Reporter the mayor calls for increasing the amount of fire inspectors from 6 to 12 and will modify the fee schedule to pay for them before the budget is finalized. A new database will final the communications between departments. The idea is make these build, safe before it comes to conditions that would require red tagging. Reporter instead, the city plans to dramatically increase blue tagging. It does not require the people to be displaced from their homes. It is a method on the books for a while. That is something we are lifting up and retraining all personnel. There is the ability to correct some violations or some concerns. With the tenant still in the building or move them from one area of the building to another area while we work on fire safety systems. Some argue its not a big enough stick to force compliance. If i need to red tag you, thats what i have to do. There is no compromise for that. Reporter blue tagging or red t tagging, lives hang in the balance. In oakland, im les
Trying to get the exact location of this accident coming eastbound pardon me, westbound 580 to eastbound 80 that will be in the middle of the maze. Theres a new accident. This is westbound 24 to westbound 580. So lots of activity in that one area that i was trying to sort out for you. I hope ive done a good job. One accident in the maze, one accident on the transition from 24 to 508. Clearing that up, well get back on the phone with the chp and let you know more in a few minutes. Very busy, thank you so much, sue. Developing news, take a look at your screen. San Francisco Police want you to look at this man, he is accused of assaulting women on municipally trains. Abc 7 news kate larson alive along the njudah line at duboce park. Case . Reporter at least one of those assaults took place on the njudah and that suspects photo is now circulating on line, prompting more victims to come forward while police try and track him down. Lets take another look at that photo, victims witnesses, and
Now, ran into the road closed sign. They told me they are doing their own storm damage repairs. They are putting back up some poles knocked down by mud slides in the most recent storms. All of this is, of course, taking money, but when youre talking about the big dollars, this is it. This is the most expensive job in california according to the l. A. Times. The section of skyline boulevard, known as highway 35, washed out, estimated to cost 29. 5 million just to fix this. They are working on several designs before theres a firm dollar amount. This is new video from this morning. We drove uk black road and there was washouts and slides. All that damage adds up to a lot of money in repairs. The l. A. Times reports state officials estimate it costs, get this, 860 million to repair the roads, bridges, and highways here in california. Damage during the winter weather, over the week, fema will help pay for repairs, but no word how much money that will be, and, of course people who live in th
Tonight. There is a lot of wind gusting up to 35 in worcester and boston. We have a wind advisory for cape cod, where there could be stronger gusts until about 11 00 tonight. The windchill will make it phil feel like it is freezing in some spots. Ben thank you. A New Hampshire man is heading to prison for providing drugs used in a fatal overdose. J. C. the latest on the story. Reporter a 20year sentence was given mark ross for giving fentanyl to a teenaged woman a year ago. Eighteenyearold eve tarmey died last october in a Rochester Motel room. Investigators say the drug she used was bought in massachusetts by ross. Ross pleaded guilty to distributing a controlled substance to a person under 21. Prosecutors are satisfied with the prison term. That no is a particularly potent drug. It only takes a few grains to kill someone. Dont distribute it. Reporter the judge scolded ross for trying to help tarmey only after clearing the motel room of incriminating evidence. Two other people in the
Erika the highly will be closed at highland avenue as one of the oldest ridges crossing the highway is not down. Olessa stepanova just got an update from mass. Officials. Olessa the bridge you are talking about is behind me built in 1931 and it will be coming down this weekend so if you are planning on traveling 128 consider yourself warned, mass. Has detour information for you. Ot will be shutting down part of 128 for the outer lane project. The goal is to demolish the highland avenue bridge into ensure traffic will be safely be detoured. The eagles will be detoured off 128 and will use two routes lanes of travel on offramps. From 8 p. M. On friday to p. M. On saturday to 3 00 p. M. On sunday crews will doing desk crews will be doing same on the southbound side. The most important thing commuters need to know is they will be expected delays. Peak hours for travel time are actually 1 00 to 4 00 and we are going to encourage traveling public to either travel earlier or later in that day