linda yee in san francisco tonight. linda. >> nearly 5,000 homes have been evacuated tonight as a propane tanker burns more than a day after that fire broke out. the rail car is burning in the city of lincoln in placer county. specially trained reenforcements have been called in from out of state to help contain those flames. mark is in lincoln with the newest tactic that crews are taking. mark. >> well dana, still a very dramatic scene at this hour. take a look. this rail tanker continues to burn within the past couple of hours. crews have actually been on top of that tanker in those flames working on plans plans to extinguish those flames and get residents back into their homes. >> these pictures show this tanker fire which has been burning since midday tuesday, the latest effort to extinguish the flames is what's called a hot tap. it includes cutting through the outer shell and using a special tool to cut through the inner tank, and install a valve and a pipe. the propane will be funneled into an open pit where it wi

and as linda yee shows us one bay area county may find their vote can't keep a lid on this garbage. >> reporter: when you throw something away chances are it ends up some place like this. the land fill, a facility which everyone agrees is first class when it comes to garbage. but back in 1984, solono county residents took a vote and decided on a limit for imported trash. >> we don't want you to be bringing in more than 95,000 tons of garbage from outside annually. >> reporter: almost 30 years later that vote is causing some problems. >> each city and county passes an ordinance that said we are not going to take waste from survive. you can tell it would be a very big problem for us. >> reporter: to avoid that problem, san francisco assembly woman is offering bill 1178. in short it declares trash a regional, almost statewide issue. or as she puts it --

they have not returned any of my messages. >> all right, linda yee, we'll stay with the story. thank you linda. >>> many participates in the group, unanimous, do not agree with some of the hacking its done. that made bart customers personal information public. the group was behind the bart protests that stem from bart's decision to shut down cell phone service during a rally last week. >> attitude of unanimous is that if you silence us, we will silence you. around the hacks, if you spy on us, we will spy on you. i heard it said that if there was more attention paid to peaceful protests, maybe these hacks wouldn't feel so necessary. >> peter of washington says he has participated in the operations with unanimous. he won't say who does the hacking, but insists it's not him. >>> other bay area headlines, police standoff in san rafael is over. today police drilled holes through the walls of that hotel room where peter james thomas had barricaded himself. they inserted some cameras and they saw that he was dead. no word yet on how he died. thomas' girlfriend who was in the room was

linda yee on what happened, what's behind it, and what officials are saying now. linda? >> reporter: well, ann, police say that during a typical 49er game, they make numerous arrests for drunken brawls. they eject a lot of fans for unruly behavior, but for whatever happened and why, last night's game, the violence just escalated. there were a number of fist fights in the stands. a cbs 5 camera caught at least three of them. but after the game, it got uglier. two fans were shot, one remains in serious condition. a man wearing a shirt with an obscenity directed at the 49ers was shot several times in the stomach, but managed to drive his truck to find stadium security. a second shooting victim suffered superficial face injuries. a man was also knocked unconscious and remains in serious condition. 49er coach jim harbaugh says the violence at the sporting event is sad. >> i was saddened by that. i'm sorry for those people that were injured. >> reporter: people who work in the area say drunken brawls are not uncommon at some games. >> our crowd tends to be a well behaved crowd

linda yee on the summer that never was. >> the sights and sounds of summer in san francisco.is year, it seems like the fog never lifted. the usually crowded twin peek tourist spot in fog. >> while the rest of the country has been baking, we have this trough pumping in cool air right in off the pacific and bringing fog. that kept our temperatures running well below the average. >> cold, damp, foggy weather doesn't stop those convertible sightseeing buses from the rounds. nor the shorts wearing tourists who filled them. one family from maine was persistent. >> the sun is out. let's take a ride again and see the bridge and we got here and it is worse than it was this morning. >> sometimes you just have to get that picture anyway, even if the bridge is barely visible. >> we want to take a picture, but we don't see too much. >> you have never seen the golden gate bridge before? >> no, only in photos. >> and you still don't see the golden gate bridge. >> no. and since we fly back tomorrow, we won't see it. >> it is no laughing matter for bridge maintenance workers. for the first ti

linda yee is in hayward with more details. linda. >> reporter: elizabeth, an all- points bulletin was issued after that hit-and-run and it was the police in hayward home owner caught up with the suspect near his apartment. an officer said he was driving drunk. damaged cars littered the streets by mission and new montgomery in san francisco. what started out as a family vacation for 9-year-old yyan turned into a nightmare. he was crossing the street at 10:30 last night and a driver in a white toyota pickup slammed into him. the driver then hit more cars as drov away. an hour later hayward police spotted the toyota. >> the suspect fled to hayward. he was detained in hayward by the hayward police. at the time they detained him they gave him the preliminary alcohol screening and he was over the legal limit at that time. >> reporter: he was identified as 21-year-old andrew vargas of hayward charged with hit-and- run, driving under the influence, causing injury, and possession of an open container. witnesses confirmed he was the driv

