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KPIX CBS 5 Eyewitness News At 5AM July 19, 2011



a friend of one of the 7 fishermen missing off baja, california is not giving up. she tells the santa rosa press democrat that she is raise among any to pay for a private dive team. she wants to find a man from petaluma missing since the boat he was on sank in a storm on july 3. the u.s. coast guard and the mexican navy suspended the search last week after covering 7,000 square miles. san francisco police say that they have proof that a teenager they killed fired at them first but a lot of people are angry that the shooting happened in their neighborhoods at all. elizabeth wenger is in the bayview, where a town hall meeting will take place tomorrow. now, a lot of emotion going on it, right, elizabeth? >> there is. it's divided this community here in the bayview district of san francisco. we're standing in front of the bayview operahouse where that town hall meeting is going to be held tomorrow night 6:00. san francisco's chief of police will be there as well as city officials, clergy. growing sense of anger here. now, police say they have proof that this man, 19-year-old kenneth harding, was the one that fired at them first. in a news conference police released audio of what they say was the actual sound of the shoot crowd between police and the suspects saturday night. 10 shots in total. police say the first shot came from harding. now, much of the aftermath was also captured on cell phone video later posted to youtube. the 19-year-old had a long record, already convicted of the rape of a minor and attempt to force that 14-year-old into prostitution. seattle police also confirmed with us that harding was a person of interest in the murder of a 19-year-old woman just days before he was shot and killed in san francisco. now, a sense of anger has been growing in this community and bayview residents yesterday held a rally and expressed some of their rage. >> what the people is really angry about is the way after he was shot and laying down this bleeding viciously in front of everybody. that's the uproar is about. >> i been hearing a lot of stories. all i know is whatever it is, it has to stop because more people will die. >> reporter: so as you heard, there are different reasons why people are angry. some residents still believe that harding was unarmed. others say police fired into a busy area. police have recovered a .45- caliber handgun at the scene that was found by a bystander and later police do have it in their possession now. it's undergoing a forensic testing right now put police say that they are not 100% sure at this time that the gun was the one used by harding in the shootout. back to you. >> thank you, elizabeth wenger in san francisco. a former santa clara police officer goes on trial in a san jose federal courtroom today. 37-year-old clay rojas is facing a dozen counts following a grand jury indictment last year. he is accused of providing confidential law enforcement information to a member of the hell's angels in order to pay off a debt. the "mercury news" reports suspected hell's angels member william bettencourt will be tried separately but on related charges. rupert murdock and his son james are before the british parliament answering lawmakers' questions about the phone hacking scandal that has plagued the family's news corp empire. we hear them they are getting coached by some of the best pr execs in england. as charlie d'agata reports, this comes one day after the mysterious death of a key whistle-blower. >> reporter: now it's rupert murdock himself who takes center stage in the unfolding hacking drama that has engulfed his empire. >> for critics of rupert murdoch, this is the best thing that could happen the best case they could have to argue against murdock around say he has too many power. >> reporter: he and his son will tell how much they knew about the scandal. so will former british ceo rebekah brooks, who police are already investigating. the controversy has forcerd the head of scotland yard and his deputy to resign over their alleged links to a former murdock executive. the scandal has reached the highest levels of the british government, with opposition leaders saying the prime minister himself has questions to answer about his close ties to the murdock empire. >> but at the moment, if he is unable to provide the leadership the country needs... >> reporter: rebekah brooks is a friend and neighbor to the prime minister. the pair met repeatedly since cameron took office 14 months ago. the prime minister cut short a trip to africa and called for an emergency session of parliament. in a further twist to the scandal, police found one of the first whistle-blowers about hacking dead at his home. police are calling sean hoare's death unexplained but not suspicious. charlie d'agata, cbs news, london. 5:06. a bipartisan plan is being fine- tuned in the u.s. senate. now, this is in hopes getting around the nation's debt crisis. the plan would give president obama the power to raise the debt ceiling by $2.4 trillion in three installments. that is if he agrees to a package of spending cuts. congress would only be able to override an increase with a two- thirds majority in both house and senate. meanwhile the house today is expected to pass a republican plan backed by the tea party. but it is sure to fail in a democrat majority senate and the president vowed to veto it. >> but it would require the dismantlement of social security, medicare and medicaid. >> if a debt ceiling is not in place by that august 2 deadline, the treasury will not be able to pay all the government's bills that are due on august 3. all right. this tuesday morning, want to know what your traffic looks like, how your afternoon is shaping up? kristy, we have a warming trend? >> yes. good news if you want to enjoy the sunshine. this is the weather you have been waiting for. mostly cloudy around the bay this morning, although this marine layer is shallow and that means by this afternoon, we are going to see plenty of sunshine pouring through and that of course means a warmup. it's mild now as you step out now. a couple of readings still in the 60s. 61 fremont and livermore. 60 oakland. 