we are learning about hazmat workers in contra costa county who are among the latest to call it quits following the change. 3 hazmat employees are retiring. county employees will no longer be able to count unused vacation and sick leave towards their pension. at least 2-3 are retiring because of the change. he says remaining employees are filling the gap. >> we stepped in to fill the void that has been left. while we are in the process of hiring new people, and train them so they could respond. >> in addition to that one hazmat officer was promoted and another is moving. meaning the county will have 14 hazmat specialists instead of 19. ktvu channel 2 news sources tell us 100 employees put in for retirement in contra costa county and alameda counties. >>> a law maker is part of a delegation of politician who left for central america. planning to meet with dignitaries to discuss trade and immigration issues and darrel steinburg says they will better understand the crisis involving unaccompanied children into the united states. and to figure out what california can do to help. >> we want

. >>> in contra costa county three people were injured after their boat was grounded. it happened yesterday morning east of the antioch bring. the coast guard received a distress call for medical help. because one passenger had a back injury and two other

new rules could go into effect in contra costa county. >> it is a continued reminder of how serious the drought conditions are statewide. >> it's not clear how they would enforce them but if approved, they would write water waister tickets. >>> and san francisco city hall is not doing it's part to save water during the drought. city departments have only cut them by 6% over the last year and that means city agencies are using their homes in san francisco which recently cut their water use by 10%. >>> today the city of san francisco is unveiling three mobile bathrooms to address complaints about waste on streets and sidewalks. now the mobile bathrooms will be going up on golden gate avenue. each one will only be available during certain hours when public bathrooms were installed in the mid-90s. >>> they are asking for the public's help to find a man who videotaped a woman in a store and then vandalized her car. the woman said a man followed her around the store taking video of her with a cell phone. surveillance video shows the man pacing outside then coming in the store. she lost site o

. > > officials will fog parts of contra costa county tomorrow morning. in an effort to prevent the spread of west nile virus. crews will spray insecticide in a small area in martinez. between 4-30 and 5-50 a-m. so far this year. nine dead birds in contra costa county have tested positive for west nile virus. the virus can easily spread through birds. since mosquitoes that bite infected birds, may then go on to bite humans. a hate crime during a weekend of acceptance. a lesbian couple shares their story for the first time. the young suspects involved in the vicious home -invasion robbery and sexual assault of an elderly south bay woman. and how much extra one bay area city wants to charge you. to buy a soda. it was dramatically cooler out there today and even cooler tomorrow as the fog becomes more widespread. we will look at the numbers coming at. the bay area is gearing up for independence day. kron-4 will help you celebrate fourth of july. we'll bring you the biggest and best fireworks shows live from all around the bay. so, catch the july-4th firework

. >>> a protect in contra costa county that will restore wildlife habitat. today people gathered to celebrate the shifting of a four mile stretch of the area from federal to local hands. it was formerly controlled by the u.s. army corps of engineers but he helped officials regain control. >> what we can do with local control is reestablish what was here. we are almost going backwards to go forwards, using natural processes and re-establishing the marshes here. >> in addition to flood control and there is hope of extending the trail to the area as part of the project. >>> temperatures today like yesterday. temperatures tomorrow like today. no big changes. that is the tropical moisture. the humid air that has been lingering. continues to hang out through tomorrow andspriles in the pornography. -- and sprinkles in the morning. we will get to that. you don't get 60% humidity very often but that is what we are seeing. typical climate drier air mass. unless you are at the coast. most of us are doing 15, 20% humidities tops this time of year. the fog along the coas

reporter: witnesses say this driver was speeding and swerving all over the roadway from contra costa county all the way to alameda county. it's underneath where the crash happened in the southbound lanes. the freeway is back open. that is after being shut down if for two hours. there is still quite a bit of glass out here. the car has been taken away and so has the body of a man that witnesses say was in his 30s. the man was speeding for miles. around 1:00 44 hit the the center divide and rolled for 11 feet. no other cars were involved in the accident. cars were diverted off the highway but around 3:00 the roadway opened back up. the chp is trying to figure out what caused this crash. whether drugs or alcohol were involved. we will keep you posted on whether or not we learn the identity of the victim here. tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >>> new this morning a grass fire that forced evacuations in contra costa county over the weekend had a flair up over night. two trees caught fire shortly after 1:00 this morning. firefighters are expected to saw down the trees this morning. if the fire

one of the safer places in contra costa county. >> reporter: police are trying to put a stop to whatappens when the sun goes down. >> if you will come to the town and come to the bars and sell narcotics or buy them they will be there. >> reporter: he says drug traffickers dealing at bar -- traffickers are dealing at bars and restaurants. since february he says the group made the rounds through downtown. >> these individuals were so blatant and so many people knew about it that we got a lot of information from different sources. >> i am surprised. i come out here organizationally and -- occasionally and i find it safe. >> she knows drugs could be a problem in any city. >> it has to do with the night life and that is separate from the day time here. >> reporter: police say the arrests don't eliminate the drug problem and they know other dealers would be out -- could be out but they hope to make more arrests soon. cristina rendon, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a san francisco grand jury indicted fedex for shipping powerful prescription drugs for illegal online pharmacies. prosecutors say for

