photos. inside the home little akash and his grant parents and a 20- year-old man were trapped. the little boy was dropped off here every day while his parents went to work. his cousin raja says his family is still dealing with the news. >> they're holding it together right now as much as they can. it's pretty hard for them. >> reporter: although tragic things could have been much worse. but thankfully a construction crew quickly aided in the rescue by breaking a window and pulling the 20-year-old to safety. however they were unsuccessful when they were trying to save the grandmother and little akash that were trapped in the back bedroom. >> there were two victims in the back. but they said the heat, smoke were too severe for them to help out. >> reporter: invest >> reporter: investigators say they believe that the fire started in an upstairs closet, a place where akash's grandmother prayed to a shrine.

>> it's very sad. i'm just hoping my grandparents make it. >> we did find a fire fighters was injured when he got his hand cut during the rescue. paul chamber, ktvu. a man from contra costa county has been arrested after an illegal power line started a fire. this is video you will see only on 2, we were there as firefighters carried marijuana plants and growing equipment out of the home. they also found an illegal power bypass. concord police ended up arresting 35-year-old lee for possession of marijuana for sale. we have some new information now from the fire line in placers r county. our -- placer county. our john sasaki is there. he just updated us, still it is

only 10% contained. governor brown is sending out additional firefighters to supplement calfire crews already on the front lines. the san jose fire department announced today it has been awarded almost $9 million in federal money to pay for more firefighters but that still won't solve the department's staffing problems. new at 6:00, ktvu's robert handa with the uphill battle there for firefighters. >> today the san jose fire department did get some much needed help. money to hire more fire fighters and it comes at a good time because firefighters are spread thin. we have been reporting on a series of suspicious fires here at this park. and residents want fire fighters to protect them and figure out who's causing the fires. sarah kline does not feel safe at home anymore. many residents say they believe the fires are connecting to several homeless encampments.

>> really feels invasive. the people in the very back got it worse. they hear fighting, yelling, they smell smoke a lot as they're cooking out there. >> reporter: san jose has received a grant to pay for 22 more firefighters. mike honda pointedded out staffing levels are still below 10 years ago. and firefighters have their hands full including the rash of arson fires. >> when we have someone starting fires all it does is just exacerbate our crews. >> reporter: the city plans to clear out the homeless next week. >> i think they're trying their best and doing everything they can but i don't know. we've had so many fires it's hard to believe we're really

safe. >> reporter: but a homeless group sham says it plans to fight the removal process starting on monday saying they believe the homeless are the targets of whoever is setting the fires. live in san jose, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. five antioch teenagers accused of staging a spree of mass robberies in con ta costa county are now heading to trial. the robbers targeted 15 businesses last fall in concord. they dressed in several masks. yesterday a judge in pittsburg ruled there is enough evidence to try the teens that are on those videos. they face more than one dozen felony counts. ktvu obtained video showing a confrontation inside a san francisco restaurant that attorneys say led to a violent

hit-and-run incident. david stevenson shows us the video of what happened right before the firefighter was hurt. >> reporter: attorneys say they have what they need to win this hit-and-run case. >> reporter: the fight that proceeded the hit-and-run that put a 29-year-old calfire firefighter in a coma. the video was shot last thanksgiving inside the san francisco fight. eduardo esquivel intervenes and tries to intervene. >> you see bartel escaping the managers grasp going doing a b line for my client and punching him in the face. >> reporter: prosecutors say chaparro left the restaurant and struck bartal with an suv at this gas station. his attorneys are trying to prove he didn't do it. >> that's still up in the air

as far as i'm concerned. we're still working on that. because you can't see the individual in the vehicle. >> reporter: district attorney george gascon says his prosecutors have very graphic evidence to prove other wise. >> we have visit -- video tape that shows the assault. him running over mr. bartol with his suv. >> reporter: chaparro is held under $5 million bail. >> we have to send a very clear message that you don't jump from a fistfight a very lightweight fistfight with no injuries to killing someone. >> reporter: bartal's friends have set up a fund to set up his family and offset his medical costs. in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. a marin county family therapist is out on bail tonight after being charged

with having sex with an underaged girl. 49-year-old kevin hartsville was arrested wednesday at his home in san rafael. according to the marin independent journal he was not deny having oral sex with a 15- year-old girl but he says she lied about her age. after an ongoing war of words, key players from mirkarimi's case came to a meeting of the minds. members of the ethics commission agreed on several issues. on thursday the commission will decide whether people will decide about claims that mayor ed lee lied at a ethics hearing. the rafting gone wild is fueled by alcohol, a facebook page for the event is predicting more than 4,000 people will turn out. last year the sheriff's

