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KICU 10 OClock News November 12, 2013

A few days ago it was a Thriving Community the size of fremont. Here alone as many as 10,000 people are believed dead. The United Nations says 660,000 people are displaced and in need of basic aid such as clean Drinking Water and tetanus shots. We get the new developments from ken wayne and they include heart ache. Reporter there are more than 100,000 filipino families living in the bay area. And theyve all been waiting for word of their family. And today, one family got the news they feared. He was known as boy to his family. My dad is in denial. And just to hear everything thats going on. We feel so helpless here. Reporter cheryl learned her 60yearold uncle stayed behind in his home and died. Hes one of the thousands of people believed to have parished in one of the worse typhoons in history. The typhoon has moved through and the devastation left behind is mind boggling. Trees snapped like pencils. Ships thrown on beaches. Buildings decimated. The rate of damage is 100 . The crops we made are gone. Even the strongest structures are wrecked. Reporter there are reports of looting but authorities are going easy knowing survivors are desperate. If we see someone from another town whom we suspect of looting we encourage them to just go home. Reporter u. S. Marines are now on the ground beginning distribution of much needed supplies and ferrying relief efforts. The military is using u. S. S. Washington. Still help is too late for untold numbers of dead. And for now theres nowhere for those bodies to go. Its a heartbreaking scene for a bay area family whos owned loved one is among the typhoon victims. All the Funeral Homes are destroyed. So they want to put him in a mass grave and my cousin doesnt want to. I dont blame her because thats her dad. Thats my uncle. You dont want him to be buried like that. Reporter the philippines president had a message, stay calm, keep prays and stay united. The storm has moved through vietnam and into china. Whats the status there . Reporter it hit vietnam with half the wind speed as in the philippines. Still it hit china with 60mile an hour winds, its now a tropical storm. 60million of damage has been done. A cargo ship was ripped from its mourings and sent out to sea. In San Francisco on this veterans day,filipino veterans collected money and supplies. Several local charities are also collecting money and other items. Philippine airlines said today that it would ship those items to the disaster area free of charge. Were hoping to do that by the end of the week but at the rate this is coming the goods are coming it looks like we might be able to do that sooner. Reporter there are an estimated 640,000 people of filipino decent that live here in the area. Several filipino groups are trying to put together a fundraiser. And there are things you should before dropping a check in the mail. Charity navigator advises people make sure you give to an already established charity. Phony charities have been known to spring up in the wake of major disasters. And if you want to help victims of the typhoon you should say so that way your donation will not go into the organizations general fund. Ktvu has learned that Oakland Police traveled to chicago to learn new strategies and people skills. As Eric Rasmussen found out about six opd representatives made the trip to learn firsthand how a certain type of strategy may help make more arrests. Reporter oakland pd is now looking for answers. I dont know who can help who. But i hope somebody can help. Reporter long time oakland resident perkins is among those just finding out opd traveled to chicago last week to study how that citys Police Department struggles their Police Officers on how to interact with the community. Basically when Law Enforcement takes inaction, the individual wants to know theres fairness involved and that theres a they have a voice in the process. Reporter homicides are down 19 . Shootings are down by 20 . I think as professionals and both in the industry and professionals in our communities as well we should always look to examples of best practices. Where things are working. Reporter figueroa says Police Officer from stockton and salinas joined opd in chicago. John burress says he supports what opd is trying to do. Good policing means you treat people with respect and you encourage and gender their trust because thats whats important if you want to solve crimes. Reporter Oakland Police say those who travel to chicago will be responsible for training the rest of the department. That process could begin sometime next year. In oakland, Eric Rasmussen, ktvu channel 2 news. A burglary suspect is behind bars tonight after a long stand off. 22yearold Jesus Contreras surrendered to authorities. They stopped him near a property but managed to break free. He found an unlocked home and refused to come out. He finally surrendered at about 2 30 this afternoon. A new law is facing a challenge tonight. The law allows transgenders up through high school to choose the bathroom or locker room of their choice. Ktvus amber lee is in San Francisco this evening and tells us the conservative group who wants to repeal the law says that they have gathered enough signatures to put it on the ballot for a vote. Reporter he says a law protecting transgenders is necessary. That going to the bathroom of their choice is a safety issue. The worse thing is again someone pushing me. Really hard. Ive ended up falling. That happened a few times. Reporter ryan popper a biological female says he came out as a male in the tenth grade when he was 15 years old. He says physical attacks and verbal harassment caused him to drop out of high school. The only times ive really been assaulted for being tran was in bathrooms in high school. Reporter the law gives transgender students kindergarten through 12th grade the choice