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KOFY ABC7 News On KOFY 7PM April 10, 2015

Francisco with the latest developments youll see on abc7 news. And we do have new developments. Police officers have just arrived here at this duplex talking to tenants after they were called because theyre completely locked out of their home here, didnt know where to turn. They said they have nowhere to turn tonight. Theyd been locked out of their home before they can collect their belongings. Now, we arrived a short time ago and found residents set to see a padlock on a door on monday City Building inspectors declared the building a safety hazard, and raw sewage apparently leaking through the ceiling and those ceilings were in danger of collapsing. Officials said the current owner refused to make repairs necessary. Checks were issued to residents today for relocation costs but were told by the tenants attorney the checks were not good. The tenants all relocated based on having money to pay for hotels and we found out the landlord stopped payment on them. Theyre invalid. Why would he do that . Good question. Now, the Building Owner dropped casheeriers checks off. There is a note on the door saying tenants can return tomorrow, being friday, between 11 00 and 1 00 to get their stuff but the attorney said they have a right to get into their homes, now. That is why the police are here, currently were in the middle of a stand jf. Its not knowing if theyll be able to get back into their homes tonight. Weve attempted to contact the owner of the building so far calls have not been returned to us were live in San Francisco abc7 news. The state Public Utilities commission today imposed the largest penalty its ever assessed. Four and a half years after a san bruno neighborhood was destroyed in an explosion, pg and e fined 1. 6 billion 200 million more than a judge recommended and the company says its not likely to appeal this penalty. Wayne freedman is live tonight in san bruno with the story. Wayne . Stunning. From perspective, 1. 6 billion is more than ten times greater than a fine levied before by the california Public Utilities commission. Where does that money go . Here is a graphic of it. 850 going to gas improvement lines. And 400 million going back to pg and e ratepayers and 50 million enhancing pipeline safety. Not that critics are happy about this. Its filled with new homes long time residents would say too new, too clean and fresh, covering many memories. September 9, 2010 the start of a long emotional roller coaster that led to a meeting with the Public Utilities commission. I love my family. My son, husband, my motherinlaw. My dog. And my home. Sue made the trip to hear the Commission Levy pines and penalties against pg and e. A spokesman said the utility will not protest. Were sorry for events. And were committed the p. U. C assessed concern about what it calls a safety problem of pg and e. And we need owe a message they can leave incompetent management at the top of pg and e this, is what will happen. From mayor, maybe it needs to be spread to different parts. In the neighborhood, recovery continues. Fines levied prior were nothing to brag about. To match those, or exceed them, isnt anything special. In amount of money could bring back my family. Or, erase the pain. Labor Union Representing thousands of workers is weighing in on the idea of splitting the company in two. The head of ibew saying quote, comments suggesting too big to promote safety are misguided. Substantial damage is the result of a mistake by east bay municipality utility district. A creek is no longer flowing because its filled with tons of cement. Laura anthony joins us live with clean up efforts. This was a water fall this morning. And we can see what is left behind. This is cement. A cement mixed with water and foam. And its not meant to foul a creek. This pumped full of cement. They were sucking out the goop in the creek right now. And then after that there is more still to come well have to restore the creek. A subcontractor pumped the cement into the pipe but an inspector made sure all of the valves were closed. One is nonstandard was left open. Instead of thinking its shut it was open. The long term work to restore the oncepristine water way will begin. Pronlly several months to a year. Theyre doing the best they can. That is all i can say. Human beings impact the environment. Crews believed theyve stopped the flow downstream to glenn echo creek which runs into lake merit. A woman says contractors were caught dumping raw sewage on their lawns crews were doing sewer work in a house next door. But what happened shocked the homeowner. You can see plumbers dumping a pail of liquid on her property. The woman believes it was raw sewage. Disgusting. Yeah. I dont want sewer water dumped on my property. This should have been another way to dispose of that sewage. The Corporate Office saying quote, its impossible for us to verify whats happening, however, we want to be clear customer safety is our top priority. Last fall the king fire burned 97,000 acres cal fire said 95 of the fires are caused by activity of people and that almost every fire is preventible. Were trying to educate people. This drought is leading to more fires. We as californians have a role in preventing them. Crews are reminding homeowners there is more than 100 feet of Defensible Space around their homes. Its also required by law. Pro positional to expand a landfill is drawing sharp criticism by neighbors. Chris nguyen is live with the story. Chris . Weve noticed the smell off and on throughout the day. Officials are now exploring legal action in hopes of possibly stopping the landfill from expanding. A recognizable stench many can sense. It