rescuers tell kpix five's katie nielsen: the animals are likely being >>> animal shelters in the north bay say they're seeing a spike in brazilian guard dogs. rescuers tell kpix5's katie nielsen that the animals are likely being bred to protect pot farms. >> reporter: meet 8-month-old charlie, one of the brazilian mastiffs recently rescued from a ukiah animal shelter. >> it's unusual to see them and to see litter after litter, you know, just popping up at these shelters. it's pretty alarming. >> reporter: rocket dog rescue says brazilian mastiffs were used to guard plantations in brazil. now it's thought people are breeding them for one specific purpose in the north counties, to protect the area's prevelant marijuana grows. >> we've been finding them up in the willetts area and ukiah to protect the farms. >> reporter: she inside many cases the dogs guarded the pot farms aren't treated like pets. >> they're left out there to protect this property and sometimes they're left for weeks at a time without any food, you know, or anybody checking in on them. after the grow is completed the ani

kpix 5's katie nielsen on how this all unfolded. "to have a tenant kidnap a landlord, that's unusual. >>> a kidnapping turned into a police chase in oakland. they said the suspect abducted a landlord yesterday. more about this. >> reporter: a tenant kidnapped a landlord. oakland police said that is what happened. 35-year-old jonathan lives at home with his mother, 71-year- old linda. a tenant showed up at her house on oak street. >> there was an argument and the tenant assaulted one of the family members. >> reporter: jonathan said he answered the door when the tenant came to the house and when he wouldn't let the tenant inside, she said she would call the police. he hit her on the arm and left big bruises. >> reporter: the landlord's daughter said the tenant dragged her elderly mother outside and forced her into this gray coop, saying he was going to kill her. >> officers arrived and then the suspect and the victim, a landlord, were leaving in this vehicle that you see. >> reporter: police chased the car through oakland for almost

kpix 5 reporter katie nielsen explains. >> which is what the battle and possible supreme court showdown is all about. >> just look behind me. god gave this to everyone, not just the people with a billion dollars. >> billionaire tech investor bernard cosla closed he bought the property in 2008, but gave a rare interview to kpix last month. >> open beach access has never existed on that property ever. >> the fight over 13when the su rider foundation sued cosla saying he violated the coastal act by blocking access to the beach. >> but we need a coastal -- that works with property owners to follow the law. >> the battle over beach access could go all the way to the supreme court. lawmakers in sacramento added language to the budget passed earlier this week to set aside a million dollars to buy and maintain the road at martin's beach using eminent domain, which allows the government to buy land from private owners for public use. >> the boaters made the decision. they were very clear the people of california said all beaches are open to the public, should be open to the public, so everyone c

kpix 5 katie nielsen will join news a moment. but first brian has the weather conditions. >> well one thing we have all noticed is how breezy it is today from high atop the salesforce cameras, being shaken about by some strong winds as it looks towards city hall. temperatures though a big break for firefighters or off 25 degrees from yesterday's highs. we're only in the 70s. yesterday at this time we were in the upper 90s inland, so the fact the winds were as bad says the temperatures are good, the combination means we have red flag warnings posted. high fire danger with low humidity and strong winds, but those red flag warnings should expire tonight. in terms of what happens next, hotter or colder, we will have the details in just a few minutes. >>> right now we're going to go to katie nielsen at the fire lines. katie? >> reporter: yeah, juliette. right now if you take a look behind me, you can see some of these flames, they are shooting up to 100 feet up in the air as this fire moves out of spring valley and back towards highwa

