chlorate. >> they are trying to analyze things as they are building the case and there may be added charges. >> reporter: checks of his ipad and iphone searched unsearch phrases, ricin, killing and untraceable. he hasn't been champed with possession -- charged with possession of toxins. >> searching for terms on the computer in itself is not a criminal offense. >> reporter: still a federal judge said there is clear and convincing evidence that ryan chamberlain pose as danger to the public and he declined to have him moved to a hospital in san francisco while his mental health is being assessed. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. breaking news now in the east bay. we are following a story involving a child hit by car in

berkeley after 4:00 p.m. this afternoon. it happened near bancroft way. we have a picture to share with you. it was taken after the accident happened. the child may have been riding a bicycle or a scooter. police say the child was taken to the hospital with unknown injuries. the identity and age of the child hasn't been released. we will update you as soon as we have new information. a truck may have started a brush fire in san jose that sent smoke into the sky. we told you about the fire at noon. ktvu's azenith smith tells us firefighters had the upper hand today. >> the wind is not that bad right now and it wasn't bad at the time and the weather was cool. nubbingally they had the upper hand. you could see the fire. it started with piles of bark

and it burned 5 acres. >> reporter: a race against the lock for firefighters to get -- clock for firefighters to get the fire under control. a prime spot for fire danger. >> the fuels are drier. we haven't had a lot of rain. >> reporter: at one point 50 firefighters battling the fire from the ground and in the air. the fire stopping just in time before getting near homeless encampments. >> we are trying to keep the fire from getting into the creek. once it gets in there it might jump more. >> unfortunately with the drought, you can see how dry it is and the conditions here. >> investigation revealing an unlikely source.

a contractor's dump truck unloading bark. >> with california emissions, it got hot, set the bark on fire. >> reporter: 70 degrees temperatures, light winds helping the fire crawl. firefighters containing it within an hour. thankful for a good day on the fire line. >> it could have been worse -- it could have been worse. >> reporter: the typical weeds cut down to inches helped to prevent the spread of the fire. if that was not the face it could have grown to 30 acres. live in san jose, azenith smith, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. our chief meteorologist bill martin now for more on the conditions out there. the fire could have been worse? >> yeah. the winds were blowing. gusts 25 miles per hour. it is windy around the bay area right now. with fire conditions as we get into the summer, strong winds are the things you worry about

most, right? we have seen wind gusts tornado, right, 54 miles per hour gusts -- gusts, right, 54 miles per hour. ocean beach 33 miles per hour. the gurn is the blowing sand. concord, gusting 26 too 26 miles per hour. -- gusting to 26 miles per hour. sfo 30 miles per hour. it is windy out there. winds subside and temperatures are going to go the other way. they plummeted and now they will go the other way. i a timine -- a time line on what to expect. >> thank you. four people were injured when a roof collapsed at construction site before 11:00 a.m. this morning. near highway 92. these pictures show parts of buildings wood frames collapsed. the injuries wid dut appear to

be -- did not appear to be life threatening. [ indiscernible ] >> one was on a ladder. >> there were stiff winds this morning but no word on what caused the structure to collapse. cal-osha is investigating. the widow of a man killed in a road rage incident in san jose is talking about his death and about how her two kids keep asking about what happened to their dad. two people are under arrest. a 17-year-old and a 23-year-old were arrested in the central valley last month. he was gunned down after he almost crashed into the suspect's car in south san jose last month. and today ktvu spoke with his widow. she has to play the role now of mother and father to their two young children. they often ask about their

father and then start crying. through a translator she says her husband's death has been devastating and she hopes the trial will bring justice. [ speaking foreign language ] >> she say i saw my husband get shot in front of my eyes. hopefully -- [ indiscernible ] >> police in san jose launched a fundraising campaign for the campale. the father was a -- campaign. the father was bus driver. that campaign raised $106,000. new developments tonight police radios a life line for offenses but during a shooting earlier this month half of berkeley police channels were unusable. it happened 10 days ago and they are still trying to figure out what happened. ktvu's allie rasmus sat down with the director of the communication system to get answers. >> reporter: the focus of the

