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this is cbs news bay area with elizabeth cook. a new safety cool could -- tool could soon go up in some of the dangerous intersections. the major boat happening today and why neighbors say the help could not come soon enough. constantly, we are watching cars because we are scared we are going to get hit. >> two young woman gunned down in napa. the arrest just made in the case and how police tracked down the suspects. a popular bay area restaurant that has been serving the community for decades is set to be demolished. why the city says it is necessary.
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it is another warm day for us here in the bay area as we are expecting warmer conditions into the forecast tomorrow. thank you for joining us this afternoon. i'm elizabeth cook. it is a problem that safety advocates say needs to stop. drivers just speeding through residential streets and intersections. now, bay area cities are cracking down. we will have more the latest push for safer streets in a moment. let's get right to anne makovec with a look at today's headlines. >> we are following a developing story out of san bruno. two inmates at a san francisco county jail refused to come out of a cell while handcuffed. our chopper was over the scene earlier. the sheriff's deputy from the emergency services unit negotiated to the inmates, trying to get them to come out for nearly 2 hours. they eventually surrendered. nobody was hurt. this comes after san francisco sheriff's officers put that jail and another one in san francisco on lockdown over the weekend after a series of attacks on deputies and other staff members. a judge dismissed the motion to seal proceedings in the case of scott peterson in a
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redwood city courtroom. it is the first of three hearings to overturn his 2004 murder conviction. peterson appeared remotely through zoom. the motion to seal proceedings would have shilled the identities of potential witnesses while peterson's defense, the eley innocence project, receives the case 20 years after peterson was convicted of murdering his wife and unborn sun. some key evidence was ignored. second motion for postconviction dna testing is set for may 29. police in napa arrested three people suspected in a shooting that killed two and women. that was saturday night on riverside drive. so far, no word on the motive. police were able to track down the suspect with help the community. alameda county's top prosecutor will be facing a recall. pamela price's opponents did collect enough valid signatures to trigger a recall election. they needed about 73,000 and they got close to 75,000. the board of supervisors will have a meeting on april 30 and then schedule a
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special selection. serious repairs will be underway at the santa cruz wharf following damage from this last winter storm. the damage is so severe that the city has to raise a popular restaurant. the dolphin, a mainstay at the end of the wharf since 1963, is slated for demolition. repairs are expected to cost the city $25 million. some of that will come from federally. residents are hopeful the wharf will fully reopen soon. >> i really hope they repair it. this is a really good space for everybody to get together. i know a lot of people come here over the weekend to check out this one little space. >> the demolition and repairs are set to start as soon as this fall. turning to our weather. another gorgeous, sunny day across the bay area. i hope you got a chance to get outside. it looks like this wonderful weather is expected to stick around. let's get right to
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meteorologist jessica burch with a look at your first alert forecast. >> it is another dry day for us here in the bay area as high pressure is sitting just off shore, bringing in warm conditions throughout the next couple of days. a little bit of a breeze into the afternoon hours but those daytime highs, something to look forward to. on top of that, we will stay dry. our winds are moving in from the north, around 15 miles per hour at max , lasting into this afternoon. other than that, we are talking about beautiful weather to get out and get some fresh air. no rain chances at all as we head into this week or this weekend which means we could start long-range planning a lot more than what we could have just two weeks ago or even last week. as we take a quick look at what is going on outside, we are sitting in the 60s and the 70s throughout the bay area. let's get a quick check of the forecast in your local communities. 67 in san francisco. we will continue to warm up tomorrow and also into the east bay, a similar trend with 70s insight for us. the
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upper 70s will quickly turn into 80s by tomorrow and it will be a great day to get up and get some fresh air but the pollen count is high. keep that in mind if you are sensitive to allergies like myself. always have the water bottle ready to go into benadryl in the backpack just in case. 70s turning into 80s for us tomorrow. we will hold on tight to the 80s, lasting into thursday, flirting back and forth with 70s and 80s throughout the rest of the week heading into a gorgeous weekend with sunny skies around the corner. more partly cloudy skies along the bay. if you live along the bay shoreline, keep that in mind. beautiful forecast for us this week too and we will keep you updated here in the weather center. san francisco is one step closer in getting a new tool that will help track drivers who are speeding. today, the sf mta will be voting on where to install speed cameras throughout the city. this map shows the potential 33 spots that could get this new technology. it will be located near schools, senior centers and along the city's so-called
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high internetwork. our kenny choi spoke with safety advocates who say these cameras are a proven tool to slow traffic and even save lives. >> paul rivera, his wife and 2-year-old girl live on the busy corridor in enrichment. >> constantly, we are watching cars because we are scared we are going to get hit. >> a few blocks away from them, a speeding car fatally struck a 72-year-old in january. residents say near misses are too common. >> my wife and i were crossing the street and i had to jump in front of a car so we would not get hit. >> safety advocates witnessed three previous attempts to pass legislation bail at the state level. mark and lindsay have walked san francisco and often checked speeding cars. >> every mile a driver goes above 25 miles per hour, the risk for pedestrians just goes up so much.