illegal firework that we found near the area of origin. >> as he said, they are illegal in contra costa county, but we should point out, they are illegal in most other bay county areas as well. >>> that fire in napa county is burning as well. it has destroyed seven homes. suns of homes are threatened and those people are spending another night at an evacuation center. the fire is 30% contained. some of the people that have taken up residence at a shelter have pets. >> so we are given the option of sleeping here inside. but it is cooler for some of the folks outside and some of the people want to be near their stuff in their vehicles an near their pet which are outside. >> the federal government is covering some of the cost of the fire. lit reimburse the state up to 75% of what its spends. en and lots of you have been sharing your fire photos withs us. you can see how tough it is for the firefighters. you cup load your pictures and get wild fire updates on our website kpix5/wildfires. >>> part of 280 northbound was shut down tonight and it will stay that way a couple of days. we have saw look a

we know we've been mentioning that fight in contra costa county. so let's go ahead and get a look here across the bay area. and you can see currently temperatures are pretty cool with that onshore wind coming out of the west, and also quite a bit of cloud cover here into the north bay. averaging 57. currently in san francisco, 62, with areas of thick fog. and throughout the east bay, a cool wind and 60. but you can see some of the best weather right here across the south bay with continued clear skies and 61. and you're going to want to take a look up, if you haven't already tonight, or early tomorrow morning at 4:25. that's exactly when the super moon is going to be in full position. it's when you get a full moon coinciding with the very close track of the moon and also the earth. you're going to have to more opportunities, though, because also in august and september, we'll be looking at super moons coming our way. so let's take you into tomorrow morning and see what you can expect. and it's going to be very comfortable. a little on the chilly si

contra costa county, napa, and looks like sonoma county. the four locations there that will stand the best bet of seeing on going light rain showers heading on into tonight. the rainfall totals while not impressive are still significant given how dry the month of july typically is. usually don't see measurable rainfall so we did manage that in daly city and orinda. the sierra did reach an inch or two of rain earlier today. so monday will be the last day we have a chance at least to see a few more showers. again, the system now mainly over the sierra moving on. for tomorrow morning, if you're out on the coast you're going to see fog and drizzle at times. misty skies. mostly cloudy start for the day. we should start to see clearing and then by the evening a more typical july pattern. low clouds and fog come back in along with mist at times along the coast. that's the trend as we see tomorrow. less muggy, too. as we head towards the end of the week, valley heat will make a return appearance as the monsoon moisture gets shoved out of the way. t

>> reporter: "covered california" will say no that contra costa county is actually representative of a majority of the state. but in contra costa, there are two major medical groups with lots of doctors that account for most of the enrollees. kaiser which is an hmo so all doctors are in network and john muir medical center where the davises go where they advertised early on they were be accepting anyone on "covered california." so plenty of coverage. >> unlike some spots where you can't find a doctor for 20 miles. >> alameda county has been a very troubled area and anthem blue shield and "covered california" all say they are working on improving it. >> i have an assignment for you. find somebody who moved to an area that has more doctors because of this. >> i think we have a couple of people out there. i'll check my emails of and get back to you. >> thank you. >>> still ahead, just out of prison and busted again. a repeat dui offender strikes more some say enough is enough. >> you have heard of secondhand smoke? it turns out stress may work the same way. new research says it could be

serious water waisters for people to stop the rules and they will have to put up changes in contra costa county. >> we don't expect any changes but it is a continued reminder of how serious the drought is statewide. >> reporter: if the water resources do implement new tighter standards it is live fires channel knew news. >>> it happened on the pathway on caesar char she is campus. he was punched and robbed of his cell phone. shortly after another man was robbed by three men and they also punched him and took his bike. no word if the suspects in both cases are cocked. >>> there is a loophole and on sunday, the home was able to disabled it by unplugging the phone jack and that allowed the thieves to go into the house without knowing the system was disabled. >> i was very surprised and i was more surprised they didn't have a record of when this would have occurred. they can and one way to do this is to have a wireless security and they may lays it per stop for the shuttles much rand protesters are expecting it during today's meetings. they are expecting higher rents and evictions that forced many

nine dead birds in contra costa county have tested positive for west nile virus.ws focused fogging the area bordered by east pacheco creek. >> jacqueline: low clouds are starting to push into the east bag sa some day east bay >> jacqueline: this is it that says they shores back to the bay shores. we will beat and beat a least with 84 in sunnyvale and 81 and so help san jose. with the exception of antioch that will be in 92 degree temperature. 65 in san francisco and low 83 the north bay. what i get for friday for the fireworks forecast it looks like we will be clear for most of the bay area. falk will move san late. fog will move in late. >> jacqueline: brief fog on saturday morning. clear skies and warmer temperatures with the same things corn for sunday and monday. >> pam: americans living along the u-s-mexico border are concerned about possible health problems of people illegally entering the country >> pam: the government has so far identified a handful of undocumented immigrants with illnesses. >> pam: this week, three buses with undocumented immigrants being

