Transcripts For KPIX KPIX 5 News At 6pm 20140619 : compareme

Transcripts For KPIX KPIX 5 News At 6pm 20140619

Reporter where were you ultimately trying to end up . Africa. Reporter why africa . Because my mom is there. Reporter yahye says he was spruced how easy it was surprised how easy it was to stow away, just hop a 6foot fence and no guards. He spent several hours in the plane before it took off. He has been living with a foster family. Is he choosing not to live with his own family right now . Reporter he tells me that that is his choice. He says he doesnt want to go back to that house he ran away from. He hasnt been there since he returned from hawaii. He did say that he just saw his father yesterday. Yahye is also close to his younger brother. Today he saw him for the First Time Since come back and he might not see him for some time. Yahye plans to move to minnesota to live with a relative. Reporter how do you feel about leaving california, leaving your brother, your sisters . Your dad . [ pause ] its kind of hard. Hm. Just a young kid. I mean, he has been through a lot. Reporter he doesnt talk a lot so its very tough for him to share. Its amazing he survived. Reporter he is amazed himself and he did say that it was a miracle that he is alive. Incredible. All right. Thanks, betty. Well, some native americans of Northern California are going up against the nfl. The Washington Redskins have now lost a big battle in that fight. The federal government cancelled the redskins trademark. What does that mean . Well, phil matier with the impact that could have and how the tribe behind cache creek casino may have played a part in this. Phil. Reporter a big part, ken. You know, it was just a couple of years ago they were just a small group of indians. They have a casino, money machine and turned it into a major pr machine going after the biggest sports teams in america. Take a look. Proud, four gotten, native americans call themselves many things. The one thing they dont my opinion, the r word is as derogatory a slur as the n word. Reporter the u. S. Patent office agreed. And made the extremely unusual move of canceling the Washington Redskins trademark. So are the Washington Redskins going to become the Washington Monument . The story isnt over. Well see sooner than later an appeal in federal court. Reporter indeed the redskins say they will appeal the ruling just as they did in 1992 when a similar ruling was overturned on a technicality. In the meantime, thanks to the newfound millions of the tribes, its also likely to be a very public fight, as well. This is beyond david versus goliath. This is a losing hand at this point for the Washington Redskins. Everyone is weighed in against them. Reporter maybe but legal experts say the redskins may have their reasons to keep fighting the name change. Its worth something. Its a business decision ultimately. Reporter or maybe its just karma. Ironically, america discriminated against native americans. They came back hundreds of years later and they have turned themselves into a cash machine thats now turned the tables on Corporate America and dan snyder and they are watching the redskins. Reporter now, the tribal leaders say that they are proud of the native americans that brought this suit and they are equally proud of their ability and their effort with that ad and maybe more to raise the level of debate about discrimination and look for some lasting change in considering they both have the ways and the means this little tribe could wind up making a very, very big impression on some very, very big sports franchises in america. In oakland, phil matier, kpix 5. And if the redskins lose their case, it would mean anybody could make Washington Redskins gear without having to pay the nfl or the team for royalties. The league splits those royalties among the 31 teams. Dallas cowboys have their own deal. Were hearing remarkable stories this evening of survival after flames ripped through two sunnyvale homes. Firefighters had their work out the door for them as the three alarm fire had their work cut out for them as the three alarm fire was put out. Len ramirez reports crews are standing by for hot spots. Reporter thats right. So far, it has stayed down after burning for more than 5 hours this afternoon and morning here in sunnyvale. This fire cause is under investigation. Firefighters say it did start on the outside of the two homes here on lantana drive at about 9 25 this morning. A neighbors cell phone video shows the scene just moments after the fire started. And before firefighters got there. The men in orange shirts you see are part of a tree trimming crew that was working nearby. They knocked on doors and shouted, fire. Lucky for the people inside, one of the burning homes, because they were still asleep when it happened. I woke them up. They say, wheres the fire at . The fires inside the house. Your house is on fire. Come on, got to go. The mom out of the house in time. She wouldnt listen to me. She was going back and forth, back and forth. Reporter the Tree Trimmers also rescued a toddler from one of the burning homes that was being used as a daycare. Fortunately everyone got out of the burning houses okay and no one was injured. Unfortunately, though, there was a loss of life to one pet, a dog was found in an upstairs bedroom of one of the homes. It was believed to have been killed by smoke inhalation. Live in sunnyvale, len ramirez, kpix 5. Certainly an emotional day for the families who lost everything in this fire. A young woman clutched her dog tightly, loved ones hugged each other as they processed exactly what was going on. Two families now forced to start over. Our da lin spoke to one neighboring homeowner who fearlessly took matters into his own hands. Da. Reporter ken, while many of the neighbors gathered their cats and dogs to run away from the flames, this one homeowner ran towards the flames to make sure he could save his home. The homeowner hosing down his rooftop was close enough to the flames to nearly burn him. I didnt care. I could feel the heat and smoke. I had to keep putting it out. Reporter not even his disability could