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andria borba first broke the story earlier week and she is back with new information she learned this morning. >> reporter: it started inside a geometry class. two mothers said their sophomore daughters were given an extra credit assignment with the class involving finding sex toys or condoms at home and taking selfies with the items. now that teacher is suspended. [ non-english language ] was a tenth great geometry teacher allegedly behind the extra credit assignment. school officials were notified about the assignment from an after-school program counselor who works with students in the collapse. some say it was a joke but parents say it's not funny. >> from what i understand, a student actually did it and used that as an example of what it should look like to the other students. >> the moms told me this happened in april. the district didn't give me information citing a pending investigation. i received text messages from the mothers i interviewed this week. they are beyond thrilled that it teacher won't be on campus with their children anymore. live in the newsroom, andria borba,
andria borba first broke the story earlier week and she is back with new information she learned this morning. >> reporter: it started inside a geometry class. two mothers said their sophomore daughters were given an extra credit assignment with the class involving finding sex toys or condoms at home and taking selfies with the items. now that teacher is suspended. [ non-english language ] was a tenth great geometry teacher allegedly behind the extra credit assignment. school officials...
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andria borba, kpix5 news. >>> tonight a battle between healthcare and hoops. ucsf nurses are against the warriors' plans to build a new arena in mission bay. the $1 billion facility would be located across the street from the children's medical center. >> if you're coming from across a bridge and you can't make it because of the traffic and your child is suffering in your car, that's a problem. >> traffic is a real issue, but it's also manageable. there are at least 17 other cities around the united states that have hospitals located within 1 mile of arenas and they function. >> the nurses say they have nothing against the warriors. they just want the best care for their parishes. >>> tonight the vaccine bill is on the governor's desk. if he signs it, california would do away with personal and religious exemptions and force kids to get their shots in order to attend any public or private school. mark kelly reports. >> reporter: sacramento watch out. the hot back scene debate has been playing out even in our parks from scepticism -- >> i don't think the jury is
andria borba, kpix5 news. >>> tonight a battle between healthcare and hoops. ucsf nurses are against the warriors' plans to build a new arena in mission bay. the $1 billion facility would be located across the street from the children's medical center. >> if you're coming from across a bridge and you can't make it because of the traffic and your child is suffering in your car, that's a problem. >> traffic is a real issue, but it's also manageable. there are at least 17...
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in san francisco andria borba, kpix5. >> some interesting reaction on twitter tonight. what man at apple can i thank for the truly revolutionary act of letting a woman up on stage? just magnificent. this one, i feel i should point out despite tim cook saying wwdc would be diverse, only two women took to the stage, lost count of the men. >>> the other news out of the developers conference, apple music as expected. apple unveiled its new streaming music service. it's like a combo of spotify and pandora and facebook. users can get unlimited streaming, play list suggestions and even a 24-7 worldwide radio station. it's also designed to give the latest updates on musicians like rap artist drake who has become a pitch man for apple music. >> it's truly amazing to be part of something that i believe in and this is something that simplifies everything for the modern music like myself and the modern music consumer like you. >> the price tag? 9.99 a month available the end of this month. >>> tonight students who took their s.a.t.'s this weekend are finding out there was a big mis
in san francisco andria borba, kpix5. >> some interesting reaction on twitter tonight. what man at apple can i thank for the truly revolutionary act of letting a woman up on stage? just magnificent. this one, i feel i should point out despite tim cook saying wwdc would be diverse, only two women took to the stage, lost count of the men. >>> the other news out of the developers conference, apple music as expected. apple unveiled its new streaming music service. it's like a combo...
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andria borba reports from the water park on lone tree way in antioch. >> reporter: kids carted off on stretchers and hauled to the hospital on a hot day. marquan george heard the commotion. >> we heard them screaming their throat burned. >> reporter: something happened in the largest swimming pool sending the kids gasping for air and others vomiting. life guards cleared the cools of kids as hazmat and environmental health crews moved in to figure out what went wrong. >> we found nothing consistent with the symptoms exhibited at the pool. >> reporter: they did issue one citation with issues in the chemical storage room, but say that is coincidental and unrelated to the scare. >> ph at 6.8 below regulatory standards. 7.6 is 7.2 to 7.8. we tested the free chlorine level. 10 is the maximum. symptoms don't match. so i agree with hazmat that we can't really say that would be the issue at this particular point. >> reporter: contra costa fire say there was a delivery of chemicals to the water park right before the kids got sick. the goal is to get the water park reopened as soon as possible,
andria borba reports from the water park on lone tree way in antioch. >> reporter: kids carted off on stretchers and hauled to the hospital on a hot day. marquan george heard the commotion. >> we heard them screaming their throat burned. >> reporter: something happened in the largest swimming pool sending the kids gasping for air and others vomiting. life guards cleared the cools of kids as hazmat and environmental health crews moved in to figure out what went wrong. >>...
