-- ktvu's azenith smith with the new developments. >> reporter: 911 calls. after this cell phone video surfaced. friday police arrested the 28- year-old after he was assaulting his mother. in the video you can see 5 police officers striking a man with their batons. at one point one officer is seen repeatedly beating the suspect. witnesses describe him as running, screaming and dragging a woman into traffic. >> oh, my gosh. he threw her down. he is throwing her into traffic. >> reporter: his mother phoned police. throughout the call you can hear the mother screaming. police hollering at her son constantly whaling. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: reports reveal he is known to have gang ties and a criminal history was under the influence of methamphetamine. doctors diagnosed him with drug induced psychotic disorder. >> i had an emotional response to that video. i don't imagine anybody could watch it and not have an emotional response. i have been -- that is a fraction of the story. >> reporter: taseurs were unsuccessful. -- tasers were unsuccessful. he likens th

-- ktvu's azenith smith with the new developments. >> reporter: 911 calls.riday police arrested the 28- year-old after he was assaulting his mother. in the video you can see 5 police officers striking a man with their batons. at one point one officer is seen repeatedly beating the suspect. witnesses describe him as running, screaming and dragging a woman into traffic. >> oh, my gosh. he threw her down. he is throwing her into traffic. >> reporter: his mother phoned police. throughout the call you can hear the mother screaming. police hollering at her son constantly whaling. [ indiscernible ] >> re

if you stop doing that sooner or later people stop trusting you. >> reporter: azenith smith, ktvu fox 2 news. >> just incredible. >> i know. [ talking at the same time ] >> $200,000. i mean -- yeah. >>> our chief meteorologist bill martin now, talk about the weather and another -- i mean, not bad. >> i know. right here. down the middle. not too hot -- [ talking at the same time ] >> exactly. >> today the numbers were okay. despite the cloud cover this morning it cleared up. nice day. temperatures cooler than you expect. may worked out to be cooler than you would expect for may. and now we are into june. temperatures are runbug low average again. they want to stay below average. which is good if you are a firefighter. it is good we are having cool temperatures. >> typically this time of year they ramp up. cut down the fire danger. that rain attached to our cooler weather. it is allowing the moist, cool air to fill inland, sacramento valley and keep temperatures out of the 80s and 90s. the winds, 30, 30 gusts fairfield. ushering in this cool air. the winds are there always this time of

live in san jose, azenith smith, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> ktvu fox 2 news at 6:00 p.m.now. >> we start with a brush fire in antioch. these are live pictures from the mira vista lessees area in antioch. -- hills area in antioch. judging the smoke, looks like firefighters are making a lot of project. the fire is in the contra loma regional park. cal fire says it burned 100 acres. good evening everyone. >>> hello. i am frank so merville. >> and i am julie haener. >> another live look at the fire. as it continues to grow, growing quickly over the past couple hours. it is burning south of highway 4 in antioch. ktvu's cristina rendon is in the mira vista mills neighborhood where the flames moved close to homes this afternoon. >> reporter: if you look you can see a firefighter at the top of the hill. the end of glendale circle and silverado drive. we told you earlier contra costa county firefighters were arriving and they made a lot of progress. they are going over a fence there into contra loma regional park. as you mentioned, the fire is getting better. that is what we are s

ktvu'ssktvu's azenith smith was in court today. >> reporter: -- ktvu's azenith smith was in court today. >> reporter: his attorney said a possible defense could be a plea of not guilty by reason of -- not guilty by reason of insanie. he is schizophrenic and -- insanity. she schizophrenic. he took the three-year-old boy from -- he is schizophrenic. he took the three-year-old boy from the library. he spotted the child on a bus. his attorney says he had no attention to harm the child. she also said he was having an episode and was not under medication for his mental illness at the time. >> he believed he recognized the child. he was attempting to return the child to his mother and he believes the mother and the child resided in antioch. why he got on the bus. >> we are treating it as a felony kidnapping. if we get more information about any mental illness we will evaluate at that time. >> reporter: last week we interviewed the victim in the case, the victim told me he soccer punched him -- sucker punched him in february. the victim said he knew he was mentally unstable and he needed help s

