kate thompson, kron 4 news. >>> the oakland fire department is starting rolling brown outs. kron 4's jeff bush explains why that is happening. >> reporter: fire station number one is the first station to brown out, that means it will not be staffed till wednesday. the brown outs effect most of the stations in the city. each station will be closed for three days at a time and other stations will respond to calls of service. >> the impact to response time. right now we are hitting a response time of 7 minutes or less. 90% of the time. we will continue to monitor it. i am expecting some stations will result in greater impacts than others but we will monitor that. >> reporter: response time will be slower but not by much. >> we will notice, as firefighters we will notice because we will be responding and going to the next area to cover if that company is browned out. >> reporter: one exception to the brown outs will be the fire stations in the hills. those stations are off limits till fire season is over. as you might imagine, this is an effort to save money, $4 million over the

kate thompson, this is the first time they've seen each other in month? >> reporter: yes, it was back in march when lopez moved back to venezuela and took their 3-year-old son. we can go to video of lopez walking into the hearing room, very confident, smiling, winked at her husband. she testified that the couple had talked about divorcing but currently they are focusing on being a family. she said that they are now looking at custody, and that was her big issue as far as going to her neighbor for help. she said there was a fight, that ross did grab her arm, and she went to that neighbor for help to find out what she would have to do if there was a divorce. and that is when the neighbor told her to make that video showing the bruise. >> after our conversation, he made me feel even more scared. she also said as a sheriff, this is an old -- she used the word old boys' network, and they will -- you know, cover each other, so you have to make an evidence. and you need something to protect yourself and fight, in case you get in a custody dispute. >> reporter: l

reporting live, kate thompson, kron 4 news. >>> it was warm out there today. inland valleys upper 90s this afternoon. right now warm away from the coast line, 83 antioch. 75 in livermore. 70s in the south bay, but cooler closer to the coast line. next few days it will stay on the warmer side. minimal fog expected tomorrow morning and less on wednesday and thursday, warm conditions inland and getting warmer for the bay shores. how warm it will be in your neighborhood and when cooler weather is on the way coming up. >>> just as the temperatures are getting hotter and fire danger increases, the fire protection district is trying to prevent the closure of a quarter of the fire stations, due to a budget short fall. as kron 4's dan kerman tells us, they are property owners will step in to keep them open. >> reporter: imagine being responsible for fighting fires with a fraction of the fire stations. >> it will mean fires will grow larger, patients will not get services within the time that they need. >> reporter: fire marshal says laying off firefighters and shutteri

kron 4's kate thompson is live with more on the meeting. >> reporter: it was a packed house at that meeting and with the student body, there are lot of worried students. t-shirts are already printed up as the fight begins to try to save the school. the board said the college could be shut down in 8 months if it doesn't come up with a plan. it caused panic and confusion. >> now that the school is going to shut down, i need to move my transcripts out. where do i send them? i am going to drop my classes. >> endanger people's ability to go to school and makes no sense. >> as a working full time mother i am helping my son get through college, in order to get my ba i relied on san francisco city college. >> reporter: he says the school is working to fix the problems. san francisco city college must be accredited to prevent public funding. >> it is not too late. the idea we are in danger of closing is really a bit of hype. >> one way to help to fix their troubles a parcel tax that will be on the ballot in november. >> you need the governor's tax and then the parcel tax. >> the governor's tax is li

kate thompson reports on multiple the officoffers --. e san francisco real-estate has become a red hot. bidding wars are back and in a big way. realtors say that many are getting multiple offers and even cash! one in san francisco sold at $1 million over the asking price. in palo alto, there was one that received the offers. hundreds of thousands of dollars over the asking price. realtors said that there is a lull and low in inventory sole purchaser cannot have a lot to choose from. this is one of the lowest inventory they have seen in years. kate thompson, kron4. >> the olympics continuing kron 4 will sit down with the youngest gymnast. to have a gold medal! ♪ >> the u.s. olympic trials for gymnastics are underway. the youngest to win a gold medal. dominique achieved superstar status when she was only 14! today she spoke to the kron 4 about the trials, her involvement. >> the u.s. olympic trials are going very well. we're looking excellent we have a great shot for a lot of bubbles at the olympic games. it always takes me back. we have a