they are illegal in contra costa county. there are a few cities that you can buy safe and sane fireworks but the restrictions are tough. so if you are planning on doing this, make sure you take a look at your local community -- the state fire marshal has information on it. rest assured, law enforcement will be looking for you. >> it sounds like it. what are the penalties for possessing illegal fireworks? >> reporter: you can be taken to jail for illegal fireworks. at least here in santa clara county, the deputies say their main goal is education. what they prefer to do is confiscate all the illegal fireworks, maybe issue a citation. but if they find a big stash or if you give them a problem, they can put you in jail for it. >> you know, watching the professional fireworks, that's fun, too. all right, mark sayre, live in gilroy. thanks. >> especially with the drought. 4th of july, you got to be really, really care. >> you have to be very, very careful. the good news is it looks like things change in the atmosphere a little bi

they are illegal in contra costa county. so if you are going to be purchasing safe and sane fireworks, check on the local regulations where you live. reporting live in gilroy, i'm mark sayre, kpix 5. >>> and if you have not made your 4th of july plans just yet, now is the time. we have a complete list of all the bay area fireworks shows and events at kpix.com/fireworks. >>> time now 6:52. it appears bay area commuters can breathe a sigh of relief but a deal between muni and its drivers could still hit a roadblock. >> i'm mark kelly live at san francisco city hall. you can see they are setting up for the world cup game today. coming up we'll explain what you could expect and why the game is so important. ,,,,,,,, heat shields are compromised. we have multiple failures. what's that alarm? fuel cell two is down. i'm going to have to guide her in manually. this is very exciting. but i'm at my stop. come again? i'm watching this on the train. it's so hard to leave. good luck with everything. watch tv virtually anywhere with the u

it has to return to a contra costa county court that stopped an earlier version of the project back in 2009. >>> all right. 6:03. let's check the morning commute with gianna in for liz today. >> good morning. it's pretty busy at the bay bridge. the metering lights were turned on just after 5:30 this morning due to an accident that was near the incline. everything cleared out of lanes quickly but the damage is done. you're backed up into the maze. approaches to the bay bridge slow-and-go. 580 backed up almost to highway 24 at this point. westbound 80 also seeing some delays out of berkeley towards the bay bridge. 880 though not too bad northbound still clear, southbound no major delays and taking a look at your ride 101 through san jose northbound starting to see brake lights near mckee. with the forecast, here's lawrence. >>> thick fog in the bay area this morning more monsoonal clouds moving overhead. around the state we have seen some lightning strikes. those continue this morning in the central valley and the sierra nevada. locally we have had a couple of raindrops showing up in the

and coming into the city, i want to mention traffic is moving well on 880 southbound in contra costa county, leyland road in pittsburgh, i want to tell you more about that and we will take a look at the east bay commute. let's go back to the desk. >>> we have developing news in hayward, police or are end investigating veer is more on what we are lending. >> reporter: all we know know is the shootings happened be a that is when they responded to the 2600 block of allison avenue. we saw one victim treated by police and it is underclear and there were office some in connection with the shooting but we have helped to learn more about this investigation and sows as sap we are learn more a days. >>> they are hiring what is temporary employees known as water cops. few people are meeting that going and now temporary people are asked to watch car park washington is and alameda has also hired water cops. >>> they are still without water and it has been five days without the billing -- they are filling their hot tops and toll let's and others are using portable toilets. >> i didn't pay 2,200 a month t

reporter: the chp says the victim was speeding for several miles starting all the way back in contra costa county. we are obviously in alameda county. if you take a look behind me here. you can see debris from the car, from the accident still in the median and glass in the roadway. we're at the redwood road off ramp where the road was shut down for two hours. the man was driving at high speeds. swerving all over the road. someone called # 911 after they spotted him on highway 24 westbound just minutes before this accident. and then around 1:00 this morning he hit the center divide and rolled for about 100 feet. officers say he was wearing a seat belt but he died on scene and luckily no other cars were involved in the accident. cars were diverted off the highway. at 3:00 this morning the car -- if we happen to get the identity of the person involved, whether pass it along to you. tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a grass fire that forced evacuations in contra costa county had canary up over night. two trees caught fire shortly after 1:00 this morning. firefighters are expected to cut down tho

no one is feeling it more than contra costa county.t is where budget cuts a quarter of the normal staffing levels. ktvu's john fowler is live with a example of this effect. john? >> reporter: that's right. firefighters call this a warning next to homes a fire that could have been a disaster. but for calm winds and quick neighbors. >>> burned fence. destroyed. and a charred quarter acre next to his home. >> scary. came outside and the whole shed was on fire. >> reporter: first on the scene a neighbor, 17-year-old boy scout. >> just saw huge orange tall flames going up the tree. at first i thought their house was on fire. >> he grabbed a hose. firefighters were on the scene in a few minutes. >> it could have been worse. >> reporter: he tells me county wide fire staffing was already low but they sent 5 engines and firefighters to other wildfires. stretching thin back up resources. northern california had triple the number of fires. had this fire got out of control, help could have been slow coming. >> i can't recall anytime this early we

