. >>> iv e from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix 5 news. >>> now at 11:00 p.m. a man armed with an ax shot dead by police. what officers did moments before opening fire and what neighbors say about the suspect's mental state. >> i am brian hackney. >> i am michelle griego. >> shooting happened in downtown san jose. another man inside was arrested and not hurt. kpix 5's betty yu on the terrifying moments before shots were fired. >> reporter: it was a disturbance call about a 10ment from a security guard -- tenant from security guard that brought out police after midnight. when they tried to contact two men inside the apartment police say they refused to open the door. >> officers observed flames and smoke from underneath front door. fearing for the lives of the occupants inside they forced the door open. >> reporter: police were greeted by a ax wheeling man. >> the suspect kisguarded the ax and did not comply with commands, a taser was deployed, however it had no effect on the suspect. >> reporter: police say the suspect then picked the ax back up. >> not till he

that's over on kpix's sister station... 44 cable 12.ou'll soon be hearing the sou of music, around the napa valley. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, kpix 5's john ramos.. on the "pop up piano project". art is a funny thing. sometimes it's about self-expressionâand sometimes you need a little help. quick piano music cind living in na >>> you will be hearing the sound of music around the napa valley. kpix 5's john ramos on the pop- up piano project. >> reporter: art is a funny thing. sometimes it's about self-expression and sometimes you need a little help ar are. >> reporter: cindy skinner is a musician living in napa. she was inspired to create something she found online called, street pianos. >> they were unloved pianos until someone took them under their wing and painted them refurbished them and put them in a public space. >> reporter: but like i said, cindy needed help collecting old pianos takes a lot of space so that's where interior designer entered the picture. >> i had seen this in a few cities and i have a huge warehouse and art space so

kpix 5's emily turner got caught up in the mess. she had to wait three hours for her flight to sfo to take off and she was told it the to do with -- it had to do with the runway repaving project. >>> sky drone 5 giving osview of the -- us a view of the sierra nevada. the statewide snow pack at 192% of average. the highest level recorded for april. but it will be melting fast in the warm weather. speaking of which high pressure over the pacific means things will stay warm. we have clear skies as we look towards had golden gate bridge. hot week on tap for the bay area. high pressure edges closer to the shoreline. and tomorrow it will be into the 90s. south bay mid eats. we have rain, all the details -- mid-80s. we have rain, all the details in the forecast. >>> a wildfire in riverside county, it started this afternoon in high grove. several thousand people live there between san bernardino and riverside and tonight the fire has grown to 1300 acres and it is 25% contained. three helicopters are helping with the fire fighting effort. 40

kpix 5's joe vazquez is live to explain. joe? >> reporter: they were worried about an armed conflict on the streets of berkeley last week. the police presence was expansive. turns out it was also expensive. >> all the agencies in the county came together to assist berkeley. that comes at a cost. >> usa! usa! >> reporter: hundreds of demonstrators showed up last thursday even though ann coulter's berkeley speech was cancelled. so it still cost taxpayers. that's because uc berkeley police deployed the riot plan which called for about 400 extra police officers and sheriff's departments from neighboring agencies. >> about 400 of those were sheriff's office's personnel. so our stake to the tune of $80,000 in reimbursement. >> reporter: spokesman kelly says neighboring police departments don't always get reimbursed when there's an unplanned riot like the one that brought oat a out yiannopolous, they're billed for their time. >> in talking to our oas director, somewhere in the neighborhood of half a million dollars >> reporter: oas, mea

in danville, julia goodrich, kpix 5 another pr headache for united airlines tonight . a traveler from new zealand said he got stranded at sfo without his passport and wallet after a flight attendant mistakenly took his bag. can -- ben keith is in the united states on business. he flew to the bay area from nashville yesterday. 30 minutes from landing he noticed a carry-on bag at his feet was gone. when he asked the flight attendant about the comet she said we have a problem. >> she thought my bag was from the previous flight. she offloaded it at nashville. >> the flight attendant was in tears when she realized the mistake work united flew the bag out to sfo today just in time for his flight home to new zealand tonight. >>> a montana congressional candidate is facing a misdemeanor assault charge on the eve of a hotly contested special election. veronica de la cruz on the news interview that ended in a wrestling match. >> reporter: it started with a simple exchange between a republican and a reporter and then it explodes. >> the last guy who was in here did the same thing

and a look back as the life of former kpix 5 sportscaster wayne walker. a tribute to wayne coming up next on game day. did you know 90% of couples disagree on mattress firmness? fortunately there's a bed where you both get what you want every night. enter sleep number and the semi-annual sale going on now. sleepiq technology tells you how well you slept and what adjustments you can make. she likes the bed soft. he's more hardcore. so your sleep goes from good to great to wow! only at a sleep number store. oh, and right now it's our lowest price ever on our temperature balancing i8 bed. save $700. go to sleepnumber.com for a store near you. >>> the starting line and the finish line from bay to breakers in san francisco. it took the winners 34 minutes to run the 12-kilometers across the city. and kpix 5's wilson walker was there with the 40,000 runners and the 100,000 fans. >> reporter: it always start with the quiet morning run through the city. and then comes everything else. [ music playing ] >> reporter: 9:30 a.m. the party was stretched out over severa