department says things got out of control, two people were hospitalized, nine others were arrested. tomorrow deputies will be patrolling the river and parking lots and some firefighters will also be pulled from their stations to respond to any possible rafting emergencies. >> at that point we're hoping we don't have any other incidents that require a truck company, a structure fire. >> officials are reminding rafters to wear your life jackets. and that alcohol and water are a very bad mix. work is on time and on budget half way through the $484 million project. today the agency released this time lapse video of the first gurder being installed. it's scheduled to open in the fall of 2014. wells fargo reported a triple doze of good financial

news. the bank reported higher earnings, higher revenue. second quarter profits were up 17% and the bank made $2.9 billion on mortgages. bank stocks like wells fargo spurt buying on wall street and helped lift the dow jones out of a slump. the nasdaq also gained ground gaining 42 points. google says it's new tablet computers are in the mail. the search giant says it began shipping the nexus7 tablets today. the $199 tablets are not yet in store. the nexus7 is designed for google play an online store selling movies, and apps. a survey of the top earning ceo east finds tom cook is at

the top of the list. cook brought home $378 million that includes stock option that he can't sell for years. rounding number five oracle, john hamagram, johnp. gram and john watson of chevron. lafayette is considering a major street improvement. officials want to address traffic flow on mount diablo boulevard. among the ideas new medians, updated crosswalks and a round about. the city council will discuss the ideas. california drivers will soon be legally allowed to send text messages while they drive but only under certain circumstances. starting in january, drivers will be allowed to send or receive text messages using their voice activated hands free mobile phones. talking or texting behind the wheel is already against the

law if the driver is holding the phone. young muslims gathered at the state capital to learn how they can affect change in california. the youth leadership conference is meant to give muslim americans a behind the scenes look at the process. if community members are to get ahead, future leaders need to understand how the legislature works. two country western stars have teamed up with the oakland coliseum to help feed those in need. kenney chesney and tim m cgraw are bringing their concert to the area. >> kids are out of school, they're not getting their breakfast and lunch and families really need to come up with a way to really create two more meals a day for their kid. >> barrels are ready waiting to be filled. the food drive will run from 10:00 until 2:00 tomorrow. fashionable accessories but what we've discovered about

them that may put a woman and her unborn child at risk. significant cooling today, as much as 25 degrees cooler today than yesterday. as we head toward the weekend, what can you expect? how much cooler or how much warmer? >> and you can watch ktvu on the go just download or mobile app and click on the live stream link to watch any of our newscasts live. must be nice, cheering on team usa from the shallow end. back in '08, we didn't have these u-verse wireless receivers that let you move the tv around wherever. no siree, bob. who's bob? and if you didn't have a tv outlet, well then you couldn't watch diddly-squat. you talk a lot. you have no idea how good you have it.

that's not working. [ grunts ] [ male announcer ] get a wireless receiver in time for the olympic games. get u-verse tv for $25 a month with free hd for six months. rethink possible.

santa clara is the latest target of hackers who have stolen 400,000 users password. the tech company confirm it is security breach. the video says the pass words were incrypted but stolen by attackers who targeted users on

their forum. it's a tire -- it's a story we first told you about four years ago. high levels of lead in purses. john fowler is in walnut creek with the results of this latest study, john. >> reporter: that's a key fashion accessory for women, activists say purses even at high end stores are still turning up contaminated with lead. >> i need some where to put my wallet. >> that's where i keep my phone. >> reporter: they found purses high in lead in one out of every four stores visited. bright colors seemed worse. >> it's not something i ever thought about. it's not next to my skin. >> reporter: but touching these five could be dangerous for an woman's unborn child. >> who are they aimed at,

women's, teens, 20s women who are having children. >> reporter: using this x-ray device researchers say they found 43 purses and wallets exceeding 300 parts per billion lead, that's the federal maximum for children's products. >> people with higher exposures to led have a higher risk of heart attacks and strokes. >> reporter: this $200 tori burch clutch came in 200 times higher than allowed. burch said she's launching an investigation. real leather or clothe have fewer problems. reporting live, john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. at our website ktvu.com has a pleat -- complete list of

the brands that contain lead. health officials say a 6- year-old girl from modesto has a probable case of west nile virus. she could not walk and had trouble speaking. while most people suffer mild symptoms, west nile virus can turn into very serious neurological illnesses. >> we are worry about who contracts west nile virus. one mosquito sample in solano county was found to carry the virus. this weekend it's time for

