kpix 5's anne makovec is live at the scene of a deadly mobile home fire. joins us with the latest. anne. >> reporter: i'm here on fuchsia court in hayward and firefighters have the area wronged off. they will be here for another hour securing the scene and that is when the investigation into what exactly happened will begin. let me show you some of the pictures we took earlier this morning. firefighters got the call at about 3 a.m. and when they got here, the mobile home was engulfed in flames. they knocked down the front door and found a man lying close to the entryway obviously deceased. the firefighters don't know yet if he died in the fire or before it. >> the fire investigators, his charge is to determine how the fire started. once we do that, then we'll turn it over to other authorities. >> reporter: and they will determine how that man died. firefighters still don't know what started this fire. they do say, though, that it doesn't appear to be suspicious. and no other mobile homes in the park were affected by the fire besides have been their power o

nbc 10's lu ann cahn has this exclusive story. >> this is def on butler. his family is speaking out because they are afraid nothing else is working. the dive tms on a biness and humanitarian mission and they ended up here. take a look at this. it looks like a village, but it is a rough southmen here and no one armed guards, knows when or if the men will be released. >> i don't wan think about it. >> that's why michael carroll is spending almost every waking el cousin and five dive crew ahoto took these pictures. >> it's unjust and not right. it's illegal. >> we are determined to get him home. >> def on butler's mother waits for word. she said her 27-year-old s is the lead diver and ocean salvaging company. may 5th, he and the crew arrive humanitarian mission. >> they were taking mahogany logs from the bottom of a river that would help with flooding. >> they were teach the local divers thou dive problemerly to be safe. >> it was contracted by the government and aware the crew was bringing fives on board the boat for protection. >> they were boarded by the a

kpix 5's anne makovec is on the scene. >> reporter: this high-speed chase started in oakland and endedn francisco. this is the shoulder of the off- ramp from 80 westbound here at fifth and harrison in san francisco. several blocks closed to traffic. let's take a look at the video taken earlier this morning when this car was engulfed. two people in the car are dead. one was ejected when the car crash and died outside. it started as a high-speed chase northbound 880 in oakland. officers ran the car's plates, it was stolen so they started chasing the car near 7th street at the 80-880 split. it went across the bay bridge at high rates of speed and ended in san francisco. now, i just spoke with the chp about this. they said that harrison, which is where i'm standing now, is going to be open possibly within the next hour. but the 80 off-ramp is going to be closed for the next several hours. let's check in with elizabeth wenger right now for the latest on the traffic troubles around the area. elizabeth. >> we just heard from our radio partners kcbs. it could be around 10:00 before they open t

kpix 5's anne makovec joins us live from richmond with the latest. >> reporter: the group communitiesor a better environment is planning a lawsuit against the bay area air quality management district because of an expansion that's planned here at the chevron refinery. the environmental group says it should not have been approved because it is simply bad for the environment. chevron wants to replace some of the oldest processing equipment in the refinery with newer technology that's more energy-efficient and they say will operate more safely but the 4,000-page environmental impact report chevron wrote says that the upgrade would allow the refinery to process even dirtier crude than it already does, doubling sulfur emissions, which corroded the crude unit in 2012 causing an explosion that sent 15,000 people to the hospital complaining of breathing problems. >> it just seems like this is a classic piece of environmental injustice. >> our commitment is for no net increase in criteria air pollutants, health risks and greenhouse gas emissions. >> reporter: chevron says sulfur emissions woul

kpix 5's anne makovec is in soma with the very latest. anne. >> reporter: the shooter is still on the loose this morning, michelle. and by all accounts, he is a brazen criminal. this is a pretty busy street normally harrison street. tj maxx behind me was still open at the time and there were several witnesses inside the store. it all happened at about 9:15 last night. two men were arguing inside the tj maxx. the fight spilled outside and that's when one of the men pulled a gun and shot the other in the lower torso then ran off. police say the shooting, though, did not have anything to do with the store. >> no, it was not customers. it was just two subjects who randomly off the street walked inside and they had a prior argument. >> reporter: the man who was shot was taken to the hospital. he is expected to survive. but again, police are still looking for the shooter in this case. michelle? >> well, anne, it's usually a pretty busy store, isn't it? >> reporter: yeah, you know what? i was shopping here just yesterday as it were, that is beca

details now from kpix 5's anne makovec. she joins us live in richmond.: good morning. the group "communities for a better environment" is now suing the bay area air quality management district saying permitting an expansion here at the chevron refinery in richmond is simply bad for the environment. there is a 4,000-page environmental impact review on this proposal written by chevron which says the upgrade would allow the refinery to process even dirtier crude than it already does doubling sulphur emissions. sulphur is what corroded the piping in the crude unit at the refinery back in 2012 that caused a massive explosion that sent 15,000 people to the hospital complaining of breathing problems. >> why would we want them to have a license to actually create more pollution? >> it's about replacing some of the oldest processing equipment in the refinery with newer technology. >> reporter: chevron admits that sulphur emissions would increase but plans to reduce other toxins and greenhouse gases to compensate. a union that represents the workers at the refiner

