Transcripts For KPIX KPIX 5 News At 5AM 20160203 : compareme

Transcripts For KPIX KPIX 5 News At 5AM 20160203

K9s patrolling the embarcaderos, and Public Transit has extra security. Homeland security personnel are on patrol in bart in San Francisco, today at the embarcadero station the Transportation Security Administration will showcase what local and federal officers are doing to prevent any incidents. And, of course, down in santa clara, a stretch of tasman drive in front of levis stadium is now closed through tuesday. Armed officers are patrolling the area. The Security Force includes local police, fbi agents as well as s. W. A. T. Teams from departments up and down the west coast. Kpix 5 security analyst jeffrey harp spent years working with the fbi and knows the pressure that comes with big events. In this line of work, theres no margin of error and the people have that expectation of Law Enforcement. They have a very high expectation, they hold to us a very high standard. So they expect the best when it comes to game day. Reporter the department of Homeland Security is the lead agency when it comes to argues. The fbi leads both investigations and tactical assets. The communication in the scenarios is key. Jackie ward, kpix 5. Super bowl 50 is already a big win for some Small Businesses in the bay area working with the nfl. The leagues business connects program has spent 3 million on contracts with hundreds of business owners. One bakery in san Franciscos Bayview is filling an order for 2400 items. While super bowl is under way, orders are still coming in. There are businesses this week still getting lastminute contracts, so well tally it up at super bowl is over. Reporter to be eligible for the program, businesses had to register as women, minority, veteran or lgbtowned. They also get to take a course with google aimed at maximizing the benefits of their contracts. If you live in some parts of the east bay things are going to get noisy this week. Its the Oakland Airport is expecting a huge inflex of private jets coming to town for the super bowl. At least 500 are expected by sunday. The airport says its prepared. Typically on a weekday, we see about 10 aircraft, 14 aircraft up in the northfield. Thats where the business operates. Obviously after this, well see probably about 12 to 15 aircraft per hour departing from the north field. Its not just private jets that will see the increase. Commercial travel will be up 30 about the same as over the thanksgiving holiday. A broncos player is going back to denver after getting caught up in a bay area prostitution sting. San jose officers were questioning a suspected prostitute last night and found rookie safety ryan murphy and his brother in a car. His brother and the woman were cited. Murphy was questioned and released. He is assigned to the teams practice squad. The coach said his status has not changed. A chp officer is recovering from serious injuries after being slashed by a homeless man with a knife. The officer and his partner stopped the man who was walking on the essex street ramp to the bay bridge early yesterday. During the conversation, the man pulled out a knife and attacked the officer. The officer suffered critical injuries but is now in stable condition and is expected to recover. A new homeless shelter is opening in San Francisco but the location and the timing are raising a lot of questions. Kpix 5 reporter cate caugiran joins us live at pier 80 with whats behind all the complaints. Cate reporter given todays planned protests that organizers are putting together in addition to that, we have mounting tensions between the city and the homeless. Will people show up . Thats because pier 80 was converted to a temporary home for 150 people who have been living in tents throughout the city. The city says its set up with hygiene kits and beds. But homeless tell us its in an isolated area and they wont go. Its too far out. I dont think so. Not from here. These people from here will not go there. Youre going to have to leave and well give you an alternative and were always going to be supportive but youre going to have to leave the streets. Reporter thats what mayor lee said last summer. The homeless and supporters plan to protest by setting up a tenth city outside super bowl city and according to the Facebook Event post, protestors plan to wear 9ers color to tackle homelessness. So far at least 800 people have rsvpd yes but organizers say we can expect more to show up near sinbads on pier 2. That protest will be right around 4 30 this afternoon. We also know that here where we are at pier 80 is far from Justin Herman plaza where super bowl city has been set up. And the homeless say thats the reason why they have been set up here far from all of the activities of super bowl 50. Live in San Francisco, cate caugiran, kpix 5. Roberta is apologizing to the viewers. Im going to do that to every hour because im always in the nice cozy studio and saying boy, its chilly, grab a jacket heading out. Its cold i had no idea what i was talking about because it is cold. You will need your umbrella because of rain moving back into the bay area later today. Its live hidef doppler radar. A little bit of light precipitation to the north. Here we go. Today right now cloud cover temperatures in the 30s in livermore. Wow, 37 degrees . Its in the upper 30s in san jose back into the willow glen neighborhoods and 40 degrees in concord. Later today, mostly cloudy skies, rain should be developing in the early afternoon hours in the north bay spreading across the central bay around 3ish into the evening commute and south bay. Temperatures under 60 degrees. Super bowl city in San Francisco grab your umbrella, showers in the forecast. Well tell you