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KTVU KTVU Fox 2 News At 5pm August 6, 2016

Different private company, california forensic medical group. Four ayes, one an extension. Motion passes. Reporter 2 investigates began lacking into this a year ago after an inmate died at the jail. We uncovered that corizon had lost contracts in at least six states and faced hundreds of civil rights lawsuits nationwide. Then, after our investigation revealed a series of questionable medical decisions and gaps in oversight from the Sheriffs Office itself, martinezs mother filed her own federal lawsuit against both the company and the county. You are a healthcare provider. You are supposed to be providing healthcare. If you cant do that, then you are in the wrong business. Reporter this all comes a year after Alameda County settled an 8. 3 million lawsuit for the death of another inmate at santa rita, the largest of its kind in california history. Yes, you are incarcerated, but nobody should go to jail and day and lose their life. Reporter but for martinez, another private company taking over isnt the complete answer. 2 investigates has learned that the new contractor has also had an extensive legal history, faced more than 80 federal cases in california in the last decade, and in santa cruz county, a civil grand jury slammed the company for having twice the number of deaths as what the federal government says should be statistically likely. Nevertheless, the companys ceo defended his companys track record. In any healthcare environment there are bad outcomes. It is the case. And we work very hard to make sure that we do everything we can to avoid mistakes and sometimes people do make mistakes. And when they do, we try to learn from those mistakes. Reporter the new cfmg contract does include some assurances about its performance, language that wasnt in the corizon agreement including steep penalties for failing to follow a court order and fines for leaving nursing shifts unfilled, problems that nurses have said turned into a nightmare under corizon earlier this year. Devastating, mass confusion. There was no plan. How do we get the work done . Reporter now cfmg says its hiring nearly all of corizons staff and adding nearly 50 positions. The union says it is optimistic. I think theres a sense of sort of too little, too late, that this has been a long time coming. Cfmg says its Transition Team will take over all operations on october 1st. But this isnt the end of the story. 2 investigates will be monitoring the transition and the new companys performance going forward. As we said we first broke this story more than a year ago. You can see the entire investigation leading up to today on our website, ktvu. Com. We spoke with that mother. At 4 00. A little bit of a victory for her today, but its far from over. She said that shes not completely happy. No, shes not happy. The reason is she wants the county to step in. She wants the county to be conducting all the healthcare there. So theres some accountability, because right now with a private company, the county can monitor it, or if something goes wrong they can investigate, but they have no control once they hand that over to a private company. Where does her lawsuit stand right now . Her lawsuit is working its way through a federal court right now. Keep in mind, it is not the only lawsuit. There are several lawsuits out there, and all of us might be footing the bill for this. Remember, one of those lawsuits cost us 8. 3 million regarding corizon. Thats the largest in state history. Who knows what we could be on the hook for. Of course we will keep tabs on that as well. Ross palombo, thank you. New developments in the fight against the soberanes fire burning in monterey county. Flames have charred more than 53,000 acres since the fire broke out july 22nd. Thats just over 79 square miles or about the size of oakland. Investigators say an illegal campfire sparked the blaze. Highway 128 in yolo county has reopened. Crews are making progress on the firefight. The fire is now 15 contained. It started tuesday west of the city of winters. Hat burned more than 4700 acres. An Evacuation Order for one neighborhood was lifted yesterday as crews were able to keep the flames away from dozens of homes. Lets go straight to chief meteorologist bill martin for the latest on the conditions. A cooler day. Yes. Its been helpful. The weather last week very hot. For this fire were talking a lot about terrain driven and vegetation driven, but the weather he is special yesterday and today has been extremely helpful. Weve got humidity and fog, and in the hot spots, were up to 74 degrees. This is a big enough fire, were talk over 50,000 acres, that it spans sea level, or the coast, 60 degrees, 85 humidity, to an inland climate, so youre moving through climatic zones. Right now the prevailing winds are northwesterly. That sets us up with more fog, more cool weather. Its been cool around here. As we press into tomorrow, the forecast continues to be mild. Heres the interesting thing about this fire. I was just reading some of the stats. 486 engines, 108 crews, six air tankers on this fire, and theyve got 66 bulldozers. This fire is massive. Terrain driven, vegetation driven, and weather is actually the next couple of this last few days and the next couple of days are going to provide some relief for firefighters. But again when youve got terrain and vegetation driven, it makes it tough for firefighters to get a handle on it just with weathers help. The sheriffs deputy who shot and killed 13yearold andy lopez has received a promotion. The Sonoma County Sheriffs Department confirms that he has been promoted to the rank of sergeant and also received a bump in pay to 55 an hour. He shot and killed lopez in october of 2013 insanta rosa. The boy kass carrying a bb pellet rifle which he mistook for a real rifle. He claims he told the boy to drop the gun, then shot him seven times when lopez turned around. The case prompted widespread protests but the prosecutors declined to bring charges against the officer. Clerks in Santa Clara County are keeping up their strike over wages for a third day. More than 300 employees picketed outside the hall of justice today. The union represents clerks, mediators, and janitors. The court says hat offered most workers a 9. 