i love using kpix 5 high-def doppler, strongest radar in town. look along main street where we have moderate rainfall. as we go south along laurel road where they come together, we've got heavier rain there and up towards carroll lane in oakley. we have the heaviest rain there. we'll zoom out and show you some showers moving through antioch and brentwood and discovery bay. as we zoom out further, we'll show you that's just about it. one showerheading towards dub -- shower heading towards dublin. highs today as we look over san jose, we saw some showers in the eastern half of the city. livermore 80. redwood city and san rafael 75. san francisco 71 degrees. our low pressure area is now departing. but as we talked about yesterday, the process brought it closer to us today than it was yesterday. that's why the east bay and south bay closer to the low, you're dealing with the rainfall, getting beneficial rain. we want rain this time of the year. we need some, we're getting some. an evening shower is possible. a chance to diminish greatly after we hit

live tonight, kiet do, kpix 5. >> good luck everyone. we need to go out and buy a ticket. >> thanks, kit. >>> well still ahead, what is making sea lions sick at historic levels. >>> i'm dennis o'donnell at oracle. all good with the world. steph curry is on the court right now, but what are the other fab 4 -- but will the other fab 4 be with him? an update on that next. preseason with a knee injury... he's ready to go tonight, but under >>> i'll step out of the shot and show you some of the warriors on the court. kerr is on the court. the question is draymond green, he miss haded most of the preseason with a knee injury, ready to go tonight, but under the watchful eye of steve kerr. >> we will try to time it up to play significant minutes in the fourth quarter, but he is not under any restrictions, it is more conditioning. >> when you look tired, you're coming up. so maybe i will try to hide it. >> reporter: the warriors, they will not have to worry about russell westbrook tonight. the thunder all star is out as he continues to recover fr

kpix 5 julie watts is live there right now. julie? >> reporter: yeah guys, what a story, and now imagine this, you show up to work, going about your day, doing your thing. and then an hour into your shift, someone says check your ticket and you realize you are holding a $1.9 million lottery ticket. that's what happened to a young man here at the safeway today. as you might imagine, he did go home early. >> we escorted him out away from all of you. [ laughter ] >> reporter: lea maxwell is being protective of her young employee. >> i think he was extremely nervous. >> reporter: he didn't even realize he had matched five out of six winning numbers until hours into his shift when a co- worker checked his ticket. >> we were walking around trying to figure out if someone didn't show up to work today. we were hoping it was one of our employees. >> reporter: she will not reveal the young man's name, only he's in the 20s, works in the bakery, and likely won't be coming back to work. >> i told him congratulations, take care of your family, and

kpix 5's andria borba shows us encoter. ic moments up >> reporter: this snapchat video may be our only glimpse into what led up to an incident that left a man dead in millbrae. >> the cop is chasing the dude on el camino real. >> reporter: a call came in at 1 p.m. of a man walking in and out of traffic on el camino real. according to a press release from the sheriff's office, they claim that man assaulted a deputy who tried to stop him, then backup was called, more cruisers and deputies arriving on scene. and there was some kind of fight. >> affirmative. looks like they have -- multiple taser deployments. >> affirmative. subject stopped. male running into the streets. and taser was deployed. >> reporter: witnesses told kpix 5 off camera that the man weaving in and out of traffic was eventually on the ground getting cpr. san mateo county district attorney steve wagstaffe confirmed that the man black man, died at the hospital and that deputies did deploy a taser on him but not a gun. >> they have a full arrest, one full arres

kpix 5 joe vazquez is live in union square, still a construction zone, but not for long, joe? >> reporter: well 'rilatit anlookat this, it is 11:00 atanthey are jackhammering up the sidewalk. it's hard to even remember what macy's looks like without all this heavy construction equipment surrounding it. that will soon change. >> we are thrilled that the street will be buttoned up, open again to traffic. >> reporter: after several years, they are looking to have the union scare back. >> reporter: karen flood with the union square improvement district says shops here have been hit hard by the jarring disruption of construction. >> we've had an open trench on stockton street for two blocks, from gary to ellis. and so daily construction work, noise, dust, you name it. it's been all that. >> we should be reopening the street at the turn of the new year. >> reporter: paul rose says stockton's reopening will make way for the central subway underneath it. >> we've been building the tunnel for the central subway. we've been building stations for central subway. we expect to open and sta

kpix has you covered on all the local races. we also have a guide to the california ballot measures. you can find it on a special page on our website,wd council . he accused senator dianne feinstein of leaking a letter written by christine blasey ford ahead of the kavanaugh confirmation hearings. >> no, i didn't do it. did we leak? did we leak? no, no. no we didn't. did you ever see -- no. she goes no, he just said no, we didn't leak. >> senator feinstein continues to insist that neither she nor her staff leaked the letter or its contents. >>> tomorrow justice brett kavanaugh could cast his first deciding vote. today's first day on the job was routine cases, but tomorrow the justices will decide which immigrants the federal await their deportation hearings. other big cases that could come up this term deal with affordable care act, daca, and lgbt rights. >>> rvs lining bay area streets. tonight we reveal how they're fuelling a growing business. the new kind of landlord cashing in on rentals with four wheels. >>> and a bay area c

