i am ken bastida, and for allen. >> i am elizabeth cook. this is a live look at davie symphony hall with the san francisco symphony is about 90 minutes away from its first post-pandemic performance. scott will be part of it all, he is the symphonies principal base. i will get right into it. what is it like, not performing for live concerts for over a year. >> well, as a musician, it would be a bit like the shopping mart, very much a part of who you are as a person, as what you are doing in your career, and it is something we have been doing for so long and suddenly it disappears, so we are really excited. everybody is thrilled, spirits are super high and we can't wait to get back into the hall with our friends and patrons again. >> be honest, you have a little butterflies get them back on the stage? >> butterflies in the sense that i'm just excited to be there. not particularly nervous about making this because i've had a lot of practice time, let's be honest. >> we have a little preview of tonight's performance from the rehearsal. let's ta

ken bastida asked the district attorney what is being done about it, and what some critics call his soft on crime approach. >> reporter: a lot of people have told us that they are fearful that even with evidence against some of these individuals, that your office will prosecute. >> come down to the courthouse and what we are doing. >> ken bastida and elizabeth cook host crime and punishment in san francisco, it airs tomorrow night at 6:30, right here on kpix5. >>> looking like at san francisco, beautiful cool skies, and check this out. san francisco fire put on a show. the fire boat st. francis sprayed water into the bay to make sure it is ready for its next emergency call. >>> summer might be around the corner but the sierra looks like winter this weekend. a camera at tahoe showing near whiteout conditions on the slopes. what a week it was. >> hard to believe that. now same things will get back to normal. >> they will pick of the system dropping that snow you're just showing, and made it really windy here, on wednesday, same system, that is going away starting tomorrow but since there a

plus, ken bastida recently sat down with embattled district attorney and asked him about his rocky relationship with the police union. >> how difficult is it to, though come to do your job when you have that kind of relationship with the rank-and- file cops? >> the poa has undermined not just the district attorney's office going back three or four different elected das, but also they undermined and attacked chief scott. i feel sorry for the way they attack them and undermine their own leader. >>> it is a good interview. i'll have fire half hour crime special, crime and punishment in san francisco will air sunday at 6:30. >>> 5:00, the mountain lion captured in san francisco has been safely released back into the wilds. the two-year-old male was caught on camera prowling through -- before being captured in a tree. the vet hospital at the oakland zoo treated him. he was released into a safe area and santa clara county. he was already collared by the uc santa cruz tumor project, so experts can track his location. >>> new video of late-season snow showers in the sierra today. the snow surprise loca

and ken bastida will ask the san francisco district attorney what is doing and why some critics callt his soft on crime approach. >> a lot of people have told us they are fearful that even with evidence against some of these individuals that your office will not prosecute.>> come to the courthouse and watch what we are doing.>> ken bastida host crime and punishment in san francisco which is a half- hour special that airs tomorrow night at 6:30 right here on kpix 5 . right after the break on kpix 5 and assuming on cbsn bay area, security camera video gives new perspective on what happened at a deli police shooting in contra costa county.>> please help us find the people who did this to my little brother. >> the manhunt underway in southern california the heartbreaking place as a family >>> welcome back, the time is 6:29, thanks for joining us i am devin fehely but analysis for this half-hour with a quick check of our weather and meteorologist aaron beck.>> a little hazy in that view behind you and looking out over the space atop the sales were sour, but back to the city it is sunshine

plus, ken bastida asked the district attorney what is being done about it and what am critics call hisoft on crime approach. >> reporter: a lot of people have told us that they are fearful that even with evidence against some of these individuals, that your office will prosecute. >> come down to the courthouse and what we are doing. >> ken bastida and elizabeth cook host crime and punishment san francisco. the special airs tomorrow night at: 30 right here on kpix5. >>> dozens of people held a rally today outside the church street safeway store in san francisco. this is citizen at video of the protest. demonstrators are demanding the company apologize for an alleged racial profiling incident involving a black student. last month, 11-year-old jabari oliver was stopped by a security guard and falsely accused of stealing a sandwich. safeway says the security guard was eight third-party employee. >>> president biden will host george floyd's family at the white house next week on the anniversary of his death at the hands of former minneapolis police officers. is also the target for passing a

