Transcripts For KTVU KTVU Fox 2 News At 5pm 20180228 : vimar

Transcripts For KTVU KTVU Fox 2 News At 5pm 20180228

Any organization to respond in a way that would have been without any criticism or flaws. What we felt was appropriate for the situation was absolutely not appropriate and a horrible solution. Reporter it feel to utilize the federal wireless alert system that sends text to all cell phones in a specific area. The Emergency Alert system that uses wireless Cable Systems and Cable Television systems were not used. We had no plans for seniors or people of disabilities and knowing that they might have a hard time in evacuating in a fastmoving fire. We were really good in dealing with the disasters that we have experience. We got real good in dealing with fires like this but frankly, we have not experienced a fire like this. Reporter california has 57 of the counties. Anyone of them at which at any time can have the same situation that sonoma does. It is far past time to assess and act. I tell every official dont wait until the disaster hit you before you make this a priority. That is exactly what it is. Lake county bird two and half years ago with the valley fire right on our borders. Bart 2 1 2 years ago with the valley fire right on our borders. Sonoma county is a Tipping Point to move into a world where we just dont one and another respond to a situation and become better, but we have to lead the way into the future. Reporter the victims now become the teachers. Hopefully, the other students and other supervisors and governments in other counties will learn that lesson. So tom, it sounds like yes, we did mess up and make mistakes. What specifically happens now . What would they do to make sure that doesnt happen again . Reporter i think that is about as complex of a question there is. If you look here at coffee park, they are going to rebuild it, but are they going to rebuild it to the kind of standards so that i fire cannot sweep through here. What kind of materials going to be used . That is just one of the issues. What are they going to do in the mountaintops since there is a lot of trees up there which are going to grow back . Are they going to do better management . This is an incredibly complex thing that they have to deal with, but they have to deal with it now. Every other county in california face risk with all of the things coming up, now we just fires, but with all other kinds of disasters. In the wake of the devastating wildfires up and down the state, lawmakers and sacramental discuss potential improvements to californias emergency aid system. The system is a network of state and local jurisdictions that Work Together to help neighboring areas in the event of an extreme emergency. Most lawmakers say it is time for an update so that the needs of all communities are being met. Win a mutilate city when you have a mutual aid city and county come to the aid, had they left enough resources in their own community to deal with the daytoday and potential problems they might have. The lawmaker said the 60yearold mutual aid system is not designed to deal with the new weather demands related to the state. More Emergency Response vehicles need to be retrofitted with locating services. A shelter place has been lifted after a strong odor was detected in pittsburg. People are now allowed to go outside. Fire Officials Say someone reported a odor this afternoon coming from two came take cards in a railyard. Officials were asking people nearby to stay indoors just to be safe. That shelter in place a debit lifted, and cleanup crews are still in the scene. New information about i. C. E. Race that took place across Northern California. Tonight, we know more about a man that was taken into custody over the weekend. I. C. E. Said today he racked up a criminal history during his time living illegally in the united states. Our reporter is in the newsroom tonight with what we have learned. Reporter dozens of people have been taken into custody over the past few days. Opponents say the organization is abusing his power and i. C. E. Reports they are just taking bad people off of the street. To make their case, they highlighted one undocumented immigrant with a long criminal history. And this is a video of an i. C. E. Operation in full swing. The husband of this woman taken the video was taken away by i. C. E. Agents. I. C. E. Released a statement saying the mexican citizen was undocumented while being in the u. S. And was a gang member who had been previously removed by i. C. E. On four previous occasions. Over the past 18 years, he has a key related criminal convictions in california that have resulted in more than 50 years of prison sentencings. It includes assault with a deadly representative and , berkeley, deadly weapon, and other criminal activity. I do not regret sharing this information. I felt it was my duty to share the information that i have. And the aclu released a statement that reads report of Rapid Response networks suggest that dreaded enforcement is terrorizing communities of color. The targeting of cities and states that refuse to use their limited resources that appeal to the Trump Administration Deportation Machine is cruel and inhumane. This comes days after tomtom lashed out in california for not cracking down on the image 13 game. President donald trump lashed out at california for not cracking down on the ms 13 game. Reporter i spoke with her wife his wife on the phone a few moments ago and what you said about his crimes and why he returned to the u. S. After being deported to mexico is coming up at 6 00 p. M. I have heard various