Transcripts For KPIX KPIX 5 News Sun Morn Edition 20240714 :

Transcripts For KPIX KPIX 5 News Sun Morn Edition 20240714

Where the fire is so thick and you cant see the toll booth. Thats the scene behind me. The camera from the toll booth to the the bridge. And a couple of other Vantage Points that tell us we are waking up with the gray skies. The other one, you can see the tops of the towers in clouds. Sales force tower, the cameras on top of that, useless on a morning like this and socked in. Thats what it looks like in the tri valley above dub lib. San jose, clear skies. There is haze in the distance. Youre avoiding the blanket of gray overhead. The numbers, concord, 58. San jose, 59. 52 in santa rosa. 65 for the city today. Thats exactly what we did yesterday. The place well notice the difference today is inland. 88 degrees in general for the daytime high. A couple of degrees warmer than yesterday. And thats going to start a trend. If you take a look at the headlines, slightly warmer inland today. Much warmer inland by the middle of this week. Ill show you what that looks like in the sevenday forecast coming up in a few minutes. Back to you. And Contra Costa County fire investigators trying twoalarm fire that killed about 30 clickens. Yesterdays fire in the bay point tore through a few backyards. It didnt cause structural damage. It wasnt possible to safe the chickens raised for eggs and cared for as pets. I never expected it to be near my home nor my animals get hurt. The fire briefly threatened nearby apartments. Crews stopped the flames from advancing. This morning, residents in san Franciscos Balboa park area are divided on a plan to help the homeless population. Some want to turn a parking lot into a center for the homeless. It would have 24 hour security, bathrooms, and social services. Hundreds of residents packed a meeting. Some welcomed it and some expressed concern. Neighbors feel the leaders are leaving them out of the plan. Something needs to happen to help the homeless and to keep them off from sleeping in front of peoples homes. We worked hard for what weve got and we dont want to see the neighborhood go down the tubes. Its going to be a big mess. Some are concerned the b. A. R. T. Station will become more dangerous. If the plan moves forward, the center could be open by november thanks to 1 million in funding from the city. And San Mateo County is cleaning up the waste. Dozens of volunteers stepped in the help. They gathered at the village in daly city and went street to street to clear the trash. The county has seen a 21 spike in homelessness. And good news for a west oakland womens shelter in danger of eviction. It raised enough money to stay open just under the wire. They have helped hundreds of homeless women over the past decade. But they fell behind on the rent payments after hit with a 75 increase last year. The shelter needed to come up with 14,000 by friday to keep its doors open. Thanks to a gofundme campaign, it hit the goal and an extra 10,000. Donations poured in from more than 200 people. The largest contribution was 5,000. Of and a plan is in the works to replace part of a Shopping Center in the city of alameda with hundreds of apartments. The owners hope to capitalize on the high demand for housing. They envision 1200 apartments by the year 2045. The area currently has underused land. Another goal of the plan is to open potential losses in the retail market. If some of the stores leave, housing would take their place. However, some core businesses could remain, such as trader joes and safeway. The mayor says shes cautiously optimistic about the idea. I really believe that we need to take our housing crisis seriously. It is not going to addressed by looking away. Its a very dirnts alameda. All are required to 15 of the new units affordable. And this Alameda County playground melted down in a suspected arson fire. It could be getting new life. Woodstock playground was found engulfed in flames last weekend and a page was set up with the goal of raising 20,000 by the end of august. They reached in goal in four days. At last cheg, more than 23,000 was pledged. Organizers hope for the kids to play there by december. The investigators are looking for who started the fire. And as californias fire dangers continue to rise, the insurance rates are skyrockets along with it. Supervisors in one fire prone county want to do something about that. Reporter last year, pat lost her husband and the Home Insurance she had more than 40 years at the same time. I was shocked. Absolutely shocked. They were not going to renew us after all those years. Reporter she was forced to look elsewhere and found coverage through a Company Called lloyds after london. She received notice next month, her rate will increase more than 2,000 a year. Its not argue fault. Its pg e. Theyre the one that caused the fires. And now were getting punished for it. Reporter shes not alone. Plaster county supervisors collecting data on rate increases all over the county. One saw a rate nearly triple from 1700 a year to 4400 a year. Well, we dont have any authority to control that. But we have a voice. Its a crisis certainly for the individuals impacted. Reporter the supervisors think Insurance Companies should be required to give more consideration to fire mitigation efforts. She hires people to clear her yard in hopes of a better rate. The uncertainty remains. The insurances want their profit. And thats basically what its all about. The state department of insurance says if an surer can prove a rate hike is warranted, they approve the i increase. And the man who designed the Sales Force Tower was a famous architect, a former dean of the yale school. And he passed away on friday at the age of 92. He designed the Sales Force Tower and he was down to earth. He once said he preferred living a few stories up to see the world below. And a palo alto woman drowned after a fall during a hike. She was swept away on wednesday and became trapped under boulders. The force of the current was too strong and rescuers used ropes and air bags to recover the body. She was a marriage and family