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andria borba, kpix5. >>> tonight, another child is claiming a science camp employee known as papa bear molested him. the first allegations came up last month against edgar covarrubi ah s. he is charged with molestation and making child pornography. the attorney for the boy in this new case say it is child was having problems after coming home from the walden west camp in saratoga. he appeared to recover, but then he saw his picture on the news. >> he said that's papa bear and he regressed to the same level of discontent. being unhappy, angry, defiant, sullen. not ready to carry on a conversation with anyone. and, that's when mom and dad said uh-oh. >> there may be other cases out there. investigators say they are talking right now to about 30 children. >>> bay area high school students in tears because of a yearbook prank. now all the yearbooks are being recalled. da lin on the innocent sounding words some call racist. >> reporter: it wasn't the grammatic errors or the spelling. it was the comment about trash collectors that angered and put some students in tears. >> people are ignoran
andria borba, kpix5. >>> tonight, another child is claiming a science camp employee known as papa bear molested him. the first allegations came up last month against edgar covarrubi ah s. he is charged with molestation and making child pornography. the attorney for the boy in this new case say it is child was having problems after coming home from the walden west camp in saratoga. he appeared to recover, but then he saw his picture on the news. >> he said that's papa bear and he...
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the parents tell andria borba the school is treating the whole thing like a joke. >> reporter: high school geometry class filled with triangles, right angles and one wrong turn. one teacher's idea of extra credit? >> it is to go into your parent's private drawers to seek out sexual toys, condoms, anything of that nature. and take a selfie of it. >> reporter: mothers kimberly and evangeline heard about the assignment last month at an afterschool program their sophomores attend. >> one student did it and he used that as an example of what it should look like for the other students. >> high school administrators imply to the moms it might have been a joke. >> it's a geometry class. even if it is a sex education class, that is far out. >> why did one kid take it serious and actually did the extra credit work that showed up as an example in class if it was a joke? >> reporter: they say the accused teacher is still in the classroom and they aren't getting any answers from the district. >> we don't feel comfortable with our children in his presence. and so, all they could tell us was oh, it's an
the parents tell andria borba the school is treating the whole thing like a joke. >> reporter: high school geometry class filled with triangles, right angles and one wrong turn. one teacher's idea of extra credit? >> it is to go into your parent's private drawers to seek out sexual toys, condoms, anything of that nature. and take a selfie of it. >> reporter: mothers kimberly and evangeline heard about the assignment last month at an afterschool program their sophomores attend....
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. >> kpix5's andria borba is outside highland hospital in oakland where three of the victims are being treated tonight. >> reporter: ken, the victims were taken to hospitals all over the bay area, but some did end up here at highland hospital in oakland. it is already tomorrow in ireland where they are waking up with the knowledge that six of their own died in this accident. the combination of crime scene tape and crumbled party cups is always a sign of youthful exuberance that took a terrible turn. >> the alameda county coroner's office had the difficult task of giving six families the most difficult phone call of their life. >> reporter: ashley donaho and olivia burke were cousins. ashley was with olivia last night as the balcony gave way. >> our hearts are breaking. >> reporter: nikolai schuster t, they were all 21-year-old irish students in what has become an irish right of passage, the students were in the bay area on j-1 work visas working and traveling state side for the summer. >> this is normally the high point. it is deeply tragic and it touches every single family. >> the so
. >> kpix5's andria borba is outside highland hospital in oakland where three of the victims are being treated tonight. >> reporter: ken, the victims were taken to hospitals all over the bay area, but some did end up here at highland hospital in oakland. it is already tomorrow in ireland where they are waking up with the knowledge that six of their own died in this accident. the combination of crime scene tape and crumbled party cups is always a sign of youthful exuberance that took...
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andria borba, there is a push to keep them from moving to san francisco. >> reporter: there is a new push to make sure that even if the warriors don't play in oracle, they do play in the city. in the glow of the larry o'brien trophy and the championship parade, a movement broke out today, keep the warriors in oakland. brian parker is a port of oakland commissioner and a former mayoral candidate. will wants to find a way to keep the team. >> i would love to see a waterfront ballpark at some point. the warriors, the as , or both. >> reporter: the launch of the grass roots campaign comes as the new arena in san francisco's mission bay no longer looks like a slam dunk and is facing increasing opposition. >> i want them to stay in oakland. i feel if they go to san francisco, it might turn people away from going to the games. i feel like the die-hard fans are here. >> reporter: the issue comes down to cash. arenas aren't cheap and oakland isn't plush. mayor libby schaaf says she won't spend funds on a sports arena. >> i hope they have taken into consideration they can win in oakland. >> th
andria borba, there is a push to keep them from moving to san francisco. >> reporter: there is a new push to make sure that even if the warriors don't play in oracle, they do play in the city. in the glow of the larry o'brien trophy and the championship parade, a movement broke out today, keep the warriors in oakland. brian parker is a port of oakland commissioner and a former mayoral candidate. will wants to find a way to keep the team. >> i would love to see a waterfront ballpark...
