Transcripts For KTVU KTVU Fox 2 News At 4pm 20170817 : compa

Transcripts For KTVU KTVU Fox 2 News At 4pm 20170817

It happened in barcelona as people were enjoying a summer evening. We have the latest from spain in our newsroom. Isis is claiming responsibility for the attack which started around 8 00 when a van jumped a curb and plowed into the crowd. These images show how horrific and chaotic it was in the las ramblas district of barcelona. It is an area filled with shops. Victims were left in the street. 13 killed at least 100 were injured. The city went into lockdown with the Police Walking the street and Closing Stores in the train station. I heard many people screaming and then i saw the been going down the boulevard. You could see all of the bodies at las ramblas. It was brutal. Police believe another man was used in the attack as a getaway car. Two people are in custody and the search continues for the driver. Isis released a statement hours after the incident saying it was carried out by soldiers of the islamic state. The u. S. Secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, condemned the attack. We ask u. S. Citizen citizens in the area to let your loved ones know you are safe. We are resolved to find you and bring you to justice. Reporter President Trump tweeted that the United States condemns the terror attack in barcelona, spain and will do what is ever necessary to help. Be tough and strong, we love you. The interior chief for the catalan area says that they will honored the victims killed. We have seen the aftermath of what happened on the cell phone video, but as far as you know, we have not seen anything of the actual event involved in this. Unless there is security video that has not been released yet. Reporter right. If it exists, it has not been released. We do not have video of the van its self. When this played out, it was hard for immediate outlets to get to where this happened. The street, the van traveled about three quarters of a mile down the road. They immediately blocked the street and you could not get to where the van was. It is something we are waiting to see. All right christina, we will stay on top of this through the evening. Unfortunately we are seeing this more and more. We are joan by rick smith. This is the latest in the series of vehicles used to kill pedestrians. What if anything could be done to prevent the attack or better prepare for it . I think you have to learn from it. I think it shows the terrorist threat. It shows that the threat in europe is probably worse. There are attacks in berlin and london. You know, i think that part of the european problem has to do with the large pot local population and the fact that it may not be as much in the society as it is in the United States. But you have to learn from these things. The reasons that they work is that it is not sophisticated. There is not a lot of coordination to pull it off. You may not need a lot of intelligence to get intercepted. That is the important part. I think they need to give Law Enforcement and the Intelligence Committee the community what they need to fight this thing. It is not going to go away. It clearly is not going away. Even with the defeat of isis and in the middle east, it is decentralized and there is no headquarters. It just shows you the magnitude of the problem. Rick, there have been efforts after the incident in charlottesville, virginia by google and other companies to shut down access to the internet by hate groups like neonazis and White Supremacists and so on. Are they using the dark web . How do people get inspired and learn about isis if they have access to the web. Do you know about that . It is a problem, but i dont know how you prevent it from happening. People use the internet. I think google and the other companies can do something about it, but the key is you have to identify who these people are. There are coworkers and people who know these terrorists who could provide information of value. It is a combined effort and not just one single thing. You cannot just blame Law Enforcement. There has to be better coordination and communication. Even though this type of thing makes it so very difficult to stop. Rick, i want to go back to this style of attack. We dont have a lot of time, but the fact that these are happening in very popular areas where tourists gather, do you think in the u. S. It is time for us to probably isolate some of those areas and restrict vehicular traffic to some of our betterknown Tourist Spots . I am sure it is being considered right now. It restricts our freedom which is the goal of what they are trying to accomplish. But, you need to give some consideration to that. There are no barricades around and it is some sort of a function. You need to think about that kind of stuff. I think that is the outcome and the result of this. It is a sad commentary. There all right, rick smith, former fbi agent. As always, thank you for talking with us today. We have reaction from around the United States coming up later on at 4 30. New at 4 00. Facing murder charges in the shooting death of the hayward man. He was shot on july 19 while pushing his infant son in a stroller. A month later, three suspects are in custody. They are pablo mendoza, breslin brad and fallings and Valerie Bowden from alameda. If you have information about this case, call the Alameda County sheriffs office. A standoff between an armed and suicidal men ended with that man shot and killed. Henry, the man set his home on fire first and then came at them with a gun . Reporter yes heather, it is still an active scene after that deadly officer involved shooting. The 54yearold man is dead. He opened he barricaded himself in his mobile home and lit it on fire and came out with a shotgun. He