57 in napa. warming up nicely by this afternoon. mid to highway 80s inland. mid-70s around the bay and actually will see some 60s at the coast. i'll have a full look at the forecast later on. but over to gianna and we'll see how those roads are doing. >> thank you, christie. let's get an update on this trouble spot we have been checking out in marin county. northbound 101 ramp to eastbound 37, also 1010 both directions between atherton and 37. we have road construction, no accidents just lots of people doing their job this morning on the freeways. so things are slow and go through the area. give yourself some extra time out the door. hoping to wrap things up by 6 a.m. yellow on the sensors means slow traffic in the area. 17 minutes south 101 from 37 to 580. towards the golden gate bridge so far looking good no delays. we'll get a look at the rest of the bay area bridges coming up. but right now back to you. >> thank you. northern california rock star takes a stand to protect his home. the compromise that he has reached with neighborhood hikers. plus, an alleged mommy crime spree caught on tape. what a parent is accused of stealing with a four-month-old baby in tow. and their six figure salaries keep growing while students suffer. one lawmaker's push to stop raises at california colleges up next. i tell ya, i work a long day, every day. ng my head out the window. oh man, we're delivering everything you can think of: plywood, cement. i, i enjoy the breeze on my tongue. well uh, and every weekend, seems like we're headin' down to the lake. we're pullin' a boat or somethin'. i don't know why. i just do. it's not a problem. i don't mind as long as we always stop at chevron and get that techron stuff. my ears flop around too. check it out. 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berkeley and emeryville around noon on friday. officers caught them around 8 p.m. after a security camera captured one of the crimes in emeryville. police sent the women's pictures to local security firms and they were spotted trying to return stolen items to a target. >> the women don't tend to be the ones who go around doing burglaries in the daytime. but what really threw us for a loop was the fact that they had a four-month-old baby with them. >> that baby was taken in a protective custody and later turned over to another family member. san jose fire investigators are looking for the cause of a fire which left a dozen people homeless. the two-alarm fire broke out in an apartment building near lanai and waverly avenues. this is in east san jose. it happened around 7:30 last night. it took an hour and a half to put out. there wer no injuries. three units were damaged. a new hiking trail connecting two open space preserves in marin county could be finished by september. the $650,000 trail is being built to go around property owned by a musician. years ago he complained about damage to his property and put a gate across an existing trail. the new one will bypass his land altogether. 5:12 now. major layoffs have been announced for a bay area tech giant. we'll have details on that story plus the final chapter for a struggling bookstore chain and what's happening to the rest of its stores. >> after plenty of cloud cover last week and the beginning of this week, finally seeing some sunshine, clear for take-off out of sfo this morning. going to make a high of 73 today plenty of sunshine. houston different story, 94, hot weather in houston and they are seeing rain and thunderstorms, as well. a chance of seeing rain and thunderstorms in atlanta today. temperatures there on the hot side, 92 degrees. we'll have a full look at your bay area forecast in just a bit. ,,,, when your eyes are smiling... ,,,, you're smiling. and when they're laughing... you're laughing. be kind to 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warmer temperatures in store. and this morning inland spots, partly cloudy conditions, mild, seeing temperatures in the 60s still around the bay mostly cloudy and a little bit of fog out there along the coastline. but by this afternoon, clearing out nicely, plenty of sunshine in those inland spots, temperatures into the high 80s, sunshine as well around a bit shores today and the coast. we are going to get sun and cloud cover. now, this low is still in the picture so still keeping those temperatures a little cool. but as this high builds in that's when we'll really see a warmup andover see that over the next couple of days. temperatures in parts of northern california definitely on the hot side. fresno 94. 86 yosemite. sacramento 88. cooler monterey only 68. ukiah and eureka a little wet yesterday seeing showers, drying out today and seeing some sunshine today just like we are. highs for today look like this. 85 for livermore, 87 in fairfield, oakland 74. redwood city topping out at 80. the city will make it to 70 today so very pleasant conditions. santa rosa 83. plenty of sunshine out there. continuing with that sunshine into wednesday. actually making it into the mid- 90s. once again same story for thursday, more sun for friday will a slight cooling. and a little bit of cooldown for saturday, as well. monday looking good by the time you start next workweek temperatures there in the high 80s. temperatures tonight cooler for the dodgers taking on the giants. see if we can get another victory tonight. are you going to be watching the game, gianna? >> my husband wouldn't miss it. it's on the big screen every day. all right. jumping over to the freeways now, thank you, christie. if you are going out on 101 in san jose, a few cars on the road but overall still very light, traffic moving nicely for your tuesday morning commute. over to our maps better news in the south bay. we had some earlier roadwork south 880 connector to northbound 280. wrapped up on schedule at 5:00. so things looking good 880 or northbound 280 into downtown san jose. no delays there. checking your ride through 880/237, so far, so good as well accident-free in this area. east bay travel times, 80 from carquinez bridge to the maze, 18 minutes. altamont pass westbound 580, 14 minutes to 680. north 880 clear out of hayward into oakland. also the bay bridge looking good. benicia bridge also checking in problem-free no delays. bay bridge clear in both directions. remember kcbs, our radio partners, at 740-am and 106.9- fm. there is a push in sacramento to block pay raises for administrators at public universities during tough economic times. state senator leland yee of san francisco has introduced a bill that would prohibit executive pay increases in years when the state does not raise its allocation to the schools. this year, california slashed $650 million each from the uc and csu systems. and while tuition is going up, several top executives are still getting raises. we have heard estimates from five to 10,000, and this morning cisco systems has confirmed it is laying off 6500 people. san jose's largest private employer announced last week that it planned to cut $1 billion from its fiscal year budget. 2100 employees are taking early retirement. that's included in cisco's layoff number. they will find out who is getting laid off first week of august. borders bookstore is history. they couldn't find a buyer to get it out of bankruptcy. the only bidders were two liquidation companies. liquidation of borders' remaining stores will begin monday. they are all likely to be gone by late september. borders went bankrupt in february and closed more than 200 stores back then. 5:21. atlantis says farewell. the major milestone in the shuttle's journey to retirement. plus this. >> i was shocked because normally he is really laid back. >> this chihauhau was anything but chill. how this 10-pound pup faced off against two armed robbers. we'll have that story. ,, ,,,,,, [ 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