Transcripts For KPIX KPIX 5 News At 5pm 20140501 : compareme

Transcripts For KPIX KPIX 5 News At 5pm 20140501

Yearold half pug, half yorkie and she could hardly handle the heat on her walk around fremonts lake elizabeth. We have stopped 20 times at least going around the lake. And i carried her half the way. This is really nice. Its summer. Reporter downtown oakland hit a record high. While some chose to paddle on lake merritt, many lakeside hid from the heat. It feels like we skipped a season. We had a Little Spring but we skipped it, yeah. Reporter in San Francisco, its no stretch to say many agreed. This park in north beach actually looked like the beach. In san jose the little ones and their parents enjoyed the water. While some say unseasonable to olive it was almost unbearable but she got some help on this dog day of whats still just spring. Whoo, still 90 at 5 00 here in fremont. And allen, by the way, the goal for workers especially those working outside get through this workweek, get to the weekend and that cooldown paul was talking about. Yeah. Just a couple more days. All right, ryan, thanks. No airconditioners for some people in the south bay dealing with our spring heat. Midafternoon, nearly 2200 people lost power on morgan hill. The Police Department says a transformer blew at monterey road and dunne avenue. Developing news now. Hot temperatures and 60mile perhour winds are fueling this fire in San Bernardino county. Thick, black smoke covers the sky over Rancho Cucamonga. More than 1,000 homes have been evacuated. Cbs reporter bigad shaban with the latest from the front lines. Reporter a wall of flames is tearing through the San Bernardino mountains about 40 miles east of los angeles. High winds and unseasonably high temperatures are fueling the wildfire. Whats the danger youre seeing . Danger were seeing is definitely the high winds. You know, its caused a number of you know embers to burn. Reporter more than 550 firefighters are scrambling to contain the fire from the ground. The wind gusts here in Rancho Cucamonga are up to 60 Miles Per Hour and are preventing helicopters and air tankers from taking off and dousing the fire from the air. Thick smoke has forced at least 7 schools to shut down and the evacuation of more than 1100 homes. She packed up what she could before fleeing her home of 7 years. You hate to wake up thinking youll lose your home today. You dont go to bed thinking this may be the day i lose my home. Reporter firefighters say they are doing everything they can to make sure they all have a home to come back to. Bigad shaban, cbs news, Rancho Cucamonga, california. Parts of Southern California will remain under red flag warnings for high fire danger through tomorrow night. Air traffic is slowly getting back to normal at l. A. X. Right now. Computer issues grounded all flights out of the airport this afternoon. Two flights at sfo had to turn around because of that problem. Kristine lazar reports. Reporter the faaish oo you had that ground stop around 2 a. M. Issued that ground stop around 2 a. M. And it was in effect for more than an hour meaning no flights could take off from Southern California airports. You can see behind me here at l. A. X. , there are flights taking off planes lined up on the tarmac. Now, this included more than just l. A. X. Also John Wayne Airport in orange county, ontario airport in the empire state building, burbank airport, and san diego airport. Also parts of utah, nevada and arizona were affected including las vegas international, phoenix and salt lake city. The faa issued a statement this afternoon saying the widespread ground stop keeping all flights from departing those airports i mentioned was due to technical issues, some sort of computer problem, at the faas Language Center air Traffic Control in palmdale. That center manages high elevation flights. Some flights were diverted that were headed to the affected airports, others were not allowed to take off if they were headed here. Now, during this ground stop, however, flights were able to land but again, they could not take off. Now, even though this ground stop has been lifted, if you are flying in or out of the Southern California region, you are definitely going to want to call ahead because there will be delays. At l. A. X. , im kristine lazar, kpix 5. Happening right now, salvage crews have just raised the wreckage of a small plane that went into san pablo bay. Ken bastida has the video. Reporter allen, chopper 5 is over the scene right now and just about a half hour ago, the battered shell of that cessna emerged from the water. It went down sunday afternoon after colliding with another plane midair near the richmond bridge. The other plane landed safely after divers hooked the wreckage on to a crane, it was hoisted on to a barge. It will be hauled to shore so investigators can try to figure out exactly what went wrong. Now, kpix 5 producer Wilson Walker is out on the water right now. This was his view from the boat. Now, obviously, the biggest challenge which is keeping the wreckage intact, they had it wrapped with netting to try to contain everything, but wilson tells us every time they moved it, you could hear the creeking sound of mangled metal. The pilots body came up with the wreckage. That pilots identity has not yet been released. We are continuing to watch the salvage operation closely. We will keep you posted. Live in studio, im ken bastida, kpix 5. Well, hes already in jail accused of molesting his students. Now a popular east bay golf instructor is facing even more serious charges. He is accused of trying to hire a hit man to kill his alleged victims. Ann notarangelo at the jail in dublin with who tipped off authorities to the plot. Ann. Reporter elizabeth, Andrew Nesbitt