anne makovec joins us with more on how volunteers from the bay area are headed to hawaii to help. >> reporter: help is on the way. dozens already left for hawaii earlier this week, now more are on route. some flying out of san jose manetta. she has a personal connection to the island. she has a house on maui hand has no idea what condition it is in. >> it is a special place. i got married there in maui. i have so many wonderful family memories. i just want to help them heal. >> the red cross is there on somebody's worst day of their life. >> governor gavin newsom deployed an urban search and rescue team to maui. firefighters from oakland specializing in that type of work are also headed to hawaii. meantime, evacuation efforts continue across the island. there are buses headed to west maui to pick up visitors to take them to the airport. nearly 15,000 visitors left. maui remains under a curfew and several smaller fires are still burning. and many communities are without water and power. president biden has also approved a disaster declaration for hawaii clearing the way for federal as

. >>> time for a check of what is ahead at 6:00 as we switch over to anne makovec, who is in for juliette goodrich! >> a look at transforming one of oakland's toughest neighborhoods, and it starts with pouring $1 million into the community. we introduce you to the woman who is trying to get back to the village that changed her life. >>> plus, a lot of people sitting in traffic right now might wish they could fly by. one bay area startup is looking to make that happen. the news at 6:00 comes up in 10 minutes but for now let's head over to vern glenn for a look at sports. >>> best linebacker name in news, makovec! on friday the linemen put their hand in the dirt against the chargers. 7:00 p.m. kick on kpix. a dress rehearsal for the starters yet again! the spotlight is on the backup quarterbacks. it is clear now that sam darnold is number two and trey lance number three! what is next for the 2021 number one pick by the niners and especially by being told he did not win the number two job? could his days in red and gold be numbered? general manager john lynch said they plan on keeping lance

anne makovec is following it all for us. >> another reminder fire season is here, that brushfire was burning off harder road near west view way in hayward just west of the cal state east bay campus and near dozens of homes on the south side of the city. our chopper got to the scene quickly and we have some pictures. this is what it looked like moment after that fire broke out. this is around 1:30 this afternoon. you can see the flames on the hillside there. the thick smoke is rising in the air and this is fire crews working to get a handle on those flames, quick response there luckily and they just surrounded the burn zone, spraying water along it to stop the fire before it spreads any further. you can see here what looks like an encampment. we still do not know the cause of the fire, but our chopper did see this. that's right near where the fire had started. you can see some debris scattered on the hillside and that fire just torching through it. we have not heard of any injuries so far and the good news is the fire is contained, but fire crews will be on scene mopping up any hotspo

anne makovec with more on this blues icon. >> this could be the last chance to see him really. this is his farewell tour and at almost 90 years old his shows are still a can't miss. born and raised in louisiana, the son of share croppers, buddy guy is an eight-time grammy award winner, rock and roll hall of famer and kennedy center honoree. the legendary blues musician just celebrated his 87th birthday. guy's guitar playing has influenced a generation of musicians with his unique style cultivated in blues clubs on the south and west sides of chicago. >> chicago influence and buddy guy's influence is extremely important. >> cbs news bay area caught up with ronnie stewart at everett and jones barbecue in jack london square. >> baby, this is the blues. >> the west coast blues historian and musician remains in awe of buddy guy, as did some of the greats who wanted guy to play with them. >> howling wolf muddy waters, otis rush all would talk about buddy guy, you ought to bring that guy here, that young kid. he's bad. buddy guy, when he was young, he made his own guitar at 13 years o

anne makovec has more on what this means for the case now, anne? >> reporter: the enhancement is special circumstances. both defendants in the case have prior convictions. that's according to the mercury news. and that enhancement could have led to stiffer penalties in this case. the 75-year-old pack ho was robbed and beaten during his march in 2021 in oakland adams points neighborhood. a widower who walked with the cain and after hitting him in the face. he died from the hospital from his injuries. he is one of the suspects charged with the murder wearing an ankle monitor at the time. i spoke to carl chen who is disappointed, but not surprised that the d.a. dropped the enhancement, saying that getting off easier is a shame even for criminals themselves. >> they will continue on the crime spree until they commit the serious crime such as the murder. and so i think we cannot send that wrong message to the entire community whether you're the victims or you are the criminals committing the crime. >> and carl was a victim of the recent robbery himself