just how much rain to expect but right now lets talk about the traffic with gianna. Theres a little bit of traffic this morning especially out of mountain view. If you are heading northbound 101, we still have this accident. They changed locations. Its at embarcadero road. The right lane is down for the count. Two cars and a van tangled up in the area. Youre doing okay at the peninsula this morning. Northbound 101 from 92 to the 80 state police about 18 minutes. Northbound 280 not bad. And 92 eastbound out of Half Moon Bay traffic is clear all the way into san mateo. Jumping over to the Golden Gate Bridge right now, so far, so good out of marin county no troubles to report as you work your way into San Francisco on 101. And the bay bridge off to a good start this morning. We are seeing a few more cars on the road but no metering lights. Thats the good news and an easy ride out of oakland into San Francisco. Speaking of oakland, heres a live look at conditions along 880 both directions northbound near the coliseum not showing any trouble spots. Back to you. Thank you. Developing news in the south bay. Two students at Santa Clara University have tested positive for meningitis. Kpix 5s kiet do is live on the campus with a look at how administrators and Health Officials are dealing with it reporter Health Officials are on the hunt for anybody who may have had close contact with these two infected students in the week before they became ill. If they did, then those people will be urged to get vaccinated. Now the First Student got sick on sunday then went to the hospital and two days later the Health Department learned a second student got sick. Whats alarming is both students had been confirmed to have the same bacterial strain of meningitis. Thats all we know for now. Its not clear if they knew each other. Meningitis is spread by close or lengthy contact with asaliva or mucous of an infected patient. It can take up to 10 days for symptoms to appear. They are like the flu. Stiff neck, headache, high fever, nausea, vomiting, sensitivity to light, and confusion. The Health Department is offering free vaccinations here on campus on thursday and friday. Also, the Health Department holding a press Conference Today at their headquarters at 10 30 this morning. Live at the university of santa clara, kiet do, kpix 5. As we keep you covered on all things related to super bowl 50, anne makovec is in our newsroom with the mornings other to stories. Bad news on the zika virus this morning. New evidence that it can spread through sexual intercourse. Doctors in texas confirm a patient got the virus after the patients partner caught zika in another country. The virus known to cause birth defects is typically spread through mosquito bites. Legislation requiring gun owners to lock up firearms, left in abandoned cars, has just gotten unanimous approval from San Francisco supervisors. That ordinance follows several highprofile shootings involving guns stolen from empty cars. One of them kate steinle who was shot and killed in San Francisco last july with a gun stolen from a federal agents car. And marins board of supervisors has decided not to adopt a Mental Health policy known as lauras law that gives local judges the authority to order severely mentally ill people to undergo outpatient treatment when parents or other parts request it. So far 11 counties in california have approved the law. Live in the newsroom, anne makevoc, kpix 5. Time is 5 10. The latest survey in the sierra showing plenty of snow. More than we have had in five years. But experts say not so fast. The drought isnt over. Their demands next. Could the legal limit for drunk driving soon change . The plan in the works. At 5 10, its fired up, live ready to go, its hidef doppler radar. Were tracking rain and ill tell you exactly when to expect it. And chp still working on an accident in palo alto. Ill have details coming right up p ,,,,,,,,,, the numbers are encouraging. The second snow survey of the season w e new results are in for the snowfall in the sierra and the numbers are encouraging. The second snow survey of the season was yesterday. The department of Water Resources says the snowpack is 130 of normal for this time of year. Thats higher than we have seen in about 5 years. The drought is far from only. Californians cut their water use by 18 in december and efforts fell short of the governors 25 mandate for a third consecutive month. His order was set to expire this month. But yesterday state regulators voted to extend it into the fall with an adjustment. Starting in march, urban californians must cut use by 23 compared to 2013. El nino rains are starting to fill up Northern California lakes and reservoirs. The water level at folsom lake northeast of sacramento is now at 104 of average for this time of year. Thats thanks to runoff from recent rain in the foothills and sierra. Its been a big help for local businesses. Last year was like selling Christmas Trees in july in the boat business. So this year im hoping with a full lake, it will change everything. But the water level is only at 54 of total capacity. The feds wanted to crackdown on drunk driving by lowering the blood alcohol limit if they can get states to go along. The National Transportation safety board wants the state the legal blood alcohol limit reduced to. 05. In 2003 congressman dated that the blood alcohol limiting lowered to. 08. California Officials Say lowering the limit could save lives. Happening today state senator steve glazer and some other elected officials are talking bart taxes at walnut creek station. They are expected to announce opposition to new taxes. Bart is pushing for a multi billiondollar Bond Initiative but the elected officials are calling for the