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why this case is warning doctors here in the bay area and around the world. plus, scandal that shook city hall now heading to court. what is expected to happen today when the former city leaders's fraud case gets hurt. and a bold plan to fix bay area housing on the ballot. why it has affordable housing advocates split this morning,. good morning. it is thursday, february 27th. i'm kenny choi. >> and i'm michelle griego. let's get over to mary lee. you're already talking we can, and i love it. oh, yeah. boy, it is going to be a warm day. once again, today. plenty of sunshine, daytime highs well above average. for the weekend, though,, we are going to see some changes. here's a live look with our roof cam, looking at the tower
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shining brightly under clear skies. temperatures are in the 40s and the 50s. local to start off the day. upper 40s in concord. san jose, right now. as we head through our afternoon, we are going to warm- up. many locations back up into the 70s this afternoon. low 70s in san francisco. mid-70s oakland, fremont. upper 70s in san jose. we will talk about our next weather system and if we could see a few showers coming up. let's check in with michelle for a look at your morning commute. all right, mary, we are still tracking this incident in san francisco. a wrong-way driver going northbound on southbound 280. so all lanes are blocked in that area to get that wrong-way driver off the road. this is near mariposas. all lanes were blocked. and alternative for you is 101. so we are going to keep on top of that and incident, looking at the altamont pass right now. supercommuters coming out of tracy, a slowdown of course. it is speed dipping down to about 15 miles per hour. bay bridge toll plaza, though, still looking good at 5:00 this
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morning. well, here is a live look at the uc davis medical center in sacramento. >> it is where a new case of the coronavirus is being treated this money. health officials confirming that it is the country's first transmission of the virus among the general public. >> and we also learned that patient lives in solano county. kpix 5's jackie ward is here with us this morning to x1 how this might have happened. >> it is a bit of a medical mystery this morning. this the first case in the entire country where health experts don't know how the patient got sick. they had not travel to another country or become close contact with someone who has. so this patient went to uc davis last wednesday and doctors say the did not with daytime ordering coronavirus tests for the patient right away. the according to elite uc davis internal email, the patient did not fit the existing cdc criteria for the virus. the patient was tested until sunday. that results came back, it was positive. infectious disease specialists say we should expect to hear more cases like this. >> we can't say that there's
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definitely more. but i think it suggests that if there's one, there's probably more than one. that is probably other people. uchealth officials say the potential for the virus spreading is minimal due to precautions set in place at the hospital. acts of this morning, there are now confirmed deaths in the u.s. related to the coronavirus. the medical sense out of an abundance of caution, some employees who care for the patient will stay home to see if they get sick. the patient is still in the intensive care unit on a ventilator. >> the risk of a global pandemic is very much -- and as a result, as a government, we need to take the steps necessary to prepare for such. >> you countries around the world also preparing for a pandemic of the coronavirus. australia's prime minister putting out their plan to fight the up. overnight saying that this is out of an abundance of caution.
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meanwhile, japan has decided to close all schools nationwide starting this weekend, all elementary, middle, and high schools will be closed to curb the spread of the coronavirus. schools will be shut down through march. south korea has released some new numbers. the country is not reporting 171 new cases this morning. brings the total number of infections there to more than 1700. the death toll is now at 13. i'm anne makovec at the live news desk. taking a live look at right now at sfo. we're tracking the travel impact of the coronavirus outbreak. and the >> in cases kenny just mention in south korea has some people worried here at sfo. there is a flight from seoul said that the land at 9:30 this money. so there's still coming in. but hawaiian airlines has suspended all flights to seoul because of the outbreak. and delta air lines is cutting back flights between the u.s. and south korea starting this weekend. jetblue meantime became the first u.s. carrier to start waiving all change and cancellation fees. anywhere you want to go if you
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book in the next weeks. now. dogoasia r but agust sort of phase a picture of how they are living people with their options open to protect themselves no matter where they go. >> thank you. and you can find all the latest development on the coronavirus outbreak on our website. head to kpix.com. happening today, a rally is planned for an early man attacked and robbed in san francisco while collecting recyclable materials. that back and attack was captured on video and posted on fine. the victim who is recovering has been identified. it is not clear whether san francisco police haven't identified any suspects. >> and this will, racial slurs and hit him in the head with a stick. >> reporter: they did hit him in the head? >> right. >> a second video showed him talking to 2 private security officers who patrolled public housing in the area. today's rally is set to begin workrector cused of on.an
