win kpix 5's len ramirez has more on the frightening encounter. >> i was hoping that nothing was going to happen that was bad. >> reporter: for janet smith and her husband, it wasn't a typical sunday drive on almaden expressway. >> a motorcycle passed us and then another one and another one and another one, and my husband said there were between 30 and 50. >> reporter: she says the seemed to swarm around everywhere doing stunts and wheelies and knocked on her husband's car window. >> he rolled his window down, which i wouldn't have done, and they said, you're in our way. slow down. and he said, i was here first. you know? i don't know where else to go. they were to the right, they were to the left. they were behind us. >> reporter: she recorded this cell phone video all the while fearing that someone was going to get hurt. no one did, but -- >> it was scary for a couple of old people. >> reporter: the stunt riders are usually more interested in showing off to their friends and youtube followers than anything else and the dangers that they pose are mostly to themselves. but their antics

feds argue that heavier vehicles are safer than lighter winds. kpix 5's len ramirez has reaction . >> reporter: under president donald trump's proposal, the oak , era rules requiring cars to continue get better gas mileage would be dropped for safety reason, the -- reasons, the trump administration says that putting americans in smaller and lighter cars encourages them to drive more and puts them at risk for greater collisions than if they were driving bigger cars like suvs. >> to smaller cars get driven more? >> certainly in the bay area, i would say yes, our needs are community. >> reporter: carol mahoney traded it in an suv -- treated an suv for a smaller car. >> smaller cars at the lifeline of the valley. >> reporter: the proposal will be leaked next week but it has been getting hammered by environmental groups as it leaked out. >> i am not sure what trump is trying to do, that california is trying to reduce air pollution. >> reporter: tom flanagan with the bay area air district says the proposal would undo years of progress in reducing air pollution, although the bay cali f,

working to sure that happens as soon as possible. in salinas, len ramirez, kpix5. >> that pesticide must be banned within 60 days. >>> tearful testimony in an oakland courtroom today, the sentencing of ghost ship fire defendants derick almena and max harris got underway. it began with the families of victims pouring out their anger and emotions. kpix5's da lin was there. ap on the wrist. > reporter: inside department 13 family after family voiced their strong opposition to the plea deal, nine years for ghost ship master tenant derick almena and six years for max harris. a victim's boyfriend compares that to a slap on the wrist. >> this sentence is unfair. it's unbalanced. it's negligent. >> three months for almena and two months for harris for each of those lives was way too short. >> reporter: many families asked judge james cramer to dismiss the plea bargainor change it. a different judge jacobson brokered the plea deal. cameras were not allowed inside the courtroom. one of the victim's brothers told the defendants the d

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about it. it did resume before the close after an 11 percent gain. reporter len ramirez his life at the tesla factory with the tweet that shook the stock market. >>reporter: issue or dead. it shook up a lot of people. a lot of veteran wall street times shaking their heads wondering how this would be. this is no way to run a big car company like tesla to smaller investors and tesla fans in the south bay who are excited this may be the best path forward. >>reporter: with one tweet, elon musk sent the stock market into a frenzy. am considering taking tesla private at $420, funding secured. >> those two things taken together sent the market and made investors go crazy. >>reporter: the tweets after and reported that a saudi investment report had taken a stake in the electric car company. the effect on the stock was dramatic. and shut up $36 a share in a matter of hours but prompted question about whether lawn mosque broke rules. >> elon musk is an unconventional communicator. very similar to the way president trump communicates with his constituencies. it goes outside of the norm. in thi

international flights this fall. in san jose, len ramirez, kpix5. >>> get this. plastic surgeons are concerned by the number of patients wanting to look like doctored selfies. the trend is called snapchat dysmorphia. boston researchers say the smartphone app can have effect on self-esteem and even cause mental illness. last year 55% of surgeons saw patients who wanted to look better in their selfies. >>> facebook wants a look at your financials. coming up the report claiming the tech giant wants access to credit card transaction data and account balances. >> it looks like a scene from a movie, the incredible explosion on a highway in italy. i'm april kennedy and i'm an arborist with pg&e in the sierras. since the onset of the drought, more than 129 million trees have died in california. pg&e prunes and removes over a million trees every year to ensure that hazardous trees can't impact power lines. and since the onset of the drought we've doubled our efforts. i grew up in the forests out in this area and honestly it's heartbreaking to see all these trees dying. what guides me is ensur

