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looking live at news chopper 2 over mount diablo now. tonight, firefighters gearing up for another long night after gaining ground on that major wildfire burning there. good evening, everyone, i'm frank somerville. >> i'm julie haener, live at the fire command center in dublin tonight. hundreds of s are busy on mount mount
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diablo. they are making a lot of progress tonight, despite the latest numbers. we want to show you live pictures from news chopper 2. a big change from 24 hours ago, when towering flames could be seen. still, cal fire says the fire is only 21% contained at this hour. it's burned more than 3700 acres. a firefighter was treated for heat exhaustion. the morgan fire is burning on the eastern side of mount diablo. back out here live at camp parks in dublin. this is the base camp. cal fire's mobile command is right behind me here. essentially, it was the nerve operation for this entire system. crews are in constant contact with crews up on that mountain. ken wayne is monitoring the progress.
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he joins me now. ken, what's it looking like from where you are? >> reporter: it's a dramatic change, from last night when we had those huge flames. the fire moved from the east to the south side of the mountain, where we are right now, and looking over my shoulder, there's nothing to show you. we can see with the neighbored fear, small fires that look like campfires. it is a sign that firefighters have turned the corner. it's much like going to war. there's the assault from the air. and in the morgan fire, the big boy was brought in. a massive d.c. 10 that drops thousands of gallons of retardant on the most intense flames. they're the ground assault with heavy equipment. >> pretty much kept it in the box which happened to be this road, and with the air support, that tremendously helped to box
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it in. >> reporter: these d5, and d6 bulldozers, weighing about 30,000 pounds, cut critical fire lines. at the times, the flames appeared to be dangerously close to the operators. >> this part that we're own right now has summit road against it. that's a priority, keep it on the east side of summit road. >> reporter: tonight, the fire lines we observed appeared to hold. the fire burned to the edge of the line, and stopped. then there's the hand to hand attempt. inmates attacked the flames on foot, using hand tools to clear brush and other flammable material. >> this is the most wind we've had all day. anything that's still burning, just throwing embers and that's the last thing we want is a spot across the line. >> reporter: that dc10 made a district hit on our news truck, and dropped a lot of retardant on it. firefighters are working on 24
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hour shifts. they're up a long time. the firefighters out higher during the day are at it again right now after the sun has gone down. it's still a long night ahead. live on mount diablo. ken wayne, ktvu, channel 2 news. >> it looks like firefighters are gaining the upper hand tonight. what is their big concern right now? >> reporter: it is the wind. it has picked up somewhat since the sun went down. firefighters are worried that the wind might pick up some embers and lift them over the fire lines they've worked so hard to build, and start new fires, then we'd have a whole new battle if that happens. >> all right ken, thanks very much. the temperatures are down. 74 in walnut creek. 72 in san ramon. we go over to the morgan fire area, we're looking at temperatures in the mid-and upper 70s. the winds 15 to 20 miles per
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hour out of the west. as ken points out, at the top of the mountain, we've got wind gusts over 25 and 30 miles per hour. there's a concern. the forecast for tomorrow, our pattern is cooling off. that means on the mountain as well. tomorrow, at noon, you're at 81 degrees near the fire zone. then at 4:00, maximum heating, you're at 90 degrees. the winds are out of the west all day long with a westerly component. that will help firefighters right now on the mountain, there are winds. the winds are blowing about 24 miles per hour. the winds on top of the mountain are burning at 30 miles per hour. we're going to talk about the forecast for tomorrow, and this cooling trend headed your way. the areas under evacuation orders have changed somewhat since earlier this evening. i want to put up a map of the latest locations. they are curry lane, curry canyon. oak hill lane. russellman park road. trail ride road, upper trail road, east trail road, and
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lower trail road. the red cross has set up an emergency shelter in clayton at the clayton community library, and it will be open for at least two more days. our live team coverage continues now with ktvu's debra villalon. she is in clayton with why some residents are not waiting for the all clear to go back home. >> reporter: frank, tonight, we got a good handle on what clayton is made of. a strong sense of generosity, and independence. >> the sheriff told us to leave again, we kind of said, no, we're staying. >> reporter: with chickens to worry about, and goats. >> this is mable, and byron, and dora. >> reporter: tonight, they're staying put in curry canyon. >> until i see the fire coming over the ridge, i don't think we have to worry, and it's not that windy right now. >> i think we're going to be all right. it seems like the smoke is
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moving more that direction and everything. so we're thrilled about that. [ rooster crowing ] >> reporter: not so confident. >> just take this. >> reporter: their neighbors, the cascos, who came home only to get essentials. it's their first day back from vacation. they've returned to neighborhood chaos. they'll abide by the red stripe on their gate. that signals stay away. >> the weather changing tonight, they just can't predict. that's why we couldn't stay home. >> in a couple of days we could come back and everything is going to be here. if not, then we'll cope with that. >> reporter: resiliency comes with the territory out here. a sign on an evacuated ranch says please save kennel. need kennel. house not so much. here's the spirit of generosity we were talking about.