betty yu, kpix 5. >>> new tonight at 11:00 p.m. police are investigating the kidnapping of an off duty uber after picking up a man and woman . they forced the driver to go to richmond to an atm where the driver escaped and contacted police. the driver was not hurt but his car and the two suspects have not been found. uber has no role in the investigation since the driver was off duty at the time. >>> new tonight a $100 million donation to help the homeless in san francisco. a group known as the tipping point community is making the donation. it will be used to create permanent housing and will provide help for the mentally ill and drug abuse. the money is being raised privately and will be distributed to various agencies. a former senator mentioned the donation on our morning show. >> the tipping point is putting together $100 million of private funds to partner with the city to address the 1700 chronically homeless people, those who have been there for over a year and dealing with mental health problems. >> san francisco already s

kpix 5's da lin is live at the scene of the latest fires.a. >> reporter: this car is a complete loss. i mean, look at it! not a lot left. just a shell. investigators believe a serial arsonist is responsible for this and a big break this morning. a surveillance camera may have captured footage of the arsonist. another fiery start to the morning. firefighters responded to this car fire on juanita drive on the lafayette-walnut creek border just past 2 a.m. the owner woke up to flames and thick smoke in front of his house. >> you feel violated. >> reporter: david is thanking his neighbors for saving his life. >> you know who called 911 or how ? >> i heard it was a neighbor. yeah. if it had been left to me, it probably would have ended up in my house because i was asleep. >> reporter: as firefighters were putting out this fire, 911 calls came in for another fire. a couple of miles away, the opener of this 2015 suv tells me he used this garden hose and his son grabbed the fire extinguisher to stop the flames from spreading before firefighters arri

jessica flores, kpix 5. >>> 6:41.t the records that reveal bart knew about emergency lighting failures months before an outage at a berkeley station. >> and the markets just opened up about 10 minutes ago. the dow is flat. we'll get an update coming up from kcbs radio's financial reporter jason brooks. what if there was a paint for your door... ...that not only made a big first impression... ...but was designed to withstand sunlight this bright... ...this bright... ...or even this bright. if a paint could protect your door's color against the strongest uv rays... ...it makes you wonder... is it still paint? aura grand entrance from benjamin moore®. only available at independently owned paint and hardware stores. time for a look at what's coming up later on cbs this mo? gayle king reports. >> reporter: the latest on the investigation into the manchester terror attack. scott pelley leads our coverage from england. he is there. we're also learning more about the victims and how the community came together in the hours af

kpix 5's andria borba just wrapped up a briefing by a d.a. investigator on this case. >> reporter: well, liz, ken, it was about 2:45 this afternoon you probably noticed that very loud amber alert go across your telephone. well, it was for the child you are about to see, 21-year-old [name] was reported missing by his mother at 5:30 thursday night at sfpd's taraval station. an expected custody drop-off didn't happen. now, this is the boy's father 30-year-old jason. the amber alert is issued around bay area. the san francisco d.a.'s office wouldn't say how recently there was a photo taken yesterday of a father and son at a store in menlo park. >> sometime today, we found out disturbing information regarding the father that really gave us concern at which time we initiated an amber alert. >> reporter: now, this is the car you be looking for a 2000 tan toyota corolla picked up here on surveillance video and here's the license plate: 5fey238. now, investigators at the san francisco district attorney's office say that jason lamb is suicidal. if you

kpix 5 maria medina is there tonight. >> reporter: this is where the deputy worked for a decade. you can see the flag at half staff in memory. investigators are trying to figure out what led up to the accident. >> reporter: an inpromote ceremony followed by -- impromptu reception followed by a ceremony. after they found the sheriff deputy's badge in his car. >> he had just worked the midnight shift and was headed home. >> reporter: the most recent assignment at the jail. investigators say he slowed down or stopped for unknown reasons going eastbound 580 just after 7:00 a.m. when a bus carrying tesla employees slammed into him. one stockton man wrote on facebook, "got into a major accident, rear ended a buggy." everyone was asleep on the shuttle. >> it is a tragic loss for their family and for our law enforcement community. >> reporter: the department still mourning the loss of a deputy killed by a prison bus a few months ago. now grieving ken's sudden death. as words spread his friends reached out to each other on social media. i sit here and look at the photo in disbelief you're

maria medina spoke to the owner of the hall in an interview you will see only on kpix 5. >> reporter: the honor of royal palace says the bride invited 900 people instead of the 700 she said she would. when police arrived, they even had a hard time controlling the crowd. the video you are about to see may be disturbing. cell phone video of the brawl shows the violence at arrested outside royal palace -- erupted outside royal palace. you can see three men repeatedly beating one man on the ground. the manager of the royal palace and also a witness to what happened. >> all of a sudden i heard a noise.>> reporter: dozens of the wedding party suddenly began fighting in the parking lot and admits he could only get two of the seven security guards he told the bride and groom they would offer that night.>> i agreed that we had security issues. even if we would have had seven or eight, they would not have been out in the parking lot. >> reporter: the security guards are only hired to watch the inside of the building and when one of them did go outside, he got punched as well. the owner of the b

