. >> i'm maria medina. good morning. gosh, is it almost july already? >> tomorrow. >> tomorrow is the first day of july and what -- it's going to be hot. >> it's going to be hot. >> bring it on. >> we'll have the fog and low clouds and sea breeze out of the west 10 to 20 keeping the coast and san francisco cooler. but right now it's a mild start to the last day of june in the 50s and 60s. and check this out. 107 degrees today. that's in fairfield. you know somebody's backyard will hit 110. 70 in san francisco. 90 mountain view. the full forecast is coming up. let's bring in liza battalones first. >> light traffic at the bay bridge. we are talking about the golden gate, toll goes up tomorrow by a quarter.

maria medina kpix 5. >>> in tel is on the verge of its biggest acquisition ever. it's expected to announce a $17 billion bid tomorrow for san jose-based chip designer altera. it said they should expect $54 a share but it's not a done deal yet. previous talks between the two companies broke down in april. >>> the golden state warriors are about to play for their first nba championship in 40 years. tonight their plans for a new san francisco arena are far from a slam dunk. the environmental impact report is due out this week, and opponents are already lining up big name lawyers to rip the project apart. they're worried about traffic, noise and the potential impact on the nearby ucsf medical center in mission bay. the mayor's office has vowed to move forward. the warriors are hoping to open the arena by 2018. >>> a san francisco women is recovering tonight after a neighbor's dog attacked her. it happened late this afternoon near taylor and columbus. and we're told two dogs were initially involved in the attack one apparently did not hurt her. the other bit her on the

tonight, maria medina says that is even if someone else sets them off. >> reporter: we see illegal fireworks across the bay area every fourth of july. but many don't seem to care. until now. >> the message is that the county is cracking down. >> reporter: today the santa clara county board of supervisors voted almost unanimously to pass an ordnance that would find property owners for setting off fireworksful that's right. property owners. that means if someone else is lighting fireworks on your property, you, the homeowner will get stuck with the bill. >> these are already crimes. we are just telling people from now on, one warning is as much as you get. >> reporter: and maybe they will listen now. after a warning the first offense for lighting fireworks was a $350 fine. $700 for the second and a thousand dollars for the third. every year, many property owners were warned by cops to stop, rarely listen. >> i think it is wrong. >> reporter: not everyone agrees. if a kid is committing the crime on someone else's property, their parents should be fined instead. >> it is getting ridiculous. thes

kpix 5's maria medina is in san francisco at one of the pharmacies that will start giving out pills without a prescription. maria. >> reporter: and this walgreens at ucsf will be one of the first pharmacies to give out birth control without a prescription and many women are saying, it's about time. >> without a prescription, it's fantastic. >> reporter: it's a law other states are watching closely to see how it plays out. pharmacists not doctors prescribing women birth control pills, the patch and the ring. >> i love the fact that we're now having more opportunity for access for women. >> reporter: this doctor is in her 23rd year as an ob/gyn. she says while the law makes it more convenient for women who don't have time to go to the doctor, a pharmacy isn't a doctor's office. >> what happens if there's a problem? what happens if they don't tolerate that birth control? then they go back and talk to them about side effects stand there is in line at walgreens or cvs? that's awkward. >> reporter: for some mothers of daughters, they want to know just how easy it will be. >> it makes me a little

i'm maria medina. >> good morning, i'm frank mallicoat. it's 4:30 on the dot. >> and good morning everyone. happy monday morning. >> i think it was such a busy weekend we all had to come back to work to get some rest. >> we know you did. >> good morning everybody heading out the door. we have clear skies in our inland area. we have a layer of clouds right there, as we're taking a peek toward sfo, and current temperatures from the 50s to 60 degrees in livermore. going up in comparison to yesterday. so refreshing, 60s beaches and beaches and 90s inland. >> chp was busy overnight, there was a fatal accident that happened along 880 many milpitas, also very light at the bay bridge toll plaza. >> i was going to step away, and i changed my mind. >> what you stand on behind this big desk. >> it is 4:30. a strike could hit santa clara county tomorrow. thousands of critical workers, including 911 dispatchers are threatening to walk off the job. cate cauguiran shows us the county is scrambling to make sure everyone stays safe if they do strike. >> i

kpix5's maria medina reports, prosecutors say the 17-year-old son was in on it. >> they chased and ran toward these women. one of them was able to fight and hold the door shut, that had a broken lock. >> reporter: cameras caught invaders trying to break down a door where two women and a one- year-old baby were trying to hide. >> they wanted to fight with somebody. they should come visit me. >> reporter: the victims were bikram jeet's baby girl and family. he was speechless. prosecutors say it was his own teenage son who plotted the terrifying robbery in his evergreen area home last month. >> the sad part about this, he is turning on his own family. >> reporter: the 17-year-old wasn't at the home invasion, but he planned the entire crime. >> there is a baby who i believe is his half sister who was home during this event. >> reporter: the two robbers took off after they heard the women calling police. the teens were arrested after the surveillance video went viral. but the search for suspects wasn't over. >> i'm shocked to hear that a member of the family was involved. >> reporter: sourc

