everyone made it out safely. >> the fire started at 9:30 a.m. this morning. we are learning more about a man who warned everyone to grab their things and go. ktvu's ann rubin has been at the scene all day. what is the latest? >> reporter: that man a tree trimmer went door to door trying to get everybody out. residents are sad for what was loss, they are grateful for what was saved. >> flames shot into the sky. power lines arked and homes threatened. one of them housing a day care. he was trimming trees and went to the rescue. >> i yelled fire, fire. no response. pound on the door, no response. finally they opened the door and i told them about it. >> reporter: she was home at the time. >> before i knew it there was a

lot of fire. and i -- i had no idea it could happen that quickly. >> reporter: they grabbed the child, their pets and what else they could and watched as their home burned. >> kind of like a bad dream. >> reporter: firefighters were forced to pull out as the walls of both homes began to buckle. >> with the weight you don't want to take chances. >> reporter: the focus was saving the homes on either side. he stood on his roof with a hose. in the end the two homes burned. and there was only one casualty, a dog. they credit the tree trimmer for helping everyone out making it out. >> he helped all of us. we were sleeping. we wouldn't have known. who knows what could have happened if it wasn't for him. >> no word on a cause, they

think it started in between the homes. fire investigators will get to work in the morning. ann rubin, ktvu channel 2 news. >> news chopper 2 was in the neighborhood when they spotted smoke and as our video shows this fire was not easy to control. >> from a distance news chopper 2 could see the smoke rising from sunnyvale at 9:30 a.m. this morning. we were over head and could see the fire burning between the two homes. firefighters were just arriving on scene. we watched as lines started sparking. the fire started to take over and smoke could be seen pouring out of one of the homes. 20 minutes later firefighters could be seen battling the fire but they didn't stay long. everyone was evacuated. you could see flames. it was 10:46 a.m. and firefighters were still

putting water on the homes. this morning two hours after we arrived you could see the damage. both homes destroyed. but the good news tonight, everyone was able to get out safely. there is new information on an attack on the power grid. whoever was behind the attack in san jose also cut communication lines which effected cell phone and 911 service. this is video that ktvu obtained of the attack. the white flashes are gun shots they were fired. this attack is changing how they think about security. ktvu's tom vacar is here now with what pg&e is doing to increase security. tom? year later what happened is still very, very fuzzy. >> reporter: san jose's substation shown here suffered $15 million in damage when it

was shot at from several locations. no one lost power but the industry lost faith in the security systems in place at the time. >> we looked at -- security was focused within, now it is looking out. this was really a game changer. >> reporter: pg&e says though it has come a long way they have a long way to go. >> spending $100 million to protect our substations. >> reporter: last february ktvu's claudine wong cruised around the substation before anyone asked her what she was doing. we shot pictured at a more remote bay area substation where a lot of critical equipment is surrounded by land and high hills. we were here for a half hour in plain sight and nobody at no time asked us any questions at all. 20 minutes before the san jose

attack two communication cables were severed. i asked several speakers if this was a surgical strike as others suggested. >> i don't know if i am qualified to make that assessment. i would defer to possibly the fbi whose is the lead investigator or pg&e on that. >> reporter: i asked pg&e's chief of substation operations. >> i would prefer not to get into -- talk about things of that manner. >> reporter: but pg&e placed a half million dollars boundy to find those who are responsible. -- bounty to find those who are responsible. tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >> on www.ktvu.com we posted our full report on the initial attack and why some call this attack a potential dress rehearseful something larger.

