live from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix5 news. now at noon, fleet week kicks off in san francisco. thousands of visitors expected in the city and emergency teams are working to keep everyone safe. >> but first, a house fire sending up thick smoke in one neighborhood. good afternoon. i'm kenny choi. a huge plume of smoke looking west. this is on vienna street near the excelsior district in san francisco. chopper 5 was above the scene and you can see the charred facade of the building with firefighters surrounding ail that. it is not clear how it started.

one firefighter was reported injured but said to be okay. >> san francisco's fleet week is under way all week long. today emergency responders headed off the festivities. anne has much more. >> reporter: you can see some of the military vehicles here behind me. this is all part of fleet week which did kickoff officially today, but this is not just about the military, this is about being preparerd for the next disaster. >> when something bad happens it bay area, we know that relief will come from the sea. today's kickoff of fleet week 2019 started with a disaster drill of a 7.9 magnitude earthquake hitting the city and the state and local and federal plan to get rid of the rubble left behind. >> a lot of people think that is just junk, that is the least of our problems. >> so through the chord nation

of all our partners, every year we want to rotate the themes and be ready and practice. we don't want to exchange business cards during an emergency. >> they have planned this for six months to set up satellites for communication and solar panels to power equipment. >> in true san francisco fashion, there is even a booth set up so not everything is thrown in a landfill. >> a lot of material considered debris can be recovered to make new products. >> just one aspect while preparing for disaster with all these high profile resources are here in the bay. >> when it happens, not only do we need to go into action with our local officials, we need our state and federal officials to help us in this work. >> reporter: was no throughout the week there will be hundreds of thousands of extra people here in the city. if you're coming to the city

and you want to sign up for emergency alerts, it is simple. they set up where you can text fleet week sf all one word to 888777 and if you didn't catch that it is on may twitter page@anne@kpix. thank you. to find out more about the fleet week events happening this week, head to our website kpix.com. new at noon, a harrow winning experience for passengers aboard a flight. united flight 960 a headed to amsterdam but was diverted to bangor, maine because of cabin pressure issues. they describe a terrifying ordeal. >> yelling, screaming, it was devastating. >> frightening. i have flown many, many times and never experienced anything like that. >> they were scared but all kinds of it was like a community. it was weird, but everyone knew

we were in the situation together. >> none of the 200 passengers on board were hurt. >> >> an underground transformer fire around california and larkin streets in san francisco the fire department and pg&e responded and cleared the area. >> they are on the hunt for suspects at a gas station. several people were involved. here was the scene this morning. the victim died soon after he was brought to the hospital. this is san jose's 28th homicide this year. >> pg&e says they could cut off power later this week to prevent the risk of its equipment starting wildfires during hot, windy weather. the shut off could come wednesday through thursday. the plaqueout could include seven bay area counties and the valley and northern and central coast. fire crews have a handle on a fire in american canyon now.

it is 80% contained charring more than 500 acres. the grass fire broke out in the hills west of i-80 yesterday afternoon. they worked overnight to make sure it didn't flare-up again. so far one structure is destroyed. santa clara county workers are standing. they are gathered outside the social services agency building. the protest coalition includes counselors, 911 dispatchers and they are protesting. >> we're fighting for our caseload toss be minimized so that we can provide our clients with benefits in a tamely manner. protesters say they will continue until the county officials agree to move forward with a favorable contract. we have reached out to the county officials for comment but have not heard back yet. a live look at the white house where the trump administration is dismissing

the revelation of a second whistleblower who claims firsthand knowledge about the president's phone call with ukraine. here is more from the impeachment inquiry. >> reporter: a second whistleblower has come forward about president trump's phone call with ukraine's president. unlike the first whistleblower, this one claims to have firsthand knowledge of the call in which president trump asked ukraine's president to investigate biden and hunter. >> they have released information about the call. >> it was a perfect call. there was nothing -- we have handed the call out to people and they say wow, this is incredible. ware proud of that call. >> reporter: they claim they did not withhold aid to ukraine. >> you clearly were upset that somehow there was an implication because it was being frozen because the