is distracting. Its overwhelming. Some say it comes from here the park in milpitas. As complaints come into city hall. It could be a Public Health issue. And they made it a mission to hold landfill managers accountable. Don lichfield says it shouldnt take the blame, pointing to Neighboring Properties there is a lot of growth in the area. And i think its reached a peak. The company sent millions of dollars on methanecatching pipes to clear up some of the funk. It hopes to extend the life through the year 2041. What expansion does is allows Additional Space to have a place in the future so we can continue to operate the materials were handling. Those who live and work in this area say theyll be keeping an eye on the project. It part of life. Right . I dont know what else they can do about it the Planning Commission will review the proposed expansion in early may. Bay area air quality district is holding a Public Meeting on the smell two weeks from tonight, april 23rd at 6 00 p. M. Still head here at 6 00 how this incident motivated two bay area teenagers. San franciscos bay Area Temperatures on the rise. What that means for the weekend coming up in the accuweather forecast in just a moment. And a Nonprofit Group reaches around the globe to preserve a were learning more about a Sunnyvale Police officer involved in yesterdays Fatal Shooting of a robbery suspect. Police say the suspect had a knife and shot the man. A woman alleged he and four others entered her home without a warrant, threatening her and her daughter with arrest over a recession issue. The suit swaz settled out of court. There is a concerts against Police Brutality not focusing on the walter scott case but one last year in new york. Organizers say they needed to take a stand to do something. This 16yearold convinced booking agents and hiphop artists to sign on for the event. This after matt saw the video of garner. He screams for help the marin county teenager became an activist, using what he calls a privilege to take a stand. We wanted to try to do something about it. We figured this is a way to get ourselves involved in something we dont need to be buy standards. Many will attend the concert in oakland. All proceeds will go to the family of eric garner. To have that type of capacity is amazing and im grateful to be here. The death the 24yearold started the garner way foundation. Shes the host of tonights concert and will perform. Later tonight were going to show you the new dash cam video from a Police Shooting in South Carolina so stay tuned for that. Plus, why more Bay Area Police officers are not wearing body cameras. Family of a motorcyclist who plunged 50 feet to his death is leading for help. Theyre urging anyone with information to come forward. My dad was just coming home from work. Like everybody elses family comes home from work. If anyone knows anything or if youve been told something, do the right thing. Police are looking for a dark suv or jeep that may have hit the motorcycle then left the scene. Moving on now, more people than usual use feet to get to work today in San Francisco. It was walk to workday through downtown to celebrate. The mayor used this event to announce a request for new funding. We need to move aggressively so people know where they long so we can do everything we can to prevent everyone from getting hurt. The funding will be considered april 22nd closure of just a couple blocks is expected to cause big headaches in San Francisco. Its for construction of a tunnel connecting new cpmc campus to medical offices across van ness. Van ness reopens midnight on sunday. All right. Lets talk about the weather. Close to weekend, stunning out there. Sounds like its warming up too. That is right. Looks like more stunning for the weekend. Next week going to be warmer, still. Here is a look at whats happening now. Sunny skies and this is a view from our camera looking out over the bay blue skies. Its 60 degrees now. Oakland, 69. And 70 in livermore the view from mount tam looking down onto the bay. Clear skies and chilly tomorrow morning. Sunny, mild days follow throughout the weekend and a warming trend next week. Waters away from the coast warmer than average. 2 to 6 degree temperatures above average. A warm blob along the coast from alaska down to mexico. Temperatures to to seven degree as above average. With warmth and a jet stream splitting in two directions. So when you add this together it means sunny, mild to warm days coming up throughout the weekend here in the bay area. Taking a look at san jose high temperatures around average but wednesday and into thursday a sharp rise in temperatures towards the end of the week. Overnight a cool down inland. 40 in santa rosa. Mid to upper 40s around the bay and low 40s on the coast. Downtown a high of 62 tomorrow. Upper 60s in the east bay and lower 70s inland. Here is the accuweather forecast. Sunny skies inland and wednesday, thursday, temperatures warming into 80s inland. Will feel like summer. Thank you. Coming up, a replica of one of the most vivid sites is making an appearance in san jose. Its half of size on the one on the National Mall including names of 38,000 u. S. Soldiers killed in vietnam referred to as the wall that healed and were in a ship. The wall will be until sunday evening. A program cuts at risk students on a career path is expanding into oakland. Mayor was there for a Ribbon Cutting at the Kaiser Center building. It takes b or c students and they learn how to give presentations and write e mails. Its important to have a program to develop skills for you and lead you on a path. Great story. We have new video offering a new perspective on the shooting of an unarmed African American man. Also here tonight why more Police