-- rehearsal for something larger. prosecutors say a three- year-old was caught in the cross fire of a gang feud when he was shot and killed three years ago. they were both charged. today an attorney claimed prosecutors, a police officer and witnesses lied about evidence in the case. cal train is moving in both directions this evening after an accident this morning that killed a pedestrian. it happened at 10:15 a.m. this is video from news chopper 2. authorities say the victim wassen adult male. a -- was ondle male. -- was an adult male. both tracks were back omen by noon. -- back open by noon. this was the 4th person killed on caltrains tracks this year. police are making their case with equipping their

officers with body cameras. it doesn't have the green light yet. ktvu's paul chambers is live where in an hour officers will explain to the public why they need cameras to record your every move. >> reporter: officers will make their plea to city counsel next month. many departments have or looking to get the cameras. some say it will be a part of their normal uniform like their gun. >> we can collect evidence, conduct interviews with it, document scenes with it. the other piece is it provides a documentation of a police contact with a citizen. >> unlike some police departments they are requesting this camera. this video shows the versatility of the camera that could be worn anywhere. this officer wore it on his glasses. they have tested several cameras over the last year and plan to ask for funding to

purchase 130. body cameras aren't new to the bay area. last month we showed you this one. also police officers wore the cameras during the occupy movement and allowed officers to review what worked and didn't work in protests. oakland is the only one who are using it. before that happens they have oapprove the request and -- to approve the request and they are still ironing out the details. >> we are in the process of drafting a policy. it will governor the retention policy that we have. >> reporter: tonight's presentation to the public is to answer any questions and inform them on how the cameras will work. it will be held at 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. paul chambers, ktvu channel 2

news. today president obama met with leaders to discuss how to respond to the crisis in iraq. the country's biggest oil refinery is in danger of falling to isis. the government is requesting air support from the united states. so far there are no plans for u.s. air strikes. president obama has also ruled out sending u.s. troupes back -- troops back to iraq. earlier this week the president said 275 troops are being sent to iraq to provide security for u.s. personnel. new at 5:00 p.m. armed robberies have san francisco police worried. six cases were reported just last night. ktvu's david stevenson is here now with the common factor in the robberies. david? >> reporter: investigators say a teenager girl and adult man were made to get on the ground and kicked and robbed at this intersection. police tell tus may be one of

three violent robberies -- tell us it may be one of three violent robberies committed by the same suspects. >> reporter: police say the 1:00 a.m. armed robbery may be the first of a series done today by the same suspects. in two hours there were three robberies committed within one mill and investigators -- miles and investigators say the robbers were violent. police say the suspects are two hispanic men driving a four door sedan. two hours after the first incident they pulled up to a man and girl at this intersection. >> ordered them down to the ground. robbed them and kicked them and assaulted them as well. >> the victims were transported to the hospital. 15 minutes later a third robbery and assault with the same suspects and car

description was reported on telegraph hill. >> we nev felt -- never feltthettened. >> residents were -- felt threatened. >> reporter: resdants were surprised. >> you do -- residents were surprised. >> you do see more of a trend, if you will, of violent crimes increasing. >> reporter: police have yet to offer more detailed descriptions of the suspects or the car. three other robberies were commit in the last 24 hours. live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. stocks continued their record run after a message from the central bank that interest rates aren't expected to rise. the dow jumped 100 points. nasdaq bounced to 4,362. s&p closed at a high of 1,956. a police crack down underway on folks who fly out

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small experimental plane ran off the runway into the water was the pilot was trying to take off. crews had to help get the pilot out and he was okay. the ntsb will be investigating the cause of the crash. the head of the washington redskins says the team is not

changing its team after a board ruled today it is disparaging of native americans. >> reporter: today's decision puts new pressure on the washington redskins to change the team's name. the ruling comes in a case that started 20 years ago amid criticism from political, religious and sports figures who say it is time for a change. supporters of a name change hailed the decision. >> dan schneider may be the last person to realize this. >> reporter: today's move doesn't force dan schneider or the team to boon the name but it would make it more difficult to protect financial interests connected to it. it would be harder to go after other groups that present the redskins logo. this is the second time they issued an opinion in the case. a similar ruling was over

turned in 2003. the redskins attorney said today's ruling will have no effect at all on the ownership of and right to use the redskins name and logo. we are confident we will prevail once again. >> in my opinion the "r" word is as derogatory a slur as the "n" word. >> reporter: they ran this ad on tv in several cities across the u.s., including in the bay area during game three of the nba finals last week to bring attention to the redskins name debate. players are staying out of the controversy saying it is something that is out of their control. >> as a redskins i don't think that we wore this name or trying to bring harm to anybody. a lot of us out here as players didn't know of history or nothing like that. >> reporter: the redskins created a foundation to give financial support to native

