from news chopper 2. the scene changed from when the fire first started at 4:30. firefighters are making progress. our chief meteorologist has been monitoring the situation for the past 90 minutes. >> i think the reason we saw brad pitt before the fire, firefighters have a great handle on the fire. we had a lot of smoke and visible flames on the ground. not in the trees. on the ground. water drops from lake chabot. fire trucks. people on the ground. from what we can see now it looks great. right now we have lorraine blanco at the park. she is on the phone. the main problem was access but looks like they made it up there. the terrain is tough and the path was steep and windy. the certain the heat and the dry conditions. that could be an issue in

fighting the blaze. there are several homeowners wondering if there will be evacuations. doesn't like like that. the firefighters tell me they won't have clear answers until they can fight the fire further. three acres burning at lake chabot regional park. reporting live in the oakland hills, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. she gave us the information, the firefighters on the ground. as you look at the fire, you can see that in the last 30 minutes they got a big handle on this. good news for firefighters. we will look at the forecast that calls for more heat in your area. >> thank you. the man suspected on going on a crime spree that claimed the life of a radio host is behind bars tonight. ktvu's janine de la vega is live with the tribute family and friends are paying to the

murder victim. >> reporter: this is where cindy nguyen would sit every morning. on her desk a co worker left a smoothie, the drink she had every morning. >> she looked in my office and waved, you know, i am going to be going, you know, out for an hour. >> reporter: that was friday. authorities say paul ray castillo shot and robbed a man that morning and kidnapped cindy nguyen. her body was found saturday. police pracked paul ray castillo to a pizza in sacramento sunday night. >> relief to us, now we know he won't hurt nobody else. >> reporter: she was a host of a radio show. friends describe her as friendly, someone who would drop everything to help others. cindy nguyen was a single

mother and leaves behind two adult children and a 15-year- old daughter. >> if you love somebody you think about them. do the good job for them and hug them and love them right away. don't wait until tomorrow. because tomorrow will never come. >> reporter: a crackeddal light celebration will be held at 7:00 p.m. on friday in the shopping center. as far as the suspect, paul ray castillo was booked at the county jail at 1:00 a.m. he was arrested for kidnapping, robbery and we are told by authorities that he will face homicide charges in the killing of cindy nguyen. janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. we are waiting for word from investigators if the remains found are those of

nursing student michelle le. ktvu's rob roth is live. >> reporter: the curaner is trying to determine whether the remains are the remains of michelle le. >> reporter: it was a team of searchers that went looking for michelle le on saturday and the person who found the remains is the mother of amber dubois. she established a team amber rescue that helps find missing loves one. the woman accused of murdering michelle le appeared in court. giselle esteban did not enter a plea today. that was postponed till she is assigned an attorney. giselle esteban said michelle le ruined her relationship with a boyfriend. attending the hearing is volunteers who have been searching for michelle le. >> people put hours behind the

scenes doing this type of thing and the people involved on that, very emotional to discover somebody deceased. >> reporter: they are trying to identify the remains to see if they are michelle le. >> the forensic analysis is going to be critical. is there thereevidence of a head trauma, trauma to the ribs, something that explains the death. that will be critical for the prosecution to establish. the fact that they found the body so far after the fact will create problems. >> reporter: a dentist has been brought in and expected to arrive anytime now to see if the teeth match the dental records of michelle le. rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. we go back to the paramount theater. brad pitt with paul chambers. >> reporter: talk to us. >> just seems, you know, how

does a team with a quarter of the payroll compete with the other teams. you can't fight the other guy's fight, you got to think differently and these guys did it. and in doing so caught a lot of flack for it. in the end they changed the game a few degrees. not a different game but there is no knowledge because of what these guys and what the age of that period did. i find that revolutionary. >> reporter: what would you like to say to the people of oakland. talk to people of oakland? >> i hope they like it. i hope they like it. i think it's a love letter. >> thank you so much. jonah, can i talk to you? how was it being here in oakland? >> great. amazing to be out here and to make a movie about oakland a's.

