the homes which have beened a van teenageterous the firefighters. and the air -- advantageous for the firefighters. and the air support. the sheriff's office has evacuated some homes in the area of scenic vista drive and court and those residents ktvu channel 2 news have gone to leyland high school. at this point i am not seeing flames. i mostly see smoke and it seems firefighters gained the upper hand. 100 firefighters are here. and the latest numbers, 30% contained. i am hoping to get an update and bring you more information soon. reporting live in south san jose, maureen naylor, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. we will check back with you later on in the newscast. firefighters are battling a

seconds fire in south san jose at the golf course off east capital expressway and center road. 8 miles away from the other fire. we have been watching it. some people continue to golf despite the flames and smoke. the fire started at 3:15 p.m. this afternoon. no word on what started. >> the fire conditions are intensified by the triple digits and all over people are trying to keep cool. looking live, you are seeing the lake at the park there on stanley drive in the east bay. extreme temperatures. we have team coverage tonight. ktvu's a claudine wong shows us how children had to change their routine but we begin with ktvu's rosemary orozco and the high temperatures. >> good afternoon. very hot. very dry. and even at this hour some of us right about the century

mark. the east bay, the area that saw a heat up today. you could see 99 degrees antioch. 96 walnut creek. waiting for the official numbers from the national weather service but several areas for the east bay reached into 100 degrees. even a few above that. when i come back i will show you the numbers we had for the afternoon. here is good news. i see signs of a cool down. we have a break on the way. more on that coming up. >> the heat didn't keep kids out of summer camp but relief was hard to come by. ktvu's claudine wong is live with how they faired today. >> reporter: frank, the temperature here is around the century mark, it is hot and few places provide better relief than a swimming pool. >> does everybody have water? >> reporter: on days like this no matter what you do, no

matter how hard you try, 5-year- old will tell you it is tough to stay cool. >> tried water. tried drinking water. tried getting sprayed with water. nothing works. >> spread out. >> this is summer and summer camp inwallinate creek means getting -- in walnut creak moans getting outside. lacrosse. frisbee golf and the old favorite capture the flag. but in triple digit heat you can't just have fun, lots of reminders from staff today about sun block. >> putting sun screen on. >> applying and reapplying. shade tents were brought out and a never ending supply of

water just kept coming because cup after cup couldn't quench the need to hydrate. >> we try slow them down. we try slow them down. slow them down a little bit. more rest brakes. >> reporter: even the heat couldn't stop this group of kids from summer games. sometimes enough is enough and hot is just too hot. >> sometimes i really don't like it so hot. i mean i don't like so hot. hot that it is still hot. >> so hot. the breeze just kicked up here that feels great. even at the pool there is a chance of getting too hot. at 6:00 p.m. extra precautions everyone is taking a stay cool. chaw dean w -- claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news.

shooting friday afternoon, a counselor was shot and killed friday afternoon. >> david stevenson talked with people who knew the victim and the steps the city is taking. the playground is temporarily closed but the city is taking steps to keep the program going and counselors for the children who were there when it happened. >> reporter: flowers and candles mark the spot where the counselor was killed friday afternoon. he was playing with children on this court at the playground in the visitacion valley neighborhood. the gunman walked up and shot him several times. >> we want to reach out to the community, if anyone has information contact homicide investigators. >> reporter: police pledged an increased presence through the coming weeks even as the city said it would temporarily close the children. >> i am doing real good p. he was a good -- good. he was a good fellow.

>> he worked to turn his life around. >> somebody from the neighborhood who grew up in that lifestyle and wanted to be involved in changing kids' lives. amazing. >> if they need counselings. we make sure folks have a place to go. >> reporter: they are doing outreach. the hope is to reopen the playground in two weeks. >> when school is out they have great things to do and it is a wolf space and the kids -- wonderful space and the kids love it. >> 50 oo 60 children -- to 60 children each day participate in the program. while the area is closed the park is open to everyone. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. an evacuation has been lifted following a estimate situation in san francisco --

hazmat situation in san francisco on 43ered avenue. when -- thirty-third avenue authority -- forty-third 7. authorities found a body of a man. police and fire crews were called to the scene. it is not clear what prompted hazmat to respond. we have video of one of the more serious incidents, a shooting yesterday evening at 6:30 p.m. on saturday 75 people were arrested. 65 of them for public intoxication, six for assault and four for misdemeanor charges. oakland police unveiled their new dispatch center that will improve communication and response times in the field. it is on edge water drive near

