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john sasaki, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> firefighters in washington state are in deep state of grief tonight. three firefighters were killed wednesday while fighting the wildfire. the twisp fire. their vehicle crashed and they were over taken by flames. the flames killed the firefighters and injured four others nearby. thousands of people have been evacuated as a result of the fire. 200 military troops have been called into help battle the blaze. >> some of the pictures. >>> our chief meteorologist bill martin here with us now and the conditions are better than they have been. >> yeah. could be worse. as you pointed out, we are heading for the real fire season. september, october. that will be scary. right now, the fog making its way inland. live camera shot. tesla fire now, the fires have taken a -- got them under control. look at the humidity, 37% right now. 47% as we head out to the livermore area. winds tonight gusting to 22 miles per hour. they will have wind. the conditions for fighting fires as good as they get for firefighters in august. when i come back we will talk about this mild
john sasaki, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> firefighters in washington state are in deep state of grief tonight. three firefighters were killed wednesday while fighting the wildfire. the twisp fire. their vehicle crashed and they were over taken by flames. the flames killed the firefighters and injured four others nearby. thousands of people have been evacuated as a result of the fire. 200 military troops have been called into help battle the blaze. >> some of the pictures. >>>...
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john sasaki, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> a state task force is cracking down on illegal marijuana grows. this is new video from a bust done by the water shed enforcement team created as part of governor jerry brown's drought initiative. the team targets growers because they set up water siphoning systems that steal water from local creeks. 2 investigates found evidence of illegal water siphoning going on at marijuana grows. the grows are set up all over the state and experts say besides being illegal they only make the drought that much worse. >> that water is not available for anyone down stream, people or animals and into the main stem of whatever creek it is. it is really -- [ audio difficulties ] >> each marijuana plant requires between 6-10 gallons of water a day. some of the grows contain thousands of plants. >>> new at 6:00 p.m. thousands of driver sit in it every day and now traffic troubles are prompting mayors to take action. look at the live drive time traffic map. all the red, that means it is slow going. mayors from 9 cities say -- [ audio difficulties ] >> ann rubin tells u
john sasaki, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> a state task force is cracking down on illegal marijuana grows. this is new video from a bust done by the water shed enforcement team created as part of governor jerry brown's drought initiative. the team targets growers because they set up water siphoning systems that steal water from local creeks. 2 investigates found evidence of illegal water siphoning going on at marijuana grows. the grows are set up all over the state and experts say besides being...
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ktvu's john sasaki with more from the family and what a witness said she saw. >> reporter: sheriff's deputies combed the roads for evidence in the brutal killing. >> located a vehicle that appeared to have been engaged with gunfire and inside was a female. >> reporter: after 7:00 a.m. thegunfire e-- the gunfire erupted. >> witness described the horror that she saw. >> a young lady was in her car and a young man shot her to death. at point blank range. >> reporter: did he walk up to her? >> he was there. standing next to the car. and he killed her. and then he walked to his car and drove away. >> reporter: investigators have yet to identify a motive. it could have been a crime of passion. >> it was so early in the morning. he had to know she was leaving at that time. and he had to know her pattern. he had to know her. he didn't have to do that. and he meant to do what he did. he shot her so many times. >> reporter: several hours later the family aprived. devastated -- arrived. devastated. before crews took the body away i over heard her mother saying words no parent wants to say, they
ktvu's john sasaki with more from the family and what a witness said she saw. >> reporter: sheriff's deputies combed the roads for evidence in the brutal killing. >> located a vehicle that appeared to have been engaged with gunfire and inside was a female. >> reporter: after 7:00 a.m. thegunfire e-- the gunfire erupted. >> witness described the horror that she saw. >> a young lady was in her car and a young man shot her to death. at point blank range. >>...
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in san francisco, john sasaki, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> new at 6:00 p.m. tonight costco under fire for the shrimp that it sells. in a complaint filed today a group of bay area attorneys charged that costco sells shrimp that are a product of slavery. ktvu's tara moriarty has more. >> reporter: frozen farm raised shrimp. they may look appetizing but where it comes from is enough to turn your stomach. >> in this situation we know people are being beaten and killed. we know people are working 20 hours a day without pay. we know as a result of their labor products are ending up on shelves in california. >> reporter: on its website video shows the living conditions of modern day slaves. boats without papers that go undetected on waters. the workers are brought into thailand and told they will be working in a factory. >> they find themselves on a dock and are told to get on to the boat and they find out they have been sold to a ship captain. >> reporter: the attorneys filed a complaint against costco. alleging they have continued to buy shrimp from producers even
in san francisco, john sasaki, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> new at 6:00 p.m. tonight costco under fire for the shrimp that it sells. in a complaint filed today a group of bay area attorneys charged that costco sells shrimp that are a product of slavery. ktvu's tara moriarty has more. >> reporter: frozen farm raised shrimp. they may look appetizing but where it comes from is enough to turn your stomach. >> in this situation we know people are being beaten and killed. we know people...
