keys. >> trying to figure out which key fits what car. >> and stealing what car. >> unlocking the cars and see the car light brink and know that car has that key. >> all were high end cars. >> when you have multiple cars taken on one incident, you know it shut draw questions do we have something we need to be concerned as a city. >> there's concerns through the south bay and enpence la-- peninsula. they used one vehicle to break open the gate to get out of the lot. >> today a welder repaired the front gate. all the cars were customers brought in for service. they may have been involved in thefts in mateo. police are looking into the possibility all of them may be

connected. part of an organized ring. >> i wouldn't think this is random event, there had to be organizations to get nine people together to steal vehicles. >> san jose police have 5000 auto thefts this year, but the recovery rate is 90%. >> we'd like to give you a look at the suspects, we froze the surveillance video to give you a look at two of the people police are looking for. it could be a major change to how you pay for power, pg&e made the case that every user should pay to access the power grid, would you say 5 to $10 a month for access fee and then what you pay in energy.

>> pg&e calls it simplycation. if p 50 e gets it's way -- pg&e gets it way a charge would be paid for access fee to the power grid regardless of how much you use. >> we hope to bring down the highest rate so hard working families won't face high bills. >> that's one way of looking at it, pg&e won't get a dime from it. revenue neutral. >> it may be neutral to pg&e it's not neutral to customers. >> pg&e won't get a larger pie but who pays more will change. >> high use able customers maze see the bills go up and low usage customers will see it go up. >> those who use little may go up. that's unfair to me. >> this did not sit well with

her and other seniors who spoke today. >> it is my belief that rates are manipulated so no matter what you do you will pay the same or higher and higher rates each month. >> one day you will be seniors too, if you're not already. it going to be hard. >> the judge got an earful and admonition not to be too cozy with the utilities. >> no act as watchdogs not lap dogs. >> coming at 6:00, why bills could go higher when the solar industry says this is a ball policy for california. a bicycle rider hit by a car on sunday morning has died. he was going south down spruce street when he was struck. that intersection has a four way sop sign -- stop sign.

his cousin wrote that he was taken off life support. the vw driver has been cooperating with the investigation. a man was hit in snap where a woman was hit and killed a few days ago. the man was hit this morning at stockton and sacramento near the chinatown end of the stockton tunnel. he was crossing the street. the driver did stop and is cooperating with police. last week a woman was hit and killed in that case the driver was arrested. new details about unrest in the san francisco fire department. the firefighter union is asking the mayor to replace the fire chief. this afternoon the chief responded. the details of that letter and the chief's reaction. >> a source involved in the

drafting of the letter says it's likely to be delivered to the mayor this week. >> fran fire department chief stepped out of a disciplinary hearing to answer questions with her future. >> it unprecedented. >> she was the first female chief in 2004, the mayor is expected to receive a letter asking him to replace her. >> i'm not thinking of resigning. >> representatives declined to speak with us. the letter cites i agree crisis in direction and leadership. long delays for ambulance arrivals fueled by a shortage. >> with the new people we hired in july, 35 emt. they hit the streets on august 30th. >> lawsuits under the tenure

including one tied to a promotional command. >> this is a sort of a blunt instrument to get their views to the mayor. >> the mayor was asked if the chief's job was tied to the community. >> i don't believe it was. we hold department heads accountable for everything. >> the chief last week received a no confidence vote over how the department is run. some of the discontent has to do with funding to upgrade equipment and hire staff. we are just getting word that workers for the golden gate bridge district could go on strike in days. the golden gate bridge district says there's no movement in the negotiations and it appears

there will be a strike at the end of the week. the union is upset over proposal to increase health care premiums. if there's a strike it could of course commuters. new video of a geyser of water created after someone hit a fire plug this afternoon. contra costa fire crews were called out near the shell refinery about 4:00 this afternoon. see the crews working, it didn't take them long to turn off the water. known was hurt. a judge in contra costa county refused to lower the bail for former teacher joseph martin. he's held on $10 million bail. you will recall the judge declared a mistrial after the jury acquitted him. the jury deadlocked on other molestation counts.

he's accused of rubbing the bare chests of the boys with sexual intent. some accused him of brushing his hand on their groin area. in deciding not to lower the bail the judge said the bail is lore than the 83 1/2 million dollars suggested. his next court hearing is december 3. military officials are assessing the first round of attacks in syria. the targets that were hit and the participation of arab allies in the fight. >> the military strikes are just the strike of what president obama will be a long campaign against isis in syria. >> i can tell you that last night's strikes were only the beginning. >> the first wave of u.s.-led air and miss ill strikes hit a dozen targets inside syria.

