Transcripts For KPIX CBS 5 Eyewitness News At 6PM 20130103 :

Transcripts For KPIX CBS 5 Eyewitness News At 6PM 20130103

Watching. He will be listening, too. Mike. Reporter maybe you should call this big bus is watching and listening. Its lights, camera, muni. Its one of those stories that people of good faith on both sides say, how can you think that . But if technology improves, this dispute only gets more intense. Muni usually isnt the stuff of hollywood until it is. All 800 or so muni buses and several hundred trains are waiting to be changed so you can have your closeup. Or to help police figure who might have been at fault in this 2009 crash. Or maybe to finger a pickpocket. Cameras and microphones have been in place for over a decade but change is coming. They record in the camera and erase themselves every 48 hours but soon then be transmitted back to muni or police in realtime. That has privacy advocates upset. All are dealing with a cop over their shoulders. Reporter the Electronic Frontier foundation says authorities shouldnt be able to know what youre doing it all the. Were unable to have conversations free from surveillance unable to go around the city with anonymity. Public information. Reporter paul rose who speaks for muni says right now if a request comes in for the video it has to be copied on a dvd and that takes time. It will save money so thats why Homeland Security is giving muni 5. 5 million to get it done. Its all legal and common place, he says. Our audio and Video Surveillance does not have the capability to listen in on specific conversations. The Surveillance System as it is right now and the new system only picks up footage and audio generally. Reporter riders seem to be split on the issue. Well, we would be able to is footprints and be able to utilize the information perhaps without disclosing how they use it. Actually, i approve of them because i have been a muni rider for over 4 years and i have seen everything on these buses. Reporter the new Transmission System will start being installed over the next several months. Liz, Homeland Security has given out a ton of dough to other agencies, new york, chicago, washington, so San Francisco is far from alone. You know, mike, we have seen cameras on public areas before. But the audio seems a little bit more excessive. Any clue as to why they want that . Reporter they can improve it. I listened to a lot of the tapes and you cant hear specific conversations. But technology is not that good. So i dont really think people have to worry about that. All right. Mike, thank you. A memorial is growing outside a Mission District market where a driver tried to flee police causing a deadly crash. It happened yesterday near 21st and south van ness in San Francisco. Officers say they were trying to pull the man over in connection with the shooting when he took off, ran a red light and slammed into another car. The impact killed the woman in that car and a man on the sidewalk. Its senseless. You know, its really mindless tragedy. This guy just had to run from the police because he wanted to take shots at people. The suspect is a 19yearold known gang member named david morales. He is recovering from his own injuries and has been charged with two counts of murder. He also faces attempted murder and firearms charges for the shooting incident. There are still a lot of questions around the murder of a wealthy businessman in an exclusive enclave of Santa Clara County. But theres new information coming out that could lead to clues on a motive. Cbs 5 reporter mark sayre tells us there could be more arrests coming. Hi, mark. Reporter well, brian, yet another suspect in this case was in court here today as Court Documents reveal some new questions about the lifestyle of the victim. 21yearold Javier Garcia appeared in Santa Clara County superior court this afternoon. Garcia who was arrested in oakland last week faces 6 felony charges in connection with the murder. Amir alem is the district attorney. Count 1 is murder. They are also charged with robbery. Home invasion robbery. Reporter alem says he cannot discuss the facts of the case because the charging documents remain under court seal. We file it under seal because its pending investigation and that would negatively affect potentially the investigation and we dont want that to happen. Reporter kumra was found dead in this mansion in the earlymorning hours of november 30th after his wife called 911 reporting several people had broken into the home. So far, four people have been arrested. 22yearold raven dixon from alameda was the first to appear in court facing charges of accessory to murder with a gang enhancement. Javier garcia appeared in court today. 