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kpix5's andria borba is near the scene now. hi andria. >> reporter: the highway has reopened after six hours of being closed for this investigation. it is reopened now. it is no longer closed but the case is far from closed. >> all we know is that this poor guy got shot driving on the freeway. >> reporter: the first clues came to dispatchers just before 3:00. the immediate concern, this car slammed into the center divide. when officers arrived, it was clear this was not a run of the meal accident. it was homicide. >> they checked him. he didn't have any respiration or circulation going. >> reporter: 20 minutes after the 911 call for the crash, the victim was pronounced dead from a gunshot wound. there were three bullet holes in the driver side of the vehicle and closed the highway to preserve the crime scene which was as long as three football fields. >> there were casings in the roadway and things that would be destroyed if we let people travel on it. we got that cleaned up and made sure to package off the evidence to do justi
kpix5's andria borba is near the scene now. hi andria. >> reporter: the highway has reopened after six hours of being closed for this investigation. it is reopened now. it is no longer closed but the case is far from closed. >> all we know is that this poor guy got shot driving on the freeway. >> reporter: the first clues came to dispatchers just before 3:00. the immediate concern, this car slammed into the center divide. when officers arrived, it was clear this was not a run...
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. >> tonight, san francisco police tell andria borba the girls could be part of an infamous gang. >> reporter: in the shadow of the rainbow flag lining market street, it appear it is rainbow girls struck again. 6:30 tonight at forever 21, sfpd says several teenage girls ran inside and started shoplifting but law enforcement caught up with them. >> they ran in every direction. >> reporter: sfpd say it is girls fought back. one officer used his pepper spray and ended up getting a faceful himself. landing in the back of an ambulance. this is video of the rainbow girls tearing through a store in december. their mo is the same. a true supermarket streak of high end goods and hitting the door as quickly as possible. >> i don't know what happens as far as the girls. if this wasn't the first store they have hit, i mean, i'm glad they kind of got it under control at least. >> reporter: now sfpd arrested two of the three girls. the shoplifting charges are under $1,000 and may not stick. these two will face much worse charges of battery of an officer. andria borba, kpix5. >>> the city of berkel
. >> tonight, san francisco police tell andria borba the girls could be part of an infamous gang. >> reporter: in the shadow of the rainbow flag lining market street, it appear it is rainbow girls struck again. 6:30 tonight at forever 21, sfpd says several teenage girls ran inside and started shoplifting but law enforcement caught up with them. >> they ran in every direction. >> reporter: sfpd say it is girls fought back. one officer used his pepper spray and ended up...
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andria borba is back in alameda with what happened. >> reporter: allen, a month after the initial incident was reported to the alameda unified school district, the schoolteacher is off campus for at least the rest of the year. kimberly cobene and her daughter are received that the encinal high school teacher is out of the classroom after they say he offered an extra credit assignment that was x-rated. >> it was to go into your parents privateers or whatever to seek out sexual toys, condoms or anything of that nature and to take a selfie with it. >> reporter: that was from our wednesday story. even though the alleged incident happened in april, leung was still teaching. >> he won't be at the school through the end of the school year. >> reporter: which ends next week. why did it take so long to put him on leave? >> i can't talk about that. that's part of the investigation. >> reporter: nothing happened until we started asking questions. >> that's not true. there was an ongoing investigation before you started asking questions. >> reporter: he was still in the classroom. >> he was. but i can
andria borba is back in alameda with what happened. >> reporter: allen, a month after the initial incident was reported to the alameda unified school district, the schoolteacher is off campus for at least the rest of the year. kimberly cobene and her daughter are received that the encinal high school teacher is out of the classroom after they say he offered an extra credit assignment that was x-rated. >> it was to go into your parents privateers or whatever to seek out sexual toys,...
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andria borba first broke the story on wednesday. she was back on campus tonight. >> it made a difference that we spoke out. >> reporter: high school mother kimberly says her daughter finally feels safe in geometry class now that the teacher is off campus. >> he won't be at the school again through the end of the school year. >> reporter: back in april, students say he offered up an extra credit assignment that was far from appropriate. >> it was to go into your parent's private drawers to seek out sexual toys, condoms, anything of that nature. and to take a selfie with it. >> reporter: that sound byte was from our story wednesday. though the alleged incident happened in april, he was still teaching geometry until thursday. the district put him on leave starting today. >> why did it take so long to put him on leave? >> i can't talk about that. that is part of the investigation. >> reporter: nothing happened until we started asking questions. >> that's not true. there was an investigation that was ongoing. before you started asking qu
andria borba first broke the story on wednesday. she was back on campus tonight. >> it made a difference that we spoke out. >> reporter: high school mother kimberly says her daughter finally feels safe in geometry class now that the teacher is off campus. >> he won't be at the school again through the end of the school year. >> reporter: back in april, students say he offered up an extra credit assignment that was far from appropriate. >> it was to go into your...