numbers about how many people were taken into custody. Do we know a specific number . How many have been convicted of crimes . Reporter not very many yet. We know about this man that we told you about because that was the information released by i. C. E. The number is between 37 and 50 and no official number has come out yet. Students from the Florida High School were 70 people were killed nearly 2 weeks ago continue to push forgot reform and watching them. For gun reform in washington. Steve cooleys Steve Scalise spoke with a number of students on capitol hill. He wants to close existing loopholes then pass new legislation. They are be going back to school tomorrow, and there is a lot of trepidation as they go back. So keep them in your prayers. There will be difficult times as they reopen that school. Students will return to class tomorrow with enhanced security measures, counselors, and there be dogs will be made available. The senate is considering a measure to strengthen federal background checks among other guncontrol measures. But as our reporter tells us, lawmakers are questioning other proposals including the president s called to give guns to some teachers. Reporter it has been a nearly two weeks since that fatal for the School Shooting sparked advocacy for gun control like never before. Is students prepare for school in the morning, did their efforts make a difference here watching him. Reporter from the white house to congress, School Safety remained a top priority in washington. The efforts initiated florida has led to a number of gum proposals including a ban on assault weapons. They want to see action. They are tired of people telling them it is hard. The top people in the department of justice both have believed for some time that we can through a regulatory process not allow the bump stock to convert a weapon from semi automatic to fully automatic. Reporter a bill to raise the legal minimum age to buy a rifle will be introduced to congress this week. The white house said the age increase for certain weapons still has the president support. I think the number 1 thing that we are looking at is every possible i can that we can take that helps protect the safety and security of schoolchildren across the country. Reporter democratic leader Chuck Schumer argued for requiring a background check on all gun sales. It doesnt make sense that we allow anyone regardless of the criminal history to walk into a gun show or go online and buy a gun. Reporter but House Speaker paul ryan cautioned against washington considering the president s proposal to arm some teachers with guns. This is an idea that some parkland students told lawmakers on capitol hill that they do not support. That is a question for local School Boards and states. Reporter the students are also making an impact at the state level. At least five parkland related guncontrol bills are being considered in florida. Gemma custer the president soninlaw has been stripped of his high level security clearance. He is no longer able to access topsecret documents. The move follows months of delays. Authorities have not yet said what held up the fbi check. The Washington Post is reporting that officials in at least four countries privately discuss ways to manipulate him by taking advantage of his foreign business dealings. Every year swat teams from across the bay area take part in something called urban shield. They train for situations like the School Massacre that just happened in florida. Today, protesters gather at the the alameda board of supervisors approved recommendations for that Law Enforcement Training Program purple. Urban shield is designed to give them real live training to deal with potentially deadly situations. S. W. A. T. Team say the training is crucial. Opponents say the program reinforces legal and militarized methods of handling mass casualty events. Impacted Community Say no to urban shield and believe that we need Emergency Preparedness program that does not rely on violence. The list of recommendations approved today include making sure that the focus of urban shield remains on Emergency Preparedness and they will be free from racial stereotypes and provide immunity access to the training exercises. Tech workers are often blamed for driving up the cost of living in the bay area. A new report finds that home prices are too expensive for some of those tech figures who are making six figures a more. For the third time, the president of the Firefighters Union has had his car broken into. This time, he vented about it on twitter. You didnt have to go far to see snowcovered mountain peaks in the bay area. More weather is on the way. You can kind of feeling out there. I will have the forecast for what good have been the strongest storm we have seen in 2018. And i am a senior Public Safety my namspecialist for pg e. My job is to help educate our First Responders on how to deal with natural gas and electric emergencies. Everyday when we go to work we want everyone to work safely and come home safely. I live right here in auburn, i absolutely love this community. Once i moved here i didnt want to live anywhere else. I love that people in this community are willing to come together to make a difference for other peoples lives. Together, were building a better california. And prosecutors have charts a man from pittsburg with a deadly stabbing in a Mobile Home Park in last week. 41yearold Eric Martinez raises murder charges for the stabbing death of daniel cross last thursday. The stabbing happened during a fight between the two men, but they have not released any details. Martinez is