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corruption and fraud isaid to faced a judge. "the hobbit" resigned after his arrest in january. he and restaurateur nick bovis are also accused of working together on several schemes to benefit the business interests. both men appeared for a brief bond hearing earlier this month. each is not free on $2 million bail. they are expected to appear in court today to set a date for a preliminary hearing. happening today, a special meeting of the oakland police commission. it will be the first meeting since the commission unanimously voted to fire police chief anne kirkpatrick. they agenda includes updates on the commission's findings an pd's practices or discipline recommendations. the meeting starts at 5:30 this evening. good this morning, the
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homeland security officials concerned that that everyone in the u.s. will have their real i.d.s by the october 2020 deadline. only about 35% of i.d.s in circulation in the u.s. are real i.d.s. some states have not even begun even issuing the ident updated identification. legislative relief maybe requested from congress to assist in this process. it is 5:06. a heated battle erupts over a bold plan to ease the bay area heart housing crisis. >> still ahead, in a special "project home", the arguments behind the ballot measure that has divided affordable housing activists. the sunshine continues across the bay area with mild to warm temperatures. i have been looking at those longer weather models. i will let you know if steyer: wall street banks took advantage of millions of americans during the recession. so, my wife kat and i took action. we started a non-profit community bank with a simple theory- give people a fair deal and real economic power. invest in the community. in businesses owned by women and people of color. in affordable housing. the difference between words and actions matters. that's a lesson politicians
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it is an example of the politics of housing and why it is so difficult to get anything done. we're looking ahead to campaign 2020 and examining housing decisions voters will soon have to make. susie steimle and wilson walker take a closer look at san francisco's proposition "e". >> reporter: how about a proposition "e"? >> absolutely yes. >> but is notable
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>>if it passes, prop e wi transform the way this city builds. going forward, it will tie the amount of office space companies can build to how well the city does it in its affordable housing full. new office buildings won't be. >> it we build affordable faster, or we build -- >> reporter: john is the director of policy for an affordable housing affordable developer and sponsor of prop "e". he is optimistic that this will bring balance back to the this city. >> if we don't change the paradigm, we will continue on the exact same track we have been on. >> reporter: the big problem is critics and san francisco never meets its affordable housing goals. in the past decade, san francisco came up short, building only 35% of the affordable housing it was required to. if this trend continues, and prop "e" passes, the city could end up having 10.6 million fewer square feet of office space in 20 years. the city's economist determined this will have a negative
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financial impact leading to fewer jobs, higher office runs, reduced income, and employment, plus -- >> prop "e" is going to take away one of the main funding sources that we have to build new affordable housing, which is the fees that office developers pay. >> let's office space means less city revenue, and less money that would go toward building affordable housing, but supporters say the status quo simply can't continue. >> until we have this unfortunate carrot and stick, folks are not going to -- and some will say, yes, they will, but i will point to history and say, no, they haven't. >> this may sound like a good idea, unintended consequences, this is going to significantly reduce the number of affordable housing that we cabu it is to drive office with even further up. >> for voters, it comes down to
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who you trust and whether you're an optimist or a realist. and it can be confusing, especially because critics will argue that prop "e" actually does the opposite of what it advertises. >> you enough, as divided as they maybe a their position, there is one thing the two sides might well agree on, prop "e" is a symptom of a much larger problem. >> i mean, this is definitely not something where we have people that are totally for housing and totally against it. literally every single person is both for affordable housing. >> that is the reality. >> reporter: while prop "e" targets office space, the root of the problem is still a lack of housing and the inability to create a problem not limited to san francisco. >> i don't hope that the rest of the counties would look at something similar. >> absolutely. it is a regional issue. and that is one of the things one of the complaints about this particular ballot measure, is that it just pushes the food around on the plate., you know? it pushes the problem around. >> reporter: and there in lies the complexity of achieving a jobs housing balance. if it does not respect city limits and county lines, the
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result is local ballot measures all over the region, tinkering with that much larger problem. >> it is not a one dimensional solution. because it is not a one- dimensional problem. and so, you see different ballot measures trying to take bites kind of at the apple, if you will. so the region's housing challenge continues to be fought at the local level, county, city, sometimes block to block.. people are make willing to make the perfect out of there. people are like, oh, i want housing. but i wanted to be a certain way. and if it can't be that way, and the only option is no housing, that's fine with me. that is an anti-housing position. >> i would look straight at the top, if i could wave a magic wand to start at the federal level. >> that was wilson walker and susie steimle reported. keep setting your stories to projecthome@cbs.com. you can see all of our original reporting on our website.
