reminder of how dry things are. >> reporter: it is. dal fire tells -- cal fire tells me it was engulfed in flames at one point and you can the fuel they are dealing with, dry grass. now what is left is the charred vegetation and real quick, that house, over there, it was close to this hill, that house was saved. sadly, this is what you could be seeing a lot of. this is the reality here in california. they contained it to 10 acres. they are investigating what caused the blaze. at one point the fire spread so they used reverse 911 calls to alert neighbors to evacuate. if it wasn't for an air tanker that helped slow the fire down it could have done more damage given the wind speed can the

dry conditions. >> today is a busy day. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> we have a nice wind with the low pressure from had north and usually -- the north and usually produces a stiff wind in the valley. with the fuel, all it takes is ignition and wind, and it is off to the races. >> firefighter sprained her ankle. the terrain is unstable. she was sent to the emergency room and she expected to be okay. firefighters are still on scene here taking care of hot spots. i asked what could we do to make their jobs easier, they said not to mow the lawns after 10:00 a.m., be careful with outside fires and most important 3 conserve water. >> should be a way of life now, thank you. a busy weekend for firefighters. three fires in the bay area. more reminders of how bad the fire season could be. a fire started in a grove.

ended up spreading to within 100 feet of the shore. castro valley firefighters put out a grass fire yesterday. crews with the hayward fire department attacked the fire to keep the flames from spreading and in san bruno, south city fire, cal fire, county fire and north county fire worked to control a 12-acre grass fire on san bruno mountain yesterday afternoon. it took them a couple hours to get the flames under control. one fire chief says some people may have to wait as long as 15 minutes for help after calling 911 for a house fire. starting today 9 firefighters will be responsible for 250 square mile area. the east contra costa county fire district. ktvu's john sasaki is live from the fire station that is now closed. john? >> reporter: this fire station shut down for good at 8:00 a.m. this morning and now thousands of people are further away from

their nearest fire crew. >> this is where we plan to retire. >> reporter: he loves loving on the delta. >> couple boats. spend a lot of time on the water. >> living here is more risky because help is 5 miles more away. had scares -- >> scares me. >> reporter: the east contra costa county fire protection district shut the fire station after residents voted down a assessment. it means the temporary closure of a fire station now permit. >> shocking but it also, you know for, the firefighter safety because they will do their best job, it puts the firefighters behind it curve. >> reporter: they cover 249 square miles and 105,000

residents now with just three fire stations and 9 firefighters. >> final impacts will have different outcomes. may have been a single house, it may be -- could be two houses. >> reporter: the city of el cerrito has three fire stations covering 5 square miles for 28,000 residents. this means for many people especially bethel island residents the response times are going up. >> 15, 16 minute response times. >> that is pretty scary. i know a few years back down the road here there was a big fire at a home and it want to the ground and -- it burnt to the ground and burnt the neighbor's home also. . >> reporter: some fire insurance could triple in price and in some cases some people may no longer be eligible for coverage. this is before a dangerous fire

season. >> john, thank you. a short time ago the nfl suspended new england patriots quarterback tom brady for four games for deflate-gate. an nfl investigation found that tom brady likely knew about the deflated footballs used during the afc championship game. they could be easier to grip, especially in bad weather. tom brady declined to comment thursday saying he hadn't read the report. the nfl fined the patriots a million dollars and took away two draft picks. they said the team violated the rules and failed to cooperate with the investigation. tom brady can appeal his suspension within three days. a lot of reaction is coming in online. including this tweet from jerry rice, to win four super bowls is outstanding. i know tom brady is a great competitor, i feel sorry for him and pates nation. magic johnson said with tom

brady being suspended the commissioner came down hard and fair. tom, the fans will miss you. >> with tom brady being suspended for if you games -- wait -- let's see. there we go. i feel bad for tom brady. i know the type of competitor he is and how much work he puts in. came down too hard on him. finally, michael irvin, i am shocked at this decision. wow! troy vincent, and the league came down hard. some of the reaction to tom brady being suspended for four games because of the deflate- gate situation during the afc championship game. lawmakers moved forward with a bill requiring professional sports teams to pay cheerleaders minimum wage.