i'm maria medina. >> i'm frank mallicoat. we'll get you out of the gate with a little traffic and weather. the heat is on, right, i guess? >> actually, it's going to be tomorrow. but it's a gradual warning trend. it was like okay, good morning, let's take a look outside again. the difference between yesterday at this hour and right now is we do have more of an onshore push. you will notice the low clouds and fog heading out. our current air temperatures are in the 50s across the board and later today, very similar to tuesday. 50s to low 90s. our full forecast is coming up. good morning to liza. >> light traffic at the san mateo bridge. there was roadwork overnight. in the eastbound direction. westbound looking okay. >>> a shooting on highway 4 in the east bay. for the second time in less than a week, the latest incident happened this morning in bay point. kpix 5 reporter anne makovec joins us from john muir medical center in concord. >> reporter: a person who was shot on highway 4 last night ended up here at the medical cente

. >> good morning, it's monday, june 22nd, i'm maria medina. >> i'm frank mallicoat. maria welcome aboard. >> what a nice weekend we had. >> longest day of the year right? >> yes, i was facebook posting last night going i was thinking i think roberta planned this. >> yeah. >> you really need the blackout shades if you went to bed early last night but it was a beautiful weekend and actually this is just the beginning. in fact today is likely going to be the coolest day of the week, starting off with coastal floods but it will warm up. in fact here's a live look outside right now and you can see mostly sunny the story today for most of the bay area. current temperatures out the door, pretty mild. doesn't even need a jacket as i stepped outside this morning. we've got your full forecast but it's first full day of summer coming up in just a bit. >>> and unfortunately we have an accident this morning in the hills of redwood city lots of deer unfortunately a car hit a door. southbound 280 year farm hill boulevard. one lane is shut down there. really the only accident out the

i'm maria medina. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. it is 5:00. >>> just a couple of hours to spare, negotiators headed off a strike by thousands of public employees in santa clara county. kpix 5's keit do is at union headquarters in san jose to tell us about the deal reached. they stayed up late. >> reporter: less than an hour ago they reached this deal here. lots of smiles and hugs as people walked out of the building, the seiu headquarters in san jose. some negotiators are still in the building. this is video after the big announcement. the entire negotiation team from both sides were happy. more than 50 people erupted in cheers after reaching the tentative deal. they are keeping mum on the exact terms but what we know for now is

maria medina live with the explosion that firefighters know could happen anywhere right now. maria. >> reporter: and unfortunately firefighters say they see it all the time. people getting hurt from homemade fireworks. this time the victim nearly died. >> there was a loud boom. >> explosion. >> reporter: neighbors say that explosion was so powerful, it shook their homes. many of them running outside to find a horrifying scene. >> we cannot know what happened. our neighbor was rolling around on the grass because he thought he was on fire. >> reporter: they rushed to help anthony stewart who went to the hospital with life- threatening burns. he had been making fireworks in the garage when one exploded. >> there was smoke you could barely breathe. >> reporter: inside the garage a bomb squad said they found large amounts of explosives and other materials to make fireworks. >> people are curious and people are wanting to experiment. >> reporter: the san jose fire marshal says they come across many who risk their lives for a cheap thrill. those who saw stewart after the explosion sa

i'm maria medina. >> hi everyone, i'm frank mallicoat. nearly 4:30.let's talk a little traffic. there's one car out there. and a little weather on what looks like a pretty good week. >> it's going to be a very good week. very summery week right here in the bay area. good morning everybody, heading out the door we have a little stratus mix at the seashore. 57 degrees in san jose and later today we're bumping the numbers up. 60 beaches and mid 80sen land and we have the full forecast -- inland and we have the full forecast straight ahead but right now good morning liza batallones. >>> we have caltrans work it cost roberta some time getting into work this morning. 580 in both directions a bunch of lanes shut down but they are telling us that all of the work has been picked up and now traffic is doing okay approaching the dublin interchange. we'll have another check on that in just a few minutes. >>> a half hour wait? >> just to get on the freeway. >> on the freeway. wow. >>> okay. well, we begin at 4:30 with this. new this morning, a fire in vallejo sent