. >>> that evening, i am ken bastida. >> i'm elizabeth cook. we begin with another brazen robbery in oakland's busy chinatown. kpix5's da lin is live at in oakland tonight with more on this latest robbery in the would recall its by certain robberies and turn them into petty theft, opponents are extremely angry about this. this bill would lead to more robberies, and more attacks. >> reporter: the physical is not as severe as the hurt in my heart after being traumatized. >> reporter: he is so traumatized by a violent robbery back in 2019. vice mayor says the people robbed him of his cell phone at a bart station. and he chase after them, they pushed him down an escalator. >> i tumble down and when i stood up, i could barely walk. both my knees were bleeding. >> that is why he attended this anti-rally in front of the state building in downtown oakland. the state senator wrote the bill. robberies under $950 that don't involve deadly weapons or result in serious injuries would be considered petty theft. >> we which simply emboldens people to rob. tha

good evening, and ken bastida. >> animals with cook. international airports like sfo will be closed to most travelers from india starting on tuesday. >>> the wedding being held in his community center this evening originally planned for india, the divide between these two countries growing as the situation there becomes more dyer. >> i think every few hours, about somebody's parents, somebody's friends, somebody's sibling, who, whose medical condition has deteriorated, the oxygen saturation level is going down. >> reporter: they have been doing everything they can to help friends and family, in a country that now accounts for more than one third of new global cases. >> we have announced that there will be a travel restriction starting on tuesday on the advice of the centers of disease control. our covid-19 experts, medical experts, our national security adviser's. >> reporter: the white house has multiple aggressive variants are thought to be fueling the surge in india. that is the reason for the new restrictions, which will and most no

i am ken bastida. >> i am elizabeth cook. let's get to paul heggen who is tracking our holiday weekend warm-up. >>> big changes as we had through the three-day weekend. we start with near-normal spring weather, going to feel like late may on saturday with temperatures reaching up to 80 inland, 60s by the bay and along the coast but undies transition day will heat up a lot inland, lib bit more near the water and the peak of this heatwave will be for the holiday on memorial day, and the temperatures reaching up close to if not around or above 100 degrees. temperatures by the bay are still going to be warmer but not record-setting. mid to upper 70s, a few spots on the east side of the bay and mid 60s along the coast. we have a heat advisory that has been posted for monday, going through noon to nine p.m. for inland parts of the north bay and the east bay. close to 100 degrees and for solano county and the central valley it is an excessive heat watch for sunday, monday and tuesday. eventually things will be cooled down. >>> we ar

good evening, i am ken bastida. >> i'm elizabeth cook pick of the fire broke out near koerner and francisco boulevard. chopper five was over the scene as crews made an aggressive attack to keep it from spreading. they kept it to about 10 acres. the fire is not far from target and home depot. crews will be on scene throughout the evening watching for any hotspots. >>> crews also battling vegetation fires in san jose. chopper 5/680 near berryessa, jst a few hours ago. smoke was seen near the offramp there and a wall separating the freeway from some nearby neighborhoods. firefighters were able to get them under control. >>> those fires are outside the math swab of east and north bay hills where a red flag warning will be in effect for the next 24 hours. paul heggen is here tracking the conditions for us. >> unseasonably warm weather and very dry conditions. it is a bad combination when we have had so little rainfall. here is that red flag warning for the north bay mountains, east bay hills and inland values including this until 6:00 tuesday so that the 23 hours to go on the red flag warning to