americans tribes. dan schneider vowed never to change the name declined comment today as he walked off the field. a spoiler alert here if you are recording the world cup. plug your ears if you don't want to hear the score. spain has been knocked out of the world cup after losing to chile today. >> this is the first time in 11 tries chile beat spain and spain's loss is a huge shocker. they won the european championships in addition to the last world cup in 2010. san jose sharks are pushing for more money for tell vision rights to the games -- television rights to the games. $7million a year for 14 more seasons. many teams receive 20 million a

year or more. the commissioner is working with comcast to see if they could get a better deal. outkast and massive attack for the treasure island music festival october 18 and 19. tickets go on sale thursday starting at $145 for two days. other performers include altj. you know you are getting hold when you have to look up the names. in the east bay, the first day of the fair. high temperatures. >> yeah. the temperatures peaked. it will be more comfortable at the alameda county fair. the first weekend of summer. a look at the numbers. still 90 degrees in fairfield. 87 walnut creek as well as livermore. closer to the bay, 70s.

low 80s in areas like oakland. redwood city. 59 degrees at half moon bay. to the north of bay, temperatures in the 80s. upper 80s napa. into the east bay, a look at a few more hot temperatures. pittsburg 90. 91 brentwood. the breeze strengthened over the last hour and temperatures are beginning to fall. this after we rose from 5 to 10 degrees warmer than yesterday afternoon. high pressure in control of the weather pattern for today. but it begins to break down tonight and i will shift the map and show you why. the trough is deepening over the next couple days. the breeze strengthening. it is strong in some areas right now but the fog is coming back. i will show you that in a moment. the winds first, fairfield gusting to 26 miles per hour.

yesterday at this time fairfield 15. the breeze going to cool off the inland cities. 22 miles per hour in concord. sustained at 13. and napa sustained winds at 15 and gusting to 22 as well. into the evening hours the fog works its way back. by tomorrow morning we have it against the coast line. moving into the east bay. perhaps the north bay. it is not going to stick around. we will have partly cloudy skies at the coast. sunny elsewhere. these are signs that we look at to show us a cooling trend is moving in. 54 degrees in oakland tomorrow. 52 san francisco. low 50s redwood cities. 40s santa rosa and napa. afternoon tomorrow, temperatures are coming down. still warm just not as hot, antioch, upper 80s. 73 oakland. 67 san francisco.

best cooling comes along the coast and inside the bay first and then inland gets it a day later. 81 san jose tomorrow. 76 santa cruz. extended forecast with the bay area weekend in view, temperatures begin their downward trend tomorrow. but the bigger cool down is for the weekend, mid-80s. >> thank you. searching for clues after a string of suspicious fires. tonight how private security is stepping into help. >> first an incredible crash caught on camera. look at that. what a 911 call is revealing about the moments before the impact. >> julie haener is here now for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> the biggest settlement of its kind. a school district paying students $7 million each. the cover up that led to this case and you paid the fees to

prevent wildfires in california. but we asked why the state is sitting on the cash after predicting a cat cat straf -- cats trophic fire season. julie haener is here now for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. these stories and much more coming up new at 6:00 p.m. bulldog: ah, the dog days of summer!

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the people that knew and did nothing criminally nothing. if we killed somebody we would be held to the full extent of the law. >> gm fired 15 employees and it recalled 3.4 million cars this week. gm says it is creating a fund to compensate victims. anyone who lost a loved one will be a part of the program. new competition for apple and samsung from amazon. the ceo showed off the fire phone today that will be available july 25. it responds to the way users hold and tilt the device and has fire fly technology that recognizes millions of items and gives users information such as pricing. it starts at $199. the search is on for

whoever set fire suspicious fires. >> looking for something that is out of place. >> the clues firefighters are looking for and the extra help they are getting from private security. >> how vetter to catch hit -- better to catch hit-and-run drivers, it could be as simple as looking up. i will explain yellow alerts. >> how these workers stayed calm while their on the job thousands of feet in the air.