5 raise. The clerks want an additional 3 . They say they havent had a raise in eight years and arent worried about going without pay during the strike. Were fighting for justice. Were fighting for a cost of living raise in one of the most expensive places. And those type of threats dont scare us because we are determined to be out here as long as it takes. The union criticized the county for spending more than 200 million on a new family court, including 3 million for imported stone from italy rather than raising their pay. While the court is operating with a limited staff Officials Say essential functions will continue during the strike. San franciscos biggest Music Festival, outside lands, is now underway. The event is expected to draw 200,000 people with headliners like Lionel Richie, radiohead, and third eye blind. Tara moriarty shows us all the excitement. [ music ] Reporter Center stage than at outside lands, San Franciscos popular music fest where this year tickets sold out within 45 minutes. Who are you looking forward to seeing . The headliners include Lionel Richie and duran duran. Actually from going to the outside lands. Reporter theres wines and gourmet food from 80 different eateries. 1 egg rolls that lasted less than five minutes. This is the ring master. Its our signature dish. It is a doughnut bacon cheese burger. Bacon optional. Apparently the food is going to be amazing, and for the bignet, you have to twerk on stage. You think you can handle that. Maybe. So i have a pouch for a phone. A map if you ever get lost. You can go to your bed after youre done. Theres others where youre camping. This one, you get to go to your hotel. Reporter concert goers must go through metal detectors. Police were out in full force by foot, bike, and horseback. If you plan on coming down here do expect traffic. Mass transit is advised. As much as people love outside lands, it also has its critics, and some people wonder if it is worth it. Last year the festival was the second highest grossing Music Festival continues in bringing in 24 million. Palm springs took the top spot. The city of San Francisco brings in another 60 million from hotel rentals, restaurants, and shopping. And on top of that the city charges outside lands a 2. 6 million feel just to use golden gate park, plus cleanup fees. The city receives full cost recovery, reimbursement for all of our costs, plus a 3 million fee, and that 3 million fee helps fund our park system. It helps hire and pay gardeners and pay for recreation activities and so forth. As for complaints from neighbors, Supervisor Scott Wiener says other San Francisco festivals such as pride and fleet week also have impacts on neighborhoods but the city does its best to clean up quickly and get things back to normal. A bay area war memorial honoring hundreds of livermore military veterans, but vandals recently nokdz some of the names off the wallet. Coming up at 5 30 the veterans who are angry and hurt. Plus, gunshots ring out in chicago. An officer nearly hit by a stolen car and then shots are fired at the driver. Body cameras on Chicago Police captured it all. Coming up next a look at the different angles of that video that ended with the suspect dead. Plus, a day after his arrest, stocktons mayor responds to allegations he provided alcohol and played strip poker with minors. music plays from one way or another im gonna find y im gonna Getcha Getcha Getcha Getcha one way or another im gonna win ya im gonna Getcha Getcha Getcha Getcha one way or another im gonna see ya inhales cigarette dramatic video released by the Chicago Police department showing a portion of a deadly shooting and pursuit by officers of a black teen driving a stolen car. Camera footage from the incident shows two officers firing at a car driven by 18 yearold paul oneill. The car blows past a stop sign and crashes past the police cruiser. The video does not show a third officer shooting oneill in the back as he ran from the scene. The footage picks up as officers are handcuffing oneill as he lays facedown and bleeding. Today oneills older sister broke down as she spoke about her brother. I want everybody to know that paul had goals. After he was shot, he was placed in handcuffs, andy sat there for a long time dying. That was very shocking to me. More than one officer claimed that oneill had fired shots at them but no gun was recovered, and oneill was not armed when he was shot. The officer who shot oneill was wearing a body camera but it was not apparently recording. The Police Department said it is investigating whether that camera malfunctioned. Family, friends, and fellow Police Officers said a final goodbye today to a San Diego Police officer who was killed last week in the line of duty. Hundreds of Law Enforcement vehicles and motorcycles escorted the hearse carrying the remains of 43yearold officer jonathan de guzman. He was killed in a shootout with a suspect. An estimated 1,000 officers from departments across the nation attended todays memorial. Today the mayor of stockton denied allegations of misconduct at a summer camp that he runs in amador county. Anthony silva was arrested on charges including secretly recording teens as they allegedly played strip poker in his bedroom. Calls for silva to step down are growing. Reporter it has been a wild seven days for mayor Anthony Silva. For those of you missing your episodes of house of cards, scandal, or game of thrones, then im sure youve been following stockton politics. Reporter it started when the District Attorney revealed the mayors stolen gun was used in the 2015 murder of ray shawn harris. I