>> a wild fire burn fairly 50 m2 in the sierra foothills and fors thousands to evacuate. firefighters will have the lat. the latest. > >> the heat this week fueled the making the hills across the bay area even drier. homeowners ands are bracing for tough months ah. months ahead. > >> she was in trouble with thisy and she had to get away from hi. from him. >> he threatened her? >> always.

>> a peninsula neighborhood reeg after a young mother was beheadd in the street. we hear some disg things about what might have led might have led up to the attack. good morning, it is saturday, september 10. let's start with a quick check of our weather wih our first alert meteorologist. >> in addition to the big cooldn in temperatures we are going toe hazy skies. the air quality moderate at worst. we are pullig in smoke from the mosquito fire. mosquito fire. it is the cooldon that i think probably is the headline of the forecast. low to middle 60s. if we look at de highs in general our warmest east bay and northbay valley wil be in the mid-80s. that is it. upper 70s, pick out your part. 87 in pleasanton. redwood city s going to go to 84 and santa rosa santa rosa will hit 82. the numbers are going lower in the seven-day forecast. for now, back to you. > >> there are 11 major wildfiresg across california, on of the biggest is the mosquito fire. se

from that wildfire is blanketine area. one official says fire crews are really at a tipping pt as the fire grows and it is threatening more buildings and homes. so far there is no containment. >> reporter: a tough and trickyk tricky task to fight the flamesd hold down the hotspots. crews working through difficult condis with often and accessible to ran to rain. >> really tricky areas, how dangerous is this right now? >> it is really tough. we have t of canyons and what we call chi. call chimneys. those drainages d the fire to come right up and lw right up when you get in alignment with the wind. >> forcing fire crews to watch e they put their people. because t is so steeped the width of the l breaks have to be wider than ify were on a smaller scope. >> is one of the reasons why we are still at 0% containment.

there is in fact progress being. >> robert jennings showed me his jennings showed me his set up. >> in less than two minutes thee will be so much fire and 20 feed will be sold. >> reporter: a professional plumber, he lined his property with commercial sprinklers. >> it might not look really nic, but it does the job. i have five harley-davidson's, two dru. drum sets. i have valuable stuft you don't want messed up. >> firefighters bracing for another night with extreme heat and dry conditions. some like s taking their own precautions and precautions and not willing to . >> it doesn't matter where you are what you are doing you haveo be careful. being prepared never hurts. >> the fire has grown to about 30,000 acres, or than 5000 people forced to evacuate. > >> this week's heat wave taking

a bone dry landscape around the bay area. it's not just firefighters on high alert. >> before the heat wave set in the vegetations in the bay areas already incredibly dry. believe it or not it is even drier now n it was before hand. that does t bode well for fire danger. these yellow fields and brownins desperately need moisture, but e extreme heat over the past few days only dry them out more thay are ready were. have you ever see the hills the strike? >> no. >> he likes to hike here in santa clara county. >> climate change is upon us. is really affecting us big time. >> from these hills to his housn the hills. >> is getting worse on a daily .

>> this heatwave have another ll of difficulty on top of a alreay difficult situation. >> reporter: the battalion chies the heat wave increase fire danger and will make fires thatk up even harder to fight. >> you are going to see an incre in the size and scope and an increase in the drawdown of resources to handle those emergencies. it really is a brd impact across the fire service. >> the extreme heat acceleratede mosquito fire burning near tahoe, drying out the already iy already incredibly dry brush and brush and trees. a haze startig to set in over the area. he is keenly aware of the fire dangerl around. >> it definitely worries me. maybe not in this very spot per, spot perhaps, but around us. yow how the fire goes. it does not necessarily have to start from where you are, it starts at about a mile away and quickly catches up. >> he is holding out hope for rain soon. >> and for much needed relief in

needed relief in the months to . >> i certainly hope this coming fall and winter we can compensate for it. >> reporter: for anyone who lives in a fire plain plain area the fire chief expressed the need for dispensable space and not a bunch of overgrown, dry space pe fuel for fires. > >> in riverside county the fairview fire has spread over 10 acres and is burning. it is 40%. evacuations were expanded as the the fire continues to burn. >> it was so fast, it was unbel. was unbelievable. when we camet of our ranch, the flames were right there. >> strong winds from tropical storm kay making the firefight n more difficult by grounding war dropping helicopters. more evacuations are likely. > >> a committee is in mourning

