Transcripts For KPIX KPIX 5 News At 5AM 20170801 : compareme

Transcripts For KPIX KPIX 5 News At 5AM 20170801

At the excessive heat advisory thats in effect for today, its pretty much for the north bay, east bay, san tra cruz mountain Santa Cruz Mountains and hills. Last nights overnight low was 78 degrees. The winds in San Francisco have been picking up to ten. Winds become more offshore later today. Numbers ushering up into the 70s at the beaches. Upper 70s around the bay today approaching 80 in emeryville and berkeley. 95 san jose. And we will top off at 109 in lakeport. Good hosching and happy tuesday. Morning and happy tuesday. If you are getting ready to hit the roads and you head through the altamonte pass, that is slow. We had an earlier crash so that is keeping your ride around 27 minutes between 205 and 680. Were seeing delays at the bay bridge toll plaza. If this isnt evidence that you should get a pass, i dont know what is. If you have a pass, youll be zooming biment we do have road work on the upper deck of the bay bridge. That is your traffic. The oakland as are trying to get to the bottom of a fight between a guard and a fan at last nights game. Jessica is live at the coliseum with video. Reporter the incident happened during last nights two game series opener against the San Francisco giants and that cellphone video shows a Security Guard getting in a fight with a fan. Lets go right to it. Thats the video from twitter user shane. He shows the third deck altercation. At least one guard hitting a fan and a follow up to that tweet, shane tweets he was sitting in the section when a Security Guard quote, assaulted an innocent woman. He claims she came back, got food and flipped everyone off. Another witness tweeted i saw the fight, she was wanting to fight if fans, people were having to hold her back. On twitter, the team posted this statement, during tonights game, there was an incident involving a Security Guard. We contract with a Third Party Security company and are investigating the situation. Violence in any form is not acceptable. Now, right now, its unclear can what will happen to that third party unclear what will happen to that third party Security Guard or the other Security Guards seen in the video. Tonight, theres another game at 7 05. Last year, more than 50,000 americans died of drug overdoses. Now, supervised injection sites are one push to combat the problem. We have more on whats being done to stop this national crisis. Reporter drug overdoses kill more than gun homicides and car crashes combined. Thats why now leaders are urging President Trump to do more about this epidemic. Challenge to follow through on a Campaign Promise he made, a commission on drug addiction released a report asking President Trump to declare it a Public Health emergency. 142 americans are dying every day from opioid abuse. We have a 9 11 scale loss every three weeks in america so the first recommendation we say to the president is you must declare a National Emergency, a Public Health emergency that will empower your cabinet and motivate the funding of this and get on top of it because we have a crisis. Also hear in california, a here in california, a bill has cleared the state assembly that would allow users to inject Illegal Drugs in controlled housing facilities. This could lower public drug use, they say, and take syringes off the streets. There would be sites in eight counties across california. The white house says this recommendation to call this a Public Health emergency will be immediately reviewed. Its not often a Public Health emergency is declared for something other than a natural disaster. The last time invest was in puerto rico last year, more than 10,000 zika cases were reported back then. So if this was declared a national Public Health emergency, how would that change things . Governor christie says it would force congress to focus on funding in crisis. Minute could go to medication treatment programs and make sure doctors, nurses are aware of misuse and abuse of those prescription drugs that is spotted and prevented. This could equip all Law Enforcement with something First Responders have, that opioid antidote. Today begins the first full day of a new west wing. The new chief of staff is on the job and almost immediately, he ousted the new Communications Director who threatened to fire everybody. President trump is insisting the white house is not in turmoil. Reporter a great day at the white house. Thats how President Trump described via twitter what was an active day at the white house. One that began with a hiring and ended with a firing. It started with the swearing in of new chief of staff general john kelly who says he wants more structure, less game of thrones. I predict that general kelly will go down in terms of the position of chief of staffs, one of the great ever. Reporter one of kellys first acts, pushing out Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci. Scaramucci had trouble shaking a profanly laced interview he gave to new yorker magazine going after kellys predecessor, reince priebus. The president certainly felt that anthonys comments were inappropriate for a person in that position. Scaramucci is just the latest in a long line of high profile names that have come and gone from the white house. The president insists this does not add up to chaos. Lawmakers though, praising the discipline kelly seemed to already be bringing to the administration. Hopefully it will put order to the place, and i think it was a good choice. When