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maria medina dug through the documents and joins us live from san jose. >> reporter: there has been no clear motive as to why cassidy opened fire in the first place that his personnel files give us insight into the months leading up to the shooting. >> did it sound like a gun? how many shots were fired? >> it is a gun, at least 10 or 15. >> reporter: exactly 4 weeks after the bay areas deadliest mass shooting. >> don't pulling somebody is shooting a gun. >> reporter: of the vta released nearly 100 pages of samuel cassidy's personnel files, shedding more light into his behavior at work and some of what he dealt with in his
maria medina dug through the documents and joins us live from san jose. >> reporter: there has been no clear motive as to why cassidy opened fire in the first place that his personnel files give us insight into the months leading up to the shooting. >> did it sound like a gun? how many shots were fired? >> it is a gun, at least 10 or 15. >> reporter: exactly 4 weeks after the bay areas deadliest mass shooting. >> don't pulling somebody is shooting a gun. >>...
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maria medina is live in san jose with the message police say the mother left behind before she allegedly killed her son. >> reporter: i've got to tell you, every detail of this case has been heartbreaking. police say that liam's father came home to find his family gone, a message left for him from liam's mother saying i'm sorry. >> she specifically tells him "i'm sorry, i had to do it like this." >> reporter: may 24th, liam who stands father came home to find his son, his mother and their belongings gone. >> she also goes on to say that i am going to try to get a house for liam and i and that we can talk about this in the future. >> reporter: investigators say liam's father never felt that his son was in danger. but what happened next is what investigators describe as heartbreaking. rodriguez is accused of driving liam to nevada where they were seen at a las vegas hotel on may 27th. the next day a hiker discovered little liam's body near a trailhead, his mother nowhere to be found. until this morning when fbi agents tractor at a denver colorado hotel with a man. >> however, the person sh
maria medina is live in san jose with the message police say the mother left behind before she allegedly killed her son. >> reporter: i've got to tell you, every detail of this case has been heartbreaking. police say that liam's father came home to find his family gone, a message left for him from liam's mother saying i'm sorry. >> she specifically tells him "i'm sorry, i had to do it like this." >> reporter: may 24th, liam who stands father came home to find his...
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there is a vigil for liam scheduled thursday here in san jose. >> maria medina, thank you for that. we will have all the latest overnight developments on this case starting at 4:30 tomorrow morning. >>> taking a live look at sfo today, while the winds has come down a bit we are in for more cold weather tomorrow. but another heat wave is just around the corner. >> we will be taking a little ride on the temperature roller coaster over the next 8 to 10 days or so. one more day of breezy conditions, just squeezing the atmosphere overhead, but that will start to change thursday and friday hurried a modest warm-up kicking in. but temperatures farther inland will still be slightly below average. back to near normal temperatures by friday and saturday and then by next week that is when the hotter weather will kick in. the 8 to 14 day outlook takes this past june 20th, both show a significant chance of above average temperatures. tumors temperatures will be the coolest weekend until autumn for inland portions of the bay area. we will take a look at specifics in a few minutes. >>> a small com
there is a vigil for liam scheduled thursday here in san jose. >> maria medina, thank you for that. we will have all the latest overnight developments on this case starting at 4:30 tomorrow morning. >>> taking a live look at sfo today, while the winds has come down a bit we are in for more cold weather tomorrow. but another heat wave is just around the corner. >> we will be taking a little ride on the temperature roller coaster over the next 8 to 10 days or so. one more day...
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kpix 5's maria medina's in san jose with tonight's fire fight on the key and highway 101. >> reporter: residents say fires happen here every single year, but tonight's fire got dangerously close to this home, and it was also a close call for this entire neighborhood. when chris and brian spotted their neighbor desperately trying to save his home and cars from the flames -- >> i was like let me get you some water. >> reporter: -- they jumped into action. >> he had second-degree burns. it was bad. >> my eyes were burning. but do whatever you can to help i guess. >> reporter: but the fire spread quickly, burning their neighbor's cars and the fence he just built. luckily his home untouched. >> this fire moved very quickly. we were kind of lucky in that we were a few blocks away. >> reporter: san jose fire captain mitch says the drought-driven dry brush, high temperatures and wind intensified the speed of the flames. >> so we are seeing the kinds of fuel moistures right now that we would typically see in september or october. >> it's going to happen again on the other side. they don't do n
kpix 5's maria medina's in san jose with tonight's fire fight on the key and highway 101. >> reporter: residents say fires happen here every single year, but tonight's fire got dangerously close to this home, and it was also a close call for this entire neighborhood. when chris and brian spotted their neighbor desperately trying to save his home and cars from the flames -- >> i was like let me get you some water. >> reporter: -- they jumped into action. >> he had...
