Transcripts For KTVU KTVU Fox 2 News At 6pm 20161025 : vimar

Transcripts For KTVU KTVU Fox 2 News At 6pm 20161025

Have been reported. Want to give you a live look at the monday evening commute. This is highway 237 in millipedes traffic backed up as you can see heading east. Heres interstate 08 in berkeley. The University Avenue crossing at the top of the screen. It is backed up in both directions tonight. Kind of what we see whenever the rain starts to fall. Also reminder for you get the very latest on the weather conditions from our ktvu weather app were posting updates on twitter, facebook and instagram. To developing news out of Sonoma County where there is an amber alert for missing baby and sheriffs deputies say his mother is the suspected kidnapper. Ken wayne has been following the story. Hes in our newsroom with more information. S. Reporter the baby disappeared sunday morning from a home in guernville but it wasnt known until today that the baby might be in danger. The amber alert was issued 2 00 this afternoon. 7 month old henry massey. Authorities say his grandmother has legal custody and that his mother may not be able to adequately care for the child. We have two pictures of the boys mother hahn that ashley one is a booking picture from last year thats on the left. Its not clear what she was arrested for. The other picture is a dmv photo from 2012. Sonoma county sheriffs deputiess say she took the baby from his crib. They reportedly learned about her inability to care for the child from child protective services. The sheriffs deputies say ashley is driving a silver 2005 Subaru Forrester and theres a license plate number 5 j kz255. The Highway Patrol activated the amber alert across Northern California but there is no word on where ashley may be headed with that baby. Anyone with any information is asked to call 911. Ken thank you. San Francisco Police say a suspect is in custody in the deadly shooting in the glen park neighborhood. Officers say they were called to a report of gunfire on addison street near san jose avenue 1 30 this afternoon. Now those officers found the man in his 40s with a gunshot wound. Paramedics were called but could not save him. And he was pronounced dead at the scene of the shooting. So far police have not released any details about the person who is in custody or relationship to the man what was killed. A 50,000 reward is out for arrests in the shooting that left 7 people wounded in oakland on saturday night. Police say officers came under fire when they they responded to the scene at 7th and bancroft. Officers took cover behind their patrol cars fortunately none none of the offices was hit. One shooting victim was treated and released but 6 other people were still in the hospital at our last update. Investigators say one person has been detained but its not clear if hes connected to the case. Whistleblowers exposing what they call deplorable conditions at Peninsula Humane Society. A group of workers at the shelter is speaking out saying that the animals are at risk. Christina rent doesnt live in the newsroom. Reporter were talking about a group of union employees. They say the public doesnt really know whats going on behind the walls of the Peninsula Humane Society in san mateo so they are sharing video and pictures to prove it. This is video showing a pit bull named max his head trapped in the fence of a kennel at the Peninsula Humane Society. A worker capturing the video last week now speaking out. There were already an existing hole in that kennel that had not been fixed despite the fact we had asked several times for Facilities Management to come by and inspected. Reporter among more than a dozen shelter most say under staffing and the poor conditions are going ignored. Kennels have been damaged with little done to improve them, a ceiling collapse in a room housing katz. Reporter they claim its resulting in animals dying like litter of kittens allegedly not fed properly over the summer. When we voice our concerns these kittens were sent to foster care where they all passed away. Reporter whistle blowers say theres a case of a dog dying last december from over heating after being in a cage inside a Humane Society vehicle with temperature of 96 degrees. The management says the dog had been rescued from a hot car but that the employee failed to bring the dog back to the shelter immediately and no longer works for them. Theres been some un fortunate situations were not happy about any of them, but we feel like theres reasons why they occurred. Reporter lisa van bus kirk says max is doing fine now. She claims it was not damaged before last week. The other allegations of high turnover arent true though she admit the facility is 60 years old and in need of repair. Were the organization in the community that will take any animal in any condition at any given time 24 hours a day and no one else in the community can could do that. Its very safe for them here picks workers say this has nothing to do with money but the welfare of the animals. Its already been intimidating environment with our management its not new. We come to this every day to come and work to be here to support each other and support the annals. So, guess what well be here tomorrow. Management says those workers should not fear retaliation but the timing ills suspicious because the president of the Peninsula Humane Society is overseas on vacation and union wormingers have been in contract negotiations for more than a year and i must add that the Union Representative was object hand but says this is not about their contribute negotiations its simply about exposing what is happening inside. Christina what about the problems with the rundown kennels and the building itself. Reporter you management says the Humane Society they have been talking to the county they have let them