agency to make several changes. And lets take a look now at super bowl city. Look at those banners we have been seeing flying around the city. This is of course on the ferry building. Super bowl 50 banner. There you go. A lot of people are heading into super bowl city in the past couple of days and, of course, today its going to get busier. Come thursday and friday it all starts at 11 00 here. And you know the nice thing about traffic . We can look at the bridge and tell you whats going on. Thats true. Its the best Vantage Point you can v but youre right with all the folks headed in a lot more outoftowners this week it very busy. Lots of closures on Moscone Center and embarcadero. Northbound 101 at embarcadero road the right lane is down for the counted. Three cars involved in the wreck. Chp on scene. Traffic is still light on the peninsula. Our travel times are all in the green so thats good news. North 10192 to 980 split. 18 minutes enough to. Checking the rest of the bay area as you head out through the south bay so far, so good no delays along 101 through san jose where were clocking in nice speeds. 56 Miles Per Hour as you work your way towards 280 680 interchange. Travel times down there not too bad. Guadalupe parkway 58 to 101 an 8minute ride. The rest of the roads we have some stopandgo conditions out of the Altamont Pass as you work your way towards the dublin interchange this morning. Our slowest spots are around tracy around 205. Once you get to 680 its not too bad. He san mateo bridge off to a great start. The rest of the bay area is fairly quiet this morning. We are seeing nice conditions along 880, the nimitz. Everything looks good in both directions near the coliseum. Well take a look at mass transit coming up in just a few minutes. Right now it is chilly this morning. You guys didnt want the rain, remember . All week long. You said dont let it rain. When it rains you have the cloud cover so its warmer. Right now, we have clear skies over the northern waterfront. We have a temperature at super bowl city of 43 degrees but no rain yet. Lets call on our life hidef doppler radar. Upstream we do a bit. Lets check the current with the cloud cover right now. 39 in napa, 39 in san jose, mid 30s in livermore. We are talking 37 degrees, 45 in San Francisco. Lets get to it. This is what you need to know today. Jacket out the door. You need an umbrella for the afternoon and the evening showers. This weekend we are going to talk about near record warmth. Right now our pacific satellite imagery indicates at this particular time we have a frontal boundary. You can see it right there that big old l on your tv screen. Thats taking most of the precipitation well into the pacific northwest. Its a weak system but we are going to get a sideswipe of it so well have some light rain showers. In fact, got a lot of power associated with it, too. So High Surf Advisory goes into effect tonight through friday at 7 a. M. Lets walk you through your day so you can know when to anticipate the rain. 9 a. M. No rain for the morning commute. As we advance toward the coastline the evening commute there you have it. A little slippery heading home. Thursday will be partly to mostly cloudy and then a few clouds linger in our friday before we set the stage for nothing but a sun washed weekend. Well, rainfall amounts under. 10 for the most part. Meanwhile your high temperatures around the bay area today with the mostly cloudy skies a cool day. Ski report 50s across the board today approaching nearly 60 degrees. Winds will blow up to 15 out of the southwest. Your extended forecast for super bowl city calls for 57 degrees and do you need that umbrella. Sevenday forecast, we are talking near record warmth on super bowl 50. The record in the high 70s in san jose set way back in 1963 with you were forecasting 70 degrees in santa clara for that big day in the bay area. A historic day i should say, right . I guess. No kidding. Perfect football weather. With those temperatures, my god, the france going to love it. Concerts with a big name doesnt come cheap but super bowl city is it offering some for free. They kick off tonight and we have a feeling you will recognize the lineup all at 7 30 on the city stage in sue biermann park and check out Matt Nathanson tonight, perry tomorrow, one republic on friday, a alicia keys on saturday. This is kids day at the nfl experience at San Franciscos Moscone Convention center. More than 2,000 local children will have a chance to spend time with nfl players. They are from School Classes that completed the nfl play 60 challenge. Its a Healthy Living program in partnership with the american heart association. Time is 5 20. Crews working frantically on the finishing touches at levis stadium next a look inside possibly for the first time before super bowl sunday. Coming up. And im dennis odonnell. Coming up, the advice that panthers quarterback cam newton did not take and why he is happy he did not. And who is the last quarterback to retire after winning the super bowl . The answer, reaction, straight ahead. burke smash and grub. Seen it. Covered it. We know a thing or two because weve seen a thing or two. Jills gobbling up our birds eye teriyaki broccoli. mindblowing sound and look ben is going for more buffalo cauliflower. mindblowing sound everybodys a veggie lover now. What do you think . mindblowing sound mind blown. Birds eye flavor full. Good morning, everyone. John elway ended his career with a win over the atlanta fal tons in super bowl xxxiii. He is now the broncos general manager and hoping his quarterbacks career will perhaps end on the same stage with the same result. 39yearold Peyton Manning will be the oldest quarter

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