linda yee on the summer that never was. >> reporter: the sights and sounds of summer in survive. except this year it seems like the fog never lifted. the usually crowded twin peaks tourist stop enshrouded in cloud. >> the rest of the country baking we have cool air off the pacific bringing the fog keeping our temperatures running well below the average this year. >> reporter: but cold, damp, foggy weather doesn't stop those convertible sightseeing buses from their appointed rounds nor the shorts wearing tourists who fill them. one family from maine was persistent. >> the sun is out. let's take the ride again and go see the bridge. and we got here and it is worse than it was this morning. >> reporter: but sometimes you just have to get that picture anyway even if the bridge is barely visible. >> we wanted to take a picture but unfortunately we don't see too much. >> you've never seen the golden gate bridge before? >> gnome photos. wanted to see it today. >> and you still don't see the golden gate bridge? >> no. and since we fly back tomorrow we won't see it. >> reporter: it is no

linda yee reports. >> reporter: franks, the accident happened in the construction pouring concrete on the roof when somehow the support system collapsed. when the fire rescue team arrived they found four workers partially buried in concrete trapped in the shaft of a stairwell. one was on the roof, three others were under the roof when the accident happened. three men are in critical condition with broken bones. cal-osha inspectors are on the scene and that construction area of that collapse has been red-tagged. >> the support gave way, the concrete fell on the three workers a significant amount of concrete like having a large wall fall on you. so when the wall hit them and knocked them down three flights of stairs they were working right above a stair shaft. >> reporter: the builder is a general contractor in san francisco. the company says it has shut down all work here for the rest of the day. they do expect to resume work sometime tomorrow in the east side of the building because cal-osha hasn't closed the entire work site. they hope to resume work tomorrow. it's a $40 million proj

linda yee, who is live outside the civic center station, where the bulk of the disruption is set to occurlinda. >> reporter: well, elizabeth, organizers had hoped to plan for a surprise protest in an effort to keep bart and police off guard. but word and information leaked of this protest. in fact, cbs 5 was able to get a copy and read some pretty elaborate protest plans. obviously, so did police. dozens of san francisco police officers are out here on the plaza. they are some dressed in riot gear and they are bracing for the worst. they are warning riders to be ready for protests for a month. >> we may closing stations or divert stations. that may be needed to ensure our customers' safety. we went give our plans but we want our riders to be on the watch from now on. it's not just tonight. it's throughout the rest of the month. >> reporter: last month demonstrators disrupted bart service in san francisco. the catalyst was the recent shooting death of charles hill a homeless man who attacked bart police. bart surveillance video shows one of two officers firing his weapon just as a knife is

linda yee, cbs 5, san francisco. >>> it's estimated there are at least 2500 victims in this case. after the kleins contacted consumerwatch, we steered them to a hud-approved housing counseling agency. the kleins still in their home, by the way. if you have a consumer problem, call our hotline 1-888-5-helps- u. >>> from you in the mood to get out of town, how about jetting off to vegas for just nine dollars? spirit airlines just launched nonstop flights between oakland and sin city. the fares go from $9 to $99 each way. to get the $9 fare, there is a catch. you have to sign up for spirit's fare club. and it's not one of those free frequent flyer clubs. membership costs $60 a year, but wait, there's more. spirit charges up to $45 to stow a carry-on, coffee, soda and water up to $3. and you won't get much room. seat pitch is just 28" compared to 31" on united economy. >> even 31 isn't enough, for me. >>> bargain hunters going to the extreme. how many are breaking the law just to save money? >>> holding on for dear life, a gas station attendant clings to the hood of a car. the confron

linda yee shows us what happened. >> reporter: ann, police say on a typical 49er game, there are numerous arrests for drunken brawls and many fans ejected for unruly behavior, but for whatever reason, last night the violence escalated. there were a number of fist fights in the stands. a cbs 5 camera caught at least three of them. but after the game, it got uglier. two fans were shot, one remaining in serious condition. a man wearing a t-shirt with an obscenity directed at the 49ers was shot several times in the stomach, but managed to drive his truck to find stadium security. a second shooting victim suffered superficial face injuries. a man was also beaten in a men's rest room. a 26-year-old san rafael man was knocked unconscious and remains in serious condition. 49er coach, once a raiders coach, says violence is sad. >> i was saddened by that. i feel for those people that were injured. >> reporter: people who work in the area say drunken brawls are not uncommon at some games. >> crowd tends to be a well behaved crowd, and just when they have big arch rivals that they party a little bit