ktvu's azenith smith with the few clues police have. >> reporter: he lived in stockton. how his body ended up 60 miles away is a mystery. >> reporter: for many visitors the park is known for its open space. where families hike, bike, relax and enjoy nature. >> beautiful. i like it here. seeing the deer. the sheep. and birds. i like it. >> reporter: the tranquility disrupted. >> very unusual. >> reporter: 40 yards into the entrance in the bushes a man shot to death around 6:30 a.m. sunday morning. >> for that to happen here, it is concerning. >> it was a young hispanic male with a gun shot wound to the chest. didn't look like his body was there for very long. >> police are investigating whether he was killed elsewhere. his body possibly dumped. police have yet to recover the murder weapon. >> it is not the type of area where people are generally out committing crimes. >> reporter: unusual and rare. at least for this woman who walks the paths every day. >> it is scary. i mean to think that somebody was dead over here. >> reporter: as police piece together what happened wha

ktvu's azenith smith tells us more. >> i think i am in downtown baghdad and we are being attacked. >>orter: this is what he hears and sees in san jose. he shot this videos of what looked like professional fireworks show done by non- professionals illegally. >> why people mess with these things is beyond me. >> reporter: he hears them too. >> i have a friend who spends two months being triggered with his ptsd. >> reporter: they are dangerous. last year a man blew off his hand and a boy was also injured playing with fireworks. >> it should be handled by professional said and not by res -- professionals and not by residents who don't understand how dangerous they could be. >> reporter: the problem in san jose, 2,000 complaints last year year. that is why leaders want to allow officers to issue citations with fines up to a thousand dollars and then the fire danger. >> one match. one bottle rocket. the thing is, these things burn at 1,000 degrees. >> reporter: given the drought you could see the conditions are hot and dry and neighbors are concerned projectiles will shoot up, embers hill c

in san jose, azenith smith, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> the u.s. supreme court let stand two gun ordinances in san francisco put in place after the massacre in connecticut. one bans hollow point bullets that slows on impact. the other requires gun owners to store their guns in a locker at home or use a trigger lock. the national rifle association challenged the laws. . >>> san jose firefighters will receive a bump in pay under a new deal with the city. they struck the deal with the city that includes a 15% raise. the deal also protects rules on minimum staffing. firefighters are expected to vote later on this month. if it is ratified it will run through june 2018. >>> girl watching a street race killed when a car hit her. tonight we hear from the girl's mother. >> a man hunt for two escaped murderers. who investigators believe may have been it their accomplice. >> and part wants to shut down for two weekends. the repairs b.a.r.t. wants to make. my name is jamir dixon and i'm a locate and mark fieldman for pg&e. most people in the community recogniz

in san jose, azenith smith, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> now to the nba draft. warriors are still basking in the glow of their title but tonight they are looking to the future. scott reiss with an update. the warriors won't be on the clock for a while. >> you win a title you pick 30 30th. good trade off. there are superstars in the draft, the trick is to find them. the minnesota minnesota timberwolves had the number one pick. he is a two way player, great shot blocker. good offensive player. as for the guys off the top of the board, they continue to trickle through. through pick number 9 right now. coming off a championship this selection is a very big deal. >> you know, you look around the league, you sit there and -- that team might get better, the west is so tough. i know the records -- the records say how good of a season we had but we can't rest and think it will go the same way next year. we hope the players will do the same thing again but we have to look to get better as an organization. staffing, players, things i can do. everything that we did this yea