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john sasaki, ktvu fox 2 news. >> i like that picture. >> so cute. they were ready. >>> coming up, a dozen agencies working together to prepare for the worse. after the break, the wildfire training underway this week in one of the parts of the bay area facing high fire risk. >> temperatures are trending down but slowly. inland it is hot. when i come back we will talk about the cool down heading your way. >>> here is a look at the evening commute. interstate 80. aquatic park on the right. traffic very-heavy heading towards rich -- very heavy heading up towards richmond. >> the grade right now. traffic moving slowly on interstate 680. cars towards the camera are north bound in the commute direction. >>> lawmakers turn today from summer recess. they have a lot of work to do. the issues, how to better fund california's healthcare. democrat talks about a fee to pay for transportation projects but republicans say existing funds should be used to pay for road repairs. handling the medi-cal issue, that could be delayed till next year. drone users who interpr
john sasaki, ktvu fox 2 news. >> i like that picture. >> so cute. they were ready. >>> coming up, a dozen agencies working together to prepare for the worse. after the break, the wildfire training underway this week in one of the parts of the bay area facing high fire risk. >> temperatures are trending down but slowly. inland it is hot. when i come back we will talk about the cool down heading your way. >>> here is a look at the evening commute. interstate...
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now to ktvu fox 2 news john sasaki live outside the prison. what is going on? >> reporter: yeah. legionnaires' disease is a water born illness. the water has been shut down. no showers and no toilets. officials confirm there was a single case of legionnaires' disease here yesterday. three people have been taken to the hospital. including one this afternoon. despite the fact more than 30 people are showing similar symptoms officials are not calling it an ut break -- out break. officials are confident they caught the disease early. although the incubation period is 10 days. how'd have had an infection -- legionnaires' disease is an infection spread through water. a severe case of pneumonia. we talked with the mother of an inmate who has a case of pneumonia. . >> everybody is at risk for serious illness. something needs to bedone. >> out of caution that we -- anyone who has symptoms will be evaluated for legionnaires' disease. all the other cases that are potentially -- are much less sick than the individual that was the first confirmed case. >> reporter: with no pfunctioning toilet
now to ktvu fox 2 news john sasaki live outside the prison. what is going on? >> reporter: yeah. legionnaires' disease is a water born illness. the water has been shut down. no showers and no toilets. officials confirm there was a single case of legionnaires' disease here yesterday. three people have been taken to the hospital. including one this afternoon. despite the fact more than 30 people are showing similar symptoms officials are not calling it an ut break -- out break. officials...
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ktvu's john sasaki is in oakland tonight as they are preparing to start their work. what time will it close tonight? >> reporter: after service ends tonight. getting ready, loading stuff up to get ready to head out to the tracks west of oakland. that will happen just shortly after service ends tonight. >> reporter: at san francisco b.a.r.t. station riders heading to union square and beyond. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: with this weekend's closure of the transbay tube riders will have to find other ways to get to and from san francisco or not. >> i will stay home. >> reporter: what would you be doing if it was open? >> going back and forth. i have family and i stay over here. >> reporter: one woman learned about it when she saw a sign on the freeway. >> i didn't know till i was on my way to the b.a.r.t. station today. >> reporter: some heard nothing and were annoyed. >> made plans. with my friends. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> now they are out the window. of course. >> reporter: a worker said his saturday commute will be a pain. >> i have to leave early. h
ktvu's john sasaki is in oakland tonight as they are preparing to start their work. what time will it close tonight? >> reporter: after service ends tonight. getting ready, loading stuff up to get ready to head out to the tracks west of oakland. that will happen just shortly after service ends tonight. >> reporter: at san francisco b.a.r.t. station riders heading to union square and beyond. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: with this weekend's closure of the transbay tube riders...
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john sasaki saw sprinklers shooting water directly into the street and it was happening not far from city hall. >> reporter: the rolling greenhouse development is so named because of the grass. >> i like this complex because it's open. >> reporter: keeping the grass green in a drought is challenging. they've handled it well. >> we're 5% below the compliance level indicated by the district. >> reporter: if not, rolling green would be more efficient if it didn't waste so much while watering the lawn. i shot this video on thursday, for at least 20 minutes you can see the sprinklers going on to the road. >> that doesn't surprise me that's occurring and it is a concern to all of us. >> reporter: they were disappointed by the waste and said they would be contacting their homeowners association. >> that's one of the things that we can't turn around around. it's not like every sidewalk is being drenched, it's just one of them. >> and people probably don't come here the person who's in charge of the watering probably is not here at midnight. maybe they should come at midnight and look. but wh
john sasaki saw sprinklers shooting water directly into the street and it was happening not far from city hall. >> reporter: the rolling greenhouse development is so named because of the grass. >> i like this complex because it's open. >> reporter: keeping the grass green in a drought is challenging. they've handled it well. >> we're 5% below the compliance level indicated by the district. >> reporter: if not, rolling green would be more efficient if it didn't...