therapist who had run a private practice since 2015. She was hiking with her family near state highway 70. And the mother of the youngest suspect in the tanforan mall shooting is defending her son. He says the police got it wrong and her 14yearold son was in the wrong place at the wrong time. He was arrested on thursday a few days after he left the hospital. He was booked into the Youth Services center on suspicion of attempted murder and conspiracy. Hes a victim in this situation. How did they turn it around and say hes a suspect. Hes never cut school. Detectives say the boy was not a shooter but helped one of the shooters. Yesterday, we were not able to reach a Police Department spokesperson for comment. And new video of a Wild Police Chase in southern california. Yesterday, officers were pursuing and black bmw. The driver stood up and stat on the roof of the car and wearing a green wig and a halloween mask. The chase ended in venice beach where the suspect helped cover a man in the sand. He did finally surrender after removing his shirt and colorful jacket. And video of a crazy plane stunt in nigeria. A man was caught on camera climbing on the wing of the plane. The airline says he tried to get inside the cabin before the security arrived customers called on flight attendants to open the doors. And the employees are trying to figure out how he got on the tarmac. And British Airways suspended passenger flights to cairo, egypt, for seven days after the Foreign Office warned of a heightened risk of terrorism. Time is 6 10. And you think its warm where you live . Try being anywhere else in the country. The brutal heat wave baking most of america. And as we celebrate the first Lunar Landing 50 years ago, plans in the works to go back. How turning to the moon could get us a giant leap closer to mars. There are moments in life that leave a lasting impression. Like the feeling of movement as a new journey begins, or the sight of soft fur, warmed by the morning sun. You might remember new flavours, or a view that defies all expectations. These are the memories that stay with you, long after the moments have passed. You might end up on the display on top of the Sales Force Tower. It will feature snip ets of life recorded around town. It features a sequence of clouds and dancers and waves and birds. The images of pedestrians will be blurry. The changes are expecteded thiss a cameo on the show. He shared the photos of himself on the set with members of the cast. He wrote on the post hes not quitting his day job and had a great time with the cast and crew. And bay area chefs and restaurants battling Climate Change and creating what they call zero waste restaurants. Chef dominique is about to open on the first floor of the Sales Force Tower and leading the charge. No disposable items like paper cups and plastic containers and none of the suppliers will use plastic packages. San fr ble and paloe the enoughest restrictions on disposable food ware. And heres how to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the moon landing. A spacecraft carrying two u. S. Astronauts and a cosmonaut docked yesterday at the space station. The new arrival will spts. Back to the moon. If the u. S. Goes back, it will likely be different from the apollo missions. The ultimate destination are mars but the moon could be a steppingstone for a gravity boost and a fuelling station. Every time the issue of money quashed the plan. I figured by now, we would be on mars. So its been a lull since the Space Shuttle stopped. Ive been a little disappointed in ten, 15 years. We were able to achieve so much early. Oved fraction of the, the progrd request, saying they want more information about the program. For more of the bay areas contributions, go to kpix. Com. And major events have been canceled in new york for this weekend, including a triathlon, a music festival, and horse race. Natalie brand is in washington with a look at how people are coping. Reporter a brutal and dangerous heat wave is sweeping much of the nation. Its horrible. I never felt this hot in years. Reporter from the plains to the midwest and the east coast, temperatures in many cities hit the high 90s. We have to get through 24 to 48 hour of that. A big heat dome with heat and humidity combining. Reporter the humidity is taking the temperatures feel above 100. The na 200 Million People under warnings and advisories for heat. Its not just the young and the old, people with medical conditions. Its everybody. The cbs news medical con respondent reminds people to drink water in the morning and throughout the day. Water is attracting those trying to stay cool in washington, dc, from the fountain to paddle boarders. Visitors waiting in line for the air and space museum tried to stay in the shade. City officials described this as one of the most severe heat events in the last several years. In times square, it was in the mid 90s saturday afternoon. We stick together. Its weird. And its heavy. Reporter this man from australia is not letting the high temperatures bother him. Im not feeling the heat. Im having a good time. Many are trying to make the most of the heat and that includes the panda at the national zoo. Natalie brand, cbs news washington. And lets get a check of our weather in the weather center. Meantime, have you noticed our weather hasnt been making headlines . Were not dealing with extremes. Thats about to flip. I want to do the comparison. We told you how hot it is many the the mid section and the eastern part of the country. I want to show you the longer range forecast. The six to tenday forecast, just past the sevenday forecast. The colors on the map coded to show you whether well be below average or above average. The deeper the shade of each color, the higher the confidence is well be one of those things. Take a look at the oranges and reds in the west. The higher the confidence, the deeper the shade of red. Not an intense heat wave. We will warm up noticeably. Back in the mid 90s for inland locations by the end of the week. And you can see from the blue showing up here, the friends and family in the mid section are doing the opposite. Getting a break and going to below average. Good news for them. For us, well have to start warming up. Let me show you. And its not an equal warmup today. Inland locations are going to notice this much more. So lets get concord, napa, san jose. Those are the daytime highs today. 