after a young woman was beheade. was beheaded. >> strangers and loved ones alie stopping by this makeshift memol makeshift memorial where the yog mother was killed. friends of e family say the beheading happend in front of her children. they spelled her name in candles. friends identified the victim as as karen castro. adrienne murry said she is close with the victim's mother. >> what a sweet girl. she didnt deserve this. she had two littln struggling every day like the rest of us. her boyfriend wasn't wasn't bad looking, i mean theym like they got along. >> she said karina was outside her car whenr boyfriend approached. it happened at magnolia avenue and laurel street before noon on th. >> she was putting them in the r

and raise her head and he cut hr head off. the children saw everything. >> the suspect has interested and booked on suspicion of murder and identified. said he would constantly threatn the victim. >> he sent her attacks. she has on her phone that he was going to literally behead her if she t cancel the restraining order. >> karina's friend say they useo spend time with a couple. >> we all used to be mutual fri. >> all of our kids hung out. we out. we would never expect anything like this. we can't en believe this right now. >> reporter: the san mateo shers office at the woman was killed h a stabbing incident but the weapon has not been found. >> police arrested a 42-year-oln for a deadly stabbing at a san francisco bart station. police say back on august 28 a man wasd

during an argument in front of 24th street and mission bart st. the violence came one week aftr week after the members knockdown members knockdown temporary feng temporary fencing locking off the plaza. bart had put up the barricades earlier to crackdownn the sale of stolen goods and ill drugs. > >> a construction worker killedy rollaway vehicle on the missoula missoula city of hillsboro. police are calling it a tragic. this is the worker was killed about 1:00 p.m. yesterday in frt of a home construction site. > >> more than seven months after an oakley woman then missed hery picked up her car. that is the e vehicle that police believe herd her ex-boyfriend dumped after killing her. her family is offeg $100,000 for information leadino her remains. after her disappee her disappearance jones died in a shootout with police. > >> still ahead, whipping winds d blood watches. new video from sn california show some of the latt impact from tropical storm kay.

storm kay. > >> how the california heat wave has been affecting northern california vineyards and the winds that they produce. > >> here is a live look outside e heading to break. we

>> welcome back, the time is 7:. is 7:12. on the storm watch, tropical storm kay still causins in southern california. the

city of long beach is dealing wh rough seas and drenching rains.a big change from the heat this past week. in san diego county g winds have toppled trees and pr lines. winds of 109 miles per r recorded in the san diego mount. diego mountains. >> we have our heavy equipment f and our swift water rescue team. our helicopters are both 24 hou. 24 hours. >> this is all too much at once, too much at once, especially for especially for this time of year. >> there is concern about rain g rain causing debris flows and at and about winds fueling potential wildfires. > >> i can show you what it looks. looks like. look at this be in the clouds off the coast. thiss a live, up-to-date satellite. kind of interesting to see what was once a tropical storm. still has circulation, still some rain coming in southern ca. the question is if any of that

coming here? first here is the accumulator rainfall. still moe rain to go. the primary focus f any concern beyond light rain would be in the mountains or the the deserts. accurate home, ife come in for a closer look and jump ahead to tonight, keep youe your eye on monterey. we will se some rain from this. and some f the latest high-resolution forecast are saying perhaps a sr or two could be possible early w early tomorrow morning. down around hamilton, that will be very short-lived and we are notg enough energy to get lightning.s just going to stay cloudy. you might feel a little more humidity. you will notice smoke mixed in with all of that. what that. what an interesting time this is with the leftovers of the storm being thrown our way at the same time. the marine lar is back. we are looking at the w the view from atop the salesforce tower. most of this is just a little bit of smoke ie

upper levels of the atmosphere and you can see low clouds from the top of mount diablo looking over concord. there is the marine layer. air quality for e most part moderate at worst. we are actually doing okay, low toe 60s out there for current numbers. if we take a look at te at the air-quality sensors you see a definite pattern. here wee at home, the bay area covered up . we are all yellow-green, moderate or good. here is where is where the real issue is, just is, just downhill from the mosquito fire where they are log at unhealthy-hazardous conditions. you can see the ple coming off of the mosquito fire. upper levels of the atmosphere s you it continues to get pushed our way and that is the stuff that we will see in the sky. if if we change our perspective watch the onshore flow. coming onshore and taking most of the e down here and scouring a lot of it inland and keeping us relatively okay. the main storyf