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>> unlike the 13 red light cameras in san francisco, which can take photos of drivers, the new speed cameras will only be able to identify license plates in a 30 miles per hour zone like on fulton. cameras could initiate fines for only cars going 11 miles per hour over the limit. >> 40 miles per hour, a person gets hit, we are so vulnerable. 75% chance you will not survive that crash or be very severely injured. >> the san francisco municipal transportation agency will determine the 33 locations, including near schools, senior centers and at locations on the high internetwork. 12% of city streets that account for nearly 70% of serious injuries and fatalities. cities like new york have been deploying more than 2500 speed cameras for about a decade. >> there have been some amazing results in the cities that have used speed cameras. we have been advocating over and over to try to get them. we are glad we finally have the chance, even if it is just in a limited
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pilot program. >> sf mta is working together with san jose and oakland officials. those are the two other bay area cities allowed to install speed cameras under ab 645. >> any kind of enforcement along with traffic calming measures and increased awareness for pedestrian safety will definitely help the community. >> paul rivera wants to see more than 33 speed cameras deployed but it is a major win for now. >> the sf mta board hopes to hire a contractor to install the cameras bierly 2025. drivers caught speeding will get warnings the first couple of months and then face fines after 60 days. it is a cancer danger that may be hiding in your home. the warning from health experts and how you can protect yourself. a rare disease takes an emotional toll on the south a family. >> this is the hardest thing i
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have ever been to -- been through. >> the push to help them get the treatment they
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on the healthwatch, families of children with a rare disease that impacts
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their brain are hoping new legislation in sacramento will help them get that medicine they need. the bill would require health insurance companies to cover the disease and the treatment. it has been a long struggle for one south bay family. >> this is the magic. this is what we have been waiting for. they finally flew in last night. >> for 26-year-old tessa gallo, waiting for months for a shipment of medication is just part of her medical ordeal. it is the painful iv hookup. >> how long did it take you this time? >> longtime. >> it took close to three hours to find her vein. >> and, the 12 hours it takes to get the medication infused. on this day, it all became too much. >> this is the hardest disease i have ever been through.
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>> you have been brave. >> tessa suffers from an autoimmune disorder called pediatric onset neuropsychiatri c syndrome. it struck her one day when she was a happy, healthy 13-year-old. >> overnight, on july 8, 2011, tessa dramatically changed. >> the disease is marked by a dozen -- sudden devastating onset when a patient is antibodies attack the part of their brain that regulate behavior, causing ocd, tics and other symptoms. >> became psychotic and developmental he delayed. i knew something was wrong. it took about 10 months to figure out her diagnosis, that it was actually not bipolar or schizophrenia, it was actually something else. >> tessa's mother, says she was in and out of psych wards and given many drugs for what doctors thought was a mental illness. that is, under till a new team of doctors suspected
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pans. >> they started a clinic after her and started giving her medications, both very expensive drugs. >> the drugs eased tessa's symptoms and make dramatic positive changes in many other symptoms and a related condition which starts as a strep infection. tessa takes the medicine once every three months but downing says it has been a struggle since day one to get the drugs covered by insurance companies. >> never in 1 million years did i think 13 years later that i would still be fighting for the same medication. >> the treatment is not inexpensive. >> dr. mark pasternak is an associate professor of pediatrics at harvard university and one of the nation's leading researchers into p.a.n.s. and says there is a lot the wider medical community does not know about the disease and patients are often denied coverage with drug costs being a major factor. >> for teenagers, it is close to $15,000 per treatment.