Officers are not wearing body cameras. Why the number of fele announcer get three years interestfree financing on brand name mattress sets. Plus, get free delivery, and sleep trains 100day low price guarantee. Sleep trains interest free for 3 event is on now your ticket to a better nights sleep standoff at the u. S. Census bureau came to an end just moments ago. A gunman barricaded himself inside after shooting a guard outside. Authorities say they may have chased the same man after an armed kidnapping. Now a video offering new perspective by the shooting of an unarmed teenager in South Carolina. Law enforcement shows what begins as a routine stop he asked for the license and registration and returns as you see to his official vehicle. He leaves a passenger inside of the car. We know about what happened next because of the video. Saying lives changed in just a matter of seconds. He told abc news what he heard was not what he saw. Like i say i didnt think he was hurt i was just trying to get away and move. That is all he did. And try to. He is being charged with murder. His mother says she cries for scotts family. I just have to hope god takes care of everybody involved. Not only my family but the scott family. I know theyre grieving like im grieving. The Police Department says officers tried to give cpr to scott but he says he never saw that happen. A South Carolina man came forward and claims he was the victim of Excessive Force and got the run around from the Police Department so investigating and they told me he did no wrong he says he was daysed by him about a year and a half ago. Here in the bay area, many smaller Law Enforcement agencies have body cameras. But only one of the three equipped officers with them. June 2009. A 64yearold Peter Mcfarland taized after refusing to be escorted to the hospital. Mcfarland sued charging Excessive Force he settled the case for almost 2 million. His attorney said the video said it all. A camera was crucial evidence in that case. Because the camera doesnt lie. Many agencies like the cameras because they can protect officers from false charges. San jose police have yet to equip officers after several Pilot Programs over the years, they hope to start this year. But San Franciscos experience is perhaps indicative of what Police Departments are going through. The department received a grant paying for a Pilot Program bought 165 body cams at 700 a piece but administration would be an added expense. The pilot ends in four years then what . The picture is future storage of the video filed with data, if you will from cameras that can be costly. Sfpd says theyre reviewing privacy issues associated with operating the body cams. They hope to implement this program this summer. Because of the new interest in body cameras, stk in taser inter International Rose almost 9 today. A report shows San Francisco International Airport has had the most security breeches of any country over the decade. There have been 37 breeches since 2004. L. A. X. Ranked fourth. San Francisco International airport says its taking a look at all security breeches intentional or not. A spokesman explained that could be why numbers are higher. I can tell you in what weve discussed is that weve included different categories in this. Whether or not other airports are doing the same . I dont know that. Out of 37 incidents, 16 involve homeless and those mentally unstable or under the influence. Last month, this homeless woman was arrested for trespassing on to the airfield. Other incidents involve people trying to get through the fence. At least six boaters got stranded in the water ways and two people were able to get on an aircraft. One homeless person and another a pilot son with no credentials. Our goal is to treat every intrusion seriously. Sfo says the approach includes tens of thousands of trained employees camera systems and more, in addition addition, they increased patrols and enhanced alarms. Yes. I feel safe as a passenger. 37 breeches over ten years . I think theyre doing a good job. Im more concerned with weapons getting in versus someone sneaking through. The airport is looking to add high speed power gates and holding many exercises to make sure systems are working well. Up next the stroll down San Franciscos market street. Its become a festival of it took tennis legend serena williams, fencing champion Tim Morehouse and the rockettes years to master their craft. But only moments to master paying bills at chase. Com. Depositing checks at the atm and transferring funds on the mobile app. Technology designed for you. So you can easily master the way you bank. A sixsided ping pong table . Kind of strange. It is part of a threeday festival that could determine market streets future. A sixsided table that talks trying to figure out how that would work. Apparently quite well. I got it. Think back to november. We visited the design scene taking this on for the prototyping festival. They can be more dynamic social spaces. Three days of the out of the box sidewalk installations. I built this thing. What is it . Its a public musical instrument. You can play alone, but sounds better together. About connection. Its how people come together in ways they werent expecting to. So this what is lacking in urban live. Its one iing experiment. The festival lasts three days it could be immortalized here for generations. There is a big Campaign Going on. That gives three years to gather ideas. Ones that fare the best could be invited back and a permanent one. The judges . Well, theyre every day people climbing rubber mountains and talking to the digital trees. Its beautiful. This should happen all year long. We hope it is a rolli

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