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a mountain of bottled water, and drinks donated here at fire station 11 in clayton. people streaming in all day, with food, and drinks, snacks, everything from cakes to pizzas, which you could imagine aren't going to keep very well. right now, with the live picture, they are loading the drinks up to take them over to camp parks where they'll be put to good use. late today, cal fire thanked everyone for the donations but said please stop. we are overwhelmed. it's difficult getting many of the snack items up to the fire lines. judging from the determination people have to bring things, so grateful to the firefighters, it doesn't seem likely they're going to be able to stop. debra villalon, ktvu, channel 2 news. back now to julie at the base camp where they're staging all the fire fighting operations. julie, those firefighters must be exhausted, they're working 24 hour shifts, and it was nearly 100 degrees out there, on top of that, they have to
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wear a lot of protective gear. >> reporter: that's right, it's not the big heavy suits, they're wearing lighter, cooler protective gear. they showed us what it looks like earlier tonight. take a look. they're not these big heavy fire fighting suits that they're used to wearing on a day-to-day basis. they compare these to light wind breakers opposed to a ski coat. those all important fire shelters, they're packed with a flare, they have gloves, a lot of water. they have a hose clamp. all of this to carry up on the side of the mountain. they say that is more suitable to the steep rugged terrain. this isn't the first time mount mount diablo has burned. and later tonight, how firefighters manage such a major response as this. i'll take you inside their mobile command center coming up in just a bit. >> thank you julie. our viewers have been sharing
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their pictures of the fire with us. we want to show you a couple of them. this one came to us from julie from clayton. it shows the orange sun peaking through there. we have this picture of all the brown, billowing smoke. at ktvu.com, you'll find a slide show of all the viewer photos that we've received. you'll find that at the images, on the images tab. there's an interesting side story to this fire. a laid off firefighter today was out helping some of the people threatened by all of the flames. >> i have the skills and the knowledge, and now i have the equipment. >> reporter: former east contra costa county firefighter john basabi bought his own fire truck for $10,000 to help protect his home in the area. today, he was putting it to good use, hosing down homes and properties threatened by the fire in curry canyon. >> i just felt that we could use more fire service. the services have been cut back lately, and i just want to be
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able to protect myself and my neighbors. >> we have such great neighbors. >> he said he worked for the east county fire district for about 30 years. when they closed his station several years ago, he was out of a job. he says if he saves just one home, the effort, and the expense were worth it. coming up next, abuse caught on camera. the outcome, that was sparked by this secret recording. unbelievable.