stay with kpix 5 throughout the evening. live in solano county, katie nielsen, kpix 5. >> as you can see, there's smoke from the fire. it's been spreading throughout the bay area it's even reached down to sfo. here's pictures from the national weather service showing hazy skies. >>> farther south, a grass fire in morgan hill is causing delays on 101. it broke down just before 1:00 this afternoon near monterey street, spreading over 25 acres. smoke blew across the highway. right now all the lanes are open but traffic is moving slowly by morgan hill. there's no word on containment. wind advisories are posted. we've all got strong winds today. gusts could reach 60 miles per hour at ridge tops. that means with low humidity, critical fire weather. so it's no surprise that up there where katie was, the grizzly island fire, the gusts measured nearby to 30 miles per hour. those winds will ease a bit overnight. the humidity is in single digits. it's been windy bay-wide. you'll notice the direction of the winds from the north to the s

reporting live, joe vazquez, kpix 5. >>> breaking news now. we just learned of another cracked piece of glass in san francisco's millennium tower. the so-called glass sits between the ninth and tenth floor along fremont street. crews will now have to put scaffolding back up over the sidewalks in order to protect the people from the possibility of any falling glass. the window is expected to be repaired tomorrow. scaffolding also had to be installed last month if you remember. that's when a cracked window was discovered on the 36th floor of that luxury tower. >>> now to a massive construction fire in oakland, only the latest in a string ouch solved arson investigations in the east -- string of unsolved arson investigations in the east bay. >> this is new video now from oakland firefighter helmet cameras, where embers from the over rus of site on west grand avenue. and not much left, but melted framework, scaffolding, collapsed roofs. a lot of debris for investigators to sift through to find the ignition source. >> kpix 5 juliette goodrich digs

in albany, don ford, kpix 5. >> well, it was a wild day for stocks that's for sure. dow at its lowest was down about550 points, but closed off just about 125 points. this graph from the wall street journal shows the ups and downs of the market today. some analysts are predicting more volatility ahead. today traders were reacting to a drop in the chinese stock market. and continued fears about the global economy. many big name u.s. companies do big business in china. >> a lot of pressure on big industrial companies, caterpillar in 3m saw their stocks sell off on impacts of the tariffs in their future earnings. the stock market rallied late in the day. in the final hour of trading, nasdaq briefly turned positive before stocks pulled back. big tech companies helped that rally with shares in apple, netflix, tesla both the u.s. a are threatening more tariffs. president trump is expected to meet with china's president next month. >>> this evening thousands of m are on strike. kpix 5 jackie ward on why they say planned raises aren't good enough. >> reporter: these patient w

kpix 5's emily turner continues our co. e is in the lark field area about four miles north of where i am with the many challenges that some of these homeowners still face. emily? >> reporter: allen, coffey park really is the success story out of all of these areas that have burned. you can see there's houses going up behind me. but to be completely honest, for every house that's being built, there are two or three empty lots that have yet to be developed that may not even be developed and are simply put up for sale. the sounds of recovery are all over the north bay. but nowhere more so than santa rosa's coffey park. this had is michael williams. he rebuilt his home with his own two hands. >> it's close to impossible if you don't know what you're doing. >> reporter: he's been a contractor for ten years and a carpenter for 29. when he says the rebuilding process is hard, he knows. >> it's a different type of rebuilding, you know, there's no infrastructure, there's no water, there's no power, there's nothing, and nobody knows

in san jose, kiet do, kpix 5. >>> a first in the u.s. the robotic farmer that could change the agriculture industry. it's right here in the bay area. >>> and a live look from the tree house at the oakland coliseum. fans cheer on the a's as they play their most important game of the season. >>> and we continue to monitor the breaking news. a police investigation that has closed el camino real. some of the business's most >>> well the country's first ever robot farm is opening right here in the bay area. some of the businesses most high-tech machinery is what's leading the so-called agricultural revolution. kpix 5 len ramirez shows us how all this works. >> we can fine tune like our nutrients. >> reporter: almost hidden away in the san carlos warehouse, robots are growing and harvesting food. it's a potential revolution in agriculture happening under the lights and in near silence. >> this is the world's first production robotic farm. >> reporter: ceo brandon alexander was born and bred on old school family farms in texas and oklahoma, but

kpix 5 has you covered on all the state and local races. just go to kpix.com/election. >>> to storm watch now, rain from a major hurricane, now hitting some popular tourist destinations on the civic coast of mexico. the region bracing for major damage. our chief meteorologist paul deanno has been tracking the path of yet another hurricane. hurricane willa. >> this is yet another storm that a couple of days ago was a tropical storm, not that big, not that strong. then you fast forward 36, 48 hours, it's a category 4 hurricane, redding right for the coast. near puerta vallerta. willa is a -- is a category 4 hurricane. 150 miles per hour likely will remain a major hurricane as it makes landfall early tomorrow morning along the west coast of mainland, mexico. and then great races inland, but still a tropical storm into wednesday and wednesday night. and so a major hurricane landfall is yet again, this time it is mexico. but hurricane-forced winds will extend out 35 miles from the center, so it is super strong and very tightly packed, and then f