the bill is in response to lawsuits filed by cheerleaders for the raiders and bills. many teams treat cheerleaders like florrified volunteers. and it requires them to -- glorified volunteers, and it requires them to get over time and sick time. 5 athletes are being honored as the newest members into the bay area bay area hall of fame. sports director mark ibanez sat down with one of the inductees. barry bonds. mark and joe fonzi live now. gentlemen? >> reporter: thank you, frank. there is a special buzz in the room because of the presence of barry bonds but not to forget the others. barry is the star of the evening. it was joe that had a great sit down with barry. and interesting revelations came out of that. >> reporter: yeah. if you are a bay area athlete

this is a huge night, the biggest honor you can receive. and i sat down with barry. doesn't do a lot of those. he talked about how maybe he would change things with the way he dealt with the media back then. >> i wish -- i wish i was a more accommodating -- and i was at times. i am not going to take full responsibility. because there were times i was accommodating but i had this thing in me, who are you to insult me. if it was only me i look like i am crying. this poor door. he looks mean. he is mad. because i don't have an army of friends saying -- agrees with me. one person against an army of press at that time. [ indiscernible ] >> i was. i don't -- i could have done

something different. not everything. never my playing part. i didn't appreciate some of the reporters actually -- i guess being rude it me that i took at that time. you have no right to call me names. [ indiscernible ] >> so at the time i had the umer hand, i was doing something that was on the field -- upper hand, i was doing something that was on the field, okay, you don't want to be nice, i won't talk to you. if i knew that would make it worse i wouldn't have done that. >> reporter: all right. and we should mention aside from barry four others inductees. great golfer, olympic skier and dusty baker. most known for being a giants manager. >> reporter: you sound like something who has to do with

the proceedings? he will be running the ceremonies in a little bit. >> reporter: i did enjoy seeing barry upbeat. different than we saw him on occasion. frank somerville, i understand you might have a question for us? >> barry bonds so far hasn't been selected into the major league baseball hall of fame. hasn't gotten close to the 75%. why was he selected to the bay area sports hall of fame if he can't get selected to the major league baseball hall of fame? >> reporter: there is a different criteria. barry is still no matter what popular here in the bay area. for the baseball hall of fame, cooperstown that is national media and barry, you know, had his run ins with the media and wasn't the most popular guy. >> the baseball writers association of america that does the voting for the national hall of fame. differently regarded in the bay

area. >> reporter: it will be an exciting night here. four other worthy candidates going into the bay area hall of fame. back to you. >> thank you. both of you. we are airing a half hour special on the legends of the bay, profiles all five of the new inductees. airs on ktvu and cicu this weekend and next week. google's self driving cars are getting into accidents. a total of 4 accidents in california since september. google said there have been 11 accidents in six years of testing but none of the vehicles were to blame. they were hit from behind and all the accidents were minor. google promoted the cars as safer than cars driven by humeps. more powerful -- humans. more powerful storms hit the mid-west. >> we could hear the tornado

coming. >> stories of survival and the damage. >> the leaky fire hydrant in the middle of the drought, it has been leaking for weeks and no one has been listening to her complaints. the explanation we got. plus -- >> the stow away that just didn't seem to want to leave. >> and we are tracking this week in the five-day forecast a good shot at showers. when i come back we will put that together.

