everyone looking out for one another. >> sad when you can't trust your own little community. >> reporter: police are following up on lead. at this point there have been no other victims or suspected located. katy eustis, ktvu channel 2 news. continuing coverage now on the fire fight in napa county. the fire is burning out of control in pope valley but firefighters do expect to make progress tonight. the fire started on tuesday and grown to 4300 acres. two homes were destroyed and 7 smaller structures and at this point the fire is still only 30% contained. some people are now being allowed to return home. >> reporter: thick black smoke road above the mountain. more than a thousand firefighters from as far away as orange county are trying to

reach the flames. >> we have aircraft personnel, fire engines, everything we need to put this out. >> reporter: people were airline to return home this -- were able to return home this afternoon after officials agreement now the threat to this neighborhood -- officials agreed for now the threat to this neighbor is gone. >> the winds are in our favor. >> we put a lot of thought into this. >> reporter: because they have just one road in and out, neighbors here have planned for years for an evacuation like this and have learned ways to improve their plans. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: people here are happy to be home in time for the 4th of july but this is one community where tomorrow night they hopenath will be light --

hope nothing will be lighting up the sky. >> feel very blessed. for sure. >> those returning residents will need a police escort to get in and out. ktvu channel 2 news. now a ktvu's meteorologist mark tamayo with the conditions the firefighters are facing. >> hot temperatures in the 90s and dry condition as well. as far as the moisture levels levels and very extreme terrain conditions. the fog has been thinning out. minimal influence on the fire fight and the wind speeds are picking up. napa airport, gusting to 22 miles per hour. right around the fire zone, almost like yesterday at this time, in fact probably warmer.

96 degrees. things have been drying out as well. humidity 29%. the one good news, basically, winds have not been extremely strong. winds around 4 miles per hour. the bad news, we have a warming weather pattern into the holiday weekend. more coming up in a few minutes. right now ktvu's tom vacar continues our team coverage with the hot spots fire crews will be keeping their eyes on this long holiday weekend because of the fireworks, the dry brush and the wind. tom? >> reporter: pittsburg, on highway 4, a place where there is a lot of illegal fireworks. in fact officials are hoping tomorrow's free water fronts show will help cut down the excitement other people have for having illegal shows all over town. >> the contra costa county

fire district. >> most of our calls rin this area in -- are in this area in the last few years. >> reporter: three people were caught with 2-tons of illegal fireworks. we asked folks in downtown pittsburg why they think this area is such a hot spot. >> maybe because you can go over the bridge and buy them and bring them over the bridge. >> i think it is because there is a lot of juvenile delinquencies, gangs. >> reporter: last year was a nightmare. >> we were hit with 28 calls between 8:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. and some we couldn't get to. some of the fires we couldn't get to, didn't have enough resources. >> these things have a lot, a lot of power behind them and it was like the fireworks in town. >> reporter: with the drought firefighters are expecting the worse. >> tomorrow i think we are

supposed to be looking at 8 degrees, temperature. winds 20 miles per hour. >> reporter: the good part at long last pittsburg will have its own legal professional fireworks show in the green wet water front park. >> that would cause a lot less people to go out on their own knowing they are not supposed to have them, they can go see them. >> reporter: coming up at 6:00 p.m. what officials here are doing to snare the illegal sellers and users and what penalties they should expect. tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. back to the wildfire in napa. it created a lot of concern for people headed to the napa valley over the holiday weekend. at 5:30 p.m. cristina rendon talks to businesses impacted even if they are not near the fire. >> happening now, we are getting ward chp war cause

involved -- word that a chp car was involved in a crash and sent the officer to the hospital. it happened 45 minutes ago. you can see here lanes are still blocked and there is a major back up. ktvu's ken pritchett just tweeted out pictures from the scene that shows the chp involved in the crash. the california highway patrol confirmed to ktvu the officer and three other people have been taken to the hospital. no word on conditions but we showed is you a live picture. it is a mess on 80 eastbound. a long holiday weekend, keep that in mind making your way home. to san francisco, 280 shut down and it is making it twofer get around -- tougher to get around there. the commute is backing up. live look at 101. you see cars stacked up north bound. southbound looking okay. caltrans shut down the northbound lanes from the 101

