outlet bargain market ♪ - ♪ bargain market ... now it's stuck in my head. clara court cases... in limbo... court workers on strike... good afternoon, i'm michelle griego. kenn chaos in the courtroom. santa clara court cases in limbo, court workers on strike. good afternoon. i'm michelle griego. kenny choi is on assignment. let's get you to san jose now, where hundreds of workers

walked off the job this morning. kpix 5's maria medina is live outside the courthouse with the chaos that the strike is causing. maria? >> reporter: yeah, michelle. expect a lot of delays at courthouses today. one lawyer told us that in some criminal cases, some people could be told to come back. and in the worst-case scenario, some suspects could be released from jail. [ chanting ] >> reporter: instead 6:00ing into work today -- >> we won't take it anymore! >> reporter: -- nearly 400 santa clara county court workers are walking the picket lines. >> it's a very chaotic morning. >> reporter: steven clark is the criminal attorney who says his three cases scheduled today are now in limbo. >> i think all the judges are trying to funnel the cases into one or two courtrooms but you're talking about hundreds of cases. so obviously, there's going to be a lot of delays this morning. >> i dedicated my life to this place. i have been here almost 20

years. >> reporter: but the workers, like anna sapp, said they had no choice but to strike. they said they deserve more pay after going 8 years without a raise. >> i live in the garage in my home and renting my home. that's embarrassing and sad. there's hundreds of us that center to go through that. >> reporter: as the workers walked the picket lines, a potential juror joined the crowd lining up at the door, not knowing what to expect inside. >> the judge yesterday told us that weuld most likely be in the courtroom today. after this i'm not sure. >> reporter: she says if the strike continues it could have a catastrophic impact including the possibility of suspects in jail being released until they can get in front of a judge. >> it's really an unprecedented situation where you have a criminal justice system really not able to move forward for a

large county and hundreds of cases. >> reporter: as far as how long this strike will go on, the union president said, who knows? it could go on for days. now, there are nine courthouses in santa clara county. we reached out to the spokesman and we have yet to hear back from him. live in san jose, maria medina, kpix 5. >> one of those cases affected by the strike is antolin garcia- torres, the man accused of murdering 15-year-old sierra lamar. he was set to appear for a hearing today at 9:00. because of the strike, it was postponed to another date. dna evidence allegedly linked him to her kidnap and murder, her body never found. she disappeared from morgan hill in 2012. today donald trump is going after republicans who have been critical about his feud with a goldstar family. as craig boswell reports, the white house, now even more republicans are distancing themselves from the gop' nominee

. >> reporter: donald trump is causing problems with his refusal to endorse house speaker paul ryan and two senators including john mccain in their primaries. >> i have never been a big fan of john mccain. i hate the way our veterans have been treated by john and other people. >> reporter: all three criticized trump recently for his attack on the family of u.s. army captain chan who was killed in combat. trump refuses to apologize. >> i don't regret anything. i was hit very hard from the stage. and, you know, it's just one of those things. i don't regret anything. >> reporter: president obama is calling on republicans to abandon the party saying trump's comments about the khan family is the latest proof he is unfit to be commander-in- chief. >> i think i was right and mitt romney and john mccain were wrong on certain policy issues but i never thought they couldn't do the job. >> reporter: charlie rose asked the cbs news political director about the likelihood of the

republicans ditching their nominee. >> what's going to happen? >> nothing. a lot of handwringing and phone calls going around saying how do we fix this? how do we stop trump? >> reporter: trump insists there are no problems within the gop tweeting, there's great unity in my campaign, perhaps greater than ever before. craig boswell, cbs news. , >> meg whitman will give her money and time to elect hillary clinton. richard hanna became the first congressman to publicly also to announce his support for clinton. a wildfire in napa and yolo counties continues to grow. it began late yesterday afternoon southeast of lake berryessa. cal fire announced this morning the blaze has burned 2200 acres and is only 5% contained. evacuations remain in effect for canyon creek resort near winters. police have also been evacuated

from a nearby residential area, golden bear estates. voltage lines are threatened and route 128 is shut down between monticello dam and pleasant valley road. no word when it will re-open. we are learning the man behind the wheel in yesterday's deadly merced county bus crash had a history of questionable driving. according to dmv records his commercial driver's license was revoked for three months last year after an unspecified serious traffic violation. in a news conference that wrapped a few minutes ago, investigators from the ntsb say they are examining every variable that could have contributed to this wreck. yesterday we learned the bus involved in the crash had safety problems with the brakes when it was inspected back in april. four died and 18 others were seriously injured when the bus slammed into a pole. you can see that pole tore down the middle of the bus slicing it in half. a proposed plan for a pedestrian walkway in san francisco gaining some footing but kpix 5's anne makovec tells

