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KPIX KPIX 5 News Sat Morn Edition August 29, 2015

Yes, i had to use my windshield wipers on the way to work this morning. You can see the moisture out there, the temperatures are mild, though, liver moore, right now, 70degrees, San Francisco, 65. San jose, 68degrees at 7 01 a. M. So a muggy start, areas of drizzle. We have a chance of morning showers north of the Golden Gate Bridge, much cooler this weekend from the temperatures we saw late last week. I have the extended forecast coming up. But first, your headlines. Nurse in burrlinggate. 5 00 p. M. This afternoon, that is when chp expects highway 101 to reopen. It was shut down at 9 30 a. M. Last night after a construction crane struck a power pole. Now that knocked lines down across both the northbound and southbound lanes. This happened not far from Crown Plaza Hotel and some guests heard the loud crash. We came outside, we saw no traffic moving, no traffic moving and then all of a sudden, the ambulances, the fire trucks, and the cops came. The goods news, no one was hurt. Drivers have been stuck though, on 101 for hours. Chp is diverting traffic awe of that freeway. Now take a look at this picture, tweeted by gina, you can see the construction crane and those power lines down. One again, it was a Third Party Construction crane working with cal tran that hit the power pole. They are replacing an interchange on the freeway. So as you can imagine, traffic is a mess t happening not far from f, if o, the backfrom ffo. The drivers were actually jumping curbs and taking freeway onramps just to get off. Yes, and the power pole had high voltage lines. People reported flickers lights, and the score board at at t park blacked out during the game, that happened at 9 30 p. M. When the construction truck hit that power pole. Stay with us for the lates of this clear you are. A convicted sex offender may be moving, the department of State Hospitals wants him placed in a concord suburb. People are worried for their kids safety. Reporter neighbors deputy notices in the mail about the received notices in the mail and many of them are saying they are not going to let this happen without a fight. This man would end up living on the 1500th block, smith is a convicted sex offender and he has opinion in the State Hospital the last five years. Many of the neighbors are worried about the safety of their kids. All of my neighbors have kid, you know, you do we really want that lincolntoning next to us . Do you . I am disappointed that this goes on. But here it is, at the doorstep. Reporter the county das office is fighting his release in the county, saying smith should be placed in the county where he was living before he went to prison. The das office is looking at whether it meets jessicas laws requirements. And there will be a public hearing in fair field next month and the das office is going to appeal his placement here. Chris hart. And smith was set to be placed in fair new england last month but the Property Owner there backed out. There is still no water at the sanguine ton prison. It was shut off and now a case of [ inaudible ] disease was confirmed. It spreads through water, mist, and steam at the north bay facility. The water will be turned off until the prison can find the source. 20 prisoners have also been tested for this, officials are still waiting for those results. Now to give a perspective on how contangos this is, a team of scientists discovered how a germ that causes it can go much further than expected. It can affect people as far away as four miles. And now an outbreak in new york city earlier this year caused 12 people to die. It was ten years ago that hurricane hurricane Hurricane Katrina flooded 80 of new orleans when the levies failed. Today is a day of service to mark the anniversary. The city has come a very long way, but some families are still struggling. Reporter time heals all wounds. I just pray today today, please saveplayed to god, please save us. Reporter she was trapped on a hospital roof for five days during Hurricane Katrina and then she could not find her family for months. Back together, they took refuge in near by cities, including atlanta but longed to go home to the lower ninth ward. It took seven years . It is such a good feeling. Reporter volunteers help today build a new house but the 79yearold says she has never felt so lonely. You used to sit on the porch and see people passing by and talking to you an everything. But you do not see that anymore. Reporter thousands of people have not returned to neighborhoods here. Many houses have been passed down for generations and paid off, without mortgages, owners were not required to have flood insurance. Ronald lewis not only found his way back, he found a way to remember those who did not. Lewis opened a small museum in his backyard, treasures fill a metal warehouse. People have donated things because they wanted to be a part of something that they can say this is ours. And i made my contribution. Reporter she wishes she could make a different kind of contribution. If i was a millionaire, i would help them. Reporter even if they do not have neighbors, at least they have each other. Cbs news, new orleans. About 20 of the population of new orleans left the city during katrina and never. Reporter ed. The mayornever returned. A man hunt is under way in texas after a sheriffs deputy is shot twheel pumping gas. Deputy Darren Goforth stopped at the gas station last night in houston. A man approached him from behind and fired at him multi it will times. He was a ten year veteran of the force. Well, vicki gardeners husband is speaking out after the fey tan on air shooting in virginia. He said his wife never saw Vester Lee Flanagan before he opened fire. He shot and killed Alison Parker and adam ward before turning the gun at vicki. Doctors