Transcripts For KOFY ABC7 News On KOFY 7PM 20170526 : compar

Transcripts For KOFY ABC7 News On KOFY 7PM 20170526

Hurt and treated at the scene. It is not clear if they had to go to the hospital. Well keep you updated on abc 7 news 6 00. Im eric thomas in for dan ashley. And im ama daetz. Homelessness is in in the east bay is skyrocketing but the numbers defy the stereo types about who is on the streets. And the east bay city most plagued by a homeless crisis, leslie joins us from oakland. It is more prevalent and noticeable in oakland according to a census just taken by the nonprofit everyone home. They say that more development is pushing people out of hidden corners, out of back alleyways and out into the open. Reporter city crews dumped two blocks worth of discarded clothes and broken bikes and mounds of garbage from under interstate 980 today. As far as cleaning up the sidewalk. And what are you going to do after they finish the clean up . Move back. There is nowhere else to go. Reporter homelessness is increasing and a countywide head count revealed 5600 homeless and the bulk in oakland. With 859 living in shelters and over 1900 living on the streets. At this point in time, count only confirms what we all know, what we all see and feel every day. Reporter at a press conference, the mayor announced plans to expand a Pilot Program for the homeless from serving 60 to serving 400. As part of the Controversial Program the city provided portapotty and trash collection but there was problems like fires. The city has learned lessons and will open a homeless camp at an undisclosed location this summer. By improving safety and health for our unsheltered residents, we are improving it for the surrounding communitity. This is a good starting point. To have showers and somewhere to throw our garbage in the can instead of just out on the street. Defying stereotypes the census revealed money problems is the main reason homeless are living on the street. Not Mental Health or Substance Abuse issues. And every child in this country is guaranteed k through 12 education and we dont ask the question whether that should be so and we need to elevate housing to that same level. We shouldnt ask if people deserve a home. County leaders are planning a homeless summit to dig into ideas for more affordable housing. Leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. New at 6 00, new video showing an arson suspect in action. Surveillance video from may 13th shows him lighting a fire near a cinder black wall in redwood city. He has a thick pony tail down his back and jumping off rooftops in the same neighborhood later in the evening. Goats running for their life on this milpitas coastside. This happened just before noon along park victory drive. It blackened six acres and threaten pd one home but there are no reports of injuries to people but 20 goats that live nearby werent as lucky. They all survived but six of them were transported to an Animal Hospital with burns. I was upset because there are homes right there and there is animals. This is i have a little one too. I hope the goats are okay. It injured goats were treated by san jose animal services. They eat brush to minimize the risk of wildfire. A burn transformer appears to have started the fire. This is National Missing childrens day and that is personal for one family. 15yearold pearl penson was abducting one year ago and there has been no sign of her since. Wayne freedman has the story from vallejo. Dont let the crowd mislead you, when the friends and family of pearl pinson gathered, it was hard and painful. I thought we would find her by then. Reporter the family did as well. But as a sign on this walkway reads, where is she . Is she dead or alive. How do you deal with not knowing . It is [ inaudible ]. I dont know. Reporter one year ago today 15yearold pearl was walking to school on this overpass when witnesses saw 19yearold Fernando Rojas drag her away and he died in a shoot without with police and they never found more than traces of her blood on the car and no sign of a body. We dont know why he he even took her and the question is why. Where is she at. We want to bring [ inaudible ]. Reporter one year later this overpass remains a memorial. It is impossible to miss when walking through, hard to ignore when driving beneath, and for family members, lets just hope that the rest of us never know such pain. Ill always have hope and ill always [ inaudible ]. If she is watching this, anything to say to her. Pearl, i love you, please come home. We havent stopped looking for you. Reporter in vallejo, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. New at 6 00, an east bay soccer coach is arrested accused of molesting a 11yearold girl he he used to coach. Union city police want to know if there are other victims linked to victor juarez. He had charges of lewd acts as a child and he was a soccer coach and a Soccer League manager in alameda. New developments in the deadly botulism outbreak from nacho cheese sold at a gas station. Another family has filed a lawsuit against valley oak fuel and food store and the maker of the sauce. Attorneys for sacramento resident say shes been in intensive care since april 23rd and she is on a ventilator, unable to breathe or speak or move on her own. It has left one person dead. This is the second lawsuit filed in this case. And new developments in the mystery of a missing uber driver. At sfo police found the vehicle belonging to a person of interest in the case. Both chi and this other man who are friends are missing. Abc 7 News Reporter Melanie Woodrow is live outside of police hekds with the latest. Reporter