the coliseum. it coliseum -- police made improvements to the shot spotter system so information is shown on a large screen and more easily relayed to officers. >> it looks like a lot but it eliminates the time lapse of needing needing to ask someone else for information so you are not relying on the next person. >> it is important that weave the latest technology, that we have the latest ability to give the dispatchers at their finger tips the information they need to help our community members and help the officers in the field. this upgrade does that. >> work began on the center a year ago and police say it will handle 150911 calls every day. 700,000 facebook users were the subject of a research study and they didn't know about it. facebook is responding to

public outcry over the experiment. >> allie rasmus explains how it happened and what if anything users can do about it. >> reporter: there isn't much people can do about it. when you sign up to facebook you agree to their policy. if you scroll to the bottom you will see there is a line that says your information could be used for research. >> reporter: researchers wanted to answer the question, how does facebook make you feel. >> i feel that would make me happy -- [ indiscernible ] >> it depends on the day. >> reporter: which is why researchers used the activity of users to study emotions. >> when you have happy people on the site it makes you feel bad, right, so they wanted to see if that was true. >> they changed what you see in your news feed so there was

more happy stuff. >> users who saw more positive words were happier. those who saw negative words less happy. the 700,000 facebook users never knew they were part of the study. >> they have this data that they are playing with. there is no public accountability. >> facebook user policy allows them to do research. it is up to users to push back. >> the one silver lining is it was published so people know that facebook has this power to do this. the researcher in charge wrote onpallagy. our goal -- an apology. our goal was not to upset anyone. >> he said facebook changed some of its policies since that study was done but he didn't elaborate on how it has

changed. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. we have new information about last friday night's deadly head on collision in concord that killed a 23-year- old mother and her daughter. a 24-year-old has been arrested on vehicular manslaughter and drunk driving. he was driving a suv that hit her and her daughter. her boyfriend and three minors in the suv were injured but all of them are expected to survive. president obama today said he will use executive action to move forward on immigration reform without congress. this comes in the middle of a crisis at the u.s. boarder involving unaccompanied children. >> today i am beginning a new effort to fix as much of the immigration system as i can on my own. >> high is tired -- he is tired on waiting on congress. this after speaker of the house

john boehner told the president last week the house won't vote on a immigration bill this year. president obama will ask for emergency funds from congress. the money would be used for removal proceedings, increasing enforcement and the remun of illegal immigrant -- the removal of illegal immigrants. >> protecting public safety and deporting criminals is the top priority but we are going to refocus our efforts to make sure we do what it takes to keep the boarders secure. >> the president needs congress help to deal with the children. the administration is asking congress to approve a emergency pond to increase boarder security and assistance. you may love this heat but so do criminals. the summer habits that help thieves thrive. plus --

>> protect everything that happens inside the united states. >> the packages that are rolling through sfo. how they could fund terrorism and what could tip-off an inspector? >> triple digits today. after the break the decline in temperatures you will see in the coming days.

we have updated information on that breaking news we reported at the top of the newscast, the fire in south san jose on the northern edge, we are getting information from authorities, the fire is knocked down and is not expected to spread anymore even though at this time it is only 30% contained and two firefighters were injured with heat related injuries and were

taken to the hospital. this fire at one point was within 25 feet of homes near curry drive. 100 firefighters are on the scene. again 30% contained right now. the fire burned 70 acres. if we get more information we will pass it along to you. >> reporter: san francisco general hospital showed off what its new facility will look like next year. >> this room would be used for a victim of trauma. >> the hospital gave a tour. there will be several changes. more windows in rooms which plays an important role in recoveries. >> every icu room will have a window. currently our ic u -- ic us don't have windows. >> the new hospital will have