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given that they often prevent psychiatric hospitalization, they are cost-effective. >> 11 states have passed legislation requiring insurance companies to cover p.a.n.s. in california could be next. >> california has a core group of parents working hard now to get a b 2105. >> dr. angela tang is also the mother of a pandas patient who says the california bill would require insurance companies to cover dr. prescribed treatments which could include id eiji and other drugs. >> if governor newsom would sign this law, we would be able to be a role model and a very large domino in getting the rest of the states, these 38 other states without protections, to get them to follow suit. >> if passed, the legislation would help patients like tessa get the medicine when they need it. >> when i am waiting for the medicine, i feel upset, kind of sad that it did not come ,
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stuff like that. >> although she suffered some brain damage because of earlier missed diagnosis and treatment delays, tessa is enrolled in the college of adaptive arts and works part-time at a bakery. doctors say her therapies are working. for now, the disease is in remission. >> we did reach out to tessa's health insurance provider for comment on this but so far have not heard back. it is often recognized as a smoker's disease but the cdc says up to 40,000 lung cancers each year are diagnosed in people who have never smoked or in those that are light smokers. more researchers believe secondhand smoke is a leading contributor to this but there is also another factor that may be making people sick. health experts estimate nearly 3000 lung cancer cases in the u.s. are linked to radon. it is a radioactive gas that can seep into homes and buildings through the soil. chastity harney was regionally diagnosed
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with stage iv lung cancer. her doctors suspected was caused by radon. >> the chair pulled out, a box of tissues. i said, okay. >> she said, there is no easy way to tell you this but you have two pretty good size tumor is on your left long. >> experts say it is important to test for radon in your home. you can get a kit from a state radon office, higher-quality radon tester or buy a kit a hardware store. >> the epa recommends mitigating to a level below four but they suggest below two. >> if you do have symptoms like chronic cough or shortness of breath, be aware and talk to your doctor. a new push to ban tiktok in the u.s. the new bill on the table and why some are pushing
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the pilot union at american airlines reports a significant spike in safety and maintenance related problems and it is telling pilots to be vigilant. the union's concerns are spelled out in a memo obtained by cbs news. the nation's airlines are already under
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growing pressure. >> an american airlines 777 being pushed back from the gate in miami was backed into another plane last month, a type of incident among a host of concerns american pilots union brought to company executives. >> we are seeing the walls of the safety margin get squeezed in. >> captain dennis taser. >> we are telling our pilots, slow down, take your time and watch for these potential errors because they are starting to increase across the system. >> in a memo to its 16,000 pilots, the union listed a series of problematic trends including tools lectin wheel wells like this hammer . the allied pilots association said it was found last month before flight left phoenix for cedar rapids, iowa. the union says maintenance discovered other tools inside the wheel well and noted there were no open
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maintenance actions at the time of discovery. also of concern, an increasing number of collisions between aircraft being tugged or towed and pressure to return aircraft to service. >> if these allegations are true, they need to be investigated and resolved. >> the memo comes as united is undergoing an faa audit after a series of concerning incidents this year. in a statement, american says our robust safety program is guided by our industry leading safety management system that includes a multitude of collaborative programs in regular touch points with the faa and all of our unions to further bolster our strong safety record. a new bill to ban tiktok could be up for a house vote this week. it is different than the one that passed last month. this time, the ban is tucked into a set of four separate bills. they address democrats foreign aid priorities, three bills have aid for ukraine, israel and taiwan. the fourth includes the tick-tock -- tiktok ban. tiktok's chinese
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parent company i dance go is a national security risk. about 170 millions americans use the platform so banding it bases a lot of opposition. >> you are voting against small business. you are voting against me getting a slice of my american pie. >> this is where the commentary of the entertainment world happens. this is where education happens. >> some of the things, with regards to the lease option and the repo act and some other sanctions on iran and other things we have been talking about for quite some time. >> we are talking about the new house bills that hold some appeal that the white house prefers a senate package that does not ban tiktok. on treasure island, the san francisco fire department's canine rescue team showed off their skills today, demonstrating how fast these search dogs can deploy and
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locate missing persons in the event of an earthquake. officials say disaster search canines are the most effective way to locate people trapped in collapsed structures. >> it is a real expansion to the capabilities the fire department can utilize to deliver our mission to protect the lives of people of san francisco. >> the fire department says they have four of these search canines in four available and ready for immediate appointment. it is a win or go home for the warr
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let s take a live look at chase center. the warriors are on the road tonight but thrive city will still be rocking. there will be a watch party at 5:30 where fans can enjoy live music throughout the game and it is streamed at the videoboard. tip-off is a 7:00 tonight in sacramento and it is win or go home for these northern california rivals. the winner will travel to the loser of the lakers and pelicans came to see who makes it into the playoffs as the eight seed in the western conference. go dubbs! today is just another day up the road in sacramento for the second straight season for the dubs. the warriors beat the kings in the first round of playoffs last year. vern glenn has the path to the post season this year. >> i believe in karma. i think this group has earned some good karma.
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>> ♪ >> i am sure there is plenty of things over the course of the nba history that felt like karma was coming to them and it did in. >> the warriors believe they will have more than karma on their side. they also have steph curry. >> he is that guy. he is him. >> last time steph played an elimination game in sacramento, he scored 50 points and left -- led the dubs to a game 7 win. >> this is technically a game 7 type in the same building. we got to do it again. >> he should not have to perform a solo. instead, a familiar trio leading the way. >> this team is about -- steve kerr credited klay thompson and draymond green for the team's turnaround after the all-star break. >> the first half of the season, neither one was right emotionally, spiritually, however you want to put it.
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once they turned the corner, it affected the whole team because that is how it works. >> we know we are capable of going to win some road games. when this team's back is against the wall, we show up. >> ♪ >> way to go, burn, for putting in taylor swift in the story. the cbs evening news is next on kpix. local news continues on our streaming service, cbs news bay area. i will see you at 5:00. ♪ ♪ >> norah: tornadoes tear through the midwest. >> look at that one right up there. >> norah: major damage in the planes as severe weather threatens 25 million americans. includingnd

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