Transcripts For KNTV NBC Bay Area News At 6 20150918 : compa

Transcripts For KNTV NBC Bay Area News At 6 20150918

Hi, what can i do for you . This woman has been sleeping on the floor at the 24 matter since monday night we keep making sandwiches and waiting for the local to come by. Reporter she says keeping busy and feeding emergency crews is helping her get through the day. Its really hard. Reporter this morning she received devastating news. Her good friend didnt survive the fast moving fire. I was really hoping he made it out. Reporter today shes grateful for the hug she gave him a couple of weeks ago. He was an amazing man. Im going to miss him so much. Reporter work crews made progress cutting down unstable trees. The nearly 70,000 are still in the dark. In some instance poles are disintegrated because of the impact of the fire. Theres a great deal of reconstruction that needs to be done. Reporter 500 power poles still need to be replaced, as the fire continue to burn in spite of yesterdays rain. Theres still a chance with the warmup that we could get flare ups in the days to come. Reporter at the 24 matter, shes ready to welcome her neighbors home. Trying to move forward and you know, what else can you do in this kind of tragedy. Life goes on as they say. Reporter well, the fire 35 contained and 7500 structures are still being threatened tonight. I did speak to firefighters. They say theyre trying to get rest when they can. But it could be a long fight. Reporting live, michelle roberts. Nbc bay area news. The other victim discovered yesterday was bruce burns, 72yearold Barbara Mcwilliams has also died. More than 1500 firefighters, they got a boost from yesterdays rain. But things are change in a big way. Chief meteorologist jeff ranieri is with it. The heat is coming. Now if the wind comes with it, thats the huge concern. Theres nothing im seeing right now that would show any kind of a wind storm with winds gusting more than 35 Miles Per Hour. But its going to get hotter. The gustiest winds we have, 25 Miles Per Hour at the coast. Interior, anywhere from 10 to 17. The fire forecast tomorrow, two key changes. The temperature wills be warming up to 85 degrees. Winds could gust as high as 25. Humidity also lowering to 25 . Thats going to make the air a lot drier. And also the fuels out there so the fire could spread faster through tomorrows forecast. The way the wind pattern is shaping up, no smoke is expected to blow into the bay area but we could have some smoke in sacramento valley. Lets take you to what the firefighters are fearing the most this weekend. That is the hotter temperatures, sat 92 degrees, sunday 94, monday 93. A very hot event for three days and then well cool down through tuesday. I also think just those three days humidity values could be in the Single Digits and thats Something Else the firefighters are going to be watching closely and figuring out how to battle that. Thank you very much. An intensely emotional meeting is going oun right now at the campgrounds. Evacuees are getting the latest from the officials as to when they can begin to rebuild their lives. Christy smith has been up side that meeting. She joins us live. The evacuees were sharing their stories of how they got out and everything that they lost. Reporter thats right. And so many questions here, of course, from people. When can i go back to my neighborhood. When can i see for myself. These people grabbed what they could and fled over the weekend to escape the flames of the valley fire. What theyre hearing now from members of cal fire is what firefighters are still dealing with in fighting the valley fire. Of course theyre saying that the rain that we had yesterday, it did help. But it also made the hills slippery for firefighters. In addition, deputies are having to watch for looters. They also mentioned the three people who died in the fire, this as nearly 1,000 evacuees are staying at the nap campgrounds in al to ga. A lot of folks here waiting for word on when they might know more about their property, and when they can go back. The evacuation area was large, parts of napa county and lake. Today those on the outer edge got a little positive news. First today we let the community return home, which is evacuated in napa county, a little southeast of the fire. Tonight were going to talk more about what the plans are for that. I dont know at this point but were working on it. My sisters home survived in cobb and were hoping to put a trailer there if the county will allow us and we can help each other. Reporter now that was a woman there who lost her home, the one that she rented, talking about possible options of where she could go next. We spoke with many who said they lost their home and their job. That their place of business burned down too. Again theyre waiting patiently, speaking with firefighting, pge and and trying to get the lathelatest information that they can. We have new information come in around the clock. We invite you to stay with nbc bay area for continuing coverage of this fire. Download our free nbc bay area app. Well the fight over a delayed hospital project exploded today with accusations and lawsuits. We first broke the story a couple of weeks ago about the 300 million hospital projects at valley med thats about two years behind schedule. Today the county officially fired Turner Construction and then filed a lawsuit. Weve been on the forefront of the investigation. Robert . There was a lot of frantic behind the scenes negotiations going on right up to the last minute but in the end within turner could not and would not meet the countys terms. That means the hospital project is in limbo right now and both sides are heading to court. When i took our nbc bay area come ras into the unfinished bay area project, it was supposed to open in three weeks but as the pictures showed, that wasnt going to happen. Not one room was ready. County Officials Say that Turner