the forecast is the cooldown. daytime highs in the mid 80s ifu are inland, 20 degrees cooler tn you were a few days ago. we go to 86 in danville, livermore hi, concord goes to 86. san rafael s to 80 and nevada will hit 80. we are going to keep the cooling cooling going. look at the tros the troughs over the next few days coming out of the pacific. pacific. daytime highs as a ret of the bigger pattern are going to go below average for much oft week. san jose in the mid-70s toward tuesday, wednesday, and . and thursday. we will even getr 70s for the north bay valleys. other than that low to middle 80s. the heat wave done. now we now we focus on how much smoke s our way for the next few days it days it will be moderate. you t want to go easy on yourself if

you can. we have certainly been been through a lot worse. >> are there any conditions thal that will take that smoke away from us? >> just continued onshore flow. the fact that we've cooldown is getting back to that typical pa. typical pattern. as we keep pulling in cooler see air through the golden gate that han a force to push the old air outf the way. for us the next couple of days it looks like that willp going. > >> 10 days of extreme heat has been a big challenge for great growers in northern california. in the sacramento area growersd growers had a harvest earlier this year. this week's heat wave things worse. >> the intense heat starts to og the grapes. the sugar levels ae through the roof. ultimately with high sugar levels will havo probably dilute the wind little bit. >> the wine grapes are the

number one crop for sacramento county, a 150 minute dollar cro. crop annually. > >> will be a stay in oakland or split for las vegas? >> a what is there and we have o fill it. >> we introduce you to a long te pressure banking on the team building a new ballpark in oakland. > >> straight ahead in sports, it is expected to be pretty soppy t soldier field for the 49ers sean opener. does kyle shanahan think that could benefit the 49? the 49ers? plus, the american frances tiafoe have been new york crowd on their feet at th. open. did (f(footsteps)) ♪ f from the momountains to the coaoast, ♪ ♪ i it's the e state wiwith the mosost. ♪ ♪ somosos la crema a de la cre♪ ♪ c con mucho s sol todo elel, cucuidado que e te quemas s♪ ♪ stack thahat cheddar,r, make it t melt. ♪ ♪ cook it u up, stretchch it ou♪ ♪ we'rere breaking g the mold♪ ♪ estado o dorado. ♪ ♪ shihining like e gold. ♪

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>> one big question heading ints opener against the bears, will george kittle play? the three-time pro bowler missed another practice yesterday due o

a groin injury suffered on monday. as for the rest of the team, trey lance and company cog the final practice before traveg to chicago. the game kicks offt 10:00 a.m. rain is expected. you add in the win and expect it and expect it to be extra sloppn soldier field. >> i never know if that will bea be a advantage or disadvantage.i don't know how the other teams will be. sometimes i feel the rain helps, sometimes it hurts. it hurts. there are so many variables that i try to never me never made too big of a deal about it. you see what is goinn in the game and which teams areg advantages and disadvantages ant just as it goes. > >> u.s. open semi's, the fan fae american frances tiafoe . he fl behind two cents-1, even facing a match point in the fourth set. fourth set. he's not dead, battg back to win the set in a tiebre. a tiebreaker. the fifth set, dos he have any magic left? he had o be exhausted. the match over four hours, goes into the net.

> >> left-handed hitters rejoice,e shift in major league baseball is dead. the infield shift and g and starting next season. a pith clock will also be added. have5 seconds with the bases and the d 20 with runners on base. the gis the giants pitcher doing his jo. second inning, there is his loa. loan mistake. a two run shot, e cubs up 2-0. jumping to the eighth, estrada with the go-ahead run. and he goes chasing in the dirt. the inning, inning over, and the chances ata playoff berth seem over for the. just three hits as a false or-2 or-2 for their fifth straight loss. > >> to oakland, aj pollock has bn

outstanding the season, he had 0 lead entering the ninth. he needs one more out. and here cos the throw, adam angle safe, the white sox tying it up a three. the next batter, look who is cog up. the former athletic elvis s elvis andrews does it again. ae to the leftfield wall. two runs two runs coming to score. what a homecoming. he has turned up, turned up, not a great outing. he gave up a five spot, the socs are victorious. > >> yesterday draymond green joined the michigan state athles hall of fame he played for tom izzo and the spartans from 2008-2012. he was the nationalr of the year his senior season where he averaged 16 points and0 rebounds. he averaged a double, a double-double, was the national player of the year andh and with her defeat in the draft. every team had a chanced he went up in san francisco.

