Transcripts For KTVU The Ten OClock News On KTVU Fox 2 20240

Transcripts For KTVU The Ten OClock News On KTVU Fox 2 20240714

Drunk to drive. Good evening, everyone. Im frank somerville. Im Cristina Rendon in for julie. The suspect picked up the victim at a bar in san mateo. She passed out in the back of the drivers car. Thats when he allegedly took her back to his tracy home about 60 miles away where the alleged assault took place. Ktvus Azenith Smith is at Police Headquarters with the latest on this investigation. Reporter im in san bruno tonight because this is the city where the driver was ultimately arrested and this is the Police Department the victim called after the alleged attack. Police are not releasing many specific details to protect her privacy. I usually stay late. So i just didnt notice anything off. Reporter this quiet suburban neighborhood in tracy is where investigators say 46 yearold tonye kolokolo, a lyft driver, took his rider back to his home and sexually assaulted her early saturday morning. Brooke phillips lives nextdoor and described kolokolo as quiet and said he often kept to himself. It was absolutely shocking. We would have never suspected anything like that. Reporter police say it began at a bar in san mateo when a night of drinking took a turn for the worse. The 25yearold victim told detective its she ordered a lyft too intoxicated to drive. Sometime after she was picked up she told investigators she passed out in the back seat of the lyft drivers car. At some point the lyft driver made the decision to take her then back to his residence in tracy and at some point there in that residence its alleged that he had nonconsensual sex intercourse with her. Reporter this happened about 3 00 in the morning. Kolokolo was arrested and booked into jail. If we know were going to drink, we take a cab. Its safer, right . Reporter this lyft rider had not heard about the incident and said this is why she never rides alone and checks reviews of drivers. She also realizes the risk any time she gets in a car. People need to be aware of the fact if youre impaired beyond the point of being readily able to care for yourself, then that could create circumstances under which you could be taken advantage of. Reporter a ride that began so unsuspecting is now a rape and false imprisonment investigation. I think physically the victim is fine, but obviously for any trauma victim there is a often lengthy and involved healing process. Reporter lyft issued a statement reading in part, safety is fundamental to lyft. What is described is terrifying and the drivers access to lyft has been permanently removed. Police dont believe there are any more victims but are putting the drivers picture out there just in case. His bail is set at 200,000 and his arraignment is set for tomorrow. Azenith smith in san bruno, thank you. Also on the peninsula a man was arrested for Sexual Battery after deputies in redwood city say he groped a woman and exposed himself. Authorities say 38yearold marcelo a a arancibia showed up at a planned parenthood touching himself. He was arrested a short time later. A medical examiner identified another victim this evening as 79yearold wi jin yang of San Francisco who was hit by a car last night near fifth and Market Streets by westfield center, the second person to be hit and killed in that area in less than a month. Reporter citizen journalist jenny show shot this video on her cell phone saturday night, the aftermath of a deadly car versus pedestrian crash. I heard the commotion. There were a lot of sirens, more so than normal, and usually thats a red flag for me and i wanted to know what was going on and lo and behold, it was another car fatality. Reporter a taxi driver was questioned by police at the scene. This happened around 8 50 p. M. On eighth and Market Street. The woman was lit hit by the taxi while crossing the street witnesses say. I was disgusted, angered. How is this happening again and again. Reporter supervisor matt haney represents the district. He said hes devastated and angry. This year already we have twice as many traffic fatalities from people biking, walking than last year at the same time. So something is really not going right. Reporter according to the group walk San Francisco, this is the 15th pedestrian or bicyclist fatality this year. Less than a month ago someone was killed in this exact same area. These signs were put up at the intersection of fifth and market to mark the spot where a 54yearold was killed on july 18th. Theres a simple message. One death is too many. They want to see improvement. For example, limiting turns on and off Market Street and better protecting crosswalks and bike lanes. Haney is calling on the city for a state of emergency to allow for immediate funding. We are on track to have one of the worst years ever on record in San Francisco for traffic fatalities. I think that tells us that we better do something or were going to be standing out here again a week from now, two weeks from now having this same conversation about how people keep dying. Reporter in San Francisco, elissa harrington, ktvu fox 2 news. Four people were shot last night in San Francisco down the block from sfbds northern station around 11 30 at the mcdonalds parking lot in fillmore and golden gate avenue. Investigators say one person has life threatening injuries. Three others were less seriously hurt. Police say this was not a random shooting, but they dont have information yet about a motive or suspect. Anyone with information should call San Francisco police. Homicide detectives in san jose are investigating a deadly shooting last night. Police say they got the call about 10 30 last night about