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KPIX KPIX 5 News At 5PM June 15, 2016

Reporter were in downtown orlando about five miles away from the nightclub and on any given corner youll signs of support like this. It reads orlando strong and theres flowers and candles. It impressed us so deeply. He was all by himself. I just had to hug him. [ crying ] we dont know whats going to happen. We go to the gas station we dont know whats going to happen. Were not safe. Were gay. Who is going to kill us . Were not safe at all. Reporter we have been learning more about omar mateen from people who worked at the pulse nightclub people saying they in fact did see him there. In fact one person did a phone interview with us telling us that he would see him there every tuesday night. He was quiet. He stood at the bar and they never suspected he would do such a thing. When we first saw him there, me and a Security Guard that used to work at pulse, um, we said hello and everything and he was very friendly and all that. But yes, he has frequently been to that bar and its been going on three years. He didnt seem like this the kind of guy that just did what he did. Reporter as we have been reporting, omar mateen did have ties to the bay area. In fact, his wife and her family live in Contra Costa County in rodeo and for more on that part of the story were joined live by emily turner in rodeo. Reporter juliette, all day we have been going down a laundry list of names of family members in this area of the bay who are related to noor and unfortunately no one is locked to us. Doors are locked, curtains pulled and the one person who was home when i asked if you are related said i dont want to begin to talk about that. This is all we have seen of omar mateens wife since the shooting in orlando hiding under a hoodie and leaving a home where they and their son lived together. She may face criminal charges. She is one of three daughters and the neighbor never expected her to be part of this. Everybody is [ indiscernible ] reporter and today sources say noor salman admitted to investigators she knew about the attack and tried to convince her husband not to do it. She never called police. Fbi interrogated her twice and been polygraphed but they wont say whether or not she is being cooperative. Shes nic she is very nice. Yeah. Reporter she grew up in the bay area and attended John Swett High School according to neighbors. She still has family including her mother in rodeo. No one has been home the last few days but neighbors say noor hasnt been home in more than a year either. I dont think he allowed her to come home and visit her mother after they have married. Im not sure why. He didnt allow her to do it. Reporter this is not noors first marriage. She was married here in, um, in Contra Costa County several years ago. That ended in 2009. Thats when ultimately she moved back here and then has since left the bay area. Obviously now in florida. She graduated from Heald College which closed out here in concord. Emily turner, kpix 5. Emily, thank you. You know, so many questions about mateen and his involvement an as the fbi investigates, we were able to track down someone with the orlando county sheriffs department. He was formerly on the fbi task force. He says it is clear that mateen was acting methodically. This is not mental illness. And he said if his wife had any involvement, under federal law she could face serious charges. He was methodically planning this attack whether he is gay or not gay, whether he is an isis sympathizer or not, the guy was methodical and he had a very good plan. Reporter does his current wife bear responsibility . If his current wife this knowledge of the attack if the government can prove she was part of the master plan of driving him here for quote, unquote casing the place, she absolutely should be charged under every charge that she can be charged with. Reporter heres another part to this story. A sacramento preacher is being condemned for his comments in the wake of this killing spree. In fact, during his sunday sermon, Roger Jimenez praised attack saying, quote, orlando is a little safer tonight. Then he took it further. I wish the government would round them all up, put them up against a firing wall, put a firing squad in front of of them and blow their brains out reporter jimenezs sermon was condemned by the sacramento mayor, saying it doesnt reflect christian values. It was taken off youtube. I can tell you since sunday night the sentiment here is about caring and healing and uniting and in orlando, i can tell you the majority here are not ma. They are sad. We have hear more at 6 00. Thank you. Were following breaking news out of san jose right now. Chopper 5 is live over a crash involving a Police Motorcycle officer. This is near tenth and horning streets. Sources telling kpix 5 a citizen performed cpr on the officer at the scene. He was then rushed to a hospital. We are being told that officer is now in critical condition. We have a crew heading to the scene right now. One of the things the well be checking is what led up to this collision. More information as it comes in. Also today, president obama delivered a scathing speech in response to Donald Trumps accusations that he, the president , is not tough enough in fighting terrorist groups. Allen martin here now with more. Reporter the president also slammed Donald Trumps proposals to bar foreign muslims from entering the country. And he points out that the killers in Mass Shootings in orlando, San Bernardino and fort hood were all u. S. Citizens. Where does this stop . Reporter president obama held nothing back in a takedown of Donald Trumps criticism of his handling of the war on terror. Trump suggests the president has ulterior motives for not using the term radical islam. Theres no magic to the