>> live, from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix5 news. >> he was caught on camera kicking and punching a rival fan in a brutal brawl outside levi stadium. but tonight, the guy in the number 80 jersey says he was acting in self-defense. good evening, i'm juliette goodrich. >> and i'm brian hackney. only on 5, our sharon chin sat down with the suspect in a jailhouse interview today. >> reporter: when he saw himself in the interview, he says what was i thinking? but it doesn't show the whole story. in the video, eric martinez is wearing the number 80 niners jersey. he is seen kicking and punching the fan. >> i wasn't there to fight

anybody. i was trying to go home. that is then this incident took place. >> reporter: the 30-year-old san jose father says the video didn't show the man's aggressive behavior between two women, a child and himself moments before. >> one lady fell over the railing. >> because he hit her? >> he pushed her. there was a child there. you are trying to get to your car. but when you are getting swung at, a guy hits me in the face. he's a big guy. >> reporter: martinez says he had a few beers and should have walked away. >> i know i was wrong. i was at fault for it. >> do you think you were excessive? >> i was overexcessive, yes. >> reporter: he apologizes to the victims, the security who tried to break up the fight, the fans, and the nfl. >> this was one bad evening that turns to the worst. and i want to apologize. >> reporter: martinez says he didn't know the other suspects in the assault case. two men and an underage girl. he says monday's niner game at

levi stadium was his first as a fan. when the stadium opened he worked in the concessions stand. he is set to graduate as an emt in january, but now. >> my career, my life is in jeopardy now. >> what could you do if you did it over again? >> i would look for help. i just wasn't thinking. and i reacted instead of thinking. >> reporter: martinez says he wrote a letter apologizing to the victim and gave it to the police. live in the news room, sharon chin, kpix5. >> officers say the 35-year-old victim and the security guard will both be okay. the suspects are expected to be arraigned on monday on assault charges. two men are in the hospital tonight after gunfire erupted on a bay area freeway 4:30 this afternoon at the 280, 101 split in san francisco. it shut down the busy interchange for nearly two hours. drivers who got stuck could do nothing but wait.

police say two men in one car shot at two men in another car. one man was hit in the torso. the other, in the head and neck area. no word on their conditions tonight. the suspects took off down 101. police are still looking for them. here tonight, ambulances flooded the lafayette wine and art festival after people started dropping in the afternoon heat. the temperature around 100 degrees at the time. the wine festival goers had been drinking only made it worse. at least six people were taken to the hospital for heat exhaustion or heatstroke. it could be warmer tomorrow. temperatures around the bay area could easily reach 100 degrees. unhappy news for the firefighters at lake county. winds out of the southwest, crackling dry humidity l. is at least some good news for people displaced from their homes because of the fire. juliette goodrich has that.

>> more victims of the valley fire will be allowed to go home at hidden valley lake, jerusalem grade, grange road. meanwhile, middletown residents were allowed back then. christin ayers shows us not all of them had home to go back to. >> reporter: the waiting had been the hardest part, but at noon today, the evacuation order was lifted and the wait was finally over. >> this is going to allow you to drive within the community. leave that sticker on there. >> reporter: tanner kelly knew the home he grew up in was left in ruin. he was away at college when fire broke out and his father sent these picture. >> you can't believe it happened but it did. >> reporter: when he got there this afternoon. >> i never thought anything like this would ever happen. >> reporter: the shock set in. seeing what is left of his home for the first time was

something else entirely. >> it is worse than what i thought in the pictures. >> reporter: tanner's father didn't just lose his home. >> this was the garage. >> he lost his livelihood. he is a mechanic and his auto body shop also burned. the family a grieving. >> we are going to try to rebuild. >> reporter: all they can do is pick up the pieces. >> there is no point in staying devastated about it. that won't help. you have to move on and keep ongoing. >> reporter: christin ayers, kpix5. >> meanwhile, a lot of evacuees are still waiting at the napa county fairgrounds in calistoga where they have been since last weekend for word on when they will be allowed to go home. lake county officials are working on long term shelter plans for fire victims who lost their homes. they are working on opening up a new center at twin pine casino in middletown. no word on how long that will take. the latest numbers on the valley fire, it is 50% contained. 75,000 acres have burned in lake, napa, and sonoma counties

since it broke out a week ago. 585 homes and other structures have been destroyed. >> when you factor in the big fire burning in the sierra foothills, more than a thousand homes have been lost in the past ten days. investigators say 511 homes were destroyed in the butte fire. it has burned more than 70,000 acres in amador and calaveras county. but tonight, it is 67% contained and most evacuees have headed home. >> it is still here. yeah. thank god. >> it feels wonder. i was so happy knowing we got through. because we have been trying for a few days. >> but just because evacuation orders have been lifted doesn't mean the burnt area is safe. firefighters are warning returning homeowner to be on the lookout for unstable trees, power lines, and loose rocks. >> the last thing you want to hear tonight, a couple of new fires burning in monterrey