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tonight, andria borba sat down with george zimmer. >> in most cases ... >> reporter: it's the voice and slogan burnt into the american consciousness. but in 2013, the face of the men's warehouse was told by the board of the company that he created that his files and furniture were in storage. >> it is called a spade to spade. i was fired. >> reporter: but george zimmer didn't shrink into the sunset. he is unzipping a second act. >> i thought i don't want after a 40 year career, somebody else to write my retirement. i would like to create my own retirement. >> reporter: this is his start- up. z taylors, he calls it the uber of tayloring. instead of starting with a sickle store, he has a whole fleet of tailers on your smartphone. >> there are billions of dollars of merchandise in the closets across america in need of tailor. >> it is just inconvenient. i try to build things that fit. >> reporter: there are 600 tailors so far snipping, snapping, and buttonholing with five years experience, tested and background check. george zimmer thinks by doing this. >> we spend more money maintaining o
tonight, andria borba sat down with george zimmer. >> in most cases ... >> reporter: it's the voice and slogan burnt into the american consciousness. but in 2013, the face of the men's warehouse was told by the board of the company that he created that his files and furniture were in storage. >> it is called a spade to spade. i was fired. >> reporter: but george zimmer didn't shrink into the sunset. he is unzipping a second act. >> i thought i don't want after a 40...
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live in san rafael, andria borba, kpix5. >> drunk and ungrateful. that is how the chp described a 20-year-old guy they rescued from stinson beach tonight. he fell from rocks and hit his head. when officers got to him, he was drunk and combative until he passed out. tonight, doctors are looking after him in the hospital. >>> police in boston killed a man today. part of what police say was a terrorism investigation. mark kelly found out earlier the suspect's brother leads a bay area mosque. >> reporter: ibrahim rahim is here at the lighthouse mosque in oakland. he says as soon ibrahim found out his brother was shot and killed, he left immediately for boston. >> ibrahim rahim and his family are grieving. >> reporter: devastated by his brother's death, ibrahim took to facebook saying his brother usaama rahim was confronted by three officers and shot in the back three times. >> it is a shock to hear that. >> reporter: boston law enforcement say they have been keeping close surveillance on usaama rahim for three weeks accusing isis extremists of radicaliz
live in san rafael, andria borba, kpix5. >> drunk and ungrateful. that is how the chp described a 20-year-old guy they rescued from stinson beach tonight. he fell from rocks and hit his head. when officers got to him, he was drunk and combative until he passed out. tonight, doctors are looking after him in the hospital. >>> police in boston killed a man today. part of what police say was a terrorism investigation. mark kelly found out earlier the suspect's brother leads a bay...
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live in walnut creek tonight, andria borba, kpix 5. >>> new at 5:00, two sisters in redlands survived a kidnapping attempt and it's caught on camera. surveillance video from a gas station shows the car involved. the woman left it running while she went inside to pay. that's when a man got inside. you saw him driving off there. she runs after it. her two daughters 10 and 2 years old were inside. as the car speeds away, the 10- year-old girl grabs her sister and they jump! the girls had cuts and bruises but are okay. the police caught the driver. >>> whole foods has a reputation for being pricy but tonight there may be another reason the grocery bill is so high. how the chain is accused of overcharging customers. >> a high-end heist ends up in smoke. thieves scoop up designer watches. >>> back to our breaking news. this brush fire that's burning across dry east bay hillsides sending up a lot of black smoke a lot of it now turning gray as they get that fire retardant, you can see down in the lower right-hand corner, that orangey splotch that's fire retardant that they have been able to g
live in walnut creek tonight, andria borba, kpix 5. >>> new at 5:00, two sisters in redlands survived a kidnapping attempt and it's caught on camera. surveillance video from a gas station shows the car involved. the woman left it running while she went inside to pay. that's when a man got inside. you saw him driving off there. she runs after it. her two daughters 10 and 2 years old were inside. as the car speeds away, the 10- year-old girl grabs her sister and they jump! the girls had...
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kpix 5's andria borba with what went wrong. >> the initial call came in around 2:45 this afternoon. take a look behind me. that's the coast guard facility here at san francisco international. you can see two orange helicopters with their rotors and blades up. then on the left side of your screen you see another orange blob. that's the helicopter that either crash landed or took a hard landing here at sfo earlier this afternoon on the coast guard. we're told there were two crew members aboard the helicopter. both walked away. the pilot and co-pilot were treated by paramedics for minor injuries on the scene. here's what those paramedics heard from dispatchers as they were headed to this location. >> engine 55, engine 31, engine 81 truck 51, truck 34, battalion 17 battalion 9 idt respond on a helicopter crash 1019 north axis road at san francisco airport. >> the coast guard says the mh-65 dolphin was on maintenance testing when they believe some sort of engine malfunction occurred. the pilot lost control as it went to hover to land. that's when it landed on its side. the investigation
kpix 5's andria borba with what went wrong. >> the initial call came in around 2:45 this afternoon. take a look behind me. that's the coast guard facility here at san francisco international. you can see two orange helicopters with their rotors and blades up. then on the left side of your screen you see another orange blob. that's the helicopter that either crash landed or took a hard landing here at sfo earlier this afternoon on the coast guard. we're told there were two crew members...