. complete bay area news coverage continues right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00 p.m. this afternoon firefighters combed the the trails -- combed the trails in oakland, they are looking for clues that could help lead to whoever set 5 grass fires yesterday. last night we showed you the quick response to get the fires out and tonight firefighters are patrolling the area. ktvu's noelle walker is live now with how private security is stepping in to help. >> reporter: one of the first crews that was here yesterday to fight the fire is back in the canyon right now. there are no flames but if the fires were deliberately set firefighters want that person to know there is someone

watching. >> reporter: on his mile and a half beat he knows what belongs on his patrol -- >> looking for something that is out of place. >> reporter: today he is looking out for a fire bug. >> heard the fire trucks and smelled the smoke and saw the smoke. there were multiple fires yesterday in this canyon. today firefighters were back again. theytheir timing of the fires was no accident. >> have a presence out on the trail. >> reporter: it is a trail frequented by dog walkers and some fear maybe an arsonist. >> i smelt fire. >> when smoke filled her home -- >> i thought it was my neighborhood grilling something

unpleasant. >> reporter: she realized it was more serious. >> i got, you know, the kids diplomas. and it is not polished. >> just pictures from the '50s. things you can't replace. >> reporter: and that security guard -- >> i saw this. >> reporter: he veered off course. helping put out hot spots. >> maybe i can ask my boss for a raise. >> reporter: fire investigators were down in the canyon checking out the area that burned. they have not been able to find an ignition source so they can't say for sure it is arson only it is suspicious. nowell w, ktvu channel 2 news -- nowell w, ktvu channel 2 news. -- noelle walker, ktvu channel

2 news. a robbery attempt in the san francisco mission district about 5:00 a.m. today. the victim was walking near 16 16th. two men got out of a car and tried to rob him. he was shot multiple times. the attackers drove away. >> reporter: new information now on the death of a female pedestrian struck and killed by a truck. they identified the woman as a 78-year-old maria white. she was in a crosswalk at 1:15 yesterday when it happened. witnesses say the truck driver stopped and then moved forward slowly and hit her. the driver was shaken during 5 hours of questioning. it appears he didn't see her because of the height of the truck. >> when a child is missing a amber alert goes out and fryway signs give important

information, why those signs may soon be used to find suspects in other crimes. ktvu's john fowler shows us how it works. >> reporter: you have likely seen the amber alert signs. get ready for yellow alert for hit-and-run drivers. >> reporter: officials say more than half of serious hit and run offenders are never caught. you may recall the crash we told you about yesterday on highway 580. it seriously injured a woman. the hit-and-run driver is still at large. >> the dark sedan, possibly black in color with right side damage continued westbound 580 and never stopped at the scene. >> highway information signs would display descriptions of fleeing vehicles. great idea say people who have been hit and run victims. >> everything gets messed up

and you pay the price. >> reporter: without an identified driver even medical costs are paid by the victims. hit and run penalties depand on the damage. it -- depend on the damage. it is time get tough he says. >> a strong message sent to people who would hit and run. if you do it, it is not worth it. >> some drivers said it sounds like another law. >> i don't know if it does any good. >> reporter: another issue is hit and run descriptions are vague like that dark sedan with possible right side damage. this legislation faces a hearing this coming tuesday. reporting live, john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. plans to install surveillance surveillance cameras in fremont is setting off a debate about privacy. >> i know a lot of the people

are nervous about, you know, police abusing their power. i could see that too but, you know, it is a matter of finding out the costs outweigh the benefits. >> last night the city counsel approved $300,000 in funding for 12 traffic cam rues and license plate readers -- cameras and license plate readers. and we got plenty of reaction this morning from people on both sides of the debate. >> i think it is a violation of our privacy. being watched all the time. too big brother for me. >> helping bring the crime rate down. i am all for it. you know? >> the cameras and leaders are scheduled for installation next year -- leaders and cameras are scheduled for installation next year. who will be working

security at levi stadium? why is a police association telling officers to stand down. >> pitching pennies or cracking the law, the san francisco international airport who are getting towed. >> and inventors show off their creations at the white house. >> the bay area students and how their creation could change lives all over the world. heat shields are compromised. we have multiple failures.