the vehicle found at San Francisco International Airport is being processed by csi and investigators have served search warrants in San Francisco as well as hayward. This woman believes her husband is still alive. In my heart, i know he is still here with us. Hes still here with us. We just need to bring him home. Reporter chi has been missing since mothers day. Investigators found the uber drivers car striped in the bay view. San Francisco Police are calling bob tang, a 48yearold, a person of interest in the disappearance. The two families were friends more than five years. We cook together. We eat together. Like a family member. Reporter tuesday tang didnt show up for an interview with police. His family reported him missing yesterday. Now police say they found tangs car at sfo. Csi is processing it. That was the last person that to my husband so where could he go. Investigators have received information that tang fled the country, possibly to cambodia. Missing persons for chi hang on the street where tang was living. Nice guy. Family guy. Before you could hear the boys in the hallway and things like that. But now, at this moment, very qui quiet. Reporter it is not clear if tangs family is still around. Despite the friendship. Chi said she has not spoken to tangs wife. Maybe she is depressed like i do and wants her husband to come back like i do. And today they served search warrants in hayward and San Francisco. This week investigators search prout properties connected to tang including the bay view not far from where chis vehicle was found. In San Francisco, abc 7 news. A major update on the Napa High School hazing case weve been following for months. The napa county d. A. Said they will make an announcement tomorrow morning regarding criminal charges in this case. Police turned the case over to the d. A. Back in march. Police identified 14 members of the School Football team for potential criminal charges reeve lated to hazing and assault. One coach was under investigation for failing to report hazing. There may have been as many as 16 victims. School district expelled nine students and one was efr turned by the over turned by the count school board. From jumpers to mobs, there is a strategy to lower the and serving as chief of the Santa Ana Police department and takes the helm. Le Lyanne Melendez is in the newsroom with what he will do first. He first wants to take a step back to learn more about his department and whether those officers have the resources they need. He then wants to connect with the community. He knows that there have been tense moments between some Community Members and his officers. Less than 24 hours before carlos rojas was sworn in as b. A. R. T. New police chief, his officers responded to a Sexual Battery incident of a woman on a b. A. R. T. Train. It happened between the richmond and North Berkeley stations. The unidentified man then fled. That and the recent mobtype robberies that have occurred near the coliseum are now on his radar. B. A. R. T. Passengers say they are concerned about these types of crimes. Were down about 35 officers and that is pretty significant for a force of less than 200. And riders say to me, they would like to see visible presence of law enforcement, that there are incidents that come up or just feeling safe. Reporter the chief said the Community Needs to be involved when fighting some of the crimes. For me it is about the Community Interaction and partn partnership and how we work together. He told reporters his first order of business is getting to know his rank and file. Improving the culture of the department and then looking into the resources. Right now it is difficult time to hire anywhere in california for a Police Officer and i think we need to really work smarter and try to leverage our resources as much as we can. He also listened as Community Members spoke at the b. A. R. T. Board station today. Asking to change its use of force policy. One of those was oscar grants uncle whose nephew was fatally shot by a b. A. R. T. Officer. This is not an indictment for all b. A. R. T. Police officers as being cop bad cops but we have bad apple and with you must hold them accountable. A citizens watch Committee Approves revisions to the use of force policy and the b. A. R. T. Board is reviewing it. Abc 7 news. Truck drivers were at a standstill at the port of oakland today. The discovery that some call racist that stopped all of the work. Plus it says something about our situation today that i cant even say his name because i dont want to put him at risk. Mark zuckerberg gets emotional and political as he returns to harvard. Im spencer christian. As you could see on the graphic behind me, it is windy across the bay area. Ill give you a close look at that and the memorial day forecast coming up. And next were live at lake tahoe and meet the people fighting to keep nat tech when your windshield needs to be fixed. Trust safelite autoglass. Our exclusive trueseal Technology Means a strong, reliable bond. At safelite, we stand behind our work. Because the ones you love, sit behind it. parents whisper jingle safelite repair, safelite replace. Were following breaking news out of stockton. This is a live look from a fouralarm fire near highway 99. Now according to stockton police, evacuations are underway for nearby businesses and homes. You could still see the smoke. So far no reports of any injuries but you could see we could see a little bit there you get a better look at the huge fame flames out there. And no reports on a cause just yet. We are going to continue to monitor this breaking news and bring you updates on air and online. You could