you know? shining a light on a time that was really interesting and ground breaking. >> reporter: thank you so much for joining us. people are happy to see you here. what do you have to say? >> i love the bay area. i love oakland. i am an honorary a's now. hope you will keep me around. >> reporter: appreciate it. jonah hill and brad pitt. checking them out. we brought them to you live the way we said we would do it. live in oakland, paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. >> how about that? they are here for the premier of the movie moneyball starring brad pitt. about the oakland a's 2002 season. a remarkable season although unfortunately it did not end with a world series. former supervisor with the public utilities commission pleaded guilty in a corruption scam. he supervised a group that

stole $300,000 of taxpayer money. they wrote false invoices and ran their own contracting business on city time. >> this is a case where we had city employees working in conjunction with local businesses and they are defraughting the -- frauding the city. >> he faces three years in prison and must pay $170,000. the state deadline is looming for 7th through 12 graders to get the whooping cough vaccine. >> reporter: bay area doctors discovered the whooping cough vaccine protection wears off twice as fast as previously thought. last year the worst in 60 years. 9,000 cases and 10 children dead from whooping cough. >> i believe in vaccines.

both my kids have been. >> reporter: new research suggest 80% were fully vaccinated. >> the other kids are running out also, vaccine, puts them all at risk. >> it does wane sooner than we thought it did. there are more children at risk. >> reporter: he says a study suggests more vaccinations could save lives. >> there is the potential of death in the children. those parents that choose not to get their children vaccinated need to take a harder look at the situation. >> reporter: parents said they would be glad. >> if they have to come back in two years, fine. we had to do it. >> sad, though. keep on injecting my kid. >> reporter: twice as often.

>> yeah. don't like that. >> reporter: marin county, 137 cases, had just 6 this year. new california law gives students 30 dize show proof of vaccinations. john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. have the 49ers scored a win in their fight to build a football stadium and keep this space open for the great america theme park? why people say that's what the deal will do. 53,000-gallons into the bay. now the record high price the company agreed pay.

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8:45 a.m. according to police the man grabed the girl and pulled her. she was able to fight free and ran to a middle school. she was not injured. four years after the cosco busan oil spill officials hope a settlement will send a message to would-be polluters. it killed 6800 birds and left 53,000 gallons of oil in the bay. today the owners and operator of the ship that hit the bay bridge agreed to pay $45 million settlement to settle all claims related to the spill. >> this settlement will allow us to restore the precious resources to their original health and beauty. >> he says the money will serve as a warning people who pollute the bay will be held accountable. the 49ers joined forces with a firm to buy the great

america theme park in santa clara. robert handa joins us live to tell us why it could clear the way for the stadium. >> reporter: here at great america theme park it was parking or the loss of parking that was hat the heart, last obstacle. as one person put it, the roller coaster ride is almost over. >> reporter: the 49ers teaming up with gma made may be the turning point. the parners are paying $70 million to buy the great america theme park from a company that has been fighting the project over the loss of parking space. the legal hassles had some 49ers fans optimistic about the new deal. >> i think it's great. i will believe it when i see it. >> reporter: the head of the 49er booster club understands.

>> has been discussion about is the team committed to moving forward and they said so. but i think the york family has give an clear signal they are committed. >> reporter: the 49ers issued a statement saying it will enhance great america theme park and the stadium. the team declined to discuss details till the sale is final. gma will continue to lease and operate great america theme park. part of the develop plan that could include a sports bar and hotel proposed by joe montana. the goal in keeping great america theme park is to bring in all types of visitors. >> can you imagine anywhere else you could go, some want to go to the nfl game, otherdize ride a roller coaster. >> there are still twists and turns. the city counsel must approve it. live in santa clara, robert

handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >> wall mutt screak broadway plaza could be getting a expansion. the center's owner is looking to expand by 300,000 square feet. they will present the plan tomorrow night and seek feed back from the community. a new poll shows californias have mixed opinions about spending cuts made to the budge m.1 quarter say they think the cuts went too far. 1-3 believe they didn't go far enough. 66% believe the spending cuts provision was a bad idea. calls for cuts to many programs. parents and lawmakers gathered to urge the governor to sign a bill that bans the sale of expired baby food and