in milpitas, devin fehely, kpix 5. >> the d.a.'s public integrity unit tells devin that it's waiting for more facts to come out before deciding whether a crime was committed. >>> some people in sonoma county worried about potential budget cuts and what it could mean for the sheriff's department. the board of supervisors met today to talk about that concern. a proposal on the table would cut 21 positions from the department. it includes eliminating the narcotics and the gang crimes unit. a move that some call troubling. >> i don't want to feel like i have been stabbed in the back by my own law enforcement agency which is how it felt last week and i didn't have a lot of people in this -- and how a lot of people in this room felt, as well. it's just not appropriate. >> really, the heart of this conversation is that everything we cut so that we could keep the staffing at minimum levels and still respond to calls for service. >> as of now, sonoma county officials say they will be $4 million over budget by the end of the year if cuts are

sharon chin, kpix 5. >> the jefferson awards selection committee meets again soon.ominate your hero online at cbssf.com/hero. we'll be right back. >>> so remember it's hashtag rock one sock day. >> i hear you both did earlier today. >> we did. ♪[ music ] ♪ [ insects chirping ] >> zende: here. so tell me exactly what the doctor said. >> nicole: i may have a condition called secondary infertility. >> zende: you already had a kid, nicole. i mean, how could that be possible? >> nicole: i know. i said the same thing. >> zende: so, it's very obvious that she is wrong. the doctor's wrong. there's no way you're not -- [ scoffs ] it's ridiculous. and tonight, we're gonna prove

reporting live in san jose, len ramirez, kpix 5 kpix 5. >>> new at 6:00 getting punished for conserving water. that's how some east bay customers feel over the news that their water rates are going up. kpix 5's phil matier on the people who did their part during the drought and now are being asked to pay up. phil? >> reporter: yeah. that's right. and this could be the first of several water districts that are going to be raising rates as a result of the drought when everybody conserved and used less water. it's an oxymoron but that's life. here's the story. like a lot of californians, east bay water users really cut down their use during the recent drought. with water use dropping by a third, less water means less water sales and less water sales means less money coming in to run the system that's also in need of repairs. >> our distribution extension in the sierras -- >> reporter: the cost of running the system is up by over $100 million in the past 10 years. you see hired about 300 people in the last couple of years. why? >> we need to continue to maintain this system to ensure that i

melissa caen, kpix 5. >>> there are four vacancies on the board of regents. several called for the governor to appoint four new regence. >>> the water slide that a bay area boy fell off is exactly like many others around the world. cal-osha is examining where the slides are safe following yesterday's mishap. kpix 5's wilson walker reports from the park. >> when he came into the run out area he got on top of the water and ended up sliding across the edge and then he was shaken by the experience merchandise. >> reporter: shaken and scratched up but that boy walked away from his wild ride down the emerald plunge. the center piece in the new $43 million water park. >> considered what we would call the thrill slide. >> reporter: today the slides remained closed as state investigators took a closer look at things. specifically the landing area where the boy hit the water and went shooting back into the air. >> the manufacturer of the slide will be on site tomorrow. >> reporter: that is what is so puzzling about this. the only thing unique about the emerald plunge i

he worked here at kpix 5 for years. and tonight, we have news that wayne walker our former colleague, our good friend, has died from complications of a disease linked to the game that he loved. wayne walker played pro football for the detroit lions as a star linebacker and kicker. >> he was legendary. >> phenomenal person. he was the guy. he played 15 years in the nfl for one team. >> reporter: when he retired from the nfl, he began a brand- new career at kpix 5. >> he was there helping to call the shots. >> bad news for the raiders tonight. >> he would come into the newsroom and the waters would part. anywhere he went. the waters would part because he carried himself with that confidence that an athlete has. >> reporter: wayne spent 20 years as our supports director. >> he was a superstar. and in my mind, that intensity that he had on the professional football field he brought to the newsroom. >> wayne walker was hysterically funny. he was very funny. and smarter than i think most people knew. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: f

i just love this view from our kpix 5 studios. waving slightly and what i like about this you can see a line of low clouds drifting in off the coast just above the hills of the east bay. visibility is not restricted at this early hour. no reports of any local airport delays. you can also see the low clouds drifting inland. this is a view from mount vaca looking in the direction of mount diablo. we just saw it from bayview and now you're looking at from our inland view. it always looks different depending on which side of the bay you're looking out at. above it clear skies temperatures this morning 40s and 50s. winds have been below freezing but i notice they have been dialing back ever so gently around the oakland area same in berkeley. still at 13 sfo. 13 san francisco. 12 half moon bay. inland winds anywhere from about 3 to 12 miles per hour. now, linda is our weather watcher in fairfield. she makes great observations this morning. she reports 42 degrees but a wind at 5 very slight. but you couple that up together wind chill of