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another round of wicked weather in nebraska on the heels of monday's twin tornadoes that killed two people and destroyed half of a small town. last night storm chasers caught three large tornadoes on camera. on monday side by side tornadoes literally wiped out a large part of a small town. people were cleaning up today. many are astounded by the damage but grateful to be alive. >> i know tornadoes are destructive. i had to clean up a few myself. >> the tornadoes ripped apart a bank with 9 people inside. all of them survived. the storm system hit several

other states in the midwest yesterday with thunderstorms, hail, tornadoes and flooding from heavy rain. there is a proposal to use explosives to slice off a piece of a cliff that is dangling in texas. last week a million dollars home at the top had to be set on fire in order a demolish it. officials hope money will cover the $150,000 price tag to dynamite the cliff. today bay area inventors were at the white house which was hosting the first ever makers fair. president obama says the goal is to revive american manufacturing. >> more americans have the skills and opportunities to land a job or create new industries. >> a 17-foot robotic giraffe

and a balloon mapping kit were among the exhibits. a 3d printer and a chemistry sets. it can keep babies warm without electricity. >> based on being able to prototype things, we have been able to again get that to babies across the world. >> after touring the exhibits president obama announced new efforts to help more americans launch businesses and create jobs and focus on improving science and math education. a tall order for a simple cleaning job. how these workers keep their cool thousands of feet up in the air. >> the 49ers play in their new home two months from now. but police who could provide security are advised not to.

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now at 5:00 p.m. new questions about who provides security at the new levis stadium. one police officers associations says officers shouldn't be picking up shifts to help. ktvu's john sasaki with how police say the stadium will be

kept safe. john? >> reporter: this is where the 49ers are two months away from opening up preseason but it is also where officers are advised not to work at games. >> the 49ers begin a new life here at levis stadium in august. but with the games come problems that police have to control. since they have a small police department of 140 officers it needs help from outside agencies. >> we have hired officers on a part time basis from 37 different other agencies. >> reporter: the association sent out this letter advising officers not to take part in double badges, where officers work for another department. >> opens up other problems. >> reporter: the deputy sheriff associations have members that

will be double badging. >> when you are working in a separate capacity that is not covered by legal defense fund. >> the letter says for those double badging the program provides disability insurance that will carry you for 60 days. after this you are on your own. >> as a reserve officer the employer is not allowed to provide benefits under the code. >> reporter: police acknowledge the coverage may not be as good but argue the work will be with it. >> we feel like we are providing a great environment and paying a competitive rate. more than the over time rate for a few of the members that joined us. >> reporter: they are paying officers $55 an hour tadouble badge on 10 houreft -- to double badge on 10 hour shifts. john s, ktvu channel 2 news -- john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. >> more details here. work is expected to be

completed next month. the first event is in august, 2, hosted by the earthquakes. the 49ers on september 14 against the bears. levis stadium will host super bowl l in february 2016. cal fire crews will spend two days at the scene of a small brush fire. the fire was reported about 7:30 a.m. this morning in the pine mountain area. it was burning in steep, heavily wooded terrain. you can see the smoke from news chopper 2. fire crews contained the fire after two hours and kept it to three acres. they say the ground is covered with heavy, dry brush and wood so they will be spending the next few days keeping an eye on it. dianne feinstein bill to expand yosemite national park stalled in congress. it would add 1600 acres to the

national park. republican congressman is leading the fight against the proposal. if a decision isn't reached by the end of the year the owners say they will have to sell. the youngest qualifier in open is calling it awesome. lucy li is getting a lot of attention as he gets ready to play in north carolina tomorrow. today the 11-year-old looked and sounded relaxed. >> i just want to go out there and have fun and play the best i can. i don't care about the utcome. i want to havedentially outcome and i want to have -- outcome. i want to have fun and learn. can you imagine, 11 years old. playing women who have been

