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KPIX KPIX 5 News At 6pm September 24, 2013

Had a long way to go. So the movement they have made where theyre at now they should have been months ago. Reporter at this point the big question is whether bart is willing to give even more. Thats hard to say right now. I cant discuss whats talked about in closed session. But we are wanting to see more movement on the other side. Reporter right now, however, riders dont seem to care which side moves so long as theres not another strike. Not looking forward to it, not at all. Very, very discouraging. It was not fun, those four days. Reporter its interesting to note, i was talking with some Union Leaders over the weekend and they are a little nervous too, because their rank andfile having seen bart move so much says hey, why cant they move a little more in the final weeks . And thats why its going to be tense. Elizabeth . Phil, say it was settled today, bart would still have to come up with 34 million. Wheres that money going to come from . Is it going to come from riders . Reporter well, one way or the other they figure its going to be about 10 million a year over the next four years. One, they are not going to have as many people cleaning the trains. They are not going to be able to afford it. They are not going to be do the improvements they had hoped to do. Whether or not they will actually have to raise fares remains to be seen. Thats the question the bart board has and theres a split in that group as well so you have splits within splits right now as we come into the final weeks. All right. Phil, thank you. New tonight, the Largest Convention of the year under way in San Francisco as we speak. Mike sugerman reported. Reporter if you are looking to add to your builtin visualization to add to your consolidation tools, this is the place. If you are looking to get crosstown, this is not. There are 2 types of people who live in this world those who know what oracle does Software Company and [ indiscernible ] company. Reporter those who dont. Its murder. Reporter 60,000 of those who know what oracle does are attending oracle world this week at moscone center. The ones who dont are stuck here south of market where Howard Street is closed off. 15,000 cars daily would normally go through the area that oracle blocked off for its convention. Added to the construction all around here its going to be one long week for drivers. Kind of sucks in a way because it causes all this. Reporter but it also causes, according to the oracle figures, 120 million to be spent in the bay area economy by far the Largest Convention in the city all year. Daniel will be spending about 5,000 out from daytona beach, florida good chunk of change. It is. It is. Reporter coming out of your pocket . Uhm, no. Reporter its worth it to this man to soak up whatever he can. Oracle is the leading Technology Company offering a lot of jobs and products and services and you know you come here to learn what the latest and greatest is. Reporter local businesses love it like the gold club strip club just down the street. They have offered an open bar and free seafood buffet if you have a pass. Might helped one oracle employee accused of spending 30,000 on a Company Credit card on another strip club. City government loves oracle openworld. Its huge for the city. It takes about five ongoing days, takes over the whole moscone center. I understand that it contributes to the scarcity of hotel rooms in the city. Reporter rooms full of people who know what oracle does. Those rooms are costing from 300 to 600 a night. You know how they are making 120 million . Bottle of coke 4. 50 inside the venue. Want to park around here . 35 bucks. In San Francisco, mike sugerman, kpix 5. Everybody is parked on the street behind mike if you noticed there. On wednesday, oracle is taking the is taking the park to Treasure Island where marine 5 and the black keys will be performing. The as may have clinched a win for the weekend but their stadium is seeing big signs of failure. Kpix 5s john ramos on the issues plaguing the 60yearold facility and the one thing everyone can agree on. Reporter when the oakland as clinch their Division Sunday night the champagne was flowing but Something Else was flowing the day before, as heavy rain postponed the game causing a visiting player to tweet this photo of a flooded dugout. And there were reports that raw sewage was bubbling up in the coachs offices. I think maybe thats a lot of overblown. My understanding is no sewerage involved. It was just rainwater. Reporter but there have been problems with sewage backing up in the lower areas of the 60yearold stadium. Chris dobbs is a member of the Public Steering Committee for the facility and says home plate is about 6 feet below sea level. So its not surprising there would be drainage issues. Its just one reason he would like to see a new stadium built but here, not in san jose like the as would like. As management didnt want to talk. One said this is an old story and i was tired of regurgitating it but there are people in the community who have something to say about it. I dont want to go nowhere. I want it to stay here. I dont want everything i want everything to stay intact. Then im just the sewers are backing up. I dont care. I dont care. I like my tailgating. They just use it as a ploy just to try to get out of their contract here in the coliseum. We have loyal fans here in oakland. Give us something well be proud of and something new. Reporter thats the one thing that everyone agrees on. The as and raiders need new stadiums. And they have been pushing for that long before the pipes began backing up. If that is an excuse to get a new stadium, well take it but i think theres bigger issues. Reporter the big debate now over a new