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good afternoon. see goes by the and a celeste guap and -- she goes by the name celeste guap and was returned from jail in florida. she had accepted a plea deal. she had in jail in for biting a rehab officer. she says she had sex with several bay area officers some when she was under way. prosecutors want her back in the bay area as they pursue charges against the officers. developing news in contra costa county where hazmat crews are cleaning up after a hydrochloric acid and chlorine spill in martinez just before 9 a.m. contra costa county fire tells us two cars crashed on pacheco boulevard one carrying pool chemicals which spilled and reacted creating a cloud of chlorine gas. about 20 homes in a nearby shell refinery were told to "shelter in place." two people had minor injuries as a result of the crash, not the spill. we're learning new details

about san francisco's plan to tear down all homeless encampments wide. they will be gone in four months. anne makovec reports. >> it's hard to go anywhere. >> reporter: jamie palmer doesn't know how long he will be able to stay in his makeshift home on the folsom street sidewalk but won't go to a homeless shelter. >> metal could the in metal cot in the middle of hundreds of guys, rude and ignorant. >> reporter: this is one of an ested 80omeless encampments in the city of san francisco and every time crews clean one up, there's a new one that springs up in its place or nearby. it's game of cat and mouse that's been going on for more than a year. >> human waste on the sidewalks. why are people allowed to camp on the sidewalks of san francisco, it is illegal. >> reporter: after neighbors in the mission expressed outrage the city formed an encampment

resolution team and it's sending out warnings. >> we want these encampments cleared out in the next few weeks. i think we are talking about three or four months tops. that's focusing on this neighborhood on the mission which has become ground zero. >> reporter: the city is offering the homeless places to stay but palmer says he will find his own. >> all my friends are here and pretty much established on the street i guess. >> reporter: this is your home? >> it's my home. >> reporter: in san francisco, anne makovec, kpix 5. three people have been arrested and are being treated for injuries after a police chase in san francisco. it started around 3:30 this morning with a carjacking near 24th and geary boulevard. when officers to pull over the car it sped over and hit a pole and parking meter near second and king streets. two suspects were arrested in the car. police arrested the third after a short foot chase. oakland homicide

investigators are looking into a fatal shooting in the city's fruitvale district. a man was found dead inside a car about 4:30 this morning near 35th avenue and international boulevard. today san francisco's police commission is expected to narrow the list of candidates for police chief down to 3. at least 60 people have applied for the job including toney chaplin who is currently acting chief. once the commission chooses the three finalists, it will be up to mayor lee to make the final pick. new at noon a plan to make city college of san francisco free by next year. right now, the city is weighing a proposal that would create a special fund to make that happen by 2017. we asked ccsf students what they think about the plan. >> that's a very hard question. i'm low income so i feel like those that are low income would

benefit but it wouldn't matter to those who aren't low income. >> other places give free college. why not here? this afternoon dr. jill biden will meet with silicon valley leaders in san jose. they will go over how employers can play a role in president obama's americas college promise initiative. that would make the first two years of school free for some. muni trains have no cell phone service a problem in emergencies. that could soon change. maria medina reports. >> reporter: muni ride norse when the doors close and you go underground -- riders know when the doors close and you go underground, no cell phone reception. >> lose it when i get to church and not back until west portal. that's 10 minutes. >> reporter: but she says it's more than just annoying. >> worried there's no cell service underground. >> reporter: she thinks about what she would do in an emergency on board when she can't make a call or even send a text.

>> a lot could happen in 10 minutes. >> reporter: but that's all about to change. >> during emergency situations, we would be able to communicate. >> reporter: bart and the sfmta announced came together to bring cell service to muni underground. >> you can get cell service on an airplane. we have to keep up with the times. >> i ran into one woman who was late to a job interview because she couldn't get on an n-judah train. she was in tears. >> it would be nice to be able to get phone calls and emails when we're underground as well as overground. >> reporter: riders say it's about time muni gets on board with the times. >> i think it's finally about time they should have done it. >> reporter: so exactly when is this going to happen? the sfmta board plans to vote on this next tuesday. if they pass it, they will hammer out a deal with cell phone carriers and it will take