investigation is on signals coming from radio atanna come -- antenna -- a radio antenna. >> reporter: they form the network relied obby emergency responders -- on by emergency responders. >> so they could communicate with one another. >> reporter: on june 7 some of the lines broke down when police responded to a double shooting, officers reported problems with dopped calls on their -- dropped calls on their radios. >> we haven't had impacts of interference like this before. this is very unique. >> these are the radios. >> reporter: he is the director of the communication system. this map shows the coverage area. technicians show the problems happened in the northwest

region. at some point when transmissions went something interfered with the signal, making half of the channel unusable. >> for us -- channel unusable. >> for us it is suspect for us. >> reporter: technicians are trying to figure out what caused the interference and where it came from. oakland is not part of the system but its radios had a similar problem two years ago. in that case the problem was traced back to cell phone towers. >> plasma television could cause interference. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: for now all they can do is into test the system to get more answers. >> at this point there is no way to make sure it won't happen again. >> all of the systems have the

potential challenges. >> reporter: once they figure out what caused the interference they will report the problem to the ftc. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. an hour ago president obama told congress that he may sends 275 u.s. troops to iraq. this comes as isis continues to take over more territory in iraq. the obama administration says it is considering a deal with iran to try to stop isis. >> i think we are open to any constructive process here that could minimize the violence. hold iraq together. the integrity of the country and eliminate the presence of outside terrorist forces that are ripping it apart. >> isis claims to have executed 1700 captured iraqi soldblers president obama says 160 u.s. troops are in iraq.

they will protect the u.s. embassy and u.s. personnel. a u.s. naval ship is on the way and an aircraft carrier. some lawmakers want more. >> get a new government in place that will bring the iraqis back together. if we don't, if we don't, god help us because we are next. >> and we are already seeing the impact of some of the chaos. oil prices jumped leading to higher gas prices this week. minutes ago team u.s.a. won its opening game in the world cup and this goal right here gave team u.s.a. the win against ghana. final score 2-1. tonight people watching the game in san francisco are celebrating. katy eustis shows us the scene. >> reporter: the party continues down here. you can see the people still

playing soccer. it is a very festive feel in san francisco with hundreds enjoying the game but everyone is talking about the first goal scored within 32 seconds. >> i almost missed it. i didn't expect them to score so quickly. really happy. >> reporter: the goal for the u.s. was the first of the game and made him it first american to score in three different world cups. according to espn. they hosted the viewing party today which drew a large crowd. >> i work at a sports shop and my boss was like you can leave. i decided why not watch itset civic center -- it at civic center plaza. >> reporter: others showed

their colors with pride. and there was green, gold and red for ghana. >> very exciting. why not go all out when we have the chance? [ talking at the same time ] [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: that woman lives in american. she said she is from west africa and proud to be an american. all together a lot of fun. the u.s. plays portugal on sunday. katy eustis, ktvu channel 2 news. free speech and facebook. >> i think there needs to be boundaries. >> the comments one man made that could impact your first amendment rights online. >> cooler than usual for this time of year. when the temperatures will rebound. >> her backyard was scorched but she is feeling grateful. >> people saying it is a

miracle you have a house. >> the rash of fires investigators call suspicious and the clues that could point to a culprit.