joe vazquez, kpix 5. >>> there is still a chance. tonight a record mega millions jackpot is soaring even higher. we've learned one person in the bay area will be taking home at least some cash. >>> the u.s.a. gymnastics chief resigns after just four days. how her criticism of the nike kaepernick ad cost her the job. >>> youtube blackout. the apology tonight after service goes down around the world. the mega millions jackpot just got a lot bigger. no one matched the w numbers in tonight's drawing. >>> the mega millions jackpot, believe it or not, just got a lot bigger. >> no one matched the winning number in tonight's drawing. they are 69-45, 61, 3, 4 the, and the mega ball was 9. kpix 5 betty yu reports one person here in the bay area is at least going home with some cash. >> reporter: ernie's liquor here in san jose always draws crowds of hopefuls. tonight, they said no one bought the winning mega millions ticket, so now it jumps to $668 million, which is a record for the game. tonight, we know someone in san francisco matched five

in oakland, juliette goodrich, kpix 5. >>> live look at the u.s. capital where a confirmation vote on an embattled supreme court nominee could happen within days. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell says there will be a vote on brett kavanaugh this week. he's accusing democrats of, "endless delay in obstruction." at the same time a cbs reporter tells us the white house is allowing the fbi investigation of kavanaugh to expand. >> thank you. >> reporter: president donald trump is authorizing the fbi to expand its background investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. >> i wanted to be comprehensive. i actually think it will be a good thing for judge kavanaugh. it is a good thing, not a bad thing, but a good thing. >> reporter: they sent a letter to the fbi and white house council with a list of suggested witnesses, asking for an update on the scope of the investigation. >> we asked the president if you are truly giving the fbi the ability to follow the facts wherever they leave, show us. >> repor

kpix 5 phil matier on how that wording could make a difference. phil? >> and when the legislature passed that $0.12 a gallon increase, it really hit a nerve with the voters. now that the issue is up for a possible repeal, now they are pointing their guns at sacramento saying they stacked the deck against them. >> how do you feel about repealing the gas tax? >> lovely. >> of course, i will support it. >> reporter: but ask them about how they feel about losing the $5 billion in transportation funding from the tax. >> that's a tough one. we might have to remember that. >> that is why supporters of the gas tax repeal say the state is tacking the deck against them. because the official ballot language never mentions the words text or repeal. instead it says prop six eliminates certain road repair and transportation funding. >> and it could make a big difference. >> the official wording on the ballot could make or break a measure. >> a lot of the times people will like things in concept and then they read the ballot title and language and they think it's not

kpix 5's andria borba on hour a neighborhood surveillance network is paying off in berkeley. >> reporter: head covered in a hood, eyes on the other side of the window, this is the man berkeley police are looking for in connection with a peeping incident on the 1300 block of university avenue on october third. >> he is peering in the window and listening up to the side of the building. and you can't really tell what he is doing because he is facing away from the camera. but it's definitely suspicious. definitely creepy. >> reporter: this moment right here is the one berkeley detectives want you to er whee suspect turns and gives all the pixels of the hd camera a perfect view of his face. officer byron white says it's important to stop peepers before they get emboldened. >> this could be one of those types of precursor crimes that could lead to something more daring, something more violent or dangerous. so we would like to get this person off the street. >> reporter: it was surveillance cameras that captured another peeping tom suspect here on the 1300 block of hopkins. but it was neighbor

kpix 5 sports director dennis o'donnell is live at oracle tonight, dennis? >> reporter: yeah, the warriors are going to have a little party tonight for their 18,000 closest friends. they're going to throw a banner, get their championship rings, and they are going to tip off their 47th and final season here at oracle. >> when i was drafted by the warriors, to have a third banner go up. i definitely did not see that happening. >> reporter: this is the warriors wall of fame. it's about to get a new addition. >> the rings are great and they are obscenely beautiful. but the moment the banner goes up, it is always there. the best for me. >> reporter: next year the warriors will move to san francisco, and so what better way to show you another title? >> trying to go out in style with more championships this year, it will be really, really memorable. and we will have an extreme opportunity to create a dope story around last year in oakland. >> reporter: the biggest challenge may not be winning another ring, but keeping the band together. klay thompson and kevin dura

now stay with kpix 5 throughout the evening. we'll have continuing coverage from here in the wildfire zone. coming up at 6:00, we'll look back at the terrifying sights and sounds of that first night. we'll give you a closer look at what's happening in the neighborhoods one year later besides here in coffey park. it is pretty amazing to see the rebirth that's really happening here. we're going to give you more of that story coming up tonight at 6:00. >> all right, allen, thank you for that. >>> coming up, gavin newsom facing off against john cox for a chance to leave california. the only debate between the two before the election. >>> officers never know what to expect when they pull a car over. and for two chp officers, this. >> and we're keeping an eye on that flare-up on the branscombe fire out on grizzly island road. and this is the third structure lost to those flames. we'll have another update coming for you in just minutes. a flare up in solano county. you can see flames just ri >>> and back to our breaking story tonight.

