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Transcripts For KGO ABC7 News 400PM 20240713

Airport has been given tokens to the airport so they can ride back to the city. We have Team Coverage today. We begin with abc7 News Reporter amy holly field. Reporter security guards shot this video when they noticed a sudden uptick of hopeless people. They found sam transbuses at the end of the line, emptying the bus and watched as a half dozen Homeless People spilled out on to the streets. It originates on the peninsula. Phil broke the story in the chronicle. He said it was a surprise to see the video. When you see the video, it is a shock. You realize, there is no place for these people to go. Tey just melt into the night. We saw it happen around 5 00 this morning at the stop right next to the embarcadero center. The bus was at the end of the line. The people who got off the bus looked like they had nowhere to go. I didnt realize it was happening. Clearly not a great thing. Its horrible that theyre homeless. There should be a solution. To bus them in from somewhere else, thats pretty low. Reporter but it is more complicated than that. He believes many of then started in San Francisco and took b. A. R. T. To sfo. From what we understand, this is Homeless People who end up at sfo and are particularly given a token to take them back to San Francisco. Reporter police sfo hand out bus token whens the bafrt service ends because the homeless cant stay there. Theyre not ticketed passengers. The bus can take them to palo alto or San Francisco. Giving people rides is what we do here. If someone pays their fare and wants to get on the bus, well take them on the bus. Reporter the spokesperson at sfo calls the tokens an enter insolution. Saying they are trying to get the home the Loss Services they need. Amy hollyfield. Abc7 news. Today, they spoke about possible solutions the this issue. It is an ongoing problem or a new problem. One San Francisco supervisor is calling a game of musical chairs. One agency, one jurisdiction is moving the homeless with good intentions to another one. Somewhere along the line it hits the end of the line and everybody has to get off the bus or the b. A. R. T. Car or wherever it is and they wind up on the streets. In this case, on the streets of San Francisco. So if the airport is saying, what do we do with them . Were contacting the county resource advocates. B. A. R. T. Needs to be better about their evasion show the doesnt happen or perhaps the city supervisors can do a better job solving the homeless problem so they wouldnt have to. It is called unintended consequences. If Homeless People are being dropped off here, it is not the first time. Mayor london breed spoke to chris reyes. What did she have to say about this . Reporter good afternoon. If you recall in 2018, San Francisco won a lawsuit against the state of nevada after it was revealed that they were busing hoeless people into the city. Mayor london breed said she cant confirm thats whats happening. If it is, she wont tolerate it. There will have to be a determination if there is evidence that this has occurred. So in the past, they worked to address this issue with nevada. In the case that lasted for years, the city was part of a Class Action Lawsuit against the state of nevada for giving patients a oneway ticket from las vegas to cities around the country including San Francisco. San francisco cant do it alone and it is unfair to believe we can. I would want the county to be a good partner in trying to work with us. Both the mayor and aaron peskin were at a center. It is unclear to me why folks need to, at two closk in the morning, need to be dropped off that far north and it doesnt transfer to the terminal. I have a lot of questions. We need to get with our partners at sfo, at sam trans, and really figure out Regional Solutions and thats what im committed to doing. Reporter and he did speak to the city attorneys office. They told me they cant comment on any investigation. Aibls abc7 news. We know homeless know, traffic and the high cost housing are may know complaints fofrlt some, those are causing female move away. A new study of who is leaving san jose. For every high income the resident leaving by choice, six others are being forced out. Reporter there is a growing concern it wont help a sizable group being forced to quit their jobs and leave the bay area. We cant just rely on Affordable Housing. It takes years to build. In the meantime we have people facing eviction, homelessness, who are waiting for the Affordable Housing units to be built. Reporter this was done by Community Groups and government agencies, they say in many go cases theyre low income workers. Families with incomes under 104,000. They might be losing their rental homes due to displacement, Developers Making way for new projects or gentrification. Among those vulnerable are hispanic, africanamerican families, and households headed by women. He believes it will accelerate in san jose because of redevelopment where google is planning a major campus. Along the b. A. R. T. Extension in san jose where developers see an opportunity to create new but not necessarily Affordable Housing. They say the harm goes beyond losing their homes. It is a feeling that theres no sense of community in a city that we invested years of love and culture. Reporter possible Solutions Include stronger tenant protection and a housing resource