police in the east bay city are looking for a person who slashed the tires of at least eight vehicles. (robin) and here's a live look outside...at the san mateo bridge. (ácommercialá) (robin) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. another comfortable day ahead of us with cooler than average temperatures peaking mostly in the 60's and 70's. after an overall clear start to the day skies should remain mostly sunny for parts of the bay with patchy morning fog burning off into the afternoon for other areas. into the weekend high pressure will build back in resulting in high temperatures boosting back into the 80's for many inland areas. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101. ( robin ) in san francisco... some taxi drivers are declining to use

the city of el cerrito has new plans for a network of security cameras along a popular walking path. nbc bay area )s sergio quintana is at city hall in el cerrito -- w/ the story that )s new at 11. sergio? old nia wilson at a bart station. now... "john lee cowell" could face the death penalty or life in prison. today, the alameda county district attorney )s office addd a "special circumstance" to the charges saying the murder appears intentional. wilson was stabbed to death at the macarathur station, last month. cowell faces multiple charges, along with an attempted murder charge for stabbing her sister, who survived. it )s a lawsuit that could set a precedent. the santa clara county fire department is suing verizon for slowing down its internet service. the fire department says veriozn )s decision -- could have cost lives. while fighting the mendocino complex fire, freifighters noticed their internet connectiopn -- suddenly got much slower. it )s turns out -- verizon had throttled their data plan. firefighters say they had to improvise in the fire zone to try to communicate with each other

an east bay city wants to improve safety along a popular trail... exposing himself to students. lydia is live from san jose with the details. ( james ) plus... some bay area colleges have an amazing offer for new students... free tuition. ( john ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. (ácommercialá) ♪ flintstones! meet the flintstones. ♪ ♪ they're the modern stone age family. ♪ ♪ from the town of bedrock. ♪ meet george jetson. ♪ ♪ his boy elroy. with instant acceleration, electric cars are more fun to drive and more affordable than ever. electric cars are here. plug into the present. in your gut, you feel confident to take on anything. with benefiber, you'll feel the power of gut health confidence every day. benefiber is a 100% natural prebiotic fiber. good morning mrs. jonhson. benefiber. trust your gut. (áábreakáá) high temperatures will boost back into the low 80's inland for some areas that have enjoyed the 70's earlier this week. meanwhile along the coast some other areas will feel temperatures just a touch cooler than yesterday's in the 50'

coming up, the south bay city with hundreds of those openings and what this is saying about the state's job market. >>> 6:26, making bart safer. stepping out with millions, the changes you could see. >>> and connecting in contra costa county, the push to get surveillance cameras. there comes a point when you realize the bathroom you used to love needs a makeover. let a professional rebath design consultant help craft the look you want. call 925-233-6471 and save $1000 off your complete bathroom remodel the bay bridge. good morning and thank you >>> it is 6:30 on your tuesday morning. le let's take a look at the bay bridge. a nice start to our day. we'll check the full forecast in a few moments. good morning to you. i'm laura garcia. >> we want to go in for kari hall this morning. a nice cool start. >> good morning. the clouds are hanging on tough. i have shown this shot of san francisco. it is 57 degrees. the wind speeds are still nice and light. mean while right now i see traffic building there. it is 59 degrees. the wind speeds at around 8 miles per hour. yes. it is still in the low

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east bay numbers ranging from haze in union city at 80. head inland, temperatures about five degrees cooler here, or even more than that with 85 in pleasanton, 87 in concord, still hazy conditions for that poor air quality to linger into monday. as we get into tuesday, temperatures continue to drop off, mist and drizzle not out of the question for the overnight hours and the morning hours and then you'll notice by about thursday we try to bring up the temperatures a bit. but really it's going to stay a little cooler than average, and certainly cloudy and breezy at times at the coast. >>> now, sports from abc 7 news. >>> the astros and a's each had as on the mound battling for the outright division lead. the came quickly came down to which team could outslug the other. this gentleman, one of 29,000 fans on hand, bringing every good luck token. an off day for justin verlander and chris davis follows up two batters later with his 35th home run of the season. the a's jump out in front verlander, gave up four runs, struck out six. mania gave up

bay city to host the program. does is try to attack the problem of homelessness and the mission to keep the streets clean. they put that together and we talked to some of the team members about the work they are doing.>> every time linda picked up a cigarette butt or a piece of trash, she thinks of her grandchildren. >> they banned cigarettes in hayward. i must pick up 200 cigarette butts a day, if not more. my granddaughter plays in the fountain, i make sure that it looks good. >> she is a member of the hayward downtown streets team. every member of this group has seen some hard times. >> i have lost my vehicle at the same time i lost my home. i had lost my mother the same week. i was just depressed. >> when they put on these shirts and when they go to work, they say they get something that has in the darkest days, been hard to find. >> i have dignity. >> the program offers people experiencing homelessness a chance to work on a street cleanup team in exchange, they get a stipend, often in the form of gift cards a