four people are dead and eight more remain unaccounted for tonight after tornadoes and severe weather hit a small texas town. the system is expected to keep

moving east. one woman who road out the storm inside her home. >> full power of the deadly storm into view. one tornado tore through van, 70 miles southeast of dallas. recovery effort already underway. as you can see some are not letting the storm dampen their spirits. >> a strong city. strong community. we will rebuild. i would ask you continue a pray for all the lives that were affected in this disaster. >> reporter: there is extensive damage to homes and businesses. 30% of the town taking hits. dozens suffering injuries. >> we were rushing into the hallway and we could hear the tornado coming and it picked up the house and we are screaming. and when we came out everything

was destroyed. >> reporter: early reports from the national weather service indicates 20-25 twisters formed across south dakota, iowa, oklahoma and texas sunday. dangerous weather hitting arkansas where two are dead. a couple dying when a tornado hit their mobile home in nashville. authorities say the storm damaged or destroyed between 50- 100 homes. many residents staying at a local church while they figure out what to do next. in van texas, ktvu fox 2 news. now we want to show you a picture from colorado. this picture is something. never seen anything like this. a around and look at this. -- a tornado and look at this. over a rainbow. a lot of people thought this was photoshopped.

they have video of it. spectacular -- >> weather phenomenon. it looks like a movie. >> yeah. little bit. couple things going on. that picture is not a tornado. looks like a funnel cloud. not touching down. maybe it touched down earlier. yeah. i mean, it is that time of year. what is happening here, a chance of rain in the forecast. as long as we keep getting the systems going through here, as they move across the rockies and into the plains they explode. this pattern right now, the one that will bring us showers on thursday, two days later, when it gets in the plains it will light up. they will see a lot more of that activity, of tornadic activity and severe weather. unfortunate for them, but good for us. a peak in terms of temperatures today. lots of 60s and low 70s. a cool day. along the coast, the fog is

clear. a little fog pillar point. but clear at ocean beach. it is breezy. the winds are going. a low-pressure system to the north of us right here. rain around mount shasta. what am i thinking of -- okay. here is the system that will drop in as we head into your bay area wednesday and thursday, it will bring us a chance of showers and continue to bring us a cool weather pattern. this is how it looks right now. cloud cover along the mountains, south, pigeon point. cloud cover. low clouds and fog. it will fill in tonight. low clouds and fog. and it will be a day tomorrow morning, starts off like today with clouds. 68 fairfield. mild. right? one of the hot spots. 74 santa rosa. most of us right now are in the

50s and 60s. over night lows tonight in the upper 40s with low 50s. a chilly night. plenty of cloud cover. move forward here, high pressure sets up shop for a while. it will allow the fog to reform and give us temperatures disparity. today and tomorrow. and then by thursday the high will be removed. start to be removed. the low pressure comes in. we end up with a few showers. i will bring that up on the next hit. we will see that in the five- day forecast. 67 walnut creek tomorrow. 68 livermore. a mild day tomorrow. fire weather, you know, been dry. biggest drought we have seen. this pattern is -- is helpful to firefighters. so cool and moist. windy but moisture out there. in terms of humidity and wind direction. when i come back we will talk about the fire, talk about that, morgan hill, the chance

for rain and how that chance -- when the guys see what i have, they are shuttering, they know in two days it explodes into severe weather for them. this thing coming through here, not huge for us, massive for those guys. >> thank you. game four between the warriors and the grizzlies. an hour away. the game is in memphis. it is a must win for the warriors. right now they are down 2-1. in the best of 7 series. bars will be packed in the bay area. ktvu's noelle walker is outside the pub in san francisco tonight. if they don't win tonight it will be a do or die situation for game 5. which is why they are expecting a crowded house here with some nervous fans. >> reporter: in the middle of a work day a warrior fan in san francisco can't wait to clock

out. >> doesn't get more exciting. >> reporter: he hopes to get off on time to turn on his tv and watch the warriors on the edge of his seat. >> as much as it gives me a heart attack -- [ laughter ] -- they always make it interesting. >> reporter: the team seemed to have hit a speed bump. lost two games in a row. >> i think there is too much talk about them winning the championship before they got past the second round. i feel you are jinxing it. >> reporter: it comes on the heels of the big win for the warriors and steph curry named named the nba's most valuable player. valuable off the court too. since the playoffs started he anywhered top sales in the nba -- geared top sales in the nba. it is sold in 50 states and top selling in 39 states. the warriors are cashing in too.

