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bomber by his colleagues next.
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tonight, we ask: now at 11:00, bay area transit riders feeling unsafe and trapped as drug use runs rampant. tonight we ask how can you stop this? good evening, i'm elizabeth cook. >> i'm ken bastida. katie nielsen is live with the latest. >> reporter: ken, with muni riders, those who take the train every day say they have seen pretty disturbing behaviors both on the trains and buses, but nothing like what you're about to see. look quickly, you can see this syringe. a kpix 5 staffer took these photos. the three men appeared high and out of it. he says it is a scene you see
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time and time again on public transit. only this time he felt trapped on a moving train with a man holding an uncapped needle directly across from him. >> people need to feel safe. we want our public transportation system used. >> reporter: in this video of the hallway recorded less than two weeks ago, you can see drug use and people hunched over who appear to be high. so what's being done about it? that's what we asked some of san francisco's mayoral candidates at tonight's debates. >> seeing you tonight is stunning to me. we need to get them help immediately and not a-- not i low them on our streets at all. >> i'm for law enforcement on our muni cars. >> the city currently spends millions of dollars on fareevasion officers. what if we have a group of safety officers that connects people to services that they
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need. >> reporter: this is a tragic site no one wants to see or experience while riding muni. we are continuing to work with the san francisco police department to ensure everyone has a safe and comfortable ride on public transit. muni says the trains and buses are getting safer. crime has dropped year over year since 2013. and they say a part of that is due to more surveillance cameras as well as increased police patrols. live in san francisco, katie nielsen, kpix 5. tonight a san jose police officer says he's been accused of being a terrorist by fellow law enforcement. tonight he's preparing to take lead. betty? >> reporter: this officer has had enough. he claims the harassment has been relentless and persistent. in the locker room at police briefings, even in the field. >> you don't need to learn how
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to land, just how to fly. which way is the white house, you're not wearing a suicidal vest. >> reporter: these are the kinds of comments and racist insults he say he adores for the last 17 years. think foiling this lame against the city for harassment. his colleagues accused him of being a lebanese bomber. >> i can teach new recruits. it kills your spirit. like it chips at you one day, in and out. >> reporter: he said he has never reported incidents of rent. he changed his mind after two
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recent incidents. last fall he claimed he was singled out and laughed at, accused of being a part of isis. >> this is unacceptable. this is discrimination and harassment. he always told me, yes, but we're hoping to sit back for that promotion. >> reporter: the promotion never came because of his race and two internal affairs investigation into his claims have not resulted in my. >> all we're doing is still hill ewation of being -- reputation and aggressive. >> reporter: the claim is seeking about $6.3 million in damages. tonight the city of san jose and the police department have not returned our request for comment. live in san jose, betty yu, kpix 5. tonight we're learning more about a home invasion case in
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san jose and why police opened fire. 18-year-old ezekiel flores arrested yesterday along with a 17-year-old. police say that flores was armed when he and the younger suspect kidded in the door of an apartment. officers showed up and then tried to hide in a large drum in the parking lot. when officers saw him climb out and open fire when he refused to drop a handgun. flores, he was not hit, facing serious charges for robbery and toe a bay been. andrea nakano reports from san leandro, emergency workers tried to save the woman's life even after she was hurt. >> reporter: it took crews seven hours to clear the accident. the intersection is back open
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tonight. the alameda county sheriff's office has identified the woman who passed away as katherine sunday -- catherine sunday, 74 years old. this ambulance became a part of the emergency. >> different environments for us. we're not usually a part of the incident. we're usually responding to an incident. >> reporter: the crash happened just after 11:00 in the morning. chp officers say the white audi collided with the ambulance, tipping it on its side. a patient, criterion they went right to work. >> that's what i'm ear -- it's typical for a firefighter to ride along in the ambulance when the patient is in critical condition. although he was injured himself, he quickly attended with the four other people involved in the crash. >> we were able to provide
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care. >> reporter: they don't know if the ambulance had their lights and sirens on or if the audi ran a red light. >> we are currently talking to several witnesses, working with the county on the cameras that are maybe in this area as well as local businesses who might have had security cameras. i talked to the friend of katherine on dis the firefighter, two paramedics, and the driver of the audi were all taken to the local hospital for their injuries. andrea nakano, kpix 5. tonight the owner of the lumber supply company are facing charges for a deadly forklift incident that happened back in 2016. a 60-year-old employee was killed when his forklift flipped over and histriod to jump out of the way. -- over and he tried to jump out of the way.