Construction didnt take the hospital project seriously and told us one problem was turner diverted subcontractor to its bigger high profi filfile levi stadium. They accused turner of unsafe working conditions. And released a video of a scene last year where a worker escaped with minor injuries. The county notified turner that it intended to fire the firm and the county locked turner out last friday and today fire the company. Weve asked them for remedies to the situations and theyve never been able to give aus true remedy. They just give us excuses. The county took its legal action one step further. It filed a lawsuit for damages saying that the county was going to expand services into the new building so the delays were costing 100,000 a day in lost revenue, up to 70 million a year. The only way that were going to be able to recoup that money and to fend off turners complaints and claims is to be in court. Now, in a statement turner sent me, turner maintains county mismanagement is to blame for the delays citing a lack of direction, bad planning and numerous design flaws. Turner believes when the true facts are brought to light it will be vindicated and it will be the county that pays turner tens of millions of dollars for breaches. Regardless, a 300 million build sits empty right now. But the county is already working with a new contractor to evaluate the contract and a decision on who will replace turner could come next week. No more rabbit meet at whole foods following an abc investigation in may, that revealed conditions that the companys rabbit meat farms. Vickie nguyen is here with the details. The companies expects the rabbit meat to be out of the stores by january. Whole foods started selling rabbit meat in select markets last summer, including northern california. The company said for many years lots of customers requested the meat. Not so said peat owners. 60,000 people signed a petition. Others staged protests, many concerned about how the rabbits were being raised and slaughtered. Our investigation revealed usda inspectors noted Animal Welfare issues for rabbits caged overnight in cold weather with no access to water. The usda sent a letter of caution to the whole food rabbit form for sending out multiple cartons of meat improperly label as usda inspected when they were not. The actions did not meet its farms standards of no crates, cages or tethers. Ultimately nbc exposed that they were not following huh main standards, that there were violations in food safety. Were thrilled that whole foods has decided to stop the sale of rabbit meat. We wish it had come sooner. Now whole foods declined or interview request but said in an email we were pleased to work with a small group of farmers to create a rabbit growing system. However the pilot revealed that the sales volume did not justify the continuation or expansion of the Pilot Program to a national program. Its online nbc bay area. Com. Click on the investigations tab. If you have a tip for our investigative unit, give us a call or you can send vickie an email al nbc bay area. Com. Im live in san jose with some disturbing Text Messages attributed to the guards accused of murder in san jose. That story is coming up next. Also, an implosion under water. Getting rid of that old bay bridge is controversial. Well show you what happened today. Plus new video showing a close call between kayakers and a whale is prompting a new warning, a sightseeing tourist might unintentionally be breaking the law. The red and gold running game that led to the 168 yards will not catch pittsburgh however by surprise for their homeown homeown opener. The 9er coach is going home. Be critical in this murder case. New Court Documents reveal new details about the jail gaurds accused of the Text Messages might be critical in this murder case. New documents reveal new details about the jail guards accused of murdering an inmate. Text messages were allegedly sent by these three guards to each other showing what prosecutors say is a pattern of inmate abuse. Nbc bay areas damian tra hey yo joins us this evening. Reporter the texas messages appear in the Court Documents that weve obtained from superior court. And theyre part of the reason that prosecutors say that the jail guards should be denied bail at tomorrows hearing. Prosecutors say this is one of other jail guard victims. Prosecutors say Matthew Farris, and two others abused him before going into the jail cell of michael tyre and beating him to death. They were both diagnosed with mental illness. When the staff isnt trained on how to deal with that and how to deal with it in a really tough environment any way, problems are going to occur. Prosecutors filed this paperwork with the court, containing Text Messages between the guards much before twres death. In one text he texted guard Matthew Farris saying quote he was surprise about me slapping him that he sat on his bed hand on his cheek. Has h ha ha ha. In another text, he told him about his cellblock on the sixth floor. Ive seen it with my own two eyes and its really sad. Reporter this woman said her daughter was beaten by zbardsgut the jail. Reporter yesterday with jail guard cadets were in the courtroom in part of a oneweek training on dealing with Mental Health inmates. The lawyer says thats not enough. No, i dont think a week is enough. I think that experienced Correctional Officers should be involved with the clients who have Mental Health issues. Reporter the attorney for the jail guards has told me in the past that those jail guards are innocent. Were live tonight, nbc bay area news. Seven years ago today a cyclist in San Francisco was shot to death. Its a crime that remains unsolved. It happened near 15th and ka brill lo. Three men crowded the victim trying to u get him off of his bike and when he kicked them away, one of them shot him in the back. He was 23 years old. He was a graduate of uc santa cruz. The police are asking for the