14 operating rooms instead of 10 and six trauma rooms instead of four and the emergency room is also growing. it will be at the same location. the u.s. supreme court dealt a blow to the president's healthcare law. they ruled in favor of two family owned businesses saying those businesses can't be forced to offer employees certain type of birth control under the affordable care act. that includes plan b and ella. the businesses say those contraceptives are similar to abortion. jacqueline felt was inside the court for the ruling. [ cheers and applause ] >> cheers and chapt outside the supreme court. the justices said for profit companies can't be forced to

pay for birth control if they have religious objection. >> reporter: they opposed the ruling with him running a decent saying the court ventured into a mind field. she called it a decision of startle breath. >> reporter: supporters say now the religious freedom of employees have been reduced. >> our bosses have the ability to reach into the bedroom. >> the decision is igniting a political fight. democrats are pledging legislation that will protect

women's access to healthcare. republicans said the federal governments can't force americans to violate their religious beliefs. jacqueline felt ktvu channel 2 news. sizzling today. i think we are reaching 100 or so. now to our meteorologist rosemary orozco. >> hot. especially for the innereast bay today. temperatures peaked today and i see a cool down on the way. a look at the numbers. the national weather service still looking at its data. hasn't put out the officials numbers yet but areas like livermore, antioch, 103 this afternoon. concord 101. santa rosa low 90s. north bay hot. san jose and south bay hot. this is where we saw widespread triple digit heat. now let's look at the changes going on at this hour. our numbers are already

beginning to trend down. in fact if i point to the coast, first off, 59 degrees at half moon bay. 68 san francisco. the clouds are coming back. the low clouds. as well as the breeze. i will show you that in a moment. 74 oakland. comfortable around the bay right now. hot, 99 antioch. 93 fairfield. 82 san jose. that is a big drop off. santa rosa 10 degrees cooler at this hour than a few hours ago. sea breeze is coming back and we are seeing the changes. notice the high clouds. up above your sky. we have high clouds rolling through. bringing back the fog. it is not thick just yet but low clouds moving in. i think we will have them tomorrow morning. look at the breeze.

fairfield, 26 miles per hour. concord 18. the sea breeze turned on and feels nice. areas like napa. gusts to 24 miles per hour. these are all signs of a cool down on the way. tonight partly cloudy skies. the fog is returning. a drop in temperatures tomorrow. especially for the inland areas. along the coast, around the bay, we will feel the cool down. the areas 103 today going to 91 tomorrow. 94 antioch. upper 80s concord. around the bay, 66 pacifica. 80s along the peninsula. nice day. the extended forecast here. the drop off starting tomorrow and then additional cooling into the 4th of july and then into your bay area weekend, just a mild to warm pattern and we got past the heat. >> that is why i live in oakland. can't handle the 100 degrees.

gm recalls millions more cars, how much it will cost them and police are on heightened alert. >> not worth being the victim of a residential burglary. >> why they say the rise in heat means a rise in crime and the three dangerous habits homeowners have. >> julie haener is here now for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> a big rolling on certain -- ruling on certain types of contraceptives. >> if they are working for hobby lobby they know they are a christian based store. >> we look into how the ruling is dividing shoppers. and a park that has been shut down for the summer is sending campers hiking the problem that forced the tough call. these stories and much more coming up new at 6:00 p.m.

if i eat this super creamy and delicious tillamook marionberry pie ice cream right now i'll explode into creamy happiness. wha? oh. tillamook ice cream, tastes better because it's made better. having necessary school supplies can mean the difference between success and failure. the day i start, i'm already behind. i never know what i'm gonna need. new school, new classes, new kids. it's hard starting over. to help, sleep train is collecting school supplies for local foster children. bring your gift to any sleep train, and help a foster child start the school year right. not everyone can be a foster parent, but anyone can help a foster child.

the inner of a oyster farm -- the owner of a oyster farm says he is not out of option despite a decision by the supreme court. without the supreme court stepping in they could be forced to close. now that the supreme court declined to hear the case that leaves a lower court ruling in place. the lower court allowed the farm to keep operating while the case was pending. >> if this sort of treatment goes -- allowed we feel it could empower those that are

looking to remove agricultural from lands across the nation. >> the owner said he and his attorneys plan to continue their fight to try it keep the moister farm open. gm is recalling 7 million more vehicles back to 1997 to fix pulty ignition switch -- faulty ignition ignition switches. malibu through 2005 and the grand prix from 2004 to 2008. they cover a newer model, 2003- 2014 cadillac cts. this brings the total this year to 28 million. gm expects to take a $1.2 billion charge in the 2nd quarter. gm unveiled a plan today for victims of accidents caused by faulty ignition switches.

officials held a news conference in washington, d.c. on a new ignition switch compensation fund with no spending limits. they have to prove it caused the accident and give up their rights to sue. federal agents are waging war on synthetic drugs on san francisco's door step. >> how packages coming in to sfo are connected to big drug money and terror groups. >> you may love the summer heat, so do criminals. the summer habits that help thieves thrive. >> plus an emergency shoot deploys inside a plane. what passengers heard just as it opened.