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maria medina has the situation and is on the ground first for us tonight. >> reporter: a heavy police presence in fremont here on automall and grammar. from what we can see we can see two cars involved. a black car that has been in an accident with windows broken and that gray suv. from what we've gathered the california highway patrol was chasing a driver and the car crashed here at this intersection. unknown why the police pursuit happened in the first place. if you are headed to this area, expect traffic delays. police will be out here for quite some time. >> back to some chopper 5 video we showed you earlier. these are the two vehicles that were involved in the accident after the chp chase. so again, as maria said we will keep on this and get you more details as soon as they come into the newsroom. >>> our other top story, the bay area's biggest city is the latest to get the call to cut back on water use. this is a dire new picture of california's drought. as >> we want to show you some startling new satellite photos. the space agency snapped this image of the angeles national for
maria medina has the situation and is on the ground first for us tonight. >> reporter: a heavy police presence in fremont here on automall and grammar. from what we can see we can see two cars involved. a black car that has been in an accident with windows broken and that gray suv. from what we've gathered the california highway patrol was chasing a driver and the car crashed here at this intersection. unknown why the police pursuit happened in the first place. if you are headed to this...
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maria medina dug through the documents and joins us live from san jose. >> reporter: there has been no clear motive as to why cassidy opened fire in the first place that his personnel files give us insight into the months leading up to the shooting. >> did it sound like a gun? how many shots were fired? >> it is a gun, at least 10 or 15. >> reporter: exactly 4 weeks after the bay areas deadliest mass shooting. >> don't pulling somebody is shooting a gun. >> reporter: of the vta released nearly 100 pages of samuel cassidy's personnel files, shedding more light into his behavior at work and some of what he dealt with in his private life. before he opened fire on his colleagues, killing nine while sparing others. the detailed documents include this 2008 brain counseling which is one step before a written warning. after cassidy missed 11 days of work in one year period. in 2005 he failed to report to the supervisors every two weeks while on temporary disability for knee surgery and was warned he could be terminated. in 2019 a memo in his file explains the 57-year-old refused to sign on his
maria medina dug through the documents and joins us live from san jose. >> reporter: there has been no clear motive as to why cassidy opened fire in the first place that his personnel files give us insight into the months leading up to the shooting. >> did it sound like a gun? how many shots were fired? >> it is a gun, at least 10 or 15. >> reporter: exactly 4 weeks after the bay areas deadliest mass shooting. >> don't pulling somebody is shooting a gun. >>...
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maria medina reporting live in san jose. >>> a live look at the vta railyard in san jose tonight. new release hr records are key new insight into the employee who carried out last month deadly mass shooting. heavily redacted documents include a chilling comment from a coworker who said, "he scares me. if someone was to go postal, it would be him." the person who passed along the comment refused to say who made it. and upon investigation, they say he found no evidence in his personal file to support that concern. cassidy killed nine coworkers last month before turning the gun on himself. in the two years before, he was sent home for insubordination for refusing to sign out a two- way radio, had a verbal fight with a coworker, refused to attend a cpr class citing covid concerns, and he left work without permission. after using a work radio for personal communication. the vta says so far it has found no record of cassidy actually threatening anyone but it is still reviewing documents. we have posted what has been released so far on our website, kpix.com. >>> wilson walker on the gove
maria medina reporting live in san jose. >>> a live look at the vta railyard in san jose tonight. new release hr records are key new insight into the employee who carried out last month deadly mass shooting. heavily redacted documents include a chilling comment from a coworker who said, "he scares me. if someone was to go postal, it would be him." the person who passed along the comment refused to say who made it. and upon investigation, they say he found no evidence in his...
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maria medina found out that he's leaving because in his words the city doesn't take care of people of color. >> we do not capture the essence of the black or brown or people of color culture here. >> reporter: after nearly 50 years in silicon valley. >> it was hard to leave. >> reporter: pastor jethro packed his belongings and his family quietly left for atlanta. >> housing is unaffordable. the education system is okay and jobs aren't as plentiful as they once were. >> reporter: which meant that a pillar of the community left his post as president of the san jose silicon valley naacp. >> i must make sure my kids are secure in education and opportunities. for me as a black man i do not see those opportunities as a focal point for the city of san jose. >> reporter: the pastor says he's not only a victim of the silicon valley tech boom, he feels san jose has failed its black and people of color communities. >> we had clubs and restaurants, softball teams. we had a lot of things. they are all gone. you can find is to arrest us but not to employ us. >> through the years a lot have moved ou
maria medina found out that he's leaving because in his words the city doesn't take care of people of color. >> we do not capture the essence of the black or brown or people of color culture here. >> reporter: after nearly 50 years in silicon valley. >> it was hard to leave. >> reporter: pastor jethro packed his belongings and his family quietly left for atlanta. >> housing is unaffordable. the education system is okay and jobs aren't as plentiful as they once...
