This. In 1995 he publicly raised concerns about firefighting safety at the airport. He was rea in sod, filed a federal lawsuit rea signed, filed a federal lawsuit which he won and also won a monetary settlement. He was once described by a Union Official as a bitter malcontent. I am not and the record speaks for itself. I have never argued for my own gain. All my argument have been for safety, have been for training budgets, have been for staffing. He has spoken out publicly. Was that part of the reason that he was reassigned . Oh, no. Absolutely not. That would be an unethical thing to do. Reporter the Fire Department spokesperson says the backlog is what led to the change in leadership in the Arson Task Force. In that position that was filled over the last year and a half we have seen the number of open Fire Investigation reports grow fivefold. Reporter not only does the task force have a new captain, but the Fire Department has brought along four new investigators and a lieutenant, e
Already feeling the impact. Green valley road near the town of greaten, is looking more like a waterway, forcing drivers to either take their chances wading through it or look for another route. A shot of you. Are you going to drive through it . Im going around. Im going around. Too much . Yeah, too much. Yeah. Its not worth to get your car stuck. This creek has been renamed atescudaro swamp by neighborhoods. Rain has caused it to rise quite a bit, but nowhere are nerves more flrazzled that in guerneville, a town that has seen so much flooding, most homes near waterways have been elevated with stilts. Anxiety. I try to stay positive and think if it keeps coming in waves, it will be okay. Wendy is keeping a close eye on the creek that runs through her backyard. Shes moved her baby sheep to the front of her property, and is boarding her horses out of town for the winter. She even has a canoe at the ready just in case. If worse comes to worst, we could get in the canoe . Oh, yeah. Wendy t
While the main portion moved in this morning there is so much energy left behind that storm that that instability is continuing right now. Lets look at the Doppler Radar. We have a lot of green here and a few areas of orange and red indicating heavier rainfall. It has been going a lot here. From 8 00 to 11 00 tonight they picked up 1 4 do 1 2 inch of rain. The ground is water logged at this point. Still heavier rainfall right now on a clip to allen rock. And you can see it is in pockets here. Another zone of moderate rainfall heading towards hayward this evening. Light to moderate rainfall in San Francisco and the east bay. Were tracking four more systems in seven days. Ill have details on that in 15 minutes. So much rain a woman had to be rescued from flood waters in sonoma county. The truck flipped on its side. The driver was able to get out but his girlfriend was trapped in the car. They had to rescue her. She was able to keep her head above water until the chp and firefighters got
Headed to santa clara for the match. Sergio quintana begins our Team Coverage live from levis stadium. Sergio . Reporter it is opening day and all the spectators here are making their way into what is now the newest, shiness, football stadium in the country. Opening game is here, of course, theyre going to be playing futbol, 0 as we call it in the united states, soccer. The earthquakes fans are eager to be the first ones to take in this grand sporting venue. It took a little over two years to construct the stadium. Capacity is just under 69,000 spectators but wont get close to that number for this matchup between the San Jose Earthquakes and the Seattle Sounders. A lot of fans were decked out in 49ers crimson. Grew up near santa clara my whole life and been a 49er feign and they brought it here. Got to be here. Our inaugural celebration go niners. Reporter hours for before be gates opened up. So many people waiting to get through security. Traffic took getting used to but fans got here