county. the 100-acre lawyers fire. it is now 70% contained. and the tasahara fire is only 5% contained at this hour. so far, it has not damaged any homes. pope francis is in havana tonight on the first leg of a historic visit. the pope wants the recent peace between cuba and the u.s. to last. >> reporter: cheering fans and a military band greeted pope francis as he arrived in cuba. the bishop and castro were on hand to welcome him. this is a chance to show goodwill, for the vatican, this is a mission of peace. francis helped mediate diplomatic ties between cuba and the u.s. i urge political

leaders to persevere on this path, he said. but the path to peace remains uncertain between the u.s. and cuba. during a lengthy speech, castro says cuba's communist government has thrived in spite of the human rights abuses and the embargo. pope francis will carve out time for a private meeting with president castro so the two men with have frank discussions. only about a quarter of cubans consider themselves catholic, but a recent poll shows 80% of a high opinion of pope francis. well above president raul castro. chris martinez, cbs news, havana, cuba. now to campaign 2016. donald trump is talking about what happened in the town hall meeting in new hampshire. the republican front runner has

been under fire for not correcting a questioner who called president obama a muslim. president obama is a christian. trump said am i morally obligated to defend the president when someone says something bad about him? i don't think so. this is the first time i have caused controversy by not saying something. president obama has nominated eric fanning to lead the army. and if confirms, he would be the first openly gay secretary of the u.s. military branch. previously, he was chief of staff for defense secretary ash carter. novelist jackie collins has died. she lost her battle with breast cancer at the age of 77. collins became famous for writing dozens of steamy novels that dramatized the lives of the rim. one of her most successful sold

hundreds of millions of copies. still to come, the suspect in the interstate shooting spree tells the judge you have the wrong guy and a trip to the local pawnshop will prove it. >> a commercial pilot has some extraining to do after getting his plane stuck in a fence. >> and thousands of gallons of water down the drain because of what this pickup truck driver ,,

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>> thousands of gallons of water down the drain when a pickup truck rolled over a fire hydrant in vallejo. the geyser shot 50 feet in the air at 3,000 gallons a minute. this was the scene this afternoon. the driver told police he thought he had put his truck in park, but for some reason, it just kept ongoing. took workers about 30 minutes to cap that leak. a suspected drunk driver is casing manslaughter charges tonight after hitting and killing a caltrans worker in oakland. happened on westbound 580 near lake merritt. the car drove into a closed construction area. hit a wall and spun into the work zone. the worker died at the scene. an oakland as minor leaguer is in critical condition outnight after a drive by shooting in new york.

mike nolan was shot outside a burger king in yongkers. so far, police have made no arrests. the as drafted nolan last year and sent him to their farm team in phoenix. the suspect in a string of sniper style shootings along an arizona freeway told the judge it wasn't him. leslie merritt jr. was arrested at a phoenix wal-mart. the shootings have terrified drivers for three weeks. at least 11 vehicles were targeted. one girl was hurt by flying glass. merritt says he couldn't have been the shoot every because he had pawned his gun. >> i'm the wrong guy. i tried telling the detective that. my gun has been in the pawnshop the last two months. >> authorities traced the gun to a local pawnshop that matched the make, the caliber, and the casings found at the crime scene and that it was owned by merritt. an airplane ran into problems at the jfk

international before the flight got off the ground. the wing tip of a virgin atlantic flight hit a fence has it pushed back from the gate. you can see the damage to the wing. no one on board was hurt, but it took workers a while to free the plane. passengers were bussed back to the terminal, rescreened and put on at plane. we are getting a look at what the new lucas museum will look like in chicago. take a look at the designs. the museum is surrounded by acres of park like landscape. the lucas museum of art will feature a unique collection featuring digital art. the museum is going to be 300,000 square feet and it is expected to open in 2019. superbowl 50 is just over four months away. to celebrate the golden anniversary, the niners and the raiders are taking their eight combined title trophies on the road, our frank mallicoat caught up with the 50 tour today in santa clara. ♪ [ music ]

