kpix 5 reporter devin fehely on how these eyes under the surface could change what we know about rivers and reservoirs. >> reporter: if aerial drones made millions into amateur pilots, open rovs trident promises to transform us into under water explorers. >> you would be surprised how many reservoirs and lakes and streams you will find amazing things in. you don't know what's there until you look. >> reporter: engineer designed his first underwater drone five years ago to explore a tall tale of the wild west involving lost treasure and an underground lake. >> in 1800s gold was thrown down a bottomless water filled pit and no one found this cave that has this stolen gold at the bottom. >> reporter: he never found it but may have stumbled upon a gold mine of his own. he started selling do it yourself under water drone kits and later this year, his company will release the trident, one of the first commercially available underwater drones that's ready right out of the box. >> nothing like this exits at the consumer level. you have to spend many thousands of dollars to have equipment in a c

devin fehely reports. >> reporter: this is described by firefighters as suspicious and perhaps from chopper 5 is the best vantage point to appreciate how devastating this fire was. it really just ripped through the rec center. it started in the middle of the night about 4 a.m. the flames quickly engulfed the rec center. firefighters had to pull back battle the blaze defensively, douse it with water from the outside. investigators say how and where this fire started raises the "spectre" that it was intentionally set. >> we think it started from the exterior to the interior which, you know, it's hard to start that naturally. so that's why we're focusing on it being suspicious. >> reporter: so the official cause of the fire is still under investigation at this time. now, the fire department may actually use -- they used a drone over the fire becoming common to let them get a better view of where the fire is going. the rec center as you can see behind me is really a total loss this morning. the official cause still under investigation. in millbrae, devin fehely, kpix 5. >>> new at noon, caltrai

kpix 5's devin fehely says fewer and fewer people are.e has some new numbers about how many recycling centers are closing. >> reporter: yeah. there's a lot of them. now, every time that you buy a bottle or can you get charged five or ten cents and you're supposed to be able to get that money back when you recycle. but environmentalists and consumer advocates say the closure of hundreds of smaller recycling centers across the state is going to make that harder than ever. larger recycling centers like this one in san jose have waves every new customers as smaller operations shut down. >> people are going to want to take the easiest way probably and that would be not recycle, throw away more. >> reporter: anthony used to bring his things to a center in saratoga which closed. he is concerned the inconvenience may cause others to stop recycling. >> people would probably be drawn to throwing them away. it's extra effort and gas and extra resort to go recycle. >> reporter: according to a report, recycling centers across the state are hemorrhagin

devin fehely continues our coverage from san jose. >> the prevailing mood among law enforcement is one of profound sadness and simultaneous profound frustration and anger that they've been targeted yet again with deadly results. >> reporter: outside san jose police headquarters a community support is at large but a sad commentary on how common police shootings have seemingly become, the fading tributes to the five fallen officers in dallas have not yet been cleared away when a fresh tragedy would take their place in the public's eye. >> there are a lot of folks out there trying to protect us right now who feel they're under siege and genuinely under siege. >> reporter: san jose police went on high alert, doubling up officers on patrol for extra protection. they stopped the practice earlier this week. after baton rouge have decided not to resume it full-time. a spokesperson did release a statement clarifying the department's position, saying they had not received any credible information of threats, while adding our officers have the ability to work two-person patrol cars if they wish.

devin fehely, kpix 5. >> they'll get a little bit of help tomorrow. cal fire has set up an evacuation center at carmel middle school. so far about 10 families are using it. >>> in san jose police are looking for the suspect who stabbed and killed a man early this morning. it happened near the intersection of south second and martha street. police arrived, they found a male victim suffering at least one stab wound. he was rushed to the hospital where he later died. neighbors are rattled after waking up to a crime scene. >> i'm getting chills that i never would have imagined. at 2:00 in the morning or around the time it happened, i was in my bedroom right across the street sleeping at 2 a.m. and someone was getting murdered across the street. >> police say the death marks san jose's 28th homicide this year. >>> a stranger likely saved the life of a man in danger of being crushed by an suv on the peninsula. a good samaritan was approaching redwood shores in redwood city last night and saw the man pinned underneath the suv. other people were calling 911 b