another 12 to 18 months before service is running. in san francisco, maria medina pictures. more fallout in new york about the controversial restroom law. the acc just announced that it's pulling some of its college sports championships out of the state. this comes after the ncaa decide to relocate 7 championship events. a north carolina law requires transgender people to use public restrooms that correspondent with their birth certificate. former secretary of state colin powell's private thoughts about donald trump and hillary clinton have surfaced. his spokesman confirmed the retired general's emails were hacked. cbs reporter craig boswell has the latest from the white house. >> reporter: messages posted on dc leaks.com from colin powell's gmail account show the former secretary of state has issues with both major presidential candidates. in one email the republican called donald trump a national disgrace and an international

pariah. but powell also criticized hillary clinton and her campaign for using him to justify her use of private email servers at the state department. he wrote, sad thing is that hrc could have killed this two years ago by merely telling everyone honestly what she had done and not tie me into it. she keeps tripping into these character mine fields. with less than 8 weeks until election day, clinton is taking one more day to recuperate from pneumonia. donald trump is in flint, michigan appealing to female voters unveiling a plan to make child care more affordable with his daughter at his side. >> safe affordable high quality child car should not be the luxury of a for the national few. >> reporter: but trump has a new distraction. new york attorney general he rick snyder man is investigating a trump foundation if it violated state law by using a campaign contribution to make illegal purchases including spending $20,000 on a 6-foot painting of

trump. >> we are looking into it as we have an option obligation to do. >> reporter: trump plans to discuss his health on the dr. oz show tomorrow but his campaign says release of detailed health records will come separately. craig boswell, cbs news, the white house. >> a coalition of groups is trying to get president obama to pardon edward snowden before he leaves office. snowden is the former cia employee and government contractor who leaked classified information back in 2013. he spoke via video conference from moscow this morning. >> these risks, these burdens that i took on, i knew were coming. and no one should be in a position to make these kind of decisions. that's not the kind of place that we're supposed to be. >> snowden says he is proud of the decision that he made and says that support from his fans keeps him going while he is in exile. a new movie about the whistle- blower hits theaters this week.

tropical storm julia is giving a soaking to the southeast. minor structural damage to places like gas stations. julia is the first named storm to form over land in florida's history. and up to 10" every rain are expected to cause flash flooding along georgia and south carolina coast lined. roberta is tracking the storm. >> the national weather service has said that this is the first tropical storm named storm that has ever formed over land in florida and that's because these depressions storms or hurricanes need to form over warm water. that's how they gather their strength and momentum. once they "pushhhh" onshore, they begin to fall apart. that wasn't the case last night. i'm going to indicate and show you exactly what you're looking at because you'll see a lot of green or your screen. that right there that i'm circle, that's julia. it sits there 25 miles southeast of savannah, georgia

winds 40 miles per hour. it stays there due to the flow of the jet stream and has no support to push out so when it just sits over that particular area we anticipate up to 10" of rain. not the most powerful of storms. thisthis motorcyclist is knocked off his bike from a super tie fine in taiwan. it's the strongest typhoon to make landfall there in 21 years. a cyber security breach, where russian hackers got the athletes' private records. >> plus, uber launches its driverless cars. how the company says they will make the streets safer and you have to get to check them out. ,,

blaming russian hackers for leaking confidential the world anti-doping agency is blaming russia for leaking confidential medical information about female u.s. olympians. ben tracy reports they look like cheaters but the drugs were used with permission. >> reporter: the hackers called fancy bears says they stand for fair play and clean sported and wanted to expose the dirty message of the u.s. olympic squad. they pointed the finger at dozens of american athletes who regularly used illicit strong drugs to win. the world anti-doping agency said they believed unauthorized access to someone's email led to this criminal act.

simone biles responded, i believe in clean sport have always followed the rules. venus williams says the drugs were approved for legitimate medical reasons. >> they did everything they were asked to do. >> reporter: the head of the u.s. anti-doping agency says each of the athletes exposed got their medications cleared in advance. >> it's obviously, you know, indirectly at a minimum a result of exposing the russian sport system and government-run doping program. >> reporter: in july, wata discovered widespread evidence of russian state sponsored doping. 67 members of the russian track and field team were banned from competition in rio. >> mr. putin is either applauding this action or he was behind it. >> reporter: sports historian and doping expert john hobberman says the hack could have devastating effects on the confidence that the world's athletes have in the confidentiality of their