as anne makovec says, survivors are facing frustrations with relief effort there. anne? >> reporter: yeah, there have been questions about what could have been done to prevent this disaster or keep it from killin as many people as it had. lines of cars stretching for miles as people wait to be let back into their neighborhoods to see what is left for their homes. officials are warning that the process is slow going. >> the fact that they are makin it difficult for us to go back to where we are from is hard heard it is unbelievable. i still have loved ones that are trapped, for example my dad. >> reporter: investigators are still trying to determine if a downed power line cause this fire. many are questioning why officials did not shut down power lines as the wind started to pick up. we know many of you have been striving to help. workers from the longshoreman and warehouse union are accepting donations for maui. they are located in san francisco's north beach and are expecting donations from 6:00 i the morning until 8:00 p.m. organizers say they have plenty of food and w

and tonight's project earth report, anne makovec looks at lethal effects of our planet's rising temperatures and what we can do to adapt. >> from devastating wildfires, blistering heat and warming oceans, july was brutally hot. who knows what is in store for august. >> the world that we grew up in, you and i, everyone who was watching this, that climate, that idea of summer, that idea of the kind of temperature ranges that we live in is gone. we are moving into and already are in a much hotter world. >> reporter: journalist jeff goodell spoke this week at the commonwealth club in san francisco. >> just because it has never been 125 degrees in san francisco before does not mean that it can't be 125 degrees in san francisco at some point in the future. >> reporter: the topic, his interest bestseller, the heat will kill you first, life and death on a scorched planet. he has written about climate change for decades but this time, the reaction was different. >> i think there is that kind of a feeling right now that this thing that we have talked about for decades is finally really here and not ju

anne makovec has more on how it went down in dramatic fashion. anne? >> the robbery happened on may 4th but police tracked down their second suspect after he fell through a roof trying to escape. the poker game robbery happened at a home on ambrose court. 10 people were playing when two armed men smashed the glass door, ordered them to the floor and demanded their money. police said someone else took off with 30 thousand dollars in cash. nicholas boyd got away until undercover officers found him at home in san jose last week. they say he barricaded himself inside with two children and then tried to escape through an attic that he fell through the ceiling into another homes bathroom shower. that was the whole left behind. >> fortunately our officers were able to get him to surrender and get the children with special needs out of the home. >>> still ahead, the fbi searching for bay area victims . >> her focus, actions and will to survive -- >>> and the rv ban in the bay area's biggest city. the areas that could be off limits. >>> could heat impact future

anne makovec is following these details. anne? >> the man is expected to make a full recovery. police said he waed outside to his driveway to find for thieves in the act of stealing his catalytic converter. it happened at about 3: 30 this morning on klamath drive. police said the man heard noises in the middle of the night and walked out to his driveway and confronted the thieves and at one point one of them pulled a gun, firing several rounds. bullets at the car, the house and the homeowner in the leg. they then sped off in a dark-colored sedan. the man called 911 and police and paramedics arrived. he is expected to be released from the hospital sometime this evening, but here is what the sunnyvale pd says about confronting thieves. >> we don't recommend you confronting the suspects. we don't know if they are armed or what they are willing to do in order to not be caught, so we always advise victims or individuals just to be a good witness, call 911. >> it is pretty alarming. this is a quiet and safe place, so yeah. pretty disappointing and alarming and scary. >> reporter: sun

anne makovec joins us now, we understand that many evacuees from lahaina are just now returning home first time since those fires broke out? >> reporter: we have seen this process after some of our local wild fires. people are able to go into the burn zones temporarily. to basically see what is left. it is a nerve-racking and emotional process. the huge lines started forming overnight after the governor announced the reopening of a main road into and out of west maui. and lahaina specifically. people are going back to survey the damage themselves and see if there is anything they could recover. >> not just me. lost everything. everything is gone. >> thank god i have my husband. and i survived . >> reporter: they are only letting people back in certain areas as crews have only gone through a thursday of the damaged area. 700 fema personnel are on the ground providing early assistance to the thousands of survivors. that includes an initial $700 payment for essentials like food and medicine. they are helping other emergency crews search the rubble for any more victims. >> we are working

anne makovec joins us now with details. anne? >> the smart gun is designed to only be fired by an authorized user, so you would have to use your fingerprints or would take an image from a recognition camera. this was created by the company called wildfire technologies, and it is pricey. the gun will sell for almost $1500, while a glock handgun sells for $500 right now. the company says the weapon will improve gun safety at a time when it is needed most. >> if anybody other than the owner or someone they have chosen such as a child, teenager, a criminal who has access to the firearm picks up the gun, it will be fully locked and unusable. >> reporter: some gun rights advocates are concerned that the technology will somehow infringe on second amendment rights, but the company owners as the owner will always have full access and control of the weapon. they say that there gun is ready for the market and they are now accepting orders. >>> environmental groups are testing a new device in south lake tahoe for the first time. it is a new