26yearold Lucas Anderson was arraigned last week. And 21yearold Deangelo Austin was arrested in sacramento and is expected to be arraigned tomorrow. Javier garcias family left the courthouse today without making any comments. Were not absolutely sure that there arent other suspects out there that will be apprehended, arrested in this case. Reporter Sergeant Kerry harris of the Los Gatos Monte Sereno Police Department says police cannot provide more information about the case because it is still under investigation. But Court Documents from 2006 obtained by the mercury news paint a picture of a millionaire businessman accused of questionable Business Practices and a sham divorce. The key for us is to make sure we exhaust every Investigative Lead before we Start Talking too much about the case. Reporter and the fourth and final suspect in the case at least arrested so far is expected to be arraigned here tomorrow afternoon. At this point, we do not know if three or possibly all four of those suspects will be tried together. Reporting live in san jose, im mark sayre, cbs 5. Thank you. Other bay area headlines. A rockslide on highway 17 shut down the road briefly this morning. It happened in the southbound lanes between Redwood Estates and summit road. Crews cleaned it up quickly and the road was open before noon. And the water is back on in a hayward neighborhood where a broken pipe flooded the area overnight. Water was shut off and lanes closed near jackson and santa clara streets while crews did the repairs. Public works Officials Say the pipe that ruptured was affected by cold weather and heavy rain. And now that the Holiday Season is over, construction crews are getting back to work on the central subway project. That means stockton street is closed to traffic again between ellis and geary streets in San Franciscos union square. The project had been on hold since thanksgiving. The central subway is scheduled to open in 2019. Its not easy being green. Its also not cheap. Many bay area trash haulers are having a hard time making ends meet these days and you could pay the price. Cbs 5 reporter da lin explains its because were all getting too darn good at recycling. Reporter you can almost say recology is a victim of its own success. The San Francisco trash hauler claims customers are recycling more and throwing away less and thats cutting into its bottom line. Recology wants to increase both commercial and residential rates. The residential rates would go up by about 24 . Right now, the average Single Family homeowner pays 27. 91 a month for the 32gallon trash, recycling and compost bins. The proposed hike would bring that monthly amount up to 34. 54. Recology says the new amount would include charges for the recycling and compost bins which would be 2 each. The increase is really relates to increased costs such as fuel and also some new programs such as sorting of the black bins. Reporter at 27. 91 a month for the typical residents right now, San Francisco is in the middle of the pack for garbage rates compared to neighboring cities. But the new rates would make San Francisco one of the highest. Some recology customers dont like the proposal and say it doesnt pass the smell test. For normal garbage i wouldnt mind paying more but for recycling where they are making money off our junk anyways, i dont think thats fair. They are actually making money off the recycling because they sell that the composting and the recycle materials. Those go to market. They find places. So they get in income from there, too. So it just doesnt really add up. Reporter if city officials approve recologys request, the new rates would go into effect starting july 1. In San Francisco, im da lin, cbs 5. A new clue in the case of a pet dog killed in a bay area robbery. Tonight, the Surveillance Video. And its the end of an era for the exploratorium in San Francisco. Where its moving and what will be lost in the transition. From the cbs 5 weather center, good evening, everybody. Last night we dropped down to 26 degrees in sonoma. 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Reporter San Francisco police say this Surveillance Video shows their prime suspect leaving the scene of what they say is a terrible crime. Youre going to see a suspect running away after just committing a robbery and after just killing a dog. Reporter police say on december 28, the victim pulled her car over here on leavenworth in San Francisco to look for her cell phone. While she was out of her car, this man robbed her. After getting only a few dollars from michelle, witnesses say the suspect then reached into her car and grabbed her 12yearold pekingese, roxy throwing the dog to the ground. Roxy suffered a broken pelvis, spinal damage, and later died. She didnt have enough money so he took her dog, lifted it over his head and hurled it into moving traffic. Reporter she is so afraid she doesnt want to be identified. Were going to get you. Reporter while San Francisco Police Continue this investigation, they also have a message for anyone even thinking of committing a crime. In this city, theres Video Surveillance everywhere. Theres local markets around. There are people who live in the apartment complex that have video that shoots out in the street, as well. So theres not going to be a corner of the street that we may not be able to find video. It doesnt matter if it was a dog or a person. Something was cold for no reason. Something was killed for no reason. It was an innocent little thing, a little creature. Anyone who may recognize the man in the Surveillance Video is asked to call the San Francisco police. And new tonight, a federal judge refused to block californias ban on selling and possession of shark fins. The two chineseamerican groups who made the question