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and we are looking at a few hop spots on the bay area was. not looking too too bad on this thursday morning. we're going to keep our fingers crossed it stays that way. i have a look at this instant in san francisco. there was a wrong-way driver. they blocked all of those lanes . well, now, all lanes are clear. all lanes clear, southbound to head 80 near mariposa, and you can see speeds back up to normal. altamont pass, speeds are down and that is pretty normal. on the morning commute. 36 minute drive from 25 to 680 on westbound 580. take a look at your main travel times, of course, 580 in the yellow. again, that is a bit of a drive for those supercommuters coming in from to see. this is a live look from our photographer, brian calley, who is out at highway 24. you can see cars moving along pretty nicely, even in the
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commute direction. 880 not too bad in oakland as well. a few brake lights. but little congestion. not that, though. no stopping. so that is a good thing. commuters are heading from hayward into foster city. but it's is going to take you about a 30 minute drive to get across that span. and taking a look at the bay bridge toll plaza, once you get past the toll plaza, it will take you 10 minutes there across the bay bridge. that is a look at traffic. here is very with traffic. we are looking at a repeat performance today. compared to yesterday. for similar. we left yesterday. you're going to love today. we do need the ring. looking at those longer range weather models, it could be about two weeks until we see our next big storm. at least a while away for that to look forward to. here's a live look with our salesforce tower camera. this is looking east at the bay bridge and the east bay. our temperatures are in the 40s and in the 50s.
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so another cool start with clear skies. concord, you're coming in at 48. 52 in oakland. 46 livermore, san francisco, mid-50s upper 40s in san jose and 41 for for santa rosa. so let's take you through the day. your day planner. in san francisco. 10:00 a.m., 60 degrees. by your lifetime hour, mid-60s and then warming up into the low 70s later on today in san francisco. for oakland, topping out in the mid-70s. so by noon, upper 60s, 74 for a high in oakland. for san jose, you're going to see those temperatures on the rise as well. by your lunchtime hour, already into the low 70s. and then topping out in the upper 70s this afternoon. so that ridge of high pressure in place and light offshore winds. and with it, we will e da plen of nsn is in you tomorrow. will tosomechanges. moud in. weekend, wee ing to oler that ridge of high pressure in place for now.
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watch as that low johnson over the weekend. now, at this point, the weather models are trending drier for the end of the weekend. there's a slight chance we will see a shower sprinkle for the far east. the files south bay on sunday. all of us, though, will see cooler temperatures actually dropping down below average for this time of year to end our weekend. for today, in the meantime, 76 in sunnyvale. looking at 78 in san jose. and morgan hill. we're looking at the east bay, 77 in concord as well as for pleasant hill. walnut creek, topping out at 76 degrees. sausalito, 72. 73, berkeley. 64 in san leandro. 78 in santa rosa. and topping out at 78 for cloverdale and windsor. 70 the night, fe fthek especially on saturday. and again, that slim chance of a shower or a sprinkle for the far east bay south bay. high pressure built. in next week. back to you. we choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard.
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advocacy group is calling for the oakland unified school district to eliminate its police department. they say the district spent more than $2 million a year on the department while the board is considering 21 million in cuts elsewhere. oakland's my common high school will remain closed until at least watch night. as experts conduct contamination tests. the campus has been closed since the toxic chemical tce was discovered in groundwater minutes the school. the oakland unified school district insists, though, that tce is not in the drinking water there. the tests are to determine whether the cancer-causing chemical is contaminated the air, though. in campus buildings. i just pray that we have not done harm to our young people. that can't be undone. >> there are also concerned about contamination at other sites nearby. kim griffin has pulled her daughter from an elementary school in adjacent to the mcclymonds high. >> i'm going to say this and i'm going to leave it at the >> i feel like it is [ bleep ]. >> students are also attending classes at various off-campus sites until the climate is clear to reopen. it is 5:21.