anne makovec joins us now with the latest. anne? >> reporter: yeah, crews are still uncovering new victims in the ruins of lahaina as the fires continue to burn. the two largest have already leveled close to 3000 acres and are now 85 and 65% contntained respectively. ininvestigatorors lolooking intoto whether a dod power line might've started the fire in lahaina. that is still under investigation right now. we know that heavy winds and high temperatures made the devastation much worse. survivors are trying to comprehend what has been lost. >> i don't think a six-year-old should ever have to see what she saw, but she is resilient. >> reporter: there has been an influx of humanitarian aid from groups like the red cross and the maui strong foundation. today president biden addressed the relief coming from washington. >> every asset, every asset they need will be there for them. we will be there in maui for as long as it takes. >> reporter: biden said he plans to visit maui as soon as he can but he does not want to disrupt recovery effo

as for which 49ers you will see on the field tonight, anne makovec is following that for us. >> fans were hoping that jake moody would get some more reps in this final preseason game that is apparently not in the cards, he is not going to play against the chargers, he did kick the game-winning field goal last week against the broncos after struggling in the first preseason game in vegas. by the regular season, we know brock purdy will be the 49ers starting quarterback and this week, kyle shanahan announced sam darnold will back him up, that puts trey lance in the number three spot and puts his future in question. the general manager, john lynch said on the flagship radio station it is likely lance will remain on the regular season roster. >> that's probably the most likely option, if we can find a landing spot for trey lance that is a really good one for him, and works for the organization, that is not something we turn a blind eye to, that is where the focus is right now. >> asked for the niners defense, fans are waiting for word about the star pass rusher, nick osa, he remains away

anne makovec joins us now. anne, we just got the name of the woman found dead in the park last night? >> yeah, the medical examiner's office just identified her as 37-year-old kelly koike. the investigation is underway. her body was found in a duffel bag on the north end of golden gate park at fulton and 22nd streets, a few blocks away from the festival box office in the park. a few other notes from the festival, just before 11:00 last night a large brawl broke out just outside of the grounds between two groups of people on fulton and 26th. they broke up soon after police arrived, but a 20-year-old woman was taken to the hospital with injuries. she told police she didn't know why the fight started. >>> and the popular dance tent inside of the festival was suddenly closed friday and again saturday. outside lands tweeted that it was for the safety of attendees. shoma tent has become one of the more popular events with people waiting in huge lines to see electronic music acts. they reopened it sunday as an open air

anne makovec on the discovery in the backyard shed that has crews and neighbors so worried. anne? >> reporter: that shed belongs to a retired chemistry teacher. hundreds of boxes have been found with several hazardous chemicals inside. they have not said what those chemicals are or if they know for sure. but they say they're dangerous. evacuations have been ordered for those between giant highway, miner avenue, 11th street, in san pablo, mandatory evacuations. people could be kept away for up to 24 hours and the evacuation area could expand. firefightersand county health say the chemist co-owner is being cooperative, but sounds like he had a bit of a hazard storage operation there, using a robot to try to figure out what's in there and how dangerous this could be. >> they all have been found in various containers. at various stages of degradation, very unstable. we're trying to mitigate the situation at this point to make sure they get disposed of safely. >> they will have to secure the chemicals before getting rid of them. if they have to cart them through the neighborhood, they

. >> thanks for joining us this evening, i am anne makovec in for juliette starting with a new vision for one of the bay area's toughest neighborhoods. when you hear about east oakland it often comes up in conversations about crime and safety or gentrification, but today local leaders announced a campaign to change the narrative. the plan is to raise $100 million to invest in the community. the focus will be a 40 by 40 block area that is home to the largest concentration of black residents in the city. it is also home to 41% of oakland's black residents living in poverty. but there is real hope that those who call east oakland home can be the ones who transform it for future generations. our jose martinez introduces us to one woman whose own life story is an example of how investing in kids and families can pay off with inspiring results. >> reporter: i am here at the east oakland youth development center where several community leaders announced a plan to invest $100 million to help local families with programs like the ones this center offers. selena wilson has been coming to the ea

let's get right to anne makovec with how people in the district are feeling to start the school year. this is all in the wake o that teacher strike in the spring, anne. >> yeah. certainly a chaotic en to last school year, but like many school districts around th country, oakland unified is still facing budget deficits an staffing shortages, but there i a lot of optimism in the bay area's second largest district. roughly 34,000 students attend school in oakland and we talked to a bunch of parents at school like hoover elementary and claremont middle school and the said as much as their kids love summer break, they could not wait to see their friends again the teachers are returning with a more than 15% salary increase that strike in may lasted seven school days before the district and teachers reached a deal. in addition to the salary increases, that deal includes added support staff and a handful of so-called common goo proposals, things like housing and transportation aid for homeless and housing insecure students. people we spoke with today from the superintendent t parents said the

