. >>> a fire that destroyed part of a fishing peer along the martinez marina was likely caused by humans according to fire investigators with the contra costa county fire protection district. the fire broke out around 11:00 p.m. last night and it took firefighters 90 minutes to control the flames. officials today said they believe the fire may have been started by discarded cigarette butts. several were founds stuffed into holes by the peer. no injuries were reported. >>> a boating accident in lake tahoe claimed the lives of a couple. the accident happened early yesterday morning. the 44-year-old and her husband were killed when the boat they were in crashed into a dock. officials say the power boat was traveling so fast it split in half on impact. officials are working to learn if drugs or alcohol played a role in the accident. >>> the coast guard suspected its search for a fisherman whose boat ran a grounds in san francisco. rescuers combed 18 square miles. he was at the helm of the ship when he radioed that the boat was taking on water at 3:30 a.m. this morning. witnesses saw someone

. >> fire investigators are looking into exactly what caused a pier to go up in flames at the martinez marina. they say it was definitely human caused since there was no electrical equipment or lightning strike. it broke out just before 11:00 last night on the pier's west end. the fire damaged the end of the peer. some surrounding pillars and a small structure once used as the ferry famasters building. >> work has led to the arrest of a man who officers say arrested a man in freemont. they say he saw afamily in passing and ran to their house. that's when they say he broke early yesterday, tied up one woman, raped her mother. police say he ran out when a man came home taking several val automobil ubls with him. police say he was conprehas con may have committed similar crimes. >> investigators say he lured the children to a secluded area and the kids told their parents what happened. police are asking anybody with mf information to please come forward. >> a diseased cal football player's family plans to file a wrongful death suit. he died duri an off-season training season last february. he su

the end of the public dock for the old ferry terminal at the martinez marina. the terminal no longer used and firefighters say the damage was contained to the pier and the surrounding pillars there. the cause of the fire still under investigation. >>> a scare in the sierra foothills. water started leaking from a dam on twain hard lake into the county after the dam suddenly cracked. there were fears it could fail. one family was enjoying the start of their vacation on the large rock when they felt a violent shake and then noticed the fish were getting longer and called 911. a flash flood warning was issued. >> started moving from the back of the rock forward. we all started scrambling and started screaming to get off the rock. we have put a reverse 911 -- below this mark. and down the river to just be aware of increased water flow. >> the lake level was lowered 10 to 15 feet so state geologists and engineers could get a closer look at the crack. the lake will probably be closed for the rest of the summer season. >>> new pilot program kicks in again today in san

>> you breaking news in martinez, the fire protection district is investigating a fire at the martinez marinahat broke ought at the former ferry stop. it was hard to put out because the department does not have a fire boat. one is dead and thousands stranded after flash flooding in southern california. a 15' high wall mud cut off access to two towns east of san bernardino. 4" of rain fell an hour. >> cell phone video shows dangerous conditions crews are facing in california with several fires burning right now and the governor declared a "state emergency." one fire has destroyed eight homes. >> 49ers promise to look at ways to speed up the ride for fans at levi stadium. many faced bumper-to-bumper traffic before and after the earthquakes game and they will make changes' the 49ers first pre-game in two weeks. >> a low cloud deck is causing an hour and 15 minute night arrival delay but the day planner is looking after the clouds and will persist and we have ail lit of sunshine with temperatures cooler and 82 inland and 60 along the coast, as well, and possible showers overnight. >> 15, the bay

fire investigators are looking into what caused a pier to go up in flames at the martinez marina.they say it was definitely man made because there was no electrical equipment or lightning strike where it started. this broke out just before 11:00 last night on the pier's west end off of north court street. it took fire fighters three hours to knock it down. nobody hurt but the pier is a popular spot for fishing. that's off off limb iits for no >> police there would be more victims when a man was accused of sexually abusing a seven and ten-year-old girl. the parents told police when they said he touched them inappropriately. investigators say he worked as a handyman in a complex and lured the children to a secluded area. police are asking anyone with information to come forward. >> with the police staffing shortage in san jose. home burglars are pretty low priority unless you have security camera video. a home was hit yesterday. the owner got the very clear images of the burglar in action. our reporter is live with the story. video surveillance makes all the difference. >> reporter:

investigators trying to determine the cause of a fire that damaged an old fishing pier at the martinez marina. show you what it looked like overnight. they say it definitely is human caused stlins was no electrical equipment or lighting extra -- lightning strike at the origin but you can see just how ferocious the flames were. broke out just before 11 last night on the pier west end off north court street. fire damaged the end of the pier surrounding pillar and small structure once used as the ferry master building. >>> u.s. coast guard has suspended the search for boat captain whose vessel ran aground at san francisco ocean beach early this morning. coast guard called off the search which went on for hours in the air and at sea for timothy culled off the search at noon. they say he called other boats about 3:30 in the morning saying the fishing vessel paloma was stuck on some rocks. tells said he was thinking about swimming the 25 yards to shore. the fire team did search the 40 foot boat deck area but couldn't good in the submerged cabin. >> it was not safe for response personnel from fire o

this is on the end of a public dock at an old ferry terminal at the martinez marina. it's no longer in use, firefighters say the damage was contained to the pier and the surrounding pillars. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> and a scare up in the sierra foothills, water started leaking from a dam on plain heart lake after the dam cracked suddenly. it sparked fears the dam could fill. one -- fail. one family was enjoying their vacation on a large rock when they felt a violent shake then noticed the face sure getting longer and dialed upped 11. the operator of the dam noticed water leaking through cracks and a flash flood warning was issued. >> the fizzture started moving from the back of the rock forward. we all started scrambling and screaming to get off the rock. we have put a reverse 911 -- below this mark. and down the river to just be aware of increased water flow. >> the lake level lowered from 10 to 15 feet so state geologists and engineers could take a look at the crack and the dam. the lake will probably be closed for the rest of the summer sea

martinez was heavily damaged by fire. it happened at the old ferry dock in the marina and downtown martinez.s alex savidge, you've bun out there since 4:30 -- you've been out there since 4:30 this morning. what's the latest out there? >> good morning. this popular pier in martinez is closed to the public. you can take a look behind us here. you can see red caution tape has been put up in this area. the fire burned at the very end of the pier. it's kind of hard to see where the fire was but the location of the fire is certainly raising red flags for contra costa county firefighters. in fact, a few moments fire in it's out now. the fire was reported about 7:45 last night on eureka drive near stevenson boulevard. it was contained about 45 minutes later. know homes are threatened. no injuries are reported. it burned about four acres out there. >>> a police chase in vallejo has ended with a man rushed to the hospital. officers say the man was driving a stolen vehicle last night when he crashed into four parked cars. they say he tried to get away from the chp. officers had to use the jaws of life

this under control and they are working this fire which started at 11:00 last night at the martinez yes, sir marina and a building on the pier, firefighters had to use several small boats just to access the end of the pier. it was too his can i. >> and it is really a challenge to get down to that to be able to put water on that to there. >> this fire did enough damage to cop mice the structural -- compromise the structural integrity to it will remain closed we understand they will be back here at the scene to begin the process of how the fire started. live in martinez, ktvu channel 2 morning news alex savage. >>> they are heading into the peak of fire season. they are recommend mening. and he said that is not enough. in november voters will be asked to approve more money and if the file, 4 of the 154 counts have been charged. is the woodside elementary school gives tteachers -- gives the teacher the benefit of the doubt. >>> and right now that boat is beached and may be leaking fuel. brian flores is live in san francisco and what do you see and what is going on. >> reporter: you can see the boat, i