kpix 5's anne makovec joins us live in the newsroom with more on that. anne. >> reporter: he spoke at the commonwealth club in san francisco and raised some high browse when he was asked whether he thought homosexuality was a disorder. >> i may have the genetic coding that i'm inclined to be an alcoholic. but i have the desire not to do that. and i look at the homosexuality issue the same way. >> reporter: some people in the audience gasped at that! this comes after texas's republican last week that sanctioned platform language allowing texans to seek voluntary counseling to cure being homosexual but the real reason perry was here to bring part of car manufacturer tesla to texas. the palo alto-based company is looking to build a $5 billion battery factory employing about 6500 people. texas and california are two locations in the running. >> sometimes i get a bit of a raft that i only come to california to recruit businesses to come back to texas but the fact is -- well, i have done that. [ laughter ] >> and -- and -- but i root for this state. >> reporte

kpix 5's anne makovec joins us live with the latest on what happened.reporter: part of fuchsia court here in hayward is still closed down here behind me. you can see the remains of the home that had burned early this morning as the investigation into what happened begins. firefighters got the call at around 3 a.m. and when they got to the home it was fully engulfed in flames. they were told a person was inside. so they had to break in through the front door. >> doors were locked. it was in the middle of the night, call came in at 0:3:01 hours. normal call for the crew to force entry. not too difficult in a mobile home for to us do that. >> reporter: now, they found a man lying close to the entryway obviously deceased but firefighters say they don't know yet if he died in the fire or before it. and they will determine how that man died as well as what started the fire all of that work now begins. they do say though that the fire does not appear to be suspicious. right now live in hayward, anne makevoc, kpix 5. >>> it's friday the 13th. we are going to ha

kpix 5's anne makovec reports authorities believe a home was being used as a massive meth lab. anne. >> reporter: they think this all might be part of an operation run by a mexican drug cartel. you can see part of 20th street here in san jose is still closed down behind me. this is near julian street. and the feds have been investigating here for hours. they expect this investigation to go into the afternoon. now, this all started with a warrant from the department of homeland security and the dea. we have some pictures from above from our helicopter earlier this morning. this started with a search warrant. they found a large-scale meth conversion lab. [ pause ] >> mexican national drug cartels are operating in the silicon valley, that it is a location that is conducive recruiting individuals to assist in the methamphetamine production process as well as the distribution process. >> we lost anne makovec there, but a major drug bust in san jose. they believe it is a major meth lab run by a mexican cartel. and we'll try to get you more information as soon as we can. >>> a san jos

kpix 5's anne makovec reports, a gas price spike is behind the new effort. >> reporter: tanya williams came to this station for just $4.22 worth of gas. she says that's all she can afford. >> i'm only going down the street but, yeah, i'm struggling for gas. >> reporter: stories like tanya's are one reason why some lawmakers are sounding an alarm about what could be a big spike in gas prices starting next year. >> it is a hidden gas tax because it's directly attributable to the new regulations. >> reporter: ab-32, an environmental law that allows california to charge companies who pollute the air called cap and trade. oil refineries already pay but suppliers who deliver fuel to gas stations like these would pay starting next year. those companies are expected to pass those costs on to the rest of us. >> this is not the time to raise gas prices at such extreme levels in california. >> reporter: the california air resources board sets the rules. >> and we do not tell the oil companies how to set gas prices. if i knew how they set gas prices, i would probably be a millionaire now because t

kpix 5's anne makovec is live in the newsroom and anne, top bay area tech and social media companies are hoping to get a lot out of the games in brazil. >> reporter: yeah. if you use social media over the next several days, expect to see a lot of the hashtag world cup which could translate into money for the bay area's economy. this ad released by twitter is ticking up the hype. this will pass the super bowl and olympics in total social media mention according to a study by adobe systems. fans are ready to weigh in. >> they are going to be on facebook, talking about their teams, trashing other teams, and advertisers want those eyeballs. >> reporter: the phrase world cup generated 19 million mentions over the past year in 196 countries. out of the pre-cup chatter, the asia-pacific region is producing the most world cup social buzz with a 48% share followed by europe, the middle east and africa at 32%, and the americas with 20%. the u.s. represents just a small fraction, 8%. and advertisers are taking note. >> this is a place to get into key markets, that aren't the world class develop

kpix 5's anne makovec is in san francisco where the host committee just gave their one year progress report. anne. >> reporter: they have been doing a lot of work behind the scenes. they are trying to make super bowl 50 a real community event. and when i say community, we are talking a large one from the north to the south. the committee is trying to redefine what a super bowl event should be. 20 months away, but it's game on for the super bowl 50 host committee. it released this promotional video today highlighting sights from the city of san francisco to wine country to the new levi stadium in santa clara which will host of the big game in 2016. >> terrific day. this is the start of what started almost four years ago. >> reporter: for john york, whose family owns the 49ers, super bowl 50 on home turf is a dream come true. >> it's the culmination of a lot of hard work and a lot of things that we do throughout the bay area. and i'm just happy that it is coming together here. >> reporter: this is the committee's new logo featuring the iconic golden gate bridge. >> by gosh, when you lo

