Wrong direction on the roadway. This was a car that was weaving in and out of traffic, coming down coolidge, and proceeded to sideswipe her car but the car in front of her. Reporter it started at and uber driver had just up a passenger when the mi mitsubishi hit his car. When he hit me, he got a flat tire. Reporter the suspect then abandoned his car and ran into the neighborhood. Im glad the police didnt use lethal force, because i heard they hit him with some bean bag rounds to calm him down. Reporter investigators brought witnesses out to the scene. In oakland, laura anthony, abc7 news. Weird story in hercules tonight. 200 tacks were found screen all over a popular dog park. Visitors the the dog park found them on saturday at noon. The tacks were discovered in a creek, as well. It is the second kind of incident where tacks have been found at this dog park. A big meeting is about to get under way over the use of tasers in San Francisco. The issue was reignited after police shot and ki
The u. S. Corporate tax rate is among the worlds highest, but in a move to lower tax bills, more and more u. S. Firms make merger deals with Foreign Companies and move from the United States to a country with a lower tax base. Its called a corporate inversion. Is that greed or Good Business . Thats our cover story this week. Wisconsin based wisconsin controls and tyco in ireland planned to merge with the company in ireland. While the deal is not only for tax reasons, the move is expected to save 150 million every year. They are part of a trend businesses moving overseas and lowering the tax bill in part because the taxes are 39 , but with deductions and loopholes, few pay that rate. Using inversion, they reincorporate in another country and pay that nations lower tax rate on the income earned there. The largest inversion deal was announced last year to combine pfizer and allergan to ireland with a tax rate of 12. 5 . They are not alone. Theres medtronic that moved to ireland, and burge
The latest. Reporter this is near east El Camino Real our in sunnyvale. Daniels is live forced from the area. Reporter this is an active investigation going on out here the one thing that is happening off to the right here is that the traffic is being impacted by this investigation. This is the intersection of south will and el camino. Things are really messing around here is really slow and sticky. If you need to come to this area you need to try and avoid this area. Grant will understand this is a Santa Clara Police officer but this shooting actually take place in sunnyvale. Daniel certain you mentioned the traffic impact but thats a big intersection near in sunnyvale grant up a kron 4 is daniel is on scene police are not releasing any specifics right now person earning what led to the shooting. A Santa Clara Police officer is involved in the shooting ncaa upsets sat of clara and sunnyvale. In sunnyvale as soon as we get the latest we will bring that to you this is an officer involve
Challenging for the snowboarder. Borders are complaining that the jumps are too steep and icy, but they have promised to make course modifications. White called the course a little intimidating. He said after watching fellow athletes get hurt, the risk of injury was too much and he wants to focus on his signature event, the half pipe. He released this statement earlier today. After much deliberation with my team, i have made the decision to focus solely on trying to bring home the Third Straight gold medal in halfpipe for team usa. There is still two people competing. They both have a good chance of reaching the podium. Janelle wang, nbc bay area news. Also in sochi is polina edmonds. The High School Sophomore tweeted out this photo last night with a u. S. Figure skalter and a snowboarder. The two others competing are gricie gold and ashley wagner. Wagner fell twice in the National Championships last month in boston. Placed fourth. Some say she should not have gotten the spot, but she
Christian is adding up the rain total. Hes here with live doppler 7 hd not a lot of rain but legitimate amount. Thats true. Certainly helps dan and as you said we need a lot more and we will get it. Heres live doppler 7hd showing clouds over most of the bay area right now and little patches of drizzle and mist but we have more showers coming overnight rainfall total last 24 hours quite impressive. We really need it. Many locations between 7 tenths and 8 tenths inch of rain. Over inch of rainfall here and as we all know theres a lot more on the way. Here the next big storm on the satellite image its a soaking storm which will begin to deliver rain to the bay area tomorrow afternoon and it will be heavier and heavier as we get in the weekend. Heres our storm risk analysis. Theres a immediate risk of urban flooding meaning low level flooding of streetandnd roadwa roadways and maybe some clogged drains and drainage pipe. Jaws slight risk of some creek small stream flooding mud slide and ro