let's get right over to kpix 5 kid doe who is live with this developing story. on construction company , they have shut down the job site for the day. just before 9:00 a.m. two construction workers were climbing the 20-foot tower made of steel and rebar. they are required to wear safety harnesses, so they were clipped in in case they slip and fall. as they were nearing the top, the workers could sense the tower was about to topple over but they cannot unbuckle in time. so they fell down with the tower. one of the workers was injured likely crushed by the structure and is now in the hospital in critical condition. the other worker how to moderate injuries and a third man had minor scratches. the construction company tells me each tower is made of six pieces of rebar. they are set deep into the concrete foundation. the company had every reason to believe it could handle the weight of two people. >> they climb the tower, thti these towers to make them much stronger. as they put their cement pillars . as they put up base layers in tos part of this construction that

kpix 5 political reporter melissa caen on the fallout tonight. melissa? >> reporter: allen, with early voting already underway in california, it's just a terrible time to get this news. another huge mistake by the dmv, registering some 1,500 people who are ineligible to vote. >> this is a piece of cardboard. it's a congratulations. you are registered to vote. >> i said well that's the stupidest thing i've ever heard. >> reporter: without randall marquise, the problem might have never been found. marquise is a canadian citizen and reached out to the l.a. times when he received a voter registration card that he did not ask for and is not eligible for. when the times reached out for comment, the dmv found it had registered 1,500 people who are not eligible and did not request to vote. the dmv blames employees who made mistakes when ent data. >> i don't think that anybody is trying to commit fraud here. i think that they are just not up to the task of doing their job correctly >> reporter: just one month ago we learned the dmv also made mistakes in registerin

kpix 5 has covered them all. our ken bastida on an 8-year- old who had his heart opened to more than a million viewers in the bay area, literally. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: late at night, 60 years ago, kpix made history with a stunning broadcast. >> nothing like it had happened in san francisco television or, i am tempted to say, national television. this was a big deal. >> this operation is taking place now. >> reporter: what you are firstn y. the 1958 >> thas-tl gordon. this event occurred only a few -- this was extraordinary. this event occurred only a few years after the start of heart surgery. >> reporter: stanford doctors approached channel 5 to show the viewers the latest inned mo earn medicine, a heart, lung machine. it made open-heart surgery possible. >> this machine is designed to imitate the heart and the lungs. >> reporter: kpix 5 technicians hauled big cameras and snaked cable into the operating room. everything needed disinfecting. >> we had three cameras in the operating room. camera number one was

in san francisco, betty yu, kpix 5. >> betty was screg t ill s her voice. she was screaming a lot in that piece. >> the scary babies and the monsters or whatever, they don't faze me. it's the clowns that get me. spooky! >>> 4:57. whoever is extending suspicious packages to top democrats is still out there this morning. investigators are scouring one mail facility for clues. we have the latest developments. >> reporter: the department of justice is suing tetra tech the company it hired to clean up the former naval shipyard at hunters point in san francisco. big corporations are making and just got a huge tax break. but the middle class is struggling. prop c is a common-sense plan. the top 1% of businesses pay their fair share to tackle homelessness for all of us. companies with revenue greater than $50 million pay, not small businesses or homeowners. the prop c plan is supported by the democratic party, teachers, and mental-health professionals. vote "yes" on c. big corporations pay for it, not you. >>> false alarms and intercepted packages, this morning muc

kpix 5's -- to harass people. kpix 5 christin ayers on how one city council member is now taking action. >> reporter: the proposal is set to come before the oakland city council next week to throw out the housing authority's loitering law. some residents hope it will change the way police patrol their neighborhoods. a playful moment in an open area of east oakland's lock wood gardens. anthony nelson grew up here and says it's rare to find people outdoors because of the oakland housing authority's loitering law. >> i got written up for loitering. i got pulled over for loitering. >> reporter: he is one of several people who told us housing authority police sometimes use the loitering law to harass residents. >> getting chased around here all the time, have to run all the time. guns drawn on us when we don't have nothing. >> reporter: stories like his are what led civil rights groups to file a lawsuit last month claiming the loitering law is vague and unconstitutional and unfairly criminalizes people who live in publ

live in danville, andria borba, kpix serial arsonist is targeting oakland housing projects. chopper 5 flew over the smoldering ruins at west grand and filbert. the fifth east bay development to burn in just two years. it broke out at about 2:00 a.m. and quickly went to 5 alarms. firefighters say they found evidence of an attempted arson at a second construction site a half mile away on peralta. while the investigation is just getting underway right now, oakland's mayor has her theories about who's b the fires. >> we do know that arsonists have been trying to burn down housing projects in oakland. >> embers from the fire caused houses to ignite just blocks away on isabella street. families were woken up by neighbors yelling at them to gen doors. this is video from oakland fire. it's their helmet camera recording them breaking down a door. no one was hurt in any of the homes, but one firefighter was injured at the larger fire. federal agents from atf are joining oakland firefighters in their investigation of the west grand avenue fire. >>> three people facing charges tonight f