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john sasaki in piedmont, thank you. b.a.r.t. stopped trains as they always do when there is a earthquake to inspect the tracks. nothing was found. that with a medical emergency at west oakland, a door problem and an abandon brief case all added up to system wide delays all morning long. twitter users shared pictures. and a long line for carpools. >>> experts say one of the safest places during an earthquake is not a doorway but an empty wall space. >> get into the space between the two windows. and make myself as small as i can and curl my head towards my knees is cover my head and neck. >> get under a table or desk to protect yourself against falling items and it is important to always have an earthquake kit that is easy to get to with items like medications, food, water, cash and high gene items. we have -- high gene items. we have -- hygiene items. we have more on www.ktvu.com. >>> now to new developments in a deadly police shooting in a strip mall in san jose. the man who was kilted buofficers was a suspect in -- killed by o
john sasaki in piedmont, thank you. b.a.r.t. stopped trains as they always do when there is a earthquake to inspect the tracks. nothing was found. that with a medical emergency at west oakland, a door problem and an abandon brief case all added up to system wide delays all morning long. twitter users shared pictures. and a long line for carpools. >>> experts say one of the safest places during an earthquake is not a doorway but an empty wall space. >> get into the space between...
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ktvu's john sasaki talked to experts today and he is in the news room now. seems this gunman wanted this to go viral. and he wanted the notoriety. >> reporter: this was an attack intended to be as high profile as possible, happened on live tv and social media. >> reporter: like most journalists bryce williams had a big presence on social media but none of his posts was like this tweet, he said i filmed the shooting. >> he planned this. you know? and he did for a maximum effect, which was on tv and with the social media. >> reporter: he says social media wasn't a cause of the shooting. >> people when they -- when they kill themselves they will sometimes leave suicidal notes that are very negative. you know? in a way at getting back at someone for a grudge. >> reporter: it did help spread the message with lightning speed. >> having, you know, facebook or twitter or any media, kind of amplifies the effect. >> reporter: san francisco district attorney says social media has changed the way criminals behave. >> whatever someone may have wanted to do, commit a crim
ktvu's john sasaki talked to experts today and he is in the news room now. seems this gunman wanted this to go viral. and he wanted the notoriety. >> reporter: this was an attack intended to be as high profile as possible, happened on live tv and social media. >> reporter: like most journalists bryce williams had a big presence on social media but none of his posts was like this tweet, he said i filmed the shooting. >> he planned this. you know? and he did for a maximum...
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ktvu's john sasaki is at a commemoration event where residents are gathering to mark the progress in rebuilding. john? >> yeah, hundreds of people are here for the anniversary. napa is bouncing back, there is still people struggling to get back on their feet. >> the past year has been a nightmare for her. >> the windows broken. >> reporter: she owns this house which was knocked 4-1/2 feet off the foundation by the earthquake. she not back in because while the foundation has been fixed the gas has yet to be reconnected by pg&e. >> they are saying i have to fix the trench and pay someone to reconnect it. if they do it it is 7,000 plus -- >> reporter: someone who suffered serious injury buts who year has been better, the face of the post earthquake recovery is now in the 10th grade. >> i had four pelvic fractures. >> reporter: he was 13-year- olds when he had a friend stay -- 13-year-olds when he had a friend staying over when the earthquake hit. his fire place collapsed on top of him. >> i woke up and i -- [ indiscernible ] >> i reflected on what happened and where i am today. going ba
ktvu's john sasaki is at a commemoration event where residents are gathering to mark the progress in rebuilding. john? >> yeah, hundreds of people are here for the anniversary. napa is bouncing back, there is still people struggling to get back on their feet. >> the past year has been a nightmare for her. >> the windows broken. >> reporter: she owns this house which was knocked 4-1/2 feet off the foundation by the earthquake. she not back in because while the foundation...