that doesn't for sports. have at morning, everyone. > >> the eighth of cleared anothel another legal hurdle on their ps to build a new ballpark. a jude rejected three lawsuits and chad the city's environmental reveals argue the stadium should not bet on the port and one of the new ballpark at the current coliseum current coliseum site. at lease of the group plan to appeal. > >> caught in the middle is the question over whether the team s or goes other workers. we spoke we spoke to a long time pressure time pressure named charles whose livelihood is on the line. >> there is a one to his chuckle to his chuckle and gentle touch. welcome to section 121, charley has working at the coliseum for 25 years, but knows that it could be coming to an end. there there is a cheers like feeling

here where everyone knows your . your name. >> the people come and they kno. >> that's got to feel good? >> it does. >> reporter: but it is hard to say goodbye when you love talking sports and you have had the best seat in the house for e warriors and the raiders. >> i worked all of the games. you can see some of the people who didn't go with the team or didn't move or don't support them anymore. >> the oakland city council wily decide the teams face. jobs one line for charles and company anh more. >> coworkers for 15 years. we go to barbecues together, to eah other's homes. >> you see people that you know, that you know, and that you kno. you know. you know them a long.

>> charles can talk to anyone fm family members of owners to plas and your average fan. he worked he worked for the us postal sere for nearly 40 years, providing r his two daughters. his retirement check arrives on tim, but this job allows the grandfar to provide even more. >> alternately >> alternately is going to be better for the community. >> he wants to keep walking, ta, and working as long as he can. >> a void is there and you haveo fill it was something, what? yot have basketball, you don't have football. >> for charles it is time to bud a ballpark in oakland. >> we still keep our employment. our employment. >> coming up, prince charles isw officially king. a company mourning one monarch while celg her successor, the latest from . > >> the legal battle continues or who should review top-secret dos seized from the president trump. trump. > >> here is a live look outside, we are back in a moment.

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>> welcome back, the time is 7:29, thank you so much for joining us. let's start with ak check of our weather. >> we have the marine layer coming back and it is a time-lae a time-lapse. this is why we are are breaking the heat way. it looks really pretty, that it

will feel even better today. me 20 degrees cooler than you are on thursday. a big difference. there is a little bit of haziness in the air. it is notg to look that pretty, but the aiy air quality will be moderate. we doing okay in terms of the actual amount of smoke. you wil notice that the sky looks a bit. low to middle 60s now and when we look for daytime highs, not bad. upper 70s through the bay. 81 in fremont, 80 in san raphae. the complete forecast coming upn a few minutes. > >> king charles iii officially d officially proclaimed king in an in an ascension ceremony today.e world still mourning the death of his mother, queen elizabeth who died on thursday. >> in taking up these responsibilities, i shl strive to follow the ins hiringe hiring example i have been set

in upholding constitutional government and to seek the peace , harmony, and prosperity of ths of these islands. and of the common realms and territories tt the world. >> a council of senior politicis and officials gathered at st. js palace. the ceremony was the ft of its kind to be broadcast live live on television.[ clip playing ] >> reporter: king charles iii officially proclaimed king at s. james palace in london this mor. this morning. >> i am deeply aware of this great inheritance, and of the ds the duties and heavy responsibis heavy responsibilities of sover. of sovereignty. >> reporter: gun salutes marked the occasion. yesterday he and s wife, the queen consort were warmly welcomed outside of buckingham palace.