live in oakland, andrea borba, kpix 5. >> thank you. we will see you then.a live look at capitol coming up at 6:30. our donlin will have more on the activity, opposing the nomination of brett kavanaugh, including demonstrations, and a push to get out the vote. >>> new at 6, a vallejo police officer accused of using excessive force during an arrest is no longer on the job. spencer nunez has been named in three lawsuits in march of last year, reported punching a man. that meeting continued after the man surrendered. the vallejo police department first hired nunez botonly in 2015. >>> two men were spotted arguing near williams street and telegraph avenue after midnight. moments later, bullets started to fly. when the dust settled, six people had been shot, including the two suspects who were also hit. both of them are now in critical condition. four others are also in the hospital. >>> and coming up next, one very expensive prank. the artist who rigged a million- dollar painting to self destruct just moments after it was sold. >> plus terrifying moments on a fr

in oakland, christin ayers, kpix 5. >>> a scary in had san bruno bart station. she was followed rlsupped morni -- early sunday morning. that's where a 20-year-old man tried to sexually assault her near the sears auto center. someone heard what was happening and called police. the oakland man was arrested for attempted sexual assault, kidnapping, and possession of narcotics. >>> tonight the tech and sports worlds are reacting to the death of microsoft co-founder and philanthropist, paul allen. allen reportedly suffered complications from non-hodgkins lymphoma. the billionaire passed away in seattle this afternoon at the age of 65. he was diagnosed with a same type of cancer nine years ago, prompting him to step down as microsoft's ceo. over his lifetime allen donated more than $2 billion to charity. he also owned the seattle seahawks and portland trail blazers. paul allen was a civic leader in seattle as well with some ties to the bay area. he funded a medical research facility. allen's investment company, vulcan capital opened up a branch in palo alto. >> paul h

kpix 5's christin ayers reports, we now know the killing happened hours before he was set to leave the country. had plans the day he was kar murdered. the 56-year-old chef was well known and well liked in the indian food industry. he had worked for the owner of mountain view's passage to india on and off for nearly a decade. >> he was really very kind hearted and very nice person and, um, very lovable. >> reporter: she last saw dominic sunday when he came to say good-bye before taking a big trip to new delhi, india, to see his family including his three daughters. he gave her thishandwritte nua feurne i'll ll you from the airport. >> reportbut the call never came. around midnight, just hours before his flight, neighbors heard gunfire and police found dominic shot to death in the room he rents here. clues are scarce. the one witness saw a man leaving the home on a bike. nothing else. police think it wasn't random. the restaurant owner thinks he has no enemies. >> it's shocking. >> reporter: in mountain view, christin ayers, kpix 5. >>> this morning, the suspect accused of stealing a pol

joe vazquez, kpix 5. >>> there is still a chance. tonight a record mega millions jackpot is soaring even higher. we've learned one person in the bay area will be taking home at least some cash. >>> the u.s.a. gymnastics chief resigns after just four days. how her criticism of the nike kaepernick ad cost her the job. >>> youtube blackout. the apology tonight after service goes down around the world. the mega millions jackpot just got a lot bigger. many people living with diabetes monitor their blood glucose every day. which means they have to stop. and stick their fingers. repeatedly. today, life-changing technology from abbott makes it possible to track glucose levels. without drawing a drop of blood, again and again. the most personal technology, is technology with the power to change your life. life. to the fullest. numbers in tonight's drawing. >>mega nsjacknight's drawing. believe it or not, just got a lot bigger. >> no one matched the winning number in tonight's drawing. they are 69-45, 61, 3, 4 the, and the mega ball was 9. kpi

jackie ward, kpix 5. >> no word on when the station will reopen. we will keep you updated on air and online at cbssf.com. >>> a 15-year-old kayaker in critical condition after a bowl hit him in the san mateo lagoon around 4:00 p.m. yesterday. police arrested the driver 48- year-old stephan chiari who is accused of being under the influence of alcohol. >>> the deadly synagogue shooting in pennsylvania, the suspected gunman just appeared in court. >> hilary lane has the latest. >> the county -- suspect is facing 29 crimes including 11 counts of homicide. he ran into the synagogue behind me yelling and firing a gun over the weekend. suspected shooter robert bowers was in a wheelchair making his first appearance in a federal court in pittsburgh on monday. >> the judge advised him of the charges. he is detained in jail without bond. >> police say robert bowers open fire in the tree of life synagogue on saturday killing 11 people and wounding six others. >> the suspect was talking. >> on a website popular with the alt-right he posted a photo of three han