anne makovec joins us with the latest. >> reporter: it's ongoing, liz, we are hearing from a lot of different voices today, ordinary citizens, labor unions, emergency workers, a lot of people have opinions about the burgeoning industry. approving the measure would let general motors and waymo and crews ex cruise expand the testing. there is concern over the safety, pedestrian safety and inpact on taxi and rideshare drivers. we heard plenty of reference to driverless cars stopping in the middle of a roadway, seemingly confused where to go and what to do. then an incident when a driverless car was stopped in traffic lanes as emergency crews tried to make there way or to clear a scene. >> i'm here to report what i see on the streets as a full time driver. i see the cars stopped in traffic often, usually on major thoroughfares such as howard during peak traffic times. >> my organization ben fits from waymo driverless service that weekly delivers groceries to home bound lgbtq seniors. seniors that otherwise would be isolated in their home can be able to safely travel to open house for social suppo

anne makovec has been following the latest as the road into lahaina is being reopened to survivors. >> this is a nerve-racking and very emotional process. huge lines started warming after the governor announced the reopening of the main road into and out of lahaina and west maui. people are going back to see if there is anything they can recover. it is a surreal moment for many people still processing the trauma they just went through to escape. >> everything is gone. >> thank god i have my husband and i survived. >> reporter: only about one third of the burn zone has been searched so far. fema is sending more trained dogs to help with search and recovery. they have also just opened the first disaster recovery center on maui and president biden is set to tour the damage with the first lady and fema director. this is the video we are getting pointing to fallen power lines as a possible cause of the fires. the electric company is facing a lot of criticism for not shutting off the power amid high wind warnings . this is one of three videos live streamed on facebook after authorities got

anne makovec has been following this. anne, what do we know? >> reporter: firefighters have started to get a handle on the flames and they tweeted out that forward progress has stopped. that likely means that the 30 homes and other buildings that were listed as threatened are probably going to be okay. it started around 2: 30 and in about an hour it went from 30 acres to 66 acres . the burn scar is coming right up to some people's backyards. san jose fire posted the video of cal fire helicopters there siphoning water from cunningham lake to drop onto the fire. dozens of firefighters have been attacking the fire from the ground and air and we have been seeing them drop fire and flame retardant's and an arrow tanker has been circling the burn scar throughout the afternoon. we talked with one neighbor who said that she reported the fire when it was much smaller, and she was surprised at how quickly it spread. >> my mom lives there and she is elderly, so i was worried about her. so i was driving up the road and i saw this smoke and then we saw the

let's get over to anne makovec, we are also learning about very tense moments at a southern california hospital. >> reporter: and of course this is on top of all the trouble from tropical storm hilary, a major power outage forcing hundreds of patients to evacuate from a los angeles hospital. this happened at white memorial hospital specialty care unit, the generators didn't immediately kick in yesterday but they failed overnight with no power, more than 200 patients were forced to get out, that included several people on ventilators and 14 babies with no working elevators, firefighters had to physically bring people down and during the blackout, one mother gave birth. >> the supervising nurses were there, the physicians were attending and what they ended up doing was putting together a bunch of flashlights and shining them up at the ceiling and illuminating the room so there was plenty of light. >> reporter: the baby is doing fine, as for the patients, those in critical condition were taken to other hospitals. no deaths or any major medical events to report. in the meantime, other part

let's bring in anne makovec , we are talking about the city's first ikea. what exactly does this mean for the neighborhood? >> if these lines during opening day are any indication of what it is going to bring to this neighborhood, these people are very excited about it. >> they will get more people, they will have other businesses showing up because there will be more people here now for this store. >> i think it is nice to have one in such an urban area, especially for the people that don't have cars. >> the opening comes after at least 22 businesses have closed or plan to leave san francisco downtown this year, that includes nordstrom pulling out of westfield mall, anthropology and home depot. the new ikea is located at market and fifth, the store is focusing on furniture for smaller spaces and it is a third of the size in emeryville . during today's ribbon-cutting ceremony, they officially declare today ikea day in the city. >> cater to what san francisco is trying to do, in the next eight years, we hope to be able to build 82,000 units. what does that m

anne makovec is here and the family is pleading for the state attorney general to take action. >> reporter: they are not backing down, the detective that killed sean monterrosa three years ago has been fired, and his use of force was found to be justified, the attorney told us he is making his way back onto the police force and back onto the payroll. body camera footage shows jarrett tonn shooting a rifle through the windshield of the police truck hitting the 22-year-old , it happened in june of 2020, during a night of protest after the murder of george floyd. sean monterrosa was unarmed, the family's attorney said they reject jarrett tonn's reinstatement and they will be taking a page from oakland black panther history. >> i personally, as an attorney have decided to put funds aside, to hire personal security force, we will identify the location that jarrett tonn has been assigned , we are going to bring that back. >> reporter: the attorney is open to several federal civil rights lawsuits, alleging a pattern of racist violence and misconduct. >> this city has allowed for unarmed civilians