complete bay area news coverage continues right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00 p.m. police are on high alert as temperatures rise. the heat is an open invitation for burglars. police say criminals are ready to take advantage of people who are trying to keep cool.

ktvu's azenith smith road along with officers today. you are live with the top three mistakes people make when it is hot out. >> reporter: it may sound like common sense. more than 50% of home burglaries happen because people leave their doors and windows open. >> reporter: as the sun beats down police are looking for homes that could be potential targets for thieves. >> looking around and looking for suspicious people and looking for somebody who left their garage door open, front door open. >> reporter: he says when the temperature rises police typically see a rise in burglaries. all over the bay area. >> even in the past few blocks, a number of homes with open windows. we don't know if people are home are not. >> he spots an easy way to break in. having a gate with a not so

secure latch. >> giving their windows open. >> reporter: she knows this. thieves struck her neighbor's home after a door was left open during the day. >> they were upset. they are renters and they didn't have very much money and they had a child and so some of the things that were stolen were a camera that had photographs of their child. >> reporter: she always acknowledges people who come to their door. a good idea since they knock on the door to see if anyone is home first before they strike. >> you should talk to that person through the door to let them know you are home. >> reporter: invest in an alarm or surveillance system or put up an alarm company sign or fake camera to make your home less attractive to thieves. azenith smith, ktvu channel 2

news. authorities are announcing the arrest of a charter school employee accused of sexually abusing a student. he was taken into custody friday. he worked as a campus supervisor. investigators say the abuse happened between 2010 and 2011. parents are told to talk to their children if they have had contact with him. two women were kicked and beaten over the weekend during san francisco's gay pride parade in what police say appears to be a hate crime. ktvu's rob roth tells us authorities are looking for surveillance video. >> reporter: on a weekend celebrating gay pride it appears two women were victims of a gay bashing. investigators say the women just left the festival saturday and were heading home to contra costa county. that is when police say five

men approached the women. >> made a comment towards the two female victims. and began to attack the victims viciously. >> reporter: they punched and kicked them. >> one victim possibly has a broken wrist as well as scrapes and bruising and the other victim has -- had scrapes and bruises as a result of punching and kicking. >> passerby tried to intervene. the assailants ran off. police are investigating the attack as a hate crime. investigators canvassed the area looking for surveillance video. we checked. in 2013 there were 27 reported hate crimes in san francisco. 13 of them were anti-gay. >> we spoke by phone today to one of the victim whose told

ktvu she and her partner are recovering at home but are still shaken up. police are asking anyone who may have seen what happened or who has video to give them a call. oakland is trying trying to figure out what to do with a $29 million win fall. they have till tomorrow to monday the budget to include the money. it comes from home sales transfer taxes due to the real estate market. mayor jean quan wants to pay down debts and fill open positions but others think it should be set aside. the budget is helping the fire department -- helping the fire department. there will be no more rotating fire station closures. different stations would close in order to save $2.5 million a year. in san francisco muni union workers are set to meet tonight to learn the details of a new

contract agreement. union and management announced the three year deal last week but there has been no word on the terms. if approved the agreement would settle a dispute that led to drivers staging a disruptive three day sick out. the union vote is expected monday and then it will go to the agency for approval on july 15. a man hurt in an early morning fire. tonight the clue that has investigators thinking it is suspicious. >> federal agents crack down on synthetic drugs, how agents at sfo are tracking big money to possible terror groups and new information after a world cup player bites an opponent. his message for the italian defender and the player's response.

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police in san diego are trying to determine why a 12- year-old boy shot and killed himself at a boy scout camp and where he got the gun. the shooting was reported at 730 a.m. this morning that youth camp. he was one of 20 boy scout from las vegas who arrived yesterday. police are trying to determine if it was self-inflicted or accidental. the boy scouts of america

called it a sad day. guns are not allowed at their events. an emergency shoot deployed during a flight. >> all of a sudden you saw their faces like this and you heard a big bang and a hiss. >> the flight tents rushed to the back of -- attendants rushed to the back of the plane. it was going to southern california. what you are seeing here are photos of the incident. there is the slide. some passengers were horrified. >> first thing that went through my mind, if the shoot opened, it popped out the door, we would lose pressure immediately but luckily that didn't happen. >> the pilot made an emergency landing in kansas where united airlines gave people hotel vouchers and put them on a plane this morning. nobody was hurt and the faa is