stop him from fighting the advancing flames. Joseph moreno is blind in his right eye. He says his top priority was to get his four dogs to safety, three of those guide dogs. Once they were out, he went on the roof with his garden hose on full blast. Never experienced like this in my life. It was chaos. Reporter sunnyvale firefighters screamed at him to get off the roof and get out of his home. Cops even threatened to arrest him. He ignored them and kept spraying down his house. They werent even putting in i water on my house on my property and the flames were coming on my property. I thought what i did forced them to come to my side of the house. I said water my side of the house or im not coming down. Reporter the side fence was destroyed but the house is saved only minor water and smoke damage. Joseph believes his action is what saved it. The Fire Department says it was reckless and dangerous. Not advisable by us. We dont want him to slip, fall, hurt himself because in that happens it takes away our resources to take care of him. Quite stupid to be honest with you. I wouldnt recommend it. But i had no choice, i had to protect my property and i would do it again. Reporter joseph says he has one million reasons to hop on to that roof because he says his house is worth over a million dollars. The two houses next to his not so lucky. Live in sunnyvale, da lin, kpix 5. We have posted all the incredible video online on this story. Find it on kpix. Com. Checking bay area headlines, caltrain is investigating the fourth fatality on its tracks this year. A southbound train hit and called a male pedestrian around 10 15 this morning just south of rangesdorf avenue in mountain view. The incident caused delays in both directions. There were no injuries to passenger or crew on the train. Faced with a new deadline, muni and its operators are talking about a new contract. The deadline to get a deal done is now at the end of the month. A new round of negotiations is under way. The Sticking Point has been the unions pension contributions. If they cant come to an agreement, the existing contract would roll over. Seems theres a speed bump on the road to traffic relief for Silicon Valley. A half cent transportation tax that would have paid for all those projects has been delayed until the 2016 election. Silicon Valley Leadership group behind the measure thought that there might have been enough support to put it on the ballot this november. But they say its just too risky because of the notoriously low turnout at the midterm elections. They are confident they will get these measures passed. We know when to press ahead when the opportunity is right and painfully we know when to pull back and wait. The group has a perfect 50 record over the last 30 years on getting measures passed. All right. Imagine getting an extra 20,000 not for your work but for finding a companys next great new hire. A bay area startup is paying the cash to draw top talent. Top temperatures around the bay area today, we lost the onshore flow. We found about 20 degrees. Many of you in the mid90s. San jose you were warm today. Whats in store for the weekend . Well talk about whether were going up or down temperature wise next. And coming up at 6 30, a woman records herself having a stroke. She says she had to do it so her doctors would believe her. , campaigns in San Francisco history. The party at the restaurant on pier an event under way now kicking off one of the largest civic fundraising campaigns in San Francisco history. The party at the coquette restaurant on pier 5 is raising money to keep the light art show going on the bay bridge. Tickets are 150 bucks each. The mayor and other leaders are supposed to be there. 12 million must be raised to reinstall all 26,000 lights to keep the display going. Supporters hope to keep the light display through 2026. Never get tired of that view. Wanted, a top talent. Kpix 5 reporter john ramos tells us a peninsula tech company is offering 20,000 for a tip that brings in a new hire. Reporter if theres any doubts youre entering a Silicon Valley tech company the ping pong table is a giveaway. So the catered lunch while employees watch world cup soccer. Its the kind of stuff you have to provide tech workers these days if you want them to work for you. We want to hire the best people and we are willing to pay for it. Reporter thought spot is a 2yearold startup in redwood city thats creating a browser to search a companys numerical records the way google searches the internet. But the company is growing and to recruit good talent they have begun offering a 20,000 reward not to the candidates but to the person who recommends them to the company. In some ways we are using our social network as a recruiting machine and to encourage them we are offering them this 20,000 bonus. Reporter team leader [ non english language ] says good code writers are in demand and immune to recruitment. They trust the word of a friend of a friend rather than a kreuter. Reporter it was a friend who recommended thought spot to this person. He didnt find out why until later. I talked to him. Why are you referring me . He was like okay its a good team, Great Company but im getting a big check off of that. So yes. [ laughter ] reporter you asked for a cut of it . No. [ laughter ] reporter wont it make google and facebook angry if they begin losing good people . We are too small to make too many people very angry at this point. That that is not a big concern. Reporter besides, it wouldnt be Silicon Valley if someone wasnt pushing the envelope a little bit. In redwood city, john ramos, kpix 5. The 20,000 reward is offered to anyone not currently working at the company. And its only paid after someone is hired and has worked there for three months. Lets see. If i had to pick a meteorologist i know this guy named paul deanno hey, thats 20,000 coming my way. Good tip. I would be looking on facebook for all my smart friends for 20g. Thats a nice gig. You know what . We got hot today. Numbers away from the water, yesterday 70s. Then 40 Miles Per Hour winds. Today we lost the onshore flow. 94 in pittsburg. 