in the san jose, devin fehely, kpix 5. >> the police department says no officers were injured during the incident. >>> coming up, learn how a bart worker is being praised for quick action after a truck was on the tracks. >> we caught up with a bay area athlete going to the olympics in rio. his thoughts on being on the international stage. ,, ,,,,,, kabul. hundreds more were wounded. police say two suicide bombers detonated bomb vests near a huge protest. >>> 80 people are dead in kabul and hundreds more wounded after suicide bombers detonated a bomb near a protest with demonstrator demanding a major electric power line be routed through their poor province. isis is claiming responsibility for the attack. >>> we are learning more about the teenager who killed nine people in germany yesterday. the 18-year-old identified as david was fascinated with mass killings and suffered from psychological problems. investigators say he acted alone. the gunman who was the son of the [ indiscernible ] from iran killed himself with a gun. >>> and the city of paris shows solidarity with germany's eiff

affordable housing is hard to come by here in the bay area especially in palo alto, but kpix5's devin fehelyls us some new apartments are hitting the market and the rent places are some of the cheapest we've seen in a very long time. >> reporter: for what you might expect to pay for a single night in a hotel in ever pricey palo alto, starting next week nearly two dozen people will get a chance at some truly affordable housing. >> a year ago a local faith- based organization came to us and said they wanted to give back to the most vulnerable in our community. >> reporter: the nonprofit palo alto housing organization is seeing the conversion of this building into apartments for low income residents. you must work or live in palo alto and work and earn between 10 to $20,000 a year. >> there's definitely a lot of opportunities and i think people aren't able to take advantage of that, maybe because of the expensive living. >> i think it will help, you know, people to be able to work and live in their same community. >> reporter: residents would pay rent on a sliding scale based on income. from $4

kpix 5's devin fehely shows us the smoke from that fire is now drifting over the south bay. devin. >> reporter: there's right. there's a gentle breeze here overlooking downtown san jose. that's a good thing because it's helping to disperse that thick dirty brown smoke that's traveling from the fire in monterey. the wildfire which grew by several thousand more acres overnight has sent a cloud of smoke and ash traveling north that's now blanketing much of the bay area. and health officials are warning the smoke could affect children, elderly and anyone with respiratory problems. >> people in the sensitive groups stay indoors as much as possible. if they do need to go outside to limit the time outside. and we certainly advise against any kind of strenuous exertion. >> the winds in the bay area are very complex. >> reporter: san jose state university meteorology professor craig clement says we are getting the smoke even though the fire itself is traveling away from the bay area. >> even though the wind may be one direction moving the fire away from -- towards the south, the plume

kpix 5's devin fehely on how these eyes under the surface could change what we know about rivers and reservoirs. >> reporter: these aerial drones made millions into -- promises to taxes form us into under water ex--- to transform us into under water explorers. >> you will be surprised how many bodies of water are amazing. >> reporter: this engineer designed his first under water drone five years ago explore the wild west involving lost treasure and an underground lake. >> story goes that in 1800s during the gold robbery this gold was thrown down a bottomless water filled pit and to this day no one has been able to find this cave with the golden bottom. >> reporter: they never found the treasure but may have stumbled on a gold mine all his own. he started selling do it yourself under water drone kits and later this year his company will release the trident one of the first commercially available under water drones that's ready right out of the box. >> nothing like this really exists at the consumer level. you know, you have to spend many thousands of dollars to have equipment that can

kpix 5's devin fehely on the search for the gunmen. >> heard a loud bang, head is bleeding, window is shattered. >> reporter: it's a familiar pattern. >> shell casings in the streets. >> reporter: a single shot between midnight and 1:00 into a moving car. >> it's dangerous. anytime you use a firearm and shoot it especially at a moving vehicle, which was the case here, um, you know, there's a number of things that could go wrong. >> reporter: and already have. over the past two months on this stretch of blossom hill road in south san jose, four cars have been hit by gunfire. and twice the drivers have been hurt. >> there were two individuals drivers who were injured. one of the drivers had injuries as a result of some shrapnel. the second victim had a graze wound. >> reporter: the police department says they have increased patrols in the area but so far have no suspects leaving the public understandably on edge. >> scares me right now. you know? we don't know is next. and i hope everything could just go away. >> reporter: in san jose, devin fehely, kpix 5. >>> a deadly police shooting