top selling team in the nba. up 350% from last year. the gear, just an expression of an innerpride. >> if they win they are coming back home, we have the advantage the crowd. -- we have the advantage and the crowd. . >> reporter: you have to go back to january to find the team's previous loss before the two losses in the playoffs. win or lose tonight game 5 is wednesday in oakland. >> they win it tonight they are back in business. noelle walker in san francisco, tip-off an hour away. 10 minutes, a live report from scott reiss in memphis for the warriors game. plus like uber but for your children. how an app is helping families get their children from place to place. >> and new at 6:00 p.m. businesses in oakland sending a message to the mayor saying they are getting the shaft. why they say not enough is

being done to protect them from -- to protect them from violent protesters. >> a dangerous new critter invades alameda county. what you need to know.

new at 5 ride sharing is big business in the bay area. a new company is offering the service to family whose need get their children from place to place. the steps shuttle is taking a keep underaged passengers safe.

>> reporter: a car ride service targeting business parents. >> when it comes to busy families the needs are different. we wanted to design something that met the needs. >> the shuttle transportation service employs 200 drivers. most are women. >> these are baby sitters, nannies, teachers. they go through background checks. >> reporter: parents can monitor their children's rides through the mobile app. kids under 18 must carry a texting enabled phone. a password authenticates the pick up. >> gps tracking. parents are notified when the drivers are on the way, when they depart, when they drop the passenger off and we have full monitoring going on. >> shuttle isn't picking up endorsements from everyone. for some it adds more concern than convenience. >> this is part of what it

means to be a parents. you get them to school. >> reporter: others say it is just the market responding to demand. >> wonderful thing is they give us choice of different ways to go. one thing they do is allow us to assess people's level of trust including your own. >> we are not a day care facility. we are a transportation service. we do a number of things that create safeties. >> reporter: shuttle launched in san francisco and focused on expanding across the bay area. after vestment firms coughed up $12.5 million in funding they now plan to go national. >> the idea is to build a national brand that parents and families can trust. >> reporter: fox news. a woman says a leaky fire hydrant has been wasting water for weeks and no one answered her complaints. tonight the explanation from the agency in charge of

repairing it. and a plan to redevelop part of san francisco. why the mayor wants to tear down part of 280 and make it part of cal train and make it go underground and a stow away sneaks on board a boat to take a nap. how the sailor got the sea lien to leave.

>> game 4 between the warriors and the grislies. warriors lost two in a row and game four is crucial. ktvu's scott reiss is in memphis, warriors down 2-1. you can't over estimate how important this game is. >> reporter: important, yes. no question. but is it panic time? the players and coaches stressed the last two days it is not. and they are right. down 2-1 is not a huge deal. being down 3-1 would be a different story. today here they went through their game day shoot around. they appeared to be locked in. fully understanding what is at stake tonight. they also realized they have to adapt to what the grizzlies are throwing at them but at the same time not adapt too much. >> we want to make adjustments

but we don't want to throw everything out the window. [ indiscernible ] >> hate to be a coach at this point. [ indiscernible ] >> i think we will stick with our principles of what we have done. shots will fall. make adjustments. minor adjustments. and see how we go. >> we have two of the best shooters in the league that haven't had their best shooting nights the last two games. i think we will do great tonight. and hopefully we get out of here with a victory. >> reporter: look at this. moments ago special pre-game guest, michigan state coach here to watch his guys. no word on which team the coach is routing for but randolph left him the tickets for the game. there is that. one thing to keep in mind with the series, as it gets deeper,

the grizzlies are playoff veterans. they have been here before. five straight years and twice during the stand they have eliminated the top seed in the western conference. they know what it takes. this is still their series. back to you. >> somehow i can't see the warriors losing three in a row. scott reiss, thank you. four yield boy is recovering after ---year-old boy is recovering after jumping out of a moving car that was stolen. the mom says the thief jumped in and drove away. the four-year-old wasn't strapped in yet and the boy managed to get out while the car was moving about a block away. >> i ran down there. shocked. [ indiscernible ] >> shaking. >> the boy has cuts on his feet