and steph curry is to basketball what ken bastida is 2news anchoring. >> he is like the picasso of our time. >>> almost long we are solving the class of 2021, onyx hunters graduating from abraham lincoln high school in san francisco. great name. he plans to go to city college and the study journalism. congrats. and you can see your grant grad photo it's beauty, - [macaw vo] pretty boy. - or the beast. - the beauty, - [macaw vo] pretty boy. has failed. the beast, john cox, will shake up sacramento, cut taxes. learn about california's nicest, smartest beast at johncox.com it's beauty, - [macaw vo] pretty boy. - or the beast. - the beauty, - [macaw vo] pretty boy. has failed. the beast, john cox, will open schools, get our economy roaring. learn about california's nicest, smartest beast at johncox.com allie wagner, fired up, watching the alma mater and the national title game broncos taking on top-ranked florida state, 84th minute. they wanted down two defenders to tie the match at one. jump ahead to the shoot out, they miss the first two off the crossbar. a chance to play hero. >> santa

good evening, i am ken bastida. >> andria borba is at the scene with how it all unfolded. >> reporter: it happened on southbound 880 around to: 30 in the afternoon at the san jose milpitas border between the tasman and montague expressway exits pick a we have video to show you of the driver of the mazda's sixth getting loaded into an ambulance with a bullet wound to the left arm. there was a passenger in that vehicle as well. the passenger is okay, the driver has been taken to valley medical center. you can the a bullet hole in the windshield of the car, we have some video to show you of chopper five right now. the california highway patrol shut down the freeway for some time to investigate and they closed down the exit ramp to montague expressway. that is once again reopened. there looking for a black sedan they believe that car was the shooter in this case. the victim in this case has been taken to valley medical center to be treated for their injuries. in san jose, andria borba, kpix5. >>> our top stories tonight, masks will be's saying on here. the mask mandate will stay in place

. >> sounds at the same reaction folks have when they meet ken bastida for the first time. >>> we celebrated the class of 2020 all month long. kylie nielsen is graduating from clayton valley charter high school. she will had to -- to major in business administration. >>> send a photo of your gratitude 2021 grads at cbs.com or tag ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ hey y google, tuturn up the e . ♪ ♪ ♪ receceive a charargepoint homeme flex chararger or a public charging credit. see you volvo retailer for details. >>> dennis is here now with sports and the warriors only down to the final week of the season. >> i love this time of year. every game matters, it is crunch time. the warriors need just one more win to clinch a playoff spot but if he wants it, you know it don't come easy. they have back to back games against utah, the top two teams, in the west. the warriors are trying to hold off memphis for that ac can that would give them two chances to advance in the new play in game format, at the moment, there masked up against the lakers and lebron james is not a fan in this new format. >> as you might expect, just

. >>> i am ken bastida in the newsroom with a major development in the investigation into the police shooting death of sean monterrosa. the attorney general robert bonta announced that his office will be taking on an independent review of the case. 22-year-old monterrosa was killed last june by vallejo police. it happened as officers were responding to a vandalism incident at a walgreens store. the department says that officers mistook a hammer in his pocket for a gun. solano county da had part priously declined to charge the police officers involved but today, that das that it is past so answers. they flat-out assassinated my brother. >> the family has been demanded justice almost a year to date. they said in a statement "i am thankful that attorney general rob on to is taking over the review into the police shooting of sean monterrosa. the vallejo police command staff new or should have known that this was the officers fourth shooting in five years. those quote we reached out to vallejo td for a comment on this and have not yet ws reporting israel has sent ground forces into gaza,

good evening, i am ken bastida. liz is on assignment big we begin with san francisco coming back to life on this friday evening. looking live across the city now, with covid case count is low vaccinations high, and our teams back in town. people are enjoying a new sense of normalcy. andria borba is live with the road to recovery. ondrea. >> none of this normalcy that san francisco is currently experiencing could happen without vaccines and all of those vaccines mean that for two days in a row now, there have been no covid patients at san francisco general hospital. the munich train is back, the bars are back. >> were going to be sharper than ever now. it is great to see customers úthey have been coming in and actually hugging the bar. does happy to be home. >> reporter: beyond the streets, shaking up the cobwebs. yesterday a milestone was reached at san francisco general hospital for the first time since march 5th, 2020. no covid-19 patients hospitalized. >> just to see the zero meant a lot. it meant a the sf are re