in san jose, devin fehely, kpix 5. >> look for the latest on the baton rouge shooting in an-hour-long edition of the cbs evening news. it begins right after this newscast. >>> in walnut creek, a hit-and-run suspect is facing more charges after an officer and k-9 were injured. it happened late last night. police were called to the scene where a pedestrian was hit. the driver took off and nearly ran over someone else. when officers caught up to the suspect, he rammed his car in to a police vehicle, injuring an officer. then ran in to the bushes. the k-9 went after him but the suspect stabbed the dog. police used a taser and bean bag gun to take him down. >> it was really dark. the subject was hiding in bushes and at various times our officers, depending where they were standing, some officers can see certain things that maybe another officer couldn't see in a different area. >> the officer and k-9 are expected to be okay. the suspect is facing felony charges including assault with a deadly weapon and harming a police dog. >>> one person is dead, another injured after a shooting, this ti

kpix 5 devin fehely is at the cal fire command post with more on the fire fight. >> cal fire says it has assembled a massive response to match this massive wildfire. an estimated 800 firefighters from across the state and county. and yet the fire continues to grow and threaten some of the central coast's best known communities. >> reporter: the fire nearly doubled in size overnight, having now burned more than 10,000 acres and is threatening more than a thousand homes and buildings in its relentless march down central california coast. >> with the drought we're having, tree mortality, fire is burning in a critical fashion. >> reporter: because of the remote and rugged terrain, firefighters have largely battled the blaze from the air with helicopters in a seemingly endless loop, from the coast to collect water to the fire lines to release it, and back. while the winds have whipped and spread the fire, it's also pushed it away from more populated areas like the carmel highlands, which remain on alert but have not been evacuated. >> we never want to lose any bit of land to any type of f

kpix 5 reporter -- kpix 5 reporter devin fehely is there. >> reporter: all that's left is a burnt-outll. the inside which is hard to see is gutted. and the fire department is busy trying to figure out how this happened and perhaps more importantly, who is responsible. [ pause ] [ no narration ] >> reporter: the fire painted the night sky orange and red. the flames and smoke so thick, firefighters battling the blaze were reduced to [ indiscernible ] and when daybreak revealed the extent of the damage, all that was left of millbrae's rec center was heartbreak. >> we are going to have a bigger and better community center soon maybe. but at the same time seeing this, you know, i'm just reflecting with some people and you over there how we shared so many memories here. >> reporter: the fire described by investigators as suspicious started in the middle of the night just before 4 a.m. on the back side of the building. >> we think it started from the exterior to the interior which, you know, it's hard to start that naturally so, um, that's why we're focusing that on being suspicious. >> repo

kpix 5's 5's definitein fehely has more. devin in. >> reporter: yeah. the family was crossing the street behind me before the fireworks were set to begin when tragedy struck. policesay two children, one on a cooter and the other on a bicycle, were just crossing the street with their family when they were hit. >> the juvenile with the bike was stuck underneath the vehicle and had to be extricated by fire to get removed. >> reporter: their injuries were serious enough that paramedics rushed them both to valley medical center in san jose. >> the driver stuck around and was cooperative. as of last night t doesn't appear that the driver was intoxicated or using narcotics. >> reporter: it's not clear if any charges that the driver will face or how fast they were going at the time of the crash. >> it's an ongoing investigation and the accident unit will do a recreation but we won't know any additional pending speeds. >> reporter: in the meantime, a collective prayer from the community for a speedy recovery. the older of the two boys bore the brunt of the impac

