Into the bus companys safety record. Reporter a surveillance camera captured the school bus slamming into the liquor store on springfield avenue after colliding with an suv. The bus was coming down stanford avenue but the driver told witnesses and police the brakes failed before she could stop at the busy intersection. She was saying, oh, my god, my brakes went off on me. And that was it. And i thought, thats okay. Its going to be fine, you know,. Reporter this bodega owner was among all the people you can see here rushing to help the children, the smallest only 3. I tried to come back here. I grabbed a few bottles of water and tried to give it to the little kids because they were scared. Even the ones that they were okay, they were scared. And they were crying. So i tried to help out. Reporter officials here say the 11 children, the bus driver, chaperone and suv driver were all alert and conscious with scrapes, bruises and broken bones. We take injuries to be evaluated. You dont think
Con artists are taking advantage of a new law by preying on a vulnerable population in the south way. Well tell you about the warning San Jose Police are putting out. Plus the stage is set for a major Music Festival in the wine country. It starts just five hours from now. Bottle rock is back one year after the first festival ended as a financial failure. Mornings on 2 begins right now. Complete bay area News Coverage starts right now. This is ktvu mornings on 2. 7 01. We are live in an east oakland neighborhood this morning where police are investigating the violent abduction of a woman last night. Ktvus alex savidge is at the home where she was rescued. Hes been digging around trying to unravel the details on this rather mysterious ordeal. Coming up in 2 minutes hell tell us what a Police Sergeant on scene told him. Good morning, welcome to mornings on 2. Im tori campbell. Good morning im dave clark. Lets talk about weather and traffic. I looked outside the door. Its kind of gray outs
In august of last year directed the u. S. Attorneys in the Criminal Division and he was talking about title 21, the safety valve, how you could not charge if certain elements were there and he said if these elements are not there, you do not have to charge. One element that had existed before that was cooperation. But he dropped that one. You can deviate even their unwillingness to cooperate. So that is not even taken into consideration. Were you aware that there was a change made . He also elevated a number of points. Congressman, i am aware of the august 2013 memo. Prior to that time, prosecutors were authorized to file what is called an 851 enhancement in every drug case. If a drug dealer is arrested and he has a prior drug felony conviction, the notice is filed with the court that doubles the mandatory. That tool has been a very effective in gaining cooperation. That is one of the tools we have used. Now that has been greatly modified for assistant United States attorneys, and only
Rex and he is a veteran who left a part of himself on the battlefield. He commanded the first cavalry division, served as army chief of staff, and has never been afraid to speak truth to power. The secretary of the v. A. Presided over record investments in our veterans. Enrolling 2 million new veterans and health care, delivering disability pay to more vietnam vets hate exposed to agent orange. Improving care for our women veterans. He helped reduce a veteran homelessness and helps more than one million veterans serve as members of their families pursued education. I am grateful for his service. He identified problems with access to care but told me this needs newe va leadership to address them. He does not want to be a distraction because his priority is to fix the problem and make sure our veterans are getting the care they need. That was his judgment on behalf of his fellow veterans. And i agree. We do not have time for distractions. We need to fix the problem. That willhe leader he
Agree. We dont have time for distractions. We need to fix the problem. For now, the leader that will help move us forward is sloan gibson, who will take on the reins of acting secretary. Deputydebra gary secretary just three months ago, but he has devoted his life to serving our veterans. His grandfather fought on the front lines of world war i. His father was a tailgunner in world war ii. Sloane served in the infantry after graduating from west point. He has 20 years of private sector and nonprofit experience that he brings to bear on our ongoing work to build a 21stcentury v. A. And i am glad he is willing to take on this task. I met with him and made it clear that reforms should not wait. They need to proceed immediately. I have asked rob neighbors to stay temporarily to help sloan and the department through this transition and complete his own review of the vha. We will look diligently for a new permanent secretary and we hope to confirm that successor and feel that post as soon as