at facebook... after another worker is hurt on the job site. good afternoon, i'm kenny choi. riego. now at noon, concerns about the construction at facebook after another worker is hurt on the job site. good afternoon, i'm kenny choi. >> i'm michelle griego. the steel worker fell from a four-story building that's under construction. kpix 5's jessica flores explains why this accident is

troubling for menlo park's fire chief. >> reporter: construction crews continue to work today on the massive steel frame set to be facebook's building 21. the site cal/osha is now investigating after a worker plummeted 15 feet from the fourth floor. according to the menlo park fire department, the worker fell from the fourth floor to the third floor tuesday when a piece of steel he stepped on dislodged. in a statement, the fire chief said: >> he was rushed to stanford hospital's trauma center where he is recovering. this isn't the first time firefighters had to rush to this construction site. back in april, two workers were 40 feet high when their steel beam under them dropped.

luckily their safety harnesses saved them. the fire chief says, that's not only very unusual but it deeply concerns me." we reached out to the contractor and to facebook. the companies have not responded to our requests for comment. in menlo park, jessica flores, kpix 5. firefighters doused debris after a homeless encampment caught fire this morning in the mission bay neighborhood starting at 7 a.m. near 7th and berry streets. it was out in an hour. he cause is under investi gation. thousands of people have been forced from their homes by a raging wildfire burning in mariposa county and the fight is far from over. that fire is burning near yosemite national park. reporter ed crane shows us the damage left behind and communities that now resemble ghost towns. >> reporter: the size of this fire has almost doubled overnight to 44,000 acres, at least 8 buildings are gone and containment is just 7% rising from 5% last night. coming from sacramento, we

followed the trail of this fire. it was charred in every direction for 20 miles. we didn't see any trees burned just brush. but not fire is going into the high country and you see various hot spots here. the fear from cal fire is that this humidity and heat will pick up that this ridge behind me will explode in a wall of flame. as for evacuations, 5,000 people have left mariposa. but it's something of a chicken or egg question. is everybody gone because of the fire or because there's no power in town? this natural disaster has become something of an economic disaster for mariposa. without power, all businesses are shut down including the motel which had a full house 78 rooms booked for the rest of the week. >> we have been selling out every day. >> reporter: like eight grand a day as long as this goes on. at least. >> we do have over 2200 personnel in the area battling this fire. they are doing their best and trying to stay as safe as possible with the conditions. >> reporter: so with the warm

weather and containment at just 7%, firefighting efforts may go on for days. this firefighter came all the way from san diego. >> it's been growing exponentially pretty much over the past 24 hours. >> reporter: this could be a battle for several days, maybe a week. these firefighters are going to be very weary before it's over. here's a live look from the fire zone. you can see flames and plenty of smoke from the vantage point on a hillside. the fire has doubled in size overnight burning roughly about 45,000 acres. structures are already destroyed and, of course, these flames fueled by the tall grass and some overgrown shrubs you can see in the picture. governor brown already has declared a state of emergency on tuesday. smoke from the fire is creating hazy conditions about 200 miles way in reno, as well. the national weather service says that a cluster of thunderstorms is pushing it into the area. it's so bad that officials are warning people in reno to keep

their windows closed today and limit their time outside. right now, search-and- rescue crews are looking for a missing boater. authorities were alerted yesterday afternoon of the empty boat in tomales bay. another boat spotted it floating in circles with no one on board. officials say the man who was on it is a 70-year-old employ at tomales bay oyster company. multiple marin agencies, the chp and coast guard are searching for him. they don't believe he was wearing a life vest. closing the wage gap in is as mayor ed lee puts equal pay in the spotlight. kpix 5's anne makovec explains what this ordinance means for women in the workplace. >> reporter: this ordinance does two things. it strengthens mandates on equal pay for equal work. and it also bans employers from asking job applicants how much they made at their last jobs. [ applause and cheers ] >> reporter: and with that, san francisco takes a swing at closing the gender wage gap. >> we are at the cutting edge of helping women catch up, i

mean, this is actually a sorry thing to have to say that we are behind. >> reporter: according to the u.s. census, women make 79 cents for every dollar earned by men. in california it is 84 cents to the dollar. need do everything to remedy that. >> reporter: for decades, the california equal pay act has banned an employer from paying men more than women for equal work. in 2016, the fair pay act strengthened that giving employees the right to ask about their coworkers' wages. this city ordinance aims to stop a cycle that begins before an employee is hired having their salary based on what they made at their last job. >> women who begin their careers earning lower salaries continue to earn less throughout the course of their careers when employers set pay based on prior salaries. >> reporter: even with the new rules, city officials see a long road to equality and have one request. >> that we all take personal responsibility for making sure we are looking at those wage