maria medina, kpix5. >> the law passed because of the concern over a growing doctor shortage. >>> an elaborate embezzling scheme involving church bingo busted in san jose. it involves more than 300 insurance checks stolen by an employee at a dentist office. now, those checks were cashed at a bingo hall inside this church. the church treasurer and secretary were sed to be in on it. >> the checks would be cashed in exchange for a tip to the employee cashing the check. and then, a requirement on her part to support the bingo hall or the church fundraiser. >> the scheme was busted when the dentist noticed insurance checks were being cashed but he wasn't getting the money. prosecutors say the three suspects pocketed more than $300,000. all are charged with multiple counts of forgery. >>> the governor was in san jose talking about the drought. the state has threatened to fine cities $10,000 a day for not cutting enough. do you think the governor is joking? >> you don't expect me to offer bluster as a solution. [ laughter ] even i would not expect that from you. but yes. we are serious. >>

maria medina tells us about the little pink pill. >> reporter: liz, there are several options for men, no options for women when it comes to this issue. still, it could be a while before this pill hits a pharmacy near you. >> it is great there's a pill available. i mean, obviously women deserve that as well as men. >> reporter: women and, of course, men are excited to hear about the little pink pill. >> i think i would invest. >> reporter: it's known as first-ever female viagra. and it just got a recommendation for approval by an fda committee today. the drug is supposed to boost low sex drive in women. >> it's been a long time in the making. >> reporter: stephanie flood eye marriage and family therapist in campbell specializes in intimacy issues. she says when women have decrease in drive, their relationships suffer, too. >> they don't really understand why this is happening. and there isn't really very much they can do about it. >> getting the girls to want it is the challenge. >> reporter: but the fda's rejected the drug twice before saying the risk outweigh the benefits. today the

it's all good. >> good morning, it's monday, june 22nd, i'm maria medina. >> i'm frank mallicoat.welcome aboard. >> what a nice weekend we had. >> longest day of the year right? >> yes, i was facebook posting last night going i was thinking i think roberta planned this. >> yeah. >> you really need the blackout shades if you went to bed early last night but it was a beautiful weekend and actually this is just the beginning. in fact today is likely going to be the coolest day of the week, starting off with coastal floods but it will warm up. in fact here's a live look outside right now and you can see mostly sunny the story today for most of the bay area. current temperatures out the door, pretty mild. doesn't even need a jacket as i stepped outside this morning. we've got your full forecast but it's first full day of summer coming up in just a bit. >>> and unfortunately we have an accident this morning in the hills of redwood city lots of deer unfortunately a car hit a

it's june 26, i'm maria medina. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat.ic and weather starting with julie. >> good morning. well, it's been a little hot for you so i have some good news. a gradual -- a slight cooling trend. we'll say slight. just a little bit of relief today. still going to be hot not as hot although out the door you will notice temperatures are running significantly warmer than this time yesterday. definitely not going to need a jacket going to work and summer school this morning. 66 concord. the full forecast is coming up. >>> we are going to talk about this accident which just cropped up just south of petaluma in marin county. south 101 at south antonio road. an accident and car fire blocking one southbound lane. i'll have more on this and a complete look at "kcbs

good morning, i'm maria medina. >> i'm frank mallicoat. hope you had a good weekend. a little traffic and weather, and roberta is going to tell you all about the weekend. >> and up and under the bay bridge. that's beautiful. we were looking at a layer of low clouds and area of patchy fog. we will see that dissipating and partly sunny skies today. a bit on the sunny side. you can see that layer of clouds. temperature wise into the 50s and low 60s. currently 60 in liver administer, that's a -- livermore. that's a very mild start to the day. muggy today, 79 degrees in redwood city. 84 san jose. 82 degrees in vallejo. pretty much a summery day, albeit, muggy, and notice the climb in your temperatures on tuesday, peaking wednesday, slight cooling occurring on thursday and friday, and yes, we have a slight chance, an outside chance of a thunderstorm late tonight after midnight. we're going to talk more about that at 18 minutes after the hour. >> we have better news for the oakland area, the car fire is out, and the chp has reopened the eastbound 24 connector ramp to southbo

i'm maria medina. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. nearly 5:00 on what we're calling a little mini friday, a thursday. >>> people had to get out of their homes fast yesterday as a wildfire raced toward their antioch neighborhood. the flames got within a few feet of the hopes before firefighters were able to fight them back. fire burned more than 500 acres in hills surrounding two parks, contra loma regional park and the black diamond regional preserve. last night firefighters said they had the fire 80% contained. kpix 5's anne makovec is on grimsby drive in antioch where people have now been allowed to get back into their homes. good morning, anne. >>> reporter: good morning. yeah. looks like all is clear relatively speaking. there are still some hot spots smoldering in the hills here behind me. but the fire has been contained and a lot of homeowners around here really feel like they dodged a bullet. this fire started at about 4:00 yesterday afternoon. and it threatens about 100 homes. it was very unpredictable. at one point people he

