Interstate 5 is the major arterial between mexico and canada as a matter of fact. And so were talking about something that is fundamentally important to the movement of people and commerce in the area having been impacted here. catherine the first members of an n t s b go team are on the scene tonight. Theyll be looking for the locomotives black box and working to determine the trains speed in the curve. Vicki and grant . vicki in the east bay. No contract yet. That is the latest out of the east bay, as the jobs of three thousand city workers remain in the balance grant workers remain on the job in oakland tonight, unlike last monday, when they were on strike. Q this evening. Mediation continues as the two sides try to hammer out a deal. But without a plan in place, could a strike occur again vicki kron fours Terisa Estacio is in oakland for us on the latest tes i just talked with a Union Spokesperson here at the seiu headquarters in oakland he says for now, they are optimistic but als
Still green for drivers. A 10 minute ride into San Francisco. Back over to you. Well today, house represcribes are expected to pass their plan to overhaul the nations tax code. Then the senate will vote and likely send the bill to the president for his signature. Heres whats included. The Corporate Tax rate will decrease to 21 . The standard deduction will increase to 12,000 for individuals, and 24,000 for couples. But the personal exception is eliminated, which will offset a large chunk of those savings for many people. Homeowners with new mortgages can duct interest on the first 750,000, which is down from the current 1 million. The Child Tax Credit will double to 2,000, and the individual Health Care Mandate is eliminated. Thats projected to increase premiums by 10 and result in 1 million more people without insurance over the next decade. And a new nonpartisan announcement is predicting that the bill will raise taxes for 5 of taxpayers next year. Over half of americans would pay mo
The overpass. Many falling onto interstate five. When i stepped out i didnt realize i was standing on another train car. Crews are using large cranes to remove debris and train cars. Speed is being looked at as a major factor. The train was traveling at 80 Miles Per Hour in a 30mile perhour track. Reporter Authorities Say the technology that automatically slows a speeding train called positive train control was not in use. Ptc would prevent types of accidents such as this. Whether it will prevent this accident remains to be scene. We should web that ptc cant prevent every accident. Reporter five crew members and 80 passengers were on board. The ntsb has not spoken to the crew members yet. But theyll be interviewing them and the passengers to find out who was happening in the moments before the derailment. Do you know specifically what will happen at the scene today . It certainly looks busy but cars are getting through looks like. Reporter yeah, this is the northbound side. Its open. A
Signature. The 1. 5 trillion package would provide tax cuts for businesses and the wealthy. And modest tax cuts for middle and low income families. And it is expected to push the debt higher. Democrats call it a giveaway to corporations and the wealthy. Clearly, its a developing story were following in our newsroom. And well have more information coming up in the newscast and online. John burris is speaking out alongside the family of a man shot and killed by police earlier this month. Allie rasmus is live in San Francisco with more on the charges being filed against the officer. Reporter john burris is representing the mother and family of 42yearold shot and killed by a San Francisco Police Officer on december 1st. Theres body camera video of the aftermath. And thats part of the problem. The officer who fired the shot and his Field Training officer he was with only turned on the body cameras after oneil was fatally shot. The officer is named in the suit as Christopher Samoya and had o