kpix5's katie nielsen with the fight to get them out. >> reporter: his lordship here at the berkeley marine saw 1,200 people come through for their very popular father's day brunch, but with rvs filling up half the lot parking is at a premium. at a barbecuing contest. inside his lordship's cooks rush to keep serving trays filled on the buffet line while outside -- >> there's really nowhere to park. >> reporter: -- guests circle around the lot looking for open spaces. >> we had to drive around for a minute and then we found someone pulled out and we got in the spot. >> reporter: that's because there are dozens of people living in motor homes and campers parked in the back half of his lordship's lot. >> i'm not saying they're less important than us. i'm just saying it comes down to survival or making money, survival should always come first. >> reporter: the group moved here on memorial day weekend when the city of berkeley evicted them from their previous encampment near the marina double tree. >> we're just trying to survive out here. >> not everybody is lucky enough to have a perman

kpix5's katie nielsen is tracking the fire and joins us live from lake county with an update. katie? >> reporter: brian, right now as you can see, if you look back behind me, we have 100- foot tall flames burning across the top of this ridge line off of new long valley road. right now this fire is 0% contained because the winds are blowing erratically through spring valley. this is the first big fire of the season and it's really putting these crews to the test. fire crews are using every possible tool they have to attack this fire both from the air with helicopters and tankers and on the ground with bulldozers and hand crews. >> we have mutual aid from all over northern california here and additional resources ordered and en route, everything from the bay area to the oregon border to the central valley. >> reporter: the fire started at only 450 acres last night, but offshore winds quickly spread the fire through the valley overnight burning 10 homes and two outbuildings. >> our real priority here with our air and ground assets is to protect the structures and then get line con

kpix5's katie nielsen is here to break it down for us. >> the baker refused to bake the cake on religiousounds, but the justices avoided one of the toughest legal questions, whether a business can refuse to serve a gay or lesbian couple based on religious objections. this was the scene at masterpiece cake shop moments after the supreme court's ruling. 61-year-old jack phillips celebrated what he sees as a victory for religious freedom. in a 7-2 ruling by justice anthony kennedy the court said colorado officials who compared phillips' religious objections to same sex marriage to defenses of slavery and the holocaust demonstrated a clear and impermissible hostility toward the sincere religious beliefs that motivated his objection to baking the wedding cake. >> the biblical teaching on faith, on marriage is pretty clear and this is promoting a certain way that goes against those core teachings. >> reporter: but uc hastings constitutional law professor matthew coles said the supreme court ruling isn't about the cakemaker and it isn't really about the gay couple. it's about whether the colorad

kpix 5 katie nielsen will join news a moment.conditions. >> well one thing we have all noticed is how breezy it is today from high atop the salesforce cameras, being shaken about by some strong winds as it looks towards city hall. temperatures though a big break for firefighters or off 25 degrees from yesterday's highs. we're only in the 70s. yesterday at this time we were in the upper 90s inland, so the fact the winds were as bad says the temperatures are good, the combination means we have red flag warnings posted. high fire danger with low humidity and strong winds, but those red flag warnings should expire tonight. in terms of what happens next, hotter or colder, we will have the details in just a few minutes. >>> right now we're going to go to katie nielsen at the fire lines. katie? >> reporter: yeah,

katie nielsen is live in san mateo with what this all means. >> reporter: we are here at a waterfront office complex in san mateo. this entire area could be underwater in our lifetime. take a look at these maps. you can see it shows predictions for what areas are at risk of flooding in 2045 if sea levels continue to rise. fast forward another 50 years, this is what it could look like at the end of the century. 20,000 homes could be at risk with a total real estate value of $15 billion. the report is based on current federal figures which show the sea level could raise in the next 30 years. a number of counties could be impacted including marin, santa clara and also alameda counties. kpix 5. >>> a proud dad was overcome with emotions on father's day when his daughter saved someone's life.>> that poor guy has not had a life in 29 years. >> reporter:'s daughter responded to a craigslist ad for someone asking for a kidney . it was a long shot the paid off. >> i am feeling really well without pain medicine. i'm surprised how well i'm doing. >> reporter: chief felt well enough to celebrate

