kpix 5 news. expect more. turning heads.. >>> our top story at 6:30, president trump's personal attorney turns a phrase that is turning heads and a raising eyebrows. tonight rudy giuliani says truth isn't truth when it comes to the russia investigation. >> meanwhile his boss is blasting the "new york times" over what he calls a fake piece on the topic. cbs reporter demarco morgan has more. >> reporter: president trump's personal attorney, rudy giuliani, coined a new phrase sunday. >> truth is truth. >> i don't mean to go like -- >> no, it isn't truth. truth isn't truth. >> reporter: he tried to make the case that having president trump sit down with an interview with robert mueller would only provide another version of the truth. giuliani also denied using delay tactics. >> i'm not going to be rushed into having him testify so that he gets trapped into perjury. >> reporter: according to the "new york times," robert mcgahn has already given 30 hours of enter views. giuliani said the president is secure in mcgah

kpix 5's allen martin on the sophisticated plan. allen intro taped >> facebook wiped out accounts trying to disrupt the mid-term elections. kpix 5's allen martin on the plan. >> reporter: facebook detected a new campaign aimed at spreading political messages. it raises the possibility that russia is trying to interfere in the u.s. s electionhad more than 290,000 followers and were created between march 2017 and may 2018. she called this fight an arm's race when speaking to reporters during a conference call. >> this is not allowed on facebook because we don't want organizations or individuals creating networks of account said that mislead people about who they are or what they are doing. >> reporter: some focused on divisive issues. >> the goal was to make the united states weaker and to make our allies less confident in the united states' ability to achieve our goals. >> reporter: she wouldn't confirm if the russians were behind the campaigns. >> we are in the early stages of our investigation. we don't have all the facts. >> repor

joe vazquez, kpix 5. >>> a break in a 9-year-old cold case in menlow park. a fugitive wanted for street racing, a crash that killed a six-year-old girl, has been arrested. police say he was racing another vehicle in november 2009. he ran a red light and crashed into a third vehicle. a six-year-old was killed and her mother was injured. police say surveillance video shows two cars racing before the crash. investigators believe fox left the country. and they found his car. we are expecting to learn more details tomorrow morning at a news conference. >>> a land mark step toward criminal justice reform. california is the first state to get rid of cash bail for people awaiting trial. kpix 5's betty yu reports, opponents are gearing up for a fight. >> reporter: under a law signed by governor jerry brown tonight, california will now let people leave jail before trial without having to post bail. that leaves release decisions up to local judges. they would only hold a criminal suspect if they pose a significant risk to public safety or risk missing their court date.

kpix five's mary lee on what some say is a better approach.> in sonoma county, new debate over how to protect livestock from mountain lions. kpix 5's mary lee, on what some say is a better approach . >> i have two pigs and two goats, for fun. and, i woke up one morning and my goat was gone. >> reporter: jamie burkart moved here from san francisco 2 1/2 years ago. he knows all about the mountain lion that ate his goat. >> i think at the time it was 6 1/2 feet head to toe and it was about 110 pounds. i know that he has gotten to about 150. he is a vekitty. >> reporter: what did you think when you saw that? >> i was amazed. i cannot believe that something that big would be lurking around. >> jamie worked with the audubon canyon ranch to tag and save the mountain lion. other owners in the area are instead choosing to kill mountain lions who kill their animals. just last week, a mountain lion was put down after killing a goat in kenwood. it is the second state sanctioned mountain lion killing in the last eight months in the sonoma valley. >> there

but as kpix 5's andria borba reports: the serious threat...lso came with >>> undocumented immigrantler sent a cease and desist order to -- in-n-out sent a cease and desist to a brewery.>>=> the brewery sits in san francisco's bayview district. there's tessie, the brew house dog and even a pair of googly eyes on a tank watching over the space. also watching, in-n-out, after an instagram post about a month ago caught their eye. it advertised seven stills's new in-n-stout beer. the packaging bore a striking resemblance to the home of the double-double. >> we just try to get really creative with all of our packaging and he had this idea of making a can that looked exactly like an in-n-out cup. the corporate response was both swift and surprising to the can of barrel aged stout. >> this was the fastest we?d ever got a cease and desist from somebody. they sent us that c&d basically the next day. >> while the response from the west coast burger giant came out faster than animal-style fries from the grease, the contents of the letter itself gave seven

thank you for watching kpix 5.ocal update is 7:26. ♪ >>> good morning to our viewers in the west. it's wednesday, august 15th, 2018. welcome to "cbs this morning." we're learning new details from a bombshell report about catholic priests sexually abusing more than 1,000 children. a grand jury accuses bishops, including a current cardinal, of covering it all up. >>> shoppers flee in panic after a gunman shoots several people inside a crowded walmart. we are at the store near philadelphia with how the violent chaos started with an argument in the checkout line. >>> rescuers search all night for survivors after a massive bridge collapse in italy kills more than three dozen people. charlie d'agata talks to a witness who captured the sudden fall on camera.