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maria medina is live at police headquarters in san jose, with new details. >> reporter: good evening, just a short while ago we learned the identity of that seven-year- old boy as liam husted. his body dumped in the desert, his mother the prime suspect in the murder. >> we have been a tradition for samantha rodriguez. >> reporter: 35-year-old samantha moreno rodriguez identified as the suspect in her seven-year-old sons murder. his body founding of the mountain springs trail had just outside las vegas, nevada, by hikers 10 days ago. >> over the last 10 days, we have put in a tremendous amount of resources, and effort, in an attempt to identify the victim of a homicide that occurred. >> reporter: for days, they worked tirelessly to identify the boy without a name. until elite came out of the bay area friday when a sergeant with the san jose police department called to tell them, liam husted had been reported missing by a family friend. over the weekend, forensic investigators positively identified the body as liam and police went to work tracing his last steps. >> samantha and liam lef
maria medina is live at police headquarters in san jose, with new details. >> reporter: good evening, just a short while ago we learned the identity of that seven-year- old boy as liam husted. his body dumped in the desert, his mother the prime suspect in the murder. >> we have been a tradition for samantha rodriguez. >> reporter: 35-year-old samantha moreno rodriguez identified as the suspect in her seven-year-old sons murder. his body founding of the mountain springs trail...
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maria medina with how the park staff is responding to the allegations tonight. >> reporter: a spokesperson for the santa cruz beach boardwalk and say they are reviewing their policies after what happened on sunday to a dad who simply wanted to spend father's day with his son here. >> this gentleman was telling me to get out of the park because of my tattoos. >> reporter: of father's day that will be unforgettable. but not in a good way. >> excuse me sir, you are not allowed on the premises. >> reporter: his son was on a ride when he was tapped on the shoulder and told to leave because of his arm tattoos. >> he said it is my policy that if it is gang related. >> reporter: he has two words that have nothing to do with gangs but everything to do with his ethnicity and his country, the philippines. >> is an expression of me being proud to be a filipino gentleman. i'm proud of my country and who i am. >> reporter: mark asked to speak to a manager told him he could say as long as he wore a shirt to cover his ink. >> i was shocked. i pointed at them and said you are going to talk to that guy and
maria medina with how the park staff is responding to the allegations tonight. >> reporter: a spokesperson for the santa cruz beach boardwalk and say they are reviewing their policies after what happened on sunday to a dad who simply wanted to spend father's day with his son here. >> this gentleman was telling me to get out of the park because of my tattoos. >> reporter: of father's day that will be unforgettable. but not in a good way. >> excuse me sir, you are not...
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maria medina is live in vallejo with the scene that unfolded a few hours ago. >> reporter: this fire is out but firefighters do remain on scene in case there are any hotspots tonight. some scary moments for residents here who were forced out of their homes suddenly from this fast-moving fire. >> it happen really quick. i saw it and i was amazed. >> reporter: in just a matter of minutes, what began as a vegetation fire quickly spread to homes. >> while i was in route i could tell it was in the hillside. >> reporter: the battalion chief said the fire left three homes with significant damage. the smoke so heavy inside one, a woman suffered smoke inhalation. >> i pulled up right if after the engine did and she was coming out the front door. we got her pulled out and she was pretty lucky. >> reporter: firefighters say the fire began at around 5:30 on skyline drive with sparking fires and torching fences and backyards, threatening up to 20 homes and causing minor damage to more than half a dozen. >> this time of the year we are not used to seeing this type of fire. >> reporter: they called
maria medina is live in vallejo with the scene that unfolded a few hours ago. >> reporter: this fire is out but firefighters do remain on scene in case there are any hotspots tonight. some scary moments for residents here who were forced out of their homes suddenly from this fast-moving fire. >> it happen really quick. i saw it and i was amazed. >> reporter: in just a matter of minutes, what began as a vegetation fire quickly spread to homes. >> while i was in route i...
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tonight, maria medina speaks with the city leaders who didn't want that flag raised. >> reporter: a moment of celebration for the city of gilroy yesterday. marred by controversy. >> i don't think it should be flown at city hall. it can be flown in 1 million other places all over the city. >> reporter: the mayor along with two other council members voted last month against a commemorative flag policy after a proposal to declare june pride month and also fly the pride flag outside of city hall. >> we've never had commemorative flags in gilroy. our city hall just has the united states flag and california flag. >> reporter:? leaning on her facebook page "the door has been opened to fly when groups flag, what happens when the council is asked to fly another groups flag, can we be sued by saying no?" >> being an elected official, i think we have a huge responsibilianomote inclusivene progress. >> reporter: the city's vice mayor and openly elected official posted his concerns. >> i sit next to the councilwoman the whole time, and i do know there were some people that were very upset by her remark
tonight, maria medina speaks with the city leaders who didn't want that flag raised. >> reporter: a moment of celebration for the city of gilroy yesterday. marred by controversy. >> i don't think it should be flown at city hall. it can be flown in 1 million other places all over the city. >> reporter: the mayor along with two other council members voted last month against a commemorative flag policy after a proposal to declare june pride month and also fly the pride flag...