i'm anne makovec. it s sundy june 15th. a lot to talk abt in the next half-hour. t about stories, upcoming gue (anne teases....) (phil teases....) (a we'll s >>> it is father's day june 15th. a lot to talk about in the next half hour. we're a few hours away from the deadline for california lawmakers to pass a budget and they're voting today on a package with a record-breaking price tag. we are joined live in the studio by senator market leno to break it down for us. >> find out what we might be getting out of this deal. >>> we'll also look at teacher tenure in landmark decision by california court that can change the makeup in the number of low performing schools. we'll take a look at that with the union leader from san francisco. >> he will be live in the studio. also america's cup, you may remember the big event taking over san francisco last year. it looks like the city will not be hosting it next time around. political insiders break down that big decision. we have a lot coming up but let us begin with the top story. >>> happy ending to the disappearance to a 9

kpix 5's anne makovec just arrived at the scene and she has the latest. >> reporter: we know that oneerson has died in this mobile home park on fuchsia court here in hayward. a mobile home has been destroyed. firefighters trying to secure the crime scene. that's standard procedure when there is a fatal fire. firefighters got the call at about 3 a.m. they put it out in 25 minutes. but when they got inside, they did find the body of one person. now they are trying to locate the homeowner because right now they are saying they don't know if the person who died is in

as kpix 5's anne makovec reports, contract talks between muni and the drivers' union have gone off track. >> reporter: the trains and buses are back on schedule but the contract arbitration process hit the brakes this weekend. the director of muni says the union refused to talk. >> we are now working with them to try to get them back to the table. whether in mediation or arbitration so that we can get to a deal. >> reporter: the deal the union voted down afforded a raise but required bus and train operators to pay into their own pensions. >> currently the sixth highest operators in the country and after this -- agreement they'll be frankly even higher. >> reporter: but muni operators don't like it. >> we are responsible individuals who are just trying to earn a living for us and our families. >> reporter: so hundreds of them called out sick last week. crippling san francisco's main method of transportation. >> new job, it's ridiculous. >> i think whomever is telling them that they should not come to work and whoever was behind that sickout, i think is really putting the operators in a ba

nbc 10's lu ann cahn was live with more on the conditions of the students taken to the hospital and the investigation as well. lu ann? >> first i should say that detectives say at this hour, they are continuing to interview the family of the 6-year-old found with heroin in her pocket to find out how she got it and how she brought it to the school. in the meantime, children's hospital said all of those children who were brought over to be evaluated are being released to their parents. >> just a precaution. >> police and paramedics descended on the school just after noon. taking 20 first graders to children's hospital including a 6-year-old found with ten packets of heroin in her pocket. two of the packets were open. >> the child had the product and was playing with it. an alert teacher observed her with the narcotics and she took the product off of the child. the school police were notified and the room was cleared. we still want to make sure there is no other product in the school. >> they were led out for question. >> i know they didn't come to her house. >> even this teleative was stu

nbc 10's lu ann cahn is there with a lot of confusion. what happened here? >> i spoke a union league employee who said they were notified and the fund-raiser was supposed to be here and they got a call saying no, this is a decoy location. and it was all very secretive and the fund-raiser has been moved to the comcast center. that's where protesters went. they are not saying. they wonder if the two republicans decided to try to avoid their voices tonight much the way corbett canceled a visit to central high school in january when protesters waited for him. >> based on his record, tom corbett mirrors my support. >> the head of the governor's association said he will stand by the pennsylvania governor in his reelection bid regardless of poll numbers. they campaigned in pittsburgh on friday. >> you told the reporter that's a priority. why did he decide to spend capital doing that? >> i think it's an important rate and i just wanted to caution you that it's far from over. popular plenty of races that had those gaps in it and wound up closing and with the person w

nbc 10's lu ann cahn who herself is a two-time cancer survivor had words of inspiration and encouragement. young cancer survivors were also honored, as well as those who have supported the society. great event there. >> great cause. >> get this rain out of here? >> yes, we are eventually going to get the rain out. so that is the good news. tomorrow, though, not yet. we have the rain around for friday. some thunderstorms. don't let go of the umbrella just yet. as we go into saturday and sunday, you can drop the umbrella. we'll see sunshine and we'll see drier conditions just in time for father's day. happy early father's day to you. >> thank you. that's nbc 10 news at 11:00. for sheena and all of us here, thanks for watching. "the tonight show" is next. hall: oh oh, here she comes, hall: she's a... oates: scary lady oates: she's an angry tiger hall: she's a mangobbler oates: eater hall & oates: she's a maneater ♪ oh oh, here she comes ♪ watch out boy, she'll chew you up ♪ ♪ oh oh, here she comes >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight

nbc 10's lu ann cahn in atlantic city tonight following every angle of this story. count on nbc 10 for the very latest tonight at 11:00. >>> meantime, all new at 6:00, police in berks county investigating a case of road rage. they say led to a shooting. >> investigators say an off-duty police officer fired his personal weapon, critically injuring another man. police say it all started when the officer got into a fender bender with another car on route 61 near berkeley park drive tuesday night. the officer was driving his personal vehicle. nbc 10's doug shimell joins us now live tonight in reading. >> the district attorney is trying to figure out whether the officer's actions were justified? >> reporter: that's exactly what the whole case hinges on, was it unprovoked or was it an act of self-defense? investigators say the off-duty officer's silver car and another vehicle may have clipped each other two night north of reading. >> a road rage incident took place. now, we are still trying to piece together exactly what precipitated the road rage, how it happened. >> rep

nbc 10's lu ann cahn headed straight to atlantic city once the news broke this afternoon. >> automatically, what this means for employees and the impact on the city. what have you been able to find out? >> reporter: well, obviously everyone here believes it's best if revel finds a buyer fast. and if that new buyer then rehires the 3,200 employees is that a good bet? it's hard to say right now. >> that's a shame. because it is pretty. >> reporter: the newest atlantic city casino at the end of the boardwalk reflected blue skies today but casts a dark shadow on shaken employees, most afraid to talk on camera. worried about losing your job? >> absolutely. very worried. >> reporter: what are they telling you? >> they told us there's a very good possibility if they don't find a buyer, that we're all going to be out of work. so we're all very concerned. >> reporter: the parent company of revel filed for bankruptcy. in a written statement the company said "we will work to tree reach an agreement with a new owner who will help ensure revel's long term financial stability. revel expects to continue

nbc 10's lu ann cahn is live on the boardwalk to explain for us. lu ann? >> reporter: the mayor of atlantic city sees the closing of showboat and other casinos as the beginning of something new. employees here see this as a sad ending. they got notices today. >> when i got the letter i thought, oh my god, it's really true. >> reporter: we couldn't follow sylvia inside showboat with our camera, but it truly a house of blues tonight. the entertainment venue and casino workers who have been together here for decades on soled each other like family about the unlucky hand they've been dealt. >> a lot of families are going to suffer. people are going to lose their homes. they're going to lose their cars. their way of life is going to be completely gone. at my age, i'll never find another cocktail waitress job. >> the best days are ahead of us. >> reporter: atlantic city's mayor stood in front of the construction site for bass pro promising different jobs are being created. as the east coast casino capital tries to reinvent itself. tomorrow night, lady gaga plays

kpix 5's anne makovec in the newsroom reports oakland officials want something done even if they have to do it themselves, anne. >> reporter: the state kill switch bill already passed the senate and it's now working its way through the state assembly. but city leaders in oakland are creating a backup plan saying if the state doesn't mandate a kill switch, they will. kill switch refers to a smartphone's ability to be remotely rendered inoperable making it worthless to thieves. this is surveillance video of some of the brazen cell phone robberies in san francisco. now, newer apple iphones do have a kill switch. users have to opt in to the feature but it's been proving successful. new crime data shows iphone robberies in san francisco dropped 38% since those phones hit the market. >> the problem with the current state of affairs is that even if you are not using the kill switch technology on the phone, the thief out there know that more than half of the consumers do not have theirs activated so it's a matter of playing the odds. >> reporter: google and microsoft are expected to incorpora

. >> and i'm ann notarangelo. kpix 5's brian webb is at sievics center downtown in san francisco. >> reporter: what a game. every eye on the screen. every minute. as you mentioned. it ended in a bit of a disappointment with a tie. so that's a bummer. but when all is said and done, usa soccer as a whole, may end up being a big winner. san francisco's civic center is the world away from the world cup. but it's almost feeling like a front row seat. >> so many people here, i didn't think there were going to be so many people. it's like so crazy. >> reporter: this has become kind of like a world cup west coast headquarters. crowding around a screen with a few thousand of their newest closest soccer fan friends. >> it's amazing yeah right and so much culture and -- ethnicity. everything. you know you got it all. >> reporter: this game is a big chance for u.s. soccer to shine on the world stage. taking on a top team like portugal. that's bringing out soccer fans of all shapes and sizes in a country that's not supposed to like soc

nbc 10's lu ann cahn talked to casino workers as well as an industry expert tonight. she's live tonight in atlantic city. lu ann? >> reporter: yeah, you remembered just a week ago revel casino announced it could be closing its doors soon. showboat now could be closing within 60 days. casino workers on this boardwalk are reeling. how long you work here? >> like, two months. >> reporter: juan is a cook at showboat casino. where did he work before? revel casino whose owners announced last week they'll close without a buyer. you worked at revel, heard they were closing then you came here? >> yes. now i'm trying to find another job because i can't stay without job. >> i feel really sorry for the employees. you know, it's going to hurt the economy. >> this was the worst kept secret in atlantic city for many months. showboat was most likely to close down. >> reporter: roger gross is a journalist who's been covering the gaming industry for 30 years. he says showboat parent company cesar's entertainment have been warning there are too many casinos in atlantic city. the company