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♪ tonight, we're monitoring the situation of the morgan fire, and late tonight, i talked with dennis rain from the east bay incident management team, as these winds pick up tonight, he told me that the fire activity on the northeast side of the mountain has also picked up. he said crews are reporting small spot fires, and they are responding to those small spot fires immediately. of course, they will be on the scene all night long. looking for flare ups. that's the big concern now, with this wind activity. this area has burned before. long time clayton residents may remember a lightning sparked wildfire on mount diablo back in august of 1977. it was the last major fire to
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burn on mount mount diablo. it burned 6,000 acres in a few days along the north sight of the mountain. back here live at base camp in dublin. we just learned they will hold a briefing, an update at 6:00 tomorrow morning to get the very latest on this fire. we will have coverage on that during the morning news. julie haener reporting live in dublin. back to you. >> they're making a lot of progress here, but are there still homes that are threatened? >> 100 people, 100 homes have been evacuated. no more evacuations ordered at this point. they did make a lot of progress. they still have a long way to go. as we just mentioned with that wind activity, they are seeing small flare ups on the northeast side of the mountain.
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>> we'll see you again in a couple of minutes. thank you julie. new details now on some video that we obtained that appears to show a woman abusing dogs that she was out walking today. amber lee, in san jose, after talking to a witness about what happened. >> reporter: frank, animal care is now investigating this incident. tonight, we spoke with a man who videotaped what happened. he gave us a copy of this dvd, and one to investigators. >> she actually began yanking three dogs that she was walking. violently yanking them. and then she proceeded to kick some of the dogs. >> reporter: private investigator, jody mclyncha was in the area, working on an unrelated manner. he started to videotape her. >> what stopped you from saying something to her? >> it happened over the course of maybe three or four minutes. i was trying to get, being a
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private investigator i was trying to get some evidence. >> reporter: one neighbor tells us, she also saw the woman abusing the dogs. >> i hope the dogs get taken away from her. >> reporter: officers say they patrolled the area, but didn't find the woman. >> it's horrible. to do it out in public. >> reporter: they tell me, they will be out in the neighborhood again tomorrow, and their goal is to locate the woman and the dogs to make sure the animals are okay. >> there could have been multiple occasions where, you know, she's assaulted a dog. >> look at that. >> reporter: one neighbor who saw the video expressed anger. >> i thought they ought to take her out and kick her down the street. really. what they did to those poor dogs. >> it kind of shocked the conscious is what i would say. it came out of nowhere. >> reporter: the woman is described as a caucasian, 5'8", weighs 125 pounds with dirty blonde hair. mclyncha is offering a $500 reward with information to help
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find the woman. reporting live in san jose, amber lee, ktvu, channel 2 news. new at 10:00, an infant died today at a preschool but the death is not considered suspicious. a 4-month-old child wasn't breathing, firefighters arrived, unfortunately they were not able to save the baby. a chaplain was later called to the preschool. a former technician was arrested for alleged inappropriate touching of a patient who was semi-sedated. they took david ira bradford into custody in fremont last night. the female patient told detectives that he fondled her during two occasions in february during brief stay.
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a man was found slumped behind the wheel of a sport utility vehicle on east humboldt street near spartan stadium yesterday morning. the suv was parked on university property next to the tennis courts. police say he wasn't a student and didn't have a university parking permit. for several hours, residents were told not to leave their homes. >> it's pretty crazy. especially with kids around. you know, it's a nice neighborhood, but you know, we just can't really trust no one these days. it's pretty tough. >> police have not yet released the man's name, or how he died. a neighbor described the victim as a 40-year-old hispanic man. new information tonight about the woman killed outside a roller skating rink in antioch. the coroner has now identified
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her today as 31-year-old amber abanin. two men were also injured but are expected to survive. investigators say the shooting was a result of a fight. at this point, no arrests have been made. labor talks resumed today between b.a.r.t. and its workers. as you can see from our countdown clock, their time is almost halfway up. ktvu's noah walker live now at the rockridge b.a.r.t. station in oakland. any sign of progress? >> reporter: yeah, you can see right now, we're in a lull between arrivals and departures. earlier today, people were homing there is no discontinuation. they're trying to hammer out small stuff before they tackle the big issues next week. b.a.r.t. riders packed trains in the evening rush. most coming home from a day's work, not thinking about what would happen if the train