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maria medina has a closer look at the rescue mission, racing against the clock. >> we've been calling them nonstop with no reply. >> reporter: rescuers are racing against the clock to find survivors in the 12 story beachfront condo building that collapsed without warning at around 1:30 a.m. in surfside florida. >> we are working around the clock to search and rescue people in this rubble. >> the first 24 hours there is about a 90% chance of people you recover that are salvageable and will live. >> reporter: the district chief knows all too well the mission rescuers are on right now. >> by the second day, based upon what happens to the human body after it's been painted a certain area for a certain amount of time, you are looking at 36%. day three, 30%, by day five, 9%. you have to be very careful with the building where two thirds of it has already collapsed. >> we continue to tunnel and to locate additional survivors. >> reporter: right now it is unknown what caused the 40-year- old building to crumble but researchers found that it had been sinking at a rate of two millimeters a year
maria medina has a closer look at the rescue mission, racing against the clock. >> we've been calling them nonstop with no reply. >> reporter: rescuers are racing against the clock to find survivors in the 12 story beachfront condo building that collapsed without warning at around 1:30 a.m. in surfside florida. >> we are working around the clock to search and rescue people in this rubble. >> the first 24 hours there is about a 90% chance of people you recover that are...
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kpix 5's maria medina joins us live with why they're facing such a huge challenge, maria? >> reporter: yeah, liz, firefighters are bracing for yet another busy fourth of july. they know that people will set off fireworks, but the question is where are people getting them. >> -- professional grade fireworks, our department was stretched beyond its limits. every fire station was out responding to fireworks-related calls. >> reporter: last july 4th, san jose received more than 6,000 online reports of illegal fireworks. more than triple than the year before. >> there are companies selling those fireworks that probably stand to have a very high profit margin again this year. >> reporter: fire officials wonder where people are getting the illegal fireworks. a quick search on craigslist shows just how easy it is to buy and sell them. those are the little guys, however. last month oakland police confiscated a pickup truck full of fireworks. >> the fire department sees the tragedy of these fires. we see people lose their homes. we see people hurt and injured, property damage. >> se
kpix 5's maria medina joins us live with why they're facing such a huge challenge, maria? >> reporter: yeah, liz, firefighters are bracing for yet another busy fourth of july. they know that people will set off fireworks, but the question is where are people getting them. >> -- professional grade fireworks, our department was stretched beyond its limits. every fire station was out responding to fireworks-related calls. >> reporter: last july 4th, san jose received more than...
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tonight, maria medina speaks with the city leaders who didn't want that flag raised. >> reporter: a moment of celebration for the city of gilroy yesterday. marred by controversy. >> i don't think it should be flown at city hall. it can be flown in 1 million other places all over the city. >> reporter: the mayor along with two other council members voted last month against a commemorative flag policy after a proposal to declare june pride month and also fly the pride flag outside of city hall. >> we've never had commemorative flags in gilroy. our city hall just has the united states flag and california flag. >> reporter:? leaning on her facebook page "the door has been opened to fly when groups flag, what happens when the council is asked to fly another groups flag, can we be sued by saying no?" >> being an elected official, i think we have a huge responsibility and platform to promote inclusiveness and progress. >> reporter: the city's vice mayor and openly elected official posted his concerns. >> i sit next to the councilwoman the whole time, and i do know there were some people that were
tonight, maria medina speaks with the city leaders who didn't want that flag raised. >> reporter: a moment of celebration for the city of gilroy yesterday. marred by controversy. >> i don't think it should be flown at city hall. it can be flown in 1 million other places all over the city. >> reporter: the mayor along with two other council members voted last month against a commemorative flag policy after a proposal to declare june pride month and also fly the pride flag...
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maria medina is at the stanford shopping center with the search for the suspects. >> reporter: palo alto police say they are looking for 11 suspects who had several getaway cars to help them escape. luckily the witness was quick enough to snap a picture of one of the suspects. palo alto police hope this snapshot of a suspect with hands full of stolen merchandise, will help them catch the crooks. >> it is very unsafe for everyone. >> reporter: as employees have yet again another grab and go rubbery where the louis vuitton that was targeted is located. >> i'm worried about my safety because i'm working here and i and have to make sure my clients, customers are safe here. >> reporter: a group of 11 walked into the louis vuitton around 5:30 monday night and grabbed 36 purses before running 25 getaway cars. the total of the stolen merchandise is more than $100,000. >> it's terrible because everybody right now is just starting to get back on their feet. >> reporter: unfortunately this is nothing new for the bay area. just last month 10 suspects ran into neiman marcus and escaped with more than
maria medina is at the stanford shopping center with the search for the suspects. >> reporter: palo alto police say they are looking for 11 suspects who had several getaway cars to help them escape. luckily the witness was quick enough to snap a picture of one of the suspects. palo alto police hope this snapshot of a suspect with hands full of stolen merchandise, will help them catch the crooks. >> it is very unsafe for everyone. >> reporter: as employees have yet again...
