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KPIX KPIX 5 News Early Edition June 28, 2016

Basketball coach pat summitt has died. Her son released a statement this morning saying the long time tennessee womens coached died at a Senior Living center in knoxville. She announced in 2011 she was diagnosed with alzheimers disease and she coached one more year after that. She led the lady vols to 1098 victories making her the winningest basketball coach in division is history. Pat summitt was 64. In oakland, people drummed, shouted and made every point they could to stop coal from being transported through their neighborhood. Kpix 5s andria borba shows us what it took before the city council decided that they were right reporter after hours of heated debate, the Oakland City Council voted 70 to ban the transport of coal through the city of oakland. [ chanting ] reporter the fight over colgan outside city hall and only got louder and more heated inside council chambers. [ scream ] reporter the rallying point the Health Effects of transporting coal through a new 250 terminal at the old Oakland Army Base versus jobs brought to the community. Standing against coal from utah, the labor community. The Port Development will be profitable and create johns regardless of the commodities shipped through it. Reporter the argument that cold shipped through west oakland will compound already elevated rates of asthma and other illnesses. Jerry bridges says the railcars will be covered and the coal dust trapped. Using covered railcars and in transportation of coal should be celebrated as the environmental improvement it is. Reporter others disagreed. [ screaming ] this is very sort of theoretical technology that never has been tested. Oakland would be the guinea pig. Reporter Developers Say they know how the vote will turn out. Its the gateway to 8,000 jobs at the port of oakland. We have a real objection to the Council Going back on its word and signed contracts. Reporter and what will happen next . The council and the developer are on a collision course to end up in court. Reporter that next step is likely litigation from the developers although an Oakland City Council member said if they had voted the other way they likely would have faced litigation from the environmentalist. In oakland, andria borba, kpix 5. Theres a new deadline today in federal court to final a settlement in the volkswagen scandal. The automaker had equipped diesel vehicles with software that fools emissions tests. A source said the 14. 7 billion settlement calls for vw to repair or buy back polluting vehicles. In addition, each owner would be compensated by up to 10,000. It would be the largest auto scandal settlement in u. S. History. One southbound lane of highway 17 remains closed until 10 a. M. After a brush fire spread fast yesterday. Fire crews say it started when this car became engulfed in flames right before rush hour. Around 200 firefighters tried to control the blaze urging residents in 20 Redwood Estates homes to evacuate. Traffic on 17 was backed up for miles with cars packed together so tightly, the road was like a parking lot. At one point both sides of the highway shut down. So far, there have been no reports of any injuries and no homes damaged. Cal fire says it hopes to get a destructive wildfire northeast of bakersfield fully contained by thursday. The erskin fire is 45 contained. More than 45,000 acres have burned in the Lake Isabella area. The fire has destroyed about 200 homes, damaged 75 others and is considered the most destructive wildfire in the history of kern county. In addition, at least two deaths are linked to the fire. In the bay area the air Quality Management district is declaring today a spare the air day the fifth alert this month. Smog levels are unhealthy as most of the bay area deals with a heat wave. People are urged to reduce Outdoor Activities and minimize driving by carpooling or using public transportation. Time now 4 35. Wow, i drove down to l. A. And you could see the smog as you entered the city. Quite a scene. You can see the smog in our area or in the los angeles area. Los angeles. A lot of that is smoke, as well. Thats because of those fires that continue to rage out of control but yeah, you need a good wind to blow those pollutants out of the atmosphere. And we are going to see a lot of in a trapped very close to the surface area. Its never a good thing when you can see the air that you breathe. Today moderate levels of particulate matter close to the surface except the east bay unhealthy levels because of the Diablo Mountain range. Everything is trapped in the bowl. Overcast in San Francisco and along the coast. 54 in santa rosa to 67 in livermore. Were in the 60s in livermore after a high of 102 degrees on monday. Triple digits in concord, clayton and walnut creek and triple digits everything east of the bay to the south morgan hill 98. But you can count on gilroy near 101. 60s and 70s will be common very refreshing at the immediate seashore. 102 danville. 102 pleasanton. 105 brentwood. 103 antioch. 60s to 90s north of the gold gold. More coming up. Heres gianna franco. Good morning, lets jump to highway 17 and get a look at what conditions are on the sensors. 17 moving overall okay. Closure in effect southbound 17 at Redwood Estates. One lane shut down for the brush fire yesterday. Everything is under control. Northbound 17 at the summit one lane closed there, as well. Roadwork in effect in the area so a lot going on, on 17. The rest of the south bay not a bad drive. Great start on this Tuesday Morning for 101, 280 and guadalupe parkway. 