betty soskin works at the national historical park in richmond. olice say on monday night, a man broke into her home and punched her several times before taking off with some of her personal items. soskin says the thief took the commemorative coin given to her by president obama last year for being the oldest park ranger in the u.s. we are just getting word, east bay congressman mark desaulnier will work with the white house to get her a replacement. >>> contra costa animal services is looking into how two dogs were mistakenly euthanized. one happened june 18 involving a pit bull. the agency says at the time, it was working with the rescue organization to help save the female dog. it's looking into the death of a dog named tommy. the agency will try to determine where communications failed. >> if you are an animal welfare organization and there's a rescue lined up, you cannot euthanize the animal. >> over the past five years contra costa county animal services has increased its rate from 46 to 80% to save dogs. >>> new numbers are out on the u.s. j

. >> 94-year-old betty reid soskin is the onliest park ranger in the united states. she was honored for her work by president obama and awarded this special coin last december. now, she is recovering from a terrifying home invasion that last her with black areas and a split lip. police say the intruder stole julie, electronics and the presidential coin. >> that was her most cherished item and it is priceless. we want that back. >> lieutenant with the richmond police department said show was asleep at midnight someone break into her town home. the suspect forced entry through a sliding glass door. betty reid soskin tried to call 9-1-1 but he grabbed the phone and beat her. >> he continued with his assault and started to punch the victim who is 94 years old. he punched her several times in her face. she lost her balance and fell to the floor. >> betty reid soskin crawled away and hid in her bathroom. police do not know in she was targeted or in this was random. they are outraged by the violent attack on a loved and respected member of the community. they are reach out

betty soskin works at rosie the rivet ever national historic park -- rosie the riveters national historicng, everyone. from our kpix 5 studios in san francisco, let's step outside. this is a view of the transamerica pyramid and what do you see? nothing but blue skies. we have a hint of stratus next to the coast and into the bay this morning. but everything is burning off faster than yesterday. 50s and 60s right now. later today 60s at the beaches, 60s bayside, up to 77 degrees in mountain view, also to the north in san rafael. we're talking mid-80s in concord, clayton and walnut creek also throughout the tri- valley. 95 in discovery bay. also in brentwood into the north into clearlake and cloverdale. variable winds at 20. identical conditions on friday. and as we slide towards the holiday we're talking about sunny skies, 60s to near 90 degrees. we have your full forecast as far as your traffic is concerned that's coming up with gianna next. >>> dispatch. let's check traffic as you work your way along the peninsula. accident westbound 92 right at 101. it is in the center divide. but a slow

how you can help 94-year-old betty soskin, coming up at 5:00. say fireworks in san francisco's china town are still for sale but harder to find in san francisco. the extra police presence said to be the reason. >>> time to think beyond the traditional bay area. extreme growth points to the mega california region. and how b.a.r.t. is expanding to handle the new commuters. >> reporter: we have to redefine or expand our definition of the bay area. housing costs pushes come mute teres further out and jobs draw them in. this will push them 10 miles deeper into far eastern in contra costa county and perhaps transform it. carving the way into the future of the new mega region will be transportation links like these b.a.r.t. electric diesel train cars that extend b.a.r.t.'s reach 10 miles down the road to antio antioch. >> the first was the airport connector and now this. >> reporter: thinking outside the box is important and what the bay area council is calling our mega region, not just the original nine county bay area. now, we have to include three o

betty soskin works at rosie the riveter national historical park. police say that the intruder stole several items from her home including this treasured presidential coin. the crime happened about midnight on monday. richmond police urge anyone with information to contact them. >>> a new department to oversee police in san francisco. the idea will be considered today by a board of supervisors committee. kpix 5's anne makovec joins us live from san francisco with details on how this proposal would work. >> it would be headed out of the district attorney's office. right now it's the police department that usually takes the lead on these investigations. even when the d.a.'s office takes the reins it's usually relying on the police department as the lead agency in the investigation. so it would create the independent investigations bureau a 14-person team to investigate police shootings in-custody deaths and allegations of excessive force. the unit would prosecute criminal cases and review court cases where officers accused of wrongdoing may have playe

. >> reporter: for that reason 94- year-old betty soskin asked we not show her face.the days before she was attacked and brutally beaten. >> i fully expected he was going to kill me. he doubled up his fists and hit me a couple of times on the sides of my face with all his might. >> reporter: richmond police say around 1:45 monday morning a man broke into her apartment through a sliding glass door before make higgs way into her room where she was asleep. >> something woke me. i looked over and he was standing there. >> reporter: she grabbed her cell phone, but the suspect took it from her. the two struggled and he dragged her from her bed through the hall bay. >> i was terrified. nothing i could think of was to scream and scream and scream. >> reporter: she managed to get away, locking herself in the bathroom for the next 45 minutes while the suspect took her items. but soskin wasn't giving up. she prepared to defend herself with an iron. >> i plugged it in and set it to the hottest. i figured if he came in i was gonna brand him and that that would mark him for the pol

a man broke into betty reid soskin's apartment 1:45 monday morning. police say he got in through a sliding glass door and went to her room where she was asleep. she grabbed her cell phone, but the man took it from her. he then dragged her from the bed, down the hallway hitting her a number of times. she managed to get away. she locked herself in the bathroom while he went through the home and stole her things. >> i truly expected he was going to kill me. he doubled up his fist and hit me a couple of times on the sides of my face with all his might. >> police say the man stole an ipad, a laptop, a cell phone and a commemorative coin given to her by president obama for being the oldest park ranger in the united states. she says that coin is dear to her. she is hoping she can get it back. >>> time is 7:24. attorney general loretta lynch says the current gun control debate between members of congress is encouraging. >> certainly i am delighted that members of congress on both sides of the aisle are having these discussions. we do need to focus on keeping