it's june 26, i'm maria medina. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. a little traffic and weather starting with julie. >> good morning. well, it's been a little hot for you so i have some good news. a gradual -- a slight cooling trend. we'll say slight. just a little bit of relief today. still going to be hot not as hot although out the door you will notice temperatures are running significantly warmer than this time yesterday. definitely not going to need a jacket going to work and summer school this morning. 66 concord. the full forecast is coming up. >>> we are going to talk about this accident which just cropped up just south of petaluma in marin county. south 101 at south antonio road. an accident and car fire blocking one southbound lane. i'll have more on this and a complete look at "kcbs traffic" in a couple of minutes. >>> some breaking news out of europe this morning. terrorists attacked a gas factory in southeastern france killing one person injuring some others. investigators say the men crashed into the entrance of a factory and hit gas ca

in san jose maria medina, kpix 5. >>> the on again, off again deal between intel, and altera goes on today. they should expect $54 a share. not a done deal yet. previous talks broke down in april. >>> new light of top average salaries of tech employees. according to court, nexflix employees had the highest salaries on average, $214,000. box came in second with 143 grand. etsy, and twitter, an average of $134,000. >>> crews have replaced the ruptured oil pipeline that caused the massive spill off the coast of santa barbara. plains all american pipeline showed off the new section of pipe yesterday. it's 2 feet wide and 80 feet long. like the pipeline it replaced, does not have an automatic shut off valve, and plains is explaining why. >> it's important to understand that this is a large diameter high pressure pipeline. the results of an unintended valve closure with high pressure could cause more problems to the pipe trapping that sort of pressure. >> the affected section of pipe was hauled to a third party lab for testing. right now there is no time line for restarting the oil flow. a

maria medina on the suspects' m.o. and how they got caught. >> these victims were really fed up and police say it's the reason they were able to crack the case. police say they had a pretty elaborate plan to steal cars. one would allegedly distract a worker at a gym while another would break in to a locker steal car keys, find the car in the parking lot then steal the car. they were able to do this at several gyms in south san jose including the ymca earlier this month. this is where their plan started to unravel. after workers learned a van had been stolen there they remembered two men were acting suspiciously, looked through the surveillance video. they shared that video with other ymcas and sure enough the two men allegedly walked in to a ymca but the workers recognized them. they scared them off then they called police. once that case was in the hands of investigators, they were able to do a lot of detective work, arrest three people, recover five cars and they say it's because of hose alert ymca workers that they

good afternoon, i'm maria medina. frank is on assignment this afternoon. new at noon.. san francisco crews arrived on scene to this massive fire in the ingleside neighborhood. a kpix five viewer sent us this instagram >>> new at noon, san francisco crews arrived on scene to this massive fire in the neighborhood a kpix viewer sent this video. flames broke out in the back of the building just before 9:00. firefighters had a difficult time getting to the flames because the garage was full of storage. six pit bulls living inside and everyone living inside got out safely. >> conditions were really bad, inside, and they were able to keep it from getting heavily into the other two buildings. >> two people were hurt. one firefighter was treated for exhaustion, one witness tripped on a fire hose and was taken to the hospital. >>> today the state senate is expected to take a final vote on eye bill that would require most school children to be vaccinated. -- a bill that would require most school children to be vaccinated. the legislation would eliminate the personal belief exempti

i'm maria medina. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. bad fire season officials are already on high alert. kiet do is at cal fire headquarters in morgan hill with the latest. kiet. >> reporter: yes, good morning. all fires point to what could be a horrific fire season this year so cal fire has banned all outdoor residential burning in its jurisdiction including alameda, contra costa and santa clara counties. what this means is that homeowners must now find another way to get rid of yard trimmings besides burning it. they are recommending you use a chipper or go to a recycle center. cal fire is also asking residence to clear 100 feet around their home and trim trees. no branches below six feet on flat ground. on a slope, all branches below 10 feet. it makes it harder for fire to spread. normally cal fire responds to 650 fires this time of the year. this year the number is already doubled. one state official had strong words to all californians. >> don't do anything stupid! and so, we have to reiterate that. that is the message. don't do a

kpix 5's maria medina joins us now live from san jose. police say the 17-year-old son was behind it all. >> reporter: there was some tears in the courtroom as that 17-year-old faced a judge. he is accused of teaming up with gang members to wanted to steal from his family, then went on to terrorize them. >> they chased and ran towards these women. one of them was able to fight to hold the door shut but had a broken lock. >> reporter: cameras catch two robbers trying tro break down a door to get to two women and a 1-year-old baby trying to hide. minutes after the suspects armed with knives broke in and ransacked the home. >> they wanted to fight with somebody, come visit me. >> reporter: the victims were simerjeet singh's baby girl mother an sister-in-law. he spoke to us just as the home invasion. today he was speechless. can you tell us how you feel? prosecutors say it was his own teenage son who plotted the terrifying robbery at his evergreen area home last month. >> the sad part about this is he is turning on his own family. >> reporter:

i'm maria medina. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. time now 6:29. >>> a threatened strike by thousands of public employees in santa clara county is off. they reached a tentative deal this morning. kpix 5's keit do reports from san jose with more on the marathon negotiations followed by expresses of relief. >> reporter: smiles and hugs as people left seiu headquarters. we have video of the happenings at the building around 4a negotiators from both side very happy. more than 50 people erupted into applause and cheered after reaching a tentative deal. keeping mum on the exact terms but what we know from now is that it's a four-year deal and that it addresses main concerns over healthcare coverage salary increases and reducing workload. intense negotiations going on since saturday. but the teams going until 3 a.m. every day for the past three days. in fact, the talks went right down to the wire this morning. scheduled to end at 3 a.m. this morning and then the strike is set to happen at 6 a.m. but this new deal prevents 5800 workers from

maria medina has more live from san jose. >> reporter: we're not talking about police or firefighters. we're talking about other city workers like park rangers who would be able to hand out tickets to violators. stephanie still has scars from a fireworks that malfunctioned years ago and burned her thigh. >> it was flying on fire. it was scary. >> reporter: when she heard city leaders say they are cracking down on illegal fireworks she says it's about time. >> after the warriors win, after the giants win, anytime at least a good game on, everybody sets off fireworks. >> we couldn't possibly put enough officers out to be able to stop all the fireworks. >> reporter: but they could possibly put a big denial in it with the san jose mayor's new plan. >> we have to be safer by being smarter. >> reporter: he wants to give park rangers, code enforcement officers and community service officers the power to ticket people who break the law and set off fireworks. but there's a catch. >> it's very likely it won't be effective until after the 4th of july. >> reporter: because of the time it will tak

i'm maria medina. >>> the search is on for an f- 16 pilot whose jet crashed in arizona happened last night near the u.s./mexico border. faa is trying to figure out what happened. so far, no word on the pilot who was the only occupant. the crash ruptured a nearby gas line and started a fire in the area. it was contained overnight. >>> people packed up their belongings and evacuated yesterday as a wildfire got close to hair antioch neighborhood. the flames raced towards several backyards before firefighters beat them back. the fire blackened more than 500 acres in the hills surrounding contra loma regional park and black diamond regional preserve. this morning, the fire is under control. kpix 5's anne makovec is on grimsby drive in antioch where people are finally back in their homes. >> reporter: good morning. the fire is contained. the evacuations have been lifted. that's the good news. but you can see here from this blackened hillside behind me how close this fire came to a lot of these homes. hot spo

new at 6:00 maria medina with what's being done to get those answers. >> reporter: veronica, santa claraaders announced today they formed a task force to look closer at walden west science camp. many parents say the camp failed to protect their children. but the county says blame the suspect, not anyone else. >> somebody who they knew and trusted betrayed their trust. >> reporter: six weeks after the arrest of edgar covarrubias, leaders created a task force to look at the camps's policies and procedures. but today shifted the blame squarely on the suspect. >> the system, the county office of education, and this camp did not fail in its duty to protect children and provide a safe environment. mr. covarrubias did. >> reporter: investigators say covarrubias known as papa bear to kids was a night manager at the camp before his may 7 arrest allowing him to be alone with young campers. >> they will be looking at issues like staffing ratios. >> reporter: the task force of two dozen is made up of school experts psychologists and parents. they won't look at whether more could be done when covarru

maria medina live for us at berkeley high school where administrators caught the mistake just in time. >> administrators caught the mistake but students taking the satellite nationwide feel like they were being cheated and they want to know how this could happen. >> it decides a lot about where you get to go to college. >> reporter: it's the biggest test in high school. but a big mistake was discovered on the s.a.t. instructions on saturday. while the test books gave students 25 minutes to complete a section test organizers were told to give students 20 minutes. >> and fortunately i have a very experienced testing staff. >> reporter: test workers at berkeley high school spotted the mistake right away. >> the student said my book says 25 minutes. you're telling me 20. and so my supervisor said it's always been 20. it's going to be 20. >> reporter: but others across the country didn't discover the misprint until the students already started the section and complained when they thought they were being cut 5 minutes short. the college board scrambled to figure out what happened after pare