similar requirements are expected in santa clara and contra costa counties in the future. >>> lebron is making headlines one more time after deciding what team he's going for. this time it's a homecoming. >> when james announced he was leaving cleveland, fans were furious. but that was then, this is now. >> reporter: fans gathering outside of quick & loans after james announced he was coming back to cleveland. >> i didn't believe it until i saw it on a website. >> reporter: nothing is given, everything is earned. you work for what you have, i'm ready to accept the challenge, i'm coming home. born and raised in akron ohio, james played with cleveland until he jumped on board to miami. when i left cleveland i was seeking championships, and we won two. but what's really important to me is bringing a championship to ohio. >> he has grown and had this opportunity. he accomplished what he wanted to in miami. >> reporter: at least for today it seems like all is forgiven in the streets of cleveland. the news reaching the white house. president obama is a fan and has met the super star. >> th

and also we are looking at the commute in contra costa county where by thousand we have slow traffic. you can see traffic is a little slow. 6:50 let's go to steve. >>> you sure about that sal? >> let's go to steve paulson. >> thank you, sal. i appreciate that. we do have low cloud deck around. a couple friends of mine say i'm going up on tuesday. will it still be the same? that is a little far outside of my forecast zone. today and tomorrow look like. flash flood watch is out. this extends from bear valley. flash flood watch until 9:00 tomorrow. that is pretty impressive. things have collapsed. things are too cool but they will pick up later for us. there is a lot of low clouds around. a couple little breaks in the fog. 60s on the temps. they have been there. i don't think these will change. 59 to 63. san jose state university meetology department. our observer michael is 60. that is 17 under. low clouds will peel back. there are a few high clouds. maybe parts in solano county. there is also it looks like a renewed source of tropical clouds come into southern california and the sierra

on the right the dry brown hills of contra costa county where today temperatures sored to 100 degrees. and our chief meteorologist bill martin is tracking the condition. >> he joins can us now with the hottest spots that are still hot right now. >> the sea breeze is kicking in. winds 35 miles per hour. winds in the delta 30 miles per hour. that is bringing cooler air inland. these are the current temperatures. they have come down quite a bit. you see the greens and yellows. that is the marine flow. the cool, moist air dropping temperatures rappedly. livermore -- rapidly. livermore 82 degrees. we will see a cooler pattern inland. earlier today it was hot. temperatures got up into the upper 90s. low 100s. we have muggy conditions as well. humidity, temperatures -- humidity 40% in some places because of all the moisture coming in. this happened last week. you don't want thunderstorms but we have them. not in our area. if i come over here. we are getting strong weather in the seair oz. next -- sierras. when i come back i will time those out for you. the heat is going away, when it comes b

contra costa county is asking residents to phone in reports of dead birds so they can investigate. >> all right. more to bring you here on 7 news at 9:00. we keep a close eye on the big fire. still burning writ now out of control in napa county. we update that. also any. how barry bonds gets a new chance to fight his conviction for steroids. >> look at the traffic that could snarl your drive into san francisco when cal-trans closes a freeway this week. stay with me r over 60,000 california foster children, having necessary school supplies can mean the difference between success and failure. the day i start, i'm already behind. i never know what i'm gonna need. new school, new classes, new kids. it's hard starting over. to help, sleep train is collecting school supplies for local foster children. bring your gift to any sleep train, and help a foster child start the school year right. not everyone can be a foster parent, but anyone can help a foster child. . >> latest now on the breaking news we follow. fast moving fire threatening homes in napa county. we were over the scene in the pop

i do think it will be napa county, solano county and parts of northern contra costa county and sonoma county tonight that have the best bet of seeing the remnant moisture spilling back over to the bay area. and we still, as long as the sun is up, have the power to fire up these convective showers off to the east of san jose. we may see that creeping north near morgan hill before 7:00 tonight. scattered showers will continue across the north bay. a chance for thundershowers which will continue into tonight. we'll let you know how long this rare weather pattern will stick around in your seven-day forecast coming up in a few minutes. back to you. >>> rob, thank you very much. as the israeli offensive in gaza entered its 13th day, violence reached a height in a neighborhood east of gaza still. more than 70 palestinians were killed during the israeli assault with bodies of men, women and children strewn across the street. this video could be disturbing to some. richard engel has more from gaza city. >> reporter: today the heaviest israeli bombardment of the ground offensive against the gaz

we had some showers in contra costa county, alameda county, san mateo county. they pushed off from the west. they were leftover showers from the sierra. 102 for antioch, pleasanton, lafayette, windsor hitting 100, campbell 95. three hours after we hit those temperatures we were down to the 70s and completely cloudy. 22 miles separates ocean beach in lafayette, but today with all of our microclimates 38 degrees difference. more changes starting tomorrow, details in 10 minutes. >>> this drought is so bad now get ready. tomorrow the state will probably pass the toughest conservation rules in california history. what does that mean? no washing your car with a hose unless it has a shutoff nozzle, no spray washing any sidewalks or any driveways ever and fountains that don't use recycled water will be illegal. turn them off. >> we're focusing on outdoor irrigation because that's a police where people tend to even without ream -- place where people tend to even without realizing it, they overwater. >> this is not another friendly reminder to conserve. the state means b