whether to use a boys or girls restroom. Its scheduled to go into effect january 1st. But a coalition called privacy for all students says it has gathered enough signatures for a Ballot Initiative to try and repeal the law. Heres a note from the California Republican party endorsing the referendum. Reporter dillon is the vice chair of the republican party. She say it is new law is too broad. That it protects a Minority Group at the expense of the majority. A horny little boy can say, i identify as a girl. Reporter tom amiano sponsored the bill he say it is law is about reducing bullying. Ryan is now a College Student but he counts himself among the lucky. Since transgender teens can be harassed and can sometimes end up homeless or commit suicide. A lot of times they dont know and nothing happened. Reporter theyve submitted 620,000 signatures needed. The issue will be on next novembers ballot. Amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. Weve checked and learned that an 18yearold High School Student whos clothing was set on fire last week remains hospitalized receiving treatment for burns. Luke sasha was riding home from school when he was set on fire one week ago today. Apparently for wearing a skirt. The oakland teenager identified as a gender neither male nor female. Fleishman has been undergoing skin grafts. People gathered across the bay area to honor those who have served this country. And those serving now in the u. S. Military. Tonight at a hillside memorial in lafayette about 50 people gathered for a vigil to remember those kill on the battlefield. A group called the Musicians Action Group also performed to honor veterans. The thousands of crosses at the memorial are intended to represent those military members killed in the most recent wars in iraq and afghanistan. Veterans injured and killed. But not in combat, two investigates the growing number of malpractice lawsuits hurting our veterans. Im using the latest computer models so you can track where you may see slick roads. A gr new at 10 00 tonight, a big problem for small bay area nonprofit. Weve learned that its brand new truck has been stolen. Ktvus healther holmes is live now with the project now on hold because of the thief. Heather. Reporter when those with the urban council came down here they were hoping for better news. One of my staff has parked it in this very spot. Reporter a parking spot which was empty yesterday morning. Imagine my surprise. Reporter when phil stevens executive director walked out of his North Berkeley home. Its really pretty shocking that someone would have swiped my truck from my doorstep. Reporter the nonprofit blue fold f250 pick up purchased just last month was gone. I was shocked. We use it every day. Reporter the group works to preserve, protect and restore urban streams. Absolutely essential to our operations. Reporter that had recently purchased the trucks for a project its working on in livermore. Its a serious challenge. At a time when were really just getting this massive project understood way. Project underway. The stolen trucks have the nonprofits logo. Its absolutely vital to our operation. Reporter stevens said he didnt see any broken glass just a vacant parking spot. Creating a void for the organization and their cause. I dont have time to dwell on how disappointing this is. We just have to keep moving, we have so much work to do. Reporter heres another look at that stolen truck. The organization is really desperate to get it back. And their hope is its not in a chop shop in pieces. A recycling plant in redwood city could face steep fines. Residents living in parts of san mateo, alameda were told to stay indoors to avoid breathing unhealthy air from yesterdays fire. It now has an investigator on site and that the sims plant could face fines for each violation they find. Robert kikumura is 75 years old. He was last seen at 10 00 this morning wearing a blue sweater and green pants. He was on a vta bus heading toward each ridge mall. Police say kipamura suffers from a brain injury then gets confused easily and cannot remember his address or phone number. The new casino in ronhert has been up and running for a week. And Deborah Villalon has the new concerns. Reporter lots of bells and whistles but its sirens some worry about as drinking gamblers leave. Theres no control over alcohol. 24 hours a day. Reporter this local pastor wants dui checkpoints set up on weekends outside the property. Have you had anything to drink tonight . No. Reporter because once drivers get too far, itll be hard linking a crash or arrest back to the casino. Statistically its only a matter of time that theres a dui accident. Reporter and of the 20dui arrests chp made in Sonoma County the last two nights only one was casino related. A rear end crash. Saturday night just behind us here. But the party was coming to the casino not going from. Reporter what was their story . Just too much party before the party. Reporter the night before it opened we asked graytons boss about curving drunk driving. Will you try to intercept people on their way out the door. Reporter i am going to do all i can by i am going to do all i can with cooperation from Law Enforcement allows me to do. Reporter extra enforcement will be kept on weekends and holidays and a dui checkpoint near the casino may happen at some point. We have gotten duis but weve also gotten duis the last month and month before. Itll be interesting to find out if those numbers spike. Reporter its a full house here tonight. One difference between tribal casinos and the nevada ones no free cocktails here. Gamblers have to buy their own drinks. Reporting live, Deborah Villalon, ktvu news. Water officials are trying to negate the slow years by cloud seeding. The Sacramento Bee reports that last year s cloud seeding filled about half of fulsome reservoir. And along with it some financial relief. For bay area cattle