an east bay city wants to improve safety along a popular trail...ling new security cameras. ) ( james )(ááá2 shotááá) now to breaking news out of the east bay. a deadly crash involving a semi-truck closes a busy intersection.( darya ) kron 4's will tran is live at the scene with the impact of this crash.will what do you see? intersection of san pablo avenue and richmond parkway is expected to be closed for some time because of traffic collision investigation. (darya)(james) now let's get a check of traffic with (darya)(james) now let's get a check of traffic with robin winston. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( james ) new this morning... a south bay music teacher is arrested and accused of exposing himself to three of his students.( darya ) all of the girls were 10 or younger. kron 4's lydia pantazes joins us live from san

let's take a peek outside overlooking city by the bay, san francisco this morning. cars drifting across there. good morning to you. i'm laura garcia. >> we'll get to traffic in a moment. >>> looks pretty good. still cool. we have clouds lingering across the bay area for a while. it keeps it chilly throughout most of the day. starts out cloudy once again. as we go through the temp trepd -- trend it looks like it doesn't clear out until then. here is a look at oir high temperatures today. we'll talk more about that coming up in a few minutes. you a crash now? >> yeah. but just one. we'll look at these speed sensors. no surprises. this crash is eastbound highway 4. this is getting towards the rio vis vista bridge. i wanted to call it out as you're coming out. be careful there. the rest of the bay moves nicely towards the bay bridge. a few cars waiting. back to you. >>> a 6.2 magnitude hits west of eugene. it happened two hours ago at 2:30. here is a look at that earthquake, what it looked like on the local. no reports of any dachlk. in fact many people are saying they

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one east bay city dealing with abandoned vehicles piling up on city streets.'s happening and how police are crakcing down on the problem. yesterday brought us a taste of some (robin) i'm tracking your entertainment headlines today. we have got the latest on two of hollywood's biggest film franchises. daniel with the hollywood minute. "it was extraordinary, and you don't get that very often in your career, you know."danny boyle says "bye bye bond!" the oscar-winning director known for "slumdog millionaire" and "trainspotting" has dropped out of directing the next james bond film. the announcement, on the official double-oh-seven twitter account, cited the ever- present "creative differences." no word if the change will affect the planned release date of november, 20-19."there is definitely a clear line between before 'star wars' and after 'star wars' in terms of my life." "after 'star wars'" hasn't been all positive for kelly marie tran -- the actress deleted her instagram posts amid a slew of racist and misogynistic comments from others. now tran is fighting b

than 1 percent of the states' combined area has been affected by fires. ( darya ) in the east bay... the city of el cerrito wants to improve safety along a popular trail... by installing 10 new security cameras.( james ) kron 4's charles clifford has the details. well, the ohlone greenway is four and a half miles long. it's a popular trail for walking, running, and biking. it's also used by commuters

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(vicki) and after the break one east bay city dealing with the major problem of abandoned vehicles pilingere it's happening and how police are crakcing down on the problem... (vicki) now at 9:30... a major problem in one east bay city -hundreds of abandoned vehicles left on streets...(grant) and as kron4's haaziq madyun reports... police in oakland are now taking action by towing the cars.(take pkg) :12-:21 capt. tony jones oakland police dept(pkg)if you are in oakland and you find one of these orange courtesy notices on the windshield of your vehicle, it means you have 72-hours to park it somewhere else or it will be towed sot350 autos targeted by oakland police in a pair of recent towing sweeps that took place this past weekend and back during the last weekend in july, from east oakland to the san leandro bordersot

. >>> a bay area city closing its main library. don't close the book on it just yet. we'll tell you about plans far bigger better library. 5:10 for you right now. you're watching today in the bay. there comes a point when you realize the bathroom you used to love needs a makeover. let a professional rebath design consultant help craft the look you want. call 925-233-6471 and save $1000 off your complete bathroom remodel >>> good morning. it's 5:13. you made it to friday. here is a look at what you can expect as you make your way outside. your palo alto temperature trend. we'll see clearing skies by 11:00 a.m. and climb into the 70s by 2:00. expect 80s as we head in towards the weekend. i'll have the details coming up. >>> a clear look at the traffic flowing. an easy drive throughout the east bay, how easy it will be for the rest of the bay coming up. >>> not only is it friday it is the last day of august. good morning. markets have been nervous. electronic arts in redwood city plunged. from october to november and look at amazon, $2,000 a share. it is working towards b

