Transcripts For KPIX KPIX 5 News At 6AM 20170427 : compareme

Transcripts For KPIX KPIX 5 News At 6AM 20170427

Reducing the number of tax brackets from 7 to 3. The Administration Says it will boost the economy and help close the budget gap. The republicans have avoided responsibility of paying for their tax cuts. The president s tax plan would also eliminate the estate tax. Critics. Entire plan say it could add trillions to the deficit. Groups protesting today in San Francisco say the tax plan should focus on lower income workers. The demonstrators will gather at noon at the federal building. So when is Congress Expected to vote on a bill . Reporter michelle, thats still up in the air. But the initial deadline was august but the Administration Says they are hoping to get something done by the end of the year. Michelle . All right. Jessica, thank you. As lawmakers analyze that tax proposal, republicans in the House Freedom caucus officially endorsed the latest plan to repeal and replace obamacare. The revised measure aims to give states the chance to limit coverage for preexisting conditions an cut back on medicaid. And cut back on medicaid. [ pause ] President Trump blamed the group for the initial bills failure last month. Time check 6 02. Lets check traffic this morning with jaclyn. How are the roads . Not good. They are very busy and we have a number of hot spots. Well look at the ride along southbound 101 in burlingame. We had a crash here that happened just after 4 30 this morning and it is still causing delays for drivers making their way through the stretch. At one point traffic at a stop it looks like crews are trying to clear all of the debris from that crash out of the lanes and were also starting to see the slowdowns build in that northbound direction. Well take it over to hayward where we are tracking an accident along 880. This is right near winton. And it has traffic backed up to 238. So do expect a slow ride if you are heading through the east bay. Thats a check of your traffic. Back to you. 13 hours and 38 minutes of Daylight Hours available for you today. So get out and enjoy each and every moment. Good morning, everyone this is our live weather camera. We are looking out from our kpix 5 studios. We are looking towards yerba buena island. You can see the light at the port of oakland in the background. You can see a few clouds. Otherwise, heres a beautiful view from sutro tower looking north over the golden gate bridge. And look at the mountains. Wow. We can see everything this morning because most of the fog is just lingering next to the coast. Temperatures 51 degrees in santa rosa to 55 now in oakland. Its also in the mid50s to the south in san jose. Right around the rim of the bay pretty much in the low to mid 50s. The winds have really been breezy this morning. 16 San Francisco. 13 sfo. Also 13 northwest half moon bay, inland flatter under 10. Calm in napa. Winds today northwest 10 to 20 Miles Per Hour. Occasionally stronger gusts. The huge dome of High Pressure begins to encompass the bay area. 60s around the beaches today all the way to moss beach, montara and also all the way into daly city and south San Francisco. 70 redwood city today. Same in sunnyvale. Los gatos and saratoga at 73 degrees. These temperatures are just a couple of degrees above where they should for this time of the year. East bay youre going to stack up to 74 degrees in antioch. All the way into discovery bay. Brentwood 73. Low 70s around the carquinez strait. 60 Stinson Beach but blustery late day. Also 70s common around sonoma one of the outside numbers and low 70s in cloverdale but this is nothing. I have the warmest temperatures this year in the forecast coming up. Right now police are gearing up for protests in berkeley. Conservative speaker ann coulter canceled her visit but supporters from both sides say they still plan to show up. Kpix 5s jackie ward is live in berkeley this morning with the latest. Reporter you can actually see behind me the police that have already put themselves in place outside sproul plaza here on the ucberkeley campus. Although there have been reports that ann coulter isnt going to be here today, Campus Police are saying that the university has not gotten confirmation of that so regardless of ann coulter being here or not today, Campus Police are preparing for anything and despite the fact that Berkeley College republicans are saying the university couldnt guarantee a safe space for her to come speak, University Officials say they regret the fact that coulters appearance had to be canceled especially what this being the home of the Free Speech Movement. A berkeley spokesman said that legacy would be destroyed if the campus was allowed to pick and choose its speakers. Various political groups are expected to speak on campus today and some say they dont want this situation to escalate. Were here just to support the president , to express ourselves. Everybody has their strong opinions. We didnt come for a fight. We are not challenging the people of berkeley. All we want is a chance to say what we believe, support our president and then leave. Reporter ann coulter says she is very sad about this cancellation and is calling it a dark day for free speech in america. She says she believes she and the groups that support her could have won if they continued the fight. The Berkeley College republicans are the ones who were planning on hosting ann coulter today on campus. They filed a lawsuit against uc administrators. They say they are being discriminated against. Well hear more from them at 1 30 this afternoon. In berkeley, jackie ward, kpix 5. Arkansas is scheduled to carry out another execution by lethal injection tonight. Convicted murderer Kenneth Williams would