in the past few days two suspicious fires burned near homes. investigators are stopping short of calling them arson but tonight people who live nearby are on edge. one of the fires forced dezens of evacuations. -- dozens of evacuations. ktvu's cristina rendon is here with the latest. >> reporter: if you look behind us, down the hill you can see where the fire line burned close to the homes. investigators think the fire started in multiple locations and merged into one big fire

and they hope an arsonist is not at work. >> come on out now. >> the panic sparked by the fire has calmed and now replaced with concern the flames may not have been an accident. >> my first thought is we have angels. >> she looks past the chard rubble and sees a higher power at work. >> people kept saying it is a miracle you have a house. the fire ripped through her fence. >> that is our bath room and the windows got broken and the electricity doesn't work right now. >> reporter: homes were spared. the sunday fire is suspicious too. >> it really hits home. you have to protect yourself and be diligent about keeping an eye on what is going on. >> investigators are looking into a report of a car parked

along the highway at the time of the fire. >> at this point in time there is nothing to connect them with any fires but it is a concern and something the investigators will look into. >> reporter: it is hard to believe a fire bug could be at work again. she is praying that is not the case. >> i guess people do that. i don't know. it is terrible. it is scary. we could have died. we could have died in there. >> reporter: as investigators try to figure out whether or not these are arson cases they are reminding people to be vigilant and clear defortsable space around their homes. cristina rendon, ktvu channel 2 news. police investigated a deadly crash. it happened in san jose before 7:00 a.m. this morning. according to the investigation the driver hit a motorcyclist

while trying to make an illegal u-turn. the driver hit the motorcyclist who was in the fast lane in the same direction. >> when officers arrived they found the motorcyclist underneath the vehicle. fire and paramedics were on scene and pronounced the motorcyclist deceased at the time. >> this is san jose's 18th 18th traffic fatality of the year. rare weather phenomenon spot in nebraska, twin -- spotted in nebraska. twin tornadoes. they caused extensive damage when they touched down. the national weather service says a tornado watch is in effect for eastern nebraska and western iowa. i don'ti don't think i have seen that before. in the bay area, breezy today, let's go now to our chief meteorologist. >> it was cool last couple days. windy at the coast right now.

no wind advisory right now except the bridges. sand closed the great highway. from ocean beach to the cliff house. they closed it for a time today. blowing sand continues tonight. more problems there again tomorrow with closures and having to clear the sand. when you get wind like this you have a tough time getting the fog to form but you have a bunch of sand blowing. the winds are getting up there. if you have friends in these areas, it puts sand 4, 5 blocks on the avenues. check it out. the winds are blowing in fairfield, 21 miles per hour. gusts to 30. 24 miles per hour winds in novato. heaviest in the hills. 28 miles per hour gusts at san francisco international airport right now. fog not forming for a couple days because of the strong winds. fog is out of the story.

temperatures had a tough time rebounding today because of the strong winds. hard to heat up. 78 santa rosa. over night lows cool. winds taper down. cool air is in place. you will find temperatures for this time of year, summer starts on saturday, we are at low 50s in the cool spots tomorrow morning. that is chilly for this time of year. this high-pressure system moves back in. winds die down as it does. tuesday warmer and the warming continues but it won't get hot. we will see temperatures as we move through the period like this. mid-80s in the hot spots tomorrow and warmer each day. i don't think we will see many 90s around here. 78 clear lake. 73 richmond. the highs tomorrow. air quality gets -- with the wind, air quality great. cleans out the atmosphere.

down side to this, when you get wind, to me, wind is the number one thing, we had fires in january because of wind -- or april. fire danger, no red flag warning, because we are in a drought year, you -- winds like this, it is something to worry about. five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view right now, there it is. change into the bay area weekend, highs into the mid- 80s. >> so right about the wind. that drives the fire. >> temperature and humidity, the winds moves it quick. star football player hospitalized after a dangerous fire. first a look at the machines underground for a year. the new route they are digging through san francisco. >> julie haener is here now for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> drop in a used phone and out comes cash. are thieves the ones who are

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stations and there are already calls to add more and extend it to fisherman'sman's wharf. general motors today issued another recall for millions of cars with potentially faulty ignition switches. this latest recall involves 3.4 million vehicles. the problem is with the ignition switch, the problem led to a recall of 2.6 million cars and linked to 13 deaths. the carinizeclude the impala -- cars include the impala, lacrosse and regal and cadillac. this year gm issued 44 separate recalls involving more than 17 million vehicles. the federal government fined gm $35 million. a college football player badly injured when his apartment catches fire.