nbc 10's lu ann cahn is joining us live tonight. >> reporter: we're just across the street from the bridge. so is this restaurant. it's karaoke night but they're also planning a fix the bridge party hoping e ining to convinct to hurry it up. >> the traffic around here is going to be madness. not only for the people trying to get to work, but the people trying to get to my business. >> reporter: patricia gillespie's restaurant on route 29 was once built as an important stagecoach stop. now it's across the road from a bridge to nowhere. >> what's the reason? >> they say it's dangerous. >> oh my goodness. >> that it's structurally dangerous. so they'll have to fix it. >> so how do you get to see your family members or whatever? >> reporter: you're trying to get to the prison? >> yes. >> reporter: you have to two around. >> reporter: employees will also have to find other ways to graterford prison, other roads from the township. the problem, penndot says, the bridge can't hold this weight any longer. >> once they looked at the beams underneath and the cracks and the strands of rebar showing, t

kpix 5's ann notarangelo is in concord. ann, the police believe there is a connection, flight. >> reporter: absolutely, veronica. in fact, auto thefts across the city are on the rise, veronica. parking lots like this one are prime targets. so there is a hunch that maybe there is a connection between and i crease in crime and the notion that these known criminals are no longer being monitored as closely. >> you have a much better chance of having your car stolen in concord today than you did a year ago. police spent a lot of time tracking down thieves. >> almost to a tee, everyone we arrested had priors for stealing. >> auto thefts are up 82% during first five months of this year compared to last. people stealing stuff out of your car is up 69%. the police chief predicts 900 car thefts by tend of the year if this continues. >> i believe that has something to do with realignment. how that connection takes place, i can't put my finger on it. was i know all the chiefs in this county are concerned. >> realignment is the state's

kpix-5's ann notarangelo shows us: t g and learning . >>> well concord high school seems to have found a perfect recipe to motivate students. the new way of eating and learning is going coast-to- coast. >> what are you cooking today? >> homemade lentil soup. celery onions and carrots. >> reporter: this classroom smells like grand play's kitchen it has the same jovial spirit. don't be fooled these she was are activists. >> our attitude if you change the food everything changes. >> reporter: long time local chef cindy gore sean decided 3 years ago she needed a better workforce. so she started teaches sustainable hospital garden to table education they do everything from work in the garden to prepare and serve food it took a little while to catch on. >> when i first got here i was like i'm not going to last with the healthy food and the getting used to the new palate. >> reporter: but within a year or two. >> i stopped easting fast food chips and soda. >> reporter: athletes like hector noticed a change. >> it helped me a lot more i'm more energized now. >> reporter: but the most dramatic

change in how students are tested and some worry it's a federal takeover of state education but kpix 5's ann notarangelo shows us, some bay area schools are giving it a chance. >> it's more fun and stress relieving because it doesn't take as long. >> reporter: "common core" testing day at this walnut creek middle school is relatively relaxed. it's a practice test for the district to assess the new standardized tests and the kids like the format. >> can't guess on the questions as much because there's boxes that you have to fill in of, uhm, you know, like writing things out, even or writing equations. >> reporter: it's a far cry from panic by "common core" critics who say it gives the federal government too much control, lack teacher oversight and are stressing out our kids. >> we are not looking at throwing out everything about "common core," just like a new medicine, there's side effects. >> reporter: liz says teachers in other states are being fired over test scores and this is an attempt to privatize education. >> you are shelling through data that the public schools are failing and that'

state lawmakers are considering restricting the companies and as kpix 5's ann notarangelo reports, drivers and riders aren't too happy about it. ann. >> reporter: veronica, "rideshare" supporters want the legislature to reject two pending bills that they say will curb these ridesharing companies. they say it's just another example of people opposed to new technology. >> if you think about it, the residential phone was threatened by the mobile phone. the movie theater weighs threatened by the video store. >> reporter: they rallied on the steps of the capital to keep personal cars for hire on the road and unrestricted. but insurance companies are backing legislation they say is needed to protect consumers. it fixes that when call the insurance gap, and protects drivers, passengers, pedestrians and the public. >> one of the concerns we have is that these drivers get into an accident, they themselves are not protected. there is no require that they be provided with insurance. >> reporter: without regulation the cab industry says it's fighting for its survival. some say the death of the traditi

nbc 10's lu ann cahn has this exclusive story. >> this is def on butler.ily is speaking out because they are afraid nothing else is working. the dive tms on a biness and humanitarian mission and they ended up here. take a look at this. it looks like a village, but it is a rough southmen here and no one armed guards, knows when or if the men will be released. >> i don't wan think about it. >> that's why michael carroll is spending almost every waking el cousin and

kpix 5's anne makovec has the story from california teachers association headquarters in burlingame.rning. >> reporter: good morning. the cta is one of two california teachers unions vowing to fight this ruling in court. it could end up going all the way to the supreme court. >>> this is an extraordinary indictment of teacher protection in california. we haven't seen a ruling like this in 25 years or so. >> reporter: that ruling came from an l.a. county judge. he says the current tenured system hurts students because firing bad teachers is very difficult. firing based on seniority is harmful and requiring only two years before teachers reach tenure isn't enough time. teachers unions disagree. >> and what this is, is a bait- and-switch. it's an attack on teachers which is a socially acceptable way to attack students and school stability. >> reporter: unions say without tenure, school administrators can make unfair hires and fires. >> seniority protects investment. it protects the district investment and training teachers. >> school districts don't have the ability to get rid of bad te