us, there are still roadblocks. >> reporter: right now, it's the top of a construction zone for the new central subway and people are forced to walk around it. but in 2019, it could be primed for pedestrians, a photo of one proposal for the lower stockton street improvement project obtained by the "san francisco examiner" shows this stretch of stockton street between geary and market without any cars. >> probably safer that way. >> reporter: right now, the closure to cars is temporary. pedestrians get the chance to bask in the thoroughfare every winter when the sfmta lays down astro turf to help businesses get holiday shoppers in the door. >> felt like a european kind of pedestrian zone. and, um, it just sort of changed the whole atmosphere. it felt like a neighborhood. >> reporter: some leaders in chinatown north of this corridor are concerned that closing the road for good would be bad for car traffic. but it could give a boost to public transit. this drawing shows cement

sections carved out for buses but paul rose with the sfmta says this is one of many options. >> what it's going to mean for transit, walking and biking, there are a lot of options out there and we're not going to move forward and make a final decision without talking to all the communities along the corridor. >> reporter: the plan will have to go through a public hearing. in san francisco, anne makovec kpix 5. it's another step forward for governor brown's controversial plan to build twin tunnels under the sacramento-san joaquin death that. yesterday the department of water resources released a blueprint detailing the potential environmental impact. two federal agencies will review that report to determine if the plan violates the endangered species act. if completed, the tunnels would divert water from the sacramento river to central and southern california. a boeing 777 burst into flames moments after landing. coming up, the investigation into what happened. >> pope francis wants to look

into the possibility of women in the clergy. i'm marlie hall in new york with the latest coming up. >> then how some bay area businesses are trying to welcome "pokemon go" players while others are trying to keep them out. >> from the kpix weather center, good afternoon, everybody. check this out. the coast is clearing, the bay has blue skies. but clouds will be filtering back into the bay area and having a big impact on your forecast. the details coming up as the news continues right after this.

several hours. dramatic footage sho dubai's main airport is open again after jetliner fire -- a jetliner fire shut down all traffic for hours. dramatic footage shows the crash-landing of the united

arab emirates flight and the fiery aftermath. one firefighter was killed while responding to the blaze. as jonathan vigliotti reports, all 300 passengers and crew escaped without injury. >> reporter: the emirates airline flight from india came to a fiery stop on the runway as people inside dubai international airport looked on in horror. the plane came down on its belly. video posted online shows the boeing 777 erupting into a massive fireball blowing off one of the wings. firefighters hosed down the smoldering fuselage. most of the top melted way. amazingly, all 3 -- most of the top melted away. amazingly, all 300 on board including three minutes were evacuated safely within a minute. >> the smoke was coming in. immediately, they asked us to leave. >> reporter: the pilot made an announcement he needed to make

an emergency landing because of a landing gear problem. airport officials say there were strong winds and blowing dust as the plane approached the runway. the exact cause of the crash- landing is still under investigation. jonathan vigliotti, cbs news, london. >> today's crash in dubai looks similar to the asiana airlines crash at sfo back in 2013. flight data recoveredders revealed that flight -- recorders revealed that flight was too low and too slow for a safe landing. it burst into flames on the landing strip. two people died in the crash and another later died of her injuries. a possible breakthrough for women in the catholic church. pope francis is making more changes. or what this means for the faith and for women. marlie hall reports. >> reporter: pope francis says his decision came after intense prayer and mature reflection, to appoint a panel to study the idea of women deacons in the

roman catholic church. religion professor woman is the only american on the commission and said she has been waiting for this moment for years. >> the church would be making a great statement about the dignity and place of women in the world. >> reporter: known for his progressive stances, pope francis's decision to look into the possibility of women deacons differs from the views of his predecessors. he first entertained the idea last may after meeting with a group of women from various religious orders. the idea for the commission originally came from the nuns, not the pope himself. he agreed to the study but the vatican says not to expect change anytime soon. deacons are ordained ministers who can preach as well as preside over weddings and funerals. but they cannot say mass. historians say the idea of women in this role is not new to the church. >> there are several popes in the middle ages who wrote to bishops giving them the authority to ordain women deacons.