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complete bay area news coverage continues right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00 p.m. a football player on the san jose spart whoops barely escaped -- who barely escaped a fire is talking about what happened. he was badly injured two months ago. ktvu's amber lee has been following his progress and this afternoon she met with him at his home in martinez. >> he was a star athlete, he was reloosed from the hospital -- released from the hospital two weeks ago and now working on a full recovery. >> skin is discolored but this

is healthy skin. just needs to get color back. >> withs his mother he show -- with his mother he showed us his injuries. >> worse pain i ever felt. >> it was weight weaks goy, april 23, when -- 8 weeks ago, april 23 when he got a call to get out. >> ran through a wall of fire. my whole living room and kitchen was on fire. and just ran out the door. >> i was in shock but i was coherent. >> reporter: he was taken to the hospital where he was put in a medically induced coma and underwent skin graft surgery. >> they called me wolverine in there. they said i was just healing at an amazing rate. >> reporter: he hopes to resume another activity he loves.

he had a starring role in the production of tiger be still. >> i have a great deal of appreciation for the people in my life and just the fact that i get to wake up another day and enjoy another day of life. >> reporter: he is taking his recovery one step at a time though he already started training to get back in football shape. he expects to return to school this fall. amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. new information now on breaking news we are following in the east bay, a child has been hit by a car in berkeley after 4:00 p.m. this afternoon. we have video from news chopper 2 taken right after the accident. we have a ktvu crew at the scene. our reporter tells us the child who was hit is a 7-year-old boy who was on a bicycle at the time. we understand the boy was wearing a helmet when he was

hit. the boy was hit by an suv. you can see here there is large blue suv. we are not sure this is the one that was involved. these pictures taken after the accident happen. the boy has significant injuries. the child has been taken to the hospital and the driver is cooperating with police investigators. we will update you as soon as we have new information. a very active police investigation in berkeley. search is moving behind the forest where a university of california at berkeley student disappeared. he was last seen on june 6. his father says searchers think he made it out of the forest but he has given out no other information. millions of young salmon trucked to the pacific instead of swimming there.

scientists say the drought is to blame. two ways to save salmon making news tonight. one, a bay area land use revolution. the other a helping hand to do what nature can't. ktvu's john fowler is live to tell us how people are helping the fish. john? >> reporter: thanks to that help scientists say millions of young samren headed out to -- salmon are headed out to sea right now thanks to a trucking program. . >> reporter: salmon dumped into the bay after state fish and wildlife trucked them from hamries. >> the -- hatcheries. >> lower flows in the rivers. >> reporter: scientists say swimming through the delta puts them at great risk. they delivered 37 truck loads this season. that is 23 million salmon, the

most ever. fewer fish may end up spawning but without trucking they may as well not raise any hatchings. development causes silt and pollution, that is also threatening salmon. they are disappearing. >> they are endangered. >> reporter: he wants to buy expensive creek side homes, repair the surrounding forest. >> make the houses ecologically sound and put a permanent conversation ease teammate protect them and re-- easement to protect them and resell them. >> reporter: they need a million dollars in donations. creating a first of its kind salmon friendly affordable homes. >> if it protects the environment and creeks, i think that is -- i don't know how many other ways you can do

that. >> reporter: without these innovations salmon could soon disappear from docks and from your dinner table. reporting live, john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >> on www.ktvu.com we posted resources for you. you can see the reservoir levels and learn about water restrictions. new legislation in san francisco aiming at increasing urban farming. backers met this morning. the new law would allow the city to reduce property taxes on urban farmland in exchange for a guarantee the property would remain in agricultural use for 5 years. >> our legislation would incent property owners to turn property into land use -- >> governor jerry brown signed a law allowing the tax breaks.