say she was lucky, a little bit different and she could have died. A robbery in San Francisco, police say that a man with a gun went into an upstairs office in the 100 block of jefferson early friday morning. A worker was held at gunpoint and forced to everyonety a large amount of cash out of a safe. We dont know if the suspect knew that someone was going to be there or not. But the person was armed with a gun and so we are hoping that we can get some physical evidence or some video to help us find the suspect . Now the police are not clear how that suspect got inside of the business and the employee was not able to provide much of a description. He was tied up as the man grabbed the money and took off on foot. A group of women kicked off the Napa Valley Wine Train have gotten an apology but they want to see change or they will sue. Reporter less than a week after lisa johnson and the women in her book club were kicked off the napa wine train for being too noisy a lute may be cominga lawsuit may be coming. They told cbs news their removal from the train was flat out discrimination. We should not have and subjected to being ejected from a train for laughing while we were black, that is pretty much what we believe. Reporter at first, the staff defended tear actions but later the ceo apologized. It was 100 Customer Service fail on our part. Reporter he invited lisa and 50 gusts to come back on the train. But lisa is not buying it . I really do not feel it was a true apology. Reporter tonight, lisas lawyer said she is going to talksaid he is going to talk with train officials starting next week. One is monetary compensation for the humiliation of the women. And the other is a push to make sure that the employees are trained. We do not want this to happen again. Lisa johnson and her attorney did not talk someone but they hope reach a settlement by next week. Federal agencies you should fire, i cupsed of misusing funds. Where millions of dollars really went. Plus, what would you do if you found 20 . Hey, good morning, everyone. If you love the 49ers, you are about to have a really god day. If you love the giantsings at least this morning, the day just got even better. And here is a shot of santa clara this morning, we have clouds to start ,,,,,,, Authorities Say they arrested a man connected to the deadly shrine bombing in bank. Officials sayban. Last weeks bombing killed 20 people. Half a dozen agencies are under fire this morning, including cal tram after a state awe did found them abusing state resources. It found that an engineer played golf during work hours, not once, but 55 times for more than four hours each day. Another big waste of money, California Correctional Health Care Services paid 3 million for electrical work, turns out that the money went to a contractor who did nothing but process invoices for a subcontractor. Hey, good morning, everybody. Man, i have baseball up top and why not, the giants, they keep cranking out drama at the 3rd and king street. Here they are talking strategy. The bases are loaded for marlin byrd. How about a record eighth grand lam in one season. Uations loaded, tied at the ninth. And the kid is just hitting his first grand slam, this is his first home run from the other night. And he hit as walk off as the giants maintain a two and a half game deficit against the dodgers. 584 over the cardinals last night. Bottom of the seventh, yes, here is paul, he is an allstar for a reason. He went the distance. The diamondbacks won a final of 64. Some where through the smoke the home standing white class earthquakes, they are on the attack against the la galaxy. Watch the rebounded shot, that is a header from shae, in the 1st minute, it is all they needed as they win four in a row, 10 is the final last night. That is sports at this hour. 49ers and the Denver Broncos here at 6 00 p. M. With kickoff. Pregame show with me at 5 30 p. M. I will see you then. Today Oakland Raiders fans are rallying with a treat, some business have a. Now they pizza. Now they hope it will encourage them to stay in oakland. The marty is from 11 00 a. M. Until 1 00 p. M. It better be magic. All right, in berkeley, a big job fair today, more than 20 employers will be recruiting for all kinds of work. It is from 10 00 a. M. To 1 00 p. M. And in san carlos, the day of drones event, that is a sight to see, all kinds of Unmanned Aircraft out on display, a drone combat zone, that is from 10 00 a. M. Until 2 00 p. M. At the hiller aviation museum. A state of emergency in familiar as Tropical Storm erika approaches. The storm has weakened but not before leaving its park on the island of dominica. More than 15inches of rain led to flooding like this. Cars and homes swept away by storm tides and landslides. 20 people have died, more than 30 people are still missing this morning. The countrys Prime Minister says that the island has been set back 20 years. Florida is now in erikas path. The golf is warning people there to prepare for very heavy rain. That is not around here, just some drizzle around the bay this morning. First, here is a live shot of the bridge this morning, whering see the clouds are settled over the bay. And now a look at what you can expect heading out the door, it is a muggy start with areas so of drizzle, a slight chance of morning showers, if you are north of the Golden Gate Bridge this morning, and we are now entering a much cooler period for the next few days, definitely for this weekend. And now around the bay now, a look at some of the High Temperatures today, the 90s are officially out of here, 70s and 80s slide on in. 77 in union city. In the far east bay, 83 for you in antioch. Walnut creek, 80degrees. 79 in san ramon an 82 in Pleasant Hill today. The high for San Francisco, 70 degree, north bay, 75 in mill valley. 