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ktvu's john sasaki joins us live with what uber riders are saying. >> reporter: on russian hill where uber is a common form of transportation but some people may now headitation with these allegation -- hesitate with these allegations. >> good experiences with my ubers. >> reporter: uber is popular and sold as safe. >> a lot of the information that uber has been friending the consumer has been false and misleading -- presenting the consumer has been false and misleading. >> we have come to learn that they have drivers who are convicted sex offenders,.thieves, burglars, kidnappers and convicted murderer. >> the district attorney filed the complaint on tuesday that lists two dozen cases investigators uncovered so far. most in los angeles. child molestation, murder, a kidnapper and one person who stole $3 million from 9 people. >> you are saying there are uber drivers in the bay area that are dangerous criminals. >> there is no question. >> the bay area cases include one drunk driver, one driver with a expired license and one who gave false names to police. >> i think they should be subj
ktvu's john sasaki joins us live with what uber riders are saying. >> reporter: on russian hill where uber is a common form of transportation but some people may now headitation with these allegation -- hesitate with these allegations. >> good experiences with my ubers. >> reporter: uber is popular and sold as safe. >> a lot of the information that uber has been friending the consumer has been false and misleading -- presenting the consumer has been false and misleading....
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ktvu's john sasaki is in the news room now. this was recorded on the officer's body camera. >> the body camera recorded the incident. they didn't show it to us yet. the video shows the officerane dangerous situation. one source told me it was crazy. >> reporter: gunfire rang out around 8:30 a.m. >> very scary. sad situation. >> reporter: police say a female officer arrived on scene responding to a report of an assault. she got out and investigators say he immediately attacked her. you could hear the urgency in her voice. [ indiscernible ] >> the police chief says the suspect hit it officer with a metal chain. >> the officer was hit in the head. suffering multiple lacerations as a result of the strike from the chain. the suspect continued to advance swingi
ktvu's john sasaki is in the news room now. this was recorded on the officer's body camera. >> the body camera recorded the incident. they didn't show it to us yet. the video shows the officerane dangerous situation. one source told me it was crazy. >> reporter: gunfire rang out around 8:30 a.m. >> very scary. sad situation. >> reporter: police say a female officer arrived on scene responding to a report of an assault. she got out and investigators say he immediately...
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ktvu's john sasaki is live in the news room. you found support for this new law and one person says it will make little difference? >> reporter: it bans district attorney to use the grand jury cases because they conduct their business in secret. one person says grand juries are rarely used in such cases in california. >> reporter: united states had a year of violent protests after the non-denials in cases -- non-indictments in cases. governor jerry brown signed a bill that bans the use of secret grand juries in case wheres police police officers kill civilians. grand juries fail to indict the officers in the case of brown and garner. >> i commend him for taking on this issue. it creates transparency. >> reporter: he are retired as police chief. he says the ban on grand juries will create more trust in the public. >> if they don't trust us -- because of this veil of secretacy. it will create more -- secretacy, it will create more problems. >> when people talk about things happening in in secret, transerrancy is something our -- t
ktvu's john sasaki is live in the news room. you found support for this new law and one person says it will make little difference? >> reporter: it bans district attorney to use the grand jury cases because they conduct their business in secret. one person says grand juries are rarely used in such cases in california. >> reporter: united states had a year of violent protests after the non-denials in cases -- non-indictments in cases. governor jerry brown signed a bill that bans the...
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ktvu's john sasaki is near the fire lines. firefighters made a lot of progress here. >> reporter: yeah. what a difference a day mains at last report it is approaching 45% containment. . >> reporter: the hills are still smoldering one day later. >> we have pockets of unburned fuel, close to the line. we will reinforce the lines throughout today, tonight and tomorrow. >> reporter: it started at 2:45 p.m. wednesday afternoon and spread across 2500 acres. >> sky was turning colors. it was getting scary. the sky changed. >> reporter: you can see how close the fire burned to her home. crews stood their ground saving homes and outbuildings that are sprinkled across the county. >> we are really happy. >> reporter: what goes through your head? >> oh, my god, i could have lost everything. everything. >> we know how dry the fuels are with the drought. all >> last night the winds gusted to 30 miles per hour. and that type of activity can change the containment picture. >> reporter: two fire places stand where the home around them burned t
ktvu's john sasaki is near the fire lines. firefighters made a lot of progress here. >> reporter: yeah. what a difference a day mains at last report it is approaching 45% containment. . >> reporter: the hills are still smoldering one day later. >> we have pockets of unburned fuel, close to the line. we will reinforce the lines throughout today, tonight and tomorrow. >> reporter: it started at 2:45 p.m. wednesday afternoon and spread across 2500 acres. >> sky was...