people at risk. >> and a little later, the new charge certain renters will notice in three south bay cities. today in the bay continues right now. >>> a very good thursday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. friday eve. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm scott mcgrew in for marcus washington. vianey is in for mike. rob is in for kari. let's start with weather. >> yeah, we got, i guess, jacket weather this morning. misty skies around san francisco to start your day, as we show you some of the temperatures actually down to 50 degrees this morning in napa and santa rosa. 62 in san jose where hour by hour, not all that bad. low 80s as you move into the afternoon. hottest temperature today south of downtown. 87 in concord, 60s for san francisco. warmest temperature in some of the east bay valleys. speaking of the east bay, here's an early look at your commute with vianey. >> we were doing so well in the 4:00 and 5:00 a.m. hour in the east bay, which typically tends to get busy around this hour. sure enough, 6:00 a.m., we can see we have a couple issues. the south bay, still working to recover a

bay bridge toll plaza. folks heading into the city. almost looks like a morning commute, doesn't it? >>> this is the san mateo bridge. the cars on the right are heading toward san mateo. the ones on the left are heading to the east bay. it is slow going as it usually is this time of night in both directions. we will be back with more in just a moment. it's time for the 'biggest sale of the year' on the new sleep number 360 smart bed. it senses your movement and automatically adjusts to keep you both comfortable. and now, all beds are on sale. save 50% on the new sleep number 360 limited edition smart bed. plus, free home delivery. ends saturday. thanks, janet. it's welcomemy happy place. store. you can learn how to switch to xfinity mobile, a new wireless network that saves you cash. and you can get 5 lines of talk and text included with your internet. and over here i'm having my birthday party. dj fluffernutter, hit it! ♪ dj fluffernutter simple. easy. awesome. ask how to get $300 back when you sign up for xfinity mobile, and purchase a new samsung phone. visit your local xfinity st

proposed sales tax increase in an east bay city will not be on the november ballot. last night, the concord city board voted down that proposal to increase the sales tax to a full cent. city leaders trying to come up with a way to stabilize the budget but they didn't get the votes to pass the measure on to voters. >>> and an unyou believe dual brand housing complex reportedly in the works for the area surrounding san jose's future google village. these are the renderings now and supposed to be in built san jose downtown. the mercury news reports marriott has a deal in place for a combined courtyard residence inn with more than 300 rooms. >>> and happening today, state lawmakers get involved in exploring controversy surrounding one troubled south bay school district. parents and teachers have been divided over a power struggle involving alan rock school trustees and superintendent. last month the grand jury agreed board members may have played favorites with contract deals and tried to oust the superintendent. south bay legislators plan to call for an audit to look int

. >>> a bay ary >> a thulyba city boasting -- unlikely bay area city boasting million homes. and now the water is flowing i'm april kennedy and i'm an arborist with pg&e in the sierras. since the onset of the drought, more than 129 million trees have died in california. pg&e prunes and removes over a million trees every year to ensure that hazardous trees can't impact power lines. and since the onset of the drought we've doubled our efforts. i grew up in the forests out in this area and honestly it's heartbreaking to see all these trees dying. what guides me is ensuring that the public is going to be safer and that these forests can be sustained and enjoyed by the community in the future. out has sent a cease-and-desist order to a san francisco brewery... over its new beer. but as kpix 5's andria borba reports: the serious threat... also came with domented immigrantler sent a cease and desist order to -- in-n-out sent a cease and desist to a brewery.>>=> the brewery sits in san francisco's bayview district. there's tessie, the brew house dog and even a pair of googly eyes on

how one east bay city is looking at penalties for those who don't lock up their firearms. >>> tonight, the pope's apology, admitting failure in the face of priest sex abuse as anger builds in the face of a church scandal in pennsylvania. >>> also another deadly alligator attack raising new concerns about where we live on nbc nightly news. at at&t, we believe in access. the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. connecting with the things that matter most. and because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet, we've created access from at&t. california households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefits may qualify for home internet at a discounted rate of $10 a month. no commitment, deposit, or installation fee. visit att.com/accessnow to learn more. storing--and selling-- guns. the city council will meet >>> the city of orinda might change its rules for storing and selling guns. the city council will meet tomorrow to discuss a possible ordinance and gun sales regulations. one town over approved an ordinance back in february. owners there are

and a proposed sales tax increase in the east bay city will not be on the november ballot. last november the city council voted down that proposal to increase the existing sales tax from half a cent to a full cent. >>> all right. coming up is new technology just what the doctor ordered? it could treat some of your medical concerns without leaving your bed. >>> the buzz continues to buy all stocks of tesla, what he is saying in his latest post online. >>> and looking live at pa palo alto. it is a nice cool start to the morning. it will be hot and you'll have to consider the smoke in the air as you head out for the day. it is 4:37. we'll be right back. >>> good morning. investors cheering strong corporate earnings. the dow rising 126 points. the nasdaq climbing to 7883. it is the story that still has everyone buzzing this morning. he is saying he considers taking tesla private. he later confirmed saying it is the best way forward for the company. tesla is one of the most shorted. while many question we still remain current shareholders would have the option to cash out or kee