i tried to ask but i was declined an interview because of pending litigation. >> azenith smith, thankon d.c. judge granted a new child for the man kicked in the killing of chandra levy. ingmar guandique was convicted and sentenced to 60 years in prison. attorneys arguing his conviction was based on a line. the case sparked a national scandal after it was revealed gary condit had an afear with the intern. -- an affair with the intern. >>> how americans view undocumented immigrants in the united states. the poll finds most americans believe undocumented people should be allowed to stay in the country. illegal immigrant will be a major issue in the presidential election. 72% of americans favor legal status. 56% of republicans favor allowing them to remain as long as they meet conditions. but at the same time 63% of republicans believe undocumented immigrants are also a burden on the country. >>> today texas governor rick perry announced he is running for president again. there are now 10 republican candidates. the democratic frontrunner was in texas talking about voter rights. >> it is t

he said the threat of fines is not -- [ indiscernible ] ktvu's azenith smith is in san jose and tellspushing for. >> reporter: this idea of turning toilet water into tap water is gaining momentum. the hope is to expand this facility. leaders are looking to the state to speed up the process. >> water goes in. >> reporter: amid the drought governor jerry brown met with leaders in san jose praising the south bay for doing its part to meet the conversation goal. >> weir not at the -- we are not at the level we want to attain but we are doing better than most. >> reporter: officials say the county met the goal of cutting water by 25%. if necessary he will find districts that don't meet the target. >> the drought is serious. we have to take serious measures to respond. >> one of the measures leaders are pushing for, a plan to use toilet water and turn it into drinking water. it is already being done in southern california. governor jerry brown says he supports efforts to wave studies. >> whatever we can do to facilitate reclaiming and reusing water. we are for. if we can help i will push th

azenith smith talked to the man today.said his son has not been the same since he came home from the walden way science camp. >> reporter: this mother asked we protect her identity. she tells us when her 10-year- old son came back from walden science camp he was an entirely different person. >> when he got off the bus he hugged me so tight. he was a little teary eyed. >> reporter: she says for months he was moody, would not attend any sleep overs. she says it was not until a camp counselor known as papa bear, that she thought he may have been molested. she said the two would be alone and her son was told he could not go home or call his parents. >> i felt very disgusted. very sad, very angry. for something like this to happen to your son. >> reporter: cubaru, -- cuvarubia maintains his innocence. saying he would rather kill himself than touch a child. this mother questions why rules weren't enforced to begin with. >> it shouldn't have happened. especially in such, especially at science camp where like there's so many child

as ktvu's azenith smith reports, prosecutors blamed the teenage son who allegedly got help from unknown gang members. >> it was a terrifying home invasion. the video blasted on social media and on the news of two teens armed with knives in broad daylight. two women and a 14 -month-old baby was home at the time in hiding. prosecutors say it was not a random act. but all master minded by the victim's 17-year-old son singh who does not live there. >> sources have provided information that leadstous believe that he was the one that set this up. he initiated the contact and provided information to help the gang members he knows from high school commit this crime. >>> singh along with herr era and torrez are all accused of robbing singh's father's house. back on may 8 all of them except singh drove to the home. two went inside with kitchen knives, cut phone lines and ransacked the house. two women are close family friends and his baby's half sister is upstairs. a man chased a woman as she desperately tried to hold a door closed. the men and women then hid in the bathroom before the men took o

ktvu's azenith smith has more. >> reporter: most people agree this is a good law.ow it is implemented. he owns a 7-eleven over there in santa clara county. this is the dividing line the county line. technically i am in san jose and the owner says the teens can walk 40 feet to buy tobacco over here. >> reporter: he is fuming. >> really upset about what they did last night. >> reporter: over a law the board passed raising the age to buy tobacco in santa clara county from 18 to 21. >> i am going to lose a lot of customers. should be fair for everybody. >> reporter: the problem is, his store is one of 25 that sits in santa clara county. across the street is the city of san jose. technically teens won't have to walk far to buy tobacco. >> only applies to people in the unincorporated areas. a small part of the population in santa clara county. he is behind the new law. i brought up the owner's concerns. he hopes they will follow suit. >> it doesn't take effect till january 1. we have a good six months to work with the city of san jose and with other cities to have them a

