Tower of power were on their way to play at yoshis in oakland. Leslie brinkley has the latest. Reporter thats right, ama and dan. Tower of power had played ten out of the 12 shows they were scheduled to play at yoshis when this tragic accident occurred last night. Amtrak says the two musicians were not in a legitimate Railroad Crossing when this amtrak train came through and struck them at about 25 miles an hour. There are two train crossings by yoshis jazz club for pedestrians and for cars. Even a pedestrian bridge over the tracks. But two members of the tower of power band ran out of their hotel just before their 8 00 show was ready to start thursday night and apparently tried to jaywalk over the train tracks along with several others. A Freight Train passed. Then they ran out and were struck by another oncoming amtrak train. The drummer was rushed to Highland Hospital with face and head injuries according to a Facebook Post who also said a fillin bassist made it through surgery for
This rally and march was not only a commemoration of Martin Luther kings legacy, it was also a lesson for many young people about his activism. To reclaim what Martin Luther kings vision was, was not only about passive resistance but also about active resistance. Reporter for many in this crowd there is a renewed urgency to teach young people about kings efforts in the 60s to create a coalition of people that pushed for change. Ive been active since 1968 in the height of the vietnam war. I never felt as frightened about democracy and our country in the world. Reporter in this crowd of hundreds of people, there were about as many Martin Luther king signs as there were antidonald trump signs. Some parents made it a point to bring their kids to experience a lesson that cannot be learned online. Tell me about having the family do it. This is what we do. We show up and we stand up and we speak up. Reporter oakland prides itself as a city of many cultures, communities and causes. This peacef
Carolyn tyler is on the ground. Reporter there were lots of luminaries from nancy pelosi to mayor ed lee who gathered in that tent that you see behind me on land that will one day see the warriors practicing their jump shots. This is a journey that began some five years ago. Reporter you probably have never seen a Ground Breaking like this. Just as owners promised to build a privately financed arena like no other. 200 feet behind me is center court. Closer than that is where beyonce will take stage. Reporter the owners wanted an arena along the waterfront but there was so much opposition they turned to this location in mission bay. Chase bank bought the naming rights for what will be chase center. Smaller than oracle at 18,000 seats. The new place will be a boonem the franchise and he hopes to be around to enjoy it. Three years away is three decades in a an nba coachs life. It will be fun playing in there. Reporter the venue is expected to open for the 20192020 nba season. In San Franc
The east bay but we begin with drew tuma. Its been raining for the better part of our day today and it continues right now. Live doppler 7 active this afternoon. Lets get you right down to street level, got a lot to talk about. Some light rain still falling around San Francisco, over the bay bridge, emeryville and berkeley. To the south weve seen pockets of dry weather but its beginning to fill in once again. Andersony veil, san mateo, fremont, some light showers. A couple of isolated downpours just to the east of san ramon. The roadways are damp and a couple of downpours around penn grove and santa rosa. But just in the past five minutes a flood advisory has been issued for the entire bay area until 8 15 this evening. What this means, the big concern is that smaller streams and creeks could overflow their banks, so be careful of ponding, especially on our roadways. This is still a moderate storm this evening, still scattered downpours, some strong winds and the possibility of Power Ou
The solemn tradition followed by the start of the celebrations im proud to be an american where at least i know im free with a make America Great again concert at the Lincoln Memorial. Now just hours from becoming americas 45th president when he takes the oath of office here at the capitol. Trump is said to be finalizing his inaugural speech. Its going to be a personal and sincere statement about his vision for the country. This tweet from the First Lady Michelle Obama shows her gratitude as barack obama spent his last full day in office. Such a very interesting time after eight years tonight, the obamas will spend their final night at the white house and tomorrow night, donald trump will occupy that home. Again, its a tremendously exciting time to be in washington on a number of fronts because there is great excitement about the new president. There is also great opposition. That is a big part of this story. Weve been speaking today with a number of people from the bay area who have c