know this condition or that the conditions inside are not good and that plans are apparently in the works for new building at that same location in san mateo but a date has not been set yet. All right christina rent doesnt in the newsroom. Thank you. The deadline to register to vote in california is midnight tonight and once youre registered the next hurdle is tackling the ballot itself. Rob roth tells us the ballot is huge and many voters say they are a little overwhelmed. Reporter on this last day to register to vote a steady stream of people came into the department of elections and got in just under the deadline. That includes one man who recently moved here from illinois. Yeah i followed the election very closely, and its been a hoot. Whey hoot. Reporter maybe the president ial election, but it is it has not been such a hoot for many San Francisco voters some are casting their ballots early in this city hall basement. Incredibly long. Lots and lots of issues on this one you ho to do your homework. Reporter a lot of homework. These are the voter information guides for the california and San Francisco ballots. The state guide is 222 pages long and includes 1 propositions but thats nothing compared to San Franciscos which weighs in at over 300 pages and includes 25 propositions dealing with issues from school bus to homelessness to police oversight. We went to the pa they are 0 Neighborhood Center where a group of Senior Citizens gathered for lunch we asked what they thought of the number of decisions they are being asked to mailing. Its a bit overwhelming. In what way . I feel like i cant address all the issues. If i cant get enough educate myself enough to make a educated answer, i will not vote on it. Reporter ian kalen spoke with Seniors Today hes one of 9 candidates running for the van fran school board. He worries about voters burning out in less publicized races. When the ballots become so complex that them dont vote much at all or they dont finish their ballot thats not democracy thats a disservice. Reporter and the department of elections director is concerned people may be so overwhelmed they could accidentally miss voting in some races. Our concern is that people are going to vote and they are going to forget to turn their card over they are going to miss a contest. Reporter its been said that americans get the government they deserve, but no doubt many San Francisco San Francisco says cans are wondering what they did to deserve this. Bay area counties are reporting a rise in recommending sisters before the midnight deadline Contra Costa County reports 600,000 people are already recognize centered there up up from 556,000 in 2012. Alameda county has more than 870,000 registered voters up from about 810,000 in 2012. And in Santa Clara County the number is over 850,000 up from 817,000 in 2012. Coming up at 6 30 donald trump and Hillary Clinton making their final push for votes. Their message tonight to voters. Leave here and vote or we have wasted a hell of a lot time, energy. Were tracking that rain morning commute is going to be damp. More rain after that. Ill let you know the timing on the next two weather systems. Up first caught on camera. A man robbed and then dragged by a car near the cliff house. Were going to give you a closer look at the evidence here that could hopefully lead to an arrest. My mom marnie and then she died life. Of lung cancer. So i have a personal interest in helping prevent smoking. Im tom steyer, the cochair of the yes on 56 campaign. Every year, nearly 17,000 California Kids start smoking. A third of them will die from their addiction. Tobacco taxes reduce youth smoking. Please. Vote yes on prop 56. If we can save even a few lives, its worth it. Alla lot of its a hoax. Bal warminits a hoax. Itll get cooler. Itll get warmer. Its called weather. We need some Global Warming we need leaders who get it. So that we can move away from coal and oil to clean energy. Im tom steyer. If you want to do something about climate change, you can. Please. Register and vote. Nextgen California Action Committee is responsible for the content of this advertising. Societies take a look at this Surveillance Video here caught on camera a man robbed and then you see at the top of the screen there dragged by a car. Tonight san Francisco Police are looking for the people who are responsible. Crime reporter henry lee joins us. Help are you police have made an arrest but still looking for more suspects of it thats right one person is in custody but looking for at least 4 other suspects. Take a look at this video it shows the victim a 28yearold San Francisco man being dragged by a honda civic moments after he was robbed of an expensive camera at ocean beach. It happened in broad daylight october 5th at scenic spot popular with tourists theres plenty of people around. One of the suspects pushed the victim down while the other suspect grams of crack his camera. One subject jumped in the car while the victim was Still Holding on to the camera and actually dragged him in the street. Reporter victim suffered abrasions to his affirms watch what happens next one of the suspects chasing after that same car seems like the suspects inside forgot about one of their own. It looked like he wasnt able to get into the car immediately. Reporter that suspect managed to get back into car further down the hill. Officers later tracked down the car and arrested this man 19 yearold gentleman coble padilla. They wont say what role he played. Hes plead not guilty to a robbery charge. Four others are still at large. Theres a level of violence were concerned about especially with him being dragged in the street where he could have gotten run over by another car. Reporter police are asking anyone with information about any other suspects to give them a call. Kind of reminds me a little bit