>> in sonoma county, katie nielsen.>> technology for the program is being developed in silicon valley and if the symptoms -- system in sonoma county is successful, it could be rolled out nationwide. >>> they might look small and cute, but there's nothing cute about the price tag. you would not believe the asking price for this tiny cottage on the peninsula.>>> relist cars, all the rage, but how about a self-driving motorcycle? >>> it is probably the cutest thing you will see all day, the pups that took over oceafor the corgi con.>>> as we look over a foggy san francisco, the forecast is coming up, after the break. several items.. stolen from a car. san mateo county sheriff >>> a transient is under arrest on the peninsula, authorities say he was found with several stolen items. the sheriff's office says that caleb bodine was found in san carlos with 11 pairs of sunglasses, a window punch, a hammer, and drugs. it happened along san carlos avenue and they say he was on probation for petty theft. the sunglasses were returned with the victims. >>> we have heard of self driving cars but now

kpix 5's katie nielsen has the latest. >>> reporter: the temperature is much cooler, the winds calmer, which gave firefighters a little bit of a break. the fire for the most part has burned past spring valley but thousands of people are still evacuated. updated cal fire maps showing the current burn areas are the talk of the moose lodge parking lot. >> we're good here. >> reporter: people forced to evac spriney set a orary camp they have had to do before. >> we have been through this 20 times. in three years we had to evacuate four times. >> reporter: the moose lodge opens its doors and parking lot to everyone big and small. >> we a lot of times don't get counted as an official evacuation center. we do it because we love the community. >> reporter: volunteers brought extra food, water bowls and crates. >> that dog really loves his grandma. >> reporter: for all the pets. but the flames and smoke billowing up from the ridgeline are a constant reminder of why they're here. >> when summer starts, and that's usually in june when it gets hot here, you yeah, you worry. everybody is always on

katie nielsen explains what's changing. >>> reporter: this truly is groundbreaking legislation. the new law will overhaul how companies can use personal data collected from users and also how that data is shared. the biggest changes tech companies have to tell users what data they are collecting, why they're collecting it and who they are sharing it with. also consumers can now opt out of that data collection and sharing, plus there are new requirements for protecting data from hackers. a billionaire real estate developer pushed to get an internet privacy law on the november ballot but compromised with lawmakers and tech industry giants including amazon and twitter. >> i'll take certainty over uncertainty. at the end of the day we had heard that google alone had committed $40 million to fighting this. >> reporter: governor brown signed the bill into law late yesterday with unanimous support from the house and the senate. that new law takes effect in 2020. >> why now? the tech companies have been collecting this type of data for years. >> reporter: they have. we have known about

kpix5's katie nielsen just had to leave the fire lines because those flames were getting too close. atie? >> reporter: allen, if you look behind me, you can see some of the black smoke. that is exactly where we were off of chalk mountain road. firefighters were worried this could happen this afternoon. the winds kick up. the steep terrain tends the winds in all different directions and now this fire has started to push back into spring valley, which is exactly what they didn't want to happen. (charwin ward/spring valley resident) "there's about 8 or 9 trucks along th trees near spring valley practically exploded sending flames shooting almost 100 feet into the air right across the road from sharwin ward's house. >> there was eight or nine trucks out here. they stood along this road and they saved my neighbor's. they saved my place. >> reporter: but crews weren't able to save his cabin. >> a cast iron tub and pedestal sink and a bunch of beautiful old furniture. >> reporter: now nothing more than a charred reminder of this fire's fury. >> i've been here 31 years and a lot of people ha

the first big event is happening as we speak, kpix 5's, katie nielsen, is live at dolores park where the trans march is just setting off, katie? >> reporter: we are here on dolores street, the marc just got underway a few minutes ago, they are expecting thousands of people to participate in the trans march this year, it is one of the biggest events in the country. we are joined by one of the marchers, if you could tell us why you are marching today? >> i think it is important to let the world know who we are as individuals. there is a sub community of the trans community, they are here, there are children, there are brothers, their sisters, there are coworkers. it is just good to see people and the diversity of who we are as a people, sometimes in america we get a one dimensional image of what beauty is, i wish that would be retired and i wish people would stop buying magazines, when you look at humanity for all that it represents, how can one just represent all of us? i am here to support my fellow american, my brother, my sisters, my neighbors, my co- san franciscans, people that co