. >>> new details on a wildfire that threatened home in contra costa county. the fire started after a truck struck a utility pole. about a half dozen home were evacuated as a result. none were damaged though. 80 acres burned. firefighters remajor on the scene checking for hot spots. >>> they took to the field one last time. like they had done before, the 49ers pulled out a win. thousands came out to say gab to the nfl hall of famers and to the stadium. we have team coverage on the final game. kate scott joins us from comcast sportsnet. first let's to go nbc bay area's christy smith. fan feeling very nostalgic. >> reporter: as you might expect, it was cold inside candlestick park. fans say they wouldn't want it any other way. they were bundled up to watch the greats battle it out one last time at candlestick. when joe montana ran out on to the field, it was like old time at candlestick. ray watched his career from the start. >> he is fun to see him may. he still has the arm. he still has the poise. he always beat joe montana. >> reporter: alongside greats like

in contra costa county.a look now -- i think we're down now. at 8:47, let's go to steve. >> that's an old johnny carson line. we're done here. >> we're on here. [laughter] >>> a lot of low clouds around. some fog. maybe on the cool side to balmy. the ocean temperatures are 60, 64. not el nino. we haven't had any upwelling or breeze. that beat has not chainged at all. a lot of -- changed at all. a lot of these are south of us. steve from pebble said he could see the tropical clouds coming in at pebble. there's been a few thunderstorms south. up in the sierra nevada, there will be a lot of clouds. down towards the central sierra, they are starting to get their act together. for us, a lot of clouds and very muggy, humid conditions. there could be light rain. it looks like things are making their way towards the santa cruz mountains. mostly sunny here for a while. this cloud deck and tropical clouds will continue to filter in. upper 60s for some. 60s, mid-60s. 50s for some. already, a lot of 60s. very warm air a

. >>> we begin with developing news in contra costa county. firefighters are battling a brush fire off marsh creek road just east of clayton. now, it started after a car ran into a utility pole and brought down power lines. that happened around 10:00 last night. flames raced up a hill, quickly burned 100 acres there. some homes along marsh creek road were evacuated. there was an 18-month-old in that car that crashed. the baby along with everyone else in the vehicle, though, is expected to be okay. >>> firefighters are trying to contain a wildfire in the far north of california. the so-called bully fire erupted yesterday in shasta county and cal fire says it is now just 10% contained. as of this morning, it's burned 2500 acres. mandatory evacuations are still in effect in the graves ranch area. more than 280 firefighters are working on this fire. >>> and new this morning, a fatal crash on highway 101 in san jose forced a shutdown of all southbound lanes. now, the crash happened at about 2 a.m. just north of blossom hill road. the chp says the a

. >>: in west contra costa county, the school board is now considering demolishing a vacant school. after someone started several suspicious fires inside the building. this is the mess inside adams middle school in east richmond heights. someone started the fires. 5 small ones. on tuesday night. you can see the piles of burned books and damaged desks. the fires started in a classroom and the main assembly area. there's smoke and water damage throughout the building. one very important thing stopped the fires from spreading. >>: the spread with system is what stopped the fire from growing. we now have to take a pro-active steps to make sure this does happen again. crews were at the school adams middle school closed in 2009. because there wasn't enough money to operate it. windows to the school are covered in plywood and there are locks on the doors. but somehow the fire-starters broke in. fire investigators are following several leads. >>: back to the story of a huge crane crashed. ukrainian prime minister is claiming terrorist shot down flight 17. the missile that hit the plane was

may have spent time in the chicago area, in indiana as well, as well as contra costa county in californiarazer's co-workers said he looked like the composite sketch. however, they said he'd quit his job around the time of kathy loreck's murder. >> police visited frazier's last known address and found his ex-girlfriend. she said frazier left town and she hadn't seen him since. but frazier's girlfriend had a parting gift for police, frazier's toothbrush. they hoped it would be the forensic answer they were looking for. q. >>> police now had a suspect in the sexual assault and murder of kathy loreck. robert frazier. but he'd left the area shortly after the murder, and they had no idea where he'd gone. investigators had cigarette butts that they thought were used by frazier while on the jogging trail the day of the murder, but they'd been exposed to the elements for nine days before police recovered them. >> i really felt that if that could happen to this victim, that could happen to anyone. so i felt that i really wanted to do my best in working hard on this case to help catch this individua