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maria medina has the video that may be disturbing to some of you. >> reporter: investigators say there were more than 100 people at the vta railyard when last week's mass shooting took place. and that more people would have died if it were not for law enfoenquick response. just seconds after sheriff's deputies and officers enter this vta building, the gunshot that pierced this window could be heard, possibly directed toward law enforcement according to investigators. it is then followed by two other shots now believed to be the gun man taking his own life. >> i believe he either heard us or saw the lush lights through the windows. >> reporter: the law enforcement officers got there just two minutes after the first 911 call as they go up the stairs, a vta worker comes out of the building and hence the deputies and officers his key card, giving them access to the building eight minutes after they arrive. seconds later, that's when gunshots rang out, and the team, part of two agencies that team together discover the suspect, just 10 minutes after being dispatched to what is now known as o
maria medina has the video that may be disturbing to some of you. >> reporter: investigators say there were more than 100 people at the vta railyard when last week's mass shooting took place. and that more people would have died if it were not for law enfoenquick response. just seconds after sheriff's deputies and officers enter this vta building, the gunshot that pierced this window could be heard, possibly directed toward law enforcement according to investigators. it is then followed...
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maria medina is live at the san jose police department, the very latest. >> reporter: that little boy now identified as seven-year- old liam husted. his body dumped in a nevada desert, and now, the police and the fbi on the hunt for his mother. in just a short while ago, please identified his mother as samantha moreno rodriguez. here is a police have pieced together so far. the 35-year-old and her son liam left san jose on may 24th. they were seen in laguna beach, and then victorville, california, on the 26th. two days later, his body was found by hikers right outside las vegas near the mountain springs trailhead. police were then able to trace rodriguez halfway across the country in colorado. here is what police said just a short while ago. >> the last contact that anyone has seen of samantha is at a denver area hotel room on the 31st of may when she checked in by herself to a hotel room in the denver area. at this point, there is about an hour ago we obtained an arrest warrant nationwide extradition for open murder, for samantha marano rodriguez. >> this is the car she was seen driv
maria medina is live at the san jose police department, the very latest. >> reporter: that little boy now identified as seven-year- old liam husted. his body dumped in a nevada desert, and now, the police and the fbi on the hunt for his mother. in just a short while ago, please identified his mother as samantha moreno rodriguez. here is a police have pieced together so far. the 35-year-old and her son liam left san jose on may 24th. they were seen in laguna beach, and then victorville,...
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maria medina is in san jose with the emotional interview. >> reporter: this is the part where nick would take his son liam at least once a week. happy memories before liam's mother took his life. >> he didn't deserve any of this. that is the hardest part. knowing that i wasn't there to protect him. him extending in the very spot where nick husted spent time with his son, nick fought through the tears and grief to share his life and love for liam. >> smart, definitely energetic, mischievous. >> reporter: on may 28 the hiker found little liam's body off a state highway outside of las vegas nevada. police say he was murdered in the prime suspects, his mother. before she left their san jose home investigators say rodriguez packed their belongings in her car and left nick a message saying "i'm sorry i had to do it like this." >> she also goes on to say that i'm going to try to get a house for liam and i and that we can talk about this in the future. >> reporter: fbi agents tracked down rodriguez at a denver colorado hotel earlier this week. >> i wish i didn't go to work. >> reporter: nick say
maria medina is in san jose with the emotional interview. >> reporter: this is the part where nick would take his son liam at least once a week. happy memories before liam's mother took his life. >> he didn't deserve any of this. that is the hardest part. knowing that i wasn't there to protect him. him extending in the very spot where nick husted spent time with his son, nick fought through the tears and grief to share his life and love for liam. >> smart, definitely...
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maria medina has the video that may be disturbing to some of you. >> reporter: investigators say there were more than 100 people at the vta railyard when last week's mass shooting took place. and that more people would have died if it were not for law enforcement's quick response. just seconds after sheriff's deputies and officers enter this vta building, the gunshot that pierced this window could be heard, possibly directed toward law enforcement according to investigators. it is then followed by two other shots now believed to be the gun man taking his own life. >> i believe he either heard us or saw the lush lights through the windows. >> reporter: the law enforcement officers got there just two minutes after the first 911 call as they go up the stairs, a vta worker comes out of the building and hence the deputies and officers his key card, giving them access to the building eight minutes after they arrive. seconds later, that's when gunshots rang out, and the team, part of two agencies that team together discover the suspect, just 10 minutes after being dispatched to what is now kn
maria medina has the video that may be disturbing to some of you. >> reporter: investigators say there were more than 100 people at the vta railyard when last week's mass shooting took place. and that more people would have died if it were not for law enforcement's quick response. just seconds after sheriff's deputies and officers enter this vta building, the gunshot that pierced this window could be heard, possibly directed toward law enforcement according to investigators. it is then...
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kpix 5's maria medina joins us live with why they're facing such a huge challenge, maria? >> reporter: yeah, liz, firefighters are bracing for yet another busy fourth of july. they know that people will set off fireworks, but the question is where are people getting them. >> -- professional grade fireworks, our department was stretched beyond its limits. every fire station was out responding to fireworks-related calls. >> reporter: last july 4th, san jose received more than 6,000 online reports of illegal fireworks. more than triple than the year before. >> there are companies selling those fireworks that probably stand to have a very high profit margin again this year. >> reporter: fire officis wonder where people are getting the illegal fireworks. a quick search on craigslist shows just how easy it is to buy and sell them. those are the little guys, however. last month oakland police confiscated a pickup truck full of fireworks. >> the fire department sees the tragedy of these fires. we see people lose their homes. we see people hurt and injured, property damage. >> seem
kpix 5's maria medina joins us live with why they're facing such a huge challenge, maria? >> reporter: yeah, liz, firefighters are bracing for yet another busy fourth of july. they know that people will set off fireworks, but the question is where are people getting them. >> -- professional grade fireworks, our department was stretched beyond its limits. every fire station was out responding to fireworks-related calls. >> reporter: last july 4th, san jose received more than...