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it has been almost a month since market street went car free. >> still ahead on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, the new study that shows the process is going smoother than expected. and you are taking the a live look from our sutro tower camera north, north, golden gate bridge. coming up at 7:00 on "cbs this morning", why the president insists the risk for americans to get the coronavirus is low. plus, the homeless crisis in california. this morning, the the invisible class of homelessness. and the lime tom steyer will beat donald
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it's been nearly a month since san francisco's market street went car free. a study shows that the ban has had little to no impact on spillover traffic on side streets. that is according to new data. just that the biggest slow down in traffic is on mission street drink morning commute. it also finds that muni lines are running 6% faster on average and that the number of people riding their bicycles on market street went up by 25%. a berkeley-based environmental group has filed a lawsuit against what they call big plastic corporations. the earth island institute firms are putting more nonrecyclable plastics into the economy using misleading labelingharming humansand
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pilot. the complaint also states the average person in just about five grams of plastic each week, which is an amount roughly the size of a credit card. the oakland-based clark's company and the coca-cola company are among the big corporations named in the lawsuit. we reached out for comment and have yet to hear back. the annual meeting of the most conservative minds in the united states is going on right now. we are going to go live to the cpac convention next. plus, the first community strike case of the coronavirus in the country is confirmed. that patient lives right here vo: he had already taken the giving pledge
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your trip. plus, abolishing the death penalty. white legislators say it was a decision to turn over the law. experts not expecting good news from this month's snow survey. the dry weather impacting results. good monica bourn. it is thursday, february 27th. i'm michelle griego. >> and i'm kenny choi. good morning. it is :30, them. get a check of the forecast. another warm up? >> that is for sure, kenny and michelle. if you left yesterday, you're going to love today because we are talking more sunshine, mild to warm daytime highs. well above average for this time of year cool. many locations topping out in the 70s. again, today. so it is a cool start. clear skies.
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40s and 50s this morning. live look with our san jose camera. good morning to you. it is 49 degrees. oakland, 52. mid-50s for town san francisco. and as we head through our afternoon, 72 for the high in san francisco. 74, oakland. six fremont. 78 in san jose. and topping out at 78 for santa rosa. changes for for the weekend, tracking our next weather system. we will talk about a cooldown and that chance to see a shower. details on that coming up. michelle? we're keeping our fingers crossed. we are taking a look at the the roads right now. and i have to tell you, it is actually been looking pretty good, except for supercommuters coming in from tracy. we see that usual slow down, speed stepping down to 9 miles per hour, looking like a 37 minute drive from 205 to 680. and taking a look at westbound 580, you can see that slow down all those brake lights as commuters are starting to get to the altamont pass. all right, bay bridge toll plaza, you see that metering lights are on. that is why this backup is here. but once you get past the toll plaza, not too bad across the span. it is going to take you about 10 minutes. i'm jackie ward in the kpix
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5's to you. you're looking live in sacramento, where a patient was the first community spread case of the coronavirus in the country, being treated this morning. health experts are now trying to figure out how this person got sick because they had not traveled to another country or had close contact with someone who had. this patient went to uc davis last wednesday and doctors say they did not waste any time ordering coronavirus tests for the patient right away. yet, according to the leak uc davis internal email, the patient did not fit the existing cdc criteria for the virus and the patient was not tested until sunday. the results came back, it was positive. >> the testing is very limited right now. we would like to have more widespread testing so that we know where this virus is. who is sick and who is at risk. >> president trump announcing yesterday that vice president mike pence will now leave the country's coronavirus task force. we're senior white house officials tells cbs the president is taking over messaging to prevent the stock
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market from falling. uchealth officials say the potential for the virus spreading is minimal due to precautions they set in place in the hospital. at last check, that patient is still in the intensive care unit. iran canceling friday prayers as the country becomes a hotspot for the virus this morning. it is no-kill 26 people there. 245 cases confirmed. more labs are not testing for the virus, which explains the spike in cases. health officials expected a another large increase over the next few days. saudi arabia this morning announcing measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus and it is impacting muslim religious rituals. the country is banning foreigners from completing the just program and age to back up. the tow authorities are now shooting down zones not allowing anyone in or out. new 50,000 people are quarantined in villages there. the country is reporting a 45% single day increase in infections with 10 deaths. at last check, the total number of cases there is over 300.