president wanted an vin gation. why did you wince? >> because i didn't want those connected. when i asked the president about that, he denied it, he adamantly denied it. >> many republicans are down plague the call for china to also investigate the bidens. >> i count if the china comment was serious to tell you the truth. >> you don't take the president's word? >> no. i don't know what he was thinking but i know he loves to bait the press. >> not everyone agrees. she says i thought the president made a big mistake by asking china to get involved in vin gaiting a political opponent. nebraska t republican said americans don't look to chinese commis for truth and utah's mitt romney said it was wrong and appalling. nicole kill yin, "cbs news," the white house. >> we'll have more at 5:00 and

online at kpix.com. american troops are being pulled from syria ahead of an attack. it marks a major shift in foreign policy and gives turkey the green light to attack u.s. backed kurdish forces. mr.trump defended the decision and said now that isis has been defeated u.s. doesn't have to be in syria. we'll will fight where it is our benefit and only fight to win. all u.s. troops will withdraw. it was widely criticized and then james mattis resigned in protest. long lines outside the supreme court after justices began a new term today. many got in line for the next armment. some spent the night. big cases on tap for the high court. >> reporter: this is shaping up to be one of the most contentious supreme court terms

in years. they are taking up every hot- button issue out there. abortion, gay rights, and they will jump into it tomorrow with a big case that looks at if federal law protection guys and more. and they will see if states can put more regulations on abortion clinics, whether states can do something to take their guns outside their homes. they will look at president donald trump's efforts to end that obama era program that protects the so-called dreamers, that came to the united states illegally. all these cases. they are probably going to be decide in the middle of this election year, early spring, early simmer. >> and the new supreme court could potentially be more conservative than the last one. with sometimes vote with liberals on gay rights and abortion. president donald trump's tax returns y so be

released. he has to turn them over to the district attorney. his lawyers immediately filed an appeal. this morning a federal judge dismissed that lawsuit calling the claim extraordinary that the president has absolute immunity from criminal process of any kind. meanwhile, in california, a federal judge blocked a state law that requires the candidates to dis choice income tax returns before their names are on the primary ballot. jimmy carter received 14 stitches but that didn't stop him to making it to an event for habitat for humanity, the organization he has long supported. >> and my eye is black as you notice, but i had a number one priority add that was to come to nashville to build houses. yes. this is all part of the work project, the yearly house building blitz that has

provided hopes for thousands of families in the u.s. and abroad since 1986. still ahead, ten spacewalks over a few months. nasa's latest effort and how one of those walks will make history. >> new housing coming to the east bay. the focus ons transit of the >> here is a live look looking south at just one of the amazing ships docked here in san francisco. we'll talk about that full forecast for the week ahead including an extreme fire danger in a few minutes. announcer: time magazine reports: "the new american

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and now team con sum stant. they were there in celebration of the opening of the new chase center. let's look at the big board and see how the stock market is doing. the dow is down about 40 points. >> this afternoon one east bay city is making progress against the ever growing housing crisis. walnut creek is breaking down. the multi-purpose development will have 596 apartments and will add to the bart station including easier bake and pedestrian paths and easier access to buses. >> it is a booming business in san francisco. corporate rentals and entire buildings. we found that landlords converting rent controlled apartments into corporate rentals that go for triple the monthly price. big companies pick up the tab and affordable housing

disappears. it is the subject of tonight's project home on the project affordability crisis. it is time for some change. money is like water and it finds a new place to flow and regulators and boards of supervisors are always finding ways to regulate new loopholes. there are thousands of corporate rentals in san francisco right now. aaron peskin plans to introduce to ban them in rent controlled buildings. this is on project home tonight at 11:00 right here on kpix 5. >> nasa is calling it a spacewalk bananza. the astronauts removed aging batteries and replaced much pour powerful ones. they will go back out on friday for more battery work. all four on board will take