ranchers the lack of rain is a blow to their bottom line. With less grass for the cattle to eat, ranchers are spending more money on hey or alfalfa and they say that can cost 9,000 per truckload. Some of that cost has been passed on to the consumer at the butcher shop. We all need the water. And the food doesnt just come from the Grocery Store it has to start place. If we dont have the water to put on these crops, its going to affect everybody. Reporter ranchers tell ktvu it wouldnt take a lot of rain to turn the situation around. Still many say theyre planning to apply for federal loans next month. Trying to get some rain in here it shows green but really at this point the observations i have none of it is hitting the ground. Theres more moisture offshore. As it moves in it could trigger off drizzle or sprinkles. Main dynamics, main rain north of us. Here we go four, five, six in the morning it gets a little closer. I suspect i will see drizzle. Look for wet roadways maybe on the golden gate bridge. Bay bridge as well. As we get in by lunchtime its starting to clear out. Theres our big rain event. Looks like not a big deal at all. We have to finish off the day with the computer model and well move forward with the five day forecast. We have some wind to talk about. We go from a chance of wet weather. Well have all that at 10 45. A new toll to pinpoint gunfire. Well show you how a Bay Area Company is using new technology to help Police Respond to workplace and school shootings. And in 10 minutes millions of a Bay Area Company that has made a name for itself by pinpointing shots fired is creating a new tool. This system can track down where shots are spotted. And this new technology could be used in schools. Reporter today the company simulated an active shooter inside a school. The spot shotter system can track shots fired to within feet. Its not just for indoor workplaces it could be used in schools it can be used on university campuses. Could be used in military and government installations. Reporter todays active shooter scenario began outside with the gunman firing several shots. In the scenario the gunman then moves indoors where this center here picks upshots in this conference room. Shot spotter says its new site secure Technology Saves time alerting police about a shooter without relying on 911 calls and offering priceless intelligence. Pinpointing where the shots were fired indoors. The size of the room is actually defined the accuracy of the sensor. Reporter the price tag for this technology 15,000 for installation and 10,000 a year to pay for monitoring. A steep price for School Districts already struggling with budget cuts. But ceo ralph clark says its similar to installing a state of the art fire alarm system. What were seeing sadly in our world at least here in the u. S. Is were seeing increased in the number of active shooter situations. Its almost becoming the new normal. Reporter one Oakland School is already working out the details of a contract to be part of a Free Pilot Program for the indoor shot spotter technology. Christien kafton, ktvu channel 2 news. We also checked with palo alto police, they currently use shot spotter and they say any system would provide an advantage. Federal food inspectors are looking for the cause of an e coli outbreak linked to more than two dozen people getting sick. While chicken is a common ingredient in the recall of the prepackaged foods, it may not actually be the culprit. More than 184,000 pounds of prepackaged wraps and salads from last onion catering have been recalled because of possible ecoli con father contamination. But authorities tell us that e coli is not common in chicken so now theyre looking at the lettuce in the salads. Today it was a quiet day of trading. The dow gained 21 points to close at a new record high. Nasdaq inched up just half a point. Worked to repair the washington monoyule is nearly done work to repair the Washington Monument is nearly done. A 5. 8 quake two years ago caused damage outside and inside the monument and its been closed to the public ever since. The National Parks service says it expects the Washington Monument will reopen next spring. Thieves came into the hospital for a very treatable condition and unfortunately never left. Victims of malpractice. Two investigates why californians get paid less. Up first, new video takes us inside the home as firefighters respond to a fire and discover a marijuana growing operation. And you can get ktvu news new video tonight, firefighters attacking a fire at a home near san leandro where they uncovered a marijuana growing operation. We first told you about the fire last week but now weve obtained this firefighter helmet cam video. It shows exactly what firefighters were up against. They say that the fire was a real challenge because the three story home is built right into a hillside. The homeowner escaped along with five of his dogs, two other dogs though did not survive. Firefighters say heat lamps used for the marijuana growing operation are what sparked the fire. The remnants of a homeless camp in walnut creek are due to be cleared out tomorrow. The camp is located under an overpass along south california boulevard near newell avenue. We didnt find anyone there tonight but we did see a lot of trash and debris and cleaning crews are expected to remove all of that tomorrow. Police told the homeless they were being evicted due to complaints of public drunkenness and drug use at the site. County shelters wont be able to accommodate those forced to leave. New at 10 00, ktvu has just learned of an arrest of a suspected serial arsonist in San Francisco. Hes linked to four fires. All have been on trash fires and no one was hurt. Investigators say they are now looking at video from recent similar fires in the Marina District to see if koontz may be involved. We sho

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