and legs. the thief may not have realized the boy was in the car. passengers on board a flight to los angeles were told to brace this morning as the plane landed without landing gear. the pilot called ahead saying the left main landing gear would not extend and requested an emergency landing. you see what happened right there. there were 40 passengers and three crew members on board. the jet landed smoothly. no one was injured and passengers say the way the crew handled the situation was incredible. a snoozing stow away takes a california boat owner by surprise. a baby sea lion stuck on board. the boat owner captured the visitor's intrusion on his cell phone. >> got to go. got to go. >> reporter: a play full but unwanted house guest.

>> go. go. >> i woke up and i heard snoring and sneezing. [ laughter ] >> not exactly what he -- >> i was like, what? okay. >> reporter: -- expected to see this morning. sitting here just feet from his bed. this guy. >> curled up like a dog. on the bunk. clear to me this guy was not going to do me any harm but i didn't want him there. at this point i said i should film this with my phone. because if i don't no one will believe me. >> go. go. >> reporter: there is no disputing it now. this sea lion hopped on board the boat during the night. >> got to go. >> kept looking back. every couple feet. waddle. and turn around. like, do i have to leave. he didn't want to leave. >> i said go like 19 times. >> go. >> couldn't think of anything

more appropriate to say. >> reporter: with a few more encouraging words -- >> good job. good job. >> reporter: he persuades him to make his way off the boat. [ laughter ] >> reporter: he can't help but laugh. >> go. go. there you go. hop in. >> reporter: he takes his time saying good-bye before he leaves. we can only guess in search of a new skipper. >> see you, man. a unanimous decision. getting raise, how much they will be making. >> sheryl sandburg back at work after the death of her husband. what facebook did to honor his memory. >> and what a sunset looks like on martinez. why it looks blue.

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a bicyclist died today after being hit by big rig about 8:30 a.m. this morning above interstate 880. a witness said the big rig was passing the bike ridewer she lost -- rider when she lost control and fell under the truck. . in florida police say george zimmerman was injured in

a shooting incident this afternoon. -- incident this afternoon. police in lake mary say one fire was fired. the gunman was involved in another incident with george zimmerman last year. he was acquitted in the shooting death of trayvon martin in 2013. george zimmerman was acquitted in the killing. sheryl sandberg is back at work after her husband died and today facebook held a moment of silence to honor her husband, surveymonkey ceo david goldberg. he died last weekend while on vacation in mexico with his wife and family. facebook says sheryl sandberg returned to the office on a modified schedule. she plans to work while her children are at school but suspended travel. the decision was based on advice from psychologists who suggested returning to the family's routine. california law makers are in line for a raise thanks to a

panel that sets the pay of elected officials. the commission voted to boost salaries 3%. the third raise since an 18% pay cut during the recession. it will boost salaries to more than $100,000. the raise is set to go into effect in december and when that happens the governor will make $182,000 a year. lieutenant governor $137,000. and attorney general kamala harris $159,000 a year. a hit tv show for years. fox says it was a tough decision but today they announced the next season of american idol will be its last. the official word was delivered on twitter along with this picture of ryan seacrest and keith urban, singer and actress jennifer lopez, and singer harry connick, jr. the show will begin its 15th and final sees january 20 -- season january 2016. the judges are staying on for a

season long celebration. american idol premiered in 2002. in 2006 it drew 36 million viewers. they launched the clears of dozens. tmz said the host and original judges were the other stars of the show. >> i do think that the people on the show, ryan seacrest paula -- >> there is speculation that they may be returning. the final season this season begins tomorrow night on ktvu fox 2 news. a leaky fire hydrant wasting water in the middle of the drought. and one resident says it was leaking for weeks weeks and no one listened to her complaints. what happened once we started making phone calls and a plan to change two routes in to san