kpix 5's allen martin has the latest from investigators. >> reporter: the story of course still very much developing. law enforcement is going to hold a press conference shortly. we'll show you a live look outside the dublin chp facility where officers will update us with the very latest and when that happens, we will go right to it. but first, let's walk you through this morning's events. we have video from chopper 5. the alameda county deputy who was killed was riding in that vw beetle. you can see the extensive damage to the back end of it. it's pretty much destroyed. investigators say this bus contracted by tesla slammed into the car near grant line road. no one on the bus was hurt but the deputy riding in that car was pronounced dead at the scene. minutes after the crash, chopper 5 caught this. the first responders had draped an american flag over the deputy's body then then stand back and salute. just about an hour ago, chopper 5 was overhead as a procession was seen heading westbound on 580. law enforcement officials bringing the deputy's body to the coroner's office in oaklan

kpix 5's kiet do was there. >> welcome. happy mother's day. >> reporter: here at great america it is mother days and the cancer patients and families are getting something they can't find at a hospital. a since of normalcy. the courageous kids event. treated to a day of fun all for free. >> cancer is something you go through every day. a way to forget about kansas citier for one day. -- cancer for one day. >> reporter: it is far from sad and mournful. the focus is on hope. he is battling a tumor which has spread to his chest. >> after radiation and chemo it brings you down and he is feeling good right now and we want to have fun. >> reporter: ronnie lott is here as he is every year and pet with patients and survivors for hours. >> when is the last time you smiled like that? >> last year. >> one of those days you want to honor them and just make sure that you pay your respects because they have their own challengeles and they are working -- challenges and they are working hard. >> reporter: he wants kids to take their meds a

kpix 5's jessica flores is live onscene very latest. jessica? >> reporter: yeah. it hstd pen a dliju lthooowk e at what we can see from our advantage point. the atortry to figure out how this happened. boy on the tell you is the ll tracks around 8:00 a.m. ficis t residential area. officials tell me the boy was struck on a bridge. an area of the track where pedestrians should not be crossing. the sheriff's office official tells us the boy y mabe school from a middle school. officers closed off the road happened. union pacific is also investigating the t to friends and family and they are sing this tragedy to mi rendony cross in are still investigating what happened as we get more information we will bring it to you late:00 i 5can tell you the coroner's office is not releasing the victim. reporting live, jessica flores, kpix 5. >>> closing arguments underway in the trial of a man acse morgan hill teenager sierra lamar -- kidnapping anllind g r. a kpix 5's anne makovec has more in the high profile case. >> nse repo rtstarted itclosing arguments this morning -- its cl

phil matier, kpix 5 in downtown san francisco. >>> phil, thank you. we are also learning more about an officer-involved shooting out of san jose. police say two officers were responding to a family disturbance call on mount frazier drive last night. when they arrived, they say a man with two knives charged at one of the officers. police say he was able to step back and fire his gun. the 28-year-old suspect died from his injuries this morning. the officer who shot the suspect is on paid administrative leave. >>> a san francisco neighborhood is seeing a spike in car break-ins. elizabeth cook in the newsroom with how police and neighbors are taking action. liz. >> reporter: allen, this is happening in the sunset district. taraval police say there were 157 car break-ins reported in the month of march alone. now residents are putting up signs to warn others asking them to remove all valuables from their cars. but police warn the thieves aren't necessarily after everything inside your car. just one thing in particular. >> we're also seeing suspects breaking

now kpix 5's da lin tells us that one of those officers is going to trial. da. >> reporter: that is correct allen. the teenager tells a judge today that she gave a former oakland police officer oral sex in return that former officer provided her starbucks coffee and police intelligence. the judge says he heard enough today that there's enough to prosecute him. former oakland police officer brian bunton smiled and seemed relaxed outside a courtroom today but once inside he had a different demeanor. straight faced and looked straight at the victim who was testifying against him. >> this is the first time she came faiths to face with him in a courtroom and having -- face to face with him in a courtroom and having to retell the story. >> reporter: no filming inside the courtroom. the former sex worker testified in court the former officer tipped her off on an undercover prostitution sting. >> are you going down? >> no. i'm curious to see it. >> no. sorry, though. thank you. >> reporter: she nicknamed bunton superman. this is part of the evidence the prosecutor p

sharon chin, kpix 5. >> here's how the nats home announcers called it. >> whoa! history. and brice harper wants a piece of hunter strickland, here they go! >> last time the benches cleared at a giants game against the dodgers in september of last year. here's my theory. kenny was at the game last night. maybe he started the fight. [ laughter ] >> yesterday afternoon. >> bad blood between the two. harper and strickland. >> it was my first baseball that i went to this year and everything was moving along all of a sudden -- you -- you could just hear this reaction and it happened so quickly. but i have never seen so many phones going up at the same time. everyone trying to record it and also right after that, everyone is checking out the replay on twitter. there's a couple behind me? i'm getting the replay. everyone was watching it for five minutes. >> in baseball they usually charge the mound they go -- and that wasn't happening. >> i have never seen anything like this. >> i thought this is a guy who signed one million contract $23 million, you don't want to hurt those hand

