it has been a rough night to say the least for residents of brooklyn, new york, with thunderstorms uprooting trees. they crashed into backyards and onto garages, parked cars, and even a city bus. the new york city borough also got hit with hail during that severe thunderstorm. we turn now to the coronavirus pandemic forcing colleges to shift their admissions priorities. they are turning away from test scores to how students have been caring for themselves and others during this crisis. here s abc s rachel scott. reporter: college admission deans from across the country accounting for the massive shift in the student experience during the pandemic. how are you contributing to solving the needs of others during this crisis? reporter: releasing a new statement telling students and parents what they now value during the admissions process. it s a different landscape out there, it s a different terrain that admissions offices are looking at. reporter: through the mak
across the country in haiti japan heads to the poll in a snap election. shinzo abe says it s a referendum on his economic policies. delegates at a climate conference in lima agreed on a deal two days later on scheduled. the environment groups slammed it as a weak and ineffectual compromise. it lays the way for talks in paris in 2015. it asks countries to submit a plan by next year to tackle emissions. talks went over the original deadline after developing nations said rich countries should do more to pay for the fight against climate change. allow me to tell you this deal is not perfect, but respects the conditions of the parties, and is based on what has been proposed. with this text we are all winners, no exceptions. i heard from all of the groups and have the assurance that with this we are all winners. jane thornton is head of climate earth and an environment lawyer and joins us from london. good to have you with us. what do you make. agreement reached? is it am
xwh employee in san jose to let him know when mail is damaged when it arrives. agents began videotaping the mail room where these thefts were allegedly occurring. and they say it shows howard rummaging through that mail on several occasions. howard s neighbors in saratoga were stunned to hear the news, but none wanted to talk on sam camera. when we knocked on howard s door, one person opened the curtain and immediately closed it when i showed her my id. he was a key witness in the prosecution of the former supervisor ed ju. howard was able to prove to the state that he did not really live in san francisco, but rather in burli in inburlinggam. the sacramento office has taken over. no one would go on the record for this story on camera. i did speak with one person who used to work with the howard here in this case. he tells me he can only use one word to describe how he feels. wow. we re live in san jose. this just in to our newsroom. new clues that can help a south bay famil
prepare for incidents just like this one. it s unusual and they have a real strong safety record up there. and it s very unusual for that facility. reporter: the original call for the fire came in around 10 p.m. last night. it took fire crews about 40 minutes to get it fully out. while the accelerator was in use at the time, science projects were under way, there were no people stationed near the power units and nobody was injured. reporting live in menlo park, i m mark sayre, kpix 5. thank you. it is not yet i don t know when the accelerator will be back up and running for scientific research. mineta san jose international airport told the city of san jose today it s working on changes to security following the stowaway incident. the airport says it is going over its operational procedures and it will also check out some high-tech options to improve security. officials are going to work on partnering with a nonprofit that specializes in airport security. it is also g
he is accused of hiding and stealing mail from customers. the man s arrest is the result of a federal investigation that dates back more than a year. kron four s philippe djegal is live in san jose. with the latest on this investigation. philippe. pam. quan howard was arrested last night, and booked here into the santa clara county main jail earlier this morning. he is accused of abusing his power as a postal inspector and ripping people off. this is a photo of 52-year-old postal inspector quan howard taken back in 2012 after being awarded federal employee of the year by the san francisco bay area federal executive board of the u-s postal inspection service. a far cry from what he s being recognized for now. charged by the office of inspector general for delaying, destroying, stealing and possessing stolen u-s mail. sot- im actually very surprised and shocked. anne lauzon is a longtime neighbor of howard s, living nextdoor to him in saratoga. sot- it s dumbfounding. i just