five arab nations joined in the operation. >> aside from the strikes on isis the u.s. acted alone in targeting an off shoot group, char san -- khorasan. las vegas heading to new york, the mission in syria relies on the participation of arab allies. >> the strength of the coalition makes it clear it's not america alone.

more details on the group khorasan, it is made up of former al qaeda members. the pentagon says the group was planning a attack in europe or the u.s. there was no precise details of the threat that was broken up. the ebola outbreak continues to grow and new projections are frightening. by january of next year there will be 1.4 million cases in liberia and sierra leon. a new treatment just opened in liberia and it was filled in 24 hours. in the past six months it has killed 28 hub people -- 2800 people. world leaders will address the crisis this week. a treat for dogs or

something deadly. the concerns that poisoned meatballs are popping up at a new location. rain is in the forecast. the system closing in on the bay area and the rain totals it could be bring. >> the local airport parking advertisement that's shameful. >> i think that's horrible.

disrespectful and shames full. the advertisement for a airport parking site. it pulled the advertisement yesterday after it went out with the promotion, can on airport parking kill. it suggested that the death of a man go weeks ago in a parking lot in chicago was linked to

the aggravation be stress travelers experience at the airport. it included the line don't be late and end up in a crate. >> that was horrible, that was the biggest mistake. you don't use a death. i think they could have went around that more professional. >> the company pulled the ad after customers complained. it issued an online apology. how many homeless students in california? the national center for homeless education says the number of homeless students in california was up 4% to nearly 260,000 students. and the group says the number is probably underestimates the problem. the numbers are up across the country. for students who have no place to call home, getting an education takes a back seat.

>> that mat problem, that is less important, it's about basic life needs, in the u.s., we need to do more. >> the group's numbers include children in shelters, on the street, or in motels. you can learn more about the situation on ktvu.com, we put up a report about a family that was living week to week at a hotel. it's a firsthand look at how difficult for homeless kids to go to school. the reward is increased to catch who's vandalizing stores and restaurant in lot gatts on -- lows gatts on. the owner of a store says her windows have been broken four times.

rob roth spoke with a student who says a program has changed his attitude about school. >> there was a time when this 8thgradeer in oakland had no interest in class. >> i couldn't focus. i didn't have much interest in learning homework or school in general. >> he was showing signs typical of students who drop out of school according to spark. >> we know that half of all students that drop out of high school do so in 8th grade. the real world experience turned him around. >> we did a focus group around the middle of the session, and everyone came and we talked about ideas.

>> through spark, they have mentored 35 students. >> we show them what it is in the real world, when a day looks like in a job. >> spark says it has found member or the ships for a thousand disadvantaged bay area students. >> they learn about communication, networking, they learn about the skills that are important when we're in the workplace. >> spark is looking for 25 professionals at companies or small businesses that can serve as mentors. >> i want to take a course in computers and learn how to do a lot of things, maybe create my own web site or do editing type of deal. little league pitcher mo'ne

davis gave "you throw like a girl" a new meaning. she's the first girl to win a game at the little league world series. she's donating her jersey to the hall of fame museum. she's from philadelphia and her teammates are coming with her. she can throw a 70-mile-an-hour fastball and in her first game she pitched a shutout. she's thrown out the first pitch at a dodgers game, was on the "tonight show." she has a sandwich named after her in south philly. >> makes throwing like a girl not half bad. let's go to bill martin. the first full day of fall. >> let's talk about her, she's so charismatic. when they interviewed her. she has it on the ball. we did have rain in forecast. smoke in the area too.

not in our area as much as in the valley and south lake tahoe. not as bad as it has been. the air quality has a ton of smoke. grass valley. red flag warning continues through tomorrow afternoon. a low grade red flag warning. never a good time for fires. the winds will pick up. temperature will remain mild for that area for this time of the year, in the 80s. i red-flag warning nonetheless. this weather system will help, as the high pressure goes out. this system moves in. by thursday in the foothills you will have showers, in this area you can see the projections two, 2 1/2 inches of rain in northern california, it doesn't hit the fire zone,

they could get .2. we have had a lot of fire issues. this will help firefighters in california by perhaps freeing up resources from the fires in the north. temperature 85 in antioch, 86 in fire field. highs tomorrow where they are today. tomorrow is a transition day. you get up in the morn, 6:00 a.m. cloud cover and fog. there will be clouds pushing in. forecast highs, tomorrow an interesting day. starts off foggy. clears up. tomorrow night the clouds increase, and this guy shows up. today in the fire zones of northern and central california. temperature in the low and mid- 80's. tomorrow the clouds won't be here it will be warmer.