what he had just before he collapsed. >> from the kpix weather center, good afternoon, everybody. what a spring day here in the bay area. look more like wintertime for the coastside where we are overcast too, the mountains. where it is snowing. ha ha! can you believe it? it is snowing in tahoe and we have the details coming up. don't go away. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, than two years. he appeared yesterday on a radio >>> bill cosby is publicly addressing his sexual assault scandal for the first time in more than two years. he appeared on a radio talk show saying that racism and revenge are behind the allegations against him. >> i just truly believe that, um, some of it may very well be that. >> cosby also suggested that his dozens of accusers were piling on. cosby's criminal trial is expected to begin next month. >>> a south carolina teenager's death is being blamed on too much caffeine. the healthy 16-year-old collapsed last month at his high school and died after consuming a large soft drink a latte and energy drink. his parents want his death to be a warning to other

kpix 5's anne makovec is live at oracle arena.. with more on tonight's game a is. >>> the warriors hope to keep their momentum going as they prepare for game 2 of the western conference finals. kpix 5's anne makovec is live at oracle arena with more on tonight's game. having fun already? >> reporter: yeah. it's chill here right now at 6 a.m. but the game starts 12 hours from now. and if the warriors win tonight, as well as their next two games in san antonio, this will be the final game at oracle before the championship series. so it's going to be a big night for fans. they have the court all covered up right now so it is pristine condition for tonight. the warriors own the number one seed in the western conference. they are up against the number 2 seeded san antonio spurs. some of the spurs feeling salty after sunday's game which the warriors won by 2 points. spurs star kawhi leonard left after reinjuring his angle in the 3rd quarter after zaza pachulia's foot slid under it. >> it's difficult. [ crosstalk ] >> how much more diffic

that is your cooling kpix 5 forecast. back to you. >>> the bay area brush with james bond as the world remembers roger moore. we look back at some of 007's daring scenes in our own backyard. >>> breaking news, the spurs had coach addresses another reporter. lynch hits the field today for the raiders. but, why was he upstaged in alameda? ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> nba fans are salivating at the prospect of a warriors cavaliers rematch. one small problem, cleveland has not held up to their end of the bargain quite yet. leading boston 2-1, in trouble in game four. it was an incredibly muted celebration after the warriors won their third straight western conference title and set a lead record by starting the playoffs 12-0. it is so good, that is spurs coach gregg vich cou not quite find a superlative. >> reporter: 12-0 in the playoffs, how impressive is that to you? >> really impressive. >> not really, really? >> does anybody else have a question that makes sense? >> game one of the nba finals, thursday, 6 p.m. at oracle. >>> here's

in san jose, kpix 5. >> a look back at the time line. she disappeared march 16, 2012 on the bay to the bus stop. her phone, clothes and bag were found the next few days. antolin garcia-torres was arrested may 21, more than a month after investigators seized his car looking for dna evidence. in may of 2014, the district attorney announced he would seek the death penalty against antolin garcia-torres. the trial began in january of this year and the verdict was delivered after 13 weeks of testimony. >>> san ramon is gearing up for a new shopping center after a big delay. sunset development is finally breaking ground on city center bishop ranch at bollinger canyon road. we were over the site today. construction was delayed six months as retail businesses across the country struggled, but developers have something new planned for the complex that they believe will bring shoppers in. the 15 acre development will be home to 60 stores, as well as a park and an entertainment complex with an 800 seat movie theater. the idea is to create an elabora

kpix 5 reporter len ramirez was in the courtroom as a verdict was read. len, a lot of emotion from the lamarr family. >> reporter: that's right. it was a jampacked courtroom. in fact, an overflowed crowd into another courtroom as well as many people out here. there was a lot of emotion, sobs, tears, people were very happy and also, for the family of garcia-torres, very upset as well. anotlin garcia-torres showed little emotion but he bowed his head when the jury's verdict was read aloud. guilty for the kidnapping and murder of sierra lamar. guilty on all counts. >> truly, we have been praying for the chapter to have that type of ending, justice. >> reporter: supporters and search team members embraced and high-fived each other. her friends and family wept. victory in the courtroom but the loss goes on. >> nothing will take away the pain and sorrow we experience every day. >> reporter: it took 12 hours of deliberations to reach the verdict. even though sierra's body was never found. she disappeared on her way to school in 2012. garcia-torres was arrested t