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kpix5's anne makovec is in the newsroom with more. >> what happened while officers were arrested a completely different man, the video shows blufer walking up to them and police say he threatened them and appeared to flash a handgun in. this slowed down body cam video police highlighted a handgun in blufer's pocket and then we see the body cam video from the officer who opened fire, that officer yelling at blufer to put his hands up and warning he could shoot. a warning, this next video could be difficult to watch. >> get down! >> get your hands up! >> get down! >> point your hands up and get on the ground! >> police released slowed down versions of officer body cam video showing a handgun on the ground next to blufer. video shows an officer pushing the handgun away with his feet. chief bill scott answered questions about the shooting at a virtual town hall. >> it's not against the law to walk in public spaces. it's not against the law to yell profanities. when you start threatening to kill a police officer and when you display a handgun and then point a handgun, that is against the law. >> b

anne makovec has been following the case, and some surprise testimony today. >> reporter: we finally heard from lee's ex-wife, the mother of his two children. she denied that this could be the result of a fight between the two men. >> if there was an argument, he would prefer to handle this with dignity rather than turning to violence. >> reporter: this a video of nima momeni leaving his home did not show two people angry with each other, even though there was tension over whether or not lee was doing drugs. officers said that because our was not cooperative in the investigation. lee also called 911 but did not give the name of his attacker even when the dispatcher asked several times. here is his attorney, who says that he is saving his real defense strategy for the trial. >> he is going to maintain that he is not guilty, because as everybody knows, sometimes things happen, but it doesn't mean you are guilty of these things. >> reporter: we also heard from the assistant medical examiner who performed lee's autopsy, going into detail about the stab wounds. she said there were no shar

anne makovec has the latest as the search continues. >> the visit comes as difficult recovery effort continues in lahaina. at least 114 people are confirmed dead and hundreds of others are still missing. president biden and dr. jill biden arrived in maui around 2:00 our time. earlier today they left lake tahoe and took off from reno to maui. they'll be meeting with first responders, volunteers, people who lost their homes. workers scoured 85% of the disaster area in maui. flames engulfed the historic town of lahaina almost two weeks ago and families are sharing the unimaginable heart breaking moments. a 14-year-old was home alone when the fire started. >> when i got to his bedroom he was there lying and hugging my dog. he was not as i expected, in ashes. >> maui mayor says 850 people are officially listed as missing. there were more than 2,000 names when the recovery process started. a man has been putting up posters with pictures of his step father hoping he might still be found alive. >> we don't know. he might have left early or ran to another area that was bad. they might have di

anne makovec shows us how one farmer is beating the odds and how the next generation is sharing wisdom. >> it is time for a little break and an afternoon snack. on the menu, freshly sliced mango. >> try to eat as much of the fruit as possible. >> after that, cucumber slices. >> crunchy, juicy and sour. >> as for all of the leftovers. >> i'm saving the scraps for the compost. and it is technically fertilizer which is pretty strong. >> these kids know their stuff. a new state law requires all californians to properly store organic waste in place in the right been, in this case, the green one. about 200 companies in california take the green waste and turn it into compost and mulch, including the family farm located in the central valley. he runs the farming company near los banos. canon oversees 11,000 acres of farm fresh produce including carrots, corn, tomatoes, melons, onions, garlic, and now compost. >> you can smell the richness of it. we have been composting green waste six truckloads per day. >> in 2016, he applied for the permit to set aside 20 acres of farmland and invested in e

francisco, where you're learning more about a police shooting in the tenderloin, let's go over to anne makovec with the latest. >> reporter: the police say that the man they shot had a knife, and was threatening people. they say that left them with no choice but to open fire. this happened around 10:00 last night. officers responded to reports of a man armed with a knife on jones street, between eddie and turk streets. this is video from the citizen app, showing that scene. today, sentences go police defended their use of lethal force. >> officers made consistent attempt to de-escalate the situation and try to engage the individual in order to broker a peaceful resolution. unfortunately, that was unsuccessful. >> the man who was shot was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. he is in stable condition now. police say they will hold a town hall meeting in the next 10 days with more information on this shooting, and they will release body camera video, as is now standard protocol. >> thanks so much. >>> a lot of people in emeryville are worried about safety after the huge brawl ov