live in spring valley, katie nielsen, kpix5. >> katie, thank you. evacuation orders also in place right now for parts of tehama county, two wildfires breaking out near the city of red bluff over the weekend. the stoll fire has burned about 300 acres and the lane fire has scorched 10 times that and is only about 20% contained. >>> back here in the bay area firefighters are gearing up for a busy fire season. today santa clara county fire held a training drill in los altos hills. the crews practiced radio communication in the event of the real thing. .how to getting the fi they also had a plan in case a firefighter gets hurt. >> we'll have to prioritize resources and figure out how to address getting the firefighter treated safely, but also putting out the simulated fire. >> crews also want to stress that people need to be ready just in case mandatory evacuations are ordered in their neighborhoods. >>> getting around this summer just got harder for tens of thousands of people in san francisco. a heavily used muni tunnel is closed for the neck two month

kpix5's katie nielsen spoke with the victim's son. >> to have a tenant kidnap the landlord, that's unusualr: but oakland police say that's exactly what happened around 7:45 this morning. 35-year-old jonathan was at home with his mother, 71-year- old linda, when one of linda's tenants showed up at her house on oak street. >> there was an argument. the tenant assaulted one of the family members of the landlord. >> reporter: jonathan says he answered the door when the tenant came to the house this morning and when he wouldn't let the tenant inside, the tenant started beating him with his mother's cane hitting him at least three times on the arm leaving big bruises. >> it was darker before, but i put ice on it. it's now just sore as hell. >> reporter: the landlord's daughter said the tenant then drug her elderly mother outside and forced her into this gray coupe saying he was going to kill her. >> as officers were arriving to the scene, that's when the suspect and victim, who is the landlord, were leaving in this vehicle here. >> reporter: police chased the car through oakland for almost 45 mi

in sonoma county, katie nielsen, kpix 5. >>> a sad update on that small dog that was violently kicked in san francisco's selma district. rocket dog rescue says 4-year- old puppet did not survive friday's attack. investigators are hoping surveillance images of the suspect will lead to an arrest. if you recognize him, police want to hear from you. >>> well two men are under arrest and two others are recovering after a pair of attacks at east bay bart stations. then last night another man was stabbed at el cerrito del norte. the stabbing victim was taken to the hospital. there is no word on his condition tonight. the station remained closed through the night while police investigated and reopened this morning. so far it's unclear what motivated either attack. >>> well it's not just a crime bart is struggling to clean up. it is now asking the public for help in keeping their trains in stations clear of health hazards. kpix 5 jessica flores on the new app that riders can start using tomorrow. >> reporter: among the symphonies of sounds at bart stations, there are also these sights creating

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kpix 5's katie nielsen on the first of its kind artificial intelligence program starting up -- starting in sonoma county. >> reporter: no one is prepared for last october's deadly firestorm. >> the scope, the volume, the intensity of fire was overwhelming our systems. >> reporter: for the first time in history, the department of homeland security is stepping in to help philip new fire response system. >> the united states is amazing with their private sector and where it is going in new technology. how can we leverage that technology to help the first responders? >> reporter: the most promising develop meant, artificial intelligence which could help predict fires and help after a fire is already burning. >> to take fires and the environmental effects and model where the fire is going and what will be at stake. >> reporter: sonoma county emergency managers faced criticism about their response the moment the fire started. that is something fema says could be improved using ai. >> you have to be careful because the rural nature of these areas and the single roads. if you evacuate to many p