to kingstree near at&t park. they are replacing the old hinges on the freeway. it will reopen 5:00 a.m. monday. the oakland a's are closer to staying in oakland. ktvu's john sasaki tells us it took the team and major league baseball playing hard ball to get local officials on board. >> there he goes. >> reporter: what a day for baseball. the a's host it blue jays tonight and now they are more likely to stay in oakland. >> >> reporter: the oakland- alameda county coliseum joint powers authority voted to extend the lease extension. >> that is extremely important. >> announcer: is not what -- >> reporter: it is not what officials want. it guarantees the team will stay till 2017 and requires $15

million in annual fees. the city wanted 21 million and two extra years. >> the agreement that has been structured i think comes a long way to achieving the city's goals but it does not close them. >> reporter: last night they received word from the a's and major league baseball the team could immediately find a new home if the lease failed to pass. >> i didn't get on the city counsel to allow the a's to leave but to keep them here. >> reporter: fans want the team to stay. >> the city should not be bullied. we don't get oakland. >> reporter: this will remain the a's home through 2017 if they vote to approve this agreement. question is, will the city counsel do so? a special meeting is set for monday. john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. >> right now on www.ktvu.com

you can read the e-mail oakland a's owner lew wolff e-mailed the city, read it under our hot topics. jurors spent all day in deliberations in the lawsuit filed by bryan stow against the dodgers. the latest from los angeles. >> reporter: bryan stow's parents after court today. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: but the jury still deliberating. >> they asked a question as to what the difference between the dodgers and mr. mccourt was in the case. >> reporter: as much as defense attorneys can say in the trial of san francisco giants fan bryan stow who is suing frank mccourt and the entity for the beating he suffered in 2011. the two are already serving

time for the attack. in the civil trial the jury instructions indicate each defendant should be considered separately before deciding if their negligence resulted in bryan stow's injuries. we asked attorneys if a settlement could be in the works. >> you will have to ask the plaintiffs. i have no reason to believe that right now. >> reporting from los angeles. because this is a civil case the verdict does not have to be unanimous but 9-12 would have to agree. the family could decide to refile the case. the trial could start all over again from the beginning. that is different from criminal court. it handles 911 calls for hundreds of thousands of people. but we are looking into the glitch that caused a south bay dispatch center to go dark for

hours. were taxpayers tricked into paying for unnecessary sewer repairs? >> and dressed up in blue. a boy's dream comes true. >> reached that dream today. >> the touching story behind this honorary pint sized police officer. radio announcer: it's mattress discounters 4th of july sale.

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word of a shooting in san francisco this hour. officers responded to reports of shots fired at connecticut and 25th street at 3:35 p.m. this afternoon. two victims drove themselves to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. police have not made any arrests and at this point we don't know who was shot. we will bring you the latest as soon as we get any new information. new at 5:00 p.m. a new class of recruits became officers today in oakland.

including one very special, very small cadet. a gravely ill oakland boy. ktvu's rob roth reports from the police ceremony where a lot of adults learned a lot about bravery from a little boy. >> reporter: this 8-year-old boy is living his dream today. emilio penn always wanted to be an oakland police officer, chase down the bad guys and keep the city safe. but he is gravely ill, still this one wish came true. here inside this packed auditorium oakland police graduated 34 new officers into the department. make that 35. today emilio penn became an honorary oakland police officer with baton, badge and a few words from his new boss the chief of police. >> we are honored by your

presence, the spired by your brave -- inspired by your bravery. >> very emotional. it is like make-a-wish foundation. >> reporter: the young boy got to ride in a police crewser and spent time at the gun range. >> for him to be part of the police force is tremendous. >> he reached that dream today thanks to the oakland police department. >> reporter: even the best dreams have their most special part. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: nice looking badge. >> great badge. has his birthday on it. >> reporter: a bodge of honor -- a badge of honor for emilio penn. rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. [ cheers and applause ] today's graduation marks the end of the police academy.

many speak another language. it is possible they will have an extra police academy this year. two girls are recovering from burns after a backyard fire pit exploded. the explosion happened at 10:15 p.m. las night. six girls were sitting around the pit when it exploded. two girls were taken to the hospital. no word on what caused the explosion. preparations are underway for the 4th of july fireworks show. this year the city's display will be launched from four barges at two locations simultaneous. two will be at the end of peer 39. the other two near the municipal peer. he needed a month to design the show and is two days to set it

up. he said it will be one of the biggest fireworks shows in the country. >> hard to get an exact number but in the 5,000 range per location. about 10,000 devices will be firing in 20 minutes. >> he showed us the inside of one of the largest devices. this one will release rings with sparkles. it begins at noon tomorrow, the fireworks begins at 9:30 p.m. tomorrow night and if you are looking for things to do this 4 4th of july holiday www.ktvu.com has a list of events around the bay area. look under hot topics. study finds marine mammals survival rate at sea world are near the tom at u.s -- top at u.s. parks. survival rates exceed the estimates for those animals in the wild. killer whales born in captivity are equal to those in the wild.