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as andria borba found out, the girls could be part of a gang. >> reporter: in the shadow of the rainbow flag on market street it appears the rainbow girls may have struck again. >> i think it's crazy. >> reporter: at forever21, sfpd says three teenaged girls started shoplifting but officers in the area caught them. >> they all came from different directions, some went around the corner to the other side of the store. but there was a lot. a lot of cops. >> reporter: sfpd says the girls fought back. one officer used his pepper spray and ended up getting a faceful himself landing in the back of this ambulance. this is video of the rainbow girls tearing through arthur barron on stockton street in december. their m.o. is the same hitting the place with thousands of designer duds as quickly as possible. >> i don't know exactly what happened as far as the girls but if this isn't the first store they have hit, i mean, i'm glad they got it under control. >> andria borba, kpix 5. >>> police arrested two of the three girls on shoplifting charges but they could face more serious charges of battery
as andria borba found out, the girls could be part of a gang. >> reporter: in the shadow of the rainbow flag on market street it appears the rainbow girls may have struck again. >> i think it's crazy. >> reporter: at forever21, sfpd says three teenaged girls started shoplifting but officers in the area caught them. >> they all came from different directions, some went around the corner to the other side of the store. but there was a lot. a lot of cops. >> reporter:...
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but new at 6:00 kpix 5's andria borba talked to gay rights leaders who say the fight is not over. >> reporter: veronica, one legal scholar says while the marriage hurdle has been cleared, there are numerous other legal challenges that still lie ahead for the gay community. [ applause and cheers ] the wave of marriage equality that started 11 years ago -- >> it's inevitable! this door is wide open now! it's gonna happen whether you like it or not!! >> reporter: made a full national circle this morning. a case of deja vu all over again for lieutenant governor gavin newsom. >> then there's your courage. >> reporter: the pre-pride weekend party kicked off in supreme fashion but with a look toward the continuing fight for lgbt rights. >> daily reality for still so many in our community is isolation and stigma. but we are going to do something about that! >> reporter: rory little a professor of constitution law says the 5-4 decision is a pivotal moment for civil rights. >> as historic as brown versus the board of education and a ruling that's even broader than brown versus board of educati
but new at 6:00 kpix 5's andria borba talked to gay rights leaders who say the fight is not over. >> reporter: veronica, one legal scholar says while the marriage hurdle has been cleared, there are numerous other legal challenges that still lie ahead for the gay community. [ applause and cheers ] the wave of marriage equality that started 11 years ago -- >> it's inevitable! this door is wide open now! it's gonna happen whether you like it or not!! >> reporter: made a full...
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andria borba first broke the story wednesday. she is in alameda now. >> that teacher is on leave. it allegedly happened during a sophomore geometry class. the teacher wing-wah leung asked the student to take a selfie with a sex toy or condom for extra credit. one student apparently completed the assignment. it happened back in april. it was reported to an after- school counselor and administrators in may. but leung was removed from the classroom. until today. why did it take so long to put him on leave? >> i'm afraid i can't talk about that because that's part of the investigation. >> reporter: nothing happened until we started asking questions. >> that's not true. there was an investigation that was ongoing before you started asking questions. >> reporter: but he was still in the classroom. >> yes, he was. but again, i can't speak to that because it's part of the investigation. >> reporter: now, leung will be out of the classroom for the school year which ends next week. that's also when the hr investigation will wrap up with a more final conclusion. now, the district is also tak
andria borba first broke the story wednesday. she is in alameda now. >> that teacher is on leave. it allegedly happened during a sophomore geometry class. the teacher wing-wah leung asked the student to take a selfie with a sex toy or condom for extra credit. one student apparently completed the assignment. it happened back in april. it was reported to an after- school counselor and administrators in may. but leung was removed from the classroom. until today. why did it take so long to...
