. >>> joining us on the phone is santa clara county fire captain murphy. can you hear me? >> i can't. >> what can you tell us about the county response to the fire. >> as was mentioned, san jose is working a large vegetation fire in the east foothills and requested mutual aid from milpitas, santa clara county and south sent santa clara county county fire departments are assisting. >> we are looking at the fire burning trees from the view from chopper 5. it looks like this has covered at least 45 acre so far. how to begin to fight a fire like this especially when it looks like steep terrain? >> and a lot of late flashy fire moving uphill. the resources are focused on getting people out of harm's way. protecting the homes that you see in the area. and again, making sure that the life and property are the prior primary priorities for firefighters. >> we are looking at one building which looks very close to a home. maybe an out building. it is still a small home in the foothills. do we know how many structures are engulfed in flames.>> we do not have any information on this at

we call on santa clara county to deny the permit. >> reporter: it is due out in a couple of weeks, the public will then have 60 days to respond and then the santa clara county board of supervisors will vote on the project. near gilmore, kiet do, kpix5. >>> up next to a kpix5 original reports. >> he was only five, how can a dog get heart failure? >> was a mystery, there had to be something else going on. >> i am juliette goodrich, coming up a california that is saying be careful about what you feed your dog. a popular diet may be harmful to their health. >> they are saying it is a real issue. >> there have been a lot of first dates and first kisses that happened in this place? this megaplex just shut down and contra costa county now down to one last amc theater. >>> showing some very gray skies tonight. across the golden gate bridge, and yet there is prospects for something completely different by the weekend. the forecast when we come back. >>> a disturbing mystery about a severe heart disease in dogs may be linked to a popular diet. >> tonight, an exclusive interview. the researcher w

in santa clara county, the big county fair begins this weekend. in fact, it starts on thursday. and the county fair, of course, has a lot in common from what we saw with the garlic festival, a large area, a lot of people and now extra security. during the setup today, we saw evidence of that extra security in both the livestock and the ride areas. organizers tell us they just want families to enjoy this event without worrying about safety. >> we will be checking bags and backpacks and ensures thing than people come in there is a sense of security from the entrance of the gate and all during the festivities. >> reporter: so within the last 24 hours, the security force and the game plan has changed at the santa clara county fair. the sheriff's department will take over all of security for the county fair. federal agents will also be on site. and that's one thing we should mention. we've learned in just the last 48 hours here, there were fbi agents here in gilroy before the shooting. so, really, any time there is a large crowd, more than 20,000 to 40,000 people at any event, fbi ag

raise the president has been promising are already underway in santa clara and contra costa county. immigrants rights groups are preparing for the worst. kpix 5's jackie ward is live in san jose with reminders for families about your rights. truck the rapid response network is a countywide defense project put in place to protect immigrant families here in santa clara county. it is a line that is available 24/7 for anyone to call and report i.c.e. activity. if somebody calls the number, a dispatcher is sent out to the scene to help these people who need to be reminded of how to assert their rights for grep and responders are able to conduct documentation that would be used to support the immigration case. if someone is a detained, they will help due to an immigration attorney pick up gavin newsom p. diddy peoples rights yesterday. >> when we talk about knowing your rights, without a warrant, you do not have to open the door. selected apartment implement security told kpix people being deported have had the opportunity to that they have been fearing returning to the country of origin.

promised by president trump are already underway across the bay area and contra costa, and santa clara countya lot of fear and immigrant communities. jackie ward is in san jose life with how families are being reminded of their rights. >> reporter: county officials and santa clara county want immigrant families to feel safe. they had this number set up that anyone could call 24 hours a day seven days a week. the rapid response network is a defense a countywide number project that people can call and if somebody calls it the number, it is better to shows you how to assert your rights and dispatches trained responders to the site. rapid responders are able to conduct legal observation and documentation that may be used to support the immigration case and if somebody is detained they will help connect due to an immigration attorney. in a press conference yesterday, nancy pelosi shared her response to the new wave of raids. >> families belong together. every person in america has rights. these families are hard-working members of our communities and our country. this brutal action would terrorize

hosp,tals along santa clara county. and the police chief also saying there. how they are really relying on allied agencies to help in this investigation that's the 2 counties are now including santa clara county on monterey. all those officers coming together to try to put together exactly what happened because with no motive and the suspect dead yeah, it's hard to figure out, you know why someone would want to do something so awful at an internationally known food festival that's en fun for so many for so many years and it's just heart breaking news here. the executive director, you know he it's just this is something that's been so wonderful and difficult for him to come all of them to come forward and talk about this it's not information they ever wanted to a situation they ever want to be in. >>him saying that it was sad and horribly upsetting. >>and now we we've been gathering video all day long. we do want to take you to some of that video we're just going to pause laws because in the beginning of this you'll hear the gunshots being fired take a listen.

