year-old andy lopez. the preparations already underway for decision day. >> a new problem for the bay bridge, the small misalignment and why that is causing concern. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 p.m. a dangerous reminder of how quickly a spark could cause serious damage. good evening,. i am julie haener. >> and i am frank somerville. >> ktvu channel 2 news is in jill roy where a -- gilroy where a grass fire spread and destroyed a home. >> reporter: crews are on scene here mopping up the fire. they will be here for several hours investigating what happened. you can tell it is very windy out here, also the dry conditions out hereby, both caused the fire to spread and now this home is considered a total loss. the fire started at 1:30 p.m.

this afternoon. someone called 911 about a vegetation fire. they saw a building and the home on fire. they were able to contain the fire so it didn't damage any other homes. the cal fire chief tells me the fires in southern california played a role here. >> we have reduced staffing. we have a lot of resources in southern california. we hit this hard with two air tankers, a helicopter, eight rangens and put everybody to work -- echingskins put everybody to work -- engines and put everybody to work. >> theome owner lived -- theome owner -- the homeowner lived here for 18 years. cal fire tells me this is the first vegetation fire where they lost a home this year and they predict a bad fire season. live in gilroy, ktvu channel 2 news.

extreme fire danger prompted the closure of allen rock park, the dry conditions, high temperatures and low humidity are the perfect conditions for a grass fire. chief meteorologist bill martin joins us with a look at the hottest spots out there today. >> last couple days we had record heat. look how hot inland. the heat was in the inland bay valleys. you were in the upper 90s. that meant high fire danger. fire danger in the bay area this weekend has been in the high level. tomorrow and next couple days it starts to work its way down to moderate level because we get an onshore flow. cooler, moisture air. we dodged a bullet here. fire danger takes a break in noc takes a break -- northern california and takes a break in southern california. when i come back how it will

impact your bay area weekend. that is what they need in san diego a break from the weather, a fierce fire fight in san diego county, firefighters are calling it unprecedented. they have been battling 9 wildfires since yesterday fueled by hot temperatures and bone dry vegetation. you are looking at a fire nato. a column of fire that is swirling around like a tornado. the report from the fire lines on what firefighters and people living there are up against. >> reporter: firefighters in san diego county are battling a collection of wildfires that have already burned 9,000 acres. officials are deploying additional air tankers and helicopters to the region. 120,000 emergency notifications were sent to people in san diego county. the carlsbad alone issued 23,000 evacuations. >> we have bad air quality. it is not just the carlsbad

event, it is a regional event. we have plenty of fires burning. take care of yourselves. >> the fires could threaten camp pendleton. they forced school closures and prompted a over night evacuation of lego land. >> it was terrifying. my dogs at home, how am i going to get home, worried about my neighbors, all the families. >> reporter: a product of months with little rainfall and above normal temperatures. peak wildfire season occurs during late summer into the fall. >> i think the common theme statewide this year is unprecedented number of fires and fire activity across the state. many cases 2 to 3 months earlier than normal. >> authorities are worried the wildfires is just the beginning of a fierce fire fighting season. grew of firefighters should

be -- a crew of firefighters should be arriving in san diego now, ktvu's john fowler is live with more. >> reporter: i want to show you something. this is fire wild land bulldozer. it is ready to go at any moment here on this hot and windy condition day. but also around northern california there are 500 specialized strike team firefighters ready to go on a moment's notice. >> whenever you get called you are ready to go within an hour. >> she is on the strike team, she showed us her go bag. >> have a personal towel, sweats, enough shirts to last me for a week and toiletries. shoes. >> reporter: 15 pounds of fire safety gear she wears at all times. >> our fire shelter in case we

get burned over. you have to carry that. you want to be light and be able to run. >> reporter: bay area firefighters hit the proceed san diego. they -- road for san diego. >> pack up and go. they want us to go rathe away. -- right away. >> reporter: for up to two weeks. >> we go on the fire line for 24 hours. we are working for a full 24 hours on the fire lines. >> reporter: 100 firefighters are down south, coordinators say they have plenty of reserves to staff all bay area fire stations. john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >> stay with www.ktvu.com. you will find the latest information on the wildfires and video of the fire and we are always updating the weather conditions in the bay area. crew a-- crews are repairing a sink

hole. a viewer tweeted us this photo. shows an suv that got stuck. no word yet what caused the read it buckle. b.a.r.t. service is back on track after delays for the day when a person stepped in front of a train. news chopper 2 washington, d.c. over head when police officers and firefighters responded. it was shut down for a time. it is believed it was a suicide. it created 30men delays and they last -- 30 minute delays and they lasted for several hours. a big rig that set off a fire has been removed. the accident happened after midnight on market street in san francisco. we know the hood of the big rig popped open and the driver lost control. the truck slammed into a funeral home and set the big rig and building on fire.