kpix 5's ann notarangelo reports from the orpheum theater where the former secretary of state will be speaking. >> reporter: veronica, hillary clinton's second book isn't an overwhelming success for the first two weeks but all the tickets for the speech are sold out tonight and it's clear she is still drawing a big crowd. this morning, hillary clinton was in la jolla signing copies of her new book, hard choices. the response has paled in comparison to her first book in 2003 but it's still the number one adult nonfiction book in the country. political analyst melissa griffin-caen: >> i wouldn't necessarily impute that to sort of voter sentiment. she is a really well known commodity. we have already had her in our lives for 22 years in one capacity or another. >> reporter: those who want to get even closer to the potential presidential contender can pay $40 to have the book signed at passage books in san francisco. expect the appearance of big crowds. >> she is choosing small venues, thus ensuring that it's going to be very crowded that there are going to be lines down the block. >> rep

kpix 5's anne makovec joins us with the latest.s could cause a lot of parking headaches for drivers here in the city. >> reporter: yeah. so we are expecting some angry voices to be heard. this is one of the bus stops in question. it's right by city hall and this is where there will be a public hearing at 10 a.m. to discuss the city's plan to share. first those techie commuter shuttles were freely using bus stops sometimes getting in the way of muni and making bus riders mad. but the city wants to work with them during an 18-month test period. the corporate shuttle also have to pay $1 a stop and that will raise an estimated $1.5 million a year. so to make room for them, muni wants to expand some bus stops and that means eliminating parking spaces. three spaces at this stop in the alamo square neighborhood. >> i think, you know, the parking is pretty competitive in this neighborhood already, so i don't think we really need another bus stop. >> reporter: she says finding a space here is already impossible. >> usually takes me about 45

kpix 5's anne makovec is on the scene in hayward with the latest.e. >>> reporter: firefighters are now investigating trying to figure out how this fire started. it looks like it might be an electrical fire. it doesn't look suspicious. as you mentioned, one person did die in this house here behind me in hayward on townsend avenue. the fire broke out at about 1:00 this morning. when firefighters got here, the fire and the smoke were pouring out of the front door so they had to put that out before they even attempted to rescue a woman who was stuck in the back bedroom. now, there was a husband and wife, as well. they made it out alive. it was the wife's aunt who died. >> she was wheelchair-bound so the only way to get out would have been to come through the fire. and unfortunately she wasn't able to do that. >> reporter: so how did firefighters get her? >> they -- they extricated her by carrying her outside. >> reporter: they were able to bring her out the front door and when they got her outside they attempted cpr and it was too late. the elderly woma

let's go out to kpix 5's anne makovec. [ pause ] [overlapping speakers] >> reporter: there were 160 sickalls today, so that is a lot of sick calls but it should be better than it was yesterday. i'm here at the muni yard on pine and masonic in san francisco. just to give you an idea of what we're expecting, yesterday muni was running at about 50% capacity. today should be about 75%. buses and trains returning to their regular routes. we have seen a lot of buses leave the yard but you can see still plenty of them left behind and delays still expected on day 3 of this sickout. >> riding the bus has become an act of patience and futility. >> i watched it change from 3 minutes to 45 minutes and then 69 minutes. and then we all just looked at each other like, who are they trying to kid? let's just walk. >> reporter: yesterday for the second straight day about half of city buses weren't running. drivers didn't show up for work. it's not a strike. that would be illegal. but mayor lee says a bulk sickout might be, too. >> our human relations division is forced to do the investigations now on ever

as kpix 5's ann noterangelo shows us some bay area schools are giving it a shot. >> it's a bit more fun and stress relieving because it doesn't take as long. >>reporter: common core testing day at the walnut creek middle school is relatively relaxed. it's a practice test for the district to assess the new standardized tests and the kids like the format. >> you can't guess on the questions as much because the boxes that you have to fill in of either like writing things out even or writing equations instead of just bubbling it in. >>reporter: it's a far cry from the panic on social media and by common core critics who say these new standards give the federal government too much control, lack teacher oversight and are stressing out our kids. >> we're not looking at throwing out everything about common core, just like a new medicine, there's side effects. >>reporter: marin county teacher liz lauter says teachers in other states are being fired over test scores and this is an attempt to privatize education. >> you are shown data that the schools, public schools are failing and that's justify

