Live, from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix5 news. Tonight, horror in a swimming pool. This bay area dad jumped in to rescue his daughter, then he gets electrocuted. That little girl is in the hospital and tragically, her father is dead. Reporter the 911 call into Palm Springs Police that swimmers in the pool were turning blue. Slipping and drowning are all common fears around the pool, but electrocution, that one is unusual. Investigators believe that is what killed bay area tech executive jim tramel and sent one of his daughters to the hospital. Very unusual that we would have Something Like this happen. You always hear about a child near drowning. Reporter the drowning. Reporter the family was swimming in their vacation home. The child turned blue experiencing an electric shock from an old faulty light in the swimming pool. When he jumped in, he jumped to the fatal electrical current. This may be something that need to be looked at. Reporter police did not say when the tramels
Thing you have to look out for this morning on the roads is construction. Eastbound 580 between broadway and 35th. Fruitvale and broadway right lane closed until 5 00. No delays at the bay bridge. A bay area man is dead after jumping into a Swimming Pool to rescue his daughter in palm springs. As mark kelly reports, the cause of death was electrocution reporter slipping, drowning all common fears around a pool. But electrocution, that one is unusual. Investigators believe thats what killed bay area tech executive jim tramel and sent one of his daughters to the hospital. Very unusual that we would have Something Like this happen. You always hear about maybe an accident where a child near drowns or Something Like that. Reporter the burlingame family was spending easter at their Vacation Home in palm springs. Police say during an afternoon swim, jim noticed his 9year old daughter was turning blue. Investigators now believe the child was likely experiencing an electric shock from an old fa
The main reasons why that person is on leave now. Reporter that person he is referring to the third deputy now caught up in the scandal 15 year veteran sean osborne. All three are on paid leave as the investigation continues. No charges have been filed. In the meantime, the sheriff is announcing new rules including use of force training protocols, bodyworn cameras that must be on and a restructuring of the patrol division. We are going to hear from the victims attorney coming up in the next halfhour. Live in the newsroom, anne makovec, kpix 5. A hazmat team went out to richmond after people complained about a sulfur odor coming from the chevron oil refinery. Chevron says the flames all part of a process called flaring that relieves pressure during the refining process. A crew determined the air is safe. In a statement from chevron, although the site of the flare may cause concern we want to assure our neighbors that casual flaring is an important part of keeping the refinery running sa
He was read the charges against him and then released on bond. He burfoot was in front of a judge. He was read the charges against him and then released on bond. He had turned himself in the us marshals earlier in the day. Here is some video of burfoot coming out court. He is facing charges of that he was involved in a scheme to defraud the citizens of norfolk of their right to honest services. The charges stem from when burfoot was vice mayor on city council and spilled over to the treasurers office. One indictment alleges that over a period of years, burfoot solicited things of value including money, car payments, and Home Appliances for votes cast. The indictment provides detailed allegations of burfoots illicit relationships with the managers of tivest development. My colleague andy fox has that more on that coming up. Burfoot is also facing perjury charges claiming under oath he never accepted or allocated things of value in exchange for performing i did ask burfoot is he in plans
Visibility in concord in fairfield the picture is Getting Better thats all you need to note is not near as bad as a halt the all recall that as of the defense as we can enjoy it is alive but out of san mateo bridge were you the sea its allies will all let out of the flat section so the fall bought a big factor for you this morning as a lookout for you this morning a quick look at the Silicon Valley forecasts as you want to see all on the bay area is was the most dishonest attempt as i was on the mild side and maybe even a degree warmer and medical the Silicon Valley also 64 a degree warmer in cupertino will look for Mountain View to commend this is victory in 646566 as you go down the arrests george coming out of the macarthur maze in fact is actually dropped a little bit is 18 to 19 minutes no hot spots this morning. Darya morning. Fremont police are investigating five different residential burglaries. All in the same day. Kron 4s will tran is live from Fremont Police headquarters wit