a little salsa on the streets of the fillmore district. the 2012 salsa festival kicks off. different venues will offer more music, dancing even free lessons. >> you get up on the energy of the people dancing. it's such a fun fun fun event, people are happy, people are having a great time. >> the festival takes place on fillmore. it lasts until 1:30 a.m. on both nights. insignificantly cooler today you definitely noticed it. we talked about it last night that there would be major cooling today. as much as 20 to 25 degrees cooler in some places. you can see what's happening out there right now. look at all that fog it's shooting up during the day. what does that mean? basically every county will

have some low cloud and fog. we start a little cool like today, warmer than today but still below average. way lower than they were yesterday and significantly lower than the day before that. forecast lightnings lightning -- forecast highs will be warmer than they were today. cool at the coast for sure. warming inland or mild inland but here's what i know. tonight and tomorrow night, morning and nights will be cold. take a jacket. let's say you're doing a bar-b- que and the afternoon highs are going to be up there and you feel it's going to be a warm evening it's not it's going to cool rapidly. the fog increases overnight as we're talking about. this is how today went as we go into tomorrow you see this low get as little closer and pushes the fog in -- gets a little closer and pushes the fog in. right into next week we're looking for a very mild weather pattern. look at that push, there's the

fog. this is the computer model and this is 9:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, there's the fog at 9:00 a.m. and cooling back into sacramento. it's great for the firefighters because the fire danger really plummets and the temperatures go way down. it's kind of going to be that way. you go out to the coast, going to some baseball games this weekend it's going to be kind of foggy because you're going to have fog early morning and into the evening hours. the fog there tomorrow morning look at that bite of cool weather. 65 in richmond, 74 in vallejo. there's 80s, there they are. look at the 60s and 70s. the santa clara valley with really good air quality on saturday. 76 in san jose, 75 in milpitas. i said three really because they've had three days in a row. santa clara valley and the east bay have three days in a row prior to today of spare the air days. the air quality if you have

respiratory issues you love it. if you notice it today you will notice it more on the weekend. >> that's a big change though, big change. >> thanks, bill. coming up on bay area news at 7:00, a surge of violence in a city already plagued by crime. we asked residents of oakland about what should be done to fix the problem. plus big changes on american idol which judges are leaving and the single rumors to fill one of their seats. join us at 7:00 on tv 36. and coming up next we're going to go life to at&t park where the giants are getting ready to play tonight. also what bryan wilson did a little bit earlier this afternoon he put a smile on 1,000 kids faces.

giants pitcher bryan wilson gave back to fans today with a special present. >> oh my god. >> the beard handed out 1,000 baseball gloves to junior giants. they were all waiting for a chance to meet the famous closer. >> it's important for me because one because it's coming from bryan wilson and two because i can have a dream to go along and play for major

league baseball. >> if i can give them a glove and helps them have hours of fun all week, then i'm happy too. wilson received a box of sour patch candy in exchange from the kids. let's hope they don't get stuck in the beard. >> that is so nice of him, though. and i hope he gets back soon because giants can sure use him. >> yeah, next year at the earliest. >> oh. >> we'll see. >> giants playing tonight after the all star break, first game. >> a little four day breather there. they're just a half game out of first place, ready to go and they have a nice team to pick on. the lonely houston astros in town. madison bum -- baumgartner on the mound. >> reporter: they are only half a game away from .500. but if the season were to

finish today they would not be making the play offs. a lot of people say it's all tim lincecum's fault but it's there's a lot more problems. pablo sandoval could be a big factor in this second half of the season in the final 76 games. pablo comes off a big performance. and his sexual assault assault charge has been dropped. pablo refused to talk about the case. >> every single day you have to give it up. so we're going to play our game and we're going to get focused on that. >> reporter: you're half a game out of first place, your six games over 500 but if the season were to end today you wouldn't be in the play offs are you okay with where you are at? >> we're finished a half game before first place, that's what we're going to focus right now in the second half.

we're going to play hard to play our game to win the second half. >> madison baumgartner 6-1. by the way mark did i mention it's orange friday night. >> i'm liking it. i'm liking it. no creepier than bryan wilson's beard. >> can you imagine the two of them standing next to each other. >> full highlights at 10:00. >> thank you. and thank you for trusting ktvu news. we'll see you tonight at 10:00.

cçrrú