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stopped running. >> it would be pretty difficult to get to work. >> reporter: today, b.a.r.t. and representatives from one of its unions met to continue negotiations. it's the first meeting since the 60 day cooling off period began. tomorrow marks the halfway point. >> the mediator set the schedule. they felt the parties weren't ready to negotiate. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. says its final offer would give a station agent, or train operator on the standard kaiser health plan, making $62,000 a year and $8,600 increase over a four year contract. those on more expensive health plans would have to make the difference. the unions also want b.a.r.t. to make up for concessions made in the last contract. >> i think riders should always be concerned during the course of these negotiations. >> reporter: for a month, riders have been back in their routine. some not thinking about negotiations until we asked
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them. >> what do you think? >> would have ideally made sense to get started sooner. >> i want them to have a fair wage, but i don't know if striking is the best way to go about it. >> reporter: if there is no deal in another month, we could be seeing picket signs and gridlock again. >> can b.a.r.t. afford another strike? >> the bay area can't afford another strike, no. >> reporter: the big three issues are wages, pensions and healthcare. the cooling off period ends at 11:59 p.m. on october 10. in san francisco, the medical examiner today released the name of a man who died in a fall yesterday afternoon just outside candlestick park. kevin hayes of hayward fell from the pedestrian overpass over jamestown avenue. it happened right after the kickoff, of the 49ers game with
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the packers. authorities are promising a thorough investigation. another hot one inland today. 100degrees in antioch. 100 in fairfield. 102 in livermore. temperatures tomorrow are going to drop off. it's cooler tomorrow by about 10 degrees in the inland bay valleys. it's going to get all the way to the east bay hills, and start to cool the areas around the bay, and even inland, as that moist cool air spills over the hills. in the inland bay valleys, low 90s, mid-90s, you get out to brentwood, you'll find upper 90s. the humidity is still in the 20 percentile range. there is cooling obviously, 10 degrees tomorrow, but more cooling coming our way. i'll have all of that dialed in on the five-day forecast. i'll see you here at 10:45. could there be a new name
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for the bay bridge? the decision tonight, and the challenge before it becomes
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it's possible that the old western span of the bay bridge could be renamed the willie brown bridge. they voted to name the western span after the former mayor. it has the backing was naacp, but others are opposed. >> there's always going to be you know, people who like willie brown, and some people hate willie brown. and you know what, if you do your job well, that's how it should be. >> the bill goes to the appropriations committee and
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then the state senate. some historians wanted it to be named after a man who called himself, emperor norton, because he first proposed a bay bridge back in the 1800s. jerry brown has signed a bill to allow absentee voters to find out if they're ballots were actually counted. more than half of the ballots in the last election were mailed in, and some were rejected by registrars. senate bill 589 calls for county registrars to create a system, so voters can find out about their balance by phone, online, or in person. abercrombie and fitch lost a discrimination lawsuit today. a judge found it violated anti- discrimination laws when it fired a muslim worker. the judge said the company hasn't credibility evidence that the scarf caused them to
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lose sales. analysts say diminishing fears of a strike on syria sparked gains on wall street today. these were the biggest gains in two months. george zimmerman had another runin with police today. his estranged wife called police saying zimmerman punched her father in the nose and threatened them both with a gun. she and her father apparently went to zimmerman's home to get some of her things. police say they detained zimmerman, but did not arrest him. authorities also say that zimmerman says it was actually his wife who was the aggressor. funds are finally in place to finish a memorial to those who died on flight 93 during the september 11 attacks. the national park has reached a
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$43 million goal to finish construction at the crash site in shanksville, pennsylvania. it memorials those who fought back against the hijackers and prevented another attack on 9/11. the announcement comes just two days before the anniversary of the attack. i'm julie haener live out here at base camp in dublin. we're going to
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more live pictures now from news chopper 2 overhead of that
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fire burning on mount diablo. still a lot of flames in certain parts of mount diablo. we've been watching trees go up in flames, firefighters there, hundreds of them, still on the fire lines, battling this fire. only 20% contained, but they have made a lot of progress. the concern tonight is the wind blowing embers over the fire breaks, and reigniting areas that have already had the fire put out. we'll continue to monitor this. right now, go back to julie haener at the fire command post in dublin. you actually went inside the mobile command center, to see how firefighters manage a response like this. >> reporter: it was a really fascinating look inside. it's one of six trucks in the state that responded to this fire, frank. it has early set up inside. they have total communication with the crews on the mountain. it's essentially the nerve center for this entire fire fighting operation. they have tactical channels and