phrase radical islam. Its a political talking point. Its not a strategy. Reporter trump fired back saying obama, quote, continues to prioritize our enemy over our allies. And for that matter, the american people. At a Campaign Event in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, Hillary Clinton called out trumps views on gun control. He wont stand up to the gun lobby. Reporter but republicans say that puts the focus in the wrong place. We need a strategy to defeat isis, which is the inspiration for these homegrown attacks here at home. Reporter House Speaker paul ryan held a News Conference in morning in which he, too, rejected trumps proposed muslim ban saying that it is not in the countrys best interests. San francisco supervisor scott weiner is introducing legislation that would allow gay and bisexual men to donate blood. Many in floridas Gay Community rushed to donate blood after the nightclub shooting. But many gay and bisexual men cannot give blood. Currently, the fda requires that they abstain from sex for at least a year in order to donate. Its an irrational discriminatory and, um, unscientific, um, piece of public policy, um, and the ban needs to be changed. And it needs to apply to both gays and straights for a much shorter period of time than one year. Supervisor weiner says that the Technology Behind blood safety testing eliminates the need for a yearlong ban. Well have more on the massacre in orlando coming up at 5 30. Scott pelley with the story of a survivor who wants to send a message about the attack. And more fallout for the judge who sentenced stanford student brock turner to six months in jail for Sexual Assault. Judge aaron persky has been removed from presiding over an unrelated Sexual Assault case. It involved a male nurse accused of taking advantage of a woman while she was under anesthesia. Today, the Santa Clara County d. A. s office filed a motion claiming persky could not be fair in the case. The motion was granted and the case reassigned to another judge. Other news around the bay area. An Antioch Police officer was hurt when a driver rearended his motorcycle. It happened at west tregallas road and bautista street. The officer was about to make a traffic stop when a vehicle hit him from behind. The officer had minor injuries. The other driver did stay on scene. Police are investigating a deadly shooting in San Francisco. It happened around 4 00 this morning in the Mission District near shotwell and 20th streets. The victim was taken to the hospital where he later died. Officials are still looking for a suspect. Some relief for commuters who cross the golden gate bridge. As of today, there will be four lanes going northbound from four to five p. M. Tuesday through friday. Since january, there have been four lanes northbound only on thursdays and fridays. Traffic heading to marin was picking up earlier in the day. A truck plows into a bay area mans house and this isnt the first time of. How many times has this happened before . A piece of las vegas history gone in a plume of smoke and rubble. And whales swimming with bay area surfers. Coming up. , this goes out to every backyard hero. For all the effort you put into making the perfect barbecue, theres only one grill thats engineered and designed with the same kind of passion, weber. Available at the home depot. Fence. Slammed into his c. And pushed it into his gar. A san jose man is counting his blessings of as a pickup truck plowed through his fence slammed into his car and then pushed it into his garage. It happened this morning along south of jackson avenue in san jose. But this isnt the first time a car has crashed into the home. As kpix 5s maria medina reports, the home has been hit 19 times. And all of a sudden the house started shaking. I thought it was a earthquake. Reporter take a look at whats left of rays car, garage and pou i need a new car. [ laughter ] reporter he laughs because he has lived through this 19 times. This is just like the very first one that happened and like 1964 except there was no car involved. Reporter ray lived in this home that sits on the corner of jackson and bambi for nearly 6 decades. The 19 cars that have plowed on to his property, four went into his home, five hit the wall, and he has lost three cars. We had a car about a year and a half ago hit this at 60 miles an hour and stopped the car. Reporter he even put in concrete and metal poles to stapp cars and parked his own in the yard to act to stop cars and parked his own in the yard to act as a barrier but nothing stopped it last night. Pushed it sideways into my garage. [ inaudible ] this wont happen again . The city. Reporter after making a call to the citys Transportation Department foray, who claims the city refuses to help, a spokesman told kpix 5 they will look into making changes after this accident. He hopes to get an answer soon before the count goes up to 20 for him. Theres an accident out here every day. Reporter ray says he is not the only one going through this. His neighbors homes have been hit by cars, as well. As for the suspect, he was taken into Police Custody on suspects of drunk driving. His identity hasnt been released. In san jose, maria medina, kpix 5. A west nile warning in Contra Costa County. Vector control says a dead bird in antioch tested positive for the virus. This marks the first appearance of the mosquitoborne virus in contra costa this year. Crews found the bird near preuitt ranch and mccollmy drive. District Officials Say this isnt a surprise as they already are starting to see virus activity in nearby counties kelloggs is following in the footsteps of hostess and fritolay voluntarily recalling some of its snacks because they may be contaminated with peanuts. Some special k brownies and cookies. This comes after the companys supplier recalled wheat flour