in san jose, maria medina kpix 5. >>> new this morning, intel will buy chip maker altera. the deal is worth nearly $17 billion. altera shareholders should expect about $54 a share: golden state warriors are about to play for the first nba championship in 40 years. the environmental impact report is due out this week and opponents are already lining up. big anymore lawyers rip the project apart. they're word about noise and the potential impact at the nearby ucf medical center in mission bay. warriors are hoping to open the arena in 2018. >>> san francisco supervisors are taking a stab at soda. they plan to take up a measure that would require warning labels on all soda ads and ban the ads all together on public property. another proposal would prohibit city funds from being used to buy soda. the move comes 7 months after voters rejected a special tax on sugared drinks. >>> a tragic accident in the sky caught on camera. onlookers horrified as two planes collide in italy. >>> and latin pop star enrique iglesias gets hurt by a drone. what happened in one of the concerts that

i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm maria medina. time now is 5:59.r the second time in five days. kpix 5's anne makovec has the latest from john muir medical center in concord. good morning, anne. >> good morning. we got reports that a person who had been shot in a car was then driven here to john muir medical center in concord. this is the second shooting in the same area. highway 4 around the pittsburg- bay point area since saturday night. so a disturbing little trend that we need a lot more information on this morning. this is in the area of san margo boulevard and highway 4 at about midnight last night when officers blocked off the area to collect evidence. now, from what we understand, at least one car was hit by bullets and then the driver headed here to john muir medical center in concord. we found this car here in the parking lot. we don't know the condition of the person who was brought here but it all does sound very similar to a shooting on highway 4, same area about 2.2 miles away on saturday night. 20-year-old tomas mendez was killed on

. >> and i'm maria medina.ose council will decide whether to give more city workers the power to cite people for shooting fireworks. >> let's get to kiet do live at city hall to explain how the plan would have actually neighbors turning in fellow neighbors. good morning. >> reporter: yes, good morning. you know right now it is hard to get busted for setting off fireworks in san jose. but that could all soon change. the way it working right now is that a police officer -- works right now is that a police officer or arson investigator actually has to witness you setting off the fireworks and then you must be convicted and sentenced to $1,000 fine. it's complex and expensive process. under a new proposal, all it would take is a simple citation. and what's more park rangers, code enforcement officers and community service officers would also get citation powers. >> we couldn't possibly put enough officers out to be able to stop all the fireworks. we've got to be safer by being smarter. >> reporter: now this is also

. >> i'm maria medina. >> today the supreme court may hand down a momentous ruling on whether gays andve a constitutional right to get married. kpix 5's anne makovec is at san francisco city hall where the city got out in front of the issue 11 years ago. good morning, anne. >> reporter: good morning. that announcement from the supreme court could come at 7:00 thisand there's going to be a rally morning.here at san francisco city hall as everybody waits for the word from the supreme court. hopefully there will be a celebration. the decision is all based on four different cases. and the fate of millions of same-sex couples nationwide rests on this ruling. the justices determining whether states can prohibit same-sex marriage like 13 states currently do. the court could declare state marriage bans unconstitutional meaning all states will perform and recognize same-sex marriage. another option, leaving some bans in place but forcing all states to recognize marriages performed in other states. >> a decade ago politicians ran against lgbt rights. today they are running towards them. [ laught

. >> and i'm maria medina.air a mural after it was defaced in san francisco's mission district. the mural was intended to be a focal point during next weekend's pride celebrations. now it depicts two gay men, a transgender, and two lesbians from the mexican american community. some neighbors were upset about such figures being portrayed as gay. >> and that's the point. that was the point exactly of this mural was to say look, lgbt people are here, we're part of the community and always have been. the only difference now is lgbt people are less inclined to be in the closet. >> now the artist and the gallery that backed the creation of the mural have received death threats. they're now looking for volunteers to help out with the restoration. >>> as soon as today, the full state assembly could vote on a bill calling for nearly every student in california to be vaccinated. kiet do joins us live with the very latest on this controversial bill, he's live in san jose, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, sb 277 al

. >> i'm maria medina.ee people were hurt in the san jose apartment fire and as kpix 5's kiet do reports, the dangerous flames could have been a lot worse if it weren't for one good samaritan. >> reporter: look closely at the second story windowsill. those are the handprints from the two children who had no choice but to jump. antonio says they were covered in soot. >> so the kids were covered in black? >> yeah. you can see just the eyes that was white. >> reporter: the fire at the sunny apartments on story road near king road broke out around 8 a.m. and looks like it started in the kitchen. 10-year-old antonio lives below and ran out with the family when they smelled smoke. >> were you scared? >> yup. scared and i felt like i was going to faint. >> reporter: one man broke out a window and put out the fire with a extinguisher. >> that's dangerous to do our job to go in a smoky condition and help a neighbor and they should be commended. >> reporter: one of the adult victims was taken to valley medical center