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ktvu's john sasaki is in lake county now. what is the weather like up there today? >> much needed break for firefighters from the horrible weather. super hot, windy and very low humidity but today it has been much better. mother nature seems to be cooperating. today the temperatures have been cooler. 20 plus degrees cooler than it was and it has been humid. there has been cloud cover all day long and that is causing the fire to settle down. highway 20 we saw lots of burned ground but never saw flames. almost appeared this is just a mopping up phase. that is good. officials say the fire is far from being detained. once the temperatures rise the flames will take up again. spring valley is still in harm's way after the fire jumped highway 20 yesterday. >> i was devastated. i knew -- i know the outlay of the valley. and there is vegetation all the way, except for a few spots, and we have a lot of vegetation around our place. so -- >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> we have some, yes. >> the winds are changing and shifting because of the topography, the hills, the ca
ktvu's john sasaki is in lake county now. what is the weather like up there today? >> much needed break for firefighters from the horrible weather. super hot, windy and very low humidity but today it has been much better. mother nature seems to be cooperating. today the temperatures have been cooler. 20 plus degrees cooler than it was and it has been humid. there has been cloud cover all day long and that is causing the fire to settle down. highway 20 we saw lots of burned ground but...
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ktvu's john sasaki toured the current jail and learned why the sheriff says he needs a new facility. >> reporter: west contra costa county detention facility almost doesn't look like a jail. it is a sprawling facility that houses inmates in a medium security setting. they are non-violent, non-gang members. >> a campus setting. free movement. >> you can just -- >> reporter: all the space allows them to attend classes, learn traits and prepare themselves themselves for life on the outside. the main jail has no such luxury. the cells are crammed and the population is twice for what it was built for. >> we are housing 695 inmates here. >> reporter: there is no space for schooling. learning traits or mental health services. that is why they are hoping to secure funding to build a new jail on the property. this field serves no purpose. the plan is to put in a building with 416 secure housing units and 30,000 square feet of program space and then they could bring half the population here where they will get help. >> that is great. it will keep a lot of people out of jail. >> reporter: he sa
ktvu's john sasaki toured the current jail and learned why the sheriff says he needs a new facility. >> reporter: west contra costa county detention facility almost doesn't look like a jail. it is a sprawling facility that houses inmates in a medium security setting. they are non-violent, non-gang members. >> a campus setting. free movement. >> you can just -- >> reporter: all the space allows them to attend classes, learn traits and prepare themselves themselves for...
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ktvu's john sasaki is here now with the work planned east of the tube during the weekend closure. >> reporter: the closure is six hours away. crews will repair the track west of the b.a.r.t. station. if you use b.a.r.t. between san francisco and the east bay you need to find an alternate mode of transportation. >> at the b.a.r.t. station, a a flood of riders. -- a flood of riders. with this weekend's closure of the transbay tube riders will have to find other ways to get to and from san francisco or not. >> i will stay home. >> reporter: what would you be doing? >> going back and forth. i have family. >> reporter: the station have signs informing riders. some heard nothing and were annoyed. >> made plans. with my friends. >> reporter: those plans -- [ talking at the same time ] >> now they are out the window, of course. >> reporter: some people visiting from southern california heard about the closure. >> bummer. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: a worker said his saturday commute will be a pain. >> i have to leave early, an hour earlier than usual because usually from on the freeway it
ktvu's john sasaki is here now with the work planned east of the tube during the weekend closure. >> reporter: the closure is six hours away. crews will repair the track west of the b.a.r.t. station. if you use b.a.r.t. between san francisco and the east bay you need to find an alternate mode of transportation. >> at the b.a.r.t. station, a a flood of riders. -- a flood of riders. with this weekend's closure of the transbay tube riders will have to find other ways to get to and from...
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john sasaki, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> firefighters are working to contain another wildfire that is threatening homes. a ktvu viewer sent us this picture of the grade fire, started at 1:30 p.m. this afternoon. 7 miles from middle town. authorities are warning of possibility evacuations in the area. so far cal fire says the flames burned 20 acres and the fire is 50% contained and firefighters are making progress on the peterson fire. cal fire announced containment is up to 60%. that fire burned 215 acres since saturday. >>> our chief meteorologist bill martin is here. tracking the weather conditions for the firefighters and let's get a check in with you now. >> northern california getting hit hard now. here goes another fire. what's happening is, the four year drought, conditions are not hot, what is nasty is the fuel moisture. temperatures are just in the 80s today. let's take a look. we have fires that are blowing smoke all over the north bay. smoke in the areas. the temperatures today were warmer than yesterday. 8 degrees. look at this. this isn't high fire danger stuff. 83 fairfield. what is
john sasaki, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> firefighters are working to contain another wildfire that is threatening homes. a ktvu viewer sent us this picture of the grade fire, started at 1:30 p.m. this afternoon. 7 miles from middle town. authorities are warning of possibility evacuations in the area. so far cal fire says the flames burned 20 acres and the fire is 50% contained and firefighters are making progress on the peterson fire. cal fire announced containment is up to 60%. that fire...