>> so there is precedent for this. great precedence for including women in the diaconate. >> reporter: she says the idea can transform not only how women are seen in the church but in society, as well. marlie hall, cbs news, new york. for some, it's all about "pokemon go." for others, it's pokemon go away! kiet do on the bay area businesses hoping to cash in. >> reporter: are you doing what i think you're doing? it's been nearly a month and for some businesses pokemon reality is setting in. a candy store in campbell has seen a flood of foot traffic since being dubbed a pokemon gym drawing in players like 16- year-old jack thomas. while you're here do you think you'll buy candy or stop in? >> yeah, sure. why not? yeah. >> reporter: thing, jack and his friends never did go inside. >> -- thing is, jack and his friends never did go in. there is a spike in sales of energy drinks but sales last month have been flat.

>> that's where the rubber meets the road. will a businessman pay to have a pokemon presence at his location? >> it's a tough question because i'm sure it's not going to be cheap. and i have a low margin business. so i have to take those things seriously. >> reporter: now a new jersey man has filed a class action lawsuit against niantic, the makers of the game, complaining about virtual pokemon showing up on his property and attracting players. the lawsuit said the company has, quote, shown a flagrant disregard for the foreseeable consequences of populating the real world with virtual pokemon without seeking the permission of property owners. the parent company says they are updating the game so it's fun for players but respects the real world. we didn't hear back from niantic so it's unclear how it chooses pokemon on how to opt out. back in campbell, there are thoughts about luring the players into the world. >> it's a funny world. hopefully it will be fun. >> reporter: in campbell, kiet do, kpix 5. ro, you're seeing less pokemon players near your

house? >> i have a gym, what's considered a pokemon gym across from my house and we had crowds a couple of weeks ago and yesterday we had two. so maybe the craze is dying down. i'm in search of some better air quality. take a look at this. right now our live weather camera from the transasia airways, looking east you can't see mount diablo. usually it's visible but the air quality is compromised due to a fire to the south and one to the north now. we have 73 in santa rosa. 81 degrees at this lunchtime in livermore. up to 63 in san francisco. 24 hours ago, we were at 59. air quality moderate and even though the north bay reports good air quality, this photo was sent in to me by our weather watcher dana. and dana is in novato. she says it's 58 degrees there and she -- 85 degrees there and she smells smoke in the air

from lake berryessa area. calm san rafael winds. 12-mile-per-hour winds in concord. winds will be variable at 10 to 20 miles per hour later today. blue skies bayside. inland we have hazy sunshine and check out our satellite and radar. stratus is 1300 feet deep. it will be intensifying later on tonight. we have an area of low pressure producing an onshore flow today but this evening a trough way out over the open waters will be enhancing our marine layer. and we'll have a vigorous "pushhhh" of the low clouds and fog. sacramento right now going up to 99 degrees. 102 fresno. our temperatures like this. 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s. sunset at 8:16. by then we're working at a temperature span of 59 in daly city to 94 degrees in brentwood. hey, if you're going inland today it's 75 degrees at 6:00 tonight for the first wednesday

street party. we have one this month, one in september. that's it. pooch parade. >> pooch parade. >> that begins at 7:00. >> oh!! a lot of cut puppies? >> i'm going to -- a lot of cute pickup fish sales - -- a lot of cute puppies? >> yes, a lot of cute puppies. still ahead, san francisco police celebrating one of their own. it's not an officer. it's a horse. we'll explain. >> and we want invite all you pet lovers send us your questions about their health and well-being. just email pets@kpix.com, and we'll have our pet expert give you an answer every friday right here at noon. starbucks is drawing straws... the comp ,,,,

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enjoy them. italian parsley, one of the most versatile, versatile items in the store in the produce section. i'm tony tantillo, your fresh grocer. and always remember to eat fresh and stay healthy. starbucks is drawing strauss. the company announced a massive of their stainless steel steel beverage straws. they cause mouth lacerations to four young children. about 2.5 million packs were sold in the u.s. parents are advised to keep them away from children. get ready to spit some seeds. august is the peak month for growing watermelon and california is one of the biggest watermelon producers in the country. august is watermelon month. china harvests more than 70 million tons of fruit per year so there's plenty to go around and it's healthy, too. it's 92% more water than melon so it will keep you hydrated on a hot day. san francisco police are thanking one of their bravest

horses for seven years of fighting crime. today they are giving gunny a budget of apples. he is retiring. the police chief is handing him the brunch buckets. and the ceremony at lefty o'doul's gets better. his shoes will be nailed above the bar's front door along with the horseshoes of six other animals who kept san francisco safe. a reminder, if you have a consumer problem or question, email or call: going back to the moon... the bay pany t,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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