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kpix 5's maria medina is live at the san jose police department with the latest details on this developing case, maria? >> reporter: and investigators did not stop working on this case until they identified that little boy. they say the one person who gave him life is the one who took it away. >> we obtained an arrest warrant nationwide extradition for open murder for samantha moreno rodriguez. >> reporter: for nearly two weeks, 35-year-old samantha moreno rodriguez is accused of being on the run after las vegas police say she murdered her 7-year-old son then dumped his body in a nevada desert just outside of las vegas. the little boy now identified as liam husted. >> all last week we had detectives working through hundreds of leads in an effort to identify the victim. >> reporter: before they pieced together his identity, investigators named him john b his body discovered by a group of hikers may 28th near a trailhead off state route 160. >> one of the people in the hiking party had went off the trail and went behind a bush where she discovered the body. >> reporter: las vegas police fina
kpix 5's maria medina is live at the san jose police department with the latest details on this developing case, maria? >> reporter: and investigators did not stop working on this case until they identified that little boy. they say the one person who gave him life is the one who took it away. >> we obtained an arrest warrant nationwide extradition for open murder for samantha moreno rodriguez. >> reporter: for nearly two weeks, 35-year-old samantha moreno rodriguez is accused...
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maria medina reports a call on californians to start conserving energy, now. >> it was very uncomfortable. it was a heat wave, of course it was very hot. >> reporter: jenny and her husband will never forget the power shut offs in 2019. >> he went on a ladder, in the garage, and then he fell. >> he broke his finger his femur. >> that was hard on us. on top of the power outage, he went to the hospital. >> jenny and the rest of california are bracing for more rotating outages, as temperatures soar, straining the power grid, increasing the risk of wildfires. sue huge flames. the kids call 911. >> san jose firefighters are seeing the impact of dry conditions at high heat today, with this 35 acre vegetation fire. >> we are in a drought, everything is dry. we had arcing wires. >> what they can control is conserving energies. preventing sweeping blackouts as the summer heats up. >> we are going to be leaning on california consumers. >> for now, the power supply is in good shape. gonzales says longer stretches of heat, and hotter temperatures could mean flex alerts and maybe even rotating outages.
maria medina reports a call on californians to start conserving energy, now. >> it was very uncomfortable. it was a heat wave, of course it was very hot. >> reporter: jenny and her husband will never forget the power shut offs in 2019. >> he went on a ladder, in the garage, and then he fell. >> he broke his finger his femur. >> that was hard on us. on top of the power outage, he went to the hospital. >> jenny and the rest of california are bracing for more...
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maria medina reports on the progress. >> the countdown is on for business owners who have survived the pandemic. like dave. >> june 15 is going to be one of those double finger crossed moments for the fitness industry. >> the co-owner of a gym, preparing for fully reopening without restrictions, if the governor keeps his word. >> the ability for people to get back indoors and not wear masks, it will be one of the biggest moments we've had in here, in a while. >> 70% of californians received at least one dose of the vaccine. so we are reaching herd immunity. >> 76% of residents have received the first dose. 63.5% are fully vaccinated. >> we are going to be in this pandemic, whether there are masks or not, we are going to feel the pain for the next six months, to potentially a couple years. >> many business owners, including the owner of sushi confidential, they are prepared for the county to keep some health mandates, even after june 15. so the county might say we can't control the customers coming in anymore. they don't have to wear masks. employees might still have to wear masks on ju
maria medina reports on the progress. >> the countdown is on for business owners who have survived the pandemic. like dave. >> june 15 is going to be one of those double finger crossed moments for the fitness industry. >> the co-owner of a gym, preparing for fully reopening without restrictions, if the governor keeps his word. >> the ability for people to get back indoors and not wear masks, it will be one of the biggest moments we've had in here, in a while. >>...
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. >> kpix5's maria medina is live at agave sports bar. what do we know so far, maria? >> reporter: guys, just a short time ago we learned that one person has died in this tragic incident tonight. now the white truck that you see behind me is the vehicle that witnesses say backed onto the patio into patrons here at agave bar and grill on alma avenue just after 9:00. we'll look at some video shot not too long after the crash. a woman is seen in handcuffs taken into custody. witnesses say the driver of the truck that backed into restaurant patrons was a female, but police have not identified the suspect. they have only confirmed they have one person in custody for suspicion of drunk driving. police also saying at least three people were injured. one of them critical. again, that person later died at a nearby hospital. >>> now i've got to tell you guys being here in san jose for several years i know that this restaurant is pretty busy. we're seeing a lot of patrons outside, back out here live. so we can imagine there were quite a few people at agave when this happened. as
. >> kpix5's maria medina is live at agave sports bar. what do we know so far, maria? >> reporter: guys, just a short time ago we learned that one person has died in this tragic incident tonight. now the white truck that you see behind me is the vehicle that witnesses say backed onto the patio into patrons here at agave bar and grill on alma avenue just after 9:00. we'll look at some video shot not too long after the crash. a woman is seen in handcuffs taken into custody. witnesses...