Publics Health in identifying the killers and theyre offering a 7500 reward. Brandy young is also a cold case victim. Police still need help finding his killer. In june of 2008, young was with friends at a crowder boiling alley when he was shot several times in the head. He was just 19 at the time. Since hes originally from richmond, the police say the killer may be there from well. Theyre hoping to hear from anyone with in addition. The under water implosion of the old bay bridge may happen as soon as november. May happen. Pete sara to is at the ferry in San Francisco. Nothing come easy when dealing with this project. Reporter definitely. Theyve given an hour long presentation at the building behind me about how the under water implosion will work to remove the section of the bay bridge and to be quite honest within its going to happen pretty fast if this goes through. Cal state says the implosion will take only 6 seconds. And of course theres concerns from a lot of folks if its going to contaminate the wildlife in that water. But the commissioners were ultimately sold on the speed of the implosion. Years. This is quicker and because theyre not driving piles over the span of years, environmental benefits actually improve. Now six state and federal environmental agencies are on board but they need approval from the army corps of engineers before going through with the implosion in november. New at 6 00 tonight, a warner for swimmers, boaters and kayakers. Be ware of whales and sharks and whatever you do, dont get in their way. A couple of kayakers were nearly crushed last weekend when a full sized humpback whale breached out of the water. Marine biologists say that warm waters are bringing them closer to the shore. Theyre looking to feed. So authorities are warning everyone that disrupting them is illegal. You must keep 100 yard buffer ore face finds up to 100,000. Pretty amazing to see that video. Lets bring in jeff ranieri. This is it, the last weekend of summer. Yes, it is. Summer is really going to give us a huge bang as we head through saturday and sunday with dangerous uncomfortable heat coming our way. Well take a look at whats happening this very moment. High pressure that will produce the heat this weekend is building in offshore. Even though we have a bank of fog here, this area of High Pressure is still Strong Enough to keep the fog away and boost our numbers. About 15 degrees in santa rosa from this time yesterday when we had the rain, up 10 degrees in napa an back toward livermore, 70 degrees. No major increase . San jose. Lets take you outside to the sky camera network. Beautiful shot in belvedere. 72 degrees, unlimited visibility back towards San Francisco and we have a lot more views here just in case your were stuck in the office all day long. The fog rolling in but its not too thick. East bay, Oakland Hills brilliant blue sky. Our last stop on the sky camera tour this evening is going to be right here across the bay area. Tomorrows forecast, it will get warm near the north bay but not uncomfortable. 86 degrees, still doable. Lets take you into the next hottest weather we have coming our way, and that will be on sunday. So its going to get warmer on saturday, definitely, but sunday will be the hottest. Unfortunately we did have the bump up the forecast to 100 degrees in the trivalley on sunday, San Francisco 82 and south bay expecting 98 degrees. The beaches will be at the 70s. But anybody heading out to the beaches will watch out for the typical rough surf and rip currents. More in about 25 minutes. More Mountain Lions on the prowl in san mateo county. Well tell you where and what the police are doing about it. A visit in the oval office, the words of praise from the president for the three california men who saved a train full of people. The very best of america take vo thats the praise president obama lavished on Three Friends the very best of america. Thats the praise president obama lavished on Three Friends from sacramento who sb dued a gunman on a paris bound train last month. He met with the trio in the oval office today. We just want to say thank you to them for not only saving so many lives but also for making america look so good. Been quite a run for the trio. Theyve received frances highest honor and today they received more hardware from defense secretary ash carter. The presentation ceremony was held at the pentagon. A lot of flight delays across the country and weather had nothing to do with it. American airlines has computer issues. Computers were down and customers couldnt check in it. It grounded flights at chicago, ohare, dallasfort worth and miami. 280 flights, affected. San jose International Flights were delayed up to 90 minutes. American says the problem has been fixed. On the prowl for Mountain Lions, an added duty for the deputies. Officers saw a Mountain Lion wondering the neighborhood in creek ridge court, not far from 280. Another was seen roaming near san mateo hills on saturday. You may remember, one Mountain Lion caused quite a scare back in may until i was tranquilized and dragged off. Here are some of the locations where the Mountain Lions have previously been spotted. Most are around the hills. Some have wandered into more Populated Areas as they look for water and food. Happening right now, a News Conference in call to ga involving the valley fire. Were keeping an eye on whats happening with this fire. Well check in live just after this break. Also ahead, a disaster zone in chile as well. Well have an update about the earthquake that has turned towns into reality and why the fear of another tumbler is still very much a reality. Escaped the flames well happening right now, theyre getting answers that theyve been finally asking for so many days. Were talking about calistoga and the evacuation center. So many of the evacuees are there asking questions about temporary hous

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