. >> i'm maria medina. there's dangerous heat in the bay. roberta? >> this is one of those days when microclimates come into play. we'll hit a 40-degree temperature span but not hot at the coast. low clouds and fog at the coast. san francisco 50s and the 60s. but check out concord. 90 degrees there. 108 peaking inland. that's why the national weather service has issued a heat advisory in effect right now all the by until tomorrow evening at 9 p.m. this encompasses that big yellow area. that's all of our inland areas. temperatures will top off in the triple digits. just how long the heat wave will stick around, we'll have those details in a matter of minutes. >>> the triple digits weather has some people in the bay area looking for ways to cool down. kpix 5's lisa chan shows us how some are beating the heat. >> sunscreen, goggles, clothes, towels. >> reporter: they came prepared and they came early an hour before waterworld in concord opened people were waiting in line eager to stay cool in the heat. >> we're looking at about 80 and then as the day pr

. >> i'm maria medina. good morning. gosh, is it almost july already? >> tomorrow is the first day of july and what -- it's going to be hot. >> it's going to be hot. >> bring it on. >> we'll have the fog and low clouds and sea breeze out of the west 10 to 20 keeping the coast and san francisco cooler. but right now it's a mild start to the last day of june in the 50s and 60s. and check this out. 107 degrees today. that's in fairfield. you know somebody's backyard will hit 110. 70 in san francisco. 90 mountain view. the full forecast is coming up. let's bring in liza battalones first. >> light traffic at the bay bridge. we are talking about the golden gate, toll goes up tomo

good afternoon, i'm maria medina. frank is on assignment this afternoon. as kpix 5's da lin reports ill all started with him trying to fix his car. >> reporter: firefighters cut open the roof. >> the flames were shooting out of the garage. >> reporter: prevent the smoke and flames -- >> like a ball of fire. >> reporter: by the time they got here the garage was gone. >> and it's really intense. >> reporter: so they shifted their know cushion to saving the -- focus to saving the house next door. >> there's juniper in the front yard, those are very flammable. those were well involved when we got here. i couldn't even see the house. >> reporter: firefighters say it was started by man welding a leaking gasoline tank in a car. they say the man noticed the leak and decided to fix it around midnight. >> it's not a very smart thing to do. to be welding on a tank a gas tank. >> reporter: they believe the sparks from the welding ignited the fire. >> other strange things going on in town. >> this has got to be pretty strange. >> it's different i wouldn't do it. >> rep

i'm maria medina. >> good morning, i'm frank mallicoat.d good morning everyone. happy monday morning. >> i think it was such a busy weekend we all had to come back to work to get some rest. >> we know you did. >> good morning everybody heading out the door. we have clear skies in our inland area. we have a layer of clouds right there, as we're taking a peek toward sfo, and current temperatures from the 50s to 60 degrees in livermore. going up in comparison to yesterday. so refreshing, 60s beaches and beaches and 90s inland. >> chp was busy overnight, there was a fatal accident that happened along 880 many milpitas, also very light at the bay bridge toll plaza. >> i was going to step away, and i changed

. >> i'm maria medina. kpix 5's len ramirez joins us live. len, tell us what happened. >> reporter: well, we're on the south side of the downtown area at second and martha street. you can see that police officers are still surrounding the scene. we have confirmed that one man is deceased apparently he was an electrical worker up on a cherrypicker. you might be able to see that from our picture, as well. the cherrypicker up there somehow fell from the cherrypicker. we don't know the circumstances with how this may have happened but a witness told us that there was a road rage incident under the truck where this happened and that incident involved two drivers apparently in some sort of fisticuffs during the time this was happening. unknown whether this had to do with the man falling or he might have been distracted and got himself electrocuted somehow or may have been trying to maneuver his cherrypicker out of the area. at this point police haven't confirmed this information. this is what witnesses are telling us. police have a large presence h

kpix 5's maria medina on the alert staff members who helped crack the case. >> the search from the suspect is far from over. police say there are more suspects out there but they were able to arrest three all thanks to the victim. >> definitely not the normal car theft we'd see. >> reporter: they hit mostly gyms in south san jose but their scheme began to unravel at this ymca. elizabeth jorgen of the ymca says when a van was stolen, workers quickly connected the theft to two men who reacted strangely. they looked at their surveillance video and warned other ymcas in the area. >> the cameras are high resolution so we can catch facial features. >> reporter: when the men showed up, workers knew who they were right away and scared them off. >> fantastic video and we're able to pick up the investigation with that video. >> reporter: that's when san jose police sergeant ken davis says they noticed a spike. the suspect's m.o. one man would distract workers while the others with break in to lockers steal car keys and steal the car in the parking lot. they had no idea investigators all over the sou