on thursday temperature plummet as the system gets closer. it will be a huge help for firefighters. it will mess about the morning commute on thursday. your 5-day forecast, i'm going to detail the weather system for you. but in the meantime. tomorrow about the same, slightly warmer, thursday morning into thursday afternoon scattered showers, mainly in the morning hours. there's the 5-day forecast. anytime you see 2-inch bulls- eye in northern california for rainfalls that good news. the attack against the king fire has ramped up as it continues to rage out of control. >> new details about a firing -- shooting at a ups warehouse. the shooter was fired the day

before. coming up, getting to school means more than the yellow school bus. there's vans, taxis and private pick ups. >> the lady yelled out i'm here for joseph. who are you. >> the alternative option schools are providing and the concerns for parents. new life at uc berkeley, they are not just lighting up to determine rooms, the bigger purpose behind the hall lights with the sense of smell. s

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>> crews are making progress clean up a small oil spill in the fran water -- san francisco water front. a 10 person crew from national response corporation vialful services are using three boats to clean up the oil sheen. aquatic park is closed to swimmers as a precaution. world leaders gathered in new york. president obama and the u.n. secretary-general spoke about the need to get everyone involved. >> our response will define our future. to ride this storm we need all hands on deck. >> we can only second in

patting -- combatting climate change if we're joined with every nation. >> the president and other world leaders laid out their plan to tackle the finding. it come as head of a 2015 deadline for an international meeting in paris. >> this is not a partisan debate it's a human one, clean air and livable planet is a human right. solving this is not a question of politics it is our own survival. >> al gore spoke saying taking action is not a choice, he called on young people to engage on the battle. they understand that the climate crisis is the greatest threat we face. jerry brown highlighted efforts in california.

a ups worker shot and killed two coworkers in alabama. one day after he was fired. the gunman entered the sorting facility through the loading dock wearing his ups uniform. he opened fire killing two before tanging his life. it appears the gunman knew who he wanted to shoot and kill. the police chief said when these people came to work they had no idea this would be their last day on earth. a daring crime in the east bay. a woman was taken at gunpoint and forced to withdraw money of the a live report with new information from police. thousands more firefighters are battling the king fire. an update from the fire line. a multimillion dollars transformation. turning delap dated homes to

homes for veterans.

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forced to take out cash. live where police are searching for the man who kidnapped and robbed that if i mae male -- female resident. the goal is what's in the bank, money. just before noon a woman was approached in her front road by a man with a gun. that's a excluded -- klute -- secluded part of the city. she got in the car and headed back to her neighborhood where he ran off on foot. the robber was wearing a straw hat and sunglasses, they don't have a good description. the victim was shaken up but unharmed. >> we're asking residents in muller road if anyone has video that points to the street that may have seen the suspect or an

accomplish. when the victim was at the bank she talked to a teller not mentioning she was being victimized. while he was outside waiting people called police to report a suspicious man, that person did fit the description of the robber. oakland police are looking for a driver that hit a motorcyclist and bike rider before speeding away. leak shore avenue and foothill boulevard. the motorcycle rider and bike rider suffered minor injuries, they are hoping for a description of the car. new developments in the king fire, 2000 more firefighters are on the frontline. the king fire has been burning for 10 days now.

cal fire says crews have the fire near pollack pines 37% contained. it has burned through 90,000- acres, 12 homes destroyed by the fire. the fire has grown to 140 square miles. the area is under a red-flag warning. we have a photo from nasa showing the smoke from the king fire, that smoke is causing problems 100 miles away in reno, the national weather service issued a dense smoke advisory. that advisory is in effect until 8:00 tonight. >> we watched here place burn from the highway. >> for doug it was the worse news imaginable, seeing what he knew, his home of nine years is

now nothing but rubble. >> we've made quite a life up here that we love. so. onward and up ward. >> some of the farm animals survived with burns, others not at all. up the hill a different story. >> by a twist of fate and fickled winds their house emerged with minor damage. >> a blessing. a great relief. >> it was a great relief. i can't think of the words. >> in all 12 homes were destroyed in the fire that left this area looking like a moon scape. 57 hout buildings -- outbuildings were destroyed put the area was opened up.