so anne makovec has more on their message tonight. and? >> of course this intersection is right by oracle parks what is busy with foot traffic in addition to heavy vehicle traffic trying to get to the freeways. organizers of this rally told supporters to bring stuffed animals and strollers to the rally to bring the message home. this was just after 5:00 p.m. last tuesday when a driver hit the four-year-old as her dad pushed her in a stroller. she died of her injuries and her father was badly injured. police arrested the driver, 71-year-old karen cartagena for vehicular manslaughter. live look now at the memorial for that little girl. the city announced safety improvement plans for the intersection just yesterday. they will remove one of the two right-hand turn lanes and change the traffic signal to add a yellow arrow instead of a green light to warn more drivers to yield to pedestrians, but safety advocates say it is still not enough. >> it will still put conflict between people and cars, so we are asking them to redesign this intersection

anne makovec was following that hearing. anne, any decisions made? >> not until thursday. that is when the public utilities commission is set to vote. today the focus office what happens when a car without a driver is in the way of police or firefighters trying to respond to a call. >> blocking the emergency medical and fire, i've got to get it out of here now. >> we saw it happen with this cruze car stalled in the middle of a street in june as emergency officials tried to access the scene of a mass shooting in the mission. a fire department spokesperson said it could have been catastrophic. today we heard from san francisco's fire chief. >> it's not our job to baby-sit their vehicles and while they may have, you know, folks back at their control center that are making suggestions, we have had vehicles on scene for 30 minutes at a time that we have had to baby-sit and that's just unacceptable. >> during today's hearing crews showed a video that it created for first responders to help train them on how to deal with the driverless car in an emergency, which included cutting

our anne makovec has been following all the latest developments. joining us now with an update, anne? >> reporter: we know of at least six people have been killed so far. the hospital system is overburdened with people who have been burned and/or inhaled too much smoke. that's the downtown business district. flames ripping through unabated. dozens of homes and businesses are destroyed. they haven't begun to assess the damage for the human cost, getting stories now from evacuees. >> and one of my captains who i work on the boats. he told me that they were sending boats to help bring people out of the water because they had just gone down and started swimming to get away from that fire like people are stuck. >> reporter: the coast guard has rescued at least a dozen people from the water. and cell service down across much of the area. officials issued an island wide request for people to conserve water. and that wind is making the fire fight extremely difficult, coming from the edge of hurricane dora, which is passing to the south. they have limited fi

anne makovec joins me now with the charges today and the federal indictment. >> reporter: we are talking about a wide range of charges including criminal conspiracy. none of the officers named are part of an act of force, but three of them are on administrative leave. the feds say they were acting as if they were above the law. among the charges, which carry penalties of up to 10 years in prison each, conspiracy to violate civil rights, conspiracy to distribute anabolic steroids, wire fraud, destruction of records and obstruction of justice. over the past 18 months, both antioch and pittsburg police departments have been under investigation, first from the contra costa county district attorney's office, then from the fbi for allegations of drug distribution, bribery, excessive force and civil rights investigations. that is when the feds found racist text messages. half the officers in the pd were placed on leave and now this. >> the indictment describes how defendants posted about illegal use of force in text messages between one another. they also allegedly shared photos of their victim

anne makovec joins us with the latest. >> reporter: yeah, ryan, picketing has continued nationwide ande is a look from our chopper above los gatos. the screen actors guild and the federation of tv and radio artists, which i should mention that i am a member, came out to voice their opinions on the ongoing tv, theatrical and streaming negotiations. at the heart of this grievance is the threat of artificial intelligence. the unions are worried that chatgpt could write screenplays and that an actor's image and voice could be used to create speaking characters, cutting them out of the equation. the union has also walked the picket lines in new york and l.a. >>'s and now we are called upon to support the unions and the leadership and to stand together for the long haul and stick to it like a stamp! >> reporter: almost 12,000 writers walked off the

. >>> president biden called for congress to act ahead of another potential surge, anne makovec looks at the numbers and how to protect yourself. >> the positivity rate is 13.2% and it has been going upwards since mid-june, of course a lot of people aren't testing anymore but health officials are starting to think we need to get serious about covid again. the current spike is being blamed on summer travel with more people staying indoors to avoid the brutal heat, and students are returning to bay area classrooms. to our east, at least two counties in kentucky as well as a small district in texas with students and staff out sick. >> nationwide, the number of cases is edging up, hospitalizations jumped more than 21% in one week this month here in california, they jumped more than 16%. >> hospitalizations are up because covid transmission is up, but who is getting sick enough to end up in the hospital? it is the elderly. >> bay area hospitals are on the defense, kaiser permanente reinstated mask mandates and in santa rosa facilities, they are monitoring transmission rates in other commun