currently being held at the jail on 1 million bail. The president of the San Francisco Firefighters Union at his car broken into outside of city hall. Some people take a tweet by the union criticize the mayor for the car burglary epidemic of the city. Our reporter spoke with both the mayor and the firefighter. What are they saying . Reporter those two men are actually on the same side of the car burglary issue. But some did think that tweet by the union about what happened outside of city hall was a dig at the mayor. I love the men and women of the Fire Department. I share the frustrations on twitter. Reporter that tweet shows a suv with this mesh window and says why at city hall did this happen. The suv belong to the president of the union. We were in contract negotiations yesterday and all enough, i found out my car had been broken into in the middle of the day out front in city hall. Reporter that the did not still much the thief did not steal much this time. Oconnor said that tweet was deleted, but some thought it criticize the mayor. Knowing these breakins, it was not a dig at the mayor at any stretch. We actually support the mayors efforts that identify this as a big problem. I have said breakins in San Francisco are an epidemic and i am working on that in the budget i have prepared. Reporter they ask asked the city for 1 million for a task force. We dont need a task force when we know what the problem is. I know our mayor has double the foot patrols which is started to have an effect over the last few months. Reporter auto glass shops are keeping busy. This shop owner says he has had his car broken into also. I feel like i am that person on the other side of the counter. You understand what people go through. Reporter the Firefighters Union president has now gone through this three times, but it is no less frustrating each time. Is built today came to 175 to prepare that broken window. It really is a big problem in the city. In the sierra, Mother Nature is making up for the winter dry spell. People were busy shoveling their walkways and driveways. The storm that hit yesterday was colder than the ones in the past and brought snow with it. That make the skiers and snowboarders happy. The skiing conditions are great. We are getting some great cold storms coming through, and it is fun out there. Another storm is expected in the coming days, and it is expected to dump even more snow in the sea area. The bay area woke up to some snow on the higher peaks also. Here is what it is like this morning on mount diablo. By the afternoon, it was mostly melted though. There was also a dusting of snow on mount hamilton. Livermore also saw some snow flurries. This was at 1500 feet. Our chief meteorologist bill martin is here to look at some of these conditions. I did not realize livermore had the 1500 foot elevation change. I was looking at mount diablo this morning, and it was beautiful. The snow line was so low. So that 1500 foot would make sense. Diablo is around 3800. Now, we have over a foot of snow. This next on that is coming is probably going to be the biggest storm of 2018 for lake tahoe in the mountains. That is game on. That is what we wont. Around here, we are going to get some rain. May be a couple of inches over the next few days. The mountains could get three feet or four feet of snow between now and saturday night or sunday morning. So we will track it for you. What is happening here is where are the ingredients . There they are. There is the low pressure system appear. Look at the moisture tap. It is all good. This one is coming from the north. The low pressure is going to be cold core and it is feeding all of the tropical moisture into it. It will all mesh up over the top of us as we get into tomorrow night and thursday. That is good news. We need it. We are way behind on rain and snow. Anything that we get would help, and this looks like we are going to get it. It is 55 degrees in nevada. Julie pointed out. She can see the amount from her house, and that was about as pretty of a morning as you can see. With the sky so blue behind it and the snow on top and it was green below, and it was a great contrast. That to me, was one of the prettiest mornings i have seen. Of course, you see what that storm does with the rain and the wind does for the bay area with our air quality. Look how Crystal Clear that he is berkeley will be over here. Temperatures today were mostly in the 50s. Tomorrow is a transition day. We are going to transition into this next weather system and as i said, this will be the biggest storm of 2018 in the mountains. I am not so sure for us. This will be a very good storm, and it will be a multiday event. Probably all the way into friday morning. When i come back, we will diagram all of that for you. Tomorrow is not that bad, and you may want to get up there and clean out the gutters because i think it is going to rain pretty good on thursday. And one day, to me, 1 million, 3 million, or even 4 million, home prices keep going up. Even the people who some blame for driving up housing prices in the bay area are now writing themselves priced out. 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Because the cost of living is very high, so even if you are well into the six figures and you have marginal multiple incomes in the family, it is challenging. Reporter he has been looking to buy a home for one year now while prices continue rising. We were looking for a three bedroom house with a backyard or Something Like that. That has now become a pipedream. You are now looking for a town

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