Saw you need to open it up again. Just you could use it for something. They left the tour boat and walked across the embarcadero to this parking lot. They thought their luggage would be safe in the rental car, but they joined the 15,357 other people who have had their cars broken into so far this year in San Francisco, they lost cash. A 1,200 ipad and a 3,500 laptop. The police left a note telling the couple to come to central station. They had recovered their luggage, but they basically told us that you know, is there a chance for us getting our computers back and they said, no, youre your computer will probably end up in either vietnam or another asian country. That happened on a friday, just three days later. The ipad pinged this location in vietnam, 80,836 miles away. And that laptop containing lindas work as a photographer was long gone. I thought i was going to hyperbole. He was probably the strong one in this case because i, i, you know, i mean, it was just devastating for me. P
Rid of these tollbooths. Why the heck does it take so long . John grubb, the council coo, says tollbooths at the plaza have been in place since the 1950s and dont fit with the way people drive now. He says caltrans and toll authorities should have removed the tollbooths as soon as they stopped being used. And the impact is can be really catastrophic and tragic where someone is dying, you know, crashing into tollbooths. Following mondays crash, he says they should remove them immediately. Caltrans says they are currently evaluating how to fix it. Were still waiting to come up with a game plan of how we can remove that damaged equipment and replace it. But the toll booths arent the only issue. According to grubb, the way the traffic is jammed leads to an increased risk of car pollution. Its now the largest source of pm 2. 5 emissions. These are really harmful chemicals that get into the lungs of people is from the morning backup, he says. The state needs to make changes to the bridge or
Has taken a long summer break. Were just a few days into fall now and any rain can help reduce the threat of wildfires as we head into the worst part of our fire season. We really look at it as a great opportunity to get the moisture into the vegetation a little bit to start that fall progression as we look out towards winter. I would say rain is always a welcome arrival for us. Storm is also helping quell the fires burning near the oregon border. Those fires caused our smoky skies, as you know, last week. And as we take a live look outside at San Francisco, its still dry here, but for how long . Lets bring in abc seven news meteorologist sanjay patel for a look at the forecast. Sandhya yeah, and dan and karina, this is beneficial rain that we are expecting. I want to show you live doppler seven right now because we did have some showers move through parts of lake and mendocino counties, just a short time ago. Those showers have not been heavy, but as we just heard from the fire crews,
And clearly the administration would love to get consensus on what to do about pongyang. Consensus, frankly, arthel, talking to white house officials, an understanding that the u. S. Will need to do what it needs to do but consult with partners here in the region before making any move on pongyang. The president is coming to apjanuary, part of an active trip to the asian peninsula. What a great day for him to be here and opportunity for the u. S. Administration. After japan, off to south korea. The president will be in search after united front in north korea before making his way to beijing, where he is expected to pressure chinese president xi xinping and get tough on north korea. He will delay his trip at least a day before heading home. We are talking about another major agenda item on the table and that is trade. Much talk about china but keep in mind the u. S. Has a trade imbalance with japan as well. 51 billion, through the latest figures in august, the last month available. Pre
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