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the state department has issued a travel advisory for americans. it is advising tourists to exercise increased caution. the cdc does not recommend canceling or postponing travel to italy. the country is the top international travel destination for americans. those with trips already booked, there is some help, though. >> it is a matter of keeping perspective. either way, we respect individual customer's decisions. and we will work with them to do what is right for them. >> and telling how authorities say the four children are among those infected by the coronavirus. fears over the coronavirus are now impacting another major conference in san francisco. morgan stanley is asking anyone who is attending its conference next week to report whether they visited areas where there are cases of the virus. that includes china, italy, and south korea. you can find all the latest
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developments on the coronavirus outbreak on our website. just go to kpix.com. i'm anne makovec at the live news desk. let's go live right now to national harbor, which is just outside of washington, dc, for the conservative political action conference going on right now. the biggest annual conservative gathering of the year. we are hearing speech us. we just heard from representative jim jordan, eventually were going to hear from president trump, members of his family. the aim for many of these recitations is to turn the tables on them? after the impeachment of the president earlier this year but also, to sort of highlight the perceived pushed for association right now and the democratic party. this is going to be going on through saturday. back to you. anne, thank you. california lawmakers will vote to suspend a bill. ab-5 is designed to give independent contractors or gig workers actual employee classification. since ab-5 was introduced, legislators have proposed more than 30 changes to it. now one assemblyman is investigating.
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suspended temporarily. if passed, the vote would simply put ab-5 on hold while lawmakers consider what changes , if any, should be made. now to colorado, where more than 100 years after the state approved capital punishment, the legislature has abolished it. the measure would apply to the offenses charged on or after july 1st of this year. then the death penalty would not be a sentencing option for defended convicted of a class i felony, which is considered the most serious crime in colorado. >> i was for what my mom was putting me to bed. i said, what is the government killing people? and it is just part of my heart and soul. >> going to stop working for this and we will see where we go from there. >> colorado governor jared polis says he will sign the bill and commute the sentences of three people currently on death row.
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new this monday, there are growing concerns about gas prices spiking following a fire in los angeles county. flames sparked following an explosion at the american refinery in parson on tuesday night. gasbuddy officials say that the good news, though, for drivers is that crude oil prices are fallen on fears over the coronavirus outbreak. but wholesale prices did go up $.05-$.15 a gallon across california >> i think it is going to do anything. but we don't know. i'm a, hope it does not go up. >> our priorities have been to secure the site of the incident. we're unable to answer specific questions about the timing of any necessary repairs or about fuel and finished product supply . >> state officials say that the refinery fire is the third such incident at a california refinery since 2012. happening today, california water experts do not expect good news from the monthly snowpack survey in the sierra. this comes after a very dry february. the highest profile measure of
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the snowpack crucial to the state's water supply is at philip station in el dorado county. >> that is been a tough week for retirement if you are feeling better but butterflies, cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger joins us now to help with plans. joe, what stocks get pummeled and clobbered that they have this week? what should investors do? >> reporter: you want to remind yourself why you are doing this. why you are investing. but many of us are saving for a long term goal. that is years, maybe that leads in the future. even if you were retiring, let's say, within the next couple of years, that accounts needs to osu another 23 decades. now, that thought should help soothe some of your raw nerves. the other part of this is most of us have portfolios. so as stocks have dropped bond
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prices have actually stored. and that hopefully help to protect investors from the worst of the sell-off. here's a little bonus. as money comes out of your paycheck and goes into your retirement or your college pen, you are actually touching purchasing shares at a hefty discount to the levels that we saw just a week and a half ago. so they want likes a discount. i just think of it as you are buying at a discount. >> yeah, you get some deals out there. the stock market. he say that this week's sell- off is the good check. how so? >> reporter: you look at think back to a week and a half ago. the stock market indexes were actually making new highs and at that time, maybe you felt pretty bold. this week, maybe you learned, a, i can't stomach as much risk as i thought i could. if that is the case, you may need to adjust your allocation. but that comes with a warning. if you make changes, do not jump back into those risk your holdings. after work its stabilize. you need to make a pinky swear with yourself that you will stick to the revised plan. for more of my investor panic protection plan including who