break throughs improved the -- threws improved the life expectancy. activists say in the wild killer whales are social creatures that swim huge distances and it is cruel to confine them and they argue they could become more aggressive when kept in captivity. back to our weather now. our chief meteorologist bill martin is off. meteorologist mark tamayo filling in again tonight. nice day out there. >> once again. no big changes in the weather pattern except into the holiday weekend. you will notice a bump in the numbers. right now, though, we have clear skies across the bay area. the latest on the satellite. some patchy fog near the shoreline. south of the golden gate bridge. pacifica. half moon bay as well. current numbers out there, it is 82 degrees in novato.

san jose upper 70. lots of 80s towards fairfield, concord, walnut creek. livermore 85 degrees with sunny skies. update on hurricane arthur towards the east. this picked up hurricane status earlier today. right now the eye 30-miles to the east of cape fear. and we are expecting more strengthening. winds at 90 miles per hour. moving at 15 miles per hour. here is the projection. a category 2 into friday. here is the track. short term grazing parts of the north carolina coast line, producing a significant rainfall. for the bay area, clear skies. our live camera, currently in san francisco 61 degrees. the forecast for tomorrow, i am expecting the fog to regroup tonight into tomorrow morning. mid-50s at 7:00. tonight clear skies. a bit of a breeze out there.

winds 10 to 20 -- 10 to 20 miles per hour. haze out there as well. tomorrow for the 4th of july, morning fog. clearing back to the shoreline. weekend warming trend, temperatures approaching the hot side inland, mid-90s, especially by sunday. over night lows tomorrow morning, patchy fog near the coast and around the bay itself. temperatures friday morning, the 4th of july, will be in the low 50s. here is the forecast, we will break it down. coast patchy fog at 8:00, partly cloudy skies by 3:00 p.m. 65 degrees. around the bay, 65. and around the bay, patchy fog again. 3:00 p.m. more sunshine. most areas in the mid-70. approaching 80 degrees. inland neighborhoods, warming up, 90 degrees after the cool start for tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m. here is a look at the forecast model. inin low clouds and fog and

clearing -- increase in low clouds and fog and clearing back in the afternoon. the warming trend out there, 80s warmest locations inland 90 degrees. santa rosa mid-80s. san francisco 68. san jose 82. gilroy 89. your five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view we warm back up especially by sunday. warmest locations inland upper 90s. coming up we will look at that fireworks forecast tomorrow night coming up. >> thank you. allegations of corruption and kick backs. the former san francisco city employee who is making the acquisitions. and protesters call on the president to help unaccompanied children who cross the boardser stay in the united states. >> chase -- boarder to stay in the united states. >> a chase, what provoked this attack in the middle of union scare. >> plus -- >> not something a parent should have to worry about.

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allowing them legal representation to be admitted into the united states. >> several protests erupted across the state as buses transport unaccompanied children into processing facilities. on tuesday protesters blocked three bussed with unaccompanied children. the buses detoured to another facility in san diego county. more protests are expected tomorrow when the next 140 are expected to arrive. it was a record day on wall street. the dow closed above 17,000 for the first time ever. >> after the closing bell there were fireworks and everyone was celebrating. analysts say a positive jobs report pushed all three major indexes higher today. the dow is up 92 to 17,068. the nasdaq is up 28 at 4,485.

crews are making progress in the fight against the wildfire burning in the napa valley. >> and that fire north of napa has tourists in a panic. how businesses are being effected. >> allegations of corruption inside the san francisco city attorney's office. the scheme a former employee says involves sewers and kick backs. >> and how does the power go out for a 911 emergency call center? that is the question being asked tonight after it happened in the south bay. female announcer: sleep train's 4th of july sale doesn't just end sunday... it's going out...with a bang! through sunday, save $300 on beautyrest and posturepedic. plus, pay no interest for 36 months