have never seen the victim of a theft be trashed in the media the way i have. Reporter on thursday the camps final day, fox 40s cameras were rolling as Police Arrested silva on three misdemeanors and a felony. The 41yearold mayor is accused of playing strip poker, drinking alcohol, and secretly recording communication with underage camp counselors in 2015. Silva denies wrong doing. Number one, everyone there was 18 years old. Number two, i never, ever, ever endangered a child, ever. Number three, i never provided alcohol to anyone, and i certainly did not secretly record anyone. Court documents show one participant was 16 years old and that prosecutors have at least one video clip from the alleged game of strip poker. I think its time if the mayor truly cares about the city of stockton and its citizens, i think he should resign immediately. Reporter one Council Member calls this an embarrassment for the city. As the people form their opinions i definitely lost all trust in hit. Reporter Anthony Silva is not stepping down as he waits for his day in court. Im innocent. The weekend is coming up. Were setting up with some pretty nice weather. Its not going to be hot like last weekend but it is going to be nice. This morning we had drizzle to the tune of. 06 of an inch in pacifica. Thats a lot. Weve got fog along the coast. Todays temperatures were slightly warmer than yesterday but theyre still a lot cooler than a week ago. Its just 80 degrees in livermore. Thats a little warmer than it was last night at this time. Eight degrees warmer specifically. Still cool. Overnight lows, theres the fog, and there will be a lot of it tomorrow morning. Saturday morning will be greeted with fog and low clouds. Heres what the model does. It pushes it inland. When the fog gets up over the hills like that, it pushes right over twin peaks and pushes in towards the livermore valley. You know weve got a deep marine layer, 2,000 feet deep. The hills average 1,000 feet, and the marine layer is 2,000 feet. That means youve got 1,000 feet excess spilling inland. So there are the 90s in sacramento. I dont see any 100s tomorrow. Just a cool burst of air into the bay. The outside lands festival, its jacket time. It is going to be chilly in the morning and the evenings. You may get some low and mid 60s. These are the forecast highs tomorrow. 83 in brentwood. I would expect 93. Just a week ago it was 103. 81 in morgan hill, 80 in gilroy. The weekend is here. The fiveday forecast will be one of it has to get warmer, right . We warm up tomorrow. The warmest spots will be in the low 80s. Temperatures start to come back up. But with that said, its very good that we are seeing a better fire condition, because certainly for firefighters around the state, and after last week all of the trouble we were having, this pattern will be very helpful in the coming weeks. They certainly need a break. It is the highest individual honor for nfl players, coaches, and owners. The class will be inducted into the hall of fame this weekend. Why raiders and 49ers fans should be watching. New at 6 00, controversy within a bay area Police Department over this photo in a newsletter. Why some say it sends the wrong message. Californias clean air laws weve cut toxic pollution. Were seeing fewing cases of asthma in kids. And the new Clean Energy Economy has created more than half a million jobs. Im tom steyer. Just when were making progress, the Oil Companies are trying to weaken our clean air laws. But we can stop them. Send them a message. Were going to protect our kids not their profits. Eight new members will be enshrined into the pro football hall of fame this weekend. The biggest name, former packers quarterback brett favre. Last night the class of 2016 received their golden jackets, one of the three iconic symbols. A lot of fans will be watching which includes the induction of former raiders quarterback ken stabler. And eddie d. You see these guys that have banged heads, and its a great weekend. I had an opportunity when ronnie lott, joe montana, and howie long got inducted. A fabulous weekend. But this is going to belong on the 49ers side to Eddie Debartolo. Incredibly innovative owner. Here he is last night. I talked to steve young super bowl week, and he said, everybody talks about the five super bowls that he brought the 49ers and all that but this is a guy who really helped elevate the way people thought about players, the way owners treated players. He made them feel like they werent just a cog in the machine and they were cattle just being brought in and out and turned away when they were done playing. He just really had a feel for bonding with them, creating relationships, not to mention how generous he was. And here he is today just ever humble, even though hes accomplished so much. You know, ive been nervous, just like i was i think im more nervous than i was before any of our super bowls. Our producer got invited and shot that with his cell phone. But this guy, mr. De bart mr mr. Eddie debartolo, he had an owner call and say, ronnie, how did eddie treat his players . What can we do for him . Its legendary that Eddie Debartolo took the entire 49ers team and their families on this fivestar trip to hawaii after one super bowl. We got a glimpse of that after he was inducted into the hall of fame. We went up to his ranch, our crew, and shot some footage in an interview with him. Beautiful ranch. But he took us out to dinner, you know, and just treated us so well, and at the end of the night, you know, when they drove us back to the hotel, he wouldnt hear of us taking a cab, and he had three personally handwritten thank you notes, thanking us for taking the time to come up and interview him. I mean, thats just an example. So nice to hear those things about someone. Lets talk about someone else who is loved. Ken stabler. If im going to be honest, its bittersweet for me because i had a lot vin tear

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