Afternoon. Thousands of cars and people jammed up the streets and parking lots between east side and downtown san jose. All ignoring shelter in place orders and social distancing guidelines. We do have teams ready to go disbursing crowds if needed. They say they will be ready in case there is a repeat. Theyre enforcing what theyre calling Public Safety issues. You have individuals being released for major type crimes. To expect Police Officers to go to crowds and give citations or arrests break on based on public issues. It was one of the most low key so good miles here. It is a cultural tradition. Ricky and paula torres is married with three kids. Youre in your own car. Truth so just stay in your own car and wave and you can do all of that. So far, so good. Not a lot of cars doing burnouts or anything like that that you would raise concerns over. We will have a bit more on this tonight at 6 00. Including a new tradition which is a lot of restaurants that are selling takeout drinks. We
At 7 00 and streaming on cbsn bay area, big crowds forming for Cinco De Mayo in the south bay. Im ken bastida. And im elizabeth cook. Dozens in parking lots not social distancing. Joe vazquez is in san jose tonight with the next move for police. Reporter im in the parking lot of a Shopping Center at story and king in san jose, and weve watched as tons of cars and pickup trucks, people waving the mexican flag have arrived. And theyve an ge wice. Rlieveng, san jos fthe drersoe along. The officers are trying to keep crowds from forming to celebrate Cinco De Mayo, trying to keep social distance as per the health order. Some of the drivers told us theyll just go somewhere else. Theyre killing it, theyre killing it. Ruining the mood . Theyre killing the vibe. Wheres everybody going to be . A big old sideshow. Swinging it. Nah, im just playing. Reporter he says hes kidding, but two days ago, thats exactly what happened, a sideshow developed and hundreds of spectators gathered. Police chief ed
Here are the complaints they received on the website. You people make me sick. It is christmas, people light fires. You socialist, you want to control everyone. Followed by an expletive. People are frustrated and angry and feel like it is a tradition but people need to breathe. Martha greases. If you go out there and try to do the walking and exercise, i am having a hard time broething. We need to spare the air. Dramatic drop in fireplace. They are gathering dust and no one is buying. And in south San Francisco, gas fireplaces are hot sellers at warm solutions. Gas inserts are the way people are going now. People are afraid to make an investment in wood burning because of the spare the air days. Gas fireplaces can run from 3 5,000. It is a 100 fine and 500 bucks if it happens again. In San Francisco, abc seven news. Nmeteorologist sandy pateleis live with the dopson. How bad is the air looking. It is in a moment unhealthy air. And live dopson hd is tracking clear skies right now and em
Shes thankful for love and support received. Her brother is raising money to help the family pay the bills. Police arrested a man suspected of opening fire in a crowded shopping mall. A s. W. A. T. Team helped capture them around 4 00 this morning. Witnesses say they fired into the west valley mall friday evening. Its unclear anyone was being targeted or if it was a random attack. Police plan to ask prosecutors to charge with attempted murder. We have a cold case conviction to tell but in San Francisco. O tichlt s hughes has been found guilty of a rape and murder of a woman killed in 1991. More on this conviction that comes more than two decades after the crime. Vick . 61yearold otis hughes convicted of first degree murder after a sixweek trial. When sentenced the d. A. Wants the judge to give life without parole. His victim was a aspiring documentary film maker. Karen wong was rapeed and murdered in 1991. Her body nouned an apartment. The case went cold, for 17 years. October, 2008, o
Logs and stop roasting chestnuts. No more open fires. Spare the air day declared for Christmas Day. Good evening. I am carolyn johnson. And i am dan ashley. A fire in the fireplace is a christmas tradition. But air quality officials told us not to burn and the hazy sunset is y. There is a spare the air alert tonight and tomorrow, Christmas Day and not everyone is happy about it. They are live in San Francisco with the not so jolie story. Reporter thats right, dan. It will not be a White Christmas but it will be a smoggy one. It is a hazy shade of winter that hung over the region today. Because of that spare the air alerts are held for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. And to that, many say bah humbug. We give the gift of clean air. It is a smoggy day. Air quality Officials Say dont even think of using your fireplace. Spare the air alert system called. We have no wind or rain and it is capping all of our bad air quality and keeping it here in the bay area. Everyone wants clean air but br