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new at 5:00 p.m. the supreme court announced it will consider whether threats on facebook are a crime. how online comments landed one man in jail. >> reporter: the u.s. supreme court is weighing in on your rights to free speech online. the case is about a man sentenced to 4 years for posting violent threatening comments against his wife, law enforcement officials and co- workers. >> you should not put anything online you wouldn't say to anybody in person. >> reporter: what people say online is the same as in person. >> if you say something hat is threaten -- that is threatening, that is illegal. >> the man in the case argues he never meant to care a out the -- carry out the threats.

he says his post are free speech. his lawyers say online communication can lead to people interpreting messages. his wife feared for her life. the ruling could go beyond facebook, it could have a impact on blog postings for years to come. >> there needs to be boundaries that your freedom of speech is good unless it is hurting others. >> reporter: they say it is about time the high court is weighing in amid the explosion of popular social media. ktvu channel 2 news. arguments in the case will happen in the fall. university of california at berkeley police are warning the public about a man who groped a woman yesterday. it happened before 11:00 p.m. last night in the parking lot of the student health center. police say a man on a bicycle grabbed the woman's chest and

road off. he is a latino male, 5'7", medium build and a beard. the woman wasn't physically injured but they are cautions people be alert and aware of your surroundings. especially at night. new pictures of a emotional meeting between an attacker and the father of a victim. they met earlier this month. his son went on a spree killing six people before killing himself. his son was one of those killed. he has been a outspoken supporter of gun control laws. they plan to work together to help make sure other families don't suffer as they are. caltrans launched a new safety campaign. billboards are going up. the children of highway workers are going up with the message. a thousand vehicles are hit

every year. drivers are required to slow down when they see caltrans vehicles or move over. wildfire in the sequoia national forest is threatening homes tonight. it started three nights ago. the u.s. forest service says a thousand homes, power lines and communication facilities are at risk. the fire destroyed three homes and damaged another. two of the homes were abandon and the fire forced hundreds of people to evacuate. the cause of the fire is under investigation. and a close call for an air tanker that was helping fight the fire. crew members contacted the to report a equipment issue. here is a picture of the tanker after it landed. the nose gear collapsed. two crew members were on board. no one was administer.

the -- no one was hurt. bay area westbound. we are about to see a warm up -- bay area weather and we are about to see a warm up. >> yeah. we will bump up to where we are supposed to be. closer to where we are supposed to be. mid-80s. but not 90s. mid-80s. low 90s inland. windy conditions going on. we have had wind all day. some areas it is peaking this noon. the winds will be backing off and that sets us up with a cool start. 28 miles per hour at san francisco international airport. livermore, eastern livermore, winds this morning, 55 miles per hour. big winds. look at the temperature. this is right now. you see the greens. 50s and 60s. look at the moist, cool air. that is great news for firefighters. the winds we have had would be,

you know, could be devastated. the forecast tomorrow, fog doesn't want to come back. tomorrow we will see fog free, mostly fog free, might be patches. sunny everywhere. and temperatures end up in the low 80s in the warm spots. most of the bay area in the yellows. the edges of the valley, eastern livermore, contra costa county, you will find yourself in the low 80s. not a hot day, just warmer than it was today. san jose right now 68 degrees. san jose tomorrow we will find temperatures going back up. upper 70s. 78 degrees in downtown san jose for a high tomorrow. so warmer but not hot. not like last week. san francisco right now fog free. 61 degrees. the computer model, the high builds in and temperatures warm up. not a major warming trend.