bay. we're going with low 90s in antioch. 94 in danville my warmest. and the peninsula we have the haze filtering in. 77 in red wood city. best spot to go would be half moon bay to get away from that smoke. nice ocean breeze for you there. and for the north bay i have it up to 94 in ucaya. that's the warmest. i want to take you to something that i'm watching real closely behind the scenes and that is the tropics. it's active in the pacific right now. we have hurricane john, tropical storm christy and hurricane hector. none of this expected to move into california, but a small slice of remnant tropical moisture could actually make it here by next monday. we're adding in humidity by next monday's forecast. no storms just yet. but that could also keep our temperatures down as we head into the early part of next week, which might actually help the fire danger if we do not get any thunderstorms. so lots of moving parts. i think also overall we could see an improvement in the smoke once we hit thursday afternoon into friday. >> that'll be good. >>> up next the campaign controversy. the reason facebook rejected this political

bay area. kron 4's sara stinson joins us live from daly city this morning... sara?the line is now wrapped around the building here at the daly city d-m-v. people are lined up some with chairs...and blankets.one woman i spoke to says she has waited over five hours at this location before so she gets here early.this office is one of 60 that will now be open on saturdays. agency officials hope this will make the experience at each office quickier and easier.the new hours will cost the d-m-v 220 million dollars to hire more employees to help accomodate the millions of people who will need to upgrade within the next five years.people in line say they think the line on saturday will be just as bad. <"i don't think it's going to help because a lot of people have their days off on saturdays and sundays, weekends you know. i think the line will go inside the parking lot, that's what i think it is.">>( sara ) tomorrow will ( sara )it is.">> ( sara )tomorrow will be the first time many of these offices have ever been opened so we will have to see how if this will fix the long

city and pacifica. the rest of us around 54 degrees. we've got mid 50s along the east bay shore and valleys in the east bay, except for concord at 59, 63, warmer in san jose. cloudy start in santa cruz with a sunny ending. going to be out and about grab the sunglasses. earlier sunshine, small craft advisory if you're thinking about going out and playing on the bay this afternoon. and our beaches, they will have some sun but breezy once again. our winds fastest from 2:00 to 9:00 this evening on the bay, 9:00 tomorrow at theoast. over to alexis and see and hear what she's got traffic wise. >> okay. not too much. a lot of green on the traffic maps at this point, mike. yeah, it's friday, summertime, we are looking great. one new issue to talk about, though, in the foster city area, westbound 92 before the 101 merge, a minor collision, two vehicles on the shoulder but the fire department arrived and blocking one lane. not much of a backup. here's a look at the other side of the bridge. folks leaving hayward on westbound 92 no delays so far this morning. i will keep an eye on th

coming up on abc 7 news at 5:00, it may make it harder for drivers to see, but residents in one east bay city5,000 concerts, a staple for live music in san francisco is shutting down. why the owners say the show can't go on. >>> and, this landmark ampex sign is being dismantled tonight. how you can get y >>> tonight at 8:00, bachelor in paradise. at 10:00, castaways. >>> san francisco's dirty sidewalks are one of the biggest gripes of residents, and cleaning them up is among the top priorities of the newly elected mayor. >> the city is launching the poop patrol. carolyn tyler a look. >> reporter: this sidewalk gets hosed down every day. but just a short time later filthy again. some it have it is the buy product of those living on the streets. the city's 311 service has received an astounding 14,597 calls about piles of poop. >> down by the civic center it's grim. >> now an effort to get ahead of the complaints, a poop patrol. >> what we're doing is being proactive. we're going to have a crew tat's going to roam around and just try and look for these locations. we actually have data for neigh

bay area. kron 4's sara stinson joins us live from daly city this morning... sara?m-v which is one of 60 locations that starting this weekend will be open on saturdays.on average people wait up to three hours in line at the d-m-v...officials hope this will make the experience at each office quickier and easier.the d-m-v first introduced saturday hours in june at the pleasanton location.and other locations such as san jose and oakland claremont have extended hours. the agency blames the long delays on the new federal mandated security upgrades on driver licenses and identification cards.the new hours will cost the d-m-v 220 million dollars to hire more employees to help accomodate the millions of people who will need to upgrade within the next five years.starting tomorrow 60 different locations will be open from eight in the morning until five in the afternoon.the d-m-v will remain closed on sundays.live in daly city, sara stinson, kron 4 news.## ( james ) thanks sara. ( james ) in the east bay... a bicyclist is killed in a hit- and-run. police say the victim was hit

