Transcripts For KOFY ABC7 News On KOFY 7PM 20151117 : compar

Transcripts For KOFY ABC7 News On KOFY 7PM 20151117

Good evening, theyre reviewing something that may have kept the chp from inspecting that bus. Six people are in critical condition. Melanie woodrow reported that the brakes failed, information one city leader is conpirming tonight. Melanie . Reporter i just received a statement from the ceo, saying the company insuspects its buses over 45 days or less, and the last time that bus was inspected is october 25th. The California Public Utilities Commission says it was not on file with them. That is why the chp never inspected the bus that crashed. Is it safe to get on a city sight seeing tour bus today . I dont think i would confidently tell a tourist that these vehicles are safe now. Not safe says jane kim, in part because the bus that crashed on friday was not on file with the state. The California Public Utilities Commission tells abc news it was last inspected in september. Chp says its never inspected the vehicle that crashed. In a statement, c p. U. C. Says the license plate does not seem to match the vehicles on file, nor did city sight seeing officially notify the chp it added the bus to the operation which is it required to do. They believe it was mechanical failure. Sfpd says the investigation will take several weeks. P p. U. C. Is ares investigating. How do you know the bus is inspect . I inspect it myself. We saw bus driver vehicle inspection reports and noticed a potential problem. Check out this one. You can see broken glass. Reporter it rolled out with passengers on the upper deck. These are large, heavy vehicles and need to be kept safe at the highest standards. Reporter cpuc previously investigated the company for failing to produce records during a safety audit and revoked its permit in 2013. Its operating under a new one. Do you feel safe . I do. Yes. Reporter in San Francisco, abc7 news. Police have crossed borders in europe to hunt those responsible for killing at least 125 people in paris friday. They thought they cornered the suspect, however he was not inside of the apartment that was raided. Isis claims responsibility for the attack. The u. S. Military says it wiped out 116 isis trucks used for smuggling fuel. This was the first air strike by the u. S. In syria in ray year. Youre looking at video and today, the people of paris got a morale boost as the eiffel tower reopened. The bay areas iconic sights are also seeing extra patrols. Sergio . Reporter the Golden Gate Bridge is one of californias biggest icons but so far, the Golden Gate Bridge authority says theyve not increased security because they have not received any specific threats. But across the bay area, there has been a change in security. This is the powell street station today. During a memorial on the steps of San Francisco city hall on sunday, police were perched atop bill graham auditorium and at the raiders and vikings game, police were on patrol. The National Park Police Issued this statement, and in the wake of the attacks weve enhanced efforts by increasing patrols around our treasured icon. Im sure theyre making it higher profile with Law Enforcement. And with security. People get nervous. Reporter jack valentine, a Security Consultants concern were the efforts to hit soft targets. So he trains front line staff to be aware of suspicious characters and situations. Those people can be ticket agents or hotel workers. This can happen anywhere. So all eyes have to be in San Francisco. He says there is no amount of presence that can guarantee safety so the public needs to be aware of their surrounding. Its individuals working in an area who hopefully know when a neighbor is doing something. There will be Police Activity tomorrow in a prominent bay area sight. The fbi is hosting a Training Exercise to prepare security teams that involve s. W. A. T. And hazmat units. Officials say it was planned before fridays atrack. This is video of a young jacob garcia on the stage in may. The group liked his energy so much, they invited the family to join them saturday. However, when they landed they found out about the attacks. U. 2 cancelled its concert and flew home. They should have given us the option to get off the flight. They should have grounded us in the united states, in canada, london. Any of that. I felt like we were being flown into a war zone. A Spokesman Says we were fully aware of whats happening. Officials said it was safe to land, and operate. Coming up, how some think Silicon Valley is helping thorrorists by letting them use social media. Were updating the attacks in paris on twitter on abc7 ns bay area. Oakland city officials said theyd not tolerate illegal side shows like the one that happened over the weekend. Officials say they were aware of the side shows. The stunts turned violent sunday evening, when officers shot a man holding a realistic looking air soft gun as they were investigating the side shows. The 39yearold man died at the scene. His name has not been released. San francisco District Attorney and police are investigating two Alameda County deputies seen beating a man with their baton. Fallout has been intense and quick. Vic lee is live where this incident look place. Vic . Reporter this street is stevenson street. And the Alameda County Sheriffs Office is investigating this today we spoke with the mother of