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should sell right now, go to jillonmoney.com. >> that is good. jill schlesinger in new york city this morning. thank you. 5:39. a bay area school promising to jump-start your coding career. >> some students say they felt duped. still ahead on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area. another cool start to the day with clear skies as we head through through the afternoon. plenty of sunshine and warm conditions once again. vo: he had already taken the giving pledge to give his money to charity, when this californian walked away from his billion dollar company for good. he drives a chevy volt, d s days building grassroots campaigns for social and environmental justice. why? tom steyer believes every child
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welcome back. coding schools are popping up all over the country in here in the bay area, promising a fast track to a six-figure engineering job. but are these schools really delivering? more with a kpix 5 original report. >> reporter: in the heart of san francisco, high-tech hub, the school has a look and feel of a start-up. a pitch that is hard to resist. went to code and jump start your career. all for no money down. >> partners with the big four, it seems like a no-brainer. >> reporter: demetris and josh say the fact that they could study first and pay later was the main reason they parked that's cool over other schools. >> cannot afford to pay upfront for the boot camp. so that was definitely the main selling point. >> reporter: under a deferred tuition agreement, they
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promised to pay back a maximum of $85,000 by contributing 17% of their future income for 3 and half years as long as they make at least $40,000. >> i assumed it would lead to a tech job. >> the school offered nine months of foundational instruction followed by a six- month internship and another nine months of special. it clearly advertised that it has no teachers and no formal courses. but these students say they did not realize how disappointing that would bay. >> we were told that this was a world-class curriculum. we come to the find out that a lot of the curriculum consists of google links. >> they say an impressive list of school mentors never materialized. >> how did you learn how to code? >> we taught ourselves and each
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other. it was like lord of the flies. >> reporter: after the instruction, they say there was very little help in finding an internship or a job. >> most of us were looking for anywhere from like six months to a year,. a lot of people did not get jobs. >> they say they don't know any student who went on to get it. instead they say the school offered a so-called career track. that skipped that requirement together. >> i fault two. really cheated. >> reporter: after dozens of students filed complaints, the state issued an emergency decision ordering the school to cease enrollment of new students, based on an immediate danger to the public's health, safety, and welfare. that was followed by an excision with prohibitive business practices, giving students credit for education not completed. and for obtaining approval to operate by fraud. for agreeing not to offer an income sharing agreement. then offering it anyhow. holberton appealed the emergency decision and is allowed to continue enrolling new students on a modified
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program that no longer includes career track. the school turned down our request for an interview, instead it referred us to one of its satisfied students. >> this is a young school. it is also an international start-up. so honestly, it's going to have growing pains. i think it's moving forward in an amazingly. >> reporter: arthur damm says that no teachers teaching model has worked great for him. >> excellent prefer to have the freedom to google anything i want. >> reporter: he showed us how the project-based curriculum works. automated checker tells you when you code wrong. so you can try again. >> automated tests are actually integral to the industry. so software school whose learning is based on how to test, it's actually brilliant. >> like the students that are now complaining, artho is drawn to the school by the income sharing model. >> much better because the interest never changes. >> some of the critics have really called it indentured servitude. >> reporter: you see berkeley professor says income sharing
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agreements are a relatively new way to finance higher education >> no not hard numbers are verbal on their outcomes. the schools that offer them claim they are not loans. which exempt them from federal truth in lending laws. >> there's, a lack of regulation , lack of transparency. >> reporter: she says four years institutions have them on average at 3%. >> so we're comparing something that is 17%. it is actually really hard. >> she got a coding job and, she said, because of prior experience before holberton. demetrius and josh never landed the coding job and. >> ♪ >> my life savings on just trying to survive. >> reporter: luckily, holberton is still using photos of josh in their adds. >> i feel guilty that i a beaded to the advertising that led a
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ton of other people to be in this situation. >> reporter: raise your hand if you believe holberton has not atwod you say to them? >> i would say deliver on your promise. you want to make tech accessible for people. this is a way that you should do it. >> reporter: kpix 5 . in the traffic center, we are tracking some hot spots for you on this thursday morning. also this crash in san francisco. this is on eastbound 80 near 7th street, one lane is blocked because a fire truck is in that lane. it does not look like it is affecting space too much in that area. but again, crash eastbound 80 in san francisco. supercommuters, westbound 580 from 25 to 680, looking like a 37 minute drive. this is a usual slow down during the altamont pass. what is somethings even more now is a crash. it has been moved over to the shoulder. you know, still affecting