is here in jail as the child molestation charges make their way through the court system. This is one of those stories thats shocking to start with and gets stranger. Reporter the accusations facing Andrew Nisbet are anything but strange. Sex acts with minors and now murderforhire. Appalled, surprised, shocked. Reporter its enough to give golfers the creeps even those who only knew him casually. You feel shocked. He seemed like a normal person. Reporter the 32yearold nationally recognized golf instructor is accused of abusing students between 2007 and 2012 at the golf course parking lot on golf trips and at his livermore home which is next to a school. Only two players at a time are playing in pga Junior League golfing. Reporter an informant inside the jail tipped off that he wanted his victims killed. He told nisbet he was a mechanic and made a pistol shooting motion with his hand. The turn mechanic is often used to mean hit man or contract killer. He said there were two cars one and mouthed the names of two of his three alleged victims. The document reads nisbet offered to pay the money up front. Being a golfer you dont expect to run into somebody at a golf course to have done those things. Reporter a search of nisbets cell turned up letters discussing the plot and murders and directions to alleged vics homes. Reporter the murders would not be traced back to him because they would look like cell phone robberies, the informant told him. Well hear from one of nisbets former neighbors. Hear what she has to say about him and his wife. In dublin, ann notarangelo, kpix 5. Nisbet now faces three counts of solicitation of murder and is due back in court june 10. A Mountain View man is under arrest accused in two separate kidnappings. 23yearold Kenneth Middlebrook was arrested monday. Police say he convinced a 19 yearold san jose woman to drive him to Mountain View, then held her against her will. They say that she intentionally hit another car, jumped out and ran to that other car for help. Middlebrook took off in her car driving away. But a few hours later middlebrook allegedly kidnapped another woman in Mountain View and had her drive him all the way to ione. Police say when he got out, she took off. Officers found middlebrook a short time later wandering around on foot. He is facing killed napping, robbery and battery kidnapping, robbery and battery charges. No word on motive. Its one of those crimes that leaves you scratching your head. Oakland police say this woman robbed an 82yearold man yesterday. This photo taken just after it happened around coolidge and brookdale avenue. Donald sterling banned for life. Now the clippers owner may cash in. Who wants to own an nba franchise . The bidding war thats turning into a celebrity circus. As long as you plan, you can go anywhere. No joke. This guy got a vacation for next to nothing. The game plan he used to score free flights and hotels. And a stingray surprise. Theyre all over the bay. But its where this creature popped up thats creating some buzz. ,,,, Donald Sterling to sell the angeles clippers finding buyer shouldnt be a proble several big name if nba owners vote to force Donald Sterling to sell the los angeles clippers, finding a buyer shouldnt be a problem. Several big names have stepped forward expressing their interest. Oprah winfrey is considering teaming up with media mogul david geffen and larry ellison. Also Floyd Mayweather and sean combs are also in contention. But tomorrow an nba Owners Committee will hold the Conference Call to discuss the next step in removing sterling as the clippers owner. The nba commissioner issued a lifetime ban for sterling as well as a multimillion dollar fine yesterday for racist comments that sterling had made. Protestors and fans say its time for sterling to get clipped. We definitely want the owners to now take ownership as the commissioner said to vote sterile out. On the front of the jersey it says los angeles, not Donald Sterling clippers, right . Right. Donald sterling bought the clippers in 1981 for 12 million. That time now valued at 575 million. Oklahomas governor is calling for an independent review of last nights botched execution. Clayton lockett died from a heart attack 43 minutes after the lethal injection began. Witnesses described a grizzly scene grisly scene in the chamber. Oklahoma was using a new lethal injection procedure. An autopsy is being performed today and the coroner will look at the sites where the drugs were injected. The white house said the execution, quote, fell shorter of humane standards. A train derailed sending up a huge fireball. The urban accident fueling concerns about the explosive danger of crude oil trains. Plus, your next vacation could be practically free. One familys proven strategy and all it takes is a little planning ahead. ,,, safeway knows you dont want to fly all over town to find the best deals. Thats why they have lots of ways to save. Real big club card deals, the safeway app and gas rewards. This week, bite into a juicy, seedless watermelon. Theyre just 3. 99 each. Breyers ice cream is 2. 99. And start the fiesta. Corona is just 11. 