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as kpix 5's andria borba explains, she tells us what went wrong. >>> reporter: the 300 lowell high school students it's a bad cause and effect question. back in may while taking the six-hour test a proctor mistakenly gave them an extra 15 minutes on the essay section. >> we knew initially that something had gone wrong because we got extra time. >> reporter: if that was the cause, the effect was dropped off in their mailboxes by the college board. >> saying that we could either retake the test or, um, get refunded because we got extra time. >> reporter: the scores for six hours of testing potential college credits were canceled and the year's worth of studying was down the drain. >> it's tough to realize that we have to retake a test, like, that we spent so long for, like, preparing for the whole year again to relearn the material. >> like every night before the test and i don't want to do that again. >> reporter: to add to the frustration the college board hasn't set a retest date. in 2015 getting their yes or no responses on retake the test back to the college board has been old school.
as kpix 5's andria borba explains, she tells us what went wrong. >>> reporter: the 300 lowell high school students it's a bad cause and effect question. back in may while taking the six-hour test a proctor mistakenly gave them an extra 15 minutes on the essay section. >> we knew initially that something had gone wrong because we got extra time. >> reporter: if that was the cause, the effect was dropped off in their mailboxes by the college board. >> saying that we...
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kpix 5's andria borba with the latest from the park. >> reporter: the initial call came into dispatchers around 2:30. crews arrived on scene found a large number of children sick by something complaining of burning throats and vomiting here at the pool. we are told that 17 children were taken to area hospitals because of their symptoms. and 17 others refused treatment here at the scene and went home. there may have been a release of chlorine into the pool. we are waiting for officials to confirm that. but one child who wasn't at the pool but sitting on a nearby hill heard and saw everything. >> we was on top of the hill and then we heard people screaming that their throat burned. >> reporter: that their throat was burning. >> yeah. they were just screaming. >> reporter: contra costa county hazmat crews and environmental health crews are here at the pool right now to determine what the problem is. we are waiting word from themful we are told a press conference is supposed to happen momentarily. as soon as we have more information, we'll pass it along to you. andria borba, kpix 5, antioch.
kpix 5's andria borba with the latest from the park. >> reporter: the initial call came into dispatchers around 2:30. crews arrived on scene found a large number of children sick by something complaining of burning throats and vomiting here at the pool. we are told that 17 children were taken to area hospitals because of their symptoms. and 17 others refused treatment here at the scene and went home. there may have been a release of chlorine into the pool. we are waiting for officials to...
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live in pleasanton, andria borba, kpix 5. >>> breaking news. a police investigation at a home in oakland. it may be linked to a missing persons case from the '90s. kpix 5's christin ayers at the scene and what can you tell us? >> reporter: this could be a big break in the case of the disappearance of kristin month ferry. she was a student on summer break in the bay area disappeared in 1997 and lived here on this block. today a retired detective who works pro bono on disappearances like this searched the area with a search dog he keeps with him and says the dog found evidence of human remains here at the home where miss montefieri lived at the time. that retired detective is working with oakland plymouth. he said he gathered soil samples from exterior of the home and will have those analyzed. in the meantime he is working with oakland police to establish whether in fact these may have been her remains. >> so we searched around the perimeter. we got an alert on a drain down there which -- you know, a pipe that would drain out of this area and we
live in pleasanton, andria borba, kpix 5. >>> breaking news. a police investigation at a home in oakland. it may be linked to a missing persons case from the '90s. kpix 5's christin ayers at the scene and what can you tell us? >> reporter: this could be a big break in the case of the disappearance of kristin month ferry. she was a student on summer break in the bay area disappeared in 1997 and lived here on this block. today a retired detective who works pro bono on...
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in san francisco, andria borba, kpix 5. >> and there was some instant reaction on twitter last night. someone tweeted what man at apple can i thank for the truly revolutionary act of letting a woman up on stage just magnificent. and -- >>> former house speaker dennis hastert will appear in a chicago courtroom this afternoon. it will be his first court appearance regarding an indictment that alleges he agreed to pay $3.5 million in hush money. he's expected to enter a plea to charges he broke federal banking laws by lying about cash withdrawals when questioned by the fbi. reports say the money was to cover up allegations of sexual abuse from when he was a high school coach back in the '60s and '70s. >> at that time the statute of limitations for sexual abuse was just three years. in the year since then lawmakers have expanded the statute of limitations to up to 20 years. but as of now, it's not retroactive. they could not bring charges based on those allegations of sexual abuse. >> it is unclear whether prosecutors might shed more light on the secret hastert allegedly sought to conceal
in san francisco, andria borba, kpix 5. >> and there was some instant reaction on twitter last night. someone tweeted what man at apple can i thank for the truly revolutionary act of letting a woman up on stage just magnificent. and -- >>> former house speaker dennis hastert will appear in a chicago courtroom this afternoon. it will be his first court appearance regarding an indictment that alleges he agreed to pay $3.5 million in hush money. he's expected to enter a plea to...