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each face one vol of mare tear unsafe work environment. >> you understand the basic situation? >> the other owners are out on bail and scheduled to be arraigned next month. the island paradise is dealing with an invasion of lava from an erupting volcano. a look at the devastation. >> reporter: telephone poles lighting up like match sticks. this time lapse video shows a house being consumed by molten rock. these are the haunting images of kilauea unleashing its fury. the lava has devoured more than two dozen homes in the neighborhood of leilani escape.
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you don't see any futures because there is nothing they could do. this is an unstoppable force. >> reporter: high levels of sulfur gas and hundreds of earthquakes still rock this community. kilauea has been in a constant state oaf russian since 19-- state of eruption since 1983. a qua where pressure built up in -- spewing lava hundreds of feet into the air. we went to see the lava upclose. at first glance it might not look like the lava is moving at all. but take a look at the leading edge. it is still slowly inching forward along the road. for a second straight day, county officials are allowing some of the 1,700 people evacuated to return to pick up the essentials, knowing they might have to leave again at a moment's notice.
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she fled the california wildfires for her dream home here. now the lava flows are just feet away. >> i was going to raise my daughters here. but it doesn't look like it will turn out to be the scenario we hoped. >> reporter: andria's home is already gone, and the single mom does not know how to tell her 4-year-old son. >> i need to figure it out. my son will ask, mommy, can we go home? >> there is no prediction on how long this will last. a similar one occurred in 1955. that one lasted for 88 days. carter evans, hawaii. tonight president trump teasing an announcement on the iran nuclear deal. the president tweeted he'll announce a decision tomorrow from the white house of 2:00 p.m. the agreement brokered in 2015 by the obama administration. european allies, russia, and china lifted the sanctions on
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iran in exchange for caps on its nuclear programs. so should the u.s. stay in this deal? or should they leave? according to a new cbs news poll. americans with an opinion are pretty evenly split. but more than half say they don't know enough about the issue. a stunning downfall about the prominent advocate in the #metoo movement. new york city's attorney general is stepping down. eric snyderman's resignation came just hours after the new yorker magazine reported that four women claimed he choked, slapped, or hit them repeatedly. the women had been remanetically involved, and said he threatened to kill him if. tonight thousands of workers are on strike at the university of california. and now kpix 5 christin ayers reports, the labor strike is
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affecting plans for uc berkeley's graduation ceremony. >> reporter: tonight 15,000 employees are packing up, preparing to come back out here on the picket line tomorrow morning, celebrating one victory today. >> what do we want? >> justice. >> reporter: the news comes hours after a three-day worker strike. senator kamala harris would not deliver the keynote address to nearly 6,000uc berkeley graduates on saturday. instead chancellor carol christwell. harris' office released a statement. senator harris regretfully cannot attend and speak at this year's commencement ceremony. harris later tweeted, if we are going to live up to our ideals as a nation, it is critical we focus on economic equality and economic justice. one key is making sure everyone has access to a good job with fair wages. uc berkeleystudents couldn't mask their disappointment. >> i'm shocked. i'm a little disappointed.
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she's definitely a role model i wanted to see. >> it's a bummer she's not able to show up here. we spot our strikers and work -- we support our strikers and workers. >> reporter: for strikers, a campus custodian, the news was a welcoming boom. >> it gives us hope the university might listen to them. because obviously they're not listening to us. >> reporter: amari cruz says her family is struggling to survive. she makes $900 every two weeks cleaning dorms. negotiations deadlocked over a wage increase. the union slapped down the university's offer for a 3% wage hike. the university says the unions want double that. >> we are human beings and we all have families to support. >> reporter: in berkeley, christin ayers, kpix 5. well tonight some of muni's busiest stations are set to close for a big chunk of the summer. the twin peaks tunnel that runs from castro to west portal will close for 60 days. the transit agency said the
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century old tunnel is in need of track replacement among other repairs. so starting in june, buses will substitute for the k, l, and m lines from castro to west portal. an alabama boy declared brain dead is alive tonight. 13-year-old trenton mckinley suffered severe brain trauma in a dune buggy accident two months ago. his parents even signed paperwork to donate his organs. but then the day before doctors planned to pull the plug, trenton regained consciousness. >> there is no other explanation, but god. there is no other way that i could have came back. even the doctor said it. >> reporter: trenton is now in rehab. he still has a long road ahead, but doctors say he is getting stronger every day. parents from around the world, a meeting at the central valley right now to require a drug they say helps their sick children. but a federal court this afternoon just affirmed the
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drug is illegal under federal law. thanks to a mandatory california law, the price for this drug has jumped dramatically. juliette goodrich reports how some parents feel they are caught in the middle. >> reporter: in the central valley, modesto is celebrated for its water, wealth, contemptment, and health. but for a growing number ofparents with sick kids, modesto is also known as the crossroads for a wonder drug. >> it's a miracle. >> it's magical. >> it's amazing. under federal law, it's illegal. >> that's cannabis, yes. >> reporter: that's because it is distracted from marijuana. >> i was always told drugs are bad. >> reporter: in this bottle is an oil called jayden's juice. it's rich in the chemical compound. cbc won't be let for you to use in california, a panel of judges for the 9th court of appeals just sided with the
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dea. they maintain cbd is a scheduled one controlled substance. a dangerous drug with no known medical benefit and a high potential for abuse, just like heroin. >> just like heroin. i think that's crazy. >> reporter: jennifer and dan kubish of san jose. >> cbd changed my son's life. >> reporter: asen infant, he was diagnose -- as an infant, zach was diagnosed with epilepsy. doctors say he would never walk or talk. he would not survive. he is now five years old. >> he is walking and talks. we don't have seizures really anymore. >> the oil changed the life of her 17-year-old autistic son. >> it completely centered him and calmed him. i have never seen my son like that. >> she means everything. >> reporter: or kristin balker who is married to a pastor with three kids. in her arms, 6-year-old bella grace. >> she is very special to us. >> reporter: bella was diagnosed with a syndrome, a very severe seizure disorder.