linda yee, cbs 5. >>> the officials giants championship baby could be born the next few hours. >> 7:54 tonight marks the exact nine-month anniversary of the giants winning the world series. knowing many couples celebrated the big event, comcast sportsnet bay area will crown some newborn the championship baby. the title comes with a gift card worth $2,010 a signed birth certificate from the giants and a commemorative brick at at&t park. >>> hi, i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow in the cbs 5 weather center. low clouds and fog clearing out all the way to the coastline today. but there are some cooler temperatures coming in our direction. we'll talk about that coming up. >>> and nasa goes green. how the next journey to jupiter will be different from all the rest. ,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> all right, folks. turned out to be a great day around the bay area. even the coastline, the folks at the coast are enjoying the sunshine. they have not seen much sun over the last few days. it's a gorgeous day even at the beaches today. yeah, temperatures still a little cool in spots but not bad at all. over the c

linda yee spoke with apple customers. we begin with kit in cupertino. >> steve jobs said he could no longer fulfill the duties and expectations as ceo. the news went viral and within minutes all of the employees knew. it was long awaited. long expected, but a shock nonetheless. the apple employees that were talking at the company's headquarters had nothing but nice things to say. >> he's a good guy, good boss. a good company. >> oh, wishing the best everything in life. >> steve jobs was last seen in public in june, coming back briefly from medical leave. but he didn't seem to miss a beat. no other ceo is aligned with their company's brand quite like jobs, which begs the question, is apple still apple without steve? >> you don't find another one of him. that is like lightning in a bottle. you must now bring together a team that can close that void. that's a tough one. it's a different game at that point. >> before there was this. >> iphone 3g. >> there was this. >> he presented the first macken tosh in 1984. at the time, h

linda yee on everything that went down. >> reporter: there were a number of fist fights in the stands, a cbs camera caught at least three of them. in some cases, it's hard to tell who is fighting whom. these pictures posted by a fan on youtube show two men in red and white, maybe niner fans, punching each other. while a fan in black and white, possibly a raider fan, trying to break up the fight. but, after the game, it got uglier. two fans were shot, one remains in serious condition. a man wearing a t-shirt with an obscenity directed at the 49ers was shot several times in the stomach but managed to drive his truck to find stadium security. another suffered superficial face injuries. a san rafael man was knocked unconscious and remains in serious condition. jim harbaugh, who was once a raiders coach, says violence at sporting events is sad. >> i was saddened by that. biel bad for those people who were injured. >> people who work in the area say drunken brawls are not uncommon at some games. >> our crowd tends to be a well- behaved crowd, just when they have biggar much rivals that they

linda yee is in san mateo where a second dog is being examined for clues into what might have prompted the attack. linda. >>> we've averaged a thousand cc. >> reporter: it's $10 if they get their animals spayed or neutered. it makes it illegal to own a pit bull that isn't spayed or neutered. >> it's a public protection, public safety issue because it also requires funding in order to enforce an ordinance. it doesn't mean anything to have one if you can't enforce it. here in san francisco we made it clear in order to enforce it we would need extra officers. that came along with the ordinance. >> reporter: by his family's pit bull that led to the law. the humane society will perform a necropsy on the dead pit bull and look at the female pit bull in the home to see what happened. it turns out that female pit bull was spayed. it wasn't clear why the male was not neutered. tonight the animal control officers here say they've talked to the family. they say both pit bulls were friendly and good with children. >> thank you. >>> the search is on for armed robbers who broke into an armored car w

linda yee, cbs 5. >>> the issue could get messier. san francisco already sends waste to 14 different counties and could soon add yuba county to the list. now, as for solano county, the home of two landfills and measure e, solano exports trash as well to 12 counties. >>> after more than 24 hours the standoff at a san rafael hotel is over. what the police saw that pushed them to storm the room. >>> when it happened they came running. now 10 years later they are not being invited back. why bay area firefighters who raced to ground zero after 9/11 are being left out of the 10- year anniversary. >>> you or someone you know may have reason to think otherwise but there are jobs out there. we found a catch. who is hiring in the east bay. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, most of the day >>> it went on for 27 hours. the standoff that caused traffic gridlock for the day yesterday in marin county is over. christin ayers on how it ended. >> reporter: it took drilling through a wall and poking a camera through for authorities to confirm that peter james thomas a m

