Materials used in explosives they look like cocaine a white powder. Reporter 7 bay area airports screeners face similar charges. I think we need to take a close look at how were hiring tsa people, how theyre screened, what kind of background investigations are done and all of this costs money. Reporter kianna clark was a tsa screener at Oakland International airport. In a few days she starts a 21 month sentence for smuggling these suitcases filled with marijuana through security. In all, she allowed more than 200 pounds of marijuana to pass through her xray screener in carryon bags. I dont believe this is an isolated incident at sfo or oakland. I think what will happen here is tsa is going to have to take a hard look at what theyre doing across the country. Reporter the six screeners who work here at sfo and are facing charges work for a private Company Called covenant aviation security. They are contracted to do screening work at sfo. Over at Oakland International airport, those are a
Ng, im ken bastid breaking news, a massive man hunt tonight after a Northern California sheriffs deputy is shot in the face. A gunman opened fire at the officer just after 6 00 tonight at a Regional Transit station in sacramento. Lets get right to veronica de la cruz for the very latest. Reporter the gunman fled and ran into a hotel. At some point a gun was pulled out and the officer was shot in the face. Near by businesses were evacuated as authorities got the officer help and searched for the suspect. A bunch of officers were helping lock him out and there was an ambulance and they were all escorting him into the ambulance with a bunch of guns. There was s. W. A. T. Team over there and everything. Just over an hour ago, sheriff robots spotted the suspects. The officers is in the hospital. At last check he is in stable condition. Authorities are not releasing his name but they say hes a four year member of the force. Veronica de la cruz. Kpix5. Now to breaking news out of san mateo co
Ng, im ken bastid breaking news, a massive man hunt tonight after a Northern California sheriffs deputy is shot in the face. A gunman opened fire at the officer just after 6 00 tonight at a Regional Transit station in sacramento. Lets get right to veronica de la cruz for the very latest. Reporter the gunman fled and ran into a hotel. At some point a gun was pulled out and the officer was shot in the face. Near by businesses were evacuated as authorities got the officer help and searched for the suspect. A bunch of officers were helping lock him out and there was an ambulance and they were all escorting him into the ambulance with a bunch of guns. There was s. W. A. T. Team over there and everything. Just over an hour ago, sheriff robots spotted the suspects. The officers is in the hospital. At last check he is in stable condition. Authorities are not releasing his name but they say hes a four year member of the force. Veronica de la cruz. Kpix5. Now to breaking news out of san mateo co
And right now, we are tracking just a pretty quiet road for folks making their way on the roads. We have a wind advisory for drivers heading along the Altamont Pass so keep a firm grip, both hands on the wheel. We are tracking our usual slowdowns, speeds drop out of tracy into livermore and then picking up back into the green. 25 minutes from 205 to 680. Along interstate 80 may see some smoke blowing across the freeway across hunter hill. A fire is reported off on the side there but it looks like fire crews may not have that contained for another hour or so, so if you are heading out the door and you see smoke, know the fire crews are on the scene. The man who reportedly shot a deputy in the face is now behind bars. He was arrested in sacramento after a manhunt. Shooting happened around 6 p. M. Last night at the Regional Transit station. Police say it all unfolded when the deputy approached the suspect at the light rail station. At some point the officer was shot. The suspect ran to a
Mason and, the bidding price for a piece of disco history reaches a fever pitch. This is the cbs evening news. Mason and this is our western edition. Im anthony mason. The Senate Health care bill is in a politicallyinduced coma. Republicans couldnt come up with enough votes from their own party to pass the alternative to obamacare today. So they put off the vote until after the holiday break. An embarrassing setback for the g. O. P. Leadership. Heres chief congressional y rrespondent nancy cordes. Were delaying the process so that we can close those remaining issues. Reporter the senates republican leader postponed the vote in the face of mounting owposition from his own partys lawmakers, like maines susan collins. Its evident to me that there are a lot of concerns im not the only one, by any means about the senate bill. Reporter they discussed n ose concerns in a late rnternoon meeting with the president , who downplayed the party divide. So were going to talk, and were going to see w