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. >> john sasaki in the news room, thank you. >>> new at 6:00 p.m. the parents of a teen shot and killed by a police officer filed a lawsuit against police today. the 19-year-old was shot and killed on july 5. police say he was outside the dealership when they arrived but they resiled that statement and -- revised that statement and said he was inside. he knocked an officer unconscious. the parents say police have shown a lack of transparency and hopes this forces police to give them more information. >> what they said happen can't happen in 22 seconds. you can't take someone's life, nothing adds up in what they are saying. >> according to the father police told the family there was body camera video before saying there wasn't and changing their story again to say the officer had a body camera on. >>> in virginia the wdbj7 morning team returned to work today. one day after alison parker and adam ward were shot and killed live on the air. at 6:45 a.m. the moment of the shooting they joined hands for a moment of silence and had this message. >> you hav
. >> john sasaki in the news room, thank you. >>> new at 6:00 p.m. the parents of a teen shot and killed by a police officer filed a lawsuit against police today. the 19-year-old was shot and killed on july 5. police say he was outside the dealership when they arrived but they resiled that statement and -- revised that statement and said he was inside. he knocked an officer unconscious. the parents say police have shown a lack of transparency and hopes this forces police to give...
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. >> john sasaki outside san quentin, thank you. legionnaires' disease appears often in the u.s. according to the cdc. 13,000 people a year are hospitalized with the disease. earlier this month an outbreak in brooklyn killed 12 people. a water cooler tower at a hotel was to blame. it was the worse outbreak of legionnaires' disease in the city's history. >>> virginia governor met with friends and family of the two journalists killed earlier this week. >> hour hearts are broken. our souls are crushed. it is hard. i mean, crying, and -- it is a very, very, very sad time. they lost two colleagues, two friends. >> on wednesday staff members and viewers watched as wdbj7 reporter alison parker and wdbj7 photographer adam ward were shot and killed by a disgruntled former employee during a live news report. police released new information on the gunman vester flanagan. he fired 17 rounds from his pistol and they searched his home and found no other weapons. the manifesto sent to abc news and other writings left no indication of what he planned to do after the killings. >>> robin williams'
. >> john sasaki outside san quentin, thank you. legionnaires' disease appears often in the u.s. according to the cdc. 13,000 people a year are hospitalized with the disease. earlier this month an outbreak in brooklyn killed 12 people. a water cooler tower at a hotel was to blame. it was the worse outbreak of legionnaires' disease in the city's history. >>> virginia governor met with friends and family of the two journalists killed earlier this week. >> hour hearts are...
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ktvu's john sasaki is live where he talked with the grieving family and to a woman who witnessed the drive-by shooting. >> reporter: just minutes ago friends brought balloons, candles and a flower to the place where the woman died. she was shot to death after 7:00 a.m. this morning. >> reporter: sheriff's deputies combed the road for evidence in the brutal killing. >> located a vehicle that appeared to have been engaged with gunfire and inside was female. >> reporter: after 7:00 a.m. the gunfire erupted. >> i was in shock at the time because i didn't know if he would turn around and shoot me. >> witness described the horror she saw. >> a young lady was in her car and a young man shot her to death. >> reporter: did he walk up to her? >> he was there, standing next to the car. he killed her. then he walked to his car and drove away. >> reporter: investigators have yet to identify a motive but it could have been a crime of passion. >> early in the morning. he had to know she was leaving at that time. and he had to know her pattern. he didn't have to do that. he meant to do what he did b
ktvu's john sasaki is live where he talked with the grieving family and to a woman who witnessed the drive-by shooting. >> reporter: just minutes ago friends brought balloons, candles and a flower to the place where the woman died. she was shot to death after 7:00 a.m. this morning. >> reporter: sheriff's deputies combed the road for evidence in the brutal killing. >> located a vehicle that appeared to have been engaged with gunfire and inside was female. >> reporter:...
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i'm john sasaki, ktvu. >>> san francisco's muni is also working on their lines. mun i says it will provide a bus bridge from 9:30 at night in the 1:30 in the morning. during the closure muni crews will be replacing outdated phones with 181 new ones. they will also modernize the rail system that's used to communicate with the trains. the overnight closures are set to run right up through the end of january. >>> football season is nearly here at 10:30. the offseason changes that have some 49 fans looking to sell their tickets. >> tracking the weekend forecast. temperatures going down. how much cooler is going to get in your neighborhood. >>> it's all hands on deck this weekend in san jose. the spike in violence that prompted an emergency meeting and new tactics. >>> police in san jose say all available officers are going to hit the street this weekend after a rash of shootings. police plan to target hot spots to keep people safe. >> reporter: for san jose police last weekend it was a call to action. in that time 61-year-old vietnam veteran nguyen was killed so was
i'm john sasaki, ktvu. >>> san francisco's muni is also working on their lines. mun i says it will provide a bus bridge from 9:30 at night in the 1:30 in the morning. during the closure muni crews will be replacing outdated phones with 181 new ones. they will also modernize the rail system that's used to communicate with the trains. the overnight closures are set to run right up through the end of january. >>> football season is nearly here at 10:30. the offseason changes that...