but now, an east bay city has a message to visitors -- come to concord.we have the new push for the unlikely destination. >> reporter: in the late 1860s, a man donated 20 acres of his land to create a new town he called toto santos. just a few months later, against his wishes, local businessmen put a notice in the paper declaring that the town would now be called concord. >> it's a good vibe. it's welcoming. >> reporter: steven boyd comes to concord because he says people seem friendlier here. >> in certain places, they might run you out of the park if you're playing the drum, but here they embrace it. >> reporter: the largest city still has a small-town feel. it has diversity without much conflict and is a place where families are welcomed. it's free thursday night concert and farmers market draws thousands each week. nice but not exactly the kind of stuff you put in a travel brochure. or is it? >> we are coming out with a whole new branding awareness. >> reporter: elaine heads up a campaign called visit concord that will market the city to visitors base

. >>> a north bay city council woman says she won't back down after someone tried to blackmail her into dropping out of the election. >> i'm here today to tell my faceless bullies that i cannot be shamed into quitting, because i'm not ashamed. >> reporter: that message isn't usually part of campaign rhetoric, especially in the town of sonoma. >> this is completely unprecedented. we have never seen anything like that. >> reporter: it's a recent attack launched against rachel huntly. this was her response. >> instead of debating me on the important issues facing us today. >> reporter: in opposition, she says someone created a website blasting her lifestyle and morals, and posting photos of the candidate at burning man. they threatened to take it live if she didn't drop out. the website has since been taken down. >> instead of challenging me, many website relies solely on unfounded accusations and shaming to make me afraid, and silence another strong female voice by scaring me out of the election and denying you the right to make a choice. >> reporter: e tahas le effes. pe planningto run f

an east bay city is looking to get guns off the street... and give you some cash. mes ) plus... a bay area music producer remembers his friendship with aretha franklin. and here's a live look outside... bay bridge (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) as high pressure builds back into the region a dual effect of deteriorating air quality and boosting temperatures will be experienced into the weekend. highs inland will return to the 90's with the bay also getting toasty into the upper 70's and low 80's. the coast will remain steady with highs remaining in the 60's although warmer than they have been this past week. (robin) wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( darya ) tributes are pouring in for the queen of soul -- aretha franklin. fans gathered outside the apollo theater in harlem last night... dancing to her music. ( darya ) a grammy award winning producer here in the bay area worked with franklin for decades... starting in the 80's.( james ) narada michael walden produced franklin's first platinum- certified album

bay area. check this out. you can see the river fire covers most of san francisco all the way to daly city. e area of the ranch fire spans most of the east bay from richmond for fremont. that's a little perspective. >>> tonight, we're also getting a unique look at the devastation of the carr fire that it left behind in the area of redding. this is a 360 degree view showing us the charred terrain. that fire broke out july 23rd. 164,000 acres scorched and it's not even half out. 47% contained. we've also posted these photos on our website, nbcbayarea.com. >>> now to another fast-moving grass fire this one in gilroy. it has a mom scurrying to save her family. it gutted the home and put ho mode. roz plater is live with more on that fire and what mom had to do to get everybody out. >> reporter: indeed, the keyword here tonight, jessica, is quick. quick action on the part of cal fire to attack this fire as quickly as they could with everything they had. quick thinking from the mother who literally scooped up their kids and they ran for their lives. the fast-moving fire began in the hills near wats

city going back with a high of 77. sonoma valley unified in the north bay, 84 this afternoon. most spots are holding in the 50s to low 60s. a couple exceptions, santa rosa where we have dense fog this morning in the upper 40s. the light jacket grab it as you head out the door this morning. into the afternoon we'll see sunnier skies. time this out for you on future weather. 7:00 this morning you see a lot of cloud cover around the bay shoreline and that cloud cover will be slow to pull back to the coast. still by 10:00 in the morning san francisco and the coastline deal with the cloud cover. into the afternoon most spots will see sunnier skies. we take a look outside, live look, we have that outcast sky over san francisco. here's the next three days. today it's a very comfortable afternoon. it's not as hot as we were over the weekend. 70s and 80s in much of the region. tomorrow will be the coolest day all week. temperatures below average for this time of the year but by wednesday, we'll bump those numbers up a couple degrees. the next couple days really comfortable and cool for