medical data. >> an already corrupt international sports world is now in even deeper trouble. >> reporter: so the question is, was russia involved? the kremlin deny denies it. the hackers promise to release more information in the come days. ben tracy, cbs news, los angeles >> the international olympic committee condemned the hack and said the four u.s. athletes did not violate anti-doping rules. ride hailing service uber is testing its self-driving taxis in pennsylvania. but the experimental cars won't exactly be alone on the streets of pittsburgh yet. each car will have two drivers who can take over in case of emergencies. many people are concerned. there are no current laws regarding self-driving vehicles. it's unclear who would be responsible if one is involved in a crash. optimism over the new iphone 7 is sending apple stocks soaring this week. there are reports of strong

preorders. today the cupertino company's stock reached a 2016 high with its market value hitting above $600 billion since april. right now, shares are up about 4%. let's check in with wall street and see how it's doing. the the dow is down 46 points. time for a check of weather with roberta. >> what a summer day we have. all week actually has been really pretty. it's been very cool on monday and tuesday 10 to 15 degrees below average. this is the scene towards san jose. not a cloud in the sky. visibility is unlimited currently. we have temperatures at 68 degrees in oakland, low 70s in livermore. 72 degrees now in san jose. and i want to kind of stick with that theme because we begin the morning at 53 degrees. now, as we venture towards the afternoon hours, we see right now lunchtime the temperature easily approaching the 70s.

we are forecasting 76 degrees at mineta international airport. an outside number, however, of 78 towards levi's stadium. the coast has been clear. we have sunny mild conditions bayside and just a little bit warmer in our inland areas. winds have been fluctuating all over the place more of an offshore wind in many of our inland locations. here we go now with a north- northeast wind at 7. that's a bit offshore. calm in san jose and a 9-mile- per-hour wind in the napa area. jerry in antioch reports winds up to 4 so very slight, very calm. these winds will be variable throughout the afternoon hours up to 15 miles per hour. i just love that this trough that passed through the bay area over the past couple of days is now located over there heading out due east. satellite and radar show it is did toss out all the clouds and mixed that up marine layer. it tried to re-form this morning, toss a few clouds into the forecast but now it's backing off. like this, too, this is a plume of moisture all

associated with that area of low pressure to the hawaiian islands same low that caused the snowfall in the high sierra yesterday is kicked out. high pressure replaces it and we've warming trend for your weekend. meanwhile statewide today temperatures very nice and comfortable in the 70s and 80s. we do have temperatures in the 60s and 70s low 80s, as well. there's your sunset tonight at 7:18. by then, spectacular day, beautiful from the coast to our inland areas. warmer by the weekend and a bit more seasonal. >> time to go surf. >> you go! >> i hear the whales are breaching at this hour at rockaway beach. >> check it out. still ahead why some california license plates may be going pink and we want to invite all you pet lovers send us your questions about their health and well-being. ust email pets@kpix.com, and we'll have our pet expert give you an answer every friday right here at noon. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

plates. the they may be coming soon to a california dmv near you. pink ribbon license plates. the idea is to educate promote and raise funds for breast cancer awareness. money raised from the sales of these plates will go toward a program that offers women free clinical breast exams and

mammograms. right now, the plates are available for preorder online. they start at $50 but they need 7500 orders before they become a reality. from salad to sandwiches and more. our fresh grocer tony tantillo has tips on a lunchtime staple. >> reporter: today's' tip of the day is leaf lettuce. i saw a beautiful display of greenleaf lettuce. i always want to do a report on it. i love them in salad and sandwiches, not as crispy as iceburg but the texture and flavor south of this world. when you buy them green all the way around very important. squeeze and make sure they feel fresh. check the bottom where it's been cut. you want to be sure it's clear. no browning whatsoever. store them in the refrigerator right away. i like to crisp it first. it's a trick used in restaurants to keep lettuce fresh. put a little bit of water,

submerge it shake it off, put it in a paper towel and it will last longer and taste crispy. it works. 'm tony t antillo, your fresh grocer. nd always remember to eat fresh and stay healthy. isn't this beautiful? ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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5 news at pizza made by robots? how it works and where know get it coming up later on kpix 5 news at 5:00. i'm guessing it's not tony's in north beach. >> probably not. >> that place is excellent. >> boy, that would be outlawed in chicago for sure. >> right? >> yeah. >> robotic pizza. >> it should be in the north beach as well. >> there you go. now i'm hungry. thanks, guys. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com ,,,,

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