The veteran sheriffs deputy plaued into his car. The deputy has been identi identified. The deputy was driving home from a shift when his car was struck on the at pass. Its not fun seeing your employee draped with an american flag. Reporter twice in less than three months he has had to announce the death of one of his own. In this case a man he hired ten years ago. Ken was on his way home after a lock overnight shift at the jail. The vehicle was stopped or driving slowly in the number two lane. At the same time the driver of a white 2016 touring bus was also driving eastbound 580. For reasons still under investigation the front of the tour bus collided into the rear of the beetle. Reporter they estimate it was traveling 65 Miles Per Hour when i know the hit the beetle. They say the bus driver was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol and he and his 51 passengers all escaped plmajor injury. Tesla says we will lend any support to authorities who are investigating the incident. A 60
Just before two oclock in the afternoon. In Alameda County, philippe djegal, kron four news. grant and tonight we are learning more about the deputy. As kron fours Terisa Estacio reports, the sheriff talked about srouery khin. And how this tragedy is so painful. Natural sound, Alameda County sheriff greg ahern. This is a tragic day for us and the family of srouey khin. Alameda county sheriff greg ahern talking about the tragic loss of deputy srouey khin friday morning in a tragic collision. Sheriff ahern, alameda co. Sheriff. He just off ot he is one of our hardest working employees. Dedicated employee. He was just trying his best to earn some money for his wife and family. Sheriff ahern says deputy khin had worked for several years here at the santa rita jail. He started his career with the Sheriffs Department back in 2007. Sheriff ahern. He has four children. One of our units is with the family now, we have a chaplain and peer support. Sherriff ahern says this loss is also very hard
Recovered from the suspects vehicle. They do not yet have a motive, if it is terrorism or Something Else we dont know know the driver of the truck and passenger have been taken into custody. Our other top one or two dw. Our other top story is in washington tonight. James comey answered questions about his meeting with donald trump and tonight the white house is pushing back on capitol hill. All highs were centered here on capitol hill today the first time we heard from fired fbi director james comey speak out about his conversations with the president that he says made him uncomfortable and some say border on obstruction of justice. In his first public appearance since being a bruftly fired james comey described his growing unease with President Trump so much so he documented their conversations. What is it about that meeting that led you to determine that you need to start putting down a written record. I combination of things, the circumstances, subject matter and the person i was in
And banners, filled with diversity as what was billed as a unity and equality march. A massive march wound through downtown san jose peacefully. For the many watching these marchs across the nation, we want to say, this is not fake news. This is reality. We wont be erased. The resounding theme. In this state, we celebrate our diversity. We dont ban it. We dont depart it. As we sure as hell dont wall it off, not in california. Make no mistakes, that the trump admin vaistration is perpetuating the general side of trans women of color. We are at a critical time in this country where we have to stand together. Reporter but there was Something Else weighing on everyone elses mind here. Tomorrow is the First Anniversary of orlando. Where 49 precious lives were gunned down. And i think that they would be prideful about what were doing today. But they would also instruct us that we have a lot more work to do. The fact that the city continues to remember those victims and continues to fight for
Wait, thats way cheaper than cable. Live where you live, this is abc 7 news. The clouds opened up and the rain came down. And thats not all. A hailstorm pounded parts of the north and east bay, and lightning tore through the sky in sonoma. Good evening. Im eric thomas. Thanks for joining us. It came fast and furious and a blast of nasty weather caught many offguard. One of the hardest hit areas was napa, getting a combination of pounding rain and hail. Abc 7 News Reporter lilian kim joins us now live with a closer look at this blast of unseasonal weather. Lilian . Eric, rain, hail, lightning and snow, today had a little bit of everything. Not something you would expect with summer around the corner. As if the sierra needed more snow, today temperatures took a big dip. 25 degrees below normal in some cases. A caltrans employee tweeted about the unseasonably cold weather from interstate 80. Please slow down. The cars behind are going far too fast for the conditions. Enjoy the view. Its t