that is your kpix forecast. we'll be right back. five... >>> the cbs evening news is next. >> jeff deplorer is here with the preview -- glor is here with the preview. >> from panama city beach, florida, the latest on hurricane michael including the track and all preparations. we have a team of correspondence in the region on tonight's cbs evening news. >> thank you for watching tonight at 5:00. >> al, elizabeth, and paul back with more on that hurricane in 30 minutes. we'll see you then. captioning sponsored by cbs >> glor: on the "cbs evening news" this tuesday: we are along the florida panhandle, about to get hit by its first major hurricane in more than a decade. michael is now a category three, and panama city and the florida gulf coast are in the crosshairs. we have extensive coverage from a team of correspondents in the hurricane zone, beginning with the headlines in 60 seconds. >> the time to prepare is right now. >> nearly two million people are bracing for impact from hurricane michael. >> the storm is expected to be one of

kpix 5's len ramirez talked to >>> a whale of a tale for a tour group in monterey bay. their tour boat hit a whale. len ramirez talked to one of the stunned passengers. >>> reporter: whale watching boats get up close to these gentle giants of the sea. but for two boats on monterey bay last weekend, it was more than a close call. >> the first one was extremely scary. >> reporter: marge of pacific grove took this photo of the bloody aftermath when a small powerboat struck a whale sunday afternoon. she said she later spoke to the driver. >> and he said they were going along pretty fast. the woman in question was sitting on the front of the boat with her back against the windshield. and they hit something that he said could only have been a whale and they were more or less airborne and in the process her head snapped back and that's what broke the windshield. >> reporter: the victim was taken to a salinas trauma center but then just a short time later, a second call came into the coast guard that a breaching whale caused a small fishing boat to capsize sending seven people

kpix 5 joe vazquez went to calistoga tonight where people are asking is this the new normal? the lights are back on. pg&e says they had to shut down the electricity to prevent the fire, but some business owners wonder if the company went too far. >> this is the height of the busy season. michael dunford lost about $15,000 since pg&e shut off power around 8:00 last night. money from hotel guests who demanded refunds as well as a loss of restaurant customers. >> as you can see right now, we have a completely empty patio except for five patrons sitting at the bar. >> reporter: dunford who is also the vice mayor of calistoga says october winds are often higher. all downtown calistoga. still they went through with the new policy of shutting off the power. not because of the fire, but based on the fire conditions. >> if that is the bar they set for when they will cut the power, that is a very serious problem. because the bar is set so low. we're going to have the power cut half the month of october. >> a red flag warning has to be issued for the national weather service. humidity h

christin ayers -- kpix 5's christin ayers on what one witness saw. >> reporter: jennifer brock was at home 200 yards from the pole that caught fire. >> heard this buzz and couple of seconds later two birds fell down, smoke started coming around by the pole. >> reporter: pg&e is investigating whether those birds may have brought down the power line on chevron property sparking a small grass fire and then a potentially catastrophic fire in a concrete vault putting a 12" natural gas line inside the vault at risk for rupture. >> certainly all the makings were there for a potential disaster. >> that gas was on fire and that was our -- our concern was that it was impinging on the larger line which could lead to some dire consequences. >> reporter: the worst-case scenario, a gas line explosion on the scale of the one in san bruno in 2010. as a precaution, residents, 4,000 of them, were quickly evacuated. >> next thing you know, i seen cops beating on people's doors. i went to go ask the police officer, he is like everybody has to leave the area. >> reporter: by morning crews had leached the

kpix 5's andrea nakano is live in san francisco where yet again somebody came that close to winning it all, andrea? >> yeah, ken. can you imagine just one number short of $1.6 billion? this person didn't win that big jackpot, but they did match five of the six winning numbers. we still don't know the prize money for the five of six winning numbers, but we do know there is a new millionaire tonight. the california lottery confirms that eight tickets f of six numbers were sold in california. the one sold in the bay area was right here at the safeway in the sunset district. i talked with the manager inside. he was aware that a ticket matching five of six numbers was sold here. he says the winner hasn't come forward but a lot of people were hoping it would be them. >> i think we were talking about it today. we were like what would you do? set half aside. tour the world until i got tired. that's what i'd do. and i'd give like $50 mil to my family, right? >> next time knowing somebody matched five of six here, are you going to come here and buy your ticket? >> yes, yes i will. >> earlier tod

kpix 5 maria medina is live at mt. diablo where winds have been gusty, maria? >> yeah, the sign is up there. a high fire danger. you can see why. the hills out here, they are dry. one spark and it could be disastrous. california park rangers clear out dry brush and fuel on a normal basis here on mt. diablo. but today they say they are working even harder because of the red flag warning. >> there is still plenty of dry fuel out there. >> reporter: contra costa firefighters say on top of their normal resources they have created a new task force. positioning fire crews in areas they believe are at high risk of going up in flames. the tactic is called repositioning. >> with prepositioning, we can put the resources to where they could fight the fire before it starts and get the jump on it, unlike what has happened historically throughout the wec additional resources. >> reporter: today's weather, low humidity and strong are gusts are creating a perfect recipe for a disaster. in the north bay and east bay hills. with the greatest threat according to the national weat