len ramirez tried to track them down. office workers of the south bay win big. they one half $1 billion. >> we try to track them down. >> the man that purchased the mega millions ticket has not stepped into the public spotlight. they described how he bought the ticket. one of the people said did you hear about the jackpot, we should play. they each pitched into dollars. all of them, the lottery we want to keep our jobs. we love that company. we had a good time and we want to stay together. it was a $543 million. the cash option is 320 million -- $320 million. nearby at this store they recognized the winner. >> that is great news. >> he is god an office pool had one. >> it he is glad an office pool had one. >> it will take care of 11 families. i am very happy. >> all of the coworkers declined to be interviewed by the media. they work for a financial institution. they want to keep on working. reporting from san jose. >> they will hear from every second cousin, you name it. >> yes. >> join us at 10:00. we will be back here also at 11 pm. >>> you could save energy by living off the

to save it. kpix5's len ramirez on what the opposing sides are arguing about. len? >> reporter: well, they're arguing about a lot and this is shaping up to be a good old- fashioned fight between the city of san jose and the county of santa clara all over that building which has been vacant now the past 13 years. the old city hall annex building has been practically unused since the city of san jose moved out in 2005. it was bought a few years later by the county of santa clara which plans to demolish it to build a parking lot as part of its master plan, but now with the homeless crisis gripping the city san jose wants to save the building and repurpose it for a shelter. >> i'm hoping that they consider this as an option to provide housing for the homeless. >> reporter: 10 days ago sam liccardo sent a letter to the supervisors department asking if there was any reinterest in reusing the building for low income housing and pledged city support to make it happen. it's close to light rail and county services. homeless advocates call it a no brainer. >> people are dying in record numbers.

. and our len ramirez tells us... law enforcement is quickly ss. >>> a couple of brothers getting ready to make a difference on the streets of san jose. they are new police officers, law enforcement is quickly becoming a family business. >> reporter: they are two of the newest police officers, the brothers, they came up working the fields and dairy farms, soon to patrol the streets of san jose. do you think you can make a difference? >> i think i can. i think i can be of assistance to the community. >> reporter: whose idea was that? >> i would say it was my brothers idea. >> reporter: he was not sure he wanted to be a cop and was exploring other options. they both attended community college. what was it like growing up with this guy? >> very competitive. that is something that my dad -- he liked -- he wanted us to always compete. >> reporter: luis had already decided on law enforcement and helped convinced his brother he could do it too. last week they both graduated from the academy. their parents, immigrants from mexico, probably pinned on two badges that day. >> they know that this c

the scandal. kpix5 reporter len ramirez on a south bay priest who said it is time to open sealed church records. >> reporter: in a strongly worded open letter to the world's 1.2 billion catholics, pope francis said his church showed no care for the little ones saying, "we abandoned them. the heartwrenching pain of these victims was long ignored, kept quiet or silenced." >> the words are very appreciated. i think all the victims will tell you they appreciate it. it's actions we're looking for. >> reporter: john salberg was 6 years old when he was sexually abused by his pastor in san jose. he sued the church and won a settlement. now he and many other victims want an outside investigation of the church. >> it would just be nice if the church would expose their documentations and documentations of pedophile priests and other acts of clergy abuse, stuff they've kept shut behind closed doors. >> reporter: father tom reese says what was good is that the pope confessed that the church did a bad job responding to the sex abuse crisis. >> we tried to protect the institution, tried to prot