katie nielsen, kpix 5 news at . >>> a 15-year-old is under arrest for a hammer attack in santa cruz county. this 17-year-old suffered a brain injury and is in the icu. he is now listed in stable condition. investigators say he is one of three teenagers attacked by masked suspects who broke into a home monday. this was not a random attack but so far they have not mentioned a possible motive. >> i would imagine as long as they continue to track, they will make additional arrests. >>> tonight it is on again. the historic meeting between president donald trump and kim jong-un. reporter mola lenghi tells us the summit was brought back to life just eight days after the president declared it dead. >> the summit between the u.s. and north korea has been on and off. >> reporter: now, it is back on. >> we will be meeting on june 12 in singapore. >> reporter: president donald trump told reporters the summit is back on after meeting with a senior envoy from north korea. he presented president donald trump with a very large letter from his boss, kim jong-un. >> that letter was very nice. how much would

in semper cisco, katie nielsen. >>> the trumpet ministration has released new details of family separatedat the mexican border. the health and human services department now says 2053 children are still in custody. since the zero tolerance -- tolerance he program went into effect. they say children will stay in custody during their parents deportation hearing. if a judge rules toward deportation children will be reunited before the parents return to mexico. but if a parent is released without deportation a federal law forces them to apply as the child's sponsor. and that process could take a few more weeks. the feds did not say which government agency will be working to get the parents and children back together. >>> the government says 522 children have been reunited with their parents since the policy began. officials said more would be reunited today. tonight a local congressman visited the border says that she does not have been unified. and you have to show me proof. >> jackie spears says the children were supposed to start being reunited last night. the department of health and human

katie nielsen is live in san mateo to explain what this means . >> we are here near a waterfront office complex. according to the union of concerned scientists, this area could soon be under water. this map shows predictions for areas at risk for flooding by 2020 -- 2045. this is what it could look like i the end of the century. the scientists say that 20,000 homes could be a risk which is a total real estate value of $15 billion. the report is based on current figures which show the sea levels could rise almost 200 feet within the next 30-40 years. santa clara county, marin county and also alameda could be impacted. kpix 5. >>> and in san jose they are wrapping up a one alarm fire . the fire was contained to one home that started before 2:00 this morning. we are told nobody was injured. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >> [ crowd chanting ]. >>> five suspects arrested at a violent protest last year could learn their fate in court today. there were counter protesters that showed up to her right wing rally. their case is expected to be announced today. e > there scondu po bl

katie nielsen reports. >>> reporter: michelle, this really is a huge change. the new law allows consumers to know what information is being collected and with whom that data is shared. governor brown signed the bill late yesterday just hours before the deadline to pull a s november ballot. that ballot measure would have had stricter penalties and was facing significant pushback from tech giants like amazon, google and twitter. >> privacy is a huge issue. technology has come up with new ways with these funny phones that we have to count our steps to see our location, to look at our heart rate and all of those things that they can use to sell. >> reporter: the new law also makes it easier for consumers to opt out of data collection and makes it more difficult to share or sell data about anyone under the age of 16 years old. the bill doesn't go into effect until january of 2020. >> what are the tech companies saying? >> we tried to get an interview with their lobbying group but they declined and released a statement saying they strongly oppose the new law and the

katy tur in for chuck todd. we begin with breaking news. kirsten nielsen will be speaking to reporters about the trump administration's zero-tolerance policy at the border. once she comes to the podium, we might abrupt lly stop what we'r doing, so bear with us. it is a policy that's received intense and escalating criticism from democrats and republicans, independents, psychologists, human rights watch dogs, you name it, for breaking up families. we've even heard some democrats calling for secretary nielsen to resign. we'll take you the this briefing when it begins. the trump administration is touting that policy while also decrying it. in fact, the trump administration is touting it, decrying it, taking credit for it, blaming democrats for it, calling it a bargaining chip, and denying it exists all together. we've soon this policy slammed by numerous politicians, religious figures, and other leaders, but the overarching response from the administration today was -- too bad. >> the united states will not be a migrant camp and it will not be a refugee holdi