kpix 5's devin fehely is live near lincoln headquarters in mountain view. both sides saying this is a good deal? >> reporter: yeah. both of them say that this is a win-win and it dramatically moves the pieces around on the chess board but when you look at where the pieces land, it makes a tremendous amount of sense for both of the companies. and what is most surprising perhaps is that a spirit of compromise rather than competition won the day. >> reporter: the deal announced today is a big win for scores of bicycle riding google employees offering the promise of a consolidate campus in mountain view's north bayshore, while simultaneously paving the way for linkedin's exit from the area altogether. >> companies want the headquarters to be robust. they want the headquarters so- to-have all of their people coming together for all of the functional reasons they need to come together. this is hard for google to do. they have been spread out. >> reporter: google and linkedin having uneasy neighbors in recent years with poet companies competing to develop a dimini

kpix 5 devin fehely will have the details on the party that rang up quite a price tag. >> reporter: the judge ruled landlord william robertson was responsible for the, quote, routine party, that's been a longstanding complaint of homeowners near the apartment complex. >> there was drug dealing going on, a chop shop. it was not a place where you would want to raise your children. >> reporter: susan price-jang spearheaded the efforts to hold robinson and other absentee landlords according for the living conditions in the apartments they live in and rent. after years of e-mails and phone calls that went unreturned, she convinced her neighbors to pursue a unique legal strategy, suing robertson in small claims court for damaging the property values and quality of life. >> the problems are caused by your tenants and their friends. you are going to be held responsible. and the judge agreed. >> reporter: robertson claimed he wasn't aware of the problems, and even if he was, had no control over them. the judge sided with neighbors in a precedent setting decision, ordering him to pay each plainti

kpix 5's devin fehely on the policy that is already raising concerns. >> very historical moment here for the san jose police department. >> reporter: they are designed to be an an general electrickive second set of ice capturing interactions between the police and public a view often distorted by various factors. >> what canada get lost is officers enforcement actions are going to be recorded and we'll know the truth, that can't get lost in it. >> reporter: judge ladoris cordell says the san jose police department's policy guarantees that the video from the new body cameras will never be seen by the public. >> there should be objectives spelled out when people should be able to see the footage. >> reporter: there was a training session this afternoon. they are supposed to wear them at work and use them to record anytime they interact with the public, make an arrest or use of force. chief garcia will decide case by case when the videos should be released but judge cordell says the policy allowing a supervisor to review the video in response to a citizen complaint and decide on the spo

in salinas, devin fehely, kpix 5. >>> giant towers of smoke filled the sky across monterey county. the haze almost making it impossible for chopper 5 to reach the fireline. smoke from the wildfire is in the atmosphere above the santa clara valley. doctors have seen more people coming in complaining of respiratory trouble. the air is bad for people with pre-existing respiratory problems especially older and young people. >> we feel like we're more in a oven. the clouds are just like incubating us. it's been harder to breathe. and for other people i been around like elderly people, i can notice they been having more problems and they been staying inside more. >> good advice. there's another "spare the air" day in store for tomorrow. it will be the fourth one this week. high temperatures have also prompted a statewide "flex alert." officials asking people to conserve electricity until 9:00 tonight. kpix 5 meteorologist paul deanno joining us and how long is the heat going to last? >> the places that have been hot for the last few days, there are two more days to go. some of you are wa

kpix 5's devin fehely reports that it is a powerful example of how facebook live is changing citizen journalism. [ chanting ] >> reporter: from a sit-in at the capital to a police shooting in minnesota, facebook live and other live streaming apps have transformed the way politicians, activists and everyday people can communicate with each other and with a potential audience that can number in the millions. >> just to see it in real time real live the rawness the emotion, it definitely hit me here. >> reporter: this woman works with sillicon valley d bug an organization promoting social justice. she said she watched the heart- wrenching live stream recorded by a woman from inside the very car where her boyfriend was shot and killed by police. she says that new technology provides people with a voice and the means to reach a wider audience than ever before. >> with a tool like that with live feeds, um, it provides the individual a sense of empowerment. >> reporter: facebook live was on display for millions during the recent gun control sit-in at the capital. eric swalwell used social m