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complete bay area news coverage continues right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00 p.m. waiting for an update on containment numbers on the wildfire in napa county. cal fire should have new information in the next half hour. 1,000 firefighters are on the fire lines. the fire that is burning has charred 4300 acres. the fire is still 30% contained. two homes and 7 other structures have been destroyed. our coverage continues. ktvu's cristina rendon is live in napa where tourists are worried about their travel plans. >> reporter: the fire has a ripple effect on tourism.

they are getting a lot of calls from visitors worried their weekend may be ruined but they are open for business. >> reporter: tourists are the life blood of the wine county and in downtown napa many visitors are panicked. the fire is stirring up confusion. >> they were wondering if they were to chancel or change their itinerary. >> reporter: he says some out of towners don't realize the fire is an hour away from the downtown area. >> yesterday we got a couple calls saying hey is napa shut down and they don't have any perspective of how far apart things are. >> reporter: she thought her vacation was ruin said before

her plane landed this morning. >> i was nervous but i talked to them and found out it was not in the middle of town. >> reporter: he is fielding calls from concerned boaters. >> we just let them know everything was fine and come uton out. >> reporter: own -- come on out. >> reporter: those concerns spread through the grapevine just as fast as the flames. >> we are open for business. downtown napa is rocking and rolling. >> reporter: businesses expect the majority of their tourists to arrive today and they are expecting a big weekend for the 4th of july holiday despite us trying to -- crews trying to get a handle on the fire. cristina rendon, ktvu channel 2 news. >> www.ktvu.com has more on the wildfire. you can watch video of the fire, hear from evacuees and get the latest. detectives with the sheriff's department are looking for three teenagers killing a high school freshman

last month. fabien cousteau, duane morgan and antolin garcia-torres are -- investigators say all three are from santa rosa and should be considered armed and dangerous. a 4th suspect is already in custody. a woman is underarrest after barricading herself and her -- under arrest after barricading herself and her children inside her home. authorities say the woman refused to open the door. negotiators tried to get her to come out. she wouldn't so three hours later deputies forced their way inside and arrested her. they say the children were unharmed. new at 5:00 p.m. allegations about corruption at

san francisco city hall. one of the former city attorneys top lieutenants is claiming she was fired for william fired for -- for whistle blower -- blowing. ktvu's david stevenson has more. >> reporter: this is a tangled case that reflects the tangled public policies. >> reporter: a story about sewer lines and the san francisco city attorney's office. >> to see corruption was shocking. >> reporter: she spent 20 years in the office. she says city attorney demoted and fired her in january after she discovered the city paid out $10 million since 2002 to repair privily owned homeowner sewer lines. >> some of the claims were inflated in suspicious ways and none of the claims should have been paid. >> reporter: she alleges two

former co-workers might have received kick backs. they said these are baseless allegations from a disgruntled former employee. we are confident they will be vindicated when the case is agicated. they sparred over who bears responsibility for sidewalk trees and the damage they cause. the owner of one company under crouteny said he -- scrutiny said he performed work at a lower price. >> because we were much cheaper. >> she filed a claim for her old job and back pay. >> shut down the investigation. and i am calling for someone else to come in and open up that investigation. >> reporter: the city attorney's office behind me here has 45 days to respond to the claim. after that it may become a

lawsuit. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. subaru is recalling 650,000 vehicles because of bad break lines. the recall involves vehicles in 20 states where salt is used to clear roads in the winter. salty water could splash on to the break lines and cause rust. the cars include 2005-2009 legacies and outbacks. and 2009-2013 forester. dealers will replace the lines if feed. circuit breaker brought down a 911 communication center today. the back up plan that didn't work and the problem behind it had outen -- outage. the fine that amazon is facing because of what children can do on tablets and smart phone.

>> and details about what a father was doing while his son was left alone in a hot car and the phone call he made after learning his son had died.

a judge in georgia today denied bail to a father whose toddler was found dead inside his hot car. bazaar details about what he

was doing while his child was inside that car. >> he was having up to six different conversations with different women it appeared. >> and these conversations were they -- of what nature were there? >> sexting. >> he was in court today for a probable cause hearing. he says he forgot his son was in the car when he left for work on june 18. he was left in the fear facing car seat for 7 hours. his attorneys said he pulled the child out of the car as soon as he realized what happened and a witness said he appeared distraught. >> did it appear to you it was genuine distress and grief? >> definitely and passionate and organic. i felt his pain. i even wept and mourned his son

and i never met him. >> witnesses said it appeared strange that he made a phone call in the moments right after his son was pulled from the car. authorities also said he used his home community to -- computer to search about kids left in cars and his friends say they loved him and talked about him a lot. the judge in the case found probable cause which means murder and child cruelty charges will go to the grand jury. officials announced dna evidence linked a 46-year-old taxi driver behind bars to the rape of a 19-year-old woman 10 years ago. he was arrested on suspicion of attempting to rape a woman in a remote area in april. investigators say he was driving a taxi cab when he picked up the victim. dna samples ended up matching evidence from a 2004 rape.

