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KPIX CBS 5 Eyewitness News At 6PM December 13, 2012

Be ready for the streets until january of 2014. The problem is the Department Needs them right now. Live from san jose, len ramirez, cbs 5. Were learning more tonight about how two people ended up bound and gagged and dumped in the middle of the San Francisco street. Cbs 5 reporter joe vazquez is at the murder scene with information on the aliases some of the suspects went by. Reporter were in the 3700 block of san bruno and in this home here behind me, this is where two of the women who were arrested happen to live. Its also the place where two men ganged up on the male victim and two women ganged up on the female victim, beat them and gagged them and left them for dead. According to court documents, the two male suspects one carrying a gun went inside this home at 3733 san bruno avenue assaulted the male victim, 26 yearold steve reed and tied his hands behind his back. Then prosecutors say suspects beat the female victim 19year old audrey prado, hogtied her arms to her ankles and gagged her with a sock. Last night a resident told cbs 5 reporter linda yee that the police took key evidence away including bedding. She had it in her room. Reporter like what, computer . Computer, mattresses. Reporter mattresses . Like beds. Reporter Police Believe one of the suspects shot steven reed in the neck. Both victims were dumped on a sidewalk about a half mile away on brussels street. Steven reed was dead, prado is still in the hospital. They were overpowered and, you know, whether it was done to send a message, do to facilitate the beating and shoot something unclear. Reporter five suspects were arrested in hercules earlier this week. The woman at the door said the police got it wrong but wouldnt elaborate. Can you tell me anything about happy holidays. Reporter in court this afternoon, the judge would not allow to us point cameras at the suspects but of the four that appeared before the judge, two men and one woman were charged with murder, another woman charged with assault. One of the women who was arrest who lives in this home has been released and the charges were dropped against her. We are told by neighbors that some people came here grabbed her belongings and took off. It is still unclear. The original motive of this murder is unclear. Joe vazquez, cbs 5. Its a story burning up the internet right now. A San Francisco Police Sergeant posted a video that appears to show him driving 100 miles an hour through San Franciscos broadway tunnel. Take a look. This video was posted on a Facebook Page and was shows the car hitting the gas from larkin street to chinatown in whats said to be a lamborghini. The speed limit is 35. There is no way to identify who was driving. Among the comments, plus we were all drunk. The matter is under investigation. Governor brown is battling Prostate Cancer. His office revealed his condition just a few hours ago. Its the governors second cancer diagnosis in the past two years. Back in 2011, he underwent minor surgery for skin cancer. Dr. Kim mulvihill joining us now with what we know so far about his current condition and how they are treating him. Reporter allen, right now we know the governor is being treated at ucsf but wont discuss his treatment. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men. This year in california, more than 20,000 men will be diagnosed. Most including Governor Brown will have early stage Prostate Cancer. Now, that means its localized to the prostate gland and has not spread. Governor brown is being treated with a conventional course of radiation which typically means five days a week for four or five weeks. The Governors Office says he is working a full schedule through the treatment which will be completed the week of january 7th. His prognosis is excellent and no side effects, significant side effects, are expected. Many years ago my dads treatment was surgery but they are not doing that. Radiation typically at this stage . Reporter you have options. With early stage Prostate Cancer you can have surgery, Radiation Therapy or you can have what we call watchful waiting, active surveillance. And the decision it all comes down to the age of the patient, do they have other medical problems, how do they feel about things and how aggressive is their cancer. Well, the skin cancer was minor in terms of that. And he is pretty healthy. He is in very good health. So for him, making the decision for radiation makes a lot of sense. He has a 97 chance of a cure just from the radiation. So best wishes to him. They have been fighting to sweep the streets clean of Human Trafficking and today, the community rewarded the sisters of the holy family for the difference they make in our communities but as cbs 5 reporter da lin shows us, their fight is far from over. Reporter most people think of Human Trafficking as a crime that happens outside the u. S. When its just as big a problem in the u. S. Its a National Epidemic of children being bought and sold for profit. The Human Trafficking is really modernday slavery. Reporter sister foster is one of the nuns who has been working for the last six years to stop Human Trafficking in the bay area. The sisters work out of this quiet peaceful church in fremont. They dont work directly with the victims. Instead, they work with local organizations that reach out to women who are forced into prostitution, providing those agencies with money and donating gifts to the victims. They also partner with the fbi to find help and resources for those victims, though the sisters admit they were reluctant to do so at first. I need the fbi because of the work that im doing. Fbi needs us