the video and she says her son has mental and physical problems since birth the mother, olga saw her son yesterday at San Francisco general hospital. She was shocked when she saw the video. What kind of word you can put together to define, to justify to jointly beat somebody who is on the ground . Reporter two deputies striking an auto thief suspect repeatedly with their batons after chasing and tackling him in this alley in the mission them. He reportedly stole a car and rammed a vehicle. Police and sheriffs arrived and the two stopped. The Alameda County defender visited petrov at the hospital, saying he suffered from head injuries and his arms were crushed. The only word that comes to find is horrific. And after that comes disgust, and outrage. Reporter he wants the u. S. Attorney to investigate. Now, breaking news people are waiting for trains because a train hit and killed someone in the santa clara station. This happened about 20 minutes ago. Well show you the scene as soon as sky 7 gets there. We have just heard from vic lee, following another important story for us tonight. Should officers are armed on a Bay Area College campus . A story only on 7, what happened when a man pulled out a gun on campus, plus. We are unstoppable. A sit in at stanford. The call for the university to end its reliance on fossil fuel. Im spencer christian. We do have pileder days ahead. Well have the accuweather forecast coming up in just a moment. A surprise takes a wrong turn. Ahead on 7 on your side, we make a active shooter on campus is what College Police departments fear the most. City college got the call last month. Its officers can only do so much because they dont carry guns. Abc7 News Reporter vic lee shows how the college is reviewing its nogun policy. Reporter the morning of october 14th, Police Receive a call, man with a gun at the library. Sky 7 recorded the large police response, students in the library ducked for cover, or ran. The reported gunman got away. No shots were fired. Took Campus Police a minute to respond, but they had to wait for San Francisco police to arrive with their guns. And that took another 3 to 5 minutes. Former San Francisco Police Captain is head of Public Safety at university of San Francisco. He says Police Protocol is very simple. Go in there. Stop the threat if they can, if possible. Rather than waiting for special weapons teams and other teams. Police officers like igor are not allowed to carry guns. Were supposed to contact sfpd and wait for them to arrive and take care of the situation. Almost all of the Community Colleges arm their police but city college, with its 11 campuses and 80 students is gun free. A policy which officers say makes it difficult for them to do their job. What they mean by gun free is that the police dont have guns. It doesnt mean that people arent on a daily basis, bringing guns on to campus. Carl is a former police chief in 2005. He tried, without success to convince the college to arm officers. That is one reason i resigned, is that the college never take a look at it. The debate is heating up, again. It was front page news in the newspaper. Some students want it. Others fear abuse. Forces Law Enforcement to use other resources. Instead of resorting to extreme force. I think its a good idea. Officer boyco tells us this affect affected effected moral. The Service Employees union represents them. Do you wait until someone is hurt . City College Chancellor says its a complex issue with strong feelings on both sides. I think that there is ways that you can be safe. Without necessarily carrying guns but i think that guns are an added safety measure. Lamb says she plans to make a recommendation and police say every minute theyre unarmed puts the campus at risk. Vic lee, abc7 news. Now, back to breaking news. Sky 7 is over our breaking news which is in the south bay. A northbound cal train hit and killed someone on the tracks at the santa clara station. You can see the train there before 6 00 this evening. Sky 7 showing us whats happening now. The accident involved northbound trains that were bound for San Francisco with 175 people on board. There are long delays in both directions and this is the 20th fatal accident involving cal train just this year. Well update you on the situation with delays here on the news at 6 00 and on twitter. A panel of federal judges heard an appeal from the woman convicted in the infamous 2001 fatal dog mauling of a San Francisco woman. Marjorie knoller is trying to overturn her conviction in the death of her neighbor, diane whipple. Knoller is appealing and claiming her lawyer at the time was intimidated from doing her job by the judge presiding over the case. At stanford, students surrounded the office of the University President , upset at what they call the universitys slow process to divest up holdings in fossil fuel companies, and planning to camp out there for an extended period of time. David louie is live with the story tonight. David . Two weeks from today, that is when the paris Climate Change summit begins, and students are demanding the university divest holdings. Students say theyre frustrated and demanding action now. The students say theyre frustrated that the university has not made good on the pledge to divest of its holdings in fossil fuel holdings. And they decided to surround the office of the president. It would be premiss