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new at 5:00 p.m. a woman says with everyone being asked to conserve water she complained about a leaky fire hydrant but nothing was done so she contacted us and

ktvu's rob roth made calls and she here with what happened -- he is here with what happened after that. >> reporter: after hour call east bay mud came out and replaced the leaky fire hydrant but not before the old one dripped for weeks, wasting water with every drop. >> reporter: this is how we found the fire hydrant this morning steadily leaking water. she complained about the leak to ktvu on facebook -- >> makes you angry. >> reporter: after she noticed it a month ago and reported it to east bay mud. >> they want us to, like, cut back to where it hurts but they won't take care of their own problems. that doesn't seem right. >> reporter: to get an idea of how much water is being wasted we decided to put this waste backt underneath. -- basket underneath. >> reporter: they are responsible for 30,000 fire

hydrants and they break down. >> we have aging infrastructure so leaks are common. >> reporter: they say they triage by how serious the leak. a crew came out soon after ktvu inquired. they said they couldn't find a record of complaints even though she called east bay mud twice. >> he said he remembered me. and said no problem. we will take care of it. >> reporter: while they are not under the city's jurisdiction it is fielding more complaints. they are required to reduce water usage by 25% and parks are getting less water under the new plan. >> brown is the new green. we are turning off 20% of our

turf. >> residents say everyone has to do their part, including walter districts. >> -- water districts. >> makes me angry because it is important. >> reporter: remember that waste basket? this is how much water it took after just an hour, 3/4 full and this went on 24 hours a day for weeks. frank? >> every drop cowpats. rob roth -- drop counts, rob roth, thank you. we have a time lapse taken by the curiosity on april 15. you can see the red planet looks more blue. that blue hew comes from the fine particles in the atmosphere. the rover was in its 956th martian day of the mission. a martian day is 37 longer than the ones on earth. our chief meteorologist bill martin, the fires, you have to -- you hope the fire

season is not that bad but we have rain -- [ talking at the same time ] >> back to the mars story. our sky appears blue as well because the particulate, it refracs the sunlight. -- refracts the sun light. that is why the sun is blue. so temperatures today, plenty of numbers in the 70s. 70 concord. 73 fairfield. 72 antioch. highs tomorrow will be, well, about the same. no big changes into your bay area tomorrow. 77 santa rosa today. same tomorrow. no fog at the gate right now. that fog, right, not there now, will be there. comes back in tonight. fog and low clouds this morning. and then things change around. that see high-pressure system weakens wednesday night into thursday. right now clouds along the

coast. the fog fills in tonight. low clouds as well. fairfield 68. 64 livermore. brisk on shore winds. 18 miles per hour napa. gusting to 30 in fairfield. and concord 23 miles per hour gusts. breezy out there. you notice that. san francisco airport, more than breezy. 40 miles per hour gusts. significant. blowing out there. the forecast is for more of the same tomorrow, tuesday and wednesday. wednesday night into thursday things change around. there is your cool coast. mild coast. cool, mild inland and warmer inland. that temperature spread what you can expect tuesday and wednesday. on thursday the system comes in. looks like wednesday night into thursday we have a good chance for showers. significant rain? maybe. maybe in the hills. cruz mountains. quarter inch. something like that. forecast for tomorrow, 70s,

60s. 50s. that is your forecast pattern for tomorrow. which is similar to today. san francisco 59 degrees tomorrow. clouds in the morning. clouds throughout the day. nice day. not that warm. 70 fairfield tomorrow. 71 pittsburg. highs for tuesday. wednesday will follow. and thursday temperatures cool down a little bit and that is when our chance for showers. which could show up to half inch. snow as well. a foot of snow in the mountains. so an interesting weather pattern. helps with the fire danger. with the air quality. increasing clouds on wednesday and thursday, chance of showers. yeah. good things. good news all the way around. >> yeah. i was figuring we were done with the rain. >> usually this time we are. but looks like we might get

more. >> thank you. a plan to redevelop san francisco. why the mayor wants to tear down part of 280 and make part of cal train go underground. >> and in minutes at 6:00 p.m. a nonanollive disease spreading mosquito, how it got here and how to protect yourself and sex and drug scandal cost her her job, now a surprising announcement from nadia lochia.

