But it is out there in the bay. We dont know yet if its some sort of oil or gas spill or if its necessarily related to that noxious odor that sickened a lot of people here in vallejo last night. This is the mysterious sheen in the waters of the San Pablo Bay its a mile long by 40 yards wide. Thousands of people had to shelter in place last night when a strong gas odor enveloped vallejo. What if this stuff is really toxic and we find out later that its going to affect us . Reporter around 1,000 calls came into 911 dispatch starting just after 7 p. M. Call the police and they told me to evacuate the city or go into shelter. Reporter hundreds of people went to the hospital complaining of nausea and trouble breathing. Smell was horrible. Reporter at around the same time the smell was reported, a ferry spotted ashen in the water stretching from San Pablo Bay to the carquinez strait. The coast guard sent up its chopper this morning to investigate and several early vallejo ferries were cancel
For this man, 20yearold victor rodriguez. He was released last night at 10 p. M. From San Francisco jail by mistake. He is charged with several charges including threats against law enforcement. The jail is blaming the mistake on a clerical error. We are counting down to kickoff. Less than an hour from now, the National Anthem will be performed at Qualcomm Stadium in san diego ahead of the 49ers chargers game all eyes will be on quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Kpix 5s len ramirez joins us live from the field in san diego where this game, len, being billed as a military appreciation night, as well. Reporter thats right. Imagine the timing of this. Colin kaepernick was on the field just a few minutes ago warming up. There was no reaction because there were no fans in the stadium. But in the last few minutes fans have been let in. People are beginning to take their seats. And Colin Kaepernick has not gotten on the field. So the big question, how will the fans receive him . A lot of people s
Evacuated and will remain that way until sfpd and the fbi can disarm the man. Time is our friend of the as long as he seems to be in that same spot and he doesnt want to move around, thats good. We are communicating with this person. Reporter this is a busy intersection here in San Francisco. Officer manfredi of the San Francisco Police Department the last time they had an incident like this one with a barricaded suspect, the standoff went on for 24 hours before they peacefully negotiated its end of the andria borba, kpix 5. We want to show you videos posted on facebook of the cop cars are lined up outside Civic Center Plaza. Armored cars and fire trucks have shut down nearby streets. The area around Civic Center Plaza is an officially nofly zone. The faa issued a temporary flight restrict until 11 p. M. The noise from the helicopters is hampering the Law Enforcement negotiation efforts. We are keeping an eye on the situation and will have an issue later this is newscast breaking news
There is still a district attorneys investigation, a criminal investigation going on now. An announcement from that could come in the coming days. Live in oakland, christin ayers, kpix 5. If you cant get them off the streets, put them on a ship. A former mayor pitching out an out of box solution to San Franciscos homeless crisis. New at 6 00 it sounds like a wild idea. But a former San Francisco mayor says these are desperate times. He wants to turn an old Aircraft Carrier into temporary housing for the homeless. Kpix 5s phil matier is live along the waterfront with how this floating shelter could work. Phil. Reporter thats right. Its going to work if it works because San Francisco is in need, in a crisis. Heres the story. Reporter say hello to the uss pell la lou a mothballed naval carrier that former mayor art agnos is floating as the latest solution to San Franciscos ongoing homeless shelter crisis. It would be a game changer. Having them on a ship is a far better alternative than h
Discrimination based on sexual orientation. We need to uphold the constitution of the state of california and this is what we want in san jose. Reporter brown is a christian whom we first met four years ago when he showed us how he foiled a bank robbery getaway by detaining the rob earns. We asked him to clarify his position on gay marriage. Whats your personal opinion on gay marriage and do you think its relevant running for office . I dont think its relevant for running for office but i can tell you that as a candidate here, by far, my position is to support legislation. Its the law of the land. Reporter a gay rights advocate didnt mince words. I think you are clearly the picture of bigotry and stupidity about peoples rights. Reporter todays organizers are calling on steve browns supporters to retract their endorsement. In downtown san jose, kiet do, kpix 5. Only on 5 a major follow up to a kpix 5 investigation. We have been reporting for months on the toxic water in the Central Vall