. >>> breaking news in contra costa county where cal fire crews are battling a growing vegetation fire off marsh creek road east of clayton. officials say it started after a car crash. so far cal fire says it is about 50 acres. we will have updates during this newscast and on our twitter feed at abc7 news bay area. >>> breaking news in san francisco where a car crashed into the steps of a hall of justice. an officer reports seeing it happen. right now police are working to determine if the driver had been drinking. it happened before 9:00 when police say the driver drove the wrong way up bryant street and turned on to the steps in front of the building. no one was hurt. >>> san francisco police released new details tonight. they announced a second arrest in a fight near at&t park that left a woman unconscious happened yesterday in front of of -- it happened yesterday in front of mo-mo's restaurant two hours after the giants-a's game. the victim tried to break up a fight between two groups of people when she was hit in the face and knocked out. one suspect was arrested in sacramento las

i d 3-30, just eas >>> small earthquake rumbled through contra costa county this afternoon registering about 3.5 about 7 miles west of brentwood. >>> several homeowners have found a way to keep their lawns green in spite of the drought. some people are hiring lawn painters like carrie mccoy. she matches the color with parts of the lawn that are still green and uses dye mixed with spray paint to water the lawns and business is booming. >> as soon as water sanctions hit and people find their water bills rising and rising, they're looking for ways to cut back on expenses and that's when they start calling. >> you may know this. mccoy says the grass doesn't really die completely. it just goes dormant and when the winter rains come, like we hope they do, the lawns will turn green again. >> that all happened before the big drought in the mid-'70s people were spray painting their lawn. in fact, the metropolitan in los angeles was kind of making fun of santa barbara as a way to kind of goad them into the state water project. >>> as we head out to the kpix5 hi-def doppler, you can see it's wher

. >> we're seeing a huge workload increase in contra costa county. >> instead, the three to five in a week, they answer that in a single day. with fire station cartes, there are times when nearly all their firefighters are tied up and unable toons emergency calls. >> this is not a fire season like we eave ever seen before. >> reporter: firefighters say most of the calls they respond to that are grassland fires are started accidentally. ironically because somebody is out there clearing a property to ward off fire. they end up striking a rock and sparking a fire. in pleasant hill, ann notarangelo, kpix 5. >>> live look from our cup linda yee camera. another hot day -- dublin camera. roberta, we did not get into triple digits. >> reporter: there you have the effect. watch it one more time. green on your screen. live precipitation in the trivalley. a lot of this evaporates before it hits the land mass. never theless, we will keep our live doppler radar scanning the skies. warmest temperatures 88 degrees in fairfield. otherwise, that cloud cover will continue to spiral towards the bay area

. >>> breaking news in contra costa county where cal fire crews are battling a growing vegetation fire off marsh creek road east of clayton. officials say it started after a car crash. so far cal fire says it is about 50 acres. we will have updates during this newscast and on our twitter feed at abc7 news bay area. >>> breaking news in san francisco where a car crashed into the steps of a hall of justice. an officer reports seeing it happen. right now police are working to determine if the driver had been drinking. it happened before 9:00 when police say the driver drove the wrong way up bryant street and turned on to the steps in front of the building. no one was hurt. >>> san francisco police released new details tonight. they announced a second arrest in a fight near at&t park that left a woman unconscious happened yesterday in front of of -- it happened yesterday in front of mo-mo's restaurant two hours after the giants-a's game. the victim tried to break up a fight between two groups of people when she was hit in the face and knocked out. one suspect was arrested in sacramento las

contra costa county requires the same along with fire department approval.rancisco fire officials want people looking out for trucks operating without a permit. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> san francisco police are investigating another hate crime during gay pride weekend at castro near 18th street. police say a group of people assaulted two people. police are looking for witnesses and gathering surveillance video from the area around the time of the attack. one men of the organization says this is part of a disturbing trend. >> i think it is something that is becoming more and more of i hate to stay, but a sport. >> this is the second possible hate crime that happened during pride festivities. police say they don't believe the attacks are connected. >>> walgreen's agreed to pay $180,000 to settle a lawsuit and they agreed to revise its policies. the former cashier has diabetes and she ate a bag of chips before paying for them. she was then fired. she had worked for walgreen's for 18 years and they knew she was diabetic. >>> looks like summer ou

. >> reporter: the effects the contra costa county sheriff's office too. 11 deputies are retiring early because of it. they are of the 11 battalion chiefs retired because of the pension change. >> reporter: a bill signed two years ago is the reason why the changes are going into effect. we contacted the sponsor and the governor's office for comment no one got back to us. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the california highway patrol called for a sig alert, a tree limpb fell on a car -- limb fell on a car before 10:00 a.m. this morning. the chp closed the ramp for an hour. the driver of the car was hit by the tree and hospitalized with head injuries. >>> grandfather was sentenced today for a pitbull pitbull malling of his grand -- pitbull malling of his grandson. he was sentenced to two years probation plus a year in jail but he is free pending an appeal. he owned the pitbulls that killed his grandson in 2010. >> it will never really end for me. >> what do you mean? [ indiscernible ] >> she only two years old -- he is only two years old. something you never get over. >> the prosecu

