Workers. In april, southwest Airline Baggage handler Christopher Cross was arrested and charged using his clearance to smuggle cocaine and meth on to planes. Then in, may another arrest on to a plane. This one, a rampage from alaska airlines. Oakland airport workers do not pass through metal detectors and can enter through employee doors, like these with security clearances. Miami is the only major airport that requires full screening of workers. Oakland airport will rely on random screening of workers to enforce the new restrictions on size and quantity of bags they can carry in. Eric swalwell says that leaves a gaping hole. I see what happens at oakland. I worry about the threat of an inside job. We need to look at 100 screening of people who have access to the plane. Reporter Officials Say there are other measures they cant talk about but screening is not one theyre considering. A former spokesman here said money is the biggest obstacle. Vic lee abc7 news. Authorities believe one ma
Good evening. Its great to have you with us on a wednesday night. We begin with the horror that played out at yet another Movie Theater, this time near nashville, tennessee. When police arrived, the gunfire. You can hear the gun battle that broke out there, s. W. A. T. Teams storming the theater. The gunman was killed, and several moviegoers injured. And two bags carried by the shooter. And we begin tonight with steve osunsami. [ gun shots ] reporter tonight, shots fired and people running for their lives at a Movie Theater in tennessee. Around 1 13 p. M. The first calls came in describing a man armed with a gun and a hatchet. It was a lot of shots. They coming from the side of the theater. Reporter witnesses say the suspect wearing two back packs and a surgical mask. He walked into a showing of the new mad max film. One of the officers who was first on the scene confronted him, and suddenly they were in a gun fight. The suspect raised his weapon toward that officer, pulled the trigger
The officer discharged their firearms. Reporter police are not saying how many shots were fired or how many officers were involved but no officers were injured. They say the suspects gun has been recovered here at the scene. He was taken to the hospital where he did die. Oakland police wear body cameras, so theyre going to be reviewing the footage, as well as Surveillance Video from nearby buildings. Officer watson says this is the third officerinvolved shooting so far this year. She says the homicide, internal affairs and the District Attorneys Office are all investigating. Well have more details of the Police Department plans to hold a News Conference later this evening so well have more tonight on abc7 news. Live in west oakland, carolyn tyler, abc7 news. Thank you. An arrest has been made for two thefts of bay area news crews. The robberies happened as the reporters were following up on the death of kate steinle last month. Cornell bernard is live with the developments. Cornell . R
They believe he fell asleep coming home at 4 30 in the morning. He should not have been taken away. I mean if he fell asleep at the wheel, fine. But that equipment should have stopped that car. As i first discovered last week, Darrell Blackman hit what is called an end terminal on the guardrail. Here is how its supposed to work the force of the car pushes the end terminal down the length of the guardrail, flattening it into a ribbon of steel. That process gradually slows the car. But lawsuits allege it can lock up, causing the guardrail to pierce the car or kick off, allowing the car to continue on. That appears to be what happened to Darrell Blackman. His Chrysler Seebring flipped a post and went upside down. After seeing my report last week about the et plus, hes calling for hearings and an audit of the contract to purchase the end terminals the fact these are out there, demonstrated not to work as advertised and continue to be out there is unacceptable. Caltrans installed one same l
24 hours from nearly an inch and a half to kentfield to over nine tenths of an inch. 1600 in oakland. 4 100ths in hayward. 2 100ths in livermore, just trace amounts in san jose, and redwood city. So parts of the bay area still need more rain this, is sort of a hit and miss system but there are more rainfall systems coming our way. Dan . Very good. Thank you, spencer. As well come as rain is, we need more to recover from the drought. Here, you can see how far we are behind after three dry years. San francisco had 45 inches of rain since 2011. Oakland, 42 inches of rain and in san jose, just 23 inches of rain in three years. That is 47 of normal. Anger in San Francisco as dozens of protestors rally voicing their outrage over yet another tuition hike for the university of california system. Members of the committee of a board chose to ignore pleas to leave the cost of college alone the committee voted to raise tuition by 5 , translating into a 612 hike in the fall. One student said 600 co