mary lee, kpix 5. >>> amazing video coming out of texas shows a parking garage collapsing. the upper level gives way, crushing several vehicles below. this happened this morning in irving, texas. immediately, rescue crews were worried about people trapped. likely, no one was inside at the time. 21 cars are damaged. as to what happened, the first thought is that the soil below that garage somehow shifted beneath the structure. >>> monsoon has swept through the phoenix area. it was so strong it ripped a mobile home office foundation. it landed in a field across the street along with an suv. this is the town of florence, about 60 miles southeast of phoenix. you can see the foundation about 20 feet away. the mobile home next door lost half its roof. that damage was a result of a microburst caused by a powerful storm system that brought the machine wins and thick clouds of dust. this is what all that wind swept in later -- heavy rains and lots of lightning. tens of thousands of customers lost power when trees toppled onto electrical lines. >>> pg&e in the city of berkeley is wor

you can stay with kpix 5 for updates as hurricane lane hits the island. you can also track the storm on our website, cbssf.com. >>> happening today, state lawmakers will be asking some tough questions to verizon about why it slowed down data speed for bay area firefighters during an emergency. santa clara county fire chief tony bowden says that his crews fighting the mendocino complex fire had their internet speeds throttled when the department alerted verizon about this the carrier suggesting it upgrade to a more expensive data plan. verizon called it a customer support mistake. santa clara county fire and verizon representatives have been invited to speak at today's assembly committee hearing. >>> friends of a man killed by oakland police officers are demanding answers five months after the deadly confrontation. they are struggling to understand how a man sleeping in an alley was shot to death. joe vazquez reports. >>> reporter: after gunshots rang out in an oakland alley back on march 11th, a 32-year- old homeless mentally ill man named joshua pollack

kpix 5 news , expect more. you could generate your own energy, at home.r to saverg unplug unused appliances. do your thing, with energy upgrade california. last year, according to the u- s- forestry service. thousands of pounds of trash and numerous c chemicals were >>> federal narcotics agents destroyed 1.4 million marijuana plants last year according to the forestry service thousands of pounds of trash and toxic chemicals were also taken out. >> john blackstone joined agents in southern california as they tried to crack down on the illegal and dangerous growing operation. >> reporter: it is so rugged in the san bernardino national forest that federal agents searching for marijuana are sometimes lifted from place to place by helicopter. >> we have a marijuana garden down here with an unknown number of plants and as of right now an unknown number of suspects. >> the us forest is overseeing this operation. armed officers from the forest service and the california department of fish and wildlife go in first. >> we found another plot. >> heads up, okay? >> r

kpix 5's andria borba tells us it's not going anywhere tomorrow either. >> reporter: just in the past few hours, a little wind has come through and knocked out some of the smoke here in san francisco where i'm standing on the embarcadero. hours ago you could not see the tower, that is not the case right now. you can see it. but tomorrow is said to be yet another spare the air day. in the city by the bay, the world famous landmarks are playing peekaboo. not through a purple haze but a smoky one. >> when i landed, mike uber driver did tell me about the fire and haze, my eyes got a little itchy. >> reporter: the air was nearly thick enough to chew, thanks to the flames burning from border to border. >> so many wildfires over the west coast that we are seeing wildfire smoke impacts from fires as far as british columbia and pacific northwest. it's hard to pinpoint exactly which fires are impacting the bay area today. >> reporter: the perp -- the postcard were the shot, not shrouded by the fog but smoke. >> the smoke that was above the fog layer before has now mixed in with the fog and is a

their statement to kpix 5 reads in part: verizon said this had nothing to do with net neutrality. it normally does thrift speed restrictions in emergency situations and they miscommunicated the terms of the plan. in san jose, betty yu, kpix 5. >>> this morning, double legal blows for president trump's circle. his former attorney and former campaign chairman are now both convicted felons. the man who once ran the president's campaign paul manafort was convicted on eight of 18 counts of tax and bank fraud. the jurors were not able to reach a verdict on the other counts and this is the first conviction in special counsel robert mueller's russia investigation. and the president's ex-lawyer and so-called fixer michael cohen pleaded guilty to campaign finance charges. he says the president as a candidate directed him to pay two women claiming to have had affairs with mr. trump. kpix 5's andria borba spoke to a legal expert to find out what this means for president trump. >>> reporter: this is michael cohen leaving manhattan federal court after pleading guilty to eight counts, six bank f