. >> azenith smith in san jose, thank you. >>> a section of the s.a.t. examine taken by thousands of students will not be scored because of a printing error. some books mistakenly gave students 25 minutes for one section instead of 20 minutes. it effected 487,000 students who took the exam on saturday as i stated, june 6. the college board it will provide reliable scores using other sections of the test. >>> california still running dry. more than a year since governor jerry brown approved emergency spending meant to address the drought. but a new analysis found half of the $687 million has been spent. according to the -- just a second. my apologies. only $300,000 has been spent out of 20 million set aside for projects. only 11 million has been spent out of the 21 million for housing assistance for disabled farm workers. and only 221 million spent out of the 472 million for local water infrastructure projects. however the state says there have been several success stories including drip irrigation in farm fields and new wells in los angeles. officials ar

azenith smith in san jose, thank you. >>> new developments in the killing of a terror suspect in boston. documents indicate he planned to behead someone and planning to attack police officers. the fbi showed community leaders video of him shooting. they said it confirms the 26- yield was not shot in the back as his brother claimed. >> the video is inconclusive. >> documents show he told a friend he was going on vacation in massachusetts. that vacation is road for violent jihad and he was planning to kill police officers yesterday or today. the task force decided to approach him yesterday for questions, he came at them with a knife and was shot. >>> b.a.r.t.'s board of directors wanted to hear from riders today in a online town hall. this is ahead of i ask week's budge -- next week's budget vote. ktvu's john fowler tells us the riders were upset about over crowding, delays ppoor service -- delays and poor service. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. acknowledges customer satisfaction is down, so is on time performance. crowded trains, break downs, and long delays are causing rising frustration. >> thr

ktvu's azenith smith is live in san jose. the suspect clearly needed help. >> reporter: yeah. four months ago alfonso david edington assaulted a man on a sidewalk. he pled no contest in the case and the victim said he knew he had mental health issues. >> reporter: alfonso david edington kept his face down when he went before a judge accused of kidnapping a three- year-old boy from a library on friday. he didn't know the boy and credited an alert driver for the boy's safe return. >> after he did time served and he is let go, my wife and i thought he is going to do some other crazy thing. >> reporter: he knows all about his behavior. >> he was crossing the street and stopped me in the middle. >> reporter: in february he was out getting coffee when out of nowhere he sucker punched him while crash the

ktvu's azenith smith is at three creeks trail. is the dog okay? >> reporter: yes. the dog is okay.ad too and this woman did the right thing and took the dog to the vet as soon as she realized her lab ate this substance that was found 25 yards down along this trail. >> go on her trail. >> reporter: like most dogs she wasn't wait to go out for her daily walk but it may have put her in harm's way. >> here is where the piles of the cat food have been left. >> she showed us where she came across dry cat food laced with white powder. after she ate it she immediately took her to the vet and got her stomach pumped. >> cat food and white powder on top. they can't test it now. >> reporter: it is a poison used to kill rodents. she believes whoever did it left poison out to control a cat population in the area. today animal control was out collecting evidence. >> if you did walk with your dog in that trail within the last week or two make sure you watch your dog. if you have concerns go to your medical provider. >> reporter: they

azenith smith. >> we've been tracking some rain and even thunderstorms tonight throughout pars -- partsning hours. those inland neighborhoods beginning to warm up. look at those mid- to upper 80s, san jose 78 degrees. only 60 in pacifica and san francisco 64 degrees. you see what's being happening over the past few hours showers developing in the sierra. heading out toward parts of the northern parts of the state. in fact, this one cell had a few light showers approaching the clear lake area right now. a lot of this is beginning to dissipate. this one sell also in the form of a few sprinkles or few light showers approaching parts of the east bay as well. this will continue to fall apart in the short term over the next hour or so probably just a few lingering clouds. you cannot rule out the chance of a few scattered clouds. looking out toward cloud cover. partly cloudy skies right now. some coastal fog already pushing back into the bay. and then monday, we're introducing some 90s inland at least in the low 90s. the fair begins tomorrow the san mateo fair and you can't see the 11:00. 60de