. >>> plus ptought ping over more our state st sna good evening, i am ken bastida. >> i am elizabeth cook pickle a bear sighting in marin county. chopper five is over the scene in san anselmo where there are can reports of a bear in a tree. andrea nakano is live at the scene for us. not completely unheard of, the mountainous right in the neighborhood. >> reporter: yeah, but, we are almost right in the heart of downtown san anselmo, so this is quite rare. i spoke to the homeowner here and he says he has lived in this home for 30 years and he has never seen or heard anything like this, where actually right here at the intersection of cedar and, and i have my photographer kind of show you -- we will go to some video from above that we caught but this bear is perched up in the oak tree. the bear is about 2 to 300 pounds i am hearing and right now what they are trying to do is get the department of fish and wildlife here to handle this situation. they say the bear is perched, it is hiding

elizabeth cook and ken bastida have a preview. >> we take a closer look at the trends, the numbers may surprise you. plus, how the targets are shifting. >>> our one-on-one interview with san francisco's district attorney. i asked if he is been topping up on crime. and if his approach is sending the wrong message. we will see you here tonight at six: 30. >>> a live look at washington, dc. the fate of a bill that will start a commission to investigate the january 6th assaults on the u.s. capital remains uncertain. the legislation heads to the senate after it passed the house last week. senate republicans are likely to block a bipartisan probe into the attack. right now, 35 house republicans voted in favor of an investigation into the siege. but for it to pass the senate at least 10 gop senators would have to join with all 50 of the democratic colleagues. >> i propose the idea of a commission from immediately from the very first because i think we will start waiting for a commission rather than moving forward with what we know we need to do now. >> to say that this wasn't one of america's

. >>> that evening, i am ken bastida. >> i am elizabeth cook pick a we begin with a bad combination right at the start of fire season. the bay area being low water levels, dry trees, and brush, and the potential for gusty wind. our team coverage starts with chief neurologist paul heggen. >> we have the red flag warning for solano county until 5:00 tomorrow evening so another 23 hours to run on this one. it doesn't mean that is the only county with the fire danger is elevated. he does happen to be on the county with a special has been reached humidity levels low enough to trigger that warning. the wind for the most part sustained, 10 to 20 miles per hour but the gusts in the 25 to 40 mile an hour range the possible tomorrow. relative humidity levels have been running in the single digits today, should not be quite as bad tomorrow, let's take a look at forecast model data and right now, relative humidity levels farther inland, then most of solano county running right around 10%, and there are some gusty winds indicated by the arrows moving on the map. the committee levels will improve overn

. >> and i'm ken bastida. >> let's get right to that breaking news. several small earthquakes shaking the sierra within the past 90 minutes. >> our chief meteorologist paul heggen has a closer look, paul? >> the largest quake was a magnitude 4.7, preceded by a 4.0 shock and followed up by a 3.0 magnitude aftershock. 11 miles to the northwest of truckee. the yellow dot marks the spot where that earthquake occurred. let's look at the did you feel it map from the u.s. geological survey. weak to moderate shaking, nothing on the violent side of that spectrum and surrounds where that earthquake occurred, as you'd expect. a wider look, and there were actually people in the bay area reporting at least minor shaking. and one of those people was kpix 5's andrea nakano in walnut creek working on a story this evening. and she tweeted out as that earthquake just happened, anybody feel that? some minor shaking. so this was felt over a wide range of territory. and of course, we're going to be watching for follow-up aftershocks that occur. i'll come back with the ful