see the smoke that fire is putting off in stockton. Lake tahoe locals are fighting back against those who would desecrate the beautiful landscape and it is a war against graffiti popping up in places known for Natural Beauty. Laura anthony is live at lake tahoe at sand harbor. And they are gearing up for a big memorial day weekend up here at the lake. The lake itself is full for the first time in years. It is perfect. Except for one thing. A growing problem that has left ugly scars here along the shoreline. A team of volunteers brushes in hand have spent many hours doing this. Scrubbing rocks at lake tahoe, natural scenery defate defaced by vandals. It infuriates us as residents. A volunteer group started on facebook with a sole mission to clean up graffitis like this in. In some cases it is meant to be whimsical. What if they think they are being funny. Is it funny. It is not funny to us. If you have artistic ability, perhaps you need to go find a different medium so maybe you could make some money at it. It is happening at hidden beach on the remote east shore and here near bonzi rock and somebody scribbled on a rock out in the lake. I noticed this from the bridge over there. It is happening away from the lake, too. Like here near donor summit at the rainbow bridge and otherwise pristine overlook in all of its Natural Beauty. Postcard perfect. Except for this. Rocks that have been here for centuries, littered with graffiti. It is saddening. Im not big into desecrating our forest here. It is not a sight i want to see. Some of it popped up recently. While other tags have been here for more than a year. Much to the dismay of Nevada County sheriff sergeant dan saunders. Dont do it. Because you are ruining the experience for everybody else that comes to the area. Because they come for the beautiful view like i said. The last thing they want to see is somebodys thoughts or expressions. Reporter police want the publics help if they see people tagging the Natural Beauty they are asking them to get license plate and vehicle information. But even if police get there in time and they arrest the taggers, the charge is relatively minor. Just misdemeanor vandalism. In san harbor, laura anthony, abc 7 news. You. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg went back to harvard to deliver the commencement address and to get his degree 11 years after he dropped out to start the biggest social media company. Kristen zse is here with his big day and you probably didnt hit the like button for parts of it. More on that in a bit. But at 33, Mark Zuckerberg is the youngest Commencement Speaker ever at harvard and only the second dropout, the first was bill gates. As his wife Priscilla Chan in the class of 2017 listened in the rain, he delivered this message, if you create opportunities, you create purpose. He got emotional when talked about an undocumented student who put aside his own fears of deportation to help others. But if a High School Senior who doesnt know what the future holds for him can do his part to move the world forward, then we wi we owe it to the world to do it too. And the live captioning, take a look. The tweet points out one such error, look at that gibberish there and this morning the harvard newspapers website was hacked to there were trolls with holidays like mark zoinkerberg. And he does get likes with this picture of him getting his honorary harvard degree. He posted, mom, i always told you i would come back and get my degree. Certainly did. It was an honorary degree. Spencer christian joins us now with a look at the forecast. The Holiday Weekend weather will get lots of likes. Im ranking it. A live look at doppler 7. At the moment things dont look encouraging for the weekend. We have the dense marine layer and windy all over the bay area, gusts range from 20 to over 32 Miles Per Hour to be precise at sfo right now. So cool out there. Temperature readings are in the 50s on the coast. Low 60s in bayside locations and upper 60s in our inland areas. Lets move along and take a look, if you could see this, we have the view from the east bay hills camera obscured by avancing clouds in the atmosphere. These are the forecast features. Cloudy overnight with spotty morning drizzle and breezy tomorrow and temperatures bow average and a warmup for the memorial day Holiday Weekend. Overnight look for low temperatures in the low to mid50s. Maybe a couple of hours of spotty drizzle near the coastline and tomorrow by the afternoon we see bright skies and breezy once more and highs ranging from 50s at the coast to mid60s at the bay and near 70 inland. And lets go to napa for bottle rock Music Festival which starts tomorrow. It is a three day event, friday, saturday and sunday and skies getting sunnier each day in napa and temperatures climbing as well. Speaking of climbing temperatures, here is the accuweather sevenday forecast, the bay area will see a warmup and inland highs in the low 80s. By sunday, mid70s around the bay. And monday, memorial day, mid to upper 80s and mid70s around the bay and upper 80s on tuesday as well. So it is going to be warm. Not hot. No heat wave. But warm and summerlike into the middle of next week. Sounds good. Thanks spencer. Congressional candidate is accused of body slamming a reporter just 24 hours before election day. He is now charged with assault but that may not stop him from winning. The nba final starts one week from today and you could watch them only on abc 7. The warriors will take on either the Cleveland Cavaliers or the boston celtics. Game one is vo this memorial day at enterprise car sales. 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