area studios, this is kpix 5 news. >> unhappy surprise of having none of their files. >> new tonight at 11:00 p.m. a hack attack expected to cause monday morning chaos. why the worse cyber attack in history will get much bigger. i am juliette goodrich. >> i am brian hackney. kpix 5's betty yu tells us what to watch out for. >> reporter: people could be seeing red screens as they boot up their computers. experts say people that are most vulnerable are those using older version of windows. authorities are hunting for whoever is behind the software which came from stolen codes from the u.s. national security agency. experts warn the problem will get bigger in the new work week. >> what's happening is people will go back to their offices that could have been infected and they will turn on their computer and they will have the surprise of having none of their files. >> reporter: already ransom wear locked up 200,000 computers in 150 counties. it distributed operations at helmets -- disrupted operations at hospitals. >> the principle cyber threat. >> the attack holds your system hostage fo

here's kpix 5's don ford. >> reporter: to pig or not to pig.at is the question people are pondering here in benicia. a proposed law would allow people to keep pet pigs if they are under 100 pounds, kept on a leash while in public, and obtain rabies tags just like dogs. >> think it's an amazing idea. >> reporter: suzanne manages feather and pet grooming and says, pigs are good for business. >> we already see quite a few pigs here at the -- >> reporter: already? >> we do. nails and hoofs trimmed and giving them a bath. >> reporter: a pig? >> a pig. >> reporter: generally described as a pot-bellied pig they are pets sleeping on couches or with cats dressed up. they are not livestock. they are pampered. >> people who come in with pigs will do one of the adjustable harnesses. if you want to go all out, then you get the fill blown bling in every color available. >> sit. >> reporter: wendy loves her pot-bellied pig pinky. she talks to her pig. >> when their mommies talk to them a do a deep oh, oh, oh, and then ah, ah,ah. it's like a hello and excited.

in san francisco, phil matier, kpix 5.ack to you guys. >> thank you. >>> developing news right now out of contra costa county. we're learning more about the man accused of setting a string of car fires. he is 36-year-old james bishop of pittsburg. he was tracked down over the weekend after his 1996 toyota rav-4 was spotted in the area where several of the fires broke out. he is currently facing more than a dozen counts of arson in a string of fires dating back to the beginning of april. voters think he could be responsible for even more. >> at this time, the fire investigations unit and partner agencies are investigating 30 or more incidents as possibly related to this series and we are asking for help from the public and the media. >> investigators are asking anyone with home security cameras video of bishop or his 1996 rav-4 to contact their arson tip line. that's 866-50-arson. >>> new at 6:00 the sonoma county district attorney stepping outside of her office to tour a homeless camp. the kind of field trip was organized

turn turn kpix 5. >> the university of california has been under scrutiny for its spending. just yesterday, the uc system said it will no longer pick up the tab for its region's parties. a "chronicle" report found regions billed the university for nearly a quarter million dollars since 20 every few months. a uc statement said the events were charged to a private endowment and didn't use public funds. >>> it has been more than 6 months since the presidential election and california's ranking house democrat is still a hard time with the words "president trump." >> the new president of the united states -- >> i notice you don't say president trump. >> it's hard. [ laughter ] [ giggling ] >> it's hard because i don't know from what i have seen i don't know how much respect he has for the job. >> nancy pelosi spoke at the commonwealth club. she did later said the words "president trump." but when asked by the moderator if she would prefer president trump or a president pence, she paused and said president bush. >>> live look now at the white house for you. new report claims presi

live in san francisco, anne makevoc, kpix 5. syria sweden is dropping its investigation into rape claims against julian assange. in 2012 he took refuge in ecuadors embassy in london to escape extradition to sweden. he has been there ever since fearing that if he is arrested he might ultimately be extradited to the united states. >>> today president trump embarks on his first foreign trypsins taking office. a five stop journey through the middle east and europe. he will meet with leaders of dozens of arab states and deliver an address to the islamic world. president trump is dismissing the appointment of robert mueller as special counsel as a witch hunt. he is investigate alleged russian interference in the 2016 election and whether any of the president's associate's played an alleged role. >>> the state is now taking legal action to save affordable care act funds. kpix 5's jackie ward joints us now to tell us more. >> reporter: this lawsuit has been going on for years. but now, california and new york attorneys general are being

in los gatos, anne makovec, kpix 5. >>> all right. taking a live look outside right now at the east bay, you can see the wind blowing in dublin right now. roberta, is it cooler out there today? >> yes, it is cooler and windier. current conditions around the bay area, the flag is on the fly on pier 9 and we have mostly cloudy skies. a little bit of a break -- oh, look at that! this is mount vaca a good 63 miles inland with the low clouds and fog marching all the way in towards the vacaville area affecting temperatures "aversely." 54 santa rosa to now 68 apiece in livermore and san jose. the winds have been problematic today. right now 17 san francisco. 16 san ramon. 14 in livermore. 15 sfo. 26 fairfield. it's a blustery day and our temperatures are significantly cooler. check out concord yesterday. 89 degrees. today 68. we're talking about a 21-degree cool down. you'll feel the difference. we are going to talk about the cooler air, how long it will stick around and how it will affects your weekend coming up later on in this newscast. >