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maria medina is live in vallejo with the scene that unfolded a few hours ago. >> reporter: this fire is out but firefighters do remain on scene in case there are any hotspots tonight. some scary moments for residents here who were forced out of their homes suddenly from this fast-moving fire. >> it happen really quick. i saw it and i was amazed. >> reporter: in just a matter of minutes, what began as a vegetation fire quickly spread to homes. >> while i was in route i could tell it was in the hillside. >> reporter: the battalion chief said the fire left three homes with significant damage. the smoke so heavy inside one, a woman suffered smoke inhalation. >> i pulled up right if after the engine did and she was coming out the front door. we got her pulled out and she was pretty lucky. >> reporter: firefighters say the fire began at around 5:30 on skyline drive with embers sparking fires and torching fences and backyards, threatening up to 20 homes and causing minor damage to more than half a dozen. >> this time of the year we are not used to seeing this type of fire. >> reporter: they
maria medina is live in vallejo with the scene that unfolded a few hours ago. >> reporter: this fire is out but firefighters do remain on scene in case there are any hotspots tonight. some scary moments for residents here who were forced out of their homes suddenly from this fast-moving fire. >> it happen really quick. i saw it and i was amazed. >> reporter: in just a matter of minutes, what began as a vegetation fire quickly spread to homes. >> while i was in route i...
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in san jose, maria medina, kpix5. >> now we reached out to the vta as well as customs, border and protection and are still waiting to hear back. >>> in florida tonight 159 people are unaccounted for after the collapse of a beachside high rise. reporter laura podesta is in surfside with the search for survivors. >> reporter: heavy cranes and excavators tugged and moved large chunks of the collapsed building before rescue crews with buckets moved in to pick through smaller pieces looking for signs of life. >> we're on search and rescue full speed ahead on search and rescue and you ask why do we have hope? we have hope because that's what our search and rescue team tells us, that they have hope. >> reporter: in the building's underground parking garage teams are tunneling into the wreckage after dogs and microphones picked up banging noises. residents' belongings still cling to the sides of the building, a risk to rescue workers below who are still dealing with small fires and rain. rescuers wonder if something under the beachside building triggered the collapse, specifically saltwater that may
in san jose, maria medina, kpix5. >> now we reached out to the vta as well as customs, border and protection and are still waiting to hear back. >>> in florida tonight 159 people are unaccounted for after the collapse of a beachside high rise. reporter laura podesta is in surfside with the search for survivors. >> reporter: heavy cranes and excavators tugged and moved large chunks of the collapsed building before rescue crews with buckets moved in to pick through smaller...
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maria medina is live at the park with the emotional tributes this evening. >> reporter: good evening. a huge outpouring of love and support for this group of family and friends of liam husted. out of the way so you can see what is going on behind me. as you said that little boy allegedly murdered by his mother two weeks ago. they have candles, pictures and signs in his name here. his father spoke just a short time ago. so many emotions to speak in front of the group today but he found the strength and here's what he said. >> liam was a very happy boy. enjoyed life, enjoyed being here, enjoyed this park. that's why we are all gathered here. full of energy and full of love. this is just a small fraction of the outpouring of love. >> reporter: a truly heartbreaking story. if you remember, it was on may 24th, leah's liam's mother packed their belongings and drove to nevada. according to police a few days later hikers found his body dumped in the desert, right outside of las vegas. just this week after agents tracked down rodriguez in colorado at a hotel in denver. she was arrested and cha
maria medina is live at the park with the emotional tributes this evening. >> reporter: good evening. a huge outpouring of love and support for this group of family and friends of liam husted. out of the way so you can see what is going on behind me. as you said that little boy allegedly murdered by his mother two weeks ago. they have candles, pictures and signs in his name here. his father spoke just a short time ago. so many emotions to speak in front of the group today but he found the...
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maria medina has the situation and is on the ground first for us tonight. >> reporter: a heavy police presence in fremont here on automall and grammar. from what we can see we can see two cars involved. a black car that has been in an accident with windows broken and that gray suv. from what we've gathered the california highway patrol was chasing a driver and the car crashed here at this intersection.
maria medina has the situation and is on the ground first for us tonight. >> reporter: a heavy police presence in fremont here on automall and grammar. from what we can see we can see two cars involved. a black car that has been in an accident with windows broken and that gray suv. from what we've gathered the california highway patrol was chasing a driver and the car crashed here at this intersection.
