Driving . David hello, gm. For more than a century into the heart of american business. It was a dominant force, the number one car company in the world, the largest u. S. Employer. Number one in the s p 500. But then came a host of problems. Foreign competition, inferior products, all leading to gm going bankrupt in 2009. It emerged a much different, leaner company. We traveled to detroit to see for cells where gm is now and where its going tomorrow. We wanted to learn from Ceo Mary Barra about the changes they are making and whether they are the right changes. Mary one of the things we are most proud of is the crossovers we are putting on the roads. They are the best weve ever produced. And continue to build brands. Both chevrolet and cadillac and gmc, and then our brands in china as well. Segment we compete again, we want to win that segment. Are looking say we at ways to continue to grow the core business. , after sales,ial that is two ways to grow the business. Is is a transformat
Championship tonight. Our even Berkeley High grad alex savidge live about members of the team and they get ready for the big game. Beautiful spring morning. A very big small town. The city by the bay. Seems like everyone knows everyone in that town. And everyone knows that you cannot forget where it is you came from. You know that. From livermore, to San Francisco. The first question isnt where you went to college. Its where you went to high school. Reardon high school. I am excited because its a big day for high schools in the bay area and tomorrow as well. We have got the state championships in basketball in sacramento. I know you saw alex last hour, we are going to visit with alex again. Its not Berkeley High. The girls team is going for a state title. East Side College Prep in palo alto. The boys at st. Joes and berkeley going for their big one. I am excited about this day for the high schools in the bay area. First we are learning that Brussels Airport will remain closed at least
Freedman has the latest. 200 porta potties for 2,000 inmates. This at the san quentin prison after the California Department of corrections turntd off all Running Water in response to a case of legionnaires disease. What is the average wait for a restroom . I dont have that answer. Its pretty fluid. No Running Water for most of today. No access to showers, no outside visits through the weekend, no inmate transfers to or from californias 33 other state institutions. The 31 inmates reporting symptoms come from all parts of the prison. Pneumonialike symptoms, g. I. Issues. Flu. Legionnaires disease spreads through bacteria in water. Today the prison hired an unnamed contractor to look for the source. Meantime, its ordered portable showers, bottled water and tanks filled with 7,000 gallons for other uses. Karen pe rote i works as a supervisor for the food preparation unit. You know what, i look at it this way. Things happen. You know, things happen and you got to take care of yourself. If
It went from a sleepy two lanes to four lanes and with that, fast traffic. Whats more there is no stop sign or signal. Navy veteran tom tobin is also sight i can paired. This noise, its like dodge ball here, 60 Miles Per Hour . Reporter so webb and other vets walk uphill, where gerard dead ends, which is gruelling for people with disabilities. A mock up video for the original plan, as you can see had Traffic Signals in both directions. They took him out of the plan. The light. Why . No idea. Reporter Presidio Trust tells us it turned over to caltrans and the doyle drive project. Caltrans did not return our calls today. Vic lee, abc7 news. Three Santa Clara County deputies are on administrative leave following the death of an inmate. A spokesperson tells axe bc seven news the guards discovered an unconscious inmate who later died. The department is not talking about explanation as to why the guards were placed on leave during the investigation. The Oakland Police officer who police say
More dangerous for them, good evening, thanks for joining us, im ama daetz. And im dan ashley. At the center of this is a new crosswalk put in as part of the new doyle drive improvement project. Its the story youll see only on abc7. Vic . Reporter this is the crosswalk behind me. To my left, the new on and off ramps to highway 101. That seems to be theproblem. Photographer kathy and i have been here all afternoon and have seen drivers traveling too fast to stop safely on the crosswalk. Robert webb is an army veteran who is sight impaired. He lives with 100 others, many Senior Citizens and disabled, just like him. Across the street, gerard road, and a new crosswalk. Webb avoids it at all costs. It took a while to cross because people werent generous in letting me cross. Reporter swords to plow shares tried to get caltrans or the Presidio Trust to install traffic cop trolls but to no avail. This is where were at. This is why we turned to you. Reporter it created a new on and off ramp to