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only on "5", parents tell andria borba the school is not explaining how this happened. >> reporter: high schoo geometry class. one teacher's idea of extra credit. >> to go into your parents' private drawer to seek out sex toys. condoms, anything of that nature. and to take a selfie with it. >> reporter: mothers kimberly cobene and evangeline garcia heard about the sex toys selfie last month from a counselor at an after-school program their sophomore daughters attend. >> from what i understand, a student actually did it, and he used that as an example to what it should look like for the other students. >> reporter: high school administrators implied to the moms, it might have been a joke. >> if the kids took it as a joke, why did one kid do it? and showed it as an example in class if it was a joke? >> reporter: they say the accused teacher is still on the job and they aren't getting answers from the district. >> we don't feel comfortable with our children in his presence. all they could say it's a human resources issue and it's being investigated. >> reporter: when i spoke to a district r
only on "5", parents tell andria borba the school is not explaining how this happened. >> reporter: high schoo geometry class. one teacher's idea of extra credit. >> to go into your parents' private drawer to seek out sex toys. condoms, anything of that nature. and to take a selfie with it. >> reporter: mothers kimberly cobene and evangeline garcia heard about the sex toys selfie last month from a counselor at an after-school program their sophomore daughters attend....
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tragedy, here's kpix 5's andria borba. >> reporter: the combination of crime scene tape and crumpled party cups is nearly always a sign of youthful exuberance that took a terrible home. ashley donohoe and oliva burke were countries inches. ashley a senior -- cousins. ashley a senior biology major in california was with oliva when the balcony every gave way. oliva burke, eoghan culligan, niccolai schuster, lorcan mililer, eimear walsh were all 21-year-old irish students. in the rite of passage the students in the bay area on j-1 work visa working and traveling stateside for the summer. >> this is normally the high point a life forming experience. so it's deeply tragic and it touches every family in ireland. >> reporter: andria borba, kpix 5. >> for particular coverage. berkeley balcony collapse, go online to cbssf.com. >>> time now is 6:39. months after and her to the getty oil fortune turns up dead, investigators find out how he died and why. >> (scal): good day, m'lady! i am sir-can-a-lot, here to save you from another breakfast bore. wake up those eggs with glorious spam! see what
tragedy, here's kpix 5's andria borba. >> reporter: the combination of crime scene tape and crumpled party cups is nearly always a sign of youthful exuberance that took a terrible home. ashley donohoe and oliva burke were countries inches. ashley a senior -- cousins. ashley a senior biology major in california was with oliva when the balcony every gave way. oliva burke, eoghan culligan, niccolai schuster, lorcan mililer, eimear walsh were all 21-year-old irish students. in the rite of...
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live from san francisco international airport today, andria borba, kpix 5. >>> a sighting of a school of big sharks, great whites spotted near sea cliff state beach not far from a popular diving and swimming area. kpix 5's devin fehely with the story of one man who has the perfect view of the ocean predators. >> it's an absolutely gorgeous day here at sea cliff state beach. hundreds of people came out today. it's a view from the air which givers -- gives you a very different perspective. we ourselves saw several sharks in the waters offshore. >> reporter: the view from sea cliff state beach was picture postcard perfect. a day to enjoy the sun surf, and sand. just offshore and visible to the naked eye were several sharks believed to be great white one of the ocean's most fearsome predators. >> there's a lot more ocean activity out there. a lot more whales fish, dolphins, seals and the great white sharks. >> reporter: chris gallarte has specialized helicopters that conduct tours of the coast every day and says shark sightings have become increasingly common. >> often you'll see sharks c
live from san francisco international airport today, andria borba, kpix 5. >>> a sighting of a school of big sharks, great whites spotted near sea cliff state beach not far from a popular diving and swimming area. kpix 5's devin fehely with the story of one man who has the perfect view of the ocean predators. >> it's an absolutely gorgeous day here at sea cliff state beach. hundreds of people came out today. it's a view from the air which givers -- gives you a very different...
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we sent andria borba out into that triple digit heat. >> reporter: how hot was it here at the alameda county fair? it was so hot, they had to shut down some of the attractions including the slide. they were prepared for this heat, but the fire department setting up misting stations around the fairgrounds along with passing out fans and water to people here at the park, but it was still very hot. the only place to be was in the shade. >> or at the coast. it will be cool at the shoreline again tomorrow. full forecast in a few minutes. >> see you then, thanks brian. >>> tonight, firefighters are telling people stop flying drones over wild fires. not a good idea. yesterday, a drone flew through a couple of planes doing air drops in the lake fire in san bernadino county. they were going 150 miles at the time and separated by a few thousand feet. pilots only had seconds to react to avoid disaster. air drops were halted for a couple of hours dealing firefighters a huge setback. >> it is very difficult, you know, we were building lines out there. we lost two-and-a-half hours of flight line. t
we sent andria borba out into that triple digit heat. >> reporter: how hot was it here at the alameda county fair? it was so hot, they had to shut down some of the attractions including the slide. they were prepared for this heat, but the fire department setting up misting stations around the fairgrounds along with passing out fans and water to people here at the park, but it was still very hot. the only place to be was in the shade. >> or at the coast. it will be cool at the...