the bay area city set to join the list of million dollar median homes.. good evening, thanks for joining us. i'm jessica aguirre. >> i'm raj matthai. not long ago it was the murder capital of the united states. tonight though, east palo alto has ascended into the range of million dollar homes. the tech boom has fueled the stunning back come. >> despite the rising home prices half the kids in the school district are poverty stricken. scott eastman jones us from east palo alto. >> reporter: a lot going on here, the school district saying it is an ongoing complication. they are trying to fight through it. not made easier by the fact that as you say we are starting to see more and more expensive homes here in east palo alto, bringing with it a rapid legent ri phiing neighborhood. there is a mini housing boom going on on in east palo alto, which according to bedroom, one bath. like what? >> reporter: real estate agents like holly bahr say you can thank or blame

kpix 5's emily turner on her >>> a north bay city council woman says someone is using dirty tactics tome her out of running for re-election. kpix5's emily turner on her defiant response. >> i am here today to tell my faceless bullies that i cannot be shamed into quitting becauot that kind of message isn't usually part of campaign opening rhetoric especially the vice mayor says in the town of senoma. >> this is completely unprecedented. we have never seen anything like it. >> it's an anonymous attack launched on rachel hundley. >> instead of debating me on the important issues facing senoma today -- in opposition to her campaign someone created a website blasting her morals. the website has since been taken down but that hasn't stopped her from firing back. >> instead of challenging me on my votes this website relies solely on unfounded accusations and shaming. it's purpose is to make me afraid, to silence another strong female voice by scaring me out of this election and has ripple effectsht to a beyond hundley. since this story broke the vice mayor says two people not to. >> chilling

plus...new tonight at tena bay area city councilwoman is firing back at critics she says harassed here posted at burning man.now that city's mayor is coming to her defense. (pam) and grief counselors will remain at a bay area high school after a teen is killed in a crash on his way to school.a live report on what investigators think may have triggered the accident. (ken) don't go away...hour three of kron 4 news in primetime starts right after the break. (pam) another big story we are tonight: students and faculty at a peninsula high school are grieving the death of one of their students. the senior was driving to school monday morning, but never made it.(ken)his car veered off an embankment, and he died.kron 4's ali reid joins us live from san mateo. ali, how is the school dealing with the tragedy? this is the first day back to school since the deadly crash. there were counselors and support staff here to help students grieve.and they'll be here throughout the year.pkgno parent should have to bury their childrenat serra high's entrance ... blake bottarini's photo sits ... with that s

do that for yourself. >>> you may notice a new art installation in one bay area city. >> the cause it'sling >>> coming up tonight, we'll take you back inside the new $2.3 billion transbay terminal for a look at the security features designed to keep everyone safe. >>> outrage at the state capitol. find out why a request to audit the dmv was shot down today. >>> a big break for a local company thanks to the high-tech support vest it claims reduces pain and on the job injuries. those stories and a lot more coming up in half an hour. >>> finally tonight, a unique piece of art is taking place in the north bay. >> artist janson phan i i i oughting a sculpture from fallen eucalyptus branches. >> it's one of the most flammable trees. over the next week a team will harvest falling branchs from the surrounding area. >> this particular piece i'm partnering with park services, they're doing a lot of clearances, so the sapp blings, trying to clear the space to prevent fires. >> win is welcome to come out and help collect wood and held create the skal up tour, too. fann hopes to finish it all by nex

. >>> now at 6:00 things getting ugly in a north bay city council race, someone using photos from thisidate's past to try and shame her out of running. good evening. i'm elizabeth cook. >> i'm allen martin. the candidate is calling it flat out extortion. an e-mail threatening to dish up details from her past, but far from quitting kpix5's emily turner says she is fighting back. emily? >> reporter: not only is she fighting back, it seems this attack has now blown up in the face of the person who launched it actually benefiting the councilwoman. the only problem is there are consequences that go beyond the ballot. >> but i'm here today to tell my faceless bullies that i cannot be shamed into quitting because i am not ashamed. >> reporter: that kind of message is not usually opening rhetoric especially in the town of sonoma. >> this is completely unprecedented. we've never seen anything like it. >> reporter: it is a recent anonymous attack launched against rachel huntley and this is the video she launched in response. >> but instead of debating me on the important issues facing sonoma tod

later by 2:00 into 90s and then later on this afternoon and will be a very warm day for inland east bay cities. highs today, south bay you will be warm, too. 92 morgan hill. 81 for cupertino. the peninsula, a mild afternoon. 80 for redwood city. 64 for pacifica. downtown san francisco will approach 70. later on this afternoon, 62 for daly city. into the north bay, 80s and low 90s. 95 cloverdale. 86 into the east bay. sunshine today. it will be warm. 79 fremont. 77 castro valley. here's the heat inland into the 90s we go. 95 and okay. 97 brentwood. 94 for walnut creek. here's the accuweather 7-day forecast. warm and sunny today. even hotter tomorrow. look at inland. going near 100 warmest spots. the heat eases on sunday and the weekend is above average for this time of the year. that's the weather. let's get you to roads with sue. good morning. >> good morning. east shore freeway past golden gate fields and berkeley and emeryville and then if your destination is bay bridge, the traffic is moving at the limit. no problems through the 80 corridor and no delays here. look at the bay bridge toll pl