stadium is where and how soon and its not surprising that when sewage begins flowing, some people smell an opportunity. In oakland, john ramos, kpix 5. The hope is that there will be no incidents as the play offs begin next month. Heres something that governor browns administration does not want you to see Prison Guards tossing chemical grenades at mentally ill inmates and then pepper spraying them in their cells. This week, a federal judge is set to decide if the public has a right to see those videos. Governor browns Administration Says those videos could be misleading and violate the privacy of guards and inmates. Attorneys for the prisoners say the videos prove the states mentally ill inmates dont get adequate care. Drivers have to make room for bicyclists on the road under legislation signed by the governor today. The law requires cars to give cyclists at least three feet of space when passing on a state roadway. If they are caught not doing that, they will face a 35 fine. Governor brown vetoed similar bills over the last two years. In about an hour an east Contra Costa Community will hold a candlelight vigil for a 12yearold boy killed outside a middle school hit while riding his bicycle this morning near the Excelsior Middle School in byron. The driver of an suv told officers she dropped off her own children and then hit something while turning around. She got out and saw the boy underneath her suv. Police say the driver is cooperating with the investigation. Its unfortunate, we just remind people to look twice each direction because its something that can be avoided. The traffic that you dont see that can kill you, its the traffic that you dont see that could you potentially kill. Speed and alcohol were not factors in the crash. The boy is from discovery bay. Tonights vigil will be at the timber point school. Smoke pouring out of the roof of this Oakland Church a few hours ahe do. Firefighters worked from the top down breaking apart of the roof, the Zion First Church of god in christ on 8th street. Just when it looked like things were calming flames erupted on the other side of the church. Most is visible on 880 all the way to San Francisco. No word on how it started. A gas leak scare in san bruno. A contractor smashed into a two inch gas line at a caltrain construction site last night. Pg e crews worked all nice to fix the leak and cap the line this morning. That leak briefly shut down caltrain service. So mosquitos in antioch have tested positive for west nile virus for the first time this year. Contra costa mosquito and Vector Control district says a group of mosquitos found by 8th and a streets tested positive for the virus. This year in contra costa county, 13 groups of mosquitos, 63 dead birds, and 6 chickens have all tested positive for west nile. Coming up, how casual carpooling turned into terror for commuters in an affluent bay area neighborhood. It could happen to anyone. How a bay area woman forced Abercrombie Fitch to change its well known look policy. Radar is clear but we had record rainfall over the weekend and that one day will lead to the wettest september in 24 years. So the question is, do we have any more rainfall in the seven day forecast . Ill answer that coming up. Coming up at 6 30, the surprise parking problem at the new 49ers stadium in santa clara. And the proposed fix upsetting athletes and animal lovers. ,,,,,,,, and gunfire after an illegal sideshow in oakland Early Saturday Morning on midd harbor road, near the port. [ shots and screaming ] cell phone video recording screams and gunfire after an illegal sideshow in oakland Early Saturday Morning. On Middle Harbor road near the port of oakland. People were kicking, jumping on a car there because the driver apparently crashed into another car that was doing donuts as part of that event. When Police Showed up they found shell casings and both vehicles but no one around. They are still investigating. Armed robbers terrorizing a group of bay area casual carpoolers today. Oakland police say the victims were robbed at gunpoint in the citys rockridge district this morning. Kpix 5s Ann Notarangelo joins us live from that area. Ann, what happened . Reporter well, we are at the intersection or near the intersection of claremont and hudson. In fact, this is the sidewalk where the robberies took place this morning. This is a real popular spot for casual carpool commuters because the entrance to highway 24 is right behind me. And we did talk to one of the victims and she told us what happened this morning. Today there were about 15 of us lined up on hudson street here. We were all looking at our phones and three men with guns came over and said, were taking everything. Reporter this oakland woman did not want to be identified and she is still shaken after being robbed at gunpoint this morning. She says she has been a casual carpool rider for 25 years and its always been safe. This morning, as the three suspects approached, some people in line were able to walk away. But several others were robbed at gunpoint. The suspects got away with bags and electronics. I just gave them my cell phone. They walked past me. They didnt take my backpack but they took everyone elses backpacks and bags. So i was very lucky in that i didnt lose everything. Reporter witnesses apparently gave good descriptions of the suspects though because about 2. 