linda yee explains why. >> reporter: the cops say -- [ signal breakup ] there are fewer traffic tickets people are better at following the traffic laws. but really it's because of budget problems there are fewer cops that are looking at the traffic and fewer traffic cops chasing down the violators. >> reporter: san francisco police say the streets are safer and yes, they are writing fewer tickets for moving violations especially for red light runners. those tattletale cameras at the most dangerous intersections are working. >> there's been a cultural change on the red light cameras as a result of the red light cameras because people are slowing down and racing through yellow but going through on the red. >> reporter: there are other reasons. there are not as many traffic officers and funding won't get better. violations are down 18%. for the first five months of the year, officers wrote more than 52,000 tickets. the same time last year, it was 63,000. but the numbers are not enough to put all motorcycle cops out of work. >> it's jaywalking and crosswalk yielding to the pedestrian for th

linda yee on the more than two dozen police officers who have just been rehired. linda? >> reporter: well, allen, even in this tough economic climate, the city of oakland was able to find the funding to rehire 30 of the 80 officers that they had to cut last summer. this couldn't come at a more critical time. they have all been here before, laid-off oakland police officers now rehired and retraining to get back on the job. >> it's just a huge relief and to come back here and it's a job that i enjoy doing. >> jumping out of my skin about it. >> i feel great now. good to be back home. >> reporter: 23-year veteran officer mark oliver was one of 80 laid off last summer. he became a hotel security guard after eight months of unemployment. despite all the experiencer, wasn't getting offers from other police agencies. >> you're going to hire an officer, you want somebody who is young who is going to give 25 years. >> reporter: the poor job picture in today's market was personally felt by these officers. a few were grateful to find work at the jail for the contra costa county she

linda yee in hayward, thank you. >>> a shootout at a restaurant is caught on surveillance video. police say it started when three men walked up to a couple dining on the patio of a mexican restaurant in stockton. there was an argument then bullets flew. two guys ran one way, the others ran inside the mall where the shootout continued. >> it could have been, you know, fatal so luckily that it didn't come to that course. >> two men were detained but let g police are still searching for the men responsible for the gun battle. >>> five robberies in the past two weeks in san leandro and police believe they could be connected. mark sayre with details on what the robberies have in common. mark. >> reporter: well, allen, until police solve these crimes they don't know what they have here. are they simply crimes of opportunity or could something more be going on? the robberies are occurring in a variety of settings in both residential and shopping areas. but san leandro police say they have some common themes. in all cases, the victims were asian, walking alone, and they had their purses,

>> linda yee, keep us posted. thank you very much. >>> the man accused of running down a 9-year-old boy leaving a giants game is back in custody tonight. a judge today increased bail and sent 21-year-old andrew vargas back to jail after he pleaded not guilty. vargas is accused of hitting ryan white and several other cars last thursday night and then taking off leaving the scene. he was arrested in hayward about an hour later. police say his blood alcohol level was twice the legal limit. ryan white continues to recover at san francisco general. >>> she was busted last month for breaking into jeopardy host alex trebek's hotel room. now 56-year-old lucinda moyers says prosecutors have it all wrong, she and her lawyer claiming that she is a prostitute not a thief. according to her lawyer, moyers was at the san francisco marriott marquis to meet a client but was stood up. moyers is accused of stealing a bracelet, a wallet, $650 from trebek. she pled not guilty and is in custody. >>> certain businesses are marked by the

>> that was linda yee reporting.ome unhappy 49er season ticket holders say the new rules are overkill because what happened last weekend never happens in games with other teams, they say. but the 49ers are not saying they will consider backing off from the new policy at some point in the future. >>> moderate earthquake shook the central coast early this morning, occurring at 12:18 a.m. it had a magnitude of 4.6, 22 miles southeast of hollister. viewers called into our newsroom and posted on our facebook page. some felt the ground shake in the pinnacles, salinas. others reported feeling a swaying motion. no reports of damage. >>> a major blow to a south bay gang. four men convicted of murder and will spend the rest of their lives behind bars. others have made plea deals, including lengthy prison term. one of their victims was 33-year-old herman koba. he was working in san jose in 2007 when some gang members demanded his wallet and phone. when he refused, they shot him 12 times. his family sat in the courtroom and say

linda yee asks who will suffer if the deal survives. >> reporter: child care, social services and educationre some of the programs funded in california with $79 billion in federal grants. it is not known exactly which ones are the target of the spending cuts but the pain will spread out. one program likely to get hit is medicare. an expensive entitlement program serving 45 million elderly. cbs5 political analyst reporting. >> the fact that president obama tonight mentioned medicare in a statement suggests that either some cuts in the first trillion dollars probably include medicare. >> reporter: during the wrangling democrats argued the government needs money. translation, raise taxes. the republicans insisted that won't happen. but despite all the political fighting there was a compromise. >> i'm sure that part of this will probably include changing some of those things. changes to the tax law. but for the time being it appears that we are looking at cuts. >> reporter: leaders of both parties are now rounding up the votes to pass the package. >> reporter: if we are talking about the impact