. >> and at 6:25, meet the man who says he would run every single inch of one south bay city. a permanent reminder of his achievements. you're watching today in the bay. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ good morning and happy >>> the capitol expressway closed. forced off the freeway for an investigation. it continues to bog down traffic and ripple throughout the south bay. we'll show you the alternates and what the results are. >>> and good morning. happy thursday to you. the nasdaq, the s&p 500, both will open at new highs this morning. amazon hit a new record. you may recall laura and marcus were telling you about a new amazon video device. that news pushed shares of the south bay's roku much lower. the president still giving google a hard time. >> well, i think that google and facebook and twitter, i think they treat conservatives and republicans very unfairly. >> yesterday, the president published a short video on his twitter account showing google promoting live coverage of president obama's state of the union but not his. google point out president trump's first address to congress in february

bay area. it' a story you will only see on kron4 news. (justine) only on kron4... gates opened today for day one of burning man .. in black rock city nevada. many from the bay area are some of the tens of thousands of people who take part in the week-long event...(jrs) ......unfortunately some of them are being turned away finding out they've bought fake or void tickets... costing them thousands of dollars. kron 4's ella sogomonian is live in berkeley where she met with some of the victims...ella? (ella)a bay area man i met with told me he only found out today that he bought void tickets when his friend was turned away at the gate ...he's already rented gear for the trip which if he can't make...will put him and his group nearly 10 thousand dollars in the hole...so right now he's hoping he can find the real deal last minute. burning man is quite the investment from the preparations to build the temporary city in the nevada desert to the tickets that can sell out in minutes once they go up on the offical site...forcing people who desperately want to go to turn to a third party seller that can scam them out of thousands of dollars.na

(jrstone) (jrstone) (jrstone the east bay city of richmond has dealt with a number of violent shootingsis summer but today the community gathered to come to together. this for a friendly game of softball.(justine) the main purpose is to promote peace and stop violence. kron4's gayle ong was at the game in richmond today,she joins us live in the newsroom with the story.gayle this was the 4th annual soulful softball game. organizers say it's the kind of gathering needed to help stem the rising crime in the city of richmond. two teams square off in a two teams square off in a friendly game of softball at nichol park on a sunday afternoon.but it's not a typical softball league..on one side, you have residents of richmond ..the other former gang members from los angeles.. they're all here to win..and share the same message..

(ken)towing abandoned vehicles to deter crime in an east bay city. a growing problem after taking hundreds of abandoned vehicles off of the streets in recent weeks. kron4's haaziq madyun has the story(take pkg) :12-:21 capt. tony jones oakland police dept(pkg)if you are in oakland and you find one of these orange courtesy notices on the windshield of your vehicle, it means you have 72-hours to park it somewhere else or it will be towed sot350 autos targeted by oakland police in a pair of recent towing sweeps that took place this past weekend and back during the last weekend in july, from east oakland to the san leandro bordersot

city to impose such a cap. (pam) could a rideshare cap ... happen in the bay area?ken)kron 4's justine waldman looks into that for us tonight. they are not hard to spot -ride share cars picking up and dropping off passengers. 45,-thousand 000 uber and lyft drivers operate in san francisco, that estimate comes from a 2017 san francisco treasurer's office report.with the new york city council approving a one-year halt new rideshare drivers. the news made people question if california should also put on the brakes?sot "i would say not more, because it is so crowded but not less because public transportation is really bad."many believe rideshare cars bring more congestion, more pollution and with a saturation of drivers, they make less money sot "there are so many of them it feels like it is a problem maybe there is a balance that needs to be struck."that same treasure report noted that rideshares made 170,000 vehicle trips within san francisco, which is about 12 times the number of taxi trips. sot "maybe do based on how many ubers are on the road based on the populatio

bay area. people told to stay inside as air quality reaches unhealthy levels. >>> now at 11:00, the city skyline shrouded in smoke. views like this around most of the bay area. people told to stay inside as air quality reaches unhealthy levels. good evening, i'm alan martin. tonight we are experiencing some of the worst air we've had all year. as wildfire smoke filters into the bay area from as far away as canada. kpix 5's andria borba tells us it's not going anywhere tomorrow either. >> reporter: just in the past few hours, a little wind has come through and knocked out some of the smoke here in san francisco where i'm standing on the embarcadero. hours ago you could not see the tower, that is not the case right now. you can see it. but tomorrow is said to be yet another spare the air day. in the city by the bay, the world famous landmarks are playing peekaboo. not through a purple haze but a smoky one. >> when i landed, mike uber driver did tell me about the fire and haze, my eyes got a little itchy. >> reporter: the air was nearly thick enough to chew, thanks to the flames burning from border