investigating. a player on team u.s.a. is expected to take the field tomorrow at the world cup. he strained his left hamstring against ghana and didn't play in the next two games. after recovery the u.s. coach said he is now ready to play although he may not be ready to start the game. team u.s.a. plays belgium tomorrow in the knockout round of the world cup. a soccer player from uruguay apologized for a bite. luis suarez said he is sorry for biting him during a world cup match last week. he was slapped with a 4 month 9 game ban. he wrote on twitter and facebook i regret what occurred. i apologized to him and the entire football family. luis suarez said it will never happen again. the player said it is all

forgotten. millions of dollars in designer drugs smuggled in to the country through san francisco. >> global organizations are looking for all sorts of funding sources. >> we will take you inside the first line of defense, the facility at sfo. >> there is still time settle but there could be a strike or a lock out at west port coasts. >> our heat up hit its highest point tonight and i am tracking a cool down. there is the transition underway. i will detail it for you coming up.

millions of dollars in designer drugs smuggled into the country every year and one of the biggest choke points is here in the bay area. investigators tell us the trail leads them over seas to terror groups who are funded by drug money. ktvu's melanie woodrow takes usints the first line of defense at sfo. -- us inside the first line of defense at sfo. >> reporter: here is the entry point. >> the one stop shop to protect everything inside the united states. >> it is rewarding. >> they know the direction could change. [ indiscernible ]

>> reporter: smugglers are importing chemicals used to manufacture synthetic drugs. products that mimic the effects of marijuana and cocaine. >> a lot is from china. >> reporter: most of it passes through the facility. >> all the mail comes through here. >> reporter: a place where detection and interception could lead to conviction. between 2011 and 2014 officers seized 4500 pounds of synthetic drugs passing through here. thousands of boxes and packages come through this facility avenue day. officers look at each one. when determining which ones they should open it comes down to their training and often times intuition. >> some guys could recognize the hand writing. >> reporter: officers are following the mail and dea agents are following the money.

>> we have a history of drug tracking. >> money that would have been made from these bags could have funded terrorists recruitment, training and weapons. >> these are big challenges. people need to realize this is poison. >> poison that traffickers attempt to declare as something else. >> the tip-off is what is a college kid in texas doing with candy mold -- [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: trickier when smugglers ship agents haven't identified yet. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> definitely a challenge. >> reporter: in pure suit, success is measure -- pursuit, success is measured in stops.

>> ultimately our goal is to dismant alcriminal network. >> reporter: melanie woodrow, ktvu channel 2 news. >> they seized $20 million in cash and designer drugs in a sting. that number is expected to grow as the investigation continues. closing arguments today in the lawsuit against johannes mehserle. he shot and killed oscar grant back in 2009. grant's father is seeking unspecified damaging saying he intentionally killed his son. in 2010 a jury convicted him i don't mean i don't mean of involuntary manslaughter. -- johannes mehserle of involuntary manslaughter. drunk driver smashed into the store in the castro

district this morning. you can tell the store owner was not happy when she saw that damage. investigators say the driver slammed into the store on castro street before 4:30 a.m. this morning shattering two windows. we talked to the owner who is very upset that the driver ran away. >> i think it is probably pretty typical of anybody who is drinking and driving and has an accident to not have the man enough to stand around and take the knocks for it. >> police are hoping to track down the owner of the car. they plan to ask businesses for any surveillance video. investigators tell us blood was found in the car. a major mile stole as

yosemite celebrated its 150th birthday. 1864 president lincoln set aside the area for public use in an act viewed as the birth of the national parks system and there was a ceremony for the restoration project that is designed to protect the park's largest grove of sequoias. >> the pictures are spectacular. we have been talking about how hot it was today, we want to bring in rosemary orozco. relief in sight? >> you are right. signs of a cool down and a strong onshore breeze. these two combined, temperatures at this hour cooler than 24 hours go. even though today was the hottest day in many areas the heat came on fast and strong. but now we are beginning to see the turn around. there is the live look. low clouds and high clouds moving through the golden gate bridge. socked in. tough to see the golden gate bridge at this hour.

