Transcripts For KGO ABC7 News 500PM 20160323 : comparemela.c

Transcripts For KGO ABC7 News 500PM 20160323

Couple of people arriving here in anticipation of that vigil that will be held here, as well. As word spread of the terrorist attacks in brussels, he said his phone began lighting up. I started getting a lot of nexts. When that happens, you know something bad has happened. Reporter hes a member of the belgium club of northern california. He said many have loved ones in and around brussels. Its very real to me and to my family. Reporter his sister, who works for the red cross, sent him this picture of ambulances ready to deploy. Attacks like this have the risk of shaking that foundation in belgium. Reporter friday, the main fugitive in the paris attacks was arrested in belgium, less than a mile from where his sister lives he says. Outside the Stock Exchange in brussels, there were efforts of solidarity. My heart is with all the people in belgium. My family and friends and my belgian friends here in the bay area. Ive not heard from everybody, and im sure some of them may have some family affected. Reporter many were gathering at San Francisco city hall this afternoon. Its very difficult to be far away from your family at this time. Reporter a vigil will be held at 7 30 tonight. Melanie woodrow, abc7 news. There are no specific threats in the united states, but security is stepped up at airports across the country, of course. Abc7 news was at sfo today where the airport was under whats called heightened vigilance. That means more officers are on patrol, including some with dogs. Everyone has their sixth sense, so if it doesnt feel right, you see somebody pacing back and forth, someone who is just loitering around in areas where it doesnt seem right, you can notify an officer. We can make contact with somebody to see whats going on. Authorities want to be notified if someone leaves a bag behind orb if yo see any unattended packages. The San Francisco Police Department is also increasing patrols with the port of San Francisco. As major cities tighten security, here on all bay area mass transit systems. Alyssa harrington is live at tonight. Reporter with the additional Safety Measures are things you can see like extra police officers. Passengers at b. A. R. T. Stations and other transit agencies are being asked to do their part. If you see something, say something. Riding one of the bay areas Public Transit systems, you probably notice more Law Enforcement. Extra police visible at b. A. R. T. And amtrak. The terror attacks in brussels sparked heightened security and left some feeling vulnerable. Maybe take your eyes off your cell phone and look around. Just feel safe in america now. I dont know if we start letting the refugees in, i dont think ill feel safe then. We are prepared. Were ready for this type of thing. Reporter b. A. R. T. Is in the process of installing more cameras. We cant go into complete lockdown. Having metal detectors for every passenger who boards b. A. R. T. Is just not practical. So we have to find a different solution. Reporter vga officials monitor the situation, urges anyone who sees something suspicious to say something. Amtrak is working with Law Enforcement partners to gather and share intelligence. While theres no credible threat, the department of Homeland Security and the fbi are working closely with local Law Enforcement. Theyre still urging people to travel and live daily life. Alyssa harrington, abc7 news. Bay area congressman Eric Sprewell spoke from washington, d. C. Today. He said we must redouble our efforts in understanding who isis is inspiring, and what threats the u. S. Could be facing. Were not going to let this attack paralyze us into fear. But it also will not go unanswered. People in the bay area should go about their daily doings, and i think let Law Enforcement do our job and if you see something unusual, pass that along. After isis claimed responsibility for todays attacks, bay area Muslim Leaders condemned radicalized interpretations of islam. They have their own desires, political or whatever. But islam has nothing to do with this. We need people to step up to the plate and counter this ideology. Abc7 news spoke with a leader of the amdeeia Muslim Community in silicon valley. He says islam rejects all forms of terrorism. The eiffel tower in paris is also bathed in red, yellow, and black. Four months ago, the town hall in brussels was lit up with the colors of the french tags after the terror attacks in paris. Bystanders in belgium turned to social media as attacks rocked the city. One image showed people trying to get out of the airport. Another showed passengers trying to get off the train. The natural need to communicate did end up creating some problems. The deputy Prime Minister of belgium tweeted that standard mobile connections were overloaded. He asked people to use facebook and twitter via wifi connections. Then a post on the belgium governments Facebook Page asked to limit use to avoid slowing connections. You can count on abc7 news for continued coverage of this breaking situation in brussels. Well bring you updates throughout this news cast and on abc7news. Com. Residents in pacifica are fighting eviction tonight after an Apartment Building was demolished. Up next, what the city is doing to make sure no one falls victim to a hazardous hillside. Im sandhya patel. Temperatures trending higher this week. Ill show you how warm its going to get coming up. Celebration in cuba, as president obama takes part in a little baseball diplomacy. Coming up, some bay area little leaguers who had their own havana moment. Well explain. And im about to put you in a fish tank. What . Breaking news in phoenix, arizona. Look at these pictures now. This is a recycling plant that has caught fire near the sky harbor airport. As you can imagine, the