he was general kelly with the southern command, he took all these different agencies, making them work well for our countries objectives. Thats a good thing. The white house says unlike before kelly when several aides had direct access to the president , now all access will run through the chief of staff. Today, a cable car operator accused of pocketing rider fares is due in court. He was arrested in april on six of felony misappropriation of federal money. Investigators say he was concealing the true amount of cash he collected by not issuing receipts to riders. They claim this allowed him to keep hundreds of dollars in cash each month. Auditors for the city found this released a report saying that receiving cash make [inaudible] searchers have recovered a body believed to be that of mark ma. They ran into trouble when the winds picked up. A boat nearby rescued his friends but he was nowhere to be found. We were able to grab a hold of him and we called the Sheriffs Department and they brought people out to help us. Reporter Officials Say he was not wearing a life jacket. The time now is 5 09. A new report gives us a better idea of how San Franciscos notorious sinking skyscraper would hold up in a major earthquake. If you charge your electric vehicle inside the city of palo alto, be prepared to pay up. Another heat wave today will pan out to be the hottest day of the week. Well talk about the advisories you need to know about. And were tracking a quiet start to your Tuesday Morning commute but we are tracking delays. Bay bridge toll plaza, backing up. How long will it take you to get through, find out coming up. San franciscos sinking skyscraper. A new report from the city finds that the millenium tower is not ger of falling. A sigh of relief for residents of San Franciscos sinking sky trip statutory raper. Skyscraper. A new study shows the building is not at risk of an earthquake. Electric car owners, starting today the city of palo alto will be charging you to charge up your vehicle. The money means more stations will soon be available. Sandra is live in palo alto with the latest. Reporter people that drive electric vehicles will have more options in the city but you will have to pay up. Starting today, stations like this one are going to cost 23cents per kilowatt. Not only does the city plan on doubling the number of charging stations, they also plan to generate the energy on site for the charging. They unveiled new solar panels at some charging stations last week. The goal is to achieve 4 of its total electric Energy Consumption from local solar by 2020. A little fun fact, palo alto has one of the highest per capita electric vehicle ownership rates with 2500 residents owning them and another 1,000 easy commuters coming into town each day. Two bucks doesnt seem like a big deal, however, thats if you move your car on time. Theyre trying to basically encourage a Higher Turnover rate. They say once your car is fully charged, youre going to get an alert on your cellphone. You have 20 minutes to move your vehicle, otherwise you start getting charged 2 per hour. At least they give you the warning though. Thats true. The clock ticks near the or towards the near total eclipse. Some School Districts are deciding to play it safe. Theyre already canceling classes on the big day. A school in illinois plans to shut down on august 21st. Teachers say even if they can require children to wear protective glasses, the risk of eye damage is too great. That seems like an extreme move, what do you think . I dont remember them doing that back in 1979. I dont know if you were born then but i remember it was a Beautiful Day [ overlapping speakers ] and we had school and they took us out to the playground and we didnt have even the protective glasses and we were in the mojove desert. If miss this eclipse, we do have it in 2023, about six years from now. We have the count down to your eclipse and we are proud to be part of it here. Lets get to it, can you see our count down clock, gang, 20 days, four hours, 58 minutes and 28 seconds. Thats the count down to the Solar Eclipse 2017. All right, lets look at the Current Conditions right now. Were in the 50s and 60s. Its 60 san jose. Winds are at 10 in San Francisco, 16 fairfield. Wind becomes more offshore later today. 57 degrees for dave in napa. You have to keep your dogs and pets cool during this impending heat wave. Today and tomorrow, the hottest days of the work week. A little haze in the atmosphere. Its never a good thing when you can see the air that you breathe. So today, the yellow highlighted areas, east bay, north bay, santa cruz, we will see temperatures over 100degrees and overnight, not much of a recovery in the 70s and a few 80s. This morning, its 80 degrees at mount diablo. Were not going to see the precipitation but we will see the higher levels of humidity so it wont be as hotthis weekend but on the muggy side. San jose airport, computer models suggest a high of 93 there. Im besting that by 95 degrees. Mid and high 80s common around the peninsula. 89 in redwood city where many people dont have ac. 74 in San Francisco. 73 in pacifica. Triple digits, trivalley back through hercules. 