marin county had 31, san francisco, about 23, san mateo at 22 and santa clara at under 17. for comparison, some counties hardest hit by the opioid crisis, in virginia, west virginia and kentucky, so prescription rates of more than 200 pills per person. >>> the son of the time double a sign of the times in the bayview district in san francisco. a well-known business is calling in it quits. that is causing stern as is the replacement business moving into the space. >>> after 30 years, monday was the final day for walgreens in the bayview shopping plaza in san francisco. though still open, the store has next to nothing on its shelves and will be closed permanently . >> from what i heard, from the employees themselves is it was the high theft rate. >> reporter: don has seen it in his own subway shop a few doors away . >> people walk right in, come in and just take a handful of drinks for my cooler and off they go and security says they can't do anything. >> the police don't respond unless it's $1000 or more in theft. so people go in, philip shopping carts and walkout. they don't

. >>> santa clara county sheriff's department says it's beefing up its patrol the head of this weekend's county fair. for the four day event begins thursday despite what happened in gilroy. one supervisor says, he wants families to feel safe. >> i think we will be able to tell you is that enough due diligence has gone into it, that there's a plan we feel good about. a lot of that will be confidential because we don't want people with criminal intent to work around some kind of a public statement. >> and tonight, the county had this to say about it. quote, we have reviewed security plan for the county fair and we're working with the sheriff's office to increase our vigilance and security measures this year. meanwhile, organizes for their fremont festival of arts that they have added crash barriers to prevent potential vehicle attacks. they have also added surveillance video throughout the venue. they fatted specialized personnel and equipment and additional staffing. that events will also have an observation tower. that begins on saturday. >>> so far, more than $140,000 has been raised fo

breath, and it was a chaotic scene in the moments afterward, but you can see the response from santa clara county and monterey county, law enforcement from all over converged in the area. that's what we know happened in the immediate aftermath. many things peripheral to this are happening as well.>> as you mentioned, the band 10 men was just beginning their encore performance at the gilroy garlic festival when shots rang out. the singer said he saw a man wearing a green shirt and a gray handkerchief around his neck, fire first into the food area with what they say it looked like an assault rifle. then other members of the band dove under the stage, he said he heard someone shout to the gunmen "why are you doing this?" and the reply from the gunmen they say "because i'm really angry." now his bandmate said he heard a lot of shots and then it just stopped. later law enforcement came by and told the bandmembers and others that were hiding under the stage to come out with their hands up. so obviously a very chaotic moment for members of the band. meanwhile in the audience we spoke to a mother who was

artwork by completed by 14 of our local artists. >> so my whole time represents a timeline of santa clara county but my part here is hugely about the fair and celebrating the 75th annual santa clara county fair. >> it's something to come and see during the fair and beyond. i blib this will be a regional attraction for folks to continue to come and see the beautiful murals painted by them. >> a lot of these artists have either done public art in these towns, need that bridge to build into their hometown, or needed a shot in general, had a beautiful wide portfolio but had not done any public art yet. >> this will be an eye opener for folks. we get cars passing by as the muralists we're painting these and we get honks of waving and appreciation. it's just been a -- it's a dream come true. >> and the santa clara county fair opens thursday, august 1st and runs through the 4th. >> is that going to be a cool or hot period? we're having both. >> spencer might have that answer. >> cooler weather would be a dream come true for sure because it's going to be so hot this weekend. here's a look at live dopple

i talked to an agricultural commissioner from here in santa clara county today says you know the sort of ing happens from time to time they discover these fruit fly past, but they moved quickly to try to stop them, there's quite a few that we're that are notorious, we know of them they're all tropical. they have great reproductive potentials they eat a lot of the things that we love. >>we don't have a winter here so they would all survive here, we have plenty of food for them here, that's they like that. >>so the plan moving forward is that that the crews will drive around probably for about 3 days covering about a 15 square mile area here in santa clara county. and then they'll monitor with those traps and not keeping an eye on the situation probably for a few months doing this occasionally these treatments until they're confident that these fruit flies have bpen eliminated. in palo alto charles clifford kron 4 news. >>tonight at 6.45 a bay area coach who like no other awarded his inspiring message to everybody at home and and the around the world up next vice president mike pence an

hot weather has crews across santa clara county on alert. we've already seen an increase in grass fires in santa clara county, particularly on the east side of the county. >>so fire danger will be increasing this weekend with the warm weather. >>county fire captain bill murphy knows the danger. he was at the thomas fire in southern california in december 2017 and last year's deadly camp fire in butte county just thursday cruz fully contain a brush fire east of milpitas severed 80 acres. the fire came dangerously close to homes that crews managed to save the building. this is one of several wildfires that broke out in the region in recent weeks. >>here in the brush believe still cry they're ready to crumble at the talks. >>firefighters say all the rain in the winter spring dried out fast no be keeping a nervous eye out on the brush. this weekend avoid outdoor burning if you're going to be mowing your weeds make sure you do that before 10 o'clock. >>do that when there's a little bit more humidity in the air. says just being responsible trying t