880 both directions nimitz freeway, looking good northbound no delays past the coliseum clear to the maze southbound looking good, as well. Construction between 29th and 23rd avenue two lanes closed until 6 00. Back to you. Thank you. In oakland taking a dip in Lake Temescal will put you up close to something unpleasant, toxic algae. The water is now off limits for swimmers thanks to the outbreak. This is the third year it stopped water adventures there. Heres how it took over last year. For those who care to watch from afar, the park is still open for fishing, picnics and hikes. Violent clashes between White Supremacists and counter protestors by the Capitol Building have the ucberkeley in a security scare. A teacher from Martin Luther king, jr. Middle school was there to protest the group and someone threatened violence at her workplace because of her involvement. But she says she did the right thing defying the group. We will not accept or allow racist genocide organizing to take place in the front steps of a capital of california. What we know about the threat was in email saying the school should fire the teacher or there may be violence. We are taking precautions. The police will patrol our schools to have a presence. Besides the boost in police patrols, two summer programs at the middle school have been moved to a Different School district site. More fallout from brexit. Standard poors cut englands Credit Rating from the top score. Several u. S. Banks may pull out of london. The city was a Financial Hub for u. S. Investment firms and banks to reach all the eu countries without regulations in each country. Donald trump is planning to deliver a speech today on trade and the economy. The speech comes the day after Hillary Clinton and massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren attacked him. Hena daniels with the latest on campaign 2016 reporter donald trump heads to the swing state of pennsylvania today to deliver a major speech on trade and the economy. The address entitled declaring American Economic independence is his first on u. S. Soil since his visit to scotland last week. During the trip, trump praised voters in the uk for their historic decision to leave the european union. They wanted independence. They didnt want to go by decisions being made for him. Im with her yes [ applause and cheers ] reporter fueling speculation of a twowoman ticket, Hillary Clinton joined forces with massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren in ohio yesterday. The duo took turns attacking trump. He tried to turn a Global Economic challenge into an infomercial. What kind of a man roots for people who lose their jobs, to lose their homes . A small insecure money grubber who fights for no one but himself [ applause and cheers ] reporter an nbc News Washington journal poll out monday shows 52 of democrats are satisfied with the clinton as their presumptive nominee. 45 of Republican Voters say they are happy with trump. In a bid to beef up his Campaign Staff with the general election, yesterday trump hired a former top aide to ted cruz to be his Senior Communications adviser. Hena daniels, cbs news, new york. Hillary clinton will campaign in colorado and california today. The blue angels will return to the bay area for fleet week in october. The u. S. Navy Flight Demonstration Team had canceled some recent shows after a pilot died in a crash earlier this month during practice in tennessee but they will resume their schedule beginning with a show this weekend in michigan. [ music ] 4 41. A rent increase of more than 6,000 is crazy. Next we talk to the local man who is asking is it even legal to increase rent by that much . And its now officially open to the public, take a trip down the sky slide with us. Thats next. ,,,,,,, heard of anything like thise vazquez met a San Francisco facing a 344 percent rent. I dont hat San Francisco is known for high sky rent crosses but you never heard this. Joe vazquez met a person facing a 344 rent hike. I dont believe its fair. Reporter neil has been renting an apartment in north beach for six years but is about to lose it. I dont know where im going to go. Reporter neil has been paying 1,800 a month rent. But his landlady recently told him she was raising the rent to 8,000 a month. Complete shock and devastation. I i had no idea it could be that much. Reporter threebedroom with bayviews where they rent for an average of 6,800 a month but the building is more than 100 years old and run down. Their claim is i am not covered under rent control. I dont agree. I dont see how its possible im not. Reporter youre not the primary renter . No. I did turn in an application. I was given no notice i was a sub tenant. Reporter neil, a union video engineer, says he cant afford 8,000 a month so he could be evicted in a matter of weeks before the rent board can hear his case. A judge will decide. Reporter first attorneys have asked a judge to decide whether the womans paperwork passes legal muster. Could he be evicted, out on the street . We dont have a decision from the rent board, yes, thats a possibility. Reporter an effort to buy time in an unaffordable market. Joe vazquez, kpix 5. A warriors fan says he cant remember much about falling from the upper deck at oracle arena in oakland. Sal bimbo has had several surgeries since the fall right after game 7 of the nba finals. He is expected to remain at Highland Hospital at least another week. His family says he was thrown over the railing after getting caught in the milliondollar of a fight between fans of the warriors and cleveland cavaliers. His father recorded this conversation yesterday in the hospital room. What do you feel about game 7, do you remember what happened . Yes, i remember what happened. Do you want to talk about it . No. You dont want to talk about it no more . No. What do you have to say to that person that did this . [ indiscernible ] police are still investigating and talking to witnesses. Bimbos father is offering a 25,000 reward in hopes of finding out who is responsible. Sinkholes are popping up on