kpix 5 emily turner e taught. emily? >> er: allen, ort just r this woman, but hefami here at dixie elementary school, where they say things will not be the same without her. this is debra dibenedetto's favorite spot to teach. today it's quiet. in a place for those who love her to mourn. >> it's horrible tragedy that has affected our entire community. >> reporter: alison morris' son, logan had ms d. last year. she taught second grade and was known for her outdoor classroom and the love of the environment. >> she was passionate about teaching and kids, passionate about nature. >> reporter: the 20-plus year teacher at dixie elementary was riding her bike home last night when hit and killed on sir francis drake boulevard. the driver 24-year-old paula drake, was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving and n her family and to the staff. >> reporter: she was a wife, mother, brand new grandmother. for staff she was a mentor, leader, friend. >> it was a hard day for sure. >> a real big problem of this community for the last 24 yea

see our kpix 5 news special saturday at 5:30.ne year to the day, the fire started. get an alert on their cell phones from president trump.. but it won >>> for the first time ever, americans nationwide will get an alert on their cell phones from president trump or any president for that matter, but it's not going to be a personal message. >> it is the first test of a national presidential alert system. reporter anna werner tells us how it will work. >> reporter: if it is real, you won't want to get again. >> when they appear on mobile devices, people should take those extremely seriously. it has some direct impact on either life or safety. >> reporter: and so says fema's antwon johnson, who directs the agency's public alert warning system. the system that will sent out the test of the presidential alert on wednesday. >> and if we have something that is of a national significant, we could rapidly notify the american public of that event. >> reporter: the government agencies nationwide have issued more than 40,000 emergency alerts t

kpix 5 joe vazquez is live at children's hospital with the very latest. joe? >> reporter: liz, we're still awaiting details as to the condition of the child. as for the details of the shooting, well that's still a mystery. oakland police say the 3-year- old boy was initially driven to a hospital in san leandro. doctors there sent him to oakland children's hospital, a trauma center where he could be treated for a gunshot wound. at this point they're not sure who shot him or whether he was shot on purpose. according to audio obtained bit police radio, san leandro police reported the child was wounded in the 10900 block and perhaps was shot in a cross fire. >> no one could detain info at this point, and they say it was a stray bullet. that's all the info they gave us right now. >> reporter: a small army of police officers have fanned out. they're talking to neighbors, trying to figure out if there were any direct witnesses to find out exactly what happened here. here you see police entering the home, looking for flashlights of evidence. initially police were not

live in fremont, kiet do, kpix 5. >>> breaking news now out of redwood city. a person has been hit by caltrain. our chopper 5 is flying over the redwood city station right now, happening just after 4:15. officials say the person was trespassing on the tracks. that person is responsive and has been taken to the hospital. 500 riders were on board. caltrans commuters can expect major delays. >>> we are also tracking breaking news out of san jose. police have made an arrest in a violent sexual assault. it happened behind liberty baptist church on sunday. police say the suspect lured a 17-year-old girl to a secluded area and assaulted her. investigators identified the attacker as 20-year-old esteban moscera. be booked into county jail on a slew of charges including false imprisonment and sexual battery. >>> right now a couple of big lotto jackpots to look out for this evening. tonight's power ball jackpot up to $345 million. but that pales in comparison to the mega millions jackpot. this thing is huge. it soared now to $900 million today. no tickets matched all six

stop by kpix. good morning, i'm michelle griego. >> i'm michelle griego. we have a winner this morning. one person matched the mega millions numbers. here they are. we learned the winning ticket was sold in south carolina. so you're probably not waking up here. >> yeah. but 8 tickets matching five of six numbers were sold in california. one was at the safeway on taraval street. the winner hasn't come forward yet. >> we were talking about it today. what would you do? set half of it aside. tour the world until i got tired. that's what i would do and i'd give like 50 million to my will you buy your ticket here? >> yes i will. >> now, there was a big line at the safeway in the maria district yesterday -- in the marina district yesterday where a baker won last week. many think it could happen again. >> my grandmother used to say, if you don't play, you don't get paid. right? so at the end of the day, guess what? it's $1.6 billion! you understand? ha ha ha! >> so it is fun to play. and what is it about the bay area? just last week another lottery player in morga

in san francisco, phil matier, kpix 5. back to you, liz. >> thanks, phil. no weekend off for the governor. he faced a midnight deadline to act on dozens of bills. our allen martin here now on some ground breaking new california laws and bills that didn't make it. >> he was a busy guy, ken. governor brown has been tackling issues from drug addiction to net neutrality. the governor taking his veto pen to plans for a safe injection site in san francisco. it's a bill that would have set up the nation's first supervised site. the governor says, "enain illegal drug use will never wo." mayor london breed supported the pilot program as a way to help the city's drug users get access to treatment. in spite of threats from the trump administration, the governor signed the nation's toughest net neutrality law. now it protects consumers from interfete providers creating fast lanes, slow lanes, and that favored their own sites and apps to make it harder for users to see content from competitors. the fcc repealed federal net neutrality regulations last year. within hours