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. >> reporter: in palo alto, andria borba, kpix5. >>> it will be a big blow to uber. a new state ruling finds uber drivers can be classified as employees and not independent contractors. the decision centers around a complaint from the san francisco based uber driver. the california labor commission is ordering them to pay more than four grand. that is because legally, uber is her employer. but, official employment would also mean uber gets to set drivers work hours which some say defeats the point. >> i turn on the uber app and work with ubers. >> that is worth noting the decision does not set a legal precedent. similar cases are pending and uber is appealing. >>> and tonight, at&t is facing a record fine for misleading customers. $100million. the fcc says at&t misled customers about its unlimited data plans. it says at&t squeezed wireless internet speeds so severely, the service was unusable. something known as throttling. at&t says it will contest the claims. >>> coming up, a monk viciously attacked inside this bay area monastery. tonight, police say the suspect is
. >> reporter: in palo alto, andria borba, kpix5. >>> it will be a big blow to uber. a new state ruling finds uber drivers can be classified as employees and not independent contractors. the decision centers around a complaint from the san francisco based uber driver. the california labor commission is ordering them to pay more than four grand. that is because legally, uber is her employer. but, official employment would also mean uber gets to set drivers work hours which some...
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andria borba tells us these callers are worried about in visible attacks from outer space and government mind control. >> reporter: here in richmond they've been getting so many phone calls it's interfering with their ability to dispatch people to actual emergencies. the may 19th richmond city council meeting began with simple intentions, to say no to the federal star wars missile defense system and other weapons that may haunt the skies. >> we also support our residents who are feeling attacked. >> reporter: since then it's been anything but simple at richmond pd. lots of callers are worried the government is stalking them using electronic surveillance and secret military technology. some believe the government is controlling their minds. others are worried about insidious nanotechnology. in a statement police chief chris magnus says we don't have the resources including staff to respond to all these people now contacting us because they believe they have been targeted. we are getting numerous inquiries and requests from individuals all over the country, even some from other countries.
andria borba tells us these callers are worried about in visible attacks from outer space and government mind control. >> reporter: here in richmond they've been getting so many phone calls it's interfering with their ability to dispatch people to actual emergencies. the may 19th richmond city council meeting began with simple intentions, to say no to the federal star wars missile defense system and other weapons that may haunt the skies. >> we also support our residents who are...
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only on "5" this morning parents telling andria borba the school is not explaining. >> reporter: high school geometry class filled with triangles right angles and these moms say one wrong turn. one teacher's idea of extra credit. >> it was to go into your parents' private drawers or whatever to seek out sexual toys, condoms, anything of that nature, and to take a selfie with it. >> reporter: two mothers heard about the sex toys selfie last month from a counselor at an after-school program their sophomore daughters attend. >> from what i understand, a student actually did it and he used that as an example as to what it should look like for the other students. >> reporter: high school administrators implied to the moms it might have been a joke. >> but i'm thinking if the kids took it's joke why did one kid take it serious and did the extra credit work and showed it as an example in class if it was a joke? >> reporter: they say the accuse teacher is still in the classroom and they aren't getting any answers from the district. >> we don't feel comfortable with our children in his presenc
only on "5" this morning parents telling andria borba the school is not explaining. >> reporter: high school geometry class filled with triangles right angles and these moms say one wrong turn. one teacher's idea of extra credit. >> it was to go into your parents' private drawers or whatever to seek out sexual toys, condoms, anything of that nature, and to take a selfie with it. >> reporter: two mothers heard about the sex toys selfie last month from a counselor at...
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. >> reporter: in alameda, andria borba, kpix 5. >> we have been trying to contact that teacher for a couple of days but so far, no response. >>> the warriors are set for the nba's ultimate series. finally the finals begin tonight at oracle arena. the cavaliers are in town for game one and kpix 5's anne makovec is at oracle arena with more on the best-of-seven series that has a global reach. >> reporter: we have been here throughout the championship series and you can see all the yellow t-shirts on the seats. there is one distinct difference this time. check it out. "the finals." this is it, guys. the 40-year drought is over and the warriors are in the finals starting tonight at 6 p.m. and all eyes of the world on oakland tonight. you can see this picture showing the press from around the would. the finals broadcast to 215 countries and 47 languages, press from around th world. they had the final practice yesterday gearing up for the series of their careers. >> this stuff is nice but, you know, it's a big distraction for a lot of guys. so we are waiting for the jump ball. i think our
. >> reporter: in alameda, andria borba, kpix 5. >> we have been trying to contact that teacher for a couple of days but so far, no response. >>> the warriors are set for the nba's ultimate series. finally the finals begin tonight at oracle arena. the cavaliers are in town for game one and kpix 5's anne makovec is at oracle arena with more on the best-of-seven series that has a global reach. >> reporter: we have been here throughout the championship series and you can...