Campaign trail. Kpix 5s phil matier is in oakland with why a big union says sanders is their choice for president. Thats absolutely right. And this is sort of a stunner because just a couple months ago it was bernie who . And now it is bernie. Hey, this might be something. Reporter as campaign boosts go, it was about as big a bumpup as Bernie Sanders could have hoped for. The 187,000member National Nurses united through its endorsement for the little known senator from vermont over the big name in the race, Hillary Clinton. That we endorse doctors, medicine, not in the profits of Drug Companies who make every Public College and university in america tuitionfree. Telling wall street they are going to have to take their fair share of taxes. Its attracting thousands of supporters like this rally in portland, oregon yesterday. It shows hes got the unions with him and thats important in terms of overall strategy. It gives you a whole big base for moving forward. Reporter and Hillary Clinton
Result in another tragic incident like we saw in louisiana where two women died after a gunman opened fire at a showing of trainwreck. The idea of it comes across your mind in a movie theater. Reporter she still plans to watch the film in theaters but as for security on hand at this movie . Maybe this shouldnt be the only movie that requires security. They should look at all films. Reporter now, we dont know which theaters have partnered up with universal for this offer but we did reach out again like i mentioned to amc and they say understandably during this time or during these types of events they dont release their security details. Live in San Francisco cate caugiran, kpix 5. Police are questioning four people about a prank that set off a panic inside a Newport Beach movie theater. The suspect started up a leaf blower during a sunday night showing of the gift. Moviegoers thought it was a chainsaw and ran for the exits. Three people were hurt in the stampede. One woman is dead anot
Rogue, um, is really not something i expect of my state government. Reporter tonight at its Board Meeting the San Francisco Unified School District plans to go rogue and issue its own remedy. Just grant the 107 diplomas to the San Francisco student without the exit exam in defiance of state law. There is a disproportionate negative effect on the students of color and english language lerner students. So one may say we are going to break the law tonight by doing this. Im saying were actually keeping the spirit of the constitution because the way the law is currently, its adversely affecting a particular class of students. Excited. Reporter you might get your diploma tonight . Get it and i can go to college. Reporter so they are making some remarks right now as we speak and then within the next few minutes actually, we are expecting a vote by the school board. A couple of Board Members are missing right now of the but we are expecting a unanimous vote when they get to it. At which point
Already one of the highest in the country . Revenues are already being paid by motorists and make sure thats nailed down before we talk about taxes. Reporter republicans want guarantees the gas tax money wont get siphoned off for other programs. So the voters have confidence that that money will actually be going the way its intended and not borrowed. Were getting close. Were within a few votes. Of 12 cents a gallon . Yes. Reporter as for the voters either were going to pay it or theyre going to stick it to us anyway. She has a point there. The recent study shows if you resurface the road, you spend 1. If you leave it alone and it continues to crumble, it can cost up to 20 to fix. Thats what california has been doing. Using the money for the roads for other programs during their budget crunch years and thats why republicans want assurances. Drivers do to. This time if the tax goes up, it actually does go where they say its going to go. In emeryville, phil matier, kpix 5. Lawmakers are
Reporter the d. A. s suit isnt about the quality of taxi or uber drivers, only that uber promises the best background checks under the law. And the d. A. Says, thats a lie. Yeah. Kenny, the d. A. Is not saying that criminals cant be rehabilitated, that they can do their time and come back and get a good job. He is just going after what uber says is the best background checks in the industry. And he says its not. Understood. Yeah. And it always comes down to buyer beware just like the d. A. Said. Reporter thats exactly right. He wants people to know that uber may or may not have these good background checks. Thats right. All right, Mike Sugerman in San Francisco, thank you, mike. We have breaking knew in the east bay right now. This a live look from chopper 5 at a wildfire that has burned at least 200 acres in Alameda County near livermore. Now, cal fire says that it could double in size before they are able to get a handle on it. It has been putting up a lot of smoke that can be seen f