of us without taking action at home, first. And divestment needs to be the best option. Stanford is looking at other investments on a company by company basis. No matter what, pulling that out is not going to cripple them. We want to stagmatize fossil Free Companies because its clear their model of business is not compatible with a liveable future for us. A photographer for the publication the fountain hopper found president hennessey getting a hair cut during the protest. He said the review is just getting started. They should make an appointment if they want to talk again. Students appear to be hunkering down for a protest, setting up a tent and sleeping bags. And onto the weather forecast. Gusty winds moved to southern california. Here is a look at doppler 7. Strong winds in effect and a wind advisory in effect for l. A. So this afternoon, there are strong winds and numerous reports of trees blown down. Back to the bay area, winds are calmer now, its cool can temperatures in the low to mid50s and on we go looking westward toward San Francisco, these forecast features well have another chilly start to the day tomorrow. And milder days ahead. Before getting to that, lets take a look at the dry pattern thanks to a big ridge of high pressure. So sunny days and milder days are ahead. So tuesday into wednesday, we can see rain developing here that may linger into thursday, early thanksgiving day, and this could change. It will be moving out of here towards the end of the week. Well keep following the development. Low temperatures in the low to mid40s. Lows drop to upper 30s and tomorrow, filtered sunshine. Similar range of highs on the peninsula. Cooler near the coast and in and around San Francisco. Same ranges of highs inland. Here is the accuweather forecast. Up to 70 around the bay and mid and even upper 60s on the coast. Cloudier conditions and maybe rain tuesday and wednesday. You know what they say, the show must go on. A bands instruments w now only ford offers 750 black friday bonus cash on select vehicles, on top of ford friends and neighbors pricing. That doesnt happen every day. Make black friday hasslefree with low prices ford cars, trucks and suvs. And get 750 dollars black friday bonus cash on select ford vehicles, on top of all other offers. Its an inside deal, now for everyone. Hurry for a limited time, get 750 dollars black friday bonus cash on select vehicles, on top of all other low ford friends and neighbors offers. It all ends november 30th. Abc news was at the International Terminal at sfo. One of them was dining near one of the attack locations. Despite what happened she says she saw the best of the parisin people. People were very kind, opening up their homes, some people were trapped outside and needed a place to stay. There was a lot of kindness. Returning today were people attending a paris Photo Convention that expected 60,000 visitors. A band playing in the bay area last night woke up this morning only to find all of their instruments missing. The window on the bands van was smashed overnight in San Francisco. The band is urging anyone who sees their instruments, including this bass, to contact police. The group is headed to portland where they hope to play tonight, even if it means borrowing instruments. A bay area food truck owner says she paid a man thousands of dollars for a truck, but never got it. Nothing. No. Not one. Youre going to see the confrontation and how this may be the latest in a long string. We have that story tonight at 11 00. Still ahead here on abc7 news at 6 00, terror in paris. The calls for a push to destroy isis. Plus. Its got to stop. And we have to have the mechanism to fight back. Slamming Silicon Valley. The accusations that tech leaders in helping the terrorists by failing to kick them off social media. A hate crime in a seemingly welcoming city. Why a transgender woman come on in pop pop. Happy birthday. I just had a heart attack. And now i have a choice. For her. For them. And him. A choice to take brilinta. A prescription for people whove been hospitalized for a heart attack. I take brilinta with a baby aspirin. No more than 100 mg. As it affects how well it works. Its such an important thing to do to help protect against another heart attack. Brilinta worked better than plavix. And even reduced the chances of dying from another one. Dont stop taking brilinta without talking to doctor. Since stopping it too soon increases your risk of clots in your stent, heart attack, stroke, and even death. 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A raid in belgium did not result in arrests. John kerry arrived in paris and spoke to reporters outside of the french consulate today. No one should doubt that the lights still shines in the city of light. Reporter kerry says the u. S. Stands with the people of france. Your american sisters and brothers will stand with you, shoulder to shoulder as we have stood together throughout history. Tonight were all parisisans. Reporter many tried to return to normal life today, but everyone stopped what theyre doing at noon, after a moment of silence, solidarity the choir ended with the crowd singing the French National anthem, tonight, the eiffel tower is open again, illuminated in the red, white and blue of the french flag. Tomorrow is the last day of national mourning. The vi

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