although the suspect is in custody, kpix 5 andria borba reports the packages may keep coming. andria? >> reporter: ken and elizabeth, that suspect is facing five federal crimes tonight including the interstate transportation ofan explosive, illegally making explosives, making a threat against a former president. >> reporter: 14 pipe bombs, but just one key to cracking the case. >> and once i knew they had a print, i was pretty confident that we will be able to find the right person. >> it was a sol dare print on one of the two bombs, mailed to southern congress woman maxine waters. that print led to 61-year-old cesar sayoc jr., his undoing was his previous crimes. and the fingerprints and dna taken from him when he was booked. >> they're not just going in taking one or two fingerprints. they are ruling all ten fingers, getting palm prints, doing everything. if they do happen to get a partial print during a crime, they will be able to go back to those major case prints and to be able to compare those to any partials that they have. >> kpix 5 security analyst jeff harp, former a

in san jose, devin fehely, kpix 5. >>> and still to come, a kpix 5 original report on an ambulance emergency. >> and they know there is an open place with what's warm and you do what you need to do to survive. >> and just how one 1% population is using 20% of the bay area's health care resources. >> this oakland nursery is growing a lot more than plants. how they're helping former inmates branch out in a positive new direction. >>> we'll go out on a limb and forecast another shot at elevated fire danger. you'll see why after a break. >>> an oakland nursery is growing more than just plants, sewing the seeds of -- sowing the seeds of change. chris martinez shows us how it is helping former inmates make good on a second chance. >> reporter: gardening is more than just a hobby for anthony forest. it changed his life. >> fresh kale. >> reporter: for decades, he was in and out of prison. >> grand theft auto, armed robbery, possession of sales, drugs, you name it. petty theft, i've done it. >> reporter: but he says something shifted when he took a gardening class behind bars, taught by former inmat

joe vazquez, kpix 5. >>> in other news, big changes in the forecast. the bay area will get hit with rain for the first time in quite a while. some significant rain. the kpix 5 hi-def doppler is showing a band of showers offshore. most of it is raining on the fish. we won't get much tonight or tomorrow in the early going. later in the day low pressure is going to send a sheers of showers beginning tomorrow night and lingering through tuesday morning. we'll have complete details on timing and amounts when we cover the forecast in a few minutes. >>> the death toll from a powerful quake in indonesia stands at 832. officials are afraid that number could go up. today rescue crews continue to look for survivors. up to 50 people are thought to be under the rubble of a hotel in the city of palu. the 7.5 qke hit the region on friday and triggered a tsunami, damaging roads, homes, and bringing down communication lines. >>> tomorrow marks one year since a heavily armed gunman opened fire on a concert crowd in las vegas. 58 people were shot and killed by a gunman w

kpix 5 christin ayers is live in alameda where a vote just came down. christin? >> reporter: the planning board's vote just a short time ago clears the way for that non- profit to change that federal site into a haven for the homeless. but some neighbors are still saying they have a last-ditch effort to stop it. community divided tonight at alameda's planning board meeting. >> i'm here to support the wellness center. i am here to support the wellness center. >> i'm against this. >> reporter: many neighbors came here to fight back against a controversial makeover of this old federal building into 90 units of housing for older and newly homeless people. thli having so many homeless people housed here is a safety risk. >> these people go off their meds and then they go bipolar. so they could be calm one moment and then right into violence. >> i don't want to have that risk of i need to look behind my back. >> reporter: but doug bigg says his non-profit, the alameda point collaborative entered into the lease a couple weeks ago and has the keys. the project, he says,

katie nielsen, kpix 5. >> all that damage. and as for the suspect that was being chased, he got away. the sheriff's office is still searching for them tonight. >>> well tonight, bart has a six-figure plan to clean up two of its dirtiest stations. the board just voted to increase power washing time at 16th and 24th street. for one hour per night to four. it'll cost just under a million dollars over the next three years. the changes will take effect next month. >>> an alameda man suffering from kidney failure is on a mission to find a donor. 34-year-old wilson dew just rode his bike more than 450 miles down the coast to find a match. he calls himself the renal warrior, taking off from santa cruz, arriving in san diego yesterday, greeted with a warm welcome from family and friends and also thanked his supporters on facebook. >> thank you very much for all the love, all the support, given to this ride. it's got to be the greatest accomplishment in my life. if you know anybody that's battling kidney failure or if you know anybody t

kpix 5's betty yu with the story on how the city should . reunivers mar and vice mayor are pushing to get this reduction done right away because they say families can't afford to survive otherwise. san jose says it has the highest fee of any city in the bay area to reclaim an impounded car. right now the city charges $290 to release a car after the first day. that's essentially a processing fee. and that doesn't include towing and storage fees, bringing the total to about $640 minimum. council member sylvia arronyas says most impacted drivers can't afford that. >> when something breaks down, sometimes our working families need to wait one or two paychecks to get those problems fixed with their cars. between those times they're saving up to fix that problem, they can get towed. >> reporter: and so the city's vice mayor are calling for san jose to slash the retrieval fee to $185. a recently released auditor's report d thcurrent fee is unintentionally more than 40% above the rate it should have been. meanwhile working families have to decide wh