thank god they did not get close to not to them. >> reporter: joy the spokesperson for santa clara county health system told us the seven gunshot victims who were treated range from age 12 to 69 years old. of the seven, five remain in santa clara valley medical center. one is listed in critical condition. one in serious, and one is fair. the other tuition to keep their status private. at the event was unfolding staff stepped up in a big way. >> people started showing up. people called in to see if they were needed. there was a great response by our staff who were part of the community and feeling that part as well. >> reporter: valley medical center says between their hospital and the hospital in gilroy 19 victims were treated and 11 for gunshot wounds. other people got grapes and bruises while trying to run to safety. three people died from their injuries and putting six-year- old stephen romero. his mother and grandmother were also injured. the grandmother is reportedly getting treatment at valley medical center while the moer was transferred to stanford. >> the other two people who wer

grounds so that is what we're hearing from sfpd today and that's the only event coming up a santa clara county fair that is coming up. this weekend actually it starts tomorrow and you know gilroy is in santa clara county a lot of people. this is a little too soon people who went to that festival. it might be too soon for them to go to a new fare. but you know others are saying i need something fun to do they need to take their minds off things and santa clara county sheriff's office says they'll be in knowing security for the festival. they will be ensuring that people are safe while they go and attend the fair and have a good time. but you know many people say henson they're nervous to attend another largely attended a vent so santa clara county sheriff's office they will have very police presence at the fair making sure people are safe and then going back outside lands that starts august 9th. many people wondering how san francisco police are going to ensure thei9 safety as a upwards of 200,000 people attend the festival from friday until sunday. and we have heard back from sfpd take a look

close call for neighbors and heartbreak for one pet owner after a fast-moving brush fire in santa clara county. >> i rescued him because he was in hurricane harvey. >>> plus, pushing back on amazon prime day. why protesters are telling you tonight, do not click the buy button. the new kpix 5 news at 7:00 starts now. >>> a training lesson went horribly wrong. good evening. >> we just learned that ntsb investigators will a bit deceiving in the morning. the flight instructor is dead after a helicopter went down at the hayward airport. this is where kpix 5's reporter joins us live with the very latest. >> reporter: the remains of that helicopter are still sitting on the taxiway tonight. they will stay in place with guards tonight, waiting for ntsb investigators to arrive. >> reporter: this was the scene after just after 2:30 pm, from chapter 5 at the hayward executive airport. on taxiway 20 8l. a helicopter on its way, rotor blades been. the helicopter hit the ground upside down. the for cedar was carrying a instructor and a student. they were flying in an area that is used specifically for traini

immigration attorneys confirming reports of ice raids in contra costa and santa clara counties over the last few days for it is now our expected intensities across the country starting sunday. the immigrant rights groups say they are preparing by making sure that people know their rights. >> you could not say anything. not to open the door to have rights in the knighted states>> immigrants rights from all over alameda county. they're planning a vigil to oppose the redheaded santa clara county rapid response network will discuss rights in an 11 am press conference. we have not heard back. and >>> several branches of the aclu have filed a preemptive lawsuit senator, harrison 15 of her democratic colleagues have introduced a bill to block arrests from taken place in certain places of refuge such as schools, hospitals, courthouses into churches. you can watch for the latest of elements of a story throughout the day on our website, kpix.com. >> president trump has given up on getting a citizen to question on the 2020 census , and instead he said he will find out what he wants to know from ex

hot weather has crews across santa clara county on alert. we've already seen an increase in grass fires in santa clara county, particularly on the east side of the county. >>so fire danger will be increasing this weekend with the warm weather. >>county fire captain bill murphy knows the danger. he was at the thomas fire in southern california in december 2017 and last year's deadly camp fire in butte county just yesterday crews fully contain a brush fire east of l p to stafford 80 acres the fire came dangerously close to homes that crews managed to save the buildings. this is one of several wildfires that broke out in the region in recent weeks and months. >>here in the brush believe still cry they're ready to crumble at the talks. >>firefighters say all the rain in the winter spring dried out fast no be keeping a nervous eye out on this weekend avoid outdoor burning if you're going to be mowing your weeds make sure you do that before 10 o'clock. >>do that when there's a little bit more humidity in the air. says just being responsible and try

in santa clara county charles clifford kron 4 news. >>we have more on the ice ways at kron 4 dot com there you can find more on the protests all across the nation here what lawmakers are saying about these rays and find information for bay area families which might be affected by all of this it is all the kron 4 dot com. and we have breaking news tonight out of the south bay were a homicide investigation is underway. >>it's happening on mon to see to drive near mack and woods lane and san jose that's and the fowler area. police say crime scene investigators and detectives are there looking at this as a possible homicide, they're not releasing details yet. we do have a reporter headed borhood updates as they come in. >>a traffic alert in concord cochran boulevard will be closed this weekend while the crews remove a crane used in the building of an apartment complex that burned down last year that fire broke out in april. authorities ruled an arson caused $55 million in damage to the 180 unit complex and prompted the evacuation of about