>> fire lines and to containment and the distance where the fire was they feel we're okay to let folks in there without further danger. >> firefighters are busy keeping ahead of strong winds. >> we're at the mercy of mother nature. we'll do everything to mitigate mother nature's threat by putting in control lines and containing the fire's edge. caltrans is getting the word out biabout a freeway flows year tarting tonight to tomorrow. interstate 80 will be closed in placer county. the detour starts at bell road in auburn and 46 miles until you get on i 80. that could add an hour to the drive to north lake tahoe. several fire departments are getting new fire trucks.

four new trucks are going to the peninsula fire protection and to the south placer. a new truck is going to visalia and the santa fe springs. the trucks can carry 800 gallons of fire and equipped to fight wild land fires and structure fires. they sell for we purchased these for $383,000. that's $20,000 in sales tax. >> the trucks are donated as part of a program started in the 50s. a suspicious meatballs found in the dog part. >> there was a man here that was shaken up. >> the steps a man took to protect other dogs. >> concerns that government employees are misusing the money given for travel. the accusations they are using

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texas. he joined a group of men trying to rescue a woman. a woman was trapped between her truck and the canal wall. 15 minutes later they brought her to safety. severe storms have prompted flashflood warnings. the highway patrol par toll said it is a wonder no one was hurt when there was a crash. investigators say the driver of the truck drifted into another vehicle and slammed into the center divide. the truck was carrying barrels of a concrete mixture. some cars slammed into the barrels. the truck driver was shaken up. >> it was shock, it was my first car accident. the potential of this turning from a traffic story to a

tragedy story of injury, disability and death is just a matter of luck. >> at least eight cars were damaged. the chp says only two were hurt with minor injuries, the concrete mixture spilled on the freeway. both directions of the freeway was backed up for hours. 2 million-acres have been point pointed in a new release. the desert energy plan located where renewable energy plants can be built. the plan was years in the making and involves input from state and energy wildlife agencies. a warning for pet owners after a discovery in a well- known dog park. >> we talked to a dog owner who found suspicious looking

meatballs and called in animal services to investigate. some government employees are gambling on the friday time -- fed dime. tracking showers into the bay area for the second week of -- in a row. for over 60,000 california foster children,

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another possible case of poisoned meatballs in the bay area. this was at a dog park in the north bay. testing is underway for eight suspicious meatballs. you are learning that word has spread quickly among dog owners. >> everyone we have talked to as heard about the suspicious looking meatballs found over the weekend. many are upset. others furious someone may be intentionally trying to hurt animals. >> i think it's cruel. >> joseph and his dog were at a place to play dog park saturday morning when he and another man discovered disperse looking meat balls. >> raw meat with green flecks, clearly tainted. >> he dayed for hours to caution others. >> i was very upset. i was concerned.

he found one and was nosing around. i was concerned. i didn't want him to be injured or anyone else's dogs injured. there were eight suspect meatballs in the park and on a wooded trail. they looked similar to poisoned meatballs that were blamed for taking the life of a dog last year. >> there's not usually raw meatballs in general. one thing leads to another. >> workers took the meatballs to a lab yesterday to be tested for toxins. >> could this be. someone doesn't want dogs in the area. >> so far there's no reports of dogs being sickened put there's a sign alerting folks that suspicious food was found. >> testing could take a week. don't let your dog eat random things off the ground and if

you see anything suspicious give animal services a call. he said it after a week of saying he didn't use a racial slur, an nfl player said that colin kaepernick used derogatory language against him. kaepernick was penalized after the game with the bears when a referee said that kaepernick used offensive language. he used the "n word. houston said he didn't hear anything. but last night he said that kaepernick did use the "n" word. he said it was a cultural thing. redwood city police are looking for help locating a suspect that punched a man and stole his bicycle.

this was taken to night of the attack. the suspect went outside, into the parking lot and continue fronted a man on his bike. he punched the man in the face and knocked him off the bike and rode away. police are asking anyone with information to give them a call. the warriors released rough drafts of the mission bay arena. show it from the street and above. the site will feature open space, plaza with retail and office space. the drawings are preliminary. they are expected to be built and ready to open for the start of 2015 season. we're talking about rain. the main rain will be north of the area. we have a good shot for showers, the thursday morning commute will be damp. especially in san jose, north

of here, you could see half inch of rain north of santa rosa. these are the temperature from today. tomorrow not that dissimilar, like today. clouds will be thickens up in the day. it's a beautiful weather system. it is weakening. look at all the rain in portland. that's the real deal. that's where the strongest dynamics are in this area. makes sense the heaviest rain is in the edge. for those areas north, perhaps inch and a half to 2 inches of rain. 86 in fairfield. 83 in livermore, the system shows up, not until wednesday night late. what's going happen today. the temperature in the fire zones were warm and the humidity was down. tomorrow warmer and the humidity will be down more. on thursday here's the relief.