anne makovec has some of their stories for us now. anne? >> reporter: sara, of course, maui is known for dream vacations and thousands of tourists are now stranded or scrambling for plan b, including this bay area family. the stewart's, daniel, sandra, and their three children followed an evacuation order issued by their hotel. they're among other 4,000 tourists who were forced to evacuate. now they say they are basically camping at the maui airport. >> unfortunately not everybody was. some folks are stranded, some folks didn't have supplies. as usual, stores ran out of water, ran out of supplies, etc. and then early this morning at about 4:00, the hotel staff issued a recommend to evacuate for a mandatory evac came. and so then we vax waited around the north end of maui back to the vicinity of the airport where we are now. >> and now they're waiting for a flight to come back home to the bay area hopefully on thursday. they say they're grateful to be alive, but they can't help feeling overwhelmed. we are seeing a lot of stories on social me

anne makovec has been monitoring this fire since yesterday. what is the latest here? >> the fire is under control. we have heard from air quality officials who issued notices of violation to the recycling plant where the fire broke out. the good news is that air has significantly cleared. this was the scene earlier today near the port of oakland from our chopper. you can see fire crews spent the day on site to prevent flareups. you can also see how the fire burned through the huge pile of debris. it started around 6:00 yesterday evening at radius recycling, formerly known as schnitzer steel. it was burning in a huge pile of scrap metal like aluminum, 10, iron and steel. smoke was still seen coming from the site this morning. we heard from a family catching alameda ferry this morning after writing it towards the fire yesterday evening. >> we knew we would need the ferry and we were wondering what was happening with that and if it would be allowed. it is nice to see that they got the fire under control. >> the recycling yard has had a number of fires at the facility in

anne makovec tells us this centers on a discovery in a backyard shed. >> reporter: and that shed is apparently in the backyard of a retired chemistry teacher. a hazmat crew says there are hazardous chemicals inside, but they aren't sure yet what they are. the evacuation is for people within a one-block radius of that home including parts of giant road, miner avenue, 11th street and palmer avenue in san pablo. those people could be kept away from their homes up to 24 hours and the evacuation area could expand. firefighters and county health say the homeowner is cooperative, but it sounds like it was a haphazard storage operation in his backyard. they've been using a robot to try to figure out exactly how much is in there when it comes to hazardous chemicals and how dangerous they could be. >> they all have been found in various containers at various stages of degradation. so they're very unstable. we're trying to mitigate the situation at this point to make sure they get disposed of safely. >> they'll have to secure the chemicals before getting rid of them and if they have to cart them through

anne makovec has more on the fresh start for teachers and students. >> yeah, juliette. oakland unified still facing budget deficits and staffing shortages, but there's a lot of optimism in the bay area's second largest district. roughly 34,000 students attend school in oakland. we talked to several parents today the first day back. schools like hoover elementary and claremont middle school say as much as their kids love summer break, they couldn't wait to see their friends again. the teachers are also returning with a more than 15% salary increase. that strike back in may lasted seven days before the district and teachers reached a deal. in addition to the salary increases, the deal includes added support staff and a handful of so-called common good proposals like housing and transportation aid for homeless students. parents we spoke with today say they're glad everyone can just move forward. >> the kids really missed their teachers. it's important the teachers get what they need. >> ousd is the first major district in the bay area to go back to school. the superintende

. >>> i am anne makovec in for sara tonight, and we are talking about something san francisco is known for . constant car break-ins. it seems to be a constant experience for tourists and locals alike. some people have gone so far as to leave notes telling thieves they don't have anything inside. tonight police will be setting out bait cars to real thieves in. >> by design we want the people who are breaking into cars to be caught and we believe bait cars will do that. >> police have responded to 13,000 car break-ins so far this year and on paper that is down slightly, but a lot of people don't even bother to report it anymore. while police may be changing up their strategy now, why haven't they been able to do more before? we sent wilson walker to ask them. >> we went up to the painting ladies to look at them and we are just getting back to the car and they took our passports, my computer, my ipod. >> reporter: all the way from argentina, the molina family stopped for one quick landmark only to find themselves in the midst of a more notorious san francisco postcard . having just driven

anne makovec has more on the story that's resonating with so many people. >> because of the realization that not only could this happen to any of us, it could happen to any of our kids and it has changed this little boy's life forever. he is now paralyzed below the neck. the fundraising website his family wrote their son needs a respirator to survive and around-the-clock care estimating it will cost over $1 million in the first year alone. little asa has bullet and bone fragments lodged in his neck after the shooting last month. he was with his mom on 580 near grand avenue caught between two shooters in two different cars who were firing back and forth. there was a time the family thought he wouldn't survive. the positive here is that asa can read and he can communicate. his family wrote, "we hope you never know pain like this. at the same time we hope that you may know, as we now do, the exquisite gift of children's resilience." many people who drive on east bay freeways say they've either changed their routes or learned to live with the anxiety. >> our home backs up to 580. so it's ou

