Our top stories at 5 30, two cities taking action to erase is legacy of controversial explorer sir Francis Drake. Today cameras caught worker rest moving the sign from sir Francis Drake high school. The name removed because drake was a slave trader. Hours earlier the city of larkspur removed a 30foot tall statue of drake from larkspur landing. Lawmakers grimed four tech ceos on kill in an antitrust hearing held virtually they allege amazon, facebook, apple and google are stifling competition and that they hold too much power. The ceos testified digitally in front of the House Judiciary Committee today. San mateo county joined the governors watch li all county [k ins] the bay area are now on the list. If san mateo stays on it for three consecutive days, gyms, salons, churches, malls, and all other nonessential businesses will have to shut down again. Today the governor announced a somber milestone, 197 new coronavirus deaths. The highest reported in a single day in our state. Thats up m
As a long Time Employee of valley water, i know the operations, i know how to basically navigate within the community. But i think i bring a unique view, especially at this time right now, being able to make sure we have equity in everything we do. Both internally and externally with this organization. Calendar worked at valley water for 24 years and was chief of external affairs. He might be best known in the community for his role as the president of the Silicon Valley chapter of the naacp from 2000 to 2008. The current president called his appointment as ceo of the water district, historic. Most water districts in the boards across the state and the nation have been dominated by the white majority. And hes concerned about the latino and African American communities who have been left out of water policies and water considerations in the past. Calendar will have his hands full leading the water agency through the pandemic and the ever looming possibility of drought. While still overs
Studios, this is kpix 5 news. The man known as the conscience of the u. S. Congress is died, the legacy of representative john lewis. New developments in a deadly shooting in the east bay that is caught the attention of the House Speaker. Enough attention is on this that people get a sense like we do, that the pd is out of control. A san jose woman that is deaf has been repeatedly kicked out of businesses are not wearing a mask, and her emotional plea to the public. It is 6 00 a. M. On the saturday, july 18. Good morning. I am devin fehely. It is nice to see you back and hopefully we will hear about the new arrival to your family, the reason you have been out for several months. We are all waking up to gray. On a technicality, less gray than yesterday but most of us wont notice that. Here is the oakland view from Treasure Island looking back at the city. San jose has clear skies with that doughnut hole opening over the san jose valley. Your headlines for today, some locations inland wi
Off from her restaurant job. It helps with groceries. It is pretty great. To make it as a drive through distribution center. Workers from the nonprofit connects young to Community Load up cars and suvs with food boxes containing fresh fruits and vegetables, chicken, eggs, and milk. They also give out face coverings to people who dont have them. You can make a lot of healthy meals for from what you get here. It is one example of the unprecedented need for food during the pandemic. In february we were serving about 270,000 individuals. Now we are over 500,000. She says e demand doubled in just a few weeks and is not slowing down. We went inside the Second Harvest food bank where it literally takes an army to package all the food boxes which will be sent to hungry people throughout santa clara and san mateo counties. This group is from the 129th rescue wing of the California Air national guard. The guard stepped up when shelter in place nearly wiped out the food bank volunteers. We lost a
Soaring. If im going to go camp out in the desert, no water, no look ups, i want to take good water with me. Hes getting familiar with the hv he just bought. He and his family are ready to roll as counties release the brakes on shelter in place orders. Theyre not the only ones. These are all class c motor homes. Sales associate robert smith says covid19 is generating another kind of surge. Sales are through the roof right now. Thats like double last year. Thats right. Rvs are selling so fast, formally this lot is full with more than 200. Today, its half empty. The vacaville store has rung up about 40 rvs each week in the last month. Motor homes ranging from 10,000 to more than 200,000 each. Customers are looking for the comforts of home. Not just kitchen basics, beds, and bathrooms, but extras like st ar power, storage, and soisis urr nyyers want str ared es ke ho we find that this is probably the safest way in terms of exposure to the virus. Its a small quarantined hotel on wheels. Na