they happened at the west oakland, bay city, lake merritt and south haywood station. it's unclear if anyone has been arrested. >>> lock ran out for a suspect in another ring of bay area lottery thieves. jose santa mayor turned himself in. investigators say that more arrests are possible. >>> tall orange flames and dry brush shut down part of an east bay highway. as many as five fires broke out around 7:00 last night near highway 4 in martinos. up to 40-acres have burned. the fire marshal says that, fortunately there is no wind in that area making it easier for crews fighting the flames. >>> epi pen is being rationed by kaiser. for many, it takes two injections to save a live which is why that epi pens come in a two-dose pack but kaiser is now only allowing one epinephrin inject for per patient. >> life-threatening food allergies sends someone to the hospital. >> that is frightening because that can potentially happen to me. >> many just one bite away from a potentially deadly allergic reaction. marcus carries two of these life saving epinephrin pens at all times becaus

and got that out of the way and we're not seeing any delays from the eastern span of the bay bridge into the city. want to zoom in quickly to another potential problem in the east bay. does sound like it is the eastbound side of 24. rollover crash. sounds like the driver is not at the scene, but the vehicle is upside down. the off ramp blocked right now but that's about it. that is a developing situation. we'll take a look at drive times coming up next. >>> i'm fine with it. >> welcome to san francisco's east cut. the transbay terminal transforms an old san francisco neighborhood. >> help wanted. if working from home sounds appealing, amazon has openings. >>> a high school senior says he was kicked out of his home for was kicked out of his home for being gay and one of th monitor their blood glucose every day. which means they have to stop. and stick their fingers. repeatedly. today, life-changing technology from abbott makes it possible to track glucose levels. without drawing a drop of blood, again and again. the most personal technology, is technology with the power to change your life. life.

(ken)in the east bay, city officials in el cerrito say they want to improve safety along a popular traility wants to intall 10 new security cameras along the ohlone greenway, which runs from berkeley to richmond. kron 4's charles clifford was in el cerrito today and has details. well, the ohlone greenway is four and a half miles long. it's a popular trail for walking, running, and biking. it's also used by commuters going to and from work. but, the trail has seen some problems over the years include in a homicide this past april near masonic avenue in albany. now the city of el cerrito wants to give the trail a safety upgrade.nats back in 2009, , the city of el cerrito installed 9 cameras along the ohlone greenway. they say the network has dettered crime and helped with the apprehension of suspects in crimes committed near the greenway. but after nearly a decade of operation, the camera's are showing their age. the plan now is to upgrade the existing cameras and install 10 new cameras between conlon avenue and san pablo avenue, at cutting boulevard and at fairmont avenue.the el cerrito p

bay area housing market. we )ll tel lyou about the new cities being added to the list of >>> tonight at 6:00, a new milestone ot bay area housing market. we'll tell you about the new citiesei added to the list of million dollar median home prices. it includes the former murder capital of the united states. that city on the peninsula. that story and more coming up on our 6:00 newscast. >>> restoration of iconic central coast pool finally reached. this is the neptune pool at hearst castle in san simeon. this video shot shows it being refilled for the first time in nearly five years. architect julia morgan designed the pool in 1936, but in 2013, workers had to empty it because of the drought and it remainedl renovation and it'sple of weeks. >> that is a gem in california. i would like to take a dip in that this weekend. >> i think there's gold on the bottom, i remember that. >> that's gorgeous. >> it's going to be hot. >> look at this 95 on friday and up to 98 on saturday when we help clear the shelters and it will be coole into early next week. thanks for joining us at 5:00. lester holt joins us next on "nightl

now one east coast city is cracking down.... and many suspect, bay area cities may follow..ork city is cracking down on the number of ride- share vehicles in the city. several bills were approved by the city council today that include a one-year freeze on new licenses for ride-sharing vehicles such as uber and lyft. the council also voted to set a minimum driver wage for app-based drivers. those who support the proposal say app-based services are hurting the traditional cab industry... and are worsening traffic congestion. opponents believe app- based services provide needed transporation outside of manhattan. (pam) it is being the called the grand central station of the west. the two - billion dollar replacement.. for the san francisco's old transbay terminal, is nearly complete. commuters will be able to get on and off buses there ... starting on sunday. kron 4's maureen kelly gives us a tour... and outlines the plan to keep the new terminal crime- free. this light filled concourse is the grand hall of the new salesforce transit center. commuters entering the grand hall wi