anne makovec has the latest headlines for us as recovery work continues. >> the number of people found dead in the wildfire aftermath will continue to climb. many of these areas have not been fully searched and many bodies are so badly burned it's going to take dna to identify them. the official number of people killed is up to 99. hundreds of people are still missing. more than 2,700 buildings were destroyed. hawaii's attorney general announced an investigation into why the town's emergency sirens did not go off. >> i've lived here for 23 years. i've heard the siren go many times. we're heartbroken that people couldn't get out or didn't get alerted. >> hawaii's governor says a comprehensive review is underway to determine what went wrong before and after the fires ripped through that might have made this tragedy worse. >> we are hearing from more of the evacuees, harrowing stories of walking miles in thick smoke to try to get to safety because the roadways were so clogged and then there were those who jumped into the ocean to escape the flames. >> we had to go under the water to stay

anne makovec says it is a site that neighbors have been concerned about for a while now. >> reporter: all six lanes had to be closed well crews worked on getting the scaffolding down. eight people were displaced. it took firefighters two hours to get this under control. while that was going on, people in the area grabbed their phones and these were some of the videos that were posted. keep in mind that this is around 6:00 in the morning, so people were just getting up for the day or were jolted awake by the loud popping. fire officials said the heat was so intense that it actually melted the seats on their fire trucks and broke windows in the buildings across the street. they say the fire grew so big because the building was still under construction without a roof or walls to contain the flames. >> we do not have the suppression system we would normally see in a building and we do not have heat protection from closed doors or heat protection from drywall, just to name a few. it also allows and facilitates a rapid and widespread of the fire. >> reporter: people who live in the area sai

the attorney general announced a lawsuit today and anne makovec has the details. >> rob bonta's office issuing the chino valley school district, one of several across the state that have considered rules like this. earlier this year chino valley added a policy requiring school officials to notify parents if a student identifies as transgender, including if a student asks to use different pronouns, bathrooms or a different name. bonta says this violates california's equal protection clause and the right to privacy. >> it presents students with a terrible choice. either walk back your rights to gender identity and gender expression to be yourself, to be who you are or face the risk of serious harm. >> other southern california districts have adopted similar policies that could be affected by this litigation and others are still considering it. earlier this month the current county board of education discussed a parental notification policy in a heated meeting that lasted almost five hours. >> you, sir, are a disgrace. you should be ashamed of yourself. >> how are we supposed to catch pre

anne makovec on the discovery in the backyard shed that has crews and neighbors so worried. anne?with several hazardous chemicals inside. they have not said what those chemicals are or if they know for sure. but they say they're dangerous. evacuations have been ordered for those

in tonight's project earth report, anne makovec looks at the potentially lethal effects of our planet'sising temperatures and what we can do to adapt. from devastating wild fires, blistering heat an warming oceans, july was brutally hot. who knows what is in store for august. >> the world that we grew up in, you and i, and everybody who is watching this, you know, that climate, that idea of summer. that idea of the temperature ranges that we live in, is gone. and we are moving into, and are already in a much hotter world. >> reporter: journalist jeff goodell spoke this week at the common wealth club in san francisco. >> just because it has never been 125-degree ins san francisco before does not mean that it can't be 125 degrees in san francisco at some point in the very near future. >> reporter: the topic, his instant best seller. the heat will kill you first. life and death on a scorched planet. goodell has written about climate change for decades but this time, the reaction was different. >> i think there's that kind of a feeling right now. that this thing that we have talked about fo

anne makovec tells us to hold on to your hats, he's bound to blow you away. >> reporter: born and raisedsiana, the son of sharecroppers, buddy guy is an eight-time grammy award winner, rock & roll hall of famer, and kennedy center honoree. the legendary blues musician just celebrated his 87th birthday. guy's guitar playing has influenced a generation of musicians with his unique style cultivated in blues clubs on the south and west sides of chicago. in february 2012, buddy, along with other blues musicians, performed at the white house for then-president barack obama and first lady michelle obama. the occasion? to celebrate the blues. music with deep roots in africa and slavery. >> music migrated north from mississippi delta to memphis to my hometown of chicago. >> reporter: as a child, buddy guy picked cotton by hand and now he was playing the blues in front of the first african american president. >> all of a sudden, you go to sleep and wake up and you are invited to play music in the white house. self-taught and never learned anything from a book. it's a dream come true for me. >> rep