Building under construction in oakland. Leaves up to 20 workers trapped in wet cement. vicki the accident was just after nine30 this morning. On hawthorne avenue near broadway. grant thats where we find kron fours Philippe Djegal. Who arrived on scene shortly after the initial emergency call. Philippe. Thats right. And, a witness tells us this could have been a whole lot worse if the wet cement was any deeper. No one died. But a dozen people were taken to hospitals. philippe calm one moment seconds later a loud thud. Saul duran witness i was afraid that someone was buried inside, you know. A witness who shot this video of the aftermath shows construction workers huddled near the front entrance of what oakland fire battalion chief Ian Yan Mcwhorter says is an apartment parking garage under contruction. This is where the accident happened Fire Fighters snapped photos of what they saw. Ian mcwhorter battalion chief they were only trapped up to their knees. He says by the time the Oakland
marty landing happening now. Runway construction is causing delays at sfo during this busy Holiday Weekend. Kron fours averi harper is there this morning. Good morning averi. averi if you are flying out of sfo this weekend. Expect delays. Construction at San Francisco International Airport is continuing. Crews are in the process of repaving the secondlargest runway at the airport. Sfo had originally planned to hold off on the repaving because of the busy holiday. But crews say theyve been falling behind and just couldnt afford to take the time off. The lake merritt bart station will be closed until tuesday. marty landing a 13yearold boy is recovering this morning after hes rescued by his 18yearold brother in a hayward house fire. And last nights rescue wasnt simple. The 18yearold had to jump from a second story window of his home. He grabbed a ladder and used it to save his younger brother. The fire started in the living room on the first floor of the home on cherry way near western bo
Maintain and thrive. Reporter now, we asked mayor sam liccardo if he was trying to pull an end run around the will of the voters. He said no. He said under prop 64 you could cultivate as many as 6 plans indoors in your home and you could smoke as much as you want. But he says the city is trying to regulate the commercial sale of marijuana. Devin, other bay area cities already have marijuana restrictions. Yeah. They already have some in place. Others are trying to put them in place like san jose to send a message to people who may want to try and get into the emerging industry after the likely passage of prop 64. In san jose, devin fehely, kpix 5. Thank you. We sent kpix 5 morning news anchor Michelle Griego to denver to see the impact of legalized pot. Coming up at 6 00, why critics there say there was a false promise. With a week to go before the election the race for president is coming down to the wire. Allen martin says the polls are even, the candidates are hitting each other wher
Newest social media ad. In the 30second spot, you will never hear him use the words measure rr. But he does say this. Bart needs to stay safe and reliable. Reporter and its that phrase safe and reliable you will also see on all the yes on measure rr campaign ads. The lafayette attorney claims its proof bart is illegally campaigning for measure rr. The 3. 5 billion bond measure would pump more tax dollars into the transit system. Its the name of the committee for the yes on rr committee is the committee to keep bart safe and reliable. So its not an accidental coincidence that mr. Green uses these catch phrases. Reporter in california, its illegal for agencies to spend money on ballot measures. Nothing is illegal happening here. Reporter nick is a bart director. And with the yes on measure rr campaign. He calls the complaints baseless. Really just Draymond Green talking a bit about bart and encouraging fans to go to the game. There are only so many different ways you can talk about bart.