94 in healdsburg. Low 90s for saratoga, 90 palo alto. 88 degrees outside. A lot going on for the rest of this week into the weekend. The Alameda County fair pleasanton sunny warm tomorrow but not as warm. Mid80s tomorrow as the fair kicks off. The save mart 350 in sonoma sunday. 84 degrees for the race, sunny and warm. Im saying 80s and not 90s. There are things changing. Today the big rim ridge that is building in almost sat over top of us. Cut off the flow from the pacific ocean. Big deal for us as we grab a light onshore flow. Anything coming from the ocean in the mid50s and the air above it also chilly. If you were 90s today, 80s. If you were in the 70s, 60s tomorrow. Temperatures will stay pleasant through the weekend. The light onshore flow continues. Once we get in this nice pattern well stay in it for several days. Vallejo 76. San jose 81 tomorrow so not as warm. San rafael 78. Oakland 70. Redwood city 80. Livermore 88 degrees tomorrow. San francisco 65. It is going to be glorious right on through the weekend. You like the 80s inland . Probably why you live there . You will get them through next week. 60s, 70s, not as warm near the bay. Maybe thats why you live near the water. You get that with afternoon sunshine and throughout the coast now its going to be cooler and cloudier and it will be all the way through next week. Dry time of year, no rain, but were also not hot. Were not cloudy all day. Perfect. Yeah. Good stuff. Yeah. Definitely. Thanks, paul. Starting july 1, open burning will be banned on 31 million acres all over the california. Cal fire obviously worried about wildfires getting out of control because of the drought. All residential burn permits and burning for Forest Management hazard abatement, industrial purposes is suspended july 1. Campfires will be allowed only in designated areas. There have been 70 more wildfires this year compared to the same time last year. Still ahead, 3d capability and a free year of prime. Amazon unveils its firstever smartphone. How else it plans to compete with the other big players. A stress busting appear created by east bay teenagers hoping its enough to win against from teams all over the world. ,,,,,,, good day for us stocks. Ae dow and nasdaq ended on a positive note. And the s andp clod at a recor ock rose nearly 3 good day for u. S. Stocks as the dow and nasdaq ended on a positive note and the s p closed at a record high. Amazon stock rose nearly 3 today after the ecommerce giant unveiled its new smartphone called fire. And it aims to burn through a market dom fade by apple and samsung dominated by apple and samsung. Jeff bezos showed it off in seattle. It recognizes things in real life and connects them to the web with the touch of a button. Another key feature, an infrared camera that zooms in and out to produce 3dlike images. What if there were 1,000 artists standing by to redraw the picture every time you moved your head . And what if they could do it ill just pick a number, say 60 times a second . Here it is. We call this dynamic perspective. [ applause ] i think it makes me a little dizzy. Right now, fire is only available through at t. It starts at 200 for base model and is now available for preorder with a twoyear contract. New at 6 00, bay area teenagers competing with other teams from all around the world. At this hour High School Teams from fremont and walnut creek are competing in the world pitch finals. They are making business and technology pitches in front of Silicon Valley executives. Ann notarangelo sat down with a team from walnut creek. Reporter at Northgate High School in walnut creek, where 75 of the students attend a fouryear college, theres a lot of competition. We all want to go to like these really high caliber colleges like the uc system and its all getting very hard to get in. Reporter using what they know, stress, these long time friends set out to learn what they didnt know about technology to create a stress busting mobile app and enter techno vegas challenges world pitch 2014. Its a competition to inspire girls around the world to use technology to solve a problem. Stress is like a part of reality. Its always going to happen. But we want to minimize the negative stress. Reporter they had ideas about dealing with stress but were clueless about coding. Its so mindblowing that were able to create our own app. The challenge has opened our eyes. Our solution to this problem was to create an app reporter this is their winning video pitch and tonight in Silicon Valley, the four juniors are competing against seven other teams from five continents for 10,000 to promote and improve their app. All these girls are a sign of another breakthrough in a career where women are underrepresented. A lot of them doubt themselves and dont really believe that they can enter this field. Reporter the unwind app helps teams cope with stress with a journal, contacts, and their favorite, simulated bubble wrap. They read a study that says one minute of popping bubble wrap is a give length to a 33 minute massage which they probably need themselves. After putting about 100 hours into this we are coding and designing and creating images, yeah, its pretty hard. [ laughter ] reporter michelle wont be there tonight. She has a summer internship at yale. But her friends will prove instead of being merely passive consumers, they are creators of technology. Ann notarangelo, kpix 5. Some of the other teams are from my. He yeah, brazil, and other countries. At 9 00 they will find out the winner. Coming up in our next half hour, you put your old cell phone in and get cash in return. Sounds like a winwin. Why people in one bay area city worry machines like this will lead to more crime. And its now becoming a health lesson. Why a woman recorded herself having a stroke. ,,, heat shields are compromised. We have multiple failures. Whats that alarm . Fuel cell two is down. Im going to have to guide her in manually. This is very exciting. But im at my stop. Come again . Im watching this on the train. Its so hard to leave. Good luck with everything. Watch tv virtually anywhere with the uverse tv app. With at t, the uver

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