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speeds in that area. here's look at your name travel times. 25 to 680, looking like a 37 minute drive. south bay drive times, though, those looking pretty good. everything in the green right now. and taking a look at 880 in oakland. we see traffic moving along pretty nicely, just a few brake lights. but still, not too bad on this tuesday morning. so we're going to to help for that. threat the morning. san mateo bridge, a few brake lights. it is still going to take you 30 minutes to get in from hayward to foster city. and the bay bridge toll plaza, backed up through the macarthur maze. it is only going to take you nine minutes. i hope everyone takes their sunglasses with them as they head out the door. definitely need the sunglasses put on the sunscreen as you head out the door because we are looking at plenty of sunshine, mild to warm daytime highs. well above average, very similar to yesterday. so left yesterday, you're going
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to have today. here's a live look with our salesforce tower camera, looking east with our skies, bay bridge. where talking temperatures in the 40s and in the 50s. still another cool start. grab that jacket as you head out the door. 48 for you in concord. oakland at, good morning to you. livermore, 43. san francisco, 54. san jose, 49. santa rosa at 41. so here's what you can expect. we will see plenty of sunshine. very warm conditions once again all thanks to our that ridge of high pressure. light offshore flow. iday. le mu cooler r thweekend. , are daytime highs will drop down to below average for this time of year. and the slight chance, storm chance of a shower or a sprinkle for the far south bay. so here is that ridge of high pressure that strong bridge in place. with those light offshore winds. that northerly flow, that is the reason why we will continue to watch our temperatures climb as we head through our afternoon. on futurecast, and you can see all of that sunshine for friday, more clouds streaming in
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for your friday to end out our workweek. and that ridge of high pressure in place for now. but watch as this low pressure system drops down. and at this point, no weather models are trending drier and drier. so we're going to to keep a slim chance of a shower for the far south bay on sunday. that is pretty much about it. really looking at this longer- range weather models. maybe two weeks up. you can see our next big winter storm. that is a longtime for now. our sunriser 6:34 andar sun set now at 6:00 p.m. show you our daytime highs. for the south bay, topping out at 77 in santa clara. 78 for san jose. this afternoon 78 for morgan hill. for the east bay, concord, 77 for around the bay. 72 in san francisco. 72 in sausalito. 74 in oakland. san leandro, 78 for santa rosa.
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and 78 for ukiah. cloverdale, 79 for st. helena. there we go with that extended forecast, a few more clouds for friday. much cooler for the weekend. and that a slim chance of a shower for this far south bay. high pressure builds back in, plenty of sunshine next week. time now is 5:51. funding for cookies? coming up, girl scouts cheated by counterfeit cash. how much they are owed woman: the deadly corona virus officially hitting the us. man: the markets are plunging for a second straight day. vo: health experts warn the us is underprepared. managing a crisis is what mike bloomberg does. in the aftermath of 9-11, he steadied and rebuilt america's largest city. oversaw emergency response to natural disasters. upgraded hospital preparedness to manage health crises. and he's funding cutting edge research to contain epidemics. tested. ready. mike: i'm mike bloomberg and i approve this message.
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welcome back. 5:54. girl scouts scammed. >> someone used counterfeit cash to buy a cookies. they were out selling cookies this past weekend in florida when someone used a fake $50 bill to pay for 2 boxes and even asked for changed. after that discovery consists other troops in the area reported they had gotten fake bills, too. tolling more than $650 in losses. >> i'm really upset because girl scouts worked very hard to sell these cookies. >> no troops on florida's gulf coast are getting a crash course on how to spot counterfeit money, turning that negative situation into a learning experience. it is 5:55. in the next half hour on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, rallying for unity. coming up, the outpouring of support for the man attacked any senseless crime. unprecedented measures being taken overseas right now to try to stop the spread of the coronavirus. we have your overnight headlines coming up. tom steyer will beat donald
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i'm kenny choi. >> and i'm michelle griego. let's say good morning to mary lee. some sunshine is going to be happening today. >> oh, yeah for sure, michelle. if you loved me yesterday, just way. you will love today as well. we will see plenty of sunshine. that is going to continue. mild to warm, above-average daytime highs. many of us pick up into the 70s this afternoon. here we go with a live look with our treasure island camera. clear sky >> temperatures this morning, 40s and 50s once again. and as we head through the afternoon, 72 for your high in san francisco. 74 in oakland. 76, fremont, mountain view. 78 for san jose. changes ahead for the weekend. we will talk about our next weather system, and if there is a chance to to see a shower. details on that coming up. we have been tracking some hot spots on the what's there.
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