>> i come to you today with fees of profound sorrow. >> reporter: the king addressed the nation the photo of his motr beside him. >> to my darling mother, as youn you begin your last great journ, great journey, to join my dear late father, i want simply to sy to say thank you. >> reporter: he promised to carry on the queens lifelong see lifelong service. outside of windsor castle thousands are laying flowers in tribute to the to the queen. it is quite an emotional moment for those who y they wanted to say goodbye to the only monarch they have know. >> it is such a sad time. it's obviously a moment in history. i i remember myself laying flowerr flowers for princess diana and the queen mother, i still rivert day so well. >> reporter: sarah billings felt billings felt compelled to brinr six-year-old daughter. >> i wanted molly to remember te day and remember saying goodbye.

saying goodbye. >> reporter: the country now ina prolonged state of mourning untl the queen is late to rest. >> president biden says he willd queen elizabeth's funeral. kins will hold several meetings toda, including with prime minister lz truss who just took office this. > >> as a new era begins for the y people in the bay area are paying their respects to queen . mourners were invited to sign condolence books. among them waa pair of visitors who happen to be here when the news of the queen's death was announced. >> as far as the commonwealth i thinkt is important to pay our respecto someone who has been our queen for a long time. >> it's pretty >> it's pretty surreal. >> the british consulate and stf will collect well wishes and prepare for what comes next. we next. we have to much more on e queens passing and the bay arean on our website at kpix.com.

>> new developments this morninn the war in ukraine. ukrainian s ukrainian forces reclaiming territory in the northeastern part of the country. they say y have pushed through the front le south of the country's second-largest city. along they ukrainian forces have reportedly retaken thousands of square mis of territory, threatening to cut cut off russian supply lines. russian forces were most likeln by surprise. > >> a key deadline is looming in the lawsuit regarding the fbi search of donald trump's mar-a-lago estate. it comes as the justice department moves tol the decision to appoint a neutrl decision to appoint a neutral party to review the documents taken in that search. >> reporter: the justice departt and former president donald trus legal team have submitted potential candidates to be the d

special master to review the dos the fbi confiscated from trump s home last month. >> we need someone with top security clearance and that level of expertise. on thursdaye justice department filed a notice it is appealing the judge's ruling. the doj has asked the judge to partially sty the ruling so investigators coud investigators could continue to review the most sensitive documents seized. the justice dt argued that the investigation and the public could be harmed. >> the national security community has to be able to seef there are other classified docus classified documents and we need need to continue with our investigation.

>> reporter: the trump team havl monday morning to respond to th. the request. also on friday anor federal judge in florida dismisd florida dismissed the lawsuit at a group of people from the 2016l election including the former dc former democratic presidential e presidential candidate, hillary. he claimed they conspired against his campaign. > >> the alameda county sheriff accused of shooting a dublin couple in their own home faced e for the first time on friday. devon williams jr. was formally charged with two counts of murdr with special circumstances of avoiding lawful arrest. authority say that he fled the e the home after the killing. hes heading toward southern california before eventually su. eventually surrendering.

williams mother said her son was her son was in a romantic relatp with the victim. he is due backn court on wednesday for a plea h. plea hearing. > >> an armored truck guard shot n shot in broad daylight has died. last tuesday the six-year-old had just picked up a bag of money for transport when he wast in the back outside the hospital outside the hospital doors. poe say the suspect grabbed the money and ran and is still at l. at large. > >> imagine getting caught in a dust storm while heading to the. the club. the las vegas strip nearly vanished in an instant. > >> jenny will feel these young musicians accomplished her drea. her dream. >> how this week's jefferson awd winners are making a differenceo remember a

>> a big dust storm in las vegad out the strip and turn things or head on thursday. it started with strong wind that pushed ino nevada, kicking up a dust storm. thursday night is basically the weekend in vegas and a lot f people got caught in the storm.t also caused dozens of flight ca. flight cancellations. >

>> it is not dust, it is the marine layer and smoke mixed in. here is the view from the golden golden gate bridge. you can see can see the marine layer is bac. is back. we are back to our pan that has broken the heatwave and and we are back to typical more summerlike conditions. that is what it will feel like. there ie to talk about an air quality ims in addition to a significant co. significant cooldown. the cameras vantage point on top of mount diablo. you are looking f toward the distance. you can sew clouds and streaming all the way and streaming all the way inland. that is conquered down. down there. the temperature by the moment 64 degrees, that fals along with just about everyone . in addition to the marine layere is smoke in the sky and you cane where it is coming from. deepers of purple show you the source ot mosquito fire. we are seeing thl getting pushed our way. it is t