104 toward the delta, easily 109 to the north. You notice the 103 on wednesday. Its battle of the bay as the oakland as host the giants. Enjoy your day. Whats not a fun ride, making your way through the altamonte pass. We are tracking a new crash and this is eastbound 580 near isabel. This is opposite commute directions so it shouldnt slow westbound traffic down unless everyone has to stop and look. This is 238 as youre making your way from 580 over towards 880 there. You can see traffic starting to get crowded. Were not tracking any accidents this time around. Things are looking good heading through the southbound. Starting to see a few cars join the commute. Here is a look at the foot of the maze. You can see traffic starting to slow down. Its going to be in the yellow for drivers making their way. Its a 16 minute drive into San Francisco. The east shore freeway is still looking good and in the green. That is your traffic. Trending today, another hack in hollywood. The latest one hit hbo. Cyber thieves reportedly stole scripts for several series including game of thrones and ballers. Hackers claim there is more to come. The Networks Chairman and ceo sent a email to employees confirming a cyber incident. Theres also the possibility some employee information was stolen. Netflix just released a show, a little help with Carol Burnett. Whats your resume . I started a little thing called the Carol Burnett show. I havent heard of it. Well, i won a few emmys for it. I got a trophy in soccer once. You did . Everyone did. In the new series, burnett and other celebrities will sit down with kids to get pint sized opinions on issues. Finally, closure for one of the most notorious baseball fans of all time. Thats awfully close to fan interference there. Steve bartman became a symbol of the chicago cubs curse when he tried to catch a foul ball in game six of the National Championship series back in 2003. The cubs lost the game and the series. They didnt win post season again until last year. Fourteen years later, the cubs owner thought it was time to extend an olive branch. Yesterday, the team gave bartman a world series ring and bartman released a statement saying i do not consider myself worthy of such an honor but i am grateful. Well be right back. [ crickets chirping ] [ light music playing ] youve wished upon it all year, and now its finally here. The mercedesbenz summer event is back, with incredible offers on the mercedesbenz youve always longed for. But hurry, these shooting stars fly by fast. Lease the c300 for 399 a month at your local mercedesbenz dealer. Mercedesbenz. The best or nothing. It was baseballs worst kept secret and yesterday, the as traded gray to the yankees. Gray went five seasons with the as. In the deal, the as get three of the yankees top ten prospects. Well, last night at stanford, five time grand slam champion Maria Sharapova returned to tennis on an American Court for the First Time Since her doping suspension. Tennis has been quiet since shes been gone. She won the first set, dropped the second set but won to close it out in the third. She got a wild card entry to play at stanford and said she appreciated the fan support last night. You give them something in their life to cheer for and youre an example that they live by, so i just really, as people were coming up to me and telling me that they couldnt wait to see me back, it just hit me really personally than it ever did before. Sharapova very appreciative to be back on the court. A wild fight between a Security Guard and a fan here at the Oakland Coliseum yesterday. Now, the as are investigating. What california legislators are considering to end the opioid abuse epidemic and an effort to get President Trump to provide funding. You can find this on yelp. And even one of these. Now you can book a table on yelp. Find the perfect spot, and make it for tonight or anytime at restaurants you can book only on yelp. Reservations on yelp. We know just the place. Thieves behind a smashandgrab at a bay area costco. Police are hoping Surveillance Video helps them track down the gang of thieves behind a smash and grab at a bay area costco. Fire crews around california could have another challenging day dealing with dangerous heat. Welcome to august one as where we begin first where we begin our could want down to the Solar Eclipse. And we are tracking slow down, yes, a crash slowing things down for drivers along 238, how far that back up goes coming up. Good morning everyone. It is tuesday, august 1st. Potentially huge developments in the investigation into possible ties between the Trump Campaign and russia. According to multiple reports, the president himself dictated donald trump, jr. s misleading statements about meeting with a russian lawyer. Trump jr. Said the meeting was about the adoption of russian children. He later admitted he was after damaging information about hillary clinton. Special Counsel Robert Mueller is looking into obstruction of justice tied to russian interference in last years election. President trumps lawyer says the claims are misinformed and inaccurate. A bay area congressman is blasting the Trump Administration for the continuous drama in the white house. This is just disgraceful. These, these petty dramas, this reality tv chaos that has come to dominate the news cycles is standing in the way of us actually getting things done for the American People reporter his comments coming after Anthony Scaramucci joined the list of high profile white house officials who recently resigned or were fired. Protesters and Police Continue to crash in the streets of venezuela. Overnight, opposition figures were taken from their homes from government officers. The vote means works could start tomorrow to begin drafting that new constitution. As an Alarming Number of americans die from drug o

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