center. They have four more Public Meetings before going before the city council in april. In san jose, abc7 news. We want to hear your ideas about building a better bay area. Turning to the weather. Rain is coming but not yet . A live look at our east hills. Im trying to build the suspension here. You guys are doing a good job building suspension. Lets look at it. The storm a moderate storm, a 2 on the scale. Over 35 Miles Per Hour winds at times. Heres the forecast an place. Well see a line of gusty winds by 6 00 a. M. The morning commute will not he is came the brunt of the storm. It will still be raging over parts of the east bay. And here in San Francisco, the storm will finally stuart push out of the bay area in the Late Afternoon hours. It will be a snow producer for the sierra. Ill give you a closer look at the sevenday forecast in a few minutes. In oakland, a man will stand charges for the deadly stabbing of a woman in 2018. Today a judge ruled the suspect John Lee Cowell is mentally competent enough to be tried. His trial could begin within a few weeks. If convicted, he could face life in prison or the Death Penalty for the killing of 18yearold nia wilson. A plan to improve road safety along the embarcadero could transform the water front. The idea is to enhance bike safety near oracle park and near pier 39. The proposal would convert one northbound car lane into a twoweek bike and scooter lane that would be raised and protected by a barrier. Left turns work prohibited. The proposal goes before the Transportation Authority next tuesday. Any changes would still need court approval. Choikt some amazing video from washington, d. C. You can see two people are crossing the street right there. And a building, half a building comes crashing down pitch chance, a fire truck drives by moments later. The building was being renovated. Investigators the havent what happened caused the collapse. Falling debris actually did hit one person. On to the senate. The articles of impeachment are now on the way to the senate. The latest in the ongoing battle over impeachment. Signing off, a fire station closes for good. But does it leave nearby residents at risk . Rare its finally time for. Geico sequels classic geico heroes, starring in six new commercials, with jawdropping savings. 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Reporter 28 days after the house voted to impeach president trump, House Speaker nancy pelosi putting her signature on the articles of impeachment. Weve cross ad threshold. Delivering arrests of impeachment against the president of the United States for abuse of power and obstruction of the house. Reporter her hand picked seven manage heres will prosecute against the president , walking it across the capitol to deliver to the senate. It includes three women and two freshmen. Well follow the facts, apply the law, be guided by the constitution and present the truth to the american people. Reporter the next phase still steeped in partisanship as the battle over witnesses intensifies. Democrats with 59 pages of fresh evidence in hand. Ramping up the pressure. The evidence is overwhelming. The latest evidence with parnas and giuliani makes it even more so. Reporter text messages, emails and handwritten notes released from lev parna in association with Donald Trumps personal attorney, rudy giuliani, facing indictment in new york. Parnas was arrested on Campaign Finance charges this fall. Writing on hotel stationary, quote, get zelensky to announce the biden case will be investigated. But it requires a simple majority vote. Four gop senators would need to vote with all democrats to across the threshold. House democrats may have descended into pure reporter and they are preparing the chamber. Chief Justice John Roberts could be sworn in as early as tomorrow for his role to preside over the trial. Abc news, washington. Speaker pelosi made history when she named zoe lofgren as one of the seven house managers. She is serving her 13th term in congress. This is chair woman lofgrens third impeachment. In fact, she is the only person to play a role in all three modern day impeachment proceedings. She helped prepare the articles of impeachment against nixon in 1974. While serving as a staffer for congressman donnell edwards, whom she replaced in the house in 1995. She served on the Judiciary Committee during president clintons impeachment in 1998. Before going to washington slerk served on the santa of spirs. She received her law degree from santa clara. She is 72 years old. A programming reminder, due to the breaking impeachment news during todays else of general hospital, it was preempted. You can see that episode in its entirety overnight tonight starting at 2 37 a. M. The end of the line for firefighters at station 30 in union city. It closed today after the city Council Voted to shut it down because of the budget. It is out of service indefinitely. The last call over the radio for fire house 30. Thats it. The citizens here are at significant risk. The president of the Firefighters Union wasted no time raising safety concerns about the citys decision. Rolling out the banner with the message, your neighborhood fire station is closed. You are now at risk. When we have a structure fire, a medical emergency, a woman in labor with imminent birth, our resources will be so thin that we wont have response times are adequate. Them it was a budget decision. With the fire station 30 averaging less than two calls per 24hour shift, it was costing the city an additional 3. 