windows. kpix 5 len ramirez spoke to a driver who got caught in the middle of the pack. >> reporter: for janet smith and her husband, it wasn't a typical sunday drive. >> motorcycles passed us and we thought well, there it goes. another one and then another one and then my husband said there were between 30 and 50. >> reporter: she says they seemed to swarm around everywhere doing stunts and wheelies, and even knocked on the car window. >> they said you're in our way. slow down. and he said i was here first. you know, i don't know where else to go. they were to the right, they were to the left, they were behind us. >> reporter: she recorded this cell phone video all the while fearing that someone was going to get hurt. the motorcycle stunt riders were more interested in showing off to their friends and youtube followers than anything else and the dangers that they pose are to themselves. but their antics can trigger emotions and other drivers, such as road rage. four years ago bikers in new york city, the terrifying driver plowed through several bikes injuring a rider. the bikers ch

groups, so far no takers. in redwood city, len ramirez, kpix5. >> i think i still have some old radio air check on reel to reel ampex tapes, shows how old i am. kids in college are saying hey, what's that? they used to put audio and video on a physical thing that's not stored in the computer. >>> it was the coldest day of the summer today in the bay area. >> i like it. >> i have not heard one person complain yet at least online. we're looking at temperatures today which were not that warm. 78 doesn't sound cold but by far the coolest afternoon so far this summer in concord, morgan hill 86, 73 for san rafael today, 72 in san jose, fremont not hitting 70 and san francisco 63, 73 the official high in livermore this afternoon, coolest day since before summer began june 9th, 66 days ago. still some thunderstorms bubbling up in and around lake tahoe, more toward reno and carson city than anything else bypassing the lake, but there's some activity if you are heading up toward the sierra and the air quality up there continues to be a mess. our ridge of high pressure which kept us warm is temp

games really teach you how to be a pilot? we asked our len ramirez to look into that. >> reporter: the flight simulators at san jose state lab are so realistic even the simulated cockpit tilts and swivels as pilots maneuver the controls. >> the real purpose of simulators is to help pilots train for instrument flying. >> verify that we have ignition by etg rising. >> reporter: but you don't have to be in flight school to access high resolution simulators, video games and streaming step by step video guides such as this one entitled how to start a boeing 787-800 with over 2 million views on youtube. the airline worker who stole and flew a passenger plane in the seattle area last week had no formal flight training, but richard russell told air traffic controllers he didn't need it as he performed some dangerous aerial stunts. >> he just needs some help controlling his aircraft. >> i don't need that much help. i played some video games before. >> reporter: russell crashed into a small island and was killed. >> it's a lot easier to fly, getting off the ground, as opposed to landing. >> repo

cost of living would be cheaper. i was surprised. >> reporter: in san jose, len ramirez, kpix5. >>> talk about too close for comfort, a mountain lion caught on camera in the bay area just feet away from a neighbor walking his dog. the encounter happened in pleasanton. kpix5's mary lee picks it up from there. >> it was about here where i first sighted the cat crouched down the end of this road about where that red car is down at the end of the road. >> reporter: noel messenger was walking his dog reba this morning like he does every day in his pleasanton neighborhood when he got quite a shock with an unexpected visitor. >> at first it appeared to be a cat. it was in a crouched position not even facing me, but it stood up and turned around when it heard us coming. at that point i clearly realized what it was. it was a small mountain lion. >> reporter: noel captured this video on his cell phone and what animal control says is a 100-pound adolescent mountain lion roaming the streets. he said first it was walking toward him, but the next thing he knew it was running toward noel and

change lives. international passengers here in the bay area . kpix 5's len ramirez went to mineta san jose airport to find out how it works. [nats] >>> new facial recognition technology greeting international passengers here in the bay area. kpix5's len ramirez went to mineta san jose international to find out how this work. >> reporter: the latest security upgrade at mineta san jose international is over in just a flash. >> it will be as simple as walking up, having your picture taken, two to three seconds you'll board the aircraft. >> reporter: mineta san jose is the first airport on the west coast to commit to fully adopting the u.s. customs and border protections new biometric security system that uses cameras and facial recognition technology to identify travelers as they enter or leave the united states. they say it provides better security and moves security lines quickly. >> we're solving an incredibly complex security mandate, a legislative requirement, to take biometrics from departing visitors without creating gridlock and shutting down air travel. >> reporter: san jose