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since she was two months old, she was put on sedative drugs, she became a little sleeping beauty. the seizures never stopped. >> my husband and i backed up, and we moved from nevada to california for her. just to be able to access cannabis oil. >> reporter: bella grace's soldiers are virtually gone. >> it's amazing to see the improvements to get to know her personality. >> people call it dope, i call it hope. >> reporter: jason davis of modesto developed jayden's juice, named after his son. as an infant, jayden was diagnosed with -- of an autopsy. >> not a day without a seizure. >> reporter: no relief, but plenty of sidewalks. >> you can't walk or talk or poop or eat or poop, screaming, illuminating. >> reporter: jason got a
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medical cannabis card for his son. >> at first they gave me the first time in a year and a half. the demand exploded. >> we have patients that nigh in from 40 different countries. we have 150 different states, medical marijuana refugees. >> reporter: now jayden's juice is manufacturerred. >> i don't think we're keeping up with demand. >> reporter: mike reynolds has joined forces with his son, jason. his son used to have up to a thousand seizures a day. now he's off all pharmaceuticals except for jayden's juice. the two fathers run the jayden's juice company that include two dispensaries. >> my goal is to get medicine into the hands of everybody. >> reporter: but now some concerns. california's parents are facing new obstacles. since the state legalized marijuana for adult recreational use, their sick children can no longer come into any dispensary, even with a cannabis card. and because of mandatory taxes,
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prices have jumped 30%. >> the cost for bella's medicine is already $1,000 a month. >> reporter: insurance policy does not cover cbd. only the legal pharmaceuticals. but along with chase, jayden, zach, bella, are almost off of all prescription drugs. they are making eye contact, laughing, playing. no longer just a sleeping beauty. >> it's been life changing to be able to meet our daughter for the first time. >> reporter: in modesto, juliette goodrich, kpix 5. a british-based company developed cbd oil from marijuana. there is good evidence that it works for treating these seizures, disorders in children. the fda is now finally considering whether to approve it. pleasant day throughout the bay area to start off your week with some aerials from chopper 5. yes, san francisco looking quite beautiful. that's the sutro tower. oakland in the background. san francisco in the fore ground. aside from that note, a
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gorgeous monday. san francisco 55, currently santa rosa, 54, concord the warm spot at 64. this is interesting. remember how warm it was back the first week of february? the first week of february blew away the first week of may when it comes to high temperatures in san francisco. this month 61 degrees. in february it was 13 degrees warmer than the week we just finished. kind of crazy. the warmest weather of the year so far was the first week of february. vallejo 50 overnight. redwood city 50, san jose 52. union city, your microclimate forecast, cooler tomorrow, 73 degrees, partly sunny skies. wednesday morning, clouds, some afternoon sunshine. we'll have a cooldown down to the upper 50s. a storm will miss us 500 miles to the north. why does that matter for us? a hit is a miss even though temperatures stay well to the north. this low right here passing by to the north will kick off a stronger onshore flow. you'll feel the difference tomorrow morning at the coastline of san mateo and san francisco because the fog will
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return. temperatures kept down tomorrow. a little bit of cloud cover from that storm missing us to the north. as we look towards wednesday, a stronger push from the ocean means further penetration of the fog and low cloud cover all the way to the trivalley. temperatures will continue to fall even though the storm is well off to washington and oregon. now cooler weather still above average. concord 80 tomorrow, san jose 78. mountain view 75. chilly at the beach, you'll be chilly. 80 in pleasanton tomorrow, 83 for antioch. still above average. looking at 60s and 70s for marin, 60s and 70s for san rafael. berkeley 66 with morning cloud cover for you. a gorgeous 79-degree day in sonoma. cloverdale 81, clearlake 81 degrees. coolest weather on wednesday and thursday. 50s at the beaches, 60s near the bay. 70s inland, warming back up. but every afternoon should feature mainly sunny skies. nice weather today, but kind of strange to think all the way back to february. that was the warmest weather of the year so far. >> that's crazy. >> kind of a strange year.