the district attorney's office added new mall station charges against a camp counselor. the 27-year-old made his first court appearance this afternoon. they are charging him with molesting a 10-year-old student. he worked that camp since 2013. the sheriff's department tells ktvu they have been getting called from parents over his arrest ever since the child pornography charges were announced last week. >> we are concerned there are more victims out there. if your there -- if you believe they were touch under appropriately or had inappropriate contact police call us. >> prosecutors found 500 child pornography images. he is due back in court may 20.

it could reshape it landscape of san francisco. and it would cost billions of dollars. the city is looking at moving a cal train station, tearing down a portion of the freeway. ktvu's david stevenson is live now in san francisco, cal train's biggest station, why is the agency is saying not so fast? >> reporter: the proposal could mean the closure of the station behind me, shifting the services several blocks east. an endeavor they are very cautious about. >> the highest level of ridership. it is a prized piece of property san francisco hopes to convince them to give up. >> i think they were startled. >> reporter: mayor ed lee is talking up a proposal to move it several blocks away between at&t park and the warriors arena in the mission bay neighborhood. >> that seems to be a

tremendous underutilization. >> the hope is to sell this throned developers and help fund electric caltrains. it is part of a larger discussion, that includes tearing down 280 for more development. >> talking about building a new neighborhood in san francisco. >> reporter: with the removal of the embarcadero freeway. >> these were all controversial at the time, people had concerns about traffic. in the end i don't think anyone would want to go back. for its part they are concerned about where the city could offer its space. >> that is one of the issues that critically needs to be addressed. and in a more comprehensive way. >> reporter: cal train is concerned about what a shift would mean for the services it

offers riders, employees and operational costs. a proposal is do in a month. >> thank you. amgen racers finished up the day, day two of the competition and will now head to the san jose area tomorrow. stage 3 of the race begins in san jose and takes the riders north to livermore and back south to mount hamilton with a finish in san jose. spectators will be able to watch the racers at 10:45 a.m. tomorrow morning and then return to motorcycle county park at 4:00 p.m. mount hamilton is another viewing spot but parking may be difficulting to find. the race heads to -- difficult to find. the race heads to southern california wednesday. the ktvu fox 2 news at 6:00 p.m. starts now. >> sending a strong message to oakland's mayor. he said small businesses are getting the shaft following

protests that turned destructive. >> sign speaks for itself. [ indiscernible ] >> at one point is it going to stop. >> good evening. hello. i am gasia mikalian. >> and i am frank somerville. >> business owners in oakland say enough is enough. more than a week after the may day protests turned violent some owners are still waiting for the help they were promised. new at 6:00 p.m. ktvu's cristina rendon with the new message today. >> reporter: if you drive down broadway this sign might catch your attention. one of three signs the owner pointed and he is encouraging neighbors to paint their opinions. >> reporter: the new sign availed attacking oakland's new mayor. his business took a hit from vandals a week ago. feels like he hasn't got a

response from the city. >> i am surprised over the past years so many windows got trashed. nobody stood up and said that is enough. >> reporter: the mayor said this: >> we are committed to continuing to celebrate the greatness of our city to support our small businesses, to assist in the repair to the damage that was down. >> reporter: but he painted three signs since then, criticizing officials. >> i didn't hear from the mayor they cracked down on the the rioters. i haven't heard anything. >> reporter: he is encouraging neighbors to pick up a paint brush. >> there are all sorts of ways people can protest to make their point. >> the mayor was unavailable today but she says the city being responsive inasmuch. >> we understand the frustration. >> reporter: she says grants