kpix 5's anne makovec joins us now in san francisco reporting a gas price spike is behind this new effortanne. >> reporter: here at the shell station in the city prices for a gallon of regular unleaded $4.29. that price could be raised up to 12 cents by 2015. >>> reporter: tanya williams came to this station for just $4.22 worth of gas. she says that's all she can afford. >> i'm only going down street, but, yeah, i'm struggling for gas. >> reporter: stories like tanya's are one reason why some lawmakers are sounding an alarm by what could be a big spike in gas prices starting next year. >> it is a hidden gas tax. it's attributable to regulations. >> reporter: ab32 an environmental law that allows california to charge companies who pollute the air. it's called cap and trade. oil refineries already pay but suppliers who deliver fuel to gas stations like these would pay starting next year. those companies are expected to pass the costs to the rest of us. >> this is not the time to raise gas prices at such extreme levels in california. >> reporter: the california air resources board sets the

kpix 5's anne makovec reports. >> reporter: harrison street is a busy street. the store was open at the time. the shooter is on the loose and a brazen criminal by all accounts to have done that about 9:15 last night. two men were arguing inside the store the fight then spilling outside and that's when one of the men pulled a gun and shot the other in the lower torso then ran off. police say the shooting didn't have anything to do with the actual store. >> they were not customers just people who walked in offer the street randomly. they had a prior argument. >> reporter: the man who was shot was taken to the hospital and will survive. that shooter is still on the loose. frank and michelle? >> anne, you're saying that that store is pretty busy? >> reporter: yeah. it is, in fact i was shopping here yesterday because we were doing a story just a block away. there were a lot of customers inside. so presumably, there would be a lot of witnesses that police would be getting information from this morning. back to you. >> all right, anne makovec live for us in the city.

kpix 5's anne makovec learned today what the host committee has been working on. ♪[ music ] >> reporter20 months away but it's game on for the super bowl 50 host committee that released this promotional video today highlighting sights from the city of san francisco to wine country to the new levi's stadium in santa clara which will host big game in 2016. >> terrific day. this is just the start of what started almost four years ago. >> reporter: for john york, whose family owns the 49ers, super bowl 50 on home turf is a dream come true. >> it's the culmination of a lot of hard work and a lot of things that we do throughout the bay area and i'm just happy that it is coming together here. >> reporter: this is the committee's new logo featuring the iconic golden gate bridge. >> by gosh, when you look at the logo, gold-plated 50, that's a wonderful, wonderful sign. >> reporter: san francisco's mayor says he expects every hotel in the area to be booked the first week of february 2016. >> it's kind of like a football contract. just gets bigger. >> reporter: even people who don't care about the

i'm joined now by ann jones and s. e. cupp.rrorizing when talking about guns. >> that is a strong action across the bow, no pun intended. that was clearly her drawing a battle line between herself and republicans. and gun rights groups. and it was just one of many in this interview. where she drew battle lines. not just between herself and republicans but herself and president obama. to me, i think this interview is the clearest indication that she's running. she really didn't equivocate on a lot and i think she offered up maybe unnecessarily a lot of, a lot of opinions that people are going to read as different from the president's and certainly different than republicans. >> van? >> i think first of all, what she said about guns, you know, the majority of republicans actually are for common sense gun reforms. i don't think she is drawing a line between herself and republicans but from extremists. i will say this. she came as close to throwing president obama under the bus on his foreign policy as i've heard any democrat do. >

kpix 5's anne makovec is there live and ann, this is a stolen car that officers were trying to chase >> reporter: that's right. you can see how it ended right here behind me. the burned-out shell of this car opted shoulder of the off- ramp from 80 westbound here in san francisco at 5th and harrison streets. several local streets were closed for a few hours. those have now been reopened. here's video taken earlier this morning when that car was engulfed in flames. two people who were in this car are dead. one was ejected when the car crashed. the other died in this fire. it started as a high-speed chase in oakland northbound 880. officers ran the car's plates and they say it was stolen. so they started chasing it near 880 in the 80 split near 7th street. >> they tried to stop the vehicle and it fled at the toll plaza. it took the 5th street off-ramp and hit the left-hand side wall. and the vehicle caught on fire. >> officers have not been able to confirm how fast this chase ended up going across the bay bridge. but by all accounts, very quickly. it's all going to be part of the invest

kpix 5's anne makovec in hayward with the latest on a deadly fire. >> reporter: yes. died here in this house behind me. firefighters think this was an electrical fire but they are still investigating. you can see the doorway here. flames and smoke pouring out of the front door when firefighters arrived at about 1 a.m. and you can see the significant damage that was done inside. this is on townsend avenue in hayward. a husband and wife made it out alive after trying unsuccessfully to fight the fire with a broken extinguisher. it was the wife's elderly aunt who died. >> she was wheelchair-bound so the only way for her to get out would have been to come through the fire and unfortunately, she wasn't able to do that. >> reporter: so how did firefighters get her? >> uhm, they -- they extricated her by, uhm, uhm, carrying her outside. >> reporter: when they got outside, they tried to do cpr but she died here at the scene. it looks like the fire started in the front bedroom where the husband was sleeping. firefighters say there were a lot of electrical cords in and out let s

