Oil spill. But tonight officials still cant say how much oil spilled. The ruptures pipeline was near refugios day beach. Tonight that oil stretches about 4 miles along the picturesque coastline. Ken pritchett is following developments in our newsroom. Teams of oil experts are now on the scene on on the way. A true impact on the economy is not yet known. In a News Conference the company that operating the 24 inch pipeline says it quote deeply regrets this leak and that the cause is unknown. Reporter the white sand of refugio state beach and black tinted waves. The crude oil stretched along 4 miles of coastline by this evening tainting line and sea. The beach was just covered in thick black crude. The rocks were covered, the waves that were coming in were just black oil. Reporter theres limited signs so far of wildlife impacted by the oil. A helicopter flew low over a pair of whales trying to scare them away from the contaminated water. People near refugio state beach smelled a strong od
Leaving today. Its going to be chilliy in the morning. Probably as close. And warmer. Im going to be live in disneyland tomorrow morning. On our show. Starting at 4 10. Thats early, pam. Its a low cloud deck and theres a lot of drizzle, our observer michael,. 06 and the official reporting station in San Francisco,. 05. Thats not bad. Thats not bad. Thats heavy duty drizzle and its in here, and well inland is getting reports of that. The water temperatures have come up. Thunderstorms continue to erupt over lake county and i dont see any change from that. I dont see much change here except temperatures coming up on the lows. There were upper 40s and 50s a week ago. Still a decent breeze around here. Low clouds, afternoon thunderstorms to the north, thunderstorms up in the sierras low clouds and breezy at times. Mr. Drizzle is back in a big area. Its towards the county and a lot of drizzle out there. Mr. Drizzle for the morning commute. Be there, there he is. Hello steve, good morning to
Very hefty totals coming in already. I know its drizzle and light rain. 06, yes,. 06, the triangle, San Francisco. 06 and oakland is. 06. Walnut creek, mount diablo and sfo at. 01. The clouds are around and it will keep temperatures on the mild side and thunderstorms wont happen over the county. The water temperatures have warmed up and our lows are running warmer as well. Inland temperatures will be running below average. It should be around 80 and its only 70, 73 degrees. Showers to the north and thunderstorms and low clouds and a lot this morning. A little breeze once the low cloud deck burns off. What do you have for us sal at 5 01. Weve been mentioning the wet roads, we begin with the bay bridge toll plaza, traffic is not affected by any of this wetness here coming on to the bridge, it looks good on to San Francisco, we look at interstate 880 north and southbound. The last few days, 880 has been slow after 6 30 and superslow after 7 30, moving along and taking a look at the commut
Inspecting the train and conferring with the state and local counterparts. This week, the inspection the officer in charge and his team will interviewer everyone on board, and the operator of the train will be tested for drugs and alcohol, standard operating procedure. Safety records will be used and digital data will help determine who was in the cabin of the train and the speed at the time of impact. When you have a highspeed train going down where people are on the tracks, on automatic pilot, when the protocol says you should be going 25 Miles Per Hour on manual, somethings wrong out there. Reporter the victims were identified as contract worker larry daniel and christopher sheppard. Christopher was a member of afscme. Both men were both said to have a great deal of experience. Here at the lake merritt b. A. R. T. Stations, where Union Workers have held the picket line, candles have been placed in memory of the lost lives. Well continue to follow the situation and let you know the l
Killing her. The worker turned himself in this afternoon. Eric rasmussen has the story. Reporter his Attorney Says he walked right in the front doors and sur surrendered at around 2 00. He now faces felony charges. More than six weeks since her death a memorial in San Francisco still marks the spot. Christie sevandemere was lying in the grass under a tree with her dog and her 11 monthold baby girl. When this pickup ran over the woman and killed her. The driver did not stop or provide assistance. Its just unbelievable. Reporter the public at the park were just standing out the driver has been arrested and being charged. He felt a bump, he looked back and saw a dog hampering away. He thought, maybe the dog did not get injured. Reporter tonight gascon tells us its not just about getting justice for the family. This is a case where the parks need to be safe. This is one of those case that is this did not have to happen. We have to make sure theres serious consequences. Reporter and we spok