of a situation we have near lombard street where people are being robbed of cameras or iphones. Does this kind of thing happen at the cliff house very often because thats a total tourist area thats always crowded. The happened in broad daylight. Right there with so many people around. Its fair to say that all the Tourist Spots are hot beds for criminal activity. Now i will say i just learned also that this suspect who is in custody had been out on bail for auto burglary back in july. So judge released hill on his own recognizance. At least that guy is known to the police for other kinds of crimes. Thank you so much behind are you. To the south bay where San Jose Police are investigating the 40th homicide of the year. 32yearold laura garcia was shot and killed in East San Jose early sunday morning. She was with other family members outside her home on lavon avenue when a group of men approached there was an argument and one of the men started shooting garr zoo see a and another man was hit but garcia died at the hospital. This is going to impact not only the victim but the entire family also you have a victim that survived but yet tis is going to have to live with you know this incident for the rest of his life. Police have not made any arrests. Garcias death marks the 40th homicide in san jose as i mention so far this year thats up from a total of 30 homicides in all of last year. Concerns tonight about the conditions of trees here in the bay area after several years of drought many are worried that some trees are now compromised and wont be able to handle all the rain expected to come our way. Some homeowners taking matters into their own hands. Lee martinez spent the day in san rafael. Reporter san rafaels appeal important many hope ownerses its nature. A command community between all the trees. Ive grown up with eucalyptus trees my whole life to me they are part of home. Reporter but a very persistent crowd drought has killed 30 Million Trees in california. Dry trees become weak trees. I think the droughts concerning all around for any kind of tree especially eucalyptus. Reporter eucalyptus trees also present a bigger threat of wildfires. The van ralph fire chief says eucalyptus trees ignite faster and can help send embers far from being blown from its top branches. In petaluma last month a fire that started on highway 101 ended up destroying four homes after the fire child the eucalyptus trees. I notice my commute home have been cut down but not very many. I thought they were well regulated. Reporter marine county Tree Removal Services have a backlog of homeowners requesting the trees be taken down. On friday san rafael man was killed in his yard when a eucalyptus tree fell down on his property. Fire officials said by their observation the tree didnt appear to be dead or severely damaged. One Tree Removal Company says if you have a tree on your property it is your responsibility to take care of it. So should be checking your trees regularly as to see if theres any damage to it if there are any pair parasites or beetles you need to have the tree removed. Officials also warning about the potential for flash flooding as the rainy season starts. The state is urging people to keep an eye on the forecast and know the risk in your area especially areas that are already prone to flooding. Cal fire says its installing Early Warning system rain gauges that are linked to local Emergency Response sells so they can keep a close eye on those rain totals. Tracking the radar the heaviest rain moving into the bay area the central bay area right now. You see heavy rain up around santa rosa in the clear lake area you see Half Moon Bay getting some heavy rain here. Those heavy showers are going to move down through fremont over the next hour or so. This is the heaviest shower activity is really just moving through the bay area now. This will keep the grounds wet for tomorrow morning commute. Were looking for plenty of rain to continue as we head into the bay area kind of mid morning. Theres another shot there you can see the showers north bay you can see santa lynn a getting shower activity coming a little closer petaluma. Its just a wet afternoon commute out there. You can see concord has some scattered showers dan very lafayette heavier in orrin today berkeley. The heaviest spot right in that area around the peninsula. This is some heavy rain. Moderate rainfall coming down. Next time you see me well talk about the rest of the morning commute and the next system coming which is much stronger. Still to come here tragedy on a highway in southern california. Lets just say lots of tears. Up next weve learned the names of most of the People Killed in that deadly tour bus crash that happened near palm springs. Later in sports well hear from the warrior kevin durant on the start of a new season tomorrow with his new team. Mark ibanez will have all the sports. Plus a school in the north bay targeted by vandals and the message left behind appears to be political. We cant go back to the years of devastating cuts to public education. So vote yes on prop 55. Prop 55 prevents 4 billion in new education cuts, without raising taxes on anyone, and with strict accountability. Budget forecasts show if we dont pass prop 55 big cuts that hurt our kids are coming, and california will suffer budget deficits all over again. So vote yes on 55. Because it helps our children thrive. Frightening crash in Sacramento County this morning involving a school bus and a wrong way driver. The wrong way car sideswiped the bus and flip it over it then hit another car before it slammed into a tree. The four students and two adults on that bus were all wearing seatbelts. Suffered only minor injury. The wrong way driver had major injuries. Officers will be trying to determin

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