. >> kpix 5's anne makovec explains it's likely to be available soon in san francisco. >> reporter: thiss just one of the cats coming soon to a cafe near you. >> it's needed. it's wanted. not just for the people, but for the cats. >> reporter: courtney hat grew tired of her marketing job and she learned about a trend in asia and europe cafes where adoptable kitties mingle with cafe fay customers. this is video on youtube. >> many people were like that's crazy. i don't know you're jamaicaing right? it happened in new york but only for a week. pop up cafe opened in april the first in the u.s.. >> reporter: and a perfect success. lisa's rescue organization is one of two that will provide the adoptable cats for the san francisco venture called kittea. >> it allows us to bring our cats in a non-caged setting that really can give them an environment to showcase their personalities and show what a great cat they're going to be. >> reporter: there have been challenges. the first? the health department. >> they said absolutely not. cats, tea? tea is food. just it's not going to work. >> reporter:

kpix 5's anne makovec joins us from the newsroom with more on that. >> reporter: he has been toutingbusiness friendly regulations for years trying to lure businesses away from california. last night, he brought that campaign to the bay area. >>> reporter: >> america needs both california and texas to be incredibly competitive. >> reporter: the lone star state leader is back and this time he has hit a couple of nerves. the bay area council released this statement, despite how annoying governor perry's little junkets are, he does give us a chance to reflect on our business climate. >> i think it's kind of funny that he comes back and back again. he must really like california to spend so much time here. >> reporter: two months ago, perry scored big when toyota announced it was packing up its headquarters in southern california and moving to texas. now tesla is looking to build a $5 billion battery factory bringing 6500 new jobs. texas and california are two locations in the running. >> sometimes i get a bit of a raft that i only come to california to recruit businesses to come back to

kpix 5's anne makovec is in san francisco reporting a gas price spike is behind the new effort. anne. >> reporter: yeah. it is all because of california's cap and trade law. right now, a gallon of regular unleaded here at the shell station in san francisco is $4.29. 71 cents of that goes to state and federal taxes. cap and trade isn't exactly a tax on a gallon of gas. but prices could be raised by 12 more cents on january 1st. cap and trade allows the state to charge companies who pollute the air and next year, suppliers who deliver fuel to gas stations will be charged and they are expected to pass the costs on to drivers. the california air resources board which is helping implement the law says, don't blame us. >> we do not set gas prices. we do not tell the oil companies how to set gas prices. if i knew how they set gas prices, i would probably be a millionaire now because then i would be able to explain why the gas on one corner is 40 cents more than the gas on the other corner. >> reporter: lawmakers passed the cap and trade regulations in 2006. the goal to reduce greenhous

nbc 10's lieu a-- lu ann cahn ws there where one offered a desperate plea. >> reporter: there are a lot of ideas being launched. here's the latest one. a philadelphia lottery game run by the state but it would benefit philadelphia schools. could it work and how much money could you raise? >> it's enough on a monthly basis to keep the art, music and sports programs going. >> reporter: he offered a resolution on this lottery idea today. >> it's sad that we're at a point in time that we have to come up with these types of strategies or these type of proposals. >> reporter: as promised city council extended the city sales tax to raise $120 million for schools. parents and lawmakers know the city and state has got to come up with 96 million more for next year's budget. the council president sounded doubtful about harrisburg giving philadelphia the go ahead to collect a cigarette tax. >> harrisburg has its own set of problems that understandably take priority over our needs. >> reporter: the monthly lottery game would have to be approved by state lawmakers. he thinks it would bring in an easy

s mail. sot- "im actually very surprised and shocked." anne lauzon is a longtime neighbor of howard's, living nextdoor to him in saratoga. sot- "it's dumbfounding. i just would not have even anticipated it ot thought that is was possible." the office of inspector general says from this processing and distribution center in san jose. investigators have surveillance images of howard stealing u-s mail, including cash, drugs, electronics, passports, jewelry and other items on multiple occassions dating back at least a year and a half. sot- "he always seemed like a very, very great neighbor." the o-i-g says howard instructed his employees to report any loose mail items directly to him, which he is accused of hiding and stealing. contrary to usps policy and procedure, howard is prohibited from opening u-s mail. the criminal complaint also says howard never opened investigations into the missing mail he is accused of stealing. his neighbor anne, says she's witholding judgement. sot- "we always have to assume innocent until proven guilty, ok, and that

. >> coming up next: teen ann mansquare 2 -- teen tienanmen s, 25 years later. >> 25 years ago today,rotestors in china were under attack. a massacre in tienanmen square. we don't know how many were killed. still the only public demonstration was in hong kong. jonathan betz last the story. jonathan. >> even if china is ignoring what happened there a quarter of a century, the world is focused on tienanmen square. candlelight filled the evening sky on a chapter china has tried to keep in the dark. ♪ >> reporter: more than 100,000 people crowded a hong kong park to mark 25 years since the tienanmen square crack down. >> the people in hong kong now with the freedom we have, we have the responsibility to light up the candle for them. >> it will be the only public mourning on chinese soil. while in taiwan it's still fiercely independent. at the site where so much was lost, not a mention. simply business as usual. beijing streets once filled with defiance, now casually choked with traffic. and those who were there are haunted by how much was lost for so little. >> why didn't i die? that ques