the truck was carrying fuel at the time. the two men in the rig were taken to the hospital. new at 6:00 p.m. security plans going into place and protesters gearing up as a community awaits a decision on the sheriff's deputy who shot and killed a 13-year-old boy. it depends on whether the district attorney decides to file charges against that deputy who killed andy lopez. as ktvu's rob roth reports, that decision could come any day now. >> memorial for andy lopez sits quietly where the 13-year-old was shot to death last october by a sheriff's deputy who mistook a bb gun for a assault rifle. activists are growing impatientt waiting for a -- impatient waiting for a decision on whether to file charges against the deputy. the district attorney would

offer no time table. >> the response of our politicians have been there- there, we will do it right but no results. we are frustrated. >> reporter: she is a leader of the justice for coalition for andy lopez. if they decide against bringing charges, expect protests she says. >> we plan a non-violent response. that is our plan. >> the sheriff's department is getting ready for protests by conducting crowd control training and shifting scheduled to have as many -- schedules to have as many deputies available as possible. a spokesman told ktvu channel 2 news about 3 dozen volunteers are being trained to help diffuse violent incidents and keep demtrations peaceful -- demonstrations peaceful. >> anything could happen.

>> reporter: organizers say if the district attorney does bring charges there will still be public gatherings buttail look like celebrations -- but they will look like celebrations. rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. a woman accused of attacking a child with a tire aaron is facing a -- iron is facing a hate crime charges. maria garate appeared before a judge today. authorities say she approached a father and his daughter inside the walmart store and swung a tire iron hitting the girl in the het. the father -- head. the father was also hit. maria garate targeted the victims because they were asian. they say maria garate was disappointed the girl survived the attack tuesday. police found a stash of meth, marijuana, guns and ammunition during a raid in american canyon. the latest in a investigation over the past two months. it happened this morning on

american canyon road. two dozen police officers join said sheriff's deputies to search this property. news chopper 2 was over head this morning. police arrested a 44-year-old. >> one of our jobs in law enforcement is to try to take guns off the streets because guns are equated to violence. >> one neighbor told us the property was watched for roosters and the sheriff's office confirms to ktvu deputies have been monitoring the property. limits on how school districts monitor social media has passed. the bill would require districts to hold hearings before they could monitor student posts on facebook and twitter. the measure was prompted by a school district in glendale that hired a companyp to watch

students -- companies to watch students. anchor rods that form a support for the new bay bridge are off according to officials. the big difference it could make. >> renovations have leaders hoping it will be a face lift and boost the local economy. ♪ ♪

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pass through. >> if the rod is against the edge of the hole and there is movement that could wear down. >> bridge officials say the problem likely occurred occurred when the cable was tightened. two options world be to realign the rods or widen the holes and that could take several musts. the problem does not pose an immediate threat or safety hazard. new at 6:00 p.m. a land mark is open again. ktvu's paul chambers is at the california hotel where this is the first step to bring back business to the area. >> the ceremony wrapped up an hour ago. it dates back to 1929. leaders hope the renovations will revitalize this corridor in west oakland.