fire and smoke can be seen for miles around. A lot of cardboard is around. You can see the enormous dark, black smoke pouring into the air over phoenix, arizona. Back here in pacifica, possibly another nail in the coffin for the last of the Apartment Buildings hanging over a crumbling cliff. Wayneman joins us live now. Wayne . Reporter good evening. That Evacuation Order has been in effect since january 25th, but the thundering and the rumbling continues. Thats the Apartment Building over my shoulder. It is a condemned building, but the people evacuated still want back in. Its the Apartment Building on legal and physical precipice. Do you feel unsafe in there . Not at all. This is where i live. Reporter jeff and bart, they are two of 20 people who live here. This morning, another city manager announced plans to ask the city council to uphold the decision to hear it down. We are trying to move it forward to protect the publics safety. Reporter it is the latest and longest battle where both the owner and city have knocked down two other cliffside Apartment Buildings based on recommendations. Still, this had been a hardship for former residents. Some are living in a nearby motel. Jeff bowen is living in his car and is out of work. The city says its concerned about your safety. Can you believe that . Reporter tomorrow, he intends to appeal the eviction notice. The basis is there was no imminent emergency or danger of the bluff collapsing wholesale. Reporter but what is imminent . When measured as a blink in geologic time. Wayne freedman, abc7 news. The Santa Cruz County board of supervisors claimed a local emergency from the extreme weather. Storms have caused an estimated 11 million in damage. This is the first step toward a possible state disaster declaration, which can trigger emergency funding to cover storm damage. Officials are urging legislators to act on pending bills to increase transportation funding. The bay area woman kidnapped and assaulted in what Police Called a hoax is suing the Police Department for definition. Police later apologized after the fbi arrested a former attorney for kidnapping her from her home, holding her cap ty and repeatedly assaulting her. Police have arrested a man accused of groping a teenager on board a public bus last week. He is 70 years old, now charged with sexual battery. A 17yearold on the bus repeatedly told him to stop touching her, but he did not stop. Police say they received a lot of tips after they asked people to help identify the man seen in this bus surveillance video. The Uc Berkeley School of laws interim dean began her appointment today. Melissa marie is widely suspected and renowned for her quality of scholarship and engagement of students. The 40yearold Yale Law School graduate received tenure in 2011. She succeeds the former deal who resigned march 10 following Sexual Harassment allegations. The law school says it could take up to a year to find a permanent dean. Oakland police are investigating a shooting that caused a driver to flip his car while trying to avoid gunfire. It happened in the intersection at 27th street around 2 00 p. M. The driver heard gunshots and ducked inside his car, then sideswiped a parked vehicle, which caused his vehicle to flip on its roof. Officers found no gunshot victims. They believe the shooting took place on a nearby street. An 18wheeler hauling fresh manure overturned today on todd road in santa rosa. Department of transportation workers helped shovel the manure off the roadway and into an empty dump truck. The driver was not hurt. A neighborhood icon will stay in its home. You can see the store front in this picture. The studio and its tenants faced eviction. The building was bought after a fundraising effort by neighbors. The artists have created murals around the mission for nearly 40 years. Theres nothing like baseball to unite two cultures. President obama and cuban president raul castro took in an exhibition game between tampa and the Cuban National team. And an announcer captured the moment a wave hit. First time maybe. The game capped off the president s 48hour visit to cuba. The rays won that game by the way, 41. The president s attendance at todays ball game was especially important for one group in oakland. Jonathan bloom has more on the kids team that used baseball to bridge a political divide. Now, please rise for the National Anthem of cuba and the united states. Reporter its the first time this century. An American Major League team playing baseball in cuba. An american president in the front row. In the words of sam cook, its been a long time coming. Reporter Roscoe Bryant knows theres a lot that separates the u. S. And cuba. But in baseball, theres common ground. Its one big brotherhood. The cubans are passionate about their baseball. We here in the bay area are passionate about ours. Reporter thats why his youth team, the oakland royals, became the subject of a documentary. When they got special permission to travel to cuba and play baseball with the teams there. Home run in cuban is home run. Pitcher is peacher. They were pretty damn good. They were pretty special what they did. Reporter the end of trade restrictions will mean big changes in cuba. The oakland royals hope kids baseball doesnt get swept up in those changes. Coaching kids in cuba doesnt pay very well. The Tourism Industry just might. How are you going to keep a coach like nicholas coaching for 14 a month when a doorman can make 200 a week . The royals hope the love of the game keeps the teams going and they cant wait to play them again, maybe here in oakland. And the home of the brave in oakland, jonathan bloom, abc7 news. In oakland and around the bay area today, lovely weather. It would be a great day for baseball. I was just going to say, hopefully youll have another day to look forward to. Its definitely feeling like baseball weather out there and only going to get warmer. Let me show you live doppler 7 hd and well talk about somewhat is ahead. Right now on our radar, we are tracking an isolated shower, and its really not affecting any area that most of you live. Blue skies right now, we do have a little bit of green showing up. Step aside so you can get the full effect of how brought and sunny it is. 57 in San Francisco. Low 60s oakland, san jose, and a lovely picture from san jose where theyre seeing a few leftover clouds from the system that went through earlier. 