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command channels. they are able to coordinate and communicate with the crews up on the mountain. to help us get a better sense for just how crucial and vital this plays in the operation, i want to bring in joe peterson. talk about the role these trucks play in this. >> it's vital, the role these communications vans play. to make sure that everyone stays safe and everything keeps coordinated out there on the line rather than and the constant communication that came in handy today. one around 5:00 this evening was in contact with the crew in the truck. tell us about what happened. >> yeah, earlier, there was a call for emergency evacuation of a firefighter with an illness, and a helicopter was able to use its voice to remove the firefighter from the line, and transfer him to the
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paramedic, where they moved to the hospital. >> reporter: we don't know, we haven't heard how that firefighter is doing. they're on 24 hour shifts. you hear about 24 hour shifts, it's incredibly physical the amount of work that they're doing. what is it like, the toll of a 24 hour shift when these firefighters come off the mountain? >> that's the job of a firefighter. that's what we do. they come in off the line. they'll come in, and get the needed rest after a 24 hour shift. >> thanks so much, and good luck tonight with the rest of the fire fight. >> reporter: all right frank. that's the latest. now back to you in the studio. >> there are a lot of firefighters. what are they feeding them? >> reporter: this is the staging area. when they finish that 24 hour shift, they come down to this base camp. food camps, medical necessities. the food they have, to get a
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warm meal. inmate crews on hand here. they've set up steak and mashed potatod with gravy. veggies, warm rolls and a salad bar. basically, they get the rest they need so they can go back on the mountain and head back up the hill. frank back to you. >> all right, thank you, julie. hundreds of firefighters are battling that fire. many of them came from outside contra costa county. but it turns out that a fire station just a few miles away from mount diablo was actually empty when that fire started. ktvu's eric rasmussen says some are questioning whether that prevented them from getting a jump on the fire. >> reporter: battling the fire burning out of control.
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teams from santa rosa, san ramon valley, and beyond are all here. >> this is my sixth major fire since may. >> reporter: he is now part of the cal fire team managing this fire. he says there may be other firefighters here. tonight, the number of engines on the fire line increased to 100. they're joined by three dozen hand crews, and extra air support. two more air tankers flew in today after fueling up. late this afternoon, they were diverted to another wildfire in shasta county. >> the way the air tankers work, if something else breaks we could loose some of that air support. it's all based on immediate need. >> reporter: it's all happening within the contra county fire. fire station 11 also cut back hours this summer. it was empty on sunday when the fire broke out, just four and a half miles away. >> definitely impacted the
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response. station 11 would have been part of that initial response. i don't want to say what would have happened, because they could have been on another call in other situations, but with the station being closed, nobody will know. >> reporter: this fire station has also served as something of a staging station. it's expected to be a busy place here for at least the next few days. in clayton, eric rasmussen. >> there are a lot of animals in the fire area. and heather farm in walnut creek is acting as an animal evacuation center. heather farm can hold as many as 20 horses in its stables. not all of them are full size. >> they're sensitive animals. you think of a horse being strong and everything, but they're afraid of fire. from this is the second rescue for those horses. they were in danger of being abandoned until a group called angels for minis stepped in and
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saved them. more information now on where people can take their animals. they can also be taken to the contra costa county fair grounds. some people in the area are also willing to care for and provide feed for the animals. the u.s. forest service is assessing damage from the rim fire from yosemite. 50 scientists from the forest service are putting together a report of what needs to be done to protect wildlife and water ways in the yosemite area. they're also looking at the potential for erosion, and mudslides, and they're checking roads, bridges, camp grounds, and other properties for damage. that rim fire has burned almost 400 square miles, and is 80% contained. turning smartphones into crime fighters. >> a great addition to our tool belt. >> the ground breaking app that police say will save time and keep them on the beat. >> a changing weather pattern could bring you some relief
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continuing coverage of the crisis in syria. syria's president said he would consider a proposal to have international monitors oversea chemical weapon stockpiles. that could change what president obama says in his speech to the country tomorrow night. new at 10:00, ktvu's jana katsuyama is live in pleasanton. >> reporter: this parking lot became a political pulpit tonight. it was one of some 100 vigils held across the country tonight.
