chris sanchez is going to the scene now to gather more physician for you we'll have estroynformation later this morning. >>> also developing, a live look in san jose where firefighters are mopping up from the fast moving brush fire that destroyed it broke and damaged another d 4-30 this is the second fire in two n josen san jose. broke out about 4:30 yesterday afternoon right near the san jose country club. aidall about 100 acres of land t, geburned. one person forced to leave said she spoke with a homeowner that lost everything. ere )e was sad, she said she lost everything, they said get out now. >> one fire fiekter suffered a dislocated shoulder battling the p and do we'll have a live report from the scene at the top of the hour. >>> right now, flames going up ost dewn our golden state this morning. this shows the active fires that in thire are battling right now. they are in red. ows of the most constructive is a wall fire in beaute county. we have an image showing a oyed 41o, a swirling wind of flames. this morning it stands at 5800 acres. 55% contained. also near lake tahoe this

chris sanchez shows us. >> angry mad at the world. >> reporter: von miles has called the california departmenthe last 22 years. >> i was arrested in 1995 for first degree murder. >> reporter: he said he dedicated those years to self-transformation and is a state certified crisis counselor. >> a whole lot of remorse and regret. if you sit there like i have sat in there for the past 22 years, bound to change me. >> reporter: now he sits in an unlikely circle made up of inmates from san quentin and prosecutors from the san francisco district attorney's office. >> name is alex. >> reporter: they're coming together as part of a new effort meant to humanize the criminal justice system. >> we need to be punished if we committed a crime. also we're not past being rehabilitated. >> reporter: the district attorney has been taking his prosecutors for san quentin for several years now. he says prosecutors have never struggled filling jeail cells bt he believes they miss the mark when it comes to rehabilitation. >> we have incarcerated more people than any other nation. it's filled. it hasn't necessarily d

"today in the bay" chris sanchez shows us how family giving tree's thousands of people are ready for first day of school. >> i have a 5th grader and a 7th grader, the thought of accepting them to school without school supplies would be heart wrenching to me as a parent. >> reporter: these employees are taking part in this back-to-school drive. they supply paper, notebooks, cam calculators, rulers and folders. >> some education is very important to western digital. so providing access to the supplies, it's just one piece of helping our communities be more successful. >> reporter: western digital partnered with family giving tree to make sure students have all the necessary school supplies to succeed and each barkback makes a difference. >> it's the population of low income children is still growing and with the costs in the bay area as everybody well knows. >> on this day, volunteers packed 500 back pax for students from kindergarten to high school. >> we all know how exciting it is to have a backpack. in i know that every backpack that we pack today will eventually go to some kids, i

chris sanchez is joining us live this morning with where the money would go.s. >> reporter: good morning to you, sam and laura. that is proposed bridge toll hike to affect all bridges except for the golden gate bridge and it would fund all kinds of improvements, infrastructure from the highways to the bridges and also for mass transit and it is a unanimous yes in the transportation committee. they passed it unanimously yesterday in the state assembly. so-called regional measure 3. the california state version is showing promise and if it makes it through goes on the ballot for june of next year. the proposal starts with a $1 hike that would raise $127 million a year. a $2 increase would generate $254 million a year. and then a $3 increase would raise $381 million a year for improvements. now, in a recent poll, 56 of voters said definitely or probably yes to that regional measure 3. 43% said probably or definitely no. that poll was about 3,000 likely voters. it was commissioned by the silicon valley leadership group and the bay area council, as well. here's how

welcome back now let's get to the stage for more from chris sanchez. so what do you think is the biggest misunderstanding the governments or corporations have of the artist in particular musician. there's a couple of things that come to mind one of them and i wish i could remember who said this but it was it was someone in the. in the government or that was like ok artists all of you you're just just saying just act stop don't care. but you think like just shut up and saying or whatever that kind of vibe. and that is a huge misunderstanding obviously because hi i'm a citizen of this country i am a person with opinions and feelings and and ideas even though i happen to be doing something that is an entertainment industry yeah oh you dance monkey like and just be quiet don't you don't get to think that's a huge misunderstanding and i think that that's. if people have their opinions and they have a platform to speak them because they are famous for being an actor or a musician or whatever then good for them i mean these other people to have their opposite

. >> that was chris sanchez reporting. you saw him in the piece there, the inmate who helped launch the collaboration will be out of prison by next month. he hopes to convince other d.a.s to consider this program. >>> still ahead, happy deep and happy trails. the unique event in the south bay that supports an important cause. there they are. ==vo== a 5-k wa >>> you have probably heard of a walk-a-thon. how about a wag-a-thon. there it is. a 5k dog walk took place at christmas hill park. south county tail waggers hosting the event and inviting families and friends. they don't know how much money they raised quite yet, but all the proceeds will go to creating a free spay and neuter clinic. >> my dog would probably give up after a while. >> do you have a little dog? >> i do. >> that's right. this is not a good weekend for him. >> it is not because we do have that heat advisory. so quick reminder, that will remain in effect through 9:00 p.m. triple digit heat is expected until tomorrow. >> "nightly news" is next. we'll be back

chris sanchez will join us at 5:30 to talk about the projects an put it up on bay area nbc.com. >>> adobe systems is increasing the complex in downtown san jose. the company is going to be buying new property nearby and hiring 3,000 more employees. adobe currently has 2,500 workers in the downtown office. its new proposed property west san fernando street. >>> 4:36 right now. coming up, a concession in a grisly crime. now we're hearing why he felt wronged by the victims. >>> a scare for a former president. jimmy carter hospitalized after working on a habitat for humanity project. we'll update you on how he's doing this morning. food. water. internet. we need it to live. but what we don't need are surprises, like extra monthly fees. i see you, fee, played by legendary actress anjelica huston. you got me, mark. we just want fast internet for one, simple rate. for all the streaming and the shopping and the newsing, but most of all... for the this. internet for one everyday simple price and no extra monthly fees. about what may have led up to the killing of 4 young men in >>> we have new deta