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. >> john sasaki is live now at the detention facility where the inmates are over crowded and lacking in services. >> reporter: the board approved the idea for an $88 million jail expansion but it turned down part of the ability to pay for it. >> the meeting was packed with people, many opposed to any expansion. >> i think you need to check yourselves at the door and consider what the community needs. >> reporter: the sheriff wants to build a 416 bed housing facility with 30,000 square feet of program space. he said inmates need it because the jail is over crowded and has no space for mental health or programs. >> those assigned there because of the nature of the charges, special needs inmates, they can't go out to the dormitory style so they cannot access the programming. >> reporter: the facility houses lower levellal in-- level inmates. three supervisors support the plan. >> we need to have a higher security area. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: the sheriff is going to apply for a grant from the state to build the new facility but the county has to kick in 8 million. one supervisor
. >> john sasaki is live now at the detention facility where the inmates are over crowded and lacking in services. >> reporter: the board approved the idea for an $88 million jail expansion but it turned down part of the ability to pay for it. >> the meeting was packed with people, many opposed to any expansion. >> i think you need to check yourselves at the door and consider what the community needs. >> reporter: the sheriff wants to build a 416 bed housing...
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ktvu's june s is in the -- john sasaki is in the news room. >> reporter: they told us the officer's body camera was on and it recorded the incident. while they didn't show it to us they said it shows the officer fighting a dangerous situation. >> reporter: gunfire rang out around 8:30 a.m. >> i heard it shot and i seen him in the street laying there dead. >> reporter: police say a female officer arrived on scene reporting to a report of an assault when the suspect stepped in front of her car
ktvu's june s is in the -- john sasaki is in the news room. >> reporter: they told us the officer's body camera was on and it recorded the incident. while they didn't show it to us they said it shows the officer fighting a dangerous situation. >> reporter: gunfire rang out around 8:30 a.m. >> i heard it shot and i seen him in the street laying there dead. >> reporter: police say a female officer arrived on scene reporting to a report of an assault when the suspect...
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ktvu's john sasaki is live at police headquarters with new information that you learned. john? >> reporter: pittsburg are breathe agassi of relief after one of their own was shot this morning. the officer spotted a man wanted for attempted murder and he tried to stop him. the man ran away and the officer last sight of him. the officer turned the corner and the man opened fire hitting him in the leg. the officer returned fire hitting the suspect. good news is, the officer, a 24 year veteran was treated and has been released from the hospital. the suspect, a 49-year-old man has been arrested. >> we are thankful and proud of his actions. our officers goes to work knowing this is a
ktvu's john sasaki is live at police headquarters with new information that you learned. john? >> reporter: pittsburg are breathe agassi of relief after one of their own was shot this morning. the officer spotted a man wanted for attempted murder and he tried to stop him. the man ran away and the officer last sight of him. the officer turned the corner and the man opened fire hitting him in the leg. the officer returned fire hitting the suspect. good news is, the officer, a 24 year...
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john sasaki tells us there's one confirmed case but more than 30 other inmates are showing symptoms. >> san quentin prison -- >> he's very ill with pneumonia right now. >> reporter: health officials announced one inmate came down with a confirmed case of pneumonia on thursday. several inmates have been taken to the hospital. >> it's out of a abundance of caution. all of these other cases that are potential legion era are much less sick than the individual that was the first case. >> reporter: legionares disease is spread through water sources. it's a severe form of pneumonia that can be fatal and in 30% of confirmed cases but it's usually closer to 5%. count till officials are confidence they caught the decide early but the incubation period is as long as 10 days. >> i think we're addressing it as it is prison wide. we'll continue to operate with the same protocalls in place to ensure it doesn't spread further. >> reporter: because of the possible outbreak, the prison shut down its water system. porta potties instead of toilets and no showers. >> i would think that everybody is at ri
john sasaki tells us there's one confirmed case but more than 30 other inmates are showing symptoms. >> san quentin prison -- >> he's very ill with pneumonia right now. >> reporter: health officials announced one inmate came down with a confirmed case of pneumonia on thursday. several inmates have been taken to the hospital. >> it's out of a abundance of caution. all of these other cases that are potential legion era are much less sick than the individual that was the...