97 a twelve pack. Theres more savings to love. At safeway. Virginia this afternoon. Witness shot this its still unclear what sent a string of crude oil tankers careening off the tracks in virginia this afternoon. A witness shot this dramatic video of the immediate aftermath in downtown lynchburg. Several of the cars burst into flames after tumbling on to a riverbank. The accident sent up a huge plume of black smoke. The surrounding area was evacuated but no injuries have been reported. The massive storm system thats moved through the south brought nearly two feet of rain to the Florida Panhandle today. Cars are completely submerged. And people were forced to escape their homes on boats. Some residents are still stuck stranded on their roofs waiting for help to arrive but rescue crews are having a difficult time because highways like this one have been completely washed away. 38 people have been killed in eight states from this weeks severe weather. After getting roughed up last week, the dow is bounced back closing at an alltime high. [ closing bell ] [ applause and cheers ] happy investors. Of late, investors have been worried about tensions in the ukraine and slowdown in emerging markets but not today. The dow closed at 16,580. The nasdaq, s p, also closing higher. On another note, the Federal Reserve announced it is pulling back on its monthly bond purchases by another 10 billion. It says the economy is picking up and the job market needs less stimulus from the fed. Facebook users will now get more control over their privacy with a new feature called the anonymous login. At a Developers Conference in San Francisco, Ceo Mark Zuckerberg said users can try out apps and browse websites through facebooks anonymous login. Basically, it means you dont have to create a personal log in for every app that you are interested in trying. The new feature will roll out in the next few months. Stubhub wont be just a ticket selling website anymore. The Company Plans to start producing some of the concerts it sells tickets for. Joining big names like Live Nation Entertainment and ticketmaster, stubhub says its lining up a number of its own shows. San francisco is one of the first cities stubhub will bring concerts to in the coming months. This isnt going to be a secret once we let you in on it. Consumerwatch reporter julie watts has actually found a vacation that you can get for next to nothing. Everybody that i talked to thinks it sounds too good to be true. Reporter but this self proclaimed cheap traveler says believe it. He is taking his family to disneyworld for next to nothing. His secret using the credit card and reaping the rewards. Reporter when you play it right, you cant lose. He opens up a series of cards based on the rewards they offer specific to his trip earning him airline tickets, hotel rooms, even rental cars, for free. As long as you plan, you can go anywhere. Reporter the 35yearold cpa says longterm planning is a must. To get to disneyworld, brad and his wife opened up five cards over a period of 18 months spending the minimum required to earn points. Brads game plan . He earned 50,000 points on a southwest visa covering the familys four tickets to orlando, two American Express cards with 60,000 hotel points and a free night stay inside the Magic Kingdom and with two new barclays cards they earned 800 in statement credit. Money that is refunded for the card for signing up or making certain purchases. And the credits were nearly enough to cover the cost of the disney park tickets. I think we wound up paying about 100 out of pocket. Reporter to play the credit card game you generally have to have a credit score of 700 or higher. We go up to the front gate of disney and just say, id like to get in, please. Reporter the key to brads Winning Strategy . Simply using their cards to buy everything from groceries to gas and paying them off in full every month. Its that easy, it really is. Now, this isnt a good idea if you are about to buy a car or home. Submitting multiple credit applications can indicate to creditors that youre desperate for credit causing a temporary dip in your score. For a link to the list of best travel reward cards go to kpix. Com and click links and numbers. So you really do have to be careful with how you do this. You dont want to open up ten cards in one day. Very responsible about it and you said in your story, you have to pay them off. Reporter right. Thats the most important is pay them off every month. Right. Doesnt your credit score take a hit each time reporter right. So its a temporary hit but if you continue to pay those cards off every month and you use the credit wisely it will rebound relatively quickly. Okay. Careful. Reporter mmhm. All right, julie, thanks. We are getting hit with near record temperatures today. Lets get out to chief meteorologist paul deanno in pittsburg with how long the heat will stick around. Paul . Reporter one more day. The key number is one. Once were finished with today, one more day with hot temperatures. But it is a toasty one. We are at city park in pittsburg. The boys of summer major league baseball, we have the boys of spring on this hot 94degree day in pittsburg. The as, the 13 and 14year olds from our Little League here in antioch, the antioch Little League using the pittsburg field. The juniors playing at 6 00. They say they are going to be drinking a lot of water this evening because its so darn hot outside. Hot in the bay area. The warmest day in San Francisco since may 2 of last year. 363 days ago. Still in San Francisco, it is 87 degrees. Santa rosa 87. Livermore 91 right now and the upper 80s also for oakland and for san jose. So we are warm outside still. The warmest day in San Francisco in nearly one year. Overnight tonight we will cool off but it will not be as chilly as it normally is. Upper 50s, low 60s san jose at 60 overnight tonight only a low of 60 in fremont. Napa 58. Vallejo 57. San francisco 58. The reason why were so warm is a strong ridge of High Pressure which has centered itself to our north. That is critical because that gives us the offshore or east wind and that allows that warm air or hot air to make it all the way to the coastline and all the way to San Francisco. That will be the case again tomorrow. But we look off to the west for relief. Low pressure building in that will shove the ridge

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