. >> i'm maria medina. >> the heat is on, triple digits. >> at least for the first time this summer season numbers forecast in the triple digits today. good morning, everybody. this is the scene looking out towards sfo. we have clear skies. 54 in santa rosa to 63 degrees at this very early hour in livermore and there you have it, 102 livermore and fairfield. it will be even hotter in some locations. we'll talk about that in a matter of minutes. first, good morning, liza. >> good morning, roberta. good morning, everybody. caltrans is in process of picking you have roadwork west 580 at greenville and livermore. only one lane is open. hopefully they will re-open in a few minutes. there's an accident northbound 680 at highway 4 in concord. details

live in san jose, maria medina, kpix 5. >>> new at 5:00 a south bay nudist colony is getting the wrong kind of exposure its owners charged with stealing water to keep the resort running through the drought. juliette goodrich, in for michelle griego. injuliette goodrich caught up with this this afternoon. >> reporter: you might call this quite the optional clothing resort, two employees charged with stealing a lot of water to supply the lodge. if the convicted, they could face up to three years in yale. -- in jail. >> i'm not allowed to make comments. >> reporter: at the lupin lodge registration counter employees were warned not to say much. >> your attorney doesn't want to us make a statement. >> reporter: the lodge owners and three employees asked mid peninsula regional open space district if they could install temporary lines to collect water from hen dries creek. that was last july. the district said no. but they did it anyway and according to the d.a. the owners installed multiple water lines into hendris creek and other springs on district property. those water lines delivered wat

i'm maria medina. >> i'm frank mallicoat.'ll get you out of the gate with a little traffic and weather. the heat is on, right, i guess? >> actually, it's going to be tomorrow. but it's a gradual warning trend. it was like okay, good morning, let's take a look outside again. the difference between yesterday at this hour and right now is we do have more of an onshore push. you will notice the low clouds and fog heading out. our current air temperatures are in the 50s across the board and later today, very similar to tuesday. 50s to low 90s. our full forecast is coming up. good morning to liza. >> light traffic at the san mateo bridge. there was

i'm maria medina. >> hi everyone, i'm frank mallicoat. nearly 5:00 on your tuesday. new this morning, one person has critical burn injuries from a house fire in vallejo. kpix 5's don lynn is at the scene where firefighters found flames that were spreading from the garage to the house and he joins us live in vallejo. good morning. >> reporter: good morning frank. sources are telling us the fire was started by a man welding a leaking gas tank in a car want to step out here and you can see that car. and that's where the fire started. it destroyed that car. so is the garage as you can tell. take a look at the big flames shooting through the garage roof there. firefighters used chainsaw to cut open the roof to vent the flames and smoke. the fire started right after midnight around 12:20 this morning. sources say a man noticed his car was leaking gasoline and they say the man decided to weld the tank to stop the leak. but that of course started the car fire which burned down the garage. firefighters say the man is extremely lucky the car didn't blow up and he did suffer fr

maria medina kpix 5. >> you have been warned, but will the new law be enforced? look what kpix cameras caught during lunar celebrations in san jose. police standing by doing nothing as illegal fireworks were set off. so far it's too hrl to know how the sheriff's department will enforce that new law. >>> the mayor made a move to boost the city's dwindling police force. len ramirez on what that money would buy. >> we need to ensure we've got a well compensated police force. >> reporter: it's the kind of talk that hasn't been heard around city hall for years. >> we are going to find a way to ensure they're paid fairly. >> reporter: and especially from the mayor's office. >> i'm confident one way or another today we'll get there. >> reporter: mayor sam liccardo is talking about boosting the pay of san jose police in what may be a last ditch effort to save the department which is losing officers faster than it can hire them building on a $6.2 million proposal for police recruitment this year. the mayor is adding 5 million more today. he wants the new money to pay for

. >> i'm maria medina. 6:30. >>> here's what's happened, the energy at pride week reached its peak at yesterday's grand finale. the scene was a burst of rainbow colors as festival goers danced away to a mix of bands, but the main event was the 45th annual pride parade. >> we are family. for the massive crowd lining the parade route, it was a celebration for the ages, the annual event known for being lively, a lot happier this year. many people turned out to celebrate the supreme court ruling that legalized same-sex marriage in all 50 states. >> we are here today to say love is love, and it's finally happened across the united states. >> police had their hands full, controlling the massive crowds over the weekend. the numbers aren't out for yesterday just yet, but at least 13 people were arrested on saturday. >>> today, o'connell ten, piece of -- a contentious piece of legislation is up for a final vote in the state senate. lisa chan is in the newsroom with more on the proposal that could clear the legislatu