a shooting on the 1700 block of story road. Officers say when they arrived on scene, they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim was taken to the hospital where helater died. San jose police say they dont have a motive and have not identified a suspect. Theyre asking anyone with information to call the san jose Police Department. A contra costa sheriffs helicopter rescued two stranded hikers from separate east bay trails this weekend. San ramon firefighters requested the chopper come to las trampas park yesterday afternoon to rescue a dehydrated and stranded hiker. Later a hiker was rescued in mt. Diablo state park. That hiker suffered from dehydration and heat exhaustion. Both hikers were airlifted to alamo for further treatment by fire crews. They are expected to be okay. Ac transit buses resumed services to San Franciscos Salesforce Transit Center today. The 2 billion bus terminal reopened last month, but these are the first buses to resume running there. Ac transit said they began picking up and dropping off passengers today and their buses will be running a full commute schedule tomorrow morning. Weve been getting off at the terminal at the transbay temporary one and suddenly today we pulled in. Im on the inaugural drive. We pull in, 28th, come out, yeah. Its all good. The Transit Center had been closed since september last year after cracks were discovered in two steel beams that were supporting the bus deck. The investigation into the death of Jeffrey Epstein continues tonight. According to the new york times, the jail staff which was working mandatory overtime when epstein was on suicide watch failed to follow protocols the night of his death. As Jackie Heinrich reports, the medical examiner completed an autopsy today, but those results have not been released. Reporter the fbi alongside the doj continues investigating the death of Jeffrey Epstein. In addition to the ongoing probe into the sexual abuse allegations against the well connected multimillionaire. You do hear different people asking questions. They want to know who else was involved. Reporter attorney general william barr says he was appalled to learn of epsteins death in federal custody, barr announcing the investigation in a statement saturday writing in part, mr. Epsteins death raises serious questions that must be answered. In addition to the fbis investigation, i have consulted with the Inspector General whos opening an investigation into the circumstances of mr. Epsteins death. Epstein was found unresponsive inside his jail cell at metropolitan correctional center. The fdny says paramedics received a call epstein was in cardiac arrest saturday morning. The federal bureau of prisons said he died in an apparent suicide on arrival at the hospital. We find it very hard to believe that he would be allowed to commit suicide, especially when he was on suicide watch from just a few days ago. Reporter the 66yearold was placed on suicide watch nearly three weeks ago after he was found in his jail cell with marks on his neck. It was unclear at the time whether the injuries were self inflicted or the result of an assault. I do think that our prison system really runs on a suicide watch. They should be watched. Reporter epsteins defense Team Released a statement saturday writing in part, we are enormously sorry to learn of Jeffrey Epsteins passing. No one should die in jail. President trump coming under fire for sharing a tweet and video from a conservative comedian saturday claiming without evidence that former president bill clinton and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton were responsible for epsteins death. This is all speculative and is not for me to go further than where the doj and fbi are now. Reporter the death of the jails multimillionaire came one day after a new York Federal Court unsealed thousands of pages of Court Documents alleging new details of sexual abuse claims against epstein and several associates. In new york, Jackie Heinrich, fox news. My biggest thing is i want to do things for other people. From professional baseball player to inspirational speaker, what encouraged the former San Francisco giant pitcher to start traveling around the country to share his message. We warmed up today. Its going to warm up this week. Youll notice it right into monday, tuesday and wednesday, details after the break. And the country is it still reeling after last weeks Mass Shootings, at 10 30 how the Democratic Candidates for president are weighing in on the gun control debate. No player on the San Francisco giants will ever wear number 22 again. The former player will clark in a pregame ceremony today announcing they are retiring his number. Will clark joined the giants in 1985 and played eight seasons on the team. Clark said today the ceremony is something he will never forget. Todays announcement also comes as giant manager bruce bochy nears the end of his last season before retiring. Earlier this month clark said being a candidate for the job was not off the radar. From the major leagues to inspiring major change, three time world series champion and retired San Francisco giant jeremy aflo made a stop in Beverly Hills this morning. Hes now traveling around the country to help inspire people. My biggest thing is i want to do things for other people. Reporter finding happiness in helping others. Thats the why retired San Francisco giant Jeremy Affeldt traveled city to city to teach. When i was playing baseball for myself, i was getting just so it was just such a boring life and once i figured out i can play baseball for other people and make a difference in other peoples lives, the game changed for me. Reporter affeldt started