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la doctora tania medina, de la repÚblica dominicana. y desde san antonio, texas, ana marÍa canseco. ademÁs, representando a la isla del encanto, el querido johnny lozada. muy buenos dÍas a todos . usted en casita puede participar con nosotros a travÉs de nuestro whatsapp. ahÍ estÁ el nÚmero abajo. amigos, hablemos de lupillo rivera. tuvo un revelador encuentro con la prensa de los Ángeles. hasta disculpas a belinda! por estas declaraciones, estÁ que arde! reportero: escandaloso encuentro fue el que tuvo lupillo rivera con la prensa en los Ángeles, en donde anunciÓ una alianza comercial para promocionar un producto alimenticio con la empresaria daisy cabral, quien actualmente sostiene un problema legal con su ex mayeli alonso. lupillo: la verdad, sÉ que daisy y mi ex esposa tienen sus problemas. yo creo que esto puede servir algo para calmar las cosas. ella quiere trabajar, yo quiero trabajar. yo pienso que mayeli tambiÉn quiere trabajar, nomÁs que a veces los problemas nos detienen de muchas cosas a todos. yo creo que ya es tiempo de empezar a mediar las cosas un poquit
la doctora tania medina, de la repÚblica dominicana. y desde san antonio, texas, ana marÍa canseco. ademÁs, representando a la isla del encanto, el querido johnny lozada. muy buenos dÍas a todos . usted en casita puede participar con nosotros a travÉs de nuestro whatsapp. ahÍ estÁ el nÚmero abajo. amigos, hablemos de lupillo rivera. tuvo un revelador encuentro con la prensa de los Ángeles. hasta disculpas a belinda! por estas declaraciones, estÁ que arde! reportero: escandaloso...
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bueno, la doctora tania medina. y tambiÉn me da mucho gusto recibir a melina leÓn. gracias por estar aquÍ. tÚ vas a estar cantÁndonos mÁs adelante. ya escucharon el skype, porque tambiÉn nos acompaÑan ana marÍa canseco, luis sandoval y tony dandrades. pues arranquemos con este video. no sÉ si ya lo vieron. increÍble lo que estÁ pasando con este oso. se metiÓ en una casa, y una mujer... miren, es increÍble! llegÓ la mujer directo al oso. toma, oso, sÁcate de aquÍ! ¿quÉ hubieras hecho tÚ, melina leÓn, si se te presenta un oso? melina: bueno, yo tengo una pitbull. creo que ella va a ser su trabajo. pero si fuera mi hijo o mi nieto, me tiro y peleo con el oso. carlos: quÉ valiente! melina: cuando amas algo, tÚ en ese momento no ves nada. carlos: yo me imagino que ese oso hubiera salido corriendo de verte, susana dosamantes. susana: tampoco tanto, carlitos. pero sÍ hubiera defendido absolutamente a las mascotas, o a mis nietos o a mis hijos. ya me pasÓ una vez con una rata grandotota que se metiÓ en la despensa de mi casa en mÉxico, y la saquÉ a
bueno, la doctora tania medina. y tambiÉn me da mucho gusto recibir a melina leÓn. gracias por estar aquÍ. tÚ vas a estar cantÁndonos mÁs adelante. ya escucharon el skype, porque tambiÉn nos acompaÑan ana marÍa canseco, luis sandoval y tony dandrades. pues arranquemos con este video. no sÉ si ya lo vieron. increÍble lo que estÁ pasando con este oso. se metiÓ en una casa, y una mujer... miren, es increÍble! llegÓ la mujer directo al oso. toma, oso, sÁcate de aquÍ! ¿quÉ...
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. >> en otra gran crÓnica, marÍa antonieta entrevista cara cara o julio cÉsar chÁvez a horas de su pelea a la que ya llaman, la pelea del adiÓs. >> en el conde se presente los juzgados y da la cara a giovanni medina y al juez en la ciudad de mÉxico, tenemos lo que nadie vio en la audiencia en la que se enfrentÓ a todo delante de su hijo. >> marcus horner estarÁn en vivo para contarnos todo lo que pasa detrÁs de cÁmaras de su relaciÓn en "si nos dejan". >> bienvenidos a esta nueva hora de "despierta amÉrica". [mÚsica] >> Échale, mis papacitos. >> muchÍsimas gracias por preferirnos como cada maÑana, al ritmo del mariachi seguimos celebrando a nuestros patitos lindos ppor adelantado, todos los muchachos que son papÁs. >> felicidades a todos, una las cosas en este programa es un homenaje a los padres hÉroes de la pandemia, no se lo pueden perder. >> hay que recordar que muchos se han puesto disposiciÓn de los demÁs, incluso han eres cada sus vidas para de todos superar estos tiempos tan difÍciles. francisca: eso serÁ mÁs adelante. satcha: nos vamos con lo siguiente, a esta
. >> en otra gran crÓnica, marÍa antonieta entrevista cara cara o julio cÉsar chÁvez a horas de su pelea a la que ya llaman, la pelea del adiÓs. >> en el conde se presente los juzgados y da la cara a giovanni medina y al juez en la ciudad de mÉxico, tenemos lo que nadie vio en la audiencia en la que se enfrentÓ a todo delante de su hijo. >> marcus horner estarÁn en vivo para contarnos todo lo que pasa detrÁs de cÁmaras de su relaciÓn en "si nos dejan"....