88 concord. 81 in napa. 83 san jose. The difference from yesterday, well be 8 degrees warmer in concord. 7 warmer in santa rosa. This is a noticeable jump from one day to the next. Hotter in the middle of the week. And im dealing with sunday for now. Heres the comparison. And in and around the bay, well use hayward and redwood city, mid to upper 70s here. It is a little warmer for these locations today, but not that much. I doubt youll notice much of a difference. In the bay, the closer to the water, the golden gate, you dont notice a change. Inland, youll notice the change. Heres the numbers. We talked about the 80 concord. 79 in san rafael. The sevenday forecast, the warmup by the middle and end of the week, the mid 90s on wednesday for inland spots. This is not going to be as bad as the june heat wave, but it will be a noticeable uptick in the heat because we have been getting off ease for the last week and a half. And ill see you with more on that coming up in the next half hour. And a freight hauling company at the port of oakland plans to strie out electric powered big rig. It wants to see what happens on the highway. Gsc is the parts largest trucking company. The trucks can travel 125 miles on a single Battery Charge and haul fully loaded containers up a steep grade. They can test the claims whether the trucks arrive in october. And scientists at the port watching the tryout closely. Battery powered tractors could help oakland reach the goal of 0 emission. Coming up in sports, the giants starting to cool off and the offensively explosive as quiet last night as they fight until the last out in a battle for a wild card spot with the twins. Thats coming up. And a quick check of the get away gas. Heres the cheapest prices. Today, were looking at oakland. The as need a winning streak to get to playoff contention. Last night, the air con. Fouled a pitch off the leg and he stays in the game. The twinnings ahead by one. The grounder off the glove and into right field. And the as go back in front 54. Bottom nine, minnesota loads the bases against hendrix. Mitch hits it to start a game ending double play. Oakland wins 54. And now the giantses. The crew on the water pretty much excited about the giants but the party ended yesterday. The mets hit four home runs, including the 440 foot shot in the sixth. New york wins 114. And the third round of the british open. The golf was better than the surfing. Lowry tied for the lead and birdied six on the back night. He leads by four shots going into sundays final round. And that does it for the morning sports. New this morning, how this for a concept in organic polyester. The spanish clothing retailer zara will use organ polyester, cotton, and linen by 2025. They have outlet in the u. S. The so called sustainable fashion is a current trend. Time the 6 26. Ahead, from space suits to sneakers, how velcro made it to the moon and back. And the California College student at the center of a campaign to storm area 51. Now he says he was joking but it may be too late to stop the invasion. Whos dog is this . Its my special friend, antonio. His luxurious fur calms my nerves when im worried about moving into our new apartment. Why dont we just ask geico for help with renters insurance . I didnt know geico helps with renters insurance. Yeah, and we could save a bunch too. Antonio fetch computer antonio . Ill get it. Get to know geico and see how much you could save on renters insurance. Welcome back. Time now, 6 29. Im melissa caen. Lets start with a check of the forecast. The view from Treasure Island looking back at the city. Some of the city is missing. Plenty of clouds and you cant see it. From the camera in the middle of the bay looking toward the city, most of the features you can pick out and see the tower on the right. But our 1,070 foot high Sales Force Tower is in gray. We have cameras up there. Thats the scene. Nothing but gray. And further inland, low clouds and less of them. This is the view looking back inland. So places like concord, pleasant hill, these are places that are looking at some low clouds today. Far less than yesterday. And that is an important sign. And well be noticeably warmer inland today than we were yesterday. Everybody else hasnt noticed much of a change. Well feel the warmup for inland spots. San francisco, back to 64 and sunny and breezy by the afternoon. Inland locations, 88 in general is the number. Ill show you how that increases in the sevenday forecast by the time we get to complete forecast coming up in a few minutes. Back to you. A Mountain View transient is accused of grabbing a woman in a park and attempting to carry her off. The 29yearold was walking in Creek Side Park just before 10 00 friday night and she was grabbed from behind. She kicked and screamed and the attacker ran off. A 30yearold was detained and questioned and later arrested for the attack. Hes facing charges of attempted rape, attempted kidnapping, and prowling. Detectives looking into the possibility there may be more victims. If you recognize him, give the police a call. And police in berkeley looking for a battery suspect on a bike. Police are treating it as a sexual assault. So far, no description of the suspect. And this morning, britain it release a british flag tanker. Yesterday, iran put out footage of the tanker. David martin is with the top u. S. Military commander for the middle east. Reporter we were traveling in afghanistan when the tankers were seized. If first ship was flying a british flag as it passed by you the strait at the mouth of the persian gulf. She was fired upon and boarded and taken under iranian custody the second tanker was flying a liberian flag. She searched for british persons and found none and allowed her to continue the voyage. Reporter an

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