fairfield 26 miles per hour. concord 18. oakland again. some of the areas, napa, and santa rosa 4 to 6 degrees below 24 hours ago. santa rosa closer to 10 degrees below 24 hours agoe. hayward, 12 miles per hour. livermore gusting to 23. half moon bay, 10 miles per hour. the onshore breeze is back. low clouds moving in. look at the numbers. 59 half moon bay. 60s san francisco. very comfortable around the bay. 78 in hayward. 74 oakland. 70s mountain view. low 80s san jose. that is a big drop off. 82 now. san jose low 90s today. 93 concord. not everybody feeling the relief just yet. east bay, tracking 103 in areas like brentwood. 99 near walnut creek. 94 pittsburg.

the cool down is coming your way. it will take an extra day before the far inland areas get relief. as we get into over night hours. partly cloudy skies. fog moving back in. 50s tomorrow morning, low 60s. antioch and brentwood mid-60s. afternoon highs tomorrow, nice. warm in areas over the north bay. low 80s -- 80s for you. 91 morgan hill. 70s and low 80s along the peninsula. 67 san francisco. extended forecast, all the way into 4th of july, mild to warm once we settle in and with the bay area weekend in view, not a lot of change. it will feel okay. >> all right. thank you. we are hours away from a major deadline. if all the ports shut down it

could hit your pocket hard. >> julie haener is here now for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> a contraceptive controversy for employers. >> makes me not want to shop here. >> i will still shop here. >> how the ruling by the u.s. supreme court is dividing shoppers and a park shut down and hundreds of thousands of dollars lost in revenue. the factor driving this decision. these stories and much more coming up new at 6:00 p.m.

investigators in oakland are triking to figure out -- trying to figure out if a house fire was intentionally set. it started at 5:30 a.m. a man who was asleep inside suffered minor burns to his head and was taken to the hospital. he is now in stable condition. investigators think the fire started on the front porch which is why they are calling it suspicious. contract for thousands of bay area workers will expire tomorrow. you are looking live at the port of lecland. -- port of oakland now. without a deal all the cargo could back up stranded on the ships. ktvu's tom vacar is live. without a deal we all could be seeing prices go up. >> reporter: a finger biter. look over here.

one ship left on this side of the port of oakland. either party, the dock workers through strike or companies through lock outs can shut the ports down. >> reporter: truckers rushed to get as many containers out of the pork before a -- port before a lock out. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: experts would suffer too. >> when you can't exports fruits and vegetables and things like that that effects our company here. if either a lock out or a strike occurs the impact on the rest of us would come very quickly. 13,600 west coast dock workers would stop the flow of 44% of all the cargo entering or leaving the u.s. in terms of

jobs day one, 73,000 total workers idle. day ten, 169,000. day 20s, 400,000 would be without work. as bad as the lock out was 12 years ago this would be worse. new restrictions on trucks and security clearance makes replacing them impossible and today super cargo ships are much larger. >> everything is under construction. we be no warehouses. with the bigger ships this place will be buried. >> reporter: for individuals, one day strike would cost 81 dollars in terms of higher prices. day 10, $170. day 20, $366 in additional costs. >> it will be a total disaster. >> reporter: negotiations continue but so far no deals.

tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. now at 6:00 p.m. homes threatened and people evacuated as several grass fires start burning. the fight that sent two firefighters to the hospital. more than just a hospital, the ways doctors, nurses and staff all came together the day asiana airlines 214 crashed. >> the drought is dealing a major blow to a summer tradition. the cost to campers and the budget all because of the drought. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 p.m. well today it is all about keeping cool in the triple digit heat and we are tracking the hottest spots around the bay. good evening everyone. hello. i am frank somerville. >> and i am julie haener. >> we are following developing news. three grass fires broke out in the south bay today amid the hot and dry conditions.

firefighters are putting out hot spots in south san jose near curry drive and near the golf course. a third fire in haulster off highway 152 burned four acres and is 70% contained. ktvu's maureen naylor is in san jose near curry drive where the heat proved too much for the firefighters. >> reporter: since our last report we be an update for you. san jose fire tells us the anywhere is not expected to spread -- fire is not expected to spread. i am off curry drive. the fire came within 25 feet of the homes here. you can see the burned out area. smoke is still going into the air and north you can see firefighters are still lining the perimeter at this hour. the fire started around 1:45 p.m. this afternoon in south san jose and news chopper 2 was over head. the fl