northern california will be doused. you get further south toward the king fire cooler temperature, and you are going to see a few rain drops, maybe if we're lucky a 10th of an inch of rain. the humidity in the north bay will be 100% wednesday night north of ukiah, here comes the rain. thursday morning compute. here's the dynamics, the strongest stuff here. where we are is sheared apart. it's a front, the rain looks like a 10th of an inch or a quarter inch. everybody north will do okay. san jose you will see light amounts of rain. fog comes back to the coast on friday. rainfall accumulations. the models are throwing numbers

out. as we get closer they will be more accurate. they are dialing into 2 inches of rain north of eureka. tonight at 10:00 come back and i will be dialing in the models and the forecast models trying to get a better picture. the system the powerful for areas north of cape mendicino. we'll get rain. thursday morning commute will not be fun. thursday morning commutes are sketchy anyway. a big turn around the housing in snap has been renovated and provide new homes for veterans . more on what we're working on for 6:00. >> for some bay area students getting to school is vans, taxis -- taxis and private

cars. >> why these alternative transportation options are a source of stress. there's a bigger goal than detecting odors, what uc berkeley hopes to accomplish by installing these new lights.

. it may not look like much were the outside, this building in snap's financial -- san francisco financial district may help people build a new life. it's the site of studio apartments for homeless receipt rans in san francisco -- veterans in san francisco. >> you are looking on mom and pop businesses. >> if he sounds like a realtor, he's proud of the change at this property under his watch as the director of hope, housing, opportunity, part -- partnership. >> every unit will have its own refrigerator and microwave. we have a kitchen people can come, there will be cooking classes. >> a necessity evette was -- navy vet was on the streets for years, he hopes to have one of

the units. >> the place compared to what it used to be is turn around. >> the turnaround came with a $10 million price tag. much city and federal work and help from the tech industry. >> they are beginning with their deep emotional feelings this should not happen in san francisco. they are coming forts, i would say with millions of dollars to contribute to 250 kearney street. >> it could go to chronically homeless veterans, they will pay with their vet pay. >> a veteran that's exhibiting homelessness won't compete with a tech worker. >> back to his role as realtor for a day, interested veterans go new their veterans affair social worker for forget on

getting an apartment. it won't solve the entire problem it will be the largest number of homeless veterans housed at a time. register to vote. more than 23% of registered voters have no party afrillation -- affiliation. 43% at thes. 28% are republican and 23% have no party preference. 3% independent and 1% are green, libertarian or peace freedom. a new aude it is raising questions about the misuse of government travel cards. >> the problem is with cash, there's no receipts, no oversite. people take advantage of this. >> an inspector general report 

found in 2012 the department of transportation failed to detect $180,000 in cash advances made unrelated to government travel. where the cards were used, one employee obtained $100 on race day at the speedway in atlanta. another totaling five00 dollars at a casino in oklahoma -- $500. you see where the cash the drawn and that's a red flag. >> changes are being implemented. every month the agency is reviewing all cash withdrawals. taxi cabs taking students to school and district employees using their personal cars to give schools a ride. i live around the corner i'll be his transport. >> i said no.

>> making its case, why pg&e thinks that every customer should pay a fee every month for access to the power supply. >> they look like simple lights. they have a sense of smell. the benefit the bay area is hoping for by putting them in. getting to school is getting complicated for school children. instead of the yellow bus, some are taking vans, taxis, hopping a ride with school employees. >> getting kids to school in the taxis and vans have parents concerned. last week a oakland mother said her child was taken out of school early by a taxi driver. another family contacted us with problems with another

driver. why some districts are using private companies for transportation. >> by law, school districts have to provide transportation for specianeed students to get the school, usually shuttling them in school bus -- sometimes it is trickier and school districts have to hire vans, private cars and taxi to meet the needs. it usually takes joseph an hour to make the 26-mile trip to get to school. specialist at the edgewood center help him with his learning and opportunities. on friday his ride was unconventional. >> the lady yelled out, i'm here for joseph. i was like who are you. >> the woman was an assistant teacher said she was going to give joseph a ride. >> i live around the corner, i will be picking joseph