61 in santa rosa, 63 livermore. Heres a live look where they had a few showers earlier today. But it is now nice and sunny and people are enjoying this great looking weather. Patchy fog tomorrow morning, warming trend into the weekend and remaining mild for easter. A High Surf Advisory until 4 00 a. M. Wednesday, even though the advisory expires tomorrow morning, the surf will range from 15 to 20 feet and slowly come down. But just be careful along the coastline. Heres a look at how much warmer it will get. San joses temperature trend tomorrow, 69 degrees. The average high is 67. Youll notice that the numbers will rise above normal, continuing to rise above normal for thursday, friday, saturday before we drop down below average early next week, down into the mid 60s. As far as how were doing in terms of season to date, were doing good in some areas, but not so great in os. Oakland airport, 88 of average. Livermore, 102 . San jose, 103 . Santa rosa with almost 30 inches of rain, youre at 97 of average. Were doing better than we did last year and the year before, but we have a long ways to go. The rain chances are fading, so slight chance on monday. Thats about it. As of right now, well keep an eye on it. Speaking of going down, tomorrow morning starting out cool. Upper 30s in the valleys to upper 40s. Some patches of fog around first thing when you get going. In the afternoon, make sure you have your sun screen. A mild day in the south bay. Cupertino, 70 degrees. 9 in san jose. 60 degrees on the coast in pacifica. Downtown San Francisco, 63. Daley city 61. Upper 60s for napa. 65 in san rafell. Head inland and its going to be 66 in livermore. 67 in concord. Accuweather sevenday forecast, temperatures in the mid 70s as we head towards thursday. Numbers will remain within a few degrees through saturday. Mid 60s to mid 70s easter. We are going to see those temperatures drop a couple of degrees, but no raindrops. Slight chance on monday. Models are trending drier. It is going to be cooler and youll notice it when we drop down into the upper 50s next week. Thanks, the new Samsung Phone is put to the test. And then on 5 30 coming up, the deadly terror attacks, the airport, the subway, the americans caught in it. The virginia woman hiding with a ticketing agent, next. Thanks, david. And then new at 6 00, the best of human kindness in brussels, how it took Joel Silverman years to become a master dog trainer. But only a few commands to master depositing checks at chase atms. Technology designed for you. So you can easily master the way you bank. Youve probably seen the commercials, samsung is promoting its new phone with a celebrity filled ad campaign. Michael finney is not here, but there is important consumer news about the phone. Thats right. Consumer report just completed its testing of the s7 and the larger s7 edge and heres what they found. Reporter samsungs ads tout that a new s7 phones have long battery life, a great camera in low light, and theyre water resistant. Claims on the galaxy s7 and the s7 edge, running them through the same tests it does for all smartphones. Consumer reports dropped the phones in a pressurized tanks, which simulates submersion in five feet of water for 30 minutes. Both phones passed. And next, the low light camera test. Both phones do create clearer images than the previous s6 and the iphone 6s. Although the colors arent as accurate. And another feature tested, battery life. Both phones delivered more than 24 hours of talk time. The edge performed a little better, because it has a bigger battery. Reporter another plus, the s7s had expandible storage, which is not available on iphones. The battery life, the camera, the water resistance, all of these things helped propel it to the top of our ratings and ahead of iphone. Reporter these can be a bit pricey. The s7 costs 650 and the edge goes for 750. Pricey. Consumer report also test the new apple iphone as soon as it goes on sale. You did a nice job in michaels absence. Up next, a very happy ending. A little boy who was in trouble and a quick thinking i am sircanalot, here to save you from another breakfast bore. Wake up those eggs with glorious spam see what spam can do. At spam. Com coming up on an expanded edition of abc7 news, well have reaction in the wake of todays deadly terrorist attacks. And what Annie Liebowicz was doing here in the bay area today. And thousands come together to celebrate women. How theyre empowering one another. All that plus much more coming up on abc7 news at 6 30 today. Ama, thank you very much. After this tough day of news, were happy to share a story about a young wife saved in the south bay. The Police Department shared this photo of a reunion between 2yearold eduardo and the officer. The last time they saw each other was last week and eduardo was not breathing. The officer got to the boys home and immediately started cpr on him. The boy started breathing before he could be taken to the hospital and is now doing just fine. The family says the officer saved his life and they got a friend for life. What a nice reunion today. Abc 7 is getting ready to celebrate National Puppy day tomorrow. Yes, weve been getting great pictures from our abc 7 now community.

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