ramirez is in san jose with more on the co- workers who took a chance and it paid off. len? >> reporter: that's right. those co-workers are now co- millionaires. one of the men who bought the ticket, in fact, has been identified as roland reyes. now we don't know for sure. we have not confirmed that it's the same person who lives in this same evergreen valley neighborhood. it's very close to the ernie's liquors where that million dollar ticket was purchased. so now we're trying to figure that one out, but it does go to tell you when you work with friends, great things can happen. the man who purchased the winning mega millions ticket at this san jose liquor store has not stepped into the public spotlight, but lottery officials identified him as rowland reyes and described how he bought the ticket as part of his office pool. at work one of the group said hey, did you hear about the jackpot? we should play. so 11 co-workers including a supervisor each pitched in two bucks and bought quick picks. the winners range in age from 21 to 60 and all of them told the lottery we want to keep our jo

shelter, there's a push to open existing county facilities to the homeless. kpix5's len ramirez explains how that would work. >> reporter: with santa clara county's homeless problem among the worst in the nation, a new idea to help solve it. >> what we're really talking about is how do we share assets. >> reporter: supervisor cindy chavez unveiled a plan to partner with the county school districts to build low income and homeless housing on their unused acres of land. >> housing is such a crisis in our community that it's all of our responsibility. >> reporter: school districts are some of the biggest land owners in the county, some of it still vacant like this lot behind the east side union district office. two week ago chavez met with several school districts to begin talks and today the board of supervisors pushed an exploratory measure ahead. funding would come through voter approved measure a. >> they have a number of families in their schools that have homeless children that are attending their schools today. this is not an outside population. this is part of their communities. >>

, len ramirez, kpix5. >> the archbishop of san francisco is reacting to the child abuse revelations. he said he will designate a day when people can come together and make an act of reparation. he has not announced what that will entail. >>> on the day of his funeral we learned utah firefighter matt burchett was killed by tree debris, knocked down when 1,000 gallons of retardant was dropped from an air tanker overhead. the 42-year-old firefighter was killed a week ago assisting on the mendocino complex fire lines. makovec has the tearful tributes. >> reporter: a solemn procession began this morning's services for battalion chief matthew burchett in a small town near salt lake city, draper, utah, where he served as a firefighter for 20 years. >> the firefighting profession is said to be a noble profession and i believe that 100%, but it takes an even nobler man to fill that role. there was none in my mind more noble than matt. >> reporter: burchett was 42 years old and he leaves behind a wife and a son. he was one of five firefighter sent from draper to help battle the largest wildfi

in cupertino, len ramirez, kpix 5. >>> those living in an east bay community had a cry for help after their rents were raised nearly 60%. people living in the bayshore commons mobile home park want the city of san leandro to step in. kpix 5's devin fehely explains why the chances for relief are pretty slim . >> reporter: this was not how or where john bush expected to spend his golden years pick series -- stressful. a series of rent increases in the modest mobile home community where he lives. >> i grew up in san leandro, i am fighting this. >> reporter: he and his supporters hope the fight will bring attention to all of those that have been burned by the red-hot rental markets. >> this is a crime, this will change our state forever. people are coming in here as investors and basically, it is like the new gold rush, they are just pushing people out. >> reporter: a spokesperson for the owner of the company, harmony communities, says much of the rent increases came under the previous owner. there would've been a settlement that would have forgiven $6000 that he still owes. >> if i live

how to fly an airplane? kpix5's len ramirez tested out a flight simulator to find out. >> reporter: the flight simulators at san jose state university's aviation lab are so realistic even the simulated cockpit tilts and swivels as pilots maneuver the controls. >> the real purpose of simulators is to help pilots train for instrument flying. >> verify that we have ignition by egt rising. >> reporter: but you don't have to be in flight school to access high resolution simulators, video games and streaming step by step video guides such as thisone entitled how to start a boeing. the airline worker who stole and flew a passenger plane in the seattle area last week had no formal flight training, but richard russell told air traffic controllers he didn't need it as he performed some dangerous aerial stunts. >> he just needs some help controlling his aircraft. >> no. i don't need that much help. i played some video games before. >> reporter: russell ended up crashing into a small island and was killed. >> it's a lot easier to fly getting off the ground as opposed to landing. >> reporter: s