reporting live in cupertino, len ramirez, kpix 5. >>> those living in an east bay community had a cry for help after their rents were raised nearly 60%. people living in the bayshore commons mobile home park want the city of san leandro to step in. kpix 5's devin fehely explains why the chances for relief are pretty slim . >> reporter: this was not how or where john bush expected to spend his golden years pick series -- stressful. a series of rent increases in the modest mobile home community where he lives. >> i grew up in san leandro, i am fighting this. >> reporter: he and his supporters hope the fight will bring attention to all of those that have been burned by the red-hot rental markets. >> this is a crime, this will change our state forever. people are coming in here as investors and basically, it is like the new gold rush, they are just pushing people out. >> reporter: a spokesperson for the owner of the company, harmony communities, says much of the rent increases came under the previous owner. there would've been a settlement that would have forgiven $6000 that he still owes

reporting live in san francisco, emily turner, kpix 5. >>>uc santa cruz is making an unusual move to try and ease a housing crunch. the administration is asking faculty and staff to rent out rooms to students if they can. kpix 5 kiet do on why housing is on such short supply. >> reporter: to get a sense of how urgent the housing crisis has gotten, come down to the renting office. a quick scan through their database listing shows 172 units available. which means if more rentals don't come soon, the hundreds who are on the wait list will have no place to live. senior leon says he found a place but it's not going to be cheap. he and his roommates are paying $1100 each inside a shared house. >> i actually talked to over 30 or 40 landlords beones yeah. as many -- it's crazy out there. >> reporter: so earlier this week dramtep of e-mailing this request titled renting a room to a student saying the need is real and it is urgent. santa cruz is made up of university homes, they have to look a options . >> maybe someone hadn't been considering rent

here's a live look from our kpix 5 roof cam. we can see coit tower. yesterday it was foggy and low clouds and fog. are not disrupting too many of our views. maybe no flight days. 50s and 60s in the area right now. here's your futurecast. widespread cloud coverage this morning. once we get sunrise, it will be gray. it will be cooler than average today. marine layer tonight and tomorrow morning. very consistent weather pattern. we see this happen in the summer all the time where we have cloudy conditions. air quality today will be a little improved from yesterday. hazy yesterday for some locations but today good to moderate air quality. then for the a's game 12:35, first pitch in oakland, they play the mariners, should be cool and sunny at 65 degrees. a low is keeping us cool and breezy this morning. this morning stronger wind gusts. west wind will push in the cooler coastal air. 70s in santa clara and san jose 4 degrees below average. east bay not even hitting the 90s today, upper 80s instead. 81 in walnut creek, 80 danville. at the coast, 63 in sausal

kpix 5's sandra osborne reports. it looks like opponents are gearing up for a big fight. >>> reporter: opponents like those who work for bail bonds companies or those who own companies that are afraid of losing jobs and what this means for criminals back on the street. under the new law which was signed by governor jerry brown yesterday, california will now let people leave jail before trial without having to post bail. that leaves release decisions up to local judges. now, they would only hold a criminal suspect if they pose a significant risk to public safety or risk missing their court date. if not, most suspects of nonviolent misdemeanorses would be released within 12 hours. and it would be up to the counties to set up risk assessment systems. >> we don't know, a, what these risk assessment tools are going to be, so the judicial council is going to have a list of the ones that are acceptable. but there aren't -- the legislation does not say, here are the standards. >> reporter: now, the goal is to make the crimin

kpix 5's sandra osborne reports.ow will authorities decide who stays in jail until trial and who is released? >>> reporter: that's the big question. this bill signed by governor brown yesterday will replace the cash bail system with a new risk assessment system. details on that exactly yet to be determined. now, the governor saying that this is a way for the rich and the pour to be treated , -- for the rich and the poor to be treated equally. local judges will soon decide who can leave jail before trial without posting bail. under the new law, they would only hold a criminal suspect if they pose a significant risk to the public safety or risk missing their court date. if not, most suspects of nonviolent misdemeanors would be released within 12 hours and it would be up to the counties to set up risk assessment systems. >> i have seen so many things worse making a broken system worse. this is scary. >> it's not a good bill. and it's going to put tens of thousands of criminals back on the streets. >> reporter: that was