>>several community groups who have the support city of san jose also santa clara county that set up what's called the rapid response network. now the goal of the network is to provide legal advice and support to immigrant and undocumented immigrants who might be concerned about the coming ice or immigration customs enforcement actions which are scheduled to begin this weekend. the network is particularly concerned ice may inadvertently a rest or detain people who they are not initially looking for now isis said that they are trying detained people who have already been ordered to leave the country but the network is worried that the other in immigrant and undocumented immigrants might get swept up in that action. so they have created a hotline number which we'll get to in a moment that folks can call to get advice on how to deal with ice agents. now here is a member of the rapid response network talking about what their goal is. >>there are some folks who may be at the wrong place at the wrong time. however that's why the holland exist so that those folks can call the hotline right

an eye on the area but one of the first events that we have coming up in the bay area is the santa clara county same county gill gilroy's in santa clara county. so it has a lot of people in that area just concerned i mean it's just on the heels of the garlic festival shooting so many people are just apprehensive and nervous to attend another largely attended festival. thousands of people to go to the santa clara county fair and we do know that they will have more security at the at at the fair and they plan on making sure that they. have the santa clara county sheriff's office handling that making sure everyone feel safe going to the fair obviously people are in need of a good time and they don't want to have to worry. >>about their safety or security and then again going back to outside lands kissed and clair county fairs this weekend starts tomorrow and then the following weekend we have outside lands in of golden gate park that starts august 9th. many people are wondering how san francisco police are going to ensure the safety. hundreds of thousands of people going to the festival. we know t

why getting this device is a personal victory for santa clara firefighters. 28 and com the largest wildfire in california history, santa clara county's fire chief had to deal with more than just the disaster. cell service used by his mobile command center slowed to a halt, severely limiting his team's ability to communicate. >> as we struggle to work through that internet service provider to try to get that service restored, it was several days that our firefighters were impacted. >> reporter: in a disaster, losing communications could mean losing lives, which is why the chief says getting this check is a personal victory. the $4 million will go to buy two of the self-powering units developed in clovis, california, known as mobile operating satellite emergency system or moses. >> so, moses ais mobile infrastructure. it's essentially wireless communication hardware mounted on a small trailer. >> reporter: within 50 minutes, moses can provide cell service to residents, and emergency personnel. because it's t it's towable it set up. >> we rely on the internet to access doosh >> reporter: the money is coming from the 2019 state budget wh

the number of homeless in santa clara county has now reached an all time high. >> reporter: this year'ss us the problem is going from bad to worse, after years of hovering around 7,000, the number of homeless in santa clara county has shot up. it's rapidly closing in on the 10,000 mark for the first time. the number one reason? 30% say loss of a job. 36% say it's their first time being homeless. sunnyvale saw the highest rate of increase going up 147%. milpitas nearly doubled its number. as for obstacleess to permanent housing, 66% say they can't afford the rent. and perhaps the most eye catching statistic, the number of people living inside a vehicle went from 8% in 2017 to 18% this year. that means 1 out of every 5 homeless people are in a car, van, rv or camper. >> it is a concern that people living in vehicles is trending up. >> reporter: lisa is the mayor of mountain view, home to one of the most visible and well known clusters of rv in the bay area. dozens of them have lined up for years. the city is still deciding whether or not to let them stay or move them into sanctioned parki

e victrus the first mass shooting in santa clara county. >> let's get back to jackie ward outside of the santa clara valley medical center in san jose. >> reporter: the shooting victims are being treated at several local hospitals across the south bay including here at santa clara valley medical center in san jose. there were tweeting seven of the 12 victims. three people were killed including six-year-old stephen romero. he was called little stevie and he was shot in the back. he died at st. louis medical center. has mother, barbara, was being treated here but he was transferred to stanford for surgery. we believe stevens grandfather still recovering in santa clara. this patient's were initially taken to st. louis medical center two transferred to santa clara medical valley center. there artie five gunshot patient and they got two from st. louis which brought the total being treated to 7. the hospital spokeswoman told us injuries range from fair to critical. she also told us she explained what last night was like as people were trying to get over the initial shock of the shooting. li

and i felt -- i could feel mike neb was opened up. >> he works as a public defender for santa clara countyleased from the hospital as soon as tomorrow. . >>> 5:32 and we have new video released of a deadly police shooting in santa clara county. a man threatens police with an ax. we want to warn you, what happened next is graphic. . >> drop it. drop it. . >> the district attorney's office determined the san jose officer was legally justified when he shot and killed the suspect two years ago. the body camera video shots man refusing police orders to on the door. the man identified as 35-year- old frances delacruise. an autopsy shows he was shot twice and had meth in his system. last night the state senate passed legislation restricting law enforcement's use of deadly when there is an imminent there is threat of death or seriously bodily injury to phs aers or others. >>> happening today, another crucial moment in the trial over the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire. >> derick almena continues his testimony on witness stand. jackie ward joins us in studio with what happened in court. jackie. >>

when we put out the call for help we've gotten help from agencies all across santa clara county and monterey county. and i can't thank those agencies enough. they came from, you know, pretty good distances away to be here to help support and provide assistance with our investigation in dealing with the chaos at the scene at the time it occurred. we have setup some things, you know, a reunification because, you know, in the panic people go out differet ways than they came in and families got separated. and so we have this area setup as a reunification area to try to reunite families that got separated. we also have a phone number for families to be able to call and we have people staffing those phone numbers to be able to work the reunification process. that phone number is area code 408-846-0584. we also are asking for any witnesses because there was quite a number of people in the park. anybody that witnessed this incident that can tell us anything that took any photographs, that perhaps videotaped anything that might be relevant to this investigation to please contact us, and we've setup a