kron 4's kate thompson is here with more on that. >>> the district attorney won't charge pablo sandoval. this coming days after the sheriff's office says it didn't have enough evidence to arrest pablo sandoval and the district attorney agrees. there is not enough evidence to charge pablo sandoval. he was accused of sexual assaulting a woman at a resort on june 1. the district attorney said there was no evidence or witnesses. he also said there was a number of inconsistencies in the woman's story. the district attorney says the investigation was extensive and looked at text messages, security footage and interviewing witnesses. >>> temperatures were cooler out there today. in the 60s. a few 70s for the inland. average temperatures in the upper 80s so well below average. 74 in pleasanton and north bay, temperatures in the 60s. weave stronger winds in place right now and that will be fog through the over night hours around the bay area. drizzle near the coast line. foggy conditioning here over the bay bridge and it will spread inland. temperatures cool tomorrow as a result. i will tell you

kate thompson is here. what is he saying about the statement? >> they're being very clear. they're saying flat out that they do believe that the mayor lied when he was testifying. they are calling his court's exhibit into question. redibility into question. >> reporter: lawyers for the suspended shift filed a request to subpoena four witnesses they will will contradict the mayor's statement. >> i do believe he was not truthful in his testimony before the commission. this entire case is built on the mayor's credibility. if it's shown or there's a reasonable doubt about the mayor's credibility, then the ethics commission must look into it. >> reporter: mayor ed lee testified he did not speak to any supervisors before charging mirkarimi and never tried to get mirkarimi another job in change for his resignation. the mayor said that the allegations of perjury are reckless and outrageous. >> sheriff mirkarimi had absolutely nothing to do with whether or not the mayor committed perjury. no one told the mayor to get on the stand and say something that wasn't true. and sheriff mirka

kate thompson is live in pleasant hill where officials say those covers are promoting the spread of mosquitoes. if >> let's take a look at the video to show your local 40 years. fee is a large wooden structures place over pulls, hot tubs and a small water features in people's backyards. the problem used to be that the pools were less abandoned in turn agreed with algae and the mosquito is vested in their but now, with the school covers the crews as a hot tub fairfield and concord. he will pretty and all but color [ male announcer ] if you're ready to get more from your tv service, now's a great time to get at&t u-verse tv. make the switch! [ megan ] call now to get at&t u-verse tv for only 29 a month for six months -- with a total home dvr included free for life. plus add hbo and cinemax and get the first three months free. [ male announcer ] with u-verse tv, you can record four shows at once with a total home dvr that lets you play back, pause or rewind your shows from any room. get over 170 hd channels. that's more than cable. [ megan ] call now to get at&t u-verse tv for only 29 a month for

kate thompson is live to tell us what drivers can expect. >> reporter: this will be closed long-term, we're talking about five years here. it'll be this section that's closed right at stockton and geary where the closure will begin. and that is on monday. but this weekend, starting on saturday, they will start reorganizing and recruiting the side streets to deal with the closure. driving around union square, a crowded area, bustling with tourists and shopper, is going to get a lot more difficult. starting monday, a 2-block section of stockton street, past macy's, crate and barrel, and the apple store, will be closed to traffic for nearly five years for construction on the central subway. this map shows the portion of stockton street that will close down running from geary street to ellis. now the thousands of cars that use it each day will be forced to take a different route. traffic will be rerouted onto post or grant, which will temporarily become a 2-way. >> reporter: major stores along stoktip will remain -- stockton will remain open as construction of the tunnel continues. and wh

kate thompson is live in union square. kate >> a portion of stockton street will be closed. it is a to block section that will start right here. we're in union square. this is where the closure will happen at stockton and geary in between macy's and neiman marcus. this is a long-term closer. five years. >> large pieces of construction equipment are parked in the street and orange barricades are ready to go with the road closures as days away. it is a main artery through union square in san francisco. thousands of cars will now be forced to take a different route. the subway is expected to be finished in 2017. major stores along stockton will remain open as work on the tunnel begins. while the streets become more congested, so will the sidewalks. they will remain open but will likely be narrowed to help been in construction. >> if you are one of those people who comes to san francisco muni square during the holidays will take mercy on you. they will open the streets during the holidays from things 17 years. all of the roads will be open for those who want to drive in and shot