kpix 5's jackie ward is live outside the team's hotel in san francisco. someone who will be spending a lot of times with the cavs is rooting against them? >> reporter: yeah. that's true, liz. he is quite a character. first, we are here right now at the saint regis on 3rd street where the cavs are staying. they chose this hotel to draw less attention to themselves than last year when they stayed down the block at the four seasons on market street. so the cavs organization was hoping for a smoother arrival to san francisco and they got it. >> they're here! the team that's held the title of eastern conference champs for three years in a row. led by lebron james the nba champs are back in the bay area to defend their title. we caught up with their bus driver while they were in the bay peter. >> i'm a celtics fan. >> reporter: as you can see he is not a native of the bay area but he has been here for more than 40 years. he said the cavs are nice and not rowdy. >> i don't know who they are anyway. >> reporter: he says if the warriors win he will contain his exc

kpix 5's jessica flores is live in san francisco on the regulations now up for debate.essica. >> reporter: kenny, regulators could be cracking down on oil refineries across the bay area. now, folks who have been supporting tougher regulations say they have been waiting for this hearing for quite some time . they are hoping for a strong new rules. late last year residents were complaining about rotting egg smell coming from the refinery. chevron was cited for releasing excess levels of hydrogen. vallejo residents last year also said they were sickened from refinery fumes in that city. today, the board meets at9:30 a.m. it is open to the public and the public will be able to comment on possibly that new rule that would crackdown on oil refineries across the bay area. reporting live in san francisco, i'm jessica flores, kpix 5. >>> it is 5:14 right now. let's check the roads with jaclyn. >> hey there. good morning. we are starting with a new accident and this is in san francisco for folks across the bay bridge ride as you are coming off -- as you get on the skyway portion.

jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> tesla employees are revealing some troubling news. they say the company's growth is costing them their safety. kpix 5's anne makovec is live outside the factory with more on their claims. anne. >> reporter: yeah. publicly we see these shiny new state-of-the-art electric vehicles coming out of this factory here in fremont. but behind closed doors, some employees say that tesla is putting its products over its people and some new numbers by a workplace safety nonprofit appear to back that up. the nonprofit is called work safe. it says that injuries at the fremont factory was 31% higher than the industry average in 2015 and serious injuries double the industry rate. tesla employees say they were worked to exhaustion. >> literally like four of us doing a six man job burned-out everybody in our area burned- out. >> not really reflective of the environment that you see here. and that you'll hear from the rest of our employees. >> reporter: now, we did hear from a current tesla factory worker who wanted to remain anonymous. he says, do i see

kpix 5's susie steimle kpix 5. >>> surprising turn in the sentencing phase of the sierra lamar murder trial. past testimony from key witness is being called into question now. kpix 5 reporter len ramirez with what this could mean for the case. len. >> reporter: ken, at this point, it's difficult to say how significant this development would be. but it could be very significant because it involves the credibility of one of the chief witnesses for the prosecution. prosecutors and defense attorneys are reviewing the contacts of sergeant herman leon one of the main investigators in the sierra lamar case after a judge in another case found he gave false testimony in the 2009 murder trial. the judge in that case found he testified to statistical inaccuracies so significant, it was enough to overturn the murder convictions of two defendants. >> this has the potential to blossom into a very significant issue not just in the penalty phase but in the first guilt phase of this case. >> reporter: former prosecutor and legal analyst steve clark says that while there's no evidence to suggest leon's

and that's where kpix 5's paul deanno is live tonight. hey, paul. >> reporter: ken, we are live from one of the most spectacular views in all of san francisco. yes, it is chilly. yes, it is breezy and, yes, that is going to change. your seven-day forecast live from san francisco coming up next. ♪[ music ] >> and coming up at 6:00 all new tonight, all that cardboard piling up in your recycle bin comes at a cost. how the amazon effect is driving up garbage bills. >>> paul deanno live for us at the re-opening of alamo square. it's a perfect day to look at the painted ladies. >> we had some sunshine earlier getting the fog right now but the view is back. this is closed for a year this quintessential san francisco view. literally a postcard view. folks from all around the world would recognize exactly where we are standing. and you can now stand here too because after a year of renovation, alamo square is back open. 12.7-acres of open space station of the renovation cost $5.3 million. and one of the main reasons why they did it the irrigation

live in campbell, kiet do, kpix 5. >> wow. paul just watching kiet's report i think i burned off 3500 calories. >> at least. >> according to mine. >> at least. >> remember where they are eating frozen yogurt because they thought it was fat-free and it wasn't. that could deflate your day or week. >>> low temperatures today. a couple of days ago i showed you the marine layer compressed behind the buildings to 700 feet. the size of the cloud deck has doubled in elevation now about 1400 feet thick and that's the stuff that will move inland overnight tonight. carnaval coming up this weekend in san francisco. it will not be the warmest weekend but still pleasant no rainfall. mid-60s expected both saturday and sunday. we'll be broadcasting live from carnaval this weekend. one more day of a chill. an area of low pressure moves into central california to central santa barbara keeping the southwest flow from the ocean. that's why it felt chilly even with the sunshine today. once that's gone weaker high pressure will build in. it will be