direct, but it is enough that we pulling it into the upper levels. down here at the grounh the streamlined show the onshord onshore wind where it would matter most. that is what we would actually be breathing in d pushing most of it inland. we o not get rid of all of it. theres there is a lineup that this wile moderate air quality for the net few days. pay close attention.e have an air quality advisory because of this. daytime highsn the low to middle 80s, that is 0 degree difference from where yoe two days ago, the same story over here, maybe even more withs in the mid-80s. you're looking t about 25 degrees drop from wheru are two days ago. along the bayshore 75 in alameda. san raphael at 80, and upper 70s in napa, low 80s in santa rosa. temperatures still in the 90s for mendocino and

lake county. that is the leftor the leftover of tropical storm y still spinning off the coast. still throwing rain in southern. southern california. here at hoe if you look at the big picture where does the rain for the next next two days? we might get some some showers in the sierras. in terms of any actual rain there s a little bit. that is 11 tonigh, a few showers showing up. maybea drop or two early tomorrow morn. tomorrow morning. not anything f any consequence. we don't even have enough energy in a scenarie this where dry lightning becomea concern. cloudy, a little mored more humid and plenty of hazines from the smoke. staying cool because the pacific continues to to throw troughs toward the wes. the west. that is how we are ry keeping the overtures below avee for most of the 70 forecast. when you take a look at san jose, and no mid-70s for the mie

part of the next week. open wile around 70. when we look at thes the microclimates upper 70s for some of the north and east bay valleys. big improvements in tes for sure. >> the last week was brutal. its like being in an oven. we haved and thankfully we have much coor temperatures to look forward to. . >> a big turnaround and much-ne. that was an historic heatwave and it's nice to see that is in the review mirror. > >> it has been nearly 30 years since a castro valley teenager s killed in her own home. her murder has gone unsolved for decades. her parents trying to keep her memory alive. >> reporter: >> reporter: the 14-year-old lives on legacy of giving begun by her family.

>> she was taken away by this hc this horrific murder. she is tos to just be gone. >> they formed a nonprofit in hr name after she was stabbed to dh in their home in 1994. >> we wanted to do anything thae love to do. we wanted to carry on that. we wanted to continueo do that for her. >> the elevation organize an annual visual to remember the tr the teenager and continued the hunt for her killer. they have also created programs. they supt alameda county memorials to remr by the crime victims and helpedo start a section of books on safy in several county libraries. the the highlight is a music education program and orchestra band and choir that ended with e a committee concert in oakland. sophia is among thousands of sts

who have taken part in the free summer music program, first as t a participant and then as a stut coordinator. the family watched family watched the row. >> they are the kindest people. it breaks my heart, but also io is so heartwarming when they come to me every time i do someg they are proud of like giving a speech at the memorial service r performing or taking on a respoy that was out of my comfort zone. zone. >> reporter: in addition kennedy in addition kennedy foundations have funded scholarships for several students and promising young of -- students. >> jenny will feel these young students and young musicians accomplished her dream. >> from music to child safety the board member says the coupls couple gives from their heart. >> they always put other people. they have remain adamant that

whatever they can do to stop this from ever happening to anyone again is priority one. >> >> i know that she would be proud of what we are doing. >> so for serving the committee this week's jefferson award in the bay area goes to this couple. >> the family now lives in soutn california but do come back to e bay area often in foundation events. as far as the investig, they say the police are using updated technology to follow ne. new leads. we learned about this weeks award winners becausf a viewer who nominated them. if if you would like to nominate a committee hero, about the onlinm on our website.

>> a big birthday this weekend r bart. it is celebrating its 50t. 50th birthday. the transit systm consider revolutionary for its , but has been derailed in recent. recent years. we spoke with a lg time worker who has been with bt through good times and bad time. bad times. >> bart is the best thing that has ever happened to me. >> he spent more than half of his life taking a career at bart, 32 yeas to be exact. agent when he was 29 years old. old. >> we are checking for debris ad sometimes we have to check for unstable people. >> now he oversees some of the y operations and manages safety p.