in san jose, devin fehely, kpix 5. >>> this is all made worse because of the heat and unfortunately we're feeling a lot of that right now. >> inland we sure are. >> yeah. it's hot out there. it would have been a "spare the air" day whether the fire was burning at all. it's taking a bad situation with air quality and adding another layer of worse on top of it. we want the wind to change because we don't want it to be as hot, we want the air quality better at the surface and we want the smoke out of here. it will happen later on this week. highs today away from the water toasty, hottest day since the first week of september. livermore 105 today. concord not too far behind, buchanan field 103. san rafael 94. 94 in mineta san jose airport. san francisco fifth warmest day of the year but that's 75 for you. half moon bay ra only a high of 61 degrees. that air quality forecast is the east bay and south bay just like today. tomorrow will be a "spare the air" day for those two regions unhealthy air quality. yeah if you have asthma, the elderly, the young, might want to limit your outdoor exposure

devin fehely on the illegal bash that ended in a blowout. >>> reporter: neighbors say the rowdy bottleilled into the street. when police arrived they scattered hopping fences and running through the backyards. >> a whole bunch of cops started to come here. i heard bottles crack and then i heard a big thump and they hit the back window of my car and it broke. >> reporter: alexi avellar replaced his broken windshield this morning but the owners of the home which was empty and under renovation when party- goers broke in have only now begun to assess the damage. >> it's scary. you don't know what's going to happen, what kind of people is out there. >> reporter: erwin lives next door and saw everything as police called in the s.w.a.t. team to disperse the increasingly hostile crowd. >> i just hope they have the people in custody the ones breaking into these houses because, um, this house is about to be ready for rent and i heard it's going to be set back. >> reporter: a spokesman for the police department says many of the party-goers escaped through the backyard. several neighbors who didn'

. >> devin fehely on the extreme tactics people are using to make sure they get a spot. >> this is prime at 6:00, just moments ago, people could officially begin to put their chairs in position. they cheated a little bit, eager to get in position. >> the purpose of the parade is to put on a party for the town of danville. >> reporter: there's certainly worse problems than throwing a party everybody wants to attend. for more than 30 years, james has been making sure his family has a front row seat for the fourth of july parade. >> people always try to get in to your spots. that's why i stayed here. if i didn't stay here, this spot would be taken right away. >> reporter: celebrating the 4th has become serious business in danville. families take out prime real estate hours, sometimes days before the first marching band cues up. >> they have that spot for so many years and they like the spot. >> reporter: it doesn't take long for those new to town to get schooled in old ways. >> if you don't stake out a spot, you'll be standing in the back

in danville, devin fehely, kpix 5. >> what people will go through for a front row seat. >>> pleasant hill's independence day parade will proceed as planned after a sinkhole nearly forced a last minute reroute. city workers had to scramble to repair this mess. a water main broke leaving a gaping hole in the middle of contra costa boulevard friday night. some nearby businesses had to close saturday because they didn't have any water. crews worked around the clock to patch the pipe. they filled the hole and finished up about an hour ago just in time for the parade to march by tomorrow. >>> three people were hurt when two ride share cars collided in san francisco this afternoon. police say one of the drivers turned in to the path of the other near eddie and franklin. both were carrying passengers. one of the drivers went to the hospital to be checked out but we're told all of the injuries are minor. >>> the holiday weekend is off to a deadly start on california highways. the chp has already responded to at least seven deadly accidents around the state. officers will be out in full force

in the san jose, devin fehely, kpix 5. >>> a different kind of mess in santa clara where a worker at a waste water plant accidentally turned the wrong valve and released nearly a million gallons of sewage into the bay. now, that's enough to fill about 50 backyard swim pools but it's not quite as bad as it sounds. the "mercury news" reports the water from the alviso plant had already gone through the first two levels of treatment, so most of the contaminants were already gone. and the spill is no threat to public health or the environment. >>> a big fire burning near big sur doubled in size overnight to almost 5 square miles. the soberanes fire is threatening about 1,000 homes near garrapata state park. so far no burned structures but the fire is still zero percent contained. some san francisco firefighters are now headed to the site to help. meanwhile, southern california another big wildfire scorched 11,000 acres in the hills just north of los angeles. 1500 homes in the santa clarita valley have been evacuated. the so-called sand fire has been burning out of control since yesterday