kate thompson is live tonight at an emergency meeting with students and many others to sort through alls. kate >> it is both a financial and leadership issues that have put city college at risk and on the brink of possible closure. at the emergency meeting tonight they are going to address many of those concerns, primarily with students. right now, they have been passing out fliers. >> the school has made cuts but it is not enough, it is suffering from financial problems and the leadership in the school is splintered. there is a lot of fighting in the accreditation commission says that has to be cleared up as well. it's the meeting is just getting under way, it should last a couple of hours. >>pam: the alleged accomplice of edwin ramos has now been arrested. he was sentenced last month for killing a father and his two sons. he will spend the rest of his life behind bars for those murders. he has always maintained that he was not feeling for some responsible. now, an arrest has been made on the other side of the country. reggie kumar explains. >>reggie: this man was arrested in north car

reporting in vallejo, kate thompson, kron 4. >> this has been very popular and in the park other people expressed their disappointment about not being able to use it. >> i really wanted to go on it but it is too bad that it is not working because if it did i would have really gone on it. >> how about you? >> it looked scary and that is why i wanted to to go. >> you will come back on it? t-better safe than sorry? >> yes. it is going to be fun if this is my granddaughter and she's very excited for it. >> park officials are not able to determine when it will be opened. >> temperatures and fire danger high the contra costa county is trying to find the prevention of a budget closure forcing closures from the fire departments. they're even hoping for homeowners to step in. >> imagining being able to fight fire over a 300 mi. square with a fraction of the manpower. >> any reduction in the level of service will be in five years over people not getting emergency services. >> contra costa fire and saying that laying off firefighters and shoving 7- 10 of the 28 stations is a real possibility becau

not the entire focus but we have it with website model whitney thompson who says kate is being treated unfairly. we're on top of it. you be on top of it. >> eric: hello, i'm eric bolling with andrea tantaros, bob beckel, dana perino, greg gutfeld. it's 5:00 in new york city. this is "the five." ♪ ♪ >> eric: a huge day for mitt romney. he is finally fired up and he is on offense. this is the mitt we have been waiting for. today, the governor who knows a thing or two about business took the president to task for saying american businesses can't make it without the government's help. >> see, the idea to say steve jobs didn't build apple, that henry ford didn't build fort motor, the papa john didn't build papa john pizza, ray crock didn't build mcdonald's. that bill gates didn't build microsoft. go on the list. joe and his colleagues didn't build this enterprise. to say something like that is not just foolishness, it's insulting to every entrepreneur, every innovator in america. it's wrong. >> eric: he wasn't done there. >> believing in america means believing in the principles upon which

not the entire focus but we have it with website model whitney thompson who says kate is being treatedn top of it. you be on top of it. >> eric: hello, i'm eric bolling with andrea tantaros, bob beckel, dana perino, greg gutfeld. it's 5:00 in new york city. this is "the five." ♪ ♪ >> eric: a huge day for mitt romney. he is finally fired up and he is on offense. this is the mitt we have been waiting for. today, the governor who knows a thing or two about business took the president to task for saying american businesses can't make it without the government's help. >> see, the idea to say steve jobs didn't build apple, that henry ford didn't build fort motor, the papa john didn't build papa john pizza, ray crock didn't build mcdonald's. that bill gates didn't build microsoft. go on the list. joe and his colleagues didn't build this enterprise. to say something like that is not just foolishness, it's insulting to every entrepreneur, every innovator in america. it's wrong. >> eric: he wasn't done there. >> believing in america means believing in the principles upon which the nation was fou

as kate thompson tells us drivers can expect this to last for a while. >> driving around union square is a crowded area with tourists, shopping and plenty of cars it is going to get a lot more difficult. starting monday, stockton street, this main artery through union square. through major department stores are going to be closed for nearly five years for construction. this map shows a portion that will close it down running from the geary towards ellis. thousands of cars that use this will be forced to take a different route. . grant street that will temporarily be a two-way street. major streams will be open as work begins on the tunnel. with title thes roas are going to be congested so are the sidewalks. they will likely be crowded because of the adjacent construction. all that developing story. >> good morning, erica. the more good news with this cool down as record towards this afternoon. pretty much the same on tap for tomorrow we can certainly see the flights over downtown san francisco. i certainly needed to use my when to shield wipers this morning. temperatures on the wild s