and investigation is underway after a van goes careening into a santa clara county cemetery.hat we have learned so far about the overnight crash. >> we are here along with thousands of tears it starts in a couple of hours, the parade in danville. but the people are ready now. >>> taking a live look outside from our mount vac a cam on this fourth of july holiday. it is 6:52 and we will be right back. honey, this gig-speed internet is ridiculously fast. we are seriously keeping up with the joneses. keeping up with the ford's. keeping up with the garcia's. the romeros. patels. the wahh-the-wahh wolanske's. right. no one is going to have internet like this. xfinity makes keeping up with the joneses simple. easy. awesome. want gig-speed internet? we've got you covered. or check out our other amazing speed options. get started now for as low as $29.99 a month for 12 months. click, call or visit a store today. >>> jackie ward wife and hearth avenue with thousands of people getting ready for the parade. have their chairs out and staked out their spot. some people put them out yesterd

police believe these women are hitting stores all over santa clara county and beyond. >>> the house pose for a $15 minimum wage. this morning, debate area protest to call on a nationwide fast food chain to do the same. >>> it is friday, july 19. i'm kenny choi. >> i michelle griego. let's get over to mary lee for look at the weekend forecast. >>> happy friday. the weekend is almost here. we are looking at temperature limit color in some spots compared to yesterday. we are continuing on the cooling trend today, but warming up for the weekend. a beautiful weekend ahead. temperatures running in the mid to upper 50s and low 60s. your is a lie look this morning as we go through the day, in the low to mid 80s inland. 82 for a high in concord. 84 in livermore and fairfield. 83 in san jose. the low 70s in oakland. the mid-sixties and several cisco and the low 60s for pacifica. will talk about the all- important weekend forecast and i think you will like it. details are coming up. >>> i like the traffic this morning at five: there one. is only one exception in the green as far as the main traffic

arrived here, this is an area that i've been here many times and you can see look santa clara police that live in santa clara county that santa clara police here to help out with the scene. there's another mobile unit santa clara police a special response team. they are rolling and look at the muscle that are pulling in here investigators because this is a huge. campground park that they need to campus through look at this more it's like a little convoy, there's a tactical unit rolling through here. it dawned upon me if you are looking for maximum victims. this probably james darya would be your location because there are vendors to the right side i've been here there's so many vendors selling just great items, let's face it there's garlic ice cream. there's items that you wouldn't get at the store, wonderful people who come from all across the nation. i bought a bread knife from somebody who came from oklahoma a few years ago, this is a national event even though it's based go right and then on the left side of screen we've covered it live year after year gore may alley that's where a lot of people show up then wa

in the robbery 8 oh 6 right now in the south bay crews are battling a brush fire burning in santa clara county east of milpitas and it's sparking more concern over the hot dry conditions that we have cowboys chrystia tape cho is live in santa clara county with more christina. >>it's happening here in the spring valley community in santa clara county and i'm actually the bottom of the foot hill area right now the fire which started around 5.30. last night is still burning and it actually is about 5 and a half. miles up the winding roads that you see right behind me it's off swiger and felt her roads cal fire in spring valley fire crews working overnight to go ahead and battle that blaze it's around 80 acres and we just heard from fire crews saying it's now moved from 45% contained to 65% contained. crews will be working throughout the day securing control lines. now luckily, no injuries have been reported and no evacuation orders were needed nor have been needed yet it doesn't look like they're going to be any that are going to be needed so far because it's almost fully contained 5. this is a g

and it's worse here in santa clara county, where women earn cents for every dollar a man earns. and the numbers become even more distorted for the tech industry. >> betty young is the manager of the newly-formed county office of labor enforcement. it contracts about $2 billion each year. vendors are required to adhere to equal pay. and young's office with a power to cancel contracts. >> to ensure that men and women are being paid in an equitable manner. that women are making there for dollar what a white man would make. >> experts say vigilance has reduced the national pay gap to single digits. but complete equity may be a far-off goal to dismantle vestiges of the past. and the winner is all those in favor of equal pay, say aye. the women's national soccer team. >> there you go. last night, the stars on the women's national soccer team won the trophy for best sports team at the espy awards in los angeles. and winning didn't stop there. >> and the espy goes to alex morgan! >> sorry. but this is probably the second best trophy we won this week. [ applause ] >> as athletes, we try t