in the major league when he was in his 20s and said the pressures and expectations he felt at the beginning of his career led him down a road of loneliness. Within four years i absolutely hated being a Major League Baseball player. Reporter until he had a runin with a homeless teenage girl in denver, colorado. After buying her a meal and spending some time with her he realized they had more in common than most would think. Shes scared and she doesnt know who she is and she lost her way. I felt alone and scared and i did not know who i was. Reporter affeldt decided he needed to use his gift of being in the mlb to do more and now even after being retired since 2015 he continues to do more by inspiring others with his story. Kids who think sports is it, nothing after, but you have to have something after that, too. Reporter close to 1,500 people came out for two appearances sunday. I really liked how he said when they were at the stadium and when he was 12, my age, that he wants to come back there and play there and that was pretty inspiring. Reporter and through his humor if youre blinded by the ring, it is a World Championship ring. If youre a dodger fan, you have no idea what that looks like. Reporter and humility. Because we think our happiness is in our job or in the amount of money and he make and its not. Reporter he was able to connect and inspire. I would really like to maybe give to charity and such and also help. Hes a great role model for boys who play baseball and the community in general. In fremont residents will have a chance this month to weigh in on the citys plan to build the Navigation Center for Homeless People. The three workshops will provide the public with information about the Navigation Center and how it will help Homeless People find housing. The city says there is a big need for a Navigation Center because the Homeless Population has increased 27 over the last two years. Fremont is considering two locations for the center. You can find the dates and times of the workshops this month on our homepage. Just go to www. Ktvu. Com. Fire crews in San Mateo County made quick work of a small vegetation fire near woodside. Cal fire tweeted these photos saying it broke out after 6 00 this morning in the huddart park area in the Western Hills of San Mateo County. About three to five acres burned. One firefighter suffered a minor injury. Nobody else was hurt. The cause of this fire is under investigation. Lets check in on the temperatures from today. They were warmer than yesterday by a few degrees. It was 93 in antioch, 89 in livermore. Highs tomorrow will come up. This week will be warmer and a higher fire danger week as well, not so much for winds, but a number of consecutive days in the inland bay valleys of 90 plus. That means low humidity, drying out fuels and a concern for wildfires. Of course, again, theres no red flag warnings and not anticipating that. We just havent had five or six days straight of 90 plus inland. Weve had two or three days and it cools. This will be a run weve seen maybe once or twice this summer or prior. The fog on the coast is clear and comes back tomorrow. Its really thin. It wont push well inland. Already youre noticing temperatures 8 degrees warmer in fairfield and concord, 6 degrees warmer in livermore and those temperatures correspond to 68 in livermore and 72 in walnut creek. So temperatures on the mild side, pretty warm. Fog will just kind of kiss into the bay a little bit. This low which has been the mechanism for the cooling is now kind of just vaporizing and going away or will over the next day or so. As it does, we set up a classic microclimate setup. Today was warmer. Well be hot inland pretty much all week, 90 and 95, not record heat but hot inland consistently in that 30degree or even 35degree spread from coast to inland. So more typical summer pattern, but we really havent had that many. Lets watch it this week with the fire. Keep an eye out. If you see anything suspicious, smoke, any kind of spark on the side of the road, just dial 911. When we come back, well talk about the fiveday forecast and actual specific temperatures for the rest of the week. A new report on protecting lake tahoe says removing an invasive shrimp could help improve the clarity of the alpine waters. The shrimp are driving out native zoo blankton that help keep the water clear. They consume algae and other small particles. In recent years researchers have noticed removing the shrimp from the lakes west shore near emerald bay cleared up the water. Researchers now want to remove more slip across shrimp across the lake to revive the zooplankton. Its an effort to preserve the largest alpine lake in north america. The price of gas in the u. S. Dropped six cents a gallon over the past two weeks. Industry analysts attribute the drop to an increase in refinery production and Lower Crude Oil costs. The average price of a gallon of gas in the u. S. Is now 2. 74. Of course, the highest average is right here in the bay area at 3. 63 a gallon. Baton rouge, louisiana, has the lowest average price at 26 a gallon. Still to come here nancy pelosi takes a trip to Central America to speak with migrants. Plus why the head of customs and Border Protection says those recent i. C. E. Raids were carried out to protect immigrants. Outside lands wrapped up at Golden Gate Park. Well show you tonights headline and how this years festival broke records. As concerns of Mass Shootings remain, mornings on 2 talks with a psychologist about the anxiety parents and kids may have returning to school. Also ktvu talked about the role social media giants play in curbing the spread of hat

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