. >>> in contra costa county three people had to be rescued of their boat was grounded. it happened yesterday morning. the coast guard received a distressed call from the boat asking to help rescue one person with a back injury and two others with arm injuries. those injuries were sustained when their boat was grounded. >>> the israeli military carried out cease fire. an emergency meeting was held by the united nation security council. >> they should have a resolution a long time ago to condemn this aggression and call for this aggression to be stopped immediately. >> for its part, israel says hamas is not working alone. the group is gets support from iran and cutter. so far it looks like either side will agree to another's fire. this morning's emergency meeting comes after israel admitted to firing a mortar shell. a spokesman for the israeli army says the courtyard was empty at the time. and the shell was not intentionally fired at the school. but palestinian officials say in total three hit the area in the school killing 16 people. >>> tile is 4:45. today marks the 100

contra costa county, crews will begin fogging for mosquitoes along the martinez water front. weather permitting, the work will start at 8:30. this is the third time this year the county's fogged for mosquitoes. one person has been infected by the virus. >>> let's take a live look outside. nice start to our day overlooking san jose christina joins us with a look at forecast. good morning. >> good morning, everybody at home. it's wednesday. want to help you get over that hump so you can enjoy the beautiful weekend we have in store for you. temperatures this morning, i wanted to start with those because it's very mild. that is not the weather story of the day. let's get right over to that. i wanted to give you an idea, though, how tropical it still feels here in the bay area. we have showers lingering. for the most part, active cells pushing into marin county, and we're going to see a little bit of this but not a lot. you may have to use your windshield wipers for five minutes. 80 degrees, comfortable conditions. 78 for the peninsula. 66 degrees today in san francisco. the north

then a second deadly crash in cost tra contra -- contra costa county. it sounds like you can get off of the freeway, but traffic control around the area, maybe to a shopping center just south of highway 4. that's the second deadly crash of the morning. 101 is clear, but bay lay is closed. >>> highway 152 in gilroy is shut down this morning, nearly 12 hours after a deadly crash there. just before 5:30 last night, a big rig hit several cars near the corner of ferguson road and highway 152. one bern died. eight others sent to the hospital. three of them with critical injuries. there's no information yet about the driver. the rig hit seven cars before the truck caught fire. no word yet on when they plan to reopen the highway. >>> john kerry is in cairo this morning working on a peace deal. he says israel has agreed to a ceasefire, hamas has not. all this while rockets rain down on gaza. 570 people including women and children were killed in violence over the past two weeks. israel says hamas militants fired more than 2,000 rockets in that time. israel's pri

contra costa county, in fact, is dealing with a critical staffing problem due to recent budget cuts. >> i've been doing this for 22 years. i can't recall any time this early that we've been sending out resources like this. >> firefighters are strained to the end degree and are doing the best job they can. but there are limited resources available. >> calfire says it responded to 275 different wildfires last week alone. ktvu.com has a special wildfire section including information on how to protect your home and family. it's under hot topics on the home page. >>> thousands of people who are affected by california's drought are now getting extra help with food. last month, the governor declared $687 million in an emergency drought legislation. it includes $25 million in food assistance for counties mostism packed by the -- most impacted by the drought. they are now distributing thousands of boxes that contain enough food to feed a family of four for a week. >> it's for community members who are impacted by employment related to the drought. it could be seasonal workers, it could be a t

refinery's $1 billion modernization project and a resolution will be heard today calling on contra costa county to take over the hospital and provide funding. the hospital is shedding skilled worker and 66 have left since may. >> tenants in san francisco will protest the conversion of apartment buildings into tourist accommodations. protesters say hundreds have been evicted under a special legislative action and thousands have been converted to hotel room violating van laws and hurt the low if middle classes. >>> representatives from air b and b are at the white house as part of a disaster relief event bringing together technology, prepares and members of the disaster response commute to highlight innovation to improve disaster response and recovery. that includes remarks by president obama and representatives from public and private secretaries, the white house department of innovation and respond was launched after hurricane sandy. >>> east bay community known for tuning out world class swimmers is celebrating a competitor would has never won and probably never will. yet he is a true champion

. >> reporter: earlier today fire inspectors went to each of the six major shows in contra costa county to assure compliance to ensure safety. these inspectors will be here all through the shows as well. now attention turns to the dark side. the many fires sure to be set off by those discharging illegal fireworks. professional pyrotechnician explains. >> it is not something where you can light a project and watch it go. there is more involved in that. you don't know who manufactured it and you don't anyhow how it will take off. >> the emergency operation center is opening right now to deal with a flood of fires soon to come. >> we have a meeting at 6:00 p.m. last minute preparations. we get busy around 9:00 p.m., 9:30 p.m. and we will be here into the morning hours. >> somewhere around midnight, 12:30 a.m., 1:00 a.m. maybe. >> reporter: this year another danger looms. the weekend. >> people have to go to work the next day, the activity tapers off. because this occurs on a fried this time we are -- friday this time we are concerned it will go into the evening and possibly into two other