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tonight, new voices joined this international debate in a nationwide protest. >> vietnam, iraq, and now this. we can't let this happen. >> reporter: let people hash out their own civil wars. >> reporter: the u.s. stands -- in one diplomatic development, syria said it might accept russia's proposal, that they dismantle. >> he doesn't want to aseem that the syrians are going to agree to these terms. he wants to keep the pressure up. >> war and peace is not an issue that needs to be taken
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off the table. >> reporter: some syrian councilmembers demonstrated in favor of a u.s. strike. >> the u.s., as it sees itself as the moral conscious of the world should step in and take action. >> the proposed military responses. i'm listening to my constituents, talking to expertsness and reviewing the evidence. >> reporter: many people tonight saying a prayer for piece, however it might come. senate majority leader, harry reid said he will not put the military authorization vote for wednesday as originally planned. instead, giving members more time to assess the situation. >> you can watch the president's rare prime time address right here on ktvu tomorrow night at 6:00: pacific gas and electric will not face criminal charges from the state and san mateo county for that pipeline
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explosion. the deadline passed today on the third anniversary of the deadly explosion. eight people died, many more were injured, and 38 homes were destroyed. pg and e isn't off the hook for possible charges. 22 of the 38 homes destroyed in that neighborhood have been rebuilt. but one long time resident said her new house doesn't quite feel like home. >> it's not the house so much, it's all the memories, all our pictures. you know, my grandmother's things she gave me. >> she added she is grateful that she has a roof over her head, and that it's nice to see an old neighborhood get a new house and move in. but she says it's not like it was before the explosion and fire three years ago. news chopper 2 over mount
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diablo. how long will this high heat last? bill martin will be
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back now live, we're watching the morgan fire. mount diablo is a jewel of the bay area. one of the tallest peaks in the region. we've been watching small flare ups break out tonight on the east side of the mountain as firefighters deal with small hot spots because of the increased wind activity this evening. but a much different situation than what it was 24 hours ago. a loot of progress has been made in battling this fire. i want to talk about the extreme conditions though for
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firefighters. during conditions such as this, hele-tack crews are vital. these guys are prepared for extreme conditions in the most difficult of terrains. i talked with a former captain earlier tonight, who explained how these crews put their lives on the line to keep people safe. he says it's a difficult job you can only do for a certain number of years. >> it's liking about a pro athlete. you can only do it for so many years. it's intense training. intense physical abuse. they're like miniature hotshot views for cal fire. there's only 11 or 12 of them around the state. >> reporter: he said they come in, they go to the certain areas that are the most dangerous, they light the backfires and get to the areas where the other crews aren't able to access. they can only work from sun up to sun down, then are off the
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mountain, and will be back up again tomorrow morning. live at camp parks in dublin. julie haener, frank back to you. a lot of folks working very hard. the ktvu morning team will have the very latest on the fire and the progress crews made overnight. our coverage begins at 4:30 tomorrow morning. in san francisco, police officers now have a new high- tech tool to help them in the field. ktvu's rob roth explains what they have, and how it could improve officer safety. >> veteran police officer edward and his partner have a new crime fighting tool to go with their guns, batons, and radios, it's a smartphone with a special app for police officers. >> a great addition to our tool belt. >> reporter: we rode along with the two officers. their phones have what law enforcement calls the justice mobile app. it allows officers to connect to the state and federal databases on their phones within seconds.