>> reporter: it is a party at santa clara. plenty of food and lots of cheer at the art and wine festival. only this year, it has an extra kick. >> superbowl 50! >> reporter: yes, the south bay is going superbowling. 140 days away from the golden anniversary at levi stadium. and the niners and raiders are celebrating by showing off their championship hardware on the 50 tour. >> just seeing them. is it a thrill? >> oh yeah. you get goose bumps. so much history. it is unreal. >> what is it like to be so close to the superbowl trophies? >> kind of awesome. >> i think we need more trophies. it is a great idea to promote the superbowl. >> reporter: eight gleaming title trophies. oakland owning three, san francisco winning five. five-time niner probowler guy mcintire remembers his very

well. >> it is nice to see the trophies. it brings back a lot of memories. just hoping that we can get another one. >> reporter: and of course for the future superbowlers, yep, they got that covered too. come get me guys. [ screaming ] welcome to the nfl play 60 zone where the toddlers tweens and teens, yes, even the big kids, get to find their inner joe montana. so get ready. superbowl 50 is just a short 20 weeks away. in santa clara, frank mallicoat, kpix5. >> and if you missed your chance to see the trophies today. don't worry, they will be back on display tomorrow from 10:00 to 5:00 at central park in santa clara. >> where it will be warm. just like the rest of the bay area. because of the high pressure over the west coast, we have air quality beginning to suffer a little bit. so for the first time in a while, a spare the air day posted for tomorrow because of unhealthful levels of pollutants in the atmosphere in the east bay. that is tomorrow. tonight, it is unusually warm

in the bay area. in san francisco, 70 degrees. it is weird when the temperature in livermore is the same in san francisco. concord, 71. oakland 69. santa rosa 65. here is what is happening. high pressure over the eastern pacific is moving into california. and we have near record highs sunday. not as warm next week. there is the potential for a few showers in the south land. won't affect us. shouldn't. temperatures will really begin to come down by tuesday. tomorrow, we have to deal with it. it will be a little warmer tomorrow than today. here is how it looks in the future cast. low clouds along the shoreline are really not going to cool things down. it will not have any sort of effect inland with the numbers still near 100 degrees tomorrow. so, even warmer tomorrow, slight cooling on monday. then we will really cool it off by tuesday. harvest festival in pleasanton.

102 degrees. sunny and hot. the autumn moon festival happening all weekend long. 86 degrees forecast for tomorrow at the dragon boat festival at treasure island. 82 degrees. if you are heading to redding, 98 degrees. sacramento, the same. fresno, 100 degrees tomorrow. over at monterrey, 84 degrees. so warm along the shoreline. overnight lows, it will be a very mild night in the bay area. mid to low 60s . in the east and south bay. mid 50s in the north bay. look at the numbers tomorrow. 86 in the city. concord, 100 degrees. well in excess of where we are this time of the year. september is one of the warmer months of the year in the bay area. in the south bay, mid 90s . shoreline, half-moon bay, plenty of relief if you want to struggle there on highway 92. over in the east bay, the numbers will be near 100 degrees tomorrow. the warmest day of the week.

up in the north bay, the mid 90s . the firefighters not catching a break. in the extended forecast, we are looking for numbers near 102 in the warmest spots an then we will really cool it off tuesday. the numbers fall the near 80 degrees wednesday. mid 70s around the bay. we will get relief. but we have to wait for it. we don't have to wait for mr. glenn. he is right there. >> i wait for no one. you have to see how cal was able to avoid belowing a 21 point lead. and stanford made their open week loss a distant memory

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>> college football up t. i don't know how to explain it. i just have to show you. we will give you a couple of shockers here. first, los angeles, will ferrell trotting out with the trojans. here is cody kessle re. smith is gone. 54 yards. this will give them a 21-10 lead. just before half, a four-point game. kevin hogan rolling. looking. firing. devin cajuse.

one of kevin's two touchdowns. 279 yards. stanford up 24-21 midday. then stanford pounded the rock. ramon wright in there. 11 minutes left. wright again. third touchdown to the night. stanford bumped off, sixth ranked usc41-31. card untiles first win over the trojans since 2012. austin, texas. longhorns have never lost a cow. bears up seven. golf, an kenny lawler. golf, three touchdowns. later in the quarter. california state track star is gone. 74 yards and cal scores 31 unanswered points. led 45-24 in the three. texas came way back.

within seven. quarter back draw, jarod herd. 45 yards. just over a minute left. it is 45-44. extra points to tie it. no! nick rose missed it! and cal hung on and escaped 45- 44 biggest win yet for cal coach sonny knight. bears 3-0 for the first time since 2011. san jose state. in control at oregon state. second quarter, tyler broke a 7- 7 tie. spartans led 21-14 at the half. and never scored again. third quarter tied at 21-21. seth collins ran for two scores. passed for another as the beavers beat the spartans 35- 21. san jose state dropped to 1-2 for the year. fans of the alabama. crimson tide taking on ole

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