>> this should be an anchor in terms of giving people a place to live and have services. >> the california hotel was one of the only places where african american musicians could stay. now the renovated hotel houses 137 apartments. it has a community outreach center and a community garden where residents can grow vegetables. government housing vouchers will help pay part of the rent. the hotel will also dole as a place for shoppers. >> we are actually in the process of trying to lease up 7,000 square feet of retail space on the ground floor here and we have a good amount of leads. >> reporter: we are told developers shown a great

interest in the area. live in oakland, paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. today fast food workers walked off the job in oakland. >> here is what it looked like at mcdonalds. workers and supporters calling for a $15 an hour wage. they also want the right to unionize. similar strikes were held in cities across the u.s. and around the world. the bay area's latest ipo was a success. shares going up 41% today during its trading debut. employees from the san francisco cloud based customer service provider rang the opening bell on watt street today. it -- wall street today. they ended at $13.43 a share. >> hundreds of new jobs are coming to the east bay as soon

as amazon opens its new distribution center. here is a look at the building from news chopper 2. no word yet when it will open but the mayor hopes people in the city will benefit. >> great news for newark and the area, amazon will be hiring 500 people. >> they are listing part time jobs, $13.50 an hour with medical and vacation benefits a possibility. the fog returned today. you saw it along the coast. patchy, went away and now working its way back in. all you need to know, fog is back tonight and pulls in to the sunset district, across bay view district and it will cool everybody off across the bay and inland, livermore valley,

cooler day tomorrow. cooled today. temperatures are 10 to 12 degrees cooler than last night at this time. the cooling has begun, it is present. at the lowest levels now. the next 48 hours it -- the cool air stretches out. how low it is, by tomorrow it will be over the north tower of the bridge. 8 degrees of cooling tomorrow and further cooling on saturday. san francisco right now live camera. no fog now but it is patchy. it will be back. it will be -- when you wake up in the morning you will see it. 65 degrees in downtown san francisco for your friday lunchtime. 70 degrees for day time high. warm day in san francisco. just not 90s that we have seen. two records in a row in san francisco and records in san francisco, those are the oldest in the state for weather. when you break a record in san

francisco it is aa big deal. -- a big deal. this is the forecast map. temperatures, using colors. 80s are in orange. greens 60s. on saturday, this green and yellow pattern will push inland. 84 napa. 83 vallejo. air quality is good. no spare the air day. we don't have a heat advisory tomorrow. just a nice friday for you. still warm. saratoga, san jose 83 degrees. not hot. 62 pacifica. fog. 64 half moon bay. the five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view just works our way down. cool on saturday further. further cooling on sunday. nice weekend. just not that warm and then monday further cooling. the coastal sections will be in the low 60s most of the weekend. the fog comes back. time of year we will see more

fog. it is summer. >> wasn't the coast in the 80s? >> easy. upper 80s. >> all right. thank you. today the legislator passed a measure to beef up the rainy day fund. 1.5% of the general fund revenues will be set aside every year. half in the reserve fund, half to pay off debt and take care of long term costs. >> we have made progress in california's fiscal hours and smart and difficult decisions -- house and smart and difficult decisions. >> under the measure deposits would be suspected and the -- suspended and the money could be withdrawn in the recession. before it takes effect it has to be approved by voters in

november. the 49ers show off their 2014 crop of daft picks today and we will hear from the running back who is here to help out frank gore coming up next in sports. female announcer: when you see this truck,

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mark is here now with sports. got a chance to meet the new draft picks for the 49ers today. >> no league does a better job of staying in the picture in

the off season than the nfl. 49 draft picks in the news today. football school. everybody gets a chance to look at the 9er picks. second rounder here running back out of ohio state. very physical. 235 pounds and describes his running style as violent. >> just the way i run. i run with -- you know, like with anger. you know, i am -- i don't shy away from contact. i am relentless runner. a guy who is always scratching and clawing for the extra yards. >> trying to hit me, so, off the field i am a nice guy. >> he will learn a lot from frank gore. good nba playoff basketball

tonight. in fact, game 6, clippers and oklahoma city and it is the follow up to that game that ended with the controversial call that went against los angeles. not oonly cost -- not only cost los angeles a game but coach doc river $25,000 today, fined by the nba for his outburse, not on the court, but after the game he said his team was robbed and called it a series defining call. the giants in action tonight. tomorrow they get bad news. tim hudson will not make his start as he sustained a strained left hip. it is not serious. he will not go on the disabled list. that is the sporting life for right now. >> left or right? >> strained left hip. >> running angry. that is the kind of running back you meant.

>> -- you want. >> thank you. taking on an intruder, how a man took matters into his own hands after a burglar surprised him in his house. and we are always here for you on www.ktvu.com, facebook and on twitter. thank you so much for joining us. hope you have a great night everyone. >> good night.

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