be the fourth put to death in eight days. If he doesnt receive a last minute stay. The state wanted to execute 8 inmates before the end of the month because one of its drugs is set to expire. Executions for four of the eight are on hold because of court rulings. That comes as california corrections officials are delaying their new lethal injection regulations by four months. No inmates have been executed in the state since 2006. Some california gun owners say they are having problems trying to register their guns specifically assault weapons as required by california law. They said it should be easily done through the internet at a website. You should pay no more than 15. And it should be an easy process. But that has not turned out to be the case. The sacramento resident says when he goes on the California Department of justice website to register online, theres a message that reads in part, at this time, the regulations are still pending. However, they should be effective in the veneer future. Police continue to check the bureau of firearms website for updates and now gun owners say they are concerned about the consequences they could face if their assault weapon is not properly registered. A day after the state auditor blasted the university of california for its nearly 175 million secret fund, Assembly Speaker anthony ren din is calling on uc is reverse a planned tuition increase. He is the second member of the board of regents to call for a reversal hike next fall. It would be the first in six years. The auditor found that the university overestimated its operating costs and spent less than budgeted. The University Officials are denying the audits results. Happening today, Governor Brown will be in San Francisco to speak at the 2017 series sustainability conference. He is expected to address Climate Change and policies. During other events, Governor Brown has criticized the Trump Administration and republicans in congress for trying to unravel president obamas Climate Change policies. This afternoons event is at the st. Francis hotel and starts at 2 45 p. M. Time now ofa sunken barge in the bay, how long to recover can, coming up. Sunny and warmer. The pollen report coming up. And a couple new hot spots on highway 4. We are tracking delays coming up after the break well take a closer look at those travel times. Plus, moving forward. How much money was just granted for the smart rail extension to larkspur. Closed captioning for this newscast is sponsored by living spaces. ,,,,,,,,,,, forecast in just a few minutes. In our bay area watch sugar sweetened time check now its 6 12. Good morning, everybody. We have today a combination of Different Things going on. A little bit of fog at the coast. We have a few clouds over the bay right now. We have sunshine in your forecast. Even though its partly cloudy, full sunshine later today. Your Weather Forecast slated in four minutes. In our bay area watch, sugarsweetened beverages will no longer be included in kids meals at Santa Clara County restaurants. The board of supervisors just passed the measure. The new rule updates a 2008 ordinance to include prohibiting the sale of drinks other than unsweetened milk and unsweetened water with kids meals. The board also voted to end the sale of sugary drinks in the Santa Clara Valley health and hospital system. Bay area transportation officials have voted unanimously to provide millions in funding for an extension of the smart rail project. The metropolitan Transportation Commission just approved 13. 3 million in funding for a 2. 1 mile route linking downtown san rafael to larkspur landing. The money comes from regional measure 2, which raised bay area state bridge tolls by 1 in 2004. A bark is sunk in the bay. The 112foot boat capsized on april 7 in storms. It is sitting on top of the transbay tube. The coast guard and other agencies are sending divers to attach anchors to the sea floor and the barge and plan to rotate the barge upright. That could take weeks. We dont know how much fuel spilled but the leak is plugged. Driving along the bridge and you want to watch the work, keep your eyes on the road, right . Always good advice. Keep your eyes on the road. We are tracking a lot of problems now. Drivers making their way around the bay, we have accidents on 101 and 880. But were going to begin by taking a live look at 92. The san mateo bridge. Those taillights making their way out of hayward heading on over to foster city. Youre tracking a travel time of 21 minutes. No accidents along that stretch. But once you get to hayward, theres a problem thats clearing. Southbound 880 at winton, but traffic backed up beyond 238 below 25 Miles Per Hour. Theres new information about the repairs at the oroville dam. A group of experts who are independently looking at the dam say the spillway should be repaired by november. The rest of the work around the dam will likely have to take place after the next rainy season. The state just awarded a 275 Million Contract to a company to make repairs. The spillways failed this year after the flooding. Relief is in sight for muir beach residents. Highway 1 between the panoramic highway split and green gulch will reopen may 6. Storms made it inaccessible. I know many people would disagree with me but, you know, im really going to mitts rain. Not the torrential downpours but just the overnight light rain, and thats to wet our gardens and lawns. Right now live hidef Doppler Radar picking up light precipitation. This is all similar to that heavy drizzle we were experiencing yesterday associated with fog. Fog is still off the coast right there. That batch of energy just west of inverness. A live look this morning from our kpix 5 studios past the embarcadero, wow we are looking in the direction of the port of oakland. Hey, i have no view for you. Check this out. This is from our mount vaca cam. Sun is officially making an appearance. We have a few clouds out there. But those clouds will push out. The sun ll continue to push in and we will have mostly sunny skies today. Right now 51 degrees in santa rosa to 55 in oakland. The winds have been breezy. Pretty stiff in San Francisco. Now 16. 