that may contain low levels of peanut residue. Big win today for consumers and online streaming Companies Like los gatos based netflix. A federal Appeals Court upheld the governments Net Neutrality rules. They basically require internet providers to treat all web traffic equally. Internet Service Providers cannot offer special treatment to sites that pay for faster service. An iconic Las Vegas Casino goes out with a bang. [ bang ] the Riviera Hotel and casino was imploded early this morning. Fireworks lit up the sky, then crowds lined the streets as they watched the structure crumble to the ground. The riviera first opened in 1955 and was bought out by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority last year. The other riviera tower will be demolished in august. It looks like the nhl wants to gamble on vegas. There are reports the league settled on sin city for the home of the next expansion franchise starting in 2017 2018. It would be the first major professional sports franchise in las vegas. The raiders also exploring a move to vegas if plans for a new domed stadium can move forward. New at 5 00, this years lineup and questions about next years location for the Treasure Island music festival. The organizers headliners will include ice cube and james blake. Also announced this is the festivals last year on Treasure Island. No reason given as to why find new location has been announced. He is the stockton man with the mugshot that won hearts across the internet. Now were learning that jeremy meeks the former inmate known as hot felon is a warriors fan. He posted this photo on his instagram account. Meeks is wearing a snap back warriors hat. His post included the hashtags, warriors dub nation, and home team. A onceinalifetime experience for a group of surfers. They encountered whales off the coast of pacifica and it was all caught on camera. Kpix 5s don ford shows us the video. Are you serious . Look whats happening. They are eating right next to surfers. Reporter last weekend skyler thomas came to linda mar beach for a swim. Instead of grabbing his trunks, he grabbed his camera when humpback whales started swimming next to the surfers. This is just another example of a sharing space with animals and they dont have any interest in hurting us. Reporter the whales didnt mind the whales. Everybody was getting along fine. Jasper is a fer and says he often has company in the water, he is a surfer. You see animals all the time. Almost every time you go out. But whales that close is pretty freaking rare. Its reporter today however was a bad day for surfing, too much wind and chop which waves but the whales are still here and folks are coming down to see them. A bunch of whales jumping out of the ocean. Maybe you can take a few pictures. Beautiful. We came out had some coffee and came out to see the whales. Reporter not hard to do. If you come down to see the show, bring binoculars and you can get a really good luck. You go out there because there is nature. Reporter in pacifica, don ford, kpix 5. A led zeppelin song is at the center of a copyright lawsuit. It involves a guitar riff from stairway to heaven. Now t [ music ] you know it. [ music ] led zeppelin guitarist jimmy page and singer robert plant are being sued by the trustees of the late randy wolf. The trustee says wolf wrote the song for his band, spirit. The page has called the allegation ridiculous. Lots of wind throughout the bay area. Right now, we are talking about wind still gusting 35 to 45 Miles Per Hour throughout parts of th region. Temperatures way down. Theres rain and near 100 degree temperatures in the forecast. Not on the same day. Well talk about those coming up. ,,,,, upbeat music [voiceover] you are San Francisco. Weve been with you from the beginning. Weve seen each other through good times and bad. Sickness and health. Were with you San Francisco, and you bring out the best in us. Care. Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and trauma center. Im allen martin in the kpi5 gorgeous but the wind was whipping around. Somebody tweeted a wig went flying by. Hold on to your hat. Your hair kens hair is safe. I was going to ask. Its all real whats left of it. [ laughter ] impressive. Hold on to your hat if you are going to be outside. And your wig. Or your wig. Whatever it is. Just keep it on. Take a peek outdoors. Lets get on to the weather. We have 60s out there. Windy at sfo. 46mileperhour wind gusts in the past hour. 62 degrees. Warm spots concord, santa rosa in the 70s. But livermore only 66 degrees. It is chilly throughout the bay area. Im showing you the radar for a reason. We will have rain in the bay area 36 hours from now. This low pressure area so strong its kicking up the wind. Well actually kick up a ran chance wednesday night and thursday morning. Tonight cool in the north bay napa tonight 48. Tomorrow morning in oakland 53. Concord and san jose 52 degrees. So its a winter like area of low pressure. Very, very strong Pressure Gradient right now. And its coming in from the ocean. So its that modified pacific air thats just rushing into the bay area. You felt it outside today. If you are in the north bay you will see some cloud cover. Futurecast, not just clouds im going to show you. Clouds increase this time tomorrow it. Look at thursday morning. 5 or 6 00 right around sunrise, well see some light rain showers for the north bay and everybody with the chance of a few scattered showers. It wont amount to much. June any rain chance is significant. Thursday morning before lunchtime we have an opportunity for some rainfall here in the bay area. Lets zoom out and show you whats going to happen for the weekend. Forget the wind. Forget the rain. Forget the cold. That low is gone building one of the strongest High Press

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