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. >> reporter: john sasaki met an east bay taxedermist who was disgusted as well. >> every animal from a to z. >> reporter: he's done people's pets to all kinds of big game including lions, and a leopard he himself killed. he says it was killing his friend's livestock. >> the rules are, you get a cattle killer you have to go kill him. >> reporter: just two weeks ago, avila got back from africa again where he was hiding people on a hunt. so what's the attraction? >> it's already in you. just like the cave man days. you want to go get meat and have fun hunting and you get kick doing it. >> reporter: of course many people would look at this business as more of a house of horrors offended by even the idea of killing an animal as a sport or trophy. >> everything we do is ethical. but you never know. people are funny. if i offend anybody i apologize. >> reporter: avila says all these animals including these two lions were bagged legally. he says he has no love whatsoever for that minnesota dentist. >> that's terrible. if that kind of word gets out. they blackball you. that's terrible. it's g
. >> reporter: john sasaki met an east bay taxedermist who was disgusted as well. >> every animal from a to z. >> reporter: he's done people's pets to all kinds of big game including lions, and a leopard he himself killed. he says it was killing his friend's livestock. >> the rules are, you get a cattle killer you have to go kill him. >> reporter: just two weeks ago, avila got back from africa again where he was hiding people on a hunt. so what's the attraction?...
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ktvu's john sasaki is in lake county now. what is the weather like up there today? >> much needed break for fire
ktvu's john sasaki is in lake county now. what is the weather like up there today? >> much needed break for fire
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sometimes, uber has convicted criminals behind the wheel and as ktvu's john sasaki reports, he is now using the new findings to expands a consumer protection lawsuit. >> reporter: cars with the tell tale u symbols in their windows are a popular way to get around san francisco. >> it's a positive experience. >> a lof of information that uber has been presented the consumer has been false and misleading. >> that's why san francisco district attorney george gascone is suing the company. >> we have come to learn that they have drivers who are could convicted sex owe fernandezs, identity thieves, burglars, a convict murderer. >> reporter: the d.a. lists more than two dozen cases that investigators have uncovered so far, most in los angeles. there have been some convict sex offenders who have given rides to unsupervised children. convicted murderer. >> you are saying to people right now there are uber drivers in the bay area that are dangerous criminals? >> yes. >> one was a drunk drive, one with -- >> the d.a. is a that uber could fix this by going with live scan fingerprint back ground ch
sometimes, uber has convicted criminals behind the wheel and as ktvu's john sasaki reports, he is now using the new findings to expands a consumer protection lawsuit. >> reporter: cars with the tell tale u symbols in their windows are a popular way to get around san francisco. >> it's a positive experience. >> a lof of information that uber has been presented the consumer has been false and misleading. >> that's why san francisco district attorney george gascone is suing...
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new at 5:00 tonight, ktvu's john sasaki is live at raiders headquarters with the latest. >> reporter: julie, while there is optimism coming from city hall about the raiders staying in oakland, officials are still short on details about how they will make it happen. oakland still hoping to score a touchdown and a homerun. >> we will present our best financial framework to the raiders and the a's. >> reporter: assistant city administrator claudia caplow held a news conference on the day the final proposal was due. >> it was a package submitted last week as well. we're going to take all that material and analysis and be reviewing it. >> reporter: but she would share no financial details of the plan or what it will take to make the teams happy. >> i'm not prepared to say anything else at this time. that's proprietary. >> reporter: for the raiders, the problem is that both san diego and st. louis have offered the chargers and rams respectively hundreds of millions of dollars to stay in those cities. >> what does oakland offer? >> oakland is putting together its best package to keep the rai
new at 5:00 tonight, ktvu's john sasaki is live at raiders headquarters with the latest. >> reporter: julie, while there is optimism coming from city hall about the raiders staying in oakland, officials are still short on details about how they will make it happen. oakland still hoping to score a touchdown and a homerun. >> we will present our best financial framework to the raiders and the a's. >> reporter: assistant city administrator claudia caplow held a news conference on...
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ktvu reporter john sasaki shot video outside the rolling greenhousing development around midnight last thursday. he came across half a dozen sprinkler heads that were watering more than just the grass. for at least 20 minutes the sidewalk and the street were getting soaked. >> unfortunately that's one of the things that we can't turn around all at once, and it's not like every sidewalk is being watered. it's in isolated places. >> not completely isolated apparently. just down the street our reporter found more water being wasted at city hall. the property uses well water but city officials say they're still disappointed to see so much water going down the drain. pleasant hill has asked officers now to help keep an eye out for other people wasting water. >>> this morning we have a ktvu version of the hit show master chef. we just saw the barbecue talents of sous chef, but if you want something less farm you can't beat food from fairs where allie rasmus is at the sonoma county fair with what's on the menu there. hey allie. >> hey, claudine. this is food fair with a very elegant touch i h
ktvu reporter john sasaki shot video outside the rolling greenhousing development around midnight last thursday. he came across half a dozen sprinkler heads that were watering more than just the grass. for at least 20 minutes the sidewalk and the street were getting soaked. >> unfortunately that's one of the things that we can't turn around all at once, and it's not like every sidewalk is being watered. it's in isolated places. >> not completely isolated apparently. just down the...