because were that link to the community. Reporter and because of their work, the fbi today honored the sisters with the prestigious Directors Community leadership award. The sisters say the award is a recognition for all the organizations that fight Human Trafficking. It couldnt have been awarded to a more deserving organization. Reporter nola runs a nonprofit in oakland known as messy which empowers girls exploited by the sex trade industry. She says the sisters are one of the reasons why they can continue to help victims in the east bay. We stand on their shoulders. We would not be here doing the work that we do if it wasnt for their support. Reporter the sisters say its a long battle and this award only reaffirms that they are making a difference. Every small act combined with other small acts becomes a big act. Reporter in fremont, im da lin, cbs 5. Covering the bay area the morgan hill man suspected of kidnapping and killing sierra lamar did not enter a plea it court today. Thats because Antolin Garcia torres is now also charged with trying to schedule nap three women in 2009 trying to kidnap three women in 2009 all from safeway parking lots in morgan hill. His next court date is february 6. Two people behind bars in connection with a marijuana grow operation in oakland. They were arrested after police raided a warehouse near Edgewater Drive and roland way early this morning. Officers found hundreds of pot plants inside along with the cultivation equipment. And a suspected drunk driver broke a toddlers crib in half when he smashed into her bedroom wall overnight in san jose. The 2yearold was not hurt. The driver caught the driver as he fled. It was the bay areas original area code 415. And now, it could be split up again with the introduction of a new code. 628 is being considered because the prefixes for 415 will be used up by 2015. Two options are being considered dividing up the 415 or starting all new numbers with 628. How do you squeeze a new neighborhood into San Francisco . You rebuild Treasure Island in a big way. The ambitious plan that would transform this land into something that looks more like south of market. And one of the hottest debates in america broke ground in california today. Our region is about to be fracked. Its also about to dry out. We had a weak little storm move through the bay area thats mostly gone. Tomorrow looks good. And then changes are on the way. We have all the details coming up with our forecast after a break. ,,,,,,,, project in San Francisco has taken a big step forward. Nw three different bay area locations could st an ambitious Development Project in San Francisco has taken a big step forward. Now three different bay area locations could start to see almost 2 billion worth of new housing. Cbs 5 Political Insider phil matier is on Treasure Island to tell us more on who is bankrolling all of this. Reporter its interesting. Behind us is a milliondollar view and thats one of the biggest selling points in this deal that has a very unusual partner. Heres the story. This is Treasure Island today smackdab in the middle of the San Francisco bay. This is how it may look in a couple of years thanks to the peoples republic of china, which has agreed to bankroll one of the biggest and most ambitious developments in the bay area. We are going to see a new San Francisco neighborhood. Reporter with towers as high as 40 stories and parks and Business Space its to be the home for about 18 to 20,000 people. Its going to mean two new bridge ramps and Ferry Service to San Francisco. It will really be one of the landmarks in San Francisco. Reporter making this landmark a reality, however, meant going to china for the estimated 700 million. And that means we are going to see another first. The China Development bank is requiring that a Chinese Construction Company be given the first right to negotiate a general contract agreement. Reporter in other words, not only will the Chinese Government finance the deal, they are going to build it, as well. And the construction unions are going along because its going to mean thousands of jobs and because the chinese have agreed to hire locally. Were very disappointed that we had to go to china to get money. Its ironic that wall street and american corporations didnt think well enough to invest in housing and jobs. Reporter whats in it for the chinese . Treasure island represents one of the greatest Investment Opportunities in north america. Reporter but its going to take a lot of money and work. In fact, they are going to need to bring in Something Like 1. 5 million cubic yards of dirt like this to lift up the sinking island. And the first batch here is coming from the caldecott tunnel dig across the bay. Which gives you an idea of the challenges they still face because this island is sinking. Now, in addition to the development here, they are also putting money into the Bayview Hunters Point Shipyard deal as well for housing there. The reason . Because china is interested in investing in america not just buying but developing and San Francisco appears to be the first stop. In Treasure Island, phil matier, cbs 5. Despite the threat of lawsuits, the feds went through with a controversial auction today. Do i have four, four bidder four, do i have five . More than 17,000 acres of federal oil and gas leases in monterey, san benin tow and fresno counties were sold off to the highest bidders as part of whats known as the monterey shale estimated to hold 15. 