13 sfo back through the beaches. Calm hayward and fremont. Vallejo at 5. Winds later today northwest up to 20 Miles Per Hour. Dave is 46 in napa. Clear skies there this morning. Thanks, dave, for checking in with us, one of our faithful weather watchers bright and early in the morning. Patchy fog this morning along the coastside. And some midlevel clouds that we just saw from our weathercam was. This afternoon go ahead and grab your sunglasses and whats next . Im forecasting the warmest temperatures so far this year. Well get to that sevenday forecast. Meanwhile, area of low pressure still trying to push out. A few clouds do drift in. We have this huge dome of High Pressure building in with a passage of that trough. Notice these lines very close together. When that happens, that means that you will be experiencing a breezy afternoon with some of those wind gusts up to 25. Heres your futurecast. Take a look at your friday morning. 24 hours from now, absolutely nothing going on. Friday night, not a cloud in the sky. Saturday, you got Outdoor Activity plans . Lucky you we have nothing but clear skies and warmer conditions. Today, 70 Central Valley through stockton and davis. 62 half dome. 62 monterey bay. 54 in the high sierra and if you are heading to tahoe over the weekend, 50 degrees tomorrow and saturday. Overnight lows around 28. Layers and layers and layers of snow still. 6 18 official sunup. By the time it sets at 7 56, well have temperatures today 60s, 70s with a drier air mass. Pollen report suggest that is the pollen will continue to rise this weekend. 60s beaches to 74 fairfield. Warming up over the weekend. Monday, tuesday approaching nearly 90. Today im kind of getting the fever here, we have baseball in the sun the San Francisco giants with matt moore on the mound for the good guys. Playing host to the dreaded dodgers trying to make it two wins in a row at 63 degrees. Thats a bit of a breeze. Make sure you have a light jacket and go giants you did say the dreaded dodgers theyre going down they are they are go, giants all right. This mornings tech report now. Teslas model s getting called out by consumer reports. The magazine wrote that tesla promised it would enable automatic emergency braking on the current model s by the end of last year. That feature is still unavailable. Consumer reports says automatic braking is an important safety feature and a standard on much cheaper cars. Tesla now says it is planning to roll out a Software Update today. Its only a matter of time until instagram joins facebooks billion user club. The company Just Announced the photo sharing app has reached 700 million active monthly users. Thats up from 600 million in december. Instagram credits the recent growth to its improved signup process, speed changes and efforts to reach new users around the world. The company also notes the latest stats are the fastest jump yet for the 7yearold app. Uber is making some changes to its ratings system. With the latest update its now easier for riders to see their ratings. It will now pop up under a user name in the app. The new system is part of ubers effort to become more driverfriendly. The company says the idea is to make riders more aware of their actions. If they see a low rating when they pull up the app, they might behave better on the next ride. And im dennis odonnell. Coming up, my mvp for the giants last night is bobby evans. The general manager called up two guys and lit a fire in the at t park. One of them was a 21yearold rookie. Could the giants erase a 30 hole . We are up next. ,,,,,,,,,,,, good morning, the giants rode the coattails of two guys that werent even on the team three days ago. A rookie, a veteran, a little offense and a ton of energy. Randy bennett and the st. Marys gaels watching the giants shoot air balls until sergio romo came in for the dodgers. Its the kid Christian Arroyo his First Major League home run. His mom kim was there to see it. Tworun shot. It was 32 dodgers. And they evened it up. Michael morse just got called up yesterday gone game tied. Tenth inning bases loaded hunter pence no out after a 10 pitch at bat pence got it deep enough to score hernandez with the winning run and how about that . What a thriller last night. 43 giants win the game. Bob melvin talking it over with sean in a maya who left off it was innings. Angels over the as 85. Sean manaea left after two innings with shoulder tightness. Three runs batted in. Angels over the as, 85. Down south. Unless were you out of the country, you missed the raiders signing of marshawn lynch. New raider running back. Today by the way is the nfl draft and the 49ers have the second pick overall. Well have all that recap tonight at 6 00. Have a great day. Im dennis odonnell. Today for both bay area teams. A san fran gets under you can get in on all the draft action. Draft parties are being held today for both bay area teams. The San Francisco 49ers celebration gets under way at 3 30 this afternoon at levis stadium. The 49ers currently hold the second overall selection in the 2017 nfl draft. And the raiders draft party is being held at the fox theatre in oakland today. It starts at 4 30. The team is also planning to hold a second event at the iconic welcome to las vegas sign near the strip on the third

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