roads south of fresno. A big rig rolled over it. The fourth hole this week. Investigators say each of the problem areas has water flowing just under the pavement. Use caution and be aware of your surroundings. These creekbeds have been dry for years with you now that water is flowing again. We get a lot of sinkholes in the bay area. Thats so crazy. In chicago, when i was working there, we saw that quite often because of the salt that they throw on the roads. We dont have snow so we dont put salt on the roads. I think the state is kind of old with the crumbling infrastructure and people are here driving on our roads. Cloud at the coast and clear skies inland. This is the beginning of an innocent day. It looks so pure right now. [ laughter ] until everybody wakes up and makes a mess of things. Thats good news. 54 degrees in santa rosa and San Francisco. Its 67 in livermore after realizing a high of 102 on monday. Currently our winds are up to 14 in San Francisco. 20 in sfo. Thats good because it clears up the atmosphere. But where we had the stagnant air is where well see pollution on this tuesday. The winds are under 5 miles an hour in napa. Futurecast shows the wind particles, more of an onshore push. Thats a west wind blowing in the afternoon 10 to 20. High pressure continues to build in from the desert southwest. The end result triple digits in our inland areas. Its a hot week ahead. Heres what you need to know on your tuesday. We have the low cloud and fog along the seashore burning off by about lunch hour. The bright sunshine every although sizzling temperatures inland. And above average highs all the way through the 4th of july. Theres the shield of low clouds and fog. Tropical turbulence in fresno conditions in fresno. Today 70 in pacific, moss and montara beaches. 70 in San Francisco. Triple digits away from the bay. We have again a spare the air day unhealthy levels of pollution inland. 105 out outside number, brentwood, tracy, oakley and discovery bay. 101 tomorrow. And 90 all the way to the weekend. A baseball game tonight. [ laughter ] okay. All right. Just playing with you there. But oakland as took it yesterday. 63 degrees tonight. You saw that, gianna. I did. [ laughter ] a good outing. Thank you. On the roads, we still have closures on highway 17 from a brush fire that started yesterday. Southbound 17 one lane close the at Redwood Estates. Earlymorning roadwork just wrapped up so things are okay on the northbound side. Thats where the closure is. South bay no delays up to speed 101, 280 and guadalupe parkway. Lets take a look at the nimitz nimitz. Both directions look good. No troubles northbound toward the bay bridge. Southbound great start. All clear on the nimitz into hayward into fremont. South 880 between 29th and 23rd, despite two lanes being shut down right now traffic is okay on the southbound side of 880 until 6 00. They are hoping to wrap it up earlier. Roadwork on the lower deck of the bay bridge. Upper deck no problems. Heading to the toll plaza on the bay bridge, traffic is moving nicely with no delays heading out of oakland into San Francisco. Instead of gliding between trees on a cable, you can now slide along the side of a skyscraper 1,000 feet above the ground for ziplining. We have the story from los angeles. [ screaming ] reporter a new thrill meant to entice you into the heart of downtown los angeles. Its a ride suspended nearly 1,000 feet in the sky. Ill see you down there. Whoa. Reporter welcome to the sky slide. 70 floors up, 45 feet long and affixed to the side of the tallest building west of the mississippi. Were standing on the 69th floor on an outdoor terrace. The slide transport people from the inside of the 70th floor to the outside of the 69th floor. [ inaudible ] oh, lord reporter to get it in place it took a helicopter. We booked a Fire Department helicopter and airlifted the slide up to the terrace on the 69th floor. From there the process got more complicated. It entails a lot of geometry and manual manipulation. There were no machines used in attaching the slide to the side of the building. Reporter for safety, the glass is special threeply. 1. 25 thick sustains wind speed up to 110 Miles Per Hour and hold more than 10,000 pounds. Oh, this is insane. [ laughter ] seriously. You can see to the bottom completely clear view. Here i come. [ scream ] that was fun. All right. It is worth it. Its fast. Reporter cnn, los angeles. That looks like so much fun. You can hang two blue whales from the site and it wouldnt budge. You would go head first, right . Totally, yeah. Looks like fun. Wouldnt you do that . I think that would wake us up in the morning. Maybe we should do that every morning before work. Wish we had that here. To those who are more daring, cool thing would be to have a zipline between skyscrapers. Now youre talking crazy. Thats next. I just want to get to use the slide. [ laughter ] 4 53. Two teens lose their jobs after a question about equal pay. How they are fighting back, next. ,,,,,,,, in the oven. Jensen walcott says she was pumped to score a job at pizza studio. Because h friend jake had just been h hours earlier. But jensen jake said hed in kansas, a girl says she was scored to pump a job at a pizza studio because her friend was hired earlier. She was puzzled when the boy said he was making 8. 25 an hour not the 8 she was making. Both were fired after jenson brought up the pay disparity to a manager. I was, like, maybe when im on hold right now so offer me 8. 25 but she didnt do that. Face value it appears that the young lady was terminated because she complained about unequal wages. Thats illegal. But jenson isnt sure she will take legal action. She just wants to know why they thought to pay her less than a male friend. If you went to ikea, hear this. 29million d

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