. >> after the east bay, pg&e will use the helicopters in san mateo and santa clara counties and the napa, celano and marine counties as project started in april will be completed by the end of august if the weather cooperates. >> speaking of the weather paul deanno is there and what a difference a day makes. today, crystal clear. do they have any extra fireworks we can roll the barge out? >> doesn't work that way. >>> july 5th not as important a day so will save the fireworks for 364 days from now. it is nicer outside, we told you to change we were hoping would happen came earlier today and it did warm up, we will stay warm for 24 more hours. but to take a peek at the high temperature today. we made it to 67 in san francisco, is actually completely normal that is the average height. oakland 73, hayward 75, lots of 80s other today inland including sonoma and morgan hill. 92 taking the cake today. concord and buchanan field, 56 in concord. 34 and seven cisco, 56 in san jose. let us plan your week and maybe the alameda county fair. i'm told that they are racing again tomorrow and sunday

i talked to an agricultural commissioner from here in santa clara county today says you know the sort time to time they discover these fruit fly past, but they moved quickly to try to stop them, there's quite a few that we're. >>that are notorious, we know of them they're all tropical. they have great reproductive potentials they eat a lot of the things that we love we don't have a winter here so they would all survive here, we have plenty of food for them here, that's they like that. >>so the plan moving forward is that that the crews will drive around probably for about 3 days covering about a 15 square mile area here in santa clara county. and then they'll monitor with those traps and not keeping an eye on the situation probably for a few months doing this occasionally these treatments until they're confident that these fruit flies have been eliminated. in palo alto charles clifford kron 4 news. >>west nile virus is showing up in parts of northern california experts say the hot weather on the way for inland parts of california could only make it worse. mosquitoes are the big concer

. >>> nurses in santa clara county hit the picket lines this morning demanding better care for patients and for themselves. dressed in red they lined up at regional medical center in good samaritan hospital in san jose holding signs, nursing nurses ascii management and facilities to address turnover rates and focus on retaining staff they say it affects the patient's in the long run. >> i am hoping that the hospital can see how important it is to the nurses. that this contract is important to us. the patient care is important to us. that the nurses who have seniority do not leave it because they are needed here in this hospital and in this community. >> the nurses went back to work today and 9 a.m. we reached out to the hospital for comment but have not heard back. >> >>> for bay area airports will receive millions of dollars in federal funding to make runway improvement in other repairs. the u.s. transition secretary announced today that sfo gets the largest grant nationwide at $14.6 million. it is meant for improvements like runway reconstruction. oakland international we at 3.5 milli

many people now turning to the crisis counseling being offered at two locations in santa clara county. the group community solutions will hold two meetings tonight to help people reconnect with the community and offer each other emotional support. the meetings will be held at the same time and offered in english and spanish at the community solutions office, murray avenue and the other rebecca childrens services near south valley middle school. both are scheduled to run from 6:00 until 7:30 tonight. you can find all of that information on our website, ktvu.com under web links. >>> bay area police and the fbi say the search for evidence at christmas hill park after the gilroy festival shooting may go on until this weekend. this morning, they say it now appears the shooter santino legan, acted alone. investigators checked surveillance video from the stores he went in to before he slipped in to the garlic festival and he is not seen with anyone else. they say santino legan planed the attack but the reason why, that is still a mystery. >> we continue to try to understand who the shooter i

. >>> the new kpix news at 7 starts right now with the grass fire in santa clara county. i am ken bastida. >> i am veronica de la cruz. the fire now burning in the foothills east of san jose between sarah and filter road in the diablo range. this was taken from chopper 5 a few minutes ago. cal fire ordering four caretakers to battle the blaze. it has already burned 50 acres just within the past hour or so. as of right now, the fire is a zero containment. the fast-moving blaze already burning up 250 acres and one structure has been destroyed. black smoke can be seen throughout the santa clara valley. there have been no injuries and no evacuations to tell you about. >>> is the temperature rises, the relative humidity drops. we did see that today with values down below 25 or 30%. hotspots around 100 degrees. clayton, 104. concord, 102. this heat has been away from the water. if you find yourself near san pablo bay, san francisco bay, the coastline, it is markedly cooler. 40 degrees cooler. in the financial district, it is 72 in san francisco right now. notice the lack of fog

the santa clara county sheriff's office will also be taking over security for the 75th annual santa clara county fair, which starts tomorrow. outside plans the music festival in golden gate park in san francisco will also boost security. >>> continuing coverage of a sad and disturbing discovery at the fairfield shopping center. >> investigators say twin newborns were found abandoned near a dumpster and sadly, only one survived. the 911 call came in at about 4:00 yesterday afternoon and there was no sign of the mother at the time. police say she was found a short time later nearby. she was lying on the sidewalk. they're going to let her get proper medical care before determining if there will be any criminal charges. >>> we want to you keep an eye on shares of apple today. they're higher after the company reported earnings that beat wall street's forecast, even as sales of the iphone continue to slump. in fact, it's the first time since 2013 that the iphone did not account for a majority of apple's revenue, but the company offset the weakness with growth everywhere else. we're talking abou