. >> katie: the california senator kamala harris is among a number of democrats calling for secretary nielsen to resign. watch. >> i think there is no question that we are all sitting in incredible abuse that is taking place in terms of separation of these children from their families. and the secretary has evidenced no compassion, much less commitment to correcting what is so obviously wrong about what is happening under her supposedly leadership. >> katie: in the meantime, senator ted cruz introducing emergency legislation to keep families together. the texas republican saying his bill would build temporary shelters were immigrant families can stay together. double the number of federal immigration judges and handling of asylum applications. the chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel has more from capitol hill. >> nice to see you. it's an senator ted cruz said ws doing to address this problem. >> we are horrified. this has to stop. i am this week introducing legislation to protect kids and parents act that will mandate that kids must stay with their parents, and it will also expedit

katy tur in for chuck. i've watched one hour. isle watch another. >> lucky you. secretary nielsen is coming up.ariana atencio has been doing an incredible job of talking to families and talking to mothers and children and translating in real time. >> amazing. >> their stories and what they're running from. i said this at 2:00. isle say it again to you right now. nobody puts their kid on a boat unless the water is safer than the land. >> gave me chills, my friend. >> nicole wallace, thanks so much. if it's monday, the trump administration is about to speak about their controversial immigration policy that's separating families at the border.

nielsen said. we don't have a policy. guess what. today the president signed an order undoing his policy. >> katie: it's not a policy. >> greg: sex traffickings a problem, you have to get the kids separated from the people who aren't there actual guardians. the numbers are disturbing. child sex trafficking is a tertiary issue? >> juan: the key issue here is separating children. americans are clear on this. you might want to obfuscate and complicate the issue. >> greg: i am not. >> juan: children being separate from their parents. >> kimberly: there has to be a determination as to who is legitimately with the proper parent or guardian and who isn't. it would be reckless and essentially committing another crime against an innocent child to not do so. >> katie: chuck grassley wrote a letter to i.c.e. in 2016, april 2016, saying we've seen an exponential increase in smugglers pairing unrelated adults with unrelated children, taking them to the border and using them for sex trafficking, child labor. it absolutely is a huge number one priority that is completely being swallowed up in all the emotional argument here. when it comes down to solving t

secretary nielsen went before the white house press yesterday and said, yes, there is some backup at ports of entry, she admitted that, she said it was simply a matter of resources. that is intentional, katy. they didn't put enough resources there, because they wanted people to wait. and instead, they are forced to go through illegally between the designated ports of entry, where they will then be apprehended and separated. so again, to fact check the president, it's not as easy as just showing up somewhere, especially if you're forced to wait for days, weeks at a time in a place as dangerous as some of these border cities are in mexico. >> julia, call me skeptical, but from what you're saying, it sounds like the administration, at least tacitly, intended this to happen, to use this as leverage for the president to get his immigration bill, the one he wants with the wall funding, et cetera, passed through congress, to use it to strong a stro strong arm the democrats so they have it for the midterms that are coming up. >> i know. i'm kind of having deja vu to covering the travel ban. if you can remember those people stuck in airports because customs and border protection weren't prepared t

katie, nice to hear your story. >> thank you for having me. have a great day. steve: thank you. meanwhile, democrats by nancy pelosi are calling on the department of homeland security secretary kirstjen nielsenponse, do your job. >> very cowardly response. it's clearly within their power to make the laws and change the laws. they should do so. steve: she is talking about congress. white house strategic communications director mercedes schlapp is going to join us live from the white house next. and it's a video every parent needs to see. that is a pool ladder to keep your kids from getting in the pool. look there. it's not working. we have a new warning for families as we approach the summer. was wondering if an elecc toothbrush really cleans better than a manual. and my hygienist says it does but they're not all the same. who knew? i had no idea. so she said, look for one that's shaped like a dental tool with a round brush head. go pro with oral-b. oral-b's rounded brush head surrounds each tooth to gently remove more plaque, and oral-b is the first electric toothbrush brand accepted by the american dental association for its effectiveness and safety. my mouth feels so clean. i'll only use a