part at some point in the series. cook will make history lay there this month when she and jessica become the first two women to do a spacewalk together. they planned to have the first all womealk in march but there was an issue with the spacesuits so that fell through. things are warming up again. >> that is right. we're looking at the sunshine, temperatures warming up as we head through the afternoon. you can see temperatures in the 70s to low 80s depending on where you are. for concord, you're at 81. oakland 72. 74 san francisco. 80 for santa rosa. alerts for the day. air quality unhealthy for sensitive groups. good air quality for the rest of the bay area but it is because of the strong ridge of high pressure in place. we're going to warm up even warmer compared to yesterday inland but we'll start to see a

light onshore flow so that is why temperatures will be cooler for the coast and for parents of the bay as we head through the afternoon. as we go through the day on futurecast and you can see all that sunshine across the region for today, then tomorrow looking at some clouds along the coast and for parts of the bay and temperatures a little cooler for us on tuesday. look ahead to late tuesday night into wednesday and thursday. we're going to see the winds pick up. dry off shore winds. that means an extreme fire danger which is why at least a fire weather watch will be in effect 5:00 a.m. wednesday until 5:00 p.m. on thursday because of the gusts up to 45 and low relative humidity values. the dry off shore winds we're expecting as we head through

the middle of the week, our sunset at 6:43. sunrise at 7-eleven. even warmer compared to yesterday. 87 in san jose. a little caller for oakland with low 80s. upper r 70s for san francisco. we're cheering on our 9ers take on the browns at 5:15 for that kick off warm and sunny. and the seven-day forecast, an extreme fire danger tuesday night through wednesday and for thursday of the >> all right mary, thank you. >> >> still ahead, while it has him working harder in college. >> a remained der, if you have a consumer problem or question, go to consumer watch at kpix.com. go to 8885-helps you. we will be right back.

as a young teen, today's students rising above scholar watched a close family member battle addiction. >> isabel la is now using that

experience as inspiration to help others. >> i am living a life that i never thought i would have. >> isabella is excited about her future. >> i want to be appeals ya trigs. i want to help kids. >> the 21 you'd is well on her way to achieving those goals as she enters uc san tra cruz studying s.t.e.m. i tell people i'm a chemistry/biology major and they look at me like i'm crazy. it is so much fun. it is. >> college is clearly a joy for her. high school was different. >> my high school experience is my father going to come home alive today. >> her beloved father battled alcohol addiction tion. >> i took various doctor trips with my doctor because he wasn't conscious enough to get there himself. i had a lieutenant of late nights i would be in the er until 23 in the morning knowing i had to be at 8:00 the next day. >> with her mom out of the

picture, she took on a job to help pay the bills. it took a toll. she made the decision to move out. >> in some ways i felt grief and . then her father passed away. i felt in a way i failed him and that was hard. i wanted him to have his world and his world was he. >> bella darling, -- to ease her grief snee reached out to students rising above sharing her story, pro spried her with a new found confidence. >> i was surrounded by a group of people who knew my life mattered too and it was one of the greatest feelings i could describe. >> i think it's will be nice to study something. >> she wants to go to school and honor her father's memory.

>> sharing my story i realize my life did matter and my father's did, too. to learn more, go to kpix.com/sra. we will be right back.

is oakland about to lose another sports team? what the mlb is threatening to d with the a's if they don't drop a lawsuit. we'll have that and more at 5:00. >> tune in for that. a big night for the 49ers trying to go undefeated 4-0.

what a difference a year makes. >> beat those browns. >> monday night football. >> yes. have a great afternoon everyone.

>> brooke: you leave my family alone, and stay away from my husband! >> shauna: or what? >> brooke: this isn't a warning, shauna. i'm telling you. >> shauna: you don't tell me a damn thing. who do you think you are, barging into my house, slapping me across the face, and giving me orders? >> brooke: i'm ridge's wife, and don't you forget it. the fultons have brought our family so much pain already, and ridge and i are doing whatever we can to repair the damage from your lies. he's moved in with steffy, and he's trying to work things out with thomas. >> shaun: wait. ridge moved out? >> brooke: [ scoffs ] >> ridge: we need to find a way. need to come together and move forward. >> steffy: dad, my child was ripped away from me.