gaps, we are helping to build that equity. >> reporter: the ordinance goes into effect july 2018. the punishment? first a warning, then a $100 fine. but if the violation is egregious, the city can file a civil suit against the employer. anne makevoc, kpix 5. new at noon, people flying from mexico to the u.s. can expect longer wait times at tsa checkpoints. kpix 5's jackie ward explains the new security measures that just took effect. >> reporter: at airports across the country today, including here at sfo, a partial electronics ban went into effect. in statement from mexico's transportation department, this measure applies to anything larger than a cell phone so we're focusing on tablets and laptops. this is only for u.s.-bound flights from mexico and doesn't allow passengers to have these bigger electronics in their carry-ons. the mexican government is asking that all travelers to the u.s. show up three hours

before their departure so they can get screened in time. jackie ward, kpix 5. republican senators just wrapped up a working lunch with president trump to talk about the failed plan to repeal and replace obamacare. weijia jang reports. >> reporter: president trump told republican senators, it's time they did the job they were elected to do. >> for seven years you promised the american people that you would repeal obamacare. people are hurting! inaction is not an option! >> reporter: the president pushed the senators to sign off on the latest bill which repeals obamacare but delays it for two years giving senators time to figure out a replacement. >> any senator who votes against starting debate is really telling america that you're fine with obamacare. >> reporter: but moderates and conservatives can't agree on the best way to move forward. >> until there's a vote, there's still an opportunity to come up with something which is common ground for enough folks to pass legislation. >> reporter: senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is moving forward with the bill

even though he does not have enough votes to pass it. he says it is at the request of the president and vice president. >> this is the same legislation that a majority of the senate voted to send to the president in 2015. now we thankfully have a president in office who will sign it. so we should send it to him. >> reporter: democrats say they are standing by, waiting to work with republicans to fix obamacare. >> they closed us off. they thought they could do it on their own. now it's clear they can't. and the door is open again. >> reporter: the vote on the repeal-only bill is supposed to happen early next week. weijia jang, cbs news, capitol hill. the white house is downplaying a previously undisclosed conversation between president trump and russian president vladimir putin calling it brief and informal. it happened hours after the two leaders held this meeting at the g20 summit this morning. it comes as the list of attendees at donald trump,

jr.'s 2016 meeting with the russian lawyer continues to grow. cbs news has confirmed ike [ non-english language ] a soviet businessman was at the meeting, joined by jared kushner, paul manafort and others. we continue to follow the 45,000-acre wildfire burning in mariposa county. these are live pictures right now of the fire which doubled in size overnight burning about 45,000 acres as we said. the fire is about 7% contained right now. thousands of people forced to flee their homes. we'll explore updates as we get them. you can always go to our website, cbssf.com for the latest. still ahead a surf contest deadly because after shark. the scare in the water. >> plus, a new gold rush in northern california, how our wet winter brought something shiny to the surface. >> good afternoon, from our kpix 5 studios in san francisco where the skies have cleared

throughout much of the coastal areas and inland, we have seamless sunshine. the full forecast with the change for the weekend that you need to know about coming up.

whether to release o-j simpson from prison. the former football star is approaching the 9-year minimum... of his 33-year- tomorrow a nevada parole board will hear arguments about whether to release oj simpson from prison. he is approaching the nine-year minimum of his 33-year sentence

for armed robbery involving sports memorabilia. john blackstone reports. >> guilty. guilty. >> reporter: this was trial that put oj simpson behind bars nearly a decade ago. in 2007 surveillance video from a las vegas casino shoulder him leaving a sports memorabilia man's hotel room back into the national spotlight. the meeting was arranged with dealers who had items stolen from simpson. he made an audio recording of the confrontation part of which was played in court. [ yelling and cursing ] >> that one phrase, don't let anybody out of the room, that really got him convicted. that's what jurors said -- >> i think you're right. yeah. they considered that kidnapping when they said don't let him out and the guys -- your pillowcases pulled out guns turned it into armed robbery. that's why he is in jail today. >> reporter: one was given immunity and testified for the prosecution. the nevada jury found simpson

guilty of kidnapping, armed robbery and assault with a deadly weapon. he was sentenced to a minimum nine years in prison. >> i am sorry for what has happened. >> reporter: he was last seen at a parole hearing on lesser charges four years ago. >> i just wish i had never gone to that room. i wish i didn't. i wish i had just said keep and not worry about it. >> reporter: at that hearing the parole board ruled this is favor but he was not released. retired prison guard jeffrey felix says he befriended simpson and said he has been a model inmate. >> that was john blackstone reporting. the parole board is now allowed to consider his murder trial in making their recommendations tomorrow. the dow is up about 44 points right now. following our wet winter, gold has resurfaced along the banks of some northern california rivers. as angela greenwood reports, gold panners and gold merchants are cashing in. >> reporter: they are finding the gold in the feather river,