chris sanchez is off. we brought you this story yesterday morning. police say the suspect who shot and killed an antioch gas station clerk is dead. authorities have identified the suspect as a 42-year-old man but have not released his name. he died after being shot by an officer. the series of events happened monday night at a bolero gas station. police say the 57-year-old victim was robbed, pistol-whipped, then shot to death by an armed robber as he worked. this morning the family is grieving the loss of the father of three, who was the sole source of income. >> if he would have taken every item in that store, he wouldn't have lifted a finger on you. he didn't deserve this. he didn't. >> why? what's happening? why? >> i just want my dad to know that i love him and i appreciate everything he's ever done for us. >> police say the suspect was struck in the torso but was still able to run from the gas station and make it to his car. >>> also new at 11:00, fire crews potato nion the peninsula to save a home from flames. this is from mountain view fire ch

sanchez in washington. let's turn to editor at large, chris so liz za, kelly jane tore redness, and ellis. chris, trump has made it leer clue this week he's unhappy with jeff sessions as ag. he thinks the special investigation is a witch-hunt. would moving sessions to another post, maybe at dhs be a way to get rid of the ag and mueller without the belowback of actually firing sessions? >> well, getting rid of mueller would cause blowback no matter what you did, anna. there's no way that can be gotten rid of. i think the department of homeland security post is potentially an appealing place because it makes a few groups happy, senators who have made clear that they support jeff sessions. they don't want him fired, that they don't like the way in which he's being treated. you also have the conservative movement. jeff sessions has been on the immigration front a lot longer than donald trump has. he's been on the front lines calling for tougher border security. both of those groups have risen up in the last week as donald trump attacked jeff sessions and said wait a minute, this would give him

chris vatton, the tiger started out strong from the beginning. they had fur runs in the first two innings. their pitching was good as well, tigers pitcher, sanchez had a season high 8 strike outs and six innings, they only allow today earned runs. >> >> this machining instead of end zones and sideline, there will be sand traps and groans. the stadium has been transformed from a football field to a nine hole golf course. it is part of stadium links where stadiums and parkparks more like pebble beach. this a similar event in texasment we just checked while most tee tims are bocked there are a few spots still available, we have posted a link on our web links section of ktvu.com. >> you have to do it, pam. >> time is 4:44. if you think golfing in a football stadium is unusual there were unusual happening at the tour de france. a woman decided yeah i am going to ride a horse. >> moore the end of the race. she did 6789 it was a windy day in north central france. the wind blew that on to the race course. you don't see that. it could have been a disaster though, someone would have been hurt the riders may have try today swerve to avoid it but thankfully

sanchez is there as well talking with investigators. she reports that the victim is a man who was stabbed 13 times but will likely survive. police tell chris they're looking for the attacker. we will break any news for you on twitter. chris will join us again at 5:30. >>> live look this morning from the golden gate bridge ahead of sunday's san francisco marathon. this year, however, is going to be a little bit different. for the first time ever the northbound lanes on the bridge are going to be closed completely to drivers in the race. >>> we're live near the golden gate bridge with why officials decided do this. good morning, pete. >> reporter: it's an unprecedented move by golden gate bridge officials deciding to close down the northbound lanes during the sunday morning part of the san francisco marathon. and they say this all comes down to safety. now they cited examples of vent events around the world where people have driven into pedestrians, so this sa you will about being safe during the marathon. they're saying that the northbound lanes will be closed from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. this will affect around 4,500 drivers who use the gol

sanchez, thank you so much for that, from washington. here with us to discuss with our panel, adam ensis, a staff writer for the "washington post." patrick healey, a cnn political loirt and chris cillizza, cnn politics reporter and editor at large. chris, you first, you wrote an article for cnn.com making the point that priebus' departure completes the purge from the washington insiders from the president's inner circle could signal a harder turn if trump's outsider rhetoric and approach. explain what you think we're about to embark on. >> sure, fred. it speeds up the purge, it doesn't mean that there's no one with ties to the washington and the washington establishment, kellyanne conway was a washington pollster prior to her time with president trump and vice president mike pence before. john kelly is someone spent a long time around washington. is but he's not a washington establishment political figure that is reince priebus. he was the olive branch. he was the person cast by folks very nervous about the idea of donald trump being president, republicans very nervous about of idea of donald trump being president, as well, he's got reince in enter and reince brings in sean sp

chris. i )m ... ==topvo== rider safety will be front and center this morning .. when bart board members meet to discuss safety impv >>> it's 8:56. i'm kris sanchez.le stormed a train at a b.a.r.t. station. any crime is unacceptable and one solution is hiring more police officers. b.a.r.t. added new security cameras for its entire fleet of trains. the safety discussion is scheduled for 10:30 in oakland. >>> happening now, our pete suratos is at that meeting. he'll talk with b.a.r.t. leaders and we'll have a live report in our midday newscast. check out our twitter feed for updates. >>> getting ready to announce the addition of new flights at manetta airport. they're not saying anything about what kind of deal it might be. the announcement gets under way in about an hour. more local news coming up in just a half hour. go ♪ >>> this morning on "today's take," grammy-winning country superstar, chris stapleton, on our concert stage. >>> and the answers to your parents and relationship questions you're too afraid to ask. >>> and the easiest ice cream cake ever and cool summer treats, coming up right now. >> from nbc news, this is "today's take." live f