was having marital problems. This is cell phone video of a mobile home going up in flames in the Livermore Police say they had no choice but to shoot the man who started the fire and came outside and brandished a shotgun at them. He came out the door with a shotgun. The officers were trying to negotiate with him. The officers eventually fired on the suspect. They rendered first aid, but he was pronounced deceased at the scene. Reporter it all started about 9 00 wednesday night. Neighbors called police saying that the man was acting bizarre and challenging people to fight. When police arrived, he was armed with a rifle and went inside his mobile home. He fired numerous rounds while inside the house. A negotiator tried to calm him down. He made suicidal remarks. About two hours later, police say he started a fire inside the home. Then he came outside with a shotgun. It is not clear if he fired any shots, but in this video that we got from a witness, there appears to be an armored car to the left and then gunfire. [ gunfire ]. I didnt see anything, but i heard gunshots. There was a want there was one, a pause and then more. It impacted my moms house. It is very sad. The man has not been officially dead identified, but i learned from Court Records that he has been married twice and is been accused of domestic abuse. His estranged wife said he spoke of having guns in his home. Reporter i reached out to the mans estranged wife and she did not want to comment. This is under investigation by the Livermore Police and the Allegheny County police department. Thank you. We are learning more about a crash in east oakland that left two children dead. The corner Purpose Office identified the children as nixon lopez and sixyearold ezequias lopez. We have more from oakland. Four witnesses say these were two boys killed in the crash last night. They were riding with a Family Member when police say their car turned in front of an oncoming car here on international boulevard and they were brought chided. People broadsided. People say that they went flying and slammed into the garbage can on the sidewalk. It happened at 8 30 in front of a busy part taco truck parked on the corner. People rushed over to the mangled car trying to help the people inside. There were two children and a woman in the car and all had to be extricated by firefighters. The sixyearold child in the 11yearold child died later at childrens hospital. It was the worst accident i have ever seen. I cant stop thinking about the kids and the mom. Reporter investigators are trying to figure out if those children were restating restraint. Everybody else in the accident last night survived. Witnesses say there were two Oakland Police officers at the taco truck at the time of the crash and they ran over to help out. Of course this tragic crash hits home for everybody at the department. Personally, it impacts me because i am a father myself. Any First Responder is impacted when there are children involved. It reminds us of our own family in our own community. Yesterday our community lost two lives. Four reporter it is not believe the speed was involved at this time. One woman who was here last night and witnessed this awful scene told me this crash will haunt her forever. And oakland, alex savage, ktvu news. Carlos rojas made the announcement this morning at the hiring our heroes event in San Francisco. He says the department has 39 offered openings for new officers and they want to fill those in the next few months. The chief said there is increasing crime on trains and in parks this year. We want to make sure that the writers are feeling safe riders are feeling safe. Not only at the station, but on the train. Reporter they are actively searching for military members to join the bart police force. Taking a stand against the president and getting political. What the mvp says he will not do when the president is in office. The Solar Eclipse and what is being done to prevent power problems with the california solar power system. Lots of sunshine in the bay area. Take a look out there for your thursday afternoon. We will look at the warmest day of the week and track the fog as well. Food. Water. Internet. We need it to live. But what we dont need are surprises, like extra monthly fees. I see you, fee, played by legendary actress anjelica huston. You got me, mark. We just want fast internet for one, simple rate. For all the streaming and the shopping and the newsing, but most of all. For the this. Internet for one everyday simple price and no extra monthly fees. And when youod sugar is a replace one meal. Choices. Or snack a day with glucerna. Made with carbsteady. To help minimize blood sugar spikes. You can really feel it. Now with 30 less carbs and sugars. Is two steps are being taken to make sure next weeks Solar Eclipse does not cause power problems. It is something a lot of people have not thought about, but according to the largest grid operator, almost half the energy in california is produced from solar energy. When things go dark for a few minutes, what does that mean to the grid. Claudia wong has the answers. Reporter this guy will go dark for a few minutes, but that does not mean that california will. In the north part of the state we will have 75 eclipse and in the south part, 65 of clips. In a state like california where we have the solar panels in place, that means that the moon will come between the moon and the panels. When you have things that have cured obscure the sun, you have less solar power. Reporter what are we talking about. Solar energy is 1. 4 of the energy generated in the u. S. And 1. 