work helped him sent two is the. now he is a proud grandfather o. of six. >> it's been the most rewardingg that i've ever done. i have an opportunity to play a little professional soccer. bart what the best thing that could happe. >> he says better than eating paid to play soccer. >> once you play for money it ia is a different game. >> the transit agency has evolved to become a course that annexed the east a and san francisco. at the height, about 440,000 people were riding bar. bart daily. ridership went off f after covid. bart officials sayw about 40% of ridership has returned on weekdays and 60% on weekends. for all of its suppor, its supporters, part has plenty of critics. >> back in 1972 bart promised the customers safe, reliable and reliable and clean transportatin

in the bay area. >> all three of those metrics he failed, especially in recent ye. recent years. >> reporter: this to your fellow to your fellow at the independet institute based in oakland, earr this year the group awarded part awarded part with a dishonor of the california golden fleece aw. >> the transit system has basically been captured over ths by the labor unions and by the s the politicians and bart is more more focused on capturing more and more taxpayer subsidies thag attuned to what the customers w. customers want. >> he says bart has become expensive and unsafe with a numr of robberies and killings. >> our crime rates is extremely low when you consider is the public. public space. much any other puc

space is going to have a far hir crime rates. >> one thing supporters and cris and critics can agree on is thes is vital, even in this post pandemic error. oscar plans to be a part of the future and says says at least four more years of years of bart, he will be 65 and 65 and he will see what his bods him. for now, he loves mentorig the younger generation of workers. >> if you have work ethic good things are going to happen to y. >> in oakland, kpix 5 . > >> the 49ers facing a federal lawsuit over a data breach. according to the chronicle newspaper an atlanta falcons employee accuses the 49ers of eg of exposing social security num. the lawsuit claims the team then team then failed to notify her s well as 20,000 other potential victims. all of this followed a ransomware attack exposing name, exposing names, dates, social sy numbers of 49er staff, less staf

and vendors at other venues. > >> a coffee shop in chinatown is chinatown is know for art coffes coffee says the business effectively picking up. the owners tell kpix 5 they are gral for customers on social media who were a lifeline during the . the pandemic. >> reporter: what if you could start your day with a little color and then add some sprinkls to your life? what you will gets more than just your average morg joe. instead what you will get is a work of art. that work courtesy of carl stubey, co-owner of coffee roasters in n francisco's chinatown neighborh. chinatown neighborhood. he understands the importance of patients, along with knowing how to use a canvas of coffee and t

of foam all to create the perfect cup. >> how long did it take you to t something like that? >> it takes about three months o get really comfortable. beforet you are hoping for the best and praying. >> reporter: prayers answer forl media influencers who come here for both the drinks and the pho. the photos. >> i need to ask are you afraido drink it because it ruins the art? >> no. the art is kind of the icing on the top. it's the fun t of it. it's the surprise. >> a surprise for this small business who like many struggle during the pandemic but found te customers on social media kept s kept business boring. >> people see us on their instam stories, on tik-tok, and we don't even know about it. they tell us we saw your coffee shop

on tik-tok and we wanted to see what it was all about. we do really care for the coffee taste, we also want to make it . >> people in san jose kind of waiting for a vacant lot to be transformed into a public park as they were promised more than 20 years ago. now a group of pe living in the area are working o improve it as best they can, bug it without the city's permissio. city's permission. the father d son who started the project say they have reached their wits end. something has to be done. >> my son was born in 99. he se enjoyed this part. 20 years later he's an adult and he nevet to use the park. my son and i ad some of the residents here are taking matters into our own han. own hands. >> the city has been out to thee after getting some complaints. they say while they understand y residents are frustrated they say the work needs to be done th the proper channels. >> the work is unauthorized and

constitutes trespassing. this wk resulted in hazards for others o may walk, like, recreate in the. safety is our priority. some wk has been done on the develop pl. merely the issue with the current status is funding. >> the city says they currently have about $450,000 budgeted toe the park. they say it is not enough to fulfill the so-called master-planned that th >

>> okay, hazy and cloudy to start today. that is the scenem scene from the top of mount dia. mount diablo. plenty of marine layer here. we are going to beh cooler not only today, but for e next seven days. the heat waves over, like in a big way. you can you can see temperatures for our for our microclimates. go easy n yourself outside. there is moderate levels of smoke from that mosquito fire in the bay a. bay area. > >> thank you for watching

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