it will stay in the mid-80s into the five-day forecast. maybe upper 80s. you will see that in the five- day forecast. 78 napa. 82 fairfield. highs for tuesday, then. 83 brentwood. 82mivorous lore. valley, 71 santa cruz. no fog, low 60s. that is tomorrow. the next day, wednesday, warmer. right? back up into the upper 80s. then you hang there wednesday and thursday. inland drops into the mid-80s. a hump in the middle of the week here. hump day. five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view, hump around hump day -- [ talking at the same time ] [ laughter ] >> you know, with the windsy conditions we had today -- indy conditions today, we had today, wind is the driver. a veteran robbed of the

symbols of his service. >> looked at my flag pole and my flags were missing. >> julie haener is here now for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> more than 100,000 miles disappearing from the dial. what unfolded when 2 investigates had a camera rolling during a undercover sting. >> it gives you cash back for electronics. >> the concerns driving a push to ban these kiosks. these stories and much more coming up new at 6:00 p.m.

uber drivers held a protest in san francisco this afternoon saying they work hard for no pay. >> they gathered outside the uber office on market street. they said they are making half of what uber claims they make and it is difficult to communicate with uber. >> we are tired about this labor. $18billion company and we don't make $50,000 a year. >> we have thousands of drivers in the bay area. >> uber representatives met with drivers and tried to fix any problems. today dream works is launching a new channel on

youtube. a family channel. the new channel will be called dreamworks tv. it features familiar characters as well as new characters. more than a dozen new programs are also expected to debut in the first few weeks. new at 5:00 p.m. a veteran is pleading for the return of stolen items. ktvu's ken wayne shows us special flags were stolen right from the man's front yard. >> the talk of the neighborhood. >> all i could think of kids or somebody doesn't like vets. >> makes you wonder about your safety, you know? in addition to how disrespectful that is. >> reporter: over night someone hops the fence in north oakland and cut the lines holding three flags in his front yard. >> calling my wife, somebody

came and stole our flags. >> reporter: the u.s. flag, the pow flag and the flag of the u.s. army. >> terrible. really is terrible. >> reporter: he served 8 years in the army, rising to the rank of staff sergeant. his father and brother were in the army. his mother in the navy. he is proud of his service. he put up the flag pole last labor day complete with lights following proper protocol for their display. >> why steal a vets' flag? why? what is the reason? >> reporter: that is a question no one seems to be able to answer. >> i don't know. maybe pleasure in -- in -- [ indiscernible ] >> you don't see very many

people showing pride in the service that they have given to our country, i thought it was admirable. >> reporter: he called oakland police. he had to leave a voicemail and haven't heard back. he doubts they realize the meaning behind them. >> i don't think they do. i don't understand the meaning of leitch. >> reporter: ken wayne -- of life. >> reporter: ken wayne, ktvu channel 2 news. a summer program kicked off today that is providing healthy meals to needy children. a program called lets do lunch hayward and breakfast too make sure they have access to feels during the summer break. the program will serve 100 fifty thousand meals to children this scummer. nauseations summer. now at 6:00 p.m. cameras are rolling as authorities put the brakes on one of the biggest cases of

fraud at a used car dealership. >> half the inventory is unfathomable. >> they searched his apartment in san francisco for explosives. now we are learning they found a key ingredient that could be used to make a deadly poison. >> and drop in a old cell phone and get cash. the new crime concern propertying one city to ban these -- prompting one city to ban these kiosks. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 p.m. tonight 2 investigates uncovers one of the biggest cases of fraud that investigators say they have seen at a used car dealership and we go along as they arrest the man at the center of it all. i am julie haener. >> and i am frank somerville. >> in february ktvu told you about how odometer fraud was on the rise. 2 investigates tonight had a

camera rolling during a undercover sting and ktvu's eric rasmussen is here with what that investigation revealed. >> reporter: you can't tell if it has been tampered with by looking at the mileage but the dmv says half the cars had odometers that were rolled back or replaced. the owner of the deepertion sold a-- dealership sold one of the cars to an under cover investigator. >> reporter: anything to say for yourself? >> for what? >> reporter: are you rolling back the odometers? >> i don't know what you are talking about. >> reporter: that is hard to believe. moments before officers put him in handcuffs. 2 investigates reported him closing a deal. his customer an under cover investigator with the dmv, ready to pay