formula. many speaking out was a farth whose son became 6 after eating outdated baby food. he found more jars of expired projects. major retailers across the state are guilty of selling expired products. arnold schwarzenegger is going to speak that united nations tomorrow about climate change. he will urge leaders to explore the benefits of using clean energy and he will ask them to work with private business on environmentally friendly projects. the cost to restore salmon runs will cost less than first believed. removing 4 dams on the river in california and oregon will cost $290 million. the initial estimate was 450 million dollars. spare the air alert in

effect. look at that. not a cloud in the sky. same alert for tomorrow because of the heat and light winds. people are encouraged to drive less and stay inside if you are sensitive to unhealthy air. our chief meteorologist bill martin is tracking the conditions. >> we had grass that didn't burn but look at that. that is wild oat and that overpopulated the hills and that's why california is a dangerous fire place this time of year. we showed ayou the fire earlier. they got a quick handle on that. no winds. but the winds that do exist are out of the north. the fog is scoured away because we have a northerly wind, that provided the warmth today, increased temperatures and also providing clearing at the coast right now. if you are out at the ocean

beaches, we are doing a story at 10:00 about the red tied. you can see it's an algae bloom. the fog is clear and you can see the red tied. see the discoloration. with high temperatures like these a lot of folks will be flocking to the beaches. there is discoloration. air quality tomorrow, back into a spare the air day tomorrow. the winds stay light, part of the reason we are having a spare the air day. without the winds tomorrow fire danger not as severe as it could be. if you have this pattern with a off shore flow, oakland hill fire back in the day, we had big winds. shouldn't be the issue tomorrow. winds should be mild like today. highs tomorrow, warm. if not as warm as today, close.

94 walnut creak. air quality is not good. ground level ozone, they issue the spare the air day. chemical reaction from what comes out of your car and the compounds near the service. these forecast highs, nice and warm. five-day forecast with your weekend in view. in for a nice, hot week. air quality will suffer. we could see another spare the air day on thursday. >> thank you. a hamlet has the distinction of being one of the richest communities in the country. the town of ross is 20th on a new list of america's america's millionaire capitals. 424 households made more than $1.3 million in 2008.

florida's fisher island, incomes $3.2 million tops the list. >> reporter: coming up on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36 at 6:00, students are mourning the death of a 14-year-old boy killed last night. we will tell you what police are saying about the investigation. that and more coming up in 30 minutes on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36. you saw them live on ktvu couple minutes ago, hollywood's hottest actor in oakland, brad pitt.

. at the beginning of the newscast we showed you brad pitt. we had a chance to hear from him live. >> nice guy. personallable. and smaller than me. i had a chance to screen the muchy mobby ball. the movie moneyball. brad pitt produced the stars in the movie, portrays billy bean. he captures the personality well but the ending left me

wanting. still this turned time into a baseball man. >> it's shameful how little i know. that that even left me in, if they knew. >> this film is dealing with university themes of value, where we place value, somewhat success, what is failure. strong story. >> both bay area football teams let victories slip from the hands. buffalo left the raiders pointing fingers at other teammates. that kind of negative talk, no longer tolerated. >> we lost as a football team. this guy, that guy, you got to look in the mirror first. as a football player. last time i checked, i am the head coach. they are the players. nobody else is going to comment on another position. we are done. that is over. i think it's something -- sometimes some things need to

happen before you can make sure things come to a head. we addressed that. that is out of the room and we are fine. >> here is the matchups for friday night high school game of the week. log on to www.ktvu.com, vote for your favorite team. you have till 6:00 p.m. thursday to vote. vote early and often. when you had a chance 250 too chat with him, back to brad pitt, sorry, he called the film a love letter to the people of oakland. how do you think a's fans will take it? >> they will love the film. it was a great period and it's centering on misfits and it really is a great time of 20 straight victories. >> okay. thank you. >> thank you. speaking of hollywood, if you missed the emmy awards, you can check it out on our website, see the stars under

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