linda yee. >>> firefighters are battling a three an large fire that started just after 4:00. it is now under control. no word yet on damage or the cause. >>> ryan whites, the young baseball fan hit by a car while leaving a giants game is improving, though he remains in critical condition tonight. the 9-year-old boy and his family are here on vacation from philadelphia. and, now, players from both the phillies and the giants are teaming together to show their support for ryan. they plan to present him with signed suvs including baseballs as soon as he is well enough to see visitors. the incident happened thursday night at mission and new montgomery streets in san francisco. police have arrested the driver, 21-year-old andrew vargas of high ward. he is charged with hit and run, driving out under the influence, and possession of an open container. >>> hopes are fading tonight for the eminent release of two cal graduates being held in iran. an iranian ambassador is now downplaying reports that shane bauer and josh patel would be freed. their trial ended a week ago and a verdict w

linda yee talked to fans who are a little less than thrilled with what's being done for their own safety. >> by the second half of the 49ers, raiders game, all the action shifted to the fans. this fight, drunken brawls, dozens of them in and outside the stadium. so starting with this weekend's game, security will be tight and they are laying down the law, including no more tailgate par ties during and after the game. >> what they where doing is taking am biance away from the game. >> oh, that's the best part of the whole thing. i mean, sitting out there watching people come and leaving after a good game, instead of going up the stairs and falling down if you are half hammers and stuff. >> about 70 people were ejected compared to the average of 20 in other games. two people were shot and a third fan critically beaten. so new restrictions besides the ban on tailgating, during, and post game will include no loitering in the parking lot when the game starts. tickets will be revoked for unruly behavior. no alcohol sales after the third quarter. alcohol management teams will roll through the s

linda yee talked with fans, some of which are not too happy about the added precautions. >> by the second half of the 49ers, raiders game. all the action shifted to the stands. this fight, drunken brawls, dozens of them in and outside the stadium. so starting with this weekend's game, security will be tight and they are laying down the law, including no more tailgate parties during and after the games. >> what they're doing is taking the am by ambiance away from the game. >> that's the best part of the whole thing. sitting out there watching people come and leaving after a good game, instead of going up the stairs if you are half hammered. >> 70 people were ejected compared to the average of 20 in other games. two people were shot and a third fan critically beaten. so new restrictions besides the ban on tailgating during and post game will include no loitering in the parking lot when the game starts. tickets will be revoked for unruly behavior. no alcohol sales after the third quarter. alcohol management teams will rove through the stadium and dui check points after the game. some fans wa

linda yee on how the suspect was tracked down and arrested. >> reporter: damaged cars littered the streets by mission and new montgomery in san francisco. what started out as a family vacation for nine-year-old ryan white turned into a nightmare. while he was crossing the street at around 10:30 last night, police said a driver in a white toyota pickup slammed into him. investigators said he hit more cars. >> the suspect did flee the scene and did go to hayward. they gave him the pass, which is the preliminary alcohol screening and he was over the legal limit at that point. >> police identified the suspect as 21-year-old andrew vargas. he is charged with hit-and-run. causing injury and possession of an open container. witnesses confirmed he was the driver. >> witnesses were taken over and positively identified the suspect and vehicle. >> little boy is in critical condition at san francisco general. he and his family are from philadelphia and had just attended the giants, phillies game at at&t park. his neighbors are in shock. >> i hope he's okay. such a nice family. you know, hate to see an

linda yee shows us the battle cry of the brick and more tan shops sounds a little different this time> then suddenly i'm old, and i'm not negative any more. >> reporter: actor, activist and guru jane fonda can draw a crowd for a book signing. and it's something the book store says you could never get if you buy online. clark kepler is taking aim at amazon, which is now fighting a new state law that requires online companies to start charging sales tax for merchandise sent to california. >> that advantage gives them something of a 10% advantage right ow of the gate in terms of pricing. testimony millers in silicon valley felt amazon's impact in the 9 nineties from day one. >> reporter: they lost so much business to amazon he almost shut down 6 years ago until the community saved him. he and other small business owners say amazon is circulating a petition to get a ballot that, if passed, will exempt online sales from taxes. >> i welcome the competition that online gives our business, it keeps me honest, keeps me working at a better level. the problem is we're not on a level playing fiel