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when they pull over the driver of this car from having a broken brake light, they were able to confirm the driver's identification. >> we could pull up mug shots on the street, we could start our reports out on the street as well. it just saves time. >> reporter: today's state officials announced the app will become a standard tool making san francisco the first police department in california to have an app they say will make police work more efficient and safer. >> there is a huge significance to the passage of time, and that can mean the passage of seconds, in terms of that officers own safety, as well as the safety of the community. >> reporter: about 600 san francisco officers have been testing the app. the officer says it helps him recently arrest a man suspected of homicide. >> every san francisco police officer will have one of these
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and the app by the end of the year. in san francisco, rob roth, ktvu, channel 2 news. we're going to take one more look at the highs from today. this is as hot as the going to be for a while. temperatures are going to fall. it was 100 in antioch. 100 in fairfield. numbers in the hot spots are coming down a good 8 to 10 degrees. there's a breeze at mount diablo. you heard julie talking about that. it does cause a firefighter problem. but it's a breeze in the right direction. this breeze is coming off the ocean now, there's a lot of fog, in the inversion or the depth of the fog bank is up over 1200 feet. you saw it tonight. if you're driving over the bay bridge, you saw how much more fog, or plentiful it was. that means tomorrow will be a cooler day. it's cool in san francisco at
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59 right now, 73 in livermore. warm out in fairfield. overnight lows are going to hang in the upper 50s and low 60s, so it's a warm start as soon as you get going. 12, 1300 feet. it's deep enough now that cooling is being experienced. not just around the bay, and obviously at the coast, but in the inland bay valleys. the extended forecast is for mild to warm weather to continue. but not 101 degrees. not 102 degrees. tomorrow 94, 93, something like that. then the next couple of days after that, we may be looking at upper 80s in the hot spots. forecast highs at 91 in vacaville. down. 90 in livermore. santa clara valley looking at upper 70s, low 80s, it's still a warm day, but not as hot as today. there's your five-day forecast with the bay area weekend clearly in view. the top tier of numbers representing the numbers we expect to see in livermore.
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you see the temperatures stay on the warm to mild side. >> finally coming down a bit. mark is here now with sports. i know they're in last place, but hey, an exciting game for the giants. >> yeah, you would take a victory any time of year. walkoff wins in extra innings no bless. nobody wants to finish in last. they sure didn't look like that kind of team tonight. tim lincecum pitched pretty well. buster brings his home run bat. 15th of the year. still down 2-1, come the 8th inning. brandon belt had himself a night, just getting started. down the right field line. he's got himself an rbi double. angel baggen has -- pagan has ignited the offense again.
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that man pagan scoring the walkoff run. the giants take it in 10 over the rockies. 3-2, trying to inch their way out of last place. we've got to talk about this. 49ers of course on the tip of every fan's tongue. kaepernick, the rookie, all great games. water cooler talk centered on this play. colin kaepernick scampering toward the sidelines. lunged himself at the 49ers quarterback. brief theatrics ensue. you know all about that by now, but maybe you haven't heard coach harbaugh's provocative day after comments. >> i looked at it with my own eyes. i could see two punches thrown, you know to joe's head. and well one punch and one open slap. which, that's just, if you're
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going to go to the face, come with some knuckles. not an open slap. i think that young man works very hard on being a tough guy. he'll have some repairing to do to his image after the slap. >> that's an interesting little press conference there. monday night football double header. pregame talk concerned rg3 after
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sometimes the doctor can tell you the body is just fine, but mentally, you're not ready to trust it. that could be the deal for robert griffin iii. not his usual dynamic self. pocket picked by brandon boy kin. he only rushed for 24 yards on the night. the eagles chip kelly offense working well. eagles 33-27. the chargers built up a 28-7 lead on the texans. they lost 31-28, the texans
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