yuba rivers, all the feeders that feed into the river. in gold country there's another gold rush. >> this is exciting. >> these are area nuggets. >> reporter: from big nuggets to small flakes, folks are striking gold. >> these were all brought in this week. >> reporter: the sudden surge, a result of this winter's strong storms and rushing waters but most of all, a shift in sediment from the breakage of the oroville damage spillway. >> what we hear is from the oroville dam that there are -- even the workers up there, we have heard they are seeing the nuggets, too. >> reporter: the high-priced finds are being cashed in at places like yuba city's coin and bullion. >> it's good stuff. >> reporter: the co-owner says it's been a busy few weeks. >> there are so many people going in, bringing us gold. >> reporter: striking it rich on average leaving with an extra $40 to $300 in their pockets. >> they want to just quit their jobs and put on boots and go

down to the river. that's really the truth. >> reporter: for this family it's enough to spread the word. >> so much gold coming in, in the area, we thought we would do a prospector commercial. >> gold nuggets! where do i go to cash it? ! >> reporter: if you thought the gold rush was over, think again! it has resurfaced and there's still plenty to go around. >> oh, there's always gold. >> that was angela greenwood reporting. the owners say they expect to be pretty busy for the next several months. a surf contest in south africa was canceled for the day after a great white shark showed up during the even . officials spotted it and decided to get everyone out of the water. the contest is part of the world surf league at jeffries bay. that area has a reputation for attracting sharks. so smart decision. >> part of the risk, yeah. [ laughter ] to weather now. our temperatures are heading up around the bay area. here's roberta gonzales with your forecast. >> hi, everybody! may seem pretty tranquil outside but we have a lot to

talk about so let's get to it. first off today is warmer in all areas with the summertime weather pattern continuing through the end of the week and then we bump up those temperatures for the weekend. sure, it's still monsoonal moisture lifting into the desert southwest. we have a little bit of intrusion with the clouds hanging very tight to the san mateo coast. otherwise, high pressure is in command. we have low pressure to the north and smack in between, kind of like a zonal flow so our temperatures are going to be pretty much close to where they should be for this time of the year, all the way through friday. so the clouds again hang tight to the coast. tomorrow morning same. and then during the afternoon and evening hours, we see that shallow deck of clouds begin to treat allowing the temperatures to warm additionally just in time for the weekend. statewide, 102 in fresno. 91 degrees at the state capital. and the high sierra, we have high 70s and 64 degrees in monterey bay. 90 in ukiah. official sunrise tomorrow is at

6:03. by the time it sets, temperatures will be pretty seasonal across the bay area. and, in fact, san jose, mineta international airport, will come in a little cooler pretty much in the low 80s. 85 degrees for the rose garden district and willow glen and campbell and cupertino areas. 60s, 70s bayside with the clearing of the skies. 60s around the coast. 70s and 80s peninsula. and into the low 90s in the warmest spots of our inland locations. low 80s in napa and in sonoma. here's your extended forecast. there's a stagnant pattern through friday and then warmer friday through monday. that's a look at your wednesday report. make it a great afternoon! ♪[ music ] being named m-v-p during the

2015 finals.. but the warriors star is you may know andre iguodala for his moves on the court and mvp during the 2015 finals. but the warriors star now getting a different kinds of honor. he was named number 9 on sports illustrated's fashionable 50 list of 2017. here are some of his stylish outfits during the finals. other athletes who made the top 10 include lebron james, from the rival cavs, tennis star serena williams and number one

russell westbrook. former ucla bruin. iguodala says the most important thing about fashion is comfort. >> unless the shoes are really cute. then we go with -- you deal with it. it is lunchtime. and we have a simple family recipe you can try at home. stephanie and tony tantillo break it down. >> this smells beautiful. >> it is. >> tell us what you're doing. >> salmon and string beans, the classic. a lot of classics can be boring but they shouldn't be. here we have the salmon we're pan searing and i'm going to throw in some thyme on top of it. it's volatile so it will release a lot with heat so i add it at the end so you get a lot of strong thyme flavor. we blanche the string beans first and then put in shallot, garlic and lemon zest. >> always wash the lemon before you zest it because there's wax

on the lemon. so watch it or you'll guess wax. that doesn't taste any good. >> you can squeeze a little lemon in there, too, in the string beans. this will freshen them up because they have been cooked a lot, blanched and sauted. >> i love when you put the thyme in the salmon like that. on the top or the side? >> on the side. >> put this on the side. all right. then the salmon. >> great way dish. >> plate it and then sometimes i have -- look how beautiful that is!

there's it for kpix 5 news at noon. enjoy the nice. >> have a great afternoon. bye! ♪[ music ] linda macdonald, captioner vitac corporation

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