Of water. Reporter rob hayes, abc7 news. Coming up at 5 00 youre going to hear from a local man who says he was caught on that same boat when it caught fire and sank, pardon me. That is on abc7 news at 5 00. Hurricane dorian is blasting the bahamas right now. The storm has lost some of its strength but remains a powerful category 4 hurricane. If you look at the radar now, the hurricane is barely moving, just spinning over the islands at this point. It is one of the strongest storms ever recorded in the atlantic ocean. When it made landfall with 185 mile an hour winds, it tied a record. So the question now is where will dorian head next . Florida is already seeing some of the rain bands, but it turns to the north that mutts North Carolina and georgia in the path. There are millions of people who have now been told to evacuate. Reporter dan and ama, here in florida the message from officials is simple. Get your lastminute preparations in today because dorian is coming and you need to be
They put the tape in. Stretcher. The policeman told me that it was a guy on the loose they went looking for him. Reporter exactly why he was allegedly wanted, the Police Department isnt saying. Neighbors say officers went to the back door of his grandparents home looking for him with a police dog. My mom was home the whole day. There was a bunch of police. They were looking for him. The grandma wouldnt let them in the house, but they knew he was in there. Reporter the Morris County Prosecutors Office released a statement which reads in part, at this time the Prosecutors Office can confirm that an incident occurred with Butler Police officer discharging his weapon. Eyewitness news has learned the 23yearold was shot up to four times in his chest and torso. When i saw him, i said hes dead, and then i started crying and shaking. Reporter and this is a live you can still see theres a police car stationed out front closed here. In terms of the suspect, he did survive and we do know that is h
Were looking at the san mateo bridge. If youre driving on 92 has been nice. Heres our map system similar to the maps you see on your phone green is good and red is slow. Right now a lot of green. 5 01 back to the desk. A new scandal within the San Francisco Police Department could deepen an already fractured relationship with minorities. The latest claims and christian, youre talking about what the department has to say about them. Reporter yes, thats correct. San Francisco Police are reacting to this newest scandal which could affect hundreds of convictions. At least four or five officers are accused of exchanging Text Messages with racial and homophobic slurs. They discovered the texts while investigating Sexual Assault allegations against officer jason lai. The officers involved have already left or have been fired the department. Its not just the Publics Trust but the men and womens trust we work along side of. Reporter San Franciscos District Attorney says it could call into quest
Minutes or so. An update on your friday traffic. So far steve it looks good out there. Lets look at what we have. Were going to start off with the traffic being the busiest and thats the bay bridge toll plaza. Its about a ten minute delay. Not too bad heading towards here. Even on a day like today with fender benders no big back ups associated with them. You can see traffic in the east bay looks good. I want to look at 880 from hey ward to free mont. 6 01 lets go back to the desk. A new scandal in the San Francisco Police Department. Christian captain explains the latest. Tell us what the department and the District Attorney have to say about this. Reporter San Franciscos top prosecutor saying the latest round of racist texts could jeopardize hundreds of criminal convictions. We dont know how many cases are impacted whether they are former cases or incurring cases. . Re pi. Pmw officers are accused of exchanging Text Messages with racial and or homophobic slurs. The officers are referr
Theres a westerly breeze. Temperatures in the 50s and 60s and mid 70s. Didnt take long to get in that summer pattern. Mostly clear patchy low clouds. 59 with the westerly breeze in place. I am sitting next to the writers. I have this really supersensitive microphone. If i didnt and if you could hear them having all the time you know those writers. Here we go. Traffic is moving along well. If you are driving around the bay area i think youll like what you see today. A little bit spring break like out there. Lets look at the commute. You will see slowing. 10 minute delay at the bay bridge toll plaza. No problems getting into the city. On the lower deck, no problems to the east side either. Lets move on to San Francisco. This is a live look at northbound 101. If you are trying to get to the airport, it is a straight shot down the peninsula to the terminal. If you are in the Silicon Valley or trying to get their this commute has not been major. We had a few slowdowns that we havent had any