5 hours later, the police were able to locate a suspect vehicle and they reported they detained three suspects. This victim said she couldnt describe the men. I was just looking at a gun. I was scared. Reporter the opd would not talk on camera today but in a news release said the investigation is continuing. They also said officers understand the amount of concern this causes area 2 which is North Oakland and the oakland hills. A lot of people rely on casual carpool to commute to and from work and its growing in popularity especially during the bart strike. And casual carpool really has an excellent reputation for safety for both the drivers and passengers. I spoke with another man who carpools. He arrived moments after the incident this morning. I asked him, are you going to take it tomorrow . He wasnt sure. He said he was going to sleep on it. He was going to watch the news and going to make his decision in the morning. But clearly, this has made many casual carpool users very uneasy. In oakland, Ann Notarangelo, kpix 5. A clothing retailer concerned about its look is paying up for how it treated two bay area women. Kpix 5s cate caugiran on the lawsuit over religious head scarves. Reporter hani khan sat with ak look of satisfaction. For her this started out as a fun after school job but turned into a 3. 5year battle. It wasnt about the money. It was about the policy and i was fired because of the look policy and now they have had to change it and im happy. Reporter in 2010, khan was fired from her stockroom job at the hollister store inside the hillsdale mall for wearing a hijab, religious head scarf. Parent company Abercrombie Fitch said it violated their look policy and the head scarf hurt business. Kahn said it hurt her more. If it could happen to me in the bay area it could han to anyone. Im not anyone different. I felt like it was right for me to stand up and Say Something about it. Reporter now civil rights litigators are hoping this paves the way for changes in other companies and encourages others to step forward. Were here to applaud miss khans courage for standing up and for hopefully amplifying the voices of other women suffering this way. Reporter the Company Claims they have changed and Abercrombie Fitchs spokesman said today, quote, as part of our commitment to fair hiring practices and fostering a diverse workplace, we continually evaluate our existing policies. With respect to hijabs in particular, we determined three years ago to Institute Policy changes that would allow such headwear. In addition to the money the corporation is required to allow employees to wear them, let employees and applicants know the company has a look policy, but exceptions can be made based off of religious beliefs and employees can appeal to hr if they are denied. Now, miss khan is 23 years old now. She said back in 2010 Abercrombie Fitch did offer her, her job back. She declined and continued on to college and says she doesnt plan to pursue retail jobs in the future. In the newsroom, cate caugiran, kpix 5. The settlement gives money to another bay area woman, halla banafa claims she wasnt hired at an abercrombie store in milpitas because she wore her head scarf at her interview. Paul, first full day of fall and i dont think we could have asked for prettier day. Winner, 10, us versus mother nature. Not hot, no. Not cold. No, it was just about right. Highs around 80 degrees. I hope you enjoyed it today because tomorrow its going away but not for long. Live look outside now. Two things i want to show you the lack of cloud cover over oakland and Treasure Island and San Francisco. But you see that off in the distance just waiting ever so patiently. The marine layer which will move back in tonight and cause a cloudy start tomorrow and the onshore flow gets stronger so temperatures drop tomorrow, as well. Highs today though right in that comfort zone. Livermore 85. Almost exactly normal. Napa 83. Oakland 81 warmer in oakland today than san jose. San francisco downtown 76 degrees. Nice day there. Even that Half Moon Bay made it to 70. Things will change. Kpix 5 hidef doppler drying out but boy was it wet. Did it pour at your house on saturday . It did mine. Ak look what it did in the mountains. In the sierra, not just rainfall. Above about 6,000 feet we had a dusting of snow. Snow coming down steadily at times on saturday. We had i80 closed for a time. Chains were required. But now things are calming down but another round of snow last night and early this morning. That drenching on saturday will likely be the only day all month we get rainfall but it rained so much, it will also be one of the wettest septembers in 24 years in much of the bay area. Now the rainfall is up in the Pacific Northwest but thats key for us because theres another storm moving in up there. Even though the rain will miss us, it wont miss us. Then that moves out. A north to northeast wind is an offshore wind. We will be warming up as we hit the weekend. Some of you near the water may hit 80 degrees on saturday and sunday. Highs tomorrow cooler. Concord 76. San jose 74. Redwood city 73. Napa 77. Not cold, but it will certainly be cooler with some Morning Clouds. Same story on wednesday. We start to warm back up on thursday. Next weekend what a difference from this weekend. Well have highs widespread in the 80s even near the bay. And well have an offshore wind and temperatures running well above normal. Last weekend was the rain this weekend the warmth. Good stuff. Thank you. Still ahead, why police say a party at this bay area restaurant turns turned know a shootout scene like out of the wild west. And why experts think that california drivers will soon pay a lot less to fill up their gas tanks. ,,,,,,,,, saturday night shooting out a Mexican Restaurant in sou San Francisco. Two people we wo. Police cars, bullet casings and caution tape were left after a saturday night shooting outside a Mexican Restaurant in south San Francisco. Two people were wounded, one critically. Police say it happened outside a bar in broadmoor on the 7400 block of El Camino Real. Authorities have since arrested six people from an outlaw motorcycle gang they think could be connected to the

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