2 million a year they did not have. So on they called it quits but not before responding to one last call. A life threatening situation where seconds count. He said has the prime example of why this fire house should stay open. Response types will go up. The mayor said, we are indebted to the firefighters for keeping our residents safe during medical and fire smerngs. However, the City Councils job is responsible. The reality is that fire station 30 was underutilized. Skenlts wonder if theyre any less safe today than yesterday. My question would be why. In this economy, everybody is doing well. Reporter the nine firefighters who used the work here at fire station number 30, teyre still employed with the alameda fire department. Theyll to have reach out the others throughout the county to be placed. Reporting in union city. Abc7 news. A special honor for the presidio. They received the prestigious green flag award. That interrogatories best parks and green spaces in the world. This is first time a park in the u. S. Has been so honored since the award began. The presidio located in the golden gate Recreational Area gets more visitors than any other National Park in the country. Thats a good trivia question. I would not have guessed that. A deserving honor. A storm is on the way. We have cloudy skies over San Francisco, as you can see from sutro tower. And the current reading sare 52 in the city. Low or low to mid 50s in all the locations. Oakland, redwood city, 50 at half moon bay. 50 in santa rosa and low 50s in petaluma, napa, fairfield, livermore. The view such as it is, you can see the clouds getting a little lower. These are our forecast features. We have a wet and windy storm arriving overnight. The morning and the evening commute tomorrow will both be impacted by this storm. I will be wet and windy and slippery. A drier pattern will settle in over the weekend. Rain will be heavy at times. Theres the possibility of thunderstorms and hail accompanying the storm. The forecast animation, going into the nighttime hours, just after midnight, well see the first wave of rain pushing in. It will be quite a wave of rain that will intensify and expand as we get into the morning commute. By 6 00 a. M. , not only will the north bay be experiencing the storm but parts of the south, into the that peninsula. Southward, eastward, well see the storm covering much of the bay area. Well see thing but pushing out of the bay area. Even behind the front, there will be some trailing showers into the afternoon and evening hours. The rainfall totals will be up to an inch in some locations, to an inch and a quarter in others. Up in the north bay, lake county, we have a winter storm warning from 6 00 this evening to 4 00 p. M. Tomorrow. Look for periods of heavy snow and a winter storm warning that will be in effect from 6 00 a. M. In the sierra area, one to two feet of snow and up to three feet of snow in the higher elevations. Travel will be difficult if not impossible. Tomorrow, look for highs only in the low 30s. A pretty cool, chilly, wet, messy day. Mostly cloudy. On that will be a nice dry break. Even monday well see high temperatures in the low 60s. Monday will mark the beginning of another string of showers for the first three days next week. As long as it is dry sunday from 3 40 to 7 00 p. M. For the football game. A big honor for san jose home grown band. The doobie brothers. And a very case in point, if you savget xfinity internetple. And mobile together, big savings on your wireless bill. Write this down, this is important. Amy, this is actually a life saving class. What a nice compliment, thank you save on fast internet and the best Wireless Network together. What can i say, i love what i do. Thats simple, easy, awesome. Get xfinity internet and mobile together and save hundreds on your wireless bill. Youll get unlimited talk and text and no activation or line fees. Switch today. Statues. The first sea lions showed up a couple months after the loma prieta earthquake. Within a couple noes population exploded to about 1400 sea lions showing up on the docks. While they are an attraction, this is a really good sign for the environment. Specially San Francisco bay. It is all about the food. Theres plenty of fish to love. Theyre like the canaries in the coal mine. Theyre telling us the bay is pretty healthy. So its easy to swim in and out. The sea lions are more abundant this time of year handle the in the summer. Could i watch them for hours. You can watch these guys for hours, too. The doobie brothers will celebrate their 50th anniversary this year in grand fashion. Today they were seen during a recent performance on Good Morning America were elected to the 2020 class of the rock n roll hall of fame. They got their start in this home 12th street in san jose way back in 1970. Tom johnston, one of the original founding members, rented a room here for 40 a month. He was a student right down street at the sandal Jose State University where he met another student by the name of pat simmons. They started jamming in the basement. Tom wrote right here in the living room. This is basically, san joses version of 710 ash bury. I would say this is of equal significance. What a story. The doobies have sold more than 20 million records

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