good evening, i am ken bastida. >> i am elizabeth cook pick a we start with a busy day in the weather departments. rain, snow, and exceptional drought. one of those doesn't belong. first, the rain. chopper five is live following the leading edge of these bring showers. we are above danville as the rain is coming down. a cool view with the dark rain clouds in the foreground and clear skies beyond. >>> new video just in, check out this downpour within the past hour. the sky here just to opened up and the rain was falling at american canyon this afternoon as well, enough to get the windshield wipers going. chief neurologist paul heggen is tracking conditions for us right now. >> two areas of showers one of which is dissipating, and another area of showers in northern napa county. let's zoom in. this is the one that dropped american canyon in concord and walnut creek, martinez and now it is moving down through san ramon and falling apart. that was the view we had from chopper five so with a combination, still some rain falling and the sunshine to breakthrough, any good pictures, you conta

. >>> i am ken bastida from the newsroom. president joe biden just spoke with israeli president. he expressed support for a cease-fire in gaza. this as conflict rages on between israelis and palestinians. with a wave of heavy air strikes, and it destroyed the the homes of nine commanders in gaza as well as miles of tunnels used by palestinian militants. but as the tunnels collapsed, israel says a house on top came down as well. a six-year-old girl was pulled from the rubble but her mother and siblings were killed in that bombing. the biden administration has called on israel to protect civilian lives saying as a democracy, it carries an extra burden, but the qatari of state anthony blink and says the country does have a right to defend itself against hamas. >> there is no equivalence between a terrorist group in this discriminatory firing rockets at civilians and a country defending. >> as conflict enters a second week, hamas has fired more than three thousand rocket into israel. one of them destroying this building in the coastal city of ash dog, a hamas spokesman says their att

. >>> that evening, i am ken bastida. >> i am elizabeth cook. a bay area airport banking on a big increase in travel as industry continues to recover from the pandemic shut down, john ramose says oakland airport is eyeing plans for a huge expansion. >> while the rest of us are wondering when things will get back to normal, oakland international is already planning for the future, and the airport business is never too soon to be thinking about 20 years from now. it is not exactly thanksgiving weekend but the crowds owned passengers are growing, both in the air terminal and other planes themselves. >> shoulders again shoulders, elbows against elbows. >> there's a lot of pent-up demand and i think it will get even worse in the not-too- distant future. >> reporter: but is the distant future that airport officials are focusing on. currently the facility is operating at about 60% of covid activity. for the port of oakland which operates the airport projects that after recovering from the pandemic it will have to serve an extra 10 million people per ye

i am ken bastida. >> i am elizabeth cook. a grass fire burning in the north bay. chopper five is flying to the scene in san rafael right now. where a few miles off but already you can the the smoke billowing over the bridge there. this is from a grass fire that broke out just minutes ago behind target on shoreline parkway. here is a picture of all that smoke coming from that fire. flames upper near some neighborhoods, and we will take you back out live. firefighters are on scene, no word on how many acres have gone up for the cause of this one. crews are also busy in san jose this afternoon. chopper five over this vegetation fire along 680 near berryessa, about two hours ago the wind fueled some of those flames. part of it burnt in the offramp and quickly spread right up to the edge of the freeway sound wall, that is also near some homes. it also blocking the cloverleaf and crews were able to get it finally contained. stomach.emergency for most of california, and for bay area counties were just added to the list. take a look. a total of 41 counties are now under t

. >> i'm ken bastida. >>> now at 11:00 streaming on cbsn bay area lookinle s ju a m days travel to and from india will get a lot tougher as the country grapples with a surge in covid cases that spiraled out of control. kpix5's maria medina live in san jose with how the new restrictions are already affecting the bay area. maria? >> reporter: and, ken, president biden just announced a ban on most travel from india to the u.s. starting on tuesday, but the impact on this will be beyond just travel. >> my family, extended family, what they're going through right now is very devastating and very heart breaking. >> reporter: this man says he's lost more than 30 family members and friends in india to covid. >> whatever we are hearing is very tragic. >> reporter: with the country now accounting for more than a third of global cases, the biden administration announced new travel restrictions beginning tuesday. >> on tuesday all non-u.s. citizens or permanent residents will no longer be allowed to enter the united states. it is an indefinite travel ban. it's going to be significant, particularly