they are now looking into whether he is linked to other unsolved cases. problem with equipment takes down a 911 call center. >> it turned out to be be a battery failure that cause adenine 11 outage. >> ktvuler asks why backup equipment didn't -- ktvu asks why backup equipment didn't kick in. >> coming up the fireworks forecast and the hottest day of the holiday weekend. bulldog: ah, the dog days of summer!

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crews are trying to figure out how a circuit breaker brought down a 911 system. they suddenly had no phone service. ktvu's john fowler reports from san jose on this first ever failure and who was effected. >> reporter: 250,000 people in santa clara county rely on emergency dispatch from this center. at 10:30 p.m. last night this battery failed. the whole system went down. >> it is scary. the kids, an emergency, at least now they are on their toes and know what to do. >> reporter: emergency crews brought in portable radios, dispatchers had no computer maps and talked to sheriff,

ambulance and hospitals by two ways. training paid off. >> everyone who called 911 received a fire department first response unit and a ambulance. >> reporter: pg&e restored power in 90 units and they were working calls normally in 2-1/2 hours. officials sent us these photos of dispatchers this morning but declined our request forsicacy to the center -- for access to the center. >> we will do a debriefing next week is our goal to get everybody back together to figure out what they observed. what went right, wrong and what could we do better. >> reporter: teams from pg&e and eaten technologies are reviewing electronic data to determine what went wrong. in san jose, john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. san francisco deputies will be allowed to sue the city for sex discrimination at the

women's jail. challenging a policy that bars male deputies from duty there. 30 deputies sued saying the rule was kiss criminatatory. they say the -- discriminatory. they say it was stressful without male partners. they reinstated the lawsuit because the city hasn't shown the policy is necessary or alternatives are not available. it has gone viral. video of a japanese politics having an emotional break down about questionable spending using taxpayer money. [ crying ] [ screams ] >> he spent $300,000 in public funds on more than 100 trips to hot springs. some are calling for an explanation and others want him to resign. all right.

back to our weather. 4th of july is tomorrow. will we be able to see the fireworks in san francisco? >> the fog will be threatening but remaining off shore enough that we should be okay. as far as temperatures from today, not a big change from yesterday. patchy fog near the coast line. pacifica 59 degrees. 70s around the bay and 80s inland. warmest location, antioch 94 degrees. the satellite. not much in the way of fog. but it will increase in coverage tonight and tomorrow morning. most of the fog coverage south of the golden gate bridge. current numbers, warm fairfield, concord, livermore. oakland 66. santa rosa 81. san francisco downtown checking in 61. for tonight clear and breezy. here is a look at the live camera towards san francisco. the bay bridge. haze in the bay. for the 4th of july no big changes. morning fog clearing back and into the weekend a warming

trend and hot temperatures inland. lake tahoe, popular destination for the holiday weekend. look goods. lots of sunshine. cool mornings out there. 40s. into the afternoon hours temperatures maxing out into the 80s. high pressure developing. this is the source of warming. into saturday and sunday. tomorrow not too much change. patchy fog for the beaches. inland sunshine. upper 80s to 90 degrees. here is the over all trend. temperatures warming up sunday and monday. still patchy fog for the beaches. that could break up for the second half of the weekend, sunday and next week for monday as well. temperatures trending up. especially inland. more 90 for saturday and sunday. fog tomorrow morning near the coast and bay. and then into the afternoon hours. beaches in the 60s. warmest locations inland upper 80s to 90 degrees. lots of fireworks around the bay area. not just in san francisco, all the red dots correspond to the fireworks shows tomorrow and we