4 million americans rely on solar power. During the august 21 eclipse, the moon will block the sun for two minutes 40 seconds. We expect to get 3 1 2 gigawatts of less solar power than we normally would at that time of day. 3 1 2 to 4 gigawatts is the equivalent of two power plants at p kass pacitti. Thats a lot of elect dasha peak capacity. At peak capacity. Thats a lot of electricity. Reporter he doesnt think that the eclipse will be a power issue and he calls it instead an opportunity. The Public Utilities commission has put together a website asking people to make a pledge to cut the sun some slack and turn off power for just a couple of hours. What we are saying to californians is that there is something you can do so that we dont have to spend up those inefficient natural gas beakers. You can do one thing and step in for the sun for that two hour period between 9 00 a. M. In 11 00 a. M. Just unplug your phone charger and turn off your computer if you are not using it. Power down those power strips. These simple things that up. Reporter ktvu fox 2 , claudine wong, ktvu fox 2. There is a lot of science surrounding the Solar Eclipse on monday. We will be tracking low clouds and fog. We have been saying that all week long. Head inland for a better view. It was may 2012 where we had a Solar Eclipse in the bay area where was 85 coverage. That was beautiful as well and i remember working on a sunday evening. Beautiful sites out there. In san jose, there is hayes and clear skies haze and clear skies. An Interesting Development with sunshine even at the coast. You can see the sun the clouds melting away at the golden gate ridge. You can pick out mostly clear skies toward San Francisco and Half Moon Bay as well. Here we go with stubborn overcast and portions of the marin county coastline. That should fill in over the next few hours. Current temperatures with 64 at seven dasha San Francisco. 80s at fairfield and San Francisco fashion san joses checking in at 80. Alive look at San Francisco. There are portions of fog trying to regroup near the Golden Gate Bridge right now. With the warm air above and at the service, is quashes the marine layer. That will be the case first thing tomorrow morning as well as we start friday. The temperatures to start tomorrow will be in the 50s and 60s with no major changes. The fog is coast to side and around the bay. That includes San Francisco. The weather pattern is not changing too much and we have been looping the forecasts over and over during the past few days. We will continue with a warming trend. San francisco downtown will be right around 70 degrees by 3 00 friday afternoon. Looking at the highs for tomorrow afternoon, 90s toward the inland east bay. San francisco at 70 degrees. The clouds clear from the immediate coastline. We will talk about the weekend outlook coming up in a few minutes. Thank you very much. An update on an undocumented area couple that was just deported to mexico. Their flight landed in mexico city about 4 00 in the morning. There were tearful goodbyes last night at sfo. I asked Maria Mendoza sanchez if her husband was able to maria and joseph mendozas sanchez were unable to obtain green cards. Their children are in the u. S. One daughter will graduate from uc and will graduate. Her other daughter is 16 and in high school. Whether you prepare for it, you try to tell them that they have to be prepared. But, i dont think nobody is prepared enough to leave their kids behind. [ indiscernible ]. They wont be there to see me graduate. Reporter they were there yesterday in oakland. The current immigration level inhibits the sand chases for returning to the u. S. For the next decade. They are exploring options such as working in canada. The sender is working to allow them to come back to the u. S. And that will depend on congress and President Trump. Planning for the true the future. The ceo of ford working to build technology for tomorrow. Whats up guys . Were dude perfect. Make sure you check out Bass Pro Shops fall hunting classic, the biggest hunting show and sale of the year. male announcer hey, its time for great deals on great gear plus, weekends during the classic, you can get up to a 100 instant rebate on select gear when you purchase with your Bass Pro Shops mastercard. Automaker ford is focusing on the future. They held a oneday symposium in San Francisco to discuss what is next for cities across the country, including transportation. Also taking care of the present. This was an opportunity for the fort ceo to make a public debut. A reporter for the wall street journal, you were there. What did you make of the comments . What did he focus on today . Reporter there was a tone of how ford will be involved in the city of the future. How transportation can be changed to be human centric and take care of those inconveniences in your life that you deal with during your daily commute. Reporter it does not sound like a typical ceo of an automaker. Right . Several hundred people were there trying to spark a conversation about how various stakeholders can reimagine the future of transportation. Reporter this is a Pivotal Moment for the auto industry. It seems that Silicon Valley and not detroit is at the forefront of the technology and what is new. Hasnt really invested in trying out new ideas . Yeah. His background is in Office Furniture which doesnt sound like it. He has been coming to Silicon Valley every quarter for years and years. Hes a technology guy and his role is to create fords vision going forward. Reporter who were the others in attendance today . We had urban folks in City Planners and executives of other companies. One was the head tech guy for dominos pizza. They are having conversations about how Autonomous Cars could be involved in pizza delivery. Reporter was that the focus of the conversation today . It is definitely part of the conversati

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