>>hot weather has crews across santa clara county on alert. we've already seen an increase in grass fires in santa clara county, particularly on the east side of the county. so fire danger will be increasing this weekend with the warm weather. >>county fire captain bill murphy knows the danger. he was at the thomas fire in southern california in december 2017 and last year's deadly camp fire in butte county just yesterday crews fully contain a brush fire east of l p to stafford 80 acres the fire came dangerously close to homes that crews managed to save the buildings. this is one of several wildfires that broke out in the region in recent weeks and m >>here in the brush believe still cry they're ready to crumble at the talks. >>firefighters say all the rain in the winter spring dried out fast no be keeping a nervous eye out on the brush. this weekend avoid outdoor burning if you're going to be mowing your weeds make sure you do that before 10 o'clock. >>do that when there's a little bit more humidity in the air. says just being responsible tryi

overseas ice agents in their neighborhood can give that number a call to i get legal advice in santa clara county charles clifford kron 4 news. >>the rapid response network isn't just in santa clara county. there are networks set up all over the bay area to help immigrants and undocumented immigrants. you can head to our website at kron 4 dot com to find the network in your area. >>dozens of people gathered to sacramento's ice offices. well protesting what they call the inhumane conditions inside the de ention camps along the southern border. the demonstrators say they want to voice opposition to the trump administration's treatment of immigrant children at those centers. demonstrations today took place in sacramento roseville marysville and clash of ill. earlier we talked with one child who spent time in one of those detention facilities. the now 13 year-old currently lives in sacramento. he describes that experience as traumatic. lee was like a jail. >>the first day i started crying because they couldn't be with my mom the only way i could incite you to see her face what they were little window

coming up darya james saying slot 6 31 of the south bay crews are battling a brush fire in santa clara county it is sparking more concerns about fire danger in these hot dry conditions kron four's christina tape cho is live there. in santa clara county with more hi christine a. >>well good morning it's happening in the spring hill area in the county and built up here at the bottom of the foot hills and now the fire is happening right up those winding roads and it started around 5 30 last night and it is still burning at now now it's off swiger road off of felt her as well cal fire and spring hill fire have been working all night to help battle the blaze is currently around 80 acres and now luckily is about 45% contained. crews will be working through the day controlling securing control lines is what we're hearing. now luckily. no injuries have been reported and there have been no evacuations orders. yet it does look like crews are going to be able to continue to control the fire. but all fire crews we speak with say that this is a very important reminder of how susceptible different areas ar

>>a large grass fire here in santa clara county we're going to terry tell you where and what you need to know we're reporting live after the break. >>and fire danger going to increase into the weekend as well as temperatures on the rise into the weekend 60's 70's, 80's and 90's depending on where you're at today, pretty flight range of temperatures, i've got your breakdown to come and it's a busy commute around the bay area this morning checking the bay bridge 80 west. you are solid here. >>from the maze and all the way over to fremont street plus we've had so choosing my car insurance was the easiest decision ever. i switched to geico and saved hundreds. that's a win. but it's not the only reason i switched. geico's a company i can trust, with over 75 years of great savings and service. ♪ now that's a win-win. switch to geico. it's a win-win. switch to geico. you know when you're at ross and that cute dress gets even cuter? yes. or when you can say yes... to both? (smiling) sure. or when you find that brand at that price? are you kidding me? yeah. that's yes for less. and that's what

. >> we're live with a murder mystery in santa clara county. investigators have been at the scene for hours. what we've learned so far about who may be the killer. >>> we want them to stay out of our communities. >> protests in the face of possible immigration raids. the demonstrators spreading the word tonight ahead of the planned weekend sweeps. >>> in the bay area, we are no stranger to protests of any kind. but tonight we are taking a look at the business of paid protesting. and it might have you questioning some crowd. >> it's terrifying what money can buy. it can buy people's voices. it can buy people's concerns. >>> the new kpix 5 news at 7:00 starts right now. i'm allen martin in for ken. >> and i'm elizabeth cook. kpix 5's andria borba is live at the scene in san jose's -- >> reporter: take a look behind me right now. you can see that since the 5:00 and 6:00 hours this neighborhood has nearly cleared out of police officers save for a few spare cruisers. but most of this neighborhood remains entirely roped off from the general public as

. >>> the santa clara county sheriffs office is beefing up patrols at the county fair. a for the event in san jose begins tomorrow leaders are reviewing current safety measures to strategize any changes are needed despite the recent tragedy they said they want families to feel safe. organizers for the fremont festival of arts say that have added crash barriers to prevent potential vehicle attacks. they also added surveillance video throughout the venue. specialized personnel, equipment and additional staff. the event will also have an observation tower. it begins this saturday. >> more than $140,000 has been raised for the families of the covered shooting victims. he wanted to help, there is more information on .com. >>> we are learning about a case of two abandoned infants. the twins were found behind a strip mall yesterday. one of them died before police out there. the other was taken to a hospital. police detained a woman who appeared to just given birth. the mother was later taken to the hospital for treatment. the surviving baby is in stable condition. >>> new body

. >> and santa clara county open 40 centers due to the heat advisory. the central park library became very popular this afternoon. >> we are just getting a breeze w,nd it's so nice. but ea said they had trouble finding a library that was open, so we had a couple of people come from out of town to come to the central park library, and it became extremely popular this afternoon when it opened at 1:00. this parking lot was full, he just closed at 5:00, and it was full up until then, because people are coming here that only to cool off, but they also have high-speed internet and also a place to fill up your water bottle. sweet relief from the heat payment when this afternoon in santa clara when the central park library opened. when temperatures heat up, this is the hottest place in town thanks to the air conditioning and wi-fi.>> this one, cupertino and campbell is open, nothing else. and this is a great place to come for a couple of hours.>> downtown san jose had a mild breeze, but this on to found the best way to handle babysitting duties. to make it's aw