5 billion barrels of oil reserves. Speculators believe the oil can be reached now through a controversial process called fracking. The lease sales pose no proven threat to the environment. We do an Environmental Assessment its a lengthy document. We look at potential impacts on endangered species, visual air quality. They were not addressing these particular parcels as though these new technologies would be used. Fracking has dramatically changed operations throughout the united states. These environmental groups protested the auction and have filed an official protest. Brian, we got a break from the rain but sounds like its not going to last very long. Not terribly long. Tomorrow we get a chance to dry. It will be sunny. Looks like friday well get wet again. Not dramatically wet but nevertheless theres just these series of impulses one after another that will be moving through the bay area. Tomorrow looks okay right now. As we look at hidef doppler from mount vaca, not much. The numbers are getting cool. 47 degrees in concord. 53 for oakland. Livermore 48 degrees at the airport. 50 degrees. So if you head out the door tonight its going to be chilly. Patchy dense morning fog could form as a result. And this might mess up the morning commute a little bit. Next rain coming into the bay area on friday. But as i say tomorrow looks good. Tonight looks mostly aokay. Well have clearing and cool, temperatures in the upper 40s around the bay. Inland cooler than that between now and about 9 00 tonight. Time lapse shows us what happens, low pressure sinks out of the gulf of alaska. You can see the Southern Branch of the jet stream low over the west coast. As a result we have all of that cold air spilling down from the gulf of alaska filtering into the bay area so well get increasing sunshine tomorrow but tonight its going to be chilly. 34 degrees in santa rosa. Down to 43 in San Francisco. 38 for san jose and 34 at livermore. Tomorrow highs in the mid40s about 3 to 7 degrees cooler than we are on average this time of the year. In the extended forecast it looks all right. Looks like friday turns wet again another quarter to half inch of rain and then well just begin to dry it out a little bit friday night and then saturday and sunday, right now looks like onagain, offagain rain for the weekend but the models are completely fractured on this. One is going dry, another one going wet. Well need another 24 hours to run the models. Early part of next week, there is no agreements on whats going to be handed in the extended so stay tuned. Tomorrow looks good, friday looks wet. Well have more details coming up as well as the meteor showers coming up. Stay tuned. Thinking about heading to l. A. For a few days . You have a new travel option. How the megatrip measures up in time and costs. I have no choice. I have to sign it. One mans trash collection charge is another mans bargain. The bay area city rolling out new rates and some residents say the new prices are garbage. Because we know how much you do to make the holidays just right. From ornaments to ottomans, memories are made with ikea. After a four year hiatus, te megabus is back. The double decker express bs service made its bay area rn compares after a fouryear hiatus, the megabus is back. The doubledecker express bus service made its bay area return today. Now, heres how it compares. To go from San Francisco to l. A. , its 30 bucks just under 8 hours. Its cheaper than greyhound. Its faster and cheaper than amtrak. And while Southwest Airlines will get you there much faster its going to cost you 5 times as much. The cost of getting your trash picked up in san carlos is going up. You think less garbage, less of an increase, right . But thats not exactly the case. Cbs 5 reporter don ford has the story. Reporter trash day in san carlos, new cans all lined up. Starting january, new rates are going up, too. But not everyone gets the same rate increase. Smaller cans get a large increase. Large cans get a smaller increase. Its crazy. Reporter this is a smaller can. If i have to pay more, then i might as well as get the bigger size but i have less garbage. So its going to be kind of a waste of space for me. Reporter smaller cans get a biggest rate increase 20. 5 bringing the monthly cost for a 20gallon can to nearly 21 a month. But those with supersized cans of 96 gallons will get a rate hike of only 6 bringing their monthly cost to 93. 45. Assistant city manager brian mooar says its all about the cost of doing business. Our residents who have bigger cart sizes pay more than the real cost of service and conversely, residents who have smaller carts paying less than what it really costs. Reporter its called rate equity ensuring everyone pays what it costs to have the cans picked up. The mayor disagrees. He believes some folks just cant afford the increase. The increase on the 20 gallon can even with what we came up with is arguably not a lot of money 4 a month. But when youre only receiving 650 a month, thats not a lot of money, either. Reporter the Council Voted it in and now the mayor has to sign. I have no choice, im the mayor. I have to sign it. Ha. Reporter and with that like it or not, those rates are going to stay in place at least for the next 12 months. In san carlos, don ford cbs 5. Coming up in our next half hour, a young man acting alone with an assault rifle. Its an alltoofamiliar story that leaves countless unanswered questions. What we have learned tonight about the portland mall gunman. The time for politics has ended. We need bipartisan dont you wish . in a political world drowning in political money there is a new reality invading your television, campaigns will never die. This sounds like a really, really good number to its a lucky number. Yes. A whole lot of 12s today. How some honored that once in a lifetime date and the next big calendar event looming right around the corner. ,,,,, oh

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