you still have time to get a free mammogram today in contra costa county. the event is at doctors medical center in san pablo and it runs until 4:30 this afternoon. it's mainly intended to serve women over 40 who live in the west contra costa healthcare district and are uninsured or have risk factors. the hospital suggests calling now to set up your appointment. >>> also pesticides found in lawn sprays may be exposing women and children to harmful chemicals. herbicides and insecticides are designed to kill invasive plants and ward off bugs. but researchers believe they can cause serious damage to the developing nervous system. some studies link pesticides to learning disabilities in children, behavioral problems and possibly chronic diseases like parkinson's. >>> coming up he has been to the moon and back and this morning he was creating a buzz in our kpix 5 studios. where you can meet the man on the moon this weekend. coming up. >> hey, jellybeans may be small but it's a process to make these sweet treats! if you can guess just how long it takes to make on

>>>çó the contra costa county i investigating a shooting in antio antioch.y i started when a neighbor found a rifle in the street. one officer tried toç detain a suspect and man took off in an open garage where the officer pulled out his gun and ended up shooting the man several times. the neighbor hearing the gunshots described what he saw when he came outside. >> i tlink were three cop cars and they're pointing pistols aet a suspect and he was on the ground, on the drive way, and he was wearing a tank top and jeans and i saw blood coming out of his back. >> we don't know the suspect's condition. police say he was response ichb as he wasó being taken to the hospital. the officer was not hurt. >>> meantime an employee at whole foods market helped san francisco police nab a robber who stab add security guard. witnesses say the shoplifter was heading out of the store with a hand bass kel full oofr unpaid groceries. police say the robber took out a kitchen knife and slashed the security guard who tried to stop him. the shoplifter ran into golden gate park and

. >>> new details on a wildfire that threatened homes last night in contra costa county. the fire started when a car crashed into a telephone pole knocking it over. this happened a little bit after 10:00 last night near marsh creek road. about half a dozen homes were briefly evacuated because of the fire. right now, cal fire says it is 90% contained. but 80 acres were burned. >>> some of san francisco's high-end retailers suffering major losses today after a construction crew broke through a water main just off of union square. taking a live look at these stores and businesses here along geary street. a few were completely flooded. some retailers has up to two feet of water in their basements. the financial impact to these high-end stores were all affected. not only did they lose part of their inventory but some of the stores had to close for the entire day. it's unclear who will be liable for the damage. >>> the san francisco giants honored a pitcher today whose story is close to the hearts of many local baseball fans. this year marks 25 years since dave's diagnosis with

are without a home and fire investigators are trying to figure out what sparked a fire in contra costa county. it started yesterday evening in bay point. within minutes the fire spread to a neighboring home. officials say downed power lines made fighting the fire even more difficult. the house where the fire started was destroyed. >>> we are learning more about a domestic violence call that ended in an officer involved shooting in alameda county. it happened late yesterday afternoon on a busy east 14th street near san leandro. investigators say sheriffs deputies were forced to shoot and kill a man that tried to run down an officer in his car. just minutes earlier officers say that same man was viciously beating a woman in front of several horrified witnesses. >> and repeatedly beating her. >> investigators say the woman suffered severe head injuries and is expected to survive. >> the man killed was a 37-year- old parolee with a very long criminal history for drug and weapons convictions. >>> there are new questions about safety on the new eastern span of the bay bridge, but this time the focu

for example, in contra costa county more than 20% of the patients at one clinic come from walnut creeklafayette, pleasant hills, danville, alamo and san ramon. let's get down to business. i want to introduce you to my guests today. joining me is dr. alex stallcup, the director of the new leaf treatment center in lafayette. also tina coramatis, whose son is in treatment for addiction, and joe megly, a young person currently in treatment. it's coramatis. >> that's right. >> doctor, i've been following your work for years. we stayed in touch. you don't mince words, you say kids are abusing drugs so badly they're having seizures at 15 years old. >> a lot of people talk about prescription drugs, referring to the painkillers, opiates, they are killing kids, that's a fact. the field changes. we're seeing a new explosion of the use of the drug called xanax, an old tranquilizer. it produces a form of physical dependence. if there's not careful attention to getting you off, seizures develop. kids as young as 15, 16 are presenting to emergency rooms with seizures. if we knew before they were tryi

. >>> a wildfire threatening homes in contra costa county. the fire happened a little after 10:00 p.m. half a dozen homes were briefly evacuated. right now, cal fire says it's 90% contained. about 80 acres, though, burned. >>> high-end retailers suffering major losses after a construction crew broke a water main just off union square. this is a live look at some of the stores and businesses along geary that were flooded. some retailers had up to two feet of water in their basement. the financial impact of high-end stores is unknown. they lost part of their inventory and some stores had to close their doors for the day. >>> a race car from a brewer in the north bay stolen. and this evening, the brewing company hopes someone can hell them find it. the company is posting photos of the car on facebook and twitter hoping for leads. cloverdale police say it happened over the july 4th weekend at a manufacturing plant. surveillance video shows someone hooking up a motor home to a trailer that held the company's race car and then just driving away. th