said the ban violates their civil rights by targeting a food argument used in traditional weddings and festivals. The judge rejected the argument. The state ban took effect a year ago after California Shark fin supermarket was once the largest outside of asia. Its official. The exploratorium has closed its doors today for the last time in its iconic place at the palace of fine arts. The place was packed right up to closing time just about an hour ago. But dont worry its not going to close for good. It will reopen at a brandnew location. The cbs 5 reporter anne makovec says some things will be lost in the transition. Reporter the sounds of wideeyed wonder are about to fall silent here after 43 years, the exploratorium closing its doors at the palace of fine arts and local families lined up for its swan song. Im going to just try to live it up and experience it one last time in its original spot. Reporter she has been coming here for decades with her children and brought her daughter back today not knowing it was the end. I think that the reason we felt we needed to come was because somehow we knew it was the last day. Reporter ron knew the day was coming. He spent much of his life here. I like to think my official title is loose cannon. I have been here so long i have been able to do so many things here. Reporter of its 43 years, he worked here for 41. We are going to really miss the palace of fine arts. We are going to miss the swans. Its going to be sad today leaving. But were moving to such a spectacular location. Reporter the exploratorium will reopen on april 17th at pier 15 on the embarcadero in San Francisco. The location has three times the size. [ gong ] reporter this is one of the features they cant take with them. Its a Musical Instrument that resonates in the column of the rotunda of the palace of fine arts. One exhibit left behind with a memory of so much. You cant experience it without being here. You cant speak of the exploratorium without thinking of the palace of fine arts. They go well together. Reporter between now and april they will hold popup learning events throughout the city. Find out more about these events on our website, cbssf. Com. Just click on links and numbers. In San Francisco, anne makovec, cbs 5. That was the epicenter of science news. Back in the 80s mr. Brian hackney used to teach classes at the exploratorium. And i was his favorite student who wore the dunce cap [ laughter ] no. Hope you were enjoying some Outdoor Activities today because we finally had some seasonal highs here in the bay area. Good evening, everybody. This is the scene. Its live looking out towards the bay bridge where in oakland today we had a high of 61 degrees. That was the warm spot after realizing an overnight low of 38 degrees. In fact, our temperatures last night dipped down to 26 in sonoma. It was 28 degrees in santa rosa. What a recovery there today. Currently were in the 40s and 50s. These numbers wont be as cold overnight tonight as last night due to the return of a few mid and highlevel clouds. In fact it will still be freezing but not as cold. 30 degrees in santa rosa, below freezing in the trivalley, 36 degrees in san jose. Upper 30s to mid50s across the central bay. Heres what you need to know. Partly cloudy overnight tonight. 36 to 44 overnight south bay and in the city. Partly cloudy for your thursday. In the mid40s. Pretty much across the board with a flat wind and it is a volunteer spare the air. We do have this area of low pressure to the north of the bay area. Its banking up against a ridge of High Pressure shearing apart at the seams here. High pressure is going to remain in control but some of these clouds are going to slip under the ridge. Well call it a dirty ridge of High Pressure. Therefore some partly cloudy conditions. Highs will play out like this. 50s across the board. 52 degrees in fairfield. 53 when you look at the seven day forecast youre saying hey wheres that 60 degrees . Lets find it. Thats in santa cruz. In fact, we will see increasing cloud cover on saturday. Otherwise, dry conditions all the way through that period. And that is your pinpoint forecast. Thank you. Still ahead, how people in one bay area city will be identified in a way they never have before. Ethically, thats over the line i think. Critics call it a marketing trick. What some colleges are doing to students to make a school seem more desirable. ,,,,,,,, Immigration Reform. The city will be issuing wht calls, a first of its kind d card for people without leg immigration status. The mayor oakland is making Immigration Reform issuing a firstofitskind i. D. Card for people without Legal Immigration status. The mayor showed an example of the card this afternoon. Its unique because its also designed to function as a debit card. There were transgender people who said they wanted this card because they didnt have to put male or female. There were older African Americans that didnt have the traditional kind of id that grew up in rural areas or other people who grew up in rural areas in north america and didnt have the traditional birth certificates. But critics say the cards legitimize the presence of illegal immigrants. Oakland is wor

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