80degrees in sonoma. So, a bit of a cool down with a light chains of showers today north of the Golden Gate Bridge, mostly sunny from sunday through tuesday, and then the clouds roll back in, but all in all, looking more mild than at the end of the last workweek. Well a stroke of luck for a man. Yes, he happened to turn a 20 bill into a million. This is how he did it. He found the 20 bill an eyed it to buy two lottery tickets and one of them hilt the jackpot. Hit the jackpot. We have to have a celebration dinner kind of thing, right. Mom can look forward to like a new car or something. Yes, he canner you can have several celebration dinners. He never plays the lottery and it was just a chance. He says he still has not missed a cay of work and he will not. A day of work and he will not. And nowand he will not. And now my faith in scratchers is renewed. Up next, the best minds in silicone valley get big bucks from the ,,,,,,,,,, all right, now a live look from our roof camera this morning, it is cloudy, it is drizzling along the coast. Even had to turn on my windshield wipers on the way to work today. The cardinals. V the giants today, it is 70degrees a nice day for a ball game but heading to the park, be aware, again, highway 01 is shut down in both directions and will be well into the afternoon. So, plan your travel accordingly. Silicone valley innovators will soon be getting a multimillion dollar incentive. And it is to develop flexible technology. Reporter a twist on the age old practice of printing, this roller is laying out a flexible Circuit Board on a thin film of plastic. It is using a new ink that actually conducts lectressty. We are pinning batteries. Reporter it is just one of the innovations expected to come between sill loan valley and the u. S. Department of defense. There is truly no limit to what we can do together. Reporter the u. S. Secretary of defense, ash carter came to announce a 75 million grant to create a new manufacturing institute, focused on building flexible electronics. I have been pushing the pentagon to think outside of our side the box. Reporter it will be managed by flex tech, a group that already looks at Flexible Circuits and sensors. It will pioneer new ways to manufacture things like micro robots and help create the next generation of medical or Wearable Technology to monitor the condition of civilianings and soldiers. I not begin to tell you what we might be working on three years few no. Reporter it will be in san jose and may bring in a new era of job creation and might in silicon valley. It should really create a good, strong, wage so the middle class workers can live here. Reporter this was law firmed with a lot oflaunched with a lot of excitement. Kpix 5. The commission that sanctioned twothirds of the statices Community Colleges, including San Franciscos city college, should be scrapped, that is according to a new report by a task force convened by the States Community College Chance lores office. They have said that the commission is too punitive, sanction asthma joety of Community Colleges over the past ten years. One recommendation, bringing them under the accreditation commission. The Northern California man who help today stop a terror attack in france is now getting hell top pay for school. Sacramento Sate University set up a fund for anthony sadler. Sadler and his two friends made headlines and the world for tackling a gunman. The school said it has received quite a few requests for people now wanting to recognize his courage. Well, Robin Williams bicycles took center stage, the widow and his three children were back in a San Francisco courtroom yesterday. They were fighting over how to split his personal items. Williams children claimed that the actors wife is trying to cheat them out of money and property. Well, they come in a lot of colors, shapes, sizes, and flavor. Where is, tomatoes, we look at how to pick the best. Well, look how beautiful these tomatoes are, all of the different colors and the names, the zebra, the radiator jack. It means old seed coming back into the market and they are great. They have been around for a while, from august to september, the sugar is at its peak, wonderful. And now selection, when you buy this, any variety needs to have a slight give to the touch, not too soft, but the time you bring them home, use them the next day, that will be too soft. Be sure that the colors are all nice and bright. When you bring them home, like i said, on the counter, not in the refrigerator and at all and enjoy them the day or the next day. Always remember to eat fresh and stay healthy. Oh, i love these tomatoes. I agree. Coming up, a little dog attacked a coyote at a park. What the dogs owner is now saying. And a live shot from the cliff house this morning, you can see ocean beach, socked in with fog,,,,,,,,,, live from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix 5 news. Welcome back. It is just about 7 30 a. M. On this saturday morning. Good morning, i am mark. And i am anne. It is drizzling outside. We have a major cool downgoing on as we speak. You can see all of the fog and drizzle out there. The temperatures are mild. Liver morganton, 70degrees, 68 degrees in san jose at this hour. And we are going to see that muggy start, areas of drizzle clearing up, there is a chance of morning showers north of the Golden Gate Bridge, much cooler temperatures this weekend. A look at the extend ed forecast comingextended forecast coming up. Highway 101 will be closed until 5 00 p. M. This afternoon. And a freeway was shut down in both directions, 9 30 p. M. Last night after a crane struck a power pole that knocked lines down across both northbound and southbound lanes. Now People Living near by heard that loud crash. We came outside, we saw no traffic moving, no traffic moving, and all of a sudden, the ambulances, the fire trucks, and cops came. Th

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