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>> we appreciate the nice weather when we have it. thanks, paul. not something you see every day. the sheriff patrol car. tonight, the bay area fawn rescue. because antonio villaraigosa millions got it done.healthcare he defended women's healthcare, banned military-style assault weapons, banned workplace discrimination, and more. antonio for governor. at the marine mammal center, the environment is everything. we want to do our very best for each and every animal, and we want to operate a sustainable facility. and pg&e has been a partner helping us to achieve that. we've helped the marine mammal center go solar, install electric vehicle charging stations, and become more energy efficient. pg&e has allowed us to be the most sustainable organization we can be. any time you help a customer, it's a really good feeling. it's especially so when it's a customer that's doing
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graduation rates soared. antonio for governor. "hey sweetheart, can you back up and climb out of the car?" it's not your usual suspect sitting in the back of the patrol car. >> hey sweetheart, can you climb out? >> it's a fawn that let itself in the patrol car. it happened when the officers tried to get the animal off the road in mill valley. they say after it was rescued, it decided to follow them back to their car. once the fawn hopped inside, it didn't want to leave. it liked it there. >> it seemed happy. it seemed happy in the car behind the driver side seat. it just kind of jumped in the middle and then jumped on the passenger seat and out the door. >> she is a tiny one. the fawn was scooped up and brought to its mom who was waiting nearby. in the meantime they say these
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sightings are becoming more and more common now that it is fawn season in the bay area. >> the baseball player banks out six hits in the as game tonight. raising his average 50 points in one night. and the giants center fielder robbed this hitter of a three- run homer or did he? the end of the play is next. make ross your destination for savings. if you're looking for an incredible selection of the brands you love, this season's newest trends for a fraction of what you'd pay at department stores,
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for a three-run bomb. he finished the game with six hits. the first player in the coliseum to get six in a gamement houston pounds out -- game, houston pounds out 20. phillies had more bases in the city of brotherly love. liftoff against jeff, giving up five runs, four innings. a homer kept on coming. carlos santana nearly got robbed by the center fielder, but it popped out of his glove and over the wall. another three-run shot and the phillies win 11-0. warriors will try to close out this series against the pelicans tomorrow night at oracle. golden state won by 26 yesterday in new orleans. and they did it with their hampton's five lineup. the nickname is given to curry, thompson, green, and iguodala, who all went to the exclusive beach community on long island
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to recruit kevin durant. he is reminded by the warrior employees that their nickname hasn't always been classy. >> ly monday told me last night -- raymond told me last night he's been here for so long he is used to seeing the warriors lineups look like the hampton inn. he said this newer version is a much better version. >> we'll leave the light on for you. lebron james and the cavs steam rolled the raptors in game four of the eastern conference. 29 for lebron, cavs beat the raptors 128-93. they cruise to the series sweep. they will play the winner of boston and philadelphia. if philadelphia wins tonight, i'll be on assignment tomorrow at oracle for the warriors game. >> yes, a special shot. >> very tough. >> yes. we feel for you. >> we'll be right back.
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now more businesses in more places can afford to dream gig. only one candidate for governor when students were stuck in failing schools, led the fight to turn them around. as mayor of l.a., antonio villaraigosa invested in classrooms and security. graduation rates soared. antonio for governor. with stephen colbert is next. our next newscast is tomorrow morning at 4-30. michelle griego and kenny choi will have ed.. to start yo late show with stephen colbert is next. our next newscast is at 4:30. >> yes, enjoy it to start your day. elizabeth will rest her voice. we'll all have a good night. see you tomorrow.
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captioning sponsored by cbs >> if you thought rudy giuliani was going to take the weekend off, you were sorely mistaken. he hit "the washington post," nebraska fox and abc trying to defend the president but raising a ton of new questions about all of it in the process. >> and now an exclusive interview with rudy giuliani. >> good evening. i'm here with rudy giuliani. now, the president has said that he had no knowledge that michael cohen paid off stormy daniels? >> and the president repaid it. >> so he did repay it and he lied on air force one? >> he didn't know the details until we knew the details which was a couple of weeks ago. >> but you said after the 2016 election, michael cohen sat down

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