are expecting coastal fog. fair skies around the bay. for san francisco we are expecting partly cloudy skies. a patch or two of fog close to the golden gate bridge. it will be a close call. right now partly cloudy skies, temperatures in the upper 50s. 59 degrees. highs for tomorrow. warmer than today in most areas. oakland 74. pleasanton 89. more neighborhoods. san jose 82. fremont 79. san francisco 68 degrees. your five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view look good for your 4th of july. monday will be a hot day, especially inland. warmest locations approaching 100 degrees. we will keep an eye on the heat and the fire danger that goes with it. >> let's hope the fog stays -- >> pushed off. >> thank you. hurricane arthur is gaining strength towards the coast of north carolina. this comes as 250,000 tourists

were expected for the holiday weekend. now evacuation orders are in effect. the governor of north carolina is warning people to listen to officials and take precautions. >> this is no time to put your stupid hat on. don't get brave. stay out of the water. and make sure we don't have to rescue you and put our emergency workers at jeopardy. >> hurricane arthur is expected to be a category two hurricane with winds at 105 miles per hour. when hurricane hits people effected often have to wait years to receive federal aid. we found several bills are still working their way through congress to help victims from past storms. one of the bills would provide $7 billion for super storm sandy victims. residents say receiving aid has been a challenge. >> working with the local

governments have not been the easiest. >> congress is working on other bills. including to provide housing tax credits for victims of hurricane irene and tropical storm lee. they hit three years ago. ahead, parental control to prevent children from downloading apps that cost money. >> sand castles and syringes, what being done -- what is being done to keep beaches safe. armed with a knife and running through the streets, was this man trying to defend himself? what police are saying about the confrontation. these stories and much more coming up new at 6:00 p.m. female announcer: through sunday at sleep train's 4th of july sale,

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a former san jose teacher wanted for child pornography charges was arrested at sfo this week. the 45-year-old was taken into custody yesterday after his flight arrived from vietnam. he had a warrant after he was charged in march of last year for possesses and distributing child pornography. after his arrest he was turned over to san jose police.

a surf instructor accused of child molestation is expected to plead guilty. investigators say the 39-year- old touched two young teenage girls intropately. and recorded girls change -- inappropriately and recorded girls changing and had child pornography. he has writ an letter of apology to the victims. he bought 30,000 bitcoin seized from an illegal website. officials won't say how much he paid but it is estimated it is worth $19 million. he wants to use it to stabilize shaky foreign economy. amazon is fighting back on

apps. regulators want to stop children from wracking up charges while their parents have no idea what is going on. >> modern girl. yeah. >> reporter: he got a surprise with his phone bill. hundreds of dollars in charges for a game his daughters were playing on the family tablet. >> offered to buy bags of diminutes and gold -- diamonds and gold. >> the federal trade commission is cracking down on children for not doing enough. earlier this year apple paid $32.5 million settlement over children's purchases and now amazon says they are going after them too. they are willing to fight in court against charges it is not doing enough to protect families families. a spokesman says the commission

is focused on ensuring companies comply with the fundamental principal that consumers should not be paid to pay for something they did not authorize. he think as crack down would be a good idea. >> they are targeting young children and targeting because most adults have the maturity to understand there is no value to a bag of diamonds in a game. but the kids don't understand that. >> reporter: amazon maintains protections are in place. parents could use an app to set limits and they could set passwords to prevent app purchases. justin gray in washington. now at 6:00 p.m. a frightening situation at a intersection in san francisco. a driver attacked by a crowd. he fights back with a knife and it is all caught on camera. we are working to find out how it started. >> a boy shot in the stomach,

what his family did before help arrived arrived and who pulled the trigger and a deal made to keep the a's in oakland. why fans have mixed feelings about the deal. >> city should not be bullied. >> why they say oakland is being bullied by major league baseball. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 p.m. an ugly scene caught on camera. a driver threatened by a crowd. he pulls out a knife and the chase is on. police are trying to figure out what started this. good evening. gasia mikaelian, julie haener has the night off. >> i am frank somerville. a video that police are calling disturbing. a brawl on a busy san francisco street. new at 6:00 p.m. ktvu's paul chambers talked to police and who may be facing charges. >> reporter: this video has gone viral, it was posted

yesterday. a man with a knife and a group of people attacking each other right here. >> reporter: this video starts off with a man laying on the hood of his truck. another man comes from behind the door. police say so far they haven't received calls about the video. >> a mob attacking this loan motorist. and then you see the motorist coming out with a weapon. >> reporter: i spoke with several workers off camera who witnessed the incident. some say they are troubled and disturbed. others say he was only drying to defend himself -- trying to defend himself. >> one thing to chase after somebody with a weapon as we saw. both parties were in the wrong. >> reporter: since the video star