year-old man in imperial county. >>> an invasive fruit fly has turned up in san mateo and santa clara counties. county officials say they are treating areas in palo alto, east palo alto and menlo park to eradicate the peach from five. fruit fly. it is native to southern asia and poses a threat to fruit and vegetable crops. officials say the flies were likely brought into the u.s. by people with illegal fruit. they are hoping to kill off the flies with organic bait treatments placed within a 1.5 mile radius from weatherford follies from where the fruit flies were found. >>> i think most folks were up a good 4 5 degrees over yesterday's high. we are coming out on the bottom. we will cool for the last few weeks, low average temperatures, hot spots in the 70s, back in the 80s now and by saturday back into the low 90s. the high pressure is compressing the air. we are getting a more shallow marine layer and that is allowing places in land to warm up pretty nicely. you can see the temperature fordland footprint, hot inland and cool at the coast. that is a summertime pattern and we have not seen a lot

median home prices slipped in across the area with a 5.3% drop in santa clara county. down 2% in alameda county. in 1.6% in sonoma county. but prices actually rose in san francisco, san mateo, and contra costa counties. >>> a newlywed is spending his honeymoon in the hospital after a freak accident sent him plummeting down a volcano. dana vazquez has the story of survival. >> reporter: just moments after newlyweds clay chastain took this photo there hike into a dormant volcano on the caribbean island of st. kitts took a nearly tragic turn. friday from his hospital bed in fort lauderdale florida, clay told reporters about the trail that led deep into the crater. >> i was holding onto the ropes, watching walking down backwards like a ladder, next thing i noticed, i'm sitting on the ground with my head between my knees and vomiting up blood and his blood all done my shirt. >> reporter: a fear of heights had kept his wife at the top, when she realized her husband was in trouble she went down, he'd fallen about 50 feet. >> i was completely freaked out, i knew we were entirel

. >> santa clara county led the pack adding 3800 positions. san francisco and san mateo county added some 3500 jobs. parts of the east bay game 3200. they are moving ahead with hiring despite a number of concerns. >> betty yu take a look at the numbers. >> reporter: the bay area job market is so robust, it produced more than 40% of all jobs created in california during the first half of the year. much of the growth is in tech -related work. then left his text -- ben left his tech job. >> it was a real risk. i have maybe a couple of years to make this work. san francisco is the best place in the world to do it. >> reporter: michael is a former director of the state employment development department. >> the bay area continues to be off the charts. the unemployment rates at historic lows. >> reporter: unemployment is under 3% in bay area counties. he says the strongest industries -- >> we have many more jobs in education, health services, leisure and hospitality, financial services, construction. >> reporter: employers in the bay area added nearly

in santa clara, devin fehely, kpix5. >>> a problem with homeless encampment keeps getting worse along 680 and santa clara county. a shantytown of about two dozen tents sits along a highly visible stretch on a gravel frontage road. debris from the camp could easily get into atencio creek. it is mostly on pg&e property and the utility says it is working with local officials to address the issue. at the same time, caltrans plans to install iron fencing. it is also initiating a new program to offer jobs to the homeless. >>> this new video serving as a painful reminder to tie down items on your car. chp says a taurus that was whacked in the head by a flying surf board while she was crossing the golden gate bridge. officials say the woman suffered, amazingly, minor injuries. the driver pulled over and is cooperating with the investigation. >>> new at 6, we are getting a first look at some baby birds in the east bay who are recovering after their nest and partially toppled to the ground. why is this news? well, a resident in oakland and saw those little birds and called for wildlife experts to come to the rescue. offi

when we put out the call for help we've gotten help from agencies all across santa clara county and monterey county and i can't thank those agencies enough. they came from you know pretty good distances away to be here to help support and provide assistance with our investigation in dealing with the chaos of the scene at the time that it occurred. we have set up sort of things. you know reunification because you know when the panic people go out different ways and they came in and families got separated. and so we have this area gaveling college and you know where i set up as a reunification area to try to reunite families that got separated we also have a phone number for families to be able to call in we have people staffing those phone numbers to work on the reunification process. that phone number is area code busy 40884605. for. we also are asking for any witnesses because there was quite a number of people in the park anybody that witnessed this incident that can tell us anything that took any photographs that perhaps videotaped anything that might be relevant to this investigation to

we call on santa clara county to deny the permit. >> reporter: the environmental impact report is due out in a couple of weeks. the public will then have 60 days to comment and then the santa clara county board of supervisors will vote on the project. we are live near gilroy, kiet do kpix5 news. >> summer residence some residents don't want them there at all., at a public hearing today, for the draft ordinance, marin supervisors considered design guidelines to make sure the antenna is built blend in with the environment and they also have placement guidelines to keep them away from neighborhoods and schools. but others worry about potential health impacts from 5g, especially around children. >> we are being a little sensitive about locations. we're also being sensitive about residential neighborhoods we are sending a priority of where we would like to see small cells starting with martial, industrial, agricultural. >> the fcc has said what it believes is a safe level of emissions for the anas industry they do not cause health problems. >>> several days have passed since the large eart