and as kpix five's john ramos shows us... after a deadly crash in extra >>> thousands turned out for the travis air show in fairfield this event only happens every few years kpix 5's george ramos shows us after a deadly crash in 2014, there are no extra steps for readiness in case something goes wrong. >> reporter: every three years, travis air force base opens up the gates and gives the public a chance to marble at some of man's most amazing machines. the fast movers are a crowd favorite from an up close look at the f-15 eagle to a stand back view of a brand-new f 35 stealth fighter. there was even a glimpse back in time with a cold war era u2 spy plane. here at travis, the mission is moving equipment to where the troops need them. airman erin walker is proud to work on the c-5 galaxy, the largest cargo plane in the military which can transport up to eight attack helicopters in its cavernous belly. >> that is our job. we take it really seriously. without us, they would be out there with nothing. >> reporter: the show feature

in san francisco, phil matier, kpix 5. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> we are learning more about another officer-involved shooting this one happening in san jose. police say two officers were responding to a family disturbance call last night on mount frazier drive in east san jose when they arrived, they say a man with two knives charged at one of the officers. >> he was actually armed with two knives. one in his right hand that he had raised over his head and one in his left hand and they are described as kitchen knives. the individual during the attack got about three to four feet from the officer. the officer was able to retreat in time, draw his firearm and struck the suspect at least once. >> the 28-year-old suspect was taken to the hospital, where he died from his wounds this morning. police say the man had a history of criminal threats and had been arrested in the past. >>> a tragedy this morning in the east bay. a teenager riding his bicycle to school struck and killed by a freight train while he was on the r

live at sfo, anne makevoc, kpix 5. >>> now to politics. russian state media reports that president trump will meet with russian president vladimir putin in july as part of the g20 summit. the trump administration hasn't confirmed it yet. but it comes on the heels of mr. trump's firing of fbi director james comey. they were investigating the trump campaign with possible connection with russia. the deputy white house press secretary says the firing had nothing to do with the russian investigation. >> i don't believe that that is sufficient rationale for removing the director of the fbi. >> we encourage them to complete this investigation so we can put it behind us. there's no evidence of collusion between the trump campaign and russia. >> the acting fbi director says that the investigation will continue. house democrats are pushing for an independent panel to take over. that would require a senate vote. minority leader nancy pelosi is urging gop leaders meanwhile to bring the legislation to the floor next week. >>> in a tweet, she says: >>>

kpix 5 anne makovec reports.ll released today supports hiring locals. >> reporter: now they want to change the rules currently in place here in san jose. you can see some of the labor union members who are picketing here behind me in front of one of many new developments and they are demanding that local union labor be used to help build some of these things in san jose. the issue came up earlier this month when the largest housing project in the city was approved by the council with almost 700 homes on south almaden. the council voted unanimously to approve it without imposing new requirements on who developers should hire to do the actual building. >> the greater workers from sacramento, paying people very low wages which undermines the ability to [ indiscernible ] support themselves in the city. very expensive to live here. >> reporter: today, the groups including the south bay labor council will release results from a poll they took. they asked 900 likely voters: a >> they are referring to 17 bucks an hour. l

this is our live weather camera looking out from our kpix 5 studios.orner of broadway and battery in san francisco. looking out over the embarcadero. we have may gray again. this is another view this morning from mount vaca looking at official sun-up that is making an appearance now over the mountains. temperatures 49 degrees in santa rosa to 53 in livermore. temperatures uniform. same with our weather watchers from fairfield through lower lake into santa rosa and los altos. all with gray skies. hey, gang, thanks so much for waking up with us, our weather watchers very faithful. that information is so vital to us here at kpix 5. breezy in san francisco at 21. 17 at sfo. also half moon bay. look at the winds at san ramon as 14. 15 in concord. 12 antioch through brentwood and 23-mile-per-hour winds in fairfield. cloudy skies at the coast streaming inland and this streams inland about 40, 50 miles all the way into the pleasanton area. widespread fog and low clouds all the way through your wednesday. partial afternoon sunshine. seasonal temperatures and i'

this is from our kpix 5 studios. we are looking out over pier 9. you can see the flag on the fly and chop on the bay waters. very gray skies. another view today how about that right there? looking towards angel island and alcatraz. we have a little bit of break in the clouds this afternoon. it's clear inland. it's 60 in santa rosa. clear skies in san jose in the 60s. bill moon our weather watchers in orinda in the east bay reporting partly sunny skies. just about 10 degrees cooler than 24 hours ago. thanks bill. winds under 10 for the most part around the lip of the bay. except there in san francisco. upstream it's a blustery day around fairfield. back through parts of the delta into brentwood, tracy, oakley, discovery bay. currently visibility not hampered due to the areas of low clouds and fog along the coast but half moon bay under 10. improving in petaluma. enhancement of the clouds due to a weak disturbance. may gray today and tomorrow with significant cooling and then memorial day lots of sunshine but away from the coast. winds are shifting t