azenith smith tells us though, despite that sighting the beach is open and is going to stay open thiseat white sharks swimming in the beach near aptos. giancarlo thomae was on that helicopter and saw the sharks. >> i have been going into the ocean pretty much every day in the last 20 years and i have not seen or heard of anything like this. >> reporter: thomae says the sharks appeared between eight to 15-foot long. juvenile to adult. out of an abundance of caution, officials issued a warning. >> they're out there. that's their home. whenever you go in the ocean you just have to be aware of your surroundings if you see anything suspicious. >> reporter: it's unusual for sharks to be this far north and are likely feeding at night. >> she's sharks are starving dying on the beach. there's been tiger fish off this capitola wharf. there's warm water currents further north than usual. >> reporter: as you can imagine, the sightings are the talk among beachgoers. this family visiting from chicago is opting to stay out of the water enjoying great sharks from a distance. >> i don't want them any

as azenith smith reports, some employees were stunned by the news. >> reporter: nestled in a prime locationench inspired decor, a favorite for locals. >> i was just telling somebody when i had a meeting over here, that it's really awesome that you know, there are places like this. >> reporter: but come three months, this place will be gone. that's because owner, starbucks has announced its closing all 23 locations all in the bay area and two manufacturing facilities. saying they're not sustainable for the company's long term growth. this comes as the coffee giant has seen strong food sales. >> it's popular. it's always full. >> they want to close the restaurants? that's too bad. i hope not. >> what i always wanted to do in this country. >> reporter: starbucks bought the chain for $100 million to spruce up its menu. what's unclear is what will happen to the employees. according to a statement on the starbucks website, all partners who work in these locations are being treated with the utmost care. where possible, starbucks will find new locations at starbucks stores in the area. patrons hope

azenith smith, ktvu, fox 2 news. >>> a new survey from the national institutes of health finds that 33 million adults, 33 million, suffer from problems related to alcohol abuse and dependence. but most have never tried to get treatment. this is the first estimate based on a new definition of alcohol use disorders. it combines alcohol abuse and alcohol dependents, which until now had been considered two separate drinking disorders. the new guidelines define problem drinkers as people with at least 2 of 11 symptoms. those systems include frequent hangovers, cravings for alcohol, failed attempts to stop or limit drinking, and problems performing at work or school because of alcohol. >>> a bay area trucking company is suggested to a surprise inspection after a deadly crash. the safety violation the chp says it's found, and the action it's taking. >> it's a landmark california climate change bill, and it cleared a major hurdle today. one goal cut gasoline use by the stay in half in 15 years. grass fed? mhmm. i'm super into health. bottled tap water? well all bottled water is the same right?

azenith smith talks to one south bay man who knows from experience just how dangerous those fire work -- fireworks can be. >> reporter: his livelihood as a tattoo artist is gone. >> it's been pretty painfully, physically and mentally, financially. >> reporter: the 24-year-old bought fireworks online as he and his friend bought the last fire work, the mortar type device blew imin his hand because of a faulty fuse -- blew up in his hand. >> every single one of these thing s is illegal in the county. >> reporter: authorities in santa clara county are tracking down planing to send out bomb teams on july 4th. they can also now be slapped with fines up to $500. >> it seems like an that are -- it seems like an >> reporter: as for ortiz, he says he considers himself lucky. saying he could have been blind. the fireworks melted his contact lenses. he recommends watching the professionals. there are eight professional fire work shows for the fourth. >>> on ktvu.com we posted a link to those areas, you will find it on web links. >>> police say they had to use physical force and that one officer w