playing all their lives. back now to our bay area weather. we talked about a heat up yesterday and today we are feeling it. >> we received that heat. low 90s. but this is it. temperature comes down as early as tomorrow. i will give you a few of the afternoon highs here. along the coast line, mild day, sunny skies. mid-60s in pacifica. areas inland warming into 90 for antioch today. 91 fairfield and livermore. around the bay, san francisco upper 70s. 84 oakland. 76 fremont. morgan hill toasty there, 91 for you. 90 degrees santa rosa as well as napa. the onshore breeze is back. beginning to see the changes moving in. the ridge of high pressure strengthened today. temperatures 5 to 10 degrees warmer than yesterday but a cooling trend begins tomorrow.

along the coast and around the bay, we will feel it. inland we will shave a few degrees off your highs. temperatures trend downward and it looks like the first day of summer on saturday may be the coolest day of the next several. livermore 25 miles per hours. gusts reported there. sfo 22. half moonhalf moon bay 16. san jose 18 miles per hour at this time. clear skies. the fog will come back. future cast models, evening hours tonight. tomorrow. wake up tomorrow morning, we have along the coast line, patchy fog over across the east bay and into the north of bay. it is not going to last inland but along the coast line, sun and clouds for the day. that will have a huge impact on your temperatures there. as we get into the afternoon, that color coating there showing you 70s and 80s with a few 90s inland.

a look at the afternoon highs for the north bay. 84 sonoma. still a beautiful day. 72 oakland. 86 walnut creek. 88 livermore. 81 san jose. 87 morgan hill. 80s degrees sunner veil. -- sunnyvale. 67 san francisco. a cool down for the city tomorrow. the extended forecast with the bay area weekend always in view, a modest drop in temperatures. into the weekend mid-80s inland. 70s around the bay. >> i could live all summer with these temperatures. thank you. police crack down on certain people who fly out of sfo. how people trying to save buck would wind up with a bick tigt

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the grand canyon sky walk to clean it. what do they do to keep their cool? >> i don't look down. focus on my job at hand. not worry what is underneath me. i know it is a long way down. >> it is 5,000 feet high and attracts hundreds of thousands of people a year and it is cleaned four times a year. new at 5's streets clogged up and it is because people are trying to cheat the system. people are trying to avoid parking at san francisco international airport and what they are doing is making residents mads. ktvu's mike mibach shows us the new police response. >> reporter: avalon drive is a example. police say it is a nice neighborhood, has parking and right next to the interstate 8. $15 cab ride you are at the

airport in no time. >> reporter: san francisco international airport 100,000 passengers up and down every day. many of them park right here. $18 a day too much? >> ridiculous. >> reporter: $18 a day. >> that is high. i would look at somebody taking me to the airport. [ audio difficulties ] >> they pull up, park, grab their luggage. >> reporter: you can't leave a vehicle in the same location for more than 72 hours and now these notices are slabbed on to vehicles. >> they made big sweep the

other day. [ audio difficulties ] now at 6:00 p.m. the largest pay out of its kind a victim of sex abuse by a

teacher. the settlement a bay area school district admitted to. >> a wall of fire and power lines sparking, the rush to keep people out of these homes. >> california is getting tough on hit-and-run drivers. the new penalties being considered and the plan to alert public when a driver is on the run. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 p.m. a bay area school district will pay $7 million each to students abused by a teacher 20 years ago. julie haener is here now for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> the moraga school district agreed to the pay out. ktvu's allie rasmus is explaining what it could mean for other school districts across the country. >> reporter: the administrators named in the settlement no

longer work for the district but today the current superintendent apologized to what happens to the students in the classroom 20 years ago. >> reporter: the moraga school district will pay for the actions of the accused sexual predator, a teacher. daniel witters was a science teacher in the mid-90s. >> he had a supply closet and a lot of -- [ audio difficulties ] >> reporter: he committed suicide in 1996 after being investigated for abusing several female students. >> [ audio difficulties ] >> that was the end of the police investigation. >> reporter: till 16 years later when another student reported being molested by daniel witters and another student. it led to a criminal