. >>> and ken bastida in the newsroom. developing right now president joe biden hailing ace the spire agreement between israel and hamas. it would end the 11 day conflict. president biden credited the egyptian government with brokering its cease-fire program israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu initially said israel accepted to the egyptian proposal after a round of late-night talks. hamas quickly followed suit, said that it would honor the deal as well. president biden said the deal gives peace a chance. >> i believe the palestinians in and securely and to to enjoy equal measures of freedom, prosperity, and democracy. i believe we have a genuine opportunity to make progress and i am committed to working for it. >> at least 230 people were killed in gaza since the fighting began last monday. 12 people in israel have died in rocket attacks as well. the truce ends the heaviest round of fighting between the bitter enemies since 50 day war back in 2014. >>> governor newsom just signed a bill in san jose, green lighting wh

. >>> good evening, i'm ken bastida. >> and i'm elizabeth cook.ow at 11:00 and streaming on cbsn bay area, a live look from dublin. the east bay hills just one of the areas under a red flag warning right now due to high winds and super dry conditions. >> we're live on the fire watch tonight beginning with kpix 5's maria medina and the close call in san jose a little earlier, maria? >> reporter: and guys, it was a busy day for firefighters here in san jose. as you know, there is a lot of dry fuel out there, and today there was enough wind to fan the flames. the flames came just inches from teresa's home. >> it's so scary. >> reporter: fuelled by this field of dry grass that teresa says was several feet high. >> i just so scared. i know what happened. i called the hoa last week. >> when we saw 6-foot flames, it's -- you know, the first thing you think of is your family and where can we go. >> reporter: the fire one of several burning at the same time in san jose, stretching firefighters thin. they've been battling a series of vegetation fires burnin

. >>> good evening, i'm ken bastida. >> and i'm elizabeth cook. now at 11:00 and streaming on cbsn bay area, looking live at oakland where police are investigating the murder of a 22-year-old man just a block away from their headquarters. tonight his mother is speaking out. kpix 5's andrea nakano joins us now with more on what looks like a targeted murder, andrea? >> reporter: yeah, liz, oakland police telling us tonight that this is the 52nd murder they are investigating this year compared to 22 at this point last year. chris died today in whatoo like a deliberate, premeditated shooting. >> i grew up in east oakland, and i just hate that my son was a casualty of what happens for young black men. >> reporter: rhonda hampton watched as investigators combed the crime scene where her son christopher was murdered. the oakland police department says the shooting happened just after 2:00 this afternoon. >> there was a series of gunshots that could be heard from the police department. >> reporter: bullet casings were scattered on the sidewalk next to his

. >> reporter: just as the smoke from the ken bastida team fire was clearing, the alameda fire department was sending up a signal. >> we posted the flag for our communities so they are aware that we have elevated fire conditions. >> reporter: the department told what it called a season rodeo as a fleet of trucks rolled through for inspection in dublin. >> we are having wildland season start and responses already happened as early as they have this year. it is definitely concerning and something we need to prepare for. >> reporter: they are asking everyone else to prepare and start thinking of fire risk, even in the second week of may. >> everyone needs to be more aware that this is becoming normal. >> reporter: it goes for those who live in areas that may not normally be associated with high fire risk. >> there is built in risk now. it is all over. >> i think in light of the scu fires, lightning complex fires and the santa cruz and a feeling that has happened around here and from the napa fires and all the as we have had in years past, this created a lot of increased awareness of the haza