on. I think were still close. I mean every every step of the way weve had over the last few months a few bumps along the road. I think this is another bump. Reporter the city manager says the city council will now meet in a special closed session friday. Its hard to tell if the dispute will return negotiations to square o
Brazen robbery of two tell mission news cameras. It happened on july 2nd. Whsh the shooting of katestein steinly was being covered. The suspect was in court this morning, mark. Reporter his name is michael a. Jones. He is 23 years old. He lives in visitation valley. And police say he is affiliated with a local gang wellknown for robberies and car burglaries in San Francisco. This is a picture of one of the suspects involved in the attack on july 2nd. The photo snapped with a cell phone during the robbery near pier 14. His face obscured by a mask. One of three men who drove up in a black bmw. Suspects got out, cameras were taken from both crews and the nbc 11 cameraman was actually struck with a pistol. Beaten with a pistol. Reporter you can see the gun in this picture, also taken during the robbery, our videographer was bleeding from his ear but has recovered. They identified the get away car and the first spectacular. Michael a. Jones. The cars registered owner. He was charged on july
And witnesses scattered. This is a very violent situation. It was a violent incident. Some people were obviously traumatized. Either the victims of the incident or people that had to observe or witness what was going on. Reporter police made a public plea for anyone to come forward. So far enough witnesses have been found to charge hernandez with felony attempted carjacking and hit and run. He was also charged with assault on a police officer, battery on an officer and resisting arrest. But investigators want more. In order to go ahead and amend the charges to include the kidnapping offenses that we know occurred, we have to have the victims come forward to go ahead and explain the incident and the situation as it unfolded. Reporter now, hernandez posted 75,000 bail. As you heard was released. As you heard, the investigation is also ongoing and no court date has been set. Live in san jose, robert handa, nbc bay area news. Robert, thank you so much. Just into our newsroom, he is no long
Five. This month ive scheduled i think about seven scheduled already this month. More than usual . Way more than usual. Reporter but even with a lot of rain, experts say our drought wont go away right away. Will this be the drought buster we need . Reporter thats the question we asked Santa Clara University professor and Civil Engineer ed mahrer, who says our warm weather is bad news even if we get very wet. More likely than not to be a warmer year than weve experienced in the past. What that means is theres less snowpack. Snowpack is our Los Angelesst natural reservoir we rely on for our water supply. Reporter even with a very rainy forecast experts say we should still conserve water. Because the drought is likely to stay around for a while. The National Weather service says the el nino is not likely to be short but could last into the spring. Reporting live in san jose, scott budman. We remember 1997, a lot of floods and mudslides around here. What will happen this time around . Jeff
A scary moment during a Major League Game as the new york yankees pitcher is hit in the face by a line drive. That hit him. Lets see if hes okay. He walks off the field, and well tell you how hes doing today, tuesday, august 18th, 2015. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a Tuesday Morning. Certain moments in sports where you realize how vulnerable the pitcher is. Bryan mitchell, a rookie. Youre right. In the one snanlt at the follow through, that pitcher is exposed. Thats what can happen. Well tell you more on how hes doing. Were going to begin with active Duty Service Members being brought in for First Time Since 2006 to contain these raging wildfires out west. Lets start with Miguel Almaguer live in washington who has the latest. Good morning to you. Savannah, good morning. This wildfire has now torched more than 60,000 acres. More than 40 homes here destroyed. When the smoke clears, that number could rise. Six western states experiencing explosive conditions as here in wash