kpix 5's betty yu was at the packed town hall. >> not taking crime seriously. >> reporter: the turnout for tonight's town hall was huge. the line of public speakers who wanted to ask the city questions was long. and the frustration of residents was high. >> what i might to expect when i call the police for suspicious activity and i think the consensus among both the residents and the folks that are up to no good or that the police are going to get there when they get there if it's not a life-threatening emergency. >> reporter:scott connell he lives in willow glen. one of san jose's upscale neighborhoods. social media including next door is full of recent accounts of bold break-ins and assaults. in one recent crime spree, one victim's car was stolen from her driveway while she was eating dinner in the backyard. days before, thieves kicked down the door of an elderly woman's home while she was inside. >> on the average, sunday's -- sunday morning at six, you're going to get a cop there pretty quickly on pretty much any day but when it's busy, we average about, how average -- hover around

kpix 5 reporter devin fehely.. on the bad >>> well, san jose's independent police officer has announced his resignation. kpix 5 reporter devon fehley on the bad flood between the -- >> reporter: amid mounting pressure, san jose independent police auditor resigned. he quoted extraordinary personal attacks on my office and work which he said had become a distraction from the important goals of reform. >> we got problems in regards to the integrity of that office with him in there. >> reporter: president of the police officer's association paul kelly says his organization believes sisser was biased and the relationship broken beyond repair. >> we need the ipa to be the umpire. we need him to call balls and strikes. we don't need him in one dugout or the other and mr. sisser wasn't. >> reporter: he had come under fire after this photo surfaced and was widely circulated by the poa showing him meeting with organizers of a rally in response to an officer-involved shooting. it was evidence they say he had lost his objectiv

kpix 5 reporter mary lee...on what some say is a better approach. sot jamie burkart (lives between glen ellen and santa rosa) dismount line was put doe cond m property owners have trapped and killed animals tied to livestock deaths, kpix 5 reporter, mary lee on what could be a better rate port or -- approach. >> i have two pigs and two goats and i woke up in my goat was gone. >> reporter: jamie moved to san francisco 2.5 years ago and knows about the mountain lion that ate his goat. >> at the time it was 6.5 feet head to tail and 110 pounds, now he has 150. he is a big kitty. >> reporter: what did you think when you saw that? >> i was amazed, i cannot believe something that big was working around. >> reporter: jamie works to tag, track, and save the lien, other livestock owners in the area are instead choosing to kill mountain lions that killed their animals. last week amount line was put down after killing a goat in kenwood. it is the second state sanctioned mountain lane killing in as many months in sonoma valley. >> there are kids -- things they

kpix 5's maria medina is live at levi's stadium where fans got a chance to see jimmy g in action. maria? >> reporter: that's right. what a comeback in the last final seconds of the game. the final score, 24-21. this was a preseason game but the fans came out in full force. they are called the 49er faithful for a reason. >> i'm a diehard minor fan. >> reporter: after one disappointing season after another, they have stood by their team and minor fans believe their new quarterback can help take them to the top. >> he has the confidence of the team. he's got the football intelligence and the smarts. and i think it's going to be a great season. >> garoppolo, jimmy g. the future. >> reporter: all eyes were on the players as they stood on the sidelines. two years ago during a preseason game when 49er quarterback colin kaepernick set during the national anthem. catapulting a storm of controversy that many times overshadowed the game of football. tonight as the nfl figures out how to deal with players protesting on the field, a few 49er teammates who did neil today made sure to stand up a

kpix 5's joe vazquez has new information. >> it is a touchdown. >> reporter: just one day after the 49ers won their first preseason game against dallas, we've now learned than lost a rent dispute in arbitration against the city of santa clara. >> the arbitration award is a major victory and it shows we're managing the 49ers and not being managed by them. >> reporter: the arbitration decision means the 49ers will pay $24.7 million up from $24.5 million, a increase of $262,000 a year. the 49ers will pay $11 million more rent than they've been paying over a 40-year period. >> they asked for $180 million rent reduction and the city of santa clara and the stadium authority fought back. >> the 49ers originally wanted their rent reduced by $5 million a year. it called for a reduction in rent if financial performance was better than projected, which it was. but the two sides could not agree on a new rent amount. so they decided to let an arbitrator make the decision. the arbitrator decided instead to raise the rent. in a statement, he accuses the mayor of exaggerating the decision. it's this appr

>> live from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix five news. >>> driver captures what could have been a nightmare, instead, one pilot now has an incredible story after using an east bay freeway as a makeshift runway. >>> a grass fire sweeping through the hills of fairfield and vacaville, comes dangerously close to homes. this is the latest of dozens of fires burning across the state. >>> the two men who might go to trial for the goshen fire are not the only ones in the hot seat. the victims families say they want the city of oakland to take responsibility as well. it is 6 am august 12, >> we will get started this morning with a check of your forecast. we are looking at low clouds and fog, patchy along the coast this morning, but blue skies overhead. we are kicking off a cooling trend that will continue through the weekend, and get cooler as we head into the work week. here's a look at those temperatures outside right now, 64 in concord, 57 in san francisco, 62 in san jose. we will see those clouds stacked up along the coast, but plenty of sunshine inland today. your full forecast is a

>> reporter: kpix 5 security expert says authorities will have a lot of questions as they try to piece together what happened. >> you have a lone gunman who came to florida, prepared to do something if necessary if things didn't go his way. that also leads me to wonder about the mental health issues with this person, what kind of past does he have. >> reporter: the madden 19 tournament is put on by the makers of the video game, electronic arts, ea, based here in redwood city. in fact, the finals of the tournament are scheduled to be played here in redwood city early next year. ea put out a statement tonight saying, quote, our most heartfelt sympathies go out to the families of the victims whose lives were taken today and those who were injured. all of us at electronic arts are devastated by this horrific event. in redwood city, joe vazquez, kpix 5. >>> house minority leader said once again in a statement, another grieving community is heart broken. our hearts go out to the victims but our thoughts and prayers are not enough. congress must stop stalling and act to protect americans from

in san jose, len ramirez, kpix 5. >> here's the thing, c.h.p. says popping wheelies without using your hands is considered reckless driving. that means you can get a ticket. >>> scammers are threatening restaurants in san francisco to pay up or get negative online reviews. the city's d.a. says a number of eateries have received scams. san francisco's water bar received one this week from someone claiming to be a former employee. >> she had been hired by a competitor restaurant to write a damaging review of the restaurant and take photos of our food with hair and bugs in it. >> they wanted to help alert other restaurants to the scheme. in one case the scammers even manufactured a phony press release as part of the extortion plot. >>> bart is back on track this evening after a string of issues through the early morning commute in the chaos. that included a cracked rail on the fremont line, a faulty sensors along the tracks through downtown oakland and a train that ran into debris in downtown san francisco. nobody hurt in all of that, but there wer

kpix 5's maria medina spoke to union city police, who say their suspect was a legitimate uber employee but was off duty when he targeted his victim. >> it's a pretty brazen crime. >> reporter: union city police say this man kevin barillas- saballas kidnapped, threatened and sexually assaulted a woman last month but finding him would take weeks. >> this guy is an uber driver, working. >> reporter: police say the victim and her friends were drinking in san francisco before they ordered an uber for the victim. that's when police say barillas-saballas came across the group. he wasn't working but he was driving around with his uber signs displayed. >> and she was picked up by our suspect in san francisco, and she was brought home here to union city, where the sexual assault occurred. >> reporter: but lieutenant mendez says because barillas- saballas wasn't working at the time, they had very few leads to figure out his identity. >> and we got an arrest warrant for him and he was subsequently arrested in south san francisco at his place of business. >> reporter: union city police isn't the on

kpix 5's , neda iranpour 's live in the weather center.right now, this is a look right now at the fog over the bay bridge. you can barely make out the top of the bridge. visibility will be impacted with light moisture in the air. you could notice drizzle. 53 in san francisco, oakland at 55. concord at 59. hooking up the air quality, this is what we can expect. moderate for the east and north bay. you will expect smoky skies and it looks hazy once the cloud coverage burns off. here's a look at the current air quality where the fires are burning. that is the unhealthy to very unhealthy range. lots of fires up and down the state of california. it will be another hot and dry one and smoky. right now, an onshore breeze along the coast. this is contributing to keeping us from dealing with smoky conditions. >> thank you. >>> right now we are tracking the foggy conditions for drivers going across the golden gate bridge. yes, the foggy shotgun on your morning commute. be safe out there, reframe -- refrain from high beams and the extra space. we wil

but kpix 5's betty yu reports opponents are gearing up for a fight. >>> reporter: under a law signed by governor brown, california will now let people leave jail before trial without posting bail. that leaves release decisions up to local judges. they would only hold a criminal suspect if they pose a significant risk to public safety or risk missing their court date. if not, most suspects of nonviolent misdemeanors will be released within 12 hours and it would be up to counties to set up risk assessment systems. >> we don't know what these risk assessment tools are going to be so the judicial council is into a aren't -- the legislation does not say here are the standards. >> reporter: associate professor of law at bill but sa new law, it's unclear what risk means. >> the implementation of this is really going to be crucial. if low risk means, you know, the 1% of safest people, that's not enough for someone like me. if it's going to be 100%, that's too high for somebody else. >> reporter: the governor said it is reforming the system so that rich and poor alike are treated fairly. >> w

stay with kpix 5 for updates and hurricane lane hits the islands.ou can track the storm on our website, cbssf.com. >>> happening today, state lawmakers will be asking some tough questions to verizon about why it slowed down data speed for bay area firefighters during an emergency. santa clara county fire chief tony boden says his crews fighting the mendocino complex fires the largest wildfires in california state history slowed down the internet speeds. when the department alerted verizon, the carrier suggested it upgrade to more expensive data plans. verizon called it a customer support mistakes. verizon has been invited to speak at a hearing. >>> attorney general jeff sessions' time on the job could be limited if a recent interview by president trump is any indication. the president is also up early tweeting: potatoes" compared to what hillary clinton did! so unfair jeff, double standard." laura podesta has the response from sessions...and republican lawmakers. (package script) (track 1) attorney general jeff sessions is firing back against g in a

emily turner, kpix 5. >>> work has finally begun to restore clean r a wildfire ravaged area of the north bay. the santa rosa neighborhood of fountain growth was destroyed in part of its water system became contaminated with benzene, a known carcinogen. this happens when the smoke, sit, and melted plastic from water meters and pipes it into the system. santa rosa water has begun replacing connecting lines between water mains and the results are promising. >>> the city is working closely with fema, and working closely to make sure that we are in the best position to have funding come back from fema to repair the system. >> santa rosa water estimates that costs could increase as they go through this process. so far, they have spent about 6- $8 million on the investigation and targeted replacement. officials hope to have it completed and the advisory lifted by the end of the month. >>> a former santa clara city councilman accused of sexual misconduct will not face any criminal charges. let's get right to alan martin in the newsroom. >> the district attorney's office called his behavior unacc

kpix 5's joe vazquez on the disturbing twist of fate for a man whose mission was reaching out to san francisco's toughest neighborhoods. >>> reporter: he was just finishing lunch. 12:15 in the afternoon, 42-year- old joe was on the job on kissko road in hunters point with the street violence prevention program. a group of people approached joe out of nowhere and shot him several times in the head and face. an ambulance took him to the hospital where he is surrounded by family. >> right now, he is fighting. he is to overporterhe a unger es the ith nimed he has always been charming. >> the guy is a big lovable dude. there's cool and there's coolie high. jungle is in that coolie high sector because he approaches all negative aspects of his job with a positive attitude. >> reporter: his job is to stop violent crime in one of the city's toughest neighborhoods. if there's been a shooting, for example, his team works to prevent retaliation. >> he will do conflict mediation, deescalation, crisis response. >> reporter: he proved saved a lot of lives. >> absolutely. >> reporter: and the fact t

in san jose, betty yu, kpix 5.n california congressman is facing corruption charges. >>> time now 6:34. time for a check of weather and traffic. emily has the forecast. >> it is not a very clear morning just like it wasn't a clear morning yesterday and it won't be clear tomorrow. looking at the "salesforce tower" camera towards the bay bridge you can see what i'm talking about. you can see the bridge. all those low clouds right here towards the top of your screen, that's keeping your temperatures relatively mild for this time of the morning like a blanket. 60s in the area. headlines for today a cloudy start and patchy drizzle especially in the higher elevations. that will then start to retreat by the afternoon hours except for along the coast where the clouds will continue to hang out. behind it, though, we'll have hazy skies, thanks to some smoke from the mendocino complex fires and that's still hanging around in the inland areas although it will be sunny. we'll continue to stay on the cool side though thanks to t

. >> kpix 5. >>> we are getting a first look at what a safe injection site would look like here in sanfrancisco. this is a mockup of a pilot program that could open if the governor signs a bill into law. the facility would have narcan, a heroin anecdote on hand and oxygen in case someone stops breathing. there is a combing room where users are allowed to enjoy their high. safe injection supporters say that area is where many may reach for help. >> why would people get treatment when things are made so comfortable here? >> i don't think too many drug users who have chronic issues think that things are easy for them. things are tremendously challenging. people are medicating for a multitude of reasons. >> a battle could be brewing with the feds. the deputy attorney general says that addicts need reduced access to drugs, not a taxpayer sponsored haven. these safer inside demonstrations are open to the public at the memorial church until saturday. >>> santa clara county officials handed out narcan kits at the farmers market in san jose today. 27 people have died from an opioid overdose in

in north beach, andrea nakano, kpix 5. >>> it is 4:39. let's check the forecast with neda. >> every time the sun is out, that park is packed with people because it's so beautiful out. all the parks across san francisco get full. we are going to see that again today. mostly sunny skies in your forecast for this afternoon. so very similar to yesterday. yesterday was so nice. glad to report that we'll have very similar conditions. here's a look now at "salesforce tower" camera looking towards the west. you can kind of see sutro tower but there are some clouds with patchy clouds out this morning. not too thick and it's not affecting visibility too much now. you can see the top of the "salesforce tower" and the lights of san francisco. so starting pr cempere-wise als than normal. 62 in san francisco. livermore 62. oakland 65. 66 in concord. usually we are in the 50s. so to see the low to mid-60s is not bad. satellite/radar does show we have that marine layer being pushed in from the coastline but as you see right there, it's higher in the sky

kpix 5's betty yu explains its taking aim at california's ability to set its own rules. betty? >> california has for decades had a waiver allowing it to set its own emissions standards because they had particularly bad air quality issues. the law was enacted at the request of ronald reagan five decades ago. now that could change under the proposed new rules. >> climate change is real. can someone please inform the folks at the white house? >> reporter: a heated showdown as california and 18 other states plan to sue to stop the trump administration's proposal to weaken obama era federal fuel efficiency standards. critics say this will increase air pollution, damage our health and cause gas prices to go up. >> who pays for this reckless action by the trump administration? we do. at the pump and with our health. >> reporter: the proposal would freeze mileage standards at 2020 levels. meaning after that, automakers would not have to continue making cars more fuel- efficient. it would also revoke california's ability to set strict emissions standards. and could change our states man

kpix 5's susie spinal is that san francisco superior court. >>reporter: the man at the center of the case is 46-year- old lee johnson. the case was actually activated because of his poor health. he is hoping the jury side with him in this case. lawyers on both sides came out swinging today. >> there is offensive and completely bonkers. >>'s cancer was not caused by ranger probe. >>reporter: attorneys for lee johnson went so far as to show the jury how to fill a verdict form asking monsanto corporation to pay $373 million in punitive damages award $39 to johnson today. johnson is doing the multibillion-dollar corporation for failing to warn him about using ranger probe. the bulk version of roundup, during his work as a groundskeeper at venetia unified school district. johnson is dying of non- hodgkin's lymphoma and says monsanto is to blame. >> it would be nice to know. it would be nice to give cancer patients some idea of why they were the lucky ones. the truth is that you quickly cannot do that. >>reporter: the lead attorney for george lamb b

kpix 5's anne makovec reports from the airport.e getting ready to board some new flights later. >> reporter: that jet packed aroundidnight here from sfo. and they had to turn around and come back with all these people but they should be going to singapore. here's a flight path the united airlines flight took after that bird strike circling the coast dumping fuel and heading back to sfo so it landed safely at around 1:30 this morning. 1 hour and 20 minutes. the passengers were let out of the plane and rescheduled on flights leaving this morning. >> apparently a flock of births hit the nose of the plane. they mentioned the engines could be involved one or both. >> reporter: no injuries reported from either the passengers nor the flight crew. united staffers came and checked out the plane right when it got back. they haven't given us word yet on exactly how much damage was done. anne makovec, kpix 5. >>> today hurricane lane is going to move close to or over parts of hawaii's other main islands. and for more on the powerful storm, let

at san jose state, maria medina, kpix 5. >> call police if you have information on the suspect. >>> san mateo police need your help catching a man who posed as a rideshare driver and sexually assaulted a woman. police are asking for any photos or videos taken on highway 92 between 101 and half moon bay on august 14th. the sexual assault happened between 5:45 and 7 p.m. detectives released this sketch. you can see it on your screen t rideshare driver. the victim escaped and got help on fashion island boulevard. >>> it is now 4:37. let's get a check of traffic with jaclyn dunn. >> we are starting off on a busy note especially if you are heading through the tracy triangle this morning. 32 minutes on 205 westbound 2009 i-5 and lathrop towards 580. look at all those brake lights! and we have some roadwork that looks like caltrans is in the process of wrapping that up. they were expected to be done around 4 a.m. but they may have a cone out there, a couple of cones out there between midway and greenville on 580 but our drive time in the green. 25 minutes heading on over towards the dublin-ple

kpix 5's betty yu shows us.. instead of building the te >>> a bay area startup is putting a new spin on the self drivinshows us, instead of using the technology -- building the text -- technology around the car,y around.>> reporter: this prototype is breaking a lot of ground. >> right now, zoox is in the process of designing and testing what we hope to have running by 2020. >> reporter: i went by the laboratory in menlo park. zoox is testing its top-secret technology. unlike other major players, zoox is building from the ground up . instead of retrofitting a -- retrofitting existing cars. >> we are looking to solve problems for cities. we want to make them safer and get people around. we want to remove congestion.>> reporter: he was the former head of the national highway traffic safety administration. he was appointed by president obama. recent high-profile accidents by self driving cars have raised questions about the technology and whether it is ready for public roads. >> we are talking about a revolution. we

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soul, aretha franklin, next on kpix 5 news. trying to get >>> now at 11:00, a bay area uber driver behind bars, accused of sexually abusing a woman trying to get home, please say it was an easy >>> them down. i am elizabeth cook, mi and ken bastida. -- >> i am ken bastida. sexually assaulting a woman in san mateo, maria medina spoke to union city police, who say their suspect was a legitimate uber employee, but was off duty when he targeted his victim.>> a pretty brazen crime. >> reporter: this man, kevin barillas-saballas, kidnapped and threatened and sexually assaulted a woman last month, but finding him would take detectives weeks. >> he is a uber driver, but at the time, he was not working. >> reporter: they were drinking in san francisco before they wier ed an uber. si displayed.>> she wapied up i sepso,brought home to union city, where the sexual assault occurred.>> reporter: stephen mendez says that because he wasn't working, they had very few leads to figure out his identity. >> we got an arrest warrant, and he was subs

now, kpix 5 's reporter says there could have been help before the woman died. >> thher passengers before kill the 18 year old. >> reporter: attorney robert says it happened a few days before she was murdered. she said -- >> she said, i am not afraid of you and he motioned, i am going to slit your throat. >> reporter: another woman spotted him waving a knife on the train. >> they both went to the station to report it to station agents. there were no stage in -- station agents.>> reporter: they claimed he likely did not pay on the night of the often c those who don't pay. >> you have to nip it in the bud at the turnstiles. b.a.r.t. had stopped it at the turnstiles, she would still be alive. >> reporter: new measures could stop evasion and save money. they would not say how much. >>> b.a.r.t. says it cannot comment on ending litigation and safety is the agency's top irony. >>> friends, family and fellow officers all gathered fellow of fallen officer, kirk griess. : patrolman remembered the man nicknamed hollywood of for his good looks. was voted father and husband. his daughter katie is alr

kpix 5, now let's go back to liz. >> firefighters are making progress on the river and ranch fires in wake county. right now, the river fire is 38% contained while the ranch fires at 15% containment. flames of destroyed a total of 10 homes combined. they have scorched nearly 91,000 acres. further north, a wildfire sparked in mendocino county. the eel fire broke out yesterday. this consumed more than 800 acres. firefighters say it is turning out to be a relentless fire season. >> i don't care where you stand on your opinion of global warming -- there is something changing, and we are seeing fires that have never happened in this area before. >> reporter: good news to report on the massive carr fire burning near redding. sheriff's deputies say the 20 people reported missing have all been found. it is the largest fire burning in the state right now, scorching more than 115,000 acres, and destroying more than 1000 homes. it is just 35% contained. more help is on the way, our photographer got these pictures of c-130 planes at mcclellan air force base last week. the senate has just approved

. >> let's get right to kpix 5's katie nielsen with more. katie. >> reporter: so we're actually up on top of the alum rock overpass above 680. take a look back behind me. these are the northbound lanes. what you don't see are any cars coming through. normally this freeway is very busy with rush hour traffic. all lanes are south down at capitol expressway as police look for evidence in a early- morning freeway shooting. about 3 a.m. san jose police got reports of a shooting victim who was parked at a convenience store. the man told police he was shote ivnorthbound 680. chp responded they closed down the freeway at capitol expressway and issued a "sig alert" around 4:30 this morning. now, as we were driving down ac saw chp officers out on the freeway in the lanes of traffic on northbound 680 about a half mile north of alum rock where they were looking for shell casings or any evidence related to that shooting. so again, all traffic being diverted off the freeway at capitol expressway. those cars are being directed around on the surface streets

jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> time now 6:01. we have traffic and weather. >> the good news this morning, we have higher atmospheric clouds. so that means no fog. visibility is fine. comfortable temperatures no heat. that's a thing of the past. cooler temperatures well into next week. this morning that marine layer is extending into the central valley so it is far east. but it is not low-lying cloud coverage. visibility is fine. we have cooler than normal temperatures for your afternoon. but early-morning lows are warmer than normal. here's where we stand now at 62 in concord. 62 in oakland. livermore at 60. san francisco 60. normally we are in the 50s but this morning the sea surface sethose temperatures. here's the marine layer. you can see it across northern california. low-lying fog is not an issue. seven mile visibility in san jose. livermore 7. as we wait for the sunrise around 6:20 this morning. it's going to be gray to start but by the afternoon we'll have nice sunny skies out there barely a breeze goin

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