Lake tahoe is getting warmer faster than any large lake in the world. The ambient air temperature is up. The lake has warmed dramatically. Reporter so despite the success the region has seen, theres a call to action for something with a local effect. Our healing of lake tahoe proves its within our power to pass on the incredible bounty of this country to the next generation. Or work isnt done. Reporter the conversation about Climate Change doesnt end here at the lake tahoe summit. In fact, it continues. President obama is now going on to hawaii for the next couple of days for a conservation summit and also to discuss Climate Change. That conversation will continue even further towards the end of the week in china where he will be meeting with leaders there to discuss Climate Change. Reporting live in lake tahoe, emily turner, kpix 5. Only on 5, San Franciscos plan for muni in the mission promises to speed up commutes. But at what cost . Kpix 5 reporter phil matier live in the mission w
She is believed to be the boys grandmother. Haynes was last seen driving a 2004 white acura tl. The front bumper may be black. Call 911 with information. New at noon quarterback Colin Kaepernick drawing more criticism this time for what he was seen wearing on the field. And its coming just hours before he is set to start in the 49ers final preseason game. Kpix 5s anne makovec joins us with the latest twist in the National Anthem controversy and results of an exclusive new poll. Anne. Reporter just realized after zooming in on some practice video that kaepernick has been making a statement with his socks. Heres kaepernick at a Team Practice on august 12th at levis stadium. And when we take a closer look at his socks, you can make out the image of a pig in a cops hat. He has reportedly been wearing these socks for weeks. It appears to be part of a statement against police. The same statement he made after causing quite a stir sitting through the National Anthem before last fridays game a
And theres no sign hell let up anytime soon. Michael im just doing what im doing here. Female good to see you. Michael have a good day. Announcer heres nbc bay areas garvin thomas. Garvin thomas thank you so much for joining us. For the next 30 minutes, well bring you stories about regular people doing extraordinary things and making the bay area proud. We begin with a young woman who took a simple fact about recycling and is turning it into a world of good. With a bit of money and a bit of knowledge, Sonali Ranaweera is doing remarkable things. Garvin at san joses del mar high school, there are a whole bunch of afterschool activities a new student can sign up for. Collecting the recycling is not one of them. Freshman Sonali Ranaweera came up with that one all by herself. You see, while the school is new to sonali, the job isnt. With the help of older brother mano, sonali has been collecting bottles and cans since the 6th grade, ever since she got a certain Christmas Present from her m
And theres no sign hell let up anytime soon. Michael im just doing what im doing here. Female good to see you. Michael have a good day. Announcer heres nbc bay areas garvin thomas. Garvin thomas thank you so much for joining us. For the next 30 minutes, well bring you stories about regular people doing extraordinary things and making the bay area proud. We begin with a young woman who took a simple fact about recycling and is turning it into a world of good. With a bit of money and a bit of knowledge, Sonali Ranaweera is doing remarkable things. Garvin at san joses del mar high school, there are a whole bunch of afterschool activities a new student can sign up for. Collecting the recycling is not one of them. Freshman Sonali Ranaweera came up with that one all by herself. You see, while the school is new to sonali, the job isnt. With the help of older brother mano, sonali has been collecting bottles and cans since the 6th grade, ever since she got a certain Christmas Present from her m
In the years since, Sonali hasn t just done good . she has done great. At last count, Sonali has raised and donated more than $34,000 to various charities. Armed with just a little bit of money, and a certain bit of knowledge, Sonali Ranaweera is doing remarkable things.
It all